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.

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

Times have consistently dropped over the years due to better training techniques, new developments in the sport and swimwear changes (e.g. goggles were not widely used until the 1970s, providing for considerable expansion of practice/training time).

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 in 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.

Long course

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#TimeNameNationalityDateMeetLocationRef
11:05.8Zoltán Halmay  Hungary3 Dec 1905 Vienna, Austria[3]
21:05.6Charles Daniels  United States20 Jul 1908Olympic Games London, United Kingdom[4]
31:02.8ttCharles Daniels  United States15 Apr 1910Special record attempt by the New York AC New York City, United States[5]
41:02.4Kurt Bretting  Germany6 Apr 1912 Brussels, Belgium[6]
51:01.6Duke Kahanamoku  United States20 Jul 1912German Championships Hamburg, Germany
61:01.4Duke Kahanamoku  United States9 Aug 1918International exhibition New York City, United States[7]
71:00.4Duke Kahanamoku  United States24 Aug 1920Olympic Games Antwerp, Belgium
858.6Johnny Weissmuller  United States9 Jul 1922 Alameda, California, United States
957.4Johnny Weissmuller  United States17 Feb 1924 Miami, United States
1056.8Peter Fick  United States2 Mar 1934Yale University Swimming Carnival New Haven, United States[8]
1156.6ttPeter Fick  United States5 Mar 1935Yale University Swimming Carnival New Haven, United States[9]
1256.4Peter Fick  United States11 Feb 1936Yale Benefit Event for the United States Olympic team New Haven, United States[10]
1355.9ttAlan Ford  United States13 Apr 1944Special record attempt New Haven, United States[11]
1455.8Alex Jany  France15 Sep 1947 Menton, France
1555.4ttAlan Ford  United States29 Jun 1948New Haven Swim Club team time trial New Haven, United States[12]
1654.8ttDick Cleveland  United States1 Apr 1954AAU Championships New Haven, United States[13][14]
1755.4Jon Henricks  Australia30 Nov 1956Olympic Games Melbourne, Australia[15]
1855.2John Devitt  Australia19 Jan 1957New South Wales State Championships Sydney, Australia[16]
1954.6John Devitt  Australia28 Jan 1957Queensland State Championships Brisbane, Australia[17]
2054.4Steve Clark  United States18 Aug 1961Men's NAAA Championships Los Angeles, United States[18]
2153.6ttManuel dos Santos  Brazil20 Sep 1961Special record attempt by the CR Guanabara Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2252.9Alain Gottvallès  France13 Sep 1964 Budapest, Hungary
22=52.9rSteve Clark  United States14 Oct 1964Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan[19]
2352.6rKen Walsh  United States27 Jul 1967Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada[20]
23=52.6Zac Zorn  United States2 Sep 1968USA Olympic Trials (elec. 52.58) Los Angeles, United States[21]
2452.2Michael Wenden  Australia19 Oct 1968Olympic Games Mexico City, Mexico[22]
2551.94hMark Spitz  United States23 Aug 1970AAU Championships Los Angeles, United States[23]
2651.47hMark Spitz  United States5 Aug 1972USA Olympic Trials Chicago, United States[24]
2751.22Mark Spitz  United States3 Sep 1972Olympic Games Munich, West Germany[25]
2851.12hJim Montgomery  United States21 Jun 1975AAU World Championship Trials Long Beach, United States[26]
2951.11Andy Coan  United States3 Aug 1975An Amateur Athletic Union Region Four meet Fort Lauderdale, United States[27]
3050.59sfJim Montgomery  United States23 Aug 1975AAU Championships Kansas City, United States[28]
3150.39sfJim Montgomery  United States24 Jul 1976Olympic Games Montreal, Canada[29]
3249.99Jim Montgomery  United States25 Jul 1976Olympic Games Montreal, Canada[30]
3349.44Jonty Skinner  South Africa14 Aug 1976AAU Championships Philadelphia, United States[31]
3449.36ttRowdy Gaines  United States3 Apr 1981Longhorn Invitational Austin, United States
3549.24hMatt Biondi  United States6 Aug 1985USA Summer Nationals Mission Viejo, United States[32]
3648.95Matt Biondi  United States6 Aug 1985USA Summer Nationals Mission Viejo, United States[33]
3748.74Matt Biondi  United States24 Jun 1986USA World Championships Trials Orlando, United States[34]
3848.42Matt Biondi  United States10 Aug 1988USA Olympic Trials Austin, United States
3948.21Alexander Popov  Russia18 Jun 1994International Swimming Meeting of Monte Carlo Monte-Carlo, Monaco
4048.18rMichael Klim  Australia16 Sep 2000Olympic Games Sydney, Australia[35]
4147.84sfPieter van den Hoogenband  Netherlands19 Sep 2000Olympic Games Sydney, Australia[36]
4247.60sfAlain Bernard  France21 Mar 2008European Championships Eindhoven, Netherlands[37]
4347.50Alain Bernard  France22 Mar 2008European Championships Eindhoven, Netherlands[38]
4447.24rEamon Sullivan  Australia11 Aug 2008Olympic Games Beijing, China[39]
4547.20sfAlain Bernard  France13 Aug 2008Olympic Games Beijing, China[40]
4647.05sfEamon Sullivan  Australia13 Aug 2008Olympic Games Beijing, China
4746.94*Alain Bernard  France23 Apr 2009French National Championships Montpellier, France[41][42]
4846.91César Cielo  Brazil30 Jul 2009World Championships Rome, Italy[43]
4946.86David Popovici  Romania13 Aug 2022European Championships Rome, Italy[44]
5046.80rPan Zhanle  China11 Feb 2024World Championships Doha, Qatar[45]

* Swim was never ratified by FINA as a world record since Bernard wore an unapproved swimsuit.[46]

Short course

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#TimeNameNationalityDateMeetLocationRef
WBT48.20Michael Gross  West Germany11 Feb 1988? Offenbach, Germany[47]
[48]
147.94Gustavo Borges  Brazil2 Jul 1993Brazil Nationals Santos, São Paulo, Brazil[49]
247.83Alexander Popov  Russia1 Jan 1994World Cup Hong Kong, Hong Kong[50][51]
347.82Alexander Popov  Russia5 Jan 1994World Cup Beijing, China[52][51]
447.12Alexander Popov  Russia12 Mar 1994World Cup Desenzano del Garda, Italy[53][51]
546.74Alexander Popov  Russia19 Mar 1994World Cup Gelsenkirchen, Germany[51]
646.25Ian Crocker  United States27 Mar 2004NCAA Men's Division 1 Championships East Meadow, United States[54]
6=46.25Roland Schoeman  South Africa22 Jan 2005World Cup Berlin, Germany[55]
745.83Stefan Nystrand  Sweden17 Nov 2007World Cup Berlin, Germany[56]
845.69Alain Bernard  France7 Dec 2008French SC Championships Angers, France[57] link
945.12sfAmaury Leveaux  France12 Dec 2008European SC Championships Rijeka, Croatia[58]
1044.94Amaury Leveaux  France13 Dec 2008European SC Championships Rijeka, Croatia[59] link
1144.84Kyle Chalmers  Australia29 October 2021World Cup Kazan, Russia[60]

Women

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Long course

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#TimeNameNationalityDateMeetLocationRef
11:35.0Martha Gerstung  Germany18 Oct 1908 Magdeburg, Germany
21:26.6Claire Guttenstein  Belgium2 Oct 1910 Schaerbeek, Belgium
31:24.6Daisy Curwen  Great Britain29 Sep 1911 Liverpool, United Kingdom
41:20.6Daisy Curwen  Great Britain10 Jun 1912 Birkenhead, United Kingdom
51:19.8Fanny Durack  Australia9 Jul 1912Olympic Games Stockholm, Sweden[61]
61:18.8Fanny Durack  Australia21 Jul 1912German Championships Hamburg, Germany
71:16.2Fanny Durack  Australia6 Feb 1915NSW Ladies' Amateur Championships Sydney, Australia[62]
81:14.4sfEthelda Bleibtrey  United States23 Aug 1920Olympic Games Antwerp, Belgium[63]
91:13.6Ethelda Bleibtrey  United States25 Aug 1920Olympic Games Antwerp, Belgium[64]
101:12.8Gertrude Ederle  United States30 Jun 1923 Newark, New Jersey, United States[65]
111:12.2hMariechen Wehselau  United States19 Jul 1924Olympic Games Paris, France
121:10.0Ethel Lackie  United States28 Jan 1926 Toledo, Ohio, United States[66]
131:09.8Eleanor Garatti  United States7 Aug 1929National AAU women's swimming meet Honolulu, Hawaii[67]
141:09.4Albina Osipowich  United States25 Aug 1929 San Francisco, United States
151:08.0Helene Madison  United States14 Mar 1930National AAU Women's Indoor Swimming and Diving Championships Miami Beach, United States[68]
161:06.6Helene Madison  United States20 Apr 1931 Boston, United States
171:06.0Willy den Ouden  Netherlands9 Jul 1933 Antwerp, Belgium
181:05.4Willy den Ouden  Netherlands24 Feb 1934 Amsterdam, Netherlands
191:04.8Willy den Ouden  Netherlands15 Apr 1934 Rotterdam, Netherlands
201:04.6Willy den Ouden  Netherlands27 Feb 1936 Amsterdam, Netherlands
211:04.5Dawn Fraser  Australia21 Feb 1956Australian Championships Sydney, Australia[69]
221:04.2Cocky Gastelaars  Netherlands3 Mar 1956 Amsterdam, Netherlands
231:04.0Cocky Gastelaars  Netherlands14 Apr 1956 Schiedam, Netherlands
241:03.3Dawn Fraser  Australia25 Aug 1956Australian Olympic Squad Swimming Carnival Townsville, Australia[70]
251:03.2Lorraine Crapp  Australia20 Oct 1956Australian Olympic Squad Swimming Carnival Sydney, Australia[71]
261:02.4Lorraine Crapp  Australia25 Oct 1956Australian Olympic Trials Melbourne, Australia[72]
271:02.0Dawn Fraser  Australia1 Dec 1956Olympic Games Melbourne, Australia[73]
281:01.5ydDawn Fraser  Australia18 Feb 1958Australian Championships Melbourne, Australia[74]
291:01.4ydDawn Fraser  Australia21 Jul 1958British Empire & Commonwealth Games Cardiff, United Kingdom[75]
301:01.2Dawn Fraser  Australia10 Aug 1958 Schiedam, Netherlands
311:00.2ydDawn Fraser  Australia23 Feb 1960Australian Championships & Olympic Trials Sydney, Australia[76]
321:00.0ydDawn Fraser  Australia23 Oct 1962Australian British Empire & Commonwealth Games Trials Melbourne, Australia[77]
3359.9ydDawn Fraser  Australia27 Oct 1962Australian British Empire & Commonwealth Games Trials Melbourne, Australia[78]
3459.5ydDawn Fraser  Australia24 Nov 1962British Empire & Commonwealth Games Perth, Australia[79]
3558.9Dawn Fraser  Australia29 Feb 1964Australian Championships & Olympic Trials Sydney, Australia[80]
35=58.9Shane Gould  Australia30 Apr 1971Coca-Cola International London, United Kingdom[81]
3658.5Shane Gould  Australia8 Jan 1972New South Wales State Championships Sydney, Australia[82]
3758.25Kornelia Ender  East Germany13 Jul 1973GDR Nationals & World Championship Trials East Berlin, East Germany
3858.12Kornelia Ender  East Germany18 Aug 1973 Utrecht, Netherlands
3957.61rKornelia Ender  East Germany8 Sep 1973World Championships Belgrade, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
4057.54Kornelia Ender  East Germany9 Sep 1973World Championships Belgrade, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
4157.51Kornelia Ender  East Germany4 Jul 1974GDR Nationals & European Championship Trials Rostock, East Germany
4256.96Kornelia Ender  East Germany19 Aug 1974European Championships Vienna, Austria
4356.38Kornelia Ender  East Germany14 Mar 1975GDRvURS Duel Dresden, East Germany
4456.22rKornelia Ender  East Germany26 Jul 1975World Championships Cali, Colombia
4555.73Kornelia Ender  East Germany1 Jun 1976GDR Olympic Trials East Berlin, East Germany
4655.65Kornelia Ender  East Germany19 Jul 1976Olympic Games Montréal, Canada
4755.41Barbara Krause  East Germany5 Jul 1978GDR Nationals & World Championship Trials East Berlin, East Germany
4854.98hBarbara Krause  East Germany20 Jul 1980Olympic Games Moscow, Soviet Union
4954.79Barbara Krause  East Germany21 Jul 1980Olympic Games Moscow, Soviet Union
5054.73rKristin Otto  East Germany19 Aug 1986World Championships Madrid, Spain
5154.48hJenny Thompson  United States1 Mar 1992USA Olympic Trials Indianapolis, United States[83]
5254.01Jingyi Le  China5 Sep 1994World Championships Rome, Italy[84]
5353.80Inge de Bruijn  Netherlands28 May 2000Super Speedo Grand Prix Sheffield, United Kingdom[85]
5453.77sfInge de Bruijn  Netherlands20 Sep 2000Olympic Games Sydney, Australia[86]
5553.66sfLibby Lenton  Australia31 Mar 2004Australian Championships & Olympic Trials Sydney, Australia[87]
5653.52sfJodie Henry  Australia18 Aug 2004Olympic Games Athens, Greece[88]
5753.42sfLibby Lenton  Australia31 Jan 2006Australian Championships & Commonwealth Games Trials Melbourne, Australia[89]
5853.30Britta Steffen  Germany2 Aug 2006European Championships Budapest, Hungary[90]
5952.88Libby Trickett  Australia27 Mar 2008Australian Championships Sydney, Australia[91]
6052.85hBritta Steffen  Germany25 Jun 2009German Championships Berlin, Germany[92]
6152.56Britta Steffen  Germany27 Jun 2009German Championships Berlin, Germany[93]
6252.22rBritta Steffen  Germany26 Jul 2009World Championships Rome, Italy[94]
6352.07Britta Steffen  Germany31 Jul 2009World Championships Rome, Italy[94]
6452.06Cate Campbell  Australia2 July 2016Australia Grand Prix Brisbane, Australia[95]
6551.71rSarah Sjöström  Sweden23 July 2017World Championships Budapest, Hungary[96]
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

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#TimeNameNationalityDateMeetLocationRef
153.46Franziska van Almsick  Germany6 January 1993World Cup Shanghai, China[97]
253.33Franziska van Almsick  Germany10 January 1993World Cup Beijing, China[98]
353.01Jingyi Le  China2 December 1993World Championships Palma de Mallorca, Spain
452.80Therese Alshammar  Sweden10 December 1999European Championships Lisbon, Portugal[99]
552.17Therese Alshammar  Sweden17 March 2000World Championships Athens, Greece[100][101]
651.91sfLibby Lenton  Australia8 August 2005Australian Championships[102]
751.70Libby Lenton  Australia9 August 2005Australian Championships Melbourne, Australia[103]
851.01Libby Trickett  Australia10 August 2009Australian Championships Hobart, Australia[104]
950.91Cate Campbell  Australia28 November 2015Australian Championships Sydney, Australia[105]
1050.77Sarah Sjöström  Sweden3 August 2017World Cup Moscow, Russia[106]
1150.58Sarah Sjöström  Sweden11 August 2017World Cup Eindhoven, Netherlands[107]link
1250.25Cate Campbell  Australia26 October 2017Australian Championships Adelaide, Australia[108]link
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

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Men long course

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  • Correct as of May 2024[109]
PosTimeSwimmerDateVenueRef
146.80  Pan Zhanle (CHN)11 February 2024Doha[110]
246.86  David Popovici (ROU)13 August 2022Rome[111]
346.91  César Cielo (BRA)30 July 2009Rome
446.94  Alain Bernard (FRA)[112]23 April 2009Montpellier
546.96  Caeleb Dressel (USA)25 July 2019Gwangju
647.04  Cameron McEvoy (AUS)10 April 2016Adelaide
747.05  Eamon Sullivan (AUS)13 August 2008Beijing
847.08  Kyle Chalmers (AUS)25 July 2019Gwangju
29 July 2021Tokyo
947.10  James Magnussen (AUS)19 March 2012Adelaide
1047.11  Kliment Kolesnikov (RUS)28 July 2021Tokyo[113]
1147.15  Frederick Bousquet (FRA)24 April 2009Montpellier
1247.27  Brent Hayden (CAN)30 July 2009Rome
1347.31  Jack Alexy (USA)27 July 2023Fukuoka[114]
1447.33  David Walters (USA)30 July 2009Rome
1547.37  Stefan Nystrand (SWE)30 July 2009Rome
1647.39  Ryan Held (USA)31 July 2019Stanford
1747.42  Maxime Grousset (FRA)27 July 2023Fukuoka[115]
1847.43  Vladislav Grinev (RUS)9 April 2019Moscow
1947.45  Alessandro Miressi (ITA)19 May 2021Budapest[116]
 Matt Richards (GBR)27 July 2023Fukuoka
2147.47  Kristóf Milák (HUN)13 August 2022Rome[117]
2247.51  Michael Phelps (USA)11 August 2008Beijing
2347.52  Nathan Adrian (USA)1 August 2012London
2447.55  Joshua Liendo (CAN)21 June 2022Budapest[118]
17 May 2024Toronto[119]
2547.56  Hwang Sun-woo (KOR)28 July 2021Tokyo[113]

Notes

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Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 47.56:

  • Pan Zhanle also swam 46.97 (2023, 2024), 47.06 (2023), 47.22 (2023), 47.29 (2024), 47.43 (2023), 47.53 (2024), 47.54 (2024).
  • David Popovici also swam 46.98 (2022), 47.07 (2022), 47.13 (2022, 2022), 47.20 (2022), 47.23 (2022), 47.30 (2021), 47.34 (2022), 47.37 (2022), 47.54 (2022), 47.56 (2021).
  • Caeleb Dressel also swam 47.02 (2021), 47.17 (2017), 47.22 (2017), 47.23 (2021), 47.26 (2017, 2021), 47.32 (2019), 47.34 (2019), 47.35 (2019), 47.39 (2021).
  • César Cielo also swam 47.09 (2009), 47.13 (2009), 47.29 (2009), 47.39 (2009), 47.48 (2009).
  • Alain Bernard also swam 47.12 (2009), 47.20 (2008), 47.21 (2008), 47.27 (2009), 47.50 (2008), 47.51 (2009).
  • Kyle Chalmers also swam 47.15 (2023), 47.35 (2019), 47.36 (2022), 47.37 (2019), 47.44 (2023), 47.48 (2019), 47.51 (2022), 47.52 (2023).
  • Eamon Sullivan also swam 47.24 (2008), 47.32 (2008), 47.52 (2008), 47.55 (2008).
  • Frederick Bousquet also swam 47.25 (2009).
  • Kliment Kolesnikov also swam 47.31 (2021), 47.37 (2021), 47.44 (2021), 47.53 (2021).
  • Ryan Held also swam 47.43 (2019).
  • Alessandro Miressi also swam 47.46 (2021), 47.52 (2021), 47.53 (2021), 47.54 (2023).
  • Matt Richards also swam 47.47 (2023).
  • James Magnussen also swam 47.49 (2011), 47.53 (2012, 2013).
  • Stefan Nystrand also swam 47.52 (2009), 47.53 (2009).
  • Maxime Grousset also swam 47.52 (2021), 47.54 (2022).
  • Brent Hayden also swam 47.56 (2008).
  • Cameron McEvoy also swam 47.56 (2016).

Men short course

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  • Correct as of December 2023[120]
PosTimeSwimmerDateVenueRef
144.84  Kyle Chalmers (AUS)29 October 2021Kazan[121]
244.94  Amaury Leveaux (FRA)13 December 2008Rijeka
344.95  Vladimir Morozov (RUS)16 November 2018Singapore[122]
445.04  Florent Manaudou (FRA)5 December 2013France
545.08  Nathan Adrian (USA)19 December 2009Great Britain
 Caeleb Dressel (USA)22 November 2020Budapest
745.36  Evgeny Lagunov (RUS)11 December 2009Istanbul
845.41  Maxime Grousset (FRA)14 December 2022Melbourne[123]
945.46  Matthew Abood (AUS)21 November 2009Singapore
1045.51  Alessandro Miressi (ITA)10 December 2023Otopeni[124]
1145.54  Stefan Nystrand (SWE)10 November 2009Stockholm
1245.55  Jordan Crooks (CAY)14 December 2022Melbourne[125]
1345.56  Brent Hayden (CAN)14 November 2009Great Britain
1445.58  Kliment Kolesnikov (RUS)7 November 2021Kazan[126]
1545.60  James Magnussen (AUS)7 August 2013Netherlands
1645.63  Ryan Held (USA)21 December 2021Abu Dhabi[127]
1745.64  David Popovici (ROU)15 December 2022Melbourne[128]
1845.68  Danila Izotov (RUS)11 December 2009Turkey
1945.69  Alain Bernard (FRA)7 December 2008France
2045.70  Justin Ress (USA)28 November 2021Eindhoven[129]
2145.72  Thomas Ceccon (ITA)15 December 2022Melbourne[130]
2245.74  César Cielo (BRA)19 December 2010Dubai
 Zach Apple (USA)19 October 2020Budapest
2345.75  Sergey Fesikov (RUS)11 December 2009Istanbul
2445.77  Pan Zhanle (CHN)15 December 2022Melbourne[131]
2545.78  Chad le Clos (RSA)6 August 2017Germany

Notes

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Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 45.78:

  • Kyle Chalmers also swam 45.03 (2021), 45.16 (2022), 45.50 (2021), 45.53 (2021), 45.54 (2018), 45.55 (2019, 2022), 45.65 (2021), 45.66 (2022), 45.69 (2021), 45.70 (2021), 45.73 (2021, 2021), 45.77 (2019), 45.78 (2018).
  • Amaury Leveaux also swam 45.12 (2008), 45.56 (2009), 45.76 (2008).
  • Vladimir Morozov also swam 45.16 (2018), 45.23 (2017), 45.30 (2018), 45.51 (2014), 45.52 (2012), 45.53 (2019), 45.56 (2017), 45.57 (2016), 45.64 (2013, 2018), 45.65 (2012, 2013, 2017), 45.66 (2018), 45.67 (2013), 45.68 (2012, 2013), 45.69 (2018), 45.74 (2013), 45.77 (2016).
  • Caeleb Dressel also swam 45.18 (2020), 45.20 (2020), 45.22 (2019), 45.47 (2021), 45.56 (2020), 45.62 (2018), 45.66 (2018), 45.69 (2019), 45.75 (2019).
  • Maxime Grousset also swam 45.46 (2023), 45.58 (2022), 45.61 (2022), 45.63 (2023), 45.77 (2022).
  • Alessandro Miressi also swam 45.57 (2021, 2022), 45.58 (2021), 45.74 (2022), 45.76 (2023).
  • Jordan Crooks also swam 45.61 (2022).
  • Danila Izotov also swam 45.70 (2009).
  • Stefan Nystrand also swam 45.73 (2009).
  • Brent Hayden also swam 45.75 (2009).
  • César Cielo also swam 45.75 (2014).
  • Ryan Held also swam 45.75 (2021).

Women long course

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  • Correct as of June 2024[132]
PosTimeSwimmerDateVenueRef
151.71  Sarah Sjöström (SWE)23 July 2017Budapest
251.96  Emma McKeon (AUS)30 July 2021Tokyo[133]
352.02  Siobhán Haughey (HKG)8 October 2023Berlin[134]
452.03  Cate Campbell (AUS)10 August 2018Tokyo
552.04  Simone Manuel (USA)26 July 2019Gwangju
652.07  Britta Steffen (GER)31 July 2009Rome
752.08  Mollie O'Callaghan (AUS)23 July 2023Fukuoka[135]
852.26  Marrit Steenbergen (NED)16 February 2024Doha[136]
952.27  Bronte Campbell (AUS)9 April 2018Gold Coast
1052.28  Shayna Jack (AUS)23 July 2023Fukuoka[137]
1152.52  Meg Harris (AUS)14 June 2024Brisbane[138]
1252.57  Kate Douglass (USA)28 June 2023Indianapolis[139]
1352.59  Mallory Comerford (USA)23 July 2017Budapest
 Penny Oleksiak (CAN)30 July 2021Tokyo[133]
1552.62  Libby Trickett (AUS)26 July 2009Rome
1652.68  Yang Junxuan (CHN)23 April 2024Shenzhen[140]
1752.69  Femke Heemskerk (NED)5 April 2015Eindhoven
 Pernille Blume (DEN)28 July 2017Budapest
1952.72  Taylor Ruck (CAN)10 August 2018Tokyo
2052.74  Charlotte Bonnet (FRA)26 May 2018Saint-Raphaël
2152.75  Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED)12 April 2012Eindhoven
 Anna Hopkin (GBR)28 July 2021Tokyo[141]
2352.76  Madison Wilson (AUS)16 June 2021Adelaide
2452.79  Rikako Ikee (JPN)18 November 2018Tokyo
2552.87  Fran Halsall (GBR)31 July 2009Rome

Notes

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Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 52.87:

  • 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, 2021), 52.44 (2019), 52.51 (2019), 52.52 (2021), 52.59 (2021), 52.61 (2018, 2019), 52.62 (2014), 52.64 (2018, 2019), 52.68 (2014, 2014), 52.69 (2013, 2015, 2017, 2018), 52.70 (2014), 52.71 (2016, 2019, 2021), 52.72 (2014), 52.74 (2014), 52.76 (2019), 52.78 (2016, 2017, 2019, 2021), 52.80 (2021), 52.82 (2015), 52.83 (2013, 2021), 52.84 (2015, 2015), 52.85 (2016, 2021), 52.87 (2019, 2020).
  • Sarah Sjöström also swam 52.08 (2017), 52.23 (2019), 52.24 (2023), 52.28 (2017), 52.31 (2017), 52.43 (2019), 52.44 (2017), 52.46 (2019), 52.54 (2017), 52.60 (2017), 52.62 (2021), 52.67 (2014, 2018), 52.68 (2021), 52.70 (2015), 52.73 (2014), 52.76 (2019), 52.77 (2018, 2018), 52.78 (2015, 2016), 52.80 (2022), 52.82 (2016, 2019, 2021), 52.86 (2017), 52.87 (2013).
  • Emma McKeon also swam 52.13 (2021), 52.19 (2021), 52.29 (2021), 52.32 (2021), 52.35 (2021), 52.41 (2019), 52.46 (2020), 52.49 (2021), 52.52 (2023), 52.59 (2021), 52.71 (2021), 52.75 (2019), 52.77 (2019), 52.80 (2016), 52.83 (2023), 52.84 (2019), 52.86 (2023).
  • Mollie O'Callaghan also swam 52.16 (2023), 52.27 (2024), 52.33 (2024), 52.48 (2023), 52.49 (2022), 52.57 (2024), 52.63 (2022, 2023), 52.67 (2022), 52.70 (2022), 52.82 (2024), 52.83 (2022), 52.85 (2022), 52.86 (2023).
  • Siobhán Haughey also swam 52.17 (2023), 52.24 (2023), 52.27 (2021), 52.40 (2021), 52.49 (2023), 52.50 (2023), 52.55 (2023, 2024), 52.56 (2024), 52.64 (2023), 52.70 (2021), 52.72 (2024), 52.74 (2024), 52.76 (2024), 52.85 (2023).
  • Britta Steffen also swam 52.22 (2009), 52.56 (2009), 52.85 (2009), 52.87 (2009).
  • Simone Manuel also swam 52.27 (2017), 52.54 (2018), 52.66 (2018), 52.69 (2017), 52.70 (2016).
  • Bronte Campbell also swam 52.52 (2015), 52.58 (2016), 52.78 (2016), 52.84 (2019), 52.85 (2017, 2019), 52.86 (2014).
  • Marrit Steenbergen also swam 52.53 (2024), 52.71 (2023), 52.72 (2024), 52.82 (2023).
  • Meg Harris also swam 52.59 (2024), 52.60 (2024).
  • Shayna Jack also swam 52.60 (2022), 52.64 (2023, 2023), 52.65 (2024), 52.72 (2024), 52.76 (2023), 52.83 (2024).
  • Penny Oleksiak also swam 52.70 (2016), 52.72 (2016), 52.86 (2021).
  • Pernille Blume also swam 52.72 (2018), 52.83 (2018).
  • Mallory Comerford also swam 52.77 (2017), 52.81 (2017), 52.85 (2017).
  • Ranomi Kromowidjojo also swam 52.78 (2017).
  • Femke Heemskerk also swam 52.79 (2015, 2021).
  • Kate Douglass also swam 52.81 (2023).
  • Anna Hopkin also swam 52.83 (2021).
  • Libby Trickett also swam 52.84 (2009).
  • Taylor Ruck also swam 52.85 (2018).

Women short course

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  • Correct as of December 2023[142]
PosTimeSwimmerDateVenueRef
150.25  Cate Campbell (AUS)26 October 2017Australia
250.58  Sarah Sjöström (SWE)11 August 2017Eindhoven
 Emma McKeon (AUS)3 October 2021Budapest[143]
450.79  Siobhán Haughey (HKG)4 December 2021Eindhoven[144]
550.95  Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED)15 December 2017Denmark
651.01  Libby Trickett (AUS)11 August 2009Australia
751.16  Béryl Gastaldello (FRA)10 November 2020Budapest
851.19  Fran Halsall (GBR)22 November 2009Singapore
951.25  Marrit Steenbergen (NED)15 December 2022Melbourne[145]
1051.26  Abbey Weitzeil (USA)10 November 2020Budapest
1151.29  Femke Heemskerk (NED)17 November 2018Singapore
1251.35  Inge Dekker (NED)11 December 2009Istanbul
1351.40  Madison Wilson (AUS)25 August 2022Sydney[146]
1451.43  Freya Anderson (GBR)31 October 2020Budapest
15 November 2020Budapest
21 November 2020Budapest[147]
22 November 2020Budapest
1551.44  Katarzyna Wasick (POL)17 September 2021Naples[148]
1651.45  Kayla Sanchez (CAN)14 December 2018Great Britain
12 December 2019France
1751.47  Michelle Coleman (SWE)17 November 2019Sweden
1851.50  Mollie O'Callaghan (AUS)25 August 2022Sydney[146]
1951.58  Jeanette Ottesen (DEN)9 October 2016Qatar
2051.62  Rikako Ikee (JPN)14 January 2018Japan
2151.63  Pernille Blume (DEN)15 December 2017Denmark
 Mallory Comerford (USA)13 December 2018Hangzhou
2351.65  Bronte Campbell (AUS)5 December 2014Doha
 Charlotte Bonnet (FRA)15 December 2017Denmark
 Olivia Smoliga (USA)21 November 2020Budapest

Notes

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Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 51.65:

  • Emma McKeon also swam 50.67 (2021), 50.77 (2022), 50.96 (2021), 51.02 (2019), 51.03 (2022), 51.05 (2021), 51.15 (2021), 51.17 (2020), 51.27 (2019), 51.28 (2021, 2022), 51.36 (2021), 51.38 (2019), 51.47 (2021, 2021), 51.51 (2021), 51.58 (2021), 51.61 (2021).
  • Sarah Sjöström also swam 50.77 (2017), 50.99 (2017), 51.02 (2017), 51.03 (2017), 51.13 (2018), 51.17 (2020), 51.21 (2018), 51.22 (2018), 51.25 (2017), 51.26 (2021, 2021), 51.31 (2021), 51.32 (2014, 2020), 51.34 (2021), 51.37 (2015), 51.39 (2014), 51.42 (2018), 51.44 (2015), 51.45 (2021), 51.46 (2014), 51.50 (2019, 2019), 51.52 (2021), 51.53 (2021), 51.55 (2021), 51.56 (2018), 51.62 (2017), 51.64 (2020), 51.65 (2021).
  • Cate Campbell also swam 50.85 (2017), 50.91 (2015), 51.02 (2019), 51.20 (2019), 51.31 (2013), 51.37 (2019), 51.38 (2015), 51.45 (2017), 51.59 (2013, 2017).
  • Siobhán Haughey also swam 50.87 (2022), 50.94 (2020), 50.98 (2021), 51.00 (2022), 51.06 (2021), 51.11 (2021), 51.12 (2020), 51.13 (2021), 51.14 (2020), 51.18 (2021), 51.22 (2021), 51.30 (2020), 51.32 (2021), 51.35 (2020), 51.37 (2021), 51.38 (2020), 51.40 (2020), 51.42 (2021), 51.46 (2021), 51.48 (2021), 51.49 (2020), 51.59 (2020), 51.64 (2021), 51.65 (2021).
  • Ranomi Kromowidjojo also swam 51.01 (2018), 51.14 (2018), 51.14 (2017, 2018), 51.19 (2017), 51.26 (2018), 51.28 (2013), 51.29 (2018), 51.39 (2015), 51.42 (2018), 51.44 (2010), 51.44 (2009, 2010), 51.45 (2010), 51.47 (2014), 51.51 (2018), 51.51 (2014), 51.54 (2009,2013), 51.56 (2018), 51.57 (2014), 51.59 (2015), 51.60 (2017), 51.65 (2017).
  • Béryl Gastaldello also swam 51.16 (2020), 51.30 (2020), 51.38 (2020, 2020), 51.48 (2023), 51.57 (2020).
  • Femke Heemskerk also swam 51.37 (2014), 51.38 (2018), 51.51 (2014), 51.58 (2020), 51.60 (2018), 51.62 (2014).
  • Abbey Weitzeil also swam 51.42 (2020), 51.62 (2021), 51.63 (2022), 51.64 (2021).
  • Freya Anderson also swam 51.49 (2019), 51.52 (2020).
  • Katarzyna Wasick also swam 51.44 (2021), 51.58 (2021).
  • Fran Halsall also swam 51.19 (2009), 51.61 (2009).
  • Marie Wattel also swam 51.45 (2019).
  • Kayla Sanchez also swam 51.45 (2018).
  • Madison Wilson also swam 51.54 (2022).

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