# 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 50 metre butterfly

The men's 50 metre butterfly event at the 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) took place 14 – 15 December 2012 at the Sinan Erdem Dome.

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| | Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date |
| World record | Steffen Deibler | Germany | 21.80 | Berlin | 14 November 2009 |
| Championship record | Albert Subirats | Venezuela | 22.40 | Dubai | 18 December 2010 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
| 14 December | Heats | Nicholas Santos | Brazil | 22.40 | =CR |
| 14 December | Semifinals | Nicholas Santos | Brazil | 22.23 | CR |
| 15 December | Final | Nicholas Santos | Brazil | 22.22 | CR |

## Results
### Heats

| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 14 | 4 | Nicholas Santos (BRA) | 22.40 | Q, =CR |
| 2 | 14 | 3 | Chad le Clos (RSA) | 22.78 | Q |
| 3 | 12 | 5 | Yauhen Tsurkin (BLR) | 22.93 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | Wu Peng (CHN) | 22.96 | Q |
| 5 | 14 | 5 | Andriy Hovorov (UKR) | 22.98 | Q |
| 6 | 14 | 9 | Peter Mankoč (SLO) | 23.05 | Q |
| 7 | 13 | 5 | Jason Dunford (KEN) | 23.07 | Q |
| 7 | 13 | 6 | Tom Shields (USA) | 23.07 | Q |
| 9 | 12 | 3 | Joeri Verlinden (NED) | 23.11 | Q |
| 10 | 12 | 4 | Frédérick Bousquet (FRA) | 23.18 | Q |
| 11 | 13 | 3 | Kaio de Almeida (BRA) | 23.21 | Q |
| 12 | 14 | 6 | François Heersbrandt (BEL) | 23.22 | Q, =NR |
| 13 | 13 | 8 | Ben Hockin (PAR) | 23.27 | Q, NR |
| 14 | 14 | 8 | Barry Murphy (IRL) | 23.52 | Q, NR |
| 15 | 13 | 2 | Romain Sassot (FRA) | 23.53 | Q |
| 16 | 12 | 2 | Evgeny Koptelov (RUS) | 23.57 | Q |
| 17 | 14 | 0 | Joseph Schooling (SIN) | 23.58 | NR |
| 18 | 14 | 2 | Iskender Baslakov (TUR) | 23.61 | |
| 19 | 14 | 7 | Joshua McLeod (TRI) | 23.63 | |
| 20 | 13 | 1 | Matteo Rivolta (ITA) | 23.74 | |
| 21 | 11 | 6 | Garth Tune (RSA) | 23.77 | |
| 22 | 11 | 1 | Daniel Ramirez Carranza (MEX) | 23.82 | |
| 23 | 2 | 8 | Mindaugas Sadauskas (LTU) | 23.86 | |
| 23 | 11 | 8 | Chang Gyu-Cheol (KOR) | 23.86 | |
| 23 | 12 | 9 | Viacheslav Prudnikov (RUS) | 23.86 | |
| 26 | 14 | 1 | Bence Pulai (HUN) | 23.92 | |
| 27 | 10 | 1 | Shinri Shioura (JPN) | 23.93 | |
| 28 | 11 | 3 | Cameron Simpson (NZL) | 23.97 | |
| 28 | 12 | 0 | Mihael Vukić (CRO) | 23.97 | |
| 30 | 11 | 2 | Alex Hernandez Medina (CUB) | 23.98 | |
| 31 | 12 | 8 | Grant Irvine (AUS) | 24.01 | |
| 32 | 13 | 9 | Yevgeniy Lazuka (AZE) | 24.04 | |
| 33 | 11 | 9 | Coleman Allen (CAN) | 24.08 | |
| 34 | 10 | 5 | Norbert Trandafir (ROU) | 24.10 | |
| 35 | 2 | 4 | Chen Yin (CHN) | 24.12 | |
| 36 | 12 | 7 | Alon Mandel (ISR) | 24.21 | |
| 37 | 11 | 7 | Krisztián Takács (HUN) | 24.23 | |
| 38 | 11 | 5 | Martin Verner (CZE) | 24.29 | |
| 39 | 12 | 6 | Kenta Hirai (JPN) | 24.30 | |
| 40 | 13 | 0 | Tomáš Plevko (CZE) | 24.31 | |
| 41 | 10 | 3 | Ozan Gider (TUR) | 24.44 | |
| 42 | 10 | 4 | Thomas Gossland (CAN) | 24.45 | |
| 43 | 12 | 1 | Hoang Quy Phuoc (VIE) | 24.53 | |
| 44 | 10 | 9 | Andrew Chetcuti (MLT) | 24.56 | NR |
| 45 | 8 | 3 | Emmanuel Crescimbeni (PER) | 24.64 | |
| 46 | 9 | 8 | Pjotr Degtjarjov (EST) | 24.65 | |
| 47 | 10 | 0 | Afshin Asgari (IRI) | 24.79 | |
| 48 | 9 | 2 | Hsu Chi-Chieh (TPE) | 24.84 | |
| 49 | 11 | 4 | Joaquin Belza (ARG) | 24.88 | |
| 50 | 9 | 1 | Orri Freyr Gudmundsson (ISL) | 25.03 | |
| 51 | 8 | 4 | Jose Lobo Martinez (PAR) | 25.06 | |
| 52 | 10 | 6 | Ramadhan Abdallah Vyombo (KEN) | 25.08 | |
| 53 | 9 | 4 | Teimuraz Kobakhidze (GEO) | 25.22 | |
| 54 | 9 | 9 | Radhames Kalaf (DOM) | 25.23 | |
| 55 | 9 | 6 | Lao Kuan Fong (MAC) | 25.25 | |
| 55 | 10 | 7 | Ng Kai Wee Rainer (SIN) | 25.25 | |
| 57 | 9 | 0 | Pavel Izbisciuc (MDA) | 25.26 | |
| 58 | 2 | 6 | Ayman Klzie (SYR) | 25.30 | |
| 59 | 2 | 1 | Anthonny Sitraka Ralefy (MAD) | 25.45 | |
| 60 | 8 | 2 | Roy Barahona (HON) | 25.52 | |
| 61 | 8 | 6 | Vahan Mkhitaryan (ARM) | 25.57 | |
| 62 | 7 | 9 | Andrew Rutherfurd (BOL) | 25.63 | NR |
| 63 | 8 | 5 | Samson Opuakpo (NGR) | 25.72 | |
| 64 | 10 | 8 | Timothy Wynter (JAM) | 25.74 | |
| 65 | 7 | 0 | Sean Gunn (ZIM) | 25.79 | |
| 66 | 1 | 5 | Adrian Todd (BOT) | 25.84 | |
| 67 | 7 | 2 | Ahmad Attellesey (LBA) | 25.91 | |
| 68 | 9 | 7 | Mohammed Al-Ghafri (UAE) | 25.94 | |
| 69 | 8 | 9 | Dulguun Batsaikhan (MGL) | 26.18 | |
| 70 | 6 | 7 | Oriol Cuñat (AND) | 26.23 | |
| 71 | 7 | 4 | Sio Ka Kun (MAC) | 26.26 | |
| 71 | 8 | 8 | Valdo Lourenço (MOZ) | 26.26 | |
| 73 | 7 | 3 | James Sanderson (GIB) | 26.31 | |
| 74 | 6 | 6 | Ralph Goveia (ZAM) | 26.34 | |
| 75 | 7 | 1 | Fernando Medrano Medina (NCA) | 26.36 | |
| 76 | 7 | 8 | Rahul Monal Chokshi (IND) | 26.43 | |
| 77 | 8 | 1 | Julian Harding (MLT) | 26.44 | |
| 78 | 7 | 6 | Nuno Rola (ANG) | 26.45 | |
| 79 | 9 | 5 | Abdoul Khadre Mbaye Niane (SEN) | 26.53 | |
| 80 | 7 | 5 | Sergeý Krowýakow (TKM) | 26.56 | |
| 81 | 5 | 4 | Esau Simpson (GRN) | 26.81 | |
| 82 | 11 | 0 | Mbeh Tanji (CMR) | 26.82 | |
| 83 | 8 | 0 | Omar Omar (BHR) | 26.86 | |
| 84 | 6 | 5 | David van der Colff (BOT) | 26.96 | |
| 85 | 6 | 8 | Stanford Gore Kawale (PNG) | 27.02 | |
| 86 | 6 | 0 | Paul Elaisa (FIJ) | 27.04 | |
| 87 | 5 | 1 | Julien Brice (LCA) | 27.24 | |
| 88 | 6 | 2 | Hilal Hemed Hilal (TAN) | 27.25 | |
| 88 | 8 | 7 | Omar Mithqal (JOR) | 27.25 | |
| 90 | 6 | 1 | Adam Viktora (SEY) | 27.32 | |
| 91 | 6 | 4 | Zaur Arkaniya (AZE) | 27.50 | |
| 92 | 5 | 0 | Roman Hramtsov (TKM) | 27.61 | |
| 93 | 3 | 8 | Borhane Ahmed Mohamed Abro (DJI) | 27.67 | |
| 94 | 6 | 9 | Tepaia Zac Payne (COK) | 27.88 | |
| 95 | 5 | 5 | Alassane Sylla (CIV) | 27.92 | |
| 96 | 4 | 4 | Tolga Akcayli (VIN) | 28.02 | |
| 97 | 5 | 8 | Milimo Mweetwa (ZAM) | 28.06 | |
| 98 | 4 | 5 | Khalid Baba (BHR) | 28.11 | |
| 99 | 5 | 6 | Giordan Harris (MHL) | 28.30 | |
| 100 | 5 | 7 | Erdenemunkh Demuul (MGL) | 28.38 | |
| 101 | 5 | 2 | C. Andrews (COK) | 28.50 | |
| 102 | 4 | 6 | Joseph Seguina (GUY) | 28.56 | |
| 103 | 1 | 4 | Aung Thiha (MYA) | 28.61 | |
| 104 | 6 | 3 | Oliver Quick (GIB) | 28.69 | |
| 105 | 4 | 7 | Conrad Gaira (UGA) | 28.91 | |
| 106 | 4 | 2 | Hannibal Gaskin (GUY) | 28.94 | |
| 107 | 2 | 0 | Mamadou Amara Soumare (MLI) | 29.13 | |
| 108 | 5 | 3 | Mohamed Muthasim Adnan (MDV) | 29.22 | |
| 109 | 5 | 9 | Abdulrahman Al-Kuwari (QAT) | 29.39 | |
| 110 | 4 | 1 | Umarkhon Alizoda (TJK) | 29.45 | |
| 111 | 4 | 0 | Franc Aleksi (ALB) | 29.48 | |
| 112 | 4 | 8 | Saylom Souvannala (LAO) | 30.49 | |
| 113 | 3 | 4 | Jamal Tamasese (SAM) | 30.91 | |
| 114 | 3 | 6 | Mukhammad Khakimov (TJK) | 31.61 | |
| 115 | 2 | 3 | Adam David Kitururu (TAN) | 32.32 | |
| 116 | 1 | 7 | Eloi Imaniraguha (RWA) | 32.92 | |
| 117 | 3 | 7 | Chavez Joseph (VIN) | 34.73 | |
| | 1 | 2 | Moris Beale (SLE) | DSQ | |
| | 1 | 6 | Kamara Osman (SLE) | DSQ | |
| | 2 | 7 | Moise Ngondo (COD) | DSQ | |
| | 3 | 0 | Martti Aljand (EST) | DSQ | |
| | 9 | 3 | Sarma Nair (IND) | DSQ | |
| | 1 | 1 | Sorie Marah (SLE) | DNS | |
| | 2 | 2 | Abdourahman Mohamed (DJI) | DNS | |
| | 2 | 5 | Konrad Czerniak (POL) | DNS | |
| | 3 | 1 | Aonzoudine Chaoili (COM) | DNS | |
| | 3 | 2 | Athoumani Youssouf (COM) | DNS | |
| | 3 | 3 | Ayoub Kalfo (SUD) | DNS | |
| | 3 | 5 | Ralph Benjamin Teiko Quaye (GHA) | DNS | |
| | 3 | 9 | Essossimana Awizoba (TOG) | DNS | |
| | 4 | 3 | Kensuke Kimura (NMI) | DNS | |
| | 4 | 9 | Kofi Komla Anku (GHA) | DNS | |
| | 7 | 7 | João Aguiar (ANG) | DNS | |
| | 10 | 2 | Ryan Lochte (USA) | DNS | |
| | 13 | 4 | Rafael Muñoz (ESP) | DNS | |
| | 13 | 7 | Aleksander Hetland (NOR) | DNS | |

### Semifinals

| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Nicholas Santos | Brazil | 22.23 | Q, CR |
| 2 | 1 | 6 | Tom Shields | United States | 22.58 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | Frédérick Bousquet | France | 22.61 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 4 | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 22.70 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | Peter Mankoč | Slovenia | 22.82 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 3 | Andriy Hovorov | Ukraine | 22.93 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | Joeri Verlinden | Netherlands | 22.98 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 5 | Wu Peng | China | 23.05 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 7 | François Heersbrandt | Belgium | 23.10 | NR |
| 10 | 2 | 5 | Yauhen Tsurkin | Belarus | 23.16 | |
| 11 | 2 | 7 | Kaio de Almeida | Brazil | 23.20 | |
| 12 | 2 | 1 | Ben Hockin | Paraguay | 23.36 | |
| 13 | 1 | 1 | Barry Murphy | Ireland | 23.39 | NR |
| 14 | 2 | 6 | Jason Dunford | Kenya | 23.42 | |
| 15 | 2 | 8 | Romain Sassot | France | 23.57 | |
| 16 | 1 | 8 | Evgeny Koptelov | Russia | 23.62 | |

### Final

The final was held at 19:52.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 4 | Nicholas Santos | Brazil | 22.22 | CR |
| | 6 | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 22.26 | |
| | 5 | Tom Shields | United States | 22.46 | NR |
| 4 | 3 | Frédérick Bousquet | France | 22.61 | |
| 5 | 8 | Wu Peng | China | 22.78 | |
| 6 | 7 | Andriy Hovorov | Ukraine | 22.85 | |
| 7 | 1 | Joeri Verlinden | Netherlands | 22.90 | |
| 8 | 2 | Peter Mankoč | Slovenia | 22.94 | |