100 metres breaststroke

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This is a listing of the history of the World Record in the 100 breaststroke swimming event.

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

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.

World record progression

Main article: List of world records in swimming

Men long course

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# Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation 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 1961Men’s NAAA Championships Los Angeles, United States
7 1:07.5 Chet Jastremski United States 20 August 1961Men’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 sfJohn Hencken United States 29 August 1972Olympic Games Munich, West Germany
15 1:05.13 sfNobutaka Taguchi Japan 29 August 1972Olympic Games Munich, West Germany
16 1:04.94 Nobutaka Taguchi Japan 30 August 1972Olympic Games Munich, West Germany
17 1:04.35 hJohn Hencken United States 4 September 1973World Championships Belgrade, Yugoslavia
18 1:04.02 John Hencken United States 4 September 1973World Championships Belgrade, Yugoslavia
19 1:03.88 John Hencken United States 31 August 1974USA vs GDR Dual Meet Concord, United States
19 1:03.88 =, hJohn Hencken United States 19 July 1976Olympic Games Montreal, Canada
20 1:03.62 sfJohn Hencken United States 19 July 1976Olympic Games Montreal, Canada
21 1:03.11 John Hencken United States 20 July 1976Olympic 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 1982USA 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 1983US National Championships Clovis, United States
26 1:02.28 Steve Lundquist United States 17 August 1983Pan American Games Caracas, Venezuela
27 1:02.13 John Moffet United States 25 June 1984US Olympic Trials Indianapolis, United States
28 1:01.65 Steve Lundquist United States 29 July 1984Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States
29 1:01.49 hAdrian Moorhouse Great Britain 15 August 1989European Championships Bonn, West Germany
29 1:01.49 =Adrian Moorhouse Great Britain 25 January 1990Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand
29 1:01.49 =Adrian Moorhouse Great Britain 26 July 1990- London, United Kingdom
29 1:01.49 =, hNorbert Rózsa Hungary 7 January 1991World Championships Perth, Australia
30 1:01.45 Norbert Rózsa Hungary 7 January 1991World Championships Perth, Australia
30 1:01.45 =Vasili Ivanov Soviet Union 11 June 1991- Moscow, Soviet Union
31 1:01.29 hNorbert Rózsa Hungary 20 August 1991European Championships Athens, Greece
32 1:00.95 hKároly Güttler Hungary 3 August 1993European Championships Sheffield, Great Britain
33 1:00.60 hFrederik Deburghgraeve Belgium 20 July 1996Olympic Games Atlanta, United States
34 1:00.36 sfRoman Sludnov Russia 15 June 2000- Moscow, Russia
35 1:00.29 Ed Moses United States 28 March 2001US National Championships Austin, United States
36 1:00.26 sfRoman Sludnov Russia 28 June 2001Russian Championships Moscow, Russia
37 59.97 Roman Sludnov Russia 29 June 2001Russian Championships Moscow, Russia
38 59.94 sfRoman Sludnov Russia 23 July 2001World Championships Fukuoka, Japan
39 59.78 Kosuke Kitajima Japan 21 July 2003World Championships Barcelona, Spain
40 59.30 Brendan Hansen United States 8 July 2004US Olympic Trials Long Beach, United States
41 59.13 Brendan Hansen United States 1 August 2006US National Championships Irvine, United States
42 58.91 Kosuke Kitajima Japan 11 August 2008Olympic Games Beijing, China
- 58.67 Ihor Borysyk Ukraine 13 June 2009Ukrainian National Cup Kharkiv, Ukraine [1]
43 58.58 Brenton Rickard Australia 27 July 2009World Championships Rome, Italy [2]
44 58.46 Cameron van der Burgh South Africa 29 July 2012Olympic Games London, United Kingdom [3]
45 57.92 Adam Peaty Great Britain 17 April 2015British Championships London, United Kingdom [4]
46 57.55 hAdam Peaty Great Britain 6 August 2016Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [5]
47 57.13 Adam Peaty Great Britain 7 August 2016Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [6]
48 57.10 Adam Peaty Great Britain 4 August 2018European Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom [7]
49 56.88 sfAdam Peaty Great Britain 21 July 2019World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [8]
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Men short course

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# Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
1 59.30 Dmitry Volkov Soviet Union 10 February 1990World Cup Bonn, West Germany
2 59.07 Phil Rogers Australia 27 August 1993- Melbourne, Australia
3 59.02 Frédérik Deburghgraeve Belgium 17 February 1996- Bastogne, Belgium
4 58.79 Frédérik Deburghgraeve Belgium 4 December 1998- College Station, United States
5 58.51 sfRoman Sludnov Russia 17 March 2000World Championships Athens, Greece
6 58.05 hEd Moses United States 24 March 2000NCAA Men's Division I Championships Minneapolis, United States
7 57.66 Ed Moses United States 24 March 2000NCAA Men's Division I Championships Minneapolis, United States
8 57.47 Ed Moses United States 23 January 2003World Cup Sweden, Sweden
9 56.88 Cameron van der Burgh South Africa 9 November 2008World Cup Moscow, Russia
10 55.99 Cameron van der Burgh South Africa 9 August 2009South African Championships Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
11 55.61 Cameron van der Burgh South Africa 15 November 2009World Cup Berlin, Germany [9]
12 55.49 Adam Peaty Great Britain 15 November 2020International Swimming League Budapest, Hungary [10]
13 55.41 Adam Peaty Great Britain 22 November 2020International Swimming League Budapest, Hungary [11]
14 55.34 Ilya Shymanovich Belarus 19 December 2020Belarusian Championships Brest, Belarus [12]
14 55.32 Ilya Shymanovich Belarus 19 November 2021International Swimming League Eindhoven, Netherlands [13]
14 55.28 Ilya Shymanovich Belarus 26 November 2021International Swimming League Eindhoven, Netherlands [14]
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Women long course

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# Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation 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 1967Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada
13 1:14.6 Catie Ball United States 19 August 1967AAU National Championships Philadelphia, United States
14 1:14.2 Catie Ball United States 25 August 1968US Olympic Trials Los Angeles, United States
15 1:13.58 Cathy Carr United States 2 September 1972Olympic Games Munich, West Germany
16 1:12.91 hRenate Vogel East Germany 22 August 1974European Championships Vienna, Austria
17 1:12.55 Christel Justen West Germany 23 August 1974European Championships Vienna, Austria
18 1:12.28 Renate Vogel East Germany 1 September 1974USA vs. GDR Dual Meet Concord, United States
19 1:11.93 Carola Nitschke East Germany 2 June 1976GDR National Championships East Berlin, East Germany
20 1:11.11 hHannelore Anke East Germany 22 July 1976Olympic Games Montreal, Canada
21 1:10.86 sfHannelore Anke East Germany 22 July 1976Olympic Games Montreal, Canada
22 1:10.31 Yuliya Bogdanova Soviet Union 22 August 1978World Championships West Berlin, West Germany
23 1:10.20 Ute Geweniger East Germany 26 May 1980- Magdeburg, East Germany
24 1:10.11 hUte Geweniger East Germany 24 July 1980Olympic 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 1981European Championships Split, Yugoslavia
28 1:08.51 Ute Geweniger East Germany 25 August 1983European Championships Rome, Italy
28 1:08.29 Sylvia Gerasch East Germany 23 August 1984Friendship Games Moscow, Soviet Union
29 1:08.11 Sylvia Gerasch East Germany 11 August 1986World Championships Madrid, Spain
30 1:07.91 Silke Hörner East Germany 21 August 1987European Championships Strasbourg, France
31 1:07.69 Samantha Riley Australia 9 September 1994World Championships Rome, Italy
32 1:07.46 Penelope Heyns South Africa 2 July 1996South African National Championships Durban, South Africa
33 1:07.02 hPenelope Heyns South Africa 21 July 1996Olympic Games Atlanta, United States
34 1:06.99 hPenelope Heyns South Africa 18 July 1999Janet Evans Invitational Los Angeles, United States
35 1:06.95 Penelope Heyns South Africa 18 July 1999Janet Evans Invitational Los Angeles, United States
36 1:06.52 hPenelope Heyns South Africa 23 August 1999Pan Pacific Championships Sydney, Australia
37 1:06.37 sfLeisel Jones Australia 21 July 2003World Championships Barcelona, Spain
38 1:06.20 sfJessica Hardy United States 25 July 2005World Championships Montreal, Canada
39 1:05.71 Leisel Jones Australia 3 February 2006Australian Championships Melbourne, Australia
40 1:05.09 Leisel Jones Australia 20 March 2006Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia [15]
41 1:04.84 sfRebecca Soni United States 27 July 2009World Championships Rome, Italy [16]
42 1:04.45 Jessica Hardy United States 7 August 2009US Open Federal Way, United States [17]
43 1:04.35 sfRūta Meilutytė Lithuania 29 July 2013World Championships Barcelona, Spain [18]
44 1:04.13 Lilly King United States 25 July 2017World Championships Budapest, Hungary [19]
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Women short course

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# Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
1 1:06.58 Dai Guohong China 4 December 1993World Championships Palma de Mallorca, Spain
2 1:05.70 Samantha Riley Australia 1 December 1995World Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
3 1:05.57 Penelope Heyns South Africa 5 September 1999- Johannesburg, South Africa
4 1:05.40 Penelope Heyns South Africa 26 September 1999South African Championships Durban, South Africa
5 1:05.29 Emma Igelström Sweden 15 March 2003- Stockholm, Sweden
6 1:05.11 Emma Igelström Sweden 16 March 2003- Stockholm, Sweden
7 1:05.09 Leisel Jones Australia 28 November 2003World Cup Melbourne, Australia
8 1:04.79 Tara Kirk United States 18 March 2004NCAA Women's Division I Championships Austin, United States
9 1:04.12 sfLeisel Jones Australia 27 August 2006Australian Championships Hobart, Australia
10 1:03.86 Leisel Jones Australia 28 August 2006Australian Championships Hobart, Australia
11 1:03.72 Leisel Jones Australia 26 April 2008Swimming Australia Grand Prix Canberra, Australia
12 1:03.00 Leisel Jones Australia 14 November 2009World Cup Berlin, Germany [20]
13 1:02.70 Rebecca Soni United States 19 December 2009Duel in the Pool Manchester, United Kingdom [21]
14 1:02.36 Rūta Meilutytė Lithuania 12 October 2013World Cup Moscow, Russia [22]
14 1:02.36 =Alia Atkinson Jamaica 3 December 2014World Championships Doha, Qatar [23]
14 1:02.36 =Alia Atkinson Jamaica 26 August 2016World Cup Chartres, France [24]
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All-time top 25

Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 100 m breaststroke times and the top 25 athletes:
- denotes top performance for athletes in the top 25 100 m breaststroke times
- denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 100 m breaststroke times, by repeat athletes
- denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 athletes who fall outside the top 25 100 m breaststroke times

Men long course

  • Correct as of August 2026[25]
More information Ath.#, Perf.# ...
Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 56.88 Adam Peaty  Great Britain 21 July 2019 Gwangju [8]
2 57.10 Peaty #2 4 August 2018 Glasgow [7]
3 57.13 Peaty #3 7 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro [6]
4 57.14 Peaty #4 22 July 2019 Gwangju [26]
5 57.37 Peaty #5 26 July 2021 Tokyo [27]
6 57.39 Peaty #6 14 April 2021 London [28]
7 57.47 Peaty #7 24 July 2017 Budapest [29]
8 57.55 Peaty #8 6 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro [5]
9 57.56 Peaty #9 24 July 2021 Tokyo [30]
10 57.59 Peaty #10 21 July 2019 Gwangju [31]
11 57.62 Peaty #11 6 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro [32]
12 57.63 Peaty #12 25 July 2021 Tokyo [33]
13 57.66 Peaty #13 18 May 2021 Budapest [34]
14 57.67 Peaty #14 17 May 2021 Budapest [35]
2 15 57.69 Qin Haiyang  China 24 July 2023 Fukuoka [36]
6 October 2023 Berlin [37]
17 57.70 Peaty #15 14 April 2021 London [38]
18 57.75 Peaty #16 23 July 2017 Budapest [39]
19 57.76 Qin #3 25 September 2023 Hangzhou [40]
20 57.79 Peaty #17 18 April 2017 Sheffield [41]
3 21 57.80 Arno Kamminga  Netherlands 24 July 2021 Tokyo [30]
22 57.82 Qin #4 23 July 2023 Fukuoka [42]
Qin #5 20 October 2023 Budapest [43]
24 57.87 Peaty #18 16 April 2019 Glasgow [44]
25 57.89 Peaty #19 3 August 2018 Glasgow [45]
4 58.01 Van Mathias  United States 20 June 2026 Indianapolis [46]
5 58.14 Michael Andrew  United States 13 June 2021 Omaha [47]
6 58.26 Nicolò Martinenghi  Italy 19 June 2022 Budapest [48]
12 August 2022 Rome [49]
7 58.29 Ilya Shymanovich  Belarus 24 March 2019 Marseille [50]
8 58.36 Nic Fink  United States 30 June 2023 Indianapolis [51]
9 58.46 Cameron van der Burgh  South Africa 29 July 2012 London [3]
James Wilby  Great Britain 22 July 2019 Gwangju [26]
11 58.53 Kirill Prigoda  Russia 27 July 2025 Singapore [52]
12 58.57 Dong Zhihao  China 17 June 2026 Hangzhou [53]
13 58.58 Brenton Rickard  Australia 27 July 2009 Rome [2]
14 58.63 Yan Zibei  China 22 July 2019 Gwangju [26]
15 58.64 Hugues Duboscq  France 27 July 2009 Rome [2]
Kevin Cordes  United States 23 July 2017 Budapest [39]
17 58.67 Ihor Borysyk  Ukraine 13 June 2009 Kharkiv [1]
Shin Ohashi  Japan 19 March 2026 Tokyo [54]
19 58.68 Ivan Kozhakin  Russia 11 August 2026 Paris [55]
20 58.71 Alexander Dale Oen  Norway 25 July 2011 Shanghai [56]
21 58.72 Evgenii Somov  Russia 16 May 2024 Atlanta [57]
22 58.73 Federico Poggio  Italy 14 April 2023 Riccione [58]
Sun Jiajun  China 20 April 2024 Shenzhen [59]
24 58.74 Andrew Wilson  United States 14 June 2021 Omaha [60]
Lucas Matzerath  Germany 23 July 2023 Fukuoka [61]
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Men short course

  • Correct as of December 2025[62]
More information Ath.#, Perf.# ...
Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 55.28 Ilya Shymanovich  Belarus 26 November 2021 Eindhoven [14]
2 55.32 Shymanovich #2 19 November 2021 Eindhoven [13]
3 55.34 Shymanovich #3 19 December 2020 Brest [12]
2 4 55.41 Adam Peaty  Great Britain 22 November 2020 Budapest [11]
5 55.45 Shymanovich #4 3 November 2021 Kazan
3 6 55.47 Qin Haiyang  China 12 December 2024 Budapest [63]
7 55.49 Peaty #2 15 November 2020 Budapest [10]
Shymanovich #5 22 November 2020 Budapest [11]
4 7 55.49 Kirill Prigoda  Russia 12 December 2024 Budapest [63]
10 55.51 Prigoda #2 9 November 2025 Kazan [64]
5 11 55.54 Caspar Corbeau  Netherlands 2 December 2025 Lublin [65]
12 55.55 Corbeau #2 23 October 2025 Toronto [66]
6 13 55.56 Nic Fink  United States 4 December 2021 Eindhoven [67]
14 55.59 Shymanovich #6 4 December 2021 Eindhoven [68]
Corbeau #3 7 November 2025 Ghent [69]
16 55.60 Shymanovich #7 12 December 2024 Budapest [63]
7 17 55.61 Cameron van der Burgh  South Africa 15 November 2009 Berlin [9]
17 55.61 Qin #2 31 October 2024 Singapore
19 55.63 Shymanovich #8 19 September 2021 Naples
8 19 55.63 Nicolo Martinenghi  Italy 4 November 2021 Kazan [70]
21 55.69 Shymanovich #9 15 November 2020 Budapest [10]
22 55.70 Shymanovich #10 17 December 2021 Abu Dhabi
23 55.72 Shymanovich #11 31 October 2024 Singapore
24 55.73 Qin #3 18 October 2024 Shanghai
9 25 55.74 Emre Sakçı  Turkey 10 November 2020 Budapest
10 55.77 Yuya Hinomoto  Japan 16 October 2021 Tokyo [71]
11 55.79 Arno Kamminga  Netherlands 4 November 2021 Kazan [70]
12 55.91 Denis Petrashov  Kyrgyzstan 12 December 2024 Budapest [63]
13 56.11 Yasuhiro Koseki  Japan 26 October 2019 Tokyo
31 October 2020 Budapest
14 56.15 Fabio Scozzoli  Italy 16 December 2017 Copenhagen
15 56.16 Oleg Kostin  Russia 19 November 2017 Kazan
Fabian Schwingenschlögl  Germany 28 October 2021 Kazan [72]
Sun Jiajun  China 18 October 2024 Shanghai
18 56.21 Simone Cerasuolo  Italy 2 December 2025 Lublin [65]
19 56.25 Felipe França Silva  Brazil 4 September 2014 Guaratinguetá
Danil Semianinov  Russia 21 November 2022 Kazan [73]
21 56.27 Taku Taniguchi  Japan 19 October 2024 Tokyo [74]
Luka Mladenovic  Austria 3 December 2025 Lublin [75]
23 56.28 Carles Coll  Spain 2 December 2025 Lublin [65]
24 56.29 Robin van Aggele  Netherlands 11 December 2009 Istanbul
Ian Finnerty  United States 17 November 2019 College Park
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Women long course

  • Correct as of August 2026[76]
More information Ath.#, Perf.# ...
Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 1:04.13 Lilly King  United States 25 July 2017 Budapest [19]
2 2 1:04.35 Rūta Meilutytė  Lithuania 29 July 2013 Barcelona [18]
3 3 1:04.36 Yulia Yefimova  Russia 24 July 2017 Budapest [77]
4 4 1:04.39 Tang Qianting  China 21 April 2024 Shenzhen [78]
5 1:04.42 Meilutytė #2 30 July 2013 Barcelona [79]
5 6 1:04.45 Jessica Hardy  United States 7 August 2009 Federal Way [17]
7 1:04.52 Meilutytė #3 29 July 2013 Barcelona [80]
8 1:04.53 King #2 24 July 2017 Budapest [77]
9 1:04.62 Meilutytė #4 25 July 2023 Fukuoka [81]
10 1:04.67 Meilutytė #5 24 July 2023 Fukuoka [82]
11 1:04.68 Tang #2 20 April 2024 Shenzhen [59]
12 1:04.72 King #3 14 June 2021 Omaha [83]
13 1:04.75 King #4 30 June 2023 Indianapolis [84]
14 1:04.79 King #5 15 June 2021 Omaha [85]
15 1:04.82 Yefimova #2 17 June 2017 Canet-en-Roussillon [86]
6 15 1:04.82 Tatjana Smith  South Africa 25 July 2021 Tokyo [87]
7 17 1:04.84 Rebecca Soni  United States 27 July 2009 Rome [16]
8 18 1:04.87 Angharad Evans  Great Britain 12 August 2026 Paris [88]
19 1:04.91 Soni #2 25 July 2011 Shanghai [89]
9 20 1:04.92 Evgeniia Chikunova  Russia 19 April 2023 Kazan [90]
21 1:04.93 Soni #3 28 July 2009 Rome [91]
Soni #4 19 August 2010 Irvine [92]
King #6 8 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro [93]
King #7 23 July 2019 Gwangju [94]
25 1:04.95 King #8 30 June 2017 Indianapolis [95]
10 25 1:04.95 Lydia Jacoby  United States 27 July 2021 Tokyo [96]
11 1:05.03 Katie Meili  United States 25 July 2017 Budapest [19]
12 1:05.09 Leisel Jones  Australia 20 March 2006 Melbourne [15]
13 1:05.19 Reona Aoki  Japan 2 March 2022 Tokyo [97]
Anna Elendt  Germany 29 July 2025 Singapore [98]
15 1:05.27 Kate Douglass  United States 29 July 2025 Singapore [98]
16 1:05.32 Ji Liping  China 29 August 2009 Beijing [99]
17 1:05.35 Katy Freeman  United States 7 August 2009 Federal Way [17]
18 1:05.37 Annie Lazor  United States 14 June 2021 Omaha [83]
19 1:05.41 Mona McSharry  Ireland 12 August 2026 Paris [88]
20 1:05.44 Benedetta Pilato  Italy 21 June 2024 Rome [100]
21 1:05.47 Qi Hui  China 19 October 2009 Jinan [101]
Lara van Niekerk  South Africa 2 August 2022 Birmingham [102]
23 1:05.48 Kaitlyn Dobler  United States 30 June 2023 Indianapolis [84]
24 1:05.53 Satomi Suzuki  Japan 14 September 2025 Kusatsu [103]
25 1:05.61 Anita Bottazzo  Italy 28 July 2025 Singapore [104]
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Women short course

  • Correct as of December 2025[105]
More information Ath.#, Perf.# ...
Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 1:02.36 Rūta Meilutytė  Lithuania 12 October 2013 Moscow [22]
Alia Atkinson  Jamaica 6 December 2014 Doha [23]
26 August 2016 Chartres [24]
3 4 1:02.37 Tang Qianting  China 11 December 2024 Budapest [106]
5 1:02.38 Tang #2 12 December 2024 Budapest [107]
6 1:02.40 Atkinson #3 21 October 2016 Singapore [108]
7 1:02.43 Meilutytė #2 5 December 2014 Doha [109]
8 1:02.46 Meilutytė #3 6 December 2014 Doha [23]
4 9 1:02.50 Lilly King  United States 22 November 2020 Budapest [110]
10 1:02.53 Tang #3 19 October 2024 Shanghai [111]
11 1:02.54 Atkinson #4 1 November 2014 Singapore [112]
12 1:02.66 Atkinson #5 15 November 2020 Budapest [113]
Tang #4 25 September 2024 Wuhan
14 1:02.67 Atkinson #6 11 August 2017 Eindhoven [114]
King #2 15 December 2022 Melbourne [115]
16 1:02.68 Atkinson #7 29 October 2016 Hong Kong [116]
5 17 1:02.70 Rebecca Soni  United States 19 December 2009 Manchester [21]
18 1:02.74 Atkinson #8 16 November 2018 Singapore [117]
19 1:02.77 Meilutytė #4 4 November 2022 Indianapolis [118]
Tang #5 26 September 2024 Wuhan
21 1:02.80 Atkinson #9 5 October 2018 Budapest [119]
King #3 12 December 2024 Budapest [107]
23 1:02.82 Tang #6 25 October 2024 Incheon [120]
6 23 1:02.82 Eneli Jefimova  Estonia 3 December 2025 Lublin [121]
25 1:02.86 Atkinson #10 28 October 2014 Tokyo [122]
7 1:02.90 Kate Douglass  United States 11 October 2025 Carmel [123]
8 1:02.91 Yulia Yefimova  Russia 3 September 2016 Moscow [124]
9 1:02.92 Katie Meili  United States 30 August 2016 Berlin [125]
10 1:03.00 Leisel Jones  Australia 14 November 2009 Berlin [20]
11 1:03.30 Jessica Hardy  United States 14 November 2009 Berlin [20]
12 1:03.41 Alina Zmushka  Belarus 12 December 2024 Budapest [107]
13 1:03.45 Angharad Evans  Great Britain 11 December 2024 Budapest [126]
14 1:03.50 Sophie Hansson  Sweden 20 December 2021 Abu Dhabi [127]
15 1:03.53 Evgeniia Chikunova  Russia 24 November 2022 Kazan [128]
16 1:03.55 Benedetta Pilato  Italy 15 November 2020 Budapest [113]
17 1:03.57 Molly Hannis  United States 22 November 2020 Budapest [110]
18 1:03.61 Florine Gaspard  Belgium 2 December 2025 Lublin [129]
19 1:03.69 Annie Lazor  United States 22 November 2020 Budapest [110]
20 1:03.71 Nika Godun  Russia 24 November 2022 Kazan [128]
21 1:03.73 Sarah Katsoulis  Australia 21 November 2009 Singapore [130]
22 1:03.74 Rikke Møller Pedersen  Denmark 10 August 2013 Berlin
23 1:03.80 Breeja Larson  United States 20 October 2019 Lewisville
24 1:03.84 Mona McSharry  Ireland 24 October 2025 Toronto [131]
25 1:03.88 Anna Elendt  Germany 11 October 2025 Carmel [123]
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