1999-2000 Men's World, Olympic and American Records Swimming

Updated September 27, 2017 | Infoplease Staff

Freestyle

Distance   Time   Date Set Location
50 meters: World 21.64 Aleksandr Popov, Russia June 16, 2000 Moscow
  Olympic 21.91 Aleksandr Popov, Unified Team July 30, 1992 Barcelona
  American 21.76 Gary Hall Jr. Aug. 15, 2000 Indianapolis
100 meters: World 47.84p P. van den Hoogenband,
Netherlands
Sept. 19, 2000 Sydney
  Olympic 47.84 P. van den Hoogenband, NED
(same as world)
  American 48.42 Matt Biondi Aug. 10, 1988 Austin, Tex.
200 meters: World 1:45.35 P. van den Hoogenband,
Netherlands
Sept. 18, 2000 Sydney
  Olympic 1:45.35 P. van den Hoogenband, NED
(same as world)
  American 1:46.73 Josh Davis Sept. 18, 2000 Sydney
400 meters: World 3:40.59 Ian Thorpe, Australia Sept. 16, 2000 Sydney
  Olympic 3:40.59 Ian Thorpe, Australia (same as world)
  American 3:47.00 Klete Keller Sept. 16, 2000 Sydney
800 meters: World 7:46.00s Kieren Perkins, Australia Aug. 24, 1994 Victoria, CAN
  Olympic   Not an event
  American 7:52.45 Sean Killion July 27, 1987 Clovis, Calif.
1500 meters: World 14:41.66 Kieren Perkins, Australia Aug. 24, 1994 Victoria, CAN
  Olympic 14:43.48 Kieren Perkins, Australia July 31, 1992 Barcelona
  American 14:56.81 Chris Thompson Sept. 23, 2000 Sydney

Backstroke

Distance   Time   Date Set Location
50 meters: World 24.99 Lenny Krayzelburg, USA Aug. 28, 1999 Sydney
  Olympic   Not an event
  American 24.99 Krayzelburg (same as World)
100 meters: World 53.60 Lenny Krayzelburg, USA Aug. 24, 1999 Sydney
  Olympic 53.72 Lenny Krayzelburg, USA Sept. 18, 2000 Sydney
  American 53.60 Krayzelburg (same as World)
200 meters: World 1:55.87 Lenny Krayzelburg, USA Aug. 27, 1999 Sydney
  Olympic 1:56.76 Lenny Krayzelburg, USA Sept. 21, 2000 Sydney
  American 1:55.87 Krayzelburg (same as World)

Breaststroke

Distance   Time   Date Set Location
50 meters: World 27.61 Alexander Dzhaburiya, UKR April 27, 1996 Kharkov, UKR
  Olympic   Not an event
  American 28.24 Jay Schindler Apr. 1 1999 Long Island
100 meters: World 1:00.36 Roman Sloudnov, Russia June 15, 2000 Moscow
  Olympic 1:00.46 Domenico Fioravanti, Italy Sept. 17, 2000 Sydney
  American 1:00.73 Ed Moses Sept. 17, 2000 Sydney
200 meters: World 2:10.16 Mike Barrowman, USA July 29, 1992 Barcelona
  Olympic 2:10.16 Barrowman (same as World)
  American 2:10.16 Barrowman (same as World)

Butterfly

Distance   Time   Date Set Location
50 meters: World 23.60 Geoffrey Huegill, Australia May 14, 2000 Sydney
  Olympic   Not an event
  American 23.89 Neil Walker Aug. 12, 1997 Fukuoka, JPN
100 meters: World 51.81 Michael Klim, Australia Dec. 12, 1999 Canberra, AUS
  Olympic 51.96p Geoffrey Huegill, Australia Sept. 21, 2000 Sydney
  American 52.44 Ian Crocker Sept. 22, 2000 Sydney
200 meters: World 1:55.18 Tom Malchow, USA June 17, 2000 Charlotte, N.C.
  Olympic 1:55.35 Tom Malchow, USA Sept. 19, 2000 Sydney
  American 1:55.18 Tom Malchow (same as world)

Individual Medley

Distance   Time   Date Set Location
200 meters: World 1:58.16 Jani Sievinen, Finland Sept. 11, 1994 Rome
  Olympic 1:58.98 Massimiliano Rosolino, ITA Sept. 21, 2000 Sydney
  American 1:59.77 Tom Dolan Sept. 21, 2000 Sydney
400 meters: World 4:11.76 Tom Dolan, USA Sept. 17, 2000 Sydney
  Olympic 4:11.76 Dolan (same as World)
  American 4:11.76 Dolan (same as World)

Relays

Distance   Time   Date Set Location
4x100m medley: World 3:33.73 USA (Krayzelburg, Moses, Crocker, Hall Jr.) Sept. 23, 2000 Sydney
  Olympic 3:33.73 USA (same as World)
  American 3:33.73 USA (same as World)
4x100m free: World 3:13.67 Australia (Klim, Fydler, Callus, Thorpe) Sept. 16, 2000 Sydney
  Olympic 3:13.67 Australia (same as world)
  American 3:13.86 USA (Ervin, Walker, Lezak, Hall Jr.) Sept. 16, 2000 Sydney
4x200m free: World 7:07.05 Australia (Thorpe, Klim, Pearson, Kirby) Sept. 19, 2000 Sydney
  Olympic 7:07.05 Australia (same as world)
  American 7:12.51 USA (Dalbey, Cetlinski, Gjertsen, Biondi) Sept. 21, 1988 Seoul

 

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