# World record progression 50 metres butterfly

This is a history of the progression of the World Record for the swimming event: the 50 butterfly. It is a listing of the fastest-time-ever in the event, in both long course (50m) and short course (25m) swimming pool. These records are maintained/recognized by FINA, which oversees international competitive swimming and Aquatics.
The World Records in the 50s of stroke are the youngest Swimming World Records; FINA first recognizing them in the 1990s.

## Men
### Long course

| # | Time | | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location |
| WBT | 23.68 | | Denis Pankratov | Russia | 10 Aug 1996 | Meet of Champions | Mulhouse, France |
| 1 | 23.60 | | Geoff Huegill | Australia | 14 May 2000 | Australia Championships | Sydney, Australia |
| 2 | 23.44 | sf | Geoff Huegill | Australia | 27 Jul 2001 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan |
| 3 | 23.43 | | Matt Welsh | Australia | 21 Jul 2003 | World Championships | Barcelona, Spain |
| 4 | 23.30 | | Ian Crocker | United States | 29 Feb 2004 | Big 12 Time Trials | Austin, United States |
| 5 | 23.01 | sf | Roland Schoeman | South Africa | 24 Jul 2005 | World Championships | Montreal, Canada |
| 6 | 22.96 | | Roland Schoeman | South Africa | 25 Jul 2005 | World Championships | Montreal, Canada |
| 7 | 22.43 | sf | Rafael Muñoz | Spain | 5 April 2009 | Spanish Championships | Málaga, Spain |
| 8 | 22.27 | | Andriy Govorov | Ukraine | 1 July 2018 | Sette Colli Trophy | Rome, Italy |

### Short course

| # | Time | | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location |
| 1 | 24.11 | | Marcel Gery | Canada | 23 February 1990 | World Cup | Leicester, United Kingdom |
| 2 | 24.05 | | Nils Rudolph | Germany | 29 March 1991 | World Cup | Sheffield, United Kingdom |
| 3 | 23.72 | | Mark Foster | Great Britain | 13 February 1993 | World Cup | Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
| 3 | 23.72 | = | Mark Foster | Great Britain | 19 March 1994 | World Cup | Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
| 4 | 23.68 | | Mark Foster | Great Britain | 22 March 1994 | World Cup | Sheffield, United Kingdom |
| 5 | 23.55 | | Mark Foster | Great Britain | 11 February 1995 | World Cup | Sheffield, United Kingdom |
| 6 | 23.45 | | Mark Foster | Great Britain | 15 December 1995 | - | Sheffield, United Kingdom |
| 7 | 23.35 | | Denis Pankratov | Russia | 8 February 1997 | World Cup | Paris, France |
| 8 | 23.30 | | Miloš Milošević | Croatia | 12 December 1998 | European Championships | Sheffield, United Kingdom |
| 9 | 23.21 | | Michael Klim | Australia | 5 September 1999 | Australian Championships | Canberra, Australia |
| 10 | 23.19 | h | Lars Frölander | Sweden | 19 March 2000 | World Championships | Athens, Greece |
| 11 | 23.11 | tt | Michael Klim | Australia | 19 June 2000 | AIS Meet | Canberra, Australia |
| 12 | 22.87 | | Mark Foster | Great Britain | 17 January 2001 | World Cup | Sheffield, United Kingdom |
| 13 | 22.84 | | Geoff Huegill | Australia | 7 December 2001 | World Cup | Melbourne, Australia |
| 13 | 22.84 | = | Geoff Huegill | Australia | 22 January 2002 | World Cup | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 14 | 22.74 | h | Geoff Huegill | Australia | 26 January 2002 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany |
| 15 | 22.71 | | Ian Crocker | United States | 10 October 2004 | World Championships | Indianapolis, United States |
| 16 | 22.60 | | Kaio de Almeida | Brazil | 17 December 2005 | Brazilian Championships | Santos, Brazil |
| 17 | 22.50 | | Matt Jaukovic | Australia | 25 October 2008 | World Cup | Sydney, Australia |
| 18 | 22.29 | | Amaury Leveaux | France | 6 December 2008 | French Championships | Angers, France |
| 19 | 22.18 | h | Amaury Leveaux | France | 14 December 2008 | European Championships | Rijeka, Croatia |
| 20 | 21.80 | | Steffen Deibler | Germany | 14 November 2009 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany |
| 21 | 21.75 | | Nicholas Santos | Brazil | 6 October 2018 | World Cup | Budapest, Hungary |
| 21 | 21.75 | = | Szebasztián Szabó | Hungary | 6 November 2021 | European Championships | Kazan, Russia |
| 22 | 21.67 | h | Noè Ponti | Switzerland | 20 October 2024 | World Cup | Shanghai, China |
| 23 | 21.50 | h | Noè Ponti | Switzerland | 2 November 2024 | World Cup | Singapore |
| 24 | 21.43 | sf | Noè Ponti | Switzerland | 10 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary |
| 25 | 21.32 | | Noè Ponti | Switzerland | 11 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary |

## Women
### Long course

| # | Time | | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location |
| 1 | 26.54 | | Inge de Bruijn | Netherlands | 18 Jun 1999 | Netherlands Championships | Amersfoort, Netherlands |
| 2 | 26.39 | | Anna-Karin Kammerling | Sweden | 1 Jul 1999 | Sweden Championships | Halmstad, Sweden |
| 3 | 26.29 | | Anna-Karin Kammerling | Sweden | 27 Jul 1999 | European Championships | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 4 | 25.83 | h | Inge de Bruijn | Netherlands | 20 May 2000 | Mare Nostrum | Monte Carlo, Monaco |
| 5 | 25.64 | h | Inge de Bruijn | Netherlands | 26 May 2000 | Super Speedo Grand Prix | Sheffield, United Kingdom |
| 6 | 25.57 | | Anna-Karin Kammerling | Sweden | 30 Jul 2002 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany |
| 7 | 25.46 | | Therese Alshammar | Sweden | 13 Jun 2007 | Mare Nostrum | Barcelona, Spain |
| 8 | 25.33 | | Marleen Veldhuis | Netherlands | 19 April 2009 | Swim Cup Amsterdam | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 9 | 25.07 | sf | Therese Alshammar | Sweden | 31 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy |
| 10 | 24.43 | | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden | 5 July 2014 | Swedish Championships | Borås, Sweden |

### Short course

| # | Time | | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location |
| 1 | 27.54 | | Christiane Sievert | East Germany | 10 Feb 1990 | World Cup meet | Bonn, Germany |
| 2 | 26.73 | | Amy Van Dyken | United States | 1 Feb 1995 | World Cup meet | Espoo, Finland |
| 3 | 26.56 | h | Angela Kennedy | Australia | 12 Feb 1995 | World Cup meet | Sheffield, United Kingdom |
| 4 | 26.55 | † | Misty Hyman | United States | 19 Apr 1997 | World SC Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 5 | 26.48 | | Jenny Thompson | United States | 29 Nov 1997 | Canada Open | Toronto, Canada |
| 6 | 26.05 | h | Jenny Thompson | United States | 2 Dec 1998 | World Cup meet | College Station, United States |
| 7 | 26.00 | | Jenny Thompson | United States | 18 Nov 1999 | World Cup meet | College Park, United States |
| 8 | 25.64 | | Anna-Karin Kammerling | Sweden | 10 Dec 1999 | European SC Championships | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 9 | 25.60 | | Anna-Karin Kammerling | Sweden | 15 Dec 2000 | European SC Championships | Valencia, Spain |
| 10 | 25.36 | | Anna-Karin Kammerling | Sweden | 25 Jan 2001 | World Cup meet | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 11 | 25.33 | | Anna-Karin Kammerling | Sweden | 12 Mar 2005 | Sweden 25m Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 12 | 25.32 | | Felicity Galvez | Australia | 11 Apr 2008 | World SC Championships | Manchester, United Kingdom |
| 13 | 25.31 | | Therese Alshammar | Sweden | 12 Nov 2008 | World Cup meet | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 14 | 24.99 | | Marieke Guehrer | Australia | 15 Nov 2008 | World Cup meet | Berlin, Germany |
| 15 | 24.75 | | Therese Alshammar | Sweden | 17 Oct 2009 | World Cup meet | Durban, South Africa |
| 16 | 24.46 | | Therese Alshammar | Sweden | 11 Nov 2009 | World Cup meet | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 17 | 24.38 | | Therese Alshammar | Sweden | 22 Nov 2009 | World Cup meet | Singapore |
| 18 | 24.02 | h | Gretchen Walsh | United States | 10 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary |
| 19 | 23.94 | sf | Gretchen Walsh | United States | 10 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary |

## All-time top 25
### Men long course

* Correct as of December 2024
| Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue |
| 1 | 22.27 | Andrii Govorov (UKR) | 1 July 2018 | Rome |
| 2 | 22.35 | Caeleb Dressel (USA) | 22 July 2019 | Gwangju |
| 3 | 22.43 | Rafael Muñoz (ESP) | 2 April 2009 | Málaga |
| 4 | 22.60 | Nicholas Santos (BRA) | 11 May 2019 | Budapest |
| 5 | 22.62 | Oleg Kostin (RUS) | 19 April 2023 | Kazan |
| 6 | 22.65 | Noè Ponti (SUI) | 4 April 2024 | Uster |
| 7 | 22.67 | Milorad Čavić (SRB) | 27 July 2009 | Rome |
| 8 | 22.68 | Thomas Ceccon (ITA) | 24 July 2023 | Fukuoka |
| 9 | 22.70 | Henrique Martins (BRA) | 26 May 2017 | Belo Horizonte |
| 10 | 22.72 | Maxime Grousset (FRA) | 23 July 2023 | Fukuoka |
| 11 | 22.73 | Matt Targett (AUS) | 27 July 2009 | Rome |
| 12 | 22.75 | Ben Proud (GBR) | 24 July 2017 | Budapest |
| 13 | 22.76 | César Cielo (BRA) | 24 April 2012 | Rio de Janeiro |
| 14 | 22.79 | Michael Andrew (USA) | 19 June 2022 | Budapest |
| 14 | 22.79 | Dare Rose (USA) | 23 July 2023 | Fukuoka |
| 16 | 22.80 | Diogo Ribeiro (POR) | 24 July 2023 | Fukuoka |
| 17 | 22.84 | Frédérick Bousquet (FRA) | 22 April 2009 | Montpellier |
| 17 | 22.84 | Florent Manaudou (FRA) | 2 August 2015 | Kazan |
| 17 | 22.84 | Jacob Peters (GBR) | 24 July 2023 | Fukuoka |
| 20 | 22.85 | Dylan Carter (TTO) | 19 June 2022 | Budapest |
| 21 | 22.88 | Nyls Korstanje (NED) | 11 August 2022 | Rome |
| 21 | 22.88 | Nyls Korstanje (NED) | 1 December 2024 | Rotterdam |
| 22 | 22.90 | Roland Schoeman (RSA) | 26 July 2009 | Rome |
| 22 | 22.90 | Yauhen Tsurkin (BLR) | 28 July 2013 | Barcelona |
| 22 | 22.90 | Szebasztián Szabó (HUN) | 22 July 2019 | Gwangju |
| 25 | 22.91 | Bryan Lundquist (USA) | 18 July 2009 | Indianapolis |

#### Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 22.91:
* Andriy Govorov also swam 22.48 (2018), 22.53 (2018), 22.69 (2016, 2018), 22.73 (2016, 2018), 22.77 (2017, 2018), 22.80 (2019), 22.81 (2016), 22.82 (2018), 22.84 (2017, 2019), 22.85 (2018), 22.87 (2014, 2018, 2019), 22.89 (2018), 22.90 (2017, 2018), 22.91 (2019).
* Caeleb Dressel also swam 22.57 (2019, 2022), 22.76 (2017), 22.79 (2022), 22.83 (2019), 22.84 (2019, 2022), 22.88 (2022), 22.89 (2017).
* Nicholas Santos also swam 22.61 (2017), 22.73 (2022), 22.77 (2019, 2019), 22.78 (2022), 22.79 (2012, 2017, 2019), 22.80 (2017), 22.81 (2013), 22.83 (2022), 22.84 (2017), 22.90 (2015).
* Rafael Muñoz also swam 22.68 (2009), 22.88 (2009), 22.90 (2009).
* Milorad Čavić also swam 22.69 (2009), 22.75 (2009), 22.83 (2009).
* Oleg Kostin also swam 22.70 (2019), 22.72 (2022), 22.74 (2019), 22.82 (2020), 22.88 (2019).
* Maxime Grousset also swam 22.74 (2023), 22.82 (2023), 22.90 (2022).
* Ben Proud also swam 22.76 (2022), 22.78 (2018), 22.80 (2017), 22.81 (2022), 22.91 (2023).
* Thomas Ceccon also swam 22.79 (2022), 22.84 (2023), 22.86 (2022), 22.88 (2022), 22.89 (2022).
* Michael Andrew also swam 22.80 (2019), 22.87 (2022), 22.89 (2022), 22.90 (2022).
* Noè Ponti also swam 22.83 (2025), 22.91 (2024).
* Jacob Peters also swam 22.85 (2023), 22.89 (2023).
* Dylan Carter also swam 22.87 (2022), 22.89 (2023).
* Nyls Korstanje also swam 22.90 (2022).
* César Cielo also swam 22.91 (2014).
* Szebasztián Szabó also swam 22.91 (2022).

### Men short course

* Correct as of December 2024
| Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue |
| 1 | 21.32 | Noè Ponti (SUI) | 11 December 2024 | Budapest |
| 2 | 21.62 | Nyls Korstanje (NED) | 10 December 2024 | Budapest |
| 3 | 21.67 | Ilya Kharun (CAN) | 11 December 2024 | Budapest |
| 4 | 21.75 | Nicholas Santos (BRA) | 6 October 2018 | Budapest |
| 4 | 21.75 | Szebasztián Szabó (HUN) | 6 November 2021 | Kazan |
| 6 | 21.80 | Steffen Deibler (GER) | 14 November 2009 | Berlin |
| 7 | 21.87 | Roland Schoeman (RSA) | 14 November 2009 | Berlin |
| 8 | 21.95 | Chad le Clos (RSA) | 6 December 2014 | Doha |
| 9 | 21.96 | Sun Jiajun (CHN) | 24 September 2024 | Wuhan |
| 10 | 21.97 | Teong Tzen Wei (SGP) | 10 December 2024 | Budapest |
| 11 | 21.98 | Dylan Carter (TRI) | 20 December 2021 | Abu Dhabi |
| 12 | 21.99 | Tom Shields (USA) | 9 October 2021 | Budapest |
| 12 | 21.99 | Marius Kusch (GER) | 10 December 2024 | Budapest |
| 14 | 22.01 | Michele Busa (ITA) | 11 December 2024 | Budapest |
| 15 | 22.02 | Matteo Rivolta (ITA) | 20 December 2021 | Abu Dhabi |
| 16 | 22.04 | Caeleb Dressel (USA) | 16 November 2020 | Budapest |
| 17 | 22.05 | Grigori Pekarski (BLR) | 10 December 2024 | Budapest |
| 18 | 22.06 | Maxime Grousset (FRA) | 9 December 2023 | Otopeni |
| 19 | 22.07 | Johannes Dietrich (GER) | 13 December 2009 | Istanbul |
| 19 | 22.07 | Oleg Kostin (RUS) | 9 November 2019 | Kazan |
| 21 | 22.08 | Marcin Cieślak (POL) | 18 December 2020 | Olsztyn |
| 22 | 22.09 | Florent Manaudou (FRA) | 23 November 2014 | Montpellier |
| 23 | 22.10 | Jacob Peters (GBR) | 9 December 2023 | Otopeni |
| 24 | 22.15 | Daniel Zaitsev (EST) | 14 December 2022 | Melbourne |
| 24 | 22.15 | Roman Shevliakov (RUS) | 25 November 2024 | Saint Petersburg |

#### Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 22.15:
* Noè Ponti also swam 21.43 (2024), 21.50 (2024), 21.53 (2024), 21.64 (2024), 21.67 (2024), 21.68 (2024), 21.76 (2024), 21.79 (2023), 21.88 (2024), 21.96 (2022), 22.01 (2022), 22.04 (2022).
* Nyls Korstanje also swam 21.68 (2024), 21.74 (2024), 21.81 (2024), 21.96 (2024), 21.97 (2024), 21.99 (2024), 22.00 (2024).
* Nicholas Santos also swam 21.78 (2020, 2022), 21.80 (2020), 21.81 (2018, 2021), 21.93 (2021), 21.96 (2018), 21.98 (2021), 22.04 (2020), 22.08 (2014, 2018, 2022), 22.09 (2021, 2021), 22.12 (2021), 22.13 (2013).
* Ilya Kharun also swam 21.84 (2024), 21.93 (2024).
* Szebasztián Szabó also swam 21.86 (2020, 2020, 2023), 21.90 (2022), 21.96 (2020, 2023), 21.97 (2021), 21.98 (2022), 22.00 (2020, 2021, 2024), 22.05 (2022), 22.07 (2022), 22.09 (2024), 22.11 (2021), 22.13 (2019), 22.14 (2021).
* Chad le Clos also swam 21.97 (2018), 21.98 (2014, 2016), 22.02 (2014), 22.03 (2014), 22.06 (2016), 22.08 (2014, 2016), 22.09 (2018, 2022), 22.11 (2018, 2022), 22.14 (2016), 22.15 (2016).
* Sun Jiajun also swam 21.97 (2024).
* Teong Tzen Wei also swam 21.98 (2024), 22.01 (2022, 2022), 22.04 (2024), 22.11 (2024, 2024).
* Dylan Carter also swam 21.99 (2022), 22.02 (2022), 22.11 (2022), 22.13 (2022), 22.14 (2022).
* Roland Schoeman also swam 22.05 (2013), 22.08 (2009).
* Caeleb Dressel also swam 22.06 (2019, 2020), 22.09 (2020).
* Grigori Pekarski also swam 22.06 (2024), 22.08 (2024).
* Michele Busa also swam 22.08 (2024).
* Tom Shields also swam 22.09 (2021), 22.15 (2021).
* Oleg Kostin also swam 22.10 (2021), 22.12 (2019).
* Florent Manaudou also swam 22.11 (2013).
* Steffen Deibler also swam 22.12 (2009), 22.14 (2013).
* Marius Kusch also swam 22.13 (2024), 22.14 (2022).
* Johannes Dietrich also swam 22.13 (2009).
* Matteo Rivolta also swam 22.14 (2021).

### Women long course

* Correct as of December 2024
| Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue |
| 1 | 24.43 | Sarah Sjöström (SWE) | 5 July 2014 | Borås |
| 2 | 25.05 | Zhang Yufei (CHN) | 28 July 2023 | Fukuoka |
| 3 | 25.07 | Therese Alshammar (SWE) | 31 July 2009 | Rome |
| 4 | 25.11 | Rikako Ikee (JPN) | 10 June 2018 | Canet |
| 4 | 25.11 | Gretchen Walsh (USA) | 28 June 2023 | Indianapolis |
| 6 | 25.17 | Mélanie Henique (FRA) | 19 June 2021 | Chartres |
| 7 | 25.20 | Fran Halsall (GBR) | 24 July 2014 | Glasgow |
| 8 | 25.24 | Jeanette Ottesen (DEN) | 3 August 2013 | Barcelona |
| 8 | 25.24 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED) | 13 March 2021 | Amsterdam |
| 10 | 25.28 | Marleen Veldhuis (NED) | 31 July 2009 | Rome |
| 11 | 25.30 | Arina Surkova (RUS) | 19 April 2023 | Kazan |
| 12 | 25.31 | Holly Barratt (AUS) | 16 August 2019 | Singapore |
| 13 | 25.33 | Marie Wattel (FRA) | 13 August 2022 | Rome |
| 13 | 25.33 | Torri Huske (USA) | 28 June 2022 | Indianapolis |
| 15 | 25.37 | Lu Ying (CHN) | 8 August 2015 | Kazan |
| 16 | 25.38 | Farida Osman (EGY) | 24 June 2022 | Budapest |
| 17 | 25.43 | Claire Curzan (USA) | 24 June 2022 | Budapest |
| 18 | 25.47 | Cate Campbell (AUS) | 1 March 2018 | Gold Coast |
| 19 | 25.48 | Marieke Guehrer (AUS) | 1 August 2009 | Rome |
| 19 | 25.48 | Kelsi Dahlia (USA) | 29 July 2017 | Budapest |
| 19 | 25.48 | Kelsi Dahlia (USA) | 26 July 2018 | Irvine |
| 19 | 25.48 | Kelsi Dahlia (USA) | 27 July 2019 | Gwangju |
| 21 | 25.50 | Dara Torres (USA) | 7 July 2009 | Indianapolis |
| 21 | 25.50 | Inge Dekker (NED) | 10 April 2014 | Dordrecht |
| 21 | 25.50 | Emilie Beckmann (DEN) | 5 March 2021 | Vejle |
| 24 | 25.53 | Ingvild Snildal (NOR) | 31 July 2009 | Rome |
| 24 | 25.53 | Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace (BAH) | 24 July 2014 | Glasgow |

#### Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 25.53:
* Sarah Sjöström also swam 24.60 (2017), 24.63 (2024), 24.69 (2015), 24.73 (2024), 24.74 (2023), 24.76 (2017), 24.77 (2023), 24.79 (2019), 24.87 (2014), 24.88 (2024), 24.89 (2023), 24.90 (2017), 24.95 (2017, 2022, 2024), 24.96 (2015, 2017, 2022), 24.97 (2023), 24.98 (2014), 24.99 (2016), 25.02 (2017, 2019), 25.05 (2022), 25.06 (2015, 2023), 25.07 (2015, 2016, 2018, 2023), 25.08 (2024), 25.10 (2022), 25.11 (2018, 2018), 25.12 (2014, 2020), 25.13 (2022), 25.14 (2018), 25.15 (2016, 2017), 25.16 (2018), 25.18 (2016), 25.19 (2018), 25.21 (2022, 2024), 25.22 (2018, 2024), 25.23 (2014, 2015), 25.24 (2016, 2023), 25.25 (2017, 2023, 2023, 2023), 25.26 (2017, 2022), 25.27 (2016), 25.28 (2023), 25.30 (2015, 2017, 2022), 25.32 (2019), 25.33 (2018), 25.34 (2019), 25.35 (2015, 2017), 25.37 (2016), 25.39 (2018, 2019), 25.41 (2015), 25.42 (2016, 2021, 2023), 25.43 (2015, 2018, 2022), 25.46 (2022), 25.48 (2019), 25.51 (2017, 2018), 25.52 (2014), 25.53 (2018).
* Zhang Yufei also swam 25.14 (2023), 25.17 (2023), 25.20 (2023), 25.29 (2023), 25.31 (2023), 25.32 (2022, 2023), 25.39 (2022), 25.47 (2023).
* Gretchen Walsh also swam 25.20 (2024), 25.29 (2024), 25.40 (2024), 25.45 (2024), 25.46 (2023), 25.48 (2023).
* Mélanie Henique also swam 25.24 (2020), 25.27 (2024), 25.30 (2021), 25.31 (2022), 25.41 (2022), 25.44 (2024), 25.46 (2021), 25.52 (2020), 25.53 (2021), 25.44 (2024).
* Rikako Ikee also swam 25.25 (2018), 25.32 (2018), 25.33 (2024), 25.46 (2017), 25.49 (2022), 25.53 (2018).
* Jeanette Ottesen also swam 25.27 (2014, 2015), 25.29 (2012), 25.34 (2014, 2015), 25.41 (2014), 25.43 (2014), 25.44 (2016), 25.48 (2015), 25.49 (2014), 25.50 (2013, 2016), 25.51 (2015, 2015, 2015), 25.53 (2015).
* Ranomi Kromowidjojo also swam 25.30 (2021), 25.32 (2020), 25.35 (2019), 25.36 (2021), 25.38 (2017, 2020), 25.43 (2021), 25.53 (2013).
* Marleen Veldhuis also swam 25.33 (2009).
* Fran Halsall also swam 25.35 (2016), 25.36 (2014), 25.39 (2014), 25.48 (2016).
* Torri Huske also swam 25.38 (2023), 25.45 (2022).
* Farida Osman also swam 25.39 (2017), 25.46 (2022), 25.47 (2019), 25.48 (2018).
* Lu Ying also swam 25.42 (2013).
* Therese Alshammar also swam 25.44 (2009), 25.46 (2007), 25.50 (2010), 25.52 (2011).
* Cate Campbell also swam 25.49 (2019), 25.51 (2018).
* Claire Curzan also swam 25.49 (2022).
* Marie Wattel also swam 25.50 (2019), 25.51 (2021).

### Women short course

* Correct as of December 2024
| Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue |
| 1 | 23.94 | Gretchen Walsh (USA) | 10 December 2024 | Budapest |
| 2 | 24.38 | Therese Alshammar (SWE) | 22 November 2009 | Singapore |
| 3 | 24.42 | Kate Douglass (USA) | 1 November 2024 | Singapore |
| 4 | 24.43 | Béryl Gastaldello (FRA) | 11 December 2024 | Budapest |
| 5 | 24.44 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED) | 19 December 2021 | Abu Dhabi |
| 6 | 24.50 | Sarah Sjöström (SWE) | 7 November 2021 | Kazan |
| 7 | 24.55 | Claire Curzan (USA) | 19 December 2021 | Abu Dhabi |
| 8 | 24.56 | Melanie Henique (FRA) | 5 December 2019 | Glasgow |
| 9 | 24.58 | Arina Surkova (RUS) | 22 November 2023 | Saint Petersburg |
| 10 | 24.59 | Inge Dekker (NED) | 1 September 2014 | Dubai |
| 11 | 24.64 | Maggie MacNeil (CAN) | 14 December 2022 | Melbourne |
| 11 | 24.64 | Torri Huske (USA) | 14 December 2022 | Melbourne |
| 13 | 24.68 | Tessa Giele (NED) | 10 December 2024 | Budapest |
| 13 | 24.68 | Alexandria Perkins (AUS) | 11 December 2024 | Budapest |
| 15 | 24.69 | Marieke Guehrer (AUS) | 15 November 2009 | Berlin |
| 16 | 24.71 | Jeanette Ottesen (DEN) | 5 December 2014 | Doha |
| 16 | 24.71 | Rikako Ikee (JPN) | 13 January 2018 | Tokyo |
| 16 | 24.71 | Zhang Yufei (CHN) | 14 December 2022 | Melbourne |
| 19 | 24.75 | Holly Barratt (AUS) | 29 October 2021 | Kazan |
| 20 | 24.76 | Maaike de Waard (NED) | 10 December 2024 | Budapest |
| 21 | 24.80 | Madeline Banic (USA) | 22 November 2020 | Budapest |
| 22 | 24.86 | Kelsi Dahlia (USA) | 21 November 2021 | Eindhoven |
| 23 | 24.90 | Felicity Galvez (AUS) | 17 December 2010 | Dubai |
| 24 | 24.94 | Emma McKeon (AUS) | 29 October 2021 | Kazan |
| 25 | 25.00 | Hinkelien Schreuder (NED) | 11 December 2009 | Istanbul |

#### Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 25.00:
* Gretchen Walsh also swam 24.01 (2024), 24.02 (2024), 24.18 (2024), 24.37 (2024), 24.55 (2024).
* Therese Alshammar also swam 24.46 (2009), 24.75 (2009, 2009), 24.87 (2010).
* Ranomi Kromowidjojo also swam 24.47 (2018), 24.49 (2020), 24.51 (2018), 24.53 (2017), 24.54 (2017), 24.59 (2020), 24.61 (2021), 24.62 (2021), 24.64 (2018), 24.65 (2018), 24.67 (2018), 24.72 (2020), 24.73 (2017), 24.74 (2020, 2020, 2021), 24.77 (2021), 24.78 (2017), 24.80 (2020), 24.81 (2017, 2021), 24.84 (2018), 24.89 (2017), 24.90 (2021), 24.95 (2017, 2017), 24.97 (2021).
* Sarah Sjöström also swam 24.51 (2021), 24.52 (2017), 24.55 (2017), 24.57 (2017), 24.58 (2014, 2015, 2018), 24.61 (2017, 2018), 24.62 (2017), 24.63 (2018), 24.64 (2021), 24.65 (2017), 24.67 (2024), 24.69 (2016, 2024), 24.71 (2024), 24.72 (2021), 24.73 (2020), 24.75 (2021), 24.76 (2017), 24.82 (2018), 24.83 (2019), 24.87 (2021), 24.90 (2013), 24.91 (2013), 24.92 (2021, 2021), 24.94 (2021), 24.95 (2020), 24.98 (2021).
* Kate Douglass also swam 24.54 (2024), 24.67 (2024), 24.73 (2024), 24.78 (2024), 24.87 (2024).
* Melanie Henique also swam 24.62 (2020), 24.65 (2020), 24.71 (2020), 24.85 (2019), 24.88 (2022), 24.89 (2024), 24.91 (2021), 24.92 (2022, 2022), 24.93 (2024), 24.96 (2020).
* Béryl Gastaldello also swam 24.67 (2024), 24.75 (2020), 24.76 (2024), 24.78 (2019), 24.79 (2020), 24.81 (2019), 24.85 (2022), 24.88 (2019), 24.92 (2019), 24.95 (2020).
* Arina Surkova also swam 24.71 (2024), 24.78 (2024), 24.84 (2022, 2024), 24.87 (2020).
* Marieke Guehrer also swam 24.72 (2009), 24.99 (2008).
* Inge Dekker also swam 24.73 (2014), 24.97 (2014), 25.00 (2009).
* Maggie MacNeil also swam 24.75 (2022), 24.78 (2022).
* Zhang Yufei also swam 24.75 (2022), 24.79 (2022), 24.91 (2021), 24.94 (2024), 24.97 (2021).
* Holly Barratt also swam 24.77 (2021), 24.80 (2018), 24.91 (2018), 24.92 (2019), 25.00 (2021).
* Rikako Ikee also swam 24.80 (2018).
* Kelsi Dahlia also swam 24.86 (2021), 24.88 (2021), 24.93 (2018), 24.94 (2016), 24.97 (2018, 2018).
* Torri Huske also swam 24.86 (2022), 24.88 (2021).
* Jeanette Ottesen also swam 24.87 (2013), 24.88 (2014), 24.90 (2014), 24.91 (2014), 24.92 (2011, 2016), 24.95 (2016).
* Tessa Giele also swam 24.87 (2024).
* Alexandria Perkins also swam 24.89 (2024), 24.99 (2024).
* Maaike de Waard also swam 24.92 (2022), 24.94 (2020), 24.97 (2021), 24.98 (2022, 2024).
* Claire Curzan also swam 24.92 (2022), 24.96 (2022).
* Madeline Banic also swam 24.96 (2020), 24.97 (2020), 24.98 (2020), 24.99 (2020), 25.00 (2020).
* Emma McKeon also swam 24.97 (2021).