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List of European Championships records in swimming

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The European Championships records in swimming are the fastest times ever swum in European Swimming Championships' events.

Long course (50 m)

Championship records at the European Aquatics Championships since 1926.

Men

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Event Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
50m freestyle 21.11 sfBen Proud  Great Britain 8 August 20182018 Championships Glasgow, Great Britain [1]
100m freestyle 46.56 David Popovici  Romania 12 August 20262026 Championships Paris, France [2]
200m freestyle 1:42.97 David Popovici  Romania 15 August 20222022 Championships Rome, Italy [3]
400m freestyle 3:42.50 Lukas Märtens  Germany 17 August 20222022 Championships Rome, Italy [4]
800m freestyle 7:37.59 ERJohannes Liebmann  Germany 12 August 20262026 Championships Paris, France [5]
1500m freestyle 14:26.79 WRJohannes Liebmann  Germany 15 August 20262026 Championships Paris, France [6]
50m backstroke 23.80 Kliment Kolesnikov  Russia 17 May 20212020 Championships Budapest, Hungary [7]
100m backstroke 52.11 Camille Lacourt  France 10 Aug 20102010 Championships Budapest, Hungary [8]
200m backstroke 1:52.30 sf, ERHubert Kós  Hungary 11 August 20262026 Championships Paris, France [9]
50m breaststroke 26.09 Adam Peaty  Great Britain 8 August 20182018 Championships Glasgow, Great Britain [10]
100m breaststroke 57.10 Adam Peaty  Great Britain 4 August 20182018 Championships Glasgow, Great Britain [11]
200m breaststroke 2:06.80 Anton Chupkov  Russia 6 August 20182018 Championships Glasgow, Great Britain [12]
50m butterfly 22.36 sfEgor Kornev Neutral Athletes B Neutral Athletes B 10 August 20262026 Championships Paris, France [13]
100m butterfly 49.48 ERKristóf Milák  Hungary 13 August 20262026 Championships Paris, France [14]
200m butterfly 1:51.10 Kristóf Milák  Hungary 19 May 20212020 Championships Budapest, Hungary [15]
200m individual medley 1:54.24 Hubert Kós  Hungary 16 August 20262026 Championships Paris, France [16]
400m individual medley 4:08.17 Ilya Borodin Neutral Athletes B Neutral Athletes B 10 August 20262026 Championships Paris, France [17]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:10.03
 Hungary 13 August 2026 2026 Championships Paris, France [18]
4×200m freestyle relay 7:01.52
 Great Britain 10 August 2026 2026 Championships Paris, France [19]
4×100m medley relay 3:28.46
 Italy 17 August 2022 2022 Championships Rome, Italy [20]
Close
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by LEN; WR – World record; ER – European record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; so – swim-off

Women

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Event Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
50m freestyle 23.74 Sarah Sjöström  Sweden 4 August 20182018 Championships Glasgow, Great Britain [21]
100m freestyle 51.90 Marrit Steenbergen  Netherlands 11 August 20262026 Championships Paris, France [22]
200m freestyle 1:54.38 Barbora Seemanová  Czech Republic 13 August 20262026 Championships Paris, France [23]
400m freestyle 4:01.34 Simona Quadarella  Italy 16 August 20262026 Championships Paris, France [24]
800m freestyle 8:15.54 Jazmin Carlin  Great Britain 21 August 20142014 Championships Berlin, Germany [25]
1500m freestyle 15:46.22 Simona Quadarella  Italy 14 August 20262026 Championships Paris, France [26]
50m backstroke 26.56 WRSara Curtis  Italy 13 August 20262026 Championships Paris, France [27]
100m backstroke 57.94 ERMary-Ambre Moluh  France 15 August 20262026 Championships Paris, France [28]
200m backstroke 2:06.08 Margherita Panziera  Italy 23 May 20212020 Championships Budapest, Hungary [29]
50m breaststroke 29.30 sfBenedetta Pilato  Italy 22 May 20212020 Championships Budapest, Hungary [30]
100m breaststroke 1:04.87 Angharad Evans  Great Britain 12 August 20262026 Championships Paris, France [31]
200m breaststroke 2:19.32 Evgeniia Chikunova Neutral Athletes B Neutral Athletes B 14 August 20262026 Championships Paris, France [32]
50m butterfly 24.87 sfSarah Sjöström  Sweden 18 August 20142014 Championships Berlin, Germany [33]
100m butterfly 55.89 =Sarah Sjöström  Sweden 20 May 20162016 Championships London, Great Britain [34]
100m butterfly 55.89 =, sfRoos Vanotterdijk  Belgium 13 August 20262026 Championships Paris, France [35]
200m butterfly 2:04.79 Mireia Belmonte Garcia  Spain 24 August 20142014 Championships Berlin, Germany [36]
200m individual medley 2:07.30 Katinka Hosszú  Hungary 19 May 20162016 Championships London, Great Britain [37]
400m individual medley 4:30.90 Katinka Hosszú  Hungary 16 May 20162016 Championships London, Great Britain [38]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:31.89
 Netherlands 12 August 2026 2026 Championships Paris, France [39]
4×200m freestyle relay 7:45.93
 Great Britain 10 August 2026 2026 Championships Paris, France [40]
4×100m medley relay 3:53.50
 Great Britain 16 August 2026 2026 Championships Paris, France [41]
Close
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by LEN; WR – World record; ER – European record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; so – swim-off

Mixed relay

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Event Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
4×100m freestyle relay 3:19.95
Neutral Athletes B Neutral Athletes B 14 August 2026 2026 Championships Paris, France [42]
4×200m freestyle relay 7:24.13
 Great Britain 15 August 2026 2026 Championships Paris, France [43]
4×100m medley relay 3:38.82 ER
 Great Britain 20 May 2021 2020 Championships Budapest, Hungary [44]
Close
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by LEN; WR – World record; ER – European record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; so – swim-off

Short course (25 m)

Championship records at the European Short Course (SC) Championships since 1991.

Men

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Event Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
50m freestyle 20.18 ERBenjamin Proud  Great Britain 7 December 20232023 Championships Otopeni, Romania [45]
100m freestyle 44.94 ERAmaury Leveaux France 13 December 20082008 Championships Rijeka, Croatia [46]
200m freestyle 1:39.81 Paul Biedermann Germany 13 Dec 20092009 Championships Istanbul, Turkey [47]
400m freestyle 3:33.20 Danas Rapšys  Lithuania 4 December 20192019 Championships Glasgow, Great Britain [48]
800m freestyle 7:20.46 WRDaniel Wiffen  Ireland 10 December 20232023 Championships Otopeni, Romania [49]
1500m freestyle 14:08.06 Gregorio Paltrinieri  Italy 4 December 20152015 Championships Netanya, Israel [50]
50m backstroke 22.47 Kliment Kolesnikov  Russia 3 November 20212021 Championships Kazan, Russia [51]
100m backstroke 48.97 Arkady Vyatchanin Russia 13 Dec 20092009 Championships Istanbul, Turkey [47]
100m backstroke 48.97 Stanislav Donets Russia 13 Dec 20092009 Championships Istanbul, Turkey [47]
200m backstroke 1:47.89 John Shortt  Ireland 3 December 20252025 Championships Lublin, Poland [52]
50m breaststroke 25.25 Ilya Shymanovich  Belarus 7 November 20212021 Championships Kazan, Russia [53]
100m breaststroke 55.45 sfIlya Shymanovich  Belarus 3 November 20212021 Championships Kazan, Russia [54]
200m breaststroke 2:00.53 Marco Koch  Germany 3 December 20152015 Championships Netanya, Israel [55]
50m butterfly 21.51 sfNoè Ponti   Switzerland 2 December 20252025 Championships Lublin, Poland [56]
100m butterfly 48.10 Maxime Grousset  France 5 December 20252025 Championships Lublin, Poland [57]
200m butterfly 1:49.00 László Cseh  Hungary 6 December 20152015 Championships Netanya, Israel [58]
100m individual medley 50.52 Noè Ponti   Switzerland 4 December 20252025 Championships Lublin, Poland [59]
200m individual medley 1:50.85 Andreas Vazaios  Greece 6 December 20192019 Championships Glasgow, Great Britain [60]
400m individual medley 3:57.01 Alberto Razzetti  Italy 10 December 20232023 Championships Otopeni, Romania [61]
4×50m freestyle relay 1:20.77 ER
France 14 Dec 2008 2008 Championships Rijeka, Croatia [46]
4×50m medley relay 1:30.14 WR
 Italy 3 November 2021 2021 Championships Kazan, Russia [62]
Close
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by LEN; WR – World record; ER – European record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; so – swim-off

Women

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Event Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
50m freestyle 23.12 Sarah Sjöström  Sweden 3 November 20212021 Championships Kazan, Russia [63]
100m freestyle 50.42 ERMarrit Steenbergen  Netherlands 6 December 20252025 Championships Lublin, Poland [64]
200m freestyle 1:50.33 ERMarrit Steenbergen  Netherlands 4 December 20252025 Championships Lublin, Poland [65]
400m freestyle 3:54.33 ERIsabel Gose  Germany 2 December 20252025 Championships Lublin, Poland [66]
800m freestyle 8:01.90 Isabel Gose  Germany 5 December 20252025 Championships Lublin, Poland [67]
1500m freestyle 15:18.30 Anastasiya Kirpichnikova  Russia 5 November 20212021 Championships Kazan, Russia [68]
50m backstroke 25.47 r, ERMarrit Steenbergen  Netherlands 7 December 20252025 Championships Lublin, Poland [69]
100m backstroke 55.17 sfKira Toussaint  Netherlands 4 December 20192019 Championships Glasgow, Great Britain [70]
200m backstroke 1:59.84 Katinka Hosszú  Hungary 4 December 20152015 Championships Netanya, Israel [71]
50m breaststroke 28.81 Eneli Jefimova  Estonia 7 December 20252025 Championships Lublin, Poland [72]
100m breaststroke 1:02.82 Eneli Jefimova  Estonia 3 December 20252025 Championships Lublin, Poland [73]
200m breaststroke 2:15.21 ERRikke Møller Pedersen  Denmark 13 December 20132013 Championships Herning, Denmark [74]
200m breaststroke 2:14.39 X [75]Yulia Efimova  Russia 13 December 20132016 Championships Herning, Denmark [76]
50m butterfly 24.50 Sarah Sjöström  Sweden 7 November 20212021 Championships Kazan, Russia [77]
100m butterfly 55.00 Sarah Sjöström  Sweden 17 December 20172017 Championships Copenhagen, Denmark [78]
200m butterfly 2:01.52 Mireia Belmonte  Spain 12 December 20132013 Championships Herning, Denmark [79]
100m individual medley 56.26 ERMarrit Steenbergen  Netherlands 4 December 20252025 Championships Lublin, Poland [80]
200m individual medley 2:01.83 ERMarrit Steenbergen  Netherlands 6 December 20252025 Championships Lublin, Poland [81]
400m individual medley 4:19.46 hKatinka Hosszú  Hungary 2 December 20152015 Championships Netanya, Israel [82]
4×50m freestyle relay 1:33.25 ER
Netherlands 11 December 2009 2009 Championships Istanbul, Turkey [47]
4×50m medley relay 1:42.69 ER
Netherlands 12 December 2009 2009 Championships Istanbul, Turkey [47]
Close
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by LEN; WR – World record; ER – European record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; so – swim-off

Mixed relay

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Event Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
4×50m freestyle relay 1:27.26 WR
 Italy 4 December 2025 2025 Championships Lublin, Poland [83]
4×50m medley relay 1:36.09
 Italy 3 December 2025 2025 Championships Lublin, Poland [84]
Close
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA; WR – World record; ER – European record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; † – en route to final mark; so – swim-off

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