Women’s 100m Breaststroke – Long Course World Record & Splits
Updated July 2024
Current Records
| Record | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| World Record | Lilly King | 1:04.13 |
| Olympic Record | Tatjana Smith | 1:04.82 |
| World Junior Record | Rūta Meilutytė | 1:04.35 |
| Commonwealth Record | Tatjana Smith | 1:04.82 |
Olympic/Commonwealth holder listed as Tatjana Schoenmaker in older results; now competes as Tatjana Smith.
Top 7 All-Time Performers
| # | Athlete | 50 | 2nd 50 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lilly King | 29.80 | 34.33 | 1:04.13 |
| 2 | Rūta Meilutytė | 30.10 | 34.25 | 1:04.35 |
| 3 | Yuliya Efimova | 30.34 | 34.71 | 1:04.36 |
| 4 | Tang Qianting | 29.64 | 34.75 | 1:04.39 |
| 5 | Jessica Hardy | 29.45 | 35.00 | 1:04.45 |
| 6 | Tatjana Smith | 30.21 | 34.61 | 1:04.82 |
| 7 | Rebecca Soni | 31.03 | 33.81 | 1:04.84 |
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
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Women’s 200m Breaststroke Long Course
| Women’s 100m Breaststroke – Long Course | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lily King | Ruta Meilutyte | Yuliya Efimova | Qianting Tang | Jessica Hardy | Tatjana Schoenmaker | Rebecca Soni | |
| Height: | 5 ft 8.5 in 174 cm | 5 ft 8 in 173cm | 5 ft 10 in 178cm | 5 ft 11in 180cm | 6 ft 0 in 183cm | 5 ft 10 in | 5 ft 8 in 173cm |
| Weight: | 154 Ib 70 kg | 163 Ib 74 kg | 141 Ib 64kg | 140 Ib 64kg | 139 lb 63kg | 134 Ib 64kg | |
| Country: | USA | LTU | RUS | CHN | USA | RSA | USA |
| DOB: | 1997-02-10 | 1997-03-19 | 1992-04-03 | 2004-03-14 | 1987-03-12 | 1997-07-09 | 1987-03-18 |
| Meet: | 17th FINA World Championships 2017 | 15th FINA World Championships 2013 | 17th FINA World Championships 2017 | 2024 Chinese Championships Shenzhen | 2009 U.S.Open | Tokyo Olympics 2020 (2021) | 13th FINA World Championships 2009 |
| 1st 50m Split | |||||||
| Strokes | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | |
| Split Time: | 29.80 | 30.10 | 30.34 | 29.64 | 29.45 | 30.21 | 31.03 |
| 50m PB: | 29.40 | 29.48 | 29.52 | 29.51 | 29.80 | 30.21 | 30.11 |
| Time off 50m PB: | 0.40 | 0.62 | 0.82 | 0.13 | -0.35 | 0.00 | 0.92 |
| Percentage of 50m PB: | 101.361% | 102.103% | 102.778% | 100.441% | 98.826% | 100.000% | 103.055% |
| 2nd 50m Split | |||||||
| Strokes | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28? | 24 | |
| Split Time: | 34.33 | 34.25 | 34.71 | 34.75 | 35.00 | 34.61 | 33.81 |
| Total Time: | 1:04.13 | 1:04.35 | 1:04.36 | 1:04.39 | 1:04.45 | 1:04.82 | 1:04.84 |
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