World’s Fastest 50m Breaststroke – Women’s Short Course
- Ruta Meilutyte 28.37
- Alia Atkinson 28.56
- Lily King 28.77
- Jessica Hardy 28.80
- Bernedetta Pilato 28.81
- Molly Hannis 29.04
- Yuliya Efimova 29.08
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The chart below compares the World’s fastest 100m Breaststroke swimmers. Swimmers and coaches can looks at the individual Splits, Stroke Counts and the first 50m split compared to swimmers 50m PB. All swim data has been collected from our team reviewing race footage where possible. Here is Alia Atkinson’s 50m Breaststroke World Record swim to view.
Women’s 100m Breaststroke Short Course and 200m Breaststroke Long Course lists for comparison.
| Women's 50m Breaststroke - Short Course | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruta Meilutyte | Alia Atkinson | Lilly King | Jessica Hardy | Benedetta Pilato | Molly Hannis | Yuliya Efimova | |
| Height: | 5 ft 8 in 173cm | 5 ft 7 in 170cm | 5 ft 8 in 174cm | 6 ft 0 in 183cm | 5 ft 7 in 170cm | 5 ft 7 in 170cm | 5 ft 10 in 178cm |
| Weight: | 163 Ib 74kg | 143 Ib 65kg | 154 Ib 70kg | 152 Ib 69kg | 154 Ib 70kg | 154 Ib 70kg | 141Ib 64kg |
| Country: | LTU | JAM | USA | USA | ITA | USA | RUS |
| DOB: | 1997-03-19 | 1988-12-11 | 1997-02-10 | 1987-03-12 | 2005-01-28 | 1992-03-13 | 1992-04-03 |
| Meet: | 16th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) 2022 | FINA Swimming World Cup 2018 | ISL 2020 Season - Final | FINA/Arena Swimming World Cup 2009 | ISL 2020 Season - Final | ISL 2020 Season - Match 1 | FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup 2016 |
| 1st 25m Split | 12.88 | ||||||
| Strokes | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | |
| 2nd 25m Split | 15.49 | ||||||
| Strokes | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
| Total Time: | 28.37 | 28.56 | 28.77 | 28.80 | 28.81 | 29.04 | 29.08 |
Note: World’s Fastest 50m Breaststroke Updated 7 April 2023