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

Updated August 28, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Freestyle

Distance   Time   Date Set Location
50 meters: World 24.13p Inge de Bruijn, Netherlands Sept. 22, 2000 Sydney
  Olympic 24.13 de Bruijn (same as world)
  American 24.63 Dara Torres Sept. 23, 2000 Sydney
100 meters: World 53.77p Inge de Bruijn, Netherlands Sept. 20, 2000 Sydney
  Olympic 53.77 de Bruijn (same as world)
  American 54.07 Jenny Thompson Aug. 14, 2000 Indianapolis
200 meters: World 1:56.78 Franziska Van Almsick, Ger. Sept. 6, 1994 Rome
  Olympic 1:57.65 Heike Friedrich, E. Germany Sept. 21, 1988 Seoul
  American 1:57.90 Nicole Haislett July 27, 1992 Barcelona
400 meters: World 4:03.85 Janet Evans, USA Sept. 22, 1988 Seoul
  Olympic 4:03.85 Evans (same as World)
  American 4:03.85 Evans (same as World)
800 meters: World 8:16.22 Janet Evans, USA Aug. 20, 1989 Tokyo
  Olympic 8:19.67 Brooke Bennett, USA Sept. 22, 2000 Sydney
  American 8:16.22 Evans (same as World)
1500 meters: World 15:52.10 Janet Evans, USA Mar. 26, 1988 Orlando
  Olympic   Not an event
  American 15:52.10 Evans (same as World)

Backstroke

Distance   Time   Date Set Location
50 meters: World 28.25 Sandra Volker, Germany June 17, 2000 Berlin
  Olympic   Not an event
  American 29.01 Natalie Coughlin Aug. 6, 1998 Concord, Calif.
100 meters: World 1:00.16r He Cihong, China Sept. 10, 1994 Rome
  Olympic 1:00.21 Diana Mocanu, Romania Sept. 18, 2000 Sydney
  American 1:00.77p Lea Maurer Jan. 14, 1998 Perth, AUS
200 meters: World 2:06.62 Krisztina Egerszegi, Hungary Aug. 25, 1991 Athens
  Olympic 2:07.06 Krisztina Egerszegi, Hungary July 31, 1992 Barcelona
  American 2:08.60 Betsy Mitchell June 27, 1986 Orlando

Breaststroke

Distance   Time   Date Set Location
50 meters: World 30.83 Penny Heyns, South Africa Aug. 28, 1999 Sydney
  Olympic   Not an event
  American 31.54p Megan Quann June 10, 2000 Federal Way, Wash.
100 meters: World 1:06.52p Penny Heyns, South Africa Aug. 23, 1999 Sydney
  Olympic 1:07.02 Penny Heyns, South Africa July 21, 1996 Atlanta
  American 1:07.05 Megan Quann Sept. 18, 2000 Sydney
200 meters: World 2:23.64 Penny Heyns, South Africa Aug. 27, 1999 Sydney
  Olympic 2:24.03p Agnes Kovacs, Hungary Sept. 20, 2000 Sydney
  American 2:24.56 Kristy Kowal Sept. 21, 2000 Sydney

Butterfly

Distance   Time   Date Set Location
50 meters: World 25.64 Inge de Bruijn, Netherlands May 26, 2000 Sheffield, GBR
  Olympic   Not an event
  American 25.64p Dara Torres Aug. 9, 2000 Indianapolis
100 meters: World 56.61 Inge de Bruijn, Netherlands Sept. 17, 2000 Sydney
  Olympic 56.61 de Bruijn, NED (same as world)
  American 57.58p Dara Torres Aug. 9, 2000 Indianapolis
200 meters: World 2:05.81 Susan O'Neill, Austrailia May 17, 2000 Sydney
  Olympic 2:05.88 Misty Hyman, USA Sept. 20, 2000 Sydney
  American 2:05.88 Misty Hyman Sept. 20, 2000 Sydney

Individual Medley

Distance   Time   Date Set Location
200 meters: World 2:09.72 Wu Yanyan, China Oct. 17, 1997 Shanghai
  Olympic 2:10.68 Yana Klochkova, Ukraine Sept. 19, 2000 Sydney
  American 2:11.91 Summer Sanders July 30, 1992 Barcelona
400 meters: World 4:33.59 Yana Klochkova, Ukraine Sept. 16, 2000 Sydney
  Olympic 4:33.59 Klochkova, UKR (same as world)
  American 4:37.58 Summer Sanders July 26, 1992 Barcelona

Relays

Distance   Time   Date Set Location
4x100m free: World 3:36.61 USA (Van Dyken, Torres, Shealy,
Thompson)
Sept. 16, 2000 Sydney
  Olympic 3:36.61 USA (same as world)
  American 3:36.61 USA (same as world)
4x200m free: World 7:55.47 E. Germany (Stellmach, Strauss, Mohring, Friedrich) Aug. 18, 1987 Strasbourg, FRA
  Olympic 7:57.80 USA (Arsenault, Munz, Benko,
Thompson)
Sept. 20, 2000 Sydney
  American 7:57.61 USA (Benko, Stonebraker, Thompson,
Teuscher)
Aug. 26, 1999 Sydney
4x100m medley: World 3:58.30 USA (Bedford, Quann, Thompson,
Torres)
Sept. 23, 2000 Sydney
  Olympic 3:58.30 USA (same as world)
  American 3:58.30 USA (same as world)

 

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