Men’s 50m Butterfly – Long Course World Record
Current Records:
World Record: Andriy Govorov, Ukraine, 22.27 – 1 July 2018, Sette Colli Trophy
World Junior Record: Diogo Ribeiro, Portugal, 22.96, 3 September 2022, World Junior Championships
Commonwealth Record: Ilya Kharun, CAN, 22.68, 12 June 2025, 2025 Bell Canadian Swimming Trials
Top 10 All-time Performers:
- Andrii Govorov 22.27
- Caeleb Dressel 22.35
- Rafael Munoz 22.43
- Nicholas Santos 22.60
- Oleg Kostin 22.62
- Noe Ponti 22.65
- Milorad Cavic 22.67
- Thomas Ceccon 22.68/ Ilya Kharun 22.68
- Henrique Martins 22.70
- Maxime Grousset / Nyls Korstanje 22.72
The chart below compares the World’s Fastest 50m Butterfly – Men’s Long 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 Andrii’s 50m Butterfly World Record swim to view.
Here is the list of the Men’s 100m Butterfly Long Course and the 200m Butterfly Long Course.
| Men's 50m Butterfly - Long Course | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrii Govorov | Caeleb Dressel | Rafael Munoz | Nicholas Santos | Oleg Kostin | Noe Ponti | Milorad Cavic | Thomas Ceccon | Ilya Kharun | Oleg Kostin | Henrique Martins | |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in 191cm | 6 ft 3 in 191cm | 6 ft 3 in 190cm | 6 ft 3 in 191cm | 6 ft 0 in 185cm | 6 ft 4 in 192cm | 6 ft 5 in 197cm | 6 ft 5 in 196cm | 6 ft 5 in 196cm | ||
| Weight: | 198 Ib 90kg | 200 Ib 92kg | 170 Ib 77kg | 196 Ib 89kg | 185 Ib 84kg | 205 Ib 93kg | 176lb 80kg | ||||
| Country: | UKR | USA | ESP | BRA | RUS | SUI | SRB | ITA | CAN | RUS | BRA |
| DOB: | 1992-04-10 | 1996-08-16 | 1988-03-03 | 1980-02-14 | 1992-05-06 | 2001-06-01 | 1984-05-31 | 2001-01-27 | 2005-02-07 | 1992-05-06 | 1991-11-14 |
| Meet: | Internazionali di Nuoto - LV Settecolli | 18th FINA World Championships 2019 | Spanish National Championships (50m) | FINA Champions Swim Series 2019 | Russian Nationals 2023 | 2024 Swiss Championships | 13th FINA World Championships 2009 | World Aquatics Championships - Fukuoka 2023 | 2025 Bell Canadian Swimming Trials | 2019 World Championships | 2017 Super Cup |
| 1st 50m Split | 22.27 | 22.35 | 22.43 | 22.60 | 22.62 | 22.65 | 22.67 | 22.68 | 22.68 | 22.70 | 22.70 |
| Strokes | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | ||
| Total Time: | 22.27 | 22.35 | 22.43 | 22.60 | 22.62 | 22.65 | 22.67 | 22.68 | 22.68 | 22.70 | 22.70 |
Note: Men’s 50m Butterfly – Long Course World Record Update June 2025
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