Women’s 50m Breaststroke – Long Course

World’s Fastest 50m Breaststroke – Women’s Long Course

1. Ruta Meilutyte 29.16
2. Benedetta Pilato 29.30 
3. Lilly King 29.40
4. Yuliya Efimova 29.52
5. Molly Hannis 29.71
6. Jessica Hardy 29.80

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The chart below compares the World’s fastest 50m breaststroke 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 Ruta Meilutyte’s 29.16 WR swim to view. Here is Benedetta Pilato’s previous 50m Breaststroke World Record.

Ruta’s WR:

Benedetta’s Previous WR:

Here is the list of the  Women’s 100m Breaststroke Long Course and 200m Breaststroke Long Course lists.

Women's 50m Breaststroke - Long Course
	Ruta Meilutyte	Benedetta Pilato	Lilly King	Yuilya Efimova	Molly Hannis	Jessica Hardy
Height:	5 ft 8 in 173cm	5 ft 7 in 170cm	5 ft 8 in 174cm	5 ft 10 in 178cm	5 ft 7 in 170cm	6 ft 0 in 183cm
Weight:	163 Ib 74kg	154 Ib 70kg	154 Ib 70kg	141Ib 64kg	154 Ib 70kg	152 Ib 69kg
Country:	LTU	ITA	USA	RUS	USA	USA
DOB:	1997-03-19	2005-01-28	1997-02-10	1992-04-03	1992-03-13	1987-03-12
Meet:	World Aquatics Championships - Fukuoka 2023	European Championships 2021	17th FINA World Championships 2017	15th FINA World Championships 2013	Austin PSS 2018	15th FINA World Championships 2013
Strokes	26	27	25	29	26	28
Total Time:	29.16	29.30	29.40	29.52	29.71	29.8

Note: World’s Fastest 50m Breaststroke Updated July 2023