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World record progression 100 metres breaststroke

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This is a listing of the history of the World Record in the 100 breaststroke swimming event.

The first world record in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognized by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1961, while the women's world record times were officially acknowledged in 1958.{{Citation needed|date=March 2012}} In the short course (25 metres) swimming events the world's governing body has recognized world records since 3 March 1991.

Men

=Long course=

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{{Swimmingrecord

|-

|number = 1

|time = 1:14.1

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Leonid

|lastname = Kolesnikov

|namearticle =

|nation = URS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1961|May|2}}

|meet = -

|country = URS

|city = Moscow

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|-

|number = 2

|time = 1:11.1

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Chet

|lastname = Jastremski

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1961|July|2}}

|meet = -

|country = USA

|city = Chicago

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 3

|time = 1:10.7

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Gunter

|lastname = Tittes

|namearticle =

|nation = GDR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1961|July|5}}

|meet = -

|country = GDR

|city = East Berlin

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 3

|time = 1:10.7

|recordinfo = =

|firstname = Chet

|lastname = Jastremski

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1961|July|28}}

|meet = -

|country = JPN

|city = Tokyo

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 4

|time = 1:10.0

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Chet

|lastname = Jastremski

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1961|July|30}}

|meet = -

|country = JPN

|city = Tokyo

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 5

|time = 1:09.5

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Chet

|lastname = Jastremski

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1961|August|3}}

|meet = -

|country = JPN

|city = Osaka

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 6

|time = 1:07.8

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Chet

|lastname = Jastremski

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1961|August|20}}

|meet = Men’s NAAA Championships

|country = USA

|city = Los Angeles

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 7

|time = 1:07.5

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Chet

|lastname = Jastremski

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1961|August|20}}

|meet = Men’s NAAA Championships

|country = USA

|city = Los Angeles

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 8

|time = 1:07.4

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Georgy

|lastname = Prokopenko

|namearticle =

|nation = URS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1964|March|26}}

|meet = -

|country = URS

|city = Baku

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 9

|time = 1:06.9

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Georgy

|lastname = Prokopenko

|namearticle =

|nation = URS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1964|September|3}}

|meet = -

|country = URS

|city = Moscow

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 10

|time = 1:06.7

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Vladimir

|lastname = Kosinsky

|namearticle =

|nation = URS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1967|November|8}}

|meet = -

|country = URS

|city = Leningrad

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 11

|time = 1:06.4

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Jose

|lastname = Fiolo

|namearticle =

|nation = BRA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1968|February|19}}

|meet = -

|country = BRA

|city = Rio de Janeiro

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 12

|time = 1:06.2

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Nikolai

|lastname = Pankin

|namearticle =

|nation = URS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1968|April|18}}

|meet = -

|city = Moscow

|country = URS

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 13

|time = 1:05.8

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Nikolai

|lastname = Pankin

|namearticle =

|nation = URS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1969|April|20}}

|meet = -

|city = Magdeburg

|country = GDR

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 14

|time = 1:05.68

|recordinfo = sf

|firstname = John

|lastname = Hencken

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1972|August|29}}

|meet = Olympic Games

|city = Munich

|country = FRG

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 15

|time = 1:05.13

|recordinfo = sf

|firstname = Nobutaka

|lastname = Taguchi

|namearticle =

|nation = JPN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1972|August|29}}

|meet = Olympic Games

|city = Munich

|country = FRG

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 16

|time = 1:04.94

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Nobutaka

|lastname = Taguchi

|namearticle =

|nation = JPN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1972|August|30}}

|meet = Olympic Games

|city = Munich

|country = FRG

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 17

|time = 1:04.35

|recordinfo = h

|firstname = John

|lastname = Hencken

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1973|September|4}}

|meet = World Championships

|city = Belgrade

|country = Yugoslavia

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 18

|time = 1:04.02

|recordinfo =

|firstname = John

|lastname = Hencken

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1973|September|4}}

|meet = World Championships

|city = Belgrade

|country = Yugoslavia

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 19

|time = 1:03.88

|recordinfo =

|firstname = John

|lastname = Hencken

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1974|August|31}}

|meet = USA vs GDR Dual Meet

|city = Concord

|cityarticle = Concord, California

|country = USA

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 19

|time = 1:03.88

|recordinfo = =, h

|firstname = John

|lastname = Hencken

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1976|July|19}}

|meet = Olympic Games

|city = Montreal

|country = Canada

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 20

|time = 1:03.62

|recordinfo = sf

|firstname = John

|lastname = Hencken

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1976|July|19}}

|meet = Olympic Games

|city = Montreal

|country = Canada

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 21

|time = 1:03.11

|recordinfo =

|firstname = John

|lastname = Hencken

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1976|July|20}}

|meet = Olympic Games

|city = Montreal

|country = Canada

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 22

|time = 1:02.86

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Gerald

|lastname = Mörken

|namearticle =

|nation = FRG

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1977|August|18}}

|meet = -

|city = Jönköping

|country = SWE

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 23

|time = 1:02.62

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Steve

|lastname = Lundquist

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1982|July|19}}

|meet = USA World Championship Trials

|city = Mission Viejo

|cityarticle = Mission Viejo, California

|country = USA

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 24

|time = 1:02.53

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Steve

|lastname = Lundquist

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1982|August|21}}

|meet = -

|city = Indianapolis

|country = USA

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 25

|time = 1:02.34

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Steve

|lastname = Lundquist

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1983|July|19}}

|meet = US National Championships

|city = Clovis

|cityarticle = Clovis, California

|country = USA

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 26

|time = 1:02.28

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Steve

|lastname = Lundquist

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1983|August|17}}

|meet = Pan American Games

|city = Caracas

|country = VEN

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 27

|time = 1:02.13

|recordinfo =

|firstname = John

|lastname = Moffet

|namearticle = John Moffet (swimmer)

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1984|June|25}}

|meet = US Olympic Trials

|city = Indianapolis

|country = USA

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 28

|time = 1:01.65

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Steve

|lastname = Lundquist

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1984|July|29}}

|meet = Olympic Games

|city = Los Angeles

|country = USA

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 29

|time = 1:01.49

|recordinfo = h

|firstname = Adrian

|lastname = Moorhouse

|namearticle =

|nation = GBR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1989|August|15}}

|meet = European Championships

|city = Bonn

|country = FRG

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 29

|time = 1:01.49

|recordinfo = =

|firstname = Adrian

|lastname = Moorhouse

|namearticle =

|nation = GBR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1990|January|25}}

|meet = Commonwealth Games

|city = Auckland

|country = NZL

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 29

|time = 1:01.49

|recordinfo = =

|firstname = Adrian

|lastname = Moorhouse

|namearticle =

|nation = GBR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1990|July|26}}

|meet = -

|city = London

|country = UK

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 29

|time = 1:01.49

|recordinfo = =, h

|firstname = Norbert

|lastname = Rózsa

|namearticle =

|nation = HUN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1991|January|7}}

|meet = World Championships

|city = Perth

|country = AUS

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 30

|time = 1:01.45

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Norbert

|lastname = Rózsa

|namearticle =

|nation = HUN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1991|January|7}}

|meet = World Championships

|city = Perth

|country = AUS

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 30

|time = 1:01.45

|recordinfo = =

|firstname = Vasili

|lastname = Ivanov

|namearticle = Vasili Ivanov (swimmer)

|nation = USSR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1991|June|11}}

|meet = -

|city = Moscow

|country = USSR

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 31

|time = 1:01.29

|recordinfo = h

|firstname = Norbert

|lastname = Rózsa

|namearticle =

|nation = HUN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1991|August|20}}

|meet = European Championships

|city = Athens

|country = GRE

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 32

|time = 1:00.95

|recordinfo = h

|firstname = Károly

|lastname = Güttler

|namearticle =

|nation = HUN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1993|August|3}}

|meet = European Championships

|city = Sheffield

|country = GBR

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 33

|time = 1:00.60

|recordinfo = h

|firstname = Frederik

|lastname = Deburghgraeve

|namearticle =

|nation = BEL

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1996|July|20}}

|meet = Olympic Games

|city = Atlanta

|country = USA

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 34

|time = 1:00.36

|recordinfo = sf

|firstname = Roman

|lastname = Sludnov

|namearticle =

|nation = RUS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2000|June|15}}

|meet = -

|city = Moscow

|country = RUS

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 35

|time = 1:00.29

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Ed

|lastname = Moses

|namearticle = Ed Moses (swimmer)

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2001|March|28}}

|meet = US National Championships

|city = Austin

|cityarticle = Austin, Texas

|country = USA

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 36

|time = 1:00.26

|recordinfo = sf

|firstname = Roman

|lastname = Sludnov

|namearticle =

|nation = RUS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2001|June|28}}

|meet = Russian Championships

|city = Moscow

|country = RUS

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 37

|time = 59.97

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Roman

|lastname = Sludnov

|namearticle =

|nation = RUS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2001|June|29}}

|meet = Russian Championships

|city = Moscow

|country = RUS

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 38

|time = 59.94

|recordinfo = sf

|firstname = Roman

|lastname = Sludnov

|namearticle =

|nation = RUS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2001|July|23}}

|meet = World Championships

|city = Fukuoka

|country = JPN

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 39

|time = 59.78

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Kosuke

|lastname = Kitajima

|namearticle =

|nation = JPN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2003|July|21}}

|meet = World Championships

|city = Omaha

|cityarticle = Omaha, Nebraska

|country = USA

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 40

|time = 59.30

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Brendan

|lastname = Hansen

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2004|July|8}}

|meet = US Olympic Trials

|city = Long Beach

|country = USA

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 41

|time = 59.13

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Brendan

|lastname = Hansen

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2006|August|1}}

|meet = US National Championships

|city = Irvine

|cityarticle = Irvine, California

|country = USA

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 42

|time = 58.91

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Kosuke

|lastname = Kitajima

|namearticle =

|nation = JPN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2008|August|11}}

|meet = Olympic Games

|city = Beijing

|country = CHN

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = -

|time = 58.67

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Ihor

|lastname = Borysyk

|namearticle =

|nation = UKR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2009|June|13}}

|meet = Ukrainian National Cup

|city = Kharkiv

|country = UKR

|ref = {{cite news|title=Ukraine’s Igor Borysik Loses Chance at 100 Breast World Record|url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/ukraines-igor-borysik-loses-chance-at-100-breast-world-record/|date=25 July 2009|access-date=22 April 2025|website=Swimming World}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 43

|time = 58.58

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Brenton

|lastname = Rickard

|namearticle =

|nation = AUS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2009|July|27}}

|meet = World Championships

|city = Rome

|country = ITA

|ref = {{cite web|title=13th FINA World Championships - Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001090B0016000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=27 July 2009|access-date=22 April 2025}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 44

|time = 58.46

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Cameron

|lastname = van der Burgh

|namearticle =

|nation = RSA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2012|July|29}}

|meet = Olympic Games

|city = London

|country = UK

|ref = {{cite news|title=2012 London Olympics: Cameron van der Burgh's World Record Ends Kosuke Kitajima's Threepeat Bid in 100 Breast; Hansen Medals|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/World/31443.asp|publisher=Swimming World Magazine|date=29 July 2012|accessdate=7 July 2013}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 45

|time = 57.92

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Adam

|lastname = Peaty

|namearticle =

|nation = GBR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2015|April|17}}

|meet = British Championships

|city = London

|country = UK

|ref = {{cite magazine|title=Adam Peaty Breaks 100 Breast World Record To Set Day Four Of British Nationals Ablaze|url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/adam-peaty-breaks-100-breast-world-record-to-set-day-four-of-british-nationals-ablaze/|magazine=Swimming World|author=Jeff Commings|date=17 April 2015|access-date=22 April 2025}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 46

|time = 57.55

|recordinfo = h

|firstname = Adam

|lastname = Peaty

|namearticle =

|nation = GBR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2016|August|6}}

|meet = Olympic Games

|city = Rio de Janeiro

|country = BRA

|ref =

{{cite web|title=Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats Result|url=https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_odf-documents/S/W/SWM031900_ResultsSummary_2016_08_06.pdf|publisher=Rio 2016|accessdate=6 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807150619/https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_odf-documents/S/W/SWM031900_ResultsSummary_2016_08_06.pdf|archive-date=7 August 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 47

|time = 57.13

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Adam

|lastname = Peaty

|namearticle =

|nation = GBR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2016|August|7}}

|meet = Olympic Games

|city = Rio de Janeiro

|country = BRA

|ref =

{{cite web|title=2016 Olympic Games - Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_odf-documents/S/W/SWM031101_Results_2016_08_07.pdf|publisher=Rio 2016|accessdate=7 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808024900/https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_odf-documents/S/W/SWM031101_Results_2016_08_07.pdf|archive-date=8 August 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 48

|time = 57.10

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Adam

|lastname = Peaty

|namearticle =

|nation = GBR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2018|August|4}}

|meet = European Championships

|city = Glasgow

|country = UK

|ref = {{cite web|title=2018 European Championships - Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results|url=http://glasgow2018.microplustiming.com/export/NU_Glasgow2018/NU/pdf/SWMM100MBR------------FNL-000100--_73A1%201.1.pdf|publisher=MicroPlus Timing|date=4 August 2018|access-date=6 August 2018}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 49

|time = 56.88

|recordinfo = sf

|firstname = Adam

|lastname = Peaty

|namearticle =

|nation = GBR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2019|July|21}}

|meet = World Championships

|city = Gwangju

|country = KOR

|ref = {{cite web|title=18th FINA World Championships - Men's 100m Breaststroke Semifinals Results|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011301070103EC02FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=21 July 2019|access-date=21 July 2019}}

}}

{{end}}

=Short course=

class=wikitable

! Time !! Name !! Nationality !! Date !! Location

59.30

|Dmitry Volkov

|{{USSR}}

|Feb 10, 1990

|Bonn, West Germany

59.07

|Phil Rogers

|{{AUS}}

|27 August 1993

|Melbourne, Australia

59.02

|Frédérik Deburghgraeve

|{{BEL}}

|February 17, 1996

|Bastogne, Belgium

58.79

|Frédérik Deburghgraeve

|{{BEL}}

|Dec 4, 1998

|Texas, United States

58.51

|Roman Sludnov

|{{RUS}}

|March 17, 2000

|Athens, Greece

58.05

|Ed Moses

|{{USA}}

| March 24, 2000

|Minneapolis, United States

57.66

|Ed Moses

|{{USA}}

| March 24, 2000

|Minneapolis, United States

57.47

|Ed Moses

|{{USA}}

|January 23, 2002

|Stockholm, Sweden

56.88

|Cameron van der Burgh

|{{RSA}}

|November 9, 2008

|Moscow, Russia

55.99

|Cameron van der Burgh

|{{RSA}}

|August 9, 2009

|Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

55.61

|Cameron van der Burgh

|{{RSA}}

|November 15, 2009

|Berlin, Germany

55.49

|Adam Peaty

|{{GBR2}}

|November 15, 2020

|Budapest, Hungary

55.41

|Adam Peaty

|{{GBR2}}

|November 22, 2020

|Budapest, Hungary

55.34

|Ilya Shymanovich

|{{BLR}}

|December 19, 2020

|Brest, Belarus

55.32

|Ilya Shymanovich

|{{BLR}}

|November 19, 2021

|Eindhoven, Netherlands

55.28

|Ilya Shymanovich

|{{BLR}}

|November 26, 2021

|Eindhoven, Netherlands

Women

=Long course=

{{swimmingrecordlisttop|number=yes|nationality=yes|meet=yes}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 1

|time = 1:20.3

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Karin

|lastname = Beyer

|namearticle =

|nation = GDR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1958|July|20}}

|meet = -

|country = GDR

|city = East Berlin

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 2

|time = 1:19.6

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Karin

|lastname = Beyer

|namearticle =

|nation = GDR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1958|September|12}}

|meet =

|country = GDR

|city = Leipzig

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 3

|time = 1:19.1

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Wiltrud

|lastname = Urselmann

|namearticle =

|nation = FRG

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1960|March|12}}

|meet = -

|country = SUI

|city = Zürich

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 4

|time = 1:19.0

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Ursula

|lastname = Küper

|namearticle =

|nation = GDR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1960|July|14}}

|meet =

|country = GDR

|city = Leipzig

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 5

|time = 1:18.2

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Barbara

|lastname = Göbel

|namearticle =

|nation = GDR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1961|July|1}}

|meet =

|country = GDR

|city = Rostock

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 6

|time = 1:17.9

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Claudia

|lastname = Kolb

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1964|July|11}}

|meet = -

|country = USA

|city = Los Angeles

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 7

|time = 1:17.2

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Svetlana

|lastname = Babanina

|namearticle =

|nation = URS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1964|September|3}}

|meet = -

|country = URS

|city = Moscow

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 8

|time = 1:16.5

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Svetlana

|lastname = Babanina

|namearticle =

|nation = URS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1965|May|11}}

|meet = -

|country = URS

|city = Tashkent

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 9

|time = 1:16.4

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Catie

|lastname = Ball

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1966|July|15}}

|meet = -

|country = USA

|city = Winter Park

|cityarticle = Winter Park, Florida

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 10

|time = 1:15.7

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Galina

|lastname = Prozumenshchikova

|namearticle =

|nation = URS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1966|July|17}}

|meet = -

|country = URS

|city = Leningrad

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 11

|time = 1:15.6

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Catie

|lastname = Ball

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1966|December|28}}

|meet = -

|country = USA

|city = Fort Lauderdale

|cityarticle = Fort Lauderdale, Florida

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 12

|time = 1:14.8

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Catie

|lastname = Ball

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1967|July|31}}

|meet = Pan American Games

|country = CAN

|city = Winnipeg

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 13

|time = 1:14.6

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Catie

|lastname = Ball

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1967|August|19}}

|meet = AAU National Championships

|country = USA

|city = Philadelphia

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 14

|time = 1:14.2

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Catie

|lastname = Ball

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1968|August|25}}

|meet = US Olympic Trials

|country = USA

|city = Los Angeles

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 15

|time = 1:13.58

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Cathy

|lastname = Carr

|namearticle = Cathy Carr (swimmer)

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1972|September|2}}

|meet = Olympic Games

|country = FRG

|city = Munich

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 16

|time = 1:12.91

|recordinfo = h

|firstname = Renate

|lastname = Vogel

|namearticle =

|nation = GDR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1974|August|22}}

|meet = European Championships

|country = AUT

|city = Vienna

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 17

|time = 1:12.55

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Christel

|lastname = Justen

|namearticle =

|nation = FRG

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1974|August|23}}

|meet = European Championships

|country = AUT

|city = Vienna

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 18

|time = 1:12.28

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Renate

|lastname = Vogel

|namearticle =

|nation = GDR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1974|September|1}}

|meet = USA vs. GDR Dual Meet

|country = USA

|city = Concord

|cityarticle = Concord, California

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 19

|time = 1:11.93

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Carola

|lastname = Nitschke

|namearticle =

|nation = GDR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1976|June|2}}

|meet = GDR National Championships

|country = GDR

|city = East Berlin

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 20

|time = 1:11.11

|recordinfo = h

|firstname = Hannelore

|lastname = Anke

|namearticle =

|nation = GDR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1976|July|22}}

|meet = Olympic Games

|country = CAN

|city = Montreal

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 21

|time = 1:10.86

|recordinfo = sf

|firstname = Hannelore

|lastname = Anke

|namearticle =

|nation = GDR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1976|July|22}}

|meet = Olympic Games

|country = CAN

|city = Montreal

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 22

|time = 1:10.31

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Yuliya

|lastname = Bogdanova

|namearticle =

|nation = URS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1978|August|22}}

|meet = World Championships

|country = FRG

|city = West Berlin

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 23

|time = 1:10.20

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Ute

|lastname = Geweniger

|namearticle =

|nation = GDR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1980|May|26}}

|meet = -

|country = GDR

|city = Magdeburg

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 24

|time = 1:10.11

|recordinfo = h

|firstname = Ute

|lastname = Geweniger

|namearticle =

|nation = GDR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1980|July|24}}

|meet = Olympic Games

|country = URS

|city = Moscow

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 25

|time = 1:09.52

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Ute

|lastname = Geweniger

|namearticle =

|nation = GDR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1981|April|9}}

|meet = -

|country = GDR

|city = Gera

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 26

|time = 1:09.39

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Ute

|lastname = Geweniger

|namearticle =

|nation = GDR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1981|July|2}}

|meet = -

|country = GDR

|city = East Berlin

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 27

|time = 1:08.60

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Ute

|lastname = Geweniger

|namearticle =

|nation = GDR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1981|April|9}}

|meet = European Championships

|country = YUG

|city = Split

|cityarticle = Split (city)

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 28

|time = 1:08.51

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Ute

|lastname = Geweniger

|namearticle =

|nation = GDR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1983|August|25}}

|meet = European Championships

|country = ITA

|city = Rome

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 28

|time = 1:08.29

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Sylvia

|lastname = Gerasch

|namearticle =

|nation = GDR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1984|August|23}}

|meet = Friendship Games

|country = URS

|city = Moscow

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 29

|time = 1:08.11

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Sylvia

|lastname = Gerasch

|namearticle =

|nation = GDR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1986|August|11}}

|meet = World Championships

|country = ESP

|city = Madrid

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 30

|time = 1:07.91

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Silke

|lastname = Hörner

|namearticle =

|nation = GDR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1987|August|21}}

|meet = European Championships

|country = FRA

|city = Strasbourg

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 31

|time = 1:07.69

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Samantha

|lastname = Riley

|namearticle =

|nation = AUS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1994|September|9}}

|meet = World Championships

|country = ITA

|city = Rome

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 32

|time = 1:07.46

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Penelope

|lastname = Heyns

|namearticle =

|nation = RSA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1996|July|2}}

|meet = South African National Championships

|country = RSA

|city = Durban

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 33

|time = 1:07.02

|recordinfo = h

|firstname = Penelope

|lastname = Heyns

|namearticle =

|nation = RSA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1996|July|21}}

|meet = Olympic Games

|country = USA

|city = Atlanta

|cityarticle = Atlanta, Georgia

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 34

|time = 1:06.99

|recordinfo = h

|firstname = Penelope

|lastname = Heyns

|namearticle =

|nation = RSA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1999|July|18}}

|meet = Janet Evans Invitational

|country = USA

|city = Los Angeles

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 35

|time = 1:06.95

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Penelope

|lastname = Heyns

|namearticle =

|nation = RSA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1999|July|18}}

|meet = Janet Evans Invitational

|country = USA

|city = Los Angeles

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 36

|time = 1:06.52

|recordinfo = h

|firstname = Penelope

|lastname = Heyns

|namearticle =

|nation = RSA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1999|August|23}}

|meet = Pan Pacific Championships

|country = AUS

|city = Sydney

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 37

|time = 1:06.37

|recordinfo = sf

|firstname = Leisel

|lastname = Jones

|namearticle =

|nation = AUS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2003|July|21}}

|meet = World Championships

|country = ESP

|city = Barcelona

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 38

|time = 1:06.20

|recordinfo = sf

|firstname = Jessica

|lastname = Hardy

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2005|July|25}}

|meet = World Championships

|country = CAN

|city = Montreal

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 39

|time = 1:05.71

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Leisel

|lastname = Jones

|namearticle =

|nation = AUS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2006|February|3}}

|meet = Australian Championships

|country = AUS

|city = Melbourne

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 40

|time = 1:05.09

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Leisel

|lastname = Jones

|namearticle =

|nation = AUS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2006|March|20}}

|meet = Commonwealth Games

|country = AUS

|city = Melbourne

|ref = {{cite news|first=Caroline|last=Wilson|title=Lethal Leisel|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/swimming/lethal-leisel/2006/03/20/1142703290137.html?page=fullpage|newspaper=The Age|date=21 March 2006|access-date=24 March 2008}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 41

|time = 1:04.84

|recordinfo = sf

|firstname = Rebecca

|lastname = Soni

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2009|July|27}}

|meet = World Championships

|city = Rome

|country = ITA

|ref = {{cite web|title=13th FINA World championships - Women's 100m Breaststroke Semifinals Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001090B0019000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=27 July 2009|access-date=3 April 2025}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 42

|time = 1:04.45

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Jessica

|lastname = Hardy

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2009|August|7}}

|meet = US Open

|city = Federal Way

|country = USA

|ref = {{cite web|title=2009 US Open - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001090A002E000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=7 August 2009|access-date=3 April 2025}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 43

|time = 1:04.35

|recordinfo = sf

|firstname = Rūta

|lastname = Meilutytė

|namearticle =

|nation = LTU

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2013|July|29}}

|meet = World Championships

|city = Barcelona

|country = ESP

|ref = {{cite web|title=15th FINA World championships - Women's 100m Breaststroke Semifinals Results|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010D020101021E00FFFFFFFFFFFF02|publisher=Omega Timing|date=29 July 2013|access-date=29 July 2013}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 44

|time = 1:04.13

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Lilly

|lastname = King

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2017|July|25}}

|meet = World Championships

|city = Budapest

|country = HUN

|ref = {{cite web|title=17th FINA World Championships - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000111010A0203EC04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=25 July 2017|access-date=3 April 2025}}

}}

{{end}}

=Short course=

class=wikitable

! Time !! Name !! Nationality !! Date !! Location

1:06.58(scm-women) [https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19931205/1735260/price-leads-by-10-in-golf-challenge For the Record], Seattle Times; published 1993-12-05, retrieved 2012-03-05.

| Dai Guohong

{{CHN}}December 4, 1993Palma de Mallorca, Spain
1:05.70(scm-women) [http://www.swimnews.com/Magazine/1996/janmag96/rioday3.shtml Short Course Worlds - Day 3] by Nick Thierry, SwimNews January 1996; retrieved 2012-03-05.

| Samantha Riley

{{AUS}}December 1, 1995Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1:05.57Penelope Heyns{{RSA}}September 1999Johannesburg, South Africa
1:05.40Penelope Heyns{{RSA}}September 26, 1999Durban, South Africa
1:05.29Emma Igelström{{SWE}}March 15, 2003Stockholm, Sweden
1:05.11Emma Igelström{{SWE}}March 16, 2003Stockholm, Sweden
1:05.09Leisel Jones{{AUS}}November 28, 2003Melbourne, Australia
1:04.79Tara Kirk{{USA}}March 18, 2004Austin, USA
1:04.12Leisel Jones{{AUS}}August 27, 2006Hobart, Australia
1:03.86Leisel Jones{{AUS}}August 28, 2006Hobart, Australia
1:03.72Leisel Jones{{AUS}}April 26, 2008Canberra, Australia
1:03.00Leisel Jones{{AUS}}November 14, 2009Berlin, Germany
1:02.70Rebecca Soni{{USA}}December 19, 2009Manchester, England
1:02.36Rūta Meilutytė{{LTU}}October 12, 2013Moscow, Russia
1:02.36 ={{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/swimming/11277795/Jamaican-swimmer-Alia-Atkinson-becomes-first-black-woman-to-win-world-title.html|title=Jamaican swimmer Alia Atkinson becomes first black woman to win world title}}Alia Atkinson{{JAM}}December 3, 2014Doha, Qatar
1:02.36 ={{cite web|title=Alia Atkinson Ties World Record in 100 Breaststroke in Chartres|url=https://swimswam.com/alia-atkinson-ties-world-record-100-breaststroke-chartres/|first1=Braden|last1=Keith|publisher=Swimswam|date=26 August 2016|access-date=26 August 2016}}Alia Atkinson{{JAM}}August 26, 2016Chartres, France

All-time top 25

style="wikitable"
Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 100 m breaststroke times and the top 25 athletes:
style="background: #f6F5CE" |- denotes top performance for athletes in the top 25 100 m breaststroke times
- denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 100 m breaststroke times, by repeat athletes
style="background: #CCFFCC" |- denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 athletes who fall outside the top 25 100 m breaststroke times

=Men long course=

  • Correct as of December 2024{{cite web|title=Women's 50m Freestyle Long Course All-Time Ranking|url=https://www.worldaquatics.com/swimming/rankings?gender=F&distance=50&stroke=FREESTYLE&poolConfiguration=LCM&year=all&startDate=&endDate=×Mode=ALL_TIMES®ionId=all&countryId=|publisher=World Aquatics|access-date=23 March 2025}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! {{abbr|Ath.#|Athlete rank}}

! {{abbr|Perf.#|Performance rank}}

! Time

! Athlete

! Nation

! Date

! Place

! class="unsortable" | {{refh}}

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 1

| align=center | 1

| 56.88

| Adam Peaty

| {{GBR2}}

| 21 July 2019

| Gwangju

|

rowspan="13" |

| align=center | 2

| 57.10

|Peaty #2

| rowspan="13" |

| 4 August 2018

| Glasgow

|

align=center | 3

| 57.13

|Peaty #3

| 7 August 2016

| Rio de Janeiro

|

align=center | 4

| 57.14

|Peaty #4

| 22 July 2019

| Gwangju

| {{cite web|title=18th FINA World Championships - Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011301070103EC04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=22 July 2019|access-date=22 April 2025}}

align=center | 5

| 57.37

|Peaty #5

| 26 July 2021

| Tokyo

| {{Cite web |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C73A1_SWMM100MBR------------FNL-000100--.pdf |title=2020 Olympic Games - Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results|access-date=1 August 2021 |archive-date=22 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210822141836/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C73A1_SWMM100MBR------------FNL-000100--.pdf |url-status=dead }}

align=center | 6

| 57.39

|Peaty #6

| 14 April 2021

| London

|

align=center | 7

| 57.47

|Peaty #7

| 24 July 2017

| Budapest

| {{cite web|title=17th FINA World Championships - Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000111010A0103EC04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=24 July 2017|access-date=24 April 2025}}

align=center | 8

| 57.55

|Peaty #8

| 6 August 2016

| Rio de Janeiro

|

align=center | 9

| 57.56

|Peaty #9

| 24 July 2021

| Tokyo

| {{Cite web|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C74A_SWMM100MBR------------HEAT--------.pdf |title=2020 Olympic Games - Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results|access-date=24 July 2021 |archive-date=22 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210822141849/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C74A_SWMM100MBR------------HEAT--------.pdf |url-status=dead }}

align=center | 10

| 57.59

|Peaty #10

| 21 July 2019

| Gwangju

| {{cite web|title=18th FINA World Championships - Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011301070103EC01FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=21 July 2019|access-date=22 April 2025}}

align=center | 11

| 57.62

|Peaty #11

| 6 August 2016

| Rio de Janeiro

|

{{cite web|title=2016 Olympic Games - Men's 100m Breaststroke Semifinals Results|url=https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_odf-documents/S/W/SWM031200_ResultsSummary_2016_08_06.pdf|publisher=Rio 2016|accessdate=6 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807150621/https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_odf-documents/S/W/SWM031200_ResultsSummary_2016_08_06.pdf|archive-date=7 August 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}

align=center | 12

| 57.63

|Peaty #12

| 25 July 2021

| Tokyo

| {{Cite web|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C74A_SWMM100MBR------------SFNL--------.pdf |title=2020 Olympic Games - Men's 100m Breaststroke Semifinals Results|access-date=1 August 2021 |archive-date=22 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210822141840/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C74A_SWMM100MBR------------SFNL--------.pdf |url-status=dead }}

align=center | 13

| 57.66

|Peaty #13

| 18 May 2021

| Budapest

|

align=center | 14

| 57.67

|Peaty #14

| 17 May 2021

| Budapest

|

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| rowspan="2" align=center | 2

| rowspan="2" align=center | 15

| rowspan="2" | 57.69

| rowspan="2" | Qin Haiyang

| rowspan="2" | {{CHN}}

| 24 July 2023

| Fukuoka

| {{cite web|title=2023 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010103EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=24 July 2023|access-date=24 July 2023}}

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| 6 October 2023

| Berlin

| {{cite web|title=2023 World Aquatics Cup - Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600050103EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=6 October 2023|access-date=7 October 2023}}

rowspan="4" |

| align=center | 17

| 57.70

|Peaty #15

| rowspan="4" |

| 14 April 2021

| London

|

align=center | 18

| 57.75

|Peaty #16

| 23 July 2017

| Budapest

| {{cite web|title=17th FINA World Championships - Men's 100m Breaststroke Semifinals Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000111010A0103EC02FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=23 July 2017|access-date=22 April 2025}}

align=center | 19

| 57.76

|Qin #3

| 25 September 2023

| Hangzhou

|

align=center | 20

| 57.79

|Peaty #17

| 18 April 2017

| Sheffield

|

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 3

| align=center | 21

| 57.80

| Arno Kamminga

| {{NED}}

| 24 July 2021

| Tokyo

|

rowspan="4" |

| rowspan="2" align=center | 22

| rowspan="2" | 57.82

|Qin #4

| rowspan="4" |

| 23 July 2023

| Fukuoka

|

Qin #5

| 20 October 2023

| Budapest

|

align=center | 24

| 57.87

|Peaty #18

| 16 April 2019

| Glasgow

|

align=center | 25

| 57.89

|Peaty #19

| 3 August 2018

| Glasgow

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 4

| rowspan="23" |

| 58.14

| Michael Andrew

| {{USA}}

| 13 June 2021

| Omaha

| {{cite web|title=2020 US Olympic Trials (Wave II) - Men's 100m Breaststroke Semifinals Results Summary|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500030103EC02FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=13 June 2021|access-date=4 July 2021}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| rowspan="2" align=center | 5

| rowspan="2" | 58.26

| rowspan="2" | Nicolò Martinenghi

| rowspan="2" | {{ITA}}

| 19 June 2022

| Budapest

| {{cite web|title=19th FINA World Championships - Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700000103EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=19 June 2022|access-date=19 June 2022}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| 12 August 2022

| Rome

| {{cite web|title=2022 European Championships - Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://roma2022.microplustimingservices.com/export/NU_ROMA2022/NU/pdf/SWMM100MBR------------FNL---------_73A2%201.0.pdf?x=00:28:49|publisher=microplustiming.com|date=12 August 2022|accessdate=12 August 2022}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 6

| 58.29

| Ilya Shymanovich

| {{BLR}}

| 24 March 2019

| Marseille

| {{cite web|title=FFN Golden Tour - Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.liveffn.com/cgi-bin/resultats.php?competition=57779&langue=fra&go=epreuve&epreuve=72|publisher=liveffn.com|date=24 March 2019|access-date=24 March 2019}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 7

| 58.36

| Nic Fink

| {{USA}}

| 30 June 2023

| Indianapolis

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| rowspan="2" align=center | 8

| rowspan="2" | 58.46

| Cameron van der Burgh

| {{RSA}}

| 29 July 2012

| London

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| James Wilby

| {{GBR2}}

| 22 July 2019

| Gwangju

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 10

| 58.58

| Brenton Rickard

| {{AUS}}

| 27 July 2009

| Rome

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 11

| 58.63

| Yan Zibei

| {{CHN}}

| 22 July 2019

| Gwangju

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| rowspan="2" align=center | 12

| rowspan="2" | 58.64

| Hugues Duboscq

| {{FRA}}

| 27 July 2009

| Rome

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| Kevin Cordes

| {{USA}}

| 23 July 2017

| Budapest

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 14

| 58.67

| Ihor Borysyk

| {{UKR}}

| 13 June 2009

| Kharkiv

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 15

| 58.71

| Alexander Dale Oen

| {{NOR}}

| 25 July 2011

| Shanghai

| {{cite web|title=14th FINA World Championships - Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010B0D001F000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=25 July 2011|access-date=24 April 2025}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 16

| 58.72

| Evgenii Somov

| {{RUS}}

| 16 May 2024

| Atlanta

| {{cite magazine|title=Evgenii Somov Blasts 58.72 100 Breast for New Russian Record, First Time Sub-1:00|url=https://swimswam.com/evgenii-somov-blasts-58-72-100-breast-for-new-russian-record-first-time-sub-100/|magazine=SwimSwam|author=James Sutherland|date=16 May 2024|access-date=18 May 2024}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| rowspan="2" align=center | 17

| rowspan="2" | 58.73

| Federico Poggio

| {{ITA}}

| 14 April 2023

| Riccione

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| Sun Jiajun

| {{CHN}}

| 20 April 2024

| Shenzhen

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| rowspan="2" align=center | 19

| rowspan="2" | 58.74

| Andrew Wilson

| {{USA}}

| 14 June 2021

| Omaha

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| Lucas Matzerath

| {{GER}}

| 23 July 2023

| Fukuoka

| {{cite web|title=2023 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results Summary|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010103EC0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|date=23 July 2023|accessdate=23 July 2023}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 21

| 58.78

| Yasuhiro Koseki

| {{JPN}}

| 16 June 2018

| Monaco

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 22

| 58.79

| Christian Sprenger

| {{AUS}}

| 29 July 2013

| Barcelona

| {{cite web|title=15th FINA World Championships - Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010D020100020A02FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=29 July 2013|access-date=24 April 2025}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 23

| 58.80

| Samuel Williamson

| {{AUS}}

| 10 June 2024

| Brisbane

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 24

| 58.83

| Anton Chupkov

| {{RUS}}

| 26 October 2020

| Kazan

| {{cite web|title=2020 Russian Championships - Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://russwimming.ru/upload/live/4R_LC_2020/ResultList_105F.pdf|publisher=russwimming.ru|date=26 October 2020|access-date=26 October 2020}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 25

| 58.84

| Melvin Imoudu

| {{GER}}

| 18 June 2024

| Belgrade

|

=Men short course=

  • Correct as of December 2024{{cite web|title=Men's 100m Breaststroke Short Course All-Time Ranking|url=https://api.worldaquatics.com/fina/rankings/swimming/report/pdf?gender=M&distance=100&stroke=BREASTSTROKE&poolConfiguration=SCM&year=&startDate=&endDate=×Mode=ALL_TIMES®ionId=&countryId=&pageSize=200|publisher=World Aquatics|access-date=6 December 2023}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! {{abbr|Ath.#|Athlete rank}}

! {{abbr|Perf.#|Performance rank}}

! Time

! Athlete

! Nation

! Date

! Place

! class="unsortable" | {{refh}}

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 1

| align=center | 1

| 55.28

| Ilya Shymanovich

| {{BLR}}

| 26 November 2021

| Eindhoven

| ISL (26 November 2021). [https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500170103EC04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf "ISL Match 16 Eindhoven (NED): Men's 100m Breaststroke Results"]. Omega Timing. Retrieved 26 November 2021.

rowspan="2" |

| align=center | 2

| 55.32

|Shymanovich #2

| rowspan="2" |

| 19 November 2021

| Eindhoven

|

align=center | 3

| 55.34

|Shymanovich #3

| 19 December 2020

| Brest

|

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 2

| align=center | 4

| 55.41

| Adam Peaty

| {{GBR2}}

| 22 November 2020

| Budapest

|

| align=center | 5

| 55.45

|Shymanovich #4

|

| 3 November 2021

| Kazan

|

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 3

| align=center | 6

| 55.47

| Qin Haiyang

| {{CHN}}

| 12 December 2024

| Budapest

| {{cite web|title=Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800080103EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=omegatiming.com|date=12 December 2024|access-date=28 December 2024}}

rowspan="2" |

| rowspan="2" align=center | 7

| rowspan="2" | 55.49

|Peaty #2

| rowspan="2" |

| 15 November 2020

| Budapest

|

Shymanovich #5

| 22 November 2020

| Budapest

|

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 4

| align=center | 7

| 55.49

| Kirill Prigoda

| {{RUS}}

| 12 December 2024

| Budapest

|

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 5

| align=center | 10

| 55.56

| Nic Fink

| {{USA}}

| 4 December 2021

| Eindhoven

| ISL (4 December 2021). [https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000115001B0103EC04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf "ISL 2021 Final Eindhoven (NED): Men's 100m Breaststroke Results"]. Omega Timing. Retrieved 4 December 2021.

rowspan="2" |

| align=center | 11

| 55.59

|Shymanovich #6

| rowspan="2" |

| 4 December 2021

| Eindhoven

|

align=center | 12

| 55.60

|Shymanovich #7

| 12 December 2024

| Budapest

|

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 6

| align=center | 12

| 55.61

| Cameron van der Burgh

| {{RSA}}

| 15 November 2009

| Berlin

|

rowspan="2" |

| align=center | 12

| 55.61

|Qin #2

| rowspan="2" |

| 31 October 2024

| Singapore

|

align=center | 14

| 55.63

|Shymanovich #8

| 19 September 2021

| Naples

|

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 7

| align=center | 14

| 55.63

| Nicolo Martinenghi

| {{ITA}}

| 4 November 2021

| Kazan

| {{cite web|title=Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results|url=http://kazan2021.microplustiming.com/export/NU_Kazan2021/NU/pdf/SWMM100MBR------------FNL-000100--_73A1%201.0.pdf?x=01:48:17|work=microplustiming.com|date=4 November 2021|accessdate=18 November 2021}}

rowspan="4" |

| align=center | 16

| 55.69

|Shymanovich #9

| rowspan="4" |

| 15 November 2020

| Budapest

|

align=center | 17

| 55.70

|Shymanovich #10

| 17 December 2021

| Abu Dhabi

|

align=center | 18

| 55.72

|Shymanovich #11

| 31 October 2024

| Singapore

|

align=center | 19

| 55.73

|Qin #3

| 18 October 2024

| Shanghai

|

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 8

| align=center | 20

| 55.74

| Emre Sakçı

| {{TUR}}

| 10 November 2020

| Budapest

|

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 9

| align=center | 21

| 55.77

| Yuya Hinomoto

| {{JPN}}

| 16 October 2021

| Tokyo

| {{cite web|title=Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results|url=http://swim.seiko.co.jp/2021/S70702/ranking/01R038.pdf|publisher=seiko.co.jp|date=16 October 2021|accessdate=26 October 2021}}

rowspan="2" |

| rowspan="2" align=center | 21

| rowspan="2" | 55.77

|Shymanovich #12

| rowspan="2" |

| 4 November 2021

| Kazan

|

Shymanovich #13

| 12 November 2021

| Eindhoven

|

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 10

| align=center | 24

| 55.79

| Arno Kamminga

| {{NED}}

| 4 November 2021

| Kazan

|

| align=center | 25

| 55.80

|Martinenghi #2

|

| 17 December 2021

| Abu Dhabi

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 11

| rowspan="16" |

| 55.91

| Denis Petrashov

| {{KGZ}}

| 12 December 2024

| Budapest

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| rowspan="2" align=center | 12

| rowspan="2" | 56.11

| rowspan="2" | Yasuhiro Koseki

| rowspan="2" | {{JPN}}

| 26 October 2019

| Tokyo

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| 31 October 2020

| Budapest

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 13

| 56.15

| Fabio Scozzoli

| {{ITA}}

| 16 December 2017

| Copenhagen

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| rowspan="3" align=center | 14

| rowspan="3" | 56.16

| Oleg Kostin

| {{RUS}}

| 19 November 2017

| Kazan

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| Fabian Schwingenschlögl

| {{GER}}

| 28 October 2021

| Kazan

| {{cite web|title=Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500120103EC04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=28 October 2021|accessdate=17 November 2021}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| Sun Jiajun

| {{CHN}}

| 18 October 2024

| Shanghai

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| rowspan="2" align=center | 17

| rowspan="2" | 56.25

| Felipe França Silva

| {{BRA}}

| 4 September 2014

| Guaratinguetá

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| Danil Semianinov

| {{RUS}}

| 21 November 2022

| Kazan

| {{cite web|title=Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://russwimming.ru/upload/live/4R_SC_2022/ResultList_107F.pdf|work=russwimming.ru|date=21 November 2022|access-date=27 November 2022}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 19

| 56.27

| Taku Taniguchi

| {{JPN}}

| 19 October 2024

| Tokyo

| {{cite web|title=Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://swim.seiko.co.jp/en/2024/S70702/ranking/eng01R056.pdf|publisher=seiko.co.jp|date=19 October 2024|access-date=19 October 2024}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 20

| 56.28

| Simone Cerasuolo

| {{ITA}}

| 14 November 2024

| Riccione

| {{cite web|title=Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://fin2024.microplustiming.com/export/NU_2024_11_14-16_Riccione/NU/pdf/CLS-ASM-100RA-FIN-ALL.pdf?x=22:26:37|publisher=microplustiming.com|date=14 November 2024|access-date=14 November 2024}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| rowspan="2" align=center | 21

| rowspan="2" | 56.29

| Robin van Aggele

| {{NED}}

| 11 December 2009

| Istanbul

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| Ian Finnerty

| {{USA}}

| 17 November 2019

| College Park

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 23

| 56.30

| Anton McKee

| {{ISL}}

| 25 October 2020

| Budapest

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 24

| 56.33

| Vladimir Morozov

| {{RUS}}

| 1 October 2016

| Beijing

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 25

| 56.34

| Yan Zibei

| {{CHN}}

| 15 November 2018

| Singapore

|

=Women long course=

  • Correct as of December 2024{{cite web|title=Men's 50m Freestyle Long Course All-Time Ranking|url=https://www.worldaquatics.com/swimming/rankings?gender=M&distance=50&stroke=FREESTYLE&poolConfiguration=LCM&year=all&startDate=&endDate=×Mode=ALL_TIMES®ionId=all&countryId=|publisher=World Aquatics|access-date=23 March 2025}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! {{abbr|Ath.#|Athlete rank}}

! {{abbr|Perf.#|Performance rank}}

! Time

! Athlete

! Nation

! Date

! Place

! class="unsortable" | {{refh}}

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 1

| align=center | 1

| 1:04.13

| Lilly King

| {{USA}}

| 25 July 2017

| Budapest

|

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 2

| align=center | 2

| 1:04.35

| Rūta Meilutytė

| {{LTU}}

| 29 July 2013

| Barcelona

|

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 3

| align=center | 3

| 1:04.36

| Yulia Yefimova

| {{RUS}}

| 24 July 2017

| Budapest

| {{cite web|title=17th FINA World Championships - Women's 100m Breaststroke Semifinals Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000111010A0203EC02FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=24 July 2017|access-date=3 April 2025}}

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 4

| align=center | 4

| 1:04.39

| Tang Qianting

| {{CHN}}

| 21 April 2024

| Shenzhen

| {{cite web|title=2024 Chinese National Championships - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://swm-info.ydfuture.com/index.htm#eyJNb2R1bGVzIjp7IkluZGV4IjowfSwiR3JvdXAiOnsiSW5kZXgiOiIwIn0sIlBhcmFzIjp7IlNjaGVkdWxlIjp7IkNhdGVJbmRleCI6MiwiTW9udGgiOiIiLCJNb250aEluZGV4IjowLCJEYXRlIjoiIiwiRGF0ZUluZGV4IjowLCJPcmRlciI6MCwiU3BvcnQiOiIiLCJTcG9ydERhdGUiOiIiLCJEYXRlRGF0ZSI6IiIsIkdhbWVUeXBlIjoiMCIsIk1vZFR5cGUiOjAsIkNhbGVuZGFyTW9udGgiOjAsIkNhbGVuZGFyVHlwZSI6MSwiaXNSYW5rIjowfSwiU2luZ2xlU3BvcnRTY2hlZHVsZSI6eyJJblRpbWVKc29uU3RyIjoiJTdCJTIyVW5pdElkJTIyOiUyMjA2MDUwMCUyMiwlMjJFdmVudENvZGUlMjI6JTIyU1dXMDExJTIyLCUyMlVuaXRDb2RlJTIyOiUyMlNXVzAxMTAyMDAlMjIsJTIyU3RhcnRUaW1lJTIyOiUyMjIwMjQtMDQtMjElMjAyMToxMDowMCUyMiwlMjJJc0ZpbmFsJTIyOjElN0QiLCJTcG9ydENvZGUiOiJTVyIsIkRlcGFydG1lbnRDb2RlIjoiR0taIiwiUmVuZGVyVHlwZSI6MSwiSW50aW1lQ29kZSI6IkM3NCIsIkludGltZUhhbmRsZVR5cGVDb2RlIjoiMSIsIkRhdGUiOiIyMSIsIk1vbnRoIjoiMDQifSwiTWVkYWwiOnsiTUkiOjAsIlNwb3J0IjoiUkMiLCJNb250aCI6MTEsIk1vbnRoSW5kZXgiOjAsIkRJIjoxOCwiRGF0ZSI6IiIsIkRDIjoiRDAwMSIsIkNJIjowLCJFdmVudEl0ZW1Db2RlIjoiIiwiT3JkZXIiOjAsIkRlcGFydG1lbnRDb2RlIjoiIn0sIlJlY29yZCI6eyJJbmRleCI6MX0sIlRvcGxpc3QiOnsiSW5kZXgiOjEsIkNhdGVnb3J5Q29kZSI6IiIsIlNlbGVjdCI6IiIsIk1lZGFsVHlwZUNvZGUiOiIifSwiQXRobGV0ZSI6eyJBSSI6MCwiRGVsZUNvZGUiOiIiLCJTcG9ydENvZGUiOiIiLCJQZXJzb25Db2RlIjoiIn0sIlJhbmsiOnsiU2lDb2RlIjoiIiwiU2lOYW1lIjoiIn0sIk1lZGFsVGFsbHkiOnsiSW5kZXgiOiIwIiwiQ2F0ZUluZGV4IjoiMCwxLDIsMyIsIkV2ZW50Q29kZSI6IjAiLCJEYXRlIjoiMCJ9LCJBd2FyZHMiOnsiSW5kZXgiOjEsIktleSI6IlFTTkIiLCJ4aWFuZ211IjoiUVNOQiIsIkF3Y29kZSI6Im9uZSJ9fX0=|work=ydfuture.com|date=21 April 2024|access-date=21 April 2024}}

| align=center | 5

| 1:04.42

|Meilutytė #2

|

| 30 July 2013

| Barcelona

| {{cite web|title=15th FINA World championships - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010D020101021E02FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=30 July 2013|access-date=3 April 2025}}

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 5

| align=center | 6

| 1:04.45

| Jessica Hardy

| {{USA}}

| 7 August 2009

| Federal Way

|

rowspan="9" |

| align=center | 7

| 1:04.52

|Meilutytė #3

| rowspan="9" |

| 29 July 2013

| Barcelona

| {{cite web|title=15th FINA World Championships - Women's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010D020101021E00FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=29 July 2013|access-date=3 April 2025}}

align=center | 8

| 1:04.53

|King #2

| 24 July 2017

| Budapest

|

align=center | 9

| 1:04.62

|Meilutytė #4

| 25 July 2023

| Fukuoka

| {{cite web|title=2023 World Aquatics Championships - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010203EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=25 July 2023|access-date=22 April 2025}}

align=center | 10

| 1:04.67

|Meilutytė #5

| 24 July 2023

| Fukuoka

| {{cite web|title=2023 World Aquatics Championships - Women's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010203EC0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=24 July 2023|access-date=22 April 2025}}

align=center | 11

| 1:04.68

|Tang #2

| 20 April 2024

| Shenzhen

|

align=center | 12

| 1:04.72

|King #3

| 14 June 2021

| Omaha

| {{cite web|title=2020 US Olympic Trials (Wave II) - Women's 100m Breaststroke Semifinals Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500030203EC02FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=14 June 2021|access-date=22 April 2025}}

align=center | 13

| 1:04.75

|King #4

| 30 June 2023

| Indianapolis

| {{cite web|title=2023 US National Championships - Women's 100m Breaststroke Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600030203EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=30 June 2023|accessdate=3 July 2023}}

align=center | 14

| 1:04.79

|King #5

| 15 June 2021

| Omaha

| {{cite web|title=2020 US Olympic Trials (Wave II) - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500030203EC04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=15 June 2021|access-date=22 April 2025}}

align=center | 15

| 1:04.82

|Yefimova #2

| 17 June 2017

| Canet-en-Roussillon

| {{cite web|title=Efimova Drops 1:04.8 100 Breast, Moves Into 3rd On All-Time List|url=https://swimswam.com/efimova-drops-104-8-100-breast-moves-3rd-time-list/|publisher=SwimSwam|date=17 June 2017|access-date=18 June 2017}}

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 6

| align=center | 15

| 1:04.82

| Tatjana Smith

| {{RSA}}

| 25 July 2021

| Tokyo

| {{cite web|title=2020 Olympic Games - Women's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C74A_SWMW100MBR------------HEAT--------.pdf|publisher=olympics.com|date=25 July 2021|accessdate=25 July 2021|archive-date=25 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725113329/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C74A_SWMW100MBR------------HEAT--------.pdf|url-status=dead}}

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 7

| align=center | 17

| 1:04.84

| Rebecca Soni

| {{USA}}

| 27 July 2009

| Rome

|

| align=center | 18

| 1:04.91

|Soni #2

|

| 25 July 2011

| Shanghai

| {{cite web|title=14th FINA World Championships - Women's 100m Breaststroke Semifinals Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010B0D001A000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=25 July 2011|access-date=22 April 2025}}

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 8

| align=center | 19

| 1:04.92

| Evgeniia Chikunova

| {{RUS}}

| 19 April 2023

| Kazan

| {{cite web|title=2023 Russian Championships - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://new.russwimming.ru/upload/live/4R_LC_2023/ResultList_118F.pdf|publisher=russwimming.ru|date=19 April 2023|access-date=24 April 2023}}

rowspan="5" |

| rowspan="4" align=center | 20

| rowspan="4" | 1:04.93

|Soni #3

| rowspan="5" |

| 28 July 2009

| Rome

| {{cite web|title=13th FINA World Championships - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001090B0029000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=28 July 2009|access-date=3 April 2025}}

Soni #4

| 19 August 2010

| Irvine

| {{cite web|title=2010 Pan Pacific Championships - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010A0B0020000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=19 August 2010|access-date=3 April 2025}}

King #6

| 8 August 2016

| Rio de Janeiro

| {{cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/swimming-standings-sw-womens-100m-breaststroke |title=2016 Olympic Games - Women's 100m Breaststroke Results|publisher=Rio 2016 |accessdate=5 August 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922161106/https://www.rio2016.com/en/swimming-standings-sw-womens-100m-breaststroke |archivedate=22 September 2016 }}

King #7

| 23 July 2019

| Gwangju

| {{cite web|title=18th FINA World Championships - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011301070203EC04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=23 July 2019|access-date=22 April 2025}}

align=center | 24

| 1:04.95

|King #8

| 30 June 2017

| Indianapolis

| {{cite web|title=2017 US National Championships - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000111010E01021E02FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=30 June 2017|access-date=3 April 2025}}

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 9

| align=center | 24

| 1:04.95

| Lydia Jacoby

| {{USA}}

| 27 July 2021

| Tokyo

| {{Cite web |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C73A1_SWMW100MBR------------FNL-000100--.pdf |title=2016 Olympic Games - Women's 100m Breaststroke Results|access-date=1 August 2021 |archive-date=23 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210823071509/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C73A1_SWMW100MBR------------FNL-000100--.pdf |url-status=dead }}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 10

| rowspan="16" |

| 1:05.03

| Katie Meili

| {{USA}}

| 25 July 2017

| Budapest

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 11

| 1:05.09

| Leisel Jones

| {{AUS}}

| 20 March 2006

| Melbourne

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 12

| 1:05.19

| Reona Aoki

| {{JPN}}

| 2 March 2022

| Tokyo

| {{cite web|title=Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results|url=http://swim.seiko.co.jp/2021/S70706/ranking/01R014.pdf|publisher=seiko.co.jp|date=2 March 2022|accessdate=2 March 2022}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 13

| 1:05.32

| Ji Liping

| {{CHN}}

| 29 August 2009

| Beijing

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 14

| 1:05.35

| Katy Freeman

| {{USA}}

| 7 August 2009

| Federal Way

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| rowspan="2" align=center | 15

| rowspan="2" | 1:05.37

| Annie Lazor

| {{USA}}

| 14 June 2021

| Omaha

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| Angharad Evans

| {{GBR2}}

| 20 April 2025

| London

| {{cite web|title=2025 British Championships - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://results.swimming.org/swimming/results/2025/agbchamps/R659.pdf|publisher=swimming.org|date=20 April 2025|access-date=20 April 2025}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 17

| 1:05.44

| Benedetta Pilato

| {{ITA}}

| 21 June 2024

| Rome

| {{cite web|title=2024 Sette Colli Trophy - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://results.microplustimingservices.com/FINSettecolli2024/export/NU_2024_06_21-23_Roma/NU/pdf/CLS-ASF-100RA-FIN-ALL.pdf?x=02:27:45|publisher=microplustiming.com|accessdate=21 June 2024|date=21 June 2024}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| rowspan="2" align=center | 18

| rowspan="2" | 1:05.47

| Qi Hui

| {{CHN}}

| 17 October 2009

| Jinan

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| Lara van Niekerk

| {{RSA}}

| 2 August 2022

| Birmingham

| {{cite web|title=2022 Commonwealth Games - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://b2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/SWM/2022-08-02/SWMW100MBR------------FNL-000100--__C73A1_1.0.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=2 August 2022|accessdate=10 September 2022}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 20

| 1:05.48

| Kaitlyn Dobler

| {{USA}}

| 30 June 2023

| Indianapolis

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 21

| 1:05.51

| Mona McSharry

| {{IRL}}

| 28 July 2024

| Paris

| {{cite web|title=2024 Olympic Games - Women's 100m Breaststroke Semifinal Results|url=https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/SWM/OG2024_SWM_C73A2_SWMW100MBR------------SFNL--------.pdf|work=olympics.com|date=28 July 2024|access-date=28 July 2024}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 22

| 1:05.58

| Anna Elendt

| {{GER}}

| 31 March 2022

| San Antonio

| {{cite web|title=2022 TYR Pro Swim Series (San Antonio) - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results|url=http://www.swmeets.com/Realtime/Pro%20Series/2022/San%20Antonio/220330F005.htm|work=swmeets.com|date=31 March 2022|accessdate=5 April 2022}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 23

| 1:05.63

| Yu Jingyao

| {{CHN}}

| 21 September 2021

| Xi'an

| {{cite news|title=Yu Jingyao Hits 1:05.6 LCM 100 Breast At China National Games|url=https://swimswam.com/yu-jingyao-hits-105-6-lcm-100breast-at-china-national-games/|magazine=SwimSwam|author=Retta Race|date=21 September 2021|accessdate=1 October 2021}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 24

| 1:05.64

| Chen Huijia

| {{CHN}}

| 6 December 2009

| Hong Kong

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 25

| 1:05.66

| Sophie Hansson

| {{SWE}}

| 25 July 2021

| Tokyo

|

=Women short course=

  • Correct as of December 2024{{cite web|title=Women's 100m Breaststroke Short Course All-Time Ranking|url=https://api.worldaquatics.com/fina/rankings/swimming/report/pdf?gender=F&distance=100&stroke=BREASTSTROKE&poolConfiguration=SCM&year=&startDate=&endDate=×Mode=ALL_TIMES®ionId=&countryId=&pageSize=200|publisher=World Aquatics|access-date=6 December 2023}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! {{abbr|Ath.#|Athlete rank}}

! {{abbr|Perf.#|Performance rank}}

! Time

! Athlete

! Nation

! Date

! Place

! class="unsortable" | {{refh}}

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| rowspan="3" align=center | 1

| rowspan="3" align=center | 1

| rowspan="3" | 1:02.36

| Rūta Meilutytė

| {{LTU}}

| 12 October 2013

| Moscow

| {{cite web|title=2013 FINA World Cup (Moscow) - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results Summary|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010D020701021E02FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=12 October 2013|access-date=9 April 2025}}

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| rowspan="2" | Alia Atkinson

| rowspan="2" | {{JAM}}

| 6 December 2014

| Doha

| {{cite web|title=2014 FINA World Championships (25m) - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results Summary|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010E010D01021E02FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=6 December 2014|access-date=9 April 2025}}

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| 26 August 2016

| Chartres

| {{cite web|title=2016 FINA World Cup (Chartres) - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results Summary|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000110000401021E02FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=26 August 2016|access-date=9 April 2025}}

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 3

| align=center | 4

| 1:02.37

| Tang Qianting

| {{CHN}}

| 11 December 2024

| Budapest

| {{cite web|title=2024 World Aquatics Championships (25m) - Women's 100m Breaststroke Semifinals Results Summary|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800080203EC0102FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=11 December 2024|access-date=28 December 2024}}

rowspan="4" |

| align=center | 5

| 1:02.38

|Tang #2

| rowspan="4" |

| 12 December 2024

| Budapest

| {{cite web|title=2024 World Aquatics Championships (25m) - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800080203EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=12 December 2024|access-date=28 December 2024}}

align=center | 6

| 1:02.40

|Atkinson #3

| 21 October 2016

| Singapore

|

align=center | 7

| 1:02.43

|Meilutytė #2

| 5 December 2014

| Doha

|

align=center | 8

| 1:02.46

|Meilutytė #3

| 6 December 2014

| Doha

|

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 4

| align=center | 9

| 1:02.50

| Lilly King

| {{USA}}

| 22 November 2020

| Budapest

|

rowspan="7" |

| align=center | 10

| 1:02.53

|Tang #3

| rowspan="7" |

| 19 October 2024

| Shanghai

|

align=center | 11

| 1:02.54

|Atkinson #4

| 1 November 2014

| Singapore

|

rowspan="2" align=center | 12

| rowspan="2" | 1:02.66

|Atkinson #5

| 15 November 2020

| Budapest

|

Tang #4

| 25 September 2024

| Wuhan

|

rowspan="2" align=center | 14

| rowspan="2" | 1:02.67

|Atkinson #6

| 11 August 2017

| Eindhoven

|

King #2

| 15 December 2022

| Melbourne

| {{cite web|title=Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700030203EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=15 December 2022|access-date=18 December 2022}}

align=center | 16

| 1:02.68

|Atkinson #7

| 29 October 2016

| Hong Kong

|

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 5

| align=center | 17

| 1:02.70

| Rebecca Soni

| {{USA}}

| 19 December 2009

| Manchester

|

rowspan="8" |

| align=center | 18

| 1:02.74

|Atkinson #8

| rowspan="8" |

| 16 November 2018

| Knoxville

|

rowspan="2" align=center | 19

| rowspan="2" | 1:02.77

|Meilutytė #4

| 4 November 2022

| Indianapolis

|

Tang #5

| 26 September 2024

| Wuhan

|

rowspan="2" align=center | 21

| rowspan="2" | 1:02.80

|Atkinson #9

| 5 October 2018

| Budapest

|

King #3

| 12 December 2024

| Budapest

|

align=center | 23

| 1:02.82

|Tang #6

| 25 October 2024

| Incheon

|

align=center | 24

| 1:02.86

|Atkinson #10

| 28 October 2014

| Tokyo

|

align=center | 25

| 1:02.88

|Meilutytė #5

| 20 December 2014

| Anykščiai

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 6

| rowspan="20" |

| 1:02.91

| Yulia Yefimova

| {{RUS}}

| 3 September 2016

| Moscow

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 7

| 1:02.92

| Katie Meili

| {{USA}}

| 30 August 2016

| Berlin

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 8

| 1:03.00

| Leisel Jones

| {{AUS}}

| 14 November 2009

| Berlin

| {{cite web|title=2009 FINA World Cup (Berlin) - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results Summary|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000109050015000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=14 November 2009|access-date=9 April 2025}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 9

| 1:03.21

| Eneli Jefimova

| {{EST}}

| 6 December 2023

| Otopeni

| {{cite web|title=2023 European Championships - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600090203EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=6 December 2023|access-date=6 December 2023}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 10

| 1:03.30

| Jessica Hardy

| {{USA}}

| 14 November 2009

| Berlin

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 11

| 1:03.41

| Alina Zmushka

| {{BLR}}

| 12 December 2024

| Budapest

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 12

| 1:03.45

| Angharad Evans

| {{GBR2}}

| 11 December 2024

| Budapest

| {{cite web|title=2024 World Aquatics Championships (25m) - Women's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800080203EC0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=11 December 2024|access-date=28 December 2024}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 13

| 1:03.50

| Sophie Hansson

| {{SWE}}

| 20 December 2021

| Abu Dhabi

| {{cite web|title=Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500190203EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=20 December 2021|access-date=20 December 2021}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 14

| 1:03.53

| Evgeniia Chikunova

| {{RUS}}

| 24 November 2022

| Kazan

| {{cite web|title=Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://russwimming.ru/upload/live/4R_SC_2022/ResultList_131F.pdf|work=russwimming.ru|date=24 November 2022|access-date=27 November 2022}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 15

| 1:03.55

| Benedetta Pilato

| {{ITA}}

| 15 November 2020

| Budapest

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 16

| 1:03.57

| Molly Hannis

| {{USA}}

| 22 November 2020

| Budapest

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 17

| 1:03.59

| Annie Lazor

| {{USA}}

| 12 November 2020

| Budapest

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 18

| 1:03.71

| Nika Godun

| {{RUS}}

| 24 November 2022

| Kazan

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 19

| 1:03.73

| Sarah Katsoulis

| {{AUS}}

| 21 November 2009

| Singapore

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 20

| 1:03.74

| Rikke Møller Pedersen

| {{DEN}}

| 10 August 2013

| Berlin

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 21

| 1:03.80

| Breeja Larson

| {{USA}}

| 20 October 2019

| Lewisville

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 22

| 1:03.88

| Kate Douglass

| {{USA}}

| 13 December 2024

| Budapest

| {{cite web|title=Women's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800080203EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=13 December 2024|access-date=28 December 2024}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 23

| 1:03.89

| Tatjana Smith

| {{RSA}}

| 25 October 2020

| Pietermaritzburg

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| rowspan="2" align=center | 24

| rowspan="2" | 1:03.90

| Arianna Castiglioni

| {{ITA}}

| 12 September 2021

| Naples

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| Tes Schouten

| {{NED}}

| 15 December 2022

| Melbourne

|

References

{{Reflist}}

{{World records in swimming}}

Breaststroke 100 metres

World record progression 100 metres breaststroke