1998-99 Women's World, Olympic and American Records Swimming
Updated September 27, 2017 |
Infoplease Staff
Freestyle
| Distance | Time | Date Set | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 meters: | World | 24.51 | Le Jingyi, China | Sept. 11, 1994 | Rome |
| Olympic | 24.79 | Yang Wenyi, China | July 31, 1992 | Barcelona | |
| American | 24.87 | Amy Van Dyken | July 26, 1996 | Atlanta | |
| 100 meters: | World | 54.01 | Le Jingyi, China | Sept. 5, 1994 | Rome |
| Olympic | 54.50 | Le Jingyi, China | July 20, 1996 | Atlanta | |
| American | 54.48p | Jenny Thompson | Mar. 1, 1992 | 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 | 8:20.20 | Janet Evans, USA | Sept. 24, 1988 | Seoul | |
| 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 | 28.78 | Sandra Volker, Germany | June 12, 1999 | Monte Carlo |
| 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 | 1:00.68 | Krisztina Egerszegi, Hungary | July 28, 1992 | Barcelona | |
| 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 | 31.98 | Megan Quann | June 20, 1999 | Federal Way, Wash. | |
| 100 meters: | World | 1:06.52 | Penny Heyns, South Africa | Aug. 23, 1999 | Sydney |
| Olympic | 1:07.02 | Penny Heyns, South Africa | July 21, 1996 | Atlanta | |
| American | 1:08.09 | Amanda Beard | July 21, 1996 | Atlanta | |
| 200 meters: | World | 2:23.64 | Penny Heyns, South Africa | Aug. 27, 1999 | Sydney |
| Olympic | 2:25.41 | Penny Heyns, South Africa | July 23, 1996 | Atlanta | |
| American | 2:25.35 | Anita Nall | Mar. 2, 1992 | Indianapolis |
Butterfly
| Distance | Time | Date Set | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 meters: | World | 26.39 | Anna-Karin Kammerling, Swe. | July 1, 1999 | Halmsted, SWE |
| Olympic | Not an event | — | — | ||
| American | 26.55 | Amy Van Dyken | May 17, 1996 | Phoenix | |
| 100 meters: | World | 57.88 | Jenny Thompson, USA | Aug. 23, 1999 | Sydney |
| Olympic | 58.62 | Qian Hong, China | July 29, 1992 | Barcelona | |
| American | 57.88 | Thompson (same as World) | — | — | |
| 200 meters: | World | 2:05.96 | Mary T. Meagher, USA | Aug. 13, 1981 | Brown Deer, Wisc. |
| Olympic | 2:06.90 | Mary T. Meagher, USA | Aug. 4, 1984 | Los Angeles | |
| American | 2:05.96 | Meagher (same as World) | — | — |
Individual Medley
| Distance | Time | Date Set | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 meters: | World | 2:09.72 | Wu Yanyan, China | Oct. 17, 1997 | Shanghai |
| Olympic | 2:11.65 | Lin Li | July 30, 1992 | Barcelona | |
| American | 2:11.91 | Summer Sanders | July 28, 1992 | Barcelona | |
| 400 meters: | World | 4:34.79 | Yan Chen, China | Oct. 13, 1997 | Shanghai |
| Olympic | 4:36.29 | Petra Schneider, E. Germany | July 26, 1980 | Moscow | |
| American | 4:37.58 | Summer Sanders | July 30, 1992 | Barcelona |
Relays
| Distance | Time | Date Set | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4x100m free: | World | 3:37.91 | China (Jingyi, S.Ying, L. Ying, Lu) | Sept. 7, 1994 | Rome |
| Olympic | 3:39.29 | USA (Martino, Van Dyken, Fox, Thompson) | July 22, 1996 | Atlanta | |
| American | 3:39.29 | USA (same as Olympic) | — | — | |
| 4x200m free: | World | 7:55.47 | E. Germany (Stellmach, Strauss, Mohring, Friedrich) | Aug. 18, 1987 | Strasbourg, FRA |
| Olympic | 7:59.87 | USA (Jackson, Teuscher, Taormina, Thompson) | July 25, 1996 | Atlanta | |
| American | 7:57.61 | USA (Benko, Stonebraker, Thompson, Teuscher) | Aug. 26, 1999 | Sydney | |
| 4x100m medley: | World | 4:01.67 | China (Cihong, Guohong, Limin, Jingyi) | Sept. 10, 1994 | Rome |
| Olympic | 4:02.54 | USA (Loveless, Nall, Ahmann-Leighton, Thompson) | July 30, 1992 | Barcelona | |
| American | 4:01.93 | USA (Maurer, Kowal, Thompson, Van Dyken) | Jan. 16, 1998 | Perth, AUS |
| Men | World, Olympic and American Records |
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