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Record's time01:4200
DateJul 28, 2009
SwimmerPaul Biedermann, Germany
Meet2009 World Championships; Rome, Italy
Avg. speed (m/s)196
Avg. time 25m (sec.)1275
Avg. time 50m (sec.)2550
Avg. time 100m (sec.)5100
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Record progression

DateValueSwimmerMeet
Aug 12, 200801:4296Michael Phelps
United States
2008 Olympic Games
Beijing, China
Mar 27, 200701:4386Michael Phelps
United States
2007 World Championships
Melbourne, Australia
Jul 25, 200101:4406Ian Thorpe
Australia
2001 World Championships
Fukuoka, Japan
Mar 27, 200101:4469Ian Thorpe
Australia
2001 AUS Nationals & World Championship Trials
Hobart, Australia
Sep 18, 200001:4535Pieter van den Hoogenband
Netherlands
2000 Olympic Games
Sydney, Australia
Sep 17, 200001:4535Pieter van den Hoogenband
Netherlands
2000 Olympic Games
Sydney, Australia
May 15, 200001:4551Ian Thorpe
Australia
2000 AUS Olympic Trials
Sydney, Australia
May 14, 200001:4569Ian Thorpe
Australia
2000 AUS Olympic Trials
Sydney, Australia
Aug 24, 199901:4600Ian Thorpe
Australia
1999 Pan Pacific Championships
Sydney, Australia
Aug 23, 199901:4634Ian Thorpe
Australia
1999 Pan Pacific Championships
Sydney, Australia
Mar 23, 199901:4667Grant Hackett
Australia
1999 Australian Championships
Brisbane, Australia
Aug 15, 198901:4669Giorgio Lamberti
Italy
1989 European Championships
Bonn, West Germany
Sep 19, 198801:4725Duncan Armstrong
Australia
1988 Olympic Games
Seoul, South Korea
Jul 29, 198401:4744Michael Gross
West Germany
1984 Olympic Games
Los Angeles, United States
Jun 8, 198401:4755Michael Gross
West Germany
1984 FRG Olympic Trials
Munich, West Germany
Aug 22, 198301:4787Michael Gross
West Germany
1983 European Championships
Rome, Italy
Jun 21, 198301:4828Michael Gross
West Germany
1983 FRG Nationals & European Championship Trials
Hannover, West Germany
Jul 19, 198201:4893Rowdy Gaines
United States
1982 USA World Championships Trials
Mission Viejo, United States
Apr 11, 198001:4916Rowdy Gaines
United States
1980 AAU Senior National Indoor Championships
Austin, United States
Apr 7, 197901:4983Sergey Kopliakov
Soviet Union
1979 URSvGDR Junior meet
Potsdam, East Germany
Jul 19, 197601:5029Bruce Furniss
United States
1976 Olympic Games
Montreal, Canada
Aug 21, 197501:5032Bruce Furniss
United States
1975 AAU Senior National Outdoor Swimming Championships
Kansas City, United States
Jun 18, 197501:5089Bruce Furniss
United States
1975 USA World Championships Trials
Long Beach, United States
Jun 18, 197501:5141Bruce Furniss
United States
1975 USA World Championships Trials
Long Beach, United States
Aug 23, 197401:5166Tim Shaw
United States
1974 AAU Senior National Outdoor Swimming Championships
Concord, United States
Aug 29, 197201:5278Mark Spitz
United States
1972 Olympic Games
Munich, West Germany
Sep 10, 197101:5350Mark Spitz
United States
1971 USAvUSSRvGBR Meet (1st leg relay)
Minsk, Soviet Union
Sep 4, 197101:5420Mark Spitz
United States
1971 USAvGDR Duel
Leipzig, East Germany
Jul 12, 196901:5430Mark Spitz
United States
1969 Santa Clara International Invitation Swim Meet
Santa Clara, United States
Aug 30, 196801:5430Don Schollander
United States
1968 USA Olympic Trials
Los Angeles, United States
Aug 30, 196801:5480Don Schollander
United States
1968 USA Olympic Trials
Los Angeles, United States
Aug 12, 196701:5570Don Schollander
United States
1967 AAU Championships
Oak Park, United States
Jul 29, 196701:5600Don Schollander
United States
1967 Pan-American Games
Winnipeg, Canada
Aug 19, 196601:5620Don Schollander
United States
1966 ?
Lincoln, United States
Jul 29, 196601:5720Don Schollander
United States
1966 ?
Los Angeles, United States
Aug 1, 196401:5760Don Schollander
United States
1964 ?
Los Altos, United States
May 24, 196401:5820Hans-Joachim Klein
West Germany
1964 ?
Dortmund, West Germany
Aug 24, 196301:5840Don Schollander
United States
1963 ?
Osaka, Japan
Aug 17, 196301:5850Don Schollander
United States
1963 6th US-Japan swimming and diving meet
Tokyo, Japan
Jul 27, 196301:5880Don Schollander
United States
1963 5th Annual Los Angeles Invitiational
Los Angeles, United States
Apr 21, 196302:0030Bob Windle
Australia
1963 ?
Tokyo, Japan
Aug 11, 196202:0040Don Schollander
United States
1962 Men's National Outdoor Swimming Championships
Cuyahoga Falls, United States
Aug 20, 196102:0040Tsuyoshi Yamanaka
Japan
1961 Men's National Outdoor Swimming Championships
Los Angeles, United States
Aug 6, 196102:0110Tsuyoshi Yamanaka
Japan
1961 ?
Tokyo, Japan
Jun 24, 196102:0120Tsuyoshi Yamanaka
Japan
1961 ?
Osaka, Japan
Jul 26, 195902:0150Tsuyoshi Yamanaka
Japan
1959 ?
Osaka, Japan
Mar 8, 195702:0150Dick Hanley
United States
1957 ?
Minneapolis, United States
Jan 16, 195902:0220John Konrads
Australia
1959 ?
Sydney, Australia
Aug 22, 195802:0300Tsuyoshi Yamanaka
Japan
1958 ?
Osaka, Japan
May 5, 195802:0320John Konrads
Australia
1958 ?
Sydney, Australia
Mar 4, 195502:0340Jack Wardrop
United Kingdom
1955 ?
Columbus, United States
Feb 27, 195402:0390Ford Konno
United States
1954 ?
Columbus, United States
Mar 31, 195002:0460John Marshall
Australia
1950 Yale (?)
New Haven, United States
Jan 18, 195802:0480John Konrads
Australia
1958 ?
Sydney, Australia
Sep 20, 194602:0540Alex Jany
France
1946 ?
Marseille, France
Feb 12, 194402:0620Bill Smith
United States
1944 ?
Columbus, United States
Apr 12, 193502:0720Jack Medica
United States
1935 ?
Chicago, United States
Apr 5, 192702:0800Johnny Weissmuller
United States
1927 ?
Ann Arbor, United States
Dec 9, 192502:1520Johnny Weissmuller
United States
1925 ?
McKeesport, United States
May 26, 192202:1560Johnny Weissmuller
United States
1922 ?
Honolulu, United States
Apr 10, 192002:1980Tedford Cann
United States
1920 ?
Detroit, United States
Nov 24, 191602:2160Norman Ross
United States
1916 ?
San Francisco, United States
Mar 28, 191102:2540Charles Daniels
United States
1911 ?
Pittsburgh, United States
Jun 28, 190802:2680Zoltán Halmay
Hungary
1908 ?
Budapest, Hungary
Aug 18, 190202:2860Freddy Lane
Australia
1902 ?
Weston-super-Mare, United Kingdom
Sep 9, 191002:3000Frank Beaurepaire
Australia
1910 ?
Exeter, United Kingdom
Nov 11, 190802:3160Otto Scheff
Austria
1908 ?
Vienna, Austria
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