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--- Results, Rankings, and Records ---
ALL-TIME WORLD PERFORMERS-PERFORMANCES RANKINGS
Compiled by Bill Bell, The Write Stuff
 
KEY
** World Record
# 2nd-Performance All-Time
*' European Record
*+ Commonwealth Record
*" Latin-South American Record
 ' U.S. Open Record
* National Record
r Relay Split
p Preliminary Time
 + Olympic Record
^ World Championship Record
a Asian Record
h Hand time
MEN'S EVENT
 
100 METER BACKSTROKE
Top 150 Performances
53.60** Lenny Krayzelburg, USA Pan-Pacific Championships Sydney 08-24-99
53.67r# Krayzelburg Pan-Pacific Championships Sydney 08-29-99
53.86r Jeff Rouse, USA Olympics Barcelona 07-31-92
53.93r Rouse Pan-Pacific Championships Edmonton 08-25-91
53.95r Rouse Olympics Atlanta 07-26-96
53.98*+ Mark Tewksbury, CAN Olympics Barcelona 07-30-92
54.00 Krayzelburg U.S. Nationals Minneapolis 08-09-99
54.04 Rouse Olympics Barcelona 07-30-92
54.07 Rouse U.S. Olympic Trials Indianapolis 03-04-92
54.07sfB Krayzelburg Pan-Pacific Championships Sydney 08-23-99
54.09r Tewksbury Olympics Barcelona 07-31-92
54.10 Rouse Olympics Atlanta 07-23-96
54.13p Rouse U.S. Olympic Trials Indianapolis 03-04-92
54.20p Rouse Olympics Atlanta 07-23-96
54.21 Rouse U.S. Nationals Austin 07-29-93
54.43 Krayzelburg Pan-Pacific Championships Fukuoka 08-10-97
54.43+* Stev Theloke, GER USA Dual/Goodwill Games East Meadow 07-29-98
54.49r Rouse World Championships Rome 09-11-94
54.51p David Berkoff, USA Olympics Seoul 09-24-88
54.56r Berkoff Olympics Seoul 09-24-88
54.58r Rouse Pan-Pacific Championships Atlanta 08-13-95
54.58 Neil Walker, USA U.S. Nationals Federal Way 03-31-00
54.63p Rouse Olympics Barcelona 07-30-92
54.63 Krayzelburg Janet Evans Invitational Los Angeles 07-18-99
54.64r Krayzelburg World Team Dual/GWGs East Meadow 07-31-98
54.64 Krayzelburg U.S. Nationals Clovis 08-14-98
54.65 Berkoff U.S. Olympic Trials Indianapolis 03-04-92
54.67 Rouse Pan-Pacific Championships Edmonton 08-22-91
54.67p*' Martin Zubero, ESP Rammer Jammer Invitational Tuscaloosa 11-23-91
54.67r Krayzelburg U.S. Nationals Minneapolis 08-10-99
54.68r Rouse U.S. Nationals Austin 07-30-93
54.69 Krayzelburg U.S. Nationals/Pan-Pacific Trials Nashville 07-29-97
54.72r Krayzelburg GER Dual/Goodwill Games East Meadow 07-29-98
54.74 Rouse Pan-Ams Mar del Plata 03-16-95
54.74r Krayzelburg Pan-Pacific Championships Fukuoka 08-13-97
54.74r Krayzelburg RUS Dual/Goodwill Games East Meadow 08-01-98
54.75p Tewksbury Olympics Barcelona 07-30-92
54.77p Rouse U.S. Nationals Rose Bowl 08-02-95
54.77 Neil Walker, USA U.S. Nationals/Pan-Pacific Trials Nashville 07-29-97
54.77 Krayzelburg U.S. Nationals East Meadow 03-30-99
54.78 Berkoff Olympics Barcelona 07-30-92
54.79p Rouse U.S. Nationals/WCTs Austin 08-02-90
54.79 Rouse U.S. Nationals/WCTs Indianapolis 08-18-94
54.79r Krayzelburg RUS Dual/Goodwill Games East Meadow 08-01-98
54.80p Krayzelburg Pan-Pacific Championships Sydney 08-23-99
54.83 Zubero Rammer Jammer Invitational Tuscaloosa 11-23-91
54.83p* Neisser Bent, CUB Olympics Atlanta 07-23-96
54.84p Berkoff Olympics Barcelona 07-30-92
54.85 Rouse Pan-Pacific Championships Kobe 08-12-93
54.85r Rouse U.S. Nationals Rose Bowl 08-04-95
54.86 Rouse U.S. Nationals/WCTs Austin 08-02-90
54.86 Rouse Speedo/Phoenecian Invitational Phoenix 05-18-96
54.87 Rouse U.S. Nationals Nashville 04-01-93
54.90p Rouse Pan-Pacific Championships Edmonton 08-22-91
54.90p Rouse U.S. Nationals Austin 07-29-93
54.91 Berkoff U.S. Olympic Trials Austin 08-13-88
54.93r Krayzelburg World All Stars Dual/GWGs East Meadow 07-31-98
54.93 Rodolfo Falcon, CUB Pan-Ams Winnipeg 08-07-99
54.94 TrippiSchwenk, USA U.S. Olympic Trials Indianapolis 03-09-96
54.95p Berkoff U.S. Olympic Trials Austin 08-13-88
54.96 Zubero Olympics Barcelona 07-30-92
54.96r Falcon Pan-Ams Winnipeg 08-07-99
54.97p Krayzelburg Pan-Pacific Championships Fukuoka 08-10-97
54.97r Krayzelburg GER Dual/Goodwill Games East Meadow 07-29-98
54.98 Falcon Olympics Atlanta 07-23-96
54.99p Rouse Pan-Pacific Championships Kobe 08-12-93
54.99 Rouse Pan-Pacific Championships Atlanta 08-10-95
55.00* Igor Polianskiy, URS URS Olympic Trials Moscow 07-16-88
55.00* Martin Harris, GBR GBR Winter Nationals Sheffield 04-22-95
55.00 Krayzelburtg World Championships Perth 01-15-98
55.01p Rouse U.S. Nationals/WCTs Indianapolis 08-18-94
55.02 Bent Olympics Atlanta 07-23-96
55.02r Theloke RUS Dual/Goodwill Games East Meadow 07-31-98
55.03 Zubero European Championships Sheffield 08-07-93
55.04p Polianskiy Olympics Seoul 09-24-88
55.04 Neil Willey, GBR GBR Nationals/OTs Sheffield 03-23-96
55.04 Krayzelburg Mare Nostrom Invitational - Series 3 Monte Carlo 06-12-99
55.05a Daichi Suzuki, JPN Olympics Seoul 09-24-88
55.05pr Berkoff Olympics Barcelona 07-31-92
55.05p Krayzelburg U.S. Nationals/Pan-Pacific Trials Nashville 07-29-97
55.06p Falcon Pan-Ams Winnipeg 08-07-99
55.07r Krayzelburg RUS Dual/Goodwill Games East Meadow 08-02-98
55.08p Zubero U.S. Nationals Federal Way 04-06-91
55.08 Theloke World All Stars Dual/GWGs East Meadow 08-02-98
55.10r Rouse Pan-Pacific Championships Kobe 08-15-93
55.11p Theloke World Championships Perth 01-15-98
55.12r Rouse LEN Invitational Rome 08-12-90
55.13 Rouse Santa Clara Invitational Santa Clara 06-28-92
55.13* Matt Welsh, AUS Pan-Pacific Championships Sydney 08-24-99
55.14 Krayzelburg GER Dual/Goodwill Games East Meadow 07-29-98
55.15p Brian Retterer, USA Pan-Pacific Championships Kobe 08-12-93
55.15 Rouse U.S. Olympic Trials Indianapolis 03-09-96
55.16r Polianskiy GDR Dual Tallinn 03-16-88
55.16 Theloke European Championships Istanbul 07-27-99
55.17 Polianskiy GDR Dual Tallinn 03-15-88
55.17 Zubero World Championships Rome 09-10-94
55.17 Mark Versfield, CAN World Championships Perth 01-15-98
55.17*? Alex Massura, BRA Pan-Ams Winnipeg 08-07-99
55.17p Krayzelburg U.S. Nationals Minneapolis 08-09-99
55.18 Berkoff Olympics Seoul 09-24-88
55.18* Franck Schott, FRA FRA Nationals/OTs Dunkirk 04-04-92
55.18 Schwenk Pan-Pacific Championships Atlanta 08-10-95
55.19 Rick Carey, USA Pan-Ams Caracas 08-21-83
55.19 Tewksbury Pan-Pacific Championships Edmonton 08-22-91
55.19tt Tewksbury CAN Winter Nationals Winnipeg 02-22-92
55.19r Massura Pan-Ams Winnipeg 08-07-99
55.20 Polianskiy Olympics Seoul 09-24-88
55.20r Tewksbury Pan-Pacific Championships Edmonton 08-25-91
55.20 Theloke World Championships Perth 01-15-98
55.21 Derek Weatherford, USA U.S. Nationals Mission Viejo 08-20-92
55.21 Bent World Championships Perth 01-15-98
55.22 Sean Murphy, CAN CAN Olympic Trials Montreal 06-01-88
55.22r Rouse USC Dual Los Angeles 01-31-92
55.22p Berkoff U.S. Olympic Trials Indianapolis 03-04-92
55.22 Zubero Olympics Atlanta 07-23-96
55.22p Krayzelburg World Championships Perth 01-15-98
55.22 Falcon World All Stars Dual/GWGs East Meadow 08-02-98
55.23 Rouse World Championships Perth 01-12-91
55.24 Polianskiy European Championships Sofia 08-10-85
55.24r Theloke World Championships Perth 01-18-98
55.25p Rouse U.S. Olympic Trials Indianapolis 03-09-96
55.26r Rouse Pan-Ams Mar del Plata 03-16-95
55.26p Krayzelburg U.S. Nationals Clovis 08-14-98
55.26 Robert Brewer, USA U.S. Nationals Clovis 08-14-98
55.27 Walker Pan-PacificChampionships Fukuoka 08-10-97
55.27 Zubero ESP Nationals Seville 07-12-97
55.27 Krayzelburg U.S. Open Indianapolis 12-05-97
55.28r Rouse World Championships Perth 01-13-91
55.28p Walker U.S. Nationals/Pan-Pacific Trials Nashville 07-29-97
55.28 Zubero ESP Nationals Barcelona 07-15-97
55.29 Tewksbury World Championships Perth 01-12-91
55.29 Rouse U.S. Nationals Rose Bowl 08-02-95
55.29p Falcon Olympics Atlanta 07-23-96
55.29 Falcon USA Dual/Goodwill Games East Meadow 07-31-98
55.30 Zubero European Championships Athens 08-24-91
55.30 Schwenk Olympics Atlanta 07-23-96
55.30r Krayzelburg World Championships Perth 01-18-98
55.31p Schwenk U.S. Olympic Trials Indianapolis 03-09-96
55.31* Vladimir Selkov, RUS RUS Olympic Trials Moscow 04-25-96
55.32 Carey U.S. Olympic Trials Indianapolis 06-25-84
55.32 Suzuki JPN Olympic Trials Kurashuki 06-18-88
55.32 Retterer U.S. Nationals Austin 07-29-93
55.32p Schwenk U.S. Nationals Rose Bowl 08-02-95
55.32 Falcon World Championships Perth 01-15-98
55.32 Keitaro Konnai, JPN JPN Nationals/Pan-Pacific Trials Tokyo 06-13-99
55.32r Welsh Pan-Pacific Championships Sydney 08-29-99
55.33 Polianskiy URS Winter Nationals Moscow 02-27-88
55.33p Retterer U.S. Olympic Trials Indianapolis 03-04-92
55.34p Rouse World Championships Perth 01-12-91
55.34 Rouse Meet of Champions Mission Viejo 07-04-92
55.34 Weatherford U.S. Nationals Austin 07-29-93
55.34 Selkov RUS Nationals Moscow 05-28-95
55.34p Walker U.S. Nationals Federal Way 03-31-00
Remaining Top 100 Performers (need 75)
55.35r* Dirk Richter, GDR GDR Nationals Magdeburg 05-27-84
55.37 Sergey Zabolotnov, URS Olympics Seoul 09-24-88
55.44 Watson Victoria State AG-Open Chmps Melbourne 01-15-00
55.48 Chris Renaud, CAN CAN Nationals/CG Trials Etobicoke 08-08-98
55.49 John Naber, USA Olympics Montreal 07-19-76
55.53 Andy Gill, USA U.S. Olympic Trials Indianapolis 03-04-92
55.53* Emanuelle Merisi, ITA Olympics Atlanta 07-23-96
55.53* Alex Lim, MAS Asian Games Bangkok 12-10-98
55.56 Ralf Braun, GER Olympics Atlanta 07-23-96
55.56 Brad Bridgewater, USA U.S. Nationals/Pan-Pacific Trials Nashville 07-29-97
55.57 Rogerio Romero, BRA South American Championships Mar del Plata 04-15-00
55.58r Steve Dewick, AUS Commonwealth Games Victoria 08-24-94
55.58sfA Atushi Nishikori, JPN Pan-Pacific Championships Sydney 08-24-99
55.60p Jeff Thibault, USA Pan-Pacific Championships Edmonton 08-22-91
55.62p* Eithan Urbach, ISR World Championships Perth 01-15-98
55.62 Keitaro Konnai, JPN Pan-Pacific Championships Sydney 08-24-99
55.63 Jay Mortenson, USA U.S. Olympic Trials Austin 08-12-88
55.63r* Mariusz Siembida, POL European Championships Seville 08-24-97
55.63 Aaron Peirsol, USA U.S. Nationals Federal Way 03-31-00
55.65 Adam Ruckwood, GBR GBR Winter Nationals Sheffield 04-22-95
55.67 Brewer U.S. Nationals Federal Way 03-31-00
55.68 Alex Popov RUS Nationals Moscow 06-07-94
55.69* Tamas Deutsch, HUN World Championships Rome 09-10-94
55.73 Mike Andrews, USA U.S. Olympic Trials Indianapolis 03-09-96
55.73 Josh Watson, AUS NSW Open Sydney 01-19-00
55.74 Ray Hass, AUS AUS Nationals/Pan-Pacific Trials Brisbane 03-23-99
55.75r Tino Weber, GER Olympics Barcelona 07-31-92
55.76r Steffen Driessen, GER European Jr. Championships Moscow 07-17-99
55.78p* Ricardo Busquets, PUR World Championships Perth 01-15-98
55.83* Jani Sievinen, FIN FIN Nationals Oulu 06-17-95
55.84* Gordan Kozulj, CRO Euopean Championships Istanbul 07-27-99
55.84r Matt Allen, USA Pan-Ams Winnipeg 08-07-99
55.86 Josh Watson, AUS AUS Nationals/Pan-Pacific Trials Brisbane 03-23-99
55.87p Whitney Woolard, USA U.S. Olympic Trials Indianapolis 03-09-96
55.87p Kurt Jachimowski, USA U.S. Olympic Trials Indianapolis 03-09-96
55.87* Voldymyr Nikolaychuk, UKR UKR Nationals Kharkov 03-24-00
55.88 Vladimir Shemetov, URS Friendship Games Moscow 08-25-84
55.89 David Ortega, ESP ESP Winter Nationals Cadiz 03-28-99
55.96* Stefaan Maene, BEL Speedo/Canet Invitational Canet 06-19-95
55.97* Simon Thirsk, RSA World University Games Palma de Mallorca 07-06-99
56.01 Adrian Radley, AUS Pan-Pacific Championships Fukuoka 08-13-97
56.03p Jason Stelle, USA U.S. Nationals Austin 07-29-93
56.04p Bob Jackson, USA U.S. "Olympic Trials" Irvine 07-30-80
56.04* Lin Laijiu, CHN CHN National Games Beijing 09-14-93
56.06p Justin Thornton, USA U.S. Olympic Trials Indianapolis 03-09-96
56.06* Arunas Savickas, LTU European Championships Istanbul 07-27-99
56.07* Volodymyr Nikolaychuk, UKR UKR Nationals Kiev 03-08-97
56.07r Tommy Hannan, USA U.S. Nationals Minneapolis 08-10-99
56.08r* Frank Hoffmeister, FRG GDR Dual Munich 08-28-87
56.08 Hajime Itoi, JPN Asian Games Hiroshima 10-07-94
56.09r Chucky Cox, USA U.S. Nationals Austin 07-29-93
56.09 Josh Davis, USA U.S. Nationals Clovis 08-14-98
56.09 Brian Walters, USA U.S. Nationals Federal Way 03-31-00
56.10 Frank Baltrusch, GDR Olympics Seoul 09-24-88
56.10 Justin Ewers, USA U.S. Nationals Minneapolis 08-09-99
56.10 Tim McCann, USA U.S. Nationals Federal Way 03-31-00
56.11 Scot Johnson, USA U.S. Nationals/WCTs Austin 08-02-90
56.12 Robert Braknis, CAN CAN Nationals Winnipeg 07-27-95
56.14 Geoff Cronin, USA U.S. Nationals Los Angeles 08-04-89
56.16 Dustin Hersee, CAN CAN Nationals/Pan-Pacific Trials Victoria 03-17-99
56.19pr Mike Gilliam, USA World University Games Palma de Mallorca 07-10-99
56.20 Yasiro Vandewalle, BEL Olympics Barcelona 07-30-92
56.20p Darius Grigalionis, LTU Olympics Atlanta 07-23-96
56.20 Chris Sawbridge, CAN CAN Nationals/CG Trials Toronto 08-08-98
56.20 Simon Dufour, FRA FRA Nationals/EC Trials Dunkirk 05-15-99
56.21 Peter Obergluck, GER GER Nationals Warendorf 06-25-95
56.24r Mark Rhodenbaugh, USA U.S. Nationals Clovis 08-06-83
56.24 Dave Bottom, USA U.S Olympic Trials Austin 08-13-88
56.24 Jirka Letzin, GER European Championships Vienna 08-27-95
56.25p Ryan Berube, USA U.S. Olympic Trials Indianapolis 03-09-96
56.26r* Jonathan Winter, NZL Pan-Pacific Championships Atlanta 08-13-95
56.28 Leonardo Costa, BRA Pan-Ams Winnipeg 08-07-99
56.28* Eduardo Otero, ARG South American Championships Mar del Plata 04-15-00
56.28 Takafumi Oishi, JPN JPN Winter Nationals Tokyo 04-19-00
56.3-h Roland Matthes, GDR URS Dual Moscow 04-09-72
56.30r Matthes Olympics Munich 09-04-72
56.30 Wei Wang, CHN Pan-Pacific Championships Fukuoka 08-10-97
56.33 Sergei Ostapchuk, RUS RUS Nationals/EC Trials Moscow 06-22-99
56.34 Peter Rocca, USA Olympics Montreal 07-19-76
56.34 Jorge Sanchez, ESP ESP Winter Nationals Madrid 04-08-00
56.35 Dave Wilson, USA Olympics Los Angeles 08-03-84
56.36p* Razvan Florea, ROM European Championships Istanbul 07-27-99
56.38 Viktor Kuznetsov, URS URS Nationals Kiev 07-16-82
56.39 Sebastian Helgasch, GER GER Nationals/EC Trials Leipzig 05-30-99
56.40 Deke Botsford, CAN World University Games Sheffield 07-20-91
56.40 Mindaugas Spokas, LTU LTU Nationals/OTs Vilnius 02-29-96
56.41 Takafumi Oishi, JPN JPN Nationals/Pan-Pacific Trials Tokyo 06-13-99
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