World Long Course Records
Updated August 28, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
(Through April 13, 2008)
| MEN | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Record | Holder, country | Date |
| Freestyle | |||
| 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 |
| Backstroke | |||
| 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 |
| Breaststroke | |||
| 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 |
| Butterfly | |||
| 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 |
| Individual medley | |||
| 200 m | 1:54.98 | Michael Phelps, United States | March 29, 2007 |
| 400 m | 4:06.22 | Michael Phelps, United States | April 1, 2007 |
| Medley relay | |||
| 400 m | 3:30.68 | U.S. Olympic Team | Aug. 21, 2004 |
| Freestyle relay | |||
| 400 m | 3:12.46 | United States | Aug. 15, 2004 |
| 800 m | 7:03.24 | United States | March 30, 2007 |
| WOMEN | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Record | Holder | Date |
| Freestyle | |||
| 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 |
| Backstroke | |||
| 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 |
| Breaststroke | |||
| 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 |
| Butterfly | |||
| 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 |
| Individual medley | |||
| 200 m | 2:09.72 | Yanyan Wu, China | Oct. 17, 1997 |
| 400 m | 4:32.89 | Katie Hoff, United States | April 1, 2007 |
| Medley relay | |||
| 400 m | 3:55.74 | Australian National Team | March 31, 2007 |
| Freestyle relay | |||
| 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.
| FINA World Championships, 2008 | Swimming | American Long Course Swimming Records |
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