World records in the 50-metre breaststroke competitive swimming event are recorded for men and women in 50-metre pools (long course) and 25-metre pools (short course).
Men
Long course
| # | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WB | 27.61 | † | Alexander Dzhaburiya | Ukraine | 27 April 1996 | Ukraine Olympic Trials | Kharkiv, Ukraine | |
| 1 | 27.49 | Anthony Robinson | United States | 29 March 2001 | USA Nationals & World Championship Trials | Austin, United States | ||
| 2 | 27.39 | tt | Ed Moses | United States | 31 March 2001 | USA Nationals & World Championship Trials | Austin, United States | |
| 3 | 27.18 | Oleg Lisogor | Ukraine | 2 August 2002 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | ||
| 4 | 27.06 | sf | Cameron van der Burgh | South Africa | 18 April 2009 | South African Championships | Durban, South Africa | |
| 5 | 26.89 | h | Felipe França | Brazil | 8 May 2009 | Brazil Championships (Maria Lenk) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 6 | 26.74 | sf | Cameron van der Burgh | South Africa | 28 July 2009 | World Aquatics Championships | Rome, Italy | |
| 7 | 26.67 | Cameron van der Burgh | South Africa | 29 July 2009 | World Aquatics Championships | Rome, Italy | ||
| - | 26.62 | sf, | Adam Peaty | Great Britain | 18 August 2014 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | |
| 8 | 26.62 | h | Cameron van der Burgh | South Africa | 4 August 2015 | World Championships | Kazan, Russia | |
| 9 | 26.42 | sf | Adam Peaty | Great Britain | 4 August 2015 | World Championships | Kazan, Russia | |
| 10 | 26.10 | h | Adam Peaty | Great Britain | 25 July 2017 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | |
| 11 | 25.95 | sf | Adam Peaty | Great Britain | 25 July 2017 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA;
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
Short course
| # | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WB | 27.29 | Dmitri Volkov | Russia | 16 March 1991 | World Cup | Bonn, Germany | ||
| 1 | 27.00 | Mark Warnecke | Germany | 18 February 1995 | World Cup | Gelsenkirchen, Germany | ||
| 2 | 26.97 | Mark Warnecke | Germany | 8 February 1997 | World Cup | Paris, France | ||
| 2 | 26.97 | = | Mark Warnecke | Germany | 21 January 1998 | World Cup | Sydney, Australia | |
| 2 | 26.97 | = | Mark Warnecke | Germany | 28 March 1998 | World Cup | Paris, France | |
| 5 | 26.70 | Mark Warnecke | Germany | 11 December 1998 | European Championships | Sheffield, United Kingdom | ||
| 6 | 26.28 | Ed Moses | United States | 22 January 2002 | World Cup | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| 7 | 26.20 | Oleg Lisogor | Ukraine | 26 January 2002 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | ||
| 8 | 26.17 | Oleg Lisogor | Ukraine | 21 January 2006 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | ||
| 9 | 26.08 | Cameron van der Burgh | South Africa | 8 November 2008 | World Cup | Moscow, Russia | ||
| 10 | 25.94 | Cameron van der Burgh | South Africa | 11 November 2008 | World Cup | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| 11 | 25.43 | Cameron van der Burgh | South Africa | 8 August 2009 | South African Championships | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | ||
| 12 | 25.25 | Cameron van der Burgh | South Africa | 14 November 2009 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | ||
| 12 | 25.25 | = | Ilya Shymanovich | Belarus | 7 November 2021 | European Championships | Kazan, Russia | |
| 14 | 24.95 | Emre Sakçı | Turkey | 27 December 2021 | Turkish Championships | Gaziantep, Turkey |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA;
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
Women
Long course
| # | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WB | 30.95 | † | Penelope Heyns | South Africa | 1 Aug 1998 | Goodwill Games | New York, NY, United States | |
| 1 | 30.83 | tt | Penelope Heyns | South Africa | 29 Aug 1999 | Pan Pacific Championships | Sydney, Australia | |
| 2 | 30.57 | sf | Zoë Baker | Great Britain | 30 Jul 2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 30.45 | Jade Edmistone | Australia | 31 Jul 2005 | World Championships | Montreal, Canada | ||
| 4 | 30.31 | h | Jade Edmistone | Australia | 30 Jan 2006 | Australian Championships | Melbourne, Australia | |
| 5 | 30.23 | Amanda Reason | Canada | 8 Jul 2009 | Canadian Trials | Montreal, Canada | ||
| 6 | 30.09 | Yuliya Yefimova | Russia | 2 Aug 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | ||
| 7 | 29.95 | tt | Jessica Hardy | United States | 6 Aug 2009 | US Open | Federal Way, United States | |
| 8 | 29.80 | † | Jessica Hardy | United States | 7 Aug 2009 | US Open | Federal Way, United States | |
| 9 | 29.78 | h | Yuliya Yefimova | Russia | 3 Aug 2013 | World Championships | Barcelona, Spain | |
| 10 | 29.48 | sf | Rūta Meilutytė | Lithuania | 3 Aug 2013 | World Championships | Barcelona, Spain | |
| 11 | 29.40 | Lilly King | United States | 30 Jul 2017 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | ||
| 12 | 29.30 | sf | Benedetta Pilato | Italy | 22 May 2021 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | |
| 12 | 29.30 | sf, = | Rūta Meilutytė | Lithuania | 29 July 2023 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | |
| 14 | 29.16 | Rūta Meilutytė | Lithuania | 30 July 2023 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA;
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
Short course
| # | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31.22 | Peggy Hartung | Germany | 1 February 1992 | World Cup | Paris, France | ||
| 1 | 31.11 | Han Xue | China | 7 January 1996 | World Cup | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | ||
| 2 | 30.98 | Han Xue | China | 11 January 1996 | World Cup | Beijing, China | ||
| 3 | 30.88 | Han Xue | China | 29 January 1997 | World Cup | Glasgow, United Kingdom | ||
| 4 | 30.77 | Han Xue | China | 2 February 1997 | World Cup | Gelsenkirchen, Germany | ||
| 5 | 30.60 | tt | Penelope Heyns | South Africa | 26 September 1999 | South African Championships | Durban, South Africa | |
| 6 | 30.56 | Li Wei | China | 3 December 2001 | World Cup | Shanghai, China | ||
| 6 | 30.56 | = | Luo Xuejuan | China | 3 December 2001 | World Cup | Shanghai, China | |
| 6 | 30.56 | = | Emma Igelström | Sweden | 13 December 2001 | European Championships | Antwerp, Belgium | |
| 9 | 30.53 | Zoë Baker | Great Britain | 4 January 2002 | South African Championships | Durban, South Africa | ||
| 10 | 30.51 | Zoë Baker | Great Britain | 15 January 2002 | World Cup | Imperia, Italy | ||
| 11 | 30.47 | Luo Xuejuan | China | 17 January 2002 | World Cup | Paris, France | ||
| 12 | 30.43 | Emma Igelström | Sweden | 23 January 2002 | World Cup | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| 13 | 30.31 | Zoë Baker | Great Britain | 27 January 2002 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | ||
| 14 | 30.24 | Emma Igelström | Sweden | 14 March 2002 | Swedish Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | ||
| 15 | 29.96 | Emma Igelström | Sweden | 2 April 2002 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | ||
| 16 | 29.90 | Jade Edmistone | Australia | 26 September 2004 | Australian Championships | Brisbane, Australia | ||
| 17 | 29.58 | Jessica Hardy | United States | 10 April 2008 | World Championships | Manchester, United Kingdom | ||
| 18 | 29.45 | Jessica Hardy | United States | 17 October 2009 | World Cup | Durban, South Africa | ||
| 19 | 29.36 | Jessica Hardy | United States | 7 November 2009 | World Cup | Moscow, Russia | ||
| 20 | 28.96 | h | Jessica Hardy | United States | 11 November 2009 | World Cup | Stockholm, Sweden | |
| 21 | 28.80 | Jessica Hardy | United States | 14 November 2009 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | ||
| - | 28.71 | Yulia Yefimova | Russia | 10 November 2013 | World Cup | Tokyo, Japan | ||
| 22 | 28.64 | Alia Atkinson | Jamaica | 26 October 2016 | World Cup | Tokyo, Japan | ||
| 23 | 28.56 | Alia Atkinson | Jamaica | 6 October 2018 | World Cup | Budapest, Hungary | ||
| 24 | 28.37 | sf | Rūta Meilutytė | Lithuania | 17 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA;
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
All-time top 25
| Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 50 m breaststroke times and the top 25 athletes: |
| - denotes top performance for athletes in the top 25 50 m breaststroke times |
| - denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 50 m breaststroke times, by repeat athletes |
| - denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 athletes who fall outside the top 25 50 m breaststroke times |
Men long course
- Correct as of December 2025
| Ath.# | Perf.# | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 25.95 | Adam Peaty | Great Britain | 25 July 2017 | Budapest | |
| 2 | 25.99 | Peaty #2 | 26 July 2017 | Budapest | |||
| 3 | 26.06 | Peaty #3 | 24 July 2019 | Gwangju | |||
| 4 | 26.09 | Peaty #4 | 8 August 2018 | Glasgow | |||
| 5 | 26.10 | Peaty #5 | 25 July 2017 | Budapest | |||
| 6 | 26.11 | Peaty #6 | 23 July 2019 | Gwangju | |||
| 2 | 7 | 26.20 | Qin Haiyang | China | 25 July 2023 | Fukuoka | |
| 8 | 26.21 | Peaty #7 | 22 May 2021 | Budapest | |||
| 9 | 26.23 | Peaty #8 | 7 August 2018 | Glasgow | |||
| 10 | 26.25 | Qin #2 | 29 September 2023 | Hangzhou | |||
| Qin #3 | 12 December 2023 | Jinan | |||||
| 3 | 12 | 26.27 | Ludovico Viberti | Italy | 27 June 2025 | Rome | |
| 13 | 26.28 | Peaty #9 | 23 July 2019 | Gwangju | |||
| 4 | 13 | 26.28 | Ilya Shymanovich | Belarus | 6 April 2023 | Brest | |
| 15 | 26.29 | Qin #4 | 26 July 2023 | Fukuoka | |||
| Qin #5 | 7 October 2023 | Berlin | |||||
| 17 | 26.30 | Qin #6 | 7 October 2023 | Berlin | |||
| Qin #7 | 21 October 2023 | Budapest | |||||
| 19 | 26.32 | Shymanovich #2 | 20 April 2023 | Kazan | |||
| 5 | 19 | 26.32 | Samuel Williamson | Australia | 14 February 2024 | Doha | |
| 6 | 21 | 26.33 | Felipe Lima | Brazil | 9 June 2019 | Monaco | |
| Nicolò Martinenghi | Italy | 16 August 2022 | Rome | ||||
| 23 | 26.34 | Peaty #10 | 21 May 2021 | Budapest | |||
| Qin #8 | 25 July 2023 | Fukuoka | |||||
| 25 | 26.35 | Qin #9 | 29 September 2023 | Jinan | |||
| 8 | 26.42 | João Gomes Júnior | Brazil | 21 April 2019 | Rio de Janeiro | ||
| Simone Cerasuolo | Italy | 29 July 2025 | Singapore | ||||
| 10 | 26.45 | Nic Fink | United States | 21 June 2022 | Budapest | ||
| 11 | 26.46 | Ivan Kozhakin | Russia | 17 April 2025 | Kazan | ||
| 12 | 26.52 | Michael Andrew | United States | 28 April 2022 | Greensboro | ||
| 13 | 26.54 | Cameron van der Burgh | South Africa | 25 July 2017 | Budapest | ||
| 14 | 26.61 | Sun Jiajun | China | 6 May 2023 | Hangzhou | ||
| 15 | 26.62 | Melvin Imoudu | Germany | 27 April 2024 | Berlin | ||
| Kirill Prigoda | Russia | 30 July 2025 | Singapore | ||||
| 17 | 26.64 | Chris Smith | South Africa | 11 December 2025 | Pretoria | ||
| 18 | 26.65 | Taku Taniguchi | Japan | 29 July 2025 | Singapore | ||
| 19 | 26.66 | Andrey Nikolaev | Russia | 29 April 2022 | Kazan | ||
| 20 | 26.70 | Damir Dugonjič | Slovenia | 4 August 2015 | Kazan | ||
| Fabio Scozzoli | Italy | 23 July 2019 | Gwangju | ||||
| 22 | 26.71 | Koen de Groot | Netherlands | 29 July 2025 | Singapore | ||
| 23 | 26.72 | Luka Mladenovic | Austria | 26 June 2025 | Šamorín | ||
| Michael Houlie | South Africa | 4 December 2025 | Austin | ||||
| 25 | 26.74 | Christian Sprenger | Australia | 1 April 2014 | Brisbane |
Men short course
- Correct as of December 2025
| Ath.# | Perf.# | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 24.95 | Emre Sakçı | Turkey | 27 December 2021 | Gaziantep | |
| 2 | 2 | 25.25 | Cameron van der Burgh | South Africa | 14 November 2009 | Berlin | |
| Ilya Shymanovich | Belarus | 7 November 2021 | Kazan | ||||
| 4 | 25.29 | Sakçı #2 | 5 November 2020 | Budapest | |||
| 4 | 5 | 25.37 | Nicolò Martinenghi | Italy | 6 November 2021 | Kazan | |
| 6 | 25.38 | Sakçı #3 | 6 November 2021 | Kazan | |||
| 5 | 6 | 25.38 | Nic Fink | United States | 18 December 2022 | Melbourne | |
| Qin Haiyang | China | 19 October 2024 | Shanghai | ||||
| 9 | 25.39 | Shymanovich #2 | 18 December 2020 | Brest | |||
| Sakçı #4 | 7 November 2021 | Kazan | |||||
| 11 | 25.41 | van der Burgh #2 | 16 December 2018 | Hangzhou | |||
| 7 | 11 | 25.41 | Adam Peaty | Great Britain | 22 November 2020 | Budapest | |
| 11 | 25.41 | Shymanovich #3 | 18 December 2020 | Brest | |||
| Shymanovich #4 | 2 September 2021 | Naples | |||||
| 15 | 25.42 | Martinenghi #2 | 18 December 2022 | Melbourne | |||
| Qin #2 | 15 December 2024 | Budapest | |||||
| 17 | 25.43 | van der Burgh #3 | 8 August 2009 | Pietermaritzburg | |||
| Sakçı #5 | 9 November 2020 | Budapest | |||||
| Shymanovich #5 | 6 November 2021 | Kazan | |||||
| 8 | 20 | 25.45 | Roland Schoeman | South Africa | 14 November 2009 | Berlin | |
| 21 | 25.47 | Shymanovich #6 | 25 November 2021 | Eindhoven | |||
| Qin #3 | 1 November 2024 | Singapore | |||||
| 23 | 25.48 | Peaty #2 | 15 November 2020 | Budapest | |||
| Shymanovich #7 | 21 November 2020 | Budapest | |||||
| 9 | 23 | 25.48 | Kirill Prigoda | Russia | 14 December 2024 | Budapest | |
| 10 | 25.51 | Vladimir Morozov | Russia | 4 December 2019 | Glasgow | ||
| 11 | 25.52 | Caspar Corbeau | Netherlands | 18 October 2025 | Westmont | ||
| Simone Cerasuolo | Italy | 6 December 2025 | Lublin | ||||
| 13 | 25.61 | Oleg Kostin | Russia | 19 December 2024 | Saint Petersburg | ||
| 14 | 25.62 | Fabio Scozzoli | Italy | 13 December 2017 | Copenhagen | ||
| 13 December 2017 | Copenhagen | ||||||
| 15 | 25.63 | Felipe França Silva | Brazil | 7 December 2014 | Doha | ||
| 16 | 25.66 | Chris Smith | South Africa | 14 December 2024 | Budapest | ||
| 17 | 25.69 | Michael Houlie | South Africa | 14 December 2024 | Budapest | ||
| 18 | 25.71 | Ludovico Viberti | Italy | 15 December 2024 | Budapest | ||
| 19 | 25.72 | Sun Jiajun | China | 28 September 2024 | Wuhan | ||
| 20 | 25.75 | Finlay Brooks | United States | 18 October 2025 | Westmont | ||
| 21 | 25.80 | Felipe Lima | Brazil | 16 December 2018 | Hangzhou | ||
| João Gomes Júnior | Brazil | 21 December 2021 | Abu Dhabi | ||||
| Yan Zibei | China | 17 December 2022 | Melbourne | ||||
| 24 | 25.81 | Michael Andrew | United States | 17 December 2022 | Melbourne | ||
| 25 | 25.84 | Arno Kamminga | Netherlands | 4 December 2019 | Glasgow |
Women long course
- Correct as of November 2025
| Ath.# | Perf.# | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 29.16 | Rūta Meilutytė | Lithuania | 30 July 2023 | Fukuoka | |
| 2 | 2 | 29.30 | Benedetta Pilato | Italy | 22 May 2021 | Budapest | |
| 2 | 29.30 | Meilutytė #2 | 29 July 2023 | Fukuoka | |||
| 4 | 29.35 | Pilato #2 | 23 May 2021 | Budapest | |||
| 3 | 5 | 29.40 | Lilly King | United States | 30 July 2017 | Budapest | |
| 5 | 29.40 | Meilutytė #3 | 18 February 2024 | Doha | |||
| 7 | 29.42 | Meilutytė #4 | 17 February 2024 | Doha | |||
| 8 | 29.44 | Meilutytė #5 | 16 August 2022 | Rome | |||
| 9 | 29.48 | Meilutytė #6 | 3 August 2013 | Barcelona | |||
| 10 | 29.50 | Pilato #3 | 22 May 2021 | Budapest | |||
| 4 | 11 | 29.51 | Tang Qianting | China | 18 February 2024 | Doha | |
| 5 | 12 | 29.52 | Yulia Yefimova | Russia | 4 August 2013 | Barcelona | |
| 13 | 29.54 | Meilutytė #7 | 2 August 2025 | Singapore | |||
| 14 | 29.55 | Meilutytė #8 | 3 August 2025 | Singapore | |||
| 15 | 29.56 | Meilutytė #9 | 8 October 2023 | Berlin | |||
| 16 | 29.57 | Yefimova #2 | 30 July 2017 | Budapest | |||
| 17 | 29.58 | Pilato #4 | 13 April 2022 | Riccione | |||
| Pilato #5 | 30 November 2023 | Riccione | |||||
| 19 | 29.59 | Meilutytė #10 | 4 August 2013 | Barcelona | |||
| Meilutytė #11 | 17 August 2022 | Rome | |||||
| Pilato #6 | 9 March 2024 | Riccione | |||||
| 22 | 29.60 | King #2 | 29 July 2017 | Budapest | |||
| Pilato #7 | 29 July 2023 | Fukuoka | |||||
| 24 | 29.61 | Pilato #8 | 18 December 2020 | Riccione | |||
| 25 | 29.62 | King #3 | 10 June 2018 | Santa Clara | |||
| Pilato #9 | 3 April 2021 | Riccione | |||||
| 6 | 29.71 | Molly Hannis | United States | 13 January 2018 | Austin | ||
| 7 | 29.72 | Lara van Niekerk | South Africa | 6 April 2022 | Gqeberha | ||
| 8 | 29.80 | Jessica Hardy | United States | 7 August 2009 | Federal Way | ||
| 4 August 2013 | Barcelona | ||||||
| 9 | 29.81 | Lydia Jacoby | United States | 29 June 2023 | Indianapolis | ||
| 10 | 29.83 | Eneli Jefimova | Estonia | 21 April 2025 | Helsinki | ||
| 11 | 29.86 | Arianna Castiglioni | Italy | 28 May 2022 | Naples | ||
| 12 | 29.95 | Breeja Larson | United States | 4 August 2013 | Barcelona | ||
| 13 | 29.99 | Katie Meili | United States | 30 July 2017 | Budapest | ||
| 14 | 30.02 | Imogen Clark | Great Britain | 30 July 2022 | Birmingham | ||
| Anita Bottazzo | Italy | 29 July 2023 | Fukuoka | ||||
| 16 | 30.05 | Jennie Johansson | Sweden | 9 August 2015 | Kazan | ||
| Chelsea Hodges | Australia | 30 July 2022 | Birmingham | ||||
| McKenzie Siroky | United States | 7 June 2025 | Indianapolis | ||||
| 19 | 30.09 | Tatjana Smith | South Africa | 9 April 2024 | Gqeberha | ||
| 20 | 30.10 | Anna Elendt | Germany | 26 May 2022 | Barcelona | ||
| Satomi Suzuki | Japan | 8 October 2023 | Shizuoka | ||||
| 22 | 30.11 | Rebecca Soni | United States | 2 August 2009 | Rome | ||
| Alia Atkinson | Jamaica | 9 August 2015 | Kazan | ||||
| Yang Chang | China | 17 November 2025 | Shenzhen | ||||
| 25 | 30.16 | Sarah Katsoulis | Australia | 2 August 2009 | Rome |
Women short course
- Correct as of December 2025
| Ath.# | Perf.# | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 28.37 | Rūta Meilutytė | Lithuania | 17 December 2022 | Melbourne | |
| 2 | 28.39 | Meilutytė #2 | 14 December 2024 | Budapest | |||
| 3 | 28.50 | Meilutytė #3 | 18 December 2022 | Melbourne | |||
| 4 | 28.54 | Meilutytė #4 | 15 December 2024 | Budapest | |||
| 2 | 5 | 28.56 | Alia Atkinson | Jamaica | 6 October 2018 | Budapest | |
| 6 | 28.60 | Meilutytė #5 | 23 October 2022 | Berlin | |||
| 7 | 28.64 | Atkinson #2 | 26 October 2016 | Tokyo | |||
| 8 | 28.70 | Meilutytė #6 | 5 November 2022 | Indianapolis | |||
| 3 | 9 | 28.71 | Yulia Yefimova | Russia | 10 November 2013 | Tokyo | |
| 4 | 10 | 28.76 | Tang Qianting | China | 20 October 2024 | Shanghai | |
| 5 | 11 | 28.77 | Lilly King | United States | 21 November 2020 | Budapest | |
| 6 | 12 | 28.80 | Jessica Hardy | United States | 14 November 2009 | Berlin | |
| 13 | 28.81 | Meilutytė #7 | 3 December 2014 | Doha | |||
| 7 | 13 | 28.81 | Benedetta Pilato | Italy | 21 November 2020 | Budapest | |
| Eneli Jefimova | Estonia | 7 December 2025 | Lublin | ||||
| 16 | 28.82 | Tang #2 | 29 September 2024 | Wuhan | |||
| 17 | 28.84 | Meilutytė #8 | 4 December 2014 | Doha | |||
| Atkinson #3 | 12 August 2017 | Eindhoven | |||||
| 19 | 28.86 | King #2 | 16 October 2020 | Budapest | |||
| Pilato #2 | 14 November 2020 | Budapest | |||||
| King #3 | 17 December 2022 | Melbourne | |||||
| Pilato #3 | 10 December 2023 | Otopeni | |||||
| Tang #3 | 14 December 2024 | Budapest | |||||
| Tang #4 | 15 December 2024 | Budapest | |||||
| 25 | 28.87 | Tang #5 | 2 November 2024 | Singapore | |||
| 9 | 29.04 | Molly Hannis | United States | 16 October 2020 | Budapest | ||
| 10 | 29.09 | Arianna Castiglioni | Italy | 25 September 2021 | Naples | ||
| Lara van Niekerk | South Africa | 18 December 2022 | Melbourne | ||||
| 12 | 29.17 | Imogen Clark | Great Britain | 16 December 2023 | Sheffield | ||
| 13 | 29.22 | Dominika Sztandera | Poland | 14 December 2024 | Budapest | ||
| 14 | 29.30 | Anna Elendt | Germany | 18 December 2022 | Melbourne | ||
| 15 | 29.31 | Jasmine Nocentini | Italy | 9 December 2023 | Otopeni | ||
| 16 | 29.33 | Ida Hulkko | Finland | 5 November 2020 | Budapest | ||
| 17 | 29.34 | Anastasia Gorbenko | Israel | 17 December 2021 | Abu Dhabi | ||
| Nika Godun | Russia | 17 November 2021 | Kazan | ||||
| Florine Gaspard | Belgium | 7 December 2025 | Lublin | ||||
| 20 | 29.37 | Katie Meili | United States | 31 August 2016 | Berlin | ||
| 21 | 29.44 | Veera Kivirinta | Finland | 14 December 2024 | Budapest | ||
| 22 | 29.49 | Alina Zmushka | Belarus | 21 November 2022 | Kazan | ||
| 23 | 29.50 | Sarah Katsoulis | Australia | 22 November 2009 | Singapore | ||
| 24 | 29.51 | Martina Carraro | Italy | 18 October 2020 | Budapest | ||
| 25 | 29.53 | Sophie Hansson | Sweden | 18 November 2023 | Sheffield |
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