World, Olympic and American Records: Men

Updated July 13, 2018 | Infoplease Staff

Freestyle

Distance Time Date Set Location
50 meters: World 21.81Tom Jager, USA Mar. 24, 1990 Nashville
Olympic 21.91Aleksandr Popov, Unified Team July 30, 1992 Barcelona
American 21.81Jager (same as World)
100 meters: World 48.21Alexander Popov, Russia June 18, 1994 Monte Carlo
Olympic 48.63Matt Biondi, USA Sept.22, 1988 Seoul
American 48.42Matt Biondi Aug. 10, 1988 Austin, Tex.
200 meters: World 1:46.69Giorgio Lamberti, Italy Aug. 15, 1989 Bonn, W. Ger.
Olympic 1:46.70Yevgeny Sadovyi, Unified Team July 26, 1992 Barcelona
American 1:47.72phMatt Biondi Aug. 8, 1988 Austin, Tex.
400 meters: World 3:43.80Kieren Perkins, Australia Sept. 9, 1994 Rome
Olympic 3:45.00Yevgeny Sadovyi, Unified Team July 29, 1992 Barcelona
American 3:48.06Matt Cetlinski Aug. 11, 1988 Austin, Tex.
800 meters: World 7:46.00sKieren Perkins, Australia Aug. 24, 1994 Victoria, CAN
Olympic Not an event
American 7:52.45Sean Killion July 27, 1987 Clovis, Calif.
1500 meters: World 14:41.66Kieren Perkins, Australia Aug. 24, 1994 Victoria, CAN
Olympic 14:43.48Kieren Perkins, Australia July 31, 1992 Barcelona
American 15:01.51George DiCarlo June 30, 1984 Indianapolis

Backstroke

Distance Time Date Set Location
100 meters: World 53.86rJeff Rouse, USA July 31, 1992 Barcelona
Olympic 53.98Mark Tewksbury, Canada July 30, 1992 Barcelona
American 53.86rRouse (same as World)
200 meters: World 1:56.57Martin Zubero, Spain Nov. 23, 1991 Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Olympic 1:58.47Martin Zubero, Spain July 28, 1992 Barcelona
American 1:57.38Lenny KrayzelburgAug. 12, 1998Clovis, Cal.

Breaststroke

Distance Time Date Set Location
100 meters: World 1:00.60pFred deBurghgraeve, Belgium July 20, 1996Atlanta
Olympic 1:00.60deBurghgraeve, BEL (same as World)
American 1:00.77Jeremy Linn, USAJuly 20, 1996Atlanta
200 meters: World 2:10.16Mike Barrowman, USA July 29, 1992 Barcelona
Olympic 2:10.16Barrowman (same as World)
American 2:10.16Barrowman (same as World)

Butterfly

Distance Time Date Set Location
100 meters: World 52.15Michael Klim, Australia Oct. 9, 1997Brisbane, AUS
Olympic 52.27Denis Pankratov, Russia July 24, 1996Atlanta
American 52.76Neil WalkerAug. 12, 1997Fukuoka, JPN
200 meters: World 1:55.22Denis Pankratov, Russia June 14, 1995 Canet, FRA
Olympic 1:56.26Melvin Stewart, USA July 30, 1992 Barcelona
American 1:55.69Melvin Stewart Jan. 12, 1991 Perth, AUS

Individual Medley

Distance Time Date Set Location
200 meters: World 1:58.16Jani Sievinen, Finland Sept. 11, 1994 Rome
Olympic 1:59.91Atilla Czene, HungaryJuly 25, 1996Atlanta
American 2:00.11David Wharton Aug. 20, 1989 Tokyo
400 meters: World 4:12.30Tom Dolan, USA Sept. 6, 1994 Rome
Olympic 4:14.23Tamas Darnyi, Hungary July 27, 1992 Barcelona
American 4:12.30Dolan (same as World)

Relays

Distance Time Date Set Location
4x100m medley: World 3:34.84USA (Rouse, Linn, Henderson, Hall Jr.) July 26, 1996Atlanta
Olympic 3:34.84USA (same as World)
American 3:34.84USA (same as World)
4x100m free: World 3:15.11USA (Fox, Hudepohl, Olsen, Hall) Aug. 12, 1995 Atlanta
Olympic 3:15.41USA (Olsen, Davis, Schumacher, Hall Jr.) July 23, 1996Atlanta
American 3:15.11USA (same as World)
4x200m free: World 7:11.95Unified Team (Lepikov, Pychnenko, Taianovitch, Sadovyi) July 27, 1992 Barcelona
Olympic 7:11.95Unified Team (same as World)
American 7:12.51USA (Dalbey, Cetlinski, Gjertsen, Biondi) Sept. 21, 1988 Seoul

World, Olympic and American RecordsWomen
1998 International Swimming Records
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