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History of the swimming record
Graphic data for World Record Progression in Men and Women Swimming 50m-100m-200m Long and Short Course Butterfly-Backstroke-Breaststroke-Freestyle
This is a listing of the history of the World Record for the 50
backstroke
swimming event. Swimming World Records are maintained by
FINA , the international sports federation which oversees the sport. World Records are recognized only in meter-courses:
long course (50m) and
short course (25m). Like the other 50s of stroke (i.e. 50 breaststroke, 50 butterfly), World Record status/monitoring for this event first began in the 1990s.
Men
Long course
#
Time
Name
Nationality
Date
Meet
Location
Ref
WBT
25.13
Jeff Rouse
United States
15 Apr 1993
Robert Burns Invitational
Edinburgh , United Kingdom
1
24.99
tt
Lenny Krayzelburg
United States
28 Aug 1999
Pan Pacific Championships
Sydney , Australia
2
24.80
Thomas Rupprath
Germany
27 Jul 2003
World Championships
Barcelona , Spain
3
24.47
h, †
Liam Tancock
Great Britain
2 Apr 2008
British Championships
Sheffield , United Kingdom
[1]
4
24.33
Randall Bal
United States
5 Dec 2008
Dutch Swimming Cup
Eindhoven , Netherlands
[2]
5
24.08
sf
Liam Tancock
Great Britain
1 Aug 2009
World Championships
Rome , Italy
6
24.04
Liam Tancock
Great Britain
2 Aug 2009
World Championships
Rome , Italy
7
24.00
Kliment Kolesnikov
Russia
4 Aug 2018
European Championships
Glasgow , United Kingdom
[3]
8
23.93
sf
Kliment Kolesnikov
Russia
17 May 2021
European Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[4]
[5]
9
23.80
Kliment Kolesnikov
Russia
18 May 2021
European Championships
Budapest , Hungary
10
23.71
Hunter Armstrong
United States
28 April 2022
USA International Team Trials
Greensboro , United States
[6]
11
23.55
Kliment Kolesnikov
Russia
27 July 2023
Russian National Swimming Cup Final
Kazan , Russia
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
25.10
Daichi Suzuki
Japan
10 Feb 1990
World Cup
Bonn , West Germany
[7]
#
24.66
Alexander Popov
Russia
13 Mar 1994
World Cup
Desenzano , Italy
2
24.60
Franck Schott
France
26 Mar 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 Dec 1998
European 25m Championships
Sheffield , United Kingdom
5=
24.13
Matt Welsh
Australia
2 Sep 1999
Australia 25m Nationals
Canberra , Australia
6
24.12
Neil Walker
United States
18 Nov 1999
World Cup
College Park , United States
7
24.11
Matt Welsh
Australia
14 Jan 2000
World Cup
Hobart , Australia
8
24.04
h
Neil Walker
United States
13 Mar 2000
Short Course Worlds
Athens , Greece
9
23.42
sf
Neil Walker
United States
13 Mar 2000
Short Course Worlds
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
[
citation needed ]
13
23.05
Peter Marshall
United States
12 Nov 2008
World Cup
Stockholm , Sweden
[9]
14
22.87
Randall Bal
United States
15 Nov 2008
World Cup
Berlin , Germany
[10]
15
22.75
Peter Marshall
United States
17 Oct 2009
World Cup
Durban , South Africa
[11]
16
22.73
Peter Marshall
United States
11 Nov 2009
World Cup
Stockholm , Sweden
[12]
17
22.61
Peter Marshall
United States
22 Nov 2009
World Cup
Singapore
[13]
18
22.22
Florent Manaudou
France
6 Dec 2014
World Championships
Doha , Qatar
[14]
19
22.11
'#'
Kliment Kolesnikov
Russia
23 Nov 2022
Solidarity Games
Kazan , Russia
[15]
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
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
[16]
12
27.67
=
Zhao Jing
China
9 Apr 2009
China Championships
Shaoxing , China
[17]
13
27.61
Daniela Samulski
Germany
26 Jun 2009
Germany Championships
Berlin , Germany
[18]
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
[19]
18
26.86
Kaylee McKeown
Australia
20 October 2023
World Cup
Budapest , Hungary
[20]
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
28.47
Lei Xue
China
9 Jan 1993
World Cup
Beijing , China
1
28.33
Sandra Völker
Germany
16 Feb 1993
World Cup
Sheffield , United Kingdom
2
27.64
Xiuyu Bai
China
13 March 1994
World Cup
Desenzano , Italy
3
27.27
Sandra Völker
Germany
13 Dec 1998
European Championships
Sheffield , United Kingdom
[21]
4
27.25
r
Haley Cope
United States
18 Mar 2000
NCAA Division I Championships
Indianapolis , United States
[22]
5
26.83
Li Hui
China
2 Dec 2001
World Cup
Shanghai , China
[21]
6
26.50
Sanja Jovanović
Croatia
15 Dec 2007
European Championships
Debrecen , Hungary
7
26.37
Sanja Jovanović
Croatia
13 Apr 2008
World Championships
Manchester , United Kingdom
[23]
8
26.23
Sanja Jovanović
Croatia
13 Dec 2008
European Championships
Rijeka , Croatia
9
26.17
Marieke Guehrer
Australia
6 Nov 2009
World Cup
Moscow , Russia
10
26.08
h
Zhao Jing
China
10 Nov 2009
World Cup
Stockholm , Sweden
[24]
11
25.82
Zhao Jing
China
10 Nov 2009
World Cup
Stockholm , Sweden
[25]
12
25.70
Sanja Jovanović
Croatia
12 Dec 2009
European Championships
Istanbul , Turkey
[26]
13
25.67
Etiene Medeiros
Brazil
7 Dec 2014
World Championships
Doha , Qatar
[27]
14
25.60
Kira Toussaint
Netherlands
14 Nov 2020
ISL Semifinal 1
Budapest , Hungary
[28]
14=
25.60
Kira Toussaint
Netherlands
18 Dec 2020
Amsterdam Christmas Meet
Amsterdam , Netherlands
[29]
15
25.27
Maggie Mac Neil
Canada
20 Dec 2021
World Championships
Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates
[30]
16
25.25
Maggie Mac Neil
Canada
16 December 2022
World Championships
Melbourne , Australia
[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
All-time top 25
Men long course
Correct as of February 2024
[32]
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 24.45:
Kliment Kolesnikov also swam 23.80 (2021), 23.93 (2021), 24.00 (2018), 24.08 (2021), 24.12 (2023), 24.23 (2021), 24.25 (2018, 2021), 24.35 (2019), 24.40 (2018), 24.42 (2023).
Hunter Armstrong also swam 24.01 (2022), 24.05 (2023), 24.14 (2022), 24.16 (2022, 2023), 24.20 (2023), 24.30 (2023), 24.33 (2024), 24.41 (2023), 24.43 (2024).
Justin Ress also swam 24.05 (2022), 24.10 (2023), 24.12 (2022), 24.14 (2022), 24.18 (2023), 24.21 (2023), 24.24 (2022, 2023), 24.31 (2018), 24.35 (2023), 24.41 (2017).
Liam Tancock also swam 24.08 (2009).
Isaac Cooper also swam 24.13 (2024), 24.38 (2023), 24.44 (2022).
Camille Lacourt also swam 24.23 (2015), 24.27 (2015), 24.30 (2017), 24.30 (2010), 24.35 (2017), 24.36 (2011), 24.37 (2014), 24.39 (2013), 24.42 (2013).
Junya Koga also swam 24.28 (2014), 24.29 (2009), 24.36 (2015), 24.44 (2017).
Vladimir Morozov also swam 24.35 (2018), 24.40 (2019), 24.43 (2018, 2019).
Apostolos Christou also swam 24.39 (2022).
Xu Jiayu also swam 24.41 (2023), 24.42 (2017).
Robert Glință also swam 24.42 (2021).
Michael Andrew also swam 24.45 (2019).
Shaine Casas also swam 24.45 (2022).
Pavel Samusenko also swam 24.45 (2022).
Men short course
Correct as of December 2023
[45]
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 22.84:
Kliment Kolesnikov also swam 22.31 (2022), 22.42 (2023), 22.47 (2021), 22.57 (2021), 22.64 (2019), 22.75 (2019), 22.76 (2021), 22.77 (2018), 22.82 (2018), 22.83 (2017).
Ryan Murphy also swam 22.54 (2020), 22.56 (2021), 22.61 (2022), 22.63 (2018, 2021), 22.64 (2022), 22.73 (2018), 22.74 (2022), 22.75 (2020), 22.76 (2020), 22.79 (2021), 22.80 (2020), 22.83 (2020).
Evgeny Rylov also swam 22.59 (2021), 22.68 (2018), 22.76 (2020), 22.80 (2020).
Guilherme Guido also swam 22.60 (2021, 2021), 22.68 (2018), 22.73 (2021), 22.75 (2018), 22.77 (2019), 22.79 (2018), 22.82 (2019).
Michele Lamberti also swam 22.65 (2021), 22.79 (2021).
Mark Nikolaev also swam 22.70 (2021).
Jiayu Xu also swam 22.71 (2018).
Peter Marshall also swam 22.73 (2009), 22.75 (2009).
Isaac Cooper also swam 22.66 (2022), 22.73 (2022), 22.79 (2022).
Stanislav Donets also swam 22.76 (2009), 22.79 (2009), 22.80 (2009).
Coleman Stewart also swam 22.76 (2020), 22.84 (2020).
Kacper Stokowski also swam 22.78 (2022).
Lorenzo Mora also swam 22.81 (2022).
Pavel Samusenko also swam 22.81 (2021).
Shane Ryan also swam 22.82 (2021).
Pavel Sankovich also swam 22.84 (2017).
Christian Diener also swam 22.84 (2021).
Women long course
Correct as of April 2024
[64]
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 27.42:
Kaylee McKeown also swam 26.98 (2023), 27.02 (2023), 27.07 (2024), 27.08 (2023), 27.16 (2021), 27.24 (2023), 27.25 (2024), 27.26 (2023), 27.31 (2023), 27.32 (2024), 27.38 (2021), 27.41 (2021).
Regan Smith also swam 27.11 (2023), 27.14 (2023), 27.25 (2023), 27.29 (2022), 27.31 (2023), 27.40 (2022).
Katharine Berkoff also swam 27.13 (2023), 27.27 (2023), 27.38 (2023), 27.39 (2022), 27.40 (2022, 2023).
Fu Yuanhui also swam 27.15 (2017), 27.16 (2018), 27.18 (2015), 27.19 (2017), 27.21 (2017), 27.22 (2013), 27.36 (2017), 27.39 (2013), 27.40 (2013).
Kira Toussaint also swam 27.18 (2021), 27.22 (2021), 27.36 (2021), 27.37 (2020).
Etiene Medeiros also swam 27.18 (2017), 27.26 (2015), 27.36 (2019), 27.37 (2014), 27.38 (2015), 27.41 (2015).
Kylie Masse also swam 27.22 (2022), 27.23 (2024), 27.24 (2024), 27.26 (2022), 27.28 (2023), 27.31 (2022, 2022), 27.38 (2023), 27.41 (2023).
Georgia Davies also swam 27.23 (2018).
Analia Pigrée also swam 27.29 (2022), 27.40 (2022).
Zhao Jing also swam 27.29 (2013).
Kathleen Dawson also swam 27.29 (2021).
Lauren Cox also swam 27.29 (2023).
Anastasia Fesikova also swam 27.31 (2009, 2018), 27.37 (2018), 27.38 (2009).
Liu Xiang also swam 27.35 (2019), 27.36 (2020), 27.40 (2018).
Mollie O'Callaghan also swam 27.38 (2023), 27.42 (2023).
Gao Chang also swam 27.38 (2009).
Ingrid Wilm also swam 27.39 (2022), 27.41 (2023).
Daniela Samulski also swam 27.39 (2009).
Aliaksandra Herasimenia also swam 27.40 (2016).
Women short course
Correct as of December 2023
[78]
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 26.00:
Maggie MacNeil also swam 25.27 (2022), 25.64 (2022), 25.84 (2021), 25.92 (2021), 25.98 (2021).
Kira Toussaint also swam 25.62 (2020), 25.64 (2020), 25.73 (2020), 25.75 (2019, 2020), 25.79 (2020, 2021), 25.81 (2021), 25.82 (2023), 25.83 (2020), 25.84 (2019), 25.89 (2021), 25.91 (2021), 25.96 (2020), 25.99 (2021).
Claire Curzan also swam 25.60 (2022), 25.75 (2022).
Mollie O'Callaghan also swam 25.61 (2022), 25.69 (2022), 25.99 (2022).
Olivia Smoliga also swam 25.75 (2020), 25.83 (2020), 25.85 (2020), 25.88 (2018), 25.89 (2019, 2020), 25.93 (2020), 25.97 (2018).
Kylie Masse also swam 25.81 (2022), 25.84 (2021, 2022), 25.92 (2021), 25.94 (2022), 25.96 (2021), 25.97 (2021, 2022).
Etiene Medeiros also swam 25.82 (2016), 25.95 (2018), 25.99 (2014), 26.00 (2016).
Louise Hansson also swam 25.86 (2021, 2022), 25.91 (2021), 25.99 (2022), 26.00 (2022).
Emily Seebohm also swam 25.87 (2014).
Zhao Jing also swam 25.95 (2012).
Minna Atherton also swam 25.95 (2021), 25.99 (2019).
Katinka Hosszú also swam 25.96 (2014), 25.99 (2016).
Maaike de Waard also swam 25.99 (2021).
Gao Chang also swam 26.00 (2010).
References