Men’s 100m Breaststroke – Long Course World Record & Splits

Updated August 2026

Current Records

RecordAthleteTime
World RecordAdam Peaty56.88
Olympic RecordAdam Peaty57.13
World Junior RecordShin Ohashi58.54
Commonwealth RecordAdam Peaty56.88

Top 10 All-Time Performers

#Athlete502nd 50Time
1Adam Peaty26.6330.2556.88
2Qin Haiyang26.9630.7357.69
3Arno Kamminga27.1430.6657.80
4Van Mathias 26.7631.2558.01
5Michael Andrew26.8331.3158.14
6Nicolò Martinenghi27.3930.8758.26
7Ilya Shymanovich26.9231.3758.29
8Nic Fink27.2531.1158.36
9=James Wilby27.6230.8458.46
9=Cameron van der Burgh27.0731.3958.46

50 = first 50 · 2nd 50 = closing 50 · Time = final.

Split Analysis & Comparison

The table below compares elite 100m breaststroke long-course performances.
Use it to review 50m splits, stroke counts, and how the first 50 compares
to each swimmer’s 50m PB. Data is collected from official results and race footage where available.

Related:
Men’s 50m Breaststroke Long Course

Men’s 200m Breaststroke Long Course

Elite Swimmers of the 2:07 Club

Men’s 100m Breaststroke – Long Course
Adam Peaty Qin HaiyangArno KammingaMichael AndrewNicolo MartinenghiIlya ShymanovichNic FinkJames Wilby
Cameron Van Der Burgh
Brenton Rickard
Height:6ft 3in 191cm6ft 183cm6ft 184cm6 ft 6in 198cm6ft 2in 187cm6ft 4in 194cm6ft 3in 190cm6ft 3in 191cm
6ft 1in 185cm
6ft 3in 190cm

Weight:190lb 86kg165lb 75kg205lb 93kg207lb 94kg187lb 85kg186lb 84kg183Ib 83kg

187Ib 85kg

203Ib 92kg
Country:EnglandCHNNetherlandsUSAITABelarusUSAGBR
RSA
AUS
DOB:1994-12-281999-05-171995-10-221999-04-181999-08-011994-08-021993-07-0312-Nov-93
25-May-88
19-Oct-83
Meet:18th FINA World Championships 2019World Aquatics Championships – Fukuoka 2023Tokyo 2020 Olympics (2021)2021 U.S Olympic Swimming Trials19th FINA World Championships Budapest 2022Meeting International FFN – Golden Tour 20192023 U.S.A Nationals18th FINA World Championships 2019

Olympic Games London 2012

13th FINA World Championships 2009

1st 50m Split
Strokes191815192018181817
Split Time:26.6326.9627.1426.8327.3926.9227.2527.62
27.0727.67
50m PB:25.9526.9626.8026.5226.3926.5526.5527.2026.5426.95
Time off 50m PB:0.680.000.340.311.000.370.700.420.530.72
Percentage of 50m PB:102.620%100.000%101.269%101.170%103.789%101.390%102.637%101.544%
101.997%
102.672%
2nd 50m Split
Strokes2424192524232224
Split Time:30.2530.7330.6631.3130.8731.3731.1130.84
31.39
30.91
Total Time:56.8857.6957.8058.1458.2658.2958.3658.46
58.46
58.58

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