2021 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 100 metre breaststroke

Men's 100 metre breaststroke
at the 2021 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
VenueEtihad Arena
LocationAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Dates16 December (heats and semifinals)
17 December (final)
Competitors62 from 56 nations
Winning time55.70 CR
Medalists
gold medal   Belarus
silver medal   Italy
bronze medal   United States

The Men's 100 metre breaststroke competition of the 2021 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 16 and 17 December 2021.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.

World record Ilya Shymanovich (BLR) 55.28 Eindhoven, Netherlands 26 November 2021
Competition record Cameron van der Burgh (RSA) 56.01 Hangzhou, China 12 December 2018

The following new records were set during this competition:

Date Event Name Nation Time Record
17 December Final Ilya Shymanovich Belarus 55.70 CR

Results

Heats

The heats were started on 16 December at 11:35.

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 7 5 Arno Kamminga Netherlands 56.19 Q
2 7 4 Ilya Shymanovich Belarus 56.20 Q
3 6 5 Nic Fink United States 57.02 Q
4 5 5 Fabian Schwingenschlögl Germany 57.07 Q
5 6 4 Nicolò Martinenghi Italy 57.43 Q
6 5 1 Yan Zibei China 57.45 Q
7 5 2 Antoine Viquerat France 57.53 Q
8 7 7 Michael Andrew United States 57.54 Q
9 7 3 Danil Semianinov Russian Swimming Federation 57.66 Q
10 6 7 Matěj Zábojník Czech Republic 57.71 Q, NR
11 6 3 Bernhard Reitshammer Austria 57.76 Q
12 6 6 Berkay Ömer Öğretir Turkey 57.79 Q
13 5 6 Erik Persson Sweden 57.86 Q
14 6 0 Qin Haiyang China 57.88 Q
15 7 0 Lucas Matzerath Germany 58.07 Q
16 5 3 Oleg Kostin Russian Swimming Federation 58.11 Q
17 7 2 Christopher Rothbauer Austria 58.12
18 7 6 Tobias Bjerg Denmark 58.17
19 7 9 Lyubomir Epitropov Bulgaria 58.27 NR
20 5 7 Olli Kokko Finland 58.31
21 6 2 Andrius Šidlauskas Lithuania 58.33
22 4 5 Josué Domínguez Dominican Republic 58.44 NR
23 7 1 Kristian Pitshugin Israel 58.49
24 2 2 Jadon Wuilliez Antigua and Barbuda 58.73 NR
25 4 1 Julio Horrego Honduras 58.80 NR
26 4 0 Youssef El-Kamash Egypt 59.18 NR
27 6 9 Volodymyr Lisovets Ukraine 59.25
28 6 8 André Klippenberg Grindheim Norway 59.26
29 5 8 Tomáš Klobučník Slovakia 59.35
30 3 7 Mariano Lazzerini Chile 59.61 NR
30 4 3 Izaak Bastian Bahamas 59.61 NR
32 3 5 Phạm Thanh Bảo Vietnam 1:00.05
33 4 8 Constantin Malachi Moldova 1:00.37 NR
34 3 2 Adriel Sanes United States Virgin Islands 1:00.59 NR
35 4 7 Miguel de Lara Mexico 1:00.61
36 3 6 Sebastian Cook Philippines 1:00.75
37 3 4 Abobakr Abass Sudan 1:01.15 NR
38 2 4 Kledi Kadiu Albania 1:01.34
38 3 1 Alexandre Grand'Pierre Haiti 1:01.34 NR
40 4 9 Ronan Wantenaar Namibia 1:01.36
41 3 3 Martin Melconian Uruguay 1:01.58
42 4 2 Patrick Pelegrina Andorra 1:01.99
43 2 5 Arnoldo Herrera Costa Rica 1:02.24
44 3 0 Giacomo Casadei San Marino 1:02.86 NR
45 3 9 Filipe Gomes Malawi 1:03.21
46 2 3 Liam Davis Zimbabwe 1:03.29
47 3 8 Jonathan Chung Yee Mauritius 1:03.78
48 2 6 Muhammad Isa Ahmad Brunei 1:04.09
49 4 6 Sébastien Kouma Mali 1:04.16
50 1 5 Saud Ghali Bahrain 1:04.82
51 2 7 Bransly Dirksz Aruba 1:05.32
52 2 0 Marc Dansou Benin 1:07.33
53 2 8 Bryson George Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1:07.73
54 1 6 Ahmed Al-Hassani Iraq 1:07.98
55 2 1 Omar Al-Hatem Kuwait 1:08.40
56 1 3 Mohamed Hammad United Arab Emirates 1:08.94
1 4 João Gomes Júnior Brazil DSQ
2 9 Mohamed Kamara Sierra Leone
4 4 Michael Ng Hong Kong
5 0 Cho Sung-jae South Korea
5 4 Emre Sakçı Turkey
6 1 Denis Petrashov Kyrgyzstan
5 9 Jorge Murillo Colombia DNS
7 8 Maximillian Ang Singapore

Semifinals

The semifinals were started on 16 December at 19:06.

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 4 Arno Kamminga Netherlands 56.41 Q
2 2 5 Nic Fink United States 56.48 Q
3 1 4 Ilya Shymanovich Belarus 56.54 Q
4 1 5 Fabian Schwingenschlögl Germany 56.80 Q
5 2 3 Nicolò Martinenghi Italy 56.81 Q
6 1 3 Yan Zibei China 57.19 Q
7 1 1 Qin Haiyang China 57.23 Q
8 1 7 Berkay Ömer Öğretir Turkey 57.34 Q
9 2 2 Danil Semianinov Russian Swimming Federation 57.39
10 2 6 Antoine Viquerat France 57.53
11 2 8 Lucas Matzerath Germany 57.57
12 1 2 Matěj Zábojník Czech Republic 57.59 NR
13 2 7 Bernhard Reitshammer Austria 57.68
14 1 6 Michael Andrew United States 57.83
15 2 1 Erik Persson Sweden 57.86
16 1 8 Oleg Kostin Russian Swimming Federation 58.08

Final

The final was held on 17 December at 18:28.

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 3 Ilya Shymanovich Belarus 55.70 CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2 Nicolò Martinenghi Italy 55.80
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 Nic Fink United States 55.87
4 4 Arno Kamminga Netherlands 56.06
5 6 Fabian Schwingenschlögl Germany 56.29
6 1 Qin Haiyang China 56.77
7 7 Yan Zibei China 56.86
8 8 Berkay Ömer Öğretir Turkey 57.17