This is a listing of the history of the world record for the 50 metres backstroke swimming event. Swimming world records are maintained by World Aquatics, the international sports federation which oversees the sport. World records are recognized only in long course (50m) and short course (25m). Like the 50 m breaststroke, 50 m butterfly, and the 50 m backstroke, world record status and monitoring for this event first began in the 1990s.
# | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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1 | 25.10 | Daichi Suzuki | Japan | 10 Feb 1990 | World Cup | Bonn, West Germany | [7] | |
# | 24.66 | Alexander Popov | Russia | 13 March 1994 | World Cup | Desenzano, Italy | ||
2 | 24.60 | Franck Schott | France | 26 March 1994 | World Cup | Paris, France | ||
3 | 24.37 | h | Jeff Rouse | United States | 12 Feb 1995 | World Cup | Sheffield, United Kingdom | |
4 | 24.25 | Chris Renaud | Canada | 28 Feb 1997 | CIAU Championships | St. Catharines, Canada | ||
5 | 24.13 | Thomas Rupprath | Germany | 11 December 1998 | European 25m Championships | Sheffield, United Kingdom | ||
5 | 24.13 | = | Matt Welsh | Australia | 2 September 1999 | Australia 25m Nationals | Canberra, Australia | |
6 | 24.12 | Neil Walker | United States | 18 November 1999 | World Cup | College Park, United States | ||
7 | 24.11 | Matt Welsh | Australia | 14 January 2000 | World Cup | Hobart, Australia | ||
8 | 24.04 | h | Neil Walker | United States | 13 March 2000 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | |
9 | 23.42 | sf | Neil Walker | United States | 13 March 2000 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | |
10 | 23.31 | Matt Welsh | Australia | 2 Sep 2002 | Australia 25m Nationals | Melbourne, Australia | ||
11 | 23.27 | Thomas Rupprath | Germany | 10 Dec 2004 | European 25m Championships | Vienna, Austria | [8] | |
12 | 23.24 | Robert Hurley | Australia | 26 Oct 2008 | World Cup | Sydney, Australia | [9] | |
13 | 23.05 | Peter Marshall | United States | 12 Nov 2008 | World Cup | Stockholm, Sweden | [10] | |
14 | 22.87 | Randall Bal | United States | 15 Nov 2008 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | [11] | |
15 | 22.75 | Peter Marshall | United States | 17 October 2009 | World Cup | Durban, South Africa | [12] | |
16 | 22.73 | Peter Marshall | United States | 11 Nov 2009 | World Cup | Stockholm, Sweden | [13] | |
17 | 22.61 | Peter Marshall | United States | 22 Nov 2009 | World Cup | Singapore | [14] | |
18 | 22.22 | Florent Manaudou | France | 6 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [15] | |
19 | 22.11 | Kliment Kolesnikov | Russia | 23 November 2022 | Solidarity Games | Kazan, Russia | [16] |
# | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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1 | 29.00 | Sandra Völker | Germany | 24 May 1997 | Mare Nostrum | Monte Carlo, Monaco | ||
2 | 28.78 | sf | Sandra Völker | Germany | 12 Jun 1999 | Mare Nostrum | Monte Carlo, Monaco | |
3 | 28.71 | Sandra Völker | Germany | 1 Aug 1999 | European Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | ||
4 | 28.69 | Nina Zhivanevskaya | Spain | 8 Apr 2000 | Spain Spring Nationals | Madrid, Spain | ||
5 | 28.67 | Mai Nakamura | Japan | 25 Apr 2000 | Japan Championships | Tokyo, Japan | ||
6 | 28.25 | h | Sandra Völker | Germany | 17 Jun 2000 | Germany Championships | Berlin, Germany | |
7 | 28.19 | Janine Pietsch | Germany | 25 May 2005 | Germany Championships | Berlin, Germany | ||
8 | 28.16 | sf | Leila Vaziri | United States | 28 Mar 2007 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | |
8 | 28.16 | = | Leila Vaziri | United States | 29 Mar 2007 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | |
9 | 28.09 | Li Yang | China | 19 Oct 2007 | World Military Games | Hyderabad, India | ||
10 | 28.00 | r | Hayley McGregory | United States | 7 Mar 2008 | Texas Senior Circuit Championships | Austin, United States | |
11 | 27.95 | sf | Emily Seebohm | Australia | 22 Mar 2008 | Australia Championships | Sydney, Australia | |
12 | 27.67 | Sophie Edington | Australia | 23 Mar 2008 | Australia Championships | Sydney, Australia | [17] | |
12 | 27.67 | = | Zhao Jing | China | 9 Apr 2009 | China Championships | Shaoxing, China | [18] |
13 | 27.61 | Daniela Samulski | Germany | 26 Jun 2009 | Germany Championships | Berlin, Germany | [19] | |
14 | 27.39 | sf | Daniela Samulski | Germany | 29 Jul 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | |
15 | 27.38 | sf | Anastasia Zuyeva | Russia | 29 Jul 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | |
16 | 27.06 | Zhao Jing | China | 30 Jul 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | ||
17 | 26.98 | Liu Xiang | China | 21 Aug 2018 | Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | [20] | |
18 | 26.86 | Kaylee McKeown | Australia | 20 October 2023 | World Cup | Budapest, Hungary | [21] |
Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue | Ref |
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1 | 23.55 | Kliment Kolesnikov (RUS) | 27 July 2023 | Kazan | [34] |
2 | 23.71 | Hunter Armstrong (USA) | 28 April 2022 | Greensboro | [35] |
3 | 23.92 | Justin Ress (USA) | 28 April 2022 | Greensboro | [36] |
4 | 24.00 | Shaine Casas (USA) | 28 April 2022 | Greensboro | [37] |
5 | 24.04 | Liam Tancock (GBR) | 2 August 2009 | Rome | |
6 | 24.07 | Camille Lacourt (FRA) | 12 August 2010 | Budapest | |
7 | 24.12 | Robert Glință (ROU) | 3 August 2018 | Glasgow | |
Isaac Cooper (AUS) | 17 February 2024 | Doha | [38] | ||
9 | 24.23 | Mark Nikolaev (RUS) | 11 April 2019 | Kazan | |
10 | 24.24 | Junya Koga (JPN) | 2 August 2009 | Rome | |
Ryan Murphy (USA) | 27 July 2018 | Irvine | |||
12 | 24.28 | Pavel Samusenko (RUS) | 19 April 2023 | Kazan | [39] |
Miron Lifincev (RUS) | 7 August 2024 | Debrecen | [40] | ||
14 | 24.29 | Vladimir Morozov (RUS) | 3 August 2018 | Glasgow | |
15 | 24.32 | Shane Ryan (IRL) | 3 August 2018 | Glasgow | |
16 | 24.33 | Randall Bal (USA) | 5 December 2008 | Eindhoven | |
17 | 24.34 | Johannes Zandberg (RSA) | 2 August 2009 | Rome | |
18 | 24.36 | Apostolos Christou (GRE) | 15 August 2022 | Rome | [41] |
Pieter Coetze (RSA) | 13 April 2023 | Gqeberha | [42] | ||
20 | 24.38 | Xu Jiayu (CHN) | 25 September 2023 | Hangzhou | [43] |
21 | 24.39 | Michael Andrew (USA) | 21 June 2019 | Rome | |
22 | 24.40 | Thomas Ceccon (ITA) | 15 August 2022 | Rome | [41] |
Michele Lamberti (ITA) | 22 June 2024 | Rome | [44] | ||
24 | 24.43 | Zane Waddell (RSA) | 28 July 2019 | Gwangju | |
25 | 24.44 | Daniel Orzechowski (BRA) | 24 April 2012 | Rio de Janeiro | |
Ksawery Masiuk (POL) | 2 September 2022 | Lima | [45] | ||
26 February 2023 | Lublin | [46] | |||
18 February 2024 | Doha | [47] |
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 24.44:
Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue | Ref |
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1 | 22.11 | Kliment Kolesnikov (RUS) | 23 November 2022 | Kazan | [49] |
2 | 22.22 | Florent Manaudou (FRA) | 6 December 2014 | Doha | [50] |
3 | 22.47 | Miron Lifintsev (RUS) | 13 December 2024 | Budapest | |
4 | 22.49 | Mark Nikolaev (RUS) | 28 December 2021 | Saint Petersburg | [51] |
Isaac Cooper (AUS) | 13 December 2024 | Budapest | |||
6 | 22.53 | Ryan Murphy (USA) | 25 November 2021 | Eindhoven | [52] |
7 | 22.55 | Guilherme Guido (BRA) | 26 October 2019 | Budapest | |
8 | 22.56 | Shane Ryan (IRE) | 13 December 2024 | Budapest | |
9 | 22.58 | Evgeny Rylov (RUS) | 14 December 2018 | Hangzhou | [53] |
10 | 22.61 | Coleman Stewart (USA) | 28 August 2021 | Naples | [54] |
Peter Marshall (USA) | 22 November 2009 | Singapore | |||
12 | 22.62 | Michele Lamberti (ITA) | 3 November 2021 | Kazan | [55] |
13 | 22.64 | Hubert Kós (HUN) | 13 December 2024 | Budapest | |
14 | 22.65 | Lorenzo Mora (ITA) | 17 December 2022 | Melbourne | [56] |
15 | 22.68 | Kacper Stokowski (POL) | 13 December 2024 | Budapest | |
16 | 22.70 | Xu Jiayu (CHN) | 3 November 2018 | Hangzhou | |
17 | 22.72 | Dylan Carter (TRI) | 4 November 2022 | Indianapolis | [57] |
Pavel Samusenko (RUS) | 12 December 2024 | Budapest | |||
19 | 22.73 | Thierry Bollin (SUI) | 12 December 2024 | Budapest | |
20 | 22.74 | Stanislav Donets (RUS) | 26 November 2010 | Netherlands | |
Robert Glință (ROM) | 3 November 2021 | Kazan | [58] | ||
Miroslav Knedla (CZE) | 12 December 2024 | Budapest | |||
23 | 22.76 | Christian Diener (GER) | 18 October 2020 | Budapest | |
24 | 22.80 | Pieter Coetze (RSA) | 25 October 2024 | Incheon | [59] |
25 | 22.81 | Junya Koga (JPN) | 8 December 2016 | Windsor |
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 22.81:
Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue | Ref |
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1 | 26.86 | Kaylee McKeown (AUS) | 20 October 2023 | Budapest | [61] |
2 | 26.98 | Liu Xiang (CHN) | 21 August 2018 | Jakarta | |
3 | 27.06 | Zhao Jing (CHN) | 30 July 2009 | Rome | |
4 | 27.10 | Kira Toussaint (NED) | 10 April 2021 | Eindhoven | |
Regan Smith (USA) | 26 July 2023 | Fukuoka | [62] | ||
6 | 27.11 | Fu Yuanhui (CHN) | 6 August 2015 | Kazan | |
7 | 27.12 | Katharine Berkoff (USA) | 28 April 2022 | Greensboro | [63] |
8 | 27.14 | Etiene Medeiros (BRA) | 27 July 2017 | Budapest | |
9 | 27.16 | Mollie O'Callaghan (AUS) | 18 April 2024 | Gold Coast | [64] |
10 | 27.18 | Kylie Masse (CAN) | 6 April 2022 | Victoria | [65] |
11 | 27.19 | Kathleen Dawson (GBR) | 18 May 2021 | Budapest | [66] |
12 | 27.20 | Lauren Cox (GBR) | 27 July 2023 | Fukuoka | [67] |
13 | 27.21 | Georgia Davies (GBR) | 4 August 2018 | Glasgow | |
14 | 27.23 | Daniela Samulski (GER) | 30 July 2009 | Rome | |
Aliaksandra Herasimenia (BLR) | 27 July 2017 | Budapest | |||
Anastasia Fesikova (RUS) | 4 August 2018 | Glasgow | |||
17 | 27.27 | Analia Pigrée (FRA) | 14 August 2022 | Rome | [68] |
18 | 27.28 | Gao Chang (CHN) | 30 July 2009 | Rome | |
19 | 27.33 | Olivia Smoliga (USA) | 25 July 2019 | Gwangju | |
28 April 2022 | Greensboro | [69] | |||
20 | 27.35 | Wang Xueer (CHN) | 25 September 2023 | Hangzhou | [70] |
21 | 27.37 | Emily Seebohm (AUS) | 27 July 2017 | Budapest | |
Ingrid Wilm (CAN) | 21 May 2023 | Monaco | [71] | ||
23 | 27.39 | Silvia Scalia (ITA) | 13 August 2022 | Rome | [72] |
24 | 27.41 | Wan Letian (CHN) | 25 September 2023 | Hangzhou | [73] |
25 | 27.42 | Mimosa Jallow (FIN) | 4 August 2018 | Glasgow |
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 27.42:
Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue | Ref |
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1 | 25.23 | Regan Smith (USA) | 13 December 2024 | Budapest | |
2 | 25.25 | Maggie Mac Neil (CAN) | 16 December 2022 | Melbourne | [75] |
3 | 25.36 | Kaylee McKeown (AUS) | 18 October 2024 | Shanghai | [76] |
4 | 25.37 | Gretchen Walsh (USA) | 18 October 2024 | Charlottesville | [77] |
5 | 25.49 | Mollie O'Callaghan (AUS) | 17 December 2022 | Melbourne | [78] |
6 | 25.51 | Katharine Berkoff (USA) | 12 December 2024 | Budapest | |
7 | 25.54 | Claire Curzan (USA) | 16 December 2022 | Melbourne | [79] |
8 | 25.60 | Kira Toussaint (NED) | 14 November 2020 | Budapest | |
18 December 2020 | Amsterdam | ||||
Maria Kameneva (RUS) | 24 November 2022 | Kazan | [80] | ||
10 | 25.62 | Kylie Masse (CAN) | 20 December 2021 | Abu Dhabi | [81] |
11 | 25.67 | Etiene Medeiros (BRA) | 4 December 2014 | Doha | |
12 | 25.70 | Sanja Jovanović (CRO) | 12 December 2009 | Istanbul | |
13 | 25.74 | Olivia Smoliga (USA) | 16 October 2020 | Budapest | |
14 | 25.81 | Minna Atherton (AUS) | 26 October 2019 | Budapest | |
Ingrid Wilm (CAN) | 12 December 2024 | Budapest | |||
16 | 25.82 | Zhao Jing (CHN) | 10 November 2009 | Stockholm | |
17 | 25.83 | Emily Seebohm (AUS) | 7 December 2014 | Doha | |
Louise Hansson (SWE) | 19 December 2021 | Abu Dhabi | [82] | ||
19 | 25.85 | Julie Kepp Jensen (DEN) | 15 December 2022 | Melbourne | [83] |
20 | 25.92 | Gao Chang (CHN) | 27 February 2010 | Tokyo | |
21 | 25.94 | Analia Pigrée (FRA) | 13 December 2024 | Budapest | |
22 | 25.95 | Katinka Hosszú (HUN) | 16 December 2017 | Denmark | |
Iona Anderson (AUS) | 31 October 2024 | Singapore | [84] | ||
24 | 25.97 | Maaike de Waard (NED) | 19 December 2021 | Abu Dhabi | [85] |
25 | 25.98 | Ali DeLoof (USA) | 9 September 2021 | Naples | |
Marieke Guehrer (AUS) | 10 November 2009 | Stockholm | |||
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 25.98:
This is a history of the progression of the World Record for the swimming event: the 50 butterfly. It is a listing of the fastest-time-ever in the event, in both long course (50m) and short course (25m) swimming pool. These records are maintained/recognized by FINA, which oversees international competitive swimming and Aquatics.
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