World record progression 50 metres breaststroke

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World records in the 50-metre breaststroke competitive swimming event are recorded for men and women in 50-metre pools (long course) and 25-metre pools (short course).

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

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# Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
WB 27.61 Alexander Dzhaburiya Ukraine 27 April 1996Ukraine Olympic Trials Kharkiv, Ukraine
1 27.49 Anthony Robinson United States 29 March 2001USA Championships Austin, United States
2 27.39 ttEd Moses United States 31 March 2001USA Championships Austin, United States
3 27.18 Oleg Lisogor Ukraine 2 August 2002European Championships Berlin, Germany [1]
4 27.06 sfCameron van der Burgh South Africa 18 April 2009South African Championships Durban, South Africa [2]
5 26.89 hFelipe França Brazil 8 May 2009Brazil Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [3]
6 26.74 sfCameron van der Burgh South Africa 28 July 2009World Championships Rome, Italy
7 26.67 Cameron van der Burgh South Africa 29 July 2009World Championships Rome, Italy
- 26.62 sf, [a]Adam Peaty Great Britain 18 August 2014European Championships Berlin, Germany [4]
8 26.62 hCameron van der Burgh  South Africa 4 August 2015World Championships Kazan, Russia [5]
9 26.42 sfAdam Peaty  Great Britain 4 August 2015World Championships Kazan, Russia [6]
10 26.10 hAdam Peaty  Great Britain 25 July 2017World Championships Budapest, Hungary [7]
11 25.95 sfAdam Peaty  Great Britain 25 July 2017World Championships Budapest, Hungary [8]
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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; so – swim-off; tt – time trial

Short course

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# Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
WB 27.29 Dmitri Volkov Russia 16 March 1991World Cup Bonn, Germany
1 27.00 Mark Warnecke Germany 18 February 1995World Cup Gelsenkirchen, Germany
2 26.97 Mark Warnecke Germany 8 February 1997World Cup Paris, France
2 26.97 =Mark Warnecke Germany 21 January 1998World Cup Sydney, Australia
2 26.97 =Mark Warnecke Germany 28 March 1998World Cup Paris, France
5 26.70 Mark Warnecke Germany 11 December 1998European Championships Sheffield, United Kingdom [9]
6 26.28 Ed Moses United States 22 January 2002World Cup Stockholm, Sweden [10]
7 26.20 Oleg Lisogor Ukraine 26 January 2002World Cup Berlin, Germany [11]
8 26.17 Oleg Lisogor Ukraine 21 January 2006World Cup Berlin, Germany [12]
9 26.08 Cameron van der Burgh South Africa 8 November 2008World Cup Moscow, Russia [13]
10 25.94 Cameron van der Burgh South Africa 11 November 2008World Cup Stockholm, Sweden [14]
11 25.43 Cameron van der Burgh South Africa 8 August 2009South African Championships Pietermaritzburg, South Africa [15]
12 25.25 Cameron van der Burgh South Africa 14 November 2009World Cup Berlin, Germany [16]
12 25.25 =Ilya Shymanovich Belarus 7 November 2021European Championships Kazan, Russia [17]
14 24.95 Emre Sakçı  Turkey 27 December 2021Turkish Championships Gaziantep, Turkey [18]
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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; so – swim-off; tt – time trial

Women

Long course

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# Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
WB 30.95 Penelope Heyns South Africa 1 Aug 1998Goodwill Games New York, NY, United States
1 30.83 ttPenelope Heyns South Africa 29 Aug 1999Pan Pacific Championships Sydney, Australia
2 30.57 sfZoë Baker Great Britain 30 Jul 2002Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom
3 30.45 Jade Edmistone Australia 31 Jul 2005World Championships Montreal, Canada
4 30.31 hJade Edmistone Australia 30 Jan 2006Australian Championships Melbourne, Australia [19]
5 30.23 Amanda Reason Canada 8 Jul 2009Canadian Trials Montreal, Canada [20]
6 30.09 Yuliya Yefimova Russia 2 Aug 2009World Championships Rome, Italy [21]
7 29.95 ttJessica Hardy United States 6 Aug 2009US Open Federal Way, United States [22]
8 29.80 Jessica Hardy United States 7 Aug 2009US Open Federal Way, United States [23]
9 29.78 hYuliya Yefimova Russia 3 Aug 2013World Championships Barcelona, Spain [24]
10 29.48 sfRūta Meilutytė Lithuania 3 Aug 2013World Championships Barcelona, Spain [25]
11 29.40 Lilly King United States 30 Jul 2017World Championships Budapest, Hungary [26]
12 29.30 sfBenedetta Pilato Italy 22 May 2021European Championships Budapest, Hungary [27][28]
12 29.30 sf, =Rūta Meilutytė  Lithuania 29 July 2023World Championships Fukuoka, Japan [29][30]
14 29.16 Rūta Meilutytė  Lithuania 30 July 2023World Championships Fukuoka, Japan [31]
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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; so – swim-off; tt – time trial

Short course

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# Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
1 31.22 Peggy Hartung Germany 1 February 1992World Cup Paris, France
1 31.11 Han Xue China 7 January 1996World Cup Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2 30.98 Han Xue China 11 January 1996World Cup Beijing, China
3 30.88 Han Xue China 29 January 1997World Cup Glasgow, United Kingdom
4 30.77 Han Xue China 2 February 1997World Cup Gelsenkirchen, Germany
5 30.60 ttPenelope Heyns South Africa 26 September 1999South African Championships Durban, South Africa [32]
6 30.56 Li Wei China 3 December 2001World Cup Shanghai, China [33]
6 30.56 =Luo Xuejuan China 3 December 2001World Cup Shanghai, China [33]
6 30.56 =Emma Igelström Sweden 13 December 2001European Championships Antwerp, Belgium
9 30.53 Zoë Baker Great Britain 4 January 2002South African Championships Durban, South Africa
10 30.51 Zoë Baker Great Britain 15 January 2002World Cup Imperia, Italy
11 30.47 Luo Xuejuan China 17 January 2002World Cup Paris, France [34]
12 30.43 Emma Igelström Sweden 23 January 2002World Cup Stockholm, Sweden [35]
13 30.31 Zoë Baker Great Britain 27 January 2002World Cup Berlin, Germany
14 30.24 Emma Igelström Sweden 14 March 2002Swedish Championships Gothenburg, Sweden [36]
15 29.96 Emma Igelström Sweden 2 April 2002World Championships Moscow, Russia [37]
16 29.90 Jade Edmistone Australia 26 September 2004Australian Championships Brisbane, Australia [38]
17 29.58 Jessica Hardy United States 10 April 2008World Championships Manchester, United Kingdom [39]
18 29.45 Jessica Hardy United States 17 October 2009World Cup Durban, South Africa
19 29.36 Jessica Hardy United States 7 November 2009World Cup Moscow, Russia
20 28.96 hJessica Hardy United States 11 November 2009World Cup Stockholm, Sweden [40]
21 28.80 Jessica Hardy United States 14 November 2009World Cup Berlin, Germany [41]
- 28.71 [b]Yulia Yefimova Russia 10 November 2013World Cup Tokyo, Japan [42]
22 28.64 Alia Atkinson Jamaica 26 October 2016World Cup Tokyo, Japan [43]
23 28.56 Alia Atkinson Jamaica 6 October 2018World Cup Budapest, Hungary [44]
24 28.37 sfRūta Meilutytė Lithuania 17 December 2022World Championships Melbourne, Australia [45]
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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; so – swim-off; tt – time trial

All-time top 25

Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 50 m breaststroke times and the top 25 athletes:
- denotes top performance for athletes in the top 25 50 m breaststroke times
- denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 50 m breaststroke times, by repeat athletes
- denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 athletes who fall outside the top 25 50 m breaststroke times

Men long course

  • Correct as of April 2026[46]
More information Ath.#, Perf.# ...
Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 25.95 Adam Peaty  Great Britain 25 July 2017 Budapest [8]
2 25.99 Peaty #2 26 July 2017 Budapest [47]
3 26.06 Peaty #3 24 July 2019 Gwangju [48]
4 26.09 Peaty #4 8 August 2018 Glasgow [49]
5 26.10 Peaty #5 25 July 2017 Budapest [7]
6 26.11 Peaty #6 23 July 2019 Gwangju [50]
2 7 26.20 Qin Haiyang  China 25 July 2023 Fukuoka [51]
8 26.21 Peaty #7 22 May 2021 Budapest
9 26.23 Peaty #8 7 August 2018 Glasgow
10 26.25 Qin #2 29 September 2023 Hangzhou
Qin #3 12 December 2023 Jinan
3 12 26.27 Ludovico Viberti  Italy 27 June 2025 Rome [52]
13 26.28 Peaty #9 23 July 2019 Gwangju [53]
4 13 26.28 Ilya Shymanovich  Belarus 6 April 2023 Brest [54]
15 26.29 Qin #4 26 July 2023 Fukuoka
Qin #5 7 October 2023 Berlin
17 26.30 Qin #6 7 October 2023 Berlin
Qin #7 21 October 2023 Budapest
19 26.32 Shymanovich #2 20 April 2023 Kazan
5 19 26.32 Samuel Williamson  Australia 14 February 2024 Doha [55]
6 21 26.33 Felipe Lima  Brazil 9 June 2019 Monaco
Nicolò Martinenghi  Italy 16 August 2022 Rome [56]
23 26.34 Peaty #10 21 May 2021 Budapest
Qin #8 25 July 2023 Fukuoka
25 26.35 Qin #9 29 September 2023 Jinan
8 26.39 Van Mathias  United States 19 April 2026 Bergen [57]
9 26.42 João Gomes Júnior  Brazil 21 April 2019 Rio de Janeiro
Simone Cerasuolo  Italy 29 July 2025 Singapore [58]
11 26.45 Nic Fink  United States 21 June 2022 Budapest [59]
12 26.46 Ivan Kozhakin  Russia 17 April 2025 Kazan [60]
13 26.52 Michael Andrew  United States 28 April 2022 Greensboro [61]
14 26.54 Cameron van der Burgh  South Africa 25 July 2017 Budapest [7]
15 26.57 Melvin Imoudu  Germany 25 April 2026 Berlin [62]
16 26.61 Sun Jiajun  China 6 May 2023 Hangzhou [63]
17 26.62 Kirill Prigoda  Russia 30 July 2025 Singapore [64]
18 26.64 Chris Smith  South Africa 11 December 2025 Pretoria [65]
19 26.65 Taku Taniguchi  Japan 29 July 2025 Singapore [58]
20 26.66 Andrey Nikolaev  Russia 29 April 2022 Kazan [66]
21 26.70 Damir Dugonjič  Slovenia 4 August 2015 Kazan [5]
Fabio Scozzoli  Italy 23 July 2019 Gwangju [50]
23 26.71 Koen de Groot  Netherlands 29 July 2025 Singapore [67]
24 26.72 Luka Mladenovic  Austria 26 June 2025 Šamorín [68]
Michael Houlie  South Africa 4 December 2025 Austin [69]
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Men short course

  • Correct as of December 2025[70]
More information Ath.#, Perf.# ...
Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 24.95 Emre Sakçı  Turkey 27 December 2021 Gaziantep [18]
2 2 25.25 Cameron van der Burgh  South Africa 14 November 2009 Berlin [16]
Ilya Shymanovich  Belarus 7 November 2021 Kazan [17]
4 25.29 Sakçı #2 5 November 2020 Budapest
4 5 25.37 Nicolò Martinenghi  Italy 6 November 2021 Kazan
6 25.38 Sakçı #3 6 November 2021 Kazan
5 6 25.38 Nic Fink  United States 18 December 2022 Melbourne [71]
Qin Haiyang  China 19 October 2024 Shanghai [72]
9 25.39 Shymanovich #2 18 December 2020 Brest
Sakçı #4 7 November 2021 Kazan [17]
11 25.41 van der Burgh #2 16 December 2018 Hangzhou
7 11 25.41 Adam Peaty  Great Britain 22 November 2020 Budapest [73]
11 25.41 Shymanovich #3 18 December 2020 Brest
Shymanovich #4 2 September 2021 Naples
15 25.42 Martinenghi #2 18 December 2022 Melbourne [71]
Qin #2 15 December 2024 Budapest [74]
17 25.43 van der Burgh #3 8 August 2009 Pietermaritzburg [15]
Sakçı #5 9 November 2020 Budapest
Shymanovich #5 6 November 2021 Kazan
8 20 25.45 Roland Schoeman  South Africa 14 November 2009 Berlin
21 25.47 Shymanovich #6 25 November 2021 Eindhoven
Qin #3 1 November 2024 Singapore
23 25.48 Peaty #2 15 November 2020 Budapest
Shymanovich #7 21 November 2020 Budapest
9 23 25.48 Kirill Prigoda  Russia 14 December 2024 Budapest [75]
10 25.51 Vladimir Morozov  Russia 4 December 2019 Glasgow [76]
11 25.52 Caspar Corbeau  Netherlands 18 October 2025 Westmont [77]
Simone Cerasuolo  Italy 6 December 2025 Lublin [78]
13 25.61 Oleg Kostin  Russia 19 December 2024 Saint Petersburg
14 25.62 Fabio Scozzoli  Italy 13 December 2017 Copenhagen
13 December 2017 Copenhagen
15 25.63 Felipe França Silva  Brazil 7 December 2014 Doha
16 25.66 Chris Smith  South Africa 14 December 2024 Budapest [75]
17 25.69 Michael Houlie  South Africa 14 December 2024 Budapest [75]
18 25.71 Ludovico Viberti  Italy 15 December 2024 Budapest [74]
19 25.72 Sun Jiajun  China 28 September 2024 Wuhan [79]
20 25.75 Finlay Brooks  United States 18 October 2025 Westmont [77]
21 25.80 Felipe Lima  Brazil 16 December 2018 Hangzhou
João Gomes Júnior  Brazil 21 December 2021 Abu Dhabi [80]
Yan Zibei  China 17 December 2022 Melbourne [81]
24 25.81 Michael Andrew  United States 17 December 2022 Melbourne [81]
25 25.84 Arno Kamminga  Netherlands 4 December 2019 Glasgow [76]
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Women long course

  • Correct as of March 2026[82]
More information Ath.#, Perf.# ...
Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 29.16 Rūta Meilutytė  Lithuania 30 July 2023 Fukuoka [31]
2 2 29.30 Benedetta Pilato  Italy 22 May 2021 Budapest [27]
2 29.30 Meilutytė #2 29 July 2023 Fukuoka [29]
4 29.35 Pilato #2 23 May 2021 Budapest [83]
3 5 29.40 Lilly King  United States 30 July 2017 Budapest [26]
5 29.40 Meilutytė #3 18 February 2024 Doha [84]
7 29.42 Meilutytė #4 17 February 2024 Doha [85]
8 29.44 Meilutytė #5 16 August 2022 Rome [86]
4 8 29.44 Tang Qianting  China 19 March 2026 Shenzhen [87]
10 29.48 Meilutytė #6 3 August 2013 Barcelona [25]
11 29.49 Tang #2 19 March 2026 Shenzhen [88]
12 29.50 Pilato #3 22 May 2021 Budapest [89]
13 29.51 Tang #3 18 February 2024 Doha [84]
5 14 29.52 Yulia Yefimova  Russia 4 August 2013 Barcelona [90]
15 29.54 Meilutytė #7 2 August 2025 Singapore [91]
16 29.55 Meilutytė #8 3 August 2025 Singapore [92]
17 29.56 Meilutytė #9 8 October 2023 Berlin [93]
18 29.57 Yefimova #2 30 July 2017 Budapest [26]
19 29.58 Pilato #4 13 April 2022 Riccione
Pilato #5 30 November 2023 Riccione
21 29.59 Meilutytė #10 4 August 2013 Barcelona [90]
Meilutytė #11 17 August 2022 Rome [94]
Pilato #6 9 March 2024 Riccione
24 29.60 King #2 29 July 2017 Budapest [95]
Pilato #7 29 July 2023 Fukuoka [96]
6 29.71 Molly Hannis  United States 13 January 2018 Austin [97]
7 29.72 Lara van Niekerk  South Africa 6 April 2022 Gqeberha [98]
8 29.80 Jessica Hardy  United States 7 August 2009 Federal Way [23]
4 August 2013 Barcelona [90]
9 29.81 Lydia Jacoby  United States 29 June 2023 Indianapolis [99]
10 29.83 Eneli Jefimova  Estonia 21 April 2025 Helsinki [100]
11 29.86 Arianna Castiglioni  Italy 28 May 2022 Naples [101]
12 29.95 Breeja Larson  United States 4 August 2013 Barcelona [90]
13 29.99 Katie Meili  United States 30 July 2017 Budapest [26]
14 30.02 Imogen Clark  Great Britain 30 July 2022 Birmingham [102]
Anita Bottazzo  Italy 29 July 2023 Fukuoka [103]
16 30.05 Jennie Johansson  Sweden 9 August 2015 Kazan [104]
Chelsea Hodges  Australia 30 July 2022 Birmingham [102]
McKenzie Siroky  United States 7 June 2025 Indianapolis [105]
19 30.09 Tatjana Smith  South Africa 9 April 2024 Gqeberha [106]
20 30.10 Anna Elendt  Germany 26 May 2022 Barcelona [107]
Satomi Suzuki  Japan 8 October 2023 Shizuoka [108]
22 30.11 Rebecca Soni  United States 2 August 2009 Rome [21]
Alia Atkinson  Jamaica 9 August 2015 Kazan [104]
Yang Chang  China 17 November 2025 Shenzhen [109]
25 30.16 Sarah Katsoulis  Australia 2 August 2009 Rome [21]
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Women short course

  • Correct as of December 2025[110]
More information Ath.#, Perf.# ...
Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 28.37 Rūta Meilutytė  Lithuania 17 December 2022 Melbourne [45]
2 28.39 Meilutytė #2 14 December 2024 Budapest [111]
3 28.50 Meilutytė #3 18 December 2022 Melbourne [112]
4 28.54 Meilutytė #4 15 December 2024 Budapest [113]
2 5 28.56 Alia Atkinson  Jamaica 6 October 2018 Budapest [44]
6 28.60 Meilutytė #5 23 October 2022 Berlin
7 28.64 Atkinson #2 26 October 2016 Tokyo [43]
8 28.70 Meilutytė #6 5 November 2022 Indianapolis [114]
3 9 28.71 Yulia Yefimova  Russia 10 November 2013 Tokyo [42]
4 10 28.76 Tang Qianting  China 20 October 2024 Shanghai [115]
5 11 28.77 Lilly King  United States 21 November 2020 Budapest [116]
6 12 28.80 Jessica Hardy  United States 14 November 2009 Berlin [41]
13 28.81 Meilutytė #7 3 December 2014 Doha
7 13 28.81 Benedetta Pilato  Italy 21 November 2020 Budapest [116]
Eneli Jefimova  Estonia 7 December 2025 Lublin [117]
16 28.82 Tang #2 29 September 2024 Wuhan
17 28.84 Meilutytė #8 4 December 2014 Doha
Atkinson #3 12 August 2017 Eindhoven
19 28.86 King #2 16 October 2020 Budapest [118]
Pilato #2 14 November 2020 Budapest [119]
King #3 17 December 2022 Melbourne [45]
Pilato #3 10 December 2023 Otopeni
Tang #3 14 December 2024 Budapest [111]
Tang #4 15 December 2024 Budapest [113]
25 28.87 Tang #5 2 November 2024 Singapore
9 29.04 Molly Hannis  United States 16 October 2020 Budapest [118]
10 29.09 Arianna Castiglioni  Italy 25 September 2021 Naples
Lara van Niekerk  South Africa 18 December 2022 Melbourne [112]
12 29.17 Imogen Clark  Great Britain 16 December 2023 Sheffield [120]
13 29.22 Dominika Sztandera  Poland 14 December 2024 Budapest [111]
14 29.30 Anna Elendt  Germany 18 December 2022 Melbourne [112]
15 29.31 Jasmine Nocentini  Italy 9 December 2023 Otopeni
16 29.33 Ida Hulkko  Finland 5 November 2020 Budapest [121]
17 29.34 Anastasia Gorbenko  Israel 17 December 2021 Abu Dhabi [122]
Nika Godun  Russia 17 November 2021 Kazan
Florine Gaspard  Belgium 7 December 2025 Lublin [117]
20 29.37 Katie Meili  United States 31 August 2016 Berlin
21 29.44 Veera Kivirinta  Finland 14 December 2024 Budapest [111]
22 29.49 Alina Zmushka  Belarus 21 November 2022 Kazan [123]
23 29.50 Sarah Katsoulis  Australia 22 November 2009 Singapore [124]
24 29.51 Martina Carraro  Italy 18 October 2020 Budapest [125]
25 29.53 Sophie Hansson  Sweden 18 November 2023 Sheffield [126]
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Notes

  1. Unratified due to no epo control
  2. Rescinded in May 2014 due to doping violation

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