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World record progression 50 metres breaststroke#Short course 2

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{{main|List of world records in swimming}}

World records in the 50-metre breaststroke competitive swimming event are recorded for men and women in 50-metre pools (long course) and 25-metre pools (short course).

Men

=Long course=

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

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = {{sort|0|WBT}}

|time = 27.61

|recordinfo = †

|firstname = Alexander

|lastname = Dzhaburiya

|namearticle =

|nation = UKR

|date = 27 April 1996

|meet = Ukraine Olympic Trials

|city = Kharkiv

|country = UKR

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 1

|time = 27.49

|firstname = Anthony

|lastname = Robinson

|namearticle =Anthony Robinson (swimmer)

|nation = USA

|date = 29 March 2001

|meet = USA Nationals & World Championship Trials

|city = Austin

|cityarticle = Austin, Texas

|country = USA

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 2

|time = 27.39

|recordinfo = tt

|firstname = Ed

|lastname = Moses

|namearticle = Ed Moses (swimmer)

|nation = USA

|date = 31 March 2001

|meet = USA Nationals & World Championship Trials

|city = Austin

|cityarticle = Austin, Texas

|country = USA

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 3

|time = 27.18

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Oleg

|lastname = Lisogor

|namearticle =

|nation= UKR

|date = 2 August 2002

|country = GER

|city = Berlin

|meet = European Championships

|ref = {{cite news|title=Second gold for {{sic|hide=y|Ukrainian}} Lisogor|url=http://www.dawn.com/2002/08/03/spt11.htm|newspaper=Dawn|date=2002-08-03|access-date=2008-04-13}}

}}

{{swimmingrecord

|number = 4

|time = 27.06

|recordinfo = sf

|firstname = Cameron van der

|lastname = Burgh

|namearticle = Cameron van der Burgh

|nation= RSA

|date = 18 April 2009

|country = RSA

|city = Durban

|meet = South African Championships

|ref = {{cite news|first=Craig|last=Lord|title=VD Burgh: WR Of 27.06 In 50 Breaststroke|url=http://www.swimnews.com/News/view/6798|publisher=swimnews.com |date=2009-04-18|access-date=2009-04-18}}

}}

{{swimmingrecord

|number = 5

|time = 26.89

|recordinfo = sf

|firstname = Felipe

|lastname = França

|namearticle = Felipe França Silva

|nation= BRA

|date = 8 May 2009

|country = BRA

|city = Rio de Janeiro

|meet = Brazil Championships (Maria Lenk)

|ref = {{cite news|title=Felipe França: WR Of 26.89 In 50 Breaststroke|url=http://www.bestswimming.com.br/conteudo.php?id=11072|publisher=bestswimming.com.br|date=2009-05-08|access-date=2009-05-08|archive-date=2009-05-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090515104048/http://www.bestswimming.com.br/conteudo.php?id=11072|url-status=dead}}

}}

{{swimmingrecord

|number = 6

|time = 26.74

|recordinfo = sf

|firstname = Cameron van der

|lastname = Burgh

|namearticle = Cameron van der Burgh

|nation= RSA

|date = 28 July 2009

|country = ITA

|city = Rome

|meet = World Aquatics Championships

|ref =

}}

{{swimmingrecord

|number = 7

|time = 26.67

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Cameron van der

|lastname = Burgh

|namearticle = Cameron van der Burgh

|nation= RSA

|date = 29 July 2009

|country = ITA

|city = Rome

|meet = World Aquatics Championships

|ref =

}}

{{swimmingrecord

|number = -

|time = 26.62

|recordinfo = sf, {{efn|Unratified due to no epo control}}

|firstname = Adam

|lastname = Peaty

|namearticle = Adam Peaty

|nation = GBR

|date = 18 August 2014

|meet = European Championships

|city = Berlin

|country = GER

|ref = {{cite web|title=Men's 50m Breaststroke Semifinal Results|url=http://84.33.37.145/berlin2014/export/Berlin2014/NU/pdf/CLS-ASM-50BR-SEM-ALL.pdf?x=19:55:25|publisher=Microplus Informatica|date=22 August 2014|access-date=22 August 2014|archive-date=26 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826120611/http://84.33.37.145/berlin2014/export/Berlin2014/NU/pdf/CLS-ASM-50BR-SEM-ALL.pdf?x=19:55:25|url-status=dead}}

}}

{{swimmingrecord

|number = 8

|time = 26.62

|recordinfo = h

|firstname = Cameron

|lastname = van der Burgh

|namearticle =

|club = {{flagu|South Africa}}

|date = 4 August 2015

|meet = World Championships

|city = Kazan

|country = RUS

|ref = {{cite web|title=Men's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010F020000020900FFFFFFFFFFFF02|publisher=Omega Timing|date=4 August 2015|access-date=4 August 2015}}

}}

{{swimmingrecord

|number = 9

|time = 26.42

|recordinfo = sf

|firstname = Adam

|lastname = Peaty

|namearticle =

|club = {{flagu|Great Britain}}

|date = 4 August 2015

|meet = World Championships

|city = Kazan

|country = RUS

|ref = {{cite web|title=Men's 50m Breaststroke Semifinal Results|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010F020000020901FFFFFFFFFFFF02|publisher=Omega Timing|date=4 August 2015|access-date=4 August 2015}}

}}

{{swimmingrecord

|number = 10

|time = 26.10

|recordinfo = h

|firstname = Adam

|lastname = Peaty

|namearticle =

|club = {{flagu|Great Britain}}

|date = 25 July 2017

|meet = World Championships

|city = Budapest

|country = HUN

|ref = {{cite web|title=Men's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results|url=http://omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000111010A0103EB01FFFFFFFFFFFF01|publisher=Omega Timing|date=23 July 2017|access-date=23 July 2017|archive-date=28 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728022846/http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000111010A0103EB01FFFFFFFFFFFF01|url-status=dead}}

}}

{{swimmingrecord

|number = 11

|time = 25.95

|recordinfo = sf

|firstname = Adam

|lastname = Peaty

|namearticle =

|club = {{flagu|Great Britain}}

|date = 25 July 2017

|meet = World Championships

|city = Budapest

|country = HUN

|ref = {{cite web|title=Men's 50m Breaststroke Semifinals Results|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000111010A0103EB02FFFFFFFFFFFF01|publisher=Omega Timing|date=25 July 2017|access-date=26 July 2017}}

}}

{{end}}

{{swimmingrecordlegend|ratifier=FINA}}

=Short course=

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

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = WBT

|time = 27.29

|firstname = Dmitri

|lastname = Volkov

|namearticle = Dmitry Volkov (swimmer)

|nation = RUS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1991|Mar|16}}

|meet = World Cup

|city = Bonn

|country = GER

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 1

|time = 27.00

|firstname = Mark

|lastname = Warnecke

|namearticle =

|nation = GER

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1995|Feb|18}}

|meet = World Cup

|city = Gelsenkirchen

|country = GER

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 2

|time = 26.97

|firstname = Mark

|lastname = Warnecke

|namearticle =

|nation = GER

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1997|Feb|8}}

|meet = World Cup

|city = Paris

|country = FRA

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 2

|time = 26.97

|recordinfo = =

|firstname = Mark

|lastname = Warnecke

|namearticle =

|nation = GER

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1998|Jan|21}}

|meet = World Cup

|city = Sydney

|country = AUS

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 2

|time = 26.97

|recordinfo = =

|firstname = Mark

|lastname = Warnecke

|namearticle =

|nation = GER

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1998|Mar|28}}

|meet = World Cup

|city = Paris

|country = FRA

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 3

|time = 26.70

|firstname = Mark

|lastname = Warnecke

|namearticle =

|nation = GER

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1998|Dec|11}}

|meet = European Championships

|city = Sheffield

|country = UK

|ref = Men's SCM: [http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2002/stockholm2002/50-BREA-M-CL-HEAT-TOTDET.pdf Results] from prelims of when Ed Moses bettered this mark show 26.70 by Mark Warnecke as the previous record.

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 4

|time = 26.28

|firstname = Ed

|lastname = Moses

|namearticle = Ed Moses (swimmer)

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2002|Jan|22}}

|meet = World Cup

|city = Stockholm

|country = SWE

|ref = Men's SCM: [http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2002/berlin2002/50-BREA-M-CL-HEAT-TOTDET.pdf Results] from prelims of when Oleg Lisogor bettered this mark show 26.28 by Ed Moses as the previous record. [http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2002/stockholm2002/50-BREA-M-CLAS-FINAL-SER.pdf Results] from the Stockholm meet where Moses swam the time also confirm.

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 5

|time = 26.20

|firstname = Oleg

|lastname = Lisogor

|namearticle =

|nation = UKR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2002|Jan|26}}

|meet = World Cup

|city = Berlin

|country = GER

|ref = Men's SCM: 26.20 [http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2002/berlin2002/50-BREA-M-CLAS-FINAL-SER.pdf results].

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 6

|time = 26.17

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Oleg

|lastname = Lisogor

|namearticle =

|nation = UKR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2006|Jan|21}}

|country = GER

|city = Berlin

|meet = World Cup

|ref = {{cite news|first=Craig|last=Lord|title=A night of records for Lisogor and Marshall|url=http://www.swimnews.com/News/displayStory.jhtml?id=4191|publisher=swimnews.com|date=2006-01-21|access-date=2008-04-19|archive-date=2008-06-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080603003210/http://www.swimnews.com/News/displayStory.jhtml?id=4191|url-status=dead}}

}}

{{swimmingrecord

|number = 7

|time = 26.08

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Cameron

|lastname = van der Burgh

|namearticle = Cameron van der Burgh

|nation = RSA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2008|Nov|8}}

|country = RUS

|city = Moscow

|meet = World Cup

|ref = {{cite web |url=http://omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2008/moscow2008/C73A1_Res1Heat_104_Finals_1_Men_50_Breast.pdf |title=FINA / ARENA Swimming World Cup 2008: Men's 50m Breaststroke Final |publisher=Omega Timing |date=2008-11-08 |access-date=2008-11-08}}

}}

{{swimmingrecord

|number = 8

|time = 25.94

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Cameron

|lastname = van der Burgh

|namearticle = Cameron van der Burgh

|nation = RSA

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

|country = SWE

|city = Stockholm

|meet = World Cup

|ref = {{cite web |url=http://omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2008/stockholm2008/C73A1_Res1Heat_104_Finals_1_Men_50_Breast.pdf |title=FINA / ARENA Swimming World Cup 2008: Men's 50m Breaststroke Final |publisher=Omega Timing |date=2008-11-08 |access-date=2008-11-08}}

}}

{{swimmingrecord

|number = 9

|time = 25.43

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Cameron

|lastname = van der Burgh

|namearticle = Cameron van der Burgh

|nation = RSA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2009|Aug|8}}

|country = RSA

|city = Pietermaritzburg

|meet = South African Championships

|ref = {{cite web |url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/22010.asp |publisher=SwimmingWorld Magazine |title=South African Short Course Championships: Flash! Cameron van der Burgh Sets Two World Records, Roland Schoeman Lowers One |date=2009-08-08 |access-date=2009-11-16}}

}}

{{swimmingrecord

|number = 10

|time = 25.25

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Cameron

|lastname = van der Burgh

|namearticle = Cameron van der Burgh

|nation = RSA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2009|Nov|14}}

|country = GER

|city = Berlin

|meet = World Cup

|ref = {{cite web |url=http://www.fina.org/project/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2729&Itemid=107 |title=Berlin, Day 1: Fourth FINA/ARENA Swimming World Cup 2009 leg starts with six WR |last1=Lord |first1=Craig |publisher=Fina |date=2009-11-14 |access-date=2009-11-16}}

}}

{{swimmingrecord

|number = 10

|time = 25.25

|recordinfo = =

|firstname = Ilya

|lastname = Shymanovich

|namearticle = Ilya Shymanovich

|nation = BLR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2021|Nov|7}}

|country = RUS

|city = Kazan

|meet = European Championships

|ref = LEN (7 November 2021). [http://kazan2021.microplustiming.com/export/NU_Kazan2021/NU/pdf/SWMM50MBR-------------FNL-000100--_73A1%201.0.pdf?x=08:33:21 "2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships Kazan (RUS): Results 50m Breaststroke Men Final"]. Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 7 November 2021.

}}

{{swimmingrecord

|number = 11

|time = 24.95

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Emre

|lastname = Sakçı

|namearticle = Hüseyin Emre Sakçı

|club = {{flagu|Turkey}}

|date = 27 December 2021

|meet = Turkish Championships

|city = Gaziantep

|country = TUR

|ref = {{cite web|title=Men's 50m Breaststroke Final Results|url=http://canli.tyf.gov.tr/cs-187/ResultList_34F_us.pdf|publisher=canli.tyf.gov.tr|date=27 December 2021|accessdate=27 December 2021|archive-date=27 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211227150701/http://canli.tyf.gov.tr/cs-187/ResultList_34F_us.pdf|url-status=dead}}

}}

{{end}}

{{swimmingrecordlegend|ratifier=FINA}}

Women

=Long course=

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

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = {{sort|0|WBT}}

|time = 30.95

|recordinfo = †

|firstname = Penelope

|lastname = Heyns

|namearticle =

|nation = RSA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1998|Aug|1}}

|meet = Goodwill Games

|city = New York, NY

|country = USA

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 1

|time = 30.83

|recordinfo = tt

|firstname = Penelope

|lastname = Heyns

|namearticle =

|nation = RSA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1999|Aug|29}}

|meet = Pan Pacific Championships

|city = Sydney

|country = AUS

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 2

|time = 30.57

|recordinfo = sf

|firstname = Zoë

|lastname = Baker

|namearticle =

|nation = GBR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2002|Jul|30}}

|meet = Commonwealth Games

|city = Manchester

|country = UK

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 3

|time = 30.45

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Jade

|lastname = Edmistone

|namearticle =

|nation = AUS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2005|Jul|31}}

|meet = World Championships

|city = Montreal

|country = CAN

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 4

|time = 30.31

|recordinfo = h

|firstname = Jade

|lastname = Edmistone

|namearticle =

|nation = AUS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2006|Jan|30}}

|country = AUS

|city = Melbourne

|meet = Australian Championships

|ref = {{cite news|first=Chloe|last=Saltau|title=Edmistone claims world record, despite the wobbles|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/sport/edmistone-claims-world-record-despite-the-wobbles/2006/01/30/1138590441560.html|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=2006-01-31|access-date=2008-03-24}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 5

|time = 30.23

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Amanda

|lastname = Reason

|namearticle =

|nation = CAN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2009|Jul|8}}

|country = CAN

|city = Montreal

|meet = Canadian Trials

|ref = {{cite news|title=Canadian Reason sets new breaststroke world record|url=http://www.canada.com/Sports/Canadian+Reason+sets+breaststroke+world+record/1772111/story.html|publisher=Canwest News Service|date=2009-07-09|access-date=2009-07-10}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 6

|time = 30.09

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Yuliya

|lastname = Yefimova

|namearticle =

|nation = RUS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2009|Aug|2}}

|country = ITA

|city = Rome

|meet = World Championships

|ref = {{cite web|title=13th FINA World Championships - Women's 50m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001090B0067000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=2 August 2009|access-date=21 April 2025}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 7

|time = 29.95

|recordinfo = tt

|firstname = Jessica

|lastname = Hardy

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2009|Aug|6}}

|country = USA

|city = Federal Way

|meet = US Open

|ref = [http://www.usaswimming.org/USASWeb/ViewNewsArticle.aspx?TabId=0&Alias=Rainbow&Lang=en&ItemId=2578&mid=2943 Hardy breaks world record in 50m breast] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060721105323/http://www.usaswimming.org/USASWeb/ViewNewsArticle.aspx?TabId=0&Alias=Rainbow&Lang=en&ItemId=2578&mid=2943 |date=2006-07-21 }}, published by USA Swimming on 2009-08-06. Retrieved 2009-08-07

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 8

|time = 29.80

|recordinfo = †

|firstname = Jessica

|lastname = Hardy

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

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

|country = USA

|city = Federal Way

|meet = US Open

|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 = 9

|time = 29.78

|recordinfo = h

|firstname = Yuliya

|lastname = Yefimova

|namearticle =

|nation = RUS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2013|Aug|3}}

|country = ESP

|city = Barcelona

|meet = World Championships

|ref = {{cite web|title=15th FINA World Championships - Women's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010D020101021D00FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=3 August 2013|access-date=21 April 2025}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 10

|time = 29.48

|recordinfo = sf

|firstname = Rūta

|lastname = Meilutytė

|namearticle =

|nation = LTU

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2013|Aug|3}}

|country = ESP

|city = Barcelona

|meet = World Championships

|ref = {{cite web|title=15th FINA World Championships - Women's 50m Breaststroke Semifinals Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010D020101021D01FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=3 August 2013|access-date=21 April 2025}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 11

|time = 29.40

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Lilly

|lastname = King

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2017|Jul|30}}

|country = HUN

|city = Budapest

|meet = World Championships

|ref = {{cite web|title=17th FINA World Championships - Women's 50m Breaststroke Finals Results|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000111010A0203EB04FFFFFFFFFFFF01|publisher=Omega Timing|date=30 July 2017|access-date=30 July 2017}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 12

|time = 29.30

|recordinfo = sf

|firstname = Benedetta

|lastname = Pilato

|namearticle = Benedetta Pilato

|nation = ITA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2021|May|22}}

|country = HUN

|city = Budapest

|meet = European Championships

|ref = {{cite web|title=2020 European Championships - Women's 50m Breaststroke Semifinals Results|url=http://budapest2020.microplustiming.com/export/NU_Budapest2021/NU/pdf/SWMW50MBR-------------SFNL--------_74A%201.0.pdf|publisher=microplustiming.com|date=22 May 2021|accessdate=22 May 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/royal.swimmingclub.3/videos/2830548203877186/?notif_id=1621708715560152¬if_t=video_processed&ref=notif|title=New Wold Record and World Junior Record! Congratulations to Benedetta Pilato (Italy)! 50m breaststroke 29.30 (sf) 22 May 2021, European Championships,... | By RoyalFacebook|via=www.facebook.com}}

}}

{{swimmingrecord

|number = 13

|time = 29.30

|recordinfo = sf, =

|firstname = Rūta

|lastname = Meilutytė

|namearticle =

|club = {{flagu|Lithuania}}

|date = 29 July 2023

|meet = World Championships

|city = Fukuoka

|country = JPN

|ref = {{cite web|title=2023 World Aquatics Championships - Women's 50m Breaststroke Semifinals Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010203EB0102FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=29 July 2023|access-date=29 July 2023}}{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcwhvksmp8c | title=Equalled WORLD RECORD | Ruta Meilutyte | Women 50m Breaststroke | website=YouTube | date=29 July 2023 }}

}}

{{swimmingrecord

|number = 14

|time = 29.16

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Rūta

|lastname = Meilutytė

|namearticle =

|club = {{flagu|Lithuania}}

|date = 30 July 2023

|meet = World Championships

|city = Fukuoka

|country = JPN

|ref = {{cite web|title=2023 World Aquatics Championships - Women's 50m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010203EB0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=30 July 2023|access-date=30 July 2023}}

}}

{{end}}

{{swimmingrecordlegend|ratifier=FINA}}

=Short course=

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

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 1

|time = 31.22

|firstname = Peggy

|lastname = Hartung

|namearticle =

|nation = GER

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1992|Feb|1}}

|meet = World Cup

|city = Paris

|country = FRA

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 1

|time = 31.11

|chinesename = Han Xue

|namearticle = Han Xue (swimmer)

|nation = CHN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1996|Jan|7}}

|meet = World Cup

|city = Hong Kong

|country = HKG

|countryvariant = colonial

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 2

|time = 30.98

|chinesename = Han Xue

|namearticle = Han Xue (swimmer)

|nation = CHN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1996|Jan|11}}

|meet = World Cup

|city = Beijing

|country = CHN

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 3

|time = 30.88

|chinesename = Han Xue

|namearticle = Han Xue (swimmer)

|nation = CHN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1997|Jan|29}}

|meet = World Cup

|city = Glasgow

|country = UK

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 4

|time = 30.77

|chinesename = Han Xue

|namearticle = Han Xue (swimmer)

|nation = CHN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1997|Feb|2}}

|meet = World Cup

|city = Gelsenkirchen

|country = GER

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 5

|time = 30.60

|recordinfo = tt

|firstname = Penelope

|lastname = Heyns

|namearticle =

|nation = RSA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1999|Sep|26}}

|meet = South African Championships

|city = Durban

|country = RSA

|ref = Women's SCM: [http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2001/shanghai2001/50-BREA-W-CL-HEAT-TOTDET.pdf Prelim results] from the 2001 World Cup meet in Shanghai where Luo Xuejuan and Li Wei tied in a new World Record, indicate that the record they broke was 30.60 by Penny Heyns on this date.

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = {{sort|6.1|6=}}

|time = 30.56

|chinesename = Li Wei

|namearticle = Li Wei (swimmer)

|nation = CHN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2001|Dec|3}}

|meet = World Cup

|city = Shanghai

|country = CHN

|ref = Women's SCM: Luo Xuejuan and Li Wei tied to win the 2001 World Cup meet in Shanghai, China, in World Record time; results [http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2001/shanghai2001/50-BREA-W-CLAS-FINAL-SER.pdf here].

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = {{sort|6.2|6=}}

|time = 30.56

|chinesename = Luo Xuejuan

|namearticle = Luo Xuejuan

|nation = CHN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2001|Dec|3}}

|meet = World Cup

|city = Shanghai

|country = CHN

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = {{sort|6.3|6=}}

|time = 30.56

|firstname = Emma

|lastname = Igelström

|namearticle =

|nation = SWE

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2001|Dec|13}}

|meet = European Championships

|city = Antwerp

|country = BEL

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 7

|time = 30.53

|firstname = Zoë

|lastname = Baker

|namearticle =

|nation = GBR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2002|Jan|4}}

|meet = South African Championships

|city = Durban

|country = RSA

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 8

|time = 30.51

|firstname = Zoë

|lastname = Baker

|namearticle =

|nation = GBR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2002|Jan|15}}

|meet = World Cup

|city = Imperia

|country = ITA

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 9

|time = 30.47

|chinesename = Luo Xuejuan

|namearticle = Luo Xuejuan

|nation = CHN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2002|Jan|17}}

|meet = World Cup

|city = Paris

|country = FRA

|ref = Women's SCM: [http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2002/stockholm2002/50-BREA-W-CL-HEAT-TOTDET.pdf Results] from January 2002 show Luo Xuejuan as holding the World Record at 30.47.

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 10

|time = 30.43

|firstname = Emma

|lastname = Igelström

|namearticle =

|nation = SWE

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2002|Jan|23}}

|meet = World Cup

|city = Stockholm

|country = SWE

|ref = Women's SCM: [http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2002/stockholm2002/50-BREA-W-CLAS-FINAL-SER.pdf Results] from January 2002 show Emma Igelström as holding the World Record at 30.43.

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 11

|time = 30.31

|firstname = Zoë

|lastname = Baker

|namearticle =

|nation = GBR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2002|Jan|27}}

|meet = World Cup

|city = Berlin

|country = GER

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 12

|time = 30.24

|firstname = Emma

|lastname = Igelström

|namearticle =

|nation = SWE

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2002|Mar|14}}

|meet = Swedish Championships

|city = Gothenburg

|country = SWE

|ref = Women's SCM: [http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2002/moscow2002/50-BREA-W-CL-DEMI-TOTDET.pdf Results] from the semifinals of the 2002 Short Course Worlds, where Emma Igelström set the record at 29.96, shows the previous mark as 30.24.

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 13

|time = 29.96

|firstname = Emma

|lastname = Igelström

|namearticle =

|nation = SWE

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2002|Apr|2}}

|meet = World Championships

|city = Moscow

|country = RUS

|ref = Women's SCM: The meet results showing Emma Igelström's 29.96 setting the record at 29.96 is online [http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2002/moscow2002/50-BREA-W-CLAS-FINAL-SER.pdf here].

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 14

|time = 29.90

|firstname = Jade

|lastname = Edmistone

|namearticle =

|nation = AUS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2004|Sep|26}}

|meet = Australian Championships

|city = Brisbane

|country = AUS

|ref = Women's SCM: Jade Edmistone's 29.90 is the time Jessica Hardy bettered to set the World Record, per the [http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2008/manchester2008/C73A1_Res1Heat_102_Finals_1_Women_50_Breast.pdf event's result] from Hardy's swim at the 2008 Short Course Worlds.

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 15

|time = 29.58

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Jessica

|lastname = Hardy

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2008|Apr|10}}

|country = UK

|city = Manchester

|meet = World Championships

|ref = {{cite news|title=Hardy sets 50 breaststroke world record at short-course worlds in Speedo suit|url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/04/10/sports/EU-SPT-SWM-Short-Course-Worlds.php|newspaper=The International Herald Tribune|date=2008-04-10|access-date=2008-04-19}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 16

|time = 29.45

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Jessica

|lastname = Hardy

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2009|Oct|17}}

|country = RSA

|city = Durban

|meet = World Cup

|ref =

}}

{{swimmingrecord

|number = 17

|time = 29.36

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Jessica

|lastname = Hardy

|namearticle =

|nation= USA

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

|country = RUS

|city = Moscow

|meet = World Cup

|ref =

}}

{{swimmingrecord

|number = 18

|time = 28.96

|recordinfo = h

|firstname = Jessica

|lastname = Hardy

|namearticle =

|nation= USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2009|Nov|11}}

|country = SWE

|city = Stockholm

|meet = World Cup

|ref = {{cite news|title=Results Women's 50m Breaststroke|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2009/Stockholm/C74A_ResSummary_21_Heats_Women_50_Breast.pdf|publisher=OmegaTiming.com |date=2009-11-11 |access-date=2009-10-12}}

}}

{{swimmingrecord

|number = 19

|time = 28.80

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Jessica

|lastname = Hardy

|namearticle =

|nation= USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2009|Nov|14}}

|country = GER

|city = Berlin

|meet = World Cup

|ref = {{cite news|title=Results Women's 50m Breaststroke|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2009/Berlin/C73A1_Res1Heat_121_Finals_1_Women_50_Breast.pdf|publisher=OmegaTiming.com |date=2009-11-11 |access-date=2009-10-12}}

}}

{{swimmingrecord

|number = -

|time = 28.71

|recordinfo = {{efn|Rescinded in May 2014 due to doping violation}}

|firstname = Yulia

|lastname = Yefimova

|namearticle =

|nation= RUS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2013|Nov|10}}

|country = JPN

|city = Tokyo

|meet = World Cup

|ref = {{cite web|title=Omega Timing - Results - FINA Swimming World Cup 2013 Tokyo 7/8 Tokyo Japan 11/9/2013 - 11/10/2013|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010D020B01021D02FFFFFFFFFFFF02|publisher=OMEGA Timing|access-date=10 November 2013}}

}}

{{swimmingrecord

|number = 20

|time = 28.64

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Alia

|lastname = Atkinson

|namearticle =

|nation= JAM

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2016|Oct|26}}

|country = JPN

|city = Tokyo

|meet = World Cup

|ref = {{cite news|title=Results Women's 50m Breaststroke Final|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000110000B01021D02FFFFFFFFFFFF02|publisher=OmegaTiming.com |date=26 October 2016 |access-date=26 October 2016}}

}}

{{swimmingrecord

|number = 21

|time = 28.56

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Alia

|lastname = Atkinson

|namearticle =

|nation= JAM

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2018|Oct|6}}

|country = HUN

|city = Budapest

|meet = World Cup

|ref = {{cite web |last1=Sutherland |first1=James |title=ALIA ATKINSON LOWERS OWN SCM WORLD RECORD IN WOMEN'S 50 BREAST |url=https://swimswam.com/alia-atkinson-lowers-own-scm-world-record-in-womens-50-breast/ |website=SwimSwam |date=6 October 2018 |access-date=7 October 2018}}

}}

{{swimmingrecord

|number = 22

|time = 28.37

|recordinfo = sf

|firstname = Rūta

|lastname = Meilutytė

|namearticle =

|nation= LTU

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2022|Dec|17}}

|country = AUS

|city = Melbourne

|meet = World Championships

|ref = FINA (17 December 2022). [https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700030203EB0102FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf "16th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Melbourne (AUS): Women's 50m Breaststroke Semifinals Results Summary"]. Omega Timing. Retrieved 17 December 2022.

}}

{{end}}

{{swimmingrecordlegend|ratifier=FINA}}

All-time top 25

style="wikitable"
Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 50 m breaststroke times and the top 25 athletes:
style="background: #f6F5CE" |- denotes top performance for athletes in the top 25 50 m breaststroke times
- denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 50 m breaststroke times, by repeat athletes
style="background: #CCFFCC" |- denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 athletes who fall outside the top 25 50 m breaststroke times

=Men long course=

  • Correct as of December 2024{{cite web|title=Men's 50m Breaststroke Long Course All-Time Ranking|url=https://www.worldaquatics.com/swimming/rankings?gender=M&distance=50&stroke=BREASTSTROKE&poolConfiguration=LCM&year=all&startDate=&endDate=×Mode=ALL_TIMES®ionId=all&countryId=|publisher=World Aquatics|access-date=2 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

| 25.95

| Adam Peaty

| {{GBR2}}

| 25 July 2017

| Budapest

| {{Cite web |title=World's Fastest 50m Breaststroke – Men's Long Course|url=https://myswimsplits.com/mens-50m-breaststroke-long-course/ |access-date=2 March 2025 |website=MySwimSplits}}

rowspan="5" align=center |

| align=center | 2

| 25.99

| Peaty #2

| rowspan="5" |

| 26 July 2017

| Budapest

|

align=center | 3

| 26.06

| Peaty #3

|24 July 2019

| Gwangju

|

align=center | 4

| 26.09

| Peaty #4

|8 August 2018

| Glasgow

|

align=center | 5

| 26.10

| Peaty #5

|25 July 2017

| Budapest

|

align=center | 6

| 26.11

| Peaty #6

|23 July 2019

| Gwangju

|

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 2

| align=center | 7

| 26.20

| Qin Haiyang

| {{CHN}}

| 25 July 2023

| Fukuoka

| {{cite web |title=2023 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 50m Breaststroke Semi-finals Results Summary |url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010103EB0102FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf |website=Omega Timing |access-date=25 July 2023 |date=25 July 2023}}

rowspan="5" align=center |

| align=center | 8

| 26.21

| Peaty #7

| rowspan="5" |

| 22 May 2021

| Budapest

|

align=center | 9

| 26.23

| Peaty #8

|7 August 2018

| Glasgow

|

rowspan="2" align="center" | 10

| rowspan="2" | 26.25

| Qin #2

|29 September 2023

| Hangzhou

|

Qin #3

| 12 December 2023

| Jinan

|

align=center | 12

| 26.28

| Peaty #9

|23 July 2019

| Gwangju

|

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 3

| align=center | 12

| 26.28

| Ilya Shymanovich

| {{BLR}}

|6 April 2023

| Brest

| {{cite web|title=2023 Belarus National Championships - Men's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results|url=http://brest-dvvs.by/upload/20230403/ResultList_20_us.pdf|work=brest-dvvs.by|date=6 April 2023|access-date=6 April 2023}}

rowspan="5" |

| rowspan="2" align=center | 14

| rowspan="2" | 26.29

| Qin #4

| rowspan="5" |

| 26 July 2023

| Fukuoka

|

Qin #5

| 7 October 2023

| Berlin

|

rowspan="2" align=center | 16

| rowspan="2" | 26.30

| Qin #6

| 7 October 2023

| Berlin

|

Qin #7

| 21 October 2023

| Budapest

|

align=center | 18

| 26.32

| Shymanovich #2

| 20 April 2023

| Kazan

|

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 4

| align=center | 18

| 26.32

| Samuel Williamson

| {{AUS}}

| 14 February 2024

| Doha

| {{cite web |title=2024 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 50m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800000103EB0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf |website=Omega Timing |access-date=14 February 2024 |date=14 February 2024}}

bgcolor="f6F5CE"

| rowspan="2" align=center | 5

| rowspan="2" align=center | 20

| rowspan="2" | 26.33

| Felipe Lima

| {{BRA}}

| 9 June 2019

| Monaco

|

bgcolor="f6F5CE"

| Nicolò Martinenghi

| {{ITA}}

| 16 August 2022

| Rome

| {{cite web |date=16 August 2022 |title=2022 European Aquatics Championships - Men's 50m Breaststroke Final Results |url=https://roma2022.microplustimingservices.com/export/NU_ROMA2022/NU/pdf/SWMM50MBR-------------FNL---------_73A2%201.0.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120071801/https://roma2022.microplustimingservices.com/export/NU_ROMA2022/NU/pdf/SWMM50MBR-------------FNL---------_73A2%201.0.pdf |archive-date=20 November 2023 |access-date=29 August 2022 |website=Microplus Informatica}}

rowspan="5" align=center |

| rowspan="2" align=center | 22

| rowspan="2" | 26.34

| Peaty #9

| rowspan="5" |

| 21 May 2021

| Budapest

|

Qin #8

| 25 July 2023

| Fukuoka

|

align=center | 24

| 26.35

| Qin #9

| 29 September 2023

| Jinan

|

rowspan="2" align=center | 25

| rowspan="2" | 26.38

| Peaty #10

| 21 May 2021

| Budapest

|

Qin #10

| 5 August 2023

| Chengdu

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 7

| rowspan="20" align=center |

| 26.42

| João Gomes Júnior

| {{BRA}}

| 21 April 2019

| Rio de Janeiro

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 8

| 26.45

| Nic Fink

| {{USA}}

| 21 June 2022

| Budapest

| {{cite web |date=21 June 2022 |title=2023 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 50m Breaststroke Final Results |url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700000103EB0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf |access-date=10 September 2022 |work=Omega Timing}}

bgcolor="CCFFCC"

| align=center | 9

| 26.46

| Ivan Kozhakin

| {{RUS}}

| 17 April 2025

| Kazan

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 10

| 26.52

| Michael Andrew

| {{USA}}

| 28 April 2022

| Greensboro

| {{cite web |last=Overend |first=Riley |title=Michael Andrew breaks 50 breast American record with 26.52 |url=https://swimswam.com/michael-andrew-breaks-american-record-50-breast/ |website=SwimSwam |access-date=9 May 2022 |date=28 April 2022}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 11

| 26.53

| Simone Cerasuolo

| {{ITA}}

| 9 March 2024

| Riccione

| {{cite web |date=9 March 2024 |title=Men's 50m Breaststroke Results |url=https://fin2024.microplustiming.com/export/NU_2024_03_05-09_Riccione/NU/pdf/CLS-ASM-50RA-FIN-ALL.pdf |access-date=9 March 2024 |work=Microplus Informatica}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 12

| 26.54

| Cameron van der Burgh

| {{RSA}}

| 25 July 2017

| Budapest

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 13

| 26.61

| Sun Jiajun

| {{CHN}}

| 6 May 2023

| Hangzhou

| {{cite web |last=Race |first=Retta |title=Chen Juner Takes Down Wu Peng’s 2008 Chinese Record In 200 Fly |url=https://swimswam.com/chen-juner-takes-down-wu-pengs-2008-chinese-record-in-200fly/ |website=SwimSwam |access-date=10 May 2023 |date=27 April 2024}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 14

| 26.62

| Melvin Imoudu

| {{GER}}

| 27 April 2024

| Berlin

| {{cite web |last=Race |first=Retta |title=Isabel Gose Posts Another Personal Best At 2024 German Championships |url=https://swimswam.com/isabel-gose-posts-another-personal-best-at-2024-german-championships/ |website=SwimSwam |access-date=10 May 2023 |date=27 April 2024}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 15

| 26.66

| Andrey Nikolaev

| {{RUS}}

| 29 April 2022

| Kazan

| {{cite web |date=29 April 2022 |title=Men's 50m Breaststroke Final Results |url=https://russwimming.ru/upload/live/4R_LC_2022/ResultList_133F.pdf |accessdate=9 May 2022 |website=russwimming.ru}}

bgcolor="CCFFCC"

| rowspan="2" align=center | 16

| rowspan="2" | 26.70

| Damir Dugonjič

| {{SLO}}

| 4 August 2015

| Gwangju

|

bgcolor="CCFFCC"

| Fabio Scozzoli

| {{ITA}}

| 23 July 2019

| Kazan

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 18

| 26.72

| Kirill Prigoda

| {{RUS}}

| 24 July 2019

| Gwangju

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 19

| 26.74

| Christian Sprenger

| {{AUS}}

| 1 April 2014

| Brisbane

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 20

| 26.75

| Felipe França Silva

| {{BRA}}

| 21 April 2019

| Rio de Janeiro

|

bgcolor="CCFFCC"

| align=center | 21

| 26.76

| Kevin Cordes

| {{USA}}

| 4 August 2015

| Kazan

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 22

| 26.78

| Kirill Strelnikov

| {{RUS}}

| 5 April 2021

| Kazan

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 23

| 26.79

| Peter Stevens

| {{SLO}}

| 13 February 2024

| Doha

| {{cite web |date=13 February 2024 |title=2024 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results Summary |url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800000103EB0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf |access-date=13 February 2024 |work=Omega Timing}}

bgcolor="CCFFCC"

| rowspan="3" align=center | 24

| rowspan="3" | 26.80

| Arno Kamminga

| {{NED}}

| 9 April 2021

| Eindhoven

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| Lucas Matzerath

| {{GER}}

| 14 February 2024

| Doha

| {{cite web |date=14 February 2024 |title=2024 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 50m Breaststroke Final Results |url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800000103EB0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf |access-date=15 February 2024 |work=Omega Timing}}

bgcolor="CCFFCC"

| Ludovico Viberti

| {{ITA}}

| 22 June 2024

| Rome

|{{cite web |date=22 June 2024 |title=Men's 50m Breaststroke Final Results |url=https://results.microplustimingservices.com/FINSettecolli2024/export/NU_2024_06_21-23_Roma/NU/pdf/CLS-ASM-50RA-FIN-ALL.pdf?x=22:00:45 |access-date=30 June 2024 |website=Microplus Informatica}}

=Men short course=

  • Correct as of December 2024{{cite web|title=Men's 50m Breaststroke Short Course All-Time Ranking|url=https://api.worldaquatics.com/fina/rankings/swimming/report/pdf?gender=M&distance=50&stroke=BREASTSTROKE&poolConfiguration=SCM&year=&startDate=&endDate=×Mode=ALL_TIMES®ionId=&countryId=&pageSize=200|publisher=World Aquatics|access-date=10 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

| 24.95

| Emre Sakçı

| {{TUR}}

| 27 December 2021

| Gaziantep

|

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| rowspan="2" align=center | 2

| rowspan="2" align=center | 2

| rowspan="2" | 25.25

| Cameron van der Burgh

| {{RSA}}

| 14 November 2009

| Berlin

|

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| Ilya Shymanovich

| {{BLR}}

| 7 November 2021

| Kazan

|

| align=center | 4

| 25.29

| Sakçı #2

|

| 5 November 2020

| Budapest

|

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 4

| align=center | 5

| 25.37

| Nicolò Martinenghi

| {{ITA}}

| 6 November 2021

| Kazan

|

| align=center | 6

| 25.38

| Sakçı #3

|

| 6 November 2021

| Kazan

|

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| rowspan="2" align=center | 5

| rowspan="2" align=center | 6

| rowspan="2" | 25.38

| Nic Fink

| {{USA}}

| 18 December 2022

| Melbourne

| {{cite web|title=Men's 50m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700030103EB0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=18 December 2022|access-date=7 January 2023}}

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| Qin Haiyang

| {{CHN}}

| 19 October 2024

| Shanghai

| {{cite web|title=Men's 50m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800050103EB0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=19 October 2024|access-date=29 October 2024}}

rowspan="3" |

| rowspan="2" align=center | 9

| rowspan="2" | 25.39

| Shymanovich #2

| rowspan="3" |

| 18 December 2020

| Brest

|

Sakçı #4

| 7 November 2021

| Kazan

|

align=center | 11

| 25.41

| van der Burgh #2

| 16 December 2018

| Hangzhou

|

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 7

| align=center | 11

| 25.41

| Adam Peaty

| {{GBR2}}

| 22 November 2020

| Budapest

| {{cite web|title=Men's 50m Breaststroke Skin Race Round 1 Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000114020F0107EB04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=omegatiming.com|date=22 November 2020|access-date=16 October 2021}}

rowspan="7" |

| rowspan="2" align=center | 11

| rowspan="2" | 25.41

| Shymanovich #3

| rowspan="7" |

| 18 December 2020

| Brest

|

Shymanovich #4

| 2 September 2021

| Naples

|

rowspan="2" align=center | 15

| rowspan="2" | 25.42

| Martinenghi #2

| 18 December 2022

| Melbourne

|

Qin #2

| 15 December 2024

| Budapest

| {{cite web|title=Men's 50m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800080103EB0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=14 December 2024|access-date=29 December 2024}}

rowspan="3" align=center | 17

| rowspan="3" | 25.43

| van der Burgh #3

| 8 August 2009

| Pietermaritzburg

|

Sakçı #5

| 9 November 2020

| Budapest

|

Shymanovich #5

| 6 November 2021

| Kazan

|

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 8

| align=center | 20

| 25.45

| Roland Schoeman

| {{RSA}}

| 14 November 2009

| Berlin

|

rowspan="4" |

| rowspan="2" align=center | 21

| rowspan="2" | 25.47

| Shymanovich #6

| rowspan="4" |

| 25 November 2021

| Eindhoven

|

Qin #3

| 1 November 2024

| Singapore

|

rowspan="2" align=center | 23

| rowspan="2" | 25.48

| Peaty #2

| 15 November 2020

| Budapest

|

Shymanovich #7

| 21 November 2020

| Budapest

|

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 9

| align=center | 23

| 25.48

| Kirill Prigoda

| {{RUS}}

| 14 December 2024

| Budapest

| {{cite web|title=Men's 50m Breaststroke Semifinals Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800080103EB0102FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=14 December 2024|access-date=29 December 2024}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 10

| rowspan="20" align=center |

| 25.51

| Vladimir Morozov

| {{RUS}}

| 4 December 2019

| Glasgow

| LEN (4 December 2019). [http://glasgow2019.microplustiming.com/export/NU_GLASGOW2019/NU/pdf/SWMM50MBR-------------FNL-000100--_73A1%201.0.pdf?x=07:00:26 "2019 European Short Course Swimming Championships Glasgow (GBR): Results Men's 50m Breaststroke Final"]. Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 28 March 2022.

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 11

| 25.61

| Oleg Kostin

| {{RUS}}

| 19 December 2024

| Saint Petersburg

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| rowspan="3" align=center | 12

| rowspan="3" | 25.62

| rowspan="2" | Fabio Scozzoli

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

| 13 December 2017

| Copenhagen

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| 13 December 2017

| Copenhagen

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| Simone Cerasuolo

| {{ITA}}

| 15 December 2024

| Budapest

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 14

| 25.63

| Felipe França Silva

| {{BRA}}

| 7 December 2014

| Doha

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 15

| 25.66

| Chris Smith

| {{RSA}}

| 14 December 2024

| Budapest

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 16

| 25.69

| Michael Houlie

| {{RSA}}

| 14 December 2024

| Budapest

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 17

| 25.71

| Ludovico Viberti

| {{ITA}}

| 15 December 2024

| Budapest

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 18

| 25.72

| Sun Jiajun

| {{CHN}}

| 28 September 2024

| Wuhan

| {{cite magazine|title=Sun Jiajun Earns Asian Record #2 At 2024 Chinese SC Nationals|url=https://swimswam.com/sun-jiajun-earns-asian-record-2-at-2024-chinese-sc-nationals/|magazine=SwimSwam|author=Retta Race|date=28 September 2024|access-date=10 October 2024}}

bgcolor="CCFFCC"

| rowspan="3" align=center | 19

| rowspan="3" | 25.80

| Felipe Lima

| {{BRA}}

| 16 December 2018

| Hangzhou

|

bgcolor="CCFFCC"

| João Gomes Júnior

| {{BRA}}

| 21 December 2021

| Abu Dhabi

| {{cite web|title=Men's 50m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500190103EB0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=21 December 2021|access-date=21 December 2021}}

bgcolor="CCFFCC"

| Yan Zibei

| {{CHN}}

| 17 December 2022

| Melbourne

| {{cite web|title=Men's 50m Breaststroke Semifinals Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700030103EB0102FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=17 December 2022|access-date=26 December 2022}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 22

| 25.81

| Michael Andrew

| {{USA}}

| 17 December 2022

| Melbourne

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 23

| 25.84

| Arno Kamminga

| {{NED}}

| 4 December 2019

| Glasgow

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 24

| 25.85

| Peter Stevens

| {{SLO}}

| 11 December 2016

| Windsor

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 25

| 25.86

| Koen De Groot

| {{NED}}

| 14 December 2024

| Budapest

|

=Women long course=

  • Correct as of December 2024{{cite web|title=Men's 400m Freestyle Long Course All-Time Ranking|url=https://www.worldaquatics.com/swimming/rankings?gender=M&distance=400&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

| 29.16

| Rūta Meilutytė

| {{LTU}}

| 30 July 2023

| Fukuoka

|

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 2

| align=center | 2

| 29.30

| Benedetta Pilato

| {{ITA}}

| 22 May 2021

| Budapest

|

rowspan="2" |

| align=center | 2

| 29.30

|Meilutytė #2

| rowspan="2" |

| 29 July 2023

| Fukuoka

|

align=center | 4

| 29.35

|Pilato #2

| 23 May 2021

| Budapest

| {{cite web|title=Women's 50m Breaststroke Finals Results|url=http://budapest2020.microplustiming.com/export/NU_Budapest2021/NU/pdf/SWMW50MBR-------------FNL-000100--_73A1%201.0.pdf|publisher=microplustiming.com|date=23 May 2021|accessdate=13 June 2021}}

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 3

| align=center | 5

| 29.40

| Lilly King

| {{USA}}

| 30 July 2017

| Budapest

|

rowspan="5" |

| align=center | 5

| 29.40

|Meilutytė #3

| rowspan="5" |

| 18 February 2024

| Doha

| {{cite web|title=2024 World Aquatics Championships - Women's 50m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800000203EB0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|date=18 February 2024|access-date=18 February 2024}}

align=center | 7

| 29.42

|Meilutytė #4

| 17 February 2024

| Doha

|

align=center | 8

| 29.44

|Meilutytė #5

| 16 August 2022

| Rome

| {{cite web|title=2022 European Championships - Women's 50m Breaststroke Semifinals Results|url=https://roma2022.microplustimingservices.com/export/NU_ROMA2022/NU/pdf/SWMW50MBR-------------SFNL--------_74A%201.0.pdf|publisher=microplustiming.com|date=16 August 2022|accessdate=21 April 2025}}

align=center | 9

| 29.48

|Meilutytė #6

| 3 August 2013

| Barcelona

|

align=center | 10

| 29.50

|Pilato #3

| 22 May 2021

| Budapest

|

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 4

| align=center | 11

| 29.51

| Tang Qianting

| {{CHN}}

| 18 February 2024

| Doha

|

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 5

| align=center | 12

| 29.52

| Yulia Yefimova

| {{RUS}}

| 4 August 2013

| Barcelona

| {{cite web|title=15th FINA World Championships - Women's 50m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010D020101021D02FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=4 August 2013|access-date=21 April 2025}}

rowspan="13" |

| align=center | 13

| 29.56

|Meilutytė #7

| rowspan="13" |

| 7 October 2023

| Berlin

|

align=center | 14

| 29.57

|Yefimova #2

| 30 July 2017

| Budapest

|

rowspan="2" align=center | 15

| rowspan="2" | 29.58

|Pilato #4

| 13 April 2022

| Riccione

|

Pilato #5

| 30 November 2023

| Riccione

|

rowspan="3" align=center | 17

| rowspan="3" | 29.59

|Meilutytė #8

| 4 August 2013

| Barcelona

|

Meilutytė #9

| 17 August 2022

| Rome

| {{cite web|title=2022 European Championships - Women's 50m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://roma2022.microplustimingservices.com/export/NU_ROMA2022/NU/pdf/SWMW50MBR-------------FNL---------_73A2%201.0.pdf|publisher=microplustiming.com|date=17 August 2022|accessdate=21 April 2025}}

Pilato #6

| 9 March 2024

| Riccione

|

rowspan="2" align=center | 20

| rowspan="2" | 29.60

|King #2

| 29 July 2017

| Budapest

|

Pilato #7

| 29 July 2023

| Fukuoka

|

align=center | 22

| 29.61

|Pilato #8

| 18 December 2020

| Riccione

|

rowspan="2" align=center | 23

| rowspan="2" | 29.62

|King #3

| 10 June 2018

| Santa Clara

|

Pilato #9

| 3 April 2021

| Budapest

|

align=center | 25

| 29.63

|King #4

| 30 May 2019

| Indianapolis

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 6

| rowspan="21" |

| 29.71

| Molly Hannis

| {{USA}}

| 13 January 2018

| Austin

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 7

| 29.72

| Lara van Niekerk

| {{RSA}}

| 6 April 2022

| Gqeberha

| {{cite news|title=Van Niekerk shines on opening day of national swimming champs in Bay|url=https://www.heraldlive.co.za/sport/2022-04-07-van-niekerk-shines-on-opening-day-of-national-swimming-champs-in-bay/|website=heraldlive.co.za|author=Amir Chetty|date=7 April 2018|access-date=7 April 2022}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| rowspan="2" align=center | 8

| rowspan="2" | 29.80

| rowspan="2" | Jessica Hardy

| rowspan="2" | {{USA}}

| 7 August 2009

| Federal Way

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| 4 August 2013

| Barcelona

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 9

| 29.81

| Lydia Jacoby

| {{USA}}

| 29 June 2023

| Indianapolis

| {{cite web|title=2023 US National Championships - Women's 50m Breaststroke Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600030203EB0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=29 June 2023|access-date=1 July 2023}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 10

| 29.83

| Eneli Jefimova

| {{EST}}

| 21 April 2025

| Helsinki

| {{cite web|title=2025 Helsinki Swim Meet - Women's 50m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://live.swimify.com/competitions/speedo-helsinki-swim-meet-2025-2025-04-20/events/summary/8/78|publisher=swimify.com|date=21 April 2025|access-date=21 April 2025}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 11

| 29.86

| Arianna Castiglioni

| {{ITA}}

| 28 May 2022

| Naples

| {{cite magazine|title=Arianna Castiglioni Vola Nei 50 Rana: 29.86 Al Gp Città Di Napoli|url=https://swimswam.com/arianna-castiglioni-vola-nei-50-rana-29-85-al-gp-citta-di-napoli/|magazine=SwimSwam|author=Giusy Cisale|language=Italian|date=28 May 2022|accessdate=4 June 2022}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 12

| 29.95

| Breeja Larson

| {{USA}}

| 4 August 2013

| Barcelona

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 13

| 29.99

| Katie Meili

| {{USA}}

| 30 July 2017

| Budapest

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| rowspan="2" align=center | 14

| rowspan="2" | 30.02

| Imogen Clark

| {{GBR2}}

| 30 July 2022

| Birmingham

| {{cite web|title=Women's 50m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://b2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/SWM/2022-07-30/SWMW50MBR-------------FNL-000100--__C73A1_1.0.pdf|work=Microplus Informatica|date=30 July 2022|accessdate=10 August 2022}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| Anita Bottazzo

| {{ITA}}

| 29 July 2023

| Fukuoka

| {{cite web|title=Women's 50m Breaststroke Heats Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010203EB0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=29 July 2023|access-date=29 July 2023}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| rowspan="2" align=center | 16

| rowspan="2" | 30.05

| Jennie Johansson

| {{SWE}}

| 9 August 2015

| Kazan

| {{cite web|title=16th FINA World Championships - Women's 50m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010F020001021D02FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=9 August 2015|access-date=21 April 2025}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| Chelsea Hodges

| {{AUS}}

| 30 July 2022

| Birmingham

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 18

| 30.09

| Tatjana Smith

| {{RSA}}

| 9 April 2024

| Gqeberha

| {{cite magazine|title=Key South Africans Tune Up With Morning Sprints On Day 1 Of Trials|url=https://swimswam.com/key-south-africans-tune-up-with-morning-sprints-on-day1-of-trials/|magazine=SwimSwam|author=Retta Race|date=8 April 2024|access-date=10 April 2024}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| rowspan="2" align=center | 19

| rowspan="2" | 30.10

| Anna Elendt

| {{GER}}

| 26 May 2022

| Barcelona

| {{cite news|title=Anna Elendt swims German record again|url=https://spotmysports.com/anna-elendt-swims-german-record-again/|website=spotmysports.com|date=26 May 2022|accessdate=4 June 2022}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| Satomi Suzuki

| {{JPN}}

| 8 October 2023

| Shizuoka

| {{cite web|title=Women's 50m Breaststroke Results|url=http://swmexp.japan-swimming.jp/webexpswim/ResultsRankingDt?gameid=2123603&eventno=055|work=japan-swimming.jp|date=8 October 2023|access-date=11 October 2023}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| rowspan="2" align=center | 21

| rowspan="2" | 30.11

| Rebecca Soni

| {{USA}}

| 2 August 2009

| Rome

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| Alia Atkinson

| {{JAM}}

| 9 August 2015

| Kazan

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 23

| 30.16

| Sarah Katsoulis

| {{AUS}}

| 2 August 2009

| Rome

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 24

| 30.17

| Valentina Artemyeva

| {{RUS}}

| 25 April 2009

| Moscow

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 25

| 30.19

| Ida Hulkko

| {{FIN}}

| 23 May 2021

| Budapest

|

=Women short course=

  • Correct as of December 2024{{cite web|title=Women's 50m Breaststroke Short Course All-Time Ranking|url=https://api.worldaquatics.com/fina/rankings/swimming/report/pdf?gender=F&distance=50&stroke=BREASTSTROKE&poolConfiguration=SCM&year=&startDate=&endDate=×Mode=ALL_TIMES®ionId=&countryId=&pageSize=200|publisher=World Aquatics|access-date=10 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

| 28.37

| Rūta Meilutytė

| {{LTU}}

| 17 December 2022

| Melbourne

|

rowspan="3" |

| align=center | 2

| 28.39

|Meilutytė #2

| rowspan="3" |

| 14 December 2024

| Budapest

| {{cite web|title=Women's 50m Breaststroke Semifinals Results Summary|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800080203EB0102FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=14 December 2024|access-date=29 December 2024}}

align=center | 3

| 28.50

|Meilutytė #2

| 18 December 2022

| Melbourne

| {{cite web|title=Women's 50m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700030203EB0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=18 December 2022|access-date=25 December 2022}}

align=center | 4

| 28.54

|Meilutytė #2

| 15 December 2024

| Budapest

|

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 2

| align=center | 5

| 28.56

| Alia Atkinson

| {{JAM}}

| 6 October 2018

| Budapest

|

rowspan="3" |

| align=center | 6

| 28.60

|Meilutytė #2

| rowspan="3" |

| 23 October 2022

| Berlin

|

align=center | 7

| 28.64

|Atkinson #2

| 26 October 2016

| Tokyo

|

align=center | 8

| 28.70

|Meilutytė #2

| 5 November 2022

| Indianapolis

|

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 3

| align=center | 9

| 28.71

| Yulia Yefimova

| {{RUS}}

| 10 November 2013

| Tokyo

|

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 4

| align=center | 10

| 28.76

| Tang Qianting

| {{CHN}}

| 20 October 2024

| Shanghai

| {{cite web|title=Women's 50m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800050203EB0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=20 October 2024|access-date=29 October 2024}}

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 5

| align=center | 11

| 28.77

| Lilly King

| {{USA}}

| 21 November 2020

| Budapest

|

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 6

| align=center | 12

| 28.80

| Jessica Hardy

| {{USA}}

| 14 November 2009

| Berlin

|

| align=center | 13

| 28.81

|Meilutytė #2

|

| 3 December 2014

| Doha

|

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 7

| align=center | 13

| 28.81

| Benedetta Pilato

| {{ITA}}

| 21 November 2020

| Budapest

|

rowspan="11" |

| align=center | 15

| 28.82

|Tang #2

| rowspan="11" |

| 29 September 2024

| Wuhan

|

rowspan="2" align=center | 16

| rowspan="2" | 28.84

|Meilutytė #2

| 4 December 2014

| Doha

|

Atkinson #2

| 12 August 2017

| Eindhoven

|

rowspan="6" align=center | 18

| rowspan="6" | 28.86

|King #2

| 16 October 2020

| Budapest

|

Pilato #2

| 14 November 2020

| Budapest

|

King #2

| 17 December 2022

| Melbourne

|

Pilato #2

| 10 December 2023

| Otopeni

|

Tang #2

| 14 December 2024

| Budapest

|

Tang #2

| 15 December 2024

| Budapest

|

align=center | 24

| 28.87

|Tang #2

| 2 November 2024

| Singapore

|

align=center | 25

| 28.88

|Atkinson #2

| 21 November 2020

| Budapest

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 8

| rowspan="21" |

| 29.04

| Molly Hannis

| {{USA}}

| 16 October 2020

| Budapest

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| rowspan="2" align=center | 9

| rowspan="2"| 29.09

| Arianna Castiglioni

| {{ITA}}

| 25 September 2021

| Naples

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| Lara van Niekerk

| {{RSA}}

| 18 December 2022

| Melbourne

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 11

| 29.10

| Eneli Jefimova

| {{EST}}

| 9 December 2023

| Otopeni

| {{cite web|title=Women's 50m Breaststroke Semifinal Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600090203EB0102FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=9 December 2023|access-date=10 December 2023}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 12

| 29.17

| Imogen Clark

| {{GBR2}}

| 16 December 2023

| Sheffield

| {{cite web|title=Women's 50m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://results.swimming.org/swimming/results/2023/sesc/RW7F623.HTM|publisher=swimming.org|date=16 December 2023|access-date=19 December 2023}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 13

| 29.22

| Dominika Sztandera

| {{POL}}

| 14 December 2024

| Budapest

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 14

| 29.30

| Anna Elendt

| {{GER}}

| 18 December 2022

| Melbourne

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 15

| 29.31

| Jasmine Nocentini

| {{ITA}}

| 9 December 2023

| Otopeni

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 16

| 29.33

| Ida Hulkko

| {{FIN}}

| 5 November 2020

| Budapest

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| rowspan="2" align=center | 17

| rowspan="2" | 29.34

| Anastasia Gorbenko

| {{ISR}}

| 17 December 2021

| Abu Dhabi

| {{cite web|title=Women's 50m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500190203EB0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=17 December 2021|access-date=17 December 2021}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| Nika Godun

| {{RUS}}

| 17 November 2021

| Kazan

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 19

| 29.37

| Katie Meili

| {{USA}}

| 31 August 2016

| Berlin

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 20

| 29.44

| Veera Kivirinta

| {{FIN}}

| 14 December 2024

| Budapest

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 21

| 29.49

| Alina Zmushka

| {{BLR}}

| 21 November 2022

| Kazan

| {{cite web|title=Women's 50m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://russwimming.ru/upload/live/4R_SC_2022/ResultList_104F.pdf|work=russwimming.ru|date=21 November 2022|accessdate=27 November 2022}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 22

| 29.50

| Sarah Katsoulis

| {{AUS}}

| 22 November 2009

| Singapore

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 23

| 29.51

| Martina Carraro

| {{ITA}}

| 18 October 2020

| Budapest

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 24

| 29.53

| Sophie Hansson

| {{SWE}}

| 18 November 2023

| Sheffield

| {{cite web|title=Women's 50m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://results.swimming.org/swimming/results/2023/bucssc/RG7F422.HTM|publisher=swimming.org|date=18 November 2023|access-date=19 November 2023}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| rowspan="3" align=center | 25

| rowspan="3" | 29.54

| Jenna Laukkanen

| {{FIN}}

| 13 December 2017

| Copenhagen

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| Tatiana Belonogoff

| {{RUS}}

| 19 November 2022

| Sheffield

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| Evgeniia Chikunova

| {{RUS}}

| 21 November 2023

| Saint Petersburg

| {{cite web|title=Women's 50m Breasttroke Final Results|url=https://new.russwimming.ru/upload/live/4R_SC_2023/ResultList_104F.pdf|publisher=russwimming.ru|date=21 November 2023|access-date=26 November 2023}}

Notes

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References

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External links

  • {{cite web |url=http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/records/results_uk.asp |title=Olympic and World Records |publisher=IOC |access-date=2008-10-29}}
  • {{in lang|nl}} [http://www.zwemkroniek.com/records.php Zwemkroniek]
  • {{in lang|it}} {{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20060506103829/http://www.agendadiana.com/home.php Agenda Diana]}}

{{World records in swimming}}

Breaststroke 050 metres

World record progression 050 metres breaststroke