World record progression 100 metres butterfly

Main article: List of world records in swimming

The first world record in the 100 metres butterfly in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1957, for both men and women. In the short-course (25 metres) swimming events, the world's governing body recognizes world records since March 3, 1991.

Graphic data for World Record Progression in Men and Women Swimming 50m-100m-200m Long and Short Course Butterfly-Backstroke-Breaststroke-Freestyle

Men

Long course

# Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
1 1:03.4 György Tumpek  Hungary 26 May 1957 - Budapest, Hungary
2 1:01.5 Takashi Ishimoto  Japan 16 June 1957 - Kurume, Japan
3 1:01.3 Takashi Ishimoto  Japan 7 July 1957 - Tokyo, Japan
4 1:01.2 Takashi Ishimoto  Japan 6 September 1957 - Kurume, Japan
5 1:01.1 Takashi Ishimoto  Japan 29 June 1958 - Los Angeles, United States
6 1:01.0 Takashi Ishimoto  Japan 14 September 1958 - Kōchi, Japan
7 59.0 Lance Larson  United States 26 June 1960 - Los Angeles, United States
8 58.7 Lance Larson  United States 24 July 1960 - Toledo, United States
9 58.6 Fred Schmidt  United States 20 August 1961 - Los Angeles, United States
10 58.4 Luis Nicolao  Argentina 24 April 1962 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
11 57.0 Luis Nicolao  Argentina 27 April 1962 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
12 56.3 Mark Spitz  United States 31 July 1967 Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada
12 56.3 = Doug Russell  United States 29 August 1967 - Tokyo, Japan
13 55.7 Mark Spitz  United States 7 October 1967 - West Berlin, West Germany
14 55.6 Mark Spitz  United States 30 August 1968 US Olympic Trials Long Beach, United States
15 55.0 Mark Spitz  United States 25 August 1971 AAU National Championships Houston, United States
16 54.72 h Mark Spitz  United States 4 August 1972 US Olympic Trials Chicago, United States
17 54.56 Mark Spitz  United States 4 August 1972 US Olympic Trials Chicago, United States
18 54.27 Mark Spitz  United States 31 August 1972 Olympic Games Munich, West Germany
19 54.18 Joe Bottom  United States 27 August 1977 USA vs GDR Dual Meet East Berlin, East Germany
20 54.15 Pär Arvidsson  Sweden 11 April 1980 US National Championships Austin, United States
21 53.81 William Paulus  United States 3 April 1981 - Austin, United States
22 53.44 Matt Gribble  United States 6 August 1983 US National Championships Clovis, United States
23 53.38 Pablo Morales  United States 26 June 1984 US Olympic Trials Indianapolis, United States
24 53.08 Michael Gross  West Germany 30 June 1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States
25 52.84 Pablo Morales  United States 23 June 1986 US National Championships Orlando, United States
26 52.32 Denis Pankratov  Russia 23 August 1995 European Championships Vienna, Austria
27 52.27 Denis Pankratov  Russia 24 July 1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States
28 52.15 Michael Klim  Australia 9 October 1997 Australian Championships Brisbane, Australia
29 52.03 tt Michael Klim  Australia 10 December 1999 AIS Meet Canberra, Australia
30 51.81 tt Michael Klim  Australia 12 December 1999 AIS Meet Canberra, Australia
31 51.76 sf Andriy Serdinov  Ukraine 25 July 2003 World Championships Barcelona, Spain
32 51.47 sf Michael Phelps  United States 25 July 2003 World Championships Barcelona, Spain
33 50.98 Ian Crocker  United States 26 July 2003 World Championships Barcelona, Spain
34 50.76 Ian Crocker  United States 13 July 2004 US Olympic Trials Long Beach, United States
35 50.40 Ian Crocker  United States 30 July 2005 World Championships Montreal, Canada
36 50.22 Michael Phelps  United States 9 July 2009 US National Championships Indianapolis, United States
37 50.01 sf Milorad Čavić  Serbia 31 July 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy
38 49.82 Michael Phelps  United States 1 August 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy
39 49.50 sf Caeleb Dressel  United States 26 July 2019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea
40 49.45 Caeleb Dressel  United States 31 July 2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan [1][2]

Short course

# Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
1 52.07 Marcel Gery  Canada 1 February 1990 - Paris, France [3]
2 51.94 Denis Pankratov  Russia 4 February 1996 World Cup Paris, France [4]
3 51.93 Denis Pankratov  Russia 5 February 1997 World Cup Imperia, Italy
4 51.78 Denis Pankratov  Russia 9 February 1997 World Cup Paris, France
5 51.16 h Michael Klim  Australia 22 January 1998 World Cup Sydney, Australia
6 51.07 Michael Klim  Australia 22 January 1998 World Cup Sydney, Australia
7 51.02 James Hickman  Great Britain 14 December 1998 European Championships Sheffield, United Kingdom
8 50.99 Michael Klim  Australia 2 September 1999 Australian Championships Canberra, Australia
9 50.59 sf Lars Frölander  Sweden 16 March 2000 World Championships Athens, Greece
10 50.44 Lars Frölander  Sweden 17 March 2000 World Championships Athens, Greece
11 50.26 Thomas Rupprath  Germany 14 December 2001 European Championships Antwerp, Belgium
12 50.10 Thomas Rupprath  Germany 27 January 2002 World Cup Berlin, Germany
13 50.02 Milorad Čavić  Serbia and Montenegro 12 December 2003 European Championships Dublin, Republic of Ireland
14 49.77 h Ian Crocker  United States 26 March 2004 NCAA Men’s Division I Championships East Meadow, United States
15 49.07 Ian Crocker  United States 26 March 2004 NCAA Men’s Division I Championships East Meadow, United States
16 48.99 Yevgeny Korotyshkin  Russia 7 November 2009 World Cup Moscow, Russia
17 48.48 Yevgeny Korotyshkin  Russia 15 November 2009 World Cup Berlin, Germany
18 48.44 Chad le Clos  South Africa 4 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar
19 48.08 Chad le Clos  South Africa 8 December 2016 World Championships Windsor, Canada
20 47.78 Caeleb Dressel  United States 21 November 2020 International Swimming League Budapest, Hungary

Women

Long course

# Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
1 1:10.5 Atie Voorbij  Netherlands 4 August 1957 - Rhenen, Netherlands
2 1:09.6 Nancy Ramey  United States 28 June 1958 - Los Angeles, United States
3 1:09.1 Nancy Ramey  United States 2 September 1959 - Chicago, United States
4 1:08.9 Janice Andrew  Australia 2 April 1961 - Tokyo, Japan
5 1:08.8 Mary Stewart  Canada 12 August 1961 - Philadelphia, United States
6 1:08.2 Susan Doerr  United States 12 Aug 1961 - Philadelphia, United States
7 1:07.3 Mary Stewart  Canada 28 July 1962 - Vancouver, Canada
8 1:06.5 Kathy Ellis  United States 16 Aug 1963 - High Point, United States
9 1:06.1 Ada Kok  Netherlands 1 September 1963 - Soestduinen, Netherlands
10 1:05.1 Ada Kok  Netherlands 30 May 1964 - Blackpool, United Kingdom
11 1:04.7 Sharon Stouder  United States 16 Oct 1964 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan
12 1:04.1 Alice Jones  United States 20 Aug 1970 AAU Nationals Los Angeles, United States
13 1:03.9 Mayumi Aoki  Japan 21 Jul 1972 - Tokyo, Japan
14 1:03.8 sf Andrea Gyarmati  Hungary 31 August 1972 Olympic Games Munich, West Germany
15 1:03.34 Mayumi Aoki  Japan 1 Sep 1972 Olympic Games Munich, West Germany
16 1:03.05 Kornelia Ender  East Germany 14 Apr 1973 - East Berlin, East Germany
17 1:02.31 Kornelia Ender  East Germany 14 Jul 1973 GDR Nationals & World Championship Trials East Berlin, East Germany
18 1:02.09 h Rosemarie Kother  East Germany 21 Aug 1974 European Championships Vienna, Austria
19 1:01.99 Rosemarie Kother  East Germany 22 Aug 1974 European Championships Vienna, Austria
20 1:01.88 Rosemarie Kother  East Germany 1 Sep 1974 USA vs GDR Dual Meet Concord, United States
21 1:01.33 Kornelia Ender  East Germany 9 Jun 1975 GDR National Championships Wittenberg, East Germany
22 1:01.24 Kornelia Ender  East Germany 24 July 1975 World Championships Cali, Colombia
23 1:00.13 Kornelia Ender  East Germany 4 June 1976 GDR Olympic Trials & National Championships East Berlin, East Germany
23 1:00.13 = Kornelia Ender  East Germany 22 Jul 1976 Olympic Games Montreal, Canada
24 59.78 Christiane Knacke  East Germany 28 Aug 1977 USA vs GDR Dual Meet East Berlin, East Germany
25 59.46 Andrea Pollack  East Germany 3 Jul 1978 GDR Nationals & World Championship Trials East Berlin, East Germany
26 59.26 Mary T. Meagher  USA 11 Apr 1980 US Spring National Championships Austin, United States
27 57.93 Mary T. Meagher  USA 16 Aug 1981 US National Championships Brown Deer, United States
28 57.88 Jenny Thompson  USA 23 Aug 1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships Sydney, Australia
29 56.69 Inge de Bruijn  NED 27 May 2000 Super Speedo Grand Prix Sheffield, United Kingdom
30 56.64 Inge de Bruijn  NED 22 July 2000 PN Senior Regional Federal Way, United States
31 56.61 Inge de Bruijn  NED 17 September 2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia
32 56.44 sf Sarah Sjöström  SWE 26 July 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy
33 56.06 Sarah Sjöström  SWE 27 July 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy
34 55.98 Dana Vollmer  USA 29 July 2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom
35 55.74 sf Sarah Sjöström  SWE 2 August 2015 World Championships Kazan, Russia
36 55.64 Sarah Sjöström  SWE 3 August 2015 World Championships Kazan, Russia
37 55.48 Sarah Sjöström  SWE 7 August 2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
38 55.18 sf Gretchen Walsh  USA 15 June 2024 US Olympic Trials Indianapolis, United States [5]

Short course

Time Swimmer Date Place
58.77 Australia Angela Kennedy February 18, 1995 Gelsenkirchen, Germany
58.68 China Liu Limin December 2, 1995 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
58.29 United States Misty Hyman December 1, 1996 Sainte-Foy, Quebec
58.24 Japan Ayari Aoyama March 28, 1997 Tokyo, Japan
57.79 United States Jenny Thompson April 19, 1997 Gothenburg, Sweden
56.90 United States Jenny Thompson December 1, 1998 College Station, United States
56.80 United States Jenny Thompson February 12, 2000 Paris, France
56.56 United States Jenny Thompson March 18, 2000 Athens, Greece
56.55 Slovakia Martina Moravcová January 26, 2002 Berlin, Germany
56.34 United States Natalie Coughlin November 22, 2002 East Meadow, United States
55.95 Australia Libby Lenton August 28, 2006 Hobart, Australia
55.89 Australia Felicity Galvez April 13, 2008 Manchester United Kingdom
55.74 Australia Libby Trickett April 26, 2008 Canberra, Australia
55.68 Australia Jessicah Schipper August 12, 2009 Hobart, Australia
55.46 Australia Felicity Galvez November 11, 2009 Stockholm, Sweden
55.05 France Diane Bui Duyet December 12, 2009 Istanbul, Turkey
54.61 Sweden Sarah Sjöström December 7, 2014 Doha, Qatar
54.59 United States Kelsi Dahlia December 3, 2021 Eindhoven, Netherlands
54.05 Canada Maggie Mac Neil December 18, 2022 Melbourne, Australia

All-time top 25

Men long course

  • Correct as of August 2024[6]
Pos Time Swimmer Date Venue Ref
1 49.45  Caeleb Dressel (USA) 31 July 2021 Tokyo [7]
2 49.68  Kristóf Milák (HUN) 31 July 2021 Tokyo [8]
3 49.82  Michael Phelps (USA) 1 August 2009 Rome
4 49.95  Milorad Čavić (SRB) 1 August 2009 Rome
5 49.99  Joshua Liendo (CAN) 3 August 2024 Paris [9]
6 50.14  Maxime Grousset (FRA) 29 July 2023 Fukuoka [10]
7 50.16  Noè Ponti (SUI) 6 April 2024 Uster [11]
8 50.25  Matthew Temple (AUS) 3 December 2023 Tokyo [12]
9 50.39  Joseph Schooling (SGP) 3 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro
10 50.40  Ian Crocker (USA) 30 July 2005 Montreal
 Shaine Casas (USA) 28 July 2022 Irvine [13]
12 50.41  Rafael Muñoz (ESP) 1 August 2009 Rome
13 50.45  Ilya Kharun (CAN) 3 August 2024 Paris [14]
14 50.46  Dare Rose (USA) 29 July 2023 Fukuoka [15]
15 50.56  Chad le Clos (RSA) 8 August 2015 Kazan
16 50.59  Nyls Korstanje (NED) 2 August 2024 Paris [16]
17 50.64  Piero Codia (ITA) 9 August 2018 Glasgow
18 50.65  Albert Subirats (VEN) 31 July 2009 Rome
19 50.67  James Guy (GBR) 28 July 2017 Budapest
20 50.68  Maxime Rooney (USA) 2 August 2019 Palo Alto
21 50.78  Jason Dunford (KEN) 31 July 2009 Rome
22 50.80  Michael Andrew (USA) 14 May 2021 Indianapolis [17]
 Thomas Heilman (USA) 22 June 2024 Indianapolis [18]
24 50.81  Naoki Mizunuma (JPN) 23 June 2022 Budapest [19]
25 50.83  Andrey Minakov (RUS) 27 July 2019 Gwangju

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 50.83:

  • Caeleb Dressel also swam 49.50 (2019), 49.66 (2019), 49.71 (2021), 49.76 (2021), 49.86 (2017), 49.87 (2021), 50.01 (2022), 50.07 (2017), 50.08 (2017), 50.17 (2021), 50.19 (2024), 50.20 (2022), 50.28 (2019), 50.36 (2019), 50.39 (2021), 50.50 (2018), 50.75 (2018), 50.79 (2024), 50.83 (2024).
  • Kristóf Milák also swam 49.90 (2024), 50.14 (2022, 2022), 50.18 (2021), 50.19 (2024), 50.31 (2021), 50.33 (2022), 50.38 (2024), 50.47 (2021), 50.62 (2017, 2021, 2021), 50.64 (2021), 50.68 (2022), 50.75 (2024), 50.77 (2017), 50.80 (2023), 50.82 (2024).
  • Milorad Čavić also swam 50.01 (2009), 50.56 (2009), 50.59 (2008), 50.76 (2008).
  • Joshua Liendo also swam 50.06 (2024), 50.33 (2024), 50.34 (2023), 50.36 (2023), 50.42 (2024), 50.55 (2024), 50.75 (2023), 50.78 (2023).
  • Michael Phelps also swam 50.22 (2009), 50.45 (2015), 50.48 (2009, 2009), 50.58 (2008), 50.65 (2010), 50.71 (2011), 50.77 (2007).
  • Noè Ponti also swam 50.37 (2024), 50.55 (2024), 50.60 (2024), 50.65 (2024), 50.74 (2021), 50.76 (2021).
  • Maxime Grousset also swam 50.41 (2024), 50.61 (2023), 50.62 (2023), 50.65 (2024), 50.75 (2024).
  • Matthew Temple also swam 50.45 (2021), 50.60 (2024), 50.61 (2024), 50.76 (2023), 50.80 (2024), 50.81 (2023).
  • Rafael Muñoz also swam 50.46 (2009), 50.58 (2009), 50.59 (2009).
  • Dare Rose also swam 50.53 (2023), 50.74 (2023).
  • Shaine Casas also swam 50.56 (2022), 50.80 (2023).
  • Chad le Clos also swam 50.65 (2018).
  • Ilya Kharun also swam 50.68 (2024), 50.71 (2024).
  • Ian Crocker also swam 50.76 (2004), 50.82 (2007).
  • Joseph Schooling also swam 50.78 (2017), 50.83 (2016, 2017).
  • Nyls Korstanje also swam 50.78 (2023), 50.83 (2024).
  • Albert Subirats also swam 50.79 (2009).
  • James Guy also swam 50.83 (2017).

Men short course

  • Correct as of October 2024[20]
Pos Time Swimmer Date Venue Ref
1 47.78  Caeleb Dressel (USA) 21 November 2020 Budapest
2 48.08  Chad le Clos (RSA) 8 December 2016 Windsor
3 48.40  Noè Ponti (SUI) 18 October 2024 Shanghai [21]
4 48.47  Tom Shields (USA) 21 November 2020 Budapest
5 48.48  Yevgeny Korotyshkin (RUS) 15 November 2009 Berlin
6 48.62  Matthew Temple (AUS) 13 December 2023 Adelaide [22]
7 48.64  Matteo Rivolta (ITA) 27 November 2021 Eindhoven [23]
8 48.94  Maxime Grousset (FRA) 5 December 2023 Otopeni [24]
9 48.99  Nyls Korstanje (NED) 24 October 2024 Incheon [25]
10 49.03  Ilya Kharun (CAN) 18 December 2022 Melbourne [26]
11 49.06  Marius Kusch (GER) 5 December 2019 Glasgow
12 49.07  Ian Crocker (USA) 26 March 2004 East Meadow
13 49.10  Coleman Stewart (USA) 4 September 2021 Naples
14 49.13  Simone Stefanì (ITA) 1 December 2021 Riccione
15 49.18  Marcin Cieślak (POL) 21 November 2020 Budapest
16 49.19  Milorad Čavić (SRB) 12 December 2008 Rijeka
17 49.21  Adam Barrett (GBR) 7 December 2016 Windsor
 Andrey Minakov (RUS) 18 December 2021 Abu Dhabi [27]
19 49.22  Tomoe Zenimoto Hvas (NOR) 2 November 2021 Kazan [28]
20 49.23  Steffen Deibler (GER) 15 November 2009 Berlin
21 49.25  Li Zhuhao (CHN) 13 December 2018 Hangzhou
22 49.31  David Morgan (AUS) 8 December 2016 Windsor
23 49.33  László Cseh (HUN) 3 December 2015 Netanya
17 49.37  Tzen Wei Teong (SGP) 31 October 2024 Singapore
 Josh Liendo (CAN) 18 October 2024 Charlottesville

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 49.37:

  • Chad le Clos also swam 48.44 (2014), 48.45 (2020), 48.50 (2018), 48.56 (2014), 48.58 (2022), 48.59 (2014, 2022), 48.66 (2016), 48.70 (2014), 48.74 (2014), 48.82 (2012), 48.85 (2022), 48.95 (2014), 48.98 (2022), 48.99 (2014), 49.01 (2013, 2016), 49.03 (2021), 49.04 (2021), 49.05 (2013, 2016), 49.08 (2013), 49.09 (2017), 49.13 (2017), 49.14 (2013, 2016, 2020), 49.15 (2019), 49.18 (2017), 49.22 (2018), 49.26 (2016), 49.27 (2021), 49.33 (2020), 49.34 (2013, 2019), 49.35 (2016).
  • Noè Ponti also swam 48.47 (2023), 48.60 (2024), 48.61 (2023), 48.81 (2022, 2024), 49.07 (2022), 49.25 (2022), 49.38 (2021).
  • Caeleb Dressel also swam 48.53 (2021), 48.71 (2018, 2021), 48.92 (2020), 49.02 (2020), 49.03 (2021), 49.10 (2019), 49.16 (2019), 49.23 (2021), 49.33 (2020), 49.35 (2020).
  • Tom Shields also swam 48.63 (2015), 48.67 (2021), 48.78 (2021), 48.80 (2013), 48.83 (2021), 48.88 (2021), 48.90 (2021), 48.94 (2020), 48.99 (2014, 2021), 49.00 (2014), 49.01 (2013, 2020), 49.02 (2014), 49.03 (2021), 49.04 (2016), 49.16 (2013), 49.17 (2020), 49.20 (2021), 49.23 (2014), 49.30 (2020), 49.32 (2013, 2014), 49.36 (2021).
  • Matteo Rivolta also swam 48.87 (2021), 49.05 (2021), 49.07 (2021, 2022), 49.32 (2022).
  • Yevgeny Korotyshkin also swam 48.93 (2009), 48.99 (2009).
  • Marius Kusch also swam 49.12 (2022), 49.20 (2022).
  • Nyls Korstanje also swam 49.12 (2024), 49.24 (2024).
  • Maxime Grousset also swam 49.24 (2023).
  • Matthew Temple also swam 49.32 (2020).
  • Li Zhuhao also swam 49.36 (2018).

Women long course

  • Correct as of July 2024[29]
Pos Time Swimmer Date Venue Ref
1 55.18  Gretchen Walsh (USA) 15 June 2024 Indianapolis [30]
2 55.48  Sarah Sjöström (SWE) 7 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro
3 55.52  Torri Huske (USA) 16 June 2024 Indianapolis [31]
4 55.59  Maggie Mac Neil (CAN) 26 July 2021 Tokyo [32]
5 55.62  Zhang Yufei (CHN) 29 September 2020 Qingdao
 Regan Smith (USA) 16 June 2024 Indianapolis [33]
7 55.72  Emma McKeon (AUS) 26 July 2021 Tokyo [34]
8 55.98  Dana Vollmer (USA) 29 July 2012 London
9 56.07  Liu Zige (CHN) 18 October 2009 Jinan
10 56.08  Rikako Ikee (JPN) 9 August 2018 Tokyo
11 56.11  Angelina Köhler (GER) 11 February 2024 Doha [35]
12 56.14  Marie Wattel (FRA) 19 June 2022 Budapest [36]
13 56.20  Claire Curzan (USA) 10 April 2021 Cary [37]
14 56.22  Louise Hansson (SWE) 26 July 2021 Tokyo [38]
15 56.23  Jess Schipper (AUS) 27 July 2009 Rome
16 56.33  Mizuki Hirai (JPN) 22 June 2024 Kanagawa [39]
17 56.37  Kelsi Dahlia (USA) 24 July 2017 Budapest
18 56.43  Kate Douglass (USA) 29 June 2023 Indianapolis [40]
19 56.46  Penny Oleksiak (CAN) 7 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro
20 56.51  Jeanette Ottesen (DEN) 18 August 2014 Berlin
21 56.61  Inge de Bruijn (NED) 17 September 2000 Sydney
 Chen Xinyi (CHN) 23 September 2014 Incheon
23 56.69  Marleen Veldhuis (NED) 16 April 2009 Amsterdam
24 56.73  Libby Trickett (AUS) 11 August 2008 Beijing
25 56.76  Lu Ying (CHN) 7 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 56.76:

  • Gretchen Walsh also swam 55.31 (2024), 55.38 (2024), 55.63 (2024), 55.94 (2024), 56.14 (2024), 56.34 (2023), 56.41 (2024), 56.73 (2023), 56.75 (2024).
  • Sarah Sjöström also swam 55.53 (2017), 55.64 (2015), 55.68 (2016), 55.74 (2015), 55.76 (2017), 55.77 (2017), 55.84 (2016), 55.89 (2016), 55.95 (2016), 55.96 (2017), 56.04 (2015), 56.06 (2009), 56.12 (2016), 56.18 (2021), 56.20 (2017), 56.22 (2019), 56.23 (2018), 56.26 (2016, 2017), 56.29 (2018, 2019), 56.32 (2017), 56.35 (2018), 56.37 (2016), 56.38 (2016), 56.40 (2021), 56.42 (2019), 56.44 (2009), 56.45 (2019, 2019), 56.46 (2018), 56.47 (2015), 56.50 (2014, 2014), 56.52 (2014), 56.53 (2013, 2014, 2017), 56.57 (2018), 56.58 (2015), 56.62 (2018), 56.66 (2018), 56.69 (2019), 56.70 (2022), 56.71 (2020), 56.72 (2016), 56.76 (2009).
  • Torri Huske also swam 55.59 (2024), 55.64 (2022), 55.66 (2021), 55.68 (2024), 55.73 (2021), 55.78 (2021), 55.79 (2024), 56.00 (2024), 56.13 (2024), 56.18 (2023), 56.21 (2023), 56.26 (2024), 56.28 (2022), 56.29 (2021, 2022), 56.51 (2021), 56.61 (2023), 56.69 (2021, 2021), 56.72 (2024), 56.76 (2023).
  • Zhang Yufei also swam 55.64 (2021), 55.73 (2021), 55.82 (2021), 55.86 (2023), 55.89 (2021), 55.96 (2021), 56.06 (2021, 2023), 56.12 (2023), 56.13 (2023), 56.15 (2024), 56.18 (2021), 56.20 (2023), 56.21 (2024), 56.24 (2021), 56.29 (2020), 56.40 (2021, 2023), 56.41 (2022), 56.42 (2021), 56.47 (2020, 2024), 56.48 (2023), 56.49 (2022), 56.50 (2024), 56.56 (2022), 56.58 (2023), 56.68 (2020), 56.74 (2023).
  • Emma McKeon also swam 55.82 (2021), 55.93 (2021), 56.18 (2017), 56.23 (2017), 56.33 (2021), 56.36 (2020), 56.38 (2022), 56.40 (2024), 56.44 (2021), 56.54 (2018), 56.58 (2024), 56.61 (2018, 2019), 56.65 (2021), 56.69 (2020), 56.74 (2023, 2024).
  • Maggie MacNeil also swam 55.83 (2019), 56.14 (2021), 56.19 (2021), 56.36 (2022), 56.44 (2024), 56.45 (2023), 56.52 (2019), 56.54 (2023, 2024), 56.55 (2021 & 2024), 56.56 (2021), 56.61 (2024), 56.70 (2021).
  • Regan Smith also swam 55.92 (2024), 56.26 (2024), 56.36 (2024), 56.60 (2023), 56.68 (2024).
  • Marie Wattel also swam 56.16 (2021), 56.27 (2021).
  • Rikako Ikee also swam 56.23 (2018), 56.30 (2018), 56.38 (2018), 56.40 (2018), 56.58 (2018).
  • Dana Vollmer also swam 56.25 (2012), 56.36 (2012), 56.42 (2012), 56.47 (2011), 56.50 (2012), 56.56 (2016), 56.59 (2012), 56.63 (2016).
  • Angelina Köhler also swam 56.28 (2024), 56.41 (2024), 56.42 (2024), 56.55 (2024).
  • Claire Curzan also swam 56.35 (2022), 56.43 (2021, 2021), 56.61 (2020, 2023, 2024), 56.74 (2022), 56.76 (2023).
  • Kelsi Dahlia also swam 56.44 (2017, 2018), 56.48 (2016), 56.56 (2021), 56.74 (2017).
  • Louise Hansson also swam 56.48 (2022), 56.66 (2022), 56.73 (2021, 2021).
  • Kate Douglass also swam 56.56 (2021).
  • Inge de Bruijn also swam 56.64 (2000), 56.69 (2000).
  • Mizuki Hirai also swam 56.71 (2024).
  • Penny Oleksiak also swam 56.73 (2016).

Women short course

  • Correct as of October 2024[41]
Pos Time Swimmer Date Venue Ref
1 54.05  Maggie Mac Neil (CAN) 18 December 2022 Melbourne [42]
2 54.59  Kelsi Dahlia (USA) 3 December 2021 Eindhoven [43]
3 54.61  Sarah Sjöström (SWE) 7 December 2014 Doha
4 54.75  Torri Huske (USA) 18 December 2022 Melbourne [44]
5 54.87  Louise Hansson (SWE) 18 December 2022 Melbourne [45]
6 55.05  Diane Bui Duyet (FRA) 12 December 2009 Istanbul
7 55.10  Jeanette Ottesen (DEN) 11 December 2015 Indianapolis
8 55.12  Katinka Hosszú (HUN) 11 December 2016 Windsor
9 55.25  Lu Ying (CHN) 7 December 2014 Doha
10 55.30  Alicia Coutts (AUS) 9 November 2013 Tokyo
11 55.31  Rikako Ikee (JPN) 11 November 2018 Tokyo
12 55.32  Béryl Gastaldello (FRA) 15 November 2020 Budapest
13 55.39  Emma McKeon (AUS) 26 October 2019 Budapest
 Claire Curzan (USA) 21 December 2021 Abu Dhabi [46]
15 55.43  Felicity Galvez (AUS) 19 December 2010 Dubai
16 55.45  Alexandria Perkins (AUS) 28 September 2024 Adelaide [47]
17 55.46  Zhang Yufei (CHN) 29 October 2022 Beijing [48]
18 55.50  Angelina Köhler (GER) 9 December 2023 Otopeni [49]
19 55.53  Therese Alshammar (SWE) 6 November 2010 Stockholm
20 55.57  Lily Price (AUS) 28 September 2024 Adelaide [50]
21 55.58  Laura Lahtinen (FIN) 20 October 2024 Shanghai [51]
22 55.59  Dana Vollmer (USA) 30 October 2010 Berlin
23 55.63  Arina Surkova (RUS) 25 November 2023 Saint Petersburg [52]
24 55.64  Anastasiya Shkurdai (BLR) 1 November 2020 Budapest
25 55.68  Jess Schipper (AUS) 12 August 2009 Hobart
 Wang Yichun (CHN) 27 September 2024 Wuhan

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 55.68:

  • Maggie Mac Neil also swam 54.78 (2022), 55.04 (2021), 55.30 (2021), 55.45 (2021).
  • Kelsi Dahlia also swam 54.84 (2018), 55.01 (2018), 55.21 (2018), 55.22 (2016, 2021), 55.35 (2019), 55.40 (2021), 55.49 (2016), 55.54 (2021), 55.55 (2020), 55.63 (2021), 55.64 (2020).
  • Sarah Sjöström also swam 54.91 (2018), 54.96 (2018), 55.00 (2017), 55.03 (2015), 55.07 (2017), 55.13 (2014), 55.32 (2017), 55.35 (2020), 55.37 (2020), 55.44 (2020), 55.55 (2017), 55.60 (2017).
  • Louise Hansson also swam 55.02 (2022), 55.26 (2021), 55.33 (2022), 55.37 (2023), 55.42 (2021), 55.49 (2021), 55.67 (2021, 2022).
  • Torri Huske also swam 55.23 (2022).
  • Emma McKeon also swam 55.63 (2021), 55.66 (2021).
  • Claire Curzan also swam 55.64 (2021).

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