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World record progression 50 metres butterfly

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This is a history of the progression of the World Record for the swimming event: the 50 butterfly. It is a listing of the fastest-time-ever in the event, in both long course (50m) and short course (25m) swimming pool. These records are maintained/recognized by FINA,[http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1271&Itemid=633 World Swimming Records] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031072322/http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1271&Itemid=633 |date=2013-10-31 }} page from the FINA website; retrieved 2012-04-17. which oversees international competitive swimming and Aquatics.

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

Men

=Long course=

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

{{Swimmingrecord

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

|time = 23.68

|firstname = Denis

|lastname = Pankratov

|namearticle =

|nation = RUS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1996|Aug|10}}

|meet = Meet of Champions

|city = Mulhouse

|country = FRA

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 1

|time = 23.60

|firstname = Geoff

|lastname = Huegill

|namearticle =

|nation = AUS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2000|May|14}}

|meet = Australia Championships

|city = Sydney

|country = AUS

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 2

|time = 23.44

|recordinfo = sf

|firstname = Geoff

|lastname = Huegill

|namearticle =

|nation = AUS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2001|Jul|27}}

|meet = World Championships

|city = Fukuoka

|country = JPN

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 3

|time = 23.43

|firstname = Matt

|lastname = Welsh

|namearticle =

|nation = AUS

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

|meet = World Championships

|city = Barcelona

|country = ESP

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 4

|time = 23.30

|firstname = Ian

|lastname = Crocker

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2004|Feb|29}}

|meet = Big 12 Time Trials

|city = Austin

|cityarticle = Austin, Texas

|country = USA

|ref = (lcm-m) [https://www.chicagotribune.com/2004/03/02/texas-swimmer-ian-crocker-set-a-world/ Texas swimmer Ian Crocker set a world record in the...]. Published by the Chicago Tribune on 2009-03-02; retrieved 2012-04-17.

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 5

|time = 23.01

|recordinfo = sf

|firstname = Roland

|lastname = Schoeman

|namearticle =

|nation = RSA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2005|Jul|24}}

|meet = World Championships

|city = Montreal

|country = CAN

|ref =

}}

|-

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 6

|time = 22.96

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Roland

|lastname = Schoeman

|namearticle =

|nation= RSA

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

|country = CAN

|city = Montreal

|meet = World Championships

|ref = (lcm-m) {{cite news|title=Schoeman, Hardy set world records|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/swimming/4716449.stm|publisher=BBC News|date=2005-07-25|access-date=2008-03-28}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 7

|time = 22.43

|recordinfo = sf

|firstname = Rafael

|lastname = Muñoz

|namearticle = Rafael Muñoz (swimmer)

|nation = ESP

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2009|April|05}}

|meet = Spanish Championships

|city = Málaga

|country = ESP

|ref = {{cite news|title=Spanish Open: Flash Rafael Munoz Breaks 50 Fly World Record |url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/20851.asp |publisher=Swimming World Magazine |date=5 April 2009 |access-date=23 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905095631/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/20851.asp |archive-date=5 September 2012 }}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 8

|time = 22.27

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Andriy

|lastname = Govorov

|namearticle =

|nation = UKR

|date = 1 July 2018

|meet = Sette Colli Trophy

|city = Rome

|country = ITA

|ref = {{cite web |title=2018 Sette Colli Trophy - Men's 50m Butterfly Results |url=http://fin2018.microplustiming.com/export/NU_293001_MagGiu_Roma/NU/pdf/CLS-ASM-50FA-FIN-ALL.pdf?x=19:23:58|publisher=Italian Swimming Federation|access-date=1 July 2018|date=1 July 2018}}

}}

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{{swimmingrecordlegend|ratifier=FINA}}

=Short course=

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

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 1

|time = 24.11

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Marcel

|lastname = Gery

|namearticle = Marcel Gery

|nation = CAN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1990|February|23}}

|meet = World Cup

|city = Leicester

|country = UK

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 2

|time = 24.05

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Nils

|lastname = Rudolph

|namearticle = Nils Rudolph

|nation = GER

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1991|March|29}}

|meet = World Cup

|city = Sheffield

|country = UK

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 3

|time = 23.72

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Mark

|lastname = Foster

|namearticle = Mark Foster (swimmer)

|nation = GBR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1993|February|13}}

|meet = World Cup

|city = Gelsenkirchen

|country = GER

|ref = (scm-m) {{cite web |url=https://www.fina.org/sites/default/files/fswc-goldenbook2015_v2b.pdf |title=27 years of FINA Swimming World Cup 1989-2015: the complete Swimming World Cup golden book |date=2015 }}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 3

|time = 23.72

|recordinfo = =

|firstname = Mark

|lastname = Foster

|namearticle = Mark Foster (swimmer)

|nation = GBR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1994|March|19}}

|meet = World Cup

|city = Gelsenkirchen

|country = GER

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 4

|time = 23.68

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Mark

|lastname = Foster

|namearticle = Mark Foster (swimmer)

|nation = GBR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1994|March|22}}

|meet = World Cup

|city = Sheffield

|country = UK

|ref = (scm-m) {{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/swimming-world-best-for-foster-1431118.html |title=Swimming: World best for Foster |date=1994-03-23 }}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 5

|time = 23.55

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Mark

|lastname = Foster

|namearticle = Mark Foster (swimmer)

|nation = GBR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1995|February|11}}

|meet = World Cup

|city = Sheffield

|country = UK

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 6

|time = 23.45

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Mark

|lastname = Foster

|namearticle = Mark Foster (swimmer)

|nation = GBR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1995|December|15}}

|meet = -

|city = Sheffield

|country = UK

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 7

|time = 23.35

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Denis

|lastname = Pankratov

|namearticle =

|nation = RUS

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

|meet = World Cup

|city = Paris

|country = FRA

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 8

|time = 23.30

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Miloš

|lastname = Milošević

|namearticle =

|nation = CRO

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1998|December|12}}

|meet = European Championships

|city = Sheffield

|country = UK

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 9

|time = 23.21

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Michael

|lastname = Klim

|namearticle =

|nation = AUS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1999|September|5}}

|meet = Australian Championships

|city = Canberra

|country = AUS

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 10

|time = 23.19

|recordinfo = h

|firstname = Lars

|lastname = Frölander

|namearticle =

|nation = SWE

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2000|March|19}}

|meet = World Championships

|city = Athens

|country = GRE

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 11

|time = 23.11

|recordinfo = tt

|firstname = Michael

|lastname = Klim

|namearticle =

|nation = AUS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2000|June|19}}

|meet = AIS Meet

|city = Canberra

|country = AUS

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 12

|time = 22.87

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Mark

|lastname = Foster

|namearticle = Mark Foster (swimmer)

|nation = GBR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2001|January|17}}

|meet = World Cup

|city = Sheffield

|country = UK

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 13

|time = 22.84

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Geoff

|lastname = Huegill

|namearticle =

|nation = AUS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2001|December|7}}

|meet = World Cup

|city = Melbourne

|country = AUS

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 13

|time = 22.84

|recordinfo = =

|firstname = Geoff

|lastname = Huegill

|namearticle =

|nation = AUS

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

|meet = World Cup

|city = Stockholm

|country = SWE

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 14

|time = 22.74

|recordinfo = h

|firstname = Geoff

|lastname = Huegill

|namearticle =

|nation = AUS

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

|meet = World Cup

|city = Berlin

|country = GER

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 15

|time = 22.71

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Ian

|lastname = Crocker

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2004|October|10}}

|meet = World Championships

|city = Indianapolis

|country = USA

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 16

|time = 22.60

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Kaio de

|lastname = Almeida

|namearticle =

|nation = BRA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2005|December|17}}

|meet = Brazilian Championships

|city = Santos ||cityarticle = Santos, São Paulo

|country = BRA

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 17

|time = 22.50

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Matt

|lastname = Jaukovic

|namearticle =

|nation = AUS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2008|October|25}}

|meet = World Cup

|city = Sydney

|country = AUS

|ref = (scm-m) {{cite web |url=http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2008/sydney2008/C73A1_Res1Heat_117_Finals_1_Men_50_Fly.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081031053644/http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2008/sydney2008/C73A1_Res1Heat_117_Finals_1_Men_50_Fly.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2008-10-31 |title=FINA / ARENA Swimming World Cup 2008 Sydney Men's 50m Butterfly Final Results |date=2008-10-25 }}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 18

|time = 22.29

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Amaury

|lastname = Leveaux

|namearticle =

|nation = FRA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2008|December|6}}

|city = Angers

|country = FRA

|meet = French Championships

|ref = (scm-m) {{cite web |url=http://www.tyr.com/news/2008/12/amaury-leveaux-breaks-50m-butterfly-world-record-wearing-tracer-rise/ |title=Amaury Leveaux Breaks 50m Butterfly World Record Wearing Tracer Rise |date=2008-12-06 |access-date=2009-04-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607011213/http://www.tyr.com/news/2008/12/amaury-leveaux-breaks-50m-butterfly-world-record-wearing-tracer-rise/ |archive-date=2011-06-07 |url-status=dead }}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 19

|time = 22.18

|recordinfo = h

|firstname = Amaury

|lastname = Leveaux

|namearticle =

|nation = FRA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2008|December|14}}

|city = Rijeka

|country = CRO

|meet = European Championships

|ref = {{cite news|first=Craig|last=Lord|title=WR: Leveaux 50 'fly 22.18; ER Putra 2:02.36 200 back|url=http://www.swimnews.com/News/view/6599|publisher=swimnews.com|date=2006-12-14|access-date=2008-12-14}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 20

|time = 21.80

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Steffen

|lastname = Deibler

|namearticle =

|nation = GER

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

|city = Berlin

|country = GER

|meet = World Cup

|ref = {{cite web|title=2018 FINA World Cup (Berlin) - Men's 50m Butterfly Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000109050021000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=14 November 2009|access-date=8 April 2025}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 21

|time = 21.75

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Nicholas

|lastname = Santos

|namearticle =

|club = {{flagu|Brazil}}

|date = 6 October 2018

|meet = World Cup

|city = Budapest

|country = HUN

|ref = {{cite web|title=2018 FINA World Cup (Budapest) - Men's 50m Butterfly Results|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00011201080104EB04FFFFFFFFFFFF01|publisher=Omega Timing|date=6 October 2018|access-date=6 October 2018}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 21

|time = 21.75

|recordinfo = =

|firstname = Szebasztián

|lastname = Szabó

|namearticle =

|club = {{flagu|Hungary}}

|date = 6 November 2021

|meet = European Championships

|city = Kazan

|country = RUS

|ref = LEN (6 November 2021). [http://kazan2021.microplustiming.com/export/NU_Kazan2021/NU/pdf/SWMM50MBF-------------FNL-000100--_73A1%201.0.pdf?x=09:38:05 "2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships Kazan (RUS): Results 50m Butterfly Men Final"]. Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 6 November 2021.

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 22

|time = 21.67

|recordinfo = h

|firstname = Noè

|lastname = Ponti

|namearticle =

|nation = SUI

|date = 20 October 2024

|meet = World Cup

|city = Shanghai

|country = China

|ref = {{cite web|title=2024 World Aquatics Cup (Shanghai) - Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results |url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800050104EB0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=20 October 2024|access-date=21 October 2024}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 23

|time = 21.50

|recordinfo = h

|firstname = Noè

|lastname = Ponti

|namearticle =

|nation = SUI

|date = 2 November 2024

|meet = World Cup

|city =

|country = SGP

|ref = {{cite web|title=2024 World Aquatics Cup (Singapore) - Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results |url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800070104EB0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=2 November 2024|access-date=2 November 2024}}{{cite web|title=Video - Men's 50m Butterfly Heats |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyqQRKQ5yiA|publisher= World Aquatics|date=2 November 2024|accessdate=5 November 2024}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 24

|time = 21.43

|recordinfo = sf

|firstname = Noè

|lastname = Ponti

|namearticle =

|nation = SUI

|date = 10 December 2024

|meet = World Championships

|city = Budapest

|country = HUN

|ref = {{cite web|title=2024 World Aquatics Championships (25 m) - Men's 50m Butterfly Semifinals Results Summary|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800080104EB0102FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=10 December 2024|access-date=11 January 2025}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 25

|time = 21.32

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Noè

|lastname = Ponti

|namearticle =

|nation = SUI

|date = 11 December 2024

|meet = World Championships

|city = Budapest

|country = HUN

|ref = {{cite web|title=2024 World Aquatics Championships (25 m) - Men's 50m Butterfly Final Results Summary|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800080104EB0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=11 December 2024|access-date=11 January 2025}}{{cite web|title=Video - Noe Ponti Breaks Another World Record & Claims 2024 #ShortCourse Double Crown!|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=K-VVynbisYQ|publisher= World Aquatics|date=13 December 2024|accessdate=13 December 2024 }}

}}

{{end}}

{{swimmingrecordlegend|ratifier=FINA}}

Women

=Long course=

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

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 1

|time = 26.54

|firstname = Inge

|lastname = de Bruijn

|namearticle =

|nation = NED

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

|meet = Netherlands Championships

|city = Amersfoort

|country = NED

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 2

|time = 26.39

|firstname = Anna-Karin

|lastname = Kammerling

|namearticle =

|nation = SWE

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1999|Jul|1}}

|meet = Sweden Championships

|city = Halmstad

|country = SWE

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 3

|time = 26.29

|firstname = Anna-Karin

|lastname = Kammerling

|namearticle =

|nation = SWE

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1999|Jul|27}}

|meet = European Championships

|city = Istanbul

|country = TUR

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 4

|time = 25.83

|recordinfo = h

|firstname = Inge de

|lastname = Bruijn

|namearticle =

|nation = NED

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2000|May|20}}

|meet = Mare Nostrum

|city = Monte Carlo

|country = MON

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 5

|time = 25.64

|recordinfo = h

|firstname = Inge de

|lastname = Bruijn

|namearticle =

|nation = NED

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2000|May|26}}

|meet = Super Speedo Grand Prix

|city = Sheffield

|country = UK

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 6

|time = 25.57

|firstname = Anna-Karin

|lastname = Kammerling

|namearticle =

|nation = SWE

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

|meet = European Championships

|city = Berlin

|country = GER

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 7

|time = 25.46

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Therese

|lastname = Alshammar

|namearticle =

|nation= SWE

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2007|Jun|13}}

|country = ESP

|city = Barcelona

|meet = Mare Nostrum

|ref = (lcm-w) {{cite web|title=Alshammar breaks women's 50m butterfly world record|url=http://www.thelocal.se/7597/20070614/|website=The Local|date=2007-01-14|access-date=2008-04-16}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 8

|time = 25.33

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Marleen

|lastname = Veldhuis

|namearticle =

|nation= NED

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2009|April|19}}

|country = NED

|city = Amsterdam

|meet = Swim Cup Amsterdam

|ref = (lcm-w) {{cite news|title=Amsterdam Swim Cup result 50 fly women|url=http://www.zwemkroniek.com/livetiming/asc09/ResultList_27F.pdf|publisher=amsterdamswimcup.nl|date=2009-04-19|access-date=2009-04-19}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 9

|time = 25.28

|recordinfo = sf

|firstname = Marleen

|lastname = Veldhuis

|namearticle =

|nation= NED

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2009|July|31}}

|country = ITA

|city = Rome

|meet = World Championships

|ref = {{cite web|title=13th FINA World Championships - Women's 50m Butterfly Semifinals Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001090B004C000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=31 July 2009|access-date=22 April 2025}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 10

|time = 25.07

|recordinfo = sf

|firstname = Therese

|lastname = Alshammar

|namearticle =

|nation= SWE

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2009|July|31}}

|country = ITA

|city = Rome

|meet = World Championships

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 11

|time = 24.43

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Sarah

|lastname = Sjöström

|namearticle =

|nation= SWE

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2014|July|05}}

|country = SWE

|city = Borås

|meet = Swedish Championships

|ref = {{cite magazine|title=Sarah Sjostrom Smashes 25-Second Barrier With World Record in 50 Fly in Sweden|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/World/39767.asp?q=Sarah-Sjostrom-Smashes-25-Second-Barrier-With-World-Record-in-50-Fly-in-Sweden|magazine=Swimming World Magazine|date=5 July 2014|access-date=7 July 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714235247/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/World/39767.asp?q=Sarah-Sjostrom-Smashes-25-Second-Barrier-With-World-Record-in-50-Fly-in-Sweden|archive-date=14 July 2014|df=dmy-all}}

}}

{{end}}

{{swimmingrecordlegend|ratifier=FINA}}

=Short course=

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

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 1

|time = 27.54

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Christiane

|lastname = Sievert

|namearticle =

|nation = DDR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1990|Feb|10}}

|country = GER

|city = Bonn

|meet = World Cup meet

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 2

|time = 26.73

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Amy

|lastname = Van Dyken

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1995|Feb|1}}

|country = FIN

|city = Espoo

|meet = World Cup meet

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 3

|time = 26.56

|recordinfo = h

|firstname = Angela

|lastname = Kennedy

|namearticle =

|nation = AUS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1995|Feb|12}}

|country = UK

|city = Sheffield

|meet = World Cup meet

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 4

|time = 26.55

|recordinfo = †

|firstname = Misty

|lastname = Hyman

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1997|Apr|19}}

|country = SWE

|city = Gothenburg

|meet = World SC Championships

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 5

|time = 26.48

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Jenny

|lastname = Thompson

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

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

|country = CAN

|city = Toronto

|meet = Canada Open

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 6

|time = 26.05

|recordinfo = h

|firstname = Jenny

|lastname = Thompson

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1998|Dec|2}}

|country = USA

|city = College Station ||cityarticle = College Station, Texas

|meet = World Cup meet

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 7

|time = 26.00

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Jenny

|lastname = Thompson

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

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

|country = USA

|city = College Park ||cityarticle = College Park, Maryland

|meet = World Cup meet

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 8

|time = 25.64

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Anna-Karin

|lastname = Kammerling

|namearticle =

|nation = SWE

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1999|Dec|10}}

|country = POR

|city = Lisbon

|meet = European SC Championships

|ref = {{cite news|title=Swimming – European Championships; 2 Swedes set records|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/12/11/sports/plus-swimming-european-championships-2-swedes-set-records.html|newspaper=The New York Times|date=11 December 1999|access-date=11 May 2013}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 9

|time = 25.60

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Anna-Karin

|lastname = Kammerling

|namearticle =

|nation = SWE

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

|country = ESP

|city = Valencia

|meet = European SC Championships

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 10

|time = 25.36

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Anna-Karin

|lastname = Kammerling

|namearticle =

|nation = SWE

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2001|Jan|25}}

|country = SWE

|city = Stockholm

|meet = World Cup meet

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 11

|time = 25.33

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Anna-Karin

|lastname = Kammerling

|namearticle =

|nation = SWE

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2005|Mar|12}}

|country = SWE

|city = Gothenburg

|meet = Sweden 25m Championships

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 12

|time = 25.32

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Felicity

|lastname = Galvez

|namearticle =

|nation = AUS

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

|country = UK

|city = Manchester

|meet = World SC Championships

|ref = (scm-w) {{cite news|title=Triple gold and Galvez world record top night three|url=http://www.hansonsportsmedia.com/article.asp?id=2315|publisher=Hanson Sports Media|date=2008-04-12|access-date=2008-04-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080531120826/http://www.hansonsportsmedia.com/article.asp?id=2315|archive-date=2008-05-31|url-status=dead}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 13

|time = 25.31

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Therese

|lastname = Alshammar

|namearticle =

|nation = SWE

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2008|Nov|12}}

|country = SWE

|city = Stockholm

|meet = World Cup meet

|ref = (scm-w) {{cite news|title=Meet results from the women's 50 fly final at the Stockholm stop of the 2008 World Cup.|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2008/stockholm2008/C73A1_Res1Heat_134_Finals_1_Women_50_Fly.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219173411/http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2008/stockholm2008/C73A1_Res1Heat_134_Finals_1_Women_50_Fly.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-02-19|publisher=Omega Timing|date=2008-11-12|access-date=2008-11-12}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 14

|time = 24.99

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Marieke

|lastname = Guehrer

|namearticle =

|nation = AUS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2008|Nov|15}}

|country = GER

|city = Berlin

|meet = World Cup meet

|ref = (scm-w) {{cite news|title=Meet results from the women's 50 fly final at the Berlin stop of the 2008 World Cup.|url=http://omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2008/berlin2008/C73A1_Res1Heat_134_Finals_1_Women_50_Fly.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715001721/http://omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2008/berlin2008/C73A1_Res1Heat_134_Finals_1_Women_50_Fly.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2011-07-15|publisher=Omega Timing|date=2008-11-15|access-date=2008-11-15}}

}}

{{swimmingrecord

|number = 15

|time = 24.75

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Therese

|lastname = Alshammar

|namearticle =

|nation = SWE

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

|country = RSA

|city = Durban

|meet = World Cup

|ref = (scm-w) {{cite news |title=Results Women's 50m Butterfly |url=http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2009/durban/C73A1_Res1Heat_134_Finals_1_Women_50_Fly.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512124052/http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2009/durban/C73A1_Res1Heat_134_Finals_1_Women_50_Fly.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-05-12 |publisher=OmegaTiming.com |date=2009-10-17 |access-date=2009-10-17 }}

}}

{{swimmingrecord

|number = 16

|time = 24.46

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Therese

|lastname = Alshammar

|namearticle =

|nation = SWE

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

|country = SWE

|city = Stockholm

|meet = World Cup meet

|ref = {{cite web|title=2009 FINA World Cup (Stockholm) - Women's 50m Butterfly Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000109060042000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=11 November 2024|accessdate=9 April 2025}}

}}

{{swimmingrecord

|number = 17

|time = 24.38

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Therese

|lastname = Alshammar

|namearticle =

|nation = SWE

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2009|Nov|22}}

|country = SIN

|city =

|meet = World Cup

|ref = {{cite web|title=2009 FINA World Cup (Singapore) - Women's 50m Butterfly Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000109040041000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=22 November 2024|accessdate=9 April 2025}}

}}

{{swimmingrecord

|number = 18

|time = 24.02

|recordinfo = h

|firstname = Gretchen

|lastname = Walsh

|namearticle =

|club = {{flagu|United States}}

|date = 10 December 2024

|meet = World Championships

|city = Budapest

|country = HUN

|ref = {{cite web|title=2024 World Aquatics Championships (25 m) - Women's 50m Butterfly Heats Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800080204EB0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=10 December 2024|accessdate=10 December 2024}}

}}

{{swimmingrecord

|number = 19

|time = 23.94

|recordinfo = sf

|firstname = Gretchen

|lastname = Walsh

|namearticle =

|club = {{flagu|United States}}

|date = 10 December 2024

|meet = World Championships

|city = Budapest

|country = HUN

|ref = {{cite web|title=2024 World Aquatics Championships (25 m) - Women's 50m Butterfly Semifinals Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800080204EB0102FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=10 December 2024|accessdate=10 December 2024}}

}}

{{end}}

{{swimmingrecordlegend|ratifier=FINA}}

All-time top 25

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

=Men 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

| 22.27

| Andriy Govorov

| {{UKR}}

| 1 July 2018

| Rome

|

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 2

| align=center | 2

| 22.35

| Caeleb Dressel

| {{USA}}

| 22 July 2019

| Gwangju

| {{cite web|title=18th FINA World Championships - Men's 50m Butterfly Final Results|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011301070104EB04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=22 July 2019|access-date=22 July 2019|archive-date=22 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190722124151/http://omegatiming.com/File/00011301070104EB04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|url-status=live}}

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 3

| align=center | 3

| 22.43

| Rafael Muñoz

| {{ESP}}

| 5 April 2009

| Málaga

|

rowspan="7" |

| align=center | 4

| 22.45

|Muñoz #2

| rowspan="7" |

| 6 April 2009

| Málaga

|

rowspan="2" align=center | 5

| rowspan="2" | 22.48

|Muñoz #3

| 22 April 2009

| Montpellier

| {{cite news|title=French Long Course National Championships: Rafael Munoz Perez Threatens World Record Twice|url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/french-long-course-national-championships-rafael-munoz-perez-threatens-world-record-twice/|date=22 April 2009|access-date=20 April 2025|website=Swimming World}}

Govorov #2

| 7 August 2018

| Glasgow

|

align=center | 7

| 22.49

|Muñoz #4

| 22 April 2009

| Montpellier

|

align=center | 8

| 22.53

|Govorov #3

| 16 June 2018

| Monaco

|

rowspan="2" align=center | 9

| rowspan="2" | 22.57

|Dressel #2

| 21 July 2019

| Gwangju

|

Dressel #3

| 19 June 2022

| Budapest

| {{cite web|title=19th FINA World Championships - Men's 50m Butterfly Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700000104EB0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=19 June 2022|access-date=2 July 2022}}

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 4

| align=center | 11

| 22.60

| Nicholas Santos

| {{BRA}}

| 11 May 2019

| Budapest

|

| align=center | 12

| 22.61

|Santos #2

|

| 3 May 2017

| Rio de Janeiro

|

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 5

| align=center | 13

| 22.62

| Oleg Kostin

| {{RUS}}

| 19 April 2023

| Kazan

| {{cite web|title=2023 Russian Championships - Men's 50m Butterfly Final Results|url=https://new.russwimming.ru/upload/live/4R_LC_2023/ResultList_43.pdf|publisher=russwimming.ru|date=19 April 2023|access-date=23 April 2023}}

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 6

| align=center | 14

| 22.65

| Noè Ponti

| {{SUI}}

| 4 April 2024

| Uster

| {{cite web|title=2024 Swiss Championships - Men's 50m Butterfly Final Results|url=https://scu.ch/live/LBSM2024/ResultList_3F.pdf|publisher=swimrankings.net|date=4 April 2024|access-date=6 April 2024}}

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 7

| align=center | 15

| 22.67

| Milorad Čavić

| {{SRB}}

| 27 July 2009

| Rome

| {{cite web|title=13th FINA World Championships - Men's 50m Butterfly Final Results|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=0001090B001A000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01|publisher=Omega Timing|date=27 July 2009|access-date=18 August 2017}}

| align=center | 16

| 22.68

|Muñoz #5

|

| 26 July 2009

| Rome

|

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 8

| align=center | 16

| 22.68

| Thomas Ceccon

| {{ITA}}

| 24 July 2023

| Fukuoka

| {{cite web|title=2023 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 50m Butterfly Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010104EB0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=24 July 2023|access-date=24 July 2023}}

rowspan="3" |

| rowspan="3" align=center | 18

| rowspan="3" | 22.69

|Čavić #2

| rowspan="3" |

| 1 August 2009

| Rome

| {{cite web|title=13th FINA World Championships - Men's 100m Butterfly Final Results |url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001090B005D000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=1 August 2009|access-date=7 March 2025}}

Govorov #4

| 1 July 2016

| Vichy

|

Govorov #5

| 16 June 2018

| Monaco

|

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 9

| align=center | 21

| 22.70

| Henrique Martins

| {{BRA}}

| 26 May 2017

| Belo Horizonte

|

rowspan="4" |

| align=center | 21

| 22.70

|Kostin #2

| rowspan="4" |

| 22 July 2019

| Gwangju

|

align=center | 23

| 22.71

|Kostin #3

| 29 July 2023

| Kazan

|

rowspan="2" align=center | 24

| rowspan="2" | 22.72

|Muñoz #6

| 22 April 2009

| Montpellier

|

Kostin #4

| 28 April 2022

| Kazan

|

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 10

| align=center | 24

| 22.72

| Maxime Grousset

| {{FRA}}

| 23 July 2023

| Fukuoka

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 11

| rowspan="19" |

| 22.73

| Matt Targett

| {{AUS}}

| 27 July 2009

| Rome

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 12

| 22.75

| Ben Proud

| {{GBR2}}

| 24 July 2017

| Budapest

| {{cite web|title=17th FINA World Championships - Men's 50m Butterfly Results|url=http://omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000111010A0104EB04FFFFFFFFFFFF01|date=24 July 2017|access-date=25 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729001229/http://omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000111010A0104EB04FFFFFFFFFFFF01|archive-date=29 July 2017|url-status=dead}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 13

| 22.76

| César Cielo

| {{BRA}}

| 24 April 2012

| Rio de Janeiro

| {{cite news|title=Maria Lenk Trophy: Cesar Cielo and Jeanette Ottesen Set Textile Bests; Felipe Silva Breaks 1:00 Barrier Twice in 100 Breast|url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/maria-lenk-trophy-cesar-cielo-and-jeanette-ottesen-set-textile-bests-felipe-silva-breaks-100-barrier-twice-in-100-breast/|date=24 April 2012|access-date=20 April 2025|website=Swimming World}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| rowspan="2" align=center | 14

| rowspan="2" | 22.79

| Michael Andrew

| {{USA}}

| 19 June 2022

| Budapest

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| Dare Rose

| {{USA}}

| 23 July 2023

| Fukuoka

| {{cite web|title=2023 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 50m Butterfly Semifinals Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010104EB0102FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=23 July 2023|access-date=23 July 2023}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 16

| 22.80

| Diogo Ribeiro

| {{POR}}

| 24 July 2023

| Fukuoka

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| rowspan="3" align=center | 17

| rowspan="3" | 22.84

| Frédérick Bousquet

| {{FRA}}

| 22 April 2009

| Montpellier

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| Florent Manaudou

| {{FRA}}

| 2 August 2015

| Kazan

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| Jacob Peters

| {{GBR2}}

| 24 July 2023

| Fukuoka

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 20

| 22.85

| Dylan Carter

| {{TTO}}

| 19 June 2022

| Budapest

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| rowspan="2" align=center | 21

| rowspan="2" | 22.88

| rowspan="2" | Nyls Korstanje

| rowspan="2" | {{NED}}

| 11 August 2022

| Rome

| {{cite web|title=2022 European Championships - Men's 50m Butterfly Semifinals Results|url=https://roma2022.microplustimingservices.com/export/NU_ROMA2022/NU/pdf/SWMM50MBF-------------SFNL--------_74A%201.0.pdf|work=Microplus Informatica|date=11 August 2022|access-date=30 August 2022}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| 1 December 2024

| Rotterdam

| {{cite web|title=Men's 50m Butterfly Final Results|url=https://livetiming.knzb.nl/RQM2024/ResultList_30F.pdf|publisher=knzb.nl|date=1 December 2024|access-date=2 December 2024}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 22

| 22.89

| Kyle Chalmers

| {{AUS}}

| 12 April 2025

| Stockholm

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| rowspan="3" align=center | 23

| rowspan="3" | 22.90

| Roland Schoeman

| {{RSA}}

| 26 July 2009

| Rome

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| Yauhen Tsurkin

| {{BLR}}

| 28 July 2013

| Barcelona

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| Szebasztián Szabó

| {{HUN}}

| 22 July 2019

| Gwangju

|

=Men short course=

  • Correct as of December 2024{{cite web|title=Men's 50m Butterfly Short Course All-Time Ranking|url=https://api.worldaquatics.com/fina/rankings/swimming/report/pdf?gender=M&distance=50&stroke=BUTTERFLY&poolConfiguration=SCM&year=&startDate=&endDate=×Mode=ALL_TIMES®ionId=&countryId=&pageSize=200|publisher=World Aquatics|access-date=8 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

| 21.32

| Noè Ponti

| {{SUI}}

| 11 December 2024

| Budapest

|

rowspan="3" |

| align=center | 2

| 21.43

|Ponti #2

| rowspan="3" |

| 10 December 2024

| Budapest

|

align=center | 3

| 21.50

|Ponti #3

| 2 November 2024

| Singapore

|

align=center | 4

| 21.53

|Ponti #4

| 10 December 2024

| Budapest

| {{cite web|title=2024 World Aquatics Championships (25m) - Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800080104EB0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=10 December 2024|access-date=11 January 2025}}

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 2

| align=center | 5

| 21.62

| Nyls Korstanje

| {{NED}}

| 10 December 2024

| Budapest

|

rowspan="3" |

| align=center | 6

| 21.64

|Ponti #5

| rowspan="3" |

| 2 November 2024

| Singapore

|

align=center | 7

| 21.65

|Ponti #6

| 12 April 2025

| Uster

|

align=center | 8

| 21.67

|Ponti #7

| 20 October 2024

| Shanghai

|

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 3

| align=center | 8

| 21.67

| Ilya Kharun

| {{CAN}}

| 11 December 2024

| Budapest

|

rowspan="3" |

| rowspan="2" align=center | 10

| rowspan="2" | 21.68

|Ponti #8

| rowspan="3" |

| 20 October 2024

| Shanghai

|

Korstanje #2

| 11 December 2024

| Budapest

|

align=center | 12

| 21.74

|Korstanje #3

| 2 November 2024

| Singapore

|

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| rowspan="2" align=center | 4

| rowspan="2" align=center | 13

| rowspan="2" | 21.75

| Nicholas Santos

| {{BRA}}

| 6 October 2018

| Budapest

|

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| Szebasztián Szabó

| {{HUN}}

| 6 November 2021

| Kazan

|

rowspan="4" |

| align=center | 15

| 21.76

|Ponti #9

| rowspan="4" |

| 26 October 2024

| Incheon

|

rowspan="2" align=center | 16

| rowspan="2" | 21.78

|Santos #2

| 10 November 2020

| Budapest

|

Santos #3

| 14 December 2022

| Melbourne

|

align=center | 18

| 21.79

|Ponti #10

| 9 December 2023

| Otopeni

| {{cite web|title=2023 European Championships - Men's 50m Butterfly Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600090104EB0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=9 December 2023|access-date=10 December 2023}}

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 6

| align=center | 19

| 21.80

| Steffen Deibler

| {{GER}}

| 14 November 2009

| Berlin

|

rowspan="8" |

| align=center | 20

| 21.80

|Santos #4

| rowspan="8" |

| 16 November 2020

| Budapest

|

rowspan="3" align=center | 21

| rowspan="3" | 21.81

|Santos #5

| 15 December 2018

| Hangzhou

|

Santos #6

| 30 September 2021

| Naples

|

Korstanje #4

| 10 December 2024

| Budapest

|

align=center | 24

| 21.84

|Kharun #2

| 10 December 2024

| Budapest

|

rowspan="3" align=center | 25

| rowspan="3" | 21.86

|Szabó #2

| 2 November 2020

| Budapest

|

Szabó #3

| 10 November 2020

| Budapest

|

Szabó #4

| 8 December 2023

| Otopeni

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 7

| rowspan="19" |

| 21.87

| Roland Schoeman

| {{RSA}}

| 14 November 2009

| Berlin

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 8

| 21.95

| Chad le Clos

| {{RSA}}

| 6 December 2014

| Doha

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 9

| 21.96

| Sun Jiajun

| {{CHN}}

| 24 September 2024

| Wuhan

| {{cite magazine|title=Sun Jiajun Shaves Another .01 Off Newly-minted Scm 50 Fly Asian Record – 21.96|url=https://swimswam.com/sun-jiajun-shaves-another-01-off-newly-minted-scm-50-fly-asian-record-21-96/|magazine=SwimSwam|author=Retta Race|date=25 September 2024|access-date=4 October 2024}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 10

| 21.97

| Teong Tzen Wei

| {{SGP}}

| 10 December 2024

| Budapest

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 11

| 21.98

| Dylan Carter

| {{TTO}}

| 20 December 2021

| Abu Dhabi

| {{cite web|title=2021 FINA World Championships (25m) - Men's 50m Butterfly Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500190104EB0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=20 December 2021|access-date=20 December 2021}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| rowspan="2" align=center | 12

| rowspan="2" | 21.99

| Tom Shields

| {{USA}}

| 9 October 2021

| Budapest

| FINA (9 October 2021). [https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500100104EB04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf "FINA Swimming World Cup 2021 Budapest (HUN): Men's 50m Butterfly Final Results"]. Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 October 2021.

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| Marius Kusch

| {{GER}}

| 10 December 2024

| Budapest

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 14

| 22.01

| Michele Busa

| {{ITA}}

| 11 December 2024

| Budapest

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 15

| 22.01

| Matteo Rivolta

| {{ITA}}

| 20 December 2021

| Abu Dhabi

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 16

| 22.04

| Caeleb Dressel

| {{USA}}

| 16 November 2020

| Budapest

| {{cite web|title=Men's 50m Butterfly Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000114020E0104EB04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=16 November 2020|access-date=29 August 2021}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 17

| 22.05

| Grigori Pekarski

| {{BLR}}

| 10 December 2024

| Budapest

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 18

| 22.06

| Maxime Grousset

| {{FRA}}

| 9 December 2023

| Otopeni

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| rowspan="2" align=center | 19

| rowspan="2" | 22.07

| Johannes Dietrich

| {{GER}}

| 13 December 2009

| Istanbul

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| Oleg Kostin

| {{RUS}}

| 9 November 2019

| Kazan

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 21

| 22.08

| Marcin Cieślak

| {{POL}}

| 18 December 2020

| Olsztyn

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 22

| 22.09

| Florent Manaudou

| {{FRA}}

| 23 November 2014

| Montpellier

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 23

| 22.10

| Jacob Peters

| {{GBR2}}

| 9 December 2023

| Otopeni

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| rowspan="2" align=center | 24

| rowspan="2" | 22.15

| Daniel Zaitsev

| {{EST}}

| 14 December 2022

| Melbourne

| {{cite web|title=Men's 50m Butterfly Semifinals Swim-off Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700030104EB0107FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=14 December 2022|access-date=17 December 2022}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| Roman Shevliakov

| {{RUS}}

| 25 November 2024

| Saint Petersburg

|

=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

| 24.43

| Sarah Sjöström

| {{SWE}}

| 5 July 2014

| Borås

|

rowspan="24" |

| align=center | 2

| 24.60

|Sjöström #2

| rowspan="24" |

| 29 July 2017

| Budapest

| {{cite web|title=17th FINA World Championships - Women's 50m Butterfly Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000111010A0204EB04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=29 July 2017|access-date=23 April 2025}}

align=center | 3

| 24.63

|Sjöström #3

| 17 February 2024

| Doha

| {{cite web|title=2024 World Aquatics Championships - Women's 50m Butterfly Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800000204EB0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=17 February 2024|access-date=23 April 2025}}

align=center | 4

| 24.69

|Sjöström #4

| 5 April 2015

| Eindhoven

|

align=center | 5

| 24.73

|Sjöström #5

| 21 June 2024

| Rome

|

align=center | 6

| 24.74

|Sjöström #6

| 28 July 2023

| Fukuoka

| {{cite web|title=2023 World Aquatics Championships - Women's 50m Butterfly Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010204EB0102FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=28 July 2023|access-date=23 April 2025}}

align=center | 7

| 24.76

|Sjöström #7

| 14 June 2017

| Barcelona

| {{cite magazine|title=Seebohm, Sjostrom Double Winners at Mare Nostrum Series Barcelona|url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/mare-nostrum-barcelona-day-two/|magazine=Swimming World|date=14 June 2017|access-date=14 June 2017}}

align=center | 8

| 24.77

|Sjöström #8

| 29 July 2023

| Fukuoka

| {{cite web|title=2023 World Aquatics Championships - Women's 50m Butterfly Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010204EB0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=29 July 2023|access-date=29 July 2023}}

align=center | 9

| 24.79

|Sjöström #9

| 26 July 2019

| Gwangju

|

align=center | 10

| 24.87

|Sjöström #10

| 18 August 2014

| Berlin

|

align=center | 11

| 24.88

|Sjöström #11

| 16 February 2024

| Doha

| {{cite web|title=2024 World Aquatics Championships - Women's 50m Butterfly Heats Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800000204EB0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=16 February 2024|access-date=23 April 2025}}

align=center | 12

| 24.89

|Sjöström #12

| 21 May 2023

| Monaco

|

align=center | 13

| 24.90

|Sjöström #13

| 11 June 2017

| Monaco

|

align=center | 14

| 24.92

|Sjöström #14

| 25 April 2024

| Stockholm

|

rowspan="3" align=center | 15

| rowspan="3" | 24.95

|Sjöström #15

| 18 June 2017

| Canet-en-Roussillon

|

Sjöström #16

| 24 June 2022

| Budapest

| {{cite web|title=19th FINA World Championships - Women's 50m Butterfly Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700000204EB0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=24 June 2022|access-date=7 July 2022}}

Sjöström #17

| 2 June 2024

| Monaco

|

rowspan="3" align=center | 18

| rowspan="3" | 24.96

|Sjöström #18

| 8 August 2015

| Kazan

|

Sjöström #19

| 8 April 2017

| Stockholm

|

Sjöström #20

| 13 August 2022

| Rome

|

align=center | 21

| 24.97

|Sjöström #21

| 14 October 2023

| Athens

|

align=center | 22

| 24.98

|Sjöström #22

| 19 August 2014

| Berlin

|

align=center | 23

| 24.99

|Sjöström #23

| 17 May 2016

| London

|

rowspan="2" align=center | 24

| rowspan="2" | 25.02

|Sjöström #24

| 28 January 2017

| Luxembourg

|

Sjöström #25

| 27 July 2019

| Gwangju

| {{cite web|title=18th FINA World Championships - Women's 50m Butterfly Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011301070204EB04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=27 July 2019|access-date=23 April 2025}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 2

| rowspan="26" |

| 25.05

| Zhang Yufei

| {{CHN}}

| 28 July 2023

| Fukuoka

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 3

| 25.07

| Therese Alshammar

| {{SWE}}

| 31 July 2009

| Rome

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| rowspan="2" align=center | 4

| rowspan="2" | 25.11

| Rikako Ikee

| {{JPN}}

| 17 September 2000

| Canet-en-Roussillon

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| Gretchen Walsh

| {{USA}}

| 28 June 2023

| Indianapolis

| {{cite web|title=2023 US National Championships - Women's 50m Butterfly Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600030204EB0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=28 June 2023|access-date=30 June 2023}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 6

| 25.17

| Mélanie Henique

| {{FRA}}

| 19 June 2021

| Chartres

| {{cite web|title=Women's 50m Butterfly Final Results|url=https://www.liveffn.com/cgi-bin/resultats.php?competition=70185&langue=fra&go=epreuve&epreuve=31|publisher=liveffn.com|date=19 June 2021|accessdate=4 July 2021}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 7

| 25.20

| Fran Halsall

| {{GBR2}}

| 24 July 2014

| Glasgow

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| rowspan="2" align=center | 8

| rowspan="2" | 25.24

| Jeanette Ottesen

| {{DEN}}

| 3 August 2013

| Barcelona

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| Ranomi Kromowidjojo

| {{NED}}

| 13 March 2021

| Amsterdam

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 10

| 25.28

| Marleen Veldhuis

| {{NED}}

| 31 July 2009

| Rome

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 11

| 25.30

| Arina Surkova

| {{RUS}}

| 19 April 2023

| Kazan

| {{cite web|title=2023 Russian Championships - Women's 50m Butterfly Results|url=https://new.russwimming.ru/upload/live/4R_LC_2023/ResultList_116F.pdf|publisher=russwimming.ru|date=19 April 2023|access-date=23 April 2023}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 12

| 25.31

| Holly Barratt

| {{AUS}}

| 16 August 2019

| Singapore

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| rowspan="2" align=center | 13

| rowspan="2" | 25.33

| Marie Wattel

| {{FRA}}

| 13 August 2022

| Rome

| {{cite web|title=2022 European Championships - Women's 50m Butterfly Final Results|url=https://roma2022.microplustimingservices.com/export/NU_ROMA2022/NU/pdf/SWMW50MBF-------------FNL---------_73A2%201.0.pdf|work=Microplus Informatica|date=13 August 2022|access-date=30 August 2022}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| Torri Huske

| {{USA}}

| 28 June 2023

| Indianapolis

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 15

| 25.37

| Lu Ying

| {{CHN}}

| 8 August 2015

| Kazan

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 16

| 25.38

| Farida Osman

| {{EGY}}

| 24 June 2022

| Budapest

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 17

| 25.43

| Claire Curzan

| {{USA}}

| 24 June 2022

| Budapest

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 18

| 25.47

| Cate Campbell

| {{AUS}}

| 1 March 2018

| Gold Coast

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| rowspan="4" align=center | 19

| rowspan="4" | 25.48

| Marieke Guehrer

| {{AUS}}

| 1 August 2009

| Rome

| {{cite web|title=13th FINA World Championships - Women's 50m Butterfly Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001090B0059000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=1 August 2009|access-date=23 April 2025}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| rowspan="3" | Kelsi Dahlia

| rowspan="3" | {{USA}}

| 29 July 2017

| Budapest

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| 26 July 2018

| Irvine

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| 27 July 2019

| Gwangju

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| rowspan="3" align=center | 21

| rowspan="3" | 25.50

| Dara Torres

| {{USA}}

| 7 July 2009

| Indianapolis

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| Inge Dekker

| {{NED}}

| 10 April 2014

| Dordrecht

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| Emilie Beckmann

| {{DEN}}

| 5 March 2021

| Vejle

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| rowspan="2" align=center | 24

| rowspan="2" | 25.53

| Ingvild Snildal

| {{NOR}}

| 31 July 2009

| Rome

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace

| {{BAH}}

| 24 July 2014

| Glasgow

| {{cite magazine|title=Commonwealth Games: Australians Dominate Night Four in Glasgow|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/World/40064.asp?q=Commonwealth-Games:-Australians-Dominate-Night-Four-in-Glasgow|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140805032443/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/World/40064.asp?q=Commonwealth-Games:-Australians-Dominate-Night-Four-in-Glasgow|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 August 2014|magazine=Swimming World Magazine|date=27 July 2014|access-date=28 July 2014}}

=Women short course=

  • Correct as of December 2024{{cite web|title=Women's 50m Butterfly Short Course All-Time Ranking|url=https://api.worldaquatics.com/fina/rankings/swimming/report/pdf?gender=F&distance=50&stroke=BUTTERFLY&poolConfiguration=SCM&year=&startDate=&endDate=×Mode=ALL_TIMES®ionId=&countryId=&pageSize=200|publisher=World Aquatics|access-date=24 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

| 23.94

| Gretchen Walsh

| {{USA}}

| 10 December 2024

| Budapest

|

rowspan="4" |

| align=center | 2

| 24.01

|Walsh #2

| rowspan="4" |

| 11 December 2024

| Budapest

| {{cite web|title=2024 World Aquatics Championships (25m) - Women's 50m Butterfly Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800080204EB0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=11 December 2024|access-date=11 January 2025}}

align=center | 3

| 24.02

|Walsh #3

| 10 December 2024

| Budapest

|

align=center | 4

| 24.18

|Walsh #4

| 14 December 2024

| Budapest

| {{cite web|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800080204EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|title=2024 World Aquatics Championships (25m) - Women's 100m Butterfly Final Results|publisher=Omega Timing|date=10 December 2024|access-date=10 December 2024}}

align=center | 5

| 24.37

|Walsh #5

| 13 December 2024

| Budapest

| {{cite web |date=10 December 2024 |title=2024 World Aquatics Championships (25m) - Women's 100m Butterfly Semifinals Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800080204EC0102FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf |access-date=10 December 2024 |publisher=Omega Timing}}

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 2

| align=center | 6

| 24.38

| Therese Alshammar

| {{SWE}}

| 22 November 2009

| Singapore

|

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 3

| align=center | 7

| 24.42

| Kate Douglass

| {{USA}}

| 1 November 2024

| Singapore

| {{cite web|title=Women's 50m Butterfly Final Results Summary|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800050204EB0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=19 October 2024|access-date=27 October 2024}}

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 4

| align=center | 8

| 24.43

| Béryl Gastaldello

| {{FRA}}

| 11 December 2024

| Budapest

|

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 5

| align=center | 9

| 24.44

| Ranomi Kromowidjojo

| {{NED}}

| 19 December 2021

| Abu Dhabi

| {{cite web |title=2021 FINA World Championships (25m) - Women's 50m Butterfly Final Results |url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500190204EB0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf |publisher=Omega Timing |date=19 December 2021 |access-date=20 December 2021}}

rowspan="3" |

| align=center | 10

| 24.46

|Alshammar #2

| rowspan="3" |

| 11 November 2009

| Stockholm

|

align=center | 11

| 24.47

|Kromowidjojo #2

| 14 December 2018

| Hangzhou

|

align=center | 12

| 24.49

|Kromowidjojo #3

| 12 December 2020

| Eindhoven

|

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 6

| align=center | 13

| 24.50

| Sarah Sjöström

| {{SWE}}

| 7 November 2021

| Kazan

| {{cite web |title=2021 European Championships - Women's 50m Butterfly Final Results |url=http://kazan2021.microplustiming.com/export/NU_Kazan2021/NU/pdf/SWMW50MBF-------------FNL-000100--_73A1%201.0.pdf?x=00:57:36 |work=microplustiming.com |date=7 November 2021 |accessdate=7 November 2021}}

rowspan="7" |

| rowspan="2" align=center | 14

| rowspan="2" | 24.51

|Kromowidjojo #4

| rowspan="7" |

| 10 November 2018

| Tokyo

|

Sjöström #2

| 19 December 2021

| Abu Dhabi

|

align=center | 16

| 24.52

|Sjöström #3

| 6 August 2017

| Berlin

|

align=center | 17

| 24.53

|Kromowidjojo #5

| 20 October 2017

| Amsterdam

|

rowspan="2" align=center | 18

| rowspan="2" | 24.54

|Kromowidjojo #6

| 12 August 2017

| Eindhoven

|

Douglass #2

| 19 October 2024

| Shanghai

|

align=center | 20

| 24.55

|Sjöström #4

| 12 August 2017

| Eindhoven

|

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 7

| align=center | 20

| 24.55

| Claire Curzan

| {{USA}}

| 19 December 2021

| Abu Dhabi

|

| align=center | 20

| 24.55

|Walsh #6

|

| 13 December 2024

| Budapest

| {{cite web |date=10 December 2024 |title=2024 World Aquatics Championships (25m) - Women's 100m Butterfly Heats Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800080204EC0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf |access-date=10 December 2024 |publisher=Omega Timing}}

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 8

| align=center | 23

| 24.56

| Mélanie Henique

| {{FRA}}

| 5 December 2019

| Glasgow

|

rowspan="4" |

| align=center | 24

| 24.57

|Sjöström #5

| rowspan="4" |

| 6 August 2017

| Berlin

|

rowspan="3" align=center | 25

| rowspan="3" | 24.58

|Sjöström #6

| 7 December 2014

| Doha

|

Sjöström #7

| 3 December 2015

| Netanya

|

Sjöström #8

| 10 November 2018

| Tokyo

|

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 9

| align=center | 25

| 24.58

| Arina Surkova

| {{RUS}}

| 22 November 2023

| Saint Petersburg

| {{cite web|title=Women's 50m Butterfly Final Results|url=https://new.russwimming.ru/upload/live/4R_SC_2023/ResultList_220S.pdf|work=russwimming.ru|date=22 November 2023|access-date=23 November 2023}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 10

| rowspan="16" |

| 24.59

| Inge Dekker

| {{NED}}

| 1 September 2014

| Dubai

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| rowspan="2" align=center | 11

| rowspan="2" | 24.64

| Torri Huske

| {{USA}}

| 14 December 2022

| Melbourne

| {{cite web|title=2022 FINA World Championships (25m) - Women's 50m Butterfly Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700030204EB0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=14 December 2022|access-date=17 December 2022}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| Maggie Mac Neil

| {{CAN}}

| 14 December 2022

| Melbourne

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| rowspan="2" align=center | 13

| rowspan="2" | 24.68

| Tessa Giele

| {{NED}}

| 10 December 2024

| Budapest

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| Alexandria Perkins

| {{AUS}}

| 11 December 2024

| Budapest

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 15

| 24.69

| Marieke Guehrer

| {{AUS}}

| 15 November 2009

| Berlin

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| rowspan="3" align=center | 16

| rowspan="3" | 24.71

| Jeanette Ottesen

| {{DEN}}

| 5 December 2014

| Doha

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| Rikako Ikee

| {{JPN}}

| 13 January 2018

| Tokyo

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| Zhang Yufei

| {{CHN}}

| 14 December 2022

| Melbourne

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 19

| 24.75

| Holly Barratt

| {{AUS}}

| 29 October 2021

| Kazan

| {{cite web|title=2021 FINA World Cup (Kazan) - Women's 50m Butterfly Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500120204EB04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=29 October 2021|accessdate=12 November 2021}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 20

| 24.76

| Maaike de Waard

| {{NED}}

| 10 December 2024

| Budapest

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 21

| 24.80

| Madeline Banic

| {{USA}}

| 22 November 2020

| Budapest

| {{cite web|title=Women's 50m Butterfly Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000114020F0204EB04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=omegatiming.com|date=22 November 2020|access-date=15 October 2021}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 22

| 24.86

| Kelsi Dahlia

| {{USA}}

| 21 November 2021

| Eindhoven

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 23

| 24.90

| Felicity Galvez

| {{AUS}}

| 17 December 2010

| Dubai

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 24

| 24.94

| Emma McKeon

| {{AUS}}

| 29 October 2021

| Kazan

|

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 25

| 25.00

| Hinkelien Schreuder

| {{NED}}

| 11 December 2009

| Istanbul

|

References

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  • {{in lang|nl}} [http://www.zwemkroniek.com/records.php Zwemkroniek]
  • {{in lang|it}} {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20020802085522/http://www.agendadiana.com/home.php Agenda Diana]}}

{{World records in swimming}}

Butterfly 050 metres

World record progression 050 metres butterfly