World’s Fastest Women’s 50m Backstroke – Short Course
World Record: Regan Smith 25.23, USA, 13 December 2024, World Aquatics Swimming Championships
World Junior Record: Sara Curtis 26.08
Commonwealth Record: Maggie MacNeil 25.25
Top 10 All-time Performers:
- Regan Smith (12.62, 12.61) 25.23
- Maggie MacNeil (12.32, 12.63) 25.25
- Kaylee McKeown 25.36
- Mollie O’Callaghan 25.49
- Claire Curzan 25.54
- Kira Toussaint, Mariia Kameneva 25.60
- Kylie Masse 25.62
- Etiene Medeiros 25.67
- Sanja Jovanovic 25.70
- Olivia Smoliga 25.74
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The chart below compares the World’s fastest 50m Backstroke swimmers. Swimmers and coaches can looks at the individual Splits, and Stroke Counts. All swim data has been collected from our team reviewing race footage where possible. Here is Kira Toussaint’s 50m Backstroke World Record swim to view which was performed at the ISL 2020.
Here is the list for comparison for the Women’s 100m Backstroke Short Course.
| Women's 50m Backstroke - Short Course | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Macneil | Claire Curzan | Kira Toussaint | Mariia Kameneva | Molly O'Callaghan | Kylie Masse | Etiene Medeiros | Sanja Jovanovic | Olivia Smoliga | Minna Atherton | Jing Zhao | |
| Height: | 5 ft 6 in 167cm | 5 ft 8 in 172cm | 5 ft 7 in 170cm | 5 ft 8 in 172cm | 5 ft 8 in 172cm | 5ft 8in 172cm | 5 ft 6 in 168cm | 5 ft 8 in 173cm | 6 ft 2 in 188cm | 5 ft 9 in 181cm | 5 ft 9 in 176cm |
| Weight: | 159 Ib 72kg | 121 Ib 55kg | 130 Ib 59kg | 134lb 61kg | 176 Ib 80kg | 149 Ib 68kg | 163 Ib 74kg | 165 Ib 75kg | 130 Ib 59kg | ||
| Country: | CAN | USA | NED | RUS | AUS | CAN | BRA | CRO | USA | AUS | CHN |
| DOB: | 2000-02-26 | 2004-06-04 | 1994-05-22 | 1999-05-27 | 2004-04-02 | 1996-01-18 | 1991-05-24 | 1986-09-15 | 1994-10-12 | 2000-05-17 | 1990-12-31 |
| Meet: | 16th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) 2022 | 16th FINA World Short Course Championships 2022 | ISL 2020 Season - Semifinal 1 | 2022 Russian Short Course Championships | 16th FINA World Short Course Championships 2022 | 2021 World Championships Short Course | 12th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) 2014 | European Short Course Swimming Championships 2009 | ISL 2020 Season - Match 1 | ISL 2019 Season | FINA/ Arena Swimming World Cup 2009 |
| 1st 25m Split | 12.32 | 12.54 | 12.54 | ||||||||
| Strokes | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | |||||
| 2nd 25m Split | 12.93 | 13.00 | 13.07 | ||||||||
| Strokes | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | |||||
| Split Time: | 25.54 | 25.60 | 25.60 | 25.69 | 25.67 | 25.70 | 25.74 | 25.81 | 25.82 | ||
| Total Time: | 25.25 | 25.54 | 25.60 | 25.60 | 25.61 | 25.62 | 25.67 | 25.70 | 25.74 | 25.81 | 25.82 |
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Note: World’s Fastest Women’s 50m Backstroke – Short Course Update Dec 2024