World record progression 50 metres butterfly

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.

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

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

Long course

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

Short course

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# Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
1 24.11 Marcel Gery   Canada 23 February 1990 World Cup Leicester, United Kingdom
2 24.05 Nils Rudolph   Germany 29 March 1991 World Cup Sheffield, United Kingdom
3 23.72 Mark Foster   Great Britain 13 February 1993 World Cup Gelsenkirchen, Germany [6]
3 23.72 = Mark Foster   Great Britain 19 March 1994 World Cup Gelsenkirchen, Germany
4 23.68 Mark Foster   Great Britain 22 March 1994 World Cup Sheffield, United Kingdom [7]
5 23.55 Mark Foster   Great Britain 11 February 1995 World Cup Sheffield, United Kingdom
6 23.45 Mark Foster   Great Britain 15 December 1995 - Sheffield, United Kingdom
7 23.35 Denis Pankratov   Russia 8 February 1997 World Cup Paris, France
8 23.30 Miloš Milošević   Croatia 12 December 1998 European Championships Sheffield, United Kingdom
9 23.21 Michael Klim   Australia 5 September 1999 Australian Championships Canberra, Australia
10 23.19 h Lars Frölander   Sweden 19 March 2000 World Championships Athens, Greece
11 23.11 tt Michael Klim   Australia 19 June 2000 AIS Meet Canberra, Australia
12 22.87 Mark Foster   Great Britain 17 January 2001 World Cup Sheffield, United Kingdom
13 22.84 Geoff Huegill   Australia 7 December 2001 World Cup Melbourne, Australia
13 22.84 = Geoff Huegill   Australia 22 January 2002 World Cup Stockholm, Sweden
14 22.74 h Geoff Huegill   Australia 26 January 2002 World Cup Berlin, Germany
15 22.71 Ian Crocker   United States 10 October 2004 World Championships Indianapolis, United States
16 22.60 Kaio de Almeida   Brazil 17 December 2005 Brazilian Championships Santos, Brazil
17 22.50 Matt Jaukovic   Australia 25 October 2008 World Cup Sydney, Australia [8]
18 22.29 Amaury Leveaux   France 6 December 2008 French Championships Angers, France [9]
19 22.18 h Amaury Leveaux   France 14 December 2008 European Championships Rijeka, Croatia [10]
20 21.80 Steffen Deibler   Germany 14 November 2009 World Cup Berlin, Germany [11]
21 21.75 Nicholas Santos   Brazil 6 October 2018 World Cup Budapest, Hungary [12]
21 21.75 = Szebasztián Szabó   Hungary 6 November 2021 European Championships Kazan, Russia [13]
22 21.67 h Noè Ponti    Switzerland 20 October 2024 World Cup Shanghai, China [14]
23 21.50 h Noè Ponti    Switzerland 2 November 2024 World Cup Singapore [15]
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

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Long course

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# Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
1 26.54 Inge de Bruijn   Netherlands 18 Jun 1999 Netherlands Championships Amersfoort, Netherlands
2 26.39 Anna-Karin Kammerling   Sweden 1 Jul 1999 Sweden Championships Halmstad, Sweden
3 26.29 Anna-Karin Kammerling   Sweden 27 Jul 1999 European Championships Istanbul, Turkey
4 25.83 h Inge de Bruijn   Netherlands 20 May 2000 Mare Nostrum Monte Carlo, Monaco
5 25.64 h Inge de Bruijn   Netherlands 26 May 2000 Super Speedo Grand Prix Sheffield, United Kingdom
6 25.57 Anna-Karin Kammerling   Sweden 30 Jul 2002 European Championships Berlin, Germany
7 25.46 Therese Alshammar   Sweden 13 Jun 2007 Mare Nostrum Barcelona, Spain [16]
8 25.33 Marleen Veldhuis   Netherlands 19 April 2009 Swim Cup Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands [17]
9 25.07 sf Therese Alshammar   Sweden 31 July 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy [18]
10 24.43 Sarah Sjöström   Sweden 5 July 2014 Swedish Championships Borås, Sweden
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

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# Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
1 27.54 Christiane Sievert   East Germany 10 Feb 1990 World Cup meet Bonn, Germany
2 26.73 Amy Van Dyken   United States 1 Feb 1995 World Cup meet Espoo, Finland
3 26.56 h Angela Kennedy   Australia 12 Feb 1995 World Cup meet Sheffield, United Kingdom
4 26.55 Misty Hyman   United States 19 Apr 1997 World SC Championships Gothenburg, Sweden
5 26.48 Jenny Thompson   United States 29 Nov 1997 Canada Open Toronto, Canada
6 26.05 h Jenny Thompson   United States 2 Dec 1998 World Cup meet College Station, United States
7 26.00 Jenny Thompson   United States 18 Nov 1999 World Cup meet College Park, United States
8 25.64 Anna-Karin Kammerling   Sweden 10 Dec 1999 European SC Championships Lisbon, Portugal [19]
9 25.60 Anna-Karin Kammerling   Sweden 15 Dec 2000 European SC Championships Valencia, Spain
10 25.36 Anna-Karin Kammerling   Sweden 25 Jan 2001 World Cup meet Stockholm, Sweden
11 25.33 Anna-Karin Kammerling   Sweden 12 Mar 2005 Sweden 25m Championships Gothenburg, Sweden
12 25.32 Felicity Galvez   Australia 11 Apr 2008 World SC Championships Manchester, United Kingdom [20]
13 25.31 Therese Alshammar   Sweden 12 Nov 2008 World Cup meet Stockholm, Sweden [21]
14 24.99 Marieke Guehrer   Australia 15 Nov 2008 World Cup meet Berlin, Germany [22]
15 24.75 Therese Alshammar   Sweden 17 Oct 2009 World Cup meet Durban, South Africa [23]
16 24.46 Therese Alshammar   Sweden 11 Nov 2009 World Cup meet Stockholm, Sweden [24]
17 24.38 Therese Alshammar   Sweden 22 Nov 2009 World Cup meet Singapore [25]
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 April 2024[26]
Pos Time Swimmer Date Venue Ref
1 22.27   Andrii Govorov (UKR) 1 July 2018 Rome
2 22.35   Caeleb Dressel (USA) 22 July 2019 Gwangju
3 22.43   Rafael Muñoz (ESP) 2 April 2009 Málaga
4 22.60   Nicholas Santos (BRA) 11 May 2019 Budapest
5 22.62   Oleg Kostin (RUS) 19 April 2023 Kazan [27]
6 22.65   Noè Ponti (SUI) 4 April 2024 Uster [28]
7 22.67   Milorad Čavić (SRB) 27 July 2009 Rome
8 22.68   Thomas Ceccon (ITA) 24 July 2023 Fukuoka [29]
9 22.70   Henrique Martins (BRA) 26 May 2017 Belo Horizonte
10 22.72   Maxime Grousset (FRA) 23 July 2023 Fukuoka [30]
11 22.73   Matt Targett (AUS) 27 July 2009 Rome [31]
12 22.75   Ben Proud (GBR) 24 July 2017 Budapest
13 22.76   César Cielo (BRA) 24 April 2012 Rio de Janeiro
14 22.79   Michael Andrew (USA) 19 June 2022 Budapest [32]
  Dare Rose (USA) 23 July 2023 Fukuoka [33]
16 22.80   Diogo Ribeiro (POR) 24 July 2023 Fukuoka [34]
17 22.84   Frédérick Bousquet (FRA) 22 April 2009 Montpellier
  Florent Manaudou (FRA) 2 August 2015 Kazan
  Jacob Peters (GBR) 24 July 2023 Fukuoka [35]
20 22.85   Dylan Carter (TTO) 19 June 2022 Budapest [36]
21 22.88   Nyls Korstanje (NED) 11 August 2022 Rome [37]
22 22.90   Roland Schoeman (RSA) 26 July 2009 Rome
  Yauhen Tsurkin (BLR) 28 July 2013 Barcelona
  Szebasztián Szabó (HUN) 22 July 2019 Gwangju
25 22.91   Bryan Lundquist (USA) 18 July 2009 Indianapolis

Notes

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Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 22.91:

  • Andriy Govorov also swam 22.48 (2018), 22.53 (2018), 22.69 (2016, 2018), 22.73 (2016, 2018), 22.77 (2017, 2018), 22.80 (2019), 22.81 (2016), 22.82 (2018), 22.84 (2017, 2019), 22.85 (2018), 22.87 (2014, 2018, 2019), 22.89 (2018), 22.90 (2017, 2018), 22.91 (2019).
  • Caeleb Dressel also swam 22.57 (2019, 2022), 22.76 (2017), 22.79 (2022), 22.83 (2019), 22.84 (2019, 2022), 22.88 (2022), 22.89 (2017).
  • Nicholas Santos also swam 22.61 (2017), 22.73 (2022), 22.77 (2019, 2019), 22.78 (2022), 22.79 (2012, 2017, 2019), 22.80 (2017), 22.81 (2013), 22.83 (2022), 22.84 (2017), 22.90 (2015).
  • Rafael Muñoz also swam 22.68 (2009), 22.88 (2009), 22.90 (2009).
  • Milorad Čavić also swam 22.69 (2009), 22.75 (2009), 22.83 (2009).
  • Oleg Kostin also swam 22.70 (2019), 22.72 (2022), 22.74 (2019), 22.82 (2020), 22.88 (2019).
  • Maxime Grousset also swam 22.74 (2023), 22.82 (2023), 22.90 (2022).
  • Ben Proud also swam 22.76 (2022), 22.78 (2018), 22.80 (2017), 22.81 (2022), 22.91 (2023).
  • Thomas Ceccon also swam 22.79 (2022), 22.84 (2023), 22.86 (2022), 22.88 (2022), 22.89 (2022).
  • Michael Andrew also swam 22.80 (2019), 22.87 (2022), 22.89 (2022), 22.90 (2022).
  • Jacob Peters also swam 22.85 (2023), 22.89 (2023).
  • Dylan Carter also swam 22.87 (2022), 22.89 (2023).
  • Nyls Korstanje also swam 22.90 (2022).
  • César Cielo also swam 22.91 (2014).
  • Szebasztián Szabó also swam 22.91 (2022).
  • Noè Ponti also swam 22.91 (2024).

Men short course

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  • Correct as of October 2024[38]
Pos Time Swimmer Date Venue Ref
1 21.50   Noè Ponti (SUI) 2 November 2024 Singapore [39]
2 21.74   Nyls Korstanje (NED) 2 November 2024 Singapore [40]
3 21.75   Nicholas Santos (BRA) 6 October 2018 Budapest
  Szebasztián Szabó (HUN) 6 November 2021 Kazan [13]
5 21.80   Steffen Deibler (GER) 14 November 2009 Berlin
6 21.87   Roland Schoeman (RSA) 14 November 2009 Berlin
7 21.95   Chad le Clos (RSA) 6 December 2014 Doha
8 21.97   Sun Jiajun (CHN) 24 September 2024 Wuhan [41]
9 21.98   Dylan Carter (TRI) 20 December 2021 Abu Dhabi [42]
  Teong Tzen Wei (SGP) 2 November 2024 Singapore [43]
11 21.99   Tom Shields (USA) 9 October 2021 Budapest [44]
12 22.02   Matteo Rivolta (ITA) 20 December 2021 Abu Dhabi [45]
13 22.04   Caeleb Dressel (USA) 16 November 2020 Budapest [46]
14 22.06   Maxime Grousset (FRA) 9 December 2023 Otopeni [47]
15 22.07   Johannes Dietrich (GER) 13 December 2009 Istanbul
  Oleg Kostin (RUS) 9 November 2019 Kazan
17 22.08   Marcin Cieślak (POL) 18 December 2020 Olsztyn
18 22.09   Florent Manaudou (FRA) 23 November 2014 Montpellier
19 22.10   Jacob Peters (GBR) 9 December 2023 Otopeni [48]
20 22.13   Marius Kusch (GER) 20 October 2024 Shanghai [49]
21 22.15   Daniel Zaitsev (EST) 14 December 2022 Melbourne [50]
22 22.17   Vladimir Morozov (RUS) 17 November 2018 Singapore
  Frederick Bousquet (FRA) 13 December 2009 Istanbul
24 22.18   Amaury Leveaux (FRA) 14 December 2008 Rijeka
  Ben Proud (GBR) 16 December 2017 Copenhagen
4 December 2021 Eindhoven [51]

Notes

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  • Noè Ponti also swam 21.64 (2024), 21.68 (2024), 21.76 (2024), 21.79 (2023), 21.88 (2024), 21.96 (2022), 22.01 (2022), 22.04 (2022), 22.17 (2023), 22.18 (2023).
  • Nicholas Santos also swam 21.78 (2020, 2022), 21.80 (2021), 21.93 (2021), 21.98 (2021), 22.08 (2022), 22.09 (2021), 22.12 (2021).
  • Szebasztián Szabó also swam 21.86 (2020, 2023), 21.90 (2022), 21.96 (2023), 21.97 (2021), 21.98 (2022), 22.00 (2021), 22.07 (2022), 22.11 (2021), 22.14 (2021).
  • Nyls Korstanje also swam 21.96 (2024), 21.97 (2024), 21.99 (2024), 22.00 (2024).
  • Sun Jiajun also swam 21.97 (2024).
  • Chad le Clos also swam 21.98 (2016), 22.09 (2022), 22.11 (2022).
  • Dylan Carter also swam 21.99 (2022), 22.02 (2022), 22.11 (2022), 22.14 (2022), 22.18 (2021).
  • Teong Tzen Wei also swam 22.01 (2022, 2022), 22.11 (2024), 22.18 (2022).
  • Tom Shields also swam 22.09 (2021).
  • Oleg Kostin also swam 22.10 (2021).
  • Matteo Rivolta also swam 22.14 (2021).
  • Marius Kusch also swam 22.14 (2024), 22.17 (2022).

Women long course

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  • Correct as of February 2024[52]
Pos Time Swimmer Date Venue Ref
1 24.43   Sarah Sjöström (SWE) 5 July 2014 Borås
2 25.05   Zhang Yufei (CHN) 28 July 2023 Fukuoka [53]
3 25.07   Therese Alshammar (SWE) 31 July 2009 Rome
4 25.11   Rikako Ikee (JPN) 10 June 2018 Canet
  Gretchen Walsh (USA) 28 June 2023 Indianapolis [54]
6 25.17   Mélanie Henique (FRA) 19 June 2021 Chartres [55]
7 25.20   Fran Halsall (GBR) 24 July 2014 Glasgow
8 25.24   Jeanette Ottesen (DEN) 3 August 2013 Barcelona
  Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED) 13 March 2021 Amsterdam
10 25.28   Marleen Veldhuis (NED) 31 July 2009 Rome
11 25.30   Arina Surkova (RUS) 19 April 2023 Kazan [56]
12 25.31   Holly Barratt (AUS) 16 August 2019 Singapore
13 25.33   Marie Wattel (FRA) 13 August 2022 Rome [57]
  Torri Huske (USA) 28 June 2022 Indianapolis [58]
15 25.37   Lu Ying (CHN) 8 August 2015 Kazan
16 25.38   Farida Osman (EGY) 24 June 2022 Budapest [59]
17 25.43   Claire Curzan (USA) 24 June 2022 Budapest [60]
18 25.47   Cate Campbell (AUS) 1 March 2018 Gold Coast
19 25.48   Marieke Guehrer (AUS) 1 August 2009 Rome
  Kelsi Dahlia (USA) 29 July 2017 Budapest
26 July 2018 Irvine
27 July 2019 Gwangju
21 25.50   Dara Torres (USA) 7 July 2009 Indianapolis
  Inge Dekker (NED) 10 April 2014 Dordrecht
  Emilie Beckmann (DEN) 5 March 2021 Vejle
24 25.53   Ingvild Snildal (NOR) 31 July 2009 Rome
  Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace (BAH) 24 July 2014 Glasgow

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Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 25.53:

  • Sarah Sjöström also swam 24.60 (2017), 24.63 (2024), 24.69 (2015), 24.73 (2024), 24.74 (2023), 24.76 (2017), 24.77 (2023), 24.79 (2019), 24.87 (2014), 24.88 (2024), 24.89 (2023), 24.90 (2017), 24.95 (2017, 2022, 2024), 24.96 (2015, 2017, 2022), 24.97 (2023), 24.98 (2014), 24.99 (2016), 25.02 (2017, 2019), 25.05 (2022), 25.06 (2015, 2023), 25.07 (2015, 2016, 2018, 2023), 25.08 (2024), 25.10 (2022), 25.11 (2018, 2018), 25.12 (2014, 2020), 25.13 (2022), 25.14 (2018), 25.15 (2016, 2017), 25.16 (2018), 25.18 (2016), 25.19 (2018), 25.21 (2022, 2024), 25.22 (2018, 2024), 25.23 (2014, 2015), 25.24 (2016, 2023), 25.25 (2017, 2023, 2023, 2023), 25.26 (2017, 2022), 25.27 (2016), 25.28 (2023), 25.30 (2015, 2017, 2022), 25.32 (2019), 25.33 (2018), 25.34 (2019), 25.35 (2015, 2017), 25.37 (2016), 25.39 (2018, 2019), 25.41 (2015), 25.42 (2016, 2021, 2023), 25.43 (2015, 2018, 2022), 25.46 (2022), 25.48 (2019), 25.51 (2017, 2018), 25.52 (2014), 25.53 (2018).
  • Zhang Yufei also swam 25.14 (2023), 25.17 (2023), 25.20 (2023), 25.29 (2023), 25.31 (2023), 25.32 (2022, 2023), 25.39 (2022), 25.47 (2023).
  • Gretchen Walsh also swam 25.20 (2024), 25.29 (2024), 25.40 (2024), 25.45 (2024), 25.46 (2023), 25.48 (2023).
  • Mélanie Henique also swam 25.24 (2020), 25.27 (2024), 25.30 (2021), 25.31 (2022), 25.41 (2022), 25.44 (2024), 25.46 (2021), 25.52 (2020), 25.53 (2021), 25.44 (2024).
  • Rikako Ikee also swam 25.25 (2018), 25.32 (2018), 25.33 (2024), 25.46 (2017), 25.49 (2022), 25.53 (2018).
  • Jeanette Ottesen also swam 25.27 (2014, 2015), 25.29 (2012), 25.34 (2014, 2015), 25.41 (2014), 25.43 (2014), 25.44 (2016), 25.48 (2015), 25.49 (2014), 25.50 (2013, 2016), 25.51 (2015, 2015, 2015), 25.53 (2015).
  • Ranomi Kromowidjojo also swam 25.30 (2021), 25.32 (2020), 25.35 (2019), 25.36 (2021), 25.38 (2017, 2020), 25.43 (2021), 25.53 (2013).
  • Marleen Veldhuis also swam 25.33 (2009).
  • Fran Halsall also swam 25.35 (2016), 25.36 (2014), 25.39 (2014), 25.48 (2016).
  • Torri Huske also swam 25.38 (2023), 25.45 (2022).
  • Farida Osman also swam 25.39 (2017), 25.46 (2022), 25.47 (2019), 25.48 (2018).
  • Lu Ying also swam 25.42 (2013).
  • Therese Alshammar also swam 25.44 (2009), 25.46 (2007), 25.50 (2010), 25.52 (2011).
  • Cate Campbell also swam 25.49 (2019), 25.51 (2018).
  • Claire Curzan also swam 25.49 (2022).
  • Marie Wattel also swam 25.50 (2019), 25.51 (2021)

Women short course

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  • Correct as of October 2024[61]
Pos Time Swimmer Date Venue Ref
1 24.38   Therese Alshammar (SWE) 22 November 2009 Singapore
2 24.44   Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED) 19 December 2021 Abu Dhabi [62]
3 24.50   Sarah Sjöström (SWE) 7 November 2021 Kazan [63]
4 24.54   Kate Douglass (USA) 19 October 2024 Shanghai [64]
5 24.55   Claire Curzan (USA) 19 December 2021 Abu Dhabi [65]
6 24.56   Melanie Henique (FRA) 5 December 2019 Glasgow
7 24.58   Arina Surkova (RUS) 22 November 2023 Saint Petersburg [66]
8 24.59   Inge Dekker (NED) 1 September 2014 Dubai
9 24.64   Maggie MacNeil (CAN) 14 December 2022 Melbourne [67]
  Torri Huske (USA) 14 December 2022 Melbourne [68]
11 24.69   Marieke Guehrer (AUS) 15 November 2009 Berlin
12 24.71   Jeanette Ottesen (DEN) 5 December 2014 Doha
  Rikako Ikee (JPN) 13 January 2018 Tokyo
  Zhang Yufei (CHN) 14 December 2022 Melbourne [69]
15 24.75   Béryl Gastaldello (FRA) 17 October 2020 Budapest
  Holly Barratt (AUS) 29 October 2021 Kazan [70]
17 24.80   Madeline Banic (USA) 22 November 2020 Budapest [71]
18 24.86   Kelsi Dahlia (USA) 21 November 2021 Eindhoven
19 24.90   Felicity Galvez (AUS) 17 December 2010 Dubai
20 24.92   Maaike de Waard (NED) 13 December 2022 Melbourne [72]
21 24.94   Emma McKeon (AUS) 29 October 2021 Kazan [73]
22 24.99   Alexandria Perkins (AUS) 26 September 2024 Adelaide [74]
23 25.00   Hinkelien Schreuder (NED) 11 December 2009 Istanbul
24 25.03   Silvia Di Pietro (ITA) 6 November 2021 Kazan [75]
25 25.04   Sara Junevik (SWE) 13 December 2022 Melbourne [76]

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