World’s Fastest 50m Butterfly – Women’s Short Course
World Record: Gretchen Walsh, USA, 23.94, 10 December 2024, World Championships
World Junior Record: Claire Curzan, USA, 24.55, 19 December 2021, World Championships
Commonwealth Record: Maggie Mac Neil, Canada, 24.64 – 14 December 2022, World Championships
Top 9 All-time Performers:
- Gretchen Walsh (11.01, 12.93) 23.94
- Therese Alshammar 24.38
- Ranomi Kromowidjojo 24.44
- Sarah Sjostroem 24.50
- Claire Curzan 24.55
- Melanie Henique 24.56
- Arina Surkova 24.58
- Inge Dekker 24.59
- Courtney Phillips 24.63
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The chart below compares the World’s Fastest 50m Butterfly – Women’s Short Course 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 the list of the Women’s 100m Butterfly Short Course.
| Women's 50m Butterfly - Short Course | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therese Alshammar | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | Sarah Sjoestroem | Claire Curzan | Melanie Henique | Arina Surkova | Inge Dekker | Courtney Phillips | ||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in 179cm | 5 ft 11 in 180cm | 6 ft 0 in 182cm | 5 ft 6 in 171cm | 6 ft 0 in 183cm | ||||||||
| Weight: | 139 Ib 63kg | 148 Ib 67kg | 168 Ib 76kg | 132 Ib 60kg | 148 Ib 67kg | ||||||||
| Country: | SWE | NED | SWE | USA | FRA | RUS | NED | CLB | |||||
| DOB: | 1977-08-26 | 1990-08-20 | 1993-08-17 | 2004-06-30 | 1992-12-22 | 1998-07-17 | 1985-08-18 | ||||||
| Meet: | FINA/ Arena Swimming World Cup 2009 | 2021 FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) | European Short Course Swimming Championships 2021 | World Championships SC 19 Dec 2021 | European Short Course Swimming Championships 2019 | Russian Short Course National Championships | FINA/MASTBANK Swimming World Cup 2014 | New Zealand National Championships (25m) 14 Dec 2018 | |||||
| 1st 25m Split | |||||||||||||
| Strokes | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 2nd 25 split | |||||||||||||
| Strokes | 10 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Total Time | 24.38 | 24.44 | 24.50 | 24.55 | 24.56 | 24.58 | 24.59 | 24.63 | |||||
Note: World’s Fastest 50m Butterfly – Women’s Short Course Update Dec 2024
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