List of swimming world records over 100 meters back
The swimming world records over 100 m back are the best times in the 100 m back swimming discipline. They are recognized by the international swimming federation FINA . World records are held separately for long courses (50 m) and short courses (25 m) and separately for men and women. In the following, the world record development since the first recognized world record is listed.
Long track world records men
No. | athlete | nation | time | date | place |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Arno Bieberstein |
![]() |
01: 24.6 | July 17, 1908 | London |
2 | Maurice Wechesser |
![]() |
01: 20.8 | October 2, 1910 | Schaarbeek |
3 | András Baronyi |
![]() |
01: 18.8 | July 17, 1911 | Budapest |
4th | Oskar Schiele |
![]() |
01: 18.4 | April 6, 1912 | Brussels |
5 | Otto Fahr |
![]() |
01: 15.6 | April 29, 1912 | Magdeburg |
6th | Warren Paoa Kealoha |
![]() |
01: 14.8 | 22nd August 1920 | Antwerp |
7th | Warren Paoa Kealoha |
![]() |
01: 12.6 | October 17, 1922 | Honolulu |
8th | Warren Paoa Kealoha |
![]() |
01: 12.4 | April 13, 1924 | Honolulu |
9 | Warren Paoa Kealoha |
![]() |
01: 11.4 | June 19, 1926 | Honolulu |
10 | Walter Laufer |
![]() |
01: 11.2 | June 20, 1926 | Berlin |
11 | PA House |
![]() |
01: 10.2 | March 22, 1927 | New Haven |
12 | George Kojac |
![]() |
01: 09.0 | June 23, 1928 | Detroit |
13 | George Kojac |
![]() |
01: 08.2 | August 9, 1928 | Amsterdam |
14th | Albert Vandeweghe |
![]() |
01: 07.4 | July 23, 1934 | Honolulu |
15th | Adolph Kiefer |
![]() |
01: 07.0 | October 20, 1935 | Berlin |
16 | Adolph Kiefer |
![]() |
01: 06.2 | October 22, 1935 | Krefeld |
17th | Adolph Kiefer |
![]() |
01: 04.9 | November 9, 1935 | Wroclaw |
18th | Adolph Kiefer |
![]() |
01: 04.8 | January 18, 1936 | Detroit |
19th | Allen stack |
![]() |
01: 04.0 | June 23, 1948 | New Haven |
20th | Allen stack |
![]() |
01: 03.6 | February 4, 1949 | New Haven |
21st | Gilbert Bozon |
![]() |
01: 03.3 | December 26, 1952 | Troyes |
22nd | Yoshinobu Oyakawa |
![]() |
01: 02.8 | April 1, 1954 | New Haven |
23 | Gilbert Bozon |
![]() |
01: 02.1 | February 27, 1955 | Troyes |
24 | David Theile |
![]() |
01: 02.2 | December 6, 1956 | Melbourne |
Rule change | |||||
25th | John Monckton |
![]() |
01: 01.5 | February 15, 1958 | Melbourne |
26th | Robert Bennett |
![]() |
01: 01.3 | August 19, 1961 | los Angeles |
27 | Tom Stock |
![]() |
01: 01.0 | August 11, 1962 | Cuyahoga Falls |
28 | Tom Stock |
![]() |
01: 00.9 | August 12, 1962 | Cuyahoga Falls |
29 | Ernst-Joachim Küppers |
![]() |
01: 00.8 | August 28, 1964 | Dortmund |
30th | Tom Mann |
![]() |
01: 00.0 | 3rd September 1964 | new York |
31 | Tom Mann |
![]() |
00: 59.6 | October 16, 1964 | Tokyo |
32 | Doug Russell |
![]() |
00: 59.5 | August 28, 1967 | Tokyo |
33 | Charles Hickcox |
![]() |
00: 59.3 | August 28, 1967 | Tokyo |
34 | Charles Hickcox |
![]() |
00: 59.1 | August 31, 1967 | Tokyo |
35 | Roland Matthes |
![]() |
00: 58.4 | September 21, 1967 | Leipzig |
36 | Roland Matthes |
![]() |
00: 58.0 | October 26, 1968 | Mexico city |
37 | Roland Matthes |
![]() |
00: 57.8 | 23rd August 1969 | Wurzburg |
38 | Roland Matthes |
![]() |
00: 56.9 | September 8, 1970 | Barcelona |
39 | Roland Matthes |
![]() |
00: 56.7 | 4th September 1971 | Leipzig |
40 | Roland Matthes |
![]() |
00: 56.3 | April 8, 1972 | Moscow |
41 | Roland Matthes |
![]() |
00: 56.30 | 4th September 1972 | Munich |
42 | John Naber |
![]() |
00: 56.19 | July 18, 1976 | Montreal |
43 | John Naber |
![]() |
00: 55.49 | July 19, 1976 | Montreal |
44 | Rick Carey |
![]() |
00: 55.44 | August 6, 1983 | Clovis |
45 | Rick Carey |
![]() |
00: 55.38 | August 6, 1983 | Clovis |
46 | Rick Carey |
![]() |
00: 55.19 | August 21, 1983 | Caracas |
47 | Igor Polyansky |
![]() |
00: 55.17 | March 15, 1988 | Tallinn |
48 | Igor Polyansky |
![]() |
00: 55.16 | March 16, 1988 | Tallinn |
49 | Igor Polyansky |
![]() |
00: 55.00 | July 16, 1988 | Moscow |
50 | David Berkoff |
![]() |
00: 54.95 | August 13, 1988 | Austin |
51 | David Berkoff |
![]() |
00: 54.91 | August 13, 1988 | Austin |
52 | David Berkoff |
![]() |
00: 54.51 | September 24, 1988 | Seoul |
Rule change | |||||
53 | Jeff Rouse |
![]() |
00: 53.93 | August 25, 1991 | Edmonton |
54 | Jeff Rouse |
![]() |
00: 53.86 | July 31, 1992 | Barcelona |
55 | Lenny Krayzelburg |
![]() |
00: 53.60 | August 24, 1999 | Sydney |
56 | Aaron Peirsol |
![]() |
00: 53.45 | August 21, 2004 | Athens |
57 | Aaron Peirsol |
![]() |
00: 53.17 | April 2, 2005 | Indianapolis |
58 | Aaron Peirsol |
![]() |
00: 52.98 | March 27, 2007 | Melbourne |
59 | Aaron Peirsol |
![]() |
00: 52.89 | July 1, 2008 | Omaha |
60 | Aaron Peirsol |
![]() |
00: 52.54 | August 12, 2008 | Beijing |
61 | Aschwin Wildeboer Faber |
![]() |
00: 52.38 | July 1, 2009 | Pescara |
62 | Aaron Peirsol |
![]() |
00: 51.94 | July 8, 2009 | Indianapolis |
63 | Ryan Murphy |
![]() |
00: 51.85 | August 13, 2016 | Rio de Janeiro |
Long track world records women
No. | athlete | nation | time | date | place |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Doris Hart |
![]() |
01: 36.7 | July 6, 1923 | Gothenburg |
2 | Jarmila Müllerová |
![]() |
01: 35.0 | July 29, 1923 | Prague |
3 | Sybil Bauer |
![]() |
01: 26.6 | August 8, 1923 | Newark |
4th | Sybil Bauer |
![]() |
01: 22.4 | January 6, 1924 | Miami |
5 | Willy the Turk |
![]() |
01: 22.0 | July 10, 1927 | Rotterdam |
6th | Marie Braun |
![]() |
01: 21.6 | August 11, 1928 | Amsterdam |
7th | Marie Braun |
![]() |
01: 21.4 | April 20, 1929 | Brussels |
8th | Marie Braun |
![]() |
01: 21.0 | November 27, 1929 | The hague |
9 | Bonnie Mealing |
![]() |
01: 20.6 | February 27, 1930 | Sydney |
10 | Phyllis Harding |
![]() |
01: 18.6 | May 30, 1932 | Wallasey |
11 | Eleanor Holm |
![]() |
01: 18.2 | July 16, 1932 | Jones Beach |
12 | Rie Mastenbroek |
![]() |
01: 16.8 | November 25, 1934 | Dusseldorf |
13 | Eleanor Holm |
![]() |
01: 16.3 | January 15, 1935 | Chicago |
14th | Rie Mastenbroek |
![]() |
01: 15.8 | February 27, 1936 | Amsterdam |
15th | Nida Senff |
![]() |
01: 15.7 | September 8, 1936 | Copenhagen |
16 | Nida Senff |
![]() |
01: 15.4 | September 10, 1936 | Copenhagen |
17th | Nida Senff |
![]() |
01: 13.6 | October 25, 1936 | Dusseldorf |
18th | Cor Kint |
![]() |
01: 13.5 | November 1, 1938 | Copenhagen |
19th | Iet van Feggelen |
![]() |
01: 13.2 | November 10, 1938 | Amsterdam |
20th | Iet van Feggelen |
![]() |
01: 13.0 | November 12, 1938 | The hague |
21st | Iet van Feggelen |
![]() |
01: 12.9 | November 26, 1938 | Antwerp |
22nd | Cor Kint |
![]() |
01: 10.9 | September 22, 1939 | Rotterdam |
Rule change | |||||
23 | Judy Grinham |
![]() |
01: 12.9 | 5th December 1956 | Melbourne |
24 | Phillipa Gould |
![]() |
01: 12.5 | March 12, 1958 | Auckland |
25th | Margaret Edwards |
![]() |
01: 12.4 | April 19, 1958 | Cardiff |
26th | Ria van Velsen |
![]() |
01: 12.3 | July 20, 1958 | Nijmegen |
27 | Judy Grinham |
![]() |
01: 11.9 | July 23, 1958 | Cardiff |
28 | Ria van Velsen |
![]() |
01: 11.7 | July 26, 1959 | Waalwijk |
29 | Carin Cone |
![]() |
01: 11.4 | September 6, 1959 | Chicago |
30th | Ria van Velsen |
![]() |
01: 11.0 | June 12, 1960 | Leipzig |
31 | Ria van Velsen |
![]() |
01: 10.9 | July 10, 1960 | Maastricht |
32 | Lynn Burke |
![]() |
01: 10.1 | 17th July 1960 | Indianapolis |
33 | Lynn Burke |
![]() |
01: 10.0 | 4th August 1960 | Detroit |
34 | Lynn Burke |
![]() |
01: 09.2 | 5th August 1960 | Detroit |
35 | Lynn Burke |
![]() |
01: 09.0 | 2nd September 1960 | Rome |
36 | Donna de Varona |
![]() |
01: 08.9 | July 28, 1963 | los Angeles |
37 | Christine Caron |
![]() |
01: 08.6 | June 14, 1964 | Paris |
38 | Virginia Duenkel |
![]() |
01: 08.3 | September 28, 1964 | los Angeles |
39 | Cathy Ferguson |
![]() |
01: 07.7 | October 14, 1964 | Tokyo |
40 | Ann Fairlie |
![]() |
01: 07.4 | July 23, 1966 | Beziers |
41 | Elaine Tanner |
![]() |
01: 07.3 | July 27, 1967 | Winnipeg |
42 | Elaine Tanner |
![]() |
01: 07.1 | July 30, 1967 | Winnipeg |
43 | Karen Muir |
![]() |
01: 06.7 | January 30, 1968 | Kimberley |
44 | Karen Muir |
![]() |
01: 06.4 | April 6, 1968 | Paris |
45 | Kaye Hall |
![]() |
01: 06.2 | October 23, 1968 | Mexico city |
46 | Karen Muir |
![]() |
01: 05.6 | July 6, 1969 | Utrecht |
47 | Ulrike Richter |
![]() |
01: 05.39 | 18th August 1973 | Utrecht |
48 | Ulrike Richter |
![]() |
01: 04.99 | 4th September 1973 | Belgrade |
49 | Wendy Cook |
![]() |
01: 04.78 | January 31, 1974 | Christchurch |
50 | Ulrike Richter |
![]() |
01: 04.43 | July 8, 1974 | Rostock |
51 | Ulrike Richter |
![]() |
01: 04.09 | 22nd August 1974 | Vienna |
52 | Ulrike Richter |
![]() |
01: 03.30 | 23rd August 1974 | Vienna |
53 | Ulrike Richter |
![]() |
01: 03.08 | August 24, 1974 | Vienna |
54 | Ulrike Richter |
![]() |
01: 02.98 | September 1, 1974 | Concord |
55 | Ulrike Richter |
![]() |
01: 02.60 | March 14, 1976 | Tallinn |
56 | Kornelia Ender |
![]() |
01: 01.62 | 3rd June 1976 | East Berlin |
57 | Ulrike Richter |
![]() |
01: 01.51 | 5th June 1976 | East Berlin |
Rica Reinisch |
![]() |
July 20, 1980 | Moscow | ||
58 | Rica Reinisch |
![]() |
01: 01.50 | July 22, 1980 | Moscow |
59 | Rica Reinisch |
![]() |
01: 00.86 | July 23, 1980 | Moscow |
60 | Ina Kleber |
![]() |
01: 00.59 | August 24, 1984 | Moscow |
Rule change | |||||
61 | Krisztina Egerszegi |
![]() |
01: 00.31 | August 22, 1991 | Athens |
62 | Cihong He |
![]() |
01: 00.16 | September 10, 1994 | Rome |
63 | Natalie Coughlin |
![]() |
00: 59.58 | August 13, 2002 | Fort Lauderdale |
64 | Natalie Coughlin |
![]() |
00: 59.44 | March 27, 2007 | Melbourne |
65 | Natalie Coughlin |
![]() |
00: 59.21 | February 17, 2008 | Columbia |
66 | Hayley McGregory |
![]() |
00: 59.15 | June 30, 2008 | Omaha |
67 | Natalie Coughlin |
![]() |
00: 59.03 | June 30, 2008 | Omaha |
68 | Natalie Coughlin |
![]() |
00: 58.97 | July 1, 2008 | Omaha |
69 | Kirsty Coventry |
![]() |
00: 58.77 | August 11, 2008 | Beijing |
70 | Anastassija Sujewa |
![]() |
00: 58.48 | July 27, 2009 | Rome |
71 | Gemma Spofforth |
![]() |
00: 58.12 | July 28, 2009 | Rome |
72 | Kylie mass |
![]() |
00: 58.10 | July 25, 2017 | Budapest |
73 | Kathleen Baker |
![]() |
00: 58.00 | 29th July 2018 | Irvine |
74 | Regan Smith |
![]() |
00: 57.57 | 28th July 2019 | Gwangju |
Short course world records men
No. | athlete | nation | time | date | place |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mark Tewksbury |
![]() |
00: 52.71 | March 16, 1991 | Bonn |
2 | Mark Tewksbury |
![]() |
00: 52.58 | March 29, 1991 | Sheffield |
3 | Mark Tewksbury |
![]() |
00: 52.52 | February 20, 1992 | Winnipeg |
4th | Mark Tewksbury |
![]() |
00: 52.50 | February 22, 1992 | Winnipeg |
5 | Jeff Rouse |
![]() |
00: 51.43 | April 12, 1993 | Sheffield |
6th | Lenny Krayzelburg |
![]() |
00: 51.28 | February 5, 2000 | Berlin |
7th | Neil Walker |
![]() |
00: 50.75 | March 19, 2000 | Athens |
8th | Thomas Rupprath |
![]() |
00: 50.58 | December 8, 2002 | Melbourne |
9 | Peter Marshall |
![]() |
00: 50.32 | March 26, 2004 | East Meadow |
10 | Ryan Lochte |
![]() |
00: 49.99 | April 9, 2006 | Shanghai |
11 | Peter Marshall |
![]() |
00: 49.94 | November 11, 2008 | Stockholm |
12 | Peter Marshall |
![]() |
00: 49.63 | November 15, 2008 | Berlin |
16 | Stanislaw Donets |
![]() |
00: 49.32 | December 14, 2008 | Rijeka |
17th | Aschwin Wildeboer |
![]() |
00: 49.20 | December 21, 2008 | Madrid |
18th | Arkady Vyatchanin |
![]() |
00: 49.17 | December 12, 2009 | Istanbul |
19th |
Arkadi Vyatchanin Stanislaw Donets |
![]() |
00: 48.97 | December 13, 2009 | Istanbul |
20th | Nick Thorman |
![]() |
00: 48.94 | December 18, 2009 | Manchester |
21st | Matt Grevers |
![]() |
00: 48.92 | December 12, 2015 | Indianapolis |
(This list is not yet complete)
Short course world records women
No. | athlete | nation | time | date | place |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Angel Myers-Martino |
![]() |
00: 59.41 | November 21, 1993 | Stavanger |
2 | Angel Myers-Martino |
![]() |
00: 58.50 | 3rd December 1993 | Palma |
3 | Reiko Nakamura |
![]() |
00: 58.45 | March 4, 2001 | Sagamihara |
4th | Natalie Coughlin |
![]() |
00: 57.08 | December 30, 2001 | East Meadow |
5 | Natalie Coughlin |
![]() |
00: 56.71 | November 21, 2002 | new York |
6th | Natalie Coughlin |
![]() |
00: 56.51 | October 28, 2007 | Singapore |
7th | Shiho Sakai |
![]() |
00: 56.15 | February 22, 2009 | Tokyo |
8th | Shiho Sakai |
![]() |
00: 55.23 | November 15, 2009 | Berlin |
9 | Katinka Hosszú |
![]() |
00: 55.03 | 4th December 2014 | Doha |
10 | Minna Atherton |
![]() |
00: 54.89 | October 27, 2019 | Budapest |
(This list is not yet complete)
See also
- List of swimming world records
- List of European swimming records
- List of European swimming records over 100 meters back
- The backstroke
Web links
- Historical development of the swimming world records, www.olympic.org (English)
- Historical development of the swimming world records, www.agendadiana.it (Italian)
- Historical development of the swimming world records, www.zwemkroniek.com (Dutch)
Remarks
- ↑ a b Volker Kluge : Summer Olympic Games. Die Chronik II. London 1948 - Tokyo 1964. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 1998, ISBN 3-328-00740-7 , p. 462 ff .: Due to the time advantages when turning, the majority of the previous records came from competitions in a 25-meter Pool. On the one under 1956 Olympics conducted FINA -Congress was finally determined that records from May 1, 1957 found only on the long course (50 meters or 55 yards) official recognition. Previously dated (long-course) top marks - primarily achieved in Melbourne's Olympic basin - were subsequently recognized as the first official 50-m-course world record if they were no longer undercut on the short course by the specified date.
- ↑ a b Kluge, Volker: Summer Olympics. The Chronicle IV. Seoul 1988 - Atlanta 1996. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-328-00830-6 , p. 301 u. 632: Backstroke swimming was revolutionized in the mid-1980s when some athletes made as long a dive as possible after starting or turning. In doing so, they achieved a decisive advantage over the competition due to the lower water resistance compared to conventional backstroke swimming, so that the "diving technique" was practiced by more and more athletes. Since a significant part of the competition remained hidden from the spectators - some swimmers, such as Igor Poljanski , David Berkoff or Daichi Suzuki , now almost the entire first lane remained under the water surface - the FINA set a maximum diving limit of 10 meters after the Olympic swimming competitions in 1988 . In January 1991 the world association met during the 1991 World Championships in Perth , where it changed the permitted diving phase to 15 meters. For the back swimmers, however, the most serious consequences turned out to be the approval that when turning, the edge of the pool could now be touched with any part of the body instead of the hand. Then the athletes turned their usual today turning technology on, after they went similar to "crawl flip turn" just before the wall in the prone position, rolled off over his shoulder and just touching the edge of the pool with their feet. The resulting time savings made it possible for the first time to undercut the records from the “diving phase” era.