World’s Fastest 50m Breaststroke – Men’s Short Course

World Record: Emre Sakçı, Turkey, 24.95 – 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

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The chart below compares the World’s Fastest 50m 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. Here is Emre Sakci’s World Record to view.

Here is the Ilya Shymanovich’s former 50m Breaststroke World Record swim to view.

Here is the list of the Men’s 100m Breaststroke Short Course for comparison

Men's 50m Breaststroke - Short Course
	Huseyin Emre Sakci	Ilya Shymanovich	Cameron Van Der Burgh	Nicolo Martinenghi	Adam Peaty	Roland Schoeman
Height:	6 ft 8 in 203cm	6 ft 4 in 194cm	6 ft 1 in 185cm	6 ft 2 in 187cm	6 ft 3 in 191cm	6 ft 3 in 190cm
Weight:	220 Ib 100kg	194 Ib 88kg	187 Ib 85kg	207 Ib 94kg	190 Ib 86kg	185 Ib 84kg
Country:	TUR	BLR	RSA	ITA	GBR	RSA
DOB:	1997-11-15	1994-08-02	1988-05-25	1999-08-01	1994-12-28	1980-07-04
Meet:	TurkishNational Championships 2021	European Short Course Swimming Championships 2021	FINA/Arena Swimming World Cup 2009	European Short Course Swimming Championships 2021	ISL 2020 Season - Final	FINA/ Arena Swimming World Cup 2009
1st 25m Split	11.23
Strokes	7	7		6	7
2nd 25 split	13.72
Strokes	10	9		9	10
Total Time:	24.72	25.25	25.25	25.37	25.41	25.45

Note: World’s Fastest 50m Breaststroke – Men’s Short Course Update Dec 2024

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