World record progression 50 metres freestyle

The first world record in the men's 50 metres freestyle in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognized 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.

The drop in world record times in the 2008/2009 coincided with the introduction of polyurethane suits from Speedo (LZR, 50% polyurethane) in 2008 and by Arena (X-Glide), Adidas (Hydrofoil) and Italian swimming suit manufacturer Jaked (all 100% polyurethane) in 2009. FINA's ban on non-textile suit came into effect on January 2010.[1] FINA also released a list of approved suits.

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

#	Time		Name	Nationality	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
1	23.86	†	Jonty Skinner	South Africa	Aug 14, 1976	AAU Nationals	Philadelphia, PA, United States
2	23.74		Joe Bottom	United States	Jul 3, 1977	Canada Cup	Etobicoke, Canada
3	23.72		Ron Manganiello	United States	Jul 29, 1978	-	Miami, FL, United States
4	23.70		Klaus Steinbach	West Germany	Jul 23, 1979	-	Freiburg, West Germany
5	23.66		Chris Cavanaugh	United States	Feb 2, 1980	International Invitational	Amersfoort, Netherlands
6	23.12	(h)	Chris Cavanaugh	United States	Apr 10, 1980	USA Spring Nationals	Austin, TX, United States
7	22.96	(h)	Rowdy Gaines	United States	Apr 10, 1980	USA Spring Nationals	Austin, TX, United States
8	22.83	(h)	Bruce Stahl	United States	Apr 10, 1980	USA Spring Nationals	Austin, TX, United States
8=	22.83	(h)	Joe Bottom	United States	Aug 15, 1980	Hawaiian Invitational	Honolulu, HI, United States
9	22.71		Joe Bottom	United States	Aug 15, 1980	Hawaiian Invitational	Honolulu, HI, United States
10	22.54	(h)	Robin Leamy	United States	Aug 15, 1981	USA Nationals	Brown Deer, WI, United States
11	22.52		Dano Halsall	Switzerland	Jul 21, 1985	SUI Nationals	Bellinzona, Switzerland
12	22.40		Tom Jager	United States	Dec 6, 1985	USS Invitational	Austin, TX, United States
13	22.33		Matt Biondi	United States	Jun 26, 1986	USA World Championship Trials	Orlando, FL, United States
13=	22.33		Matt Biondi	United States	Jul 30, 1987	USA Nationals & Pan Pacific Trials	Clovis, CA, United States
14	22.32		Tom Jager	United States	Aug 13, 1987	Pan Pacific Championships	Brisbane, Australia
15	22.23		Tom Jager	United States	Mar 25, 1988	USA Spring Nationals	Orlando, FL, United States
-[2]	22.18		Peter Williams	South Africa	Apr 10, 1988	CSCA Invitational	Indianapolis, IN, United States
16	22.14		Matt Biondi	United States	Sep 24, 1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea
17	22.12		Tom Jager	United States	Aug 20, 1989	Pan Pacific Championships	Tokyo, Japan
18	21.98	(sf)	Tom Jager	United States	Mar 24, 1990	US Sprint	Nashville, TN, United States
19	21.81		Tom Jager	United States	Mar 24, 1990	US Sprint	Nashville, TN, United States
20	21.64	(tt)	Alexander Popov	Russia	Jun 16, 2000	Russian Olympic Trials	Moscow, Russia
21	21.56		Eamon Sullivan	Australia	Feb 17, 2008	New South Wales State Championships	Sydney, Australia
22	21.50	(sf2)	Alain Bernard	France	Mar 23, 2008	European Championships	Eindhoven, Netherlands
23	21.41	(sf2)	Eamon Sullivan	Australia	Mar 27, 2008	Australian Championships & Olympic Trials	Sydney, Australia
24	21.28		Eamon Sullivan	Australia	Mar 28, 2008	Australian Championships & Olympic Trials	Sydney, Australia	[3]
25	20.94		Frédérick Bousquet	France	Apr 26, 2009	French Championships	Montpellier, France	[4]
26	20.91		César Cielo	Brazil	Dec 18, 2009	CBDA Open - Brazilian Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	[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; tt – time trial

Short course

#	Time		Name	Nationality	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
1	21.76		Nils Rudolph	East Germany	10 February 1990	FINA World Cup	Bonn, Germany
2	21.64		Steve Crocker	United States	21 March 1992	-	Dallas, TX, United States
3	21.60		Mark Foster	Great Britain	17 February 1993	World Cup	Sheffield, United Kingdom
4	21.50		Alexander Popov	Russia	13 March 1994	World Cup	Desenzano del Garda, Italy
5	21.48	h	Mark Foster	Great Britain	13 December 1998	European SC Championships	Sheffield, United Kingdom
6	21.31		Mark Foster	Great Britain	13 December 1998	European SC Championships	Sheffield, United Kingdom
6=	21.31	h	Roland Schoeman	South Africa	23 March 2000	NCAA Men's Division 1 Championships	Minneapolis, MN, United States
7	21.21		Anthony Ervin	United States	23 March 2000	NCAA Men's Division 1 Championships	Minneapolis, MN, United States
8	21.13		Mark Foster	Great Britain	28 January 2001	World Cup	Paris, France
9	21.10		Frédérick Bousquet	France	25 Mar 2004	NCAA Men's Division 1 Championships	East Meadow, NY, United States
10	20.98	h	Roland Schoeman	South Africa	12 Aug 2006	Invitational	Hamburg, Germany
11	20.93		Stefan Nystrand	Sweden	18 November 2007	World Cup	Berlin, Germany
12	20.81		Duje Draganja	Croatia	11 April 2008	World SC Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom
13	20.64		Roland Schoeman	South Africa	7 September 2008	South African SC Championships	Germiston, South Africa	[6]
14	20.48		Amaury Leveaux	France	11 December 2008	European SC Championships	Rijeka, Croatia	[7]
15	20.30		Roland Schoeman	South Africa	8 August 2009	South African SC Championships	Pietermaritzburg, South Africa	[8]
16	20.26		Florent Manaudou	France	5 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[9]
17	20.24		Caeleb Dressel	United States	20 December 2019	International Swimming League	Las Vegas, United States
18	20.16		Caeleb Dressel	United States	21 November 2020	International Swimming League	Budapest, Hungary	[10]

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

Women

Long course

#	Time		Name	Nationality	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
1	26.99	r, †	Kornelia Ender	East Germany	Jul 26, 1975	World Championships	Cali, Colombia
2	26.95		Johanna Malloy	Canada	Aug 16, 1977	Canada Summer Games	St. John's, NL, Canada
3	26.74		Anne Jardin	Canada	Aug 19, 1978	Canada Summer Nationals	Etobicoke, Canada
4	26.61	h	Cynthia Woodhead	United States	Apr 10, 1980	USA Spring Nationals	Austin, TX, United States
5	26.53	h	Kelly Asplund	United States	Apr 10, 1980	USA Spring Nationals	Austin, TX, United States
6	26.32	h	Jill Sterkel	United States	Apr 10, 1980	USA Spring Nationals	Austin, TX, United States
7	25.96		Jill Sterkel	United States	Apr 10, 1980	USA Spring Nationals	Austin, TX, United States
8	25.79	tt	Jill Sterkel	United States	Apr 3, 1981	Longhorn Invitational	Austin, TX, United States
9	25.69	h	Dara Torres	United States	Jan 29, 1983	Speedo International	Amersfoort, Netherlands
10	25.64		Annemarie Verstappen	Netherlands	Jul 9, 1983	NED Nationals	Amersfoort, Netherlands
11	25.62		Dara Torres	United States	Aug 5, 1983	USA Nationals	Clovis, CA, United States
12	25.61	r	Dara Torres	United States	Jul 21, 1984	Pre-Olympic meet	Mission Viejo, CA, United States
13	25.50	h	Tamara Costache	Romania	Jul 16, 1986	ROU Nationals & World Championship Trials	Bucharest, Romania
14	25.34		Tamara Costache	Romania	Jul 16, 1986	ROU Nationals & World Championship Trials	Bucharest, Romania
15	25.31		Tamara Costache	Romania	Aug 1, 1986	Balkan Games	Sofia, Bulgaria
16	25.28		Tamara Costache	Romania	Aug 23, 1986	World Championships	Madrid, Spain
17	24.98		Yang Wenyi	China	Apr 11, 1988	Asian Swimming Championships	Guangzhou, China
18	24.79		Yang Wenyi	China	Jul 31, 1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain
19	24.51		Le Jingyi	China	Sep 11, 1994	World Championships	Rome, Italy
19=	24.51	h	Inge de Bruijn	Netherlands	May 26, 2000	Super Speedo Grand Prix	Sheffield, United Kingdom
20	24.48		Inge de Bruijn	Netherlands	Jun 4, 2000	NED Olympic Trials	Drachten, Netherlands
21	24.39		Inge de Bruijn	Netherlands	Jun 10, 2000	Trofeu Jose Finkel & BRA Olympic Trials	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
22	24.13	sf	Inge de Bruijn	Netherlands	Sep 22, 2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia
23	24.09		Marleen Veldhuis	Netherlands	Mar 24, 2008	European Championships	Eindhoven, Netherlands
24	23.97		Libby Trickett	Australia	Mar 29, 2008	Australian Championships & Olympic Trials	Sydney, Australia	[11]
25	23.96		Marleen Veldhuis	Netherlands	19 Apr 2009	Amsterdam Swim Cup	Amsterdam, Netherlands	[12]
26	23.73		Britta Steffen	Germany	2 Aug 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy
27	23.67	sf	Sarah Sjöström	Sweden	29 Jul 2017	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[13]

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

Short course

#	Time		Name	Nationality	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
1	24.75		Franziska van Almsick	Germany	4 November 1992	-	Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany
2	24.62	h	Le Jingyi	China	3 December 1993	World Championships	Palma de Mallorca, Spain
3	24.23		Le Jingyi	China	3 December 1993	World Championships	Palma de Mallorca, Spain
4	24.09		Therese Alshammar	Sweden	11 December 1999	European Championships	Lisbon, Portugal
5	23.59		Therese Alshammar	Sweden	18 March 2000	World Championships	Athens, Greece
6	23.58		Marleen Veldhuis	Netherlands	17 November 2007	World Cup	Berlin, Germany
7	23.25		Marleen Veldhuis	Netherlands	13 April 2008	World Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom	[14]
8	23.24		Ranomi Kromowidjojo	Netherlands	7 August 2013	World Cup	Eindhoven, Netherlands
8	23.24	=	Ranomi Kromowidjojo	Netherlands	12 December 2015	Duel in the Pool	Indianapolis, United States	[15]
9	23.10		Sarah Sjöström	Sweden	2 August 2017	World Cup	Moscow, Russia	[16]
10	22.93		Ranomi Kromowidjojo	Netherlands	7 August 2017	World Cup	Berlin, Germany	[17]

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

Men long course

• Correct as of September 2019

Pos	Time	Swimmer	Date	Venue
1	20.91	Cesar Cielo (BRA)	17 December 2009	Brazil
2	20.94	Frederick Bousquet (FRA)	22 April 2009	France
3	21.04	Caeleb Dressel (USA)	27 July 2019	South Korea
4	21.11	Benjamin Proud (GBR)	3 August 2018	Great Britain
5	21.19	Ashley Callus (AUS)	26 November 2009	Australia
		Florent Manaudou (FRA)	2 August 2015	Russia
7	21.20	George Bovell (TTO)	31 July 2009	Italy
8	21.23	Alain Bernard (FRA)	22 April 2009	France
9	21.25	Amaury Leveaux (FRA)	1 August 2009	Italy
10	21.27	Bruno Fratus (BRA)	29 July 2017	Hungary
		Vladimir Morozov (RUS)	15 August 2019	Singapore
12	21.28	Eamon Sullivan (AUS)	22 March 2008	Australia
13	21.29	Duje Draganja (CRO)	31 July 2009	Italy
14	21.37	Nathan Adrian (USA)	7 August 2015	Russia
		Andrea Vergani (ITA)	8 August 2018	Great Britain
16	21.40	Cullen Jones (USA)	31 July 2009	Italy
		Anthony Ervin (USA)	12 August 2016	Brazil
18	21.42	Krisztian Takacs (HUN)	31 July 2009	Italy
19	21.44	Cameron McEvoy (AUS)	12 April 2016	Australia
		Kristian Gkolomeev (GRE)	9 August 2018	Great Britain
21	21.45	Stefan Nystrand (SWE)	31 July 2009	Italy
		Pawel Juraszek (POL)	24 May 2018	Poland
23	21.46	Andrii Govorov (UKR)	11 August 2016	Brazil
		Michael Andrew (USA)	12 August 2018	Japan
25	21.47	Garrett Webber-Gale (USA)	29 June 2008	United States

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 21.47:

• Cesar Cielo also swam 21.02 (2009), 21.08 (2009), 21.14 (2009), 21.30 (2008), 21.32 (2013), 21.34 (2008), 21.35 (2009), 21.37 (2009), 21.38 (2012), 21.39 (2014), 21.47 (2008).
• Caeleb Dressel also swam 21.15 (2017), 21.18 (2019), 21.29 (2017).
• Benjamin Proud also swam 21.16 (2018), 21.30 (2018), 21.32 (2017), 21.34 (2018), 21.35 (2018), 21.43 (2017), 21.45 (2018).
• Frederick Bousquet also swam 21.17 (2009), 21.21 (2009), 21.21 (2009), 21.33 (2009), 21.36 (2010), 21.36 (2010), 21.44 (2009).
• Ashley Callus also swam 21.24 (2009).
• Bruno Fratus also swam 21.31 (2019), 21.35 (2018), 21.35 (2018), 21.37 (2015), 21.41 (2014), 21.42 (2019), 21.44 (2014), 21.45 (2014), 21.45 (2014), 21.45 (2019), 21.47 (2019).
• Florent Manaudou also swam 21.32 (2014), 21.32 (2016), 21.34 (2012), 21.37 (2013), 21.41 (2015), 21.41 (2016), 21.42 (2016).
• Amaury Leveaux also swam 21.32 (2009), 21.38 (2008), 21.45 (2008), 21.46 (2008).
• Duje Draganja also swam 21.38 (2009).
• Eamon Sullivan also swam 21.41 (2008).
• Cullen Jones also swam 21.41 (2009), 21.47 (2009).
• Anthony Ervin also swam 21.42 (2013), 21.46 (2016).
• Vladimir Morozov also swam 21.44 (2017), 21.44 (2017), 21.44 (2018), 21.45 (2017), 21.46 (2017), 21.47 (2013), 21.47 (2018).
• Kristian Gkolomeev also swam 21.45 (2019).
• Nathan Adrian also swam 21.46 (2009), 21.47 (2013), 21.47 (2016).
• Pawel Juraszek also swam 21.45 (2019), 21.47 (2017).

Men short course

• Correct as of October 2020

Pos	Time	Swimmer	Date	Venue
1	20.16	Caeleb Dressel (USA)	21 November 2020	Hungary
2	20.26	Florent Manaudou (FRA)	5 December 2014	Qatar
3	20.30	Roland Schoeman (RSA)	8 August 2009	South Africa
4	20.31	Vladimir Morozov (RUS)	15 December 2017	Denmark
5	20.48	Amaury Leveaux (FRA)	11 December 2008	Croatia
6	20.51	Cesar Cielo (BRA)	17 December 2010	United Arab Emirates
7	20.53	Frederick Bousquet (FRA)	10 December 2009	Turkey
8	20.64	Alain Bernard (FRA)	14 December 2008	Croatia
9	20.66	Benjamin Proud (GBR)	15 December 2017	Denmark
10	20.69	Marco Orsi (ITA)	5 December 2014	Qatar
11	20.70	Stefan Nystrand (SWE)	15 November 2009	Germany
		Duje Draganja (CRO)	10 December 2009	Turkey
		Evgeny Sedov (RUS)	6 December 2014	Qatar
14	20.73	Steffen Deibler (GER)	15 November 2009	Germany
15	20.74	Nicholas Santos (BRA)	15 December 2009	Germany
		Kyle Chalmers (AUS)	20 December 2019	United States
17	20.75	Cameron McEvoy (AUS)	28 November 2015	Australia
		Kristian Gkolomeev (GRE)	21 November 2020	Hungary
19	20.76	Maxim Lobanovskij (HUN)	6 December 2019	Great Britain
20	20.78	Luca Dotto (ITA)	15 December 2017	Denmark
21	20.79	Konrad Czerniak (POL)	17 December 2015	Poland
22	20.81	Pawel Juraszek (POL)	15 December 2017	Denmark
23	20.82	George Bovell (TTO)	14 October 2012	Sweden
24	20.84	Sergey Fesikov (RUS)	15 November 2009	Germany
25	20.85	Anthony Ervin (USA)	21 October 2012	Germany

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 20.85:

• Caeleb Dressel also swam 20.24 (2019), 20.28 (2020), 20.52 (2020).
• Florent Manaudou also swam 20.60 (2020).

Women long course

• Correct as of December 2020

Pos	Swimmer	Time	Date	Venue
1	23.67	Sarah Sjöström (SWE)	29 July 2017	Hungary
2	23.73	Britta Steffen (GER)	2 August 2009	Italy
3	23.75	Pernille Blume (DEN)	4 August 2018	Great Britain
4	23.78	Cate Campbell (AUS)	7 April 2018	Australia
5	23.85	Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED)	30 July 2017	Hungary
6	23.88	Therese Alshammar (SWE)	2 August 2009	Italy
7	23.96	Marleen Veldhuis (NED)	16 April 2009	Netherlands
		Fran Halsall (GBR)	24 July 2014	Great Britain
9	23.97	Libby Trickett (AUS)	22 March 2008	Australia
		Simone Manuel (USA)	30 July 2017	Hungary
11	24.03	Liu Xiang (CHN)	19 January 2020	Beijing
12	24.07	Dara Torres (USA)	17 August 2008	China
13	24.11	Aliaksandra Herasimenia (BLR)	13 August 2016	Brazil
14	24.12	Bronte Campbell (AUS)	9 August 2015	Russia
15	24.13	Inge de Bruijn (NED)	22 September 2000	Australia
16	24.21	Rikako Ikee (JPN)	6 April 2018	Japan
		Mariia Kameneva (RUS)	3 August 2018	Great Britain
18	24.23	Amanda Weir (USA)	2 August 2009	Italy
19	24.25	Emma McKeon (AUS)	14 June 2019	Australia
20	24.26	Taylor Ruck (CAN)	7 April 2018	Australia
		Michelle Coleman (SWE)	11 October 2019	Germany
22	24.28	Abbey Weitzeil (USA)	3 July 2016	United States
23	24.31	Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace (BAH)	17 July 2015	Canada
		Zhang Yufei (CHN)	31 December 2021	Shijiazhuang
25	24.34	Anna Hopkin (GBR)	27 July 2019	South Korea
		Mélanie Henique (FRA)	12 December 2020	Saint-Raphaël

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 24.34:

• Sarah Sjöström also swam 23.69 (2017), 23.74 (2018), 23.83 (2017), 23.83 (2018), 23.85 (2017), 23.85 (2017), 23.87 (2017), 23.91 (2019), 23.92 (2018), 23.95 (2017), 23.96 (2017), 23.96 (2018), 23.97 (2019), 23.98 (2014), 23.98 (2014), 23.99 (2018), 24.01 (2017), 24.01 (2017), 24.05 (2019), 24.07 (2019), 24.08 (2017), 24.08 (2018), 24.08 (2018), 24.11 (2019), 24.11 (2019), 24.13 (2017), 24.14 (2018), 24.14 (2018), 24.15 (2014), 24.17 (2016), 24.18 (2018), 24.18 (2018), 24.18 (2019), 24.20 (2014), 24.20 (2015), 24.20 (2016), 24.20 (2018), 24.21 (2017), 24.21 (2018), 24.22 (2016), 24.22 (2019), 24.24 (2018), 24.25 (2019), 24.26 (2019), 24.28 (2017), 24.29 (2014), 24.31 (2015), 24.31 (2015), 24.33 (2018).
• Cate Campbell also swam 23.79 (2018), 23.81 (2018), 23.84 (2016), 23.88 (2018), 23.96 (2014), 23.99 (2009), 24.00 (2014), 24.00 (2019), 24.02 (2019), 24.03 (2015), 24.04 (2016), 24.05 (2019), 24.08 (2009), 24.09 (2019), 24.11 (2019), 24.12 (2015), 24.12 (2018), 24.13 (2014), 24.14 (2013), 24.15 (2016), 24.15 (2018), 24.16 (2019), 24.17 (2008), 24.17 (2014), 24.18 (2014), 24.19 (2013), 24.19 (2018), 24.20 (2008), 24.21 (2014), 24.22 (2015), 24.22 (2015), 24.23 (2014), 24.23 (2016), 24.24 (2009), 24.24 (2018), 24.27 (2013), 24.27 (2013), 24.30 (2015), 24.30 (2019), 24.31 (2016), 24.32 (2016), 24.32 (2016), 24.33 (2014), 24.33 (2015), 24.33 (2019).
• Pernille Blume also swam 23.85 (2018), 23.92 (2018), 23.92 (2018), 23.98 (2018), 24.00 (2017), 24.05 (2017), 24.05 (2018), 24.07 (2016), 24.08 (2019), 24.09 (2019), 24.12 (2019), 24.13 (2017), 24.14 (2019), 24.15 (2017), 24.15 (2017), 24.20 (2018), 24.20 (2018), 24.23 (2016), 24.27 (2018), 24.28 (2016), 24.28 (2019), 24.32 (2017).
• Liu Xiang also swam 24.04 (2017, 2020).
• Ranomi Kromowidjojo also swam 24.05 (2012), 24.05 (2013), 24.07 (2012), 24.07 (2016), 24.10 (2012), 24.14 (2012), 24.19 (2016), 24.20 (2013), 24.20 (2017), 24.21 (2012), 24.21 (2018), 24.22 (2015), 24.23 (2015), 24.24 (2012), 24.24 (2012), 24.25 (2018), 24.25 (2018), 24.27 (2011), 24.28 (2016), 24.29 (2017), 24.30 (2011), 24.30 (2013), 24.33 (2013), 24.33 (2014), 24.34 (2017).
• Simone Manuel also swam 24.05 (2019), 24.09 (2016), 24.10 (2018), 24.12 (2017), 24.21 (2019), 24.22 (2018), 24.27 (2017), 24.33 (2016), 24.34 (2019).
• Britta Steffen also swam 24.06 (2008), 24.28 (2009).
• Fran Halsall also swam 24.11 (2009), 24.13 (2012), 24.13 (2016), 24.14 (2014), 24.21 (2016), 24.23 (2016), 24.26 (2016), 24.30 (2013), 24.31 (2014), 24.32 (2014).
• Therese Alshammar also swam 24.14 (2011), 24.23 (2007), 24.30 (2009), 24.32 (2009).
• Bronte Campbell also swam 24.17 (2019), 24.19 (2015), 24.20 (2014), 24.22 (2018), 24.24 (2015), 24.24 (2016), 24.26 (2018), 24.32 (2015).
• Magdalena Veldhuis also swam 24.09 (2008) 24.20 (2009), 24.26 (2008), 24.32 (2012), 24.33 (2012).
• Libby Trickett also swam 24.25 (2008), 24.34 (2009).
• Dara Torres also swam 24.27 (2008).
• Aliaksandra Herasimenia also swam 24.28 (2012).
• Amanda Weir also swam 24.31 (2009).
• Mariia Kameneva also swam 24.31 (2019), 24.32 (2019), 24.33 (2019), 24.33 (2019).
• Inge de Bruijn also swam 24.32 (2000).
• Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace also swam 24.34 (2014).
• Abbey Weitzeil also swam 24.34 (2016).
• Emma McKeon also swam 24.34 (2018).

Women short course

• Correct as of December 2020

Pos	Swimmer	Time	Date	Venue
1	22.93	Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED)	7 August 2017	Germany
2	23.00	Sarah Sjöström (SWE)	7 August 2017	Germany
3	23.19	Cate Campbell (AUS)	27 October 2017	Russia
4	23.25	Marleen Veldhuis (NED)	13 April 2008	Great Britain
5	23.27	Therese Alshammar (SWE)	21 November 2009	Singapore
6	23.30	Katarzyna Wasick (POL)	1 November 2020	Budapest
7	23.32	Hinkelien Schreuder (NED)	13 December 2009	Turkey
8	23.44	Fran Halsall (GBR)	19 December 2009	Great Britain
9	23.45	Abbey Weitzeil (USA)	9 November 2020	Budapest
10	23.49	Jeanette Ottesen (DEN)	12 December 2015	United States
		Pernille Blume (DEN)	17 December 2017	Denmark
12	23.53	Inge Dekker (NED)	11 December 2009	Turkey
13	23.56	Maria Kameneva (RUS)	8 December 2019	Great Britain
14	23.61	Mélanie Henique (FRA)	10 November 2020	Budapest
15	23.62	Bronte Campbell (AUS)	7 December 2014	Qatar
16	23.64	Aliaksandra Herasimenia (BLR)	16 December 2012	Turkey
		Rozaliya Nasretdinova (RUS)	21 November 2017	Russia
18	23.66	Beryl Gastaldello (FRA)	15 November 2020	Budapest
19	23.67	Femke Heemskerk (NED)	16 December 2018	China
20	23.69	Anastasiya Shkurdai (BLR)	18 December 2020	Brest
21	23.70	Anna Hopkin (GBR)	15 December 2018	Great Britain
		Emma McKeon (AUS)	24 November 2019	Great Britain
23	23.71	Kayla Sanchez (CAN)	24 November 2019	Great Britain
24	23.74	Marieke Guehrer (AUS)	14 November 2009	Germany
		Dorothea Brandt (GER)	13 December 2009	Turkey

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 23.74:

• Ranomi Kromowidjojo also swam 23.05 (2020), 23.19 (2018), 23.37 (2020), 23.42 (2017), 23.66 (2020).
• Katarzyna Wasick also swam 23.43 (2020).
• Mélanie Henique also swam 23.66 (2019).

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External links

• "Olympic and World Records". IOC. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
• (in Dutch) Zwemkroniek
• (in Italian) Agenda Diana
• USA Swimming