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[[File:Graphic data for World Record Progression in Men and Women Swimming 50m-100m-200m.png|thumb|Graphs of the progression of the World Records in all four strokes (50m, 100m and 200m distances).]]
{{main|List of world records in swimming}}

This is a history of the progression of the '''World Record''' for the [[Swimming (sport)|swimming]] event: the '''50 [[Butterfly stroke|butterfly]]'''. It is a listing of the fastest-time-ever in the event, in both [[long course]] (50m) and [[short course]] (25m) swimming pool. These records are maintained/recognized by [[FINA]],<ref>[http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1271&Itemid=633 World Swimming Records] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031072322/http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1271&Itemid=633 |date=2013-10-31 }} page from the [[FINA]] website; retrieved 2012-04-17.</ref> which oversees international competitive swimming and Aquatics.

The World Records in the 50s of stroke are the youngest Swimming World Records; FINA first recognizing them in the 1990s.

==Men==
===Long course===
{{swimmingrecordlisttop|number=yes|nationality=yes|meet=yes}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = {{sort|0|WBT}}
|time = 23.68
|firstname = Denis
|lastname = Pankratov
|namearticle = 
|nation = RUS
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1996|Aug|10}}
|meet = Meet of Champions
|city = Mulhouse
|country = FRA
|ref = 
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 1
|time = 23.60
|firstname = Geoff
|lastname = Huegill
|namearticle = 
|nation = AUS
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2000|May|14}}
|meet = Australia Championships
|city = Sydney
|country = AUS
|ref = 
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 2
|time = 23.44
|recordinfo = sf
|firstname = Geoff
|lastname = Huegill
|namearticle = 
|nation = AUS
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2001|Jul|27}}
|meet = [[2001 World Aquatics Championships|World Championships]]
|city = Fukuoka
|country = JPN
|ref = 
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 3
|time = 23.43
|firstname = Matt
|lastname = Welsh
|namearticle = 
|nation = AUS
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2003|Jul|21}}
|meet = [[2003 World Aquatics Championships|World Championships]]
|city = Barcelona
|country = ESP
|ref = 
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 4
|time = 23.30
|firstname = Ian
|lastname = Crocker
|namearticle = 
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2004|Feb|29}}
|meet = [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]] Time Trials
|city = Austin
|cityarticle = Austin, Texas
|country = USA
|ref = <ref>(lcm-m) [https://www.chicagotribune.com/2004/03/02/texas-swimmer-ian-crocker-set-a-world/ Texas swimmer Ian Crocker set a world record in the...]. Published by the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' on 2009-03-02; retrieved 2012-04-17.</ref>
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 5
|time = 23.01
|recordinfo = sf
|firstname = Roland
|lastname = Schoeman
|namearticle = 
|nation = RSA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2005|Jul|24}}
|meet = [[2005 World Aquatics Championships|World Championships]]
|city = Montreal
|country = CAN
|ref = 
}}
|-
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 6
|time = 22.96
|recordinfo = 
|firstname = Roland
|lastname = Schoeman
|namearticle = 
|nation= RSA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2005|Jul|25}}
|country = CAN
|city = Montreal
|meet = [[2005 World Aquatics Championships|World Championships]]
|ref = <ref>(lcm-m) {{cite news|title=Schoeman, Hardy set world records|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/swimming/4716449.stm|publisher=[[BBC News]]|date=2005-07-25|access-date=2008-03-28}}</ref>
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 7
|time = 22.43
|recordinfo = sf
|firstname = Rafael
|lastname = Muñoz
|namearticle = Rafael Muñoz (swimmer)
|nation = ESP
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2009|April|05}}
|meet = Spanish Championships
|city = Málaga
|country = ESP
|ref = <ref>(lcm-m) {{cite news|title=Spain's Munoz breaks men's 50m butterfly record|url=https://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090405/sp_wl_afp/swimworldrecordesp_20090405153938|publisher=[[Yahoo!]]|date=2009-04-05|access-date=2009-04-05}}</ref>  
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 8
|time = 22.27
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Andriy
|lastname = Govorov
|namearticle = 
|nation = UKR
|date = 1 July 2018
|meet = Sette Colli Trophy
|city = Rome
|country = ITA
|ref = <ref>{{cite web |title=Men's 50m Butterfly Results|url=http://fin2018.microplustiming.com/export/NU_293001_MagGiu_Roma/NU/pdf/CLS-ASM-50FA-FIN-ALL.pdf?x=19:23:58|publisher=Italian Swimming Federation|access-date=1 July 2018|date=1 July 2018}}</ref>
}}
{{end}}
{{swimmingrecordlegend|ratifier=FINA}}

===Short course===
{{swimmingrecordlisttop|number=yes|nationality=yes|meet=yes}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 1
|time = 24.11
|recordinfo = 
|firstname = Marcel
|lastname = Gery
|namearticle = Marcel Gery
|nation = CAN
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1990|February|23}}
|meet = [[FINA Swimming World Cup|World Cup]]
|city = Leicester
|country = UK
|ref = 
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 2
|time = 24.05
|recordinfo = 
|firstname = Nils
|lastname = Rudolph
|namearticle = Nils Rudolph
|nation = GER
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1991|March|29}}
|meet = [[FINA Swimming World Cup|World Cup]]
|city = Sheffield
|country = UK
|ref = 
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 3
|time = 23.72
|recordinfo = 
|firstname = Mark
|lastname = Foster
|namearticle = Mark Foster (swimmer)
|nation = GBR
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1993|February|13}}
|meet = [[FINA Swimming World Cup|World Cup]]
|city = Gelsenkirchen
|country = GER
|ref = <ref>(scm-m) {{cite web |url=https://www.fina.org/sites/default/files/fswc-goldenbook2015_v2b.pdf |title=27 years of FINA Swimming World Cup 1989-2015: the complete Swimming World Cup golden book |date=2015 }}</ref>
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 3
|time = 23.72
|recordinfo = =
|firstname = Mark
|lastname = Foster
|namearticle = Mark Foster (swimmer)
|nation = GBR
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1994|March|19}}
|meet = [[FINA Swimming World Cup|World Cup]]
|city = Gelsenkirchen
|country = GER
|ref = 
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 4
|time = 23.68
|recordinfo = 
|firstname = Mark
|lastname = Foster
|namearticle = Mark Foster (swimmer)
|nation = GBR
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1994|March|22}}
|meet = [[FINA Swimming World Cup|World Cup]]
|city = Sheffield
|country = UK
|ref = <ref>(scm-m) {{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/swimming-world-best-for-foster-1431118.html |title=Swimming: World best for Foster |date=1994-03-23 }}</ref>
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 5
|time = 23.55
|recordinfo = 
|firstname = Mark
|lastname = Foster
|namearticle = Mark Foster (swimmer)
|nation = GBR
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1995|February|11}}
|meet = [[FINA Swimming World Cup|World Cup]]
|city = Sheffield
|country = UK
|ref = 
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 6
|time = 23.45
|recordinfo = 
|firstname = Mark
|lastname = Foster
|namearticle = Mark Foster (swimmer)
|nation = GBR
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1995|December|15}}
|meet = -
|city = Sheffield
|country = UK
|ref = 
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 7
|time = 23.35
|recordinfo = 
|firstname = Denis
|lastname = Pankratov
|namearticle = 
|nation = RUS
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1997|February|8}}
|meet = [[FINA Swimming World Cup|World Cup]]
|city = Paris
|country = FRA
|ref = 
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 8
|time = 23.30
|recordinfo = 
|firstname = Miloš
|lastname = Milošević
|namearticle = 
|nation = CRO
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1998|December|12}}
|meet = [[1998 European Short Course Swimming Championships|European Championships]]
|city = Sheffield
|country = UK
|ref = 
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 9
|time = 23.21
|recordinfo = 
|firstname = Michael
|lastname = Klim
|namearticle = 
|nation = AUS
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1999|September|5}}
|meet = [[Australian Swimming Championships|Australian Championships]]
|city = Canberra
|country = AUS
|ref = 
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 10
|time = 23.19
|recordinfo = h
|firstname = Lars
|lastname = Frölander
|namearticle = 
|nation = SWE
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2000|March|19}}
|meet = [[2000 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|World Championships]]
|city = Athens
|country = GRE
|ref = 
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 11
|time = 23.11
|recordinfo = tt
|firstname = Michael
|lastname = Klim
|namearticle = 
|nation = AUS
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2000|June|19}}
|meet = [[Australian Institute of Sport|AIS Meet]]
|city = Canberra
|country = AUS
|ref = 
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 12
|time = 22.87
|recordinfo = 
|firstname = Mark
|lastname = Foster
|namearticle = Mark Foster (swimmer)
|nation = GBR
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2001|January|17}}
|meet = [[FINA Swimming World Cup|World Cup]]
|city = Sheffield
|country = UK
|ref = 
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 13
|time = 22.84
|recordinfo = 
|firstname = Geoff
|lastname = Huegill
|namearticle = 
|nation = AUS
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2001|December|7}}
|meet = [[FINA Swimming World Cup|World Cup]]
|city = Melbourne
|country = AUS
|ref = 
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 13
|time = 22.84
|recordinfo = =
|firstname = Geoff
|lastname = Huegill
|namearticle = 
|nation = AUS
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2002|January|22}}
|meet = [[FINA Swimming World Cup|World Cup]]
|city = Stockholm
|country = SWE
|ref = 
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 14
|time = 22.74
|recordinfo = h
|firstname = Geoff
|lastname = Huegill
|namearticle = 
|nation = AUS
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2002|January|26}}
|meet = [[FINA Swimming World Cup|World Cup]]
|city = Berlin
|country = GER
|ref = 
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 15
|time = 22.71
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Ian
|lastname = Crocker
|namearticle = 
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2004|October|10}}
|meet = [[2004 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|World Championships]]
|city = Indianapolis
|country = USA
|ref = 
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 16
|time = 22.60
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Kaio de
|lastname = Almeida
|namearticle = 
|nation = BRA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2005|December|17}}
|meet = Brazilian Championships
|city = Santos ||cityarticle = Santos, São Paulo
|country = BRA
|ref = 
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 17
|time = 22.50
|recordinfo = 
|firstname = Matt
|lastname = Jaukovic
|namearticle = 
|nation = AUS
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2008|October|25}}
|meet = [[FINA Swimming World Cup|World Cup]]
|city = Sydney
|country = AUS
|ref = <ref>(scm-m) {{cite web |url=http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2008/sydney2008/C73A1_Res1Heat_117_Finals_1_Men_50_Fly.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081031053644/http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2008/sydney2008/C73A1_Res1Heat_117_Finals_1_Men_50_Fly.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2008-10-31 |title=FINA / ARENA Swimming World Cup 2008 Sydney Men's 50m Butterfly Final Results |date=2008-10-25 }}</ref>
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 18
|time = 22.29
|recordinfo = 
|firstname = Amaury
|lastname = Leveaux
|namearticle = 
|nation = FRA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2008|December|6}}
|city = Angers
|country = FRA
|meet = French Championships
|ref = <ref>(scm-m) {{cite web |url=http://www.tyr.com/news/2008/12/amaury-leveaux-breaks-50m-butterfly-world-record-wearing-tracer-rise/ |title=Amaury Leveaux Breaks 50m Butterfly World Record Wearing Tracer Rise |date=2008-12-06 |access-date=2009-04-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607011213/http://www.tyr.com/news/2008/12/amaury-leveaux-breaks-50m-butterfly-world-record-wearing-tracer-rise/ |archive-date=2011-06-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 19
|time = 22.18
|recordinfo = h
|firstname = Amaury
|lastname = Leveaux
|namearticle = 
|nation = FRA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2008|December|14}}
|city = Rijeka
|country = CRO
|meet = [[2008 European Short Course Swimming Championships|European Championships]]
|ref = <ref name="Rijeka 2008 Day 4 heats">(scm-m) {{cite news|first=Craig|last=Lord|title=WR: Leveaux 50 'fly 22.18; ER Putra 2:02.36 200 back|url=http://www.swimnews.com/News/view/6599|publisher=swimnews.com|date=2006-12-14|access-date=2008-12-14}}</ref>
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 20
|time = 21.80
|recordinfo = 
|firstname = Steffen
|lastname = Deibler
|namearticle = 
|nation = GER
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2009|November|14}}
|city = Berlin
|country = GER
|meet = [[2009 FINA Swimming World Cup|World Cup]]
|ref = <ref name="Steffen Deibler">(scm-m) {{cite news|title=Men's Short Course Meters World Records as of November 15, 2009 |url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/results/records/WorldRecords_SCM.pdf|publisher=swimmingworldmagazine.com|date=2009-11-19|access-date=2009-11-19}}</ref>
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 21
|time = 21.75
|recordinfo = 
|firstname = Nicholas
|lastname = Santos
|namearticle = 
|club = {{flagu|Brazil}}
|date = 6 October 2018
|meet = [[2018 FINA Swimming World Cup|World Cup]]
|city = Budapest
|country = HUN
|ref = <ref>{{cite web|title=Men's 50m Butterfly Results|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00011201080104EB04FFFFFFFFFFFF01|publisher=Omega Timing|date=6 October 2018|access-date=6 October 2018}}</ref>
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 21
|time = 21.75
|recordinfo = =
|firstname = Szebasztián
|lastname = Szabó
|namearticle = 
|club = {{flagu|Hungary}}
|date = 6 November 2021
|meet = [[2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships|European Championships]]
|city = Kazan
|country = RUS
|ref = <ref name="LEN6Nov2021f50fl">[[LEN]] (6 November 2021). [http://kazan2021.microplustiming.com/export/NU_Kazan2021/NU/pdf/SWMM50MBF-------------FNL-000100--_73A1%201.0.pdf?x=09:38:05 "2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships Kazan (RUS): Results 50m Butterfly Men Final"]. ''Microplus Informatica''. Retrieved 6 November 2021.</ref>
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 22
|time = 21.67
|recordinfo = h
|firstname = Noè
|lastname = Ponti
|namearticle = 
|nation = SUI
|date = 20 October 2024
|meet = [[2024 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup|World Cup]]
|city = Shanghai
|country = China
|ref = <ref>{{cite web|title=Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results Summary|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800050104EB0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=20 October 2024|access-date=21 October 2024}}</ref>
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 23
|time = 21.50
|recordinfo = h
|firstname = Noè
|lastname = Ponti
|namearticle = 
|nation = SUI
|date = 2 November 2024
|meet = [[2024 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup|World Cup]]
|city = 
|country = SGP
|ref = <ref>{{cite web|title=Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results Summary|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800070104EB0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=2 November 2024|access-date=2 November 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Video - Men's 50m Butterfly Heats |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyqQRKQ5yiA|publisher= World Aquatics|date=2 November 2024|accessdate=5 November 2024}}</ref>
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 24
|time = 21.43
|recordinfo = sf
|firstname = Noè
|lastname = Ponti
|namearticle = 
|nation = SUI
|date = 10 December 2024
|meet = [[2024 World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25 m)|World Championships]]
|city = Budapest
|country = HUN
|ref = <ref>{{cite web|title=Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results Summary|url=https://www.https://swimswam.com/noe-ponti-breaks-his-50-butterfly-world-record-with-a-21-43-in-semifinals/|date=10 December 2024|accessdate=13 December 2024}}</ref>
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 25
|time = 21.32
|recordinfo = 
|firstname = Noè
|lastname = Ponti
|namearticle = 
|nation = SUI
|date = 11 December 2024
|meet = [[2024 World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25 m)|World Championships]]
|city = Budapest
|country = HUN
|ref = <ref>{{cite web|title=Noe Ponti Breaks World Record Again With 21.32 50 Butterfly In Budapest Summary|url=https://swimswam.com/noe-ponti-breaks-world-record-again-with-21-32-50-butterfly-in-budapest/#:~:text=Noe%20Ponti%20Breaks%20World%20Record%20Again%20With%2021.32%2050%20Butterfly%20In%20Budapest%20Timing |date=11 December 2024|access-date=13 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Video - 🇨🇭 Noe Ponti Breaks Another World Record & Claims 2024 #ShortCourse Double Crown! 🌊💥 #Swimming 🏊‍♂️ |url= https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=K-VVynbisYQ|publisher= World Aquatics|date=13 December 2024|accessdate=13 December 2024 }}</ref>
}}
{{end}}
{{swimmingrecordlegend|ratifier=FINA}}

==Women==
===Long course===
{{swimmingrecordlisttop|number=yes|nationality=yes|meet=yes}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 1
|time = 26.54
|firstname = Inge
|lastname = de Bruijn
|namearticle = 
|nation = NED
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1999|Jun|18}}
|meet = Netherlands Championships
|city = Amersfoort
|country = NED
|ref = 
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 2
|time = 26.39
|firstname = Anna-Karin
|lastname = Kammerling
|namearticle = 
|nation = SWE
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1999|Jul|1}}
|meet = Sweden Championships
|city = Halmstad
|country = SWE
|ref = 
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 3
|time = 26.29
|firstname = Anna-Karin
|lastname = Kammerling
|namearticle = 
|nation = SWE
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1999|Jul|27}}
|meet = [[1999 European Aquatics Championships|European Championships]]
|city = Istanbul
|country = TUR
|ref = 
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 4
|time = 25.83
|recordinfo = h
|firstname = Inge de
|lastname = Bruijn
|namearticle = 
|nation = NED
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2000|May|20}}
|meet = [[Mare Nostrum (swimming)|Mare Nostrum]]
|city = Monte Carlo
|country = MON
|ref = 
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 5
|time = 25.64
|recordinfo = h
|firstname = Inge de
|lastname = Bruijn
|namearticle = 
|nation = NED
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2000|May|26}}
|meet = Super Speedo Grand Prix
|city = Sheffield
|country = UK
|ref = 
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 6
|time = 25.57
|firstname = Anna-Karin
|lastname = Kammerling
|namearticle = 
|nation = SWE
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2002|Jul|30}}
|meet = [[2002 European Aquatics Championships|European Championships]]
|city = Berlin
|country = GER
|ref = 
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 7
|time = 25.46
|recordinfo = 
|firstname = Therese
|lastname = Alshammar
|namearticle = 
|nation= SWE
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2007|Jun|13}}
|country = ESP
|city = Barcelona
|meet = [[Mare Nostrum (swimming)|Mare Nostrum]]
|ref = <ref>(lcm-w) {{cite web|title=Alshammar breaks women's 50m butterfly world record|url=http://www.thelocal.se/7597/20070614/|website=[[The Local]]|date=2007-01-14|access-date=2008-04-16}}</ref>
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 8
|time = 25.33
|recordinfo = 
|firstname = Marleen
|lastname = Veldhuis
|namearticle = 
|nation= NED
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2009|April|19}}
|country = NED
|city = Amsterdam
|meet = Swim Cup Amsterdam
|ref = <ref>(lcm-w) {{cite news|title=Amsterdam Swim Cup result 50 fly women|url=http://www.zwemkroniek.com/livetiming/asc09/ResultList_27F.pdf|publisher=amsterdamswimcup.nl|date=2009-04-19|access-date=2009-04-19}}</ref>
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 9
|time = 25.07
|recordinfo = sf
|firstname = Therese
|lastname = Alshammar
|namearticle = 
|nation= SWE
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2009|July|31}}
|country = ITA
|city = Rome
|meet = [[Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 50 metre butterfly|World Championships]]
|ref = <ref>(lcm-w) [http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2009/Roma2009/C74A_ResSummary_228_Semifinals_Women_50_Fly.pdf Women's 50 Fly results (semifinals)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090806182614/http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2009/Roma2009/C74A_ResSummary_228_Semifinals_Women_50_Fly.pdf |date=2009-08-06 }} from the 2009 World Championships. Published by Omega Timing on 2009-07-31, retrieved 2012-04-17.</ref>
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 10
|time = 24.43
|recordinfo = 
|firstname = Sarah
|lastname = Sjöström
|namearticle = 
|nation= SWE
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2014|July|05}}
|country = SWE
|city = Borås
|meet = Swedish Championships
|ref =
}}
{{end}}
{{swimmingrecordlegend|ratifier=FINA}}

===Short course===
{{swimmingrecordlisttop|number=yes|nationality=yes|meet=yes}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 1
|time = 27.54
|recordinfo = 
|firstname = Christiane
|lastname = Sievert
|namearticle = 
|nation = DDR
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1990|Feb|10}}
|country = GER
|city = Bonn
|meet = [[FINA Swimming World Cup|World Cup]] meet
|ref = 
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 2
|time = 26.73
|recordinfo = 
|firstname = Amy
|lastname = Van Dyken
|namearticle = 
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1995|Feb|1}}
|country = FIN
|city = Espoo
|meet = [[FINA Swimming World Cup|World Cup]] meet
|ref = 
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 3
|time = 26.56
|recordinfo = h
|firstname = Angela
|lastname = Kennedy
|namearticle = 
|nation = AUS
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1995|Feb|12}}
|country = UK
|city = Sheffield
|meet = [[FINA Swimming World Cup|World Cup]] meet
|ref = 
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 4
|time = 26.55
|recordinfo = †
|firstname = Misty
|lastname = Hyman
|namearticle = 
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1997|Apr|19}}
|country = SWE
|city = Gothenburg
|meet = [[1997 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|World SC Championships]]
|ref = 
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 5
|time = 26.48
|recordinfo = 
|firstname = Jenny
|lastname = Thompson
|namearticle = 
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1997|Nov|29}}
|country = CAN
|city = Toronto
|meet = Canada Open
|ref = 
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 6
|time = 26.05
|recordinfo = h
|firstname = Jenny
|lastname = Thompson
|namearticle = 
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1998|Dec|2}}
|country = USA
|city = College Station ||cityarticle = College Station, Texas
|meet = [[FINA Swimming World Cup|World Cup]] meet
|ref = 
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 7
|time = 26.00
|recordinfo = 
|firstname = Jenny
|lastname = Thompson
|namearticle = 
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1999|Nov|18}}
|country = USA
|city = College Park ||cityarticle = College Park, Maryland
|meet = [[FINA Swimming World Cup|World Cup]] meet
|ref = 
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 8
|time = 25.64
|recordinfo = 
|firstname = Anna-Karin
|lastname = Kammerling
|namearticle = 
|nation = SWE
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1999|Dec|10}}
|country = POR
|city = Lisbon
|meet = [[1999 European Short Course Swimming Championships|European SC Championships]]
|ref = <ref>{{cite news|title=Swimming – European Championships; 2 Swedes set records|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/12/11/sports/plus-swimming-european-championships-2-swedes-set-records.html|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=11 December 1999|access-date=11 May 2013}}</ref>
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 9
|time = 25.60
|recordinfo = 
|firstname = Anna-Karin
|lastname = Kammerling
|namearticle = 
|nation = SWE
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2000|Dec|15}}
|country = ESP
|city = Valencia
|meet = [[2000 European Short Course Swimming Championships|European SC Championships]]
|ref = 
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 10
|time = 25.36
|recordinfo = 
|firstname = Anna-Karin
|lastname = Kammerling
|namearticle = 
|nation = SWE
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2001|Jan|25}}
|country = SWE
|city = Stockholm
|meet = [[FINA Swimming World Cup|World Cup]] meet
|ref = 
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 11
|time = 25.33
|recordinfo = 
|firstname = Anna-Karin
|lastname = Kammerling
|namearticle = 
|nation = SWE
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2005|Mar|12}}
|country = SWE
|city = Gothenburg
|meet = Sweden 25m Championships
|ref = 
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 12
|time = 25.32
|recordinfo = 
|firstname = Felicity
|lastname = Galvez
|namearticle = 
|nation = AUS
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2008|Apr|11}}
|country = UK
|city = Manchester
|meet = [[2008 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|World SC Championships]]
|ref = <ref>(scm-w) {{cite news|title=Triple gold and Galvez world record top night three|url=http://www.hansonsportsmedia.com/article.asp?id=2315|publisher=Hanson Sports Media|date=2008-04-12|access-date=2008-04-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080531120826/http://www.hansonsportsmedia.com/article.asp?id=2315|archive-date=2008-05-31|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 13
|time = 25.31
|recordinfo = 
|firstname = Therese
|lastname = Alshammar
|namearticle =
|nation = SWE
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2008|Nov|12}}
|country = SWE
|city = Stockholm
|meet = [[2008 FINA Swimming World Cup|World Cup]] meet
|ref = <ref>(scm-w) {{cite news|title=Meet results from the women's 50 fly final at the Stockholm stop of the 2008 World Cup.|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2008/stockholm2008/C73A1_Res1Heat_134_Finals_1_Women_50_Fly.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219173411/http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2008/stockholm2008/C73A1_Res1Heat_134_Finals_1_Women_50_Fly.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-02-19|publisher=Omega Timing|date=2008-11-12|access-date=2008-11-12}}</ref>
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 14
|time = 24.99
|recordinfo = 
|firstname = Marieke
|lastname = Guehrer
|namearticle =
|nation = AUS
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2008|Nov|15}}
|country = GER
|city = Berlin
|meet = [[2008 FINA Swimming World Cup|World Cup]] meet
|ref = <ref>(scm-w) {{cite news|title=Meet results from the women's 50 fly final at the Berlin stop of the 2008 World Cup.|url=http://omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2008/berlin2008/C73A1_Res1Heat_134_Finals_1_Women_50_Fly.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715001721/http://omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2008/berlin2008/C73A1_Res1Heat_134_Finals_1_Women_50_Fly.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2011-07-15|publisher=Omega Timing|date=2008-11-15|access-date=2008-11-15}}</ref>
}}
{{swimmingrecord
|number = 15
|time = 24.75
|recordinfo = 
|firstname = Therese
|lastname = Alshammar
|namearticle = 
|nation = SWE
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2009|Oct|17}}
|country = RSA
|city = Durban
|meet = [[2009 FINA Swimming World Cup|World Cup]] meet
|ref = <ref>(scm-w) {{cite news |title=Results Women's 50m Butterfly |url=http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2009/durban/C73A1_Res1Heat_134_Finals_1_Women_50_Fly.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512124052/http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2009/durban/C73A1_Res1Heat_134_Finals_1_Women_50_Fly.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-05-12 |publisher=OmegaTiming.com |date=2009-10-17 |access-date=2009-10-17 }}</ref>
}}
{{swimmingrecord
|number = 16
|time = 24.46
|recordinfo = 
|firstname = Therese
|lastname = Alshammar
|namearticle = 
|nation = SWE
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2009|Nov|11}}
|country = SWE
|city = Stockholm
|meet = [[2009 FINA Swimming World Cup|World Cup]] meet
|ref = <ref>(scm-w) {{cite news |title=Results Women's 50m Butterfly |url=http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2009/Stockholm/C73A1_Res1Heat_134_Finals_1_Women_50_Fly.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091122083601/http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2009/Stockholm/C73A1_Res1Heat_134_Finals_1_Women_50_Fly.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-11-22 |publisher=OmegaTiming.com |date=2009-11-11 |access-date=2009-10-12 }}</ref>
}}
{{swimmingrecord
|number = 17
|time = 24.38
|recordinfo = 
|firstname = Therese
|lastname = Alshammar
|namearticle = 
|nation = SWE
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2009|Nov|22}}
|country = SIN
|city = 
|meet = [[2009 FINA Swimming World Cup|World Cup]] meet
|ref = <ref>(scm-w) {{cite news |title=Results Women's 50m Butterfly |url=http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2009/Singapore/C73A1_Res1Heat_134_Finals_1_Women_50_Fly.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120525132243/http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2009/Singapore/C73A1_Res1Heat_134_Finals_1_Women_50_Fly.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-05-25 |publisher=OmegaTiming.com |date=2009-11-11 |access-date=2009-10-12 }}</ref>
}}
{{swimmingrecord
|number = 18
|time = 24.02
|recordinfo = h
|firstname = Gretchen
|lastname = Walsh
|namearticle =
|club = {{flagu|United States}}
|date = 10 December 2024
|meet = [[2024 World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 50 metre butterfly|World Championships]]
|city = Budapest
|country = HUN
|ref = <ref>{{cite web|title=Women's 50m Butterfly Heats Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800080204EB0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=10 December 2024|accessdate=10 December 2024}}</ref>
}}
{{swimmingrecord
|number = 19
|time = 23.94
|recordinfo = sf
|firstname = Gretchen
|lastname = Walsh
|namearticle =
|club = {{flagu|United States}}
|date = 10 December 2024
|meet = [[2024 World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 50 metre butterfly|World Championships]]
|city = Budapest
|country = HUN
|ref = <ref>{{cite web|title=Women's 50m Butterfly Semifinals Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800080204EB0102FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=10 December 2024|accessdate=10 December 2024}}</ref>
}}
{{end}}
{{swimmingrecordlegend|ratifier=FINA}}

==All-time top 25==
===Men long course===
*Correct as of December 2024<ref>{{cite web|title=Men's 50m Butterfly Long Course All-Time Ranking|url=https://api.fina.org/fina/rankings/swimming/report/pdf?gender=M&distance=50&stroke=BUTTERFLY&poolConfiguration=LCM&year=&startDate=&endDate=&timesMode=ALL_TIMES&regionId=&countryId=&pageSize=200|publisher=FINA|date=19 October 2021|access-date=19 October 2021}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Pos
!Time
!Swimmer
!Date
!Venue
!Ref
|-
!1
| 22.27 || {{flagathlete|[[Andrii Govorov]] |UKR}} || 1 July 2018 || Rome
|-
!2
| 22.35 || {{flagathlete|[[Caeleb Dressel]] |USA}} || 22 July 2019 || [[Gwangju]]
|-
!3
| 22.43 || {{flagathlete|[[Rafael Muñoz (swimmer)|Rafael Muñoz]]|ESP}} || 2 April 2009 || [[Málaga]]
|-
!4
| 22.60 || {{flagathlete|[[Nicholas Santos]]|BRA}} || 11 May 2019 || [[Budapest]]
|-
!5
| 22.62 || {{flagathlete|[[Oleg Kostin]]|RUS}} || 19 April 2023 || Kazan || <ref>{{cite web|title=Men's 50m Butterfly Results|url=https://new.russwimming.ru/upload/live/4R_LC_2023/ResultList_43.pdf|publisher=russwimming.ru|date=19 April 2023|access-date=23 April 2023}}</ref>
|-
!6
| 22.65 || {{flagathlete|[[Noè Ponti]]|SUI}} || 4 April 2024 || Uster || <ref>{{cite web|title=Men's 50m Butterfly Final Results|url=https://scu.ch/live/LBSM2024/ResultList_3F.pdf|publisher=swimrankings.net|date=4 April 2024|access-date=6 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
!7
| 22.67 || {{flagathlete|[[Milorad Čavić]]|SRB}} || 27 July 2009 || Rome
|-
!8
| 22.68 || {{flagathlete|[[Thomas Ceccon]]|ITA}} || 24 July 2023 || Fukuoka || <ref>{{cite web|title=Men's 50m Butterfly Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010104EB0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=24 July 2023|access-date=24 July 2023}}</ref>
|-
!9
| 22.70 || {{flagathlete|[[Henrique Martins]]|BRA}} || 26 May 2017 || [[Belo Horizonte]]
|-
!10
| 22.72 || {{flagathlete|[[Maxime Grousset]]|FRA}} || 23 July 2023 || [[Fukuoka]] || <ref>{{cite web|title=Men's 50m Butterfly Semifinals Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010104EB0102FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=23 July 2023|access-date=23 July 2023}}</ref>
|-
!11
| 22.73 ||{{flagathlete|[[Matt Targett (swimmer)|Matt Targett]]|AUS}}|| 27 July 2009 || Rome || <ref>{{cite web|title=Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010104EB0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=23 July 2023|access-date=23 July 2023}}</ref>
|-
!12
| 22.75 ||{{flagathlete|[[Ben Proud]]|GBR}}|| 24 July 2017 || Budapest
|-
!13
| 22.76 ||{{flagathlete|[[César Cielo]]|BRA}}|| 24 April 2012 ||[[Rio de Janeiro]]
|-
!rowspan=2|14
|rowspan=2|22.79
|{{flagathlete|[[Michael Andrew (swimmer)|Michael Andrew]]|USA}}|| 19 June 2022 || Budapest || <ref>{{cite web|title=Men's 50m Butterfly Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700000104EB0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=[[Omega SA|Omega Timing]]|date=19 June 2022|access-date=2 July 2022}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Dare Rose]]|USA}}|| 23 July 2023 || Fukuoka || <ref>{{cite web|title=Men's 50m Butterfly Semifinals Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010104EB0102FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=23 July 2023|access-date=23 July 2023}}</ref>
|-
!16
| 22.80 ||{{flagathlete|[[Diogo Ribeiro (swimmer)|Diogo Ribeiro]]|POR}}|| 24 July 2023 || Fukuoka || <ref>{{cite web|title=Men's 50m Butterfly Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010104EB0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=24 July 2023|access-date=24 July 2023}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan=3|17
| rowspan="3"|22.84
|{{flagathlete|[[Frédérick Bousquet]]|FRA}}|| 22 April 2009 || [[Montpellier]]
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Florent Manaudou]]|FRA}}|| 2 August 2015 || [[Kazan]]
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Jacob Peters (swimmer)|Jacob Peters]]|GBR}}|| 24 July 2023 || Fukuoka || <ref>{{cite web|title=Men's 50m Butterfly Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010104EB0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=24 July 2023|access-date=24 July 2023}}</ref>
|-
!20
|22.85
|{{flagathlete|[[Dylan Carter (swimmer)|Dylan Carter]]|TTO}}|| 19 June 2022 || Budapest || <ref>{{cite web|title=Men's 50m Butterfly Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700000104EB0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=[[Omega SA|Omega Timing]]|date=19 June 2022|access-date=2 July 2022}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan=2|21
|rowspan=2| 22.88 ||rowspan=2| {{flagathlete|[[Nyls Korstanje]]|NED}}|| 11 August 2022 || Rome || <ref>{{cite web|title=Men's 50m Butterfly Semi-Final Results|url=https://roma2022.microplustimingservices.com/export/NU_ROMA2022/NU/pdf/SWMM50MBF-------------SFNL--------_74A%201.0.pdf|work=Microplus Informatica|date=11 August 2022|access-date=30 August 2022}}</ref>
|-
| 1 December 2024 || [[Rotterdam]] || <ref>{{cite web|title=Men's 50m Butterfly Final Results|url=https://livetiming.knzb.nl/RQM2024/ResultList_30F.pdf|publisher=knzb.nl|date=1 December 2024|access-date=2 December 2024}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan=3|22
|rowspan=3|22.90 || {{flagathlete|[[Roland Schoeman]]|RSA}}|| 26 July 2009 || Rome
|-
|| {{flagathlete|[[Yauhen Tsurkin]]|BLR}}|| 28 July 2013 || [[Barcelona]]
|-
|| {{flagathlete|[[Szebasztián Szabó]]|HUN}}|| 22 July 2019 || Gwangju
|-
!25
| 22.91 || {{flagathlete|[[Bryan Lundquist]]|USA}}|| 18 July 2009 || [[Indianapolis]] 
|}

====Notes====
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 22.91:
*[[Andriy Govorov]] also swam 22.48 (2018), 22.53 (2018), 22.69 (2016, 2018), 22.73 (2016, 2018), 22.77 (2017, 2018), 22.80 (2019), 22.81 (2016), 22.82 (2018), 22.84 (2017, 2019), 22.85 (2018), 22.87 (2014, 2018, 2019), 22.89 (2018), 22.90 (2017, 2018), 22.91 (2019).
*[[Caeleb Dressel]] also swam 22.57 (2019, 2022), 22.76 (2017), 22.79 (2022), 22.83 (2019), 22.84 (2019, 2022), 22.88 (2022), 22.89 (2017).
*[[Nicholas Santos]] also swam 22.61 (2017), 22.73 (2022), 22.77 (2019, 2019), 22.78 (2022), 22.79 (2012, 2017, 2019), 22.80 (2017), 22.81 (2013), 22.83 (2022), 22.84 (2017), 22.90 (2015).
*[[Rafael Muñoz (swimmer)|Rafael Muñoz]] also swam 22.68 (2009), 22.88 (2009), 22.90 (2009).
*[[Milorad Čavić]] also swam 22.69 (2009), 22.75 (2009), 22.83 (2009).
*[[Oleg Kostin]] also swam 22.70 (2019), 22.72 (2022), 22.74 (2019), 22.82 (2020), 22.88 (2019).
*[[Maxime Grousset]] also swam 22.74 (2023), 22.82 (2023), 22.90 (2022).
*[[Ben Proud]] also swam 22.76 (2022), 22.78 (2018), 22.80 (2017), 22.81 (2022), 22.91 (2023).
*[[Thomas Ceccon]] also swam 22.79 (2022), 22.84 (2023), 22.86 (2022), 22.88 (2022), 22.89 (2022).
*[[Michael Andrew (swimmer)|Michael Andrew]] also swam 22.80 (2019), 22.87 (2022), 22.89 (2022), 22.90 (2022).
*[[Jacob Peters (swimmer)|Jacob Peters]] also swam 22.85 (2023), 22.89 (2023).
*[[Dylan Carter (swimmer)|Dylan Carter]] also swam 22.87 (2022), 22.89 (2023).
*[[Nyls Korstanje]] also swam 22.90 (2022).
*[[César Cielo]] also swam 22.91 (2014).
*[[Szebasztián Szabó]] also swam 22.91 (2022).
*[[Noè Ponti]] also swam 22.91 (2024).

===Men short course===
*Correct as of December 2024<ref>{{cite web|title=Men's 50m Butterfly Short Course All-Time Ranking|url=https://api.worldaquatics.com/fina/rankings/swimming/report/pdf?gender=M&distance=50&stroke=BUTTERFLY&poolConfiguration=SCM&year=&startDate=&endDate=&timesMode=ALL_TIMES&regionId=&countryId=&pageSize=200|publisher=World Aquatics|access-date=8 December 2023}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Pos
!Time
!Swimmer
!Date
!Venue
!Ref
|-
!1
| 21.32 || {{flagathlete|[[Noè Ponti]]|SUI}} || 11 December 2024 || [[Budapest]] 
|-
!2
| 21.62 || {{flagathlete|[[Nyls Korstanje]]|NED}} || 10 December 2024 || [[Budapest]] 
|-
!3
| 21.67 || {{flagathlete|[[Ilya Kharun]]|CAN}} || 11 December 2024 || [[Budapest]] 
|-
!rowspan=2|4
|rowspan=2|21.75 
| {{flagathlete|[[Nicholas Santos]]|BRA}} || 6 October 2018 || Budapest
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Szebasztián Szabó]]|HUN}} || 6 November 2021 || Kazan || <ref name="LEN6Nov2021f50fl"/>
|-
!6
| 21.80 || {{flagathlete|[[Steffen Deibler]]|GER}} || 14 November 2009 || Berlin
|-
!7
| 21.87 || {{flagathlete|[[Roland Schoeman]]|RSA}} || 14 November 2009 || Berlin
|-
!8
| 21.95 || {{flagathlete|[[Chad le Clos]]|RSA}} || 6 December 2014 || Doha
|-
!rowspan=2|9
|rowspan=2|21.97
| {{flagathlete|[[Sun Jiajun (swimmer)|Sun Jiajun]]|CHN}} || 24 September 2024 || Wuhan || <ref>{{cite magazine|title=SUN JIAJUN SHAVES ANOTHER .01 OFF NEWLY-MINTED SCM 50 FLY ASIAN RECORD – 21.96|url=https://swimswam.com/sun-jiajun-shaves-another-01-off-newly-minted-scm-50-fly-asian-record-21-96/|magazine=[[SwimSwam]]|author=Retta Race|date=25 September 2024|access-date=4 October 2024}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Teong Tzen Wei]]|SGP}} || 10 December 2024 || [[Budapest]] ||
|-
!11
| 21.98 || {{flagathlete|[[Dylan Carter (swimmer)|Dylan Carter]]|TRI}} || 20 December 2021 || Abu Dhabi || <ref>{{cite web|title=Men's 50m Butterfly Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500190104EB0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=20 December 2021|access-date=20 December 2021}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan=2|12
|rowspan=2|21.99
| {{flagathlete|[[Tom Shields]]|USA}} || 9 October 2021 || Budapest || <ref>[[FINA]] (9 October 2021). [https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500100104EB04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf "FINA Swimming World Cup 2021 Budapest (HUN): Men's 50m Butterfly Final Results"]. ''[[Omega Timing]]''. Retrieved 23 October 2021.</ref>
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Marius Kusch]]|GER}} || 10 December 2024 || Budapest
|-
!14
| 22.01 || {{flagathlete|[[Michele Busa]]|ITA}} || 11 December 2024 || [[Budapest]]
|-
!15
| 22.02 || {{flagathlete|[[Matteo Rivolta]]|ITA}} || 20 December 2021 || Abu Dhabi || <ref>{{cite web|title=Men's 50m Butterfly Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500190104EB0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=20 December 2021|access-date=20 December 2021}}</ref>
|-
!16
| 22.04 || {{flagathlete|[[Caeleb Dressel]]|USA}} || 16 November 2020 || Budapest || <ref>{{cite web|title=Men's 50m Butterfly Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000114020E0104EB04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=16 November 2020|access-date=29 August 2021}}</ref>
|-
!17
| 22.05 || {{flagathlete|[[Grigori Pekarski]]|BLR}} || 10 December 2024 || [[Budapest]]
|-
!18
| 22.06 || {{flagathlete|[[Maxime Grousset]]|FRA}} || 9 December 2023 || Otopeni || <ref>{{cite web|title=Men's 50m Butterfly Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600090104EB0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=9 December 2023|access-date=10 December 2023}}</ref> 
|-
!rowspan=2|19
|rowspan=2|22.07
| {{flagathlete|[[Johannes Dietrich]]|GER}} || 13 December 2009 || Istanbul
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Oleg Kostin]]|RUS}} || 9 November 2019 || Kazan
|-
!21
| 22.08 || {{flagathlete|[[Marcin Cieślak]]|POL}} || 18 December 2020 || Olsztyn
|-
!22
| 22.09 || {{flagathlete|[[Florent Manaudou]]|FRA}} || 23 November 2014 || Montpellier
|-
!23
| 22.10 || {{flagathlete|[[Jacob Peters (swimmer)|Jacob Peters]]|GBR}} || 9 December 2023 || Otopeni || <ref>{{cite web|title=Men's 50m Butterfly Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600090104EB0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=9 December 2023|access-date=10 December 2023}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan=2|24
|rowspan=2|22.15 || {{flagathlete|[[Daniel Zaitsev]]|EST}} || 14 December 2022|| Melbourne || <ref>{{cite web|title=Men's 50m Butterfly Semi-Final Swim-off Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700030104EB0107FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=14 December 2022|access-date=17 December 2022}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Roman Shevliakov]]|RUS}} || 25 November 2024 || Saint Petersburg
|}

====Notes====
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 22.15:
*[[Noè Ponti]] also swam 21.43 (2024), 21.53 (2024), 21.64 (2024), 21.68 (2024), 21.76 (2024), 21.79 (2023), 21.88 (2024), 21.96 (2022), 22.01 (2022), 22.04 (2022).
*[[Nyls Korstanje]] also swam 21.68 (2024), 21.74 (2024), 21.81 (2024), 21.96 (2024), 21.97 (2024), 21.99 (2024), 22.00 (2024).
*[[Nicholas Santos]] also swam 21.78 (2020, 2022), 21.80 (2021), 21.93 (2021), 21.98 (2021), 22.08 (2022), 22.09 (2021), 22.12 (2021).
*[[Ilya Kharun]] also swam 21.84 (2024), 21.93 (2024).
*[[Szebasztián Szabó]] also swam 21.86 (2020, 2023), 21.90 (2022), 21.96 (2023), 21.97 (2021), 21.98 (2022), 22.00 (2021, 2024), 22.07 (2022), 22.09 (2024), 22.11 (2021), 22.14 (2021).
*[[Sun Jiajun (swimmer)|Sun Jiajun]] also swam 21.97 (2024).
*[[Teong Tzen Wei]] also swam 21.98 (2024), 22.01 (2022, 2022), 22.04 (2024), 22.11 (2024).
*[[Chad le Clos]] also swam 21.98 (2016), 22.09 (2022), 22.11 (2022).
*[[Dylan Carter (swimmer)|Dylan Carter]] also swam 21.99 (2022), 22.02 (2022), 22.11 (2022), 22.14 (2022).
*[[Grigori Pekarski]] also swam 22.06 (2024), 22.08 (2024).
*[[Michele Busa]] also swam 22.08 (2024).
*[[Tom Shields]] also swam 22.09 (2021).
*[[Oleg Kostin]] also swam 22.10 (2021).
*[[Marius Kusch]] also swam 22.13 (2024), 22.14 (2024).
*[[Matteo Rivolta]] also swam 22.14 (2021).

===Women long course===
*Correct as of February 2024<ref>{{cite web|title=Women's 50m Butterfly Long Course All-Time Ranking|url=https://api.fina.org/fina/rankings/swimming/report/pdf?gender=F&distance=50&stroke=BUTTERFLY&poolConfiguration=LCM&year=&startDate=&endDate=&timesMode=ALL_TIMES&regionId=&countryId=&pageSize=200|publisher=FINA|date=19 October 2021|access-date=19 October 2021}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Pos
!Time
!Swimmer
!Date
!Venue
!Ref
|-
!1
| 24.43 || {{flagathlete|[[Sarah Sjöström]] |SWE}} || 5 July 2014 || [[Borås]]
|-
!2
|25.05
|{{flagathlete|[[Zhang Yufei (swimmer)|Zhang Yufei]]|CHN}} || 28 July 2023 || Fukuoka || <ref>{{cite web|title=Women's 50m Butterfly Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010204EB0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=[[Omega SA|Omega Timing]]|date=29 July 2023|access-date=29 July 2023}}</ref>
|-
!3
| 25.07 || {{flagathlete|[[Therese Alshammar]] |SWE}} || 31 July 2009 || Rome 
|-
!rowspan=2|4
|rowspan=2|25.11
|{{flagathlete|[[Rikako Ikee]] |JPN}} || 10 June 2018 || [[Canet-en-Roussillon|Canet]]
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Gretchen Walsh]]|USA}} || 28 June 2023 || Indianapolis || <ref>{{cite web|title=Women's 50m Butterfly Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600030204EB0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=28 June 2023|access-date=30 June 2023}}</ref>
|-
!6
|25.17
|{{flagathlete|[[Mélanie Henique]]|FRA}} || 19 June 2021 || [[Chartres]] || <ref>{{cite web|title=Women's 50m Butterfly Final Results|url=https://www.liveffn.com/cgi-bin/resultats.php?competition=70185&langue=fra&go=epreuve&epreuve=31|publisher=liveffn.com|date=19 June 2021|accessdate=4 July 2021}}</ref>
|-
!7
| 25.20 || {{flagathlete|[[Fran Halsall]] |GBR}} || 24 July 2014 || [[Glasgow]]
|-
!rowspan=2|8
|rowspan=2|25.24
|{{flagathlete|[[Jeanette Ottesen]]|DEN}} || 3 August 2013 || [[Barcelona]]
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Ranomi Kromowidjojo]]|NED}} || 13 March 2021 || [[Amsterdam]]
|-
!10
| 25.28 || {{flagathlete|[[Marleen Veldhuis]] |NED}} || 31 July 2009 || Rome
|-
!11
| 25.30 || {{flagathlete|[[Arina Surkova]]|RUS}} || 19 April 2023 || Kazan || <ref>{{cite web|title=Women's 50m Butterfly Results|url=https://new.russwimming.ru/upload/live/4R_LC_2023/ResultList_116F.pdf|publisher=russwimming.ru|date=19 April 2023|access-date=23 April 2023}}</ref>
|-
!12
| 25.31 || {{flagathlete|[[Holly Barratt]] |AUS}} || 16 August 2019 || [[Singapore]]
|-
!rowspan=2|13
|rowspan=2| 25.33 || {{flagathlete|[[Marie Wattel]]|FRA}} || 13 August 2022 || Rome || <ref>{{cite web|title=Women's 50m Butterfly Final Results|url=https://roma2022.microplustimingservices.com/export/NU_ROMA2022/NU/pdf/SWMW50MBF-------------FNL---------_73A2%201.0.pdf|work=Microplus Informatica|date=13 August 2022|access-date=30 August 2022}}</ref>
|-
|| {{flagathlete|[[Torri Huske]]|USA}} || 28 June 2022 || Indianapolis || <ref>{{cite web|title=Women's 50m Butterfly Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600030204EB0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=28 June 2023|access-date=30 June 2023}}</ref>
|-
!15
| 25.37 || {{flagathlete|[[Lu Ying]] |CHN}} || 8 August 2015 || Kazan
|-
!16
| 25.38 || {{flagathlete|[[Farida Osman]]|EGY}} || 24 June 2022 || Budapest || <ref>{{cite web|title=Women's 50m Butterfly Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700000204EB0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=[[Omega SA|Omega Timing]]|date=24 June 2022|access-date=7 July 2022}}</ref>
|-
!17
| 25.43 || {{flagathlete|[[Claire Curzan]]|USA}} || 24 June 2022 || Budapest || <ref>{{cite web|title=Women's 50m Butterfly Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700000204EB0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=[[Omega SA|Omega Timing]]|date=24 June 2022|access-date=7 July 2022}}</ref>
|-
!18
| 25.47 || {{flagathlete|[[Cate Campbell]]|AUS}} || 1 March 2018 || Gold Coast
|-
!rowspan=4|19
|rowspan=4|25.48 || {{flagathlete|[[Marieke Guehrer]] |AUS}} || 1 August 2009 || Rome
|-
|rowspan=3|{{flagathlete|[[Kelsi Dahlia]] |USA}} || 29 July 2017 || Budapest
|-
|| 26 July 2018 || [[Irvine, California|Irvine]]
|-
|| 27 July 2019 || Gwangju
|-
!rowspan=3|21
|rowspan=3|25.50 || {{flagathlete|[[Dara Torres]] |USA}} || 7 July 2009 || [[Indianapolis]]
|-
|| {{flagathlete|[[Inge Dekker]] |NED}} || 10 April 2014 || [[Dordrecht]]
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Emilie Beckmann]]|DEN}} || 5 March 2021 || Vejle
|-
!rowspan=2|24
|rowspan=2|25.53 || {{flagathlete|[[Ingvild Snildal]] |NOR}} || 31 July 2009 || Rome
|-
|| {{flagathlete|[[Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace]] |BAH}} || 24 July 2014 || [[Glasgow]]
|}

====Notes====
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 25.53:
*[[Sarah Sjöström]] also swam 24.60 (2017), 24.63 (2024), 24.69 (2015), 24.73 (2024), 24.74 (2023), 24.76 (2017), 24.77 (2023), 24.79 (2019), 24.87 (2014), 24.88 (2024), 24.89 (2023), 24.90 (2017), 24.95 (2017, 2022, 2024), 24.96 (2015, 2017, 2022), 24.97 (2023), 24.98 (2014), 24.99 (2016), 25.02 (2017, 2019), 25.05 (2022), 25.06 (2015, 2023), 25.07 (2015, 2016, 2018, 2023), 25.08 (2024), 25.10 (2022), 25.11 (2018, 2018), 25.12 (2014, 2020), 25.13 (2022), 25.14 (2018), 25.15 (2016, 2017), 25.16 (2018), 25.18 (2016), 25.19 (2018), 25.21 (2022, 2024), 25.22 (2018, 2024), 25.23 (2014, 2015), 25.24 (2016, 2023), 25.25 (2017, 2023, 2023, 2023), 25.26 (2017, 2022), 25.27 (2016), 25.28 (2023), 25.30 (2015, 2017, 2022), 25.32 (2019), 25.33 (2018), 25.34 (2019), 25.35 (2015, 2017), 25.37 (2016), 25.39 (2018, 2019), 25.41 (2015), 25.42 (2016, 2021, 2023), 25.43 (2015, 2018, 2022), 25.46 (2022), 25.48 (2019), 25.51 (2017, 2018), 25.52 (2014), 25.53 (2018).
*[[Zhang Yufei (swimmer)|Zhang Yufei]] also swam 25.14 (2023), 25.17 (2023), 25.20 (2023), 25.29 (2023), 25.31 (2023), 25.32 (2022, 2023), 25.39 (2022), 25.47 (2023).
*[[Gretchen Walsh]] also swam 25.20 (2024), 25.29 (2024), 25.40 (2024), 25.45 (2024), 25.46 (2023), 25.48 (2023).
*[[Mélanie Henique]] also swam 25.24 (2020), 25.27 (2024), 25.30 (2021), 25.31 (2022), 25.41 (2022), 25.44 (2024), 25.46 (2021), 25.52 (2020), 25.53 (2021), 25.44 (2024).
*[[Rikako Ikee]] also swam 25.25 (2018), 25.32 (2018), 25.33 (2024), 25.46 (2017), 25.49 (2022), 25.53 (2018).
*[[Jeanette Ottesen]] also swam 25.27 (2014, 2015), 25.29 (2012), 25.34 (2014, 2015), 25.41 (2014), 25.43 (2014), 25.44 (2016), 25.48 (2015), 25.49 (2014), 25.50 (2013, 2016), 25.51 (2015, 2015, 2015), 25.53 (2015).
*[[Ranomi Kromowidjojo]] also swam 25.30 (2021), 25.32 (2020), 25.35 (2019), 25.36 (2021), 25.38 (2017, 2020), 25.43 (2021), 25.53 (2013).
*[[Marleen Veldhuis]] also swam 25.33 (2009).
*[[Fran Halsall]] also swam 25.35 (2016), 25.36 (2014), 25.39 (2014), 25.48 (2016).
*[[Torri Huske]] also swam 25.38 (2023), 25.45 (2022).
*[[Farida Osman]] also swam 25.39 (2017), 25.46 (2022), 25.47 (2019), 25.48 (2018).
*[[Lu Ying]] also swam 25.42 (2013).
*[[Therese Alshammar]] also swam 25.44 (2009), 25.46 (2007), 25.50 (2010), 25.52 (2011).
*[[Cate Campbell]] also swam 25.49 (2019), 25.51 (2018).
*[[Claire Curzan]] also swam 25.49 (2022).
*[[Marie Wattel]] also swam 25.50 (2019), 25.51 (2021)

===Women short course===
*Correct as of December 2024<ref>{{cite web|title=Women's 50m Butterfly Short Course All-Time Ranking|url=https://api.fina.org/fina/rankings/swimming/report/pdf?gender=F&distance=50&stroke=BUTTERFLY&poolConfiguration=SCM&year=&startDate=&endDate=&timesMode=ALL_TIMES&regionId=&countryId=&pageSize=200|publisher=FINA|date=19 October 2021|access-date=19 October 2021}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Pos
!Time
!Swimmer
!Date
!Venue
!Ref
|-
!1
| 23.94 || {{flagathlete|[[Gretchen Walsh]]|USA}} || 10 December 2024 || [[Budapest]] 
|-
!2
| 24.38 || {{flagathlete|[[Therese Alshammar]]|SWE}} || 22 November 2009 || Singapore ||
|-
!3
| 24.42 || {{flagathlete|[[Kate Douglass]]|USA}} || 1 November 2024 || Singapore || <ref>{{cite web|title=Women's 50m Butterfly Final Results Summary|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800050204EB0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=19 October 2024|access-date=27 October 2024}}</ref>
|-
!4
| 24.43 || {{flagathlete|[[Béryl Gastaldello]]|FRA}} || 11 December 2024 || [[Budapest]]
|-
!5
| 24.44 || {{flagathlete|[[Ranomi Kromowidjojo]]|NED}} || 19 December 2021 || Abu Dhabi || <ref>{{cite web |title=Women's 50m Butterfly Final Results |url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500190204EB0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf |publisher=Omega Timing |date=19 December 2021 |access-date=20 December 2021}}</ref>
|-
!6
| 24.50 || {{flagathlete|[[Sarah Sjöström]]|SWE}} || 7 November 2021 || Kazan || <ref name="microplustiming.com">{{cite web |title=Women's 50m Butterfly Final Results |url=http://kazan2021.microplustiming.com/export/NU_Kazan2021/NU/pdf/SWMW50MBF-------------FNL-000100--_73A1%201.0.pdf?x=00:57:36 |work=microplustiming.com |date=7 November 2021 |accessdate=7 November 2021}}</ref>
|-
!7
| 24.55 || {{flagathlete|[[Claire Curzan]]|USA}} || 19 December 2021 || Abu Dhabi || <ref>{{cite web|title=Women's 50m Butterfly Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500190204EB0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=19 December 2021|access-date=20 December 2021}}</ref>
|-
!8
| 24.56 || {{flagathlete|[[Melanie Henique]]|FRA}} || 5 December 2019 || Glasgow ||
|-
!9
| 24.58 || {{flagathlete|[[Arina Surkova]]|RUS}} || 22 November 2023 || Saint Petersburg || <ref>{{cite web|title=Women's 50m Butterfly Final Results|url=https://new.russwimming.ru/upload/live/4R_SC_2023/ResultList_220S.pdf|work=russwimming.ru|date=22 November 2023|access-date=23 November 2023}}</ref>
|-
!10
| 24.59 || {{flagathlete|[[Inge Dekker]]|NED}} || 1 September 2014 || Dubai ||
|-
!rowspan=2|11
|rowspan=2|24.64
| {{flagathlete|[[Maggie MacNeil]]|CAN}} || 14 December 2022 || Melbourne || <ref>{{cite web|title=Women's 50m Butterfly Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700030104EB0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=14 December 2022|access-date=17 December 2022}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Torri Huske]]|USA}} || 14 December 2022 || Melbourne || <ref>{{cite web|title=Women's 50m Butterfly Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700030204EB0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=14 December 2022|access-date=17 December 2022}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan=2|13
|rowspan=2|24.68
| {{flagathlete|[[Tessa Giele]]|NED}} || 10 December 2024 || [[Budapest]] 
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Alexandria Perkins]]|AUS}} || 11 December 2024 || [[Budapest]] 
|-
!15
| 24.69 || {{flagathlete|[[Marieke Guehrer]]|AUS}} || 15 November 2009 || Berlin ||
|-
!rowspan=3|16
|rowspan=3|24.71
| {{flagathlete|[[Jeanette Ottesen]]|DEN}} || 5 December 2014 || Doha ||
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Rikako Ikee]]|JPN}} || 13 January 2018 || Tokyo ||
|-
| {{flagathlete|[[Zhang Yufei (swimmer)|Zhang Yufei]]|CHN}} || 14 December 2022 || Melbourne || <ref>{{cite web|title=Women's 50m Butterfly Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700030204EB0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=14 December 2022|access-date=17 December 2022}}</ref>
|-
!19
| 24.75 || {{flagathlete|[[Holly Barratt]]|AUS}} || 29 October 2021 || Kazan || <ref>{{cite web|title=Women's 50m Butterfly Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500120204EB04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=29 October 2021|accessdate=12 November 2021}}</ref>
|-
!20
| 24.76 || {{flagathlete|[[Maaike de Waard]]|NED}} || 10 December 2024 || [[Budapest]] 
|-
!21
| 24.80 || {{flagathlete|[[Madeline Banic]]|USA}} || 22 November 2020 || Budapest || <ref>{{cite web|title=Women's 50m Butterfly Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000114020F0204EB04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=omegatiming.com|date=22 November 2020|access-date=15 October 2021}}</ref>
|-
!22
| 24.86 || {{flagathlete|[[Kelsi Dahlia]]|USA}} || 21 November 2021 || Eindhoven
|-
!23
| 24.90 || {{flagathlete|[[Felicity Galvez]]|AUS}} || 17 December 2010 || Dubai ||
|-
!24
| 24.94 || {{flagathlete|[[Emma McKeon]]|AUS}} || 29 October 2021 || Kazan || <ref>{{cite web|title=Women's 50m Butterfly Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500120204EB04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=29 October 2021|accessdate=12 November 2021}}</ref>
|-
!25
| 25.00 || {{flagathlete|[[Hinkelien Schreuder]]|NED}} || 11 December 2009 || Istanbul || 
|}

====Notes====
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 25.00:
*[[Gretchen Walsh]] also swam 24.01 (2024), 24.02 (2024), 24.18 (2024), 24.37 (2024), 24.55 (2024).
*[[Therese Alshammar]] also swam 24.46 (2009), 24.75 (2009).
*[[Ranomi Kromowidjojo]] also swam 24.47 (2018), 24.61 (2021), 24.74 (2021), 24.97 (2021).
*[[Sarah Sjöström]] also swam 24.51 (2021), 24.52 (2017), 24.92 (2021), 24.94 (2021).
*[[Kate Douglass]] also swam 24.54 (2024), 24.67 (2024), 24.73 (2024), 24.78 (2024), 24.87 (2024).
*[[Béryl Gastaldello]] also swam 24.67 (2024), 24.75 (2020), 24.85 (2022).
*[[Arina Surkova]] also swam 24.71 (2024), 24.78 (2024), 24.84 (2022, 2024), 24.87 (2020).
*[[Maggie MacNeil]] also swam 24.75 (2022), 24.78 (2022).
*[[Zhang Yufei (swimmer)|Zhang Yufei]] also swam 24.75 (2022), 24.79 (2022), 24.91 (2021), 24.94 (2024), 24.97 (2021).
*[[Holly Barratt]] also swam 24.77 (2021), 24.80 (2018).
*[[Torri Huske]] also swam 24.86 (2022), 24.88 (2021).
*[[Tessa Giele]] also swam 24.87 (2024).
*[[Melanie Henique]] also swam 24.88 (2022), 24.89 (2024), 24.91 (2022), 24.92 (2022), 24.93 (2024).
*[[Alexandria Perkins]] also swam 24.89 (2024), 24.99 (2024).
*[[Maaike de Waard]] also swam 24.92 (2024), 24.94 (2020), 24.97 (2021), 24.98 (2022, 2024).
*[[Claire Curzan]] also swam 24.92 (2022), 24.96 (2022).
*[[Kelsi Dahlia]] also swam 24.93 (2018).
*[[Emma McKeon]] also swam 24.97 (2021).
*[[Marieke Guehrer]] also swam 24.99 (2008).

==References==
{{reflist|2}}
*{{cite web |url=http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/records/results_uk.asp |title=Olympic and World Records |publisher=[[International Olympic Committee|IOC]] |access-date=2008-10-29 }}
* {{in lang|nl}} [http://www.zwemkroniek.com/records.php Zwemkroniek]
* {{in lang|it}} [http://www.agendadiana.com/home.php Agenda Diana]

{{World records in swimming}}

[[Category:World record progressions in swimming|Butterfly 050 metres]]
[[Category:Butterfly stroke|World record progression 050 metres butterfly]]