100m Butterfly
World Record progression
Ian CROCKER USA 50.98 26 Jul 2003 Barcelona, ESP 31
Michael PHELPS USA 51.47 25 Jul 2003 Barcelona, ESP 30
Michael KLIM AUS 51.81 12 Dec 1999 Canberra, AUS 29
Michael KLIM AUS 52.15 09 Oct 1997 Brisbane, AUS 28
Denis PANKRATOV RUS 52.27 24 Jul 1996 Atlanta, GA, USA 27
Denis PANKRATOV RUS 52.32 23 Aug 1995 Vienna, AUT 26
Pablo MORALES USA 52.84 23 Jun 1986 Orlando, FL, USA 25
Michael GROSS FRG 53.08 30 Jul 1984 Los Angeles, CA, USA 24
Pablo MORALES USA 53.38 26 Jun 1984 Indianapolis, IN, USA 23
Matt GRIBBLE USA 53.44 06 Aug 1983 Clovis, USA 22
William PAULUS USA 53.81 03 Apr 1981 Austin, TX, USA 21
Par ARVIDSSON SWE 54.15 11 Apr 1980 Austin, TX, USA 20
Joseph BOTTOM USA 54.18 27 Aug 1977 East Berlin, GDR 19
Mark SPITZ USA 54.27 31 Aug 1972 Munich, FRG 18
Mark SPITZ USA 54.56 04 Aug 1972 Chicago, IL, USA 17
Mark SPITZ USA 54.72 04 Aug 1972 Chicago, IL, USA 16
Mark SPITZ USA 55.0 25 Aug 1971 Houston, TX, USA 15
Mark SPITZ USA 55.6 30 Aug 1968 Long Beach, CA, USA
14
Mark SPITZ USA 55.7 07 Oct 1967 West Berlin, FRG
13
Mark SPITZ USA 56.3 31 Jul 1967 Winnipeg, CAN 12
Luis NICOLAO ARG 57.0 27 Apr 1962 Rio de Janeiro, BRA
11
Luis NICOLAO ARG 58.4 24 Apr 1962 Rio de Janeiro, BRA
10
Fred SCHMIDT USA 58.6 20 Aug 1961 Los Angeles, CA, USA 9
Lance LARSON USA 58.7 24 Jul 1960 Toledo, OH, USA 8
Lance LARSON USA 59.0 26 Jun 1960 Los Angeles, CA, USA
7
Takashi ISHIMOTO JPN 1:00.1 29 Jun 1958 Los Angeles, CA, USA 6
Takashi ISHIMOTO JPN 1:01.0 14 Sep 1958 Kochi, JPN 5
Takashi ISHIMOTO JPN 1:01.2 06 Sep 1957 Tokyo, JPN 4
Takashi ISHIMOTO JPN 1:01.3 07 Jul 1957 Tokyo, JPN 3
Takashi ISHIMOTO JPN 1:01.5 16 Jun 1957 Kurume, JPN 2
Gyorgy TUMPEK HUN 1:03.4 26 May 1957 Budapest, HUN 1