Noè Ponti

Noè Ponti (born 1 June 2001) is a Swiss swimmer and short course world record holder in the 50 m butterfly. Representing Switzerland, he won a bronze medal in the 100 m butterfly at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and competed again in the 2024 Paris Olympics in the 100 and 200 meter butterfly placing fourth and fifth.

Ponti placed third in the 100-meter butterfly swim, winning a bronze with at time of 50.74 with Caeleb Dressel of the USA taking the gold with a time of 49.45. He swam a 1:55.37 in the 200-meter butterfly, placing tenth, not qualifying for the finals.

2024 Paris Olympics On 3 August 2024, he swam a fourth place 50.55 in the finals of the 100-meter butterfly at the Paris Olympics, and swam a 1:54.14 in the finals of the 200-meter butterfly to take fifth place on 31 July 2024.

North Carolina State University Following the olympics, Ponti enrolled at North Carolina State University and joined the NC State Wolfpack swimming & diving team under Head Coach Braden Holloway. He left university and returned to Switzerland to continue his professional training after one month in the United States.

International competition In August 2022, he won a silver medal in the 100-meter butterfly during the European Swimming Championships in Rome.

Ponti set a new world record for the 50-meter butterfly in October 2024 at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Shanghai. On 11 December 2024, he swam a new world record for the same event during the 2024 Short Course World Championships in Budapest. At the 2024 short course World Aquatics Ponti won three gold medals and set world records in the 50- and 100-meter butterfly events.