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MEN’S 100 BUTTERFLY – FINAL
- World Record: 47.78 – DRESSEL Caeleb (USA) 21 NOV 2020
- Championship Record: 48.08 – le CLOS Chad (RSA) 8 DEC 2016
- World Junior Record: 49.53 – LI Zhuhao (CHN) 19 NOV 2017
Top 3:
- Matteo Rivolta (ITA) – 48.87
- Chad le Clos (RSA) – 49.04
- Andrei Minakov (RSF) – 49.21
Italy’s Matteo Rivolta finished ahead of a strong field to take the gold in 48.87. That’s a bit best off of his own best time for Rivolta, who set the Italian record on multiple occasions while competing for the Aqua Centurions during the recent ISL season. That’s the second individual gold medal of the meet for the Italian men, after Alberto Razzetti won the 200 fly.
Defending champion Chad le Clos of South Africa took 2nd in 49.04, over half a second shy of his winning time of 48.50 from 2018. Le Clos took bronze in the 200 fly two days ago. RSF’s Andrei Minakov touched 3rd in 49.21.