World record progression 50 metres butterfly

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.

Men

Long course

#	Time		Name	Nationality	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
WBT	23.68		Pankratov, DenisDenis Pankratov	Russia	10 Aug 1996	Meet of Champions	Mulhouse, France
1	23.60		Huegill, GeoffGeoff Huegill	Australia	14 May 2000	Australia Championships	Sydney, Australia
2	23.44	(sf)	Huegill, GeoffGeoff Huegill	Australia	27 Jul 2001	World Championships	Fukuoka, Japan
3	23.43		Welsh, MattMatt Welsh	Australia	21 Jul 2003	World Championships	Barcelona, Spain
4	23.30		Crocker, IanIan Crocker	United States	29 Feb 2004	Big 12 Time Trials	Austin, United States	[2]
5	23.01	(sf)	Schoeman, RolandRoland Schoeman	South Africa	24 Jul 2005	World Championships	Montreal, Canada
6	22.96		Schoeman, RolandRoland Schoeman	South Africa	25 Jul 2005	World Championships	Montreal, Canada	[3]
7	22.43	sf	Muñoz, RafaelRafael Muñoz	Spain	5 April 2009	Spain Nationals	Málaga, Spain	[4]

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	23.55		Foster, MarkMark Foster	Great Britain	11 February 1995	World Cup	Sheffield, United Kingdom
2	23.45		Foster, MarkMark Foster	Great Britain	15 December 1995	-	Sheffield, United Kingdom
3	23.35		Pankratov, DenisDenis Pankratov	Russia	8 February 1997	World Cup	Paris, France
4	23.30		Milošević, MilošMiloš Milošević	Croatia	12 December 1998	European 25m Championships	Sheffield, United Kingdom
5	23.21		Klim, MichaelMichael Klim	Australia	5 September 1999	Australia 25m Championships	Canberra, Australia
6	23.19	(h)	Frölander, LarsLars Frölander	Sweden	19 March 2000	Short Course Worlds	Athens, Greece
7	23.11	(tt)	Klim, MichaelMichael Klim	Australia	19 June 2000	AIS	Canberra, Australia
8	22.87		Foster, MarkMark Foster	Great Britain	17 January 2001	World Cup	Sheffield, United Kingdom
9	22.84		Huegill, GeoffGeoff Huegill	Australia	18 December 2001	World Cup	Melbourne, Australia
9=	22.84		Huegill, GeoffGeoff Huegill	Australia	22 January 2002	World Cup	Stockholm, Sweden
10	22.74	(h)	Huegill, GeoffGeoff Huegill	Australia	26 January 2002	World Cup	Berlin, Germany
11	22.71		Crocker, IanIan Crocker	United States	10 October 2004	Short Course Worlds	Indianapolis, United States
12	22.60		Almeida, Kaio deKaio de Almeida	Brazil	17 December 2005	Brazil 25m Nationals	Santos, Brazil
13	22.50		Jaukovic, MattMatt Jaukovic	Australia	25 October 2008	World Cup	Sydney, Australia	[5]
14	22.29		Leveaux, AmauryAmaury Leveaux	France	6 December 2008	French 25m Championships	Angers, France	[6]
15	22.18	(h)	Leveaux, AmauryAmaury Leveaux	France	14 December 2008	European 25m Championships	Rijeka, Croatia	[7]
16	21.80		Deibler, SteffenSteffen Deibler	Germany	14 November 2009	World Cup	Berlin, Germany	[8]

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	26.54		Bruijn, Inge deInge de Bruijn	Netherlands	18 Jun 1999	Netherlands Championships	Amersfoort, Netherlands
2	26.39		Kammerling, Anna-KarinAnna-Karin Kammerling	Sweden	1 Jul 1999	Sweden Championships	Halmstad, Sweden
3	26.29		Kammerling, Anna-KarinAnna-Karin Kammerling	Sweden	27 Jul 1999	European Championships	Istanbul, Turkey
4	25.83	(h)	Bruijn, Inge deInge de Bruijn	Netherlands	20 May 2000	Mare Nostrum	Monte Carlo, Monaco
5	25.64	(h)	Bruijn, Inge deInge de Bruijn	Netherlands	26 May 2000	Super Speedo Grand Prix	Sheffield, United Kingdom
6	25.57		Kammerling, Anna-KarinAnna-Karin Kammerling	Sweden	30 Jul 2002	European Championships	Berlin, Germany
7	25.46		Alshammar, ThereseTherese Alshammar	Sweden	13 Jun 2007	Mare Nostrum	Barcelona, Spain	[9]
8	25.33		Veldhuis, MarleenMarleen Veldhuis	Netherlands	19 April 2009	Swim Cup Amsterdam	Amsterdam, Netherlands	[10]
9	25.07	sf	Alshammar, ThereseTherese Alshammar	Sweden	31 July 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[11]
10	24.43		Sjöström, SarahSarah Sjöström	Sweden	5 July 2014	Swedish Swimming 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

#	Time		Name	Nationality	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
1	26.73		Van Dyken, AmyAmy Van Dyken	United States	1 Feb 1995	World Cup meet	Espoo, Finland
2	26.56	(h)	Kennedy, AngelaAngela Kennedy	Australia	12 Feb 1995	World Cup meet	Sheffield, United Kingdom
3	26.55	†	Hyman, MistyMisty Hyman	United States	19 Apr 1997	World SC Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden
4	26.48		Thompson, JennyJenny Thompson	United States	29 Nov 1997	Canada Open	Toronto, Canada
5	26.05	(h)	Thompson, JennyJenny Thompson	United States	2 Dec 1998	World Cup meet	College Station, United States
6	26.00		Thompson, JennyJenny Thompson	United States	18 Nov 1999	World Cup meet	College Park, United States
7	25.64		Kammerling, Anna-KarinAnna-Karin Kammerling	Sweden	10 Dec 1999	European SC Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	[12]
8	25.60		Kammerling, Anna-KarinAnna-Karin Kammerling	Sweden	15 Dec 2000	European SC Championships	Valencia, Spain
9	25.36		Kammerling, Anna-KarinAnna-Karin Kammerling	Sweden	25 Jan 2001	World Cup meet	Stockholm, Sweden
10	25.33		Kammerling, Anna-KarinAnna-Karin Kammerling	Sweden	12 Mar 2005	Sweden 25m Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden
11	25.32		Galvez, FelicityFelicity Galvez	Australia	11 Apr 2008	World SC Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom	[13]
12	25.31		Alshammar, ThereseTherese Alshammar	Sweden	12 Nov 2008	World Cup meet	Stockholm, Sweden	[14]
13	24.99		Guehrer, MariekeMarieke Guehrer	Australia	15 Nov 2008	World Cup meet	Berlin, Germany	[15]
14	24.75		Alshammar, ThereseTherese Alshammar	Sweden	17 Oct 2009	World Cup meet	Durban, South Africa	[16]
15	24.46		Alshammar, ThereseTherese Alshammar	Sweden	11 Nov 2009	World Cup meet	Stockholm, Sweden	[17]
16	24.38		Alshammar, ThereseTherese Alshammar	Sweden	22 Nov 2009	World Cup meet	Singapore	[18]

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

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