{"id":156776,"date":"2025-07-13T01:32:05","date_gmt":"2025-07-13T01:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/who-won-the-first-world-titles-in-50-stroke-events-how-do-the-times-compare-to-todays-world-records-swimming-world\/"},"modified":"2025-07-13T01:32:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-13T01:32:05","slug":"who-won-the-first-world-titles-in-50-stroke-events-how-do-the-times-compare-to-todays-world-records-swimming-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/who-won-the-first-world-titles-in-50-stroke-events-how-do-the-times-compare-to-todays-world-records-swimming-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Won the First World Titles in 50 Stroke Events? How Do the Times Compare to Today's World Records – Swimming World"},"content":{"rendered":"

Who Won the First World Titles in 50 Stroke Events? How Do the Times Compare to Today’s World Records<\/strong>
When the Olympic Games feature 50-meter stroke events in 2028 in Los Angeles, it will have been 27 years since the World Championships first offered the one-lap dashes as medal events. The year was 2001 and Worlds were held in Fukuoka, Japan, marking their first appearance in Asia.
The decision by World Aquatics (then known as FINA) to include 50-meter events on the program demonstrated respect for sprinters and the specialization that can be found in the sport. As the World Champs return to Asia, action in Singapore will signify the 14th<\/sup> time that the sprints have been contested.
Here\u2019s a look at who won medals in the inaugural 50-meter strokes, and where the current world record sits \u2013 almost a quarter-century later.
50 Backstroke (Men)<\/strong>
Gold: Randall Bal (United States) \u2013 25.34
Silver: Thomas Rupprath (Germany) \u2013 25.44
Bronze: Matt Welsh (Australia) \u2013 25.49
Current WR: Kliment Kolesnikov (Russia) – 23.55
50 Backstroke (Women)<\/strong>
Gold: Haley Cope (United States) \u2013 28.51
Silver: Antje Buschschulte (Germany) \u2013 28.53
Bronze: Natalie Coughlin (United States) \u2013 28.54
Current WR: Kaylee McKeown (Australia) 26.86
50 Breaststroke (Men)<\/strong>
Gold: Oleg Lisogor (Ukraine) \u2013 27.52
Silver: Roman Sloudnov (Russia) \u2013 27.60
Bronze: Domenico Fioravanti (Italy) \u2013 27.72
Current WR: Adam Peaty (Great Britain) – 25.95
50 Breaststroke (Women)<\/strong>
Gold: Luo Xuejuan (China) \u2013 30.84
Silver: Kristy Kowal (United States) \u2013 31.37
Bronze: Zoe Baker (Great Britain) \u2013 31.40
Current WR: Ruta Meilutyte (Lithuania) – 29.16
50 Butterfly (Men)<\/strong>
Gold: Geoff Huegill (Australia) \u2013 23.50
Silver: Lars Frolander (Sweden) \u2013 23.57
Bronze: Mark Foster (Great Britain) \u2013 23.62
Current WR: Andriy Govorov (Ukraine) – 22.27
50 Butterfly (Women)<\/strong>
Gold: Inge de Bruijn (Netherlands) \u2013 25.90
Silver: Therese Alshammar (Sweden) \u2013 26.18
Bronze: Anna-Karin Kammerling (Sweden) \u2013 26.45
Current WR: Sarah Sjostrom (Sweden) – 24.43
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