Overview

• Maxime Grousset clinched the 50m butterfly title in 22.48s, edging Switzerland’s Noè Ponti by three hundredths of a second.
• His victory secured France’s first medal of the 2025 World Championships and marked his second individual world title following Fukuoka 2023.
• He shattered the French record in every round, leading heats in 22.74s and lowering it to 22.61s in the semifinals.
• The 26-year-old rebounded from a solitary relay bronze at Paris 2024 by converting his dominant domestic form into global success.
• Grousset will continue his campaign in Singapore with entries in the 100m freestyle, 100m butterfly and 50m freestyle.