List of world records in swimming

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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

  1. ^ 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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