Menโ€™s 50m Breaststroke โ€“ Short Course World Record & Splits

Current Records:

World Record: Emre Sakรงฤฑ, Turkey, 24.95 โ€“ 27 December 2021, Turkish Championships
World Junior Record: Simone Cerasuolo, Italy, 25.85, 30 November 2021, Italian Championships
Commonwealth Record: Cameron van der Burgh, South Africa, 25.25, 14 November 2009, World Cup

Top 7 All-time Performers:

  1. Huseyin Emre Sakci 24.95
  2. Ilya Shymanovich 25.25, Cameron Van Der Burgh 25.25
  3. Nicolo Martinenghi 25.37
  4. Adam Peaty 25.41
  5. Haiyang Qin (11.58, 13.84) 24.42
  6. Roland Schoeman 25.45

Data Analysis and Comparison:

The chart below compares the Worldโ€™s Fastest 50m Breaststroke โ€“ Menโ€™s Short Course swimmers. Swimmers and coaches can looks at the individual Splits, Stroke Counts and the first 50m split compared to swimmers 50m PB. All swim data has been collected from our team reviewing race footage where possible.

Men's 50m Breaststroke - Short Course
Huseyin Emre SakciIlya ShymanovichCameron Van Der BurghNicolo MartinenghiAdam PeatyRoland Schoeman
Height:6 ft 8 in 203cm6 ft 4 in 194cm6 ft 1 in 185cm6 ft 2 in 187cm6 ft 3 in 191cm6 ft 3 in 190cm
Weight:220 Ib 100kg194 Ib 88kg187 Ib 85kg207 Ib 94kg190 Ib 86kg185 Ib 84kg
Country:TURBLRRSAITAGBRRSA
DOB:1997-11-15 1994-08-02 1988-05-25 1999-08-01 1994-12-28 1980-07-04
Meet:TurkishNational Championships 2021European Short Course Swimming Championships 2021FINA/Arena Swimming World Cup 2009European Short Course Swimming Championships 2021ISL 2020 Season - Final FINA/ Arena Swimming World Cup 2009
1st 25m Split11.23
Strokes7767
2nd 25 split13.72
Strokes109910
Total Time:24.7225.2525.2525.3725.4125.45

Watch Emre Sakciโ€™s World Record Swim.

Here is the Ilya Shymanovichโ€™s former 50m Breaststroke World Record swim to view.

Here is the list of the Menโ€™s 100m Breaststroke Short Course for comparison

Note: Menโ€™s 50m Breaststroke โ€“ Short Course World Record & Splits Update Dec 2024

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