Men’s 50m Backstroke – Long Course World Record & Splits
Updated June 2026
Current Records
| Record | Athlete | Time | Meet / Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Record | Kliment Kolesnikov (RUS) | 23.55 | Russian Cup · 27 Jul 2023 |
| World Junior Record | Kliment Kolesnikov (RUS) | 24.00 | European Championships 4 Aug 2018 |
| Commonwealth Record | Liam Tancock (GBR) | 24.04 | World Championships · 2 Aug 2009 |
Top 10 All-Time Performers
| # | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kliment Kolesnikov | 23.55 |
| 2 | Hunter Armstrong | 23.71 |
| 3= | Justin Ress | 23.92 |
| 3= | Xu Jiayu | 23.92 |
| 5 | Shaine Casas | 24.00 |
| 6 | Pavel Samusenko | 24.01 |
| 7 | Liam Tancock | 24.04 |
| 8 | Camille Lacourt | 24.07 |
| 9= | Robert Glință | 24.12 |
| 9= | Isaac Cooper | 24.12 |
Tied times listed on separate rows. Source list had 8 ranks covering 10 performers.
Split Analysis & Comparison
The table below compares elite 50m backstroke long-course performances.
Use it to review reaction, underwater, stroke count, and race patterns.
Data is collected from official results and race footage where available.
Related:
Men’s 100m Backstroke Long Course
| Men’s 50m Backstroke – Long Course | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kliment Kolesnikov | Hunter Armstrong | Justin Rees | Shaine Casas | Pavel Samusenko | Liam Tancock | Camille Lacourt | Isaac Cooper | Robert Glinta | Mark Nikolaev | Ryan Murphy | |
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in 196cm | 6 ft 6 in 198cm | 6 ft 5in 196cm | 6 ft 4in 193cm | 6 ft 0 in 183cm | 6 ft 7 in 200cm | 6 ft 1 in 185cm | 6 ft 2 in 190cm | 6 ft 3 in 191cm | ||
| Weight: | 190 Ib 86kg | 180 lb 81kg | 209 lb 95kg | 179 Ib 81kg | 187 Ib 85kg | 165 Ib 75kg | 185 Ib 84kg | 201 Ib 91kg | |||
| Country: | RUS | USA | USA | USA | RUS | GBR | FRA | AUS | ROU | RUS | USA |
| DOB: | 2000-07-09 | 2001-01-24 | 1997-08-03 | 1999-12-25 | 2001-08-09 | 1985-05-07 | 1985-04-22 | 2004-01-07 | 1997-04-18 | 1997-07-30 | 1995-07-02 |
| Meet: | Russian National Swimming Cup Finals | 2022 USA World Trials | 2022 USA World Trials | 2022 USA World Trials | Russian National Swimming Championships | 13th FINA World Championships 2009 | European Championships 2010 | World Aquatics Championships – Doha 2024 | European Championships 2018 | Russian National Championships (50m) | US National Championships (50m) |
| Strokes | 36 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 35 | ||||||
| Total Time: | 23.55 | 23.71 | 23.92 | 24.00 | 24.01 | 24.04 | 24.07 | 24.12 | 24.12 | 24.23 | 24.24 |
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