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Last updated on February 1, 2009
World Long Course Records
(Through April 13, 2008)
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| Distance |
Record |
Holder, country |
Date |
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Freestyle
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| 50 m |
0:21.50 |
Alain Bernard, France |
March 23, 2008 |
| 100 m |
0:47.50 |
Alain Bernard, France |
March 21, 2008 |
| 200 m |
1:43.86 |
Michael Phelps, United States |
March 27, 2007 |
| 400 m |
3:40.08 |
Ian Thorpe, Australia |
July 30, 2002 |
| 800 m |
7:38.65 |
Grant Hackett, Australia |
July 27, 2005 |
| 1,500 m |
14:34.56 |
Grant Hackett, Australia |
July 29, 2001 |
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Backstroke
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| 50 m |
0:24.80 |
Thomas Rupprath, Germany |
July 27, 2003 |
| 100 m |
0:52.98 |
Aaron Peirsol, United States |
March 27, 2007 |
| 200 m |
1:54.66 |
Ryan Lochte, United States |
March 30, 2007 |
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Breaststroke
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| 50 m |
0:27.18 |
Oleg Lisogor, Ukraine |
Aug. 2, 2002 |
| 100 m |
0:59.13 |
Brendan Hansen, United States |
Aug. 1, 2006 |
| 200 m |
2:07.51 |
Kosuke Kitajima, Japan |
June 8, 2008 |
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Butterfly
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| 50 m |
0:22.96 |
Roland Schoeman, South Africa |
July 25, 2005 |
| 100 m |
0:50.40 |
Ian Crocker, United States |
July 30, 2005 |
| 200 m |
1:52.09 |
Michael Phelps, United States |
March 28, 2007 |
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Individual medley
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| 200 m |
1:54.98 |
Michael Phelps, United States |
March 29, 2007 |
| 400 m |
4:06.22 |
Michael Phelps, United States |
April 1, 2007 |
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Medley relay
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| 400 m |
3:30.68 |
U.S. Olympic Team |
Aug. 21, 2004 |
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Freestyle relay
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| 400 m |
3:12.46 |
United States |
Aug. 15, 2004 |
| 800 m |
7:03.24 |
United States |
March 30, 2007 |
| WOMEN |
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| Distance |
Record |
Holder |
Date |
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Freestyle
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| 50 m |
0:24.09 |
Marleen Veldhuis, Netherlands |
March 24, 2008 |
| 100 m |
0:53.30 |
Britta Steffan, Germany |
Aug. 2, 2006 |
| 200 m |
1:55.52 |
Laure Manaudou, France |
March 28, 2007 |
| 400 m |
4:01.53 |
Federica Pellegrini, Italy |
March 24, 2008 |
| 800 m |
8:16.22 |
Janet Evans, United States |
Aug. 20, 1989 |
| 1,500 m |
15:42.54 |
Kate Ziegler, United States |
June 17, 2007 |
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Backstroke
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| 50 m |
0:28.00 |
Hayley McGregory, United States |
March 8, 2008 |
| 100 m |
0:58.97 |
Natalie Coughlin, United States |
June 23, 2008 |
| 200 m |
2:06.39 |
Kirsty Coventry, Zimbabwe |
Feb. 16, 2008 |
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Breaststroke
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| 50 m |
0:30.31 |
Jade Edmiston, Australia |
Jan. 30, 2006 |
| 100 m |
1:05.09 |
Leisel Jones, Australia |
March 20, 2006 |
| 200 m |
2:20.54 |
Leisel Jones, Australia |
Feb. 1, 2006 |
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Butterfly
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| 50 m |
0:25.46 |
Therese Alshammar , Sweden |
June 13, 2007 |
| 100 m |
0:56.61 |
Inge de Bruijn, Netherlands |
Sept. 17, 2000 |
| 200 m |
2:05.40 |
Jessicah Schipper, Australia |
Aug. 17, 2006 |
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Individual medley
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| 200 m |
2:09.72 |
Yanyan Wu, China |
Oct. 17, 1997 |
| 400 m |
4:32.89 |
Katie Hoff, United States |
April 1, 2007 |
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Medley relay
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| 400 m |
3:55.74 |
Australian National Team |
March 31, 2007 |
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Freestyle relay
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| 400 m |
3:33.62 |
Netherlands |
March 18, 2008 |
| 800 m |
7:50.09 |
United States |
March 29, 2007 |
NOTE: International Swimming Federation (FINA)
discontinued acceptance of records in yards in 1968.
Source: FINA.
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