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

World Record: Jordon Crooks, Cayman Islands, 19.90, 14 December 2024, World Championships
World Junior Record: Kenzo Simons, Netherlands, 20.98 – 22 December 2019, Dutch Championships
Commonwealth Record: Roland Schoeman, South Africa, 20.30, 8 August 2009, South African Championships

Top 8 All-time Performers:

1. Jordon Crooks (9.55, 10.35) 19.90
2. Caeleb Dressel 20.16
3. Ben Proud 20.40
4. Florent Manaudou 20.26
5. Roland Schoeman 20.30
6. Vladimir Morozov 20.31
7. Amaury Leveaux 20.48
8. Cesar Cielo Filho / Jack Alexy 20.51

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The chart below compares the World’s Fastest 50m Freestyle 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 Jordon Crooks’s World Record. 

 

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

Men's 50m Freestyle - Short Course
	Caeleb Dressel	Ben Proud	Florent Manaudou	Roland Schoeman	Vladimir Morozov	Jordon Crooks	Amaury Leveaux	Cesar Cielo Filho
Height:	6 ft 3 in 191cm	6 ft 3 in 191cm	6 ft 6 in 199cm	6 ft 3 in 190cm	6 ft 1 in 185cm		6 ft 8 in 202cm	6 ft 5 in 195cm
Weight:	200 Ib 92kg	207 lb 94 kg	218 Ib 99kg	185 Ib 84kg	187 Ib 85kg		194 Ib 88kg	176 Ib 80kg
Country:	USA	GBR	FRA	RSA	RUS	CYM	FRA	BRA
DOB:	1996-10-16	1994-09-21	1990-11-12	1980-07-04	1992-06-16	2002-05-02	1985-12-02	1987-01-10
Meet:	ISL 2020 Season - Final	2023 European Short Course Championships - Bucharest	12th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) 2014	South African National Championships (25m)	European Short Course Swimming Championships 2017	2022 FINA World Short Course Swimming Championships	European Short Course Swimming Championships 2008	10th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) 2010
1st 25m Split		9.64
Strokes	10
2nd 25m Split
Strokes	14	14	16
Total Time:	20.16	20.18	20.26	20.30	20.31	20.31	20.48	20.51

Update: World’s Fastest 50m Freestyle – Men’s Short Course Update December 2024

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