Women’s 100m Breaststroke – Long Course World Record & Splits

Updated July 2024

Current Records

RecordAthleteTime
World RecordLilly King1:04.13
Olympic RecordTatjana Smith1:04.82
World Junior RecordRūta Meilutytė1:04.35
Commonwealth RecordTatjana Smith1:04.82

Olympic/Commonwealth holder listed as Tatjana Schoenmaker in older results; now competes as Tatjana Smith.

Top 7 All-Time Performers

#Athlete502nd 50Time
1Lilly King29.8034.331:04.13
2Rūta Meilutytė30.1034.251:04.35
3Yuliya Efimova30.3434.711:04.36
4Tang Qianting29.6434.751:04.39
5Jessica Hardy29.4535.001:04.45
6Tatjana Smith30.2134.611:04.82
7Rebecca Soni31.0333.811:04.84

50 = first 50 · 2nd 50 = closing 50 · Time = final.

Split Analysis & Comparison

The table below compares elite 100m breaststroke long-course performances.
Use it to review 50m splits, stroke counts, and how the first 50 compares
to each swimmer’s 50m PB. Data is collected from official results and race footage where available.

Related:
Women’s 50m Breaststroke Long Course
·
Women’s 200m Breaststroke Long Course

Women’s 100m Breaststroke – Long Course
Lily KingRuta MeilutyteYuliya EfimovaQianting TangJessica HardyTatjana SchoenmakerRebecca Soni
Height:5 ft 8.5 in 174 cm 5 ft 8 in 173cm5 ft 10 in 178cm5 ft 11in 180cm6 ft 0 in 183cm5 ft 10 in5 ft 8 in 173cm
Weight:154 Ib 70 kg163 Ib 74 kg141 Ib 64kg140 Ib 64kg139 lb 63kg134 Ib 64kg
Country:USALTURUSCHNUSARSAUSA
DOB:1997-02-10 1997-03-19 1992-04-03 2004-03-141987-03-12 1997-07-091987-03-18
Meet:17th FINA World Championships 201715th FINA World Championships 201317th FINA World Championships 20172024 Chinese Championships Shenzhen2009 U.S.OpenTokyo Olympics 2020 (2021)13th FINA World Championships 2009
1st 50m Split
Strokes232221222322
Split Time:29.8030.1030.3429.6429.4530.2131.03
50m PB:29.4029.4829.5229.5129.8030.2130.11
Time off 50m PB:0.400.620.820.13-0.350.000.92
Percentage of 50m PB:101.361%102.103%102.778%100.441%98.826%100.000%103.055%
2nd 50m Split
Strokes2728282628?24
Split Time:34.3334.2534.7134.7535.0034.6133.81
Total Time:1:04.131:04.351:04.361:04.391:04.451:04.821:04.84

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