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).
# | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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WBT | 27.29 | Dmitri Volkov | ![]() | 16 Mar 1991 | World Cup | Bonn, Germany | ||
1 | 27.00 | Mark Warnecke | ![]() | 18 Feb 1995 | World Cup | Gelsenkirchen, Germany | ||
2 | 26.97 | Mark Warnecke | ![]() | 8 Feb 1997 | World Cup | Paris, France | ||
2 | 26.97 | = | Mark Warnecke | ![]() | 21 Jan 1998 | World Cup | Sydney, Australia | |
2 | 26.97 | = | Mark Warnecke | ![]() | 28 Mar 1998 | World Cup | Paris, France | |
3 | 26.70 | Mark Warnecke | ![]() | 11 Dec 1998 | European Championships | Sheffield, United Kingdom | [9] | |
4 | 26.28 | Ed Moses | ![]() | 22 Jan 2002 | World Cup | Stockholm, Sweden | [10] | |
5 | 26.20 | Oleg Lisogor | ![]() | 26 Jan 2002 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | [11] | |
6 | 26.17 | Oleg Lisogor | ![]() | 21 Jan 2006 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | [12] | |
7 | 26.08 | Cameron van der Burgh | ![]() | 8 Nov 2008 | World Cup | Moscow, Russia | [13] | |
8 | 25.94 | Cameron van der Burgh | ![]() | 11 Nov 2008 | World Cup | Stockholm, Sweden | [14] | |
9 | 25.43 | Cameron van der Burgh | ![]() | 8 Aug 2009 | South African Championships | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | [15] | |
10 | 25.25 | Cameron van der Burgh | ![]() | 14 Nov 2009 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | [16] | |
10 | 25.25 | = | Ilya Shymanovich | ![]() | 7 Nov 2021 | European Championships | Kazan, Russia | [17] |
11 | 24.95 | Emre Sakçı | ![]() | 27 December 2021 | Turkish Championships | Gaziantep, Turkey | [18] |
# | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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1 | 31.22 | Peggy Hartung | ![]() | 1 Feb 1992 | World Cup | Paris, France | ||
1 | 31.11 | Han Xue | ![]() | 7 Jan 1996 | World Cup | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | ||
2 | 30.98 | Han Xue | ![]() | 11 Jan 1996 | World Cup | Beijing, China | ||
3 | 30.88 | Han Xue | ![]() | 29 Jan 1997 | World Cup | Glasgow, United Kingdom | ||
4 | 30.77 | Han Xue | ![]() | 2 Feb 1997 | World Cup | Gelsenkirchen, Germany | ||
5 | 30.60 | tt | Penelope Heyns | ![]() | 26 Sep 1999 | South African Championships | Durban, South Africa | [32] |
6= | 30.56 | Li Wei | ![]() | 3 Dec 2001 | World Cup | Shanghai, China | [33] | |
6= | 30.56 | Luo Xuejuan | ![]() | 3 Dec 2001 | World Cup | Shanghai, China | [33] | |
6= | 30.56 | Emma Igelström | ![]() | 13 Dec 2001 | European Championships | Antwerp, Belgium | ||
7 | 30.53 | Zoë Baker | ![]() | 4 Jan 2002 | South African Championships | Durban, South Africa | ||
8 | 30.51 | Zoë Baker | ![]() | 15 Jan 2002 | World Cup | Imperia, Italy | ||
9 | 30.47 | Luo Xuejuan | ![]() | 17 Jan 2002 | World Cup | Paris, France | [34] | |
10 | 30.43 | Emma Igelström | ![]() | 23 Jan 2002 | World Cup | Stockholm, Sweden | [35] | |
11 | 30.31 | Zoë Baker | ![]() | 27 Jan 2002 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | ||
12 | 30.24 | Emma Igelström | ![]() | 14 Mar 2002 | Swedish Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | [36] | |
13 | 29.96 | Emma Igelström | ![]() | 2 Apr 2002 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | [37] | |
14 | 29.90 | Jade Edmistone | ![]() | 26 Sep 2004 | Australian Championships | Brisbane, Australia | [38] | |
15 | 29.58 | Jessica Hardy | ![]() | 10 Apr 2008 | World Championships | Manchester, United Kingdom | [39] | |
16 | 29.45 | Jessica Hardy | ![]() | 17 Oct 2009 | World Cup | Durban, South Africa | ||
17 | 29.36 | Jessica Hardy | ![]() | 7 Nov 2009 | World Cup | Moscow, Russia | ||
18 | 28.96 | h | Jessica Hardy | ![]() | 11 Nov 2009 | World Cup | Stockholm, Sweden | [40] |
19 | 28.80 | Jessica Hardy | ![]() | 14 Nov 2009 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | [41] | |
- | 28.71 | [42] | Yulia Yefimova | ![]() | 10 Nov 2013 | World Cup | Tokyo, Japan | [43] |
20 | 28.64 | Alia Atkinson | ![]() | 26 Oct 2016 | World Cup | Tokyo, Japan | [44] | |
21 | 28.56 | Alia Atkinson | ![]() | 6 Oct 2018 | World Cup | Budapest, Hungary | [45] | |
22 | 28.37 | sf | Rūta Meilutytė | ![]() | 17 Dec 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [46] |
Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 25.95 | ![]() | 25 July 2017 | Budapest | |
2 | 26.20 | ![]() | 25 July 2023 | Fukuoka | [48] |
3 | 26.28 | ![]() | 6 April 2023 | Brest | [49] |
4 | 26.32 | ![]() | 14 February 2024 | Doha | [50] |
5 | 26.33 | ![]() | 9 June 2019 | Monaco | |
![]() | 16 August 2022 | Rome | [51] | ||
7 | 26.42 | ![]() | 21 April 2019 | Rio de Janeiro | |
8 | 26.45 | ![]() | 21 June 2022 | Budapest | [52] |
9 | 26.52 | ![]() | 28 April 2022 | Greensboro | [53] |
10 | 26.53 | ![]() | 9 March 2024 | Riccione | [54] |
11 | 26.54 | ![]() | 25 July 2017 | Budapest | |
12 | 26.61 | ![]() | 6 May 2023 | Hangzhou | [55] |
13 | 26.62 | ![]() | 27 April 2024 | Berlin | [56] |
14 | 26.66 | ![]() | 29 April 2022 | Kazan | [57] |
15 | 26.70 | ![]() | 4 August 2015 | Kazan | |
![]() | 23 July 2019 | Gwangju | |||
17 | 26.72 | ![]() | 24 July 2019 | Gwangju | |
18 | 26.74 | ![]() | 1 April 2014 | Brisbane | |
19 | 26.75 | ![]() | 21 April 2019 | Rio de Janeiro | |
20 | 26.76 | ![]() | 4 August 2015 | Kazan | |
21 | 26.78 | ![]() | 5 April 2021 | Kazan | |
22 | 26.79 | ![]() | 13 February 2024 | Doha | [58] |
23 | 26.80 | ![]() | 9 April 2021 | Eindhoven | |
![]() | 14 February 2024 | Doha | [50] | ||
![]() | 22 June 2024 | Rome | [59] |
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 26.80:
Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 24.95 | ![]() | 27 December 2021 | Gaziantep | [18] |
2 | 25.25 | ![]() | 14 November 2009 | Berlin | |
![]() | 7 November 2021 | Kazan | [17] | ||
4 | 25.37 | ![]() | 6 November 2021 | Kazan | [61] |
5 | 25.38 | ![]() | 19 October 2024 | Shanghai | [62] |
![]() | 18 December 2022 | Melbourne | [63] | ||
7 | 25.41 | ![]() | 22 November 2020 | Budapest | [64] |
8 | 25.45 | ![]() | 14 November 2009 | Berlin | |
9 | 25.48 | ![]() | 14 December 2024 | Budapest | [65] |
10 | 25.51 | ![]() | 4 December 2019 | Glasgow | [66] |
11 | 25.61 | ![]() | 19 December 2024 | Saint Petersburg | |
12 | 25.62 | ![]() | 13 December 2017 | Copenhagen | |
23 November 2019 | London | ||||
![]() | 15 December 2024 | Budapest | [67] | ||
14 | 25.63 | ![]() | 7 December 2014 | Doha | |
15 | 25.66 | ![]() | 14 December 2024 | Budapest | [68] |
16 | 25.69 | ![]() | 14 December 2024 | Budapest | [69] |
17 | 25.71 | ![]() | 15 December 2024 | Budapest | [70] |
18 | 25.72 | ![]() | 28 September 2024 | Wuhan | [71] |
19 | 25.80 | ![]() | 16 December 2018 | Hangzhou | |
![]() | 21 December 2021 | Abu Dhabi | [72] | ||
![]() | 17 December 2022 | Melbourne | [73] | ||
22 | 25.81 | ![]() | 17 December 2022 | Melbourne | [73] |
23 | 25.84 | ![]() | 4 December 2019 | Glasgow | |
24 | 25.85 | ![]() | 11 December 2016 | Windsor | |
25 | 25.86 | ![]() | 14 December 2024 | Budapest | [74] |
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 25.86:
Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 29.16 | ![]() | 30 July 2023 | Fukuoka | [76] |
2 | 29.30 | ![]() | 22 May 2021 | Budapest | [77] |
3 | 29.40 | ![]() | 30 July 2017 | Budapest | |
4 | 29.51 | ![]() | 18 February 2024 | Doha | [78] |
5 | 29.52 | ![]() | 4 August 2013 | Barcelona | |
6 | 29.71 | ![]() | 13 January 2018 | Austin | |
7 | 29.72 | ![]() | 6 April 2022 | Port Elizabeth | [79] |
8 | 29.80 | ![]() | 7 August 2009 | Federal Way | |
4 August 2013 | Barcelona | ||||
9 | 29.81 | ![]() | 29 June 2023 | Indianapolis | [80] |
10 | 29.86 | ![]() | 28 May 2022 | Naples | [81] |
11 | 29.95 | ![]() | 4 August 2013 | Barcelona | |
12 | 29.99 | ![]() | 30 July 2017 | Budapest | |
13 | 30.02 | ![]() | 30 July 2022 | Birmingham | [82] |
![]() | 29 July 2023 | Fukuoka | [83] | ||
15 | 30.05 | ![]() | 9 August 2015 | Kazan | |
![]() | 30 July 2022 | Birmingham | [82] | ||
17 | 30.08 | ![]() | 24 June 2022 | Budapest | [84] |
18 | 30.09 | ![]() | 9 April 2024 | Gqeberha | [85] |
19 | 30.10 | ![]() | 26 May 2022 | Barcelona | [86] |
![]() | 8 October 2023 | Shizuoka | [87] | ||
21 | 30.11 | ![]() | 2 August 2009 | Rome | |
![]() | 9 August 2015 | Kazan | |||
23 | 30.16 | ![]() | 2 August 2009 | Rome | |
24 | 30.17 | ![]() | 25 April 2009 | Moscow | |
25 | 30.19 | ![]() | 23 May 2021 | Budapest | [88] |
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 30.19:
Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 28.37 | ![]() | 17 December 2022 | Melbourne | [90] [91] |
2 | 28.56 | ![]() | 6 October 2018 | Budapest | |
3 | 28.76 | ![]() | 20 October 2024 | Shanghai | [92] |
4 | 28.77 | ![]() | 21 November 2020 | Budapest | |
5 | 28.80 | ![]() | 14 November 2009 | Berlin | |
6 | 28.81 | ![]() | 21 November 2020 | Budapest | |
7 | 29.04 | ![]() | 16 October 2020 | Budapest | |
8 | 29.08 | ![]() | 31 August 2016 | Berlin | |
9 | 29.09 | ![]() | 25 September 2021 | Naples | |
![]() | 18 December 2022 | Melbourne | [93] | ||
11 | 29.10 | ![]() | 9 December 2023 | Otopeni | [94] |
12 | 29.17 | ![]() | 16 December 2023 | Sheffield | [95] |
13 | 29.22 | ![]() | 14 December 2024 | Budapest | [96] |
14 | 29.30 | ![]() | 18 December 2022 | Melbourne | [93] |
15 | 29.31 | ![]() | 9 December 2023 | Otopeni | [94] |
16 | 29.33 | ![]() | 5 November 2020 | Budapest | |
17 | 29.34 | ![]() | 17 December 2021 | Abu Dhabi | [97] |
![]() | 17 November 2021 | Kazan | |||
19 | 29.37 | ![]() | 31 August 2016 | Berlin | |
20 | 29.44 | ![]() | 14 December 2024 | Budapest | [98] |
21 | 29.49 | ![]() | 21 November 2022 | Kazan | [99] |
22 | 29.50 | ![]() | 22 November 2009 | Singapore | |
23 | 29.51 | ![]() | 18 October 2020 | Budapest | |
24 | 29.53 | ![]() | 18 November 2023 | Sheffield | [100] |
25 | 29.54 | ![]() | 13 December 2017 | Copenhagen | |
![]() | 19 November 2022 | Sheffield | [101] | ||
![]() | 21 November 2023 | Saint Petersburg | [102] |
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 29.54:
The first world record in the men's 50 metres freestyle in long course swimming was recognized by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1976. In short course swimming events the world's governing body recognizes world records since March 3, 1991.
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.