World record progression 100 metres butterfly

Main article: List of world records in swimming

The first world record in the 100 metres butterfly in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognised by the 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.

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

## Men[edit]

### Long course[edit]

Time  | Swimmer  | Date  | Place

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1:03.4 |  György Tumpek | May 26, 1957  | Budapest, Hungary
1:01.5 |  Takashi Ishimoto | June 16, 1957  | Kurume, Japan
1:01.3 |  Takashi Ishimoto | July 7, 1957  | Tokyo, Japan
1:01.2 |  Takashi Ishimoto | September 6, 1957  | Kurume, Japan
1:01.1 |  Takashi Ishimoto | June 29, 1958  | Los Angeles, United States
1:01.0 |  Takashi Ishimoto | September 14, 1958  | Kōchi, Japan
59.0 |  Lance Larson | June 26, 1960  | Los Angeles, United States
58.7 |  Lance Larson | July 24, 1960  | Toledo, United States
58.6 |  Fred Schmidt | August 20, 1961  | Los Angeles, United States
58.4 |  Luis Nicolao | April 24, 1962  | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
57.0 |  Luis Nicolao | April 27, 1962  | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
56.29 |  Mark Spitz | July 31, 1967  | Winnipeg, Canada
56.3 |  Doug Russell | August 29, 1967  | Tokyo, Japan
55.7 |  Mark Spitz | October 7, 1967  | West Berlin, West Germany
55.6 |  Mark Spitz | August 30, 1968  | Long Beach, United States
55.0 |  Mark Spitz | August 25, 1971  | Houston, United States
54.72 |  Mark Spitz | August 4, 1972  | Chicago, United States
54.56 |  Mark Spitz | August 4, 1972  | Chicago, United States
54.27 |  Mark Spitz | August 31, 1972  | Munich, West Germany
54.18 |  Joe Bottom | August 27, 1977  | East Berlin, East Germany
54.15 |  Pär Arvidsson | April 11, 1980  | Austin, United States
53.81 |  William Paulus | April 3, 1981  | Austin, United States
53.44 |  Matt Gribble | August 6, 1983  | Clovis, United States
53.38 |  Pablo Morales | June 26, 1984  | Indianapolis, United States
53.08 |  Michael Gross | July 30, 1984  | Los Angeles, United States
52.84 |  Pablo Morales | June 23, 1986  | Orlando, United States
52.32 |  Denis Pankratov | August 23, 1995  | Vienna, Austria
52.27 |  Denis Pankratov | July 24, 1996  | Atlanta, United States
52.15 |  Michael Klim | October 9, 1997  | Brisbane, Australia
52.03 |  Michael Klim | December 10, 1999  | Canberra, Australia
51.81 |  Michael Klim | December 12, 1999  | Canberra, Australia
51.76 |  Andriy Serdinov | July 25, 2003  | Barcelona, Spain
51.47 |  Michael Phelps | July 25, 2003  | Barcelona, Spain
50.98 |  Ian Crocker | July 26, 2003  | Barcelona, Spain
50.76 |  Ian Crocker | July 13, 2004  | Long Beach, United States
50.40 |  Ian Crocker | July 30, 2005  | Montreal, Canada
50.22 |  Michael Phelps | July 9, 2009  | Indianapolis, United States
50.01 |  Milorad Čavić | July 31, 2009  | Rome, Italy
49.82 |  Michael Phelps | August 1, 2009  | Rome, Italy
49.50 |  Caeleb Dressel | July 26, 2019  | Gwangju, South Korea
49.45 |  Caeleb Dressel | July 31, 2021  | Tokyo, Japan

### Short course[edit]

Time  | Swimmer  | Date  | Place

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52.07[1] |  Marcel Gery | February 1, 1990  | Paris, France
51.94[2] |  Denis Pankratov | February 4, 1996  | Paris, France
51.93 |  Denis Pankratov | February 5, 1997  | Imperia, Italy
51.78 |  Denis Pankratov | February 7, 1997  | Paris, France
51.16 |  Michael Klim | January 22, 1998  | Sydney, Australia
51.07 |  Michael Klim | January 22, 1998  | Sydney, Australia
51.02 |  James Hickman | December 14, 1998  | Sheffield, United Kingdom
50.99 |  Michael Klim | September 2, 1999  | Canberra, Australia
50.59 |  Lars Frölander | March 16, 2000  | Athens, Greece
50.44 |  Lars Frölander | March 17, 2000  | Athens, Greece
50.26 |  Thomas Rupprath | December 14, 2001  | Antwerp, Belgium
50.10 |  Thomas Rupprath | January 27, 2002  | Berlin, Germany
50.02 |  Milorad Čavić | December 12, 2003  | Dublin, Ireland
49.77 |  Ian Crocker | March 26, 2004  | East Meadow, New York, United States
49.07 |  Ian Crocker | March 26, 2004  | East Meadow, New York, United States
48.99 |  Yevgeny Korotyshkin | November 7, 2009  | Moscow, Russia
48.48 |  Yevgeny Korotyshkin | November 15, 2009  | Berlin, Germany
48.44 |  Chad le Clos | December 4, 2014  | Doha, Qatar
48.08 |  Chad le Clos | December 8, 2016  | Windsor, Ontario, Canada
47.78 |  Caeleb Dressel | November 21, 2020  | Budapest, Hungary

## Women[edit]

### Long course[edit]

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

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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 Aug 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 Sep 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 Aug 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 Jul 1975 | World Championships |  Cali, Colombia |
23  | 1:00.13  |  | Kornelia Ender |  East Germany  | 4 Jun 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 |
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  | 27 May 2000 | PN Senior Regional  |  Federal Way, United States |
31  | 56.61  |  | Inge de Bruijn |  NED  | 17 Sep 2000 | Olympic Games |  Sydney, Australia |
32  | 56.44  | sf | Sarah Sjöström |  SWE  | 26 Jul 2009 | World Championships |  Rome, Italy |
33  | 56.06  |  | Sarah Sjöström |  SWE  | 27 Jul 2009 | World Championships |  Rome, Italy |
34  | 55.98  |  | Dana Vollmer |  USA  | 29 Jul 2012 | Olympic Games |  London, United Kingdom |
35  | 55.74  | sf | Sarah Sjöström |  SWE  | 2 Aug 2015 | World Championships |  Kazan, Russia |
36  | 55.64  |  | Sarah Sjöström |  SWE  | 3 Aug 2015 | World Championships |  Kazan, Russia |
37  | 55.48  |  | Sarah Sjöström |  SWE  | 7 Aug 2016 | Olympic Games |  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
38  | 55.18  | sf | Gretchen Walsh |  USA  | 15 Jun 2024 | U.S. Olympic Trials |  Indianapolis, United States | [3]

### Short course[edit]

Time  | Swimmer  | Date  | Place

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58.77 |  Angela Kennedy | February 18, 1995  | Gelsenkirchen, Germany
58.68 |  Liu Limin | December 2, 1995  | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
58.29 |  Misty Hyman | December 1, 1996  | Sainte-Foy, Quebec
58.24 |  Ayari Aoyama | March 28, 1997  | Tokyo, Japan
57.79 |  Jenny Thompson | April 19, 1997  | Gothenburg, Sweden
56.90 |  Jenny Thompson | December 1, 1998  | College Station, United States
56.80 |  Jenny Thompson | February 12, 2000  | Paris, France
56.56 |  Jenny Thompson | March 18, 2000  | Athens, Greece
56.55 |  Martina Moravcová | January 26, 2002  | Berlin, Germany
56.34 |  Natalie Coughlin | November 22, 2002  | East Meadow, United States
55.95 |  Libby Lenton | August 28, 2006  | Hobart, Australia
55.89 |  Felicity Galvez | April 13, 2008  | Manchester United Kingdom
55.74 |  Libby Trickett | April 26, 2008  | Canberra, Australia
55.68 |  Jessicah Schipper | August 12, 2009  | Hobart, Australia
55.46 |  Felicity Galvez | November 11, 2009  | Stockholm, Sweden
55.05 |  Diane Bui Duyet | December 12, 2009  | Istanbul, Turkey
54.61 |  Sarah Sjöström | December 7, 2014  | Doha, Qatar
54.59 |  Kelsi Dahlia | December 3, 2021  | Eindhoven, Netherlands
54.05 |  Maggie Mac Neil | December 18, 2022  | Melbourne, Australia

## All-time top 25[edit]

### Men long course[edit]

* Correct as of May 2024[4]

Pos  | Time  | Swimmer  | Date  | Venue  | Ref

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1  | 49.45 |  Caeleb Dressel (USA) | 31 July 2021 | Tokyo | [5]
2  | 49.68 |  Kristóf Milák (HUN) | 31 July 2021 | Tokyo | [6]
3  | 49.82 |  Michael Phelps (USA) | 1 August 2009 | Rome
4  | 49.95 |  Milorad Čavić (SRB) | 1 August 2009 | Rome
5  | 50.06 |  Joshua Liendo (CAN) | 19 May 2024 | Toronto | [7]
6  | 50.14 |  Maxime Grousset (FRA) | 29 July 2023 | Fukuoka | [8]
7  | 50.16 |  Noè Ponti (SUI) | 6 April 2024 | Uster | [9]
8  | 50.25 |  Matthew Temple (AUS) | 3 December 2023 | Tokyo | [10]
9  | 50.39 |  Joseph Schooling (SGP) | 3 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro
10  | 50.40 |  Ian Crocker (USA) | 30 July 2005 | Montreal
Shaine Casas (USA) | 28 July 2022 | Irvine | [11]
12  | 50.41 |  Rafael Muñoz (ESP) | 1 August 2009 | Rome
13  | 50.46 |  Dare Rose (USA) | 29 July 2023 | Fukuoka | [12]
14  | 50.56 |  Chad le Clos (RSA) | 8 August 2015 | Kazan
15  | 50.64 |  Piero Codia (ITA) | 9 August 2018 | Glasgow
16  | 50.65 |  Albert Subirats (VEN) | 31 July 2009 | Rome
17  | 50.67 |  James Guy (GBR) | 28 July 2017 | Budapest
18  | 50.68 |  Maxime Rooney (USA) | 2 August 2019 | Palo Alto
19  | 50.78 |  Jason Dunford (KEN) | 31 July 2009 | Rome
Nyls Korstanje (NED) | 28 July 2023 | Fukuoka | [13]
21  | 50.80 |  Michael Andrew (USA) | 14 May 2021 | Indianapolis | [14]
Thomas Heilman (USA) | 22 June 2024 | Indianapolis
23  | 50.81 |  Naoki Mizunuma (JPN) | 23 June 2022 | Budapest | [15]
24  | 50.83 |  Andrey Minakov (RUS) | 27 July 2019 | Gwangju
25  | 50.84 |  Hubert Kós (HUN) | 12 April 2024 | San Antonio | [16]

#### Notes[edit]

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 50.84:

* Caeleb Dressel also swam 49.50 (2019), 49.66 (2019), 49.71 (2021), 49.76 (2021), 49.86 (2017), 49.87 (2021), 50.01 (2022), 50.07 (2017), 50.08 (2017), 50.17 (2021), 50.19 (2024), 50.20 (2022), 50.28 (2019), 50.36 (2019), 50.39 (2021), 50.50 (2018), 50.75 (2018), 50.79 (2024), 50.84 (2024).
* Milorad Čavić also swam 50.01 (2009), 50.56 (2009), 50.59 (2008), 50.76 (2008).
* Kristóf Milák also swam 50.14 (2022, 2022), 50.18 (2021), 50.31 (2021), 50.33 (2022), 50.47 (2021), 50.62 (2017, 2021, 2021), 50.64 (2021), 50.68 (2022), 50.75 (2024), 50.77 (2017), 50.80 (2023), 50.82 (2024).
* Michael Phelps also swam 50.22 (2009), 50.45 (2015), 50.48 (2009, 2009), 50.58 (2008), 50.65 (2010), 50.71 (2011), 50.77 (2007).
* Joshua Liendo also swam 50.33 (2024), 50.34 (2024), 50.36 (2023), 50.75 (2023), 50.78 (2023).
* Noè Ponti also swam 50.37 (2024), 50.74 (2021), 50.76 (2021).
* Matthew Temple also swam 50.45 (2021), 50.60 (2024), 50.61 (2024), 50.76 (2023), 50.80 (2024), 50.81 (2023).
* Rafael Muñoz also swam 50.46 (2009), 50.58 (2009), 50.59 (2009).
* Dare Rose also swam 50.53 (2023), 50.74 (2023), 50.84 (2024).
* Shaine Casas also swam 50.56 (2022), 50.80 (2023).
* Maxime Grousset also swam 50.61 (2023), 50.62 (2023).
* Chad le Clos also swam 50.65 (2018).
* Ian Crocker also swam 50.76 (2004), 50.82 (2007).
* Joseph Schooling also swam 50.78 (2017), 50.83 (2016, 2017).
* Albert Subirats also swam 50.79 (2009).
* James Guy also swam 50.83 (2017).

### Men short course[edit]

* Correct as of December 2023[17]

Pos  | Time  | Swimmer  | Date  | Venue  | Ref

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1  | 47.78 |  Caeleb Dressel (USA) | 21 November 2020 | Budapest
2  | 48.08 |  Chad le Clos (RSA) | 8 December 2016 | Windsor
3  | 48.47  |  Tom Shields (USA) | 21 November 2020 | Budapest
Noè Ponti (SUI) | 6 December 2023 | Otopeni | [18]
5  | 48.48 |  Yevgeny Korotyshkin (RUS) | 15 November 2009 | Berlin
6  | 48.62 |  Matthew Temple (AUS) | 13 December 2023 | Adelaide | [19]
7  | 48.64 |  Matteo Rivolta (ITA) | 27 November 2021 | Eindhoven | [20]
8  | 48.94 |  Maxime Grousset (FRA) | 5 December 2023 | Otopeni | [21]
9  | 49.03 |  Ilya Kharun (CAN) | 18 December 2022 | Melbourne | [22]
10  | 49.06 |  Marius Kusch (GER) | 5 December 2019 | Glasgow |
11  | 49.07 |  Ian Crocker (USA) | 26 March 2004 | East Meadow |
12  | 49.10 |  Coleman Stewart (USA) | 4 September 2021 | Naples |
13  | 49.13 |  Simone Stefanì (ITA) | 1 December 2021 | Riccione |
14  | 49.18 |  Marcin Cieślak (POL) | 21 November 2020 | Budapest |
15  | 49.19 |  Milorad Čavić (SRB) | 12 December 2008 | Rijeka |
16  | 49.21  |  Adam Barrett (GBR) | 7 December 2016 | Windsor |
Andrey Minakov (RUS) | 18 December 2021 | Abu Dhabi | [23]
18  | 49.22 |  Tomoe Zenimoto Hvas (NOR) | 2 November 2021 | Kazan | [24]
19  | 49.23 |  Steffen Deibler (GER) | 15 November 2009 | Berlin |
20  | 49.25 |  Li Zhuhao (CHN) | 13 December 2018 | Hangzhou |
21  | 49.31 |  David Morgan (AUS) | 8 December 2016 | Windsor |
22  | 49.33 |  László Cseh (HUN) | 3 December 2015 | Netanya |
23  | 49.39 |  Simon Bucher (AUT) | 18 December 2022 | Melbourne | [25]
24  | 49.44 |  Kaio Almeida (BRA) | 11 November 2009 | Stockholm |
25  | 49.45 |  Mehdy Metella (FRA) | 13 December 2018 | Hangzhou |

#### Notes[edit]

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 49.45:

* Chad le Clos also swam 48.44 (2014), 48.45 (2020), 48.50 (2018), 48.56 (2014), 48.58 (2022), 48.59 (2014, 2022), 48.66 (2016), 48.70 (2014), 48.74 (2014), 48.82 (2012), 48.85 (2022), 48.95 (2014), 48.98 (2022), 48.99 (2014), 49.01 (2013, 2016), 49.03 (2021), 49.04 (2021), 49.05 (2013, 2016), 49.08 (2013), 49.09 (2017), 49.13 (2017), 49.14 (2013, 2016, 2020), 49.15 (2019), 49.18 (2017), 49.22 (2018), 49.26 (2016), 49.27 (2021), 49.33 (2020), 49.34 (2013, 2019), 49.35 (2016), 49.39 (2020), 49.41 (2013), 49.45 (2016).
* Caeleb Dressel also swam 48.53 (2021), 48.71 (2018, 2021), 48.92 (2020), 49.02 (2020), 49.03 (2021), 49.10 (2019), 49.16 (2019), 49.23 (2021), 49.33 (2020), 49.35 (2020).
* Noè Ponti also swam 48.61 (2023), 48.81 (2022), 49.07 (2022), 49.25 (2022), 49.38 (2021).
* Tom Shields also swam 48.63 (2015), 48.67 (2021), 48.78 (2021), 48.80 (2013), 48.83 (2021), 48.88 (2021), 48.90 (2021), 48.94 (2020), 48.99 (2014, 2021), 49.00 (2014), 49.01 (2013, 2020), 49.02 (2014), 49.03 (2021), 49.04 (2016), 49.16 (2013), 49.17 (2020), 49.20 (2021), 49.23 (2014), 49.30 (2020), 49.32 (2013, 2014), 49.36 (2021), 49.39 (2019), 49.45 (2013), 49.46 (2021), 49.47 (2021).
* Matteo Rivolta also swam 48.87 (2021), 49.05 (2021), 49.07 (2021, 2022), 49.32 (2022), 49.43 (2022).
* Yevgeny Korotyshkin also swam 48.93 (2009), 48.99 (2009), 49.43 (2013).
* Marius Kusch also swam 49.12 (2022), 49.20 (2022).
* Maxime Grousset also swam 49.24 (2023).
* Matthew Temple also swam 49.32 (2020).
* Li Zhuhao also swam 49.36 (2018).

### Women long course[edit]

* Correct as of June 2024[26]

Pos  | Time  | Swimmer  | Date  | Venue  | Ref

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1  | 55.18 |  Gretchen Walsh (USA) | 15 June 2024 | Indianapolis | [27]
2  | 55.48 |  Sarah Sjöström (SWE) | 7 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro
3  | 55.52 |  Torri Huske (USA) | 16 June 2024 | Indianapolis | [28]
4  | 55.59 |  Maggie MacNeil (CAN) | 26 July 2021 | Tokyo | [29]
5  | 55.62 |  Zhang Yufei (CHN) | 29 September 2020 | Qingdao
Regan Smith (USA) | 16 June 2024 | Indianapolis | [30]
7  | 55.72 |  Emma McKeon (AUS) | 26 July 2021 | Tokyo | [31]
8  | 55.98 |  Dana Vollmer (USA) | 29 July 2012 | London
9  | 56.07 |  Liu Zige (CHN) | 18 October 2009 | Jinan
10  | 56.08 |  Rikako Ikee (JPN) | 9 August 2018 | Tokyo
11  | 56.11 |  Angelina Köhler (GER) | 11 February 2024 | Doha | [32]
12  | 56.14 |  Marie Wattel (FRA) | 19 June 2022 | Budapest | [33]
13  | 56.20 |  Claire Curzan (USA) | 10 April 2021 | Cary | [34]
14  | 56.22 |  Louise Hansson (SWE) | 26 July 2021 | Tokyo | [35]
15  | 56.23 |  Jess Schipper (AUS) | 27 July 2009 | Rome
16  | 56.33 |  Mizuki Hirai (JPN) | 22 June 2024 | Kanagawa | [36]
17  | 56.37 |  Kelsi Dahlia (USA) | 24 July 2017 | Budapest
18  | 56.43 |  Kate Douglass (USA) | 29 June 2023 | Indianapolis | [37]
19  | 56.46 |  Penny Oleksiak (CAN) | 7 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro
20  | 56.51 |  Jeanette Ottesen (DEN) | 18 August 2014 | Berlin
21  | 56.61 |  Inge de Bruijn (NED) | 17 September 2000 | Sydney
Chen Xinyi (CHN) | 23 September 2014 | Incheon
23  | 56.69 |  Marleen Veldhuis (NED) | 16 April 2009 | Amsterdam
24  | 56.73 |  Libby Trickett (AUS) | 11 August 2008 | Beijing
25  | 56.76 |  Lu Ying (CHN) | 7 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro

#### Notes[edit]

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 56.76:

* Gretchen Walsh also swam 55.31 (2024), 55.94 (2024), 56.14 (2024), 56.34 (2023), 56.41 (2024), 56.73 (2023).
* Sarah Sjöström also swam 55.53 (2017), 55.64 (2015), 55.68 (2016), 55.74 (2015), 55.76 (2017), 55.77 (2017), 55.84 (2016), 55.89 (2016), 55.95 (2016), 55.96 (2017), 56.04 (2015), 56.06 (2009), 56.12 (2016), 56.18 (2021), 56.20 (2017), 56.22 (2019), 56.23 (2018), 56.26 (2016, 2017), 56.29 (2018, 2019), 56.32 (2017), 56.35 (2018), 56.37 (2016), 56.38 (2016), 56.40 (2021), 56.42 (2019), 56.44 (2009), 56.45 (2019, 2019), 56.46 (2018), 56.47 (2015), 56.50 (2014, 2014), 56.52 (2014), 56.53 (2013, 2014, 2017), 56.57 (2018), 56.58 (2015), 56.62 (2018), 56.66 (2018), 56.69 (2019), 56.70 (2022), 56.71 (2020), 56.72 (2016), 56.76 (2009).
* Torri Huske also swam 55.64 (2022), 55.66 (2021), 55.68 (2024), 55.73 (2021), 55.78 (2021), 55.79 (2024), 56.13 (2024), 56.18 (2023), 56.21 (2023), 56.26 (2024), 56.28 (2022), 56.29 (2021, 2022), 56.51 (2021), 56.61 (2023), 56.69 (2021, 2021), 56.76 (2023).
* Zhang Yufei also swam 55.64 (2021), 55.73 (2021), 55.82 (2021), 55.86 (2023), 55.89 (2021), 55.96 (2021), 56.06 (2021, 2023), 56.12 (2023), 56.13 (2023), 56.18 (2021), 56.20 (2023), 56.24 (2021), 56.29 (2020), 56.40 (2021, 2023), 56.41 (2022), 56.42 (2021), 56.47 (2020, 2024), 56.48 (2023), 56.49 (2022), 56.56 (2022), 56.58 (2023), 56.68 (2020), 56.74 (2023).
* Emma McKeon also swam 55.82 (2021), 55.93 (2021), 56.18 (2017), 56.23 (2017), 56.33 (2021), 56.36 (2020), 56.38 (2022), 56.40 (2024), 56.44 (2021), 56.54 (2018), 56.58 (2024), 56.61 (2018, 2019), 56.65 (2021), 56.69 (2020), 56.74 (2023).
* Maggie MacNeil also swam 55.83 (2019), 56.14 (2021), 56.19 (2021), 56.36 (2022), 56.45 (2023), 56.52 (2019), 56.54 (2023, 2024), 56.55 (2021), 56.56 (2021), 56.61 (2024), 56.70 (2021).
* Regan Smith also swam 55.92 (2024), 56.26 (2024), 56.36 (2024), 56.60 (2023), 56.68 (2024).
* Marie Wattel also swam 56.16 (2021), 56.27 (2021).
* Rikako Ikee also swam 56.23 (2018), 56.30 (2018), 56.38 (2018), 56.40 (2018), 56.58 (2018).
* Dana Vollmer also swam 56.25 (2012), 56.36 (2012), 56.42 (2012), 56.47 (2011), 56.50 (2012), 56.56 (2016), 56.59 (2012), 56.63 (2016).
* Angelina Köhler also swam 56.28 (2024), 56.41 (2024).
* Claire Curzan also swam 56.35 (2022), 56.43 (2021, 2021), 56.61 (2020, 2023, 2024), 56.74 (2022), 56.76 (2023).
* Kelsi Dahlia also swam 56.44 (2017, 2018), 56.48 (2016), 56.56 (2021), 56.74 (2017).
* Louise Hansson also swam 56.48 (2022), 56.66 (2022), 56.73 (2021, 2021).
* Kate Douglass also swam 56.56 (2021).
* Inge de Bruijn also swam 56.64 (2000), 56.69 (2000).
* Penny Oleksiak also swam 56.73 (2016).

### Women short course[edit]

* Correct as of December 2023[38]

Pos  | Time  | Swimmer  | Date  | Venue  | Ref

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1  | 54.05 |  Maggie MacNeil (CAN) | 18 December 2022 | Melbourne | [39]
2  | 54.59 |  Kelsi Dahlia (USA) | 3 December 2021 | Eindhoven | [40]
3  | 54.61 |  Sarah Sjöström (SWE) | 7 December 2014 | Doha |
4  | 54.75 |  Torri Huske (USA) | 18 December 2022 | Melbourne | [41]
5  | 54.87 |  Louise Hansson (SWE) | 18 December 2022 | Melbourne | [42]
6  | 55.05 |  Diane Bui Duyet (FRA) | 12 December 2009 | Istanbul |
7  | 55.10 |  Jeanette Ottesen (DEN) | 11 December 2015 | Indianapolis |
8  | 55.12 |  Katinka Hosszú (HUN) | 11 December 2016 | Windsor |
9  | 55.25 |  Lu Ying (CHN) | 7 December 2014 | Doha |
10  | 55.30 |  Alicia Coutts (AUS) | 9 November 2013 | Tokyo |
11  | 55.31 |  Rikako Ikee (JPN) | 11 November 2018 | Tokyo |
12  | 55.32 |  Béryl Gastaldello (FRA) | 15 November 2020 | Budapest |
13  | 55.39  |  Emma McKeon (AUS) | 26 October 2019 | Budapest |
Claire Curzan (USA) | 21 December 2021 | Abu Dhabi | [43]
15  | 55.43 |  Felicity Galvez (AUS) | 19 December 2010 | Dubai |
16  | 55.46 |  Zhang Yufei (CHN) | 29 October 2022 | Beijing | [44]
17  | 55.50 |  Angelina Köhler (GER) | 9 December 2023 | Otopeni | [45]
18  | 55.53 |  Therese Alshammar (SWE) | 6 November 2010 | Stockholm |
19  | 55.59 |  Dana Vollmer (USA) | 30 October 2010 | Berlin |
20  | 55.63 |  Arina Surkova (RUS) | 25 November 2023 | Saint Petersburg | [46]
21  | 55.64 |  Anastasiya Shkurdai (BLR) | 1 November 2020 | Budapest |
22  | 55.68 |  Jessica Schipper (AUS) | 12 August 2009 | Hobart |
23  | 55.69 |  Madeline Banic (USA) | 1 November 2020 | Budapest |
24  | 55.71 |  Francesca Halsall (GBR) | 18 December 2009 | Manchester |
25  | 55.72 |  Marie Wattel (FRA) | 21 November 2020 | Budapest |

#### Notes[edit]

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 55.72:

* Maggie Mac Neil also swam 54.78 (2022), 55.04 (2021), 55.30 (2021), 55.45 (2021).
* Kelsi Dahlia also swam 54.84 (2018), 55.01 (2018), 55.21 (2018), 55.22 (2016, 2021), 55.35 (2019), 55.40 (2021), 55.49 (2016), 55.54 (2021), 55.55 (2020), 55.63 (2021), 55.64 (2020), 55.72 (2020).
* Sarah Sjöström also swam 54.91 (2018), 54.96 (2018), 55.00 (2017), 55.03 (2015), 55.07 (2017), 55.13 (2014), 55.32 (2017), 55.35 (2020), 55.37 (2020), 55.44 (2020), 55.55 (2017), 55.60 (2017), 55.70 (2017).
* Louise Hansson also swam 55.02 (2022), 55.26 (2021), 55.33 (2022), 55.37 (2023), 55.42 (2021), 55.49 (2021), 55.67 (2021, 2022), 55.74.
* Torri Huske also swam 55.23 (2022).
* Emma McKeon also swam 55.63 (2021), 55.66 (2021).
* Claire Curzan also swam 55.64 (2021).

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* (in English) International Swimming Hall of Fame - archived from the ISHOF original
* (in Dutch) Zwemkroniek
* (in Italian) Agenda Diana

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