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Record's time2367
DateJul 29, 2017
SwimmerSarah Sjöström, Sweden
Meet2017 World Championships; Budapest, Hungary
Avg. speed (m/s)211
Avg. time 25m (sec.)1184
Avg. time 50m (sec.)2367
Avg. time 100m (sec.)4734
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Record progression

DateValueSwimmerMeet
Aug 2, 20092373Britta Steffen
Germany
2009 World Championships
Rome, Italy
Apr 19, 20092396Marleen Veldhuis
Netherlands
2009 Amsterdam Swim Cup
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Mar 29, 20082397Libby Trickett
Australia
2008 AUS Nationals & Olympic Trials
Sydney, Australia
Mar 24, 20082409Marleen Veldhuis
Netherlands
2008 European Championships
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Sep 22, 20002413Inge De Bruijn
Netherlands
2000 Olympic Games
Sydney, Australia
Jun 10, 20002439Inge De Bruijn
Netherlands
2000 Trofeu Jose Finkel & BRA Olympic Trials
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Jun 4, 20002448Inge De Bruijn
Netherlands
2000 NED Olympic Trials
Drachten, Netherlands
May 26, 20002451Inge De Bruijn
Netherlands
2000 Super Speedo Grand Prix
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Sep 11, 19942451Le Jingyi
China
1994 World Championships
Rome, Italy
Jul 31, 19922479Yang Wenyi
China
1992 Olympic Games
Barcelona, Spain
Apr 11, 19882498Yang Wenyi
China
1988 Asian Swimming Championships
Guangzhou, China
Aug 23, 19862528Tamara Costache
Romania
1986 World Championships
Madrid, Spain
Aug 1, 19862531Tamara Costache
Romania
1986 Balkan Games
Sofia, Bulgaria
Jul 16, 19862534Tamara Costache
Romania
1986 ROU Nationals & World Championship Trials
Bucharest, Romania
Jul 16, 19862550Tamara Costache
Romania
1986 ROU Nationals & World Championship Trials
Bucharest, Romania
Jul 21, 19842561Dara Torres
United States
1984 Pre-Olympic meet
Mission Viejo, United States
Aug 5, 19832562Dara Torres
United States
1983 USA Championships
Clovis, United States
Jul 9, 19832564Annemarie Verstappen
Netherlands
1983 Netherlands Championships
Amersfoort, Netherlands
Jan 29, 19832569Dara Torres
United States
1983 Speedo International
Amersfoort, Netherlands
Apr 3, 19812579Jill Sterkel
United States
1981 Longhorn Invitational
Austin, United States
Apr 10, 19802596Jill Sterkel
United States
1980 USA Spring Championships
Austin, United States
Apr 10, 19802632Jill Sterkel
United States
1980 USA Spring Championships
Austin, United States
Apr 10, 19802653Kelly Asplund
United States
1980 USA Spring Championships
Austin, United States
Apr 10, 19802661Cynthia Woodhead
United States
1980 USA Spring Championships
Austin, United States
Aug 19, 19782674Anne Jardin
Canada
1978 Canada Summer Nationals
Etobicoke, Canada
Aug 16, 19772695Johanna Malloy
Canada
1977 Canada Summer Games
St. John's, Canada
Jul 26, 19752699Kornelia Ender
East Germany
1975 World Championships
Cali, Colombia
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