Swimming World Records

Note: fs = Freestyle, bas = backstroke, brs = breaststroke, bf = butterfly, me = medley.

MEN

         

Long course (50m)

       
EVENT NAME NAT TIME DATE LOCATION
50m fs César Cielo BRA 20,91 20091218 São Paulo, BRA
100m fs César Cielo BRA 46,91 20090730 Roma, ITA
200m fs Paul Biedermann GER 1:42,00 20090728 Roma, ITA
400m fs Paul Biedermann GER 3:40,07 20090726 Roma, ITA
800m fs Zhang Lin CHN 7:32,12 20090729 Roma, ITA
1500m fs Sun Yang CHN 14:31,02 20120804 London, GBR
50m bas Kliment Kolesnikov RUS 24,00 20180804 Glasgow, GBR
100m bas Ryan Murphy USA 51,85 20160813 Rio de Janeiro, BRA
200m bas Aaron Peirsol USA 1:51,92 20090731 Roma, ITA
50m brs Adam Peaty GBR 25,95 20170525 Budapest, HUN
100m brs Adam Peaty GBR 56,88 20190721 Gwangju, KOR
200m brs Anton Chupkov RUS 2:06,12 20190626 Gwangju, KOR
50m bf Rafael Muñoz ESP 22,43 20090405 Málaga, ESP
100m bf Caeleb Dressel USA 49,50 20190726 Gwangju, KOR
200m bf Kristóf Milák HUN 1:50,73 20190724 Gwangju, KOR
200m me Ryan Lochte USA 1:54,00 20110728 Shanghai, CHN
400m me Michael Phelps USA 4:03,84 20080811 Beijing, CHN
4x100m fs United States USA 3:08,24 20080811 Beijing, CHN
4x200m fs United States USA 6:58,55 20090731 Roma, ITA
4x100m me United States USA 3:27,28 20090802 Roma, ITA

The mighty Michael Phelps – arguably one of the best swimmers of all time. (Source: rollingstone.com).

Short course (25m)

       
EVENT NAME NAT TIME DATE LOCATION
50m fs Florent Manaudou FRA 20,26 20141205 Doha, QAT
100m fs Amaury Leveaux FRA 44,94 20081213 Rijeka, CRO
200m fs Paul Biedermann GER 1:39,37 20091115 Berlin, GER
400m fs Yannick Agnel FRA 3:32,25 20121115 Angers, FRA
800m fs Grant Hackett AUS 7:23,42 20080720 Melbourne, AUS
1500m fs Gregorio Paltrinieri ITA 14:08,06 20151204 Netanya, ISR
50m bas Florent Manaudou FRA 22,22 20141206 Doha, QAT
100m bas Xu Jiayu CHN 48,88 20181111 Tokyo, JPN
200m bas Mitch Larkin AUS 1:45,63 20151127 Sydney, AUS
50m brs Cameron van der Burgh RSA 25,25 20091114 Berlin, GER
100m brs Cameron van der Burgh RSA 55,61 20091115 Berlin, GER
200m brs Kirill Prigoda RUS 2:00,16 20181213 Hangzhou, CHN
50m bf Nicholas Santos BRA 21,75 20181006 Budapest, HUN
100m bf Chad le Clos RSA 48,08 20161208 Windsor, CAN
200m bf Daiya Seto JPN 1:48,24 20181211 Hangzhou, CHN
100m me Vladimir Morozov RUS 50,26 20180928 & 20181109 Eindhoven, NED & Tokyo, JPN
200m me Ryan Lochte USA 1:49,63 20121214 Istanbul, TUR
400m me Ryan Lochte HUN 3:55.50 20101216 Dubai, UAE
4x50m fs Russia RUS 1:22,60 20141206 Doha, QAT
4x100m fs United States USA 3:03,03 20181211 Hangzhou, CHN
4x200m fs Brazil BRA 6:46,81 20181216 Hangzhou, CHN
4x50m me Russia RUS 1:30,44 20141204 Copenhagen, DEN
4x100m me Russia RUS 3:19,16 20091220 St. Petersburg, RUS

Markus Deibler world record holder 100 metres medley short course. (Source: swimmingworldmagazine.com).

WOMEN

         

Long course (50m)

       
EVENT NAME NAT TIME DATE LOCATION
50m fs Sarah Sjöström SWE 23,67 20170729 Budapest, HUN
100m fs Sarah Sjöström SWE 51,71 20170723 Budapest, HUN
200m fs Federica Pellegrini ITA 1:52,98 20090729 Roma, ITA
400m fs Katie Ledecky USA 3:56,46 20160807 Rio de Janeiro, BRA
800m fs Katie Ledecky USA 8:04,79 20160812 Rio de Janeiro, BRA
1500m fs Katie Ledecky USA 15:20,48 20180516 Indianapolis, USA
50m bas Liu Xiang CHN 26,98 20180821 Jakarta, INA
100m bas Regan Smith USA 57,57 20190728 Gwangju, KOR
200m bas Regan Smith USA 2:03,35 20190726 Gwangju, KOR
50m brs Lilly King USA 29,40 20170730 Budapest, HUN
100m brs Lilly King USA 1:04,13 20170725 Budapest, HUN
200m brs Rikke Møller Pedersen DEN 2:19,11 20130801 Barcelona, ESP
50m bf Sarah Sjöström SWE 24,43 20140705 Borås, SWE
100m bf Sarah Sjöström SWE 55,48 20160807 Rio de Janeiro, BRA
200m bf Liu Zige CHN 2:01,81 20091021 Jinan, CHN
200m me Katinka Hosszú HUN 2:06,12 20150803 Kazan, RUS
400m me Katinka Hosszú HUN 4:26,36 20160806 Rio de Janeiro, BRA
4x100m fs Australia AUS 3:30,05 20180405 Gold Coast, AUS
4x200m fs Australia AUS 7:41,50 20190725 Gwangju, KOR
4x100m me United States USA 3:50,40 20190728 Gwangju, KOR

Sarah Sjöström was a more than decent swimmer already at the tender age of 14, but now she is quite simply phenomenol! (Source: svt.se)

Short course (25m)

       
EVENT NAME NAT TIME DATE LOCATION
50m fs Ranomi Kromowidjojo NED 22,93 20170807 Berlin, GER
100m fs Cate Campbell AUS 50,25 20171026 Adelaide, AUS
200m fs Sarah Sjöström SWE 1:50,43 20170812 Eindhoven, NED
400m fs Arianne Titmus AUS 3:53,92 20181215 Hangzhou, CHN
800m fs Mireia Belmonte ESP 7:59,34 20130810 Berlin, GER
1500m fs Mireia Belmonte ESP 15:19,71 20141212 Sabadell, ESP
50m bas Etiene Medeiros BRA 25,67 20141207 Doha, QAT
100m bas Katinka Hosszú HUN 55,03 20141204 Doha, QAT
200m bas Katinka Hosszú HUN 1:59,23 20141205 Doha, QAT
50m brs Alia Atkinson JAM 28,56 20181006 Budapest, HUN
100m brs Rūta Meilutyte LTU 1:02,36 20131210 Moskva, RUS
  Alia Atkinson JAM   20141206 Doha, QAT
  Alia Atkinson JAM   20160826 Chartres, FRA
200m brs Rebecca Soni USA 2:14,57 20091218 Manchester, GBR
50m bf Therese Alshammar SWE 24,38 20091122 Singapore, SIN
100m bf Sarah Sjöström SWE 54,61 20141207 Doha, QAT
200m bf Mireia Belmonte ESP 1:59,61 20141203 Doha, QAT
100m me Katinka Hosszú HUN 56,67 20151204 Netanya, ISR
200m me Katinka Hosszú HUN 2:01,86 20141206 Doha, QAT
400m me Katinka Hosszú HUN 4:19,46 20151202 Netanya, ISR
4x50m fs Netherlands NED 1:33,91 20171215 Copenhagen, DEN
4x100m fs Netherlands NED 3:26,53 20141205 Doha, QAT
4x200m fs Netherlands NED 7:32,85 20141203 Doha, QAT
4x50m me United States USA 1:42,38 20181212 Hangzhou, CHN
4x100m me United States USA 3:45,20 20151211 Indianapolis, USA

Katinka Hosszú – Outstanding! (Source: hungarianambiance.com).

MIXED

         

Long course (50m)

       
EVENT NAME NAT TIME DATE LOCATION
4x100m fs United States USA 3:19,40 20190727 Gwangju, KOR
4x100m me United States USA 3:38,56 20170726 Budapest, HUN
           

Short course (25m)

       
EVENT NAME NAT TIME DATE LOCATION
4x50m fs United States USA 1:27,89 20181212 Hangzhou, CHN
4x50m me United States USA 1:36,40 20181213 Hangzhou, CHN