Record #00346Sports archive
Men's 100 m Backstroke World Record (Long Course)
Italy's Thomas Ceccon swam 51.60 seconds at the 2022 World Championships in Budapest on 20 June 2022, setting the men's 100 m backstroke long-course world record.
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Current Record
51.60seconds
Current record value
- Holder
- Thomas Ceccon
- Start date
- 2022-06-20
- Record status
- VerifiedView verification details ↗Report an issue
Overview
Archive NoteCeccon set the mark in the men's 100 m backstroke final at the 2022 World Championships, improving Ryan Murphy's previous record from 2016.
Guinness explicitly certifies the 51.60-second long-course record and the IOC's swimming records compilation confirms the same performance. The pool length is 50 m, while the race itself is 100 m.
Record history
1 Milestones- 51.60 secondsThomas CecconBudapest, HungaryCurrent Record
Sources
Evidence & ReferencesVerification basis and limitations
VerifiedThe record conclusion has sufficient verification support.
Basis: direct confirmation by an authority
Guinness directly certifies the global discipline record; swimming results are additionally verified against official competition timing.
- Verification assessment
- 2026-11-04
- Last editorial review
- 2026-11-04
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