Latest News About 50M Breaststroke World Record

I don’t have live access to the latest updates right now. Here’s what’s publicly known about recent 50m breaststroke world records, with a focus on the women’s event which dominates headlines in this discipline.

Latest highlights

• The women’s 50m breaststroke world record has seen several recent updates, notably Ruta Meilutyte setting a world record in the semifinals at the 2022 FINA World Championships (short course, 25m) with a time of 28.37 seconds, ahead of Alia Atkinson’s prior mark of 28.56 from 2018. This remains a milestone in short-course competition and was widely reported in swimming outlets.[2]
• At the long-course World Championships in 2023, Ruta Meilutyte again topped the event by setting a world record in the 50m breaststroke, beating Lilly King, which underscored her continued prominence in the event.[3][4]
• There are ongoing developments in subsequent years, with top sprinters like Meilutyte continuing to challenge the record in major championships, though exact current fastest times often depend on the latest meet results and pool type (long course 50m vs. short course 25m).[4][7][3]

What this means for your question

• If you’re asking for the very latest record as of today, I’d need to confirm the most recent competition results from trusted sources (World Aquatics, official meet results). The most recent widely publicized marks referenced here come from 2022–2023, with Meilutyte holding or having recently broken records in those periods.[2][3][4]
• Distinctions matter: long-course (50m pool) and short-course (25m pool) records are separate, and even within long course there can be multiple waves of record progression if a new mark is achieved in a major event (World Championships, Olympics).[7]

Would you like me to fetch the current official record as of today and specify:

• whether it’s long course or short course,
• the swimmer’s name,
• the exact time and date of the record,
• the competition where it was set?

If you want, I can also provide a quick comparison table of the most recent top times and the progression over the last few years.