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, [1] which oversees international competitive swimming and Aquatics.
The World Records in the 50s of stroke are the youngest Swimming World Records; FINA first recognizing them in the 1990s.
# | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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WBT | 23.68 | Denis Pankratov | Russia | 10 Aug 1996 | Meet of Champions | Mulhouse, France | ||
1 | 23.60 | Geoff Huegill | Australia | 14 May 2000 | Australia Championships | Sydney, Australia | ||
2 | 23.44 | sf | Geoff Huegill | Australia | 27 Jul 2001 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | |
3 | 23.43 | Matt Welsh | Australia | 21 Jul 2003 | World Championships | Barcelona, Spain | ||
4 | 23.30 | Ian Crocker | United States | 29 Feb 2004 | Big 12 Time Trials | Austin, United States | [2] | |
5 | 23.01 | sf | Roland Schoeman | South Africa | 24 Jul 2005 | World Championships | Montreal, Canada | |
6 | 22.96 | Roland Schoeman | South Africa | 25 Jul 2005 | World Championships | Montreal, Canada | [3] | |
7 | 22.43 | sf | Rafael Muñoz | Spain | 5 April 2009 | Spanish Championships | Málaga, Spain | [4] |
8 | 22.27 | Andriy Govorov | Ukraine | 1 July 2018 | Sette Colli Trophy | Rome, Italy | [5] |
# | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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1 | 26.54 | Inge de Bruijn | Netherlands | 18 Jun 1999 | Netherlands Championships | Amersfoort, Netherlands | ||
2 | 26.39 | Anna-Karin Kammerling | Sweden | 1 Jul 1999 | Sweden Championships | Halmstad, Sweden | ||
3 | 26.29 | Anna-Karin Kammerling | Sweden | 27 Jul 1999 | European Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | ||
4 | 25.83 | h | Inge de Bruijn | Netherlands | 20 May 2000 | Mare Nostrum | Monte Carlo, Monaco | |
5 | 25.64 | h | Inge de Bruijn | Netherlands | 26 May 2000 | Super Speedo Grand Prix | Sheffield, United Kingdom | |
6 | 25.57 | Anna-Karin Kammerling | Sweden | 30 Jul 2002 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | ||
7 | 25.46 | Therese Alshammar | Sweden | 13 Jun 2007 | Mare Nostrum | Barcelona, Spain | [20] | |
8 | 25.33 | Marleen Veldhuis | Netherlands | 19 April 2009 | Swim Cup Amsterdam | Amsterdam, Netherlands | [21] | |
9 | 25.07 | sf | Therese Alshammar | Sweden | 31 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [22] |
10 | 24.43 | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden | 5 July 2014 | Swedish Championships | Borås, Sweden |
Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue | Ref |
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1 | 22.27 | Andrii Govorov (UKR) | 1 July 2018 | Rome | |
2 | 22.35 | Caeleb Dressel (USA) | 22 July 2019 | Gwangju | |
3 | 22.43 | Rafael Muñoz (ESP) | 2 April 2009 | Málaga | |
4 | 22.60 | Nicholas Santos (BRA) | 11 May 2019 | Budapest | |
5 | 22.62 | Oleg Kostin (RUS) | 19 April 2023 | Kazan | [33] |
6 | 22.65 | Noè Ponti (SUI) | 4 April 2024 | Uster | [34] |
7 | 22.67 | Milorad Čavić (SRB) | 27 July 2009 | Rome | |
8 | 22.68 | Thomas Ceccon (ITA) | 24 July 2023 | Fukuoka | [35] |
9 | 22.70 | Henrique Martins (BRA) | 26 May 2017 | Belo Horizonte | |
10 | 22.72 | Maxime Grousset (FRA) | 23 July 2023 | Fukuoka | [36] |
11 | 22.73 | Matt Targett (AUS) | 27 July 2009 | Rome | [37] |
12 | 22.75 | Ben Proud (GBR) | 24 July 2017 | Budapest | |
13 | 22.76 | César Cielo (BRA) | 24 April 2012 | Rio de Janeiro | |
14 | 22.79 | Michael Andrew (USA) | 19 June 2022 | Budapest | [38] |
Dare Rose (USA) | 23 July 2023 | Fukuoka | [39] | ||
16 | 22.80 | Diogo Ribeiro (POR) | 24 July 2023 | Fukuoka | [40] |
17 | 22.84 | Frédérick Bousquet (FRA) | 22 April 2009 | Montpellier | |
Florent Manaudou (FRA) | 2 August 2015 | Kazan | |||
Jacob Peters (GBR) | 24 July 2023 | Fukuoka | [41] | ||
20 | 22.85 | Dylan Carter (TTO) | 19 June 2022 | Budapest | [42] |
21 | 22.88 | Nyls Korstanje (NED) | 11 August 2022 | Rome | [43] |
1 December 2024 | Rotterdam | [44] | |||
22 | 22.90 | Roland Schoeman (RSA) | 26 July 2009 | Rome | |
Yauhen Tsurkin (BLR) | 28 July 2013 | Barcelona | |||
Szebasztián Szabó (HUN) | 22 July 2019 | Gwangju | |||
25 | 22.91 | Bryan Lundquist (USA) | 18 July 2009 | Indianapolis |
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 22.91:
Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue | Ref |
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1 | 21.32 | Noè Ponti (SUI) | 11 December 2024 | Budapest | |
2 | 21.62 | Nyls Korstanje (NED) | 10 December 2024 | Budapest | |
3 | 21.67 | Ilya Kharun (CAN) | 11 December 2024 | Budapest | |
4 | 21.75 | Nicholas Santos (BRA) | 6 October 2018 | Budapest | |
Szebasztián Szabó (HUN) | 6 November 2021 | Kazan | [13] | ||
6 | 21.80 | Steffen Deibler (GER) | 14 November 2009 | Berlin | |
7 | 21.87 | Roland Schoeman (RSA) | 14 November 2009 | Berlin | |
8 | 21.95 | Chad le Clos (RSA) | 6 December 2014 | Doha | |
9 | 21.97 | Sun Jiajun (CHN) | 24 September 2024 | Wuhan | [46] |
Teong Tzen Wei (SGP) | 10 December 2024 | Budapest | |||
11 | 21.98 | Dylan Carter (TRI) | 20 December 2021 | Abu Dhabi | [47] |
12 | 21.99 | Tom Shields (USA) | 9 October 2021 | Budapest | [48] |
Marius Kusch (GER) | 10 December 2024 | Budapest | |||
14 | 22.01 | Michele Busa (ITA) | 11 December 2024 | Budapest | |
15 | 22.02 | Matteo Rivolta (ITA) | 20 December 2021 | Abu Dhabi | [49] |
16 | 22.04 | Caeleb Dressel (USA) | 16 November 2020 | Budapest | [50] |
17 | 22.05 | Grigori Pekarski (BLR) | 10 December 2024 | Budapest | |
18 | 22.06 | Maxime Grousset (FRA) | 9 December 2023 | Otopeni | [51] |
19 | 22.07 | Johannes Dietrich (GER) | 13 December 2009 | Istanbul | |
Oleg Kostin (RUS) | 9 November 2019 | Kazan | |||
21 | 22.08 | Marcin Cieślak (POL) | 18 December 2020 | Olsztyn | |
22 | 22.09 | Florent Manaudou (FRA) | 23 November 2014 | Montpellier | |
23 | 22.10 | Jacob Peters (GBR) | 9 December 2023 | Otopeni | [52] |
24 | 22.11 | Tzen Wei Teong (SGP) | 11 December 2024 | Budapest | |
25 | 22.15 | Daniel Zaitsev (EST) | 14 December 2022 | Melbourne | [53] |
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 22.15:
Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue | Ref |
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1 | 24.43 | Sarah Sjöström (SWE) | 5 July 2014 | Borås | |
2 | 25.05 | Zhang Yufei (CHN) | 28 July 2023 | Fukuoka | [55] |
3 | 25.07 | Therese Alshammar (SWE) | 31 July 2009 | Rome | |
4 | 25.11 | Rikako Ikee (JPN) | 10 June 2018 | Canet | |
Gretchen Walsh (USA) | 28 June 2023 | Indianapolis | [56] | ||
6 | 25.17 | Mélanie Henique (FRA) | 19 June 2021 | Chartres | [57] |
7 | 25.20 | Fran Halsall (GBR) | 24 July 2014 | Glasgow | |
8 | 25.24 | Jeanette Ottesen (DEN) | 3 August 2013 | Barcelona | |
Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED) | 13 March 2021 | Amsterdam | |||
10 | 25.28 | Marleen Veldhuis (NED) | 31 July 2009 | Rome | |
11 | 25.30 | Arina Surkova (RUS) | 19 April 2023 | Kazan | [58] |
12 | 25.31 | Holly Barratt (AUS) | 16 August 2019 | Singapore | |
13 | 25.33 | Marie Wattel (FRA) | 13 August 2022 | Rome | [59] |
Torri Huske (USA) | 28 June 2022 | Indianapolis | [60] | ||
15 | 25.37 | Lu Ying (CHN) | 8 August 2015 | Kazan | |
16 | 25.38 | Farida Osman (EGY) | 24 June 2022 | Budapest | [61] |
17 | 25.43 | Claire Curzan (USA) | 24 June 2022 | Budapest | [62] |
18 | 25.47 | Cate Campbell (AUS) | 1 March 2018 | Gold Coast | |
19 | 25.48 | Marieke Guehrer (AUS) | 1 August 2009 | Rome | |
Kelsi Dahlia (USA) | 29 July 2017 | Budapest | |||
26 July 2018 | Irvine | ||||
27 July 2019 | Gwangju | ||||
21 | 25.50 | Dara Torres (USA) | 7 July 2009 | Indianapolis | |
Inge Dekker (NED) | 10 April 2014 | Dordrecht | |||
Emilie Beckmann (DEN) | 5 March 2021 | Vejle | |||
24 | 25.53 | Ingvild Snildal (NOR) | 31 July 2009 | Rome | |
Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace (BAH) | 24 July 2014 | Glasgow |
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 25.53:
Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue | Ref |
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1 | 23.94 | Gretchen Walsh (USA) | 10 December 2024 | Budapest | |
2 | 24.38 | Therese Alshammar (SWE) | 22 November 2009 | Singapore | |
3 | 24.42 | Kate Douglass (USA) | 1 November 2024 | Singapore | [64] |
4 | 24.43 | Béryl Gastaldello (FRA) | 11 December 2024 | Budapest | |
5 | 24.44 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED) | 19 December 2021 | Abu Dhabi | [65] |
6 | 24.50 | Sarah Sjöström (SWE) | 7 November 2021 | Kazan | [66] |
7 | 24.55 | Claire Curzan (USA) | 19 December 2021 | Abu Dhabi | [67] |
8 | 24.56 | Melanie Henique (FRA) | 5 December 2019 | Glasgow | |
9 | 24.58 | Arina Surkova (RUS) | 22 November 2023 | Saint Petersburg | [68] |
10 | 24.59 | Inge Dekker (NED) | 1 September 2014 | Dubai | |
11 | 24.64 | Maggie MacNeil (CAN) | 14 December 2022 | Melbourne | [69] |
Torri Huske (USA) | 14 December 2022 | Melbourne | [70] | ||
13 | 24.68 | Tessa Giele (NED) | 10 December 2024 | Budapest | |
Alexandria Perkins (AUS) | 11 December 2024 | Budapest | |||
15 | 24.69 | Marieke Guehrer (AUS) | 15 November 2009 | Berlin | |
16 | 24.71 | Jeanette Ottesen (DEN) | 5 December 2014 | Doha | |
Rikako Ikee (JPN) | 13 January 2018 | Tokyo | |||
Zhang Yufei (CHN) | 14 December 2022 | Melbourne | [71] | ||
19 | 24.75 | Holly Barratt (AUS) | 29 October 2021 | Kazan | [72] |
20 | 24.76 | Maaike de Waard (NED) | 10 December 2024 | Budapest | |
21 | 24.80 | Madeline Banic (USA) | 22 November 2020 | Budapest | [73] |
22 | 24.86 | Kelsi Dahlia (USA) | 21 November 2021 | Eindhoven | |
23 | 24.90 | Felicity Galvez (AUS) | 17 December 2010 | Dubai | |
24 | 24.94 | Emma McKeon (AUS) | 29 October 2021 | Kazan | [74] |
25 | 25.00 | Hinkelien Schreuder (NED) | 11 December 2009 | Istanbul |
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 25.00:
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