World record progression 50 metres freestyle

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The first World Record in the Men's 50 metres Freestyle in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1976. In the short course (25 metres) swimming events the world's governing body recognizes world records since March 3, 1991.

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[edit] Men

[edit] Long Course

Time Swimmer Date Place
23.86 Flag of South Africa Jonty Skinner August 14, 1976 Flag of the United States Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
23.74 Flag of the United States Joe Bottom July 3, 1977 Flag of Canada Etobicoke, Ontario
23.72 Flag of the United States Ron Manganiello July 29, 1978 Flag of the United States Miami, Florida
23.70 Flag of West Germany Klaus Steinbach July 23, 1979 Flag of West Germany Freiburg, West Germany
23.66 Flag of the United States Chris Cavanaugh February 2, 1980 Flag of the Netherlands Amersfoort, Netherlands
23.12 Flag of the United States Chris Cavanaugh April 10, 1980 Flag of the United States Austin, Texas
22.96 Flag of the United States Rowdy Gaines April 10, 1980 Flag of the United States Austin, Texas
22.83 Flag of the United States Bruce Stahl April 10, 1980 Flag of the United States Austin, Texas
22.71 Flag of the United States Joe Bottom August 15, 1980 Flag of the United States Honolulu, Hawaii
22.54 Flag of the United States Robin Leamy August 15, 1981 Flag of the United States Brown Deer, Wisconsin
22.52 Flag of Switzerland Dano Halsall July 21, 1985 Flag of Switzerland Bellinzona, Switzerland
22.40 Flag of the United States Tom Jager December 6, 1985 Flag of the United States Austin, Texas
22.33 Flag of the United States Matt Biondi June 26, 1986 Flag of the United States Orlando, Florida
22.32 Flag of the United States Tom Jager August 13, 1987 Flag of Australia Brisbane, Queensland
22.23 Flag of the United States Tom Jager March 25, 1988 Flag of the United States Orlando, Florida
22.18[1] Flag of South Africa Peter Williams April 10, 1988 Flag of the United States Indianapolis, Indiana
22.14 Flag of the United States Matt Biondi September 24, 1988 Flag of South Korea Seoul, South Korea
22.12 Flag of the United States Tom Jager August 20, 1989 Flag of Japan Tokyo, Japan
21.98 Flag of the United States Tom Jager March 24, 1990 Flag of the United States Nashville, Tennessee
21.81 Flag of the United States Tom Jager March 24, 1990 Flag of the United States Nashville, Tennessee
21.64 Flag of Russia Alexander Popov June 16, 2000 Flag of Russia Moscow, Russia
21.56 Flag of Australia Eamon Sullivan February 17, 2008 Flag of Australia Sydney, New South Wales
21.50 Flag of France Alain Bernard March 23, 2008 Flag of the Netherlands Eindhoven, Netherlands
21.41 Flag of Australia Eamon Sullivan March 27, 2008 Flag of Australia Sydney, New South Wales
21.28 Flag of Australia Eamon Sullivan March 28, 2008 Flag of Australia Sydney, New South Wales

[edit] Short Course

Time Swimmer Date Place
21.64 Flag of the United States Steve Crocker December 13, 1992 Flag of the United Kingdom Sheffield, United Kingdom
21.60 Flag of the United Kingdom Mark Foster February 17, 1993 Flag of the United Kingdom Sheffield, United Kingdom
21.50 Flag of Russia Alexander Popov March 13, 1994 Flag of Italy Desenzano del Garda, Italy
21.48 Flag of the United Kingdom Mark Foster December 13, 1998 Flag of the United Kingdom Sheffield, United Kingdom
21.31 Flag of the United Kingdom Mark Foster December 13, 1998 Flag of the United Kingdom Sheffield, United Kingdom
21.21 Flag of the United States Anthony Ervin March 23, 2000 Flag of the United States Minneapolis, United States
21.13 Flag of the United Kingdom Mark Foster January 28, 2001 Flag of France Paris, France
21.10 Flag of France Frédérick Bousquet March 25, 2004 Flag of the United States East Meadow, United States
20.98 Flag of South Africa Roland Schoeman August 12, 2006 Flag of Germany Hamburg, Germany
20.93 Flag of Sweden Stefan Nystrand November 18, 2007 Flag of Germany Berlin, Germany
20.81 Flag of Croatia Duje Draganja April 11, 2008 Flag of the United Kingdom Manchester, United Kingdom

[edit] Women

[edit] Long Course

Time Swimmer Date Place
26.99 Flag of the German Democratic Republic Kornelia Ender July 26, 1975 Flag of Colombia Cali, Colombia
26.95 Flag of Canada Johanna Malloy August 16, 1977 Flag of Antigua and Barbuda St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
26.74 Flag of Canada Anne Jardin August 19, 1978 Flag of Canada Etobicoke, Ontario
26.61 Flag of the United States Cynthia Woodhead April 10, 1980 Flag of the United States Austin, Texas
26.53 Flag of the United States Kelly Asplund April 10, 1980 Flag of the United States Austin, Texas
26.32 Flag of the United States Jill Sterkel April 10, 1980 Flag of the United States Austin, Texas
25.96 Flag of the United States Jill Sterkel April 10, 1980 Flag of the United States Austin, Texas
25.79 Flag of the United States Jill Sterkel April 3, 1981 Flag of the United States Austin, Texas
25.69 Flag of the United States Dara Torres January 29, 1983 Flag of the Netherlands Amersfoort, Netherlands
25.64 Flag of the Netherlands Annemarie Verstappen July 9, 1983 Flag of the Netherlands Amersfoort, Netherlands
25.62 Flag of the United States Dara Torres August 5, 1983 Flag of the United States Clovis, California
25.61 Flag of the United States Dara Torres July 21, 1984 Flag of the United States Mission Viejo, California
25.34 Flag of Romania Tamara Costache April 2, 1986 Flag of Romania Arad, Romania
25.31 Flag of Romania Tamara Costache August 1, 1986 Flag of Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
25.28 Flag of Romania Tamara Costache August 23, 1986 Flag of Spain Madrid, Spain
24.98 Flag of the People's Republic of China Wenyi Yang April 11, 1988 Flag of the People's Republic of China Guangzhou, China
24.79 Flag of the People's Republic of China Wenyi Yang July 31, 1992 Flag of Spain Barcelona, Spain
24.51 Flag of the People's Republic of China Jingyi Le September 11, 1994 Flag of Italy Rome, Italy
24.48 Flag of the Netherlands Inge de Bruijn June 4, 2000 Flag of the Netherlands Drachten, Netherlands
24.39 Flag of the Netherlands Inge de Bruijn June 10, 2000 Flag of Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
24.13 Flag of the Netherlands Inge de Bruijn September 22, 2000 Flag of Australia Sydney, New South Wales
24.09 Flag of the Netherlands Marleen Veldhuis March 24, 2008 Flag of the Netherlands Eindhoven, Netherlands
23.97 Flag of Australia Libby Trickett March 29, 2008 Flag of Australia Sydney, New South Wales

[edit] Short Course

Time Swimmer Date Place
24.75 Flag of Germany Franziska van Almsick November 7, 1992 Flag of Germany Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany
24.62 Flag of the People's Republic of China Jingyi Le December 3, 1993 Flag of Spain Palma de Mallorca, Spain
24.23 Flag of the People's Republic of China Jingyi Le December 3, 1993 Flag of Spain Palma de Mallorca, Spain
24.09 Flag of Sweden Therese Alshammar December 11, 1999 Flag of Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
23.59 Flag of Sweden Therese Alshammar March 18, 2000 Flag of Greece Athens, Greece
23.58 Flag of the Netherlands Marleen Veldhuis November 17, 2007 Flag of Germany Berlin, Germany
23.25 Flag of the Netherlands Marleen Veldhuis April 13, 2008 Flag of the United Kingdom Manchester, United Kingdom

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Peter William's 1988 time was officially recognised, but not as a world record, because South Africa was banned from international competition at the time. Performance on all time performance list


[edit] References

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World records in swimming
Freestyle
50 m • 100 m • 200 m • 400 m • 800 m • 1500 m • 4×100 m relay • 4×200 m relay
Backstroke
50 m • 100 m • 200 m
Breaststroke
50 m • 100 m • 200 m
Butterfly
50 m • 100 m • 200 m
Medley
100 m • 200 m • 400 m • 4×100 m relay