World record progression 100 metres backstroke
This is a history of the 100 m backstroke world record as swum in both long-course (50 m; Olympic) pools and short-course (25 m) pools—the two categories recognized/tracked by FINA.
Men
[edit]Long course
[edit]| # | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:02.2 | David Theile |  Australia
|
6 December 1956 | Olympic Games | Melbourne, Australia | ||
| 2 | 1:01.5 | John Monckton | Australia
|
15 February 1958 | Australian Championships | Perth, Australia | ||
| 3 | 1:01.3 | Bob Bennett |  United States
|
19 August 1961 | Men’s NAAA Championships | Los Angeles, United States | ||
| 4 | 1:01.0 | h | Tom Stock | United States
|
11 August 1962 | - | Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, United States | |
| 5 | 1:00.9 | Tom Stock | United States
|
12 August 1962 | - | Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, United States | ||
| 6 | 1:00.8 | Ernst-Joachim Küppers |  West Germany
|
28 August 1964 | - | Dortmund, West Germany | ||
| 7 | 1:00.0 | Thompson Mann | United States
|
3 September 1964 | - | New York City, United States | ||
| 8 | 59.6 | r | Thompson Mann | United States
|
16 October 1964 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 9 | 59.5 | h | Doug Russell | United States
|
28 August 1967 | Summer Universiade | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 10 | 59.3 | Charlie Hickcox | United States
|
28 August 1967 | Summer Universiade | Tokyo, Japan | ||
| 11 | 59.1 | Charlie Hickcox | United States
|
31 August 1967 | Summer Universiade | Tokyo, Japan | ||
| 12 | 58.4 | Roland Matthes |  East Germany
|
21 September 1967 | - | Leipzig, East Germany | ||
| 13 | 58.0 | Roland Matthes | East Germany
|
26 October 1968 | Olympic Games | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| 14 | 57.8 | Roland Matthes | East Germany
|
23 August 1969 | - | Würzburg, West Germany | ||
| 15 | 56.9 | h | Roland Matthes | East Germany
|
8 September 1970 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | |
| 16 | 56.7 | Roland Matthes | East Germany
|
4 September 1971 | - | Leipzig, East Germany | ||
| 17 | 56.3 | Roland Matthes | East Germany
|
8 April 1972 | - | Moscow, Soviet Union | ||
| 17 | 56.30 | =, r | Roland Matthes | East Germany
|
4 September 1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany | |
| 18 | 56.19 | sf | John Naber | United States
|
18 July 1976 | Olympic Games | Montreal, Canada | |
| 19 | 55.49 | John Naber | United States
|
19 July 1976 | Olympic Games | Montreal, Canada | ||
| 20 | 55.44 | h | Rick Carey | United States
|
6 August 1983 | US National Championships | Clovis, California, United States | |
| 21 | 55.38 | Rick Carey | United States
|
6 August 1983 | US National Championships | Clovis, California, United States | ||
| 22 | 55.19 | Rick Carey | United States
|
21 August 1983 | Pan American Games | Caracas, Venezuela | ||
| 23 | 55.17 | h | Igor Polyansky |  Soviet Union
|
15 March 1988 | - | Tallinn, Soviet Union | |
| 24 | 55.16 | Igor Polyansky | Soviet Union
|
16 March 1988 | - | Tallinn, Soviet Union | ||
| 25 | 55.00 | Igor Polyansky | Soviet Union
|
16 July 1988 | USSR National Championships | Moscow, Soviet Union | ||
| 26 | 54.95 | h | David Berkoff | United States
|
12 August 1988 | US Olympic Trials | Austin, Texas, United States | |
| 27 | 54.91 | David Berkoff | United States
|
12 August 1988 | US Olympic Trials | Austin, Texas, United States | ||
| 28 | 54.51 | h | David Berkoff | United States
|
16 September 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 29 | 53.93 | r | Jeff Rouse | United States
|
25 August 1991 | Pan Pacific Championships | Edmonton, Canada | |
| 30 | 53.86 | r | Jeff Rouse | United States
|
31 July 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | |
| 31 | 53.60 | Lenny Krayzelburg | United States
|
24 August 1999 | Pan Pacific Championships | Sydney, Australia | ||
| 32 | 53.45 | r | Aaron Peirsol | United States
|
21 August 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | |
| 33 | 53.17 | Aaron Peirsol | United States
|
2 April 2005 | US Spring National Championships | Indianapolis, United States | ||
| 34 | 52.98 | Aaron Peirsol | United States
|
27 March 2007 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | ||
| 35 | 52.89 | Aaron Peirsol | United States
|
1 July 2008 | US Olympic Trials | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | ||
| 36 | 52.54 | Aaron Peirsol | United States
|
12 Aug 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | ||
| 37 | 52.38 | r | Aschwin Wildeboer |  Spain
|
1 July 2009 | Mediterranean Games | Pescara, Italy | |
| 38 | 51.94 | Aaron Peirsol | United States
|
8 July 2009 | US National Championships | Indianapolis, United States | [1] | |
| 39 | 51.85 | r | Ryan Murphy | United States
|
13 Aug 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | [2] |
| 40 | 51.60 | Thomas Ceccon |  Italy
|
20 June 2022 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [3] |
Short course
[edit]| # | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 52.71 | Mark Tewksbury |  Canada
|
16 March 1991 | World Cup | Bonn, Germany | ||
| 2 | 52.58 | Mark Tewksbury | Canada
|
29 March 1991 | World Cup | Sheffield, United Kingdom | ||
| 3 | 52.52 | Mark Tewksbury | Canada
|
20 February 1992 | - | Winnipeg, Canada | ||
| 4 | 52.50 | r | Mark Tewksbury | Canada
|
22 February 1992 | - | Winnipeg, Canada | |
| 5 | 51.43 | Jeff Rouse | United States
|
12 April 1993 | World Cup | Sheffield, United Kingdom | ||
| 6 | 51.28 | Lenny Krayzelburg | United States
|
5 February 2000 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | ||
| 7 | 50.75 | Neil Walker | United States
|
19 March 2000 | World Cup | Athens, Greece | ||
| 8 | 50.58 | Thomas Rupprath | Germany
|
8 December 2002 | World Cup | Melbourne, Australia | ||
| 9 | 50.32 | Peter Marshall | United States
|
26 March 2004 | - | New York City, United States | ||
| 10 | 49.99 | r | Ryan Lochte | United States
|
9 April 2006 | World Championships | Shanghai, China | |
| 11 | 49.94 | Peter Marshall | United States
|
11 November 2008 | World Cup | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| 12 | 49.63 | Peter Marshall | United States
|
15 November 2008 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | ||
| 13 | 49.32 | Stanislav Donets |  Russia
|
14 December 2008 | European Championships | Rijeka, Croatia | ||
| 14 | 49.20 | r | Aschwin Wildeboer | Spain
|
21 December 2008 | Spanish Championships | Madrid, Spain | |
| 15 | 49.17 | sf | Arkady Vyatchanin | Russia
|
12 December 2009 | European Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | |
| 16 | 48.97 | = | Arkady Vyatchanin | Russia
|
13 December 2009 | European Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | |
| 16 | 48.97 | = | Stanislav Donets | Russia
|
13 December 2009 | European Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | |
| 17 | 48.94 | r | Nick Thoman | United States
|
18 December 2009 | Duel in the Pool | Manchester, United Kingdom | |
| 18 | 48.92 | Matt Grevers | United States
|
12 December 2015 | Duel in the Pool | Indianapolis, United States | [4] | |
| 19 | 48.90 | Kliment Kolesnikov | Russia
|
22 December 2017 | Vladimir Salnikov Cup | Saint Petersburg, Russia | [5] | |
| 20 | 48.88 | Xu Jiayu |  China
|
11 November 2018 | World Cup | Tokyo, Japan | [6] | |
| 21 | 48.58 | r | Kliment Kolesnikov | Russia
|
21 November 2020 | International Swimming League | Budapest, Hungary | [7] |
| 22 | 48.33 | Coleman Stewart | United States
|
29 August 2021 | International Swimming League | Naples, Italy | [8] |
Women
[edit]Long course
[edit]| # | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:07.7 | Cathy Ferguson | United States
|
14 October 1964 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | ||
| 2 | 1:07.4 | Ann Farlie |  South Africa
|
23 July 1966 | - | Béziers, France | ||
| 3 | 1:07.3 | h | Elaine Tanner | Canada
|
27 July 1967 | Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | |
| 4 | 1:07.1 | Elaine Tanner | Canada
|
30 July 1967 | Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | ||
| 5 | 1:06.7 | Karen Muir | South Africa
|
30 January 1968 | - | Kimberley, South Africa | ||
| 6 | 1:06.4 | Karen Muir | South Africa
|
6 April 1968 | - | Paris, France | ||
| 7 | 1:06.2 | Kaye Hall | United States
|
22 October 1968 | Olympic Games | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| 8 | 1:05.6 | Karen Muir | South Africa
|
6 July 1969 | - | Utrecht, Netherlands | ||
| 9 | 1:05.39 | Ulrike Richter | East Germany
|
18 August 1973 | - | Utrecht, Netherlands | ||
| 10 | 1:04.99 | r | Ulrike Richter | East Germany
|
4 September 1973 | World Championships | Belgrade, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | |
| 11 | 1:04.78 | r | Wendy Cook | Canada
|
31 January 1974 | Commonwealth Games | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 1:04.43 | Ulrike Richter | East Germany
|
8 July 1974 | - | Rostock, East Germany | ||
| 13 | 1:04.09 | h | Ulrike Richter | East Germany
|
22 August 1974 | European Championships | Vienna, Austria | |
| 14 | 1:03.30 | Ulrike Richter | East Germany
|
23 August 1974 | European Championships | Vienna, Austria | ||
| 15 | 1:02.98 | Ulrike Richter | East Germany
|
1 September 1974 | USA Vs. GDR Dual Meet | Concord, United States | ||
| 16 | 1:02.60 | Ulrike Richter | East Germany
|
14 March 1976 | - | Tallinn, Soviet Union | ||
| 17 | 1:01.62 | Kornelia Ender | East Germany
|
3 June 1976 | - | East Berlin, East Germany | ||
| 18 | 1:01.51 | r | Ulrike Richter | East Germany
|
5 June 1976 | - | East Berlin, East Germany | |
| 18 | 1:01.51 | r, = | Rica Reinisch | East Germany
|
20 July 1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | |
| 19 | 1:01.50 | h | Rica Reinisch | East Germany
|
22 July 1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | |
| 20 | 1:00.86 | Rica Reinisch | East Germany
|
23 July 1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | ||
| 21 | 1:00.59 | r | Ina Kleber | East Germany
|
24 August 1984 | Friendship Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | |
| 22 | 1:00.31 | Krisztina Egerszegi |  Hungary
|
24 August 1991 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | ||
| 23 | 1:00.16 | r | He Cihong | China
|
10 September 1994 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | |
| 24 | 59.58 | Natalie Coughlin | United States
|
13 August 2002 | US National Championships | Fort Lauderdale, United States | ||
| 25 | 59.44 | Natalie Coughlin | United States
|
27 March 2007 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [9] | |
| 26 | 59.21 | Natalie Coughlin | United States
|
17 February 2008 | US Grand Prix | Columbia, United States | ||
| 27 | 59.15 | h | Hayley McGregory | United States
|
30 June 2008 | US Olympic Trials | Omaha, United States | [10] |
| 28 | 59.03 | h | Natalie Coughlin | United States
|
30 June 2008 | US Olympic Trials | Omaha, United States | [10] |
| 29 | 58.97 | Natalie Coughlin | United States
|
1 July 2008 | US Olympic Trials | Omaha, United States | [11] | |
| 30 | 58.77 | sf | Kirsty Coventry |  Zimbabwe
|
11 August 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | [12] |
| 31 | 58.48 | sf | Anastasia Zuyeva | Russia
|
27 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [13] |
| 32 | 58.12 | Gemma Spofforth |  Great Britain
|
28 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [14] | |
| 33 | 58.10 | Kylie Masse | Canada
|
25 July 2017 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [15] | |
| 34 | 58.00 | Kathleen Baker | United States
|
28 July 2018 | US National Championships | Irvine, United States | [16] | |
| 35 | 57.57 | r | Regan Smith | United States
|
28 July 2019 | World Championships | Gwangju, South Korea | [17] |
| 36 | 57.45 | Kaylee McKeown | Australia
|
13 June 2021 | Australian Trials | Adelaide, Australia | [18] | |
| 37 | 57.33 | Kaylee McKeown | Australia
|
21 October 2023 | World Cup | Budapest, Hungary | [19] | |
| 38 | 57.13 | Regan Smith | United States
|
18 June 2024 | US Olympic Trials | Indianapolis, United States | [20][21] |
Short course
[edit]| # | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 59.41 | Angel Martino | United States
|
21 November 1993 | - | Stavanger, Norway | ||
| 2 | 58.50 | Angel Martino | United States
|
3 December 1993 | World Championships | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | ||
| 3 | 58.45 | Reiko Nakamura |  Japan
|
4 March 2001 | - | Sagamihara, Japan | ||
| 4 | 57.08 | Natalie Coughlin | United States
|
29 November 2001 | World Cup | East Meadow, United States | ||
| 5 | 56.71 | Natalie Coughlin | United States
|
23 November 2002 | World Cup | East Meadow, United States | ||
| 6 | 56.51 | Natalie Coughlin | United States
|
28 October 2007 | World Cup | Singapore | ||
| 7 | 56.15 | Shiho Sakai | Japan
|
22 February 2009 | Japan Open | Tokyo, Japan | ||
| 8 | 55.23 | Shiho Sakai | Japan
|
15 November 2009 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | ||
| 9 | 55.03 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary
|
4 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | ||
| 10 | 54.89 | Minna Atherton | Australia
|
27 October 2019 | International Swimming League | Budapest, Hungary | ||
| 11 | 54.56 | Kaylee McKeown | Australia
|
26 September 2024 | Australian Championships | Adelaide, Australia | [22] | |
| 12 | 54.41 | Regan Smith | United States
|
25 October 2024 | World Cup | Incheon, South Korea | [23] | |
| 13 | 54.27 | Regan Smith | United States
|
1 November 2024 | World Cup | Singapore | [24] | |
| 14 | 54.02 | r | Regan Smith | United States
|
15 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [25] |
All-time top 25
[edit]| Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 100 m backstroke times and the top 25 athletes: |
| - denotes top performance for athletes in the top 25 100 m backstroke times |
| - denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 100 m backstroke times, by repeat athletes |
| - denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 athletes who fall outside the top 25 100 m backstroke times |
Men long course
[edit]- Correct as of April 2025[26]
| Ath.# | Perf.# | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 51.60 | Thomas Ceccon | Italy
|
20 June 2022 | Budapest | [3] |
| 2 | 2 | 51.82 | Kliment Kolesnikov | Russia
|
26 July 2023 | Kazan | [27] |
| 3 | 3 | 51.85 | Ryan Murphy |  United States
|
13 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | [2] |
| 4 | 4 | 51.86 | Xu Jiayu | China
|
12 April 2017 | Qingdao | [28] |
| 5 | 51.93 | Ceccon #2 | 25 June 2022 | Budapest | |||
| 5 | 6 | 51.94 | Aaron Peirsol | United States
|
8 July 2009 | Indianapolis | [1] |
| 6 | 51.94 | Murphy #2 | 10 August 2018 | Tokyo | |||
| 8 | 51.97 | Murphy #3 | 8 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | |||
| Murphy #4 | 20 June 2022 | Budapest | [3] | ||||
| 6 | 10 | 51.98 | Evgeny Rylov | Russia
|
27 July 2021 | Tokyo | [29] |
| Hunter Armstrong | United States
|
20 June 2022 | Budapest | [3] | |||
| 12 | 52.00 | Kolesnikov #2 | 27 July 2021 | Tokyo | [29] | ||
| Ceccon #3 | 29 July 2024 | Paris | [30] | ||||
| 14 | 52.02 | Xu #2 | 28 July 2024 | Paris | |||
| 15 | 52.04 | Murphy #5 | 30 July 2023 | Fukuoka | |||
| 16 | 52.05 | Xu #3 | 26 September 2023 | Hangzhou | |||
| 8 | 17 | 52.08 | Matt Grevers | United States
|
25 June 2012 | Omaha | [31] |
| Miron Lifintsev | Russia
|
28 July 2024 | Yekaterinburg | [32] | |||
| 10 | 19 | 52.09 | Apostolos Christou |  Greece
|
19 June 2022 | Budapest | [33] |
| 11 | 20 | 52.11 | Camille Lacourt |  France
|
10 August 2010 | Budapest | |
| Mitch Larkin | Australia
|
6 November 2015 | Dubai | [34] | |||
| 13 | 22 | 52.12 | David Plummer | United States
|
27 June 2016 | Omaha | [35] |
| 22 | 52.12 | Rylov #2 | 5 April 2021 | Kazan | |||
| Ceccon #4 | 19 June 2022 | Budapest | [33] | ||||
| 25 | 52.13 | Kolesnikov #3 | 23 May 2021 | Budapest | |||
| 14 | 52.24 | Ryosuke Irie | Japan
|
4 September 2009 | Kumamoto | [36] | |
| Hubert Kós | Hungary
|
10 April 2025 | Kaposvár | ||||
| 16 | 52.26 | Junya Koga | Japan
|
28 July 2009 | Rome | ||
| 17 | 52.27 | Helge Meeuw | Germany
|
2 August 2009 | Rome | ||
| 18 | 52.38 | Aschwin Wildeboer | Spain
|
1 July 2009 | Pescara | ||
| 19 | 52.50 | Yohann Ndoye Brouard | France
|
20 June 2022 | Budapest | [3] | |
| 20 | 52.51 | Nick Thoman | United States
|
7 August 2009 | Federal Way | ||
| Shaine Casas | United States
|
8 July 2022 | Austin | ||||
| 22 | 52.57 | Arkady Vyatchanin | Russia
|
2 August 2009 | Rome | ||
| 23 | 52.58 | Ksawery Masiuk |  Poland
|
19 June 2022 | Budapest | [33] | |
| Pieter Coetze |  South Africa
|
29 July 2024 | Paris | [30] | |||
| 25 | 52.59 | Randall Bal | United States
|
5 December 2008 | Eindhoven |
Men short course
[edit]- Correct as of December 2024[37]
| Ath.# | Perf.# | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 48.33 | Coleman Stewart | United States
|
29 August 2021 | Naples | [8] |
| 2 | 2 | 48.50 | Ryan Murphy | United States
|
14 December 2022 | Melbourne | [38] |
| 3 | 3 | 48.58 | Kliment Kolesnikov | Russia
|
21 November 2020 | Budapest | [7] |
| 4 | 48.63 | Kolesnikov #2 | 14 December 2020 | Saint Petersburg | |||
| Kolesnikov #3 | 18 December 2023 | Saint Petersburg | |||||
| 6 | 48.71 | Kolesnikov #4 | 15 December 2020 | Saint Petersburg | |||
| 4 | 7 | 48.76 | Miron Lifintsev | Russia
|
11 December 2024 | Budapest | [39] |
| 5 | 8 | 48.79 | Hubert Kós | Hungary
|
11 December 2024 | Budapest | [39] |
| 9 | 48.82 | Kolesnikov #5 | 22 November 2020 | Budapest | |||
| Kolesnikov #6 | 21 November 2022 | Kazan | |||||
| 6 | 11 | 48.84 | Shaine Casas | United States
|
30 October 2022 | Toronto | [40] |
| 7 | 12 | 48.88 | Xu Jiayu | China
|
11 November 2018 | Tokyo | [6] |
| Evgeny Rylov | Russia
|
15 December 2020 | Saint Petersburg | ||||
| 14 | 48.90 | Kolesnikov #7 | 22 December 2017 | Saint Petersburg | [5] | ||
| 15 | 48.91 | Stewart #2 | 28 August 2021 | Naples | |||
| 9 | 16 | 48.92 | Matt Grevers | United States
|
12 December 2015 | Indianapolis | [4] |
| 16 | 48.92 | Casas #2 | 15 December 2024 | Budapest | [41] | ||
| 10 | 18 | 48.94 | Nick Thoman | United States
|
18 December 2009 | Manchester | |
| 18 | 48.94 | Rylov #2 | 4 December 2021 | Eindhoven | |||
| 11 | 20 | 48.95 | Stanislav Donets | Russia
|
19 December 2010 | Dubai | |
| Guilherme Guido |  Brazil
|
3 September 2021 | Naples | [42] | |||
| 22 | 48.96 | Murphy #2 | 18 December 2022 | Melbourne | [43] | ||
| 13 | 23 | 48.97 | Arkady Vyatchanin | Russia
|
13 December 2009 | Istanbul | |
| 23 | 48.97 | Donets #2 | 13 December 2009 | Istanbul | |||
| 25 | 48.98 | Xu #2 | 17 November 2018 | Singapore | |||
| Rylov #3 | 3 December 2021 | Eindhoven | |||||
| 14 | 49.03 | Mitch Larkin | Australia
|
28 November 2015 | Sydney | ||
| 15 | 49.04 | Lorenzo Mora | Italy
|
14 December 2022 | Melbourne | [38] | |
| 16 | 49.05 | Aschwin Wildeboer | Spain
|
30 June 2016 | Istanbul | ||
| 17 | 49.10 | Kacper Stokowski | Poland
|
15 December 2024 | Budapest | [41] | |
| 18 | 49.20 | Pavel Samusenko | Russia
|
11 December 2024 | Budapest | [39] | |
| 19 | 49.23 | Radosław Kawęcki | Poland
|
12 December 2015 | Lublin | ||
| 20 | 49.25 | Mark Nikolaev | Russia
|
12 November 2021 | Eindhoven | [44] | |
| 21 | 49.29 | Peter Marshall | United States
|
28 June 2017 | Indianapolis | ||
| 22 | 49.31 | Robert Glință |  Romania
|
5 November 2021 | Kazan | [45] | |
| 23 | 49.35 | Pieter Coetze | South Africa
|
20 October 2024 | Shanghai | [46] | |
| 24 | 49.39 | Blake Tierney | Canada
|
11 December 2024 | Budapest | [39] | |
| 25 | 49.46 | Isaac Cooper | Australia
|
18 December 2022 | Melbourne | [43] |
Women long course
[edit]- Correct as of March 2025[47]
| Ath.# | Perf.# | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 57.13 | Regan Smith | United States
|
18 June 2024 | Indianapolis | [20] |
| 2 | 57.28 | Smith #2 | 4 August 2024 | Paris | |||
| 2 | 3 | 57.33 | Kaylee McKeown | Australia
|
21 October 2023 | Budapest | [19] |
| 30 July 2024 | Paris | [48] | |||||
| 5 | 57.41 | McKeown #3 | 11 June 2024 | Brisbane | [49] | ||
| 6 | 57.45 | McKeown #4 | 13 June 2021 | Adelaide | |||
| 7 | 57.47 | McKeown #5 | 27 July 2021 | Tokyo | |||
| Smith #3 | 17 June 2024 | Indianapolis | [50] | ||||
| 9 | 57.50 | McKeown #6 | 14 June 2023 | Melbourne | |||
| 10 | 57.51 | Smith #4 | 26 May 2024 | Irvine | |||
| 11 | 57.53 | McKeown #7 | 25 July 2023 | Fukuoka | |||
| 12 | 57.57 | Smith #5 | 28 July 2019 | Gwangju | |||
| McKeown #8 | 16 March 2024 | Sydney | |||||
| 14 | 57.63 | McKeown #9 | 15 May 2021 | Sydney | |||
| McKeown #10 | 14 October 2023 | Athens | |||||
| 16 | 57.64 | Smith #6 | 8 March 2024 | Westmont | |||
| 17 | 57.65 | Smith #7 | 19 June 2022 | Budapest | |||
| 18 | 57.66 | Smith #8 | 30 July 2024 | Paris | [48] | ||
| 19 | 57.68 | Smith #9 | 30 July 2023 | Fukuoka | |||
| 3 | 20 | 57.70 | Kylie Masse | Canada
|
19 June 2021 | Toronto | [51] |
| 21 | 57.71 | Smith #10 | 30 June 2023 | Indianapolis | |||
| 22 | 57.72 | Masse #2 | 27 July 2021 | Tokyo | |||
| McKeown #11 | 4 August 2024 | Paris | |||||
| 24 | 57.73 | McKeown #12 | 22 March 2025 | Sydney | |||
| 25 | 57.74 | Smith #11 | 13 April 2024 | San Antonio | |||
| 4 | 57.83 | Katharine Berkoff | United States
|
17 June 2024 | Indianapolis | [50] | |
| 5 | 57.88 | Mollie O'Callaghan | Australia
|
11 June 2024 | Brisbane | [49] | |
| 6 | 58.00 | Kathleen Baker | United States
|
28 July 2018 | Irvine | [16] | |
| 7 | 58.08 | Kathleen Dawson | Great Britain
|
23 May 2021 | Budapest | [52] | |
| 8 | 58.12 | Gemma Spofforth | Great Britain
|
28 July 2009 | Rome | [14] | |
| 9 | 58.18 | Anastasia Fesikova | Russia
|
28 July 2009 | Rome | [14] | |
| 10 | 58.23 | Emily Seebohm | Australia
|
29 July 2012 | London | ||
| 11 | 58.29 | Claire Curzan | United States
|
13 February 2024 | Doha | [53] | |
| 12 | 58.31 | Olivia Smoliga | United States
|
15 May 2021 | Atlanta, Georgia | ||
| 13 | 58.33 | Missy Franklin | United States
|
30 July 2012 | London | ||
| 14 | 58.43 | Rhyan White | United States
|
15 May 2021 | Atlanta | ||
| 27 July 2021 | Tokyo | ||||||
| Iona Anderson | Australia
|
11 June 2024 | Brisbane | [49] | |||
| 16 | 58.45 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary
|
8 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | ||
| 17 | 58.55 | Taylor Ruck | Canada
|
3 April 2019 | Toronto | ||
| Kennedy Noble | United States
|
17 June 2024 | Indianapolis | [54] | |||
| 19 | 58.60 | Minna Atherton | Australia
|
22 July 2019 | Gwangju | ||
| 20 | 58.63 | Phoebe Bacon | United States
|
6 December 2019 | Atlanta | ||
| 21 | 58.65 | Kira Toussaint |  Netherlands
|
11 April 2021 | Eindhoven | [55] | |
| 22 | 58.70 | Aya Terakawa | Japan
|
4 August 2013 | Barcelona | [56] | |
| 23 | 58.72 | Fu Yuanhui | China
|
8 April 2017 | Qingdao | [57] | |
| 24 | 58.73 | Mie Nielsen |  Denmark
|
19 May 2016 | London | [58] | |
| 25 | 58.75 | Madison Wilson | Australia
|
4 August 2015 | Kazan |
Women short course
[edit]- Correct as of December 2024[59]
| Ath.# | Perf.# | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 54.02 | Regan Smith | United States
|
15 December 2024 | Budapest | [25] |
| 2 | 54.27 | Smith #2 | 1 November 2024 | Singapore | [24] | ||
| 3 | 54.41 | Smith #3 | 25 October 2024 | Incheon | [23] | ||
| 4 | 54.55 | Smith #4 | 11 December 2024 | Budapest | [60] | ||
| 2 | 5 | 54.56 | Kaylee McKeown | Australia
|
26 September 2024 | Adelaide | [22] |
| 3 | 6 | 54.89 | Minna Atherton | Australia
|
27 October 2019 | Budapest | |
| Gretchen Walsh | United States
|
18 October 2024 | Charlottesville | [61] | |||
| 6 | 54.89 | Smith #5 | 19 October 2024 | Shanghai | |||
| 5 | 9 | 54.93 | Katharine Berkoff | United States
|
11 December 2024 | Budapest | [60] |
| 6 | 10 | 55.03 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary
|
4 December 2014 | Doha | |
| 7 | 11 | 55.04 | Olivia Smoliga | United States
|
22 November 2020 | Budapest | |
| 12 | 55.05 | Smith #6 | 10 December 2024 | Budapest | |||
| 13 | 55.09 | Atherton #2 | 21 December 2019 | Las Vegas | |||
| 14 | 55.12 | Atherton #3 | 27 October 2019 | Budapest | |||
| 8 | 15 | 55.17 | Kira Toussaint | Netherlands
|
4 December 2019 | Glasgow | |
| 9 | 16 | 55.20 | Louise Hansson |  Sweden
|
17 December 2021 | Abu Dhabi | [62] |
| 10 | 17 | 55.22 | Kylie Masse | Canada
|
17 December 2021 | Abu Dhabi | [62] |
| 11 | 18 | 55.23 | Shiho Sakai | Japan
|
15 November 2009 | Berlin | |
| 19 | 55.26 | Toussaint #2 | 4 December 2019 | Glasgow | |||
| 20 | 55.29 | Atherton #4 | 24 November 2019 | London | |||
| 12 | 21 | 55.31 | Emily Seebohm | Australia
|
4 December 2014 | Doha | |
| 22 | 55.34 | Hosszú #2 | 30 September 2014 | Hong Kong | |||
| Berkoff #2 | 15 December 2024 | Budapest | |||||
| 24 | 55.35 | Atherton #5 | 24 November 2019 | London | |||
| 13 | 25 | 55.36 | Ingrid Wilm | Canada
|
18 December 2022 | Melbourne | [63] |
| 14 | 55.48 | Gao Chang | China
|
28 February 2010 | Tokyo | [64] | |
| 15 | 55.54 | Daryna Zevina |  Ukraine
|
4 December 2014 | Doha | ||
| 16 | 55.62 | Mollie O'Callaghan | Australia
|
14 December 2022 | Melbourne | [65] | |
| 17 | 55.72 | Beata Nelson | United States
|
1 November 2024 | Singapore | [24] | |
| 18 | 55.74 | Claire Curzan | United States
|
14 December 2022 | Melbourne | [65] | |
| 19 | 55.75 | Bella Sims | United States
|
4 November 2022 | Indianapolis | [66] | |
| 20 | 55.76 | Aya Terakawa | Japan
|
23 February 2013 | Sagamihara | ||
| 21 | 55.79 | Iona Anderson | Australia
|
26 September 2024 | Adelaide | [22] | |
| 22 | 55.83 | Maria Kameneva | Russia
|
18 December 2022 | Saint Petersburg | [67] | |
| 23 | 55.86 | Maaike de Waard | Netherlands
|
6 November 2021 | Kazan | [68] | |
| 24 | 55.87 | Rhyan White | United States
|
17 December 2021 | Abu Dhabi | [62] | |
| 25 | 55.89 | Ali DeLoof | United States
|
10 September 2021 | Naples |
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