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
Men long course
Men short course
Women long course
Women short course
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 2026 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 5 57.37Peaty #5 26 July 2021 Tokyo 6 57.39Peaty #6 14 April 2021 London 7 57.47Peaty #7 24 July 2017 Budapest 8 57.55Peaty #8 6 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro 9 57.56Peaty #9 24 July 2021 Tokyo 10 57.59Peaty #10 21 July 2019 Gwangju 11 57.62Peaty #11 6 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro 12 57.63Peaty #12 25 July 2021 Tokyo 13 57.66Peaty #13 18 May 2021 Budapest 14 57.67Peaty #14 17 May 2021 Budapest 2 15 57.69 Qin Haiyang 24 July 2023 Fukuoka 6 October 2023 Berlin 17 57.70Peaty #15 14 April 2021 London 18 57.75Peaty #16 23 July 2017 Budapest 19 57.76Qin #3 25 September 2023 Hangzhou 20 57.79Peaty #17 18 April 2017 Sheffield 3 21 57.80 Arno Kamminga 24 July 2021 Tokyo 22 57.82Qin #4 23 July 2023 Fukuoka Qin #5 20 October 2023 Budapest 24 57.87Peaty #18 16 April 2019 Glasgow 25 57.89Peaty #19 3 August 2018 Glasgow 4 58.01 Van Mathias 20 June 2026 Indianapolis 5 58.14 Michael Andrew 13 June 2021 Omaha 6 58.26 Nicolò Martinenghi 19 June 2022 Budapest 12 August 2022 Rome 7 58.29 Ilya Shymanovich 24 March 2019 Marseille 8 58.36 Nic Fink 30 June 2023 Indianapolis 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 12 58.54 Shin Ohashi 13 August 2026 Irvine 13 58.57 Dong Zhihao 17 June 2026 Hangzhou 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 20 58.71 Alexander Dale Oen 25 July 2011 Shanghai 21 58.72 Evgenii Somov 16 May 2024 Atlanta 22 58.73 Federico Poggio 14 April 2023 Riccione Sun Jiajun 20 April 2024 Shenzhen 24 58.74 Andrew Wilson 14 June 2021 Omaha Lucas Matzerath 23 July 2023 Fukuoka
Men short course Correct as of December 2025 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 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 Kazan 5 11 55.54 Caspar Corbeau 2 December 2025 Lublin 12 55.55Corbeau #2 23 October 2025 Toronto 6 13 55.56 Nic Fink 4 December 2021 Eindhoven 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 Ghent 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 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 11 55.79 Arno Kamminga 4 November 2021 Kazan 12 55.91 Denis Petrashov 12 December 2024 Budapest 13 56.11 Yasuhiro Koseki 26 October 2019 Tokyo 31 October 2020 Budapest 14 56.15 Fabio Scozzoli 16 December 2017 Copenhagen 15 56.16 Oleg Kostin 19 November 2017 Kazan Fabian Schwingenschlögl 28 October 2021 Kazan Sun Jiajun 18 October 2024 Shanghai 18 56.21 Simone Cerasuolo 2 December 2025 Lublin 19 56.25 Felipe França Silva 4 September 2014 Guaratinguetá Danil Semianinov 21 November 2022 Kazan 21 56.27 Taku Taniguchi 19 October 2024 Tokyo Luka Mladenovic 3 December 2025 Lublin 23 56.28 Carles Coll 2 December 2025 Lublin 24 56.29 Robin van Aggele 11 December 2009 Istanbul Ian Finnerty 17 November 2019 College Park
Women long course
Correct as of August 2026 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 4 4 1:04.39 Tang Qianting 21 April 2024 Shenzhen 5 1:04.42Meilutytė #2 30 July 2013 Barcelona 5 6 1:04.45 Jessica Hardy 7 August 2009 Federal Way 7 1:04.52Meilutytė #3 29 July 2013 Barcelona 8 1:04.53King #2 24 July 2017 Budapest 9 1:04.62Meilutytė #4 25 July 2023 Fukuoka 10 1:04.67Meilutytė #5 24 July 2023 Fukuoka 11 1:04.68Tang #2 20 April 2024 Shenzhen 12 1:04.72King #3 14 June 2021 Omaha 13 1:04.75King #4 30 June 2023 Indianapolis 14 1:04.79King #5 15 June 2021 Omaha 15 1:04.82Yefimova #2 17 June 2017 Canet-en-Roussillon 6 15 1:04.82 Tatjana Smith 25 July 2021 Tokyo 7 17 1:04.84 Rebecca Soni 27 July 2009 Rome 8 18 1:04.87 Angharad Evans 12 August 2026 Paris 19 1:04.91Soni #2 25 July 2011 Shanghai 9 20 1:04.92 Evgeniia Chikunova 19 April 2023 Kazan 21 1:04.93Soni #3 28 July 2009 Rome Soni #4 19 August 2010 Irvine King #6 8 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro King #7 23 July 2019 Gwangju 25 1:04.95King #8 30 June 2017 Indianapolis 10 25 1:04.95 Lydia Jacoby 27 July 2021 Tokyo 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 Anna Elendt 29 July 2025 Singapore 15 1:05.27 Kate Douglass 29 July 2025 Singapore 16 1:05.32 Ji Liping 29 August 2009 Beijing McKenzie Siroky 13 August 2026 Irvine 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 22 1:05.47 Qi Hui 19 October 2009 Jinan Lara van Niekerk 2 August 2022 Birmingham 24 1:05.48 Kaitlyn Dobler 30 June 2023 Indianapolis 25 1:05.53 Satomi Suzuki 14 September 2025 Kusatsu
Women short course Correct as of December 2025 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 5 1:02.38Tang #2 12 December 2024 Budapest 6 1:02.40Atkinson #3 21 October 2016 Singapore 7 1:02.43Meilutytė #2 5 December 2014 Doha 8 1:02.46Meilutytė #3 6 December 2014 Doha 4 9 1:02.50 Lilly King 22 November 2020 Budapest 10 1:02.53Tang #3 19 October 2024 Shanghai 11 1:02.54Atkinson #4 1 November 2014 Singapore 12 1:02.66Atkinson #5 15 November 2020 Budapest Tang #4 25 September 2024 Wuhan 14 1:02.67Atkinson #6 11 August 2017 Eindhoven King #2 15 December 2022 Melbourne 16 1:02.68Atkinson #7 29 October 2016 Hong Kong 5 17 1:02.70 Rebecca Soni 19 December 2009 Manchester 18 1:02.74Atkinson #8 16 November 2018 Singapore 19 1:02.77Meilutytė #4 4 November 2022 Indianapolis Tang #5 26 September 2024 Wuhan 21 1:02.80Atkinson #9 5 October 2018 Budapest King #3 12 December 2024 Budapest 23 1:02.82Tang #6 25 October 2024 Incheon 6 23 1:02.82 Eneli Jefimova 3 December 2025 Lublin 25 1:02.86Atkinson #10 28 October 2014 Tokyo 7 1:02.90 Kate Douglass 11 October 2025 Carmel 8 1:02.91 Yulia Yefimova 3 September 2016 Moscow 9 1:02.92 Katie Meili 30 August 2016 Berlin 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 14 1:03.50 Sophie Hansson 20 December 2021 Abu Dhabi 15 1:03.53 Evgeniia Chikunova 24 November 2022 Kazan 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 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 22 1:03.74 Rikke Møller Pedersen 10 August 2013 Berlin 23 1:03.80 Breeja Larson 20 October 2019 Lewisville 24 1:03.84 Mona McSharry 24 October 2025 Toronto 25 1:03.88 Anna Elendt 11 October 2025 Carmel
Olympic champions Men
Edition Winner Time Notes Mexico City 1968 1:07.7 Munich 1972 1:04.94 Montreal 1976 1:03.11 Moscow 1980 1:03.34 Los Angeles 1984 1:01.65 Seoul 1988 1:02.04 Barcelona 1992 1:01.50 Atlanta 1996 1:00.65 Sydney 2000 1:00.46 Athens 2004 1:00.08 Beijing 2008 58.91 London 2012 58.46 Rio de Janeiro 2016 57.13 Tokyo 2020 57.37 Paris 2024 59.01
Women
Edition Winner Time Notes Mexico City 1968 1:15.8 Munich 1972 1:13.58 Montreal 1976 1:11.16 Moscow 1980 1:10.22 Los Angeles 1984 1:09.88 Seoul 1988 1:07.95 Barcelona 1992 1:08.00 Atlanta 1996 1:07.73 Sydney 2000 1:07.05 Athens 2004 1:06.64 Beijing 2008 1:05.17 London 2012 1:05.47 Rio de Janeiro 2016 1:04.93 Tokyo 2020 1:04.95 Paris 2024 1:05.28
World champions (long course) Men
Edition Winner Time Notes Belgrade 1973 1:04.02 Cali 1975 1:04.26 CR West Berlin 1978 1:03.56 CR Guayaquil 1982 1:02.75 CR Madrid 1986 1:02.71 CR Perth 1991 1:01.45 Rome 1994 1:01.24 CR Perth 1998 1:01.34 Fukuoka 2001 1:00.16 Barcelona 2003 59.78 Montreal 2005 59.37 CR Melbourne 2007 59.80 Rome 2009 58.58 Shanghai 2011 58.71 Barcelona 2013 58.79 Kazan 2015 58.52 Budapest 2017 57.47 CR Gwangju 2019 57.14 Budapest 2022 58.26 Fukuoka 2023 57.69 Doha 2024 58.57 Singapore 2025 58.23
Women
Edition Winner Time Notes Belgrade 1973 1:13.74 CR Cali 1975 1:12.72 CR West Berlin 1978 1:10.31 Guayaquil 1982 1:09.14 CR Madrid 1986 1:08.11 Perth 1991 1:08.81 Rome 1994 1:07.69 Perth 1998 1:08.42 CR Fukuoka 2001 1:07.18 CR Barcelona 2003 1:06.80 Montreal 2005 1:06.25 Melbourne 2007 1:05.72 CR Rome 2009 1:04.93 Shanghai 2011 1:05.05 Barcelona 2013 1:04.42 Kazan 2015 1:05.66 Budapest 2017 1:04.13 Gwangju 2019 1:04.93 Budapest 2022 1:05.93 Fukuoka 2023 1:04.62 Doha 2024 1:05.27 Singapore 2025 1:05.19
World champions (short course) Men
Edition Winner Time Notes Palma de Mallorca 1993 59.56 CR Rio de Janeiro 1995 59.89 Gothenburg 1997 59.99 Hong Kong 1999 59.69 Athens 2000 58.57 Moscow 2002 58.33 CR Indianapolis 2004 58.45 Shanghai 2006 58.14 CR Manchester 2008 57.74 CR Dubai 2010 56.80 CR Istanbul 2012 57.10 Doha 2014 56.29 CR Windsor 2016 56.77 Hangzhou 2018 56.01 CR Abu Dhabi 2021 55.70 CR Melbourne 2022 55.88 Budapest 2024 55.47 CR
Women