100 metres butterfly

none The 100 metres butterfly is an event in competitive swimming. World records are ratified by World Aquatics (formerly FINA). The current long course world record holders are the US' Caeleb Dressel and Gretchen Walsh, while the current short course world record holders are Canada's Joshua Liendo, and Walsh. The men's event was first contested at the Olympic Games in 1968, while the women's event was introduced at the 1956 games; the current Olympic champions are Hungary's Kristóf Milák and the US' Torri Huske. 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 the France's Maxime Grousset, and Walsh. 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 Switzerland's Noè Ponti, and Walsh. thumb|Graphic data for World Record Progression in Men and Women Swimming 50m-100m-200m Long and Short Course Butterfly-Backstroke-Breaststroke-Freestyle World record progression List of world records in swimming High-technology swimwear Men long course yes yes yes 1 1:03.4 György Tumpek HUN dmy 1957 May 26 - HUN Budapest 2 1:01.5 Takashi Ishimoto JPN dmy 1957 June 16 - JPN Kurume 3 1:01.3 Takashi Ishimoto JPN dmy 1957 July 7 - JPN Tokyo 4 1:01.2 Takashi Ishimoto JPN dmy 1957 September 6 - JPN Kurume 5 1:01.1 Takashi Ishimoto JPN dmy 1958 June 29 - USA Los Angeles 6 1:01.0 Takashi Ishimoto JPN dmy 1958 September 14 - JPN Kōchi Kōchi, 7 59.0 Lance Larson USA dmy 1960 June 26 - USA Los Angeles 8 58.7 Lance Larson USA dmy 1960 July 24 - USA Toledo Toledo, Ohio 9 58.6 Fred Schmidt USA dmy 1961 August 20 - USA Los Angeles 10 58.4 Luis Nicolao ARG dmy 1962 April 24 - BRA Rio de Janeiro 11 57.0 Luis Nicolao ARG dmy 1962 April 27 - BRA Rio de Janeiro 12 56.3 Mark Spitz USA dmy 1967 July 31 Pan American Games CAN Winnipeg 12 56.3 = Doug Russell Doug Russell (swimmer) USA dmy 1967 August 29 - JPN Tokyo 14 55.7 Mark Spitz USA dmy 1967 October 7 - FRG West Berlin 15 55.6 Mark Spitz USA dmy 1968 August 30 US Olympic Trials USA Long Beach Long Beach, California 16 55.0 Mark Spitz USA dmy 1971 August 25 AAU National Championships USA Houston 17 54.72 h Mark Spitz USA dmy 1972 August 4 US Olympic Trials USA Chicago 18 54.56 Mark Spitz USA dmy 1972 August 4 US Olympic Trials USA Chicago 19 54.27 Mark Spitz USA dmy 1972 August 31 Olympic Games FRG Munich 20 54.18 Joe Bottom USA dmy 1977 August 27 USA vs GDR Dual Meet GDR East Berlin 21 54.15 Pär Arvidsson SWE dmy 1980 April 11 US National Championships USA Austin Austin, Texas 22 53.81 William Paulus USA dmy 1981 April 3 - USA Austin Austin, Texas 23 53.44 Matt Gribble USA dmy 1983 August 6 US National Championships USA Clovis Clovis, California 24 53.38 Pablo Morales USA dmy 1984 June 26 US Olympic Trials USA Indianapolis 25 53.08 Michael Gross Michael Gross (swimmer) FRG dmy 1984 7 30 Olympic Games USA Los Angeles 26 52.84 Pablo Morales USA dmy 1986 June 23 US National Championships USA Orlando Orlando, Florida 27 52.32 Denis Pankratov RUS dmy 1995 August 23 European Championships AUT Vienna 28 52.27 Denis Pankratov RUS dmy 1996 July 24 Olympic Games USA Atlanta 29 52.15 Michael Klim AUS dmy 1997 October 9 Australian Championships AUS Brisbane 30 52.03 tt Michael Klim AUS dmy 1999 December 10 AIS Meet AUS Canberra 31 51.81 tt Michael Klim AUS dmy 1999 December 12 AIS Meet AUS Canberra 32 51.76 sf Andriy Serdinov UKR dmy 2003 July 25 World Championships ESP Barcelona 10th FINA World Championships - Men's 100m Butterfly Semifinals Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010305004F000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 25 July 2003 7 March 2025 33 51.47 sf Michael Phelps USA dmy 2003 July 25 World Championships ESP Barcelona 34 50.98 Ian Crocker USA dmy 2003 July 26 World Championships ESP Barcelona 10th FINA World Championships - Men's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000103050060000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 26 July 2003 7 March 2025 35 50.76 Ian Crocker USA dmy 2004 July 13 US Olympic Trials USA Long Beach Long Beach, California 2004 US Olympic Trials - Men's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000104090043000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 13 July 2004 7 March 2025 36 50.40 Ian Crocker USA dmy 2005 July 30 World Championships CAN Montreal 10th FINA World Championships - Men's 100m Butterfly Final https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010509005D000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 30 July 2005 7 March 2025 37 50.22 Michael Phelps USA dmy 2009 July 9 US National Championships USA Indianapolis 2009 US National Championships - Men's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001090E0022000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 9 July 2009 7 March 2025 38 50.01 sf Milorad Čavić SRB dmy 2009 July 31 World Championships ITA Rome 13th FINA World Championships - Men's 100m Butterfly Semifinal Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001090B004F000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 31 July 2009 7 March 2025 39 49.82 Michael Phelps USA dmy 2009 August 1 World Championships ITA Rome 13th FINA World Championships - Men's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001090B005D000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 1 August 2009 7 March 2025 40 49.50 sf Caeleb Dressel USA dmy 2019 July 26 World Championships KOR Gwangju 18th FINA World Championships - Men's 100m Butterfly Semifinals Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011301070104EC02FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 26 July 2019 7 March 2025 41 49.45 Caeleb Dressel USA dmy 2021 July 31 Olympic Games JPN Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games - Men's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C73A1_SWMM100MBF------------FNL-000100--.pdf olympics.com 31 July 2021 31 July 2021 31 July 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210731034904/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C73A1_SWMM100MBF------------FNL-000100--.pdf deadVideo - Men's 100m Butterfly Final s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mu7ZmJduQPI Olympics Aquatics 31 July 2021 16 May 2023 Men short course yes yes yes 1 52.07 Marcel Gery CAN dmy 1990 February 1 - Paris FRA https://www.swimming.ca/en/swimmer/4268693/ Marcel Gery – Swimming Canada 2 51.94 Denis Pankratov RUS dmy 1996 February 4 World Cup Paris FRA https://www.fina.org/sites/default/files/general/swc_2017_final.pdf Archived copy 2018-04-01 2017-08-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20170822163931/http://www.fina.org/sites/default/files/general/swc_2017_final.pdf dead 3 51.93 Denis Pankratov RUS dmy 1997 February 5 World Cup Imperia Imperia (city) ITA 4 51.78 Denis Pankratov RUS dmy 1997 February 9 World Cup Paris FRA 5 51.16 h Michael Klim AUS dmy 1998 January 22 World Cup Sydney AUS 6 51.07 Michael Klim AUS dmy 1998 January 22 World Cup Sydney AUS 7 51.02 James Hickman GBR dmy 1998 December 14 European Championships Sheffield UK 8 50.99 Michael Klim AUS dmy 1999 September 2 Australian Championships Canberra AUS 9 50.59 sf Lars Frölander SWE dmy 2000 March 16 World Championships Athens GRE 10 50.44 Lars Frölander SWE dmy 2000 March 17 World Championships Athens GRE 11 50.26 Thomas Rupprath GER dmy 2001 December 14 European Championships Antwerp BEL 12 50.10 Thomas Rupprath GER dmy 2002 January 27 World Cup Berlin GER 13 50.02 Milorad Čavić SCG dmy 2003 December 12 European Championships Dublin IRL 14 49.77 h Ian Crocker USA dmy 2004 March 26 NCAA Men's Division I Championships East Meadow East Meadow, New York USA Men's NCAAs, Day 2 Prelims: Crocker Blazes a World Record 49.77 100 meter Fly https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/mens-ncaas-day-2-prelims-crocker-blazes-a-world-record-49-77-100-meter-fly/ Swimming World Phillip Whitten 26 March 2004 8 May 2025 15 49.07 Ian Crocker USA dmy 2004 March 26 NCAA Men's Division I Championships East Meadow East Meadow, New York USA Flash! Ian Crocker Obliterates His Own World Record in the 100 meter Fly https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/flash-ian-crocker-obliterates-his-own-world-record-in-the-100-meter-fly/ Swimming World Phillip Whitten 26 March 2004 8 May 2025 16 48.99 Yevgeny Korotyshkin RUS dmy 2009 November 7 World Cup Moscow RUS 2009 FINA World Cup (Moscow) - Men's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010907003A000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 14 December 2024 31 March 2025 17 48.48 Yevgeny Korotyshkin RUS dmy 2009 November 15 World Cup Berlin GER 2009 FINA World Cup (Berlin) - Men's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000109050039000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 15 November 2009 31 March 2025 18 48.44 Chad le Clos RSA dmy 2014 December 4 World Championships Doha QAT 2014 FINA World Championships (25m) - Men's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010E010D00030D02FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf Omega Timing 4 December 2014 31 March 2025 19 48.08 Chad le Clos RSA dmy 2016 December 8 World Championships Windsor Windsor, Ontario CAN 2016 FINA World Championships (25m) - Men's 100m Butterfly Final Results http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000110000D00030D02FFFFFFFFFFFF02 Omega Timing 8 December 2016 9 December 2016 20 47.78 Caeleb Dressel USA dmy 2020 November 21 International Swimming League Budapest HUN 2020 International Swimming League (Final) - Men's 100m Butterfly Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000114020F0104EC04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf omegatiming.com 21 November 2020 21 November 2020 31 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210831130332/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000114020F0104EC04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf live 21 47.71 Noè Ponti SUI dmy 2024 December 14 World Championships Budapest HUN 2024 World Aquatics Championships (25m) - Men's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800080104EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 14 December 2024 31 December 2024 22 47.68 Joshua Liendo CAN dmy 2025 10 23 World Cup CAN Toronto 2025 World Aquatics Cup (Toronto) - Men's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011900080104EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 23 October 2025 23 October 2025 Women long course yes yes yes - 1 1:10.5 Atie Voorbij NED dmy 1957 August 4 - NED Rhenen - 2 1:09.6 Nancy Ramey USA dmy 1958 June 28 - USA Los Angeles ref 3 1:09.1 Nancy Ramey USA dmy 1959 September 2 - USA Chicago ref 4 1:08.9 Janice Andrew AUS dmy 1961 April 2 - JPN Tokyo 5 1:08.8 Mary Stewart Mary Stewart (swimmer) CAN dmy 1961 August 12 - USA Philadelphia 6 1:08.2 Susan Doerr USA dmy 1961 8 12 - USA Philadelphia 7 1:07.3 Mary Stewart Mary Stewart (swimmer) CAN dmy 1962 July 28 - CAN Vancouver 8 1:06.5 Kathy Ellis USA dmy 1963 8 16 - USA High Point High Point, North Carolina 9 1:06.1 Ada Kok NED dmy 1963 September 1 - NED Soestduinen 10 1:05.1 Ada Kok NED dmy 1964 May 30 - UK Blackpool 11 1:04.7 Sharon Stouder USA dmy 1964 Oct 16 Olympic Games JPN Tokyo 12 1:04.1 Alice Jones Alice Jones (swimmer) USA dmy 1970 8 20 US National Championships USA Los Angeles 13 1:03.9 Mayumi Aoki Japan dmy 1972 Jul 21 - Tokyo JPN 14 1:03.8 sf Andrea Gyarmati Hungary dmy 1972 August 31 Olympic Games Munich FRG 15 1:03.34 Mayumi Aoki Japan dmy 1972 Sep 1 Olympic Games Munich FRG 16 1:03.05 Kornelia Ender East Germany dmy 1973 Apr 14 - East Berlin GDR 17 1:02.31 Kornelia Ender East Germany dmy 1973 Jul 14 East German Championships East Berlin GDR 18 1:02.09 h Rosemarie Kother East Germany dmy 1974 8 21 European Championships Vienna AUT 19 1:01.99 Rosemarie Kother East Germany dmy 1974 8 22 European Championships Vienna AUT 20 1:01.88 Rosemarie Kother East Germany dmy 1974 Sep 1 USA vs GDR Dual Meet Concord Concord, California USA 21 1:01.33 Kornelia Ender East Germany dmy 1975 Jun 9 East German Championships Wittenberg GDR 22 1:01.24 Kornelia Ender East Germany dmy 1975 July 24 World Championships Cali COL 23 1:00.13 Kornelia Ender East Germany dmy 1976 June 4 East German Championships East Berlin GDR 23 1:00.13 = Kornelia Ender East Germany dmy 1976 Jul 22 Olympic Games Montreal CAN 25 59.78 Christiane Knacke East Germany dmy 1977 8 28 USA vs GDR Dual Meet East Berlin GDR 26 59.46 Andrea Pollack East Germany dmy 1978 Jul 3 East German Championships East Berlin GDR 27 59.26 Mary T. Meagher USA dmy 1980 Apr 11 US Spring National Championships Austin Austin, Texas USA 28 57.93 Mary T. Meagher USA dmy 1981 8 16 US National Championships Brown Deer USA 29 57.88 Jenny Thompson USA dmy 1999 8 23 Pan Pacific Championships Sydney AUS 30 56.69 Inge de Bruijn NED dmy 2000 May 27 Super Speedo Grand Prix Sheffield GBR 31 56.64 Inge de Bruijn NED dmy 2000 July 22 PN Senior Regional Federal Way USA 32 56.61 Inge de Bruijn NED dmy 2000 September 17 Olympic Games Sydney AUS 2000 Olympic Games - Women's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://websitedevsa.blob.core.windows.net/sitefinity/docs/default-source/eventsdocuments/meet-results/international-event-results/olympic-games/2000-olympic-games.pdf#page=156 Omega Timing 29 September 2000 11 March 2024 33 56.44 sf Sarah Sjöström SWE dmy 2009 July 26 World Championships Rome ITA 13th FINA World Championships - Women's 100m Butterfly Semifinals Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001090B0008000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 26 July 2009 20 April 2025 34 56.06 Sarah Sjöström SWE dmy 2009 July 27 World Championships Rome ITA 13th FINA World Championships - Women's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001090B0017000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 27 July 2009 20 April 2025 35 55.98 Dana Vollmer USA dmy 2012 July 29 Olympic Games London GBR 2012 London Olympics: Dana Vollmer Clears 56-Second Barrier, Sets World Record in 100 Fly https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/2012-london-olympics-dana-vollmer-clears-56-second-barrier-sets-world-record-in-100-fly/ Swimming World 29 July 2012 20 April 2025 36 55.74 sf Sarah Sjöström SWE dmy 2015 August 2 World Championships Kazan RUS 16th FINA World Championships - Women's 100m Butterfly Semifinals Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010F020001032101FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf Omega Timing 2 August 2015 20 April 2025 37 55.64 Sarah Sjöström SWE dmy 2015 August 3 World Championships Kazan RUS 16th FINA World Championships - Women's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010F020001032102FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf Omega Timing 3 August 2015 20 April 2025 38 55.48 Sarah Sjöström SWE dmy 2016 August 7 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro BRA Women's 100m Butterfly Results https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_odf-documents/S/W/SWW021101_Results_2016_08_07.pdf Rio 2016 official website 7 August 2016 8 August 2016 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160808123305/https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_odf-documents/S/W/SWW021101_Results_2016_08_07.pdf 8 August 2016 dmy-all 39 55.18 sf Gretchen Walsh USA dmy 2024 June 15 US Olympic Trials Indianapolis USA 2024 US Olympic Trials - Women's 100m Butterfly Semifinals Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800030204EC0102FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 15 June 2024 17 June 2024 40 55.09 h Gretchen Walsh USA dmy 2025 May 3 Pro Swim Series Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale, Florida USA 2025 TYR Pro Swim Series - Women's 100m Butterfly Heats Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011900030204EC0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 3 May 2025 3 May 2025 41 54.60 Gretchen Walsh USA dmy 2025 May 3 Pro Swim Series Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale, Florida USA 2025 TYR Pro Swim Series - Women's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011900030204EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 3 May 2025 3 May 2025 42 54.33 Gretchen Walsh USA dmy 2026 5 2 Fort Lauderdale Open Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale, Florida USA Gretchen Walsh Lowers 100 Fly WR To 54.33, Fastest In History By Over A Second https://swimswam.com/gretchen-walsh-lowers-100-fly-wr-to-54-33-fastest-in-history-by-over-a-second/ SwimSwam Sam Blacker 2 May 2026 2 May 2026 Women short course yes yes yes 1 58.77 Angela Kennedy AUS dmy 1995 February 18 World Cup Gelsenkirchen GER 2 58.68 Liu Limin CHN dmy 1995 December 2 World Championships Rio de Janeiro BRA 3 58.29 Misty Hyman USA dmy 1996 December 1 - Sainte-Foy Sainte-Foy, Quebec City CAN 4 58.24 Ayari Aoyama JPN dmy 1997 March 28 - Tokyo JPN 5 57.79 Jenny Thompson USA dmy 1997 April 19 World Championships Gothenburg SWE 6 56.90 Jenny Thompson USA dmy 1998 December 1 World Cup College Station College Station, Texas USA 7 56.80 Jenny Thompson USA dmy 2000 February 12 World Cup Paris FRA 8 56.56 sf Jenny Thompson USA dmy 2000 March 18 World Championships Athens GRE 9 56.55 sf Martina Moravcová SVK dmy 2002 January 26 World Cup Berlin GER 10 56.34 Natalie Coughlin USA dmy 2002 November 22 - East Meadow East Meadow, New York USA 11 55.95 Libby Lenton Libby Trickett AUS dmy 2006 August 18 Australian Championships Hobart AUS 12 55.89 Felicity Galvez AUS dmy 2008 April 13 World Championships Manchester UK 13 55.74 Libby Trickett AUS dmy 2008 April 26 Swimming Australia Grand Prix Canberra AUS 14 55.68 Jessicah Schipper AUS dmy 2009 August 12 Australian Championships Hobart AUS 15 55.46 Felicity Galvez AUS dmy 2009 November 11 World Cup Berlin GER 16 55.05 sf Diane Bui Duyet FRA dmy 2009 December 12 European Championships Istanbul TUR 2009 European Championships - Women's 100m Butterfly Semifinals Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000109010045000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 12 December 2009 1 May 2025 17 54.61 Sarah Sjöström SWE dmy 2014 December 7 World Championships Doha QAT 12th World Aquatics Championships (25m) - Women's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010E010D01032102FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf Omega Timing 7 December 2014 1 May 2025 18 54.59 Kelsi Dahlia USA dmy 2021 December 3 International Swimming League Eindhoven NED 2021 International Swimming League (Final) - Women's 100m Butterfly Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000115001B0204EC04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 3 December 2021 27 August 2025 19 54.05 Maggie Mac Neil CAN dmy 2022 December 18 World Championships Melbourne AUS Women's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700030204EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 18 December 2022 14 January 2023 20 53.24 h Gretchen Walsh USA dmy 2024 December 13 World Championships Budapest HUN 2024 World Aquatics Championships (25m) - Women's 100m Butterfly Heats Results Summary https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800080204EC0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 13 December 2024 31 December 2024 21 52.87 sf Gretchen Walsh USA dmy 2024 December 13 World Championships Budapest HUN 10 December 2024 2024 World Aquatics Championships (25m) - Women's 100m Butterfly Semifinals Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800080204EC0102FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf 10 December 2024 Omega Timing 22 52.71 Gretchen Walsh USA dmy 2024 December 14 World Championships Budapest HUN https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800080204EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf 2024 World Aquatics Championships (25m) - Women's 100m Butterfly Final Results Omega Timing 10 December 2024 10 December 2024 All-time top 25 Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 100 m butterfly times and the top 25 athletes:- denotes top performance for athletes in the top 25 100 m butterfly times- denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 100 m butterfly times, by repeat athletes- denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 athletes who fall outside the top 25 100 m butterfly times Men long course Correct as of September 2026Men's 100m Butterfly Long Course All-Time Ranking https://api.worldaquatics.com/fina/rankings/swimming/report/pdf?gender=M&distance=100&stroke=BUTTERFLY&poolConfiguration=LCM&year=&startDate=&endDate=&timesMode=ALL_TIMES&regionId=&countryId=&pageSize=200 World Aquatics 25 December 2025 Ath.# Athlete rank Perf.# Performance rank Time Athlete Nation Date Place 1 1 49.45 Caeleb Dressel 31 July 2021 Tokyo 2 2 49.48 Kristóf Milák 13 August 2026 Paris 2026 European Championships - Men's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011A00010104EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 13 August 2026 13 August 2026 3 49.50Dressel #2 26 July 2019 Gwangju 3 4 49.62 Maxime Grousset 2 August 2025 Singapore 2025 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011900010104EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 2 August 2025 2 August 2025 5 49.66Dressel #3 27 July 2019 Gwangju 18th FINA World Championships - Men's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011301070104EC04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 27 July 2019 21 April 2025 6 49.68Milák #2 31 July 2021 Tokyo 7 49.70Grousset #2 13 August 2026 Paris 8 49.71Dressel #4 30 July 2021 Tokyo https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C74A_SWMM100MBF------------SFNL--------.pdf 2020 Olympic Games - Men's 100m Butterfly Semifinals results 30 July 2021 30 July 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210730014455/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C74A_SWMM100MBF------------SFNL--------.pdf dead 9 49.76Dressel #5 18 June 2021 Omaha 2020 US Olympic Trials (Wave II) - Men's 100m Butterfly Semifinals Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500030104EC02FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 18 June 2021 21 April 2025 4 10 49.82 Michael Phelps 1 August 2009 Rome 5 11 49.83 Noè Ponti 2 August 2025 Singapore 12 49.86Dressel #6 29 July 2017 Budapest 17th FINA World Championships - Men's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000111010A0104EC04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 29 July 2017 21 April 2025 13 49.87Dressel #7 19 June 2021 Omaha 2020 US Olympic Trials (Wave II) - Men's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500030104EC04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 19 June 2021 21 April 2025 14 49.90Milák #3 3 August 2024 Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Men's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/SWM/OG2024_SWM_C73A1_SWMM100MBF------------FNL-000100--.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20240923075829/https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/SWM/OG2024_SWM_C73A1_SWMM100MBF------------FNL-000100--.pdf 23 September 2024 18 December 2024 olympics.com International Olympic Committee 15 49.93Ponti #2 13 August 2026 Paris 6 16 49.95 Milorad Čavić 1 August 2009 Rome 7 17 49.99 Joshua Liendo 3 August 2024 Paris 18 50.01 Čavić #2 31 July 2009 Rome Dressel #8 28 April 2022 Greensboro 2022 International Team Trials - Men's 100m Butterfly Heats Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700010104EC0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 28 April 2022 22 April 2025 8 20 50.05 Ilya Kharun Kharun Ilya Kharun initially represented Canada before announcing in January 2026 his intention to switch sporting citizenship to the US. Under World Aquatics rules, athletes must cease representing their former nation for 12 months before they can represent their new nation; Kharun becomes eligible to represent the US in October 2026. The attributed nation (or lack thereof) indicates which team he represented at the time. 30 July 2026 Irvine 2026 US National Championships – Men's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011A00020104EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 30 July 2026 30 July 2026 21 50.06Liendo #2 19 May 2024 Toronto 2024 Canadian Trials - Men's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://results.swimming.ca/2024_Olympic_Paralympic_Trials/ResultList_26F.pdf swimming.ca 19 May 2023 19 May 2023 22 50.07Dressel #9 28 July 2017 Budapest 17th FINA World Championships - Men's 100m Butterfly Semifinals Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000111010A0104EC02FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 28 July 2017 21 April 2025Kharun #2 2 August 2025 Singapore 24 50.08Dressel #10 28 July 2017 Budapest 17th FINA World Championships - Men's 100m Butterfly Heats Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000111010A0104EC01FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 28 July 2017 21 April 2025 25 50.09Liendo #3 2 August 2025 Singapore 9 50.24 Shaine Casas 5 December 2025 Austin 2025 US Open - Men's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011900090104EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf#page=2 Omega Timing 5 December 2025 5 December 2025 10 50.25 Matthew Temple 3 December 2023 Tokyo 2023 Japan Open - Men's 100m Butterfly Final Results http://swim.seiko.co.jp/2023/S70704/ranking/04R094.pdf seiko.co.jp 3 December 2023 4 December 2023 Hubert Kós 13 August 2026 Paris 12 50.39 Joseph Schooling 12 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro Joseph Schooling Wins Singapore's First Ever Olympic Swimming Medal With 100 Fly Victory http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/joseph-schooling-wins-singapores-first-ever-olympic-swimming-medal-with-100-fly-victory/ Swimming World 12 August 2016 13 August 2016 13 50.40 Ian Crocker 30 July 2005 Montreal 14 50.41 Rafael Muñoz 1 August 2009 Rome 15 50.42 Thomas Ceccon 1 August 2025 Singapore 2025 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 100m Butterfly Semifinals Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011900010104EC0102FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 1 August 2025 1 August 2025 16 50.46 Dare Rose 29 July 2023 Fukuoka 2023 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010104EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 29 July 2023 29 July 2023 17 50.56 Chad le Clos 8 August 2015 Kazan 16th FINA World Championships - Men's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010F020000030D02FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf Omega Timing 8 August 2015 21 April 2025Shoon Mitsunaga23 September 2026Tokyo 19 50.58 Ben Armbruster 26 July 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, Day Three Finals: Josh Liendo Edges Matthew Temple by .01 for 100 Fly Gold https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/commonwealth-games-day-three-finals-josh-liendo-edges-matthew-temple-by-01-for-100-fly-gold// Swimming World Matthew de George 26 July 2026 26 July 2026 20 50.59 Nyls Korstanje 2 August 2024 Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Men's 100m Butterfly Semifinals Results https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/SWM/OG2024_SWM_C73A2_SWMM100MBF------------SFNL--------.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20240817142125/https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/SWM/OG2024_SWM_C73A2_SWMM100MBF------------SFNL--------.pdf 17 August 2024 18 December 2024 olympics.com International Olympic Committee 21 50.64 Piero Codia 9 August 2018 Glasgow 2018 European Championships - Men's 100m Butterfly Final Results http://glasgow2018.microplustiming.com/export/NU_Glasgow2018/NU/pdf/SWMM100MBF------------FNL-000100--_73A1%201.0.pdf?x=00:10:57 Microplus Timing 9 August 2018 9 August 2018 Rowan Cox 30 July 2026 Irvine 23 50.65 Albert Subirats 31 July 2009 Rome 24 50.67 James Guy 28 July 2017 Budapest 25 50.68 Maxime Rooney 2 August 2019 Stanford 2019 US National Championships - Men's 100m Butterfly Heats Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000113010B0104EC01FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 2 August 2019 22 April 2025 Men short course Correct as of December 2025Men's 100m Butterfly Short Course All-Time Ranking https://api.worldaquatics.com/fina/rankings/swimming/report/pdf?gender=M&distance=100&stroke=BUTTERFLY&poolConfiguration=SCM&year=&startDate=&endDate=&timesMode=ALL_TIMES&regionId=&countryId=&pageSize=200 World Aquatics 25 December 2025 Ath.# Athlete rank Perf.# Performance rank Time Athlete Nation Date Place 1 1 47.68 Joshua Liendo 23 October 2025 Toronto 2 2 47.71 Noè Ponti 14 December 2024 Budapest 3 3 47.78 Caeleb Dressel 21 November 2020 Budapest 4 47.98Ponti #2 13 April 2025 Uster Noe Ponti Blasts 47.98 SCM 100 Fly as Third-best Performance in History https://swimswam.com/noe-ponti-blasts-47-98-scm-100fly-as-third-best-performance-in-history/ SwimSwam Retta Race 13 April 2025 2 May 2025 4 5 48.08 Chad le Clos 8 December 2016 Windsor 5 6 48.10 Maxime Grousset 5 December 2025 Lublin 2025 European Championships (25m) - Men's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000119000A0104EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 5 December 2025 5 December 2025 7 48.11Ponti #3 5 December 2025 Lublin 6 8 48.35 Ilya Kharun Kharun 23 October 2025 Toronto 9 48.38Ponti #4 23 October 2025 Toronto 10 48.40Ponti #5 18 October 2024 Shanghai 2024 World Aquatics Cup (Shanghai) - Men's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800050104EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 18 October 2024 31 March 2025 11 48.44le Clos #2 4 December 2014 Doha 12 48.45le Clos #3 21 November 2020 Budapest 7 13 48.47 Tom Shields 21 November 2020 Budapest 13 48.47Ponti #6 6 December 2023 Otopeni 2023 European Short Course Championships - Men's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600090104EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 6 December 2023 6 December 2023Ponti #7 17 October 2025 Westmont 2025 World Aquatics Cup (Westmont) - Men's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011900070104EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 17 October 2025 19 October 2025 8 16 48.48 Yevgeny Korotyshkin 15 November 2009 Berlin 17 48.50le Clos #4 13 December 2018 Hangzhou 14th FINA World Championships (25m) - Men's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000112010C0104EC04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 13 December 2018 7 May 2025 18 48.53Dressel #2 4 September 2021 Naples 2021 International Swimming League (Match 4) - Men's 100m Butterfly Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500070104EC04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 4 September 2021 7 May 2025Ponti #8 10 October 2025 Carmel 2025 World Aquatics Cup (Carmel) - Men's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011900060104EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 10 October 2025 12 October 2025 20 48.56le Clos #5 30 September 2014 Hong Kong 2014 FINA World Cup (Hong Kong) - Men's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010E010700030D02FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf Omega Timing 30 September 2014 8 May 2025 21 48.57Grousset #2 14 December 2024 Budapest 22 48.58le Clos #6 21 October 2022 Berlin 2022 FINA World Cup (Berlin) - Men's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700070104EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 21 October 2022 8 May 2025 9 22 48.58 Tomonobu Gomi 12 October 2026 Saga 24 48.59le Clos #7 1 September 2014 Dubai 2014 FINA World Cup (Dubai) - Men's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010E010600030D02FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf Omega Timing 1 September 2014 8 May 2025le Clos #8 18 December 2022 Melbourne 2022 FINA World Championships (25m) - Men's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700030104EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 18 December 2022 28 December 2022Ponti #9 15 November 2024 Sursee 2025 Swiss Short Course Championships - Men's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://live.swimrankings.net/44281/ResultList_7F.pdf swimrankings.net 15 November 2024 6 May 2025 10 48.62 Matthew Temple 13 December 2023 Adelaide Matt Temple Scorches 48.62 Unofficial 100 Fly Australian Record At SASI Time Trial https://swimswam.com/matt-temple-scorches-48-62-unofficial-100flyaustralian-record-at-sasi-time-trial/ SwimSwam Retta Race 13 December 2023 13 December 2023 11 48.64 Matteo Rivolta 27 November 2021 Eindhoven 2021 International Swimming League (Match 17) - Men's 100m Butterfly Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500180104EC04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 27 November 2021 30 November 2021 12 48.99 Nyls Korstanje 24 October 2024 Incheon 2024 World Aquatics Cup (Incheon) - Men's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800060104EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 18 October 2024 24 October 2024 13 49.02 Simon Bucher 29 November 2024 Graz 2024 Austrian Championships - Men's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://myresults.eu/en-US/Meets/Recent/2116/Results/75133 myresults.eu 29 November 2024 9 December 2024 14 49.06 Marius Kusch 5 December 2019 Glasgow 2019 European Short Course Championships - Men's 100m Butterfly Final Results http://glasgow2019.microplustiming.com/export/NU_GLASGOW2019/NU/pdf/SWMM100MBF------------FNL-000100--_73A1%201.0.pdf microplustiming.com 5 December 2019 5 December 2019 15 49.07 Ian Crocker 26 March 2004 East Meadow 16 49.08 Michele Busa 14 December 2024 Budapest 17 49.09 Shoon Mitsunaga 12 October 2026 Saga 18 49.10 Coleman Stewart 4 September 2021 Naples 19 49.13 Simone Stefanì 1 December 2021 Riccione 2021 Italian Short Course Championships - Men's 100m Butterfly Results https://fin2021.microplustiming.com/export/NU_2021_11_30-12_01_Riccione/NU/pdf/CLS-ASM-100FA-TIM-ALL.pdf?x=15:43:48 microplustiming.com 1 December 2021 8 May 2025 20 49.14 Dare Rose 13 December 2024 Budapest 2024 World Aquatics Championships (25m) - Men's 100m Butterfly Semifinals Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800080104EC0102FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 13 December 2024 31 December 2024 21 49.18 Marcin Cieślak 21 November 2020 Budapest 22 49.19 Milorad Čavić 12 December 2008 Rijeka 2008 European Short Course Championships - Men's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010800002D000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 12 December 2008 8 May 2025 Andrey Minakov 13 December 2024 Budapest 24 49.21 Adam Barrett 7 December 2016 Windsor 13th FINA World Championships (25m) - Men's 100m Butterfly Semifinals Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000110000D00030D01FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf Omega Timing 7 December 2016 8 May 2025 25 49.22 Tomoe Hvas 2 November 2021 Kazan 2021 European Short Course Championships - Men's 100m Butterfly Semifinals Results http://kazan2021.microplustiming.com/export/NU_Kazan2021/NU/pdf/SWMM100MBF------------SFNL--------_74A%201.0.pdf?x=00:20:46 microplustiming.com 2 November 2021 11 November 2021 Women long course Correct as of September 2026Women's 100m Butterfly Long Course All-Time Ranking https://api.worldaquatics.com/fina/rankings/swimming/report/pdf?gender=F&distance=100&stroke=BUTTERFLY&poolConfiguration=LCM&year=&startDate=&endDate=&timesMode=ALL_TIMES&regionId=&countryId=&pageSize=200 World Aquatics 25 December 2025 Ath.# Athlete rank Perf.# Performance rank Time Athlete Nation Date Place 1 1 54.33 Gretchen Walsh 2 May 2026 Fort Lauderdale 2 54.60Walsh #2 3 May 2025 Fort Lauderdale 3 54.73Walsh #3 28 July 2025 Singapore 2025 World Aquatics Championships - Women's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011900010204EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 28 July 2025 28 July 2025 4 54.76Walsh #4 5 June 2025 Indianapolis 2025 US National Championships - Women's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011900040204EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 5 June 2025 5 June 2025 5 54.82Walsh #5 27 June 2026 Rome Gretchen Walsh Sets Sette Colli Meet Record 54.82 100 Fly, #5 Performance All-Time https://swimswam.com/gretchen-walsh-sets-sette-colli-meet-record-54-82-100-fly-5-performance-all-time/ SwimSwam Anya Pelshaw 27 June 2026 27 June 2026 6 55.00Walsh #6 18 June 2026 Indianapolis Pro Swim Series Indianapolis, Day 2 Finals: Gretchen Walsh Swims Fifth-Fastest 100 Fly in History; Katharine Berkoff Goes Sub-27 in 50 Back https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/pro-swim-series-indianapolis-day-2-finals-gretchen-walsh-swims-fifth-fastest-100-fly-in-history-katharine-berkoff-goes-sub-27-in-50-back/ Swimming World David Rieder 18 June 2026 18 June 2026 7 55.09Walsh #7 3 May 2025 Fort Lauderdale 8 55.15Walsh #8 14 August 2026 Irvine 2026 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships - Women's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011A00030204EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 14 August 2026 16 August 2026 9 55.18Walsh #9 15 June 2024 Indianapolis 10 55.20Walsh #10 7 March 2026 Westmont 2026 Pro Swim Series — Westmont: Day 4 Finals Live Recap https://swimswam.com/2026-pro-swim-series-westmont-day-4-finals-live-recap/#comments SwimSwam Madeline Folsom 7 March 2026 7 March 2026 11 55.22Walsh #11 21 March 2026 Shenzhen 2026 China Swimming Open: Day Three Finals Live Recap https://swimswam.com/2026-china-swimming-open-daythree-finals-liverecap/ SwimSwam Retta Race 21 March 2026 23 March 2026 12 55.28Walsh #12 14 August 2026 Irvine 2026 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships - Women's 100m Butterfly Heats Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011A00030204EC0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 14 August 2026 16 August 2026 13 55.29Walsh #13 5 June 2025 Indianapolis 2025 US National Championships - Women's 100m Butterfly Heats Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011900040204EC0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 5 June 2025 5 June 2025 14 55.31Walsh #14 16 June 2024 Indianapolis 2024 US Olympic Trials - Women's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800030204EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 16 June 2024 17 June 2024Walsh #15 6 March 2026 Westmont Gretchen Walsh Posts 55.31 100 Fly In Semis, T-#7 Performance All-Time https://swimswam.com/gretchen-walsh-posts-55-31-100-fly-in-semis-t-7-performance-all-time/ SwimSwam Anya Pelshaw 6 March 2026 6 March 2026 16 55.38Walsh #16 27 July 2024 Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Women's 100m Butterfly Semifinals Results https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/SWM/OG2024_SWM_C73A2_SWMW100MBF------------SFNL--------.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20240815164810/https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/SWM/OG2024_SWM_C73A2_SWMW100MBF------------SFNL--------.pdf 15 August 2024 18 December 2024 olympics.com International Olympic Committee 17 55.39Walsh #17 2 May 2026 Fort Lauderdale 2026 Speedo Fort Lauderdale Open: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap https://swimswam.com/2026-speedo-fort-lauderdale-open-day-4-prelims-live-recap/ SwimSwam Sean Griffin 2 May 2026 2 May 2026 18 55.47Walsh #18 27 June 2026 Rome Sette Colli Day 2 Prelims: On-Fire Gretchen Walsh Nabs Two Top Seeds https://swimswam.com/sette-colli-day-2-prelims-onfire-gretchen-walsh-nabs-two-top-seeds/ SwimSwam Retta Race 27 June 2026 27 June 2026 2 19 55.48 Sarah Sjöström 7 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro 3 20 55.52 Torri Huske 16 June 2024 Indianapolis 21 55.53Sjöström #2 24 July 2017 Budapest 17th FINA World Championships - Women's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000111010A0204EC04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 24 July 2017 20 April 2025 22 55.56Walsh #19 18 June 2026 Indianapolis Pro Swim Series Indy, Day 2 Prelims: Katharine Berkoff Fires Meet Record in 50 Back https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/pro-swim-series-indy-day-2-prelims-katharine-berkoff-fires-meet-record-in-50-back/ Swimming World Matthew de George 18 June 2026 18 June 2026 4 23 55.59 Maggie Mac Neil 26 July 2021 Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games - Women's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C73A1_SWMW100MBF------------FNL-000100--.pdf olympics.com 26 July 2021 12 August 2021 23 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210823113415/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C73A1_SWMW100MBF------------FNL-000100--.pdf dead 23 55.59Huske #2 28 July 2024 Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Women's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/SWM/OG2024_SWM_C73A1_SWMW100MBF------------FNL-000100--.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20240923051254/https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/SWM/OG2024_SWM_C73A1_SWMW100MBF------------FNL-000100--.pdf 23 September 2024 18 December 2024 olympics.com International Olympic CommitteeWalsh #20 6 March 2026 Westmont 2026 Pro Swim Series – Westmont: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap https://swimswam.com/2026-pro-swim-series-westmont-day-3-prelims-live-recap/ SwimSwam James Sutherland 6 March 2026 7 March 2026 5 55.62 Zhang Yufei 29 September 2020 Qingdao Zhang Yufei Fires Off 55.62 100 Fly Asian Record, #2 All-Time Performer https://swimswam.com/zhang-yufei-fires-off-55-62-100fly-asian-record-2-all-time-performer/ SwimSwam Retta Race 29 September 2020 7 October 2020 Regan Smith 16 June 2024 Indianapolis 7 55.72 Emma McKeon 26 July 2021 Tokyo 8 55.84 Roos Vanotterdijk 28 July 2025 Singapore 2025 World Aquatics Championships - Women's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011900010204EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 28 July 2025 28 July 2025 9 55.98 Dana Vollmer 29 July 2012 London 10 56.07 Liu Zige 18 October 2009 Jinan Chinese National Games: Liu Zige Scares World Record in 100 Fly https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/chinese-national-games-liu-zige-scares-world-record-in-100-fly/ Swimming World 18 October 2009 1 May 2025 11 56.08 Rikako Ikee 11 August 2018 Tokyo 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships - Women's 100m Butterfly Final Results http://swim.seiko.co.jp/en/2018/S80701/ranking/eng11R053.pdf Seiko 11 August 2018 25 March 2025 12 56.11 Angelina Köhler 11 February 2024 Doha 2024 World Aquatics Championships - Women's 100m Butterfly Semifinal Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800000204EC0102FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 11 February 2024 11 February 2024 13 56.14 Marie Wattel 19 June 2022 Budapest 19th FINA World Championships - Women's 100m Butterfly Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700000204EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 19 June 2022 28 June 2022 14 56.19 Alexandria Perkins 27 July 2025 Singapore 2025 World Aquatics Championships - Women's 100m Butterfly Semifinals Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011900010204EC0102FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 27 July 2025 27 July 2025 15 56.20 Claire Curzan 10 April 2021 Cary Claire Curzan Goes 56.20 in the 100 Fly; Passes Dahlia for #2 American All-time https://swimswam.com/claire-curzan-goes-56-20-in-the-100-fly-passes-dahlia-for-2-american-all-time/ SwimSwam Anne Lepesant 10 April 2021 16 April 2021 16 56.22 Louise Hansson 26 July 2021 Tokyo 17 56.23 Jessicah Schipper 27 July 2009 Rome 18 56.33 Mizuki Hirai 22 June 2024 Kanagawa Women's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://swmexp.japan-swimming.jp/webexpswim/ResultsRankingGroup?gameid=1424303&eventno=031 japan-swimming.jp 22 June 2024 22 June 2024 19 56.37 Kelsi Dahlia 24 July 2017 Budapest 2056.41Yu Yiting23 September 2026Tokyo 21 56.42 Daria Klepikova 27 July 2025 Singapore 22 56.43 Kate Douglass 29 June 2023 Indianapolis 2023 US National Championships - Women's 100m Butterfly Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600030204EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 29 June 2023 1 July 2023 23 56.46 Penny Oleksiak 7 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro 24 56.51 Jeanette Ottesen 18 August 2014 Berlin 2014 European Championships - Women's 100m Butterfly Final Results http://84.33.37.145/berlin2014/export/Berlin2014/NU/pdf/CLS-ASF-100BU-FIN-ALL.pdf?x=19:32:23 Microplus Informatica 22 August 2014 22 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140826113839/http://84.33.37.145/berlin2014/export/Berlin2014/NU/pdf/CLS-ASF-100BU-FIN-ALL.pdf?x=19:32:23 26 August 2014 dead 25 56.61 Inge de Bruijn 17 September 2000 Sydney Chen Xinyi 23 September 2014 Incheon China Dominates Third Night of Swimming at Asian Games https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/china-dominates-third-night-of-swimming-at-asian-games/ Swimming World Jason Marsteller 23 September 2014 22 April 2025 Women short course Correct as of October 2026Women's 100m Butterfly Short Course All-Time Ranking https://api.worldaquatics.com/fina/rankings/swimming/report/pdf?gender=F&distance=100&stroke=BUTTERFLY&poolConfiguration=SCM&year=&startDate=&endDate=&timesMode=ALL_TIMES&regionId=&countryId=&pageSize=200 World Aquatics 19 September 2025 Ath.# Athlete rank Perf.# Performance rank Time Athlete Nation Date Place 1 1 52.71 Gretchen Walsh 14 December 2024 Budapest 2 52.87Walsh #2 13 December 2024 Budapest 3 53.10Walsh #3 25 October 2025 Toronto 2025 World Aquatics Cup - Women's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011900080204EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 25 October 2025 27 October 2025 4 53.24Walsh #4 13 December 2024 Budapest 5 53.69Walsh #5 12 October 2025 Carmel 2025 World Aquatics Cup (Carmel) - Women's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011900060204EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 12 October 2025 13 October 2025 6 53.72Walsh #6 19 October 2025 Westmont 2025 World Aquatics Cup (Westmont) - Women's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011900070204EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 18 October 2025 19 October 2025 7 53.83Walsh #7 25 October 2025 Toronto 2025 World Aquatics Cup - Women's 100m Butterfly Heats Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011900080204EC0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 25 October 2025 27 October 2025 2 8 54.05 Maggie Mac Neil 18 December 2022 Melbourne 9 54.28Walsh #8 19 October 2025 Westmont 2025 World Aquatics Cup (Westmont) - Women's 100m Butterfly Heats Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011900070204EC0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 18 October 2025 19 October 2025 10 54.43Walsh #9 12 October 2025 Carmel 2025 World Aquatics Cup (Carmel) - Women's 100m Butterfly Heats Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011900060204EC0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 12 October 2025 13 October 2025 3 11 54.59 Kelsi Dahlia 3 December 2021 Eindhoven 4 12 54.61 Sarah Sjöström 7 December 2014 Doha 5 13 54.66 Tessa Giele 14 December 2024 Budapest 6 14 54.75 Torri Huske 18 December 2022 Melbourne 15 54.78Mac Neil #2 30 October 2022 Toronto 2022 FINA World Cup (Toronto) - Women's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700080204EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf 30 October 2022 1 May 2025 16 54.84Dahlia #2 6 October 2018 Budapest 2018 FINA World Cup (Budapest) - Women's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011201080204EC04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf 6 October 2018 1 May 2025 7 17 54.87 Louise Hansson 18 December 2022 Melbourne 18 54.89Dahlia #3 20 November 2021 Eindhoven 2021 International Swimming League (Match 15) - Women's 100m Butterfly Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500150204EC04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf 20 November 2021 1 May 2025 19 54.91Sjöström #2 30 September 2018 Eindhoven 2018 FINA World Cup (Eindhoven) - Women's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011201070204EC04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf 30 September 2018 1 May 2025 8 20 54.93 Alexandria Perkins 12 October 2025 Carmel 21 54.96Sjöström #3 6 October 2018 Budapest 22 55.00Sjöström #4 17 December 2017 Copenhagen 2017 European Short Course Championships - Women's 100m Butterfly Final Results http://copenhagen2017.microplustiming.com/export/NU/NU/pdf/CLS-ASF-100BU-FIN-ALL.pdf microplustiming.com 17 December 2017 17 December 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20190330091156/http://copenhagen2017.microplustiming.com/export/NU/NU/pdf/CLS-ASF-100BU-FIN-ALL.pdf 30 March 2019 deadDahlia #4 10 November 2018 Genoa 2018 Nico Sapio Trophy - Women's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://fin2018.microplustiming.com/export/NU_0910Nov_Genova/NU/pdf/CLS-ASF-100FA-FIN-ALL.pdf?x=19:29:52 microplustiming.com 10 November 2018 1 May 2025 24 55.01Dahlia #5 16 December 2018 Hangzhou 14th FINA World Championships (25m) - Women's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000112010C0204EC04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf 16 December 2018 1 May 2025 25 55.02Hansson #2 30 October 2022 Toronto 9 55.05 Diane Bui Duyet 12 December 2009 Istanbul 10 55.10 Jeanette Ottesen 11 December 2015 Indianapolis 2015 Duel in the Pool - Women's 100m Butterfly Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010F020D01032102FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf 11 December 2015 1 May 2025 Mizuki Hirai 22 February 2025 Sagamihara Women's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://swmexp.japan-swimming.jp/webexpswim/ResultsRankingGroup?gameid=1424726&eventno=042 japan-swimming.jp 22 February 2025 28 February 2025 12 55.12 Katinka Hosszú 11 December 2016 Windsor 13th FINA World Championships (25m) - Women's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000110000D01032102FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf 11 December 2016 8 May 2025 13 55.20 Roos Vanotterdijk 10 October 2026 Tashkent 2026 World Aquatics Cup (Tashkent) – Women's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011A00060204EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 10 October 2026 10 October 2026 14 55.25 Lu Ying 7 December 2014 Doha 15 55.30 Alicia Coutts 9 November 2013 Tokyo 2013 FINA World Cup (Tokyo) - Women's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010D020B01032102FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf 9 November 2013 8 May 2025 16 55.31 Rikako Ikee 11 November 2018 Tokyo 2018 FINA World Cup (Tokyo) - Women's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000112010A0204EC04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf 11 November 2018 8 May 2025 17 55.32 Béryl Gastaldello 15 November 2020 Budapest 2020 International Swimming League (Semifinal 2) - Women's 100m Butterfly Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000114020E0204EC04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf 20 November 2021 1 May 2025 18 55.39 Emma McKeon 26 October 2019 Budapest 2019 International Swimming League (Budapest) - Women's 100m Butterfly Results https://isl.global/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/isl_results_budapest_day_1-1.pdf isl.global 26 October 2019 30 April 2025 Claire Curzan 21 December 2021 Abu Dhabi Women's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500190204EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 21 December 2021 21 December 2021 Laura Lahtinen 4 December 2025 Lublin 2025 European Championships (25m) - Women's 100m Butterfly Heats Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000119000A0204EC0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 4 December 2025 5 December 2025 21 55.43 Felicity Galvez 19 December 2010 Dubai 10th FINA World Championships (25m) - Women's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010A00005E000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf 19 December 2010 1 May 2025 22 55.46 Zhang Yufei 29 October 2022 Beijing Chinese Championships Again Highlighted By Several National Records; Yang Junxuan Sets Mark in 100 Freestyle https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/chinese-championships-again-highlighted-by-several-national-records-yang-junxuan-sets-mark-in-100-freestyle/ Swimming World John Lohn 29 October 2022 30 October 2022 23 55.50 Angelina Köhler 9 December 2023 Otopeni Women's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600090204EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 9 December 2023 10 December 2023 Ellen Walshe 13 December 2024 Budapest 25 55.52 Martine Damborg 5 December 2025 Lublin 2025 European Championships (25m) - Women's 100m Butterfly Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000119000A0204EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 5 December 2025 5 December 2025 Olympic champions Men List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)#100 metre butterfly Edition Winner Time Notes MEX Mexico City 1968 Doug Russell USA 1968 Summer 55.9 swimming FRG Munich 1972 Mark Spitz USA 1972 Summer 54.27 swimming CAN Montreal 1976 Matt Vogel USA 1976 Summer 54.35 URS Moscow 1980 Pär Arvidsson SWE 1980 Summer 54.92 USA Los Angeles 1984 Michael Gross FRG 1984 Summer 53.08 swimming KOR Seoul 1988 Anthony Nesty SUR 1988 Summer 53.00 swimming ESP Barcelona 1992 Pablo Morales USA 1992 Summer 53.32 USA Atlanta 1996 Denis Pankratov RUS 1996 Summer 52.27 swimming AUS Sydney 2000 Lars Frölander SWE 2000 Summer 52.00 Geoff Huegill set an Olympic record of 51.96 in the semifinals. GRE Athens 2004 Michael Phelps USA 2004 Summer 51.25 swimming CHN Beijing 2008 Michael Phelps USA 2008 Summer 50.58 swimming GBR London 2012 Michael Phelps USA 2012 Summer 51.21 BRA Rio de Janeiro 2016 Joseph Schooling SGP 2016 Summer 50.39 swimming JPN Tokyo 2020 Caeleb Dressel USA 2020 Summer 49.45 swimming FRA Paris 2024 Kristóf Milák HUN 2024 Summer 49.90 Women List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)#100 metre butterfly Edition Winner Time Notes AUS Melbourne 1956 Shelley Mann USA 1956 Summer 1:11.0 swimming ITA Rome 1960 Carolyn Schuler USA 1960 Summer 1:09.5 swimming JPN Tokyo 1964 Sharon Stouder USA 1964 Summer 1:04.7 swimming MEX Mexico City 1968 Lyn McClements AUS 1968 Summer 1:05.5 FRG Munich 1972 Mayumi Aoki JPN 1972 Summer 1:03.34 swimming CAN Montreal 1976 Kornelia Ender GDR 1976 Summer 1:00.13 =swimming URS Moscow 1980 Caren Metschuck GDR 1980 Summer 1:00.42 USA Los Angeles 1984 Mary T. Meagher USA 1984 Summer 59.26 Mary T. Meagher set an Olympic record of 59.05 in the heats. KOR Seoul 1988 Kristin Otto GDR 1988 Summer 59.00 swimming ESP Barcelona 1992 Qian Hong CHN 1992 Summer 58.62 swimming USA Atlanta 1996 Amy Van Dyken USA 1996 Summer 59.13 AUS Sydney 2000 Inge de Bruijn NED 2000 Summer 56.61 swimming GRE Athens 2004 Petria Thomas AUS 2004 Summer 57.72 CHN Beijing 2008 Libby Trickett AUS 2008 Summer 56.73 GBR London 2012 Dana Vollmer USA 2012 Summer 55.98 swimming BRA Rio de Janeiro 2016 Sarah Sjöström SWE 2016 Summer 55.48 swimming JPN Tokyo 2020 Maggie Mac Neil CAN 2020 Summer 55.59 FRA Paris 2024 Torri Huske USA 2024 Summer 55.59 Gretchen Walsh set an Olympic record of 55.38 in the semifinals. World champions (long course) Men List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men)#100 metre butterfly Edition Winner Time Notes YUG Belgrade 1973 Bruce Robertson CAN 55.69 CR COL Cali 1975 Gregory Jagenburg USA 55.63 CR FRG West Berlin 1978 Joe Bottom USA 54.30 Joe Bottom set a championship record of 54.21 in the heats. ECU Guayaquil 1982 Matt Gribble USA 53.88 CR ESP Madrid 1986 Pablo Morales USA 53.54 CR AUS Perth 1991 Anthony Nesty SUR 53.29 CR ITA Rome 1994 Rafał Szukała POL 53.51 AUS Perth 1998 Michael Klim AUS 52.25 CR JPN Fukuoka 2001 Lars Frölander SWE 52.10 CR ESP Barcelona 2003 Ian Crocker USA 50.98 swimming CAN Montreal 2005 Ian Crocker USA 50.40 swimming AUS Melbourne 2007 Michael Phelps USA 50.77 ITA Rome 2009 Michael Phelps USA 49.82 swimming CHN Shanghai 2011 Michael Phelps USA 50.71 ESP Barcelona 2013 Chad le Clos RSA 51.06 RUS Kazan 2015 Chad le Clos RSA 50.56 HUN Budapest 2017 Caeleb Dressel USA 49.86 KOR Gwangju 2019 Caeleb Dressel USA 49.66 Caeleb Dressel set a world record of 49.50 in the semifinals.HUN Budapest 2022 Kristóf Milák HUN 50.14 JPN Fukuoka 2023 Maxime Grousset FRA 50.14 QAT Doha 2024Diogo Ribeiro POR 51.17 Singapore Singapore 2025 Maxime Grousset FRA 49.62 Women List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)#100 metre butterfly Edition Winner Time Notes YUG Belgrade 1973 Kornelia Ender GDR 1:02.53 CR COL Cali 1975 Kornelia Ender GDR 1:01.24 swimming FRG West Berlin 1978 Joan Pennington USA 1:00.20 CR ECU Guayaquil 1982 Mary T. Meagher USA 59.41 CR ESP Madrid 1986 Kornelia Gressler GDR 59.51 AUS Perth 1991 Qian Hong CHN 59.68 ITA Rome 1994 Liu Limin CHN 58.98 CR AUS Perth 1998 Jenny Thompson USA 58.46 CR JPN Fukuoka 2001 Petria Thomas AUS 58.27 CR ESP Barcelona 2003 Jenny Thompson USA 57.96 CR CAN Montreal 2005 Jessicah Schipper AUS 57.23 CR AUS Melbourne 2007 Libby Lenton AUS 57.15 CR ITA Rome 2009 Sarah Sjöström SWE 56.06 swimming CHN Shanghai 2011 Dana Vollmer USA 56.87 ESP Barcelona 2013 Sarah Sjöström SWE 56.53 RUS Kazan 2015 Sarah Sjöström SWE 55.64 swimming HUN Budapest 2017 Sarah Sjöström SWE 55.53 CRKOR Gwangju 2019 Maggie Mac Neil CAN 55.83 HUN Budapest 2022 Torri Huske USA 55.64 JPN Fukuoka 2023 Zhang Yufei CHN 56.12 QAT Doha 2024 Angelina Köhler GER 56.28 Singapore Singapore 2025Gretchen Walsh USA 54.73 CR World champions (short course) Men List of World Swimming Championships (25 m) medalists (men)#100 metre butterfly Edition Winner Time Notes ESP Palma de Mallorca 1993 Miloš Milošević CRO 52.79 CR BRA Rio de Janeiro 1995 Scott Miller AUS 52.38 CR SWE Gothenburg 1997 Lars Frölander SWE 51.95 CR HKG Hong Kong 1999 Lars Frölander SWE 51.45 CR GRE Athens 2000 Lars Frölander SWE 50.44 swimming RUS Moscow 2002 Geoff Huegill AUS 50.95 USA Indianapolis 2004 Ian Crocker USA 50.18 CR CHN Shanghai 2006 Kaio de Almeida BRA 51.07 GBR Manchester 2008 Peter Mankoč SLO 50.04 CRUAE Dubai 2010 Yevgeny Korotyshkin RUS 50.23 TUR Istanbul 2012 Chad le Clos RSA 48.82 CRQAT Doha 2014 Chad le Clos RSA 48.44 swimmingCAN Windsor 2016 Chad le Clos RSA 48.08 swimmingCHN Hangzhou 2018 Chad le Clos RSA 48.50 UAE Abu Dhabi 2021 Matteo Rivolta ITA 48.87 AUS Melbourne 2022 Chad le Clos RSA 48.59 HUN Budapest 2024 Noè Ponti SUI 47.71 swimming Women List of World Swimming Championships (25 m) medalists (women)#100 metre butterfly Edition Winner Time Notes ESP Palma de Mallorca 1993 Susie O'Neill AUS 59.19 CR BRA Rio de Janeiro 1995 Liu Limin CHN 58.68 swimming SWE Gothenburg 1997 Jenny Thompson USA 57.79 swimming HKG Hong Kong 1999 Jenny Thompson USA 57.65 CR GRE Athens 2000 Jenny Thompson USA 57.67 Jenny Thompson set a world record of 56.56 in the semifinals. RUS Moscow 2002 Martina Moravcová SVK 57.04 USA Indianapolis 2004 Martina Moravcová SVK 57.38 CHN Shanghai 2006 Libby Lenton AUS 56.61 GBR Manchester 2008 Felicity Galvez AUS 55.89 swimmingUAE Dubai 2010 Felicity Galvez AUS 55.43 CRTUR Istanbul 2012 Ilaria Bianchi ITA 56.13 QAT Doha 2014 Sarah Sjöström SWE 54.61 swimmingCAN Windsor 2016 Katinka Hosszú HUN 55.12 CHN Hangzhou 2018 Kelsi Dahlia USA 55.01 UAE Abu Dhabi 2021 Maggie Mac Neil CAN 55.04 AUS Melbourne 2022 Maggie Mac Neil CAN 54.05 swimmingHUN Budapest 2024Gretchen Walsh USA 52.71 swimming Notes References en International Swimming Hall of Fame – archived from the ISHOF original 2 Butterfly 100 metres World record progression 100 metres butterfly