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.
# | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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1 | 1:14.1 | Leonid Kolesnikov | ![]() | 2 May 1961 | - | Moscow, Soviet Union | ||
2 | 1:11.1 | Chet Jastremski | ![]() | 2 July 1961 | - | Chicago, United States | ||
3 | 1:10.7 | Gunter Tittes | ![]() | 5 July 1961 | - | East Berlin, East Germany | ||
3 | 1:10.7 | = | Chet Jastremski | ![]() | 28 July 1961 | - | Tokyo, Japan | |
4 | 1:10.0 | Chet Jastremski | ![]() | 30 July 1961 | - | Tokyo, Japan | ||
5 | 1:09.5 | Chet Jastremski | ![]() | 3 August 1961 | - | Osaka, Japan | ||
6 | 1:07.8 | Chet Jastremski | ![]() | 20 August 1961 | Men’s NAAA Championships | Los Angeles, United States | ||
7 | 1:07.5 | Chet Jastremski | ![]() | 20 August 1961 | Men’s NAAA Championships | Los Angeles, United States | ||
8 | 1:07.4 | Georgy Prokopenko | ![]() | 26 March 1964 | - | Baku, Soviet Union | ||
9 | 1:06.9 | Georgy Prokopenko | ![]() | 3 September 1964 | - | Moscow, Soviet Union | ||
10 | 1:06.7 | Vladimir Kosinsky | ![]() | 8 November 1967 | - | Leningrad, Soviet Union | ||
11 | 1:06.4 | Jose Fiolo | ![]() | 19 February 1968 | - | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
12 | 1:06.2 | Nikolai Pankin | ![]() | 18 April 1968 | - | Moscow, Soviet Union | ||
13 | 1:05.8 | Nikolai Pankin | ![]() | 20 April 1969 | - | Magdeburg, East Germany | ||
14 | 1:05.68 | sf | John Hencken | ![]() | 29 August 1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany | |
15 | 1:05.13 | sf | Nobutaka Taguchi | ![]() | 29 August 1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany | |
16 | 1:04.94 | Nobutaka Taguchi | ![]() | 30 August 1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany | ||
17 | 1:04.35 | h | John Hencken | ![]() | 4 September 1973 | World Championships | Belgrade, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | |
18 | 1:04.02 | John Hencken | ![]() | 4 September 1973 | World Championships | Belgrade, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | ||
19 | 1:03.88 | John Hencken | ![]() | 31 August 1974 | USA vs GDR Dual Meet | Concord, United States | ||
19 | 1:03.88 | =, h | John Hencken | ![]() | 19 July 1976 | Olympic Games | Montreal, Canada | |
20 | 1:03.62 | sf | John Hencken | ![]() | 19 July 1976 | Olympic Games | Montreal, Canada | |
21 | 1:03.11 | John Hencken | ![]() | 20 July 1976 | Olympic Games | Montreal, Canada | ||
22 | 1:02.86 | Gerald Mörken | ![]() | 18 August 1977 | - | Jönköping, Sweden | ||
23 | 1:02.62 | Steve Lundquist | ![]() | 19 July 1982 | USA World Championship Trials | Mission Viejo, United States | ||
24 | 1:02.53 | Steve Lundquist | ![]() | 21 August 1982 | - | Indianapolis, United States | ||
25 | 1:02.34 | Steve Lundquist | ![]() | 19 July 1983 | US National Championships | Clovis, United States | ||
26 | 1:02.28 | Steve Lundquist | ![]() | 17 August 1983 | Pan American Games | Caracas, Venezuela | ||
27 | 1:02.13 | John Moffet | ![]() | 25 June 1984 | US Olympic Trials | Indianapolis, United States | ||
28 | 1:01.65 | Steve Lundquist | ![]() | 29 July 1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | ||
29 | 1:01.49 | h | Adrian Moorhouse | ![]() | 15 August 1989 | European Championships | Bonn, West Germany | |
29 | 1:01.49 | = | Adrian Moorhouse | ![]() | 25 January 1990 | Commonwealth Games | Auckland, New Zealand | |
29 | 1:01.49 | = | Adrian Moorhouse | ![]() | 26 July 1990 | - | London, United Kingdom | |
29 | 1:01.49 | =, h | Norbert Rózsa | ![]() | 7 January 1991 | World Championships | Perth, Australia | |
30 | 1:01.45 | Norbert Rózsa | ![]() | 7 January 1991 | World Championships | Perth, Australia | ||
30 | 1:01.45 | = | Vasili Ivanov | ![]() | 11 June 1991 | - | Moscow, Soviet Union | |
31 | 1:01.29 | h | Norbert Rózsa | ![]() | 20 August 1991 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | |
32 | 1:00.95 | h | Károly Güttler | ![]() | 3 August 1993 | European Championships | Sheffield, United Kingdom | |
33 | 1:00.60 | h | Frederik Deburghgraeve | ![]() | 20 July 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | |
34 | 1:00.36 | sf | Roman Sludnov | ![]() | 15 June 2000 | - | Moscow, Russia | |
35 | 1:00.29 | Ed Moses | ![]() | 28 March 2001 | US National Championships | Austin, United States | ||
36 | 1:00.26 | sf | Roman Sludnov | ![]() | 28 June 2001 | Russian Championships | Moscow, Russia | |
37 | 59.97 | Roman Sludnov | ![]() | 29 June 2001 | Russian Championships | Moscow, Russia | ||
38 | 59.94 | sf | Roman Sludnov | ![]() | 23 July 2001 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | |
39 | 59.78 | Kosuke Kitajima | ![]() | 21 July 2003 | World Championships | Omaha, United States | ||
40 | 59.30 | Brendan Hansen | ![]() | 8 July 2004 | US Olympic Trials | Long Beach, United States | ||
41 | 59.13 | Brendan Hansen | ![]() | 1 August 2006 | US National Championships | Irvine, United States | ||
42 | 58.91 | Kosuke Kitajima | ![]() | 11 August 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | ||
- | 58.67 | Ihor Borysyk | ![]() | 13 June 2009 | Ukrainian National Cup | Kharkiv, Ukraine | ||
43 | 58.58 | Brenton Rickard | ![]() | 27 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | ||
44 | 58.46 | Cameron van der Burgh | ![]() | 29 July 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | ||
45 | 57.92 | Adam Peaty | ![]() | 17 April 2015 | British Championships | London, United Kingdom | ||
46 | 57.55 | h | Adam Peaty | ![]() | 6 August 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
47 | 57.13 | Adam Peaty | ![]() | 7 August 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
48 | 57.10 | Adam Peaty | ![]() | 4 August 2018 | European Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | ||
49 | 56.88 | sf | Adam Peaty | ![]() | 21 July 2019 | World Championships | Gwangju, South Korea |
Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Location |
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59.30 | Dmitry Volkov | ![]() | Feb 10, 1990 | Bonn, West Germany |
59.07 | Phil Rogers | ![]() | 27 August 1993 | Melbourne, Australia |
59.02 | Frédérik Deburghgraeve | ![]() | February 17, 1996 | Bastogne, Belgium |
58.79 | Frédérik Deburghgraeve | ![]() | Dec 4, 1998 | Texas, United States |
58.51 | Roman Sludnov | ![]() | March 17, 2000 | Athens, Greece |
58.05 | Ed Moses | ![]() | March 24, 2000 | Minneapolis, United States |
57.66 | Ed Moses | ![]() | March 24, 2000 | Minneapolis, United States |
57.47 | Ed Moses | ![]() | January 23, 2002 | Stockholm, Sweden |
56.88 | Cameron van der Burgh | ![]() | November 9, 2008 | Moscow, Russia |
55.99 | Cameron van der Burgh | ![]() | August 9, 2009 | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa |
55.61 | Cameron van der Burgh | ![]() | November 15, 2009 | Berlin, Germany |
55.49 | Adam Peaty | ![]() | November 15, 2020 | Budapest, Hungary |
55.41 | Adam Peaty | ![]() | November 22, 2020 | Budapest, Hungary |
55.34 | Ilya Shymanovich | ![]() | December 19, 2020 | Brest, Belarus |
55.32 | Ilya Shymanovich | ![]() | November 19, 2021 | Eindhoven, Netherlands |
55.28 | Ilya Shymanovich | ![]() | November 26, 2021 | Eindhoven, Netherlands |
# | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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1 | 1:20.3 | Karin Beyer | ![]() | 20 July 1958 | - | East Berlin, East Germany | ||
2 | 1:19.6 | Karin Beyer | ![]() | 12 September 1958 | Leipzig, East Germany | |||
3 | 1:19.1 | Wiltrud Urselmann | ![]() | 12 March 1960 | - | Zürich, Switzerland | ||
4 | 1:19.0 | Ursula Küper | ![]() | 14 July 1960 | Leipzig, East Germany | |||
5 | 1:18.2 | Barbara Göbel | ![]() | 1 July 1961 | Rostock, East Germany | |||
6 | 1:17.9 | Claudia Kolb | ![]() | 11 July 1964 | - | Los Angeles, United States | ||
7 | 1:17.2 | Svetlana Babanina | ![]() | 3 September 1964 | - | Moscow, Soviet Union | ||
8 | 1:16.5 | Svetlana Babanina | ![]() | 11 May 1965 | - | Tashkent, Soviet Union | ||
9 | 1:16.4 | Catie Ball | ![]() | 15 July 1966 | - | Winter Park, United States | ||
10 | 1:15.7 | Galina Prozumenshchikova | ![]() | 17 July 1966 | - | Leningrad, Soviet Union | ||
11 | 1:15.6 | Catie Ball | ![]() | 28 December 1966 | - | Fort Lauderdale, United States | ||
12 | 1:14.8 | Catie Ball | ![]() | 31 July 1967 | Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | ||
13 | 1:14.6 | Catie Ball | ![]() | 19 August 1967 | AAU National Championships | Philadelphia, United States | ||
14 | 1:14.2 | Catie Ball | ![]() | 25 August 1968 | US Olympic Trials | Los Angeles, United States | ||
15 | 1:13.58 | Cathy Carr | ![]() | 2 September 1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany | ||
16 | 1:12.91 | h | Renate Vogel | ![]() | 22 August 1974 | European Championships | Vienna, Austria | |
17 | 1:12.55 | Christel Justen | ![]() | 23 August 1974 | European Championships | Vienna, Austria | ||
18 | 1:12.28 | Renate Vogel | ![]() | 1 September 1974 | USA vs. GDR Dual Meet | Concord, United States | ||
19 | 1:11.93 | Carola Nitschke | ![]() | 2 June 1976 | GDR National Championships | East Berlin, East Germany | ||
20 | 1:11.11 | h | Hannelore Anke | ![]() | 22 July 1976 | Olympic Games | Montreal, Canada | |
21 | 1:10.86 | sf | Hannelore Anke | ![]() | 22 July 1976 | Olympic Games | Montreal, Canada | |
22 | 1:10.31 | Yuliya Bogdanova | ![]() | 22 August 1978 | World Championships | West Berlin, West Germany | ||
23 | 1:10.20 | Ute Geweniger | ![]() | 26 May 1980 | - | Magdeburg, East Germany | ||
24 | 1:10.11 | h | Ute Geweniger | ![]() | 24 July 1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | |
25 | 1:09.52 | Ute Geweniger | ![]() | 9 April 1981 | - | Gera, East Germany | ||
26 | 1:09.39 | Ute Geweniger | ![]() | 2 July 1981 | - | East Berlin, East Germany | ||
27 | 1:08.60 | Ute Geweniger | ![]() | 9 April 1981 | European Championships | Split, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | ||
28 | 1:08.51 | Ute Geweniger | ![]() | 25 August 1983 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | ||
28 | 1:08.29 | Sylvia Gerasch | ![]() | 23 August 1984 | Friendship Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | ||
29 | 1:08.11 | Sylvia Gerasch | ![]() | 11 August 1986 | World Championships | Madrid, Spain | ||
30 | 1:07.91 | Silke Hörner | ![]() | 21 August 1987 | European Championships | Strasbourg, France | ||
31 | 1:07.69 | Samantha Riley | ![]() | 9 September 1994 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | ||
32 | 1:07.46 | Penelope Heyns | ![]() | 2 July 1996 | South African National Championships | Durban, South Africa | ||
33 | 1:07.02 | h | Penelope Heyns | ![]() | 21 July 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | |
34 | 1:06.99 | h | Penelope Heyns | ![]() | 18 July 1999 | Janet Evans Invitational | Los Angeles, United States | |
35 | 1:06.95 | Penelope Heyns | ![]() | 18 July 1999 | Janet Evans Invitational | Los Angeles, United States | ||
36 | 1:06.52 | h | Penelope Heyns | ![]() | 23 August 1999 | Pan Pacific Championships | Sydney, Australia | |
37 | 1:06.37 | sf | Leisel Jones | ![]() | 21 July 2003 | World Championships | Barcelona, Spain | |
38 | 1:06.20 | sf | Jessica Hardy | ![]() | 25 July 2005 | World Championships | Montreal, Canada | |
39 | 1:05.71 | Leisel Jones | ![]() | 3 February 2006 | Australian Championships | Melbourne, Australia | ||
40 | 1:05.09 | Leisel Jones | ![]() | 20 March 2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | [1] | |
41 | 1:04.84 | sf | Rebecca Soni | ![]() | 27 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | |
42 | 1:04.45 | Jessica Hardy | ![]() | 7 August 2009 | US Open | Federal Way, United States | ||
43 | 1:04.35 | sf | Rūta Meilutytė | ![]() | 29 July 2013 | World Championships | Barcelona, Spain | |
44 | 1:04.13 | Lilly King | ![]() | 25 July 2017 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary |
Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|
1:06.58 [2] | Dai Guohong | ![]() | December 4, 1993 | Palma de Mallorca, Spain |
1:05.70 [3] | Samantha Riley | ![]() | December 1, 1995 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
1:05.57 | Penelope Heyns | ![]() | September 1999 | Johannesburg, South Africa |
1:05.40 | Penelope Heyns | ![]() | September 26, 1999 | Durban, South Africa |
1:05.29 | Emma Igelström | ![]() | March 15, 2003 | Stockholm, Sweden |
1:05.11 | Emma Igelström | ![]() | March 16, 2003 | Stockholm, Sweden |
1:05.09 | Leisel Jones | ![]() | November 28, 2003 | Melbourne, Australia |
1:04.79 | Tara Kirk | ![]() | March 18, 2004 | Austin, USA |
1:04.12 | Leisel Jones | ![]() | August 27, 2006 | Hobart, Australia |
1:03.86 | Leisel Jones | ![]() | August 28, 2006 | Hobart, Australia |
1:03.72 | Leisel Jones | ![]() | April 26, 2008 | Canberra, Australia |
1:03.00 | Leisel Jones | ![]() | November 14, 2009 | Berlin, Germany |
1:02.70 | Rebecca Soni | ![]() | December 19, 2009 | Manchester, England |
1:02.36 | Rūta Meilutytė | ![]() | October 12, 2013 | Moscow, Russia |
1:02.36 = [4] | Alia Atkinson | ![]() | December 3, 2014 | Doha, Qatar |
1:02.36 = [5] | Alia Atkinson | ![]() | August 26, 2016 | Chartres, France |
Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 56.88 | ![]() | 21 July 2019 | Gwangju | |
2 | 57.69 | ![]() | 24 July 2023 | Fukuoka | [7] |
6 October 2023 | Berlin | [8] | |||
3 | 57.80 | ![]() | 24 July 2021 | Tokyo | [9] |
4 | 58.14 | ![]() | 13 June 2021 | Omaha | [10] |
5 | 58.26 | ![]() | 19 June 2022 | Budapest | [11] |
12 August 2022 | Rome | [12] | |||
6 | 58.29 | ![]() | 24 March 2019 | Marseille | |
7 | 58.36 | ![]() | 30 June 2023 | Indianapolis | [13] |
8 | 58.46 | ![]() | 29 July 2012 | London | |
![]() | 22 July 2019 | Gwangju | |||
10 | 58.58 | ![]() | 27 July 2009 | Rome | |
11 | 58.63 | ![]() | 22 July 2019 | Gwangju | |
12 | 58.64 | ![]() | 27 July 2009 | Rome | |
![]() | 23 July 2017 | Budapest | |||
14 | 58.67 | ![]() | 13 June 2009 | Kharkiv | |
15 | 58.71 | ![]() | 25 July 2011 | Shanghai | |
16 | 58.72 | ![]() | 15 May 2024 | Atlanta | [14] |
17 | 58.73 | ![]() | 14 April 2023 | Riccione | [15] |
![]() | 20 April 2024 | Shenzhen | [16] | ||
19 | 58.74 | ![]() | 14 June 2021 | Omaha | [17] |
![]() | 23 July 2023 | Fukuoka | [18] | ||
21 | 58.78 | ![]() | 16 June 2018 | Monaco | |
22 | 58.79 | ![]() | 29 July 2013 | Barcelona | |
23 | 58.80 | ![]() | 10 June 2024 | Brisbane | [19] |
24 | 58.83 | ![]() | 26 October 2020 | Kazan | |
25 | 58.84 | ![]() | 18 June 2024 | Belgrade | [20] |
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 58.84:
Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 55.28 | ![]() | 26 November 2021 | Eindhoven | [22] |
2 | 55.41 | ![]() | 22 November 2020 | Budapest | |
3 | 55.47 | ![]() | 12 December 2024 | Budapest | [23] |
4 | 55.49 | ![]() | 12 December 2024 | Budapest | [24] |
5 | 55.56 | ![]() | 5 December 2021 | Eindhoven | [25] |
6 | 55.61 | ![]() | 15 November 2009 | Berlin | |
7 | 55.63 | ![]() | 4 November 2021 | Kazan | [26] |
8 | 55.74 | ![]() | 10 November 2020 | Budapest | |
9 | 55.77 | ![]() | 16 October 2021 | Tokyo | [27] |
10 | 55.79 | ![]() | 4 November 2021 | Kazan | [28] |
11 | 55.91 | ![]() | 12 December 2024 | Budapest | [29] |
12 | 56.11 | ![]() | 26 October 2019 | Tokyo | |
31 October 2020 | Budapest | ||||
13 | 56.15 | ![]() | 16 December 2017 | Copenhagen | |
14 | 56.16 | ![]() | 19 November 2017 | Kazan | |
![]() | 28 October 2021 | Kazan | [30] | ||
![]() | 18 October 2024 | Shanghai | [31] | ||
17 | 56.25 | ![]() | 4 September 2014 | Guaratinguetá | |
![]() | 21 November 2022 | Kazan | [32] | ||
19 | 56.27 | ![]() | 19 October 2024 | Tokyo | [33] |
20 | 56.28 | ![]() | 14 November 2024 | Riccione | [34] |
21 | 56.29 | ![]() | 11 December 2009 | Istanbul | |
![]() | 17 November 2019 | College Park | |||
23 | 56.30 | ![]() | 25 October 2020 | Budapest | |
24 | 56.33 | ![]() | 1 October 2016 | Beijing | |
25 | 56.34 | ![]() | 15 November 2018 | Singapore | |
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 56.34:
Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1:04.13 | ![]() | 25 July 2017 | Budapest | |
2 | 1:04.35 | ![]() | 29 July 2013 | Barcelona | |
3 | 1:04.36 | ![]() | 24 July 2017 | Budapest | |
4 | 1:04.39 | ![]() | 21 April 2024 | Shenzhen | |
5 | 1:04.45 | ![]() | 7 August 2009 | Federal Way | |
6 | 1:04.82 | ![]() | 25 July 2021 | Tokyo | |
7 | 1:04.84 | ![]() | 27 July 2009 | Rome | |
8 | 1:04.92 | ![]() | 19 April 2023 | Kazan | [36] |
9 | 1:04.95 | ![]() | 27 July 2021 | Tokyo | |
10 | 1:05.03 | ![]() | 25 July 2017 | Budapest | |
11 | 1:05.09 | ![]() | 20 March 2006 | Melbourne | |
12 | 1:05.19 | ![]() | 2 March 2022 | Tokyo | [37] |
13 | 1:05.32 | ![]() | 29 August 2009 | Beijing | |
14 | 1:05.35 | ![]() | 7 August 2009 | Federal Way | |
15 | 1:05.37 | ![]() | 14 June 2021 | Omaha | [38] |
16 | 1:05.44 | ![]() | 21 June 2024 | Rome | [39] |
17 | 1:05.47 | ![]() | 17 October 2009 | Jinan | |
![]() | 2 August 2022 | Birmingham | [40] | ||
19 | 1:05.48 | ![]() | 30 June 2023 | Indianapolis | [41] |
20 | 1:05.51 | ![]() | 28 July 2024 | Paris | [42] |
21 | 1:05.54 | ![]() | 26 May 2024 | London | [43] |
22 | 1:05.58 | ![]() | 31 March 2022 | San Antonio | [44] |
23 | 1:05.63 | ![]() | 21 September 2021 | Xi'an | [45] |
24 | 1:05.64 | ![]() | 6 December 2009 | Hong Kong | |
25 | 1:05.66 | ![]() | 25 July 2021 | Tokyo |
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:05.66:
Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1:02.36 | ![]() | 12 October 2013 | Moscow | |
![]() | 3 December 2014 | Doha | |||
26 August 2016 | Chartres | ||||
3 | 1:02.37 | ![]() | 12 December 2024 | Budapest | [47] |
4 | 1:02.50 | ![]() | 22 November 2020 | Budapest | |
5 | 1:02.70 | ![]() | 19 December 2009 | Manchester | |
6 | 1:02.91 | ![]() | 3 September 2016 | Moscow | |
7 | 1:02.92 | ![]() | 30 August 2016 | Berlin | |
8 | 1:03.00 | ![]() | 14 November 2009 | Berlin | |
9 | 1:03.21 | ![]() | 6 December 2023 | Otopeni | [48] |
10 | 1:03.30 | ![]() | 14 November 2009 | Berlin | |
11 | 1:03.41 | ![]() | 12 December 2024 | Budapest | [49] |
12 | 1:03.45 | ![]() | 11 December 2024 | Budapest | [50] |
13 | 1:03.50 | ![]() | 20 December 2021 | Abu Dhabi | [51] |
14 | 1:03.53 | ![]() | 24 November 2022 | Kazan | [52] |
15 | 1:03.55 | ![]() | 15 November 2020 | Budapest | |
16 | 1:03.57 | ![]() | 22 November 2020 | Budapest | |
17 | 1:03.69 | ![]() | 12 November 2020 | Budapest | |
18 | 1:03.71 | ![]() | 24 November 2022 | Kazan | [53] |
19 | 1:03.73 | ![]() | 21 November 2009 | Singapore | |
20 | 1:03.74 | ![]() | 10 August 2013 | Berlin | |
21 | 1:03.80 | ![]() | 20 October 2019 | Lewisville | |
22 | 1:03.88 | ![]() | 13 December 2024 | Budapest | [54] |
23 | 1:03.89 | ![]() | 25 October 2020 | Pietermaritzburg | |
24 | 1:03.90 | ![]() | 12 September 2021 | Naples | |
![]() | 15 December 2022 | Melbourne | [55] |
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:03.90:
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