World record progression 100 metres breaststroke

Graphic data for World Record Progression in Men and Women Swimming 50m-100m-200m Long and Short Course Butterfly-Backstroke-Breaststroke-Freestyle

Main article: List of world records in swimming

This is a listing of the history of the World Record in the 100 breaststroke swimming event.

The first world record in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognized by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1961, while the women's world record times were officially acknowledged in 1958.[citation needed] In the short course (25 metres) swimming events the world's governing body has recognized world records since 3 March 1991.

## Men

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### Long course

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#  | Time  |  | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location  | Ref

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1  | 1:11.4  |  | Leonid Kolesnikov |  Soviet Union | 2 May 1961 | \-  | Moscow, Soviet Union |
2  | 1:11.1  |  | Chet Jastremski |  United States | 2 July 1961 | \-  | Chicago, United States |
3  | 1:10.7  |  | Gunter Tittes |  East Germany | 5 July 1961 | \-  | East Berlin, East Germany |
3  | 1:10.7  | = | Chet Jastremski |  United States | 28 July 1961 | \-  | Tokyo, Japan |
4  | 1:10.0  |  | Chet Jastremski |  United States | 30 July 1961 | \-  | Tokyo, Japan |
5  | 1:09.5  |  | Chet Jastremski |  United States | 3 August 1961 | \-  | Osaka, Japan |
6  | 1:07.8  |  | Chet Jastremski |  United States | 20 August 1961 | Men’s NAAA Championships  | Los Angeles, United States |
7  | 1:07.5  |  | Chet Jastremski |  United States | 20 August 1961 | Men’s NAAA Championships  | Los Angeles, United States |
8  | 1:07.4  |  | Georgy Prokopenko |  Soviet Union | 26 March 1964 | \-  | Baku, Soviet Union |
9  | 1:06.9  |  | Georgy Prokopenko |  Soviet Union | 3 September 1964 | \-  | Moscow, Soviet Union |
10  | 1:06.7  |  | Vladimir Kosinsky |  Soviet Union | 8 November 1967 | \-  | Leningrad, Soviet Union |
11  | 1:06.4  |  | Jose Fiolo |  Brazil | 19 February 1968 | \-  | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
12  | 1:06.2  |  | Nikolai Pankin |  Soviet Union | 18 April 1968 | \-  | Moscow, Soviet Union |
13  | 1:05.8  |  | Nikolai Pankin |  Soviet Union | 20 April 1969 | \-  | Magdeburg, East Germany |
14  | 1:05.68  | sf | John Hencken |  United States | 29 August 1972 | Olympic Games  | Munich, West Germany |
15  | 1:05.13  | sf | Nobutaka Taguchi |  Japan | 29 August 1972 | Olympic Games  | Munich, West Germany |
16  | 1:04.94  |  | Nobutaka Taguchi |  Japan | 30 August 1972 | Olympic Games  | Munich, West Germany |
17  | 1:04.35  | h | John Hencken |  United States | 4 September 1973 | World Championships  | Belgrade, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
18  | 1:04.02  |  | John Hencken |  United States | 4 September 1973 | World Championships  | Belgrade, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
19  | 1:03.88  |  | John Hencken |  United States | 31 August 1974 | USA vs GDR Dual Meet  | Concord, California, United States |
19  | 1:03.88  | =, h | John Hencken |  United States | 19 July 1976 | Olympic Games  | Montreal, Canada |
20  | 1:03.62  | sf | John Hencken |  United States | 19 July 1976 | Olympic Games  | Montreal, Canada |
21  | 1:03.11  |  | John Hencken |  United States | 20 July 1976 | Olympic Games  | Montreal, Canada |
22  | 1:02.86  |  | Gerald Mörken |  West Germany | 18 August 1977 | \-  | Jönköping, Sweden |
23  | 1:02.62  |  | Steve Lundquist |  United States | 19 July 1982 | USA World Championship Trials  | Mission Viejo, California, United States |
24  | 1:02.53  |  | Steve Lundquist |  United States | 21 August 1982 | \-  | Indianapolis, United States |
25  | 1:02.34  |  | Steve Lundquist |  United States | 19 July 1983 | US National Championships  | Clovis, California, United States |
26  | 1:02.28  |  | Steve Lundquist |  United States | 17 August 1983 | Pan American Games  | Caracas, Venezuela |
27  | 1:02.13  |  | John Moffet |  United States | 25 June 1984 | US Olympic Trials  | Indianapolis, United States |
28  | 1:01.65  |  | Steve Lundquist |  United States | 29 July 1984 | Olympic Games  | Los Angeles, United States |
29  | 1:01.49  | h | Adrian Moorhouse |  Great Britain | 15 August 1989 | European Championships  | Bonn, West Germany |
29  | 1:01.49  | = | Adrian Moorhouse |  Great Britain | 25 January 1990 | Commonwealth Games  | Auckland, New Zealand |
29  | 1:01.49  | = | Adrian Moorhouse |  Great Britain | 26 July 1990 | \-  | London, United Kingdom |
29  | 1:01.49  | =, h | Norbert Rózsa |  Hungary | 7 January 1991 | World Championships  | Perth, Australia |
30  | 1:01.45  |  | Norbert Rózsa |  Hungary | 7 January 1991 | World Championships  | Perth, Australia |
30  | 1:01.45  | = | Vasili Ivanov |  Soviet Union | 11 June 1991 | \-  | Moscow, Soviet Union |
31  | 1:01.29  | h | Norbert Rózsa |  Hungary | 20 August 1991 | European Championships  | Athens, Greece |
32  | 1:00.95  | h | Károly Güttler |  Hungary | 3 August 1993 | European Championships  | Sheffield, United Kingdom |
33  | 1:00.60  | h | Frederik Deburghgraeve |  Belgium | 20 July 1996 | Olympic Games  | Atlanta, United States |
34  | 1:00.36  | sf | Roman Sludnov |  Russia | 15 June 2000 | \-  | Moscow, Russia |
35  | 1:00.29  |  | Ed Moses |  United States | 28 March 2001 | US National Championships  | Austin, Texas, United States |
36  | 1:00.26  | sf | Roman Sludnov |  Russia | 28 June 2001 | Russian Championships  | Moscow, Russia |
37  | 59.97  |  | Roman Sludnov |  Russia | 29 June 2001 | Russian Championships  | Moscow, Russia |
38  | 59.94  | sf | Roman Sludnov |  Russia | 23 July 2001 | World Championships  | Fukuoka, Japan |
39  | 59.78  |  | Kosuke Kitajima |  Japan | 21 July 2003 | World Championships  | Omaha, Nebraska, United States |
40  | 59.30  |  | Brendan Hansen |  United States | 8 July 2004 | US Olympic Trials  | Long Beach, United States |
41  | 59.13  |  | Brendan Hansen |  United States | 1 August 2006 | US National Championships  | Irvine, California, United States |
42  | 58.91  |  | Kosuke Kitajima |  Japan | 11 August 2008 | Olympic Games  | Beijing, China |
43  | 58.58  |  | Brenton Rickard |  Australia | 27 July 2009 | World Championships  | Rome, Italy |
44  | 58.46  |  | Cameron van der Burgh |  South Africa | 29 July 2012 | Olympic Games  | London, United Kingdom |
45  | 57.92  |  | Adam Peaty |  Great Britain | 17 April 2015 | British Championships  | London, United Kingdom |
46  | 57.55  | h | Adam Peaty |  Great Britain | 6 August 2016 | Olympic Games  | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
47  | 57.13  |  | Adam Peaty |  Great Britain | 7 August 2016 | Olympic Games  | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
48  | 57.10  |  | Adam Peaty |  Great Britain | 4 August 2018 | European Championships  | Glasgow, United Kingdom |
49  | 56.88  | sf | Adam Peaty |  Great Britain | 21 July 2019 | World Championships  | Gwangju, South Korea |

### Short course

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Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Location

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59.30  | Dmitry Volkov |  Soviet Union | Feb 10, 1990  | Bonn, West Germany
59.07  | Phil Rogers |  Australia | 27 August 1993  | Melbourne, Australia
59.02  | Frédérik Deburghgraeve |  Belgium | February 17, 1996  | Bastogne, Belgium
58.79  | Frédérik Deburghgraeve |  Belgium | Dec 4, 1998  | Texas, United States
58.51  | Roman Sludnov |  Russia | March 17, 2000  | Athens, Greece
58.05  | Ed Moses |  United States | March 24, 2000  | Minneapolis, United States
57.66  | Ed Moses |  United States | March 24, 2000  | Minneapolis, United States
57.47  | Ed Moses |  United States | January 23, 2002  | Stockholm, Sweden
56.88  | Cameron van der Burgh |  South Africa | November 9, 2008  | Moscow, Russia
55.99  | Cameron van der Burgh |  South Africa | August 9, 2009  | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
55.61  | Cameron van der Burgh |  South Africa | November 15, 2009  | Berlin, Germany
55.49  | Adam Peaty |  Great Britain | November 15, 2020  | Budapest, Hungary
55.41  | Adam Peaty |  Great Britain | November 22, 2020  | Budapest, Hungary
55.34  | Ilya Shymanovich |  Belarus | December 19, 2020  | Brest, Belarus
55.32  | Ilya Shymanovich |  Belarus | November 19, 2021  | Eindhoven, Netherlands
55.28  | Ilya Shymanovich |  Belarus | November 26, 2021  | Eindhoven, Netherlands

## Women

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### Long course

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Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Location

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1:20.3  | Karin Beyer |  East Germany | July 20, 1958  | Berlin, East Germany
1:19.6  | Karin Beyer |  East Germany | September 12, 1958  | Leipzig, East Germany
1:19.1  | Wiltrud Urselmann |  West Germany | March 12, 1960  | Zürich, Switzerland
1:19.0  | Ursula Küper |  East Germany | July 14, 1960  | Leipzig, East Germany
1:18.2  | Barbara Göbel |  East Germany | July 1, 1961  | Rostock, East Germany
1:17.9  | Claudia Kolb |  United States | July 11, 1964  | Los Angeles, United States
1:17.2  | Svetlana Babanina |  Soviet Union | September 3, 1964  | Moscow, Soviet Union
1:16.5  | Svetlana Babanina |  Soviet Union | May 11, 1965  | Tashkent, Soviet Union
1:16.4  | Catie Ball |  United States | July 15, 1966  | Winter Park, Florida, United States
1:15.7  | Galina Prozumenshchikova |  Soviet Union | July 17, 1966  | Leningrad, Soviet Union
1:15.6  | Catie Ball |  United States | December 28, 1966  | Fort Lauderdale, United States
1:14.8  | Catie Ball |  United States | July 31, 1967  | Winnipeg, Canada
1:14.6  | Catie Ball |  United States | August 19, 1967  | Philadelphia, United States
1:14.2  | Catie Ball |  United States | August 25, 1968  | Los Angeles, United States
1:13.58  | Cathy Carr |  United States | September 2, 1972  | Munich, West Germany
1:12.91  | Renate Vogel |  East Germany | August 22, 1974  | Vienna, Austria
1:12.55  | Christel Justen |  West Germany | August 23, 1974  | Vienna, Austria
1:12.28  | Renate Vogel |  East Germany | September 1, 1974  | Concord, United States
1:11.93  | Carola Nitschke |  East Germany | June 2, 1976  | Berlin, East Germany
1:11.11  | Hannelore Anke |  East Germany | July 22, 1976  | Montreal, Canada
1:10.86  | Hannelore Anke |  East Germany | July 22, 1976  | Montreal, Canada
1:10.31  | Yuliya Bogdanova |  Soviet Union | August 22, 1978  | West Berlin, West Germany
1:10.20  | Ute Geweniger |  East Germany | May 26, 1980  | Magdeburg, East Germany
1:10.11  | Ute Geweniger |  East Germany | July 24, 1980  | Moscow, Soviet Union
1:09.52  | Ute Geweniger |  East Germany | April 9, 1981  | Gera, East Germany
1:09.39  | Ute Geweniger |  East Germany | July 2, 1981  | Berlin, East Germany
1:08.60  | Ute Geweniger |  East Germany | September 8, 1981  | Split, Yugoslavia
1:08.51  | Ute Geweniger |  East Germany | August 25, 1983  | Rome, Italy
1:08.29  | Sylvia Gerasch |  East Germany | August 23, 1984  | Moscow, Soviet Union
1:08.11  | Sylvia Gerasch |  East Germany | August 21, 1986  | Madrid, Spain
1:07.91  | Silke Hörner |  East Germany | August 21, 1987  | Strasbourg, France
1:07.69  | Samantha Riley |  Australia | September 9, 1994  | Rome, Italy
1:07.46  | Penelope Heyns |  South Africa | March 4, 1996  | Durban, South Africa
1:07.02  | Penelope Heyns |  South Africa | July 21, 1996  | Atlanta, United States
1:06.99  | Penelope Heyns |  South Africa | July 18, 1999  | Los Angeles, United States
1:06.95  | Penelope Heyns |  South Africa | July 18, 1999  | Los Angeles, United States
1:06.52  | Penelope Heyns |  South Africa | August 23, 1999  | Sydney, Australia
1:06.37  | Leisel Jones |  Australia | July 21, 2003  | Barcelona, Spain
1:06.20  | Jessica Hardy |  United States | July 25, 2005  | Montreal, Canada
1:05.71  | Leisel Jones |  Australia | February 3, 2006  | Melbourne, Australia
1:05.09  | Leisel Jones |  Australia | March 20, 2006  | Melbourne, Australia
1:04.84  | Rebecca Soni |  United States | July 27, 2009  | Rome, Italy
1:04.45  | Jessica Hardy |  United States | August 7, 2009  | Federal Way, Washington
1:04.35  | Rūta Meilutytė |  Lithuania | July 29, 2013  | Barcelona, Spain
1:04.13  | Lilly King |  United States | July 25, 2017  | Budapest, Hungary

### Short course

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Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Location

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1:06.58[1] | Dai Guohong |  China | December 4, 1993 | Palma de Mallorca, Spain
1:05.70[2] | Samantha Riley |  Australia | December 1, 1995 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1:05.57 | Penelope Heyns |  South Africa | September 1999 | Johannesburg, South Africa
1:05.40 | Penelope Heyns |  South Africa | September 26, 1999 | Durban, South Africa
1:05.29 | Emma Igelström |  Sweden | March 15, 2003 | Stockholm, Sweden
1:05.11 | Emma Igelström |  Sweden | March 16, 2003 | Stockholm, Sweden
1:05.09 | Leisel Jones |  Australia | November 28, 2003 | Melbourne, Australia
1:04.79 | Tara Kirk |  United States | March 18, 2004 | Austin, USA
1:04.12 | Leisel Jones |  Australia | August 27, 2006 | Hobart, Australia
1:03.86 | Leisel Jones |  Australia | August 28, 2006 | Hobart, Australia
1:03.72 | Leisel Jones |  Australia | April 26, 2008 | Canberra, Australia
1:03.00 | Leisel Jones |  Australia | November 14, 2009 | Berlin, Germany
1:02.70 | Rebecca Soni |  United States | December 19, 2009 | Manchester, England
1:02.36 | Rūta Meilutytė |  Lithuania | October 12, 2013 | Moscow, Russia
1:02.36 =[3] | Alia Atkinson |  Jamaica | December 3, 2014 | Doha, Qatar
1:02.36 =[4] | Alia Atkinson |  Jamaica | August 26, 2016 | Chartres, France

## All-time top 25

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### Men long course

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* Correct as of June 2024[5]

Pos  | Time  | Swimmer  | Date  | Venue  | Ref

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1  | 56.88 |  Adam Peaty (GBR) | 21 July 2019 | Gwangju
2  | 57.69 |  Qin Haiyang (CHN) | 24 July 2023 | Fukuoka | [6]
6 October 2023 | Berlin | [7]
3  | 57.80 |  Arno Kamminga (NED) | 24 July 2021 | Tokyo | [8]
4  | 58.14 |  Michael Andrew (USA) | 13 June 2021 | Omaha | [9]
5  | 58.26 |  Nicolò Martinenghi (ITA) | 19 June 2022 | Budapest | [10]
12 August 2022 | Rome | [11]
6  | 58.29 |  Ilya Shymanovich (BLR) | 24 March 2019 | Marseille
7  | 58.36 |  Nic Fink (USA) | 30 June 2023 | Indianapolis | [12]
8  | 58.46 |  Cameron van der Burgh (RSA) | 29 July 2012 | London
James Wilby (GBR) | 22 July 2019 | Gwangju
10  | 58.58 |  Brenton Rickard (AUS) | 27 July 2009 | Rome
11  | 58.63 |  Yan Zibei (CHN) | 22 July 2019 | Gwangju
12  | 58.64 |  Hugues Duboscq (FRA) | 27 July 2009 | Rome
Kevin Cordes (USA) | 23 July 2017 | Budapest
14  | 58.67 |  Ihor Borysyk (UKR) | 11 June 2009 | Kharkiv
15  | 58.71 |  Alexander Dale Oen (NOR) | 25 July 2011 | Shanghai
16  | 58.72 |  Evgenii Somov (RUS) | 15 May 2024 | Atlanta | [13]
17  | 58.73  |  Federico Poggio (ITA) | 14 April 2023 | Riccione | [14]
Sun Jiajun (CHN) | 20 April 2024 | Shenzhen | [15]
19  | 58.74 |  Andrew Wilson (USA) | 14 June 2021 | Omaha | [16]
Lucas Matzerath (GER) | 23 July 2023 | Fukuoka | [17]
21  | 58.78 |  Yasuhiro Koseki (JPN) | 16 June 2018 | Monaco
22  | 58.79 |  Christian Sprenger (AUS) | 29 July 2013 | Barcelona
23  | 58.80 |  Samuel Williamson (AUS) | 10 June 2024 | Brisbane | [18]
24  | 58.83 |  Anton Chupkov (RUS) | 26 October 2020 | Kazan
25  | 58.84 |  Melvin Imoudu (GER) | 18 June 2024 | Belgrade | [19]

#### Notes

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Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 58.84:

* Adam Peaty also swam 57.10 (2018), 57.13 (2016), 57.14 (2019), 57.37 (2021), 57.39 (2021), 57.47 (2017), 57.55 (2016), 57.56 (2021), 57.59 (2019), 57.62 (2016), 57.63 (2021), 57.66 (2021), 57.67 (2021), 57.70 (2021), 57.75 (2017), 57.79 (2017), 57.87 (2019), 57.89 (2018), 57.92 (2015), 57.94 (2024), 58.04 (2018), 58.13 (2020), 58.15 (2019), 58.18 (2015), 58.21 (2017), 58.22 (2021), 58.26 (2021), 58.36 (2016), 58.41 (2016), 58.50 (2019), 58.52 (2015, 2015), 58.53 (2024), 58.56 (2017), 58.58 (2022), 58.59 (2018), 58.60 (2024), 58.61 (2018), 58.68 (2014), 58.72 (2017, 2019), 58.73 (2019), 58.74 (2016, 2016), 58.78 (2018, 2019, 2020), 58.82 (2017, 2021), 58.84 (2018).
* Qin Haiyang also swam 57.76 (2023), 57.82 (2023, 2023), 57.93 (2023), 58.24 (2024), 58.26 (2023), 58.35 (2023), 58.41 (2023), 58.42 (2023), 58.44 (2023), 58.62 (2024), 58.66 (2023), 58.76 (2023).
* Arno Kamminga also swam 57.90 (2021), 58.00 (2021), 58.10 (2021), 58.18 (2021), 58.19 (2021), 58.40 (2021), 58.42 (2021), 58.43 (2020), 58.47 (2021), 58.52 (2020, 2021, 2022), 58.61 (2020), 58.62 (2022), 58.64 (2021), 58.65 (2019), 58.68 (2021, 2022, 2023), 58.69 (2020, 2022), 58.71 (2022, 2023), 58.72 (2023), 58.74 (2021), 58.77 (2021), 58.78 (2020).
* Michael Andrew also swam 58.19 (2021), 58.51 (2022), 58.62 (2021), 58.67 (2021), 58.73 (2021), 58.78 (2022), 58.82 (2021), 58.84 (2021).
* Nicolò Martinenghi also swam 58.28 (2022), 58.29 (2021), 58.33 (2021), 58.37 (2021), 58.44 (2022), 58.45 (2021), 58.46 (2022), 58.57 (2022), 58.68 (2021), 58.72 (2023), 58.75 (2019), 58.78 (2022), 58.84 (2024).
* Nic Fink also swam 58.37 (2022), 58.50 (2021), 58.55 (2022), 58.57 (2024), 58.65 (2022), 58.72 (2023), 58.73 (2024), 58.80 (2021), 58.81 (2022).
* Ilya Shymanovich also swam 58.41 (2023), 58.46 (2021), 58.49 (2019), 58.58 (2019), 58.68 (2021), 58.73 (2019), 58.75 (2021), 58.76 (2023), 58.77 (2021), 58.79 (2019).
* Cameron van der Burgh also swam 58.49 (2015), 58.59 (2015, 2015), 58.69 (2016), 58.83 (2012).
* James Wilby also swam 58.58 (2021), 58.64 (2018), 58.66 (2019), 58.76 (2021), 58.80 (2021), 58.83 (2019).
* Yan Zibei also swam 58.67 (2019), 58.72 (2021), 58.73 (2020), 58.74 (2019), 58.75 (2021), 58.79 (2023), 58.83 (2020).
* Kevin Cordes also swam 58.74 (2017), 58.79 (2017).
* Lucas Matzerath also swam 58.75 (2023).
* Andrew Wilson also swam 58.80 (2021).

### Men short course

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* Correct as of December 2023[20]

Pos  | Time  | Swimmer  | Date  | Venue  | Ref

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1  | 55.28 |  Ilya Shymanovich (BLR) | 26 November 2021 | Eindhoven | [21]
2  | 55.41 |  Adam Peaty (GBR) | 22 November 2020 | Budapest |
3  | 55.56 |  Nic Fink (USA) | 5 December 2021 | Eindhoven | [22]
4  | 55.61 |  Cameron van der Burgh (RSA) | 15 November 2009 | Berlin
5  | 55.63 |  Nicolo Martinenghi (ITA) | 4 November 2021 | Kazan | [23]
6  | 55.74 |  Emre Sakçı (TUR) | 10 November 2020 | Budapest
7  | 55.77 |  Yuya Hinomoto (JPN) | 16 October 2021 | Tokyo | [24]
8  | 55.79 |  Arno Kamminga (NED) | 4 November 2021 | Kazan | [25]
9  | 56.02 |  Kirill Prigoda (RUS) | 15 December 2017 | Copenhagen |
10  | 56.11  |  Yasuhiro Koseki (JPN) | 26 October 2019 | Tokyo
31 October 2020 | Budapest
11  | 56.15 |  Fabio Scozzoli (ITA) | 16 December 2017 | Copenhagen |
12  | 56.16  |  Oleg Kostin (RUS) | 19 November 2017 | Kazan
Fabian Schwingenschlögl (GER) | 28 October 2021 | Kazan | [26]
14  | 56.25  |  Felipe França Silva (BRA) | 4 September 2014 | Guaratinguetá
Danil Semianinov (RUS) | 21 November 2022 | Kazan | [27]
15  | 56.29  |  Robin van Aggele (NED) | 11 December 2009 | Istanbul
Ian Finnerty (USA) | 17 November 2019 | College Park
18  | 56.30 |  Anton McKee (ISL) | 25 October 2020 | Budapest
19  | 56.31 |  Qin Haiyang (CHN) | 27 October 2022 | Beijing | [28]
20  | 56.33 |  Vladimir Morozov (RUS) | 1 October 2016 | Beijing
21  | 56.34 |  Yan Zibei (CHN) | 15 November 2018 | Singapore
22  | 56.43 |  Cody Miller (USA) | 12 December 2015 | Indianapolis
Sun Jiajun (CHN) | 27 October 2022 | Beijing | [29]
24  | 56.55 |  Neil Versfeld (RSA) | 11 November 2009 | Stockholm
25  | 56.60 |  Felipe Lima (BRA) | 10 August 2021 | São Paulo

#### Notes

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Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 56.60:

* Ilya Shymanovich also swam 55.32 (2021), 55.34 (2020), 55.45 (2021), 55.49 (2020), 55.59 (2021), 55.70 (2021), 55.77 (2021), 55.83 (2020), 56.04 (2020, 2021), 56.10 (2018), 56.20 (2021), 56.26 (2022), 56.43 (2018), 56.47 (2018), 56.54 (2021).
* Adam Peaty also swam 55.49 (2020), 56.25 (2022), 56.42 (2022).
* Nicolo Martinenghi also swam 55.80 (2021), 56.01 (2022), 56.07 (2022), 56.39 (2021), 56.46 (2020), 56.54 (2021), 56.57 (2023), 56.60 (2022).
* Arno Kamminga also swam 55.82 (2021), 55.99 (2021), 56.06 (2019, 2021), 56.08 (2021), 56.19 (2021), 56.26 (2021), 56.35 (2021), 56.37 (2023), 56.41 (2021), 56.42 (2021), 56.46 (2021), 56.52 (2023).
* Nic Fink also swam 55.87 (2021), 55.88 (2022), 56.16 (2020), 56.25 (2022), 56.48 (2021), 56.51 (2021).
* Cameron van der Burgh also swam 55.99 (2009), 56.01 (2018), 56.60 (2009).
* Yasuhiro Koseki also swam 56.13 (2018), 56.42 (2018).
* Emre Sakçı also swam 56.25 (2021), 56.47 (2021).
* Kirill Prigoda also swam 56.28 (2017), 56.31 (2018), 56.54 (2022), 56.56 (2018).
* Fabian Schwingenschlögl also swam 56.29 (2021).
* Fabio Scozzoli also swam 56.30 (2018), 56.34 (2021), 56.48 (2018).
* Qin Haiyang also swam 56.33 (2022), 56.38 (2022).
* Danil Semianinov also swam 56.51 (2021).

### Women long course

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* Correct as of June 2024[30]

Pos  | Time  | Swimmer  | Date  | Venue  | Ref

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1  | 1:04.13 |  Lilly King (USA) | 25 July 2017 | Budapest
2  | 1:04.35 |  Ruta Meilutyte (LTU) | 29 July 2013 | Barcelona
3  | 1:04.36 |  Yuliya Efimova (RUS) | 24 July 2017 | Budapest
4  | 1:04.39 |  Tang Qianting (CHN) | 21 April 2024 | Shenzhen
5  | 1:04.45 |  Jessica Hardy (USA) | 7 August 2009 | Federal Way
6  | 1:04.82 |  Tatjana Schoenmaker (RSA) | 25 July 2021 | Tokyo
7  | 1:04.84 |  Rebecca Soni (USA) | 27 July 2009 | Rome
8  | 1:04.92 |  Evgeniia Chikunova (RUS) | 19 April 2023 | Kazan | [31]
9  | 1:04.95 |  Lydia Jacoby (USA) | 27 July 2021 | Tokyo
10  | 1:05.03 |  Katie Meili (USA) | 25 July 2017 | Budapest
11  | 1:05.09 |  Leisel Jones (AUS) | 20 March 2006 | Melbourne
12  | 1:05.19 |  Reona Aoki (JPN) | 2 March 2022 | Tokyo | [32]
13  | 1:05.32 |  Ji Liping (CHN) | 29 August 2009 | Beijing
14  | 1:05.35 |  Katy Freeman (USA) | 7 August 2009 | Federal Way
15  | 1:05.37 |  Annie Lazor (USA) | 14 June 2021 | Omaha | [33]
16  | 1:05.44 |  Benedetta Pilato (ITA) | 21 June 2024 | Rome | [34]
17  | 1:05.47 |  Qi Hui (CHN) | 17 October 2009 | Jinan
Lara van Niekerk (RSA) | 2 August 2022 | Birmingham | [35]
19  | 1:05.48 |  Kaitlyn Dobler (USA) | 30 June 2023 | Indianapolis | [36]
20  | 1:05.54 |  Angharad Evans (GBR) | 26 May 2024 | London | [37]
21  | 1:05.55 |  Mona McSharry (IRE) | 24 July 2023 | Fukuoka | [38]
22  | 1:05.58 |  Anna Elendt (GER) | 31 March 2022 | San Antonio | [39]
23  | 1:05.63 |  Yu Jingyao (CHN) | 21 September 2021 | Xi'an | [40]
24  | 1:05.64 |  Chen Huijia (CHN) | 6 December 2009 | Hong Kong
25  | 1:05.66 |  Sophie Hansson (SWE) | 25 July 2021 | Tokyo

#### Notes

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Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:05.66:

* Ruta Meilutyte also swam 1:04.42 (2013), 1:04.52 (2013), 1:04.62 (2023), 1:04.67 (2023), 1:05.06 (2017), 1:05.09 (2023), 1:05.20 (2013), 1:05.21 (2012, 2013, 2014), 1:05.39 (2014), 1:05.46 (2015), 1:05.47 (2012), 1:05.48 (2013), 1:05.56 (2012), 1:05.63 (2014), 1:05.64 (2015), 1:05.65 (2017).
* Lilly King also swam 1:04.53 (2017), 1:04.72 (2021), 1:04.75 (2023), 1:04.79 (2021), 1:04.93 (2016, 2019), 1:04.95 (2017), 1:05.13 (2019), 1:05.20 (2016, 2017), 1:05.32 (2021, 2021, 2022), 1:05.36 (2018), 1:05.40 (2021), 1:05.43 (2024), 1:05.44 (2018), 1:05.45 (2023), 1:05.47 (2021), 1:05.54 (2021), 1:05.55 (2021), 1:05.57 (2024), 1:05.61 (2018), 1:05.65 (2019), 1:05.66 (2019).
* Tang Qianting also swam 1:04.68 (2024), 1:05.27 (2024), 1:05.36 (2024).
* Yuliya Yefimova also swam 1:04.82 (2017), 1:04.98 (2018), 1:05.02 (2013), 1:05.05 (2017), 1:05.24 (2013), 1:05.29 (2013, 2017), 1:05.41 (2009), 1:05.48 (2013), 1:05.49 (2019), 1:05.50 (2016), 1:05.51 (2019), 1:05.53 (2018), 1:05.56 (2019), 1:05.60 (2015, 2017), 1:05.66 (2015, 2017).
* Rebecca Soni also swam 1:04.91 (2011), 1:04.93 (2009, 2010), 1:05.05 (2011), 1:05.34 (2009), 1:05.54 (2011), 1:05.55 (2012), 1:05.57 (2011), 1:05.66 (2009).
* Tatjana Schoenmaker also swam 1:05.07 (2021), 1:05.22 (2021), 1:05.41 (2024), 1:05.48 (2024), 1:05.53 (2023), 1:05.56 (2023).
* Evgeniia Chikunova also swam 1:05.11 (2024).
* Lydia Jacoby also swam 1:05.16 (2023), 1:05.28 (2021), 1:05.52 (2021).
* Leisel Jones also swam 1:05.17 (2008), 1:05.34 (2008), 1:05.60 (2006), 1:05.64 (2008), 1:05.66 (2010).
* Jessica Hardy also swam 1:05.18 (2013), 1:05.52 (2013).
* Katie Meili also swam 1:05.48 (2017), 1:05.51 (2017), 1:05.64 (2015).
* Annie Lazor also swam 1:05.60 (2021).
* Anna Elendt also swam 1:05.62 (2022).

### Women short course

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* Correct as of September 2024[41]

Pos  | Time  | Swimmer  | Date  | Venue  | Ref

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1  | 1:02.36  |  Rūta Meilutytė (LTU) | 12 October 2013 | Moscow
Alia Atkinson (JAM) | 3 December 2014 | Doha
26 August 2016 | Chartres
3  | 1:02.50 |  Lilly King (USA) | 22 November 2020 | Budapest
4  | 1:02.66 |  Tang Qianting (CHN) | 25 September 2024 | Wuhan
5  | 1:02.70 |  Rebecca Soni (USA) | 19 December 2009 | Manchester
6  | 1:02.91 |  Yuliya Efimova (RUS) | 3 September 2016 | Moscow
7  | 1:02.92 |  Katie Meili (USA) | 30 August 2016 | Berlin
8  | 1:03.00 |  Leisel Jones (AUS) | 14 November 2009 | Berlin
9  | 1:03.21 |  Eneli Jefimova (EST) | 6 December 2023 | Otopeni | [42]
10  | 1:03.30 |  Jessica Hardy (USA) | 14 November 2009 | Berlin
11  | 1:03.50 |  Sophie Hansson (SWE) | 20 December 2021 | Abu Dhabi | [43]
12  | 1:03.53 |  Evgeniia Chikunova (RUS) | 24 November 2022 | Kazan | [44]
13  | 1:03.55 |  Benedetta Pilato (ITA) | 15 November 2020 | Budapest
14  | 1:03.57 |  Molly Hannis (USA) | 22 November 2020 | Budapest
15  | 1:03.69 |  Annie Lazor (USA) | 12 November 2020 | Budapest
16  | 1:03.71 |  Nika Godun (RUS) | 24 November 2022 | Kazan | [45]
17  | 1:03.73 |  Sarah Katsoulis (AUS) | 21 November 2009 | Singapore
18  | 1:03.74 |  Rikke Pedersen (DEN) | 10 August 2013 | Berlin
19  | 1:03.80 |  Breeja Larson (USA) | 20 October 2019 | Lewisville
20  | 1:03.89 |  Tatjana Schoenmaker (RSA) | 25 October 2020 | Pietermaritzburg
21  | 1:03.90  |  Arianna Castiglioni (ITA) | 12 September 2021 | Naples
Tes Schouten (NED) | 15 December 2022 | Melbourne | [46]
23  | 1:03.92 |  Mona McSharry (IRL) | 20 December 2021 | Abu Dhabi | [47]
24  | 1:03.93 |  Lara van Niekerk (RSA) | 14 December 2022 | Melbourne | [48]
25  | 1:03.96 |  Moniek Nijhuis (NED) | 5 December 2014 | Doha

#### Notes

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Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:03.96:

* Alia Atkinson also swam 1:02.40 (2016), 1:02.54 (2014), 1:02.66 (2020), 1:02.67 (2017), 1:02.68 (2016), 1:03.56 (2020).
* Rūta Meilutytė also swam 1:02.43 (2014), 1:02.46 (2014), 1:03.07 (2022), 1:03.40 (2022), 1:03.81 (2022).
* Lilly King also swam 1:02.67 (2022), 1:03.33 (2022), 1:03.94 (2022).
* Tang Qianting also swam 1:02.77 (2024), 1:03.47 (2021).
* Leisel Jones also swam 1:03.72 (2008).
* Benedetta Pilato also swam 1:03.76 (2023).
* Nika Godun also swam 1:03.77 (2021).
* Eneli Jefimova also swam 1:03.79 (2023).

## References

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* (in Dutch) Zwemkroniek - world records

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