World record progression 50 metres freestyle
The first world record in the men's 50 metres freestyle in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognized by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1976. In short course (25 metres) swimming events the world's governing body recognizes world records since March 3, 1991.
The drop in world record times in 2008-2009 coincided with the introduction of polyurethane suits from Speedo (LZR, 50% polyurethane) in 2008 and by Arena (X-Glide), Adidas (Hydrofoil) and Italian swimming suit manufacturer Jaked (all 100% polyurethane) in 2009. FINA's ban on non-textile suit came into effect in January 2010.[1] FINA also released a list of approved suits.
Men
[edit]Long course
[edit]| # | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23.86 | † | Jonty Skinner |  South Africa
|
Aug 14, 1976 | AAU Nationals | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 2 | 23.74 | Joe Bottom |  United States
|
Jul 3, 1977 | Canada Cup | Etobicoke, Canada | ||
| 3 | 23.72 | Ron Manganiello | United States
|
Jul 29, 1978 | - | Miami, Florida, United States | ||
| 4 | 23.70 | Klaus Steinbach |  West Germany
|
Jul 23, 1979 | - | Freiburg, West Germany | ||
| 5 | 23.66 | Chris Cavanaugh | United States
|
Feb 2, 1980 | International Invitational | Amersfoort, Netherlands | ||
| 6 | 23.12 | h | Chris Cavanaugh | United States
|
Apr 10, 1980 | USA Spring Nationals | Austin, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 22.96 | h | Rowdy Gaines | United States
|
Apr 10, 1980 | USA Spring Nationals | Austin, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 22.83 | h | Bruce Stahl | United States
|
Apr 10, 1980 | USA Spring Nationals | Austin, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 22.83 | =, h | Joe Bottom | United States
|
Aug 15, 1980 | Hawaiian Invitational | Honolulu, HI, United States | |
| 9 | 22.71 | Joe Bottom | United States
|
Aug 15, 1980 | Hawaiian Invitational | Honolulu, HI, United States | ||
| 10 | 22.54 | h | Robin Leamy | United States
|
Aug 15, 1981 | USA Nationals | Brown Deer, Wisconsin, United States | |
| 11 | 22.52 | Dano Halsall |  Switzerland
|
Jul 21, 1985 | SUI Nationals | Bellinzona, Switzerland | ||
| 12 | 22.40 | Tom Jager | United States
|
Dec 6, 1985 | USS Invitational | Austin, Texas, United States | ||
| 13 | 22.33 | Matt Biondi | United States
|
Jun 26, 1986 | USA World Championship Trials | Orlando, Florida, United States | ||
| 13 | 22.33 | = | Matt Biondi | United States
|
Jul 30, 1987 | USA Nationals & Pan Pacific Trials | Clovis, California, United States | |
| 14 | 22.32 | Tom Jager | United States
|
Aug 13, 1987 | Pan Pacific Championships | Brisbane, Australia | ||
| 15 | 22.23 | Tom Jager | United States
|
Mar 25, 1988 | USA Spring Nationals | Orlando, Florida, United States | ||
| - | 22.18 | [2] | Peter Williams | South Africa
|
Apr 10, 1988 | CSCA Invitational | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | |
| 16 | 22.14 | Matt Biondi | United States
|
Sep 24, 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | ||
| 17 | 22.12 | Tom Jager | United States
|
Aug 20, 1989 | Pan Pacific Championships | Tokyo, Japan | ||
| 18 | 21.98 | sf | Tom Jager | United States
|
Mar 24, 1990 | US Sprint | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 19 | 21.81 | Tom Jager | United States
|
Mar 24, 1990 | US Sprint | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | ||
| 20 | 21.64 | tt | Alexander Popov |  Russia
|
Jun 16, 2000 | Russian Olympic Trials | Moscow, Russia | |
| 21 | 21.56 | Eamon Sullivan |  Australia
|
Feb 17, 2008 | New South Wales State Championships | Sydney, Australia | ||
| 22 | 21.50 | sf | Alain Bernard |  France
|
Mar 23, 2008 | European Championships | Eindhoven, Netherlands | |
| 23 | 21.41 | sf | Eamon Sullivan | Australia
|
Mar 27, 2008 | Australian Championships & Olympic Trials | Sydney, Australia | |
| 24 | 21.28 | Eamon Sullivan | Australia
|
Mar 28, 2008 | Australian Championships & Olympic Trials | Sydney, Australia | [3] | |
| 25 | 20.94 | Frédérick Bousquet | France
|
Apr 26, 2009 | French Championships | Montpellier, France | [4] | |
| 26 | 20.91 | César Cielo |  Brazil
|
Dec 18, 2009 | CBDA Open – Brazilian Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | [5] |
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
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
Short course
[edit]| # | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21.76 | Nils Rudolph |  East Germany
|
10 February 1990 | FINA World Cup | Bonn, West Germany | ||
| 2 | 21.64 | Steve Crocker | United States
|
21 March 1992 | - | Dallas, Texas, United States | ||
| 3 | 21.60 | Mark Foster |  Great Britain
|
17 February 1993 | World Cup | Sheffield, United Kingdom | ||
| 4 | 21.50 | Alexander Popov | Russia
|
13 March 1994 | World Cup | Desenzano del Garda, Italy | ||
| 5 | 21.48 | h | Mark Foster | Great Britain
|
13 December 1998 | European SC Championships | Sheffield, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 21.31 | Mark Foster | Great Britain
|
13 December 1998 | European SC Championships | Sheffield, United Kingdom | ||
| 6 | 21.31 | h | Roland Schoeman |  South Africa
|
23 March 2000 | NCAA Men's Division 1 Championships | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | |
| 7 | 21.21 | Anthony Ervin | United States
|
23 March 2000 | NCAA Men's Division 1 Championships | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | ||
| 8 | 21.13 | Mark Foster | Great Britain
|
28 January 2001 | World Cup | Paris, France | ||
| 9 | 21.10 | Frédérick Bousquet | France
|
25 Mar 2004 | NCAA Men's Division 1 Championships | East Meadow, New York, United States | ||
| 10 | 20.98 | h | Roland Schoeman | South Africa
|
12 Aug 2006 | Invitational | Hamburg, Germany | |
| 11 | 20.93 | Stefan Nystrand |  Sweden
|
18 November 2007 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | ||
| 12 | 20.81 | Duje Draganja |  Croatia
|
11 April 2008 | World SC Championships | Manchester, United Kingdom | ||
| 13 | 20.64 | Roland Schoeman | South Africa
|
7 September 2008 | South African SC Championships | Germiston, South Africa | [6] | |
| 14 | 20.48 | Amaury Leveaux | France
|
11 December 2008 | European SC Championships | Rijeka, Croatia | [7] | |
| 15 | 20.30 | Roland Schoeman | South Africa
|
8 August 2009 | South African SC Championships | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | [8] | |
| 16 | 20.26 | Florent Manaudou | France
|
5 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [9] | |
| 17 | 20.24 | Caeleb Dressel | United States
|
20 December 2019 | International Swimming League | Las Vegas, United States | ||
| 18 | 20.16 | Caeleb Dressel | United States
|
21 November 2020 | International Swimming League | Budapest, Hungary | [10] | |
| 19 | 20.08 | h | Jordan Crooks |  Cayman Islands
|
14 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [11][12] |
| 20 | 19.90 | sf | Jordan Crooks | Cayman Islands
|
14 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [13][14] |
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
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
Women
[edit]Long course
[edit]| # | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26.99 | r, † | Kornelia Ender | East Germany
|
Jul 26, 1975 | World Championships | Cali, Colombia | |
| 2 | 26.95 | Johanna Malloy |  Canada
|
Aug 16, 1977 | Canada Summer Games | St. John's, NL, Canada | ||
| 3 | 26.74 | Anne Jardin | Canada
|
Aug 19, 1978 | Canada Summer Nationals | Etobicoke, Canada | ||
| 4 | 26.61 | h | Cynthia Woodhead | United States
|
Apr 10, 1980 | USA Spring Nationals | Austin, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 26.53 | h | Kelly Asplund | United States
|
Apr 10, 1980 | USA Spring Nationals | Austin, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 26.32 | h | Jill Sterkel | United States
|
Apr 10, 1980 | USA Spring Nationals | Austin, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 25.96 | Jill Sterkel | United States
|
Apr 10, 1980 | USA Spring Nationals | Austin, Texas, United States | ||
| 8 | 25.79 | tt | Jill Sterkel | United States
|
Apr 3, 1981 | Longhorn Invitational | Austin, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 25.69 | h | Dara Torres | United States
|
Jan 29, 1983 | Speedo International | Amersfoort, Netherlands | |
| 10 | 25.64 | Annemarie Verstappen |  Netherlands
|
Jul 9, 1983 | NED Nationals | Amersfoort, Netherlands | ||
| 11 | 25.62 | Dara Torres | United States
|
Aug 5, 1983 | USA Nationals | Clovis, California, United States | ||
| 12 | 25.61 | r | Dara Torres | United States
|
Jul 21, 1984 | Pre-Olympic meet | Mission Viejo, California, United States | |
| 13 | 25.50 | h | Tamara Costache |  Romania
|
Jul 16, 1986 | ROU Nationals & World Championship Trials | Bucharest, Romania | |
| 14 | 25.34 | Tamara Costache | Romania
|
Jul 16, 1986 | ROU Nationals & World Championship Trials | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| 15 | 25.31 | Tamara Costache | Romania
|
Aug 1, 1986 | Balkan Games | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
| 16 | 25.28 | Tamara Costache | Romania
|
Aug 23, 1986 | World Championships | Madrid, Spain | ||
| 17 | 24.98 | Yang Wenyi |  China
|
Apr 11, 1988 | Asian Swimming Championships | Guangzhou, China | ||
| 18 | 24.79 | Yang Wenyi | China
|
Jul 31, 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| 19 | 24.51 | Le Jingyi | China
|
Sep 11, 1994 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | ||
| 19 | 24.51 | =, h | Inge de Bruijn | Netherlands
|
May 26, 2000 | Super Speedo Grand Prix | Sheffield, United Kingdom | |
| 20 | 24.48 | Inge de Bruijn | Netherlands
|
Jun 4, 2000 | Dutch Championships | Drachten, Netherlands | ||
| 21 | 24.39 | Inge de Bruijn | Netherlands
|
Jun 10, 2000 | Trofeu Jose Finkel | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| 22 | 24.13 | sf | Inge de Bruijn | Netherlands
|
Sep 22, 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | [15] |
| 23 | 24.09 | Marleen Veldhuis | Netherlands
|
Mar 24, 2008 | European Championships | Eindhoven, Netherlands | ||
| 24 | 23.97 | Libby Trickett | Australia
|
Mar 29, 2008 | Australian Championships | Sydney, Australia | [16] | |
| 25 | 23.96 | Marleen Veldhuis | Netherlands
|
19 Apr 2009 | Amsterdam Swim Cup | Amsterdam, Netherlands | [17] | |
| 26 | 23.73 | Britta Steffen | Germany
|
2 August 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [18] | |
| 27 | 23.67 | sf | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden
|
29 Jul 2017 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [19] |
| 28 | 23.61 | sf | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden
|
29 July 2023 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | [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
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
Short course
[edit]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
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
All-time top 25
[edit]| Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 50 m freestyle times and the top 25 athletes: |
| - denotes top performance for athletes in the top 25 50 m freestyle times |
| - denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 50 m freestyle times, by repeat athletes |
| - denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 athletes who fall outside the top 25 50 m freestyle times |
Men long course
[edit]- Correct as of December 2024[28]
| Ath.# | Perf.# | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 20.91 | César Cielo | Brazil
|
18 December 2009 | São Paulo | [5] |
| 2 | 2 | 20.94 | Frédérick Bousquet | France
|
26 April 2009 | Montpellier | [4] |
| 3 | 21.02 | Cielo #2 | 17 December 2009 | São Paulo | [5] | ||
| 3 | 4 | 21.04 | Caeleb Dressel |  United States
|
27 July 2019 | Gwangju | [29] |
| 20 June 2021 | Omaha | [30] | |||||
| 4 | 6 | 21.06 | Cameron McEvoy | Australia
|
29 July 2023 | Fukuoka | [31] |
| 7 | 21.07 | Dressel #3 | 1 August 2021 | Tokyo | [32] | ||
| 8 | 21.08 | Cielo #3 | 1 August 2009 | Rome | [33] | ||
| 5 | 9 | 21.11 | Benjamin Proud | Great Britain
|
8 August 2018 | Glasgow | [34] |
| 10 | 21.13 | McEvoy #2 | 16 February 2024 | Doha | |||
| 11 | 21.14 | Cielo #4 | 9 July 2009 | Indianapolis | [35] | ||
| 12 | 21.15 | Dressel #4 | 29 July 2017 | Budapest | [36] | ||
| 13 | 21.16 | Proud #2 | 29 June 2018 | Rome | |||
| 14 | 21.17 | Bousquet #2 | 28 June 2009 | Pescara | |||
| 15 | 21.18 | Dressel #5 | 27 July 2019 | Gwangju | |||
| 6 | 16 | 21.19 | Ashley Callus | Australia
|
26 November 2009 | Canberra | [37] |
| Florent Manaudou | France
|
8 August 2015 | Kazan | [38] | |||
| 8 | 18 | 21.20 | George Bovell |  Trinidad and Tobago
|
31 July 2009 | Rome | [39] |
| 19 | 21.21 | Bousquet #3 | 31 July 2009 | Rome | [40] | ||
| Bousquet #4 | 1 August 2009 | Rome | [33] | ||||
| 9 | 21 | 21.23 | Alain Bernard | France
|
26 April 2009 | Montpellier | [4] |
| 21 | 21.23 | McEvoy #3 | 16 February 2024 | Doha | [41] | ||
| 23 | 21.24 | Callus #2 | 26 November 2009 | Canberra | |||
| 10 | 24 | 21.25 | Amaury Leveaux | France
|
1 August 2009 | Rome | [33] |
| 24 | 21.25 | McEvoy #4 | 28 July 2023 | Fukuoka | |||
| Proud #3 | 6 April 2024 | London | |||||
| McEvoy #5 | 2 August 2024 | Paris | |||||
| 11 | 21.27 | Bruno Fratus | Brazil
|
29 July 2017 | Budapest | [36] | |
| Vladimir Morozov | Russia
|
15 August 2019 | Singapore | [42] | |||
| 13 | 21.28 | Eamon Sullivan | Australia
|
28 March 2008 | Sydney | [3] | |
| 14 | 21.29 | Duje Draganja | Croatia
|
31 July 2009 | Rome | [40] | |
| 15 | 21.37 | Nathan Adrian | United States
|
7 August 2015 | Kazan | [43] | |
| Andrea Vergani |  Italy
|
8 August 2018 | Glasgow | [34] | |||
| 17 | 21.38 | Vladyslav Bukhov |  Ukraine
|
16 February 2024 | Doha | [41] | |
| 18 | 21.40 | Cullen Jones | United States
|
31 July 2009 | Rome | [40] | |
| Anthony Ervin | United States
|
12 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | [44] | |||
| 20 | 21.41 | Michael Andrew | United States
|
24 June 2022 | Budapest | [45] | |
| 21 | 21.42 | Krisztián Takács |  Hungary
|
31 July 2009 | Rome | [39] | |
| 22 | 21.44 | Kristian Gkolomeev |  Greece
|
9 August 2018 | Glasgow | [46] | |
| 23 | 21.45 | Stefan Nystrand | Sweden
|
31 July 2009 | Rome | [40] | |
| Paweł Juraszek |  Poland
|
24 May 2018 | Łódź | [47] | |||
| 25 | 21.46 | Andriy Govorov | Ukraine
|
11 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | [48] |
Men short course
[edit]- Correct as of December 2024[49]
| Ath.# | Perf.# | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 19.90 | Jordan Crooks | Cayman Islands
|
14 December 2024 | Budapest | [13] |
| 2 | 20.08 | Crooks #2 | 14 December 2024 | Budapest | [11] | ||
| 2 | 3 | 20.16 | Caeleb Dressel | United States
|
21 November 2020 | Budapest | [10] |
| 3 | 4 | 20.18 | Ben Proud | Great Britain
|
7 December 2023 | Otopeni | [50] |
| 5 | 20.19 | Crooks #3 | 15 December 2024 | Budapest | [51] | ||
| 6 | 20.24 | Dressel #2 | 20 December 2019 | Las Vegas | |||
| 4 | 7 | 20.26 | Florent Manaudou | France
|
5 December 2014 | Doha | [9] |
| 8 | 20.28 | Dressel #3 | 15 November 2022 | Budapest | |||
| 5 | 9 | 20.30 | Roland Schoeman | South Africa
|
8 August 2009 | Pietermaritzburg | |
| 6 | 10 | 20.31 | Vladimir Morozov | Russia
|
15 December 2017 | Copenhagen | |
| 10 | 20.31 | Crooks #4 | 16 December 2022 | Melbourne | |||
| 12 | 20.33 | Morozov #2 | 14 December 2018 | Hangzhou | |||
| 13 | 20.36 | Crooks #5 | 16 December 2022 | Melbourne | |||
| 14 | 20.39 | Morozov #3 | 14 December 2018 | Hangzhou | |||
| 15 | 20.40 | Morozov #4 | 6 December 2019 | Glasgow | |||
| Proud #2 | 3 December 2021 | Eindhoven | |||||
| 17 | 20.43 | Dressel #4 | 14 December 2018 | Hangzhou | |||
| 18 | 20.45 | Morozov #5 | 15 December 2017 | Copenhagen | |||
| Proud #3 | 19 December 2021 | Abu Dhabi | |||||
| 20 | 20.46 | Crooks #6 | 17 December 2022 | Melbourne | |||
| 7 | 21 | 20.48 | Amaury Leveaux | France
|
11 December 2008 | Rijeka | |
| 21 | 20.48 | Morozov #6 | 15 November 2018 | Singapore | |||
| 23 | 20.49 | Morozov #7 | 9 November 2018 | Tokyo | |||
| Proud #4 | 17 December 2022 | Melbourne | |||||
| 8 | 25 | 20.51 | César Cielo | Brazil
|
17 December 2010 | Dubai | |
| 25 | 20.51 | Manaudou #2 | 21 November 2014 | Montpellier | |||
| Morozov #8 | 4 October 2018 | Budapest | |||||
| Dressel #5 | 13 December 2018 | Hangzhou | |||||
| 8 | 25 | 20.51 | Jack Alexy | United States
|
14 December 2024 | Budapest | [13] |
| 10 | 20.53 | Frédérick Bousquet | France
|
10 December 2009 | Istanbul | ||
| 11 | 20.57 | Guilherme Caribé | Brazil
|
15 December 2024 | Budapest | [51] | |
| 12 | 20.63 | Nyls Korstanje | Netherlands
|
14 December 2024 | Budapest | [13] | |
| 13 | 20.64 | Alain Bernard | France
|
14 December 2008 | Rijeka | ||
| 14 | 20.68 | Maxim Lobanovszkij | Hungary
|
14 December 2019 | Kaposvár | ||
| Kyle Chalmers | Australia
|
28 October 2021 | Kazan | [52] | |||
| 16 | 20.69 | Marco Orsi | Italy
|
5 December 2014 | Doha | [9] | |
| 17 | 20.70 | Stefan Nystrand | Sweden
|
15 November 2009 | Berlin | ||
| Duje Draganja | Croatia
|
10 December 2009 | Istanbul | ||||
| Evgeny Sedov | Russia
|
6 December 2014 | Doha | ||||
| Ryan Held | United States
|
19 December 2021 | Abu Dhabi | ||||
| Dylan Carter | Trinidad and Tobago
|
16 December 2022 | Melbourne | ||||
| 22 | 20.72 | Szebasztián Szabó | Hungary
|
4 November 2021 | Kazan | [53] | |
| Chris Guiliano | United States
|
14 December 2024 | Budapest | [11] | |||
| 24 | 20.73 | Steffen Deibler | Germany
|
15 November 2009 | Berlin | ||
| 25 | 20.74 | Nicholas Santos | Brazil
|
15 November 2009 | Berlin |
Women long course
[edit]- Correct as of December 2024[54]
| Ath.# | Perf.# | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 23.61 | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden
|
29 July 2023 | Fukuoka | [20] |
| 2 | 23.62 | Sjöström #2 | 30 July 2023 | Fukuoka | [55] | ||
| 3 | 23.66 | Sjöström #3 | 3 August 2024 | Paris | |||
| 4 | 23.67 | Sjöström #4 | 29 July 2017 | Budapest | [19] | ||
| 5 | 23.69 | Sjöström #5 | 30 July 2017 | Budapest | [56] | ||
| Sjöström #6 | 18 February 2024 | Doha | [57] | ||||
| 7 | 23.71 | Sjöström #7 | 4 August 2024 | Paris | [58] | ||
| 2 | 8 | 23.73 | Britta Steffen | Germany
|
2 August 2009 | Rome | [18] |
| 9 | 23.74 | Sjöström #8 | 4 August 2018 | Glasgow | [59] | ||
| 3 | 10 | 23.75 | Pernille Blume |  Denmark
|
4 August 2018 | Glasgow | [59] |
| 10 | 23.75 | Sjöström #9 | 23 June 2024 | Rome | |||
| 4 | 12 | 23.78 | Cate Campbell | Australia
|
4 April 2024 | Gold Coast | [60] |
| 12 | 23.78 | Sjöström #10 | 30 June 2019 | Malmö | |||
| 14 | 23.79 | C. Campbell #2 | 3 March 2018 | Gold Coast | |||
| 15 | 23.81 | C. Campbell #3 | 12 August 2018 | Tokyo | |||
| 5 | 15 | 23.81 | Emma McKeon | Australia
|
1 August 2021 | Tokyo | [61] |
| 17 | 23.82 | Sjöström #11 | 21 May 2023 | Monaco | |||
| 18 | 23.83 | Sjöström #12 | 10 April 2017 | Stockholm | |||
| Sjöström #13 | 7 September 2018 | Kazan | |||||
| 20 | 23.84 | C. Campbell #4 | 13 April 2016 | Adelaide | |||
| 6 | 21 | 23.85 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | Netherlands
|
30 July 2017 | Budapest | [56] |
| 21 | 23.85 | Sjöström #14 | 17 June 2017 | Canet-en-Roussillon | |||
| Sjöström #15 | 2 July 2017 | Borås | |||||
| Blume #2 | 3 August 2018 | Glasgow | |||||
| Sjöström #16 | 3 August 2024 | Paris | |||||
| 7 | 23.88 | Therese Alshammar | Sweden
|
2 August 2009 | Rome | [18] | |
| 8 | 23.91 | Kate Douglass | United States
|
18 February 2024 | Doha | [57] | |
| 9 | 23.95 | Katarzyna Wasick | Poland
|
18 February 2024 | Doha | [57] | |
| 10 | 23.96 | Marleen Veldhuis | Netherlands
|
16 April 2009 | Amsterdam | [17] | |
| Fran Halsall | Great Britain
|
24 July 2014 | Glasgow | [62] | |||
| 12 | 23.97 | Libby Trickett | Australia
|
22 March 2008 | Sydney | [16] | |
| Simone Manuel | United States
|
30 July 2017 | Budapest | [56] | |||
| Liu Xiang | China
|
26 September 2021 | Xi'an | [63] | |||
| Meg Harris | Australia
|
4 August 2024 | Paris | [58] | |||
| 16 | 23.99 | Shayna Jack | Australia
|
15 June 2024 | Brisbane | [64] | |
| 17 | 24.00 | Abbey Weitzeil | United States
|
1 July 2023 | Indianapolis | [65] | |
| 18 | 24.06 | Gretchen Walsh | United States
|
22 June 2024 | Indianapolis | [66] | |
| 19 | 24.07 | Dara Torres | United States
|
17 August 2008 | Beijing | [67] | |
| 20 | 24.09 | Torri Huske | United States
|
22 June 2024 | Indianapolis | [66] | |
| 21 | 24.11 | Aliaksandra Herasimenia |  Belarus
|
13 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | [68] | |
| 22 | 24.12 | Bronte Campbell | Australia
|
9 August 2015 | Kazan | [69] | |
| 23 | 24.13 | Inge de Bruijn | Netherlands
|
22 September 2000 | Sydney | [15] | |
| 24 | 24.15 | Zhang Yufei | China
|
30 July 2023 | Fukuoka | [55] | |
| 25 | 24.17 | Claire Curzan | United States
|
14 May 2021 | Cary | [70] |
Women short course
[edit]- Correct as of December 2024[71]
| Ath.# | Perf.# | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 22.83 | Gretchen Walsh | United States
|
15 December 2024 | Budapest | [27] |
| 2 | 22.87 | Walsh #2 | 14 December 2024 | Budapest | [26] | ||
| 2 | 3 | 22.93 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | Netherlands
|
7 August 2017 | Berlin | [25] |
| 3 | 4 | 23.00 | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden
|
7 August 2017 | Berlin | [25] |
| 5 | 23.02 | Walsh #3 | 14 December 2024 | Budapest | |||
| 4 | 6 | 23.04 | Emma McKeon | Australia
|
17 December 2022 | Melbourne | [72] |
| 7 | 23.05 | Kromowidjojo #2 | 12 December 2020 | Eindhoven | |||
| 5 | 8 | 23.05 | Kate Douglass | United States
|
15 December 2024 | Budapest | [27] |
| 9 | 23.08 | Sjöström #2 | 18 November 2021 | Eindhoven | |||
| Sjöström #3 | 21 December 2021 | Abu Dhabi | |||||
| 11 | 23.10 | Sjöström #4 | 2 August 2017 | Moscow | [24] | ||
| 6 | 11 | 23.10 | Katarzyna Wasick | Poland
|
3 November 2022 | Indianapolis | [73] |
| 11 | 23.10 | Walsh #4 | 18 October 2024 | Charlottesville | |||
| 14 | 23.12 | Sjöström #5 | 2 September 2021 | Naples | |||
| Sjöström #6 | 3 November 2021 | Kazan | |||||
| 16 | 23.17 | Sjöström #7 | 25 November 2021 | Eindhoven | |||
| 7 | 17 | 23.19 | Cate Campbell | Australia
|
27 October 2017 | Adelaide | |
| 17 | 23.19 | Kromowidjojo #3 | 16 December 2018 | Hangzhou | |||
| 19 | 23.20 | Douglass #2 | 14 December 2024 | Budapest | |||
| 20 | 23.21 | Sjöström #8 | 15 November 2018 | Singapore | |||
| 21 | 23.22 | Sjöström #9 | 7 August 2017 | Berlin | |||
| 22 | 23.23 | Kromowidjojo #4 | 4 October 2018 | Budapest | |||
| Wasick #2 | 31 October 2024 | Singapore | |||||
| 24 | 23.24 | Kromowidjojo #5 | 7 August 2013 | Eindhoven | [22] | ||
| Kromowidjojo #6 | 12 December 2015 | Indianapolis | [23] | ||||
| 8 | 23.25 | Marleen Veldhuis | Netherlands
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13 April 2008 | Manchester | [21] | |
| 9 | 23.27 | Therese Alshammar | Sweden
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21 November 2009 | Singapore | ||
| 10 | 23.32 | Hinkelien Schreuder | Netherlands
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13 December 2009 | Istanbul | ||
| 11 | 23.34 | Maria Kameneva | Russia
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16 December 2022 | Saint Petersburg | [74] | |
| 12 | 23.44 | Fran Halsall | Great Britain
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19 December 2009 | Manchester | ||
| Abbey Weitzeil | United States
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18 September 2021 | Naples | [75] | |||
| 14 | 23.49 | Jeanette Ottesen | Denmark
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12 December 2015 | Indianapolis | ||
| Pernille Blume | Denmark
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17 December 2017 | Copenhagen | ||||
| 16 | 23.52 | Michelle Coleman | Sweden
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6 December 2023 | Otopeni | [76] | |
| 17 | 23.53 | Inge Dekker | Netherlands
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11 December 2009 | Istanbul | ||
| 18 | 23.61 | Mélanie Henique | France
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10 November 2020 | Budapest | ||
| 19 | 23.62 | Bronte Campbell | Australia
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7 December 2014 | Doha | ||
| 20 | 23.64 | Aliaksandra Herasimenia | Belarus
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16 December 2012 | Istanbul | ||
| Rozaliya Nasretdinova | Russia
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17 December 2017 | Kazan | [77] | |||
| 22 | 23.66 | Béryl Gastaldello | France
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15 November 2020 | Budapest | ||
| Eva Okaro | Great Britain
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15 December 2024 | Budapest | [27] | |||
| 24 | 23.67 | Femke Heemskerk | Netherlands
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4 October 2018 | Budapest | ||
| 16 December 2018 | Hangzhou | ||||||
| 25 | 23.68 | Anna Hopkin | Great Britain
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17 December 2022 | Melbourne | [72] | |
| Silvia Di Pietro | Italy
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14 December 2024 | Budapest | [26] |
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External links
[edit]- "Olympic and World Records". IOC. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
- (in Dutch) Zwemkroniek
- (in Italian) Agenda Diana[usurped]
- USA Swimming[permanent dead link]