Swimming World Records – Men’s Short Course (25m)
Updated Nov 2026
Men’s Freestyle
| Event | Athlete | Time | Meet / Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50m Freestyle | Jordan Crooks | 19.90 | World Aquatics Swimming Championships · 14 Dec 2024 |
| 100m Freestyle | Jack Alexy | 44.64 | U.S SCM Worlds Trials · 30 Oct 2026 |
| 200m Freestyle | Luke Hobson | 1:38.61 | World Aquatics Swimming Championships · 15 Dec 2024 |
| 400m Freestyle | Yannick Agnel | 3:32.25 | French National Championships (25m) · 15 Nov 2012 |
| 800m Freestyle | Daniel Wiffen | 7:20.46 | European Short Course Championships · 10 Dec 2023 |
| 1500m Freestyle | Florian Wellbrock | 14:06.88 | 15th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) · 21 Dec 2021 |
Men’s Backstroke
| Event | Athlete | Time | Meet / Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50m Backstroke | Xu Jiayu | 22.03 | Chinese Short Course Nationals · 24 Oct 2026 |
| 100m Backstroke | Hubert Kos | 48.16 | Swimming World Cup · 25 Oct 2025 |
| 200m Backstroke | Hubert Kos | 1:45.12 | Swimming World Cup · 23 Oct 2025 |
Men’s Breaststroke
| Event | Athlete | Time | Meet / Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50m Breaststroke | Hüseyin Emre Sakçı | 24.95 | Turkish Sehit Kamil Arena Open Winter Nationals · 27 Dec 2021 |
| 100m Breaststroke | Van Mathias | 55.14 | U.S SCM Worlds Trials · 29 Oct 2026 |
| 200m Breaststroke | Caspar Corbeau | 1:59.52 | Swimming World Cup · 25 Oct 2025 |
Men’s Butterfly
| Event | Athlete | Time | Meet / Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50m Butterfly | Egor Kornev | 21.28 | World Cup Tashkent, Uzbekistan · 10 Oct 2026 |
| 100m Butterfly | Josh Liendo | 47.68 | Swimming World Cup · 23 Oct 2025 |
| 200m Butterfly | Tomoru Honda | 1:46.85 | Japan National Swimming Championships (25m) · 22 Oct 2022 |
Men’s Individual Medley
| Event | Athlete | Time | Meet / Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100m Medley | Caeleb Dressel | 49.28 | ISL 2020 Season – Final · 22 Nov 2020 |
| 200m Medley | Ryan Lochte | 1:49.63 | 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) · 14 Dec 2012 |
| 400m Medley | Tomoyuki Matsushita | 3:54.33 | Japan Nationals Saga Prefecture · 11 Oct 2026 |
Men’s Relays
| Event | Nation | Time | Meet / Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4×50m Freestyle Relay | United States | 1:21.80 | 14th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) · 14 Dec 2018 |
| 4×100m Freestyle Relay | United States | 3:01.66 | World Aquatics Swimming Championships · 10 Dec 2024 |
| 4×200m Freestyle Relay | United States | 6:40.51 | World Aquatics Swimming Championships · 13 Dec 2024 |
| 4×50m Medley Relay | Italy | 1:29.72 | 16th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) · 17 Dec 2022 |
| 4×100m Medley Relay | NAB – Neutral Athletes B | 3:18.68 | World Aquatics Swimming Championships · 15 Dec 2024 |