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Record's time03:4007
DateJul 26, 2009
SwimmerPaul Biedermann, Germany
Meet2009 World Championships; Rome, Italy
Avg. speed (m/s)182
Avg. time 25m (sec.)1375
Avg. time 50m (sec.)2751
Avg. time 100m (sec.)5502
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Record progression

DateValueSwimmerMeet
Jul 30, 200203:4008Ian Thorpe
Australia
2002 Commonwealth Games
Manchester, United Kingdom
Jul 22, 200103:4017Ian Thorpe
Australia
2001 World Championships
Fukuoka, Japan
Sep 16, 200003:4059Ian Thorpe
Australia
2000 Olympic Games
Sydney, Australia
May 13, 200003:4133Ian Thorpe
Australia
2000 AUS Olympic Trials
Sydney, Australia
Aug 22, 199903:4183Ian Thorpe
Australia
1999 Pan Pacific Championships
Sydney, Australia
Sep 11, 199403:4380Kieren Perkins
Australia
1994 World Championships
Rome, Italy
Jul 29, 199203:4500Yevgeny Sadovyi
Russia
1992 Olympic Games
Barcelona, Spain
Apr 3, 199203:4647Kieren Perkins
Australia
1992 AUS Olympic Trials
Canberra, Australia
Sep 23, 198803:4695Uwe Dassler
East Germany
1988 Olympic Games
Seoul, South Korea
Mar 25, 198803:4738Artur Wojdat
Poland
1988 USA Spring Championships
Orlando, United States
Jun 27, 198503:4780Michael Gross
West Germany
1985 FRG Nationals & European Championship Trials
Wuppertal, West Germany
Feb 19, 198303:4832Vladimir Salnikov
Soviet Union
1983 URS Winter Nationals
Moscow, Russia
Jul 14, 198203:4957Vladimir Salnikov
Soviet Union
1982 URS Nationals
Kiev, Ukraine
Mar 12, 198203:4957Vladimir Salnikov
Soviet Union
1982 GDRvURS Duel
Moscow, Russia
Jul 15, 198003:5049Peter Szmidt
Canada
1980 Canadian Nationals & Olympic Trials
Etobicoke, Canada
Feb 29, 198003:5120Vladimir Salnikov
Soviet Union
1980 URS Winter Nationals
Potsdam, East Germany
Aug 19, 197903:5140Vladimir Salnikov
Soviet Union
1979 URSvCAN Duel
Moscow, Russia
Apr 6, 197903:5141Vladimir Salnikov
Soviet Union
1979 URSvGDR Junior meet
Potsdam, East Germany
Aug 27, 197803:5156Brian Goodell
United States
1978 USAvGDR Duel
West Berlin, West Germany
Jul 22, 197603:5193Brian Goodell
United States
1976 Olympic Games
Montreal, Canada
Jun 18, 197603:5308Brian Goodell
United States
1976 USA Olympic Trials
Long Beach, United States
Aug 20, 197503:5331Tim Shaw
United States
1975 AAU Championships
Kansas City, United States
Jun 19, 197503:5395Tim Shaw
United States
1975 USA World Championships Trials
Long Beach, United States
Aug 22, 197403:5469Tim Shaw
United States
1974 AAU Championships
Concord, United States
Aug 22, 197403:5696Tim Shaw
United States
1974 AAU Championships
Concord, United States
Sep 9, 197303:5818Rick Demont
United States
1973 World Championships
Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Aug 4, 197204:0011Kurt Krumpholz
United States
1972 USA Olympic Trials
Chicago, United States
Feb 12, 197204:0170Brad Cooper
Australia
1972 AUS Nationals & Olympic Trials
Brisbane, Australia
Aug 25, 197104:0210Tom Mcbreen
United States
1971 AAU Championships
Houston, United States
Sep 7, 197004:0260Gunnar Larsson
Sweden
1970 European Championships
Barcelona, Spain
Aug 20, 197004:0280John Kinsella
United States
1970 AAU Championships
Los Angeles, United States
Aug 14, 196904:0400Hans-joachim Fassnacht
Germany
1969 AAU Championships
Louisville, United States
Aug 1, 196804:0650Ralph Hutton
Canada
1968 AAU Championships
Lincoln, United States
Jun 23, 196804:0770Mark Spitz
United States
1968 16th Annual Swimming Relays
Haywood, United States
Aug 28, 196704:0820Greg Charlton
United States
1967 Summer Universiade
Tokyo, Japan
Jul 7, 196704:0880Mark Spitz
United States
1967 Santa Clara International Invitation Swim Meet
Santa Clara, United States
Jul 4, 196704:0920Alain Mosconi
France
1967 ?
Monaco, Monaco
Jun 25, 196704:1060Mark Spitz
United States
1967 ?
Haywood, United States
Aug 25, 196604:1110Frank Wiegand
East Germany
1966 ?
Utrecht, Netherlands
Aug 18, 196604:1160Don Schollander
United States
1966 ?
Lincoln, United States
Aug 18, 196604:1180John Nelson
United States
1966 ?
Lincoln, United States
Oct 15, 196404:1220Don Schollander
United States
1964 Olympic Games
Tokyo, Japan
Jul 31, 196404:1270Don Schollander
United States
1964 USA Summer Nationals
Los Altos, United States
Aug 17, 196204:1340Murray Rose
Australia
1962 ?
Chicago, United States
Feb 23, 196004:1590John Konrads
Australia
1960 ?
Sydney, Australia
Jul 26, 195904:1660Tsuyoshi Yamanaka
Japan
1959 ?
Osaka, Japan
Feb 7, 195904:1900John Konrads
Australia
1959 ?
Sydney, Australia
Jan 12, 195904:2180John Konrads
Australia
1959 ?
Melbourne, Australia
Jan 15, 195804:2590John Konrads
Australia
1958 ?
Sydney, Australia
Jan 12, 195704:2590Murray Rose
Australia
1957 ?
Sydney, Australia
Apr 3, 195404:2670Ford Konno
United States
1954 ?
New Haven, United States
Mar 24, 195104:2690John Marshall
Australia
1951 ?
New Haven, United States
Oct 27, 195604:2700Murray Rose
Australia
1956 AUS Olympic Trials
Melbourne, Australia
Apr 1, 195004:2950John Marshall
Australia
1950 ?
New Haven, United States
Mar 11, 195004:3310John Marshall
Australia
1950 ?
New Haven, United States
Aug 18, 194904:3330Hironoshin Furuhashi
Japan
1949 ?
Los Angeles, United States
Jul 24, 194904:3460Hironoshin Furuhashi
Japan
1949 ?
Tokyo, Japan
Sep 12, 194704:3520Alex Jany
France
1947 ?
Monte-Carlo, Monaco
May 13, 194104:3850Bill Smith
United States
1941 ?
Honolulu, United States
Aug 30, 193404:3870Jack Medica
United States
1934 ?
Honolulu, United States
Aug 14, 193304:4640Shozo Makino
Japan
1933 ?
Tokyo, Japan
Apr 16, 193104:4700Jean Taris
France
1931 ?
Paris, France
Sep 11, 192504:5030Arne Borg
Sweden
1925 ?
Stockholm, Sweden
Dec 9, 192404:5470Arne Borg
Sweden
1924 ?
Stockholm, Sweden
Mar 6, 192304:5700Johnny Weissmuller
United States
1923 ?
New Haven, United States
Jun 22, 192205:0660Johnny Weissmuller
United States
1922 ?
Honolulu, United States
Apr 9, 192205:1180Arne Borg
Sweden
1922 ?
Stockholm, Sweden
Sep 25, 192105:1440Norman Ross
United States
1921 ?
Brighton Beach, United States
Oct 9, 191905:1460Norman Ross
United States
1919 ?
Los Angeles, United States
Sep 26, 191205:2160Jack Hatfield
United Kingdom
1912 ?
London, United Kingdom
Jul 14, 191205:2440George Hodgson
Canada
1912 Olympic Games
Stockholm, Sweden
Jun 5, 191205:2840Béla Las-torres
Hungary
1912 ?
Budapest, Hungary
Apr 21, 191205:2900Alajos Kenyery
Hungary
1912 ?
Magdeburg, Germany
Sep 21, 191105:3580Sydney Battersby
United Kingdom
1911 ?
London, United Kingdom
Jul 16, 190805:3680Henry Taylor
United Kingdom
1908 Olympic Games
London, United Kingdom
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