World’s Fastest 50m Backstroke – Men’s Short Course
World Record: Kliment Kolesnikov, Russia, 22.11 – 23 November 2022, Solidarity Games
World Junior Record: Miron Lifintsev, Neutral, 22.47, 13 December 2024, World Championships
Commonwealth Record: Isaac Cooper, Australia, 22.49, 13 December 2024, World Championships
Top 10 All-time Performers:
- Kilment Kolesnikov 22.11
- Florent Manaudou 22.22
- Miron Lifintsey (11.07, 11.40) 22.47
- Isaac Cooper (10.91, 11.58) 22.49
- Ryan Murphy 22.53
- Guilherme Guido 22.55
- Shane Ryan (10.93, 11.63) 22.56
- Evgeny Rylov 22.58
- Coleman Stewart 22.61, Peter Marshall 22.61
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The chart below compares the World’s Fastest 50m Backstroke – Men’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.
Here is a look at Kilment Kolesnikov World Record swim, and here is the Men’s 100m Backstroke Short Course for comparison.
| Men's 50m Backstroke - Short Course | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kliment Kolesnikov | Florent Manaudou | Ryan Murphy | Guilherme Guido | Evgeny Rylov | Coleman Stewart | Peter Marshall | |
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in 196cm | 6 ft 6 in 199cm | 6 ft 3 in 191cm | 6 ft 4 in 194cm | 6 ft 1 in 185cm | 183cm | 6 ft 1 in 185cm |
| Weight: | 190 Ib 86kg | 218 Ib 99kg | 201 Ib 91kg | 220 Ib 100kg | 172 Ib 78kg | 169 Ib 77kg | |
| Country: | RUS | FRA | USA | BRA | RUS | USA | USA |
| DOB: | 2000-07-09 | 1990-11-12 | 1995-07-02 | 1987-02-12 | 1996-09-23 | 1998-03-03 | 1982-03-09 |
| Meet: | 2022 Russian Short Course Swimming Championships | 12th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) 2014 | ISL 2021 25th Nov | ISL 2019 Season | 14th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) 2018 | ISL Match 2 - 2021 | FINA/ Arena Swimming World Cup 2009 |
| 1st 25m Split | 10.85 | ||||||
| Strokes | 10 | 9 | 9 | ||||
| 2nd 25m Split | |||||||
| Strokes | 11 | 10 | 9 | ||||
| Total Time: | 22.11 | 22.22 | 22.53 | 22.55 | 22.58 | 22.61 | 22.61 |
Note: World’s Fastest 50m Backstroke – Men’s Short Course Updated Dec 2024
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