World records in swimming

The list of swimming records. Please, use the filter below to narrow the result set.

 Group by style
EventValueDateSwimmerMeet
Freestyle
50 m		2367Jul 29, 2017Sarah Sjöström
Sweden
2017 World Championships
Budapest, Hungary
Freestyle
100 m		5171Jul 23, 2017Sarah Sjöström
Sweden
2017 World Championships
Budapest, Hungary
Freestyle
200 m		01:5298Jul 29, 2009Federica Pellegrini
Italy
2009 World Championships
Rome, Italy
Freestyle
400 m		03:5646Aug 7, 2016Katie Ledecky
United States
2016 Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Freestyle
800 m		08:0479Aug 12, 2016Katie Ledecky
United States
2016 Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Freestyle
1500 m		15:2048May 16, 2018Katie Ledecky
United States
2018 TYR Pro Swim Series
Indianapolis, United States
Backstroke
50 m		2698Aug 21, 2018Liu Xiang
China
2018 Asian Games
Jakarta, Indonesia
Backstroke
100 m		5745Jul 13, 2021Kaylee McKeown
Australia
2021 AUS Olympic Trials
Adelaide, Australia
Backstroke
200 m		2:0335Jul 26, 2019Regan Smith
United States
2019 World Championships
Gwangju, South Korea
Breaststroke
50 m		2930May 22, 2021Benedetta Pilato
Italy
2021 European Championships
Budapest, Hungary
Breaststroke
100 m		01:0413Jul 25, 2017Lilly King
United States
2017 World Championships
Budapest, Hungary
Breaststroke
200 m		2:1895Jul 30, 2021Tatjana Schoenmaker
South Africa
2021 Olympic Games
Tokyo, Japan
Butterfly
50 m		2443Jul 5, 2014Sarah Sjöström
Sweden
2014 Sweden Championships
Boras, Sweden
Butterfly
100 m		5548Aug 7, 2016Sarah Sjöström
Sweden
2016 Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Butterfly
200 m		02:0181Oct 21, 2009Liu Zige
China
2009 Chinese Championships
Jinan, China
Individual Medley
200 m		02:0612Aug 3, 2015Katinka Hosszú
Hungary
2015 World Championships
Kazan, Russia
Individual Medley
400 m		04:2636Aug 7, 2016Katinka Hosszú
Hungary
2016 Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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