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100 metres breaststroke
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The 100 metres breaststroke is an event in competitive swimming. World records are ratified by World Aquatics (formerly FINA). The current long course world record holders are Great Britain's Adam Peaty and the US' Lilly King, while the current short course world record holders are Belarus' Ilya Shymanovich, Lithuania's Rūta Meilutytė and Jamaica's Alia Atkinson.
The men's and women's events were first contested at the Olympic Games in 1968; the current Olympic champions are Italy's Nicolò Martinenghi and South Africa's Tatjana Smith. The men's and women's events have been contested at the World Aquatics Championships since the inaugural championships in 1973; the current world champions (long course) are China's Qin Haiyang and Germany's Anna Elendt. The men's and women's events have been contested at the World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m) since the inaugural championships in 1993; the current world champions (short course) are Qin, and China's Tang Qianting.
World record progression
List of world records in swimming
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Men long course
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- 1 1:14.1 Leonid Kolesnikov URS dmy 1961 May 2 - URS Moscow
- 2 1:11.1 Chet Jastremski USA dmy 1961 July 2 - USA Chicago
3 1:10.7 Gunter Tittes GDR dmy 1961 July 5 - GDR East Berlin
3 1:10.7 = Chet Jastremski USA dmy 1961 July 28 - JPN Tokyo
4 1:10.0 Chet Jastremski USA dmy 1961 July 30 - JPN Tokyo
5 1:09.5 Chet Jastremski USA dmy 1961 August 3 - JPN Osaka
6 1:07.8 Chet Jastremski USA dmy 1961 August 20 Men’s NAAA Championships USA Los Angeles
7 1:07.5 Chet Jastremski USA dmy 1961 August 20 Men’s NAAA Championships USA Los Angeles
8 1:07.4 Georgy Prokopenko URS dmy 1964 March 26 - URS Baku
9 1:06.9 Georgy Prokopenko URS dmy 1964 September 3 - URS Moscow
10 1:06.7 Vladimir Kosinsky URS dmy 1967 November 8 - URS Leningrad
11 1:06.4 Jose Fiolo BRA dmy 1968 February 19 - BRA Rio de Janeiro
12 1:06.2 Nikolai Pankin URS dmy 1968 April 18 - Moscow URS
13 1:05.8 Nikolai Pankin URS dmy 1969 April 20 - Magdeburg GDR
14 1:05.68 sf John Hencken USA dmy 1972 August 29 Olympic Games Munich FRG
15 1:05.13 sf Nobutaka Taguchi JPN dmy 1972 August 29 Olympic Games Munich FRG
16 1:04.94 Nobutaka Taguchi JPN dmy 1972 August 30 Olympic Games Munich FRG
17 1:04.35 h John Hencken USA dmy 1973 September 4 World Championships Belgrade Yugoslavia
18 1:04.02 John Hencken USA dmy 1973 September 4 World Championships Belgrade Yugoslavia
19 1:03.88 John Hencken USA dmy 1974 August 31 USA vs GDR Dual Meet Concord Concord, California USA
19 1:03.88 =, h John Hencken USA dmy 1976 July 19 Olympic Games Montreal Canada
20 1:03.62 sf John Hencken USA dmy 1976 July 19 Olympic Games Montreal Canada
21 1:03.11 John Hencken USA dmy 1976 July 20 Olympic Games Montreal Canada
22 1:02.86 Gerald Mörken FRG dmy 1977 August 18 - Jönköping SWE
23 1:02.62 Steve Lundquist USA dmy 1982 July 19 USA World Championship Trials Mission Viejo Mission Viejo, California USA
24 1:02.53 Steve Lundquist USA dmy 1982 August 21 - Indianapolis USA
25 1:02.34 Steve Lundquist USA dmy 1983 July 19 US National Championships Clovis Clovis, California USA
26 1:02.28 Steve Lundquist USA dmy 1983 August 17 Pan American Games Caracas VEN
27 1:02.13 John Moffet John Moffet (swimmer) USA dmy 1984 June 25 US Olympic Trials Indianapolis USA
28 1:01.65 Steve Lundquist USA dmy 1984 July 29 Olympic Games Los Angeles USA
29 1:01.49 h Adrian Moorhouse GBR dmy 1989 August 15 European Championships Bonn FRG
29 1:01.49 = Adrian Moorhouse GBR dmy 1990 January 25 Commonwealth Games Auckland NZL
29 1:01.49 = Adrian Moorhouse GBR dmy 1990 July 26 - London UK
29 1:01.49 =, h Norbert Rózsa HUN dmy 1991 January 7 World Championships Perth AUS
30 1:01.45 Norbert Rózsa HUN dmy 1991 January 7 World Championships Perth AUS
30 1:01.45 = Vasili Ivanov Vasili Ivanov (swimmer) USSR dmy 1991 June 11 - Moscow USSR
31 1:01.29 h Norbert Rózsa HUN dmy 1991 August 20 European Championships Athens GRE
32 1:00.95 h Károly Güttler HUN dmy 1993 August 3 European Championships Sheffield GBR
33 1:00.60 h Frederik Deburghgraeve BEL dmy 1996 July 20 Olympic Games Atlanta USA
34 1:00.36 sf Roman Sludnov RUS dmy 2000 June 15 - Moscow RUS
35 1:00.29 Ed Moses Ed Moses (swimmer) USA dmy 2001 March 28 US National Championships Austin Austin, Texas USA
36 1:00.26 sf Roman Sludnov RUS dmy 2001 June 28 Russian Championships Moscow RUS
37 59.97 Roman Sludnov RUS dmy 2001 June 29 Russian Championships Moscow RUS
38 59.94 sf Roman Sludnov RUS dmy 2001 July 23 World Championships Fukuoka JPN
39 59.78 Kosuke Kitajima JPN dmy 2003 July 21 World Championships Barcelona ESP
40 59.30 Brendan Hansen USA dmy 2004 July 8 US Olympic Trials Long Beach USA
41 59.13 Brendan Hansen USA dmy 2006 August 1 US National Championships Irvine Irvine, California USA
42 58.91 Kosuke Kitajima JPN dmy 2008 August 11 Olympic Games Beijing CHN
- 58.67 Ihor Borysyk UKR dmy 2009 June 13 Ukrainian National Cup Kharkiv UKR Ukraine’s Igor Borysik Loses Chance at 100 Breast World Record https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/ukraines-igor-borysik-loses-chance-at-100-breast-world-record/ 25 July 2009 22 April 2025 Swimming World
43 58.58 Brenton Rickard AUS dmy 2009 July 27 World Championships Rome ITA 13th FINA World Championships - Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001090B0016000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 27 July 2009 22 April 2025
44 58.46 Cameron van der Burgh RSA dmy 2012 July 29 Olympic Games London UK 2012 London Olympics: Cameron van der Burgh's World Record Ends Kosuke Kitajima's Threepeat Bid in 100 Breast; Hansen Medals https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/World/31443.asp Swimming World Magazine 29 July 2012 7 July 2013
45 57.92 Adam Peaty GBR dmy 2015 April 17 British Championships London UK Adam Peaty Breaks 100 Breast World Record To Set Day Four Of British Nationals Ablaze https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/adam-peaty-breaks-100-breast-world-record-to-set-day-four-of-british-nationals-ablaze/ Swimming World Jeff Commings 17 April 2015 22 April 2025
46 57.55 h Adam Peaty GBR dmy 2016 August 6 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro BRA Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats Result https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_odf-documents/S/W/SWM031900_ResultsSummary_2016_08_06.pdf Rio 2016 6 August 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160807150619/https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_odf-documents/S/W/SWM031900_ResultsSummary_2016_08_06.pdf 7 August 2016 dead dmy-all
47 57.13 Adam Peaty GBR dmy 2016 August 7 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro BRA 2016 Olympic Games - Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_odf-documents/S/W/SWM031101_Results_2016_08_07.pdf Rio 2016 7 August 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160808024900/https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_odf-documents/S/W/SWM031101_Results_2016_08_07.pdf 8 August 2016 dead dmy-all
48 57.10 Adam Peaty GBR dmy 2018 August 4 European Championships Glasgow UK 2018 European Championships - Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://glasgow2018.microplustiming.com/export/NU_Glasgow2018/NU/pdf/SWMM100MBR------------FNL-000100--_73A1%201.1.pdf MicroPlus Timing 4 August 2018 6 August 2018
49 56.88 sf Adam Peaty GBR dmy 2019 July 21 World Championships Gwangju KOR 18th FINA World Championships - Men's 100m Breaststroke Semifinals Results http://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011301070103EC02FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 21 July 2019 21 July 2019
Men short course
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- 1 59.30 Dmitry Volkov Dmitry Volkov (swimmer) URS dmy 1990 2 10 World Cup FRG Bonn
- 2 59.07 Phil Rogers AUS dmy 1993 8 27 - AUS Melbourne
3 59.02 Frédérik Deburghgraeve BEL dmy 1996 2 17 - BEL Bastogne
4 58.79 Frédérik Deburghgraeve BEL dmy 1998 12 4 - USA College Station College Station, Texas
5 58.51 sf Roman Sludnov RUS dmy 2000 3 17 World Championships GRE Athens
6 58.05 h Ed Moses Ed Moses (swimmer) USA dmy 2000 3 24 NCAA Men's Division I Championships USA Minneapolis
7 57.66 Ed Moses Ed Moses (swimmer) USA dmy 2000 3 24 NCAA Men's Division I Championships USA Minneapolis
8 57.47 Ed Moses Ed Moses (swimmer) USA dmy 2003 1 23 World Cup SWE Sweden
9 56.88 Cameron van der Burgh RSA dmy 2008 11 9 World Cup RUS Moscow
10 55.99 Cameron van der Burgh RSA dmy 2009 8 9 South African Championships RSA Pietermaritzburg
11 55.61 Cameron van der Burgh RSA dmy 2009 11 15 World Cup GER Berlin 2009 FINA World Cup (Berlin) - Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000109050037000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 15 November 2009 10 May 2025
12 55.49 Adam Peaty GBR dmy 2020 11 15 International Swimming League HUN Budapest 2020 International Swimming League (Semifinal 1) - Men's 100m Breaststroke Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000114020D0103EC04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 15 November 2020 10 May 2025
13 55.41 Adam Peaty GBR dmy 2020 11 22 International Swimming League HUN Budapest 2020 International Swimming League (Final) - Men's 100m Breaststroke Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000114020F0103EC04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 22 November 2020 10 May 2025
14 55.34 Ilya Shymanovich BLR dmy 2020 12 19 Belarusian Championships BLR Brest Brest, Belarus Ilya Shymanovich Shatters Peaty’s SCM 100 Breast World Record in 55.34 https://swimswam.com/ilya-shymanovich-shatters-peatys-scm-100-breast-world-record-in-55-34/ SwimSwam James Sutherland 19 December 2020 10 May 2025
14 55.32 Ilya Shymanovich BLR dmy 2021 11 19 International Swimming League NED Eindhoven 2021 International Swimming League (Match 14) - Men's 100m Breaststroke Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500160103EC04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 19 November 2021 10 May 2025
14 55.28 Ilya Shymanovich BLR dmy 2021 11 26 International Swimming League NED Eindhoven 2021 International Swimming League (Match 16) - Men's 100m Breaststroke Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500170103EC04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 19 November 2021 10 May 2025
Women long course
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1 1:20.3 Karin Beyer GDR dmy 1958 July 20 - GDR East Berlin
2 1:19.6 Karin Beyer GDR dmy 1958 September 12 - GDR Leipzig
3 1:19.1 Wiltrud Urselmann FRG dmy 1960 March 12 - SUI Zürich
4 1:19.0 Ursula Küper GDR dmy 1960 July 14 - GDR Leipzig
5 1:18.2 Barbara Göbel GDR dmy 1961 July 1 - GDR Rostock
6 1:17.9 Claudia Kolb USA dmy 1964 July 11 - USA Los Angeles
7 1:17.2 Svetlana Babanina URS dmy 1964 September 3 - URS Moscow
8 1:16.5 Svetlana Babanina URS dmy 1965 May 11 - URS Tashkent
9 1:16.4 Catie Ball USA dmy 1966 July 15 - USA Winter Park Winter Park, Florida
10 1:15.7 Galina Prozumenshchikova URS dmy 1966 July 17 - URS Leningrad
11 1:15.6 Catie Ball USA dmy 1966 December 28 - USA Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale, Florida
12 1:14.8 Catie Ball USA dmy 1967 July 31 Pan American Games CAN Winnipeg
13 1:14.6 Catie Ball USA dmy 1967 August 19 AAU National Championships USA Philadelphia
14 1:14.2 Catie Ball USA dmy 1968 August 25 US Olympic Trials USA Los Angeles
15 1:13.58 Cathy Carr Cathy Carr (swimmer) USA dmy 1972 September 2 Olympic Games FRG Munich
16 1:12.91 h Renate Vogel GDR dmy 1974 August 22 European Championships AUT Vienna
17 1:12.55 Christel Justen FRG dmy 1974 August 23 European Championships AUT Vienna
18 1:12.28 Renate Vogel GDR dmy 1974 September 1 USA vs. GDR Dual Meet USA Concord Concord, California
19 1:11.93 Carola Nitschke GDR dmy 1976 June 2 GDR National Championships GDR East Berlin
20 1:11.11 h Hannelore Anke GDR dmy 1976 July 22 Olympic Games CAN Montreal
21 1:10.86 sf Hannelore Anke GDR dmy 1976 July 22 Olympic Games CAN Montreal
22 1:10.31 Yuliya Bogdanova URS dmy 1978 August 22 World Championships FRG West Berlin
23 1:10.20 Ute Geweniger GDR dmy 1980 May 26 - GDR Magdeburg
24 1:10.11 h Ute Geweniger GDR dmy 1980 July 24 Olympic Games URS Moscow
25 1:09.52 Ute Geweniger GDR dmy 1981 April 9 - GDR Gera
26 1:09.39 Ute Geweniger GDR dmy 1981 July 2 - GDR East Berlin
27 1:08.60 Ute Geweniger GDR dmy 1981 April 9 European Championships YUG Split Split (city)
28 1:08.51 Ute Geweniger GDR dmy 1983 August 25 European Championships ITA Rome
28 1:08.29 Sylvia Gerasch GDR dmy 1984 August 23 Friendship Games URS Moscow
29 1:08.11 Sylvia Gerasch GDR dmy 1986 August 11 World Championships ESP Madrid
30 1:07.91 Silke Hörner GDR dmy 1987 August 21 European Championships FRA Strasbourg
31 1:07.69 Samantha Riley AUS dmy 1994 September 9 World Championships ITA Rome
32 1:07.46 Penelope Heyns RSA dmy 1996 July 2 South African National Championships RSA Durban
33 1:07.02 h Penelope Heyns RSA dmy 1996 July 21 Olympic Games USA Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia
34 1:06.99 h Penelope Heyns RSA dmy 1999 July 18 Janet Evans Invitational USA Los Angeles
35 1:06.95 Penelope Heyns RSA dmy 1999 July 18 Janet Evans Invitational USA Los Angeles
36 1:06.52 h Penelope Heyns RSA dmy 1999 August 23 Pan Pacific Championships AUS Sydney
37 1:06.37 sf Leisel Jones AUS dmy 2003 July 21 World Championships ESP Barcelona
38 1:06.20 sf Jessica Hardy USA dmy 2005 July 25 World Championships CAN Montreal
39 1:05.71 Leisel Jones AUS dmy 2006 February 3 Australian Championships AUS Melbourne
40 1:05.09 Leisel Jones AUS dmy 2006 March 20 Commonwealth Games AUS Melbourne Caroline Wilson Lethal Leisel https://www.theage.com.au/news/swimming/lethal-leisel/2006/03/20/1142703290137.html?page=fullpage The Age 21 March 2006 24 March 2008
41 1:04.84 sf Rebecca Soni USA dmy 2009 July 27 World Championships Rome ITA 13th FINA World championships - Women's 100m Breaststroke Semifinals Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001090B0019000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 27 July 2009 3 April 2025
42 1:04.45 Jessica Hardy USA dmy 2009 August 7 US Open Federal Way USA 2009 US Open - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001090A002E000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 7 August 2009 3 April 2025
43 1:04.35 sf Rūta Meilutytė LTU dmy 2013 July 29 World Championships Barcelona ESP 15th FINA World championships - Women's 100m Breaststroke Semifinals Results http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010D020101021E00FFFFFFFFFFFF02 Omega Timing 29 July 2013 29 July 2013
44 1:04.13 Lilly King USA dmy 2017 July 25 World Championships Budapest HUN 17th FINA World Championships - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000111010A0203EC04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 25 July 2017 3 April 2025
Women short course
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- 1 1:06.58 Dai Guohong CHN dmy 1993 12 4 World Championships ESP Palma de Mallorca
- 2 1:05.70 Samantha Riley AUS dmy 1995 12 1 World Championships BRA Rio de Janeiro
3 1:05.57 Penelope Heyns RSA dmy 1999 9 5 - RSA Johannesburg
4 1:05.40 Penelope Heyns RSA dmy 1999 9 26 South African Championships RSA Durban
5 1:05.29 Emma Igelström SWE dmy 2003 3 15 - SWE Stockholm
6 1:05.11 Emma Igelström SWE dmy 2003 3 16 - SWE Stockholm
7 1:05.09 Leisel Jones AUS dmy 2003 11 28 World Cup AUS Melbourne
8 1:04.79 Tara Kirk USA dmy 2004 3 18 NCAA Women's Division I Championships USA Austin Austin, Texas
9 1:04.12 sf Leisel Jones AUS dmy 2006 8 27 Australian Championships AUS Hobart
10 1:03.86 Leisel Jones AUS dmy 2006 8 28 Australian Championships AUS Hobart
11 1:03.72 Leisel Jones AUS dmy 2008 4 26 Swimming Australia Grand Prix AUS Canberra
12 1:03.00 Leisel Jones AUS dmy 2009 11 14 World Cup GER Berlin 2009 FINA World Cup (Berlin) - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000109050015000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 14 November 2009 9 April 2025
13 1:02.70 Rebecca Soni USA dmy 2009 12 19 Duel in the Pool UK Manchester 2009 Duel in the Pool - Women's 100m Breaststroke Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000109000014000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 19 December 2009 5 May 2025
14 1:02.36 Rūta Meilutytė LTU dmy 2013 10 12 World Cup RUS Moscow 2013 FINA World Cup (Moscow) - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results Summary https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010D020701021E02FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf Omega Timing 12 October 2013 9 April 2025
14 1:02.36 = Alia Atkinson JAM dmy 2014 12 3 World Championships QAT Doha 2014 FINA World Championships (25m) - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results Summary https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010E010D01021E02FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf Omega Timing 6 December 2014 9 April 2025
14 1:02.36 = Alia Atkinson JAM dmy 2016 8 26 World Cup FRA Chartres 2016 FINA World Cup (Chartres) - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results Summary https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000110000401021E02FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf Omega Timing 26 August 2016 9 April 2025
All-time top 25
Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 100 m breaststroke times and the top 25 athletes:- denotes top performance for athletes in the top 25 100 m breaststroke times- denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 100 m breaststroke times, by repeat athletes- denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 athletes who fall outside the top 25 100 m breaststroke times
Men long course
Correct as of August 2026Men's 100m Breaststroke Long Course All-Time Ranking https://api.worldaquatics.com/fina/rankings/swimming/report/pdf?gender=M&distance=100&stroke=BREASTSTROKE&poolConfiguration=LCM&year=&startDate=&endDate=×Mode=ALL_TIMES®ionId=&countryId=&pageSize=200 World Aquatics 14 September 2025
Ath.# Athlete rank Perf.# Performance rank Time Athlete Nation Date Place 1 1 56.88 Adam Peaty 21 July 2019 Gwangju 2 57.10Peaty #2 4 August 2018 Glasgow 3 57.13Peaty #3 7 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4 57.14Peaty #4 22 July 2019 Gwangju 18th FINA World Championships - Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011301070103EC04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 22 July 2019 22 April 2025 5 57.37Peaty #5 26 July 2021 Tokyo https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C73A1_SWMM100MBR------------FNL-000100--.pdf 2020 Olympic Games - Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results 1 August 2021 22 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210822141836/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C73A1_SWMM100MBR------------FNL-000100--.pdf dead 6 57.39Peaty #6 14 April 2021 London 2021 British Trials - Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://results.swimming.org/swimming/results/2021/bsst/RM8F154.HTM britishswimming.org 14 April 2021 10 May 2025 7 57.47Peaty #7 24 July 2017 Budapest 17th FINA World Championships - Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000111010A0103EC04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 24 July 2017 24 April 2025 8 57.55Peaty #8 6 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro 9 57.56Peaty #9 24 July 2021 Tokyo https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C74A_SWMM100MBR------------HEAT--------.pdf 2020 Olympic Games - Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results 24 July 2021 22 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210822141849/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C74A_SWMM100MBR------------HEAT--------.pdf dead 10 57.59Peaty #10 21 July 2019 Gwangju 18th FINA World Championships - Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011301070103EC01FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 21 July 2019 22 April 2025 11 57.62Peaty #11 6 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games - Men's 100m Breaststroke Semifinals Results https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_odf-documents/S/W/SWM031200_ResultsSummary_2016_08_06.pdf Rio 2016 6 August 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160807150621/https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_odf-documents/S/W/SWM031200_ResultsSummary_2016_08_06.pdf 7 August 2016 dead dmy-all 12 57.63Peaty #12 25 July 2021 Tokyo https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C74A_SWMM100MBR------------SFNL--------.pdf 2020 Olympic Games - Men's 100m Breaststroke Semifinals Results 1 August 2021 22 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210822141840/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C74A_SWMM100MBR------------SFNL--------.pdf dead 13 57.66Peaty #13 18 May 2021 Budapest 2020 European Championships - Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://budapest2020.microplustiming.com/export/NU_Budapest2021/NU/pdf/SWMM100MBR------------FNL-000100--_73A1%201.0.pdf microplustiming.com 18 May 2021 10 May 2025 14 57.67Peaty #14 17 May 2021 Budapest 2020 European Championships - Men's 100m Breaststroke Semifinals Results https://budapest2020.microplustiming.com/export/NU_Budapest2021/NU/pdf/SWMM100MBR------------SFNL--------_73A2%201.0.pdf microplustiming.com 17 May 2021 10 May 2025 2 15 57.69 Qin Haiyang 24 July 2023 Fukuoka 2023 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010103EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 24 July 2023 24 July 2023 6 October 2023 Berlin 2023 World Aquatics Cup (Berlin) - Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600050103EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 6 October 2023 7 October 2023 17 57.70Peaty #15 14 April 2021 London 2021 British Trials - Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results https://results.swimming.org/swimming/results/2021/bsst/RM8H104.HTM britishswimming.org 14 April 2021 10 May 2025 18 57.75Peaty #16 23 July 2017 Budapest 17th FINA World Championships - Men's 100m Breaststroke Semifinals Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000111010A0103EC02FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 23 July 2017 22 April 2025 19 57.76Qin #3 25 September 2023 Hangzhou Qin Haiyang, Siobhan Haughey Shatter Meet Records at Asian Games; Korea Zooms to Gold in 800 Freestyle Relay https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/siobhan-haughey-routs-field-for-gold-in-200-freestyle-at-asian-games-xu-jiayu-continues-to-flash-speed/ Swimming World Magazine John Lohn 25 September 2023 10 May 2025 20 57.79Peaty #17 18 April 2017 Sheffield 2017 British Championships - Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://results.swimming.org/swimming/results/2017/bstrials17/RM8F168.HTM britishswimming.org 18 April 2017 10 May 2025 3 21 57.80 Arno Kamminga 24 July 2021 Tokyo 22 57.82Qin #4 23 July 2023 Fukuoka 2023 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 100m Breaststroke Semifinals Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010103EC0102FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 23 July 2023 10 May 2025Qin #5 20 October 2023 Budapest 2023 World Aquatics Cup (Budapest) - Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600070103EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 20 October 2023 10 May 2025 24 57.87Peaty #18 16 April 2019 Glasgow 2019 British Championships - Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://results.swimming.org/swimming/results/2019/bschamps/RM8F168.HTM britishswimming.org 16 April 2019 10 May 2025 25 57.89Peaty #19 3 August 2018 Glasgow 2018 European Championships - Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results https://glasgow2018.microplustiming.com/export/NU_GLASGOW2018/NU/pdf/SWMM100MBR------------HEAT--------_74A%201.0.pdf microplustiming.com 3 August 2018 10 May 2025 4 58.01 Van Mathias 20 June 2026 Indianapolis Van Mathias Breaks Michael Andrew’s American Record With 58.01 100 Breaststroke https://swimswam.com/van-mathias-breaks-michael-andrews-american-record-with-58-01-100-breaststroke/ SwimSwam Anya Pelshaw 20 June 2026 22 June 2026 5 58.14 Michael Andrew 13 June 2021 Omaha 2020 US Olympic Trials (Wave II) - Men's 100m Breaststroke Semifinals Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500030103EC02FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 13 June 2021 4 July 2021 6 58.26 Nicolò Martinenghi 19 June 2022 Budapest 19th FINA World Championships - Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700000103EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 19 June 2022 19 June 2022 12 August 2022 Rome 2022 European Championships - Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://roma2022.microplustimingservices.com/export/NU_ROMA2022/NU/pdf/SWMM100MBR------------FNL---------_73A2%201.0.pdf?x=00:28:49 microplustiming.com 12 August 2022 12 August 2022 7 58.29 Ilya Shymanovich 24 March 2019 Marseille FFN Golden Tour - Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://www.liveffn.com/cgi-bin/resultats.php?competition=57779&langue=fra&go=epreuve&epreuve=72 liveffn.com 24 March 2019 24 March 2019 8 58.36 Nic Fink 30 June 2023 Indianapolis 2023 US National Championships - Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600030103EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 30 June 2023 10 May 2025 9 58.46 Cameron van der Burgh 29 July 2012 London James Wilby 22 July 2019 Gwangju 11 58.53 Kirill Prigoda 27 July 2025 Singapore 2025 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011900010103EC0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 27 July 2025 27 July 2025 12 58.54 Shin Ohashi 13 August 2026 Irvine 2026 Pan Pacific Championships - Men's 100m Breaststroke Finals Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011A00030103EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 13 August 2026 13 August 2026 13 58.57 Dong Zhihao 17 June 2026 Hangzhou Two Asian Records Highlight Loaded 2nd Day of Chinese Nationals https://swimswam.com/two-asian-records-highlight-loaded-2nd-day-of-chinese-nationals/ SwimSwam Terin Frodyma 17 June 2026 17 June 2026 14 58.58 Brenton Rickard 27 July 2009 Rome 15 58.63 Yan Zibei 22 July 2019 Gwangju 16 58.64 Hugues Duboscq 27 July 2009 Rome Kevin Cordes 23 July 2017 Budapest 17 58.67 Ihor Borysyk 13 June 2009 Kharkiv 19 58.68 Ivan Kozhakin 11 August 2026 Paris 2026 European Championships - Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011A00010103EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 11 August 2026 11 August 2026 20 58.71 Alexander Dale Oen 25 July 2011 Shanghai 14th FINA World Championships - Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010B0D001F000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 25 July 2011 24 April 2025 21 58.72 Evgenii Somov 16 May 2024 Atlanta Evgenii Somov Blasts 58.72 100 Breast for New Russian Record, First Time Sub-1:00 https://swimswam.com/evgenii-somov-blasts-58-72-100-breast-for-new-russian-record-first-time-sub-100/ SwimSwam James Sutherland 16 May 2024 18 May 2024 22 58.73 Federico Poggio 14 April 2023 Riccione 2023 Italian Championships - Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://fin2023.microplustiming.com/export/NU_2023_04_13-17_Riccione/NU/pdf/CLS-ASM-100RA-FIN-ALL.pdf?x=18:03:09 microplustiming.com 14 April 2023 10 May 2025 Sun Jiajun 20 April 2024 Shenzhen Chinese National Championships, Day 2: Tang Qianting Blasts Asian Record 1:04.68 in 100 Breaststroke https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/chinese-national-championships-day-2-tang-qianting-blasts-asian-record-104-68-in-100-breaststroke/ Swimming World David Rieder 20 April 2024 10 May 2025 24 58.74 Andrew Wilson 14 June 2021 Omaha 2020 US Olympic Trials (Wave II) - Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500030103EC04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 14 June 2021 10 May 2025 Lucas Matzerath 23 July 2023 Fukuoka 2023 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010103EC0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf 23 July 2023 23 July 2023
Men short course
Correct as of December 2025Men's 100m Breaststroke Short Course All-Time Ranking https://api.worldaquatics.com/fina/rankings/swimming/report/pdf?gender=M&distance=100&stroke=BREASTSTROKE&poolConfiguration=SCM&year=&startDate=&endDate=×Mode=ALL_TIMES®ionId=&countryId=&pageSize=200 World Aquatics 15 October 2025
Ath.# Athlete rank Perf.# Performance rank Time Athlete Nation Date Place 1 1 55.28 Ilya Shymanovich 26 November 2021 Eindhoven 2 55.32Shymanovich #2 19 November 2021 Eindhoven 3 55.34Shymanovich #3 19 December 2020 Brest 2 4 55.41 Adam Peaty 22 November 2020 Budapest 5 55.45Shymanovich #4 3 November 2021 Kazan 3 6 55.47 Qin Haiyang 12 December 2024 Budapest Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800080103EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf omegatiming.com 12 December 2024 28 December 2024 7 55.49Peaty #2 15 November 2020 Budapest Shymanovich #5 22 November 2020 Budapest 4 7 55.49 Kirill Prigoda 12 December 2024 Budapest 10 55.51Prigoda #2 9 November 2025 KazanMen's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://russwimming.ru/upload/live/4R_SC_2025/ResultList_113F.pdf russwimming.ru 9 November 2025 15 November 2025 5 11 55.54 Caspar Corbeau 2 December 2025 Lublin 2025 European Championships (25m) - Men's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000119000A0103EC0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 2 December 2025 4 December 2025 12 55.55Corbeau #2 23 October 2025 Toronto 2025 World Aquatics Cup (Toronto) - Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011900080103EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 23 October 2025 24 October 2025 6 13 55.56 Nic Fink 4 December 2021 Eindhoven 2021 International Swimming League (Final) - Men's 100m Breaststroke Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000115001B0103EC04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 4 December 2021 16 December 2025 14 55.59Shymanovich #6 4 December 2021 Eindhoven ISL (4 December 2021). "ISL 2021 Final Eindhoven (NED): Men's 100m Breaststroke Results". Omega Timing. Retrieved 4 December 2021.Corbeau #3 7 November 2025 GhentVanotterdijk & Gaspard Hit Belgian Records, Corbeau 55.59 100 Breast in Ghent https://swimswam.com/vanotterdijk-gaspard-hit-belgian-records-corbeau-55-59-100breast-in-ghent/ SwimSwam Retta Race 7 November 2025 15 November 2025 16 55.60Shymanovich #7 12 December 2024 Budapest 7 17 55.61 Cameron van der Burgh 15 November 2009 Berlin 17 55.61Qin #2 31 October 2024 Singapore 19 55.63Shymanovich #8 19 September 2021 Naples 8 19 55.63 Nicolo Martinenghi 4 November 2021 Kazan Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://kazan2021.microplustiming.com/export/NU_Kazan2021/NU/pdf/SWMM100MBR------------FNL-000100--_73A1%201.0.pdf?x=01:48:17 microplustiming.com 4 November 2021 18 November 2021 21 55.69Shymanovich #9 15 November 2020 Budapest 22 55.70Shymanovich #10 17 December 2021 Abu Dhabi 23 55.72Shymanovich #11 31 October 2024 Singapore 24 55.73Qin #3 18 October 2024 Shanghai 9 25 55.74 Emre Sakçı 10 November 2020 Budapest 10 55.77 Yuya Hinomoto 16 October 2021 Tokyo Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://swim.seiko.co.jp/2021/S70702/ranking/01R038.pdf seiko.co.jp 16 October 2021 26 October 2021 11 55.79 Arno Kamminga 4 November 2021 Kazan 12 55.82 Yusei Imaizumi 10 October 2026 Saga 13 55.91 Denis Petrashov 12 December 2024 Budapest 14 56.11 Yasuhiro Koseki 26 October 2019 Tokyo 31 October 2020 Budapest 15 56.15 Fabio Scozzoli 16 December 2017 Copenhagen 16 56.16 Oleg Kostin 19 November 2017 Kazan Fabian Schwingenschlögl 28 October 2021 Kazan Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500120103EC04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 28 October 2021 17 November 2021 Sun Jiajun 18 October 2024 Shanghai 19 56.21 Simone Cerasuolo 2 December 2025 Lublin 20 56.25 Felipe França Silva 4 September 2014 Guaratinguetá Danil Semianinov 21 November 2022 Kazan Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://russwimming.ru/upload/live/4R_SC_2022/ResultList_107F.pdf russwimming.ru 21 November 2022 27 November 2022 22 November 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221122073618/https://russwimming.ru/upload/live/4R_SC_2022/ResultList_107F.pdf dead 22 56.27 Taku Taniguchi 19 October 2024 Tokyo Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://swim.seiko.co.jp/en/2024/S70702/ranking/eng01R056.pdf seiko.co.jp 19 October 2024 19 October 2024 Luka Mladenovic 3 December 2025 Lublin 2025 European Championships (25m) - Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000119000A0103EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 3 December 2025 4 December 2025 24 56.28 Carles Coll 2 December 2025 Lublin 25 56.29 Robin van Aggele 11 December 2009 Istanbul Ian Finnerty 17 November 2019 College Park
Women long course
Correct as of August 2026Women's 100m Breaststroke Long Course All-Time Ranking https://api.worldaquatics.com/fina/rankings/swimming/report/pdf?gender=F&distance=100&stroke=BREASTSTROKE&poolConfiguration=LCM&year=&startDate=&endDate=×Mode=ALL_TIMES®ionId=&countryId=&pageSize=200 World Aquatics 17 September 2025
Ath.# Athlete rank Perf.# Performance rank Time Athlete Nation Date Place 1 1 1:04.13 Lilly King 25 July 2017 Budapest 2 2 1:04.35 Rūta Meilutytė 29 July 2013 Barcelona 3 3 1:04.36 Yulia Yefimova 24 July 2017 Budapest 17th FINA World Championships - Women's 100m Breaststroke Semifinals Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000111010A0203EC02FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 24 July 2017 3 April 2025 4 4 1:04.39 Tang Qianting 21 April 2024 Shenzhen World Champion Tang Qianting Lowers Newly-minted 100 Breast Asian Record to 1:04.39 https://swimswam.com/world-champion-tang-qianting-lowers-newly-minted-100breast-asian-record-to-104-39/ SwimSwam Retta Race 21 April 2024 10 September 2025 5 1:04.42Meilutytė #2 30 July 2013 Barcelona 15th FINA World championships - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010D020101021E02FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf Omega Timing 30 July 2013 3 April 2025 5 6 1:04.45 Jessica Hardy 7 August 2009 Federal Way 7 1:04.52Meilutytė #3 29 July 2013 Barcelona 15th FINA World Championships - Women's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010D020101021E00FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf Omega Timing 29 July 2013 3 April 2025 8 1:04.53King #2 24 July 2017 Budapest 9 1:04.62Meilutytė #4 25 July 2023 Fukuoka 2023 World Aquatics Championships - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010203EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 25 July 2023 22 April 2025 10 1:04.67Meilutytė #5 24 July 2023 Fukuoka 2023 World Aquatics Championships - Women's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010203EC0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 24 July 2023 22 April 2025 11 1:04.68Tang #2 20 April 2024 Shenzhen 12 1:04.72King #3 14 June 2021 Omaha 2020 US Olympic Trials (Wave II) - Women's 100m Breaststroke Semifinals Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500030203EC02FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 14 June 2021 22 April 2025 13 1:04.75King #4 30 June 2023 Indianapolis 2023 US National Championships - Women's 100m Breaststroke Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600030203EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 30 June 2023 3 July 2023 14 1:04.79King #5 15 June 2021 Omaha 2020 US Olympic Trials (Wave II) - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500030203EC04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 15 June 2021 22 April 2025 15 1:04.82Yefimova #2 17 June 2017 Canet-en-Roussillon Efimova Drops 1:04.8 100 Breast, Moves Into 3rd On All-Time List https://swimswam.com/efimova-drops-104-8-100-breast-moves-3rd-time-list/ SwimSwam James Sutherland 17 June 2017 5 May 2025 6 15 1:04.82 Tatjana Smith 25 July 2021 Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games - Women's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C74A_SWMW100MBR------------HEAT--------.pdf olympics.com 25 July 2021 25 July 2021 25 July 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210725113329/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C74A_SWMW100MBR------------HEAT--------.pdf dead 7 17 1:04.84 Rebecca Soni 27 July 2009 Rome 8 18 1:04.87 Angharad Evans 12 August 2026 Paris 2026 European Championships - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011A00010203EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 12 August 2026 12 August 2026 19 1:04.91Soni #2 25 July 2011 Shanghai 14th FINA World Championships - Women's 100m Breaststroke Semifinals Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010B0D001A000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 25 July 2011 22 April 2025 9 20 1:04.92 Evgeniia Chikunova 19 April 2023 Kazan 2023 Russian Championships - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://new.russwimming.ru/upload/live/4R_LC_2023/ResultList_118F.pdf russwimming.ru 19 April 2023 24 April 2023 21 1:04.93Soni #3 28 July 2009 Rome 13th FINA World Championships - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001090B0029000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 28 July 2009 3 April 2025Soni #4 19 August 2010 Irvine 2010 Pan Pacific Championships - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010A0B0020000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 19 August 2010 3 April 2025King #6 8 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro https://www.rio2016.com/en/swimming-standings-sw-womens-100m-breaststroke 2016 Olympic Games - Women's 100m Breaststroke Results Rio 2016 5 August 2016 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160922161106/https://www.rio2016.com/en/swimming-standings-sw-womens-100m-breaststroke 22 September 2016 King #7 23 July 2019 Gwangju 18th FINA World Championships - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011301070203EC04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 23 July 2019 22 April 2025 25 1:04.95King #8 30 June 2017 Indianapolis 2017 US National Championships - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000111010E01021E02FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf Omega Timing 30 June 2017 3 April 2025 10 25 1:04.95 Lydia Jacoby 27 July 2021 Tokyo https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C73A1_SWMW100MBR------------FNL-000100--.pdf 2016 Olympic Games - Women's 100m Breaststroke Results 1 August 2021 23 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210823071509/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C73A1_SWMW100MBR------------FNL-000100--.pdf dead 11 1:05.03 Katie Meili 25 July 2017 Budapest 12 1:05.09 Leisel Jones 20 March 2006 Melbourne 13 1:05.19 Reona Aoki 2 March 2022 Tokyo Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://swim.seiko.co.jp/2021/S70706/ranking/01R014.pdf seiko.co.jp 2 March 2022 2 March 2022 Anna Elendt 29 July 2025 Singapore 2025 World Aquatics Championships - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011900010203EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 29 July 2025 29 July 2025 15 1:05.27 Kate Douglass 29 July 2025 Singapore 16 1:05.32 Ji Liping 29 August 2009 Beijing Liping Ji, Run Jiang Shi Set Asian Records at Chinese National https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/liping-ji-run-jiang-shi-set-asian-records-at-chinese-nationals/ 1 September 2009 5 May 2025 Swimming World McKenzie Siroky 13 August 2026 Irvine 2026 Pan Pacific Championships - Women's 100m Breaststroke Finals Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011A00030203EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 13 August 2026 13 August 2026 18 1:05.35 Katy Freeman 7 August 2009 Federal Way 19 1:05.37 Annie Lazor 14 June 2021 Omaha 20 1:05.41 Mona McSharry 12 August 2026 Paris 21 1:05.44 Benedetta Pilato 21 June 2024 Rome 2024 Sette Colli Trophy - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://results.microplustimingservices.com/FINSettecolli2024/export/NU_2024_06_21-23_Roma/NU/pdf/CLS-ASF-100RA-FIN-ALL.pdf?x=02:27:45 microplustiming.com 21 June 2024 21 June 2024 22 1:05.47 Qi Hui 19 October 2009 Jinan Chinese National Games: Asian Record Falls to Zhao Jing https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/chinese-national-games-asian-record-falls-to-zhao-jing/ 19 October 2009 5 May 2025 Swimming World Lara van Niekerk 2 August 2022 Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://b2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/SWM/2022-08-02/SWMW100MBR------------FNL-000100--__C73A1_1.0.pdf Omega Timing 2 August 2022 10 September 2022 24 1:05.48 Kaitlyn Dobler 30 June 2023 Indianapolis 25 1:05.53 Satomi Suzuki 14 September 2025 Kusatsu 79th National Sports Festival - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://swim.seiko.co.jp/2025/S70703/ranking/02R071.pdf seiko.co.jp 14 September 2025 15 September 2025
Women short course
Correct as of December 2025Women's 100m Breaststroke Short Course All-Time Ranking https://api.worldaquatics.com/fina/rankings/swimming/report/pdf?gender=F&distance=100&stroke=BREASTSTROKE&poolConfiguration=SCM&year=&startDate=&endDate=×Mode=ALL_TIMES®ionId=&countryId=&pageSize=200 World Aquatics 15 October 2025
Ath.# Athlete rank Perf.# Performance rank Time Athlete Nation Date Place 1 1 1:02.36 Rūta Meilutytė 12 October 2013 Moscow Alia Atkinson 6 December 2014 Doha 26 August 2016 Chartres 3 4 1:02.37 Tang Qianting 11 December 2024 Budapest 2024 World Aquatics Championships (25m) - Women's 100m Breaststroke Semifinals Results Summary https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800080203EC0102FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 11 December 2024 28 December 2024 5 1:02.38Tang #2 12 December 2024 Budapest 2024 World Aquatics Championships (25m) - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800080203EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 12 December 2024 28 December 2024 6 1:02.40Atkinson #3 21 October 2016 Singapore 2016 FINA World Cup (Singapore) - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000110000A01021E02FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf Omega Timing 21 October 2016 6 May 2025 7 1:02.43Meilutytė #2 5 December 2014 Doha 2014 FINA World Championships (25m) - Women's 100m Breaststroke Semifinals Results Summary https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010E010D01021E01FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf Omega Timing 5 December 2014 6 May 2025 8 1:02.46Meilutytė #3 6 December 2014 Doha 4 9 1:02.50 Lilly King 22 November 2020 Budapest 2020 International Swimming League (Final) - Women's 100m Breaststroke Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000114020F0203EC04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 22 November 2020 6 May 2025 10 1:02.53Tang #3 19 October 2024 Shanghai 2024 World Aquatics Cup (Shanghai) - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results Summary https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800050203EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 19 October 2024 6 May 2025 11 1:02.54Atkinson #4 1 November 2014 Singapore 2014 FINA World Cup (Singapore) - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010E010C01021E02FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf Omega Timing 1 November 2014 6 May 2025 12 1:02.66Atkinson #5 15 November 2020 Budapest 2020 International Swimming League (Semifinal 1) - Women's 100m Breaststroke Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000114020D0203EC04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 15 November 2020 6 May 2025Tang #4 25 September 2024 Wuhan 14 1:02.67Atkinson #6 11 August 2017 Eindhoven 2017 FINA World Cup (Eindhoven) - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011101030203EC04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 11 August 2017 6 May 2025King #2 15 December 2022 Melbourne Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700030203EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 15 December 2022 18 December 2022 16 1:02.68Atkinson #7 29 October 2016 Hong Kong 2016 FINA World Cup (Hong Kong) - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000110000C01021E02FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf Omega Timing 29 October 2016 6 May 2025 5 17 1:02.70 Rebecca Soni 19 December 2009 Manchester 18 1:02.74Atkinson #8 16 November 2018 Singapore 2018 FINA World Cup (Singapore) - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000112010B0203EC04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 16 November 2018 6 May 2025 19 1:02.77Meilutytė #4 4 November 2022 Indianapolis 2022 FINA World Cup (Indianapolis) - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700090203EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 4 November 2022 16 December 2025Tang #5 26 September 2024 Wuhan 21 1:02.80Atkinson #9 5 October 2018 Budapest 2018 FINA World Cup (Budapest) - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011201080203EC04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 5 October 2018 6 May 2025King #3 12 December 2024 Budapest 23 1:02.82Tang #6 25 October 2024 Incheon 2024 World Aquatics Cup (Incheon) - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results Summary https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800060203EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 25 October 2024 6 May 2025 6 23 1:02.82 Eneli Jefimova 3 December 2025 Lublin 2025 European Championships (25m) - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000119000A0203EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 3 December 2025 4 December 2025 25 1:02.86Atkinson #10 28 October 2014 Tokyo 2014 FINA World Cup (Tokyo) - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010E010B01021E02FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf Omega Timing 28 October 2014 6 May 2025 7 1:02.90 Kate Douglass 11 October 2025 Carmel 2025 World Aquatics Cup (Carmel) - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011900060203EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 11 October 2025 13 October 2025 8 1:02.91 Yulia Yefimova 3 September 2016 Moscow 2016 FINA World Cup (Moscow) - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000110000601021E02FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf Omega Timing 3 September 2016 6 May 2025 9 1:02.92 Katie Meili 30 August 2016 Berlin 2016 FINA World Cup (Berlin) - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000110000501021E02FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf Omega Timing 30 August 2016 6 May 2025 10 1:03.00 Leisel Jones 14 November 2009 Berlin 11 1:03.30 Jessica Hardy 14 November 2009 Berlin 12 1:03.41 Alina Zmushka 12 December 2024 Budapest 13 1:03.45 Angharad Evans 11 December 2024 Budapest 2024 World Aquatics Championships (25m) - Women's 100m Breaststroke Heats Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800080203EC0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 11 December 2024 28 December 2024 14 1:03.50 Sophie Hansson 20 December 2021 Abu Dhabi Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500190203EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 20 December 2021 20 December 2021 15 1:03.53 Evgeniia Chikunova 24 November 2022 Kazan Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://russwimming.ru/upload/live/4R_SC_2022/ResultList_131F.pdf russwimming.ru 24 November 2022 27 November 2022 25 November 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221125024824/https://russwimming.ru/upload/live/4R_SC_2022/ResultList_131F.pdf dead 16 1:03.55 Benedetta Pilato 15 November 2020 Budapest 17 1:03.57 Molly Hannis 22 November 2020 Budapest 18 1:03.61 Florine Gaspard 2 December 2025 Lublin 2025 European Championships (25m) - Women's 100m Breaststroke Semifinals Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000119000A0203EC0102FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 2 December 2025 4 December 2025 19 1:03.69 Annie Lazor 22 November 2020 Budapest 20 1:03.71 Nika Godun 24 November 2022 Kazan 21 1:03.73 Sarah Katsoulis 21 November 2009 Singapore 2009 FINA World Cup (Singapore) - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000109040015000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 21 November 2009 6 May 2025 22 1:03.74 Rikke Møller Pedersen 10 August 2013 Berlin 23 1:03.80 Breeja Larson 20 October 2019 Lewisville 24 1:03.82 Kotomi Kato 10 October 2026 Saga 25 1:03.84 Mona McSharry 24 October 2025 Toronto 2025 World Aquatics Cup (Toronto) - Women's 100m Breaststroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011900080203EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 24 October 2025 24 October 2025
Olympic champions
Men
List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)#100 metre breaststroke
Edition Winner Time Notes MEX Mexico City 1968 Don McKenzie USA 1968 Summer 1:07.7 swimming FRG Munich 1972 Nobutaka Taguchi JPN 1972 Summer 1:04.94 swimming CAN Montreal 1976 John Hencken USA 1976 Summer 1:03.11 swimming URS Moscow 1980 Duncan Goodhew GBR 1980 Summer 1:03.34 USA Los Angeles 1984 Steve Lundquist USA 1984 Summer 1:01.65 swimming KOR Seoul 1988 Adrian Moorhouse GBR 1988 Summer 1:02.04 ESP Barcelona 1992 Nelson Diebel USA 1992 Summer 1:01.50 swimming USA Atlanta 1996 Frédérik Deburghgraeve BEL 1996 Summer 1:00.65 Frédérik Deburghgraeve set a world record of 1:00.60 in the heats. AUS Sydney 2000 Domenico Fioravanti ITA 2000 Summer 1:00.46 swimming GRE Athens 2004 Kosuke Kitajima JPN 2004 Summer 1:00.08 Brendan Hansen set an Olympic record of 1:00.01 in the semifinals. CHN Beijing 2008 Kosuke Kitajima JPN 2008 Summer 58.91 swimming GBR London 2012 Cameron van der Burgh RSA 2012 Summer 58.46 swimming BRA Rio de Janeiro 2016 Adam Peaty GBR 2016 Summer 57.13 swimming JPN Tokyo 2020 Adam Peaty GBR 2016 Summer 57.37 FRA Paris 2024 Nicolò Martinenghi ITA 2024 Summer 59.01
Women
List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)#100 metre breaststroke
Edition Winner Time Notes MEX Mexico City 1968 Đurđica Bjedov YUG 1968 Summer 1:15.8 swimming FRG Munich 1972 Cathy Carr USA 1972 Summer 1:13.58 swimming CAN Montreal 1976 Hannelore Anke GDR 1976 Summer 1:11.16 Hannelore Anke set a world record of 1:10.86 in the semifinals. URS Moscow 1980 Ute Geweniger GDR 1980 Summer 1:10.22 Ute Geweniger set a world record of 1:10.11 in the heats. USA Los Angeles 1984 Petra van Staveren NED 1984 Summer 1:09.88 swimming KOR Seoul 1988 Tanya Dangalakova BUL 1988 Summer 1:07.95 swimming ESP Barcelona 1992 Yelena Rudkovskaya EUN 1992 Summer 1:08.00 USA Atlanta 1996 Penelope Heyns RSA 1996 Summer 1:07.73 Penelope Heyns set a world record of 1:07.02 in the heats. AUS Sydney 2000 Megan Quann USA 2000 Summer 1:07.05 GRE Athens 2004 Luo Xuejuan CHN 2004 Summer 1:06.64 swimming CHN Beijing 2008 Leisel Jones AUS 2008 Summer 1:05.17 swimming GBR London 2012 Rūta Meilutytė LTU 2012 Summer 1:05.47 BRA Rio de Janeiro 2016 Lilly King USA 2016 Summer 1:04.93 swimming JPN Tokyo 2020 Lydia Jacoby USA 2020 Summer 1:04.95 Tatjana Smith set an Olympic record of 1:04.82 in the semifinals. FRA Paris 2024 Tatjana Smith RSA 2024 Summer 1:05.28
World champions (long course)
Men
List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men)#100 metre breaststroke
Edition Winner Time Notes YUG Belgrade 1973 John Hencken USA 1:04.02 swimming COL Cali 1975 David Wilkie GBR 1:04.26 CR FRG West Berlin 1978 Walter Kusch FRG 1:03.56 CR ECU Guayaquil 1982 Steve Lundquist USA 1:02.75 CR ESP Madrid 1986 Victor Davis CAN 1:02.71 CR AUS Perth 1991 Norbert Rózsa HUN 1:01.45 swimming ITA Rome 1994 Norbert Rózsa HUN 1:01.24 CR AUS Perth 1998 Frédérik Deburghgraeve BEL 1:01.34 JPN Fukuoka 2001 Roman Sludnov RUS 1:00.16 Roman Sludnov set a world record of 59.94 in the semifinals. ESP Barcelona 2003 Kosuke Kitajima JPN 59.78 swimming CAN Montreal 2005 Brendan Hansen USA 59.37 CR AUS Melbourne 2007 Brendan Hansen USA 59.80 ITA Rome 2009 Brenton Rickard AUS 58.58 swimming CHN Shanghai 2011 Alexander Dale Oen NOR 58.71 ESP Barcelona 2013 Christian Sprenger AUS 58.79 RUS Kazan 2015 Adam Peaty GBR 58.52 Adam Peaty set a championship record of 58.18 in the semifinals. HUN Budapest 2017 Adam Peaty GBR 57.47 CRKOR Gwangju 2019 Adam Peaty GBR 57.14 Adam Peaty set a world record of 56.88 in the semifinals.HUN Budapest 2022Nicolò Martinenghi ITA 58.26 JPN Fukuoka 2023Qin Haiyang CHN 57.69 QAT Doha 2024Nic Fink USA 58.57 SGP Singapore 2025Qin Haiyang CHN 58.23
Women
List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)#100 metre breaststroke
Edition Winner Time Notes YUG Belgrade 1973 Renate Vogel GDR 1:13.74 CR COL Cali 1975 Hannelore Anke GDR 1:12.72 CR FRG West Berlin 1978 Yuliya Bogdanova URS 1:10.31 swimming ECU Guayaquil 1982 Ute Geweniger GDR 1:09.14 CR ESP Madrid 1986 Sylvia Gerasch GDR 1:08.11 swimming AUS Perth 1991 Linley Frame AUS 1:08.81 ITA Rome 1994 Samantha Riley AUS 1:07.69 swimming AUS Perth 1998 Kristy Kowal USA 1:08.42 CR JPN Fukuoka 2001 Luo Xuejuan CHN 1:07.18 CR ESP Barcelona 2003 Luo Xuejuan CHN 1:06.80 Leisel Jones set a world record of 1:06.37 in the semifinals. CAN Montreal 2005 Leisel Jones AUS 1:06.25 Jessica Hardy set a world record of 1:06.20 in the semifinals. AUS Melbourne 2007 Leisel Jones AUS 1:05.72 CR ITA Rome 2009 Rebecca Soni USA 1:04.93 Rebecca Soni set a world record of 1:04.84 in the semifinals. CHN Shanghai 2011 Rebecca Soni USA 1:05.05 ESP Barcelona 2013 Rūta Meilutytė LTU 1:04.42 Rūta Meilutytė set a world record of 1:04.35 in the semifinals. RUS Kazan 2015 Yuliya Yefimova RUS 1:05.66 HUN Budapest 2017 Lilly King USA 1:04.13 swimmingKOR Gwangju 2019 Lilly King USA 1:04.93 HUN Budapest 2022 Benedetta Pilato ITA 1:05.93 JPN Fukuoka 2023 Rūta Meilutytė LTU 1:04.62 QAT Doha 2024Tang Qianting CHN 1:05.27 Singapore Singapore 2025Anna Elendt GER 1:05.19
World champions (short course)
Men
List of World Swimming Championships (25 m) medalists (men)#100 metre breaststroke
Edition Winner Time Notes ESP Palma de Mallorca 1993 Phil Rogers AUS 59.56 CR BRA Rio de Janeiro 1995 Mark Warnecke GER 59.89 SWE Gothenburg 1997 Patrik Isaksson SWE 59.99 HKG Hong Kong 1999 Patrik Isaksson SWE 59.69 GRE Athens 2000 Roman Sludnov RUS 58.57 Roman Sludnov set a world record of 58.51 in the semifinals. RUS Moscow 2002 Oleh Lisohor UKR 58.33 CR USA Indianapolis 2004 Brendan Hansen USA 58.45 CHN Shanghai 2006 Oleh Lisohor UKR 58.14 CR GBR Manchester 2008 Ihor Borysyk UKR 57.74 CRUAE Dubai 2010 Cameron van der Burgh RSA 56.80 CRTUR Istanbul 2012 Fabio Scozzoli ITA 57.10 QAT Doha 2014 Felipe França Silva BRA 56.29 CRCAN Windsor 2016 Marco Koch GER 56.77 CHN Hangzhou 2018 Cameron van der Burgh RSA 56.01 CRUAE Abu Dhabi 2021Ilya Shymanovich BLR 55.70 CRAUS Melbourne 2022 Nic Fink USA 55.88 HUN Budapest 2024 Qin Haiyang CHN 55.47 CR
Women
List of World Swimming Championships (25 m) medalists (women)#100 metre breaststroke
Edition Winner Time Notes ESP Palma de Mallorca 1993 Dai Guohong CHN 1:06.58 swimming BRA Rio de Janeiro 1995Samantha Riley AUS 1:05.70 swimming SWE Gothenburg 1997 Kristy Ellem AUS 1:08.27 HKG Hong Kong 1999 Masami Tanaka JPN 1:06.38 GRE Athens 2000 Sarah Poewe RSA 1:06.21 RUS Moscow 2002 Emma Igelström SWE 1:05.38 swimming USA Indianapolis 2004 Brooke Hanson AUS 1:05.36 CR CHN Shanghai 2006 Tara Kirk USA 1:05.25 CR GBR Manchester 2008 Jessica Hardy USA 1:04.22 CRUAE Dubai 2010 Rebecca Soni USA 1:03.98 CRTUR Istanbul 2012 Rūta Meilutytė LTU 1:03.52 CRQAT Doha 2014 Alia Atkinson JAM 1:02.36 =swimmingCAN Windsor 2016 Alia Atkinson JAM 1:03.03 CHN Hangzhou 2018 Alia Atkinson JAM 1:03.51 UAE Abu Dhabi 2021Tang Qianting CHN 1:03.47 AUS Melbourne 2022Lilly King USA 1:02.67 HUN Budapest 2024Tang Qianting CHN 1:02.38
Notes
References
Breaststroke 100 metres
World record progression 100 metres breaststroke