World record progression 100 metres butterfly
The first world record in the 100 metres International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1957, for both men and women. In the short-course (25 metres) swimming events, the world's governing body recognizes world records since March 3, 1991.
Men
Long course
| # | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:03.4 | György Tumpek |  Hungary
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26 May 1957 | - | Budapest, Hungary | ||
| 2 | 1:01.5 | Takashi Ishimoto |  Japan
|
16 June 1957 | - | Kurume, Japan | ||
| 3 | 1:01.3 | Takashi Ishimoto | Japan
|
7 July 1957 | - | Tokyo, Japan | ||
| 4 | 1:01.2 | Takashi Ishimoto | Japan
|
6 September 1957 | - | Kurume, Japan | ||
| 5 | 1:01.1 | Takashi Ishimoto | Japan
|
29 June 1958 | - | Los Angeles, United States | ||
| 6 | 1:01.0 | Takashi Ishimoto | Japan
|
14 September 1958 | - | Kōchi, Japan | ||
| 7 | 59.0 | Lance Larson |  United States
|
26 June 1960 | - | Los Angeles, United States | ||
| 8 | 58.7 | Lance Larson | United States
|
24 July 1960 | - | Toledo, United States | ||
| 9 | 58.6 | Fred Schmidt | United States
|
20 August 1961 | - | Los Angeles, United States | ||
| 10 | 58.4 | Luis Nicolao |  Argentina
|
24 April 1962 | - | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| 11 | 57.0 | Luis Nicolao | Argentina
|
27 April 1962 | - | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| 12 | 56.3 | Mark Spitz | United States
|
31 July 1967 | Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | ||
| 12 | 56.3 | = | Doug Russell | United States
|
29 August 1967 | - | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 13 | 55.7 | Mark Spitz | United States
|
7 October 1967 | - | West Berlin, West Germany | ||
| 14 | 55.6 | Mark Spitz | United States
|
30 August 1968 | US Olympic Trials | Long Beach, United States | ||
| 15 | 55.0 | Mark Spitz | United States
|
25 August 1971 | AAU National Championships | Houston, United States | ||
| 16 | 54.72 | h | Mark Spitz | United States
|
4 August 1972 | US Olympic Trials | Chicago, United States | |
| 17 | 54.56 | Mark Spitz | United States
|
4 August 1972 | US Olympic Trials | Chicago, United States | ||
| 18 | 54.27 | Mark Spitz | United States
|
31 August 1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany | ||
| 19 | 54.18 | Joe Bottom | United States
|
27 August 1977 | USA vs GDR Dual Meet | East Berlin, East Germany | ||
| 20 | 54.15 | Pär Arvidsson |  Sweden
|
11 April 1980 | US National Championships | Austin, United States | ||
| 21 | 53.81 | William Paulus | United States
|
3 April 1981 | - | Austin, United States | ||
| 22 | 53.44 | Matt Gribble | United States
|
6 August 1983 | US National Championships | Clovis, United States | ||
| 23 | 53.38 | Pablo Morales | United States
|
26 June 1984 | US Olympic Trials | Indianapolis, United States | ||
| 24 | 53.08 | Michael Gross |  West Germany
|
30 June 1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | ||
| 25 | 52.84 | Pablo Morales | United States
|
23 June 1986 | US National Championships | Orlando, United States | ||
| 26 | 52.32 | Denis Pankratov |  Russia
|
23 August 1995 | European Championships | Vienna, Austria | ||
| 27 | 52.27 | Denis Pankratov | Russia
|
24 July 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | ||
| 28 | 52.15 | Michael Klim |  Australia
|
9 October 1997 | Australian Championships | Brisbane, Australia | ||
| 29 | 52.03 | tt | Michael Klim | Australia
|
10 December 1999 | AIS Meet | Canberra, Australia | |
| 30 | 51.81 | tt | Michael Klim | Australia
|
12 December 1999 | AIS Meet | Canberra, Australia | |
| 31 | 51.76 | sf | Andriy Serdinov |  Ukraine
|
25 July 2003 | World Championships | Barcelona, Spain | [1] |
| 32 | 51.47 | sf | Michael Phelps | United States
|
25 July 2003 | World Championships | Barcelona, Spain | [1] |
| 33 | 50.98 | Ian Crocker | United States
|
26 July 2003 | World Championships | Barcelona, Spain | [2] | |
| 34 | 50.76 | Ian Crocker | United States
|
13 July 2004 | US Olympic Trials | Long Beach, United States | [3] | |
| 35 | 50.40 | Ian Crocker | United States
|
30 July 2005 | World Championships | Montreal, Canada | [4] | |
| 36 | 50.22 | Michael Phelps | United States
|
9 July 2009 | US National Championships | Indianapolis, United States | [5] | |
| 37 | 50.01 | sf | Milorad Čavić |  Serbia
|
31 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [6] |
| 38 | 49.82 | Michael Phelps | United States
|
1 August 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [7] | |
| 39 | 49.50 | sf | Caeleb Dressel | United States
|
26 July 2019 | World Championships | Gwangju, South Korea | [8] |
| 40 | 49.45 | Caeleb Dressel | United States
|
31 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [9][10] |
Short course
| # | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 52.07 | Marcel Gery |  Canada
|
1 February 1990 | - | Paris, France | [11] | |
| 2 | 51.94 | Denis Pankratov | Russia
|
4 February 1996 | World Cup | Paris, France | [12] | |
| 3 | 51.93 | Denis Pankratov | Russia
|
5 February 1997 | World Cup | Imperia , Italy
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| 4 | 51.78 | Denis Pankratov | Russia
|
9 February 1997 | World Cup | Paris, France | ||
| 5 | 51.16 | h | Michael Klim | Australia
|
22 January 1998 | World Cup | Sydney, Australia | |
| 6 | 51.07 | Michael Klim | Australia
|
22 January 1998 | World Cup | Sydney, Australia | ||
| 7 | 51.02 | James Hickman |  Great Britain
|
14 December 1998 | European Championships | Sheffield, United Kingdom | ||
| 8 | 50.99 | Michael Klim | Australia
|
2 September 1999 | Australian Championships | Canberra, Australia | ||
| 9 | 50.59 | sf | Lars Frölander | Sweden
|
16 March 2000 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | |
| 10 | 50.44 | Lars Frölander | Sweden
|
17 March 2000 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | ||
| 11 | 50.26 | Thomas Rupprath | Germany
|
14 December 2001 | European Championships | Antwerp, Belgium | ||
| 12 | 50.10 | Thomas Rupprath | Germany
|
27 January 2002 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | ||
| 13 | 50.02 | Milorad Čavić |  Serbia and Montenegro
|
12 December 2003 | European Championships | Dublin, Republic of Ireland | ||
| 14 | 49.77 | h | Ian Crocker | United States
|
26 March 2004 | NCAA Men's Division I Championships | East Meadow , United States
|
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| 15 | 49.07 | Ian Crocker | United States
|
26 March 2004 | NCAA Men's Division I Championships | East Meadow , United States
|
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| 16 | 48.99 | Yevgeny Korotyshkin | Russia
|
7 November 2009 | World Cup | Moscow, Russia | [13] | |
| 17 | 48.48 | Yevgeny Korotyshkin | Russia
|
15 November 2009 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | [14] | |
| 18 | 48.44 | Chad le Clos |  South Africa
|
4 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [15] | |
| 19 | 48.08 | Chad le Clos | South Africa
|
8 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | [16] | |
| 20 | 47.78 | Caeleb Dressel | United States
|
21 November 2020 | International Swimming League | Budapest, Hungary | [17] | |
| 21 | 47.71 | Noè Ponti |  Switzerland
|
14 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [18] |
Women
Long course
| # | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:10.5 | Atie Voorbij |  Netherlands
|
4 August 1957 | - | Rhenen, Netherlands | ||
| 2 | 1:09.6 | Nancy Ramey | United States
|
28 June 1958 | - | Los Angeles, United States | ||
| 3 | 1:09.1 | Nancy Ramey | United States
|
2 September 1959 | - | Chicago, United States | ||
| 4 | 1:08.9 | Janice Andrew |
Australia
|
2 April 1961 | - | Tokyo, Japan | ||
| 5 | 1:08.8 | Mary Stewart | Canada
|
12 August 1961 | - | Philadelphia, United States | ||
| 6 | 1:08.2 | Susan Doerr | United States
|
12 Aug 1961 | - | Philadelphia, United States | ||
| 7 | 1:07.3 | Mary Stewart | Canada
|
28 July 1962 | - | Vancouver, Canada | ||
| 8 | 1:06.5 | Kathy Ellis | United States
|
16 Aug 1963 | - | High Point, United States | ||
| 9 | 1:06.1 | Ada Kok | Netherlands
|
1 September 1963 | - | Soestduinen, Netherlands | ||
| 10 | 1:05.1 | Ada Kok | Netherlands
|
30 May 1964 | - | Blackpool, United Kingdom | ||
| 11 | 1:04.7 | Sharon Stouder | United States
|
16 Oct 1964 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | ||
| 12 | 1:04.1 | Alice Jones | United States
|
20 Aug 1970 | AAU Nationals | Los Angeles, United States | ||
| 13 | 1:03.9 | Mayumi Aoki | Japan
|
21 Jul 1972 | - | Tokyo, Japan | ||
| 14 | 1:03.8 | sf | Andrea Gyarmati | Hungary
|
31 August 1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany | |
| 15 | 1:03.34 | Mayumi Aoki | Japan
|
1 Sep 1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany | ||
| 16 | 1:03.05 | Kornelia Ender |  East Germany
|
14 Apr 1973 | - | East Berlin, East Germany | ||
| 17 | 1:02.31 | Kornelia Ender | East Germany
|
14 Jul 1973 | GDR Nationals & World Championship Trials | East Berlin, East Germany | ||
| 18 | 1:02.09 | h | Rosemarie Kother
|
East Germany
|
21 Aug 1974 | European Championships | Vienna, Austria | |
| 19 | 1:01.99 | Rosemarie Kother
|
East Germany
|
22 Aug 1974 | European Championships | Vienna, Austria | ||
| 20 | 1:01.88 | Rosemarie Kother
|
East Germany
|
1 Sep 1974 | USA vs GDR Dual Meet | Concord, United States | ||
| 21 | 1:01.33 | Kornelia Ender | East Germany
|
9 Jun 1975 | GDR National Championships | Wittenberg, East Germany | ||
| 22 | 1:01.24 | Kornelia Ender | East Germany
|
24 July 1975 | World Championships | Cali, Colombia | ||
| 23 | 1:00.13 | Kornelia Ender | East Germany
|
4 June 1976 | GDR Olympic Trials & National Championships | East Berlin, East Germany | ||
| 23 | 1:00.13 | = | Kornelia Ender | East Germany
|
22 Jul 1976 | Olympic Games | Montreal, Canada | |
| 24 | 59.78 | Christiane Knacke | East Germany
|
28 Aug 1977 | USA vs GDR Dual Meet | East Berlin, East Germany | ||
| 25 | 59.46 | Andrea Pollack | East Germany
|
3 Jul 1978 | GDR Nationals & World Championship Trials | East Berlin, East Germany | ||
| 26 | 59.26 | Mary T. Meagher | USA
|
11 Apr 1980 | US Spring National Championships | Austin, United States | ||
| 27 | 57.93 | Mary T. Meagher | USA
|
16 Aug 1981 | US National Championships | Brown Deer , United States
|
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| 28 | 57.88 | Jenny Thompson | USA
|
23 Aug 1999 | Pan Pacific Swimming Championships | Sydney, Australia | ||
| 29 | 56.69 | Inge de Bruijn | NED
|
27 May 2000 | Super Speedo Grand Prix | Sheffield, United Kingdom | ||
| 30 | 56.64 | Inge de Bruijn | NED
|
22 July 2000 | PN Senior Regional | Federal Way , United States
|
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| 31 | 56.61 | Inge de Bruijn | NED
|
17 September 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | ||
| 32 | 56.44 | sf | Sarah Sjöström | SWE
|
26 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | |
| 33 | 56.06 | Sarah Sjöström | SWE
|
27 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | ||
| 34 | 55.98 | Dana Vollmer | USA
|
29 July 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | ||
| 35 | 55.74 | sf | Sarah Sjöström | SWE
|
2 August 2015 | World Championships | Kazan, Russia | |
| 36 | 55.64 | Sarah Sjöström | SWE
|
3 August 2015 | World Championships | Kazan, Russia | ||
| 37 | 55.48 | Sarah Sjöström | SWE
|
7 August 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| 38 | 55.18 | sf | Gretchen Walsh | USA
|
15 June 2024 | US Olympic Trials | Indianapolis, United States | [19] |
Short course
| # | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 58.77 | Angela Kennedy | Australia
|
18 February 1995 | World Cup | Gelsenkirchen, Germany | ||
| 2 | 58.68 | Liu Limin |  China
|
2 December 1995 | World Championships | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| 3 | 58.29 | Misty Hyman | United States
|
1 December 1996 | - | Sainte-Foy, Canada | ||
| 4 | 58.24 | Ayari Aoyama | Japan
|
28 March 1997 | - | Tokyo, Japan | ||
| 5 | 57.79 | Jenny Thompson | United States
|
19 April 1997 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | ||
| 6 | 56.90 | Jenny Thompson | United States
|
1 December 1998 | World Cup | College Station, United States | ||
| 7 | 56.80 | Jenny Thompson | United States
|
12 February 2000 | World Cup | Paris, France | ||
| 8 | 56.56 | sf | Jenny Thompson | United States
|
18 March 2000 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | |
| 9 | 56.55 | sf | Martina Moravcová |  Slovakia
|
26 January 2002 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | |
| 10 | 56.34 | Natalie Coughlin | United States
|
22 November 2002 | - | East Meadow, United States | ||
| 11 | 55.95 | Libby Lenton | Australia
|
18 August 2006 | Australian Championships | Hobart, Australia | ||
| 12 | 55.89 | Felicity Galvez | Australia
|
13 April 2008 | World Championships | Manchester, United Kingdom | ||
| 13 | 55.74 | Libby Trickett | Australia
|
26 April 2008 | Swimming Australia Grand Prix | Canberra, Australia | ||
| 14 | 55.68 | Jessicah Schipper | Australia
|
12 August 2009 | Australian Championships | Hobart, Australia | ||
| 15 | 55.46 | Felicity Galvez | Australia
|
11 November 2009 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | ||
| 16 | 55.05 | sf | Diane Bui Duyet |  France
|
12 December 2009 | European Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | |
| 17 | 54.61 | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden
|
7 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | ||
| 18 | 54.59 | Kelsi Dahlia | United States
|
3 December 2021 | 2021 International Swimming League | Eindhoven, Netherlands | [20] | |
| 19 | 54.05 | Maggie Mac Neil | Canada
|
18 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [21] | |
| 20 | 53.24 | h | Gretchen Walsh | United States
|
13 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [22] |
| 21 | 52.87 | sf | Gretchen Walsh | United States
|
13 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [23] |
| 22 | 52.71 | Gretchen Walsh | United States
|
14 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [24] |
All-time top 25
| Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 100 m butterfly times and the top 25 athletes: |
| - denotes top performance for athletes in the top 25 100 m butterfly times |
| - denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 100 m butterfly times, by repeat athletes |
| - denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 athletes who fall outside the top 25 100 m butterfly times |
Men long course
- Correct as of December 2024[25]
| Ath.# | Perf.# | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 49.45 | Caeleb Dressel |  United States
|
31 July 2021 | Tokyo | [9] |
| 2 | 49.50 | Dressel #2 | 26 July 2019 | Gwangju | [8] | ||
| 3 | 49.66 | Dressel #3 | 27 July 2019 | Gwangju | |||
| 2 | 4 | 49.68 | Kristóf Milák | Hungary
|
31 July 2021 | Tokyo | [9] |
| 5 | 49.71 | Dressel #4 | 30 July 2021 | Tokyo | |||
| 6 | 49.76 | Dressel #5 | 18 June 2021 | Omaha
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| 3 | 7 | 49.82 | Michael Phelps | United States
|
1 August 2009 | Rome | [7] |
| 8 | 49.86 | Dressel #6 | 29 July 2017 | Budapest | |||
| 9 | 49.87 | Dressel #7 | 19 June 2021 | Omaha
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| 10 | 49.90 | Milák #2 | 3 August 2024 | Paris | [26] | ||
| 4 | 11 | 49.95 | Milorad Čavić | Serbia
|
1 August 2009 | Rome | [7] |
| 5 | 12 | 49.99 | Joshua Liendo | Canada
|
3 August 2024 | Paris | [26] |
| 13 | 50.01 | Čavić #2 | 31 July 2009 | Rome | [6] | ||
| Dressel #8 | 28 April 2022 | Greensboro
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| 15 | 50.06 | Liendo #2 | 19 May 2024 | Toronto | |||
| 16 | 50.07 | Dressel #9 | 28 July 2017 | Budapest | |||
| 17 | 50.08 | Dressel #10 | 28 July 2017 | Budapest | |||
| 18 | 50.14 | Milák #3 | 23 June 2022 | Budapest | |||
| Milák #4 | 24 June 2022 | Budapest | |||||
| 6 | 18 | 50.14 | Maxime Grousset | France
|
29 July 2023 | Fukuoka | [27] |
| 7 | 21 | 50.16 | Noè Ponti | Switzerland
|
7 April 2024 | Uster | [28] |
| 22 | 50.17 | Dressel #11 | 18 June 2021 | Omaha | |||
| 23 | 50.18 | Milák #5 | 23 May 2021 | Budapest | |||
| 24 | 50.19 | Dressel #12 | 22 June 2024 | Indianapolis | |||
| Milák #6 | 2 August 2024 | Paris | |||||
| 8 | 50.25 | Matthew Temple | Australia
|
3 December 2023 | Tokyo | [29] | |
| 9 | 50.39 | Joseph Schooling |  Singapore
|
12 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | [30] | |
| 10 | 50.40 | Ian Crocker | United States
|
30 July 2005 | Montreal | [4] | |
| Shaine Casas | United States
|
28 July 2022 | Irvine | [31] | |||
| 12 | 50.41 | Rafael Muñoz |  Spain
|
1 August 2009 | Rome | [7] | |
| 13 | 50.45 | Ilya Kharun | Canada
|
3 August 2024 | Paris | [26] | |
| 14 | 50.46 | Dare Rose | United States
|
29 July 2023 | Fukuoka | [27] | |
| 15 | 50.55 | Hubert Kós | Hungary
|
12 April 2025 | Kaposvár | ||
| 16 | 50.56 | Chad le Clos | South Africa
|
8 August 2015 | Kazan | ||
| 17 | 50.59 | Nyls Korstanje | Netherlands
|
2 August 2024 | Paris | [32] | |
| 18 | 50.64 | Piero Codia |  Italy
|
9 August 2018 | Glasgow | ||
| 19 | 50.65 | Albert Subirats |  Venezuela
|
31 July 2009 | Rome | [6] | |
| 20 | 50.67 | James Guy | Great Britain
|
28 July 2017 | Budapest | ||
| 21 | 50.68 | Maxime Rooney | United States
|
2 August 2019 | Stanford
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| 22 | 50.78 | Jason Dunford |  Kenya
|
31 July 2009 | Rome | [6] | |
| 23 | 50.80 | Michael Andrew | United States
|
14 May 2021 | Indianapolis | [33] | |
| Thomas Heilman | United States
|
22 June 2024 | Indianapolis | [34] | |||
| 25 | 50.81 | Naoki Mizunuma | Japan
|
23 June 2022 | Budapest | [35] |
Men short course
- Correct as of December 2024[36]
| Ath.# | Perf.# | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 47.71 | Noè Ponti | Switzerland
|
14 December 2024 | Budapest | [18] |
| 2 | 2 | 47.78 | Caeleb Dressel | United States
|
21 November 2020 | Budapest | [17] |
| 3 | 47.98 | Ponti #2 | 13 April 2025 | Uster | |||
| 3 | 4 | 48.08 | Chad le Clos | South Africa
|
8 December 2016 | Windsor | [16] |
| 5 | 48.40 | Ponti #3 | 18 October 2024 | Shanghai | [37] | ||
| 6 | 48.44 | le Clos #2 | 4 December 2014 | Doha | [15] | ||
| 7 | 48.45 | le Clos #3 | 21 November 2020 | Budapest | [17] | ||
| 4 | 8 | 48.47 | Tom Shields | United States
|
21 November 2020 | Budapest | [17] |
| 8 | 48.47 | Ponti #4 | 6 December 2023 | Otopeni | |||
| 5 | 10 | 48.48 | Yevgeny Korotyshkin | Russia
|
15 November 2009 | Berlin | [14] |
| 11 | 48.50 | le Clos #4 | 13 December 2018 | Hangzhou | |||
| 12 | 48.53 | Dressel #2 | 4 September 2021 | Naples | |||
| 13 | 48.56 | le Clos #5 | 30 September 2014 | Hong Kong | |||
| 6 | 14 | 48.57 | Maxime Grousset | France
|
14 December 2024 | Budapest | [18] |
| 15 | 48.58 | le Clos #6 | 21 October 2022 | Berlin | |||
| 16 | 48.59 | le Clos #7 | 1 September 2014 | Dubai | |||
| le Clos #8 | 18 December 2022 | Melbourne | [38] | ||||
| Ponti #5 | 15 November 2024 | Sursee | |||||
| 19 | 48.60 | Ponti #6 | 31 October 2024 | Singapore | [39] | ||
| 20 | 48.61 | Ponti #7 | 5 December 2023 | Otopeni | |||
| 7 | 21 | 48.62 | Matthew Temple | Australia
|
13 December 2023 | Adelaide | [40] |
| 22 | 48.63 | Shields #2 | 11 December 2015 | Indianapolis | |||
| 8 | 23 | 48.64 | Matteo Rivolta | Italy
|
27 November 2021 | Eindhoven | [41] |
| 24 | 48.66 | le Clos #9 | 31 August 2016 | Berlin | |||
| 25 | 48.67 | Shields #3 | 1 October 2021 | Berlin | |||
| 9 | 48.99 | Nyls Korstanje | Netherlands
|
24 October 2024 | Incheon | [42] | |
| 10 | 49.02 | Simon Bucher |  Austria
|
29 November 2024 | Graz | [43] | |
| 11 | 49.03 | Ilya Kharun | Canada
|
18 December 2022 | Melbourne | [38] | |
| 12 | 49.06 | Marius Kusch | Germany
|
5 December 2019 | Glasgow | ||
| 13 | 49.07 | Ian Crocker | United States
|
26 March 2004 | East Meadow
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| 14 | 49.08 | Michele Busa | Italy
|
14 December 2024 | Budapest | [18] | |
| 15 | 49.10 | Coleman Stewart | United States
|
4 September 2021 | Naples | ||
| 16 | 49.13 | Simone Stefanì | Italy
|
1 December 2021 | Riccione | ||
| 17 | 49.14 | Dare Rose | United States
|
13 December 2024 | Budapest | [44] | |
| 18 | 49.18 | Marcin Cieślak |  Poland
|
21 November 2020 | Budapest | [17] | |
| 19 | 49.19 | Milorad Čavić | Serbia
|
12 December 2008 | Rijeka | ||
| Andrey Minakov | Russia
|
13 December 2024 | Budapest | [44] | |||
| 21 | 49.21 | Adam Barrett | Great Britain
|
7 December 2016 | Windsor | ||
| 22 | 49.22 | Tomoe Zenimoto Hvas
|
 Norway
|
2 November 2021 | Kazan | [45] | |
| 23 | 49.23 | Steffen Deibler | Germany
|
15 November 2009 | Berlin | [14] | |
| 24 | 49.25 | Li Zhuhao | China
|
13 December 2018 | Hangzhou | ||
| 25 | 49.31 | David Morgan | Australia
|
8 December 2016 | Windsor | [16] | |
| Youssef Ramadan |  Egypt
|
13 December 2024 | Budapest | [44] |
Women long course
- Correct as of December 2024[46]
| Ath.# | Perf.# | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 55.18 | Gretchen Walsh | United States
|
15 June 2024 | Indianapolis | [19] |
| 2 | 55.31 | Walsh #2 | 16 June 2024 | Indianapolis | [47] | ||
| 3 | 55.38 | Walsh #3 | 27 July 2024 | Paris | [47] | ||
| 2 | 4 | 55.48 | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden
|
7 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | |
| 3 | 5 | 55.52 | Torri Huske | United States
|
16 June 2024 | Indianapolis | [47] |
| 6 | 55.53 | Sjöström #2 | 24 July 2017 | Budapest | |||
| 4 | 7 | 55.59 | Maggie Mac Neil | Canada
|
26 July 2021 | Tokyo | [48] |
| 7 | 55.59 | Huske #2 | 28 July 2024 | Paris | |||
| 5 | 9 | 55.62 | Zhang Yufei | China
|
29 September 2020 | Qingdao | |
| Regan Smith | United States
|
16 June 2024 | Indianapolis | [47] | |||
| 11 | 55.63 | Walsh #4 | 28 July 2024 | Paris | |||
| 12 | 55.64 | Sjöström #3 | 3 August 2015 | Kazan | |||
| Zhang #2 | 26 July 2021 | Tokyo | [48] | ||||
| Huske #3 | 19 June 2022 | Budapest | [49] | ||||
| 15 | 55.66 | Huske #4 | 14 June 2021 | Omaha
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| 16 | 55.68 | Sjöström #4 | 31 March 2016 | Stockholm | |||
| Huske #5 | 12 April 2024 | San Antonio | |||||
| 7 | 18 | 55.72 | Emma McKeon | Australia
|
26 July 2021 | Tokyo | [48] |
| 19 | 55.73 | Zhang #3 | 2 May 2021 | Qingdao | |||
| Huske #6 | 26 July 2021 | Tokyo | [48] | ||||
| 21 | 55.74 | Sjöström #5 | 2 August 2015 | Kazan | |||
| 22 | 55.76 | Sjöström #6 | 17 June 2017 | Canet-en-Roussillon | |||
| 23 | 55.77 | Sjöström #7 | 23 July 2017 | Budapest | |||
| 24 | 55.78 | Huske #7 | 13 June 2021 | Omaha | |||
| 25 | 55.79 | Huske #8 | 15 June 2024 | Indianapolis | [19] | ||
| 8 | 55.98 | Dana Vollmer | United States
|
29 July 2012 | London | ||
| 9 | 56.07 | Liu Zige | China
|
18 October 2009 | Jinan | ||
| 10 | 56.08 | Rikako Ikee | Japan
|
9 August 2018 | Tokyo | ||
| 11 | 56.11 | Angelina Köhler | Germany
|
11 February 2024 | Doha | [50] | |
| 12 | 56.14 | Marie Wattel | France
|
19 June 2022 | Budapest | [49] | |
| 13 | 56.20 | Claire Curzan | United States
|
10 April 2021 | Cary | [51] | |
| 14 | 56.22 | Louise Hansson | Sweden
|
26 July 2021 | Tokyo | [48] | |
| 15 | 56.23 | Jessicah Schipper | Australia
|
27 July 2009 | Rome | ||
| 16 | 56.33 | Mizuki Hirai | Japan
|
22 June 2024 | Kanagawa
|
[52] | |
| 17 | 56.37 | Kelsi Dahlia | United States
|
24 July 2017 | Budapest | ||
| 18 | 56.43 | Kate Douglass | United States
|
29 June 2023 | Indianapolis | [53] | |
| 19 | 56.46 | Penny Oleksiak | Canada
|
7 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | ||
| 20 | 56.51 | Jeanette Ottesen |  Denmark
|
18 August 2014 | Berlin | ||
| 21 | 56.61 | Inge de Bruijn | Netherlands
|
17 September 2000 | Sydney | ||
| Chen Xinyi | China
|
23 September 2014 | Incheon | ||||
| 23 | 56.69 | Marleen Veldhuis | Netherlands
|
16 April 2009 | Amsterdam | ||
| 24 | 56.73 | Libby Trickett | Australia
|
11 August 2008 | Beijing | ||
| 25 | 56.76 | Lu Ying | China
|
7 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro |
Women short course
- Correct as of February 2025[54]
| Ath.# | Perf.# | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 52.71 | Gretchen Walsh | United States
|
14 December 2024 | Budapest | [24] |
| 2 | 52.87 | Walsh #2 | 13 December 2024 | Budapest | [23] | ||
| 3 | 53.24 | Walsh #3 | 13 December 2024 | Budapest | [22] | ||
| 2 | 4 | 54.05 | Maggie Mac Neil | Canada
|
18 December 2022 | Melbourne | [21] |
| 3 | 5 | 54.59 | Kelsi Dahlia | United States
|
3 December 2021 | Eindhoven | [20] |
| 4 | 6 | 54.61 | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden
|
7 December 2014 | Doha | |
| 5 | 7 | 54.66 | Tessa Giele | Netherlands
|
14 December 2024 | Budapest | [24] |
| 6 | 8 | 54.75 | Torri Huske | United States
|
18 December 2022 | Melbourne | [21] |
| 9 | 54.78 | Mac Neil #2 | 30 October 2022 | Toronto | |||
| 10 | 54.84 | Dahlia #2 | 6 October 2018 | Budapest | |||
| 7 | 11 | 54.87 | Louise Hansson | Sweden
|
18 December 2022 | Melbourne | [21] |
| 12 | 54.89 | Dahlia #3 | 20 November 2021 | Eindhoven | |||
| 13 | 54.91 | Sjöström #2 | 30 September 2018 | Eindhoven | |||
| 14 | 54.96 | Sjöström #3 | 6 October 2018 | Budapest | |||
| 15 | 55.00 | Sjöström #4 | 17 December 2017 | Copenhagen | |||
| Dahlia #4 | 10 November 2018 | Genoa | |||||
| 17 | 55.01 | Dahlia #5 | 16 December 2018 | Hangzhou | |||
| 18 | 55.02 | Hansson #2 | 30 October 2022 | Toronto | |||
| 19 | 55.03 | Sjöström #5 | 6 December 2015 | Netanya | |||
| Hansson #3 | 13 December 2024 | Budapest | [23] | ||||
| 21 | 55.04 | Mac Neil #3 | 21 December 2021 | Abu Dhabi | [55] | ||
| 8 | 22 | 55.05 | Diane Bui Duyet | France
|
12 December 2009 | Istanbul | |
| 23 | 55.07 | Sjöström #6 | 15 November 2017 | Tokyo | |||
| 24 | 55.09 | Dahlia #6 | 15 December 2018 | Hangzhou | |||
| 9 | 25 | 55.10 | Jeanette Ottesen | Denmark
|
11 December 2015 | Indianapolis | |
| 25 | 55.10 | Hansson #4 | 21 December 2021 | Abu Dhabi | [55] | ||
| 9 | 25 | 55.10 | Alexandria Perkins | Australia
|
14 December 2024 | Budapest | [24] |
| Mizuki Hirai | Japan
|
22 February 2025 | Sagamihara | [56] | |||
| 12 | 55.12 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary
|
11 December 2016 | Windsor | ||
| 13 | 55.25 | Lu Ying | China
|
7 December 2014 | Doha | ||
| 14 | 55.30 | Alicia Coutts | Australia
|
9 November 2013 | Tokyo | ||
| 15 | 55.31 | Rikako Ikee | Japan
|
11 November 2018 | Tokyo | ||
| 16 | 55.32 | Béryl Gastaldello | France
|
15 November 2020 | Budapest | ||
| 17 | 55.39 | Emma McKeon | Australia
|
26 October 2019 | Budapest | ||
| Claire Curzan | United States
|
21 December 2021 | Abu Dhabi | [55] | |||
| 19 | 55.43 | Felicity Galvez | Australia
|
19 December 2010 | Dubai | ||
| 20 | 55.46 | Zhang Yufei | China
|
29 October 2022 | Beijing | [57] | |
| 21 | 55.50 | Angelina Köhler | Germany
|
9 December 2023 | Otopeni | [58] | |
| Ellen Walshe |  Ireland
|
13 December 2024 | Budapest | [23] | |||
| 23 | 55.53 | Therese Alshammar | Sweden
|
6 November 2010 | Stockholm | ||
| 24 | 55.57 | Lily Price | Australia
|
28 September 2024 | Adelaide | [59] | |
| 25 | 55.58 | Laura Lahtinen |  Finland
|
20 October 2024 | Shanghai | [60] |
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