World record progression 50 metres breaststroke
# Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location
WBT 27.29 Dmitri Volkov Russia 16 Mar 1991 World Cup Bonn , Germany
1 27.00 Mark Warnecke Germany 18 Feb 1995 World Cup Gelsenkirchen , Germany
2 26.97 Mark Warnecke Germany 8 Feb 1997 World Cup Paris , France
2= 26.97 Mark Warnecke Germany 21 Jan 1998 World Cup Sydney , Australia
2= 26.97 Mark Warnecke Germany 28 Mar 1998 World Cup Paris , France
3 26.70 Mark Warnecke Germany 11 Dec 1998 European Championships Sheffield , United Kingdom
4 26.28 Ed Moses United States 22 Jan 2002 World Cup Stockholm , Sweden
5 26.20 Oleg Lisogor Ukraine 26 Jan 2002 World Cup Berlin , Germany
6 26.17 Oleg Lisogor Ukraine 21 Jan 2006 World Cup Berlin , Germany
7 26.08 Cameron van der Burgh South Africa 8 Nov 2008 World Cup Moscow , Russia
8 25.94 Cameron van der Burgh South Africa 11 Nov 2008 World Cup Stockholm , Sweden
9 25.43 Cameron van der Burgh South Africa 8 Aug 2009 South African Championships Pietermaritzburg , South Africa
10 25.25 Cameron van der Burgh South Africa 14 Nov 2009 World Cup Berlin , Germany
Men -- Short course
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).