World record progression 50 metres butterfly

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Graphs of the progression of the World Records in all four strokes (50m, 100m and 200m distances).

This is a history of the progression of the World Record for the swimming event: the 50 butterfly. It is a listing of the fastest-time-ever in the event, in both long course (50m) and short course (25m) swimming pool. These records are maintained/recognized by FINA,[1] which oversees international competitive swimming and Aquatics.

The World Records in the 50s of stroke are the youngest Swimming World Records; FINA first recognizing them in the 1990s.

Long course

# Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
WB 23.68 Denis Pankratov Russia 10 Aug 1996Meet of Champions Mulhouse, France
1 23.60 Geoff Huegill Australia 14 May 2000Australia Championships Sydney, Australia
2 23.44 sfGeoff Huegill Australia 27 Jul 2001World Championships Fukuoka, Japan
3 23.43 Matt Welsh Australia 21 Jul 2003World Championships Barcelona, Spain
4 23.30 Ian Crocker United States 29 Feb 2004Big 12 Time Trials Austin, United States [2]
5 23.01 sfRoland Schoeman South Africa 24 Jul 2005World Championships Montreal, Canada
6 22.96 Roland Schoeman South Africa 25 Jul 2005World Championships Montreal, Canada [3]
7 22.43 sfRafael Muñoz Spain 5 April 2009Spanish Championships Málaga, Spain [4]
8 22.27 Andriy Govorov Ukraine 1 July 2018Sette Colli Trophy Rome, Italy [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; so – swim-off; tt – time trial

Short course

# Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
1 24.11 Marcel Gery Canada 23 February 1990World Cup Leicester, United Kingdom
2 24.05 Nils Rudolph Germany 29 March 1991World Cup Sheffield, United Kingdom
3 23.72 Mark Foster Great Britain 13 February 1993World Cup Gelsenkirchen, Germany [6]
3 23.72 =Mark Foster Great Britain 19 March 1994World Cup Gelsenkirchen, Germany
5 23.68 Mark Foster Great Britain 22 March 1994World Cup Sheffield, United Kingdom [7]
6 23.55 Mark Foster Great Britain 11 February 1995World Cup Sheffield, United Kingdom
7 23.45 Mark Foster Great Britain 15 December 1995- Sheffield, United Kingdom
8 23.35 Denis Pankratov Russia 8 February 1997World Cup Paris, France
9 23.30 Miloš Milošević Croatia 12 December 1998European Championships Sheffield, United Kingdom
10 23.21 Michael Klim Australia 5 September 1999Australian Championships Canberra, Australia
11 23.19 hLars Frölander Sweden 19 March 2000World Championships Athens, Greece
12 23.11 ttMichael Klim Australia 19 June 2000AIS Meet Canberra, Australia
13 22.87 Mark Foster Great Britain 17 January 2001World Cup Sheffield, United Kingdom
14 22.84 Geoff Huegill Australia 7 December 2001World Cup Melbourne, Australia
14 22.84 =Geoff Huegill Australia 22 January 2002World Cup Stockholm, Sweden
16 22.74 hGeoff Huegill Australia 26 January 2002World Cup Berlin, Germany
17 22.71 Ian Crocker United States 10 October 2004World Championships Indianapolis, United States
18 22.60 Kaio de Almeida Brazil 17 December 2005Brazilian Championships Santos, Brazil
19 22.50 Matt Jaukovic Australia 25 October 2008World Cup Sydney, Australia [8]
20 22.29 Amaury Leveaux France 6 December 2008French Championships Angers, France [9]
21 22.18 hAmaury Leveaux France 14 December 2008European Championships Rijeka, Croatia [10]
22 22.06 Steffen Deibler Germany 24 October 2009International Festival Aachen, Germany [11]
23 21.80 Steffen Deibler Germany 14 November 2009World Cup Berlin, Germany [12]
24 21.75 Nicholas Santos  Brazil 6 October 2018World Cup Budapest, Hungary [13]
24 21.75 =Szebasztián Szabó  Hungary 6 November 2021European Championships Kazan, Russia [14]
26 21.67 hNoè Ponti  Switzerland 20 October 2024World Cup Shanghai, China [15]
27 21.50 hNoè Ponti  Switzerland 2 November 2024World Cup Singapore [16][17]
28 21.43 sfNoè Ponti  Switzerland 10 December 2024World Championships Budapest, Hungary [18]
29 21.32 Noè Ponti  Switzerland 11 December 2024World Championships Budapest, Hungary [19][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; so – swim-off; tt – time trial

Women

All-time top 25

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