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2024 WR M 100 LCM FS PAN Zhanle (CHN) 46.40 Paris:


2024 WR W 100 LCM BK Regan Smith (USA) 57.13 Indianapolis:

2024 WR W 100 LCM BF Gretchen Walsh (USA) 55.18 Indianapolis:


2024 WR W 200 LCM FS Ariarne Titmus (AUS) 1:52.23 Brisbane:


2023 WR M 800 SCM FS Daniel Wiffen (IRL) 7:20.46 Otopeni:


2023 WR W 100 SCM BK Kaylee McKeown (AUS) 57.33:

2023 WR W 50 SCM BK Kaylee McKeown (AUS) 26.86:

2023 WR W 400 LCM FS Ariarne Titmus (AUS) 3:55.38 Fukuoka:


2023 WR M 400 LCM IM Leon Marchand (FRA) 4:02.50 Fukuoka:


2023 WR W 200 LCM FS Mollie O'Callaghan (AUS) 1:52.85 Fukuoka:


2023 WR M 200 LCM BR Qin Haiyang (CHN) 2:05.48 Fukuoka:


2023 WR 50 LCM FS Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) 23.61 Fukuoka:


2023 WR 50 LCM BR Ruta Meiluyte (LTU) 29.16 Fukuoka:


2023 World Record W 200 LCM BR Evgeniia Chikunova (RUS) 2:17.55 Kazan:




2023 WR W 400 LCM FS Summer McIntosh (CAN) 35608 Toronto:


2022 WR W 1500 SCM FS Katie Ledecky (USA) 150824 Toronto:

2022 WR W 400 SCM FS Li Bingjie (CHN) 35130:

2022 WR M 200 SCM BF Tomoru Honda (JPN) 14685 Tokyo:

2022 WR M 100 LCM FS David Popovici's (ROU) 46.86 Rome:

2022 WR M 200 BF Kristof Milak (Hun) 1:50.34, Budapest:

2022 WR M 100 BK Thomas Ceccon (ITA) 51.60, Budapest:

2022 WR W 400 LCM FS Ariarne Titmus (AUS) Adelaide 3:56.40:

2022 WR W 400 LCM FS Ariarne Titmus (AUS) Adelaide 3:56.40:

WR M 50 SCM BR Emre Sakci (TUR) 24.95 Gaziantep:

WR M 1500 SCM FS Florian Wellbrock (GER) 14:06.88 Abu Dhabi:

WR W 50 SCM BK Margaret MacNeil (CAN) 25.27 Abu Dhabi:

WR W 200 SCM FS Siobhan Haughey (HKG) 1:50.31 Abu Dhabi:

WR W 100 SCM BF Kelsi Dahlia (Cali Condors) 54.59 Eindhoven: 

WR M 100 BR SCM Ilya Shymanovich (Energy Standard) 55.28 Naples 2021:

Broke his own World Record set last month 55.32

WR M 50 BF SCM Szabo (HUN) 21.75 Kazan 2021:

2021 M 100 SCM FS Kyle Chalmers (AUS) 44:84 Kazan 2021:

2021 M 100 SCM BK Coleman Stewart (Cali Condors) 48:33 Naples:

2020 W 200 SCM BK Kaylee McKeown (AUS) 1:58.94 Brisbane:

2020 WR M 50 SCM FS Caeleb Dressel (USA) 20.16 Budapest:

2020 WR M 100 SCM BF Caeleb Dressel (USA) 47.78 Budapest:

2020 WR M 100 SCM IM Caeleb Dressel (USA) 49.28 Budapest:

2020 WR M 100 SCM BR Adam Peaty (GBR) 5549 Budapest:

2019 WR W 100 SCM BK Mina ATHERTON (AUS) 54.89 ISL Budapest

2019 WR M 100 BR Adam PEATY (GBR) 56.88 Kwangju Worlds in Semi-final 2:

2019 WR M 200 BF Kristof MILAK (HUN) 1:50.73 Kwangju Worlds:

2019 WR W 200 BK Regan Smith (USA) 2:03.35 Kwangju Worlds in Semi-final 2:

2019 WR M 100 BF Dressell (USA) 49.50 Kwangju Worlds Semi-final 2:

2019 WR M 200 BR Wilson (AUS) 2.06.67 Kwangju Worlds Semi-final 2:

2019 WR M 200 BR Chupkov (RUS) 2:06.12 Kwangju Worlds:

2019 WR W 4 x 200 FS (AUS) 7:41.50 Kwangju Worlds:

2019 WR W 100 BK Regan Smith (USA) 57.57 Kwangju Worlds - Relay Lead Off:

2018 WR M SCM 100 BK Jiayu XU (CHN) 4888 Tokyo:

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2018 WR M 50 SCM BF Nicholas Santos (BRA) 21.75 Budapest:

2018 WR W 400 SCM FS Wang Jianjiahe (CHN) 3:53.97 Budapest:

2018 WR W 50 SCM BR Alia Atkinson (JAM) 28.56 Budapest:

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2018 WR M 100 SCM IM Vlad Morozov (RUS) 50.26 Tokyo:

2018 WR M SC Morozov (RUS) in Eindhoven - video not found

2018 WR W SC 400 FS Jianjiahe Wang (CHN) 3.53.97 Budapest WC leg - video not found

2018 WR M 50 BK Liu Xiang (CHN) 26.98 Jakarta - video not found

European Championships: Adam Peaty world record time adjusted after equipment error.

2018 M 100 BR Adam Peaty (GBR) 5700 Glasgow:

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2018 M 50 BK Kliment Kolesnikov (RUS) 2400 Glasgow:

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2018 W 100 BK Kathleen Baker (USA) 5800 Irvine CA Pan Pac Trials:

2018 W 1500 FS Katie Ledecky (USA) 152048 TYR Pro Swim Series

2016 M SC 100 BF Chad Le Clos (RSA) 48.08 Windsor Canada 

2016 W 50 BR SC WR Alia Atkinson (JAM) 28.64

2016 M 200 BR SC WR Marco KOCH (GER) 2:00.44 Berlin 2016:

RIO 2016:

2016 M 100 BR Adam PEATY (GBR) 57.55 *Heats Rio

2016 W 400 IM Katinka HOSSZU (HUN) 4:26.36 Rio

2016 W 4 x 100 FS (AUS) 3:30.65 Rio

  • Emma McKEON 53.41
  • Brittany ELMSLIE 53.12
  • Bronte CAMPBELL 52.15
  • Cate CAMPBELL 51.97

2016 W 400 FS Kathleen LEDECKY (USA) 3:56.46 Rio (not full race)

2016 M 100 BR Adam PEATY (GBR) 57.13 Rio

2016 W 100 BF Sarah SJOSTROM (SWE) 55.48 Rio

2016 W 800 FS Katie LEDECKY (USA) 8:04.79 Rio (not full race)

2016 M 100 BK Ryan MURPHY (USA) 51.85 *Relay Swim Rio

PRIOR TO RIO:

2016 M 100 FS Cate Campbell (AUS) 52.06 Grand Prix, Brisbane

2016 W 800 FS Katie Ledecky (USA) 8:06.68.  Arena Pro Swim, Austin, Texas 17 January 2016.  Even Pacing !  Splits 28.35 / 30.47 / 30.58 / 30.80 / 30.83 / 30.77 / 30.80 / 30.62 / 30.65 / 30.75 / 30.77/ 30.61 / 30.75 / 30.62 / 30.47 / 28.84

2016 M 1500 FS SC Gregorio Paltrinieri (ITA) 14:08.06. European SC Championships 4 Dec 2015.   (56.5 per 100).  Broke Grant Hackett's 1500 world record of 14.10.10 set in Perth in 2001 

WORLDS  2015:

2015 W 100 BF Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) 55.74 Semi Kazan 2015

2015 W 1500 FS Katie Ledecky (USA) 15:27.71 Heat 3 Kazan 2015

2015 W 100 BF Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) 55.64 Kazan 2015

2015 W 200 IM Katinka Hosszu (HUN) 2:06.12 Kazan 2015

2015 M 50 BR Cameron Van Der Burgh (RSA) 26.62 Heat 6 Kazan 2015

2015 M 50 BR Adam Peaty 26.42 (GBR) Semi-final 1 Kazan 2015

2015 W 1500 FS Katie Ledecky (USA) 15:25.48 Final Kazan 2015

2015 Mixed 4x100 Medley Relay (RUS) 3:45.87 Heat Kazan 2015 (no video found)

2015 Mixed 4x100 Medley Relay (USA) 3:42.33 Heat Kazan 2015

2015 Mixed 4x100 Medley Relay (GBR) 3:41.71 Kazan 2015

- BK Chris Walker-Hebborn, BR Adam Peaty, BF Siobhan O’Connor, FS Fran Halsall 

2015 W 800 FS Katie Ledecky (USA) 8:07.39 Kazan 2015 (no video found)

2015 Mixed 4x100 FS Relay (USA) 3:23.05 Kazan 2015 - Ryan Lochte, Nathan Adrian, Simone Manual, Missy Franklin (no video found)