The 17th World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25 m) took place from 10 to 15 December 2024 in Budapest, Hungary at the Duna Arena. Swimming events in the championships were conducted in a 25-metre indoor (short course) pool.
The 4 ÃÂ 50 m freestyle relay and 4 ÃÂ 50 m medley relay for men and women were removed from the event lineups, and the mixed medley relay was added, for a total of 45 medal events.
The United States topped the medal table, winning 18 gold & 39 medals in total, and broke 21 world records in the championships, were named the best team award. Noe Ponti of Switzerland was named the best male swimmer and Gretchen Walsh of the United States was named the best female swimmer.
Belarusian swimmers competed under the name of "Neutral Athletes A" under the World Aquatics flag, while Russian swimmers competed under the name of "Neutral Athletes B", also under the World Aquatics flag.
The qualification period for the 2024 World Swimming Championships ran from 23 July 2023 through 17 November 2024.
Below were the qualifying times as determined by World Aquatics:
An opening ceremony will proceed the start of competition on 10 December and a closing ceremony will conclude the Championships on 15 December following competition termination.
A total of 45 events will be contested over six consecutive days.
<span style="font-size:95%"> Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.</span>
<span style="font-size:95%"> Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.</span>
<span style="font-size:95%"> Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.</span>
The following world and championship records were established during the competition: