List of Asian records in swimming

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The Asian records are the fastest times ever swum by a swimmer representing a member federation of Asia Aquatics, Asia's governing affiliate of World Aquatics.

Records can be set in long course (50 metres) or short course (25 metres) swimming pools, with records currently recorded in the following events for both men and women.

  • Freestyle: 50 m, 100 m, 200 m, 400 m, 800 m, 1500 m
  • Backstroke: 50 m, 100 m, 200 m
  • Breaststroke: 50 m, 100 m, 200 m
  • Butterfly: 50 m, 100 m, 200 m
  • Individual medley: 100 m (short course only), 200 m, 400 m
  • Relays: 4×50 m freestyle (short course only), 4 × 100 m freestyle, 4 × 200 m freestyle, 4×50 m medley (short course only), 4 × 100 m medley

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Men

Event Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
50 m freestyle 21.66 sf, soJi Yu-chan  South Korea 1 August 2025World Championships Singapore, Singapore [1]
50 m freestyle 21.64 not ratifiedShuya Matsumoto  Japan 27 July 2025Shizuoka Championships Fuji, Japan [2]
100 m freestyle 46.40 WRPan Zhanle  China 31 July 2024Olympic Games Paris, France [3]
200 m freestyle 1:44.39 Sun Yang  China 25 July 2017World Championships Budapest, Hungary [4]
200 m freestyle 1:43.92 #Hwang Sun-woo  South Korea 20 October 2025Korean National Sports Festival Busan, South Korea [5]
400 m freestyle 3:40.14 Sun Yang  China 28 July 2012Olympic Games London, United Kingdom [6]
800 m freestyle 7:32.12 WRZhang Lin  China 29 July 2009World Championships Rome, Italy [7]
1500 m freestyle 14:31.02 Sun Yang  China 4 August 2012Olympic Games London, United Kingdom [8]
50m backstroke 24.24 Junya Koga  Japan 2 August 2009World Championships Rome, Italy [9]
100m backstroke 51.86 Xu Jiayu  China 12 April 2017Chinese Championships Qingdao, China [10]
200m backstroke 1:52.51 Ryosuke Irie  Japan 31 July 2009World Championships Rome, Italy [11]
50m breaststroke 26.20 sfQin Haiyang  China 25 July 2023World Championships Fukuoka, Japan [12]
100m breaststroke 57.69 =Qin Haiyang  China 24 July 2023World Championships Fukuoka, Japan [13]
100m breaststroke 57.69 =Qin Haiyang  China 6 October 2023World Cup Berlin, Germany [14]
200m breaststroke 2:05.48 WRQin Haiyang  China 28 July 2023World Championships Fukuoka, Japan [15]
50m butterfly 22.93 sfJoseph Schooling  Singapore 23 July 2017World Championships Budapest, Hungary [16]
100m butterfly 50.39 Joseph Schooling  Singapore 12 August 2016Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [17]
200m butterfly 1:52.53 Daiya Seto  Japan 18 January 2020Champions Swim Series Beijing, China [18]
200m individual medley 1:54.62 Wang Shun  China 24 September 2023Asian Games Hangzhou, China [19]
400m individual medley 4:06.05 Kosuke Hagino  Japan 6 August 2016Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [20]
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:10.88
 China 28 September 2023 Asian Games Hangzhou, China [21]
4 × 200 m freestyle relay 7:00.91
 China 1 August 2025 World Championships Singapore, Singapore [22]
4 × 100 m medley relay 3:27.01
 China 26 September 2023 Asian Games Hangzhou, China [23]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Asia Aquatics; WR – World record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Women

Event Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
50m freestyle 23.97 Liu Xiang  China 26 September 2021Chinese National Games Xi'an, China [24]
100m freestyle 52.02 Siobhan Haughey  Hong Kong 8 October 2023World Cup Berlin, Germany [25]
200m freestyle 1:53.92 Siobhan Haughey  Hong Kong 28 July 2021Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan [26]
400m freestyle 3:58.21 Li Bingjie  China 27 July 2025World Championships Singapore, Singapore [27]
800m freestyle 8:13.31 Li Bingjie  China 29 July 2023World Championships Fukuoka, Japan [28]
1500m freestyle 15:41.49 hWang Jianjiahe  China 26 July 2021Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan [29]
50m backstroke 26.98 Liu Xiang  China 21 August 2018Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia [30]
100m backstroke 58.70 rAya Terakawa  Japan 4 August 2013World Championships Barcelona, Spain [31]
200m backstroke 2:06.46 Zhao Jing  China 14 November 2010Asian Games Guangzhou, China [32]
50m breaststroke 29.51 Tang Qianting  China 18 February 2024World Championships Doha, Qatar [33]
50m breaststroke 29.44 '#'Tang Qianting Shanghai 19 March 2026China Open Championships Shenzhen, China [34]
100m breaststroke 1:04.39 Tang Qianting  China 21 April 2024Chinese Championships Shenzhen, China [35]
200m breaststroke 2:19.65 Rie Kaneto  Japan 9 April 2016Japanese Championships Tokyo, Japan [36]
50m butterfly 25.05 Zhang Yufei  China 29 July 2023World Championships Fukuoka, Japan [37]
100m butterfly 55.62 hZhang Yufei  China 29 September 2020Chinese Championships Qingdao, China [38]
200m butterfly 2:01.81 WRLiu Zige  China 21 October 2009Chinese National Games Jinan, China [39]
200m individual medley 2:07.41 Yu Zidi  China 11 November 2025Chinese National Games Shenzhen, China [40]
400m individual medley 4:28.43 Ye Shiwen  China 28 July 2012Olympic Games London, United Kingdom [41]
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:30.30
 China 27 July 2024 Olympic Games Paris, France [42]
4 × 200 m freestyle relay 7:40.33
 China 29 July 2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan [43]
4 × 100 m medley relay 3:52.19
 China 1 August 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy [44]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Asia Aquatics; WR – World record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Mixed relay

Event Time NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:21.18
 China 17 February 2024 World Championships Doha, Qatar [45]
4 × 100 m medley relay 3:37.55
 China 3 August 2024 Olympic Games Paris, France [46]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Asia Aquatics; WR – World record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

Short course (25 m)

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