World record progression 100 metres freestyle

The first world record in the 100 metres freestyle in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1905.[1] In the short course (25 metres) swimming events the world's governing body recognizes world records since 3 March 1991.

Main article: List of world records in swimming

Times have consistently dropped over the years due to better training techniques and new developments in the sport.

In the first four Olympics competitions were not held in pools, but rather in open water (1896– The Mediterranean Sea, 1900– The Seine River, 1904– an artificial lake, 1906– The Mediterranean Sea). The 1904 Olympics freestyle race was the only one ever measured at 100 yards, instead of the usual 100 metres. A 100-metre pool was built for the 1908 Olympics and sat in the centre of the main stadium's track and field oval. The 1912 Olympics, held in the Stockholm harbour, marked the beginning of electronic timing.

Male swimmers wore full body suits up until the 1940s, which caused more drag in the water than their modern swim-wear counterparts. Also, over the years, pool designs have lessened the drag. Some design considerations allow for the reduction of swimming resistance making the pool faster. Namely, proper pool depth, elimination of currents, increased lane width, energy absorbing racing lane lines and gutters, and the use of other innovative hydraulic, acoustic and illumination designs.

In 2008, leading up to the Olympics, Speedo introduced a 50% Polyurethane suit dubbed LZR. Pure polyurethane suits from Arena (X-Glide), Adidas (Hydrofoil) and Italian suit manufacturer, Jaked were thought to be largely responsible for the multiple World Records in 2009 including at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships (dubbed the "Plastic Games"). FINA announced a ban on non-textile suits that took effect on January 2010.[2]

The 1924 Summer Olympics were the first to use the standard 50 metre pool with marked lanes. In the freestyle, swimmers originally dived from the pool walls, but diving blocks were eventually incorporated at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The tumble turn ("flip-turn") was developed by the 1950s.

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 NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
1 1:05.8 Zoltán Halmay Hungary 3 Dec 1905– Vienna, Austria [3]
2 1:05.6 Charles Daniels United States 20 Jul 1908Olympic Games London, United Kingdom [4]
3 1:02.8 (tt)Charles Daniels United States 15 Apr 1910Special record attempt by the New York AC New York City, United States [5]
4 1:02.4 Kurt Bretting Germany 6 Apr 1912– Brussels, Belgium [6]
5 1:01.6 Duke Kahanamoku United States 20 Jul 1912German Championships Hamburg, Germany
6 1:01.4 Duke Kahanamoku United States 9 Aug 1918International exhibition New York City, United States [7]
7 1:00.4 Duke Kahanamoku United States 24 Aug 1920Olympic Games Antwerp, Belgium
8 58.6 Johnny Weissmuller United States 19 Jul 1922– Alameda, California, United States
9 57.4 Johnny Weissmuller United States 17 Feb 1924– Miami, United States
10 56.8 Peter Fick United States 2 Mar 1934Yale University Swimming Carnival New Haven, United States [8]
11 56.6 (tt)Peter Fick United States 5 Mar 1935Yale University Swimming Carnival New Haven, United States [9]
12 56.4 Peter Fick United States 11 Feb 1936Yale Benefit Event for the United States Olympic team New Haven, United States [10]
13 55.9 (tt)Alan Ford United States 13 Apr 1944Special record attempt New Haven, United States [11]
14 55.8 Alex Jany France 15 Sep 1947– Menton, France
15 55.4 (tt)Alan Ford United States 29 Jun 1948New Haven Swim Club team time trial New Haven, United States [12]
16 54.8 (tt)Dick Cleveland United States 1 Apr 1954AAU Championships New Haven, United States [13][14]
17 55.4 Jon Henricks Australia 30 Nov 1956Olympic Games Melbourne, Australia [15]
18 55.2 John Devitt Australia 19 Jan 1957New South Wales State Championships Sydney, Australia [16]
19 54.6 John Devitt Australia 28 Jan 1957Queensland State Championships Brisbane, Australia [17]
20 54.4 Steve Clark United States 18 Aug 1961Men's NAAA Championships Los Angeles, United States [18]
21 53.6 (tt)Manuel dos Santos Brazil 20 Sep 1961Special record attempt by the CR Guanabara Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
22 52.9 Alain Gottvallès France 13 Sep 1964– Budapest, Hungary
22= 52.9 (r)Steve Clark United States 14 Oct 1964Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan [19]
23 52.6 (r)Ken Walsh United States 27 Jul 1967Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada [20]
23= 52.6 Zac Zorn United States 2 Sep 1968USA Olympic Trials (elec. 52.58) Los Angeles, United States [21]
24 52.2 Michael Wenden Australia 19 Oct 1968Olympic Games Mexico City, Mexico [22]
25 51.94 (h)Mark Spitz United States 23 Aug 1970AAU Championships Los Angeles, United States [23]
26 51.47 (h)Mark Spitz United States 5 Aug 1972USA Olympic Trials Chicago, United States [24]
27 51.22 Mark Spitz United States 3 Sep 1972Olympic Games Munich, West Germany [25]
28 51.12 (h)Jim Montgomery United States 21 Jun 1975AAU World Championship Trials Long Beach, United States [26]
29 51.11 Andy Coan United States 3 Aug 1975An Amateur Athletic Union Region Four meet Fort Lauderdale, United States [27]
30 50.59 (sf)Jim Montgomery United States 23 Aug 1975AAU Championships Kansas City, United States [28]
31 50.39 (sf)Jim Montgomery United States 24 Jul 1976Olympic Games Montreal, Canada [29]
32 49.99 Jim Montgomery United States 25 Jul 1976Olympic Games Montreal, Canada [30]
33 49.44 Jonty Skinner South Africa 14 Aug 1976AAU Championships Philadelphia, United States [31]
34 49.36 (tt)Rowdy Gaines United States 3 Apr 1981Longhorn Invitational Austin, United States
35 49.24 (h)Matt Biondi United States 6 Aug 1985USA Summer Nationals Mission Viejo, United States [32]
36 48.95 Matt Biondi United States 6 Aug 1985USA Summer Nationals Mission Viejo, United States [33]
37 48.74 Matt Biondi United States 24 Jun 1986USA World Championships Trials Orlando, United States [34]
38 48.42 Matt Biondi United States 10 Aug 1988USA Olympic Trials Austin, United States
39 48.21 Alexander Popov Russia 18 Jun 1994International Swimming Meeting of Monte Carlo Monte-Carlo, Monaco
40 48.18 (r)Michael Klim Australia 16 Sep 2000Olympic Games Sydney, Australia [35]
41 47.84 (sf)Pieter van den Hoogenband Netherlands 19 Sep 2000Olympic Games Sydney, Australia [36]
42 47.60 (sf)Alain Bernard France 21 Mar 2008European Championships Eindhoven, Netherlands [37]
43 47.50 Alain Bernard France 22 Mar 2008European Championships Eindhoven, Netherlands [38]
44 47.24 (r)Eamon Sullivan Australia 11 Aug 2008Olympic Games Beijing, China [39]
45 47.20 (sf)Alain Bernard France 13 Aug 2008Olympic Games Beijing, China [40]
46 47.05 (sf)Eamon Sullivan Australia 13 Aug 2008Olympic Games Beijing, China
47 46.94 Alain Bernard France 23 Apr 2009French National Championships Montpellier, France [41][42]
48 46.91 César Cielo Brazil 30 Jul 2009World Championships Rome, Italy [43]

Short course
# Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
WBT 48.20 Michael Gross West Germany 11 Feb 1988? Offenbach, Germany [44]
[45]
1 47.94 Gustavo Borges Brazil 2 Jul 1993Brazil Nationals Santos, São Paulo, Brazil [46]
2 47.83 Alexander Popov Russia 1 Jan 1994World Cup Hong Kong [47][48]
3 47.82 Alexander Popov Russia 5 Jan 1994World Cup Beijing, China [49][48]
4 47.12 Alexander Popov Russia 12 Mar 1994World Cup Desenzano del Garda, Italy [50][48]
5 46.74 Alexander Popov Russia 19 Mar 1994World Cup Gelsenkirchen, Germany [48]
6 46.25 Ian Crocker United States 27 Mar 2004NCAA Men's Division 1 Championships East Meadow, United States [51]
6= 46.25 Roland Schoeman South Africa 22 Jan 2005World Cup Berlin, Germany [52]
7 45.83 Stefan Nystrand Sweden 17 Nov 2007World Cup Berlin, Germany [53]
8 45.69 Alain Bernard France 7 Dec 2008French SC Championships Angers, France [54] ​
9 45.12 (sf)Amaury Leveaux France 12 Dec 2008European SC Championships Rijeka, Croatia [55]
10 44.94 Amaury Leveaux France 13 Dec 2008European SC Championships Rijeka, Croatia [56] ​

Women

Long course
# Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
1 1:35.0 Martha Gerstung Germany 18 Oct 1908– Magdeburg, Germany
2 1:26.6 Claire Guttenstein Belgium 2 Oct 1910– Schaerbeek, Belgium
3 1:24.6 Daisy Curwen Great Britain 29 Sep 1911– Liverpool, United Kingdom
4 1:20.6 Daisy Curwen Great Britain 10 Jun 1912– Birkenhead, United Kingdom
5 1:19.8 Fanny Durack Australia 9 Jul 1912Olympic Games Stockholm, Sweden [57]
6 1:18.8 Fanny Durack Australia 21 Jul 1912German Championships Hamburg, Germany
7 1:16.2 Fanny Durack Australia 6 Feb 1915NSW Ladies' Amateur Championships Sydney, Australia [58]
8 1:14.4 sfEthelda Bleibtrey United States 23 Aug 1920Olympic Games Antwerp, Belgium [59]
9 1:13.6 Ethelda Bleibtrey United States 25 Aug 1920Olympic Games Antwerp, Belgium [60]
10 1:12.8 Gertrude Ederle United States 30 Jun 1923– Newark, New Jersey, United States [61]
11 1:12.2 hMariechen Wehselau United States 19 Jul 1924Olympic Games Paris, France
12 1:10.0 Ethel Lackie United States 28 Jan 1926– Toledo, OH, United States [62]
13 1:09.8 Eleanor Garatti United States 7 Aug 1929National AAU women's swimming meet Honolulu, Hawaii [63]
14 1:09.4 Albina Osipowich United States 25 Aug 1929– San Francisco, United States
15 1:08.0 Helene Madison United States 14 Mar 1930National AAU Women's Indoor Swimming and Diving Championships Miami Beach, United States [64]
16 1:06.6 Helene Madison United States 20 Apr 1931– Boston, United States
17 1:06.0 Willy den Ouden Netherlands 9 Jul 1933– Antwerp, Belgium
18 1:05.4 Willy den Ouden Netherlands 24 Feb 1934– Amsterdam, Netherlands
19 1:04.8 Willy den Ouden Netherlands 15 Apr 1934– Rotterdam, Netherlands
20 1:04.6 Willy den Ouden Netherlands 27 Feb 1936– Amsterdam, Netherlands
21 1:04.5 Dawn Fraser Australia 21 Feb 1956Australian Championships Sydney, Australia [65]
22 1:04.2 Cocky Gastelaars Netherlands 3 Mar 1956– Amsterdam, Netherlands
23 1:04.0 Cocky Gastelaars Netherlands 14 Apr 1956– Schiedam, Netherlands
24 1:03.3 Dawn Fraser Australia 25 Aug 1956Australian Olympic Squad Swimming Carnival Townsville, Australia [66]
25 1:03.2 Lorraine Crapp Australia 20 Oct 1956Australian Olympic Squad Swimming Carnival Sydney, Australia [67]
26 1:02.4 Lorraine Crapp Australia 25 Oct 1956Australian Olympic Trials Melbourne, Australia [68]
27 1:02.0 Dawn Fraser Australia 1 Dec 1956Olympic Games Melbourne, Australia [69]
28 1:01.5 ydDawn Fraser Australia 18 Feb 1958Australian Championships Melbourne, Australia [70]
29 1:01.4 ydDawn Fraser Australia 21 Jul 1958British Empire & Commonwealth Games Cardiff, United Kingdom [71]
30 1:01.2 Dawn Fraser Australia 10 Aug 1958– Schiedam, Netherlands
31 1:00.2 ydDawn Fraser Australia 23 Feb 1960Australian Championships & Olympic Trials Sydney, Australia [72]
32 1:00.0 ydDawn Fraser Australia 23 Oct 1962Australian British Empire & Commonwealth Games Trials Melbourne, Australia [73]
33 59.9 ydDawn Fraser Australia 27 Oct 1962Australian British Empire & Commonwealth Games Trials Melbourne, Australia [74]
34 59.5 ydDawn Fraser Australia 24 Nov 1962British Empire & Commonwealth Games Perth, Australia [75]
35 58.9 Dawn Fraser Australia 29 Feb 1964Australian Championships & Olympic Trials Sydney, Australia [76]
35= 58.9 Shane Gould Australia 30 Apr 1971Coca Cola International London, United Kingdom [77]
36 58.5 Shane Gould Australia 8 Jan 1972New South Wales State Championships Sydney, Australia [78]
37 58.25 Kornelia Ender East Germany 13 Jul 1973GDR Nationals & World Championship Trials East Berlin, East Germany
38 58.12 Kornelia Ender East Germany 18 Aug 1973– Utrecht, Netherlands
39 57.61 rKornelia Ender East Germany 8 Sep 1973World Championships Belgrade, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
40 57.54 Kornelia Ender East Germany 9 Sep 1973World Championships Belgrade, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
41 57.51 Kornelia Ender East Germany 4 Jul 1974GDR Nationals & European Championship Trials Rostock, East Germany
42 56.96 Kornelia Ender East Germany 19 Aug 1974European Championships Vienna, Austria
43 56.38 Kornelia Ender East Germany 14 Mar 1975GDRvURS Duel Dresden, East Germany
44 56.22 rKornelia Ender East Germany 26 Jul 1975World Championships Cali, Colombia
45 55.73 Kornelia Ender East Germany 1 Jun 1976GDR Olympic Trials East Berlin, East Germany
46 55.65 Kornelia Ender East Germany 19 Jul 1976Olympic Games Montréal, Canada
47 55.41 Barbara Krause East Germany 5 Jul 1978GDR Nationals & World Championship Trials East Berlin, East Germany
48 54.98 hBarbara Krause East Germany 20 Jul 1980Olympic Games Moscow, Soviet Union
49 54.79 Barbara Krause East Germany 21 Jul 1980Olympic Games Moscow, Soviet Union
50 54.73 rKristin Otto East Germany 19 Aug 1986World Championships Madrid, Spain
51 54.48 hJenny Thompson United States 1 Mar 1992USA Olympic Trials Indianapolis, United States [79]
52 54.01 Jingyi Le China 5 Sep 1994World Championships Rome, Italy [80]
53 53.80 Inge de Bruijn Netherlands 28 May 2000Super Speedo Grand Prix Sheffield, United Kingdom [81]
54 53.77 sfInge de Bruijn Netherlands 20 Sep 2000Olympic Games Sydney, Australia [82]
55 53.66 sfLibby Lenton Australia 31 Mar 2004Australian Championships & Olympic Trials Sydney, Australia [83]
56 53.52 sfJodie Henry Australia 18 Aug 2004Olympic Games Athens, Greece [84]
57 53.42 sfLibby Lenton Australia 31 Jan 2006Australian Championships & Commonwealth Games Trials Melbourne, Australia [85]
58 53.30 Britta Steffen Germany 2 Aug 2006European Championships Budapest, Hungary [86]
59 52.88 Libby Trickett Australia 27 Mar 2008Australian Championships Sydney, Australia [87]
60 52.85 Britta Steffen Germany 25 Jun 2009German Championships Berlin, Germany [88]
61 52.56 Britta Steffen Germany 27 Jun 2009German Championships Berlin, Germany [89]
62 52.22 rBritta Steffen Germany 26 Jul 2009World Championships Rome, Italy [90]
63 52.07 Britta Steffen Germany 31 Jul 2009World Championships Rome, Italy [90]
64 52.06 Cate Campbell  Australia 2 July 2016Australia Grand Prix Brisbane, Australia [91]
65 51.71 rSarah Sjöström  Sweden 23 July 2017World Championships Budapest, Hungary [92]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA; yd – set in a pool measured in yards;
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 NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
1 53.46 Franziska van Almsick Germany 6 January 1993World Cup Shanghai, China [93]
2 53.33 Franziska van Almsick Germany 10 January 1993World Cup Beijing, China [94]
3 53.01 Jingyi Le China 2 December 1993World Championships Palma de Mallorca, Spain
4 52.80 Therese Alshammar Sweden 10 December 1999European Championships Lisbon, Portugal [95]
5 52.17 Therese Alshammar Sweden 17 March 2000World Championships Athens, Greece [96][97]
6 51.91 sfLibby Lenton Australia 8 August 2005Australian Championships [98]
7 51.70 Libby Lenton Australia 9 August 2005Australian Championships Melbourne, Australia [99]
8 51.01 Libby Trickett Australia 10 August 2009Australian Championships Hobart, Australia [100]
9 50.91 †Cate Campbell Australia 28 November 2015Australian Championships Sydney, Australia [101]
10 50.77 Sarah Sjöström Sweden 3 August 2017World Cup Moscow, Russia [102]
11 50.58 Sarah Sjöström Sweden 11 August 2017World Cup Eindhoven, Netherlands [103]​
12 50.25 Cate Campbell Australia 26 October 2017Australian Championships Adelaide, Australia [104]​
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 October 2020
Pos Time Swimmer Date Venue
1 46.91 Cesar Cielo (BRA)30 July 2009Italy
2 46.94 Alain Bernard (FRA)22 April 2009France
3 46.96 Caeleb Dressel (USA)25 July 2019South Korea
4 47.04 Cameron McEvoy (AUS)10 April 2016Australia
5 47.05 Eamon Sullivan (AUS)13 August 2008China
6 47.08 Kyle Chalmers (AUS)25 July 2019South Korea
7 47.10 James Magnussen (AUS)15 March 2012Australia
8 47.15 Frederick Bousquet (FRA)22 April 2009France
9 47.27 Brent Hayden (CAN)30 July 2009Italy
10 47.33 David Walters (USA)30 July 2009Italy
11 47.37 Stefan Nystrand (SWE)30 July 2009Italy
12 47.39 Ryan Held (USA)31 July 2019United States
13 47.43 Vladislav Grinev (RUS)9 April 2019Russia
14 47.51 Michael Phelps (USA)11 August 2008China
15 47.52 Nathan Adrian (USA)1 August 2012Great Britain
16 47.57 Andrei Minakov (RUS)30 October 2020Russia
17 47.58 Jason Lezak (USA)14 August 2008China
18 47.59 Andrey Grechin (RUS)25 April 2009Russia
19 47.61 Maxime Rooney (USA)31 July 2019United States
20 47.62 Vladimir Morozov (RUS)10 July 2013Russia
21 47.63 James Roberts (AUS)15 March 2012Australia
22 47.65 Ning Zetao (CHN)14 October 2014China
 Mehdy Metella (FRA)26 July 2017Hungary
24 47.68 Pieter van den Hoogenband (NED)13 August 2008China
 Marcelo Chierighini (BRA)18 April 2019Brazil

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 47.68:

  • Cesar Cielo also swam 47.09 (2009), 47.39 (2009), 47.48 (2009), 47.67 (2008).
  • Alain Bernard also swam 47.12 (2009), 47.20 (2008), 47.21 (2008), 47.27 (2009), 47.50 (2008), 47.60 (2008).
  • Caeleb Dressel also swam 47.17 (2017), 47.22 (2017), 47.26 (2017), 47.32 (2019), 47.34 (2019), 47.35 (2019), 47.63 (2019), 47.66 (2017).
  • Eamon Sullivan also swam 47.24 (2008), 47.32 (2008), 47.52 (2008), 47.55 (2008).
  • Frederick Bousquet also swam 47.25 (2009).
  • Kyle Chalmers also swam 47.35 (2019), 47.37 (2019), 47.48 (2019), 47.58 (2016, 2019).
  • Ryan Held also swam 47.43 (2019).
  • James Magnussen also swam 47.49 (2011), 47.53 (2012), 47.53 (2013), 47.59 (2014), 47.63 (2011), 47.63 (2012), 47.67 (2013).
  • Stefan Nystrand also swam 47.52 (2009), 47.53 (2009), 47.66 (2009).
  • Cameron McEvoy also swam 47.56 (2016), 47.65 (2014).
  • Brent Hayden also swam 47.56 (2008).
  • David Walters also swam 47.59 (2009).
  • Vladislav Grinev also swam 47.65 (2019).
  • Jason Lezak also swam 47.67 (2008).

Men short course
  • Correct as of November 2020
Pos Time Swimmer Date Venue
1 44.94 Amaury Leveaux (FRA)13 December 2008Croatia
2 44.95 Vladimir Morozov (RUS)16 November 2018Singapore
3 45.04 Florent Manaudou (FRA)5 December 2013France
4 45.08 Nathan Adrian (USA)19 December 2009Great Britain
 Caeleb Dressel (USA)22 November 2020Budapest
6 45.36 Evgeny Lagunov (RUS)11 December 2009Turkey
7 45.46 Matthew Abood (AUS)21 November 2009Singapore
8 45.54 Stefan Nystrand (SWE)10 November 2009Sweden
 Kyle Chalmers (AUS)16 November 2018Singapore
10 45.56 Brent Hayden (CAN)14 November 2009Great Britain
11 45.60 James Magnussen (AUS)7 August 2013Netherlands
12 45.68 Danila Izotov (RUS)12 October 2013Russia
13 45.69 Alain Bernard (FRA)7 December 2008France
14 45.74 Cesar Cielo (BRA)19 December 2010United Arab Emirates
 Zach Apple (USA)19 October 2020Hungary
15 45.75 Sergey Fesikov (RUS)11 December 2009Turkey
16 45.78 Chad le Clos (RSA)6 August 2017Germany
17 45.81 Fabien Gilot (FRA)13 December 2008Croatia
18 45.90 Alessandro Miressi (ITA)8 December 2019Great Britain
19 45.92 Vladislav Grinev (RUS)16 December 2018China
20 45.97 Benjamin Proud (GBR)20 December 2015Great Britain
21 46.00 Lyndon Ferns (RSA)14 November 2009Germany
22 46.04 Marco Orsi (ITA)19 April 2015Italy
23 46.08 Steffen Deibler (GER)14 November 2009Germany
24 46.09  Evgeny Rylov (RUS) 11 December 2018China
21 November 2020Budapest
 Duncan Scott (GBR)21 December 2019United States

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 46.09:

Women long course
  • Correct as of October 2020
Pos Time Swimmer Date Venue
1 51.71 Sarah Sjöström (SWE)23 July 2017Hungary
2 52.03 Cate Campbell (AUS)9 August 2018Japan
3 52.04 Simone Manuel (USA)26 July 2019South Korea
4 52.07 Britta Steffen (GER)31 July 2009Italy
5 52.27 Bronte Campbell (AUS)9 April 2018Australia
6 52.41 Emma McKeon (AUS)13 June 2019Australia
7 52.59 Mallory Comerford (USA)23 July 2017Hungary
8 52.62 Libby Trickett (AUS)26 July 2009Italy
9 52.69 Femke Heemskerk (NED)5 April 2015Netherlands
 Pernille Blume (DEN)28 July 2017Hungary
11 52.70 Penny Oleksiak (CAN)11 August 2016Brazil
12 52.72 Taylor Ruck (CAN)10 August 2018Japan
13 52.74 Charlotte Bonnet (FRA)26 May 2018France
14 52.75 Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED)12 April 2012Netherlands
15 52.79 Rikako Ikee (JPN)18 November 2018Japan
16 52.87 Fran Halsall (GBR)31 July 2009Italy
17 52.90 Zhang Yufei (CHN)27 September 2020Qingdao
18 53.02 Amanda Weir (USA)30 July 2009Italy
19 53.04 Michelle Coleman (SWE)3 November 2019Russia
20 53.13 Pang Jiaying (CHN)17 October 2009China
21 53.17 Marleen Veldhuis (NED)16 April 2009Netherlands
22 53.18 Federica Pellegrini (ITA)25 June 2016Italy
 Shayna Jack (AUS)13 June 2019Australia
 Abbey Weitzeil (USA)31 July 2019United States
25 53.21 Anna Hopkin (GBR)25 July 2019South Korea

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 53.21:

  • Cate Campbell also swam 52.06 (2016), 52.12 (2019), 52.33 (2013), 52.34 (2013, 2019), 52.35 (2019), 52.37 (2018, 2018), 52.38 (2016, 2016), 52.41 (2016), 52.43 (2019), 52.44 (2019), 52.51 (2019), 52.61 (2018, 2019), 52.62 (2014), 52.64 (2018, 2019), 52.68 (2014, 2014), 52.69 (2013, 2015, 2018), 52.71 (2016, 2019), 52.72 (2014), 52.78 (2016, 2017), 52.82 (2015), 52.83 (2013), 52.84 (2015, 2015), 52.85 (2016), 52.87 (2019, 2020), 52.89 (2014), 52.92 (2013), 52.96 (2015), 52.97 (2016), 53.00 (2015), 53.00 (2019), 53.01 (2014), 53.02 (2016), 53.03 (2017), 53.06 (2016), 53.08 (2014), 53.09 (2013), 53.09 (2015), 53.13 (2015), 53.14 (2015), 53.15 (2017), 53.19 (2014), 53.20 (2014, 2015), 53.21 (2019).
  • Sarah Sjöström also swam 52.08 (2017), 52.23 (2019), 52.28 (2017), 52.31 (2017), 52.43 (2019), 52.44 (2017), 52.46 (2019), 52.54 (2017), 52.60 (2017), 52.67 (2014), 52.67 (2014), 52.67 (2018), 52.70 (2015), 52.73 (2014), 52.76 (2019), 52.77 (2018), 52.77 (2018), 52.77 (2018), 52.77 (2018), 52.78 (2015), 52.78 (2016), 52.82 (2016), 52.82 (2019), 52.86 (2017), 52.87 (2013), 52.89 (2013), 52.93 (2018), 52.97 (2015), 52.97 (2019), 52.99 (2016), 52.99 (2018), 53.00 (2015), 53.01 (2017), 53.02 (2019), 53.03 (2014), 53.03 (2019), 53.05 (2011), 53.11 (2019), 53.12 (2016), 53.12 (2017), 53.13 (2018), 53.16 (2016), 53.18 (2018), 53.21 (2017).
  • Britta Steffen also swam 52.22 (2009), 52.87 (2009), 53.12 (2008).
  • Bronte Campbell also swam 52.52 (2015), 52.58 (2016), 52.84 (2019), 52.85 (2017), 52.85 (2019), 52.86 (2014), 52.96 (2018), 52.98 (2015), 53.00 (2015), 53.02 (2014), 53.04 (2015), 53.04 (2016), 53.04 (2017), 53.14 (2015), 53.15 (2014), 53.18 (2017).
  • Simone Manuel also swam 52.27 (2017), 52.54 (2018), 52.66 (2018), 52.69 (2017), 52.70 (2016), 53.05 (2017), 53.10 (2019), 53.11 (2016), 53.17 (2017).
  • Penny Oleksiak also swam 52.72 (2016), 52.94 (2017), 53.05 (2017), 53.18 (2017).
  • Pernille Blume also swam 52.72 (2018), 52.72 (2018), 52.83 (2018), 52.97 (2018), 52.99 (2017), 53.13 (2017).
  • Emma McKeon also swam 52.46 (2020), 52.75 (2019), 52.77 (2019), 52.80 (2016), 52.84 (2019), 53.06 (2019), 53.12 (2017), 53.20 (2017), 53.21 (2017).
  • Mallory Comerford also swam 52.77 (2017), 52.81 (2017), 52.85 (2017), 52.94 (2018), 52.98 (2019), 53.09 (2018), 53.10 (2019).
  • Ranomi Kromowidjojo also swam 52.78 (2017), 53.00 (2012), 53.05 (2012), 53.07 (2017), 53.08 (2016), 53.09 (2012), 53.09 (2017), 53.14 (2016), 53.17 (2015), 53.21 (2016).
  • Femke Heemskerk also swam 52.79 (2015), 53.05 (2019), 53.16 (2019), 53.19 (2014), 53.19 (2014).
  • Libby Trickett also swam 52.84 (2009), 52.88 (2008), 52.93 (2009), 53.16 (2008).
  • Taylor Ruck also swam 52.85 (2018), 52.96 (2017), 53.03 (2019), 53.04 (2019), 53.05 (2018), 53.08 (2018), 53.13 (2018), 53.13 (2018).
  • Fran Halsall also swam 53.02 (2009), 53.05 (2009).
  • Rikako Ikee also swam 53.10 (2018), 53.14 (2018).
  • Federica Pellegrini also swam 53.18 (2016).
  • Shayna Jack also swam 53.20 (2019), 53.21 (2019).
  • Charlotte Bonnet also swam 53.20 (2018), 53.20 (2018).
  • Amanda Weir also swam 53.12 (2009), 53.20 (2009).

Women short course
  • Correct as of November 2020
Pos Time Swimmer Date Venue
1 50.25 Cate Campbell (AUS)26 October 2017Australia
2 50.58 Sarah Sjöström (SWE)11 August 2017Netherlands
3 50.94 Siobhan Haughey (HKG)21 November 2020Budapest
4 50.95 Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED)15 December 2017Denmark
5 51.01 Libby Trickett (AUS)11 August 2009New Zealand
6 51.02 Emma McKeon (AUS)27 October 2019Hungary
7 51.16 Beryl Gastaldello (FRA)10 November 2020Budapest
8 51.19 Fran Halsall (GBR)22 November 2009Singapore
9 51.26 Abbey Weitzeil (USA)10 November 2020Budapest
10 51.29 Femke Heemskerk (NED)17 November 2018Singapore
11 51.35 Inge Dekker (NED)11 December 2009Turkey
12 51.43  Freya Anderson (GBR)31 October 2020Budapest
15 November 2020Budapest
22 November 2020Budapest
13 51.45 Kayla Sanchez (CAN)14 December 2018Great Britain
14 51.58 Jeanette Ottesen (DEN)9 October 2016Qatar
15 51.62 Rikako Ikee (JPN)14 January 2018Japan
16 51.63 Pernille Blume (DEN)15 December 2017Denmark
 Mallory Comerford (USA)13 December 2018China
18 51.65 Bronte Campbell (AUS)5 December 2014Qatar
 Charlotte Bonnet (FRA)15 December 2017Denmark
20 51.69 Simone Manuel (USA)11 December 2015United States
21 51.81 Brittany Elmslie (AUS)8 December 2016Canada
 Katarzyna Wasick (POL)2 November 2020Budapest
 Erika Brown (USA)22 November 2020Budapest
24 51.83 Miki Uchida (JPN)5 December 2014Qatar
25 51.88 Natalie Coughlin (USA)18 December 2010United Arab Emirates

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 51.88:

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