World record progression 100 metres breaststroke (original) (raw)
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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 in the 100 breaststroke swimming event.
The first world record in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognized by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1961, while the women's world record times were officially acknowledged in 1958.[_citation needed_] In the short course (25 metres) swimming events the world's governing body has recognized world records since 3 March 1991.
| # | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:14.1 | Leonid Kolesnikov |  Soviet Union |
2 May 1961 | - | Moscow, Soviet Union | ||
| 2 | 1:11.1 | Chet Jastremski |  United States |
2 July 1961 | - | Chicago, United States | ||
| 3 | 1:10.7 | Gunter Tittes |  East Germany |
5 July 1961 | - | East Berlin, East Germany | ||
| 3 | 1:10.7 | = | Chet Jastremski | United States |
28 July 1961 | - | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 4 | 1:10.0 | Chet Jastremski | United States |
30 July 1961 | - | Tokyo, Japan | ||
| 5 | 1:09.5 | Chet Jastremski | United States |
3 August 1961 | - | Osaka, Japan | ||
| 6 | 1:07.8 | Chet Jastremski | United States |
20 August 1961 | Men’s NAAA Championships | Los Angeles, United States | ||
| 7 | 1:07.5 | Chet Jastremski | United States |
20 August 1961 | Men’s NAAA Championships | Los Angeles, United States | ||
| 8 | 1:07.4 | Georgy Prokopenko | Soviet Union |
26 March 1964 | - | Baku, Soviet Union | ||
| 9 | 1:06.9 | Georgy Prokopenko | Soviet Union |
3 September 1964 | - | Moscow, Soviet Union | ||
| 10 | 1:06.7 | Vladimir Kosinsky | Soviet Union |
8 November 1967 | - | Leningrad, Soviet Union | ||
| 11 | 1:06.4 | Jose Fiolo |  Brazil |
19 February 1968 | - | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| 12 | 1:06.2 | Nikolai Pankin | Soviet Union |
18 April 1968 | - | Moscow, Soviet Union | ||
| 13 | 1:05.8 | Nikolai Pankin | Soviet Union |
20 April 1969 | - | Magdeburg, East Germany | ||
| 14 | 1:05.68 | sf | John Hencken | United States |
29 August 1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany | |
| 15 | 1:05.13 | sf | Nobutaka Taguchi |  Japan |
29 August 1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany | |
| 16 | 1:04.94 | Nobutaka Taguchi | Japan |
30 August 1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany | ||
| 17 | 1:04.35 | h | John Hencken | United States |
4 September 1973 | World Championships | Belgrade, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | |
| 18 | 1:04.02 | John Hencken | United States |
4 September 1973 | World Championships | Belgrade, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | ||
| 19 | 1:03.88 | John Hencken | United States |
31 August 1974 | USA vs GDR Dual Meet | Concord, United States | ||
| 19 | 1:03.88 | =, h | John Hencken | United States |
19 July 1976 | Olympic Games | Montreal, Canada | |
| 20 | 1:03.62 | sf | John Hencken | United States |
19 July 1976 | Olympic Games | Montreal, Canada | |
| 21 | 1:03.11 | John Hencken | United States |
20 July 1976 | Olympic Games | Montreal, Canada | ||
| 22 | 1:02.86 | Gerald Mörken |  West Germany |
18 August 1977 | - | Jönköping, Sweden | ||
| 23 | 1:02.62 | Steve Lundquist | United States |
19 July 1982 | USA World Championship Trials | Mission Viejo, United States | ||
| 24 | 1:02.53 | Steve Lundquist | United States |
21 August 1982 | - | Indianapolis, United States | ||
| 25 | 1:02.34 | Steve Lundquist | United States |
19 July 1983 | US National Championships | Clovis, United States | ||
| 26 | 1:02.28 | Steve Lundquist | United States |
17 August 1983 | Pan American Games | Caracas, Venezuela | ||
| 27 | 1:02.13 | John Moffet | United States |
25 June 1984 | US Olympic Trials | Indianapolis, United States | ||
| 28 | 1:01.65 | Steve Lundquist | United States |
29 July 1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | ||
| 29 | 1:01.49 | h | Adrian Moorhouse |  Great Britain |
15 August 1989 | European Championships | Bonn, West Germany | |
| 29 | 1:01.49 | = | Adrian Moorhouse | Great Britain |
25 January 1990 | Commonwealth Games | Auckland, New Zealand | |
| 29 | 1:01.49 | = | Adrian Moorhouse | Great Britain |
26 July 1990 | - | London, United Kingdom | |
| 29 | 1:01.49 | =, h | Norbert Rózsa |  Hungary |
7 January 1991 | World Championships | Perth, Australia | |
| 30 | 1:01.45 | Norbert Rózsa | Hungary |
7 January 1991 | World Championships | Perth, Australia | ||
| 30 | 1:01.45 | = | Vasili Ivanov | Soviet Union |
11 June 1991 | - | Moscow, Soviet Union | |
| 31 | 1:01.29 | h | Norbert Rózsa | Hungary |
20 August 1991 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | |
| 32 | 1:00.95 | h | Károly Güttler | Hungary |
3 August 1993 | European Championships | Sheffield, United Kingdom | |
| 33 | 1:00.60 | h | Frederik Deburghgraeve |  Belgium |
20 July 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | |
| 34 | 1:00.36 | sf | Roman Sludnov |  Russia |
15 June 2000 | - | Moscow, Russia | |
| 35 | 1:00.29 | Ed Moses | United States |
28 March 2001 | US National Championships | Austin, Texas, United States | ||
| 36 | 1:00.26 | sf | Roman Sludnov | Russia |
28 June 2001 | Russian Championships | Moscow, Russia | |
| 37 | 59.97 | Roman Sludnov | Russia |
29 June 2001 | Russian Championships | Moscow, Russia | ||
| 38 | 59.94 | sf | Roman Sludnov | Russia |
23 July 2001 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | |
| 39 | 59.78 | Kosuke Kitajima | Japan |
21 July 2003 | World Championships | Omaha, United States | ||
| 40 | 59.30 | Brendan Hansen | United States |
8 July 2004 | US Olympic Trials | Long Beach, United States | ||
| 41 | 59.13 | Brendan Hansen | United States |
1 August 2006 | US National Championships | Irvine, United States | ||
| 42 | 58.91 | Kosuke Kitajima | Japan |
11 August 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | ||
| - | 58.67 | Ihor Borysyk |  Ukraine |
13 June 2009 | Ukrainian National Cup | Kharkiv, Ukraine | ||
| 43 | 58.58 | Brenton Rickard |  Australia |
27 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | ||
| 44 | 58.46 | Cameron van der Burgh |  South Africa |
29 July 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | ||
| 45 | 57.92 | Adam Peaty | Great Britain |
17 April 2015 | British Championships | London, United Kingdom | ||
| 46 | 57.55 | h | Adam Peaty | Great Britain |
6 August 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 47 | 57.13 | Adam Peaty | Great Britain |
7 August 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| 48 | 57.10 | Adam Peaty | Great Britain |
4 August 2018 | European Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | ||
| 49 | 56.88 | sf | Adam Peaty | Great Britain |
21 July 2019 | World Championships | Gwangju, South Korea |
| Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59.30 | Dmitry Volkov | Soviet Union |
Feb 10, 1990 | Bonn, West Germany |
| 59.07 | Phil Rogers | Australia |
27 August 1993 | Melbourne, Australia |
| 59.02 | Frédérik Deburghgraeve | Belgium |
February 17, 1996 | Bastogne, Belgium |
| 58.79 | Frédérik Deburghgraeve | Belgium |
Dec 4, 1998 | Texas, United States |
| 58.51 | Roman Sludnov | Russia |
March 17, 2000 | Athens, Greece |
| 58.05 | Ed Moses |  United States |
March 24, 2000 | Minneapolis, United States |
| 57.66 | Ed Moses | United States |
March 24, 2000 | Minneapolis, United States |
| 57.47 | Ed Moses | United States |
January 23, 2002 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 56.88 | Cameron van der Burgh | South Africa |
November 9, 2008 | Moscow, Russia |
| 55.99 | Cameron van der Burgh | South Africa |
August 9, 2009 | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa |
| 55.61 | Cameron van der Burgh | South Africa |
November 15, 2009 | Berlin, Germany |
| 55.49 | Adam Peaty | Great Britain |
November 15, 2020 | Budapest, Hungary |
| 55.41 | Adam Peaty | Great Britain |
November 22, 2020 | Budapest, Hungary |
| 55.34 | Ilya Shymanovich |  Belarus |
December 19, 2020 | Brest, Belarus |
| 55.32 | Ilya Shymanovich | Belarus |
November 19, 2021 | Eindhoven, Netherlands |
| 55.28 | Ilya Shymanovich | Belarus |
November 26, 2021 | Eindhoven, Netherlands |
| # | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:20.3 | Karin Beyer | East Germany |
20 July 1958 | - | East Berlin, East Germany | ||
| 2 | 1:19.6 | Karin Beyer | East Germany |
12 September 1958 | Leipzig, East Germany | |||
| 3 | 1:19.1 | Wiltrud Urselmann | West Germany |
12 March 1960 | - | Zürich, Switzerland | ||
| 4 | 1:19.0 | Ursula Küper | East Germany |
14 July 1960 | Leipzig, East Germany | |||
| 5 | 1:18.2 | Barbara Göbel | East Germany |
1 July 1961 | Rostock, East Germany | |||
| 6 | 1:17.9 | Claudia Kolb | United States |
11 July 1964 | - | Los Angeles, United States | ||
| 7 | 1:17.2 | Svetlana Babanina | Soviet Union |
3 September 1964 | - | Moscow, Soviet Union | ||
| 8 | 1:16.5 | Svetlana Babanina | Soviet Union |
11 May 1965 | - | Tashkent, Soviet Union | ||
| 9 | 1:16.4 | Catie Ball | United States |
15 July 1966 | - | Winter Park, United States | ||
| 10 | 1:15.7 | Galina Prozumenshchikova | Soviet Union |
17 July 1966 | - | Leningrad, Soviet Union | ||
| 11 | 1:15.6 | Catie Ball | United States |
28 December 1966 | - | Fort Lauderdale, United States | ||
| 12 | 1:14.8 | Catie Ball | United States |
31 July 1967 | Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | ||
| 13 | 1:14.6 | Catie Ball | United States |
19 August 1967 | AAU National Championships | Philadelphia, United States | ||
| 14 | 1:14.2 | Catie Ball | United States |
25 August 1968 | US Olympic Trials | Los Angeles, United States | ||
| 15 | 1:13.58 | Cathy Carr | United States |
2 September 1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany | ||
| 16 | 1:12.91 | h | Renate Vogel | East Germany |
22 August 1974 | European Championships | Vienna, Austria | |
| 17 | 1:12.55 | Christel Justen | West Germany |
23 August 1974 | European Championships | Vienna, Austria | ||
| 18 | 1:12.28 | Renate Vogel | East Germany |
1 September 1974 | USA vs. GDR Dual Meet | Concord, United States | ||
| 19 | 1:11.93 | Carola Nitschke | East Germany |
2 June 1976 | GDR National Championships | East Berlin, East Germany | ||
| 20 | 1:11.11 | h | Hannelore Anke | East Germany |
22 July 1976 | Olympic Games | Montreal, Canada | |
| 21 | 1:10.86 | sf | Hannelore Anke | East Germany |
22 July 1976 | Olympic Games | Montreal, Canada | |
| 22 | 1:10.31 | Yuliya Bogdanova | Soviet Union |
22 August 1978 | World Championships | West Berlin, West Germany | ||
| 23 | 1:10.20 | Ute Geweniger | East Germany |
26 May 1980 | - | Magdeburg, East Germany | ||
| 24 | 1:10.11 | h | Ute Geweniger | East Germany |
24 July 1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | |
| 25 | 1:09.52 | Ute Geweniger | East Germany |
9 April 1981 | - | Gera, East Germany | ||
| 26 | 1:09.39 | Ute Geweniger | East Germany |
2 July 1981 | - | East Berlin, East Germany | ||
| 27 | 1:08.60 | Ute Geweniger | East Germany |
9 April 1981 | European Championships | Split, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | ||
| 28 | 1:08.51 | Ute Geweniger | East Germany |
25 August 1983 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | ||
| 28 | 1:08.29 | Sylvia Gerasch | East Germany |
23 August 1984 | Friendship Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | ||
| 29 | 1:08.11 | Sylvia Gerasch | East Germany |
11 August 1986 | World Championships | Madrid, Spain | ||
| 30 | 1:07.91 | Silke Hörner | East Germany |
21 August 1987 | European Championships | Strasbourg, France | ||
| 31 | 1:07.69 | Samantha Riley | Australia |
9 September 1994 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | ||
| 32 | 1:07.46 | Penelope Heyns | South Africa |
2 July 1996 | South African National Championships | Durban, South Africa | ||
| 33 | 1:07.02 | h | Penelope Heyns | South Africa |
21 July 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | |
| 34 | 1:06.99 | h | Penelope Heyns | South Africa |
18 July 1999 | Janet Evans Invitational | Los Angeles, United States | |
| 35 | 1:06.95 | Penelope Heyns | South Africa |
18 July 1999 | Janet Evans Invitational | Los Angeles, United States | ||
| 36 | 1:06.52 | h | Penelope Heyns | South Africa |
23 August 1999 | Pan Pacific Championships | Sydney, Australia | |
| 37 | 1:06.37 | sf | Leisel Jones | Australia |
21 July 2003 | World Championships | Barcelona, Spain | |
| 38 | 1:06.20 | sf | Jessica Hardy | United States |
25 July 2005 | World Championships | Montreal, Canada | |
| 39 | 1:05.71 | Leisel Jones | Australia |
3 February 2006 | Australian Championships | Melbourne, Australia | ||
| 40 | 1:05.09 | Leisel Jones | Australia |
20 March 2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | [1] | |
| 41 | 1:04.84 | sf | Rebecca Soni | United States |
27 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | |
| 42 | 1:04.45 | Jessica Hardy | United States |
7 August 2009 | US Open | Federal Way, United States | ||
| 43 | 1:04.35 | sf | Rūta Meilutytė |  Lithuania |
29 July 2013 | World Championships | Barcelona, Spain | |
| 44 | 1:04.13 | Lilly King | United States |
25 July 2017 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary |
| Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:06.58[2] | Dai Guohong |  China |
December 4, 1993 | Palma de Mallorca, Spain |
| 1:05.70[3] | Samantha Riley | Australia |
December 1, 1995 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 1:05.57 | Penelope Heyns | South Africa |
September 1999 | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| 1:05.40 | Penelope Heyns | South Africa |
September 26, 1999 | Durban, South Africa |
| 1:05.29 | Emma Igelström |  Sweden |
March 15, 2003 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 1:05.11 | Emma Igelström | Sweden |
March 16, 2003 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 1:05.09 | Leisel Jones | Australia |
November 28, 2003 | Melbourne, Australia |
| 1:04.79 | Tara Kirk | United States |
March 18, 2004 | Austin, USA |
| 1:04.12 | Leisel Jones | Australia |
August 27, 2006 | Hobart, Australia |
| 1:03.86 | Leisel Jones | Australia |
August 28, 2006 | Hobart, Australia |
| 1:03.72 | Leisel Jones | Australia |
April 26, 2008 | Canberra, Australia |
| 1:03.00 | Leisel Jones | Australia |
November 14, 2009 | Berlin, Germany |
| 1:02.70 | Rebecca Soni | United States |
December 19, 2009 | Manchester, England |
| 1:02.36 | Rūta Meilutytė | Lithuania |
October 12, 2013 | Moscow, Russia |
| 1:02.36 =[4] | Alia Atkinson |  Jamaica |
December 3, 2014 | Doha, Qatar |
| 1:02.36 =[5] | Alia Atkinson | Jamaica |
August 26, 2016 | Chartres, France |
- Correct as of June 2024[6]
| Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 56.88 | Adam Peaty (GBR) |
21 July 2019 | Gwangju | |
| 2 | 57.69 | Qin Haiyang (CHN) |
24 July 2023 | Fukuoka | [7] |
| 6 October 2023 | Berlin | [8] | |||
| 3 | 57.80 |  Arno Kamminga (NED) |
24 July 2021 | Tokyo | [9] |
| 4 | 58.14 | Michael Andrew (USA) |
13 June 2021 | Omaha | [10] |
| 5 | 58.26 |  Nicolò Martinenghi (ITA) |
19 June 2022 | Budapest | [11] |
| 12 August 2022 | Rome | [12] | |||
| 6 | 58.29 | Ilya Shymanovich (BLR) |
24 March 2019 | Marseille | |
| 7 | 58.36 | Nic Fink (USA) |
30 June 2023 | Indianapolis | [13] |
| 8 | 58.46 | Cameron van der Burgh (RSA) |
29 July 2012 | London | |
| James Wilby (GBR) |
22 July 2019 | Gwangju | |||
| 10 | 58.58 | Brenton Rickard (AUS) |
27 July 2009 | Rome | |
| 11 | 58.63 | Yan Zibei (CHN) |
22 July 2019 | Gwangju | |
| 12 | 58.64 |  Hugues Duboscq (FRA) |
27 July 2009 | Rome | |
| Kevin Cordes (USA) |
23 July 2017 | Budapest | |||
| 14 | 58.67 | Ihor Borysyk (UKR) |
13 June 2009 | Kharkiv | |
| 15 | 58.71 |  Alexander Dale Oen (NOR) |
25 July 2011 | Shanghai | |
| 16 | 58.72 | Evgenii Somov (RUS) |
15 May 2024 | Atlanta | [14] |
| 17 | 58.73 | Federico Poggio (ITA) |
14 April 2023 | Riccione | [15] |
| Sun Jiajun (CHN) |
20 April 2024 | Shenzhen | [16] | ||
| 19 | 58.74 | Andrew Wilson (USA) |
14 June 2021 | Omaha | [17] |
| Lucas Matzerath (GER) |
23 July 2023 | Fukuoka | [18] | ||
| 21 | 58.78 | Yasuhiro Koseki (JPN) |
16 June 2018 | Monaco | |
| 22 | 58.79 | Christian Sprenger (AUS) |
29 July 2013 | Barcelona | |
| 23 | 58.80 | Samuel Williamson (AUS) |
10 June 2024 | Brisbane | [19] |
| 24 | 58.83 | Anton Chupkov (RUS) |
26 October 2020 | Kazan | |
| 25 | 58.84 | Melvin Imoudu (GER) |
18 June 2024 | Belgrade | [20] |
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 58.84:
- Adam Peaty also swam 57.10 (2018), 57.13 (2016), 57.14 (2019), 57.37 (2021), 57.39 (2021), 57.47 (2017), 57.55 (2016), 57.56 (2021), 57.59 (2019), 57.62 (2016), 57.63 (2021), 57.66 (2021), 57.67 (2021), 57.70 (2021), 57.75 (2017), 57.79 (2017), 57.87 (2019), 57.89 (2018), 57.92 (2015), 57.94 (2024), 58.04 (2018), 58.13 (2020), 58.15 (2019), 58.18 (2015), 58.21 (2017), 58.22 (2021), 58.26 (2021), 58.36 (2016), 58.41 (2016), 58.50 (2019), 58.52 (2015, 2015), 58.53 (2024), 58.56 (2017), 58.58 (2022), 58.59 (2018), 58.60 (2024), 58.61 (2018), 58.68 (2014), 58.72 (2017, 2019), 58.73 (2019), 58.74 (2016, 2016), 58.78 (2018, 2019, 2020), 58.82 (2017, 2021), 58.84 (2018).
- Qin Haiyang also swam 57.76 (2023), 57.82 (2023, 2023), 57.93 (2023), 58.24 (2024), 58.26 (2023), 58.35 (2023), 58.41 (2023), 58.42 (2023), 58.44 (2023), 58.62 (2024), 58.66 (2023), 58.76 (2023).
- Arno Kamminga also swam 57.90 (2021), 58.00 (2021), 58.10 (2021), 58.18 (2021), 58.19 (2021), 58.40 (2021), 58.42 (2021), 58.43 (2020), 58.47 (2021), 58.52 (2020, 2021, 2022), 58.61 (2020), 58.62 (2022), 58.64 (2021), 58.65 (2019), 58.68 (2021, 2022, 2023), 58.69 (2020, 2022), 58.71 (2022, 2023), 58.72 (2023), 58.74 (2021), 58.77 (2021), 58.78 (2020).
- Michael Andrew also swam 58.19 (2021), 58.51 (2022), 58.62 (2021), 58.67 (2021), 58.73 (2021), 58.78 (2022), 58.82 (2021), 58.84 (2021).
- Nicolò Martinenghi also swam 58.28 (2022), 58.29 (2021), 58.33 (2021), 58.37 (2021), 58.44 (2022), 58.45 (2021), 58.46 (2022), 58.57 (2022), 58.68 (2021), 58.72 (2023), 58.75 (2019), 58.78 (2022), 58.84 (2024).
- Nic Fink also swam 58.37 (2022), 58.50 (2021), 58.55 (2022), 58.57 (2024), 58.65 (2022), 58.72 (2023), 58.73 (2024), 58.80 (2021), 58.81 (2022).
- Ilya Shymanovich also swam 58.41 (2023), 58.46 (2021), 58.49 (2019), 58.58 (2019), 58.68 (2021), 58.73 (2019), 58.75 (2021), 58.76 (2023), 58.77 (2021), 58.79 (2019).
- Cameron van der Burgh also swam 58.49 (2015), 58.59 (2015, 2015), 58.69 (2016), 58.83 (2012).
- James Wilby also swam 58.58 (2021), 58.64 (2018), 58.66 (2019), 58.76 (2021), 58.80 (2021), 58.83 (2019).
- Yan Zibei also swam 58.67 (2019), 58.72 (2021), 58.73 (2020), 58.74 (2019), 58.75 (2021), 58.79 (2023), 58.83 (2020).
- Kevin Cordes also swam 58.74 (2017), 58.79 (2017).
- Lucas Matzerath also swam 58.75 (2023).
- Andrew Wilson also swam 58.80 (2021).
- Correct as of October 2024[21]
| Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 55.28 | Ilya Shymanovich (BLR) |
26 November 2021 | Eindhoven | [22] |
| 2 | 55.41 | Adam Peaty (GBR) |
22 November 2020 | Budapest | |
| 3 | 55.56 | Nic Fink (USA) |
5 December 2021 | Eindhoven | [23] |
| 4 | 55.61 | Cameron van der Burgh (RSA) |
15 November 2009 | Berlin | |
| Qin Haiyang (CHN) |
31 October 2024 | Singapore | [24] | ||
| 6 | 55.63 | Nicolo Martinenghi (ITA) |
4 November 2021 | Kazan | [25] |
| 7 | 55.74 |  Emre Sakçı (TUR) |
10 November 2020 | Budapest | |
| 8 | 55.77 | Yuya Hinomoto (JPN) |
16 October 2021 | Tokyo | [26] |
| 9 | 55.79 | Arno Kamminga (NED) |
4 November 2021 | Kazan | [27] |
| 10 | 56.02 | Kirill Prigoda (RUS) |
15 December 2017 | Copenhagen | |
| 11 | 56.11 | Yasuhiro Koseki (JPN) |
26 October 2019 | Tokyo | |
| 31 October 2020 | Budapest | ||||
| 11 | 56.15 | Fabio Scozzoli (ITA) |
16 December 2017 | Copenhagen | |
| 13 | 56.16 | Oleg Kostin (RUS) |
19 November 2017 | Kazan | |
| Fabian Schwingenschlögl (GER) |
28 October 2021 | Kazan | [28] | ||
| Sun Jiajun (CHN) |
18 October 2024 | Shanghai | [29] | ||
| 16 | 56.25 | Felipe França Silva (BRA) |
4 September 2014 | Guaratinguetá | |
| Danil Semianinov (RUS) |
21 November 2022 | Kazan | [30] | ||
| 18 | 56.29 | Robin van Aggele (NED) |
11 December 2009 | Istanbul | |
| Ian Finnerty (USA) |
17 November 2019 | College Park | |||
| 20 | 56.30 |  Anton McKee (ISL) |
25 October 2020 | Budapest | |
| 21 | 56.33 | Vladimir Morozov (RUS) |
1 October 2016 | Beijing | |
| 22 | 56.34 | Yan Zibei (CHN) |
15 November 2018 | Singapore | |
| 23 | 56.43 | Cody Miller (USA) |
12 December 2015 | Indianapolis | |
| 24 | 56.55 | Neil Versfeld (RSA) |
11 November 2009 | Stockholm | |
| 25 | 56.59 | Caspar Corbeau (NED) |
24 October 2024 | Incheon | [31] |
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 56.59:
- Ilya Shymanovich also swam 55.32 (2021), 55.34 (2020), 55.45 (2021), 55.49 (2020), 55.59 (2021), 55.70 (2021), 55.72 (2024), 55.77 (2021), 55.83 (2020), 55.98 (2024), 56.04 (2020, 2021), 56.07 (2024), 56.10 (2018, 2024), 56.20 (2021), 56.26 (2022), 56.43 (2018), 56.47 (2018), 56.54 (2021).
- Adam Peaty also swam 55.49 (2020), 56.25 (2022), 56.42 (2022).
- Qin Haiyang also swam 55.73 (2024), 56.22 (2024), 56.31 (2022), 56.33 (2022), 56.38 (2022), 56.52 (2024).
- Nicolo Martinenghi also swam 55.80 (2021), 56.01 (2022), 56.07 (2022), 56.39 (2021), 56.46 (2020), 56.54 (2021), 56.57 (2023).
- Arno Kamminga also swam 55.82 (2021), 55.99 (2021), 56.06 (2019, 2021), 56.08 (2021), 56.19 (2021), 56.26 (2021), 56.35 (2021), 56.37 (2023), 56.41 (2021), 56.42 (2021), 56.46 (2021), 56.52 (2023).
- Nic Fink also swam 55.87 (2021), 55.88 (2022), 56.16 (2020), 56.25 (2022), 56.48 (2021), 56.51 (2021).
- Cameron van der Burgh also swam 55.99 (2009), 56.01 (2018).
- Yasuhiro Koseki also swam 56.13 (2018), 56.42 (2018).
- Emre Sakçı also swam 56.25 (2021), 56.47 (2021).
- Kirill Prigoda also swam 56.28 (2017), 56.31 (2018), 56.54 (2022), 56.56 (2018).
- Fabian Schwingenschlögl also swam 56.29 (2021).
- Fabio Scozzoli also swam 56.30 (2018), 56.34 (2021), 56.48 (2018).
- Sun Jiajun also swam 56.43 (2022).
- Danil Semianinov also swam 56.51 (2021).
- Correct as of June 2024[32]
| Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:04.13 | Lilly King (USA) |
25 July 2017 | Budapest | |
| 2 | 1:04.35 | Ruta Meilutyte (LTU) |
29 July 2013 | Barcelona | |
| 3 | 1:04.36 | Yuliya Efimova (RUS) |
24 July 2017 | Budapest | |
| 4 | 1:04.39 | Tang Qianting (CHN) |
21 April 2024 | Shenzhen | |
| 5 | 1:04.45 | Jessica Hardy (USA) |
7 August 2009 | Federal Way | |
| 6 | 1:04.82 | Tatjana Schoenmaker (RSA) |
25 July 2021 | Tokyo | |
| 7 | 1:04.84 | Rebecca Soni (USA) |
27 July 2009 | Rome | |
| 8 | 1:04.92 | Evgeniia Chikunova (RUS) |
19 April 2023 | Kazan | [33] |
| 9 | 1:04.95 | Lydia Jacoby (USA) |
27 July 2021 | Tokyo | |
| 10 | 1:05.03 | Katie Meili (USA) |
25 July 2017 | Budapest | |
| 11 | 1:05.09 | Leisel Jones (AUS) |
20 March 2006 | Melbourne | |
| 12 | 1:05.19 | Reona Aoki (JPN) |
2 March 2022 | Tokyo | [34] |
| 13 | 1:05.32 | Ji Liping (CHN) |
29 August 2009 | Beijing | |
| 14 | 1:05.35 | Katy Freeman (USA) |
7 August 2009 | Federal Way | |
| 15 | 1:05.37 | Annie Lazor (USA) |
14 June 2021 | Omaha | [35] |
| 16 | 1:05.44 | Benedetta Pilato (ITA) |
21 June 2024 | Rome | [36] |
| 17 | 1:05.47 | Qi Hui (CHN) |
17 October 2009 | Jinan | |
| Lara van Niekerk (RSA) |
2 August 2022 | Birmingham | [37] | ||
| 19 | 1:05.48 | Kaitlyn Dobler (USA) |
30 June 2023 | Indianapolis | [38] |
| 20 | 1:05.54 | Angharad Evans (GBR) |
26 May 2024 | London | [39] |
| 21 | 1:05.55 |  Mona McSharry (IRE) |
24 July 2023 | Fukuoka | [40] |
| 22 | 1:05.58 | Anna Elendt (GER) |
31 March 2022 | San Antonio | [41] |
| 23 | 1:05.63 | Yu Jingyao (CHN) |
21 September 2021 | Xi'an | [42] |
| 24 | 1:05.64 | Chen Huijia (CHN) |
6 December 2009 | Hong Kong | |
| 25 | 1:05.66 | Sophie Hansson (SWE) |
25 July 2021 | Tokyo |
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:05.66:
- Ruta Meilutyte also swam 1:04.42 (2013), 1:04.52 (2013), 1:04.62 (2023), 1:04.67 (2023), 1:05.06 (2017), 1:05.09 (2023), 1:05.20 (2013), 1:05.21 (2012, 2013, 2014), 1:05.39 (2014), 1:05.46 (2015), 1:05.47 (2012), 1:05.48 (2013), 1:05.56 (2012), 1:05.63 (2014), 1:05.64 (2015), 1:05.65 (2017).
- Lilly King also swam 1:04.53 (2017), 1:04.72 (2021), 1:04.75 (2023), 1:04.79 (2021), 1:04.93 (2016, 2019), 1:04.95 (2017), 1:05.13 (2019), 1:05.20 (2016, 2017), 1:05.32 (2021, 2021, 2022), 1:05.36 (2018), 1:05.40 (2021), 1:05.43 (2024), 1:05.44 (2018), 1:05.45 (2023), 1:05.47 (2021), 1:05.54 (2021), 1:05.55 (2021), 1:05.57 (2024), 1:05.61 (2018), 1:05.65 (2019), 1:05.66 (2019).
- Tang Qianting also swam 1:04.68 (2024), 1:05.27 (2024), 1:05.36 (2024).
- Yuliya Yefimova also swam 1:04.82 (2017), 1:04.98 (2018), 1:05.02 (2013), 1:05.05 (2017), 1:05.24 (2013), 1:05.29 (2013, 2017), 1:05.41 (2009), 1:05.48 (2013), 1:05.49 (2019), 1:05.50 (2016), 1:05.51 (2019), 1:05.53 (2018), 1:05.56 (2019), 1:05.60 (2015, 2017), 1:05.66 (2015, 2017).
- Rebecca Soni also swam 1:04.91 (2011), 1:04.93 (2009, 2010), 1:05.05 (2011), 1:05.34 (2009), 1:05.54 (2011), 1:05.55 (2012), 1:05.57 (2011), 1:05.66 (2009).
- Tatjana Schoenmaker also swam 1:05.07 (2021), 1:05.22 (2021), 1:05.41 (2024), 1:05.48 (2024), 1:05.53 (2023), 1:05.56 (2023).
- Evgeniia Chikunova also swam 1:05.11 (2024).
- Lydia Jacoby also swam 1:05.16 (2023), 1:05.28 (2021), 1:05.52 (2021).
- Leisel Jones also swam 1:05.17 (2008), 1:05.34 (2008), 1:05.60 (2006), 1:05.64 (2008), 1:05.66 (2010).
- Jessica Hardy also swam 1:05.18 (2013), 1:05.52 (2013).
- Katie Meili also swam 1:05.48 (2017), 1:05.51 (2017), 1:05.64 (2015).
- Annie Lazor also swam 1:05.60 (2021).
- Anna Elendt also swam 1:05.62 (2022).
- Correct as of October 2024[43]
| Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:02.36 | Rūta Meilutytė (LTU) |
12 October 2013 | Moscow | |
| Alia Atkinson (JAM) |
3 December 2014 | Doha | |||
| 26 August 2016 | Chartres | ||||
| 3 | 1:02.50 | Lilly King (USA) |
22 November 2020 | Budapest | |
| 4 | 1:02.53 | Tang Qianting (CHN) |
19 October 2024 | Shanghai | [44] |
| 5 | 1:02.70 | Rebecca Soni (USA) |
19 December 2009 | Manchester | |
| 6 | 1:02.91 | Yuliya Efimova (RUS) |
3 September 2016 | Moscow | |
| 7 | 1:02.92 | Katie Meili (USA) |
30 August 2016 | Berlin | |
| 8 | 1:03.00 | Leisel Jones (AUS) |
14 November 2009 | Berlin | |
| 9 | 1:03.21 |  Eneli Jefimova (EST) |
6 December 2023 | Otopeni | [45] |
| 10 | 1:03.30 | Jessica Hardy (USA) |
14 November 2009 | Berlin | |
| 11 | 1:03.50 | Sophie Hansson (SWE) |
20 December 2021 | Abu Dhabi | [46] |
| 12 | 1:03.53 | Evgeniia Chikunova (RUS) |
24 November 2022 | Kazan | [47] |
| 13 | 1:03.55 | Benedetta Pilato (ITA) |
15 November 2020 | Budapest | |
| 14 | 1:03.57 | Molly Hannis (USA) |
22 November 2020 | Budapest | |
| 15 | 1:03.69 | Annie Lazor (USA) |
12 November 2020 | Budapest | |
| 16 | 1:03.71 | Nika Godun (RUS) |
24 November 2022 | Kazan | [48] |
| 17 | 1:03.73 | Sarah Katsoulis (AUS) |
21 November 2009 | Singapore | |
| 18 | 1:03.74 |  Rikke Pedersen (DEN) |
10 August 2013 | Berlin | |
| 19 | 1:03.80 | Breeja Larson (USA) |
20 October 2019 | Lewisville | |
| 20 | 1:03.89 | Tatjana Schoenmaker (RSA) |
25 October 2020 | Pietermaritzburg | |
| 21 | 1:03.90 | Arianna Castiglioni (ITA) |
12 September 2021 | Naples | |
| Tes Schouten (NED) |
15 December 2022 | Melbourne | [49] | ||
| 23 | 1:03.92 | Mona McSharry (IRL) |
20 December 2021 | Abu Dhabi | [50] |
| 24 | 1:03.93 | Lara van Niekerk (RSA) |
14 December 2022 | Melbourne | [51] |
| 25 | 1:03.96 | Moniek Nijhuis (NED) |
5 December 2014 | Doha |
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:03.96:
- Alia Atkinson also swam 1:02.40 (2016), 1:02.54 (2014), 1:02.66 (2020), 1:02.67 (2017), 1:02.68 (2016), 1:03.56 (2020).
- Rūta Meilutytė also swam 1:02.43 (2014), 1:02.46 (2014), 1:03.07 (2022), 1:03.40 (2022), 1:03.81 (2022).
- Tang Qianting also swam 1:02.66 (2024), 1:02.77 (2024), 1:02.82 (2024), 1:02.93 (2024), 1:03.15 (2022), 1:03.47 (2021), 1:03.76 (2024).
- Lilly King also swam 1:02.67 (2022), 1:03.33 (2022), 1:03.94 (2022).
- Leisel Jones also swam 1:03.72 (2008).
- Benedetta Pilato also swam 1:03.76 (2023).
- Nika Godun also swam 1:03.77 (2021).
- Eneli Jefimova also swam 1:03.79 (2023).
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