World record progression 50 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

World records in the 50-metre breaststroke competitive swimming event are recorded for men and women in 50-metre pools (long course) and 25-metre pools (short course).

Men

Long course

#	Time		Name	Nationality	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
WBT	27.61	†	Alexander Dzhaburiya	Ukraine	27 April 1996	Ukraine Olympic Trials	Kharkiv, Ukraine
1	27.49		Anthony Robinson	United States	29 March 2001	USA Nationals & World Championship Trials	Austin, United States
2	27.39	tt	Ed Moses	United States	31 March 2001	USA Nationals & World Championship Trials	Austin, United States
3	27.18		Oleg Lisogor	Ukraine	2 August 2002	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	[1]
4	27.06	sf	Cameron van der Burgh	South Africa	18 April 2009	South African Championships	Durban, South Africa	[2]
5	26.89	sf	Felipe França	Brazil	8 May 2009	Brazil Championships (Maria Lenk)	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	[3]
6	26.74	sf	Cameron van der Burgh	South Africa	28 July 2009	World Aquatics Championships	Rome, Italy
7	26.67		Cameron van der Burgh	South Africa	29 July 2009	World Aquatics Championships	Rome, Italy
8	26.62	sf [lower-alpha 1]	Adam Peaty	Great Britain	18 August 2014	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	[4]
8=	26.62	h	Cameron van der Burgh	South Africa	4 August 2015	World Championships	Kazan, Russia	[5]
9	26.42	sf	Adam Peaty	Great Britain	4 August 2015	World Championships	Kazan, Russia	[6]
10	26.10	h	Adam Peaty	Great Britain	25 July 2017	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[7]
11	25.95	sf	Adam Peaty	Great Britain	25 July 2017	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[8]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Short course

#	Time		Name	Nationality	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
WBT	27.29		Dmitri Volkov	Russia	16 Mar 1991	World Cup	Bonn, Germany
1	27.00		Mark Warnecke	Germany	18 Feb 1995	World Cup	Gelsenkirchen, Germany
2	26.97		Mark Warnecke	Germany	8 Feb 1997	World Cup	Paris, France
2=	26.97		Mark Warnecke	Germany	21 Jan 1998	World Cup	Sydney, Australia
2=	26.97		Mark Warnecke	Germany	28 Mar 1998	World Cup	Paris, France
3	26.70		Mark Warnecke	Germany	11 Dec 1998	European Championships	Sheffield, United Kingdom	[9]
4	26.28		Ed Moses	United States	22 Jan 2002	World Cup	Stockholm, Sweden	[10]
5	26.20		Oleg Lisogor	Ukraine	26 Jan 2002	World Cup	Berlin, Germany	[11]
6	26.17		Oleg Lisogor	Ukraine	21 Jan 2006	World Cup	Berlin, Germany	[12]
7	26.08		Cameron van der Burgh	South Africa	8 Nov 2008	World Cup	Moscow, Russia	[13]
8	25.94		Cameron van der Burgh	South Africa	11 Nov 2008	World Cup	Stockholm, Sweden	[14]
9	25.43		Cameron van der Burgh	South Africa	8 Aug 2009	South African Championships	Pietermaritzburg, South Africa	[15]
10	25.25		Cameron van der Burgh	South Africa	14 Nov 2009	World Cup	Berlin, Germany	[16]
10=	25.25		Ilya Shymanovich	Belarus	7 Nov 2021	European Championships	Kazan, Russia	[17]
11	24.95		Emre Sakçı	Turkey	27 December 2021	Turkish Championships	Gaziantep, Turkey	[18]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Women

Long course

#	Time		Name	Nationality	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
WBT	30.95	†	Penelope Heyns	South Africa	1 Aug 1998	Goodwill Games	New York, NY, United States
1	30.83	tt	Penelope Heyns	South Africa	29 Aug 1999	Pan Pacific Championships	Sydney, Australia
2	30.57	sf	Zoë Baker	Great Britain	30 Jul 2002	Commonwealth Games	Manchester, United Kingdom
3	30.45		Jade Edmistone	Australia	31 Jul 2005	World Championships	Montreal, Canada
4	30.31	h	Jade Edmistone	Australia	30 Jan 2006	AUS Nationals & Commonwealth Games Trials	Melbourne, Australia	[19]
5	30.23		Amanda Reason	Canada	8 Jul 2009	CAN World Championship Trials	Montreal, Canada	[20]
6	30.09		Yuliya Yefimova	Russia	2 Aug 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[21]
7	29.95	tt	Jessica Hardy	United States	6 Aug 2009	US Open Time Trials	Federal Way, United States	[22]
8	29.80	†	Jessica Hardy	United States	7 Aug 2009	US Open Time Trials	Federal Way, United States	[23]
9	29.78	h	Yuliya Yefimova	Russia	3 Aug 2013	World Championships	Barcelona, Spain	[24]
10	29.48	sf	Rūta Meilutytė	Lithuania	3 Aug 2013	World Championships	Barcelona, Spain	[24]
11	29.40		Lilly King	United States	30 Jul 2017	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[25]
12	29.30	sf, =	Benedetta Pilato	Italy	22 May 2021	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[26] [27]
13	29.30	sf, =	Rūta Meilutytė	Lithuania	29 July 2023	World Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	[28] [29]
14	29.16		Rūta Meilutytė	Lithuania	30 July 2023	World Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	[30] [31]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Short course

#	Time		Name	Nationality	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
1	31.22		Peggy Hartung	Germany	1 Feb 1992	World Cup	Paris, France
1	31.11		Han Xue	China	7 Jan 1996	World Cup	Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2	30.98		Han Xue	China	11 Jan 1996	World Cup	Beijing, China
3	30.88		Han Xue	China	29 Jan 1997	World Cup	Glasgow, United Kingdom
4	30.77		Han Xue	China	2 Feb 1997	World Cup	Gelsenkirchen, Germany
5	30.60	tt	Penelope Heyns	South Africa	26 Sep 1999	South African Championships	Durban, South Africa	[32]
6=	30.56		Li Wei	China	3 Dec 2001	World Cup	Shanghai, China	[33]
6=	30.56		Luo Xuejuan	China	3 Dec 2001	World Cup	Shanghai, China	[33]
6=	30.56		Emma Igelström	Sweden	13 Dec 2001	European Championships	Antwerp, Belgium
7	30.53		Zoë Baker	Great Britain	4 Jan 2002	South African Championships	Durban, South Africa
8	30.51		Zoë Baker	Great Britain	15 Jan 2002	World Cup	Imperia, Italy
9	30.47		Luo Xuejuan	China	17 Jan 2002	World Cup	Paris, France	[34]
10	30.43		Emma Igelström	Sweden	23 Jan 2002	World Cup	Stockholm, Sweden	[35]
11	30.31		Zoë Baker	Great Britain	27 Jan 2002	World Cup	Berlin, Germany
12	30.24		Emma Igelström	Sweden	14 Mar 2002	Swedish Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	[36]
13	29.96		Emma Igelström	Sweden	2 Apr 2002	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	[37]
14	29.90		Jade Edmistone	Australia	26 Sep 2004	Australian Championships	Brisbane, Australia	[38]
15	29.58		Jessica Hardy	United States	10 Apr 2008	World Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom	[39]
16	29.45		Jessica Hardy	United States	17 Oct 2009	World Cup	Durban, South Africa
17	29.36		Jessica Hardy	United States	7 Nov 2009	World Cup	Moscow, Russia
18	28.96	h	Jessica Hardy	United States	11 Nov 2009	World Cup	Stockholm, Sweden	[40]
19	28.80		Jessica Hardy	United States	14 Nov 2009	World Cup	Berlin, Germany	[41]
–	28.71 (invalidated) [42] [43]		Yulia Yefimova	Russia	10 Nov 2013	World Cup	Tokyo, Japan	[44]
20	28.64		Alia Atkinson	Jamaica	26 Oct 2016	World Cup	Tokyo, Japan	[45]
21	28.56		Alia Atkinson	Jamaica	6 Oct 2018	World Cup	Budapest, Hungary	[46]
22	28.37	sf	Rūta Meilutytė	Lithuania	17 Dec 2022	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[47]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

All-time top 25

Men long course

• Correct as of April 2024 ^[48]

Pos	Time	Swimmer	Date	Venue	Ref
1	25.95	Adam Peaty  (GBR)	25 July 2017	Budapest
2	26.20	Qin Haiyang  (CHN)	25 July 2023	Fukuoka	[49]
3	26.28	Ilya Shymanovich  (BLR)	6 April 2023	Brest	[50]
4	26.32	Samuel Williamson  (AUS)	14 February 2024	Doha	[51]
5	26.33	Felipe Lima  (BRA)	9 June 2019	Monaco
		Nicolò Martinenghi  (ITA)	16 August 2022	Rome	[52]
7	26.42	João Gomes Júnior  (BRA)	21 April 2019	Rio de Janeiro
8	26.45	Nic Fink  (USA)	21 June 2022	Budapest	[53]
9	26.52	Michael Andrew  (USA)	28 April 2022	Greensboro	[54]
10	26.54	Cameron van der Burgh  (RSA)	25 July 2017	Budapest
11	26.61	Sun Jiajun  (CHN)	6 May 2023	Hangzhou	[55]
12	26.62	Melvin Imoudu  (GER)	27 April 2024	Berlin
13	26.66	Andrey Nikolaev  (RUS)	29 April 2022	Kazan	[56]
14	26.70	Damir Dugonjič  (SLO)	4 August 2015	Kazan
		Fabio Scozzoli  (ITA)	23 July 2019	Gwangju
16	26.72	Kirill Prigoda  (RUS)	24 July 2019	Gwangju
17	26.74	Christian Sprenger  (AUS)	1 April 2014	Brisbane
18	26.75	Felipe França Silva  (BRA)	21 April 2019	Rio de Janeiro
19	26.76	Kevin Cordes  (USA)	4 August 2015	Kazan
		Simone Cerasuolo  (ITA)	24 June 2023	Rome	[57]
21	26.78	Kirill Strelnikov  (RUS)	5 April 2021	Kazan
22	26.79	Peter Stevens  (SLO)	13 February 2024	Doha	[58]
23	26.80	Arno Kamminga  (NED)	9 April 2021	Eindhoven
		Lucas Matzerath  (GER)	14 February 2024	Doha	[59]
25	26.82	Michael Houlie  (RSA)	4 July 2019	Naples
		Jan Kozakiewicz  (POL)	21 May 2021	Budapest

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 26.82:

• Adam Peaty also swam 25.99 (2017), 26.06 (2019), 26.09 (2018), 26.10 (2017), 26.11 (2019), 26.21 (2021), 26.23 (2018), 26.28 (2019), 26.34 (2021), 26.38 (2021), 26.41 (2018), 26.42 (2015), 26.48 (2017), 26.49 (2018, 2019), 26.50 (2017, 2018), 26.51 (2015), 26.53 (2019), 26.55 (2019), 26.60 (2017, 2019), 26.61 (2016, 2017, 2019), 26.62 (2014, 2017, 2018), 26.63 (2019, 2019, 2021), 26.64 (2019, 2021), 26.65 (2021), 26.66 (2016, 2016), 26.68 (2015, 2016), 26.69 (2016, 2021), 26.70 (2019), 26.71 (2016, 2019), 26.72 (2021), 26.73 (2018, 2021), 26.74 (2018, 2018, 2019), 26.75 (2018, 2021), 26.76 (2022), 26.77 (2024), 26.78 (2014, 2019), 26.81 (2021).
• Qin Haiyang also swam 26.25 (2023, 2023), 26.29 (2023, 2023), 26.30 (2023, 2023), 26.34 (2023), 26.52 (2023), 26.57 (2023), 26.62 (2023), 26.63 (2023), 26.69 (2023), 26.72 (2023), 26.77 (2023).
• Ilya Shymanovich also swam 26.45 (2022), 26.46 (2021), 26.47 (2021, 2022), 26.55 (2019, 2021), 26.57 (2019), 26.65 (2023), 26.66 (2024), 26.70 (2020, 2022), 26.72 (2021), 26.77 (2019), 26.78 (2019).
• Nicolò Martinenghi also swam 26.39 (2021, 2024), 26.47 (2021), 26.48 (2022), 26.49 (2021, 2022), 26.54 (2021), 26.56 (2020, 2022), 26.59 (2021), 26.64 (2022, 2023), 26.65 (2024), 26.68 (2021, 2021, 2022), 26.71 (2022), 26.74 (2023), 26.75 (2024), 26.76 (2023), 26.81 (2022).
• Samuel Williamson also swam 26.41 (2024), 26.51 (2023), 26.69 (2024), 26.76 (2023), 26.77 (2023), 26.82 (2023).
• Felipe Lima also swam 26.48 (2019), 26.60 (2019), 26.61 (2019), 26.62 (2019), 26.66 (2019), 26.68 (2017, 2019), 26.72 (2019), 26.73 (2019), 26.75 (2019), 26.78 (2019), 26.79 (2019).
• Nic Fink also swam 26.49 (2024), 26.55 (2022), 26.59 (2023), 26.66 (2024), 26.74 (2022, 2023), 26.77 (2024).
• João Gomes Júnior also swam 26.52 (2017), 26.60 (2019), 26.62 (2022), 26.64 (2019, 2019), 26.66 (2022), 26.67 (2017), 26.68 (2019), 26.69 (2019), 26.70 (2019), 26.73 (2019), 26.75 (2022), 26.80 (2017, 2019), 26.81 (2023).
• Cameron van der Burgh also swam 26.58 (2018), 26.60 (2017), 26.62 (2015), 26.66 (2015), 26.67 (2009), 26.74 (2009, 2015, 2015, 2017), 26.76 (2014), 26.77 (2013, 2015), 26.78 (2013), 26.79 (2015), 26.80 (2014), 26.81 (2013).
• Michael Andrew also swam 26.71 (2022), 26.72 (2022), 26.73 (2022), 26.78 (2022).
• Sun Jiajun also swam 26.72 (2023), 26.76 (2023), 26.78 (2023), 26.79 (2023), 26.80 (2023).
• Fabio Scozzoli also swam 26.73 (2018), 26.79 (2018), 26.80 (2018), 26.82 (2019).
• Felipe França Silva also swam 26.76 (2009).
• Andrey Nikolaev also swam 26.77 (2022).
• Christian Sprenger also swam 26.78 (2013).
• Melvin Imoudu also swam 26.79 (2023, 2023).
• Kevin Cordes also swam 26.80 (2017).
• Simone Cerasuolo also swam 26.81 (2023).

Men short course

• Correct as of December 2023 ^[60]

Pos	Time	Swimmer	Date	Venue	Ref
1	24.95	Emre Sakçı  (TUR)	27 December 2021	Gaziantep	[61]
2	25.25	Cameron van der Burgh  (RSA)	14 November 2009	Berlin
		Ilya Shymanovich  (BLR)	7 November 2021	Kazan	[17]
4	25.37	Nicolò Martinenghi  (ITA)	6 November 2021	Kazan	[62]
5	25.38	Nic Fink  (USA)	18 December 2022	Melbourne	[63]
6	25.41	Adam Peaty  (GBR)	22 November 2020	Budapest	[64]
7	25.45	Roland Schoeman  (RSA)	14 November 2009	Berlin
8	25.49	Kirill Prigoda  (RUS)	22 November 2020	Budapest	[65]
9	25.51	Vladimir Morozov  (RUS)	4 December 2019	Glasgow	[66]
10	25.62	Fabio Scozzoli  (ITA)	13 December 2017	Copenhagen
			23 November 2019	London
11	25.63	Felipe França Silva  (BRA)	7 December 2014	Doha
12	25.66	Simone Cerasuolo  (ITA)	17 December 2022	Melbourne	[67]
13	25.80	Felipe Lima  (BRA)	16 December 2018	Hangzhou
		João Gomes Júnior  (BRA)	21 December 2021	Abu Dhabi	[68]
		Yan Zibei  (CHN)	17 December 2022	Melbourne	[69]
16	25.81	Qin Haiyang  (CHN)	17 December 2022	Melbourne	[70]
		Michael Andrew  (USA)	17 December 2022	Melbourne	[71]
18	25.84	Arno Kamminga  (NED)	4 December 2019	Glasgow
19	25.85	Peter Stevens  (SLO)	11 December 2016	Windsor
20	25.87	Fabian Schwingenschlögl  (GER)	15 December 2018	Hangzhou
21	25.90	Oleg Kostin  (RUS)	12 November 2018	Kazan
		Kirill Strelnikov  (RUS)	21 November 2021	Kazan	[72]
23	25.91	Yasuhiro Koseki  (JPN)	17 October 2021	Tokyo	[73]
24	25.99	Ian Finnerty  (USA)	16 November 2019	College Park
25	26.01	Caeleb Dressel  (USA)	22 November 2020	Budapest	[74]

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 25.85:

• Emre Sakçı also swam 25.29 (2020), 25.38 (2021), 25.39 (2021), 25.43 (2020), 25.50 (2020), 25.54 (2020), 25.57 (2020), 25.83 (2023), 25.90 (2023).
• Ilya Shymanovich also swam 25.39 (2020), 25.41 (2020, 2021), 25.43 (2021), 25.47 (2021), 25.48 (2020), 25.53 (2021), 25.55 (2020, 2021), 25.56 (2021), 25.57 (2020), 25.59 (2020), 25.60 (2021), 25.64 (2020, 2021), 25.68 (2020), 25.72 (2020).
• Cameron van der Burgh also swam 25.41 (2018), 25.43 (2009), 25.49 (2017), 25.58 (2009), 25.63 (2009, 2017), 25.64 (2016), 25.68 (2013), 25.70 (2017).
• Adam Peaty also swam 25.48 (2020), 25.50 (2020), 25.70 (2017, 2020), 25.85 (2022).
• Nic Fink also swam 25.53 (2021), 25.64 (2022), 25.68 (2021), 25.72 (2021).
• Nicolò Martinenghi also swam 25.42 (2022), 25.54 (2021), 25.55 (2021), 25.60 (2022), 25.66 (2023), 25.71 (2022), 25.72 (2023).
• Roland Schoeman also swam 25.58 (2009), 25.65 (2013), 25.68 (2013).
• Kirill Prigoda also swam 25.68 (2017), 25.72 (2017).
• Simone Cerasuolo also swam 25.68 (2022), 25.78 (2022), 25.83 (2023), 25.85 (2021), 25.94 (2023).
• Felipe França Silva also swam 25.70 (2009), 25.71 (2014).
• Fabio Scozzoli also swam 25.72 (2013).
• Qin Haiyang also swam 25.82 (2022).

Women long course

• Correct as of April 2024 ^[75]

Pos	Time	Swimmer	Date	Venue	Ref
1	29.16	Rūta Meilutytė  (LTU)	30 July 2023	Fukuoka	[76]
2	29.30	Benedetta Pilato  (ITA)	22 May 2021	Budapest	[77]
3	29.40	Lilly King  (USA)	30 July 2017	Budapest
4	29.51	Tang Qianting  (CHN)	18 February 2024	Doha	[78]
5	29.52	Yuliya Yefimova  (RUS)	4 August 2013	Barcelona
6	29.71	Molly Hannis  (USA)	13 January 2018	Austin
7	29.72	Lara van Niekerk  (RSA)	6 April 2022	Port Elizabeth	[79]
8	29.80	Jessica Hardy  (USA)	7 August 2009	Federal Way
			4 August 2013	Barcelona
9	29.81	Lydia Jacoby  (USA)	29 June 2023	Indianapolis	[80]
10	29.86	Arianna Castiglioni  (ITA)	28 May 2022	Naples	[81]
11	29.95	Breeja Larson  (USA)	4 August 2013	Barcelona
12	29.99	Katie Meili  (USA)	30 July 2017	Budapest
13	30.02	Imogen Clark  (GBR)	30 July 2022	Birmingham	[82]
		Anita Bottazzo  (ITA)	29 July 2023	Fukuoka	[83]
15	30.05	Jennie Johansson  (SWE)	9 August 2015	Kazan
		Chelsea Hodges  (AUS)	30 July 2022	Birmingham	[84]
17	30.08	Eneli Jefimova  (EST)	24 June 2022	Budapest	[85]
18	30.09	Tatjana Schoenmaker  (RSA)	9 April 2024	Gqeberha	[86]
19	30.10	Anna Elendt  (GER)	26 May 2022	Barcelona	[87]
		Satomi Suzuki  (JPN)	8 October 2023	Shizuoka	[88]
21	30.11	Rebecca Soni  (USA)	2 August 2009	Rome
		Alia Atkinson  (JAM)	9 August 2015	Kazan
23	30.16	Sarah Katsoulis  (AUS)	2 August 2009	Rome
24	30.17	Valentina Artemyeva  (RUS)	25 April 2009	Moscow
25	30.19	Ida Hulkko  (FIN)	23 May 2021	Budapest	[89]

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 30.19:

• Rūta Meilutytė also swam 29.30 (2023), 29.40 (2024), 29.42 (2024), 29.44 (2022), 29.48 (2013), 29.56 (2023), 29.59 (2013, 2022), 29.70 (2022), 29.74 (2015), 29.79 (2023), 29.86 (2013), 29.88 (2014, 2015), 29.89 (2014), 29.92 (2014), 29.96 (2013), 29.97 (2013, 2022), 29.98 (2015, 2016), 30.02 (2023), 30.04 (2013), 30.05 (2024), 30.07 (2013), 30.10 (2013), 30.11 (2013), 30.12 (2022), 30.13 (2016), 30.14 (2014, 2015), 30.17 (2016), 30.18 (2017), 30.19 (2013).
• Benedetta Pilato also swam 29.35 (2021), 29.50 (2021), 29.58 (2022), 29.60 (2023), 29.61 (2020), 29.62 (2021), 29.69 (2021), 29.71 (2022), 29.75 (2021), 29.80 (2022), 29.83 (2022), 29.84 (2023), 29.85 (2020, 2022), 29.89 (2024), 29.91 (2021, 2024), 29.93 (2022), 29.98 (2019, 2021), 30.00 (2019), 30.01 (2024), 30.04 (2023, 2023), 30.08 (2019, 2023), 30.09 (2023), 30.13 (2019, 2021), 30.16 (2019), 30.17 (2019).
• Yuliya Yefimova also swam 29.57 (2017), 29.66 (2018), 29.73 (2017), 29.78 (2013), 29.81 (2018), 29.84 (2018), 29.88 (2013, 2017), 29.93 (2018, 2019), 29.95 (2017), 29.99 (2017, 2017), 30.04 (2017, 2019), 30.09 (2009), 30.12 (2013, 2019), 30.13 (2015), 30.14 (2015), 30.15 (2012, 2019), 30.17 (2018, 2019).
• Lilly King also swam 29.60 (2017), 29.62 (2018), 29.63 (2019), 29.66 (2017), 29.72 (2023), 29.76 (2017, 2022), 29.77 (2023), 29.80 (2017), 29.82 (2018), 29.84 (2019, 2019), 29.90 (2017), 29.94 (2023), 29.96 (2017), 30.03 (2019), 30.05 (2023), 30.09 (2023), 30.16 (2018), 30.18 (2019).
• Lara van Niekerk also swam 29.73 (2022), 29.75 (2023), 29.77 (2022), 29.78 (2023), 29.80 (2022), 29.82 (2022), 29.88 (2021), 29.89 (2023), 29.90 (2022), 29.91 (2023), 29.99 (2022), 30.08 (2022), 30.09 (2023).
• Molly Hannis also swam 29.73 (2018), 29.97 (2018), 30.07 (2018), 30.19 (2017).
• Tang Qianting also swam 29.80 (2024), 29.92 (2023), 29.93 (2024), 29.96 (2023), 30.08 (2023), 30.10 (2022), 30.12 (2023).
• Jessica Hardy also swam 29.90 (2013), 29.95 (2009), 29.99 (2013), 30.03 (2010), 30.12 (2014), 30.17 (2011), 30.19 (2011).
• Arianna Castiglioni also swam 29.91 (2022), 30.05 (2022), 30.06 (2021), 30.15 (2021).
• Imogen Clark also swam 30.04 (2018), 30.05 (2023), 30.10 (2022), 30.18 (2022).
• Lydia Jacoby also swam 30.08 (2023).
• Katie Meili also swam 30.11 (2017), 30.12 (2017).
• Anita Bottazzo also swam 30.11 (2023).
• Anna Elendt also swam 30.12 (2022).
• Satomi Suzuki also swam 30.14 (2023).
• Chelsea Hodges also swam 30.15 (2022), 30.17 (2022).
• Alia Atkinson also swam 30.17 (2014), 30.19 (2018).
• Eneli Jefimova also swam 30.19 (2023).

Women short course

• Correct as of December 2023 ^[90]

Pos	Time	Swimmer	Date	Venue	Ref
1	28.37	Rūta Meilutytė  (LTU)	17 December 2022	Melbourne	[91] [92]
2	28.56	Alia Atkinson  (JAM)	6 October 2018	Budapest
3	28.77	Lilly King  (USA)	21 November 2020	Budapest
4	28.80	Jessica Hardy  (USA)	14 November 2009	Berlin
5	28.81	Benedetta Pilato  (ITA)	21 November 2020	Budapest
6	29.04	Molly Hannis  (USA)	16 October 2020	Budapest
7	29.08	Yulia Yefimova  (RUS)	31 August 2016	Berlin
8	29.09	Arianna Castiglioni  (ITA)	25 September 2021	Naples
		Lara van Niekerk  (RSA)	18 December 2022	Melbourne	[93]
10	29.10	Eneli Jefimova  (EST)	9 December 2023	Otopeni	[94]
11	29.17	Imogen Clark  (GBR)	16 December 2023	Sheffield	[95]
12	29.19	Tang Qianting  (CHN)	29 October 2022	Beijing	[96]
13	29.30	Anna Elendt  (GER)	18 December 2022	Melbourne	[97]
14	29.31	Jasmine Nocentini  (ITA)	9 December 2023	Otopeni	[98]
15	29.33	Ida Hulkko  (FIN)	5 November 2020	Budapest
16	29.34	Anastasia Gorbenko  (ISR)	17 December 2021	Abu Dhabi	[99]
		Nika Godun  (RUS)	17 November 2021	Kazan
18	29.37	Katie Meili  (USA)	31 August 2016	Berlin
19	29.40	Dominika Sztandera  (POL)	27 October 2023	Wrocław	[100]
20	29.49	Alina Zmushka  (BLR)	21 November 2022	Kazan	[101]
21	29.50	Sarah Katsoulis  (AUS)	22 November 2009	Singapore
22	29.51	Martina Carraro  (ITA)	18 October 2020	Budapest
23	29.53	Sophie Hansson  (SWE)	18 November 2023	Sheffield	[102]
24	29.54	Jenna Laukkanen  (FIN)	13 December 2017	Copenhagen
		Tatiana Belonogoff  (RUS)	19 November 2022	Sheffield	[103]
		Evgeniia Chikunova  (RUS)	21 November 2023	Saint Petersburg	[104]

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 29.54:

• Rūta Meilutytė also swam 28.50 (2022), 28.60 (2022), 28.70 (2022), 28.81 (2014), 28.84 (2014), 28.89 (2013), 29.10 (2022).
• Alia Atkinson also swam 28.64 (2016), 28.84 (2017), 28.88 (2020), 28.91 (2014, 2016).
• Benedetta Pilato also swam 28.86 (2020, 2023), 28.98 (2023), 29.21 (2023), 29.42 (2022), 29.48 (2022).
• Lilly King also swam 28.86 (2020, 2022), 28.90 (2019, 2020), 29.11 (2022), 29.16 (2022), 29.53 (2022).
• Eneli Jefimova also swam 29.12 (2023), 29.46 (2023), 29.48 (2023).
• Tang Qianting also swam 29.22 (2022), 29.28 (2022), 29.38 (2022), 29.42 (2022).
• Lara van Niekerk also swam 29.27 (2022), 29.45 (2022).
• Imogen Clark also swam 29.30 (2022), 29.34 (2023), 29.41 (2023), 29.47 (2022), 29.51 (2022).
• Jasmine Nocentini also swam 29.41 (2023).
• Nika Godun also swam 29.42 (2021).
• Anna Elendt also swam 29.52 (2022).

Annulled

• Yulia Yefimovas World Record performance of 28.71 (Tokyo 2013 ^[105] ) was annulled due to doping offenses

Notes

1. unratified due to no epo control

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