List of swimming world records over 50 meters chest
The swimming world records over 50 meters chest are the best times in the 50 m chest swim 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 |
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1 | Alexander Dzhaburiya |
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00: 27.61 | April 27, 1996 | Kharkov |
2 | Anthony Robinson |
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00: 27.49 | March 29, 2001 | Austin |
3 | Ed Moses |
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00: 27.39 | March 31, 2001 | Austin |
4th | Oleh Lissohor |
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00: 27.18 | August 2, 2002 | Berlin |
5 | Cameron van der Burgh |
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00: 27.06 | April 18, 2009 | Durban |
6th | Felipe França Silva |
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00: 26.89 | May 9, 2009 | Rio de Janeiro |
7th | Cameron van der Burgh |
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00: 26.74 | July 28, 2009 | Rome |
8th | Cameron van der Burgh |
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00: 26.67 | July 29, 2009 | Rome |
9 |
Adam Peaty Cameron van der Burgh |
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00: 26.62 | August 22, 2014 August 4, 2015 |
Berlin Kazan |
10 | Adam Peaty |
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00: 26.42 | 4th August 2015 | Kazan |
11 | Adam Peaty |
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00: 26.10 | July 25, 2017 | Budapest |
12 | Adam Peaty |
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00: 25.95 | July 25, 2017 | Budapest |
(This list is not yet complete)
Long track world records women
No. | athlete | nation | time | date | place |
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1 | Penny Heyns |
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00: 30.83 | August 28, 1999 | Sydney |
2 | Zoe Baker |
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00: 30.57 | July 30, 2002 | Manchester |
3 | Jade Edmistone |
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00: 30.45 | July 31, 2005 | Montreal |
4th | Jade Edmistone |
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00: 30.31 | January 30, 2006 | Melbourne |
5 | Amanda Reason |
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00: 30.23 | July 8, 2009 | Montreal |
6th | Yulia Efimova |
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00: 30.09 | August 2, 2009 | Rome |
7th | Jessica Hardy |
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00: 29.95 | August 6, 2009 | Federal Way |
8th | Jessica Hardy |
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00: 29.80 | August 7, 2009 | Federal Way |
9 | Julia Efimova |
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00: 29.78 | 3rd August 2013 | Barcelona |
10 | Rūta Meilutytė |
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00: 29.48 | 3rd August 2013 | Barcelona |
11 | Lilly King |
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00: 29.40 | July 30, 2017 | Budapest |
(This list is not yet complete)
Short course world records men
No. | athlete | nation | time | date | place |
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1 | Mark Warnecke |
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00: 27.00 | February 18, 1995 | Gelsenkirchen |
2 | Mark Warnecke |
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00: 26.97 | February 8, 1997 January 21, 1998 November 28, 1998 |
Paris Sydney Fulda |
3 | Mark Warnecke |
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00: 26.70 | December 11, 1998 | Sheffield |
4th | Ed Moses |
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00: 26.28 | January 22, 2002 | Stockholm |
5 | Oleh Lissohor |
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00: 26.20 | January 26, 2002 | Berlin |
6th | Oleh Lissohor |
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00: 26.17 | January 21, 2006 | Berlin |
7th | Cameron van der Burgh |
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00: 26.08 | November 8, 2008 | Moscow |
8th | Cameron van der Burgh |
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00: 25.94 | November 11, 2008 | Stockholm |
9 | Cameron van der Burgh |
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00: 25.43 | August 8, 2009 | Pietermaritzburg |
10 | Cameron van der Burgh |
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00: 25.25 | November 14, 2009 | Berlin |
(This list is not yet complete)
Short course world records women
No. | athlete | nation | time | date | place |
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1 | Xue Han |
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00: 31.11 | January 7, 1996 | Hong Kong |
2 | Xue Han |
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00: 30.98 | January 11, 1996 | Beijing |
3 | Xue Han |
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00: 30.88 | January 29, 1997 | Glasgow |
4th | Xue Han |
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00: 30.77 | February 2, 1997 | Gelsenkirchen |
5 | Penny Heyns |
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00: 30.60 | September 26, 1999 | Durban |
6th |
Luo Xuejuan Emma Igelström |
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00: 30.56 | December 3, 2001 December 13, 2001 |
Shanghai Antwerp |
7th | Zoe Baker |
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00: 30.53 | January 4, 2002 | Durban |
8th | Zoe Baker |
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00: 30.51 | January 15, 2002 | Imperia |
9 | Luo Xuejuan |
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00: 30.47 | January 19, 2002 | Paris |
10 | Emma Igelström |
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00: 30.43 | January 23, 2002 | Stockholm |
11 | Zoe Baker |
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00: 30.31 | January 27, 2002 | Berlin |
12 | Emma Igelström |
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00: 30.24 | March 14, 2002 | Gothenburg |
13 | Emma Igelström |
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00: 29.96 | April 4, 2002 | Moscow |
14th | Jade Edmistone |
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00: 29.90 | September 26, 2004 | Brisbane |
15th | Jessica Hardy |
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00: 29.58 | April 10, 2008 | Manchester |
16 | Jessica Hardy |
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00: 29.45 | October 17, 2009 | Durban |
17th | Jessica Hardy |
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00: 29.36 | November 7, 2009 | Moscow |
18th | Jessica Hardy |
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00: 28.96 | November 11, 2009 | Stockholm |
19th | Jessica Hardy |
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00: 28.80 | November 14, 2009 | Berlin |
20th | Alia Atkinson |
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00: 28.64 | October 26, 2016 | Tokyo |
21st | Alia Atkinson |
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00: 28.56 | October 6, 2018 | Budapest |
(This list is not yet complete)
See also
- List of swimming world records
- List of European swimming records
- List of German swimming records
- List of European swimming records over 50 meters chest
- The breaststroke
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)