I don’t have live tool access right now to pull the very latest updates, but I can summarize where the world record stands and how to verify the newest result.
As of late 2024 and into 2025, world records in backstroke have continued to be pushed in both long course (50m) and short course (25m) formats, with several athletes approaching or surpassing previous marks in different contexts (Olympic Trials, World Cups, and World Championships). For precise, up-to-the-minute confirmation of the current 100m backstroke world record, please check official sources such as World Aquatics (formerly FINA) and Omega Timing event results, or major outlets that publish rapid results after competitions.
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Australia's Mollie O'Callaghan also set a new world record in the women's 200m freestyle, clocking a 1:49.77 on Day 2 of action in Illinois.
www.olympics.comRegan Smith lowered her world record in the short-course version of the 100 backstroke at the World Cup stop in Singapore on Friday.
www.swimmingworldmagazine.comAmerican Regan Smith cashed in big with her first career short course meters World Record on the second night of the 2024 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Incheon.
www.worldaquatics.com"I watched a lot of Shark Week, so I was channeling my inner shark."
www.nbcsports.comThe women's 100-metre backstroke is set to be one of the highlight events in the pool at this year's Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, with three world record holders in the event vying for the gold medal.
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