Current world records All records were achieved in finals unless otherwise specified. Records with an asterisk (*) after the time indicate that they have been attained since the last FINA world records list.
Long course swim pools (50 meters) Men Event
Result
Name
Nationality
Date
Location
50 m freestyle
21.28*
Eamon Sullivan
Australia
March 28, 2008
Sydney, Australia
100 m freestyle
47.50*
Alain Bernard
France
March 22, 2008
Eindhoven, Netherlands
200 m freestyle
1:43.86
Michael Phelps
United States
March 27, 2007
Melbourne, Australia
400 m freestyle
3:40.08
Ian Thorpe
Australia
July 30, 2002
Manchester, United Kingdom
800 m freestyle
7:38.65
Grant Hackett
Australia
July 27, 2005
Montreal, Canada
1500 m freestyle
14:34.56 Grant Hackett
Australia
July 29, 2001
Fukuoka, Japan
50 m backstroke
24.47*
Liam Tancock
United Kingdom
April 2, 2008
Sheffield, UK
100 m backstroke
52.98
Aaron Peirsol
United States
March 27, 2007
Melbourne, Australia
200 m backstroke
1:54.32
Ryan Lochte
United States
March 30, 2007
Melbourne, Australia
50 m breaststroke
27.18
Oleg Lisogor
Ukraine
August 2, 2002
Berlin, Germany
100 m breaststroke
59.13
Brendan Hansen
United States
August 1, 2006
Irvine, U.S.
200 m breaststroke
2:08.50
Brendan Hansen
United States
August 20, 2006 Victoria, Canada
50 m butterfly
22.96
Roland Schoeman
South Africa
July 25, 2005
Montreal, Canada
100 m butterfly
50.40
Ian Crocker
United States
July 30, 2005
Montreal, Canada
200 m butterfly
1:52.09
Michael Phelps
United States
March 28, 2007
Melbourne, Australia
200 m IM
1:54.98
Michael Phelps
United States
March 29, 2007
Melbourne, Australia
400 m IM
4:06.22
Michael Phelps
United States
April 1, 2007
Melbourne, Australia
3:12.46
Michael Phelps (48.83) Neil Walker (47.89) Cullen Jones (47.96) Jason Lezak (47.78)
United States
August 19, 2006 Victoria, Canada
7:03.24
Michael Phelps (1:45.36) Ryan Lochte (1:45.86) Klete Keller (1:46.31) Peter Vanderkaay (1:45.71)
United States
March 30, 2007
3:30.68
Aaron Peirsol (53.45) Brendan Hansen (59.37) Ian Crocker (50.28) Jason Lezak (47.58)
United States
August 21, 2004 Athens, Greece
4×100 m freestyle relay
4×200 m freestyle relay
4x100 m medley relay
Melbourne, Australia
Women Event
Result
Name
Nationality
Date
Location
50 m freestyle
23.97*
Lisbeth Trickett
Australia
March 29, 2008
Sydney, Australia
100 m freestyle
52.88*
Lisbeth Trickett
Australia
March 27, 2008
Sydney, Australia
200 m freestyle
1:55.52
Laure Manaudou
France
March 28, 2007
Melbourne, Australia
400 m freestyle
4:01.53* Federica Pellegrini
Italy
March 24, 2008
Eindhoven, Netherlands
800 m freestyle
8:16.22
Janet Evans
United States
August 20, 1989
Tokyo, Japan
1500 m freestyle
15:42.54 Kate Ziegler
United States
June 17, 2007
Mission Viejo, U.S.
50 m backstroke
27.67*
Sophie Edington
Australia
March 23, 2008
Sydney, Australia
100 m backstroke
59.21*
Natalie Coughlin
United States
February 17, 2008
Columbia, U.S.
200 m backstroke
2:06.39* Kirsty Coventry
Zimbabwe
February 16, 2008
Columbia, U.S.
50 m breaststroke
30.31
Jade Edmistone
Australia
January 30, 2006
Melbourne, Australia
100 m breaststroke
1:05.09
Leisel Jones
Australia
March 20, 2006
Melbourne, Australia
200 m breaststroke
2:20.54
Leisel Jones
Australia
February 1, 2006
Melbourne, Australia
50 m butterfly
25.46
Therese Alshammar
Sweden
June 13, 2007
Barcelona, Spain
100 m butterfly
56.61
Inge de Bruijn
Netherlands
September 17, 2000
Sydney, Australia
200 m butterfly
2:05.40
Jessicah Schipper
Australia
August 17, 2006
Victoria, Canada
200 m IM
2:08.92* Stephanie Rice
Australia
March 25, 2008
Sydney, Australia
400 m IM
4:31.46* Stephanie Rice
Australia
March 22, 2008
Sydney, Australia
4x100 m freestyle relay
Inge Dekker (53.77) Ranomi Kromowidjojo (53.61) 3:33.62* Femke Heemskerk (53.62) Marleen Veldhuis (52.62)
Netherlands
March 18, 2008
Eindhoven, Netherlands
7:50.09
Natalie Coughlin (1:56.43) Dana Vollmer (1:57.49) Lacey Nymeyer (1:59.19) Katie Hoff (1:56.98)
United States
March 29, 2007
Melbourne, Australia
3:55.74
Emily Seebohm (1:00.79) Leisel Jones (1:04.94) Jessica Schipper (57.18) Lisbeth Trickett (52.83)
Australia
March 31, 2007
Melbourne, Australia
4×200 m freestyle relay
4x100 m medley relay