100m Backstroke
World Record progression
Aaron PEIRSOL USA 53.45 21 Aug 2004 Athens, GRE
Lenny KRAYZELBURG USA 53.60 24 Aug 1999 Sydney, AUS 32
Jeff ROUSE USA 53.86 31 Jul 1992 Barcelona, ESP
31
Jeff ROUSE USA 53.93 25 Aug 1991 Edmonton, CAN 30
David BERKOFF USA 54.51 24 Sep 1988 Seoul, KOR 29
David BERKOFF USA 54.91 13 Aug 1988 Austin, TX, USA 28
David BERKOFF USA 54.95 13 Aug 1988 Austin, TX, USA 27
Igor POLYANSKI URS 55.00 16 Jul 1988 Moscow, URS 26
Igor POLYANSKI URS 55.16 16 Mar 1988 Tallinn, URS 25
Igor POLYANSKI URS 55.17 15 Mar 1988 Tallinn, URS 24
Rick CAREY USA 55.19 21 Aug 1983 Caracas, VEN 23
Rick CAREY USA 55.38 06 Aug 1983 Clovis, USA 22
Rick CAREY USA 55.44 06 Aug 1983 Clovis, USA 21
John NABER USA 55.49 19 Jul 1976 Montreal, CAN 20
John NABER USA 56.19 18 Jul 1976 Montreal, CAN 19
Roland MATTHES GDR 56.30 04 Sep 1972 Munich, FRG 18
Roland MATTHES GDR 56.3 08 Apr 1972 Moscow, URS 17
Roland MATTHES GDR 56.7 04 Sep 1971 Leipzig, GDR 16
Roland MATTHES GDR 56.9 08 Sep 1970 Barcelona, ESP 15
Roland MATTHES GDR 57.8 23 Aug 1969 Wurzburg, FRG 14
Roland MATTHES GDR 58.0 26 Oct 1968 Mexico City, MEX
13
Roland MATTHES GDR 58.4 21 Sep 1967 Leipzig, GDR 12
Charles HICKCOX USA 59.1 31 Aug 1967 Tokyo, JPN 11
Charles HICKCOX USA 59.3 28 Aug 1967 Tokyo, JPN 10
Doug RUSSELL USA 59.5 28 Aug 1967 Tokyo, JPN 9
Tom MANN USA 59.6 16 Oct 1964 Tokyo, JPN 8
Tom MANN USA 1:00.0 03 Sep 1964 New York, NY, USA
7
Ernst-Joachim KUPPERS FRG 1:00.8 28 Aug 1964 Dortmund, FRG 6
Tom STOCK USA 1:00.9 12 Aug 1962 Cuyahoga Falls, OH, USA 5
Tom STOCK USA 1:01.0 11Aug 1962 Cuyahoga Falls, OH, USA 4
Robert BENNETT USA 1:01.3 19 Aug 1961 Los Angeles, CA, USA
3
John MONCKTON AUS 1:01.5 15 Feb 1958 Melbourne, AUS 2
David THEILE AUS 1:02.2 06 Dec 1956 Melbourne, AUS
1
Gilbert BOZON FRA 1:02.1 27 Feb 1955 Troyes, FRA 23
Yoshinobu OYAKAWA USA 1:02.8 01 Apr 1954 New Haven, CT, USA 22
Gilbert BOZON FRA 1:03.3 26 Dec 1952 Troyes, FRA 21
Allen STACK USA 1:03.6 04 Feb 1949 New Haven, CT, USA
20
Allen STACK USA 1:04.0 23 Jun 1948 New Haven, CT, USA
19
Adolph KIEFER USA 1:04.8 18 Jan 1936 Detroit, MI, USA
18
Adolph KIEFER USA 1:04.9 09 Nov 1935 Breslau, GER 17
Adolph KIEFER USA 1:06.2 22 Oct 1935 Krefeld, GER 16
Adolph KIEFER USA 1:07.0 20 Oct 1935 Berlin, GER 15
Albert VANDEWEGHE USA 1:07.4 23 Jul 1934 Honolulu, HI, USA 14
George KOJAC USA 1:08.2 09 Aug 1928 Amsterdam, NED 13
George KOJAC USA 1:09.0 23 Jun 1928 Detroit, MI, USA
12
P.A. HOUSE USA 1:10.2 2 Mar 1927 New Haven, CT, USA
11
Walter LAUFER USA 1:11.2 20 Jun 1926 Berlin, GER 10
Warren Paoa KEALOHA USA 1:11.4 19 Jun 1926 Honolulu, HI, USA
9
Warren Paoa KEALOHA USA 1:12.4 13 Apr 1924 Honolulu, HI, USA
8
Warren Paoa KEALOHA USA 1:12.6 17 Oct 1922 Honolulu, HI, USA
7
Warren Paoa KEALOHA USA 1:14.8 22 Aug 1920 Antwerp, BEL 6
Otto FAHR GER 1:15.6 29 Apr 1912 Magdeburg, GER
5
Oskar SCHIELE GER 1:18.4 06 Apr 1912 Brussels, BEL 4
Andras BARONYI HUN 1:18.8 17 Jul 1911 Budapest, HUN 3
Maurice WECHESSER BEL 1:20.8 02 Oct 1910 Schaarbeek, BEL 2
Arno BIEBERSTEIN GER 1:24.6 17 Jul 1908 London, ENG 1