Men’s 100m Breaststroke – Short Course World Record & Splits
Current Records:
World Record: Ilya Shymanovich, Belarus, 55.28 – 26 November 2021, International Swimming League
World Junior Record: Simone Cerasuolo, Italy, 56.66, 1 December 2021, Italian Championships
Commonwealth Record: Adam Peaty, Great Britain, 55.41 – 22 November 2020, International Swimming League
Top 10 All-time Performers:
- Ilya Shymanovich (25.85, 29.43) 55.28
- Adam Peaty (25.85, 39.56) 55.41
- Haiyang Qin (11.78, 14.41/ 26.19, 14.56, 14.72/ 29.28) 55.47
- Kirill Prigoda (11.51, 14.22/ 25.73, 14.66, 15.10/ 29.76) 55.49
- Nic Fink (26.13, 29.43) 55.56
- Cameron Van Der Burgh (26.69, 28.92) 55.61
- Emre Sakci (26.18, 29.56) 55.74
- Yuya Hinomoto (26.26, 29.51) 55.77
- Denis Petrashov (12.04, 14.17/ 26.21, 14.73, 14.97/ 29.70) 55.91
- Arno Kamminga (26.23, 29.76) 55.99
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The chart below compares the World’s Fastest 100m Breaststroke – 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.
| Men's 100m Breaststoke - Short Course | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilya Shymanovich | Adam Peaty | Nic Fink | Cameron Van Der Burgh | Emre Sakci | Yuya Hinomoto | Arno Kamminga | Kirill Prigoda | |
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in 194cm | 6 ft 3 in 191cm | 6 ft 3 in 190cm | 6 ft 1 in 185cm | 6 ft 8 in 203cm | 6 ft 0 in 184cm | 6 ft 4 in 192cm | |
| Weight: | 194 Ib 88kg | 190Ib 86kg | 187 Ib 85kg | 220 Ib 100kg | 194 Ib 88kg | |||
| Country: | BLR | GBR | USA | RSA | TUR | JPN | NED | RUS |
| DOB: | 1994-08-02 | 1994-12-28 | 1993-07-03 | 1988-05-25 | 1997-11-15 | 1995-10-22 | 1995-12-29 | |
| Meet: | ISL 2021 Playoff Match 5 | ISL 2020 Season - Final | ISL 2021 Season - Final | FINA/Arena Swimming World Cup 2009 | ISL 2020 Season - Match 9 | 63rd Japanese Short Course Championships 2021 | Speedo Fast Water Meet 2021 | European Short Course Swimming Championships 2017 |
| 1st 25m Split | ||||||||
| Strokes | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | ||
| Split Time: | ||||||||
| 2nd 25m Split | ||||||||
| Strokes | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Split Time: | 25.85 | 25.85 | 26.13 | 26.69 | 26.18 | 26.26 | 26.23 | 26.10 |
| 50m PB: | 25.39 | 25.41 | 25.75 | 25.25 | 25.29 | 26.26 | 25.84 | 25.49 |
| Time off 50m PB: | 0.46 | 0.44 | 0.38 | 1.44 | 0.89 | 0.00 | 0.54 | 0.61 |
| Percentage of 50m PB: | 101.812% | 101.732% | 101.476% | 105.703% | 103.519% | 100.000% | 102.090% | 102.393% |
| 3rd 25m Split | ||||||||
| Strokes | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||
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| 4th 25m Split | ||||||||
| Strokes | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | ||
| 2nd 50m Split Time: | 29.43 | 29.56 | 29.43 | 28.92 | 29.56 | 29.51 | 29.76 | 29.92 |
| Total Time: | 55.28 | 55.41 | 55.56 | 55.61 | 55.74 | 55.77 | 55.99 | 56.02 |
Here is the list of the Men’s 100m Breaststroke Long Course for comparison.
Watch Ilya Shymanovich’s previous 100m Breaststroke World Record swim.
Note: Men’s 100m Breaststroke – Short Course World Record & Splits Update Dec 2024
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