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World records in swimming are ratified by the International Swimming Federation (FINA).
Current world records
All records were achieved in finals unless otherwise specified. Records with an asterisk (*) after the time indicate that they have been attained since the last FINA world records list.
Long course swim pools (50 meters)
Men
Event
Result
Name
Nationality
Date
Location
50 m freestyle
21.28*
Eamon Sullivan
Australia
March 28 , 2008
Sydney , Australia
100 m freestyle
47.50*
Alain Bernard
France
March 22 , 2008
Eindhoven , Netherlands
200 m freestyle
1:43.86
Michael Phelps
United States
March 27 , 2007
Melbourne , Australia
400 m freestyle
3:40.08
Ian Thorpe
Australia
July 30 , 2002
Manchester , United Kingdom
800 m freestyle
7:38.65
Grant Hackett
Australia
July 27 , 2005
Montreal , Canada
1500 m freestyle
14:34.56
Grant Hackett
Australia
July 29 , 2001
Fukuoka , Japan
50 m backstroke
24.47*
Liam Tancock
United Kingdom
April 2 , 2008
Sheffield , UK
100 m backstroke
52.98
Aaron Peirsol
United States
March 27 , 2007
Melbourne , Australia
200 m backstroke
1:54.32
Ryan Lochte
United States
March 30 , 2007
Melbourne , Australia
50 m breaststroke
27.18
Oleg Lisogor
Ukraine
August 2 , 2002
Berlin , Germany
100 m breaststroke
59.13
Brendan Hansen
United States
August 1 , 2006
Irvine , U.S.
200 m breaststroke
2:08.50
Brendan Hansen
United States
August 20 , 2006
Victoria , Canada
50 m butterfly
22.96
Roland Schoeman
South Africa
July 25 , 2005
Montreal , Canada
100 m butterfly
50.40
Ian Crocker
United States
July 30 , 2005
Montreal , Canada
200 m butterfly
1:52.09
Michael Phelps
United States
March 28 , 2007
Melbourne , Australia
200 m IM
1:54.87
James Ancell
United Kingdom
April 12 , 2008
Manchester , United Kingdom
400 m IM
4:06.22
Michael Phelps
United States
April 1 , 2007
Melbourne , Australia
4×100 m freestyle relay
3:12.46
Michael Phelps (48.83)Neil Walker (47.89)Cullen Jones (47.96)Jason Lezak (47.78)
United States
August 19 , 2006
Victoria , Canada
4×200 m freestyle relay
7:03.24
Michael Phelps (1:45.36)Ryan Lochte (1:45.86)Klete Keller (1:46.31)Peter Vanderkaay (1:45.71)
United States
March 30 , 2007
Melbourne , Australia
4x100 m medley relay
3:30.68
Aaron Peirsol (53.45)Brendan Hansen (59.37)Ian Crocker (50.28)Jason Lezak (47.58)
United States
August 21 , 2004
Athens , Greece
Women
Event
Result
Name
Nationality
Date
Location
50 m freestyle
23.97*
Lisbeth Trickett
Australia
March 29 , 2008
Sydney , Australia
100 m freestyle
52.88*
Lisbeth Trickett
Australia
March 27 , 2008
Sydney , Australia
200 m freestyle
1:55.52
Laure Manaudou
France
March 28 , 2007
Melbourne , Australia
400 m freestyle
4:01.53*
Federica Pellegrini
Italy
March 24 , 2008
Eindhoven , Netherlands
800 m freestyle
8:16.22
Janet Evans
United States
August 20 , 1989
Tokyo , Japan
1500 m freestyle
15:42.54
Kate Ziegler
United States
June 17 , 2007
Mission Viejo , U.S.
50 m backstroke
27.67*
Sophie Edington
Australia
March 23 , 2008
Sydney , Australia
100 m backstroke
59.21*
Natalie Coughlin
United States
February 17 , 2008
Columbia , U.S.
200 m backstroke
2:06.39*
Kirsty Coventry
Zimbabwe
February 16 , 2008
Columbia , U.S.
50 m breaststroke
30.31
Jade Edmistone
Australia
January 30 , 2006
Melbourne , Australia
100 m breaststroke
1:05.09
Leisel Jones
Australia
March 20 , 2006
Melbourne , Australia
200 m breaststroke
2:20.54
Leisel Jones
Australia
February 1 , 2006
Melbourne , Australia
50 m butterfly
25.46
Therese Alshammar
Sweden
June 13 , 2007
Barcelona , Spain
100 m butterfly
56.61
Inge de Bruijn
Netherlands
September 17 , 2000
Sydney , Australia
200 m butterfly
2:05.40
Jessicah Schipper
Australia
August 17 , 2006
Victoria , Canada
200 m IM
2:08.92*
Stephanie Rice
Australia
March 25 , 2008
Sydney , Australia
400 m IM
4:31.46*
Stephanie Rice
Australia
March 22 , 2008
Sydney , Australia
4x100 m freestyle relay
3:33.62*
Inge Dekker (53.77)Ranomi Kromowidjojo (53.61)Femke Heemskerk (53.62)Marleen Veldhuis (52.62)
Netherlands
March 18 , 2008
Eindhoven , Netherlands
4×200 m freestyle relay
7:50.09
Natalie Coughlin (1:56.43)Dana Vollmer (1:57.49)Lacey Nymeyer (1:59.19)Katie Hoff (1:56.98)
United States
March 29 , 2007
Melbourne , Australia
4x100 m medley relay
3:55.74
Emily Seebohm (1:00.79) Leisel Jones (1:04.94) Jessica Schipper (57.18) Lisbeth Trickett (52.83)
Australia
March 31 , 2007
Melbourne , Australia
Short course swim pools (25 meters)
Men
Event
Result
Name
Nationality
Date
Location
50 m freestyle
20.81*
Duje Draganja
Croatia
April 11 , 2008
Manchester , United Kingdom
100 m freestyle
45.83
Stefan Nystrand
Sweden
November 17 , 2007
Berlin , Germany
200 m freestyle
1:41.10
Ian Thorpe
Australia
February 6 , 2000
Berlin , Germany
400 m freestyle
3:34.58
Grant Hackett
Australia
July 18 , 2002
Sydney , Australia
800 m freestyle
7:25.28
Grant Hackett
Australia
August 3 , 2001
Perth , Australia
1500 m freestyle
14:10.10
Grant Hackett
Australia
August 7 , 2001
Perth , Australia
50 m backstroke
23.27
Thomas Rupprath
Germany
december 10 , 2004
Vienna , Austria
100 m backstroke
49.99
Ryan Lochte
United States
April 9 , 2006
Shanghai , China (relay leadoff split)
200 m backstroke
1:49.05
Ryan Lochte
United States
april 9 , 2006
Shanghai , China
50 m breaststroke
26.17
Oleg Lisogor
Ukraine
January 21 , 2006
Berlin , Germany
100 m breaststroke
57.47
Ed Moses
United States
January 23 , 2002
Stockholm , Sweden
200 m breaststroke
2:02.92
Ed Moses
United States
January 17 , 2004
Berlin , Germany
50 m butterfly
22.60
Kaio Almeida
Brazil
December 17 , 2005
Santos , Brazil
100 m butterfly
49.07
Ian Crocker
United States
March 26 , 2004
East Meadow , U.S.
200 m butterfly
1:50.73
Franck Esposito
France
December 8 , 2002
Antibes , France
100 m IM
51.25*
Ryan Lochte
United States
April 12 , 2008
Manchester , United Kingdom
200 m IM
1:51.56*
Ryan Lochte
United States
April 11 , 2008
Manchester , United Kingdom
400 m IM
3:59.33
László Cseh
Hungary
December 14 , 2007
Debrecen , Hungary
4×100 m freestyle relay
3:08.44*
Ryan Lochte (47.09)Bryan Lundquist (46.64)Nathan Adrian (46.57)Doug Van Wie (48.14)
United States
April 9 , 2008
Manchester , United Kingdom
4×200 m freestyle relay
6:52.66
Kirk Palmer (1:43.12)Grant Hackett (1:42.75)Grant Brits (1:44.01)Kenrick Monk (1:42.78)
Australia
August 31 , 2007
Melbourne , Australia
4x100 m medley relay
3:25.09
Aaron Peirsol (51.35) Brendan Hansen (57.42) Ian Crocker (49.76) Jason Lezak (46.97)
United States
October 11 , 2004 [1]
Indianapolis , U.S.
Women
Event
Result
Name
Nationality
Date
Location
50 m freestyle
23.58
Marleen Veldhuis
Netherlands
November 17 , 2007
Berlin , Germany
100 m freestyle
51.70
Lisbeth Lenton
Australia
August 9 , 2005
Melbourne , Australia
200 m freestyle
1:53.29
Lisbeth Lenton
Australia
November 19 , 2005
Sydney , Australia
400 m freestyle
3:56.09
Laure Manaudou
France
December 9 , 2006
Helsinki , Finland
800 m freestyle
8:08.00
Kate Ziegler
United States
October 14 , 2007
Essen , Germany
1500 m freestyle
15:32.90
Kate Ziegler
United States
October 12 , 2007
Essen , Germany
50 m backstroke
26.50*
Sanja Jovanović
Croatia
december 15 , 2007
Debrecen , Hungary
100 m backstroke
56.51
Natalie Coughlin
United States
October 28 , 2007
Singapore
200 m backstroke
2:00.91*
Kirsty Coventry
Zimbabwe
April 11 , 2008
Manchester , United Kingdom
50 m breaststroke
29.58*
Jessica Hardy
United States
April 10 , 2008
Manchester , United Kingdom
100 m breaststroke
1:03.86
Leisel Jones
Australia
August 28 , 2006
Hobart , Australia
200 m breaststroke
2:17.75
Leisel Jones
Australia
November 29 , 2003
Melbourne , Australia
50 m butterfly
25.32*
Felicity Galvez
Australia
April 11 , 2008
Manchester , United Kingdom
100 m butterfly
55.95
Lisbeth Lenton
Australia
August 28 , 2006
Hobart , Australia
200 m butterfly
2:03.12*
Yūko Nakanishi
Japan
February 23 , 2008
Tokyo , Japan
100 m IM
58.80
Natalie Coughlin
United States
November 23 , 2002
East Meadow , U.S.
200 m IM
2:06.13
Kirsty Coventry
Zimbabwe
April 12 , 2008
Manchester , United Kingdom
400 m IM
4:26.52*
Kirsty Coventry
Zimbabwe
April 9 , 2008
Manchester , United Kingdom
4×100 m freestyle relay
3:29.42
Hinkelien Schreuder (53.62)Femke Heemskerk (52.61)Inge Dekker (51.76)Marleen Veldhuis (51.43)
Netherlands
December 12 , 2008
Manchester , United Kingdom
4×200 m freestyle relay
7:38.90*
Inge Dekker (1:55.36)Femke Heemskerk (1:53.44)Marleen Veldhuis (1:54.17)Ranomi Kromowidjojo (1:55.93)
Netherlands
April 9 , 2008
Manchester , England
4x100 m medley relay
3:51.36*
Margaret Hoelzer (58.79) Jessica Hardy (1:03.98) Rachel Komisarz (55.93) Kara Denby (52.66)
United States
April 11 , 2008
Manchester , United Kingdom
See also
Notes
^ FINA's website incorrectly lists this date as September 11, 2004. The actual date, as shown in the results , is October 11, 2004, during the Short Course Championships in Indianapolis.
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