Men’s 100m Backstroke – Long Course World Record & Splits
Current Records:
World Record: Thomas Ceccon 51.60
Olympic Record: Ryan Murphy 51.85
World Junior Record: Kliment Kolesnikov 52.53
Commonwealth Record: Mitchell Larkin 52.11
Top 9 All-time Performers:
- Thomas Ceccon (25.14, 26.46) 51.60
- Kliment Kolesnikov (24.83, 26.99) 51.82
- Ryan Murphy (25.13, 26.72) 51.85
- Jaiyu Xu (24.99, 26.87) 51.86
- Aaron Peirsol (25.35, 26.59) 51.94
- Evgeny Rylov (24.96, 27.02) 51.98
- Matt Grevers (25.37, 26.71) 52.08
- Mitchell Larkin (25.24, 26.87) 52.11
- Camille Lacourt (25.43, 26.68) 52.11
Data Analysis and Comparison:
The chart below compares the World’s Fastest 100m Backstroke – Men’s Long 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.
| Men's 100m Backstroke - Long Course | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Ceccon | Kliment Kolesnikov | Ryan Murphy | Jaiyu Xu | Aaron Peirsol | Evgeny Rylov | Matt Grevers | Mitchell Larkin | Camille Lacourt | |
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in 196cm | 6 ft 5 in 196cm | 6ft 3in 191cm | 6ft 2in 187cm | 6ft 3in 191cm | 6 ft 1 in 185cm | 6 ft 8 in 203cm | 6 ft 2 in 188cm | 6 ft 7 in 200cm |
| Weight: | 176lb 80kg | 190Ib 80kg | 201lb 91kg | 172lb 78kg | 201lb 91kg | 78kg 172Ib | 240Ib 109kg | 165Ib 75kg | 187Ib 85kg |
| Country: | ITA | RUS | USA | China | USA | RUS | USA | AUS | FRA |
| DOB: | 2001-01-27 | 2000-07-09 | 1995-07-02 | 1995-08-19 | 1983-07-23 | 1996-09-23 | 1985-03-26 | 1993-07-09 | 1985-04-22 |
| Meet: | 19th FINA World Championships Budapest 2022 | 2023 Swimming Cup of Russia | Olympic Games Rio 2016 | National Chinese Swimming Championships 2017 | 2009 USA Swimming National Champs | Tokyo Olympics 2020 (2021) | USA Olympic Team Trials 2012 | FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup 2015 | European Championships 2010 |
| 1st 50m Split | |||||||||
| Strokes | 30? | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | |||
| Split Time: | 25.14 | 24.83 | 25.13 | 24.99 | 25.35 | 24.96 | 25.37 | 25.24 | 25.43 |
| 50m PB: | 24.99 | 23.80 | 24.24 | 24.42 | 25.35 | 24.49 | 24.53 | 24.64 | 24.07 |
| Time off 50m PB: | 0.15 | 1.03 | 0.89 | 0.57 | 0.00 | 0.47 | 0.84 | 0.60 | 1.36 |
| Percentage of 50m PB: | 100.600% | 104.328% | 103.672% | 102.334% | 100.000% | 101.919% | 103.424% | 102.435% | 105.650% |
| 2nd 50m Split | 26.46 | 26.99 | 26.72 | 26.87 | 26.59 | 27.02 | 26.71 | 26.87 | 26.68 |
| Strokes | 33 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 33 | |||
| Total Time: | 51.60 | 51.82 | 51.85 | 51.86 | 51.94 | 51.98 | 52.08 | 52.11 | 52.11 |
Watch Thomas Ceccon’s World Record from the 19th FINA World Championships in Budapest 2022.
Here is Ryan Murphy’s previous 100m Backstroke World Record swim to view which was performed in the opening leg of the 4 x 100m Medley Relay at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
Note: Men’s 100m Backstroke – Long Course World Record & Splits Update June 2024
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