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List of European records in swimming

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The European records in swimming are the fastest times ever swum by a swimmer representing a member federation[1] of the European Aquatics (formerly known as LEN), Europe's governing body of swimming.

Europe

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

The ratification process and involves submission of an application[2] by the national federation to European Aquatics detailing the name(s) of the swimmer, time swum, date and location of the swim, names of officials and the swimsuit model worn. Upon ratification, the records appear on the official records listing. Records marked with a hash (#) are currently awaiting ratification by European Aquatics or have been obtained since the last version of the official lists. All records were achieved in finals unless otherwise specified.

Long course (50 m)

Men

More information Event, Time ...
Event Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
50 m freestyle 20.94 Frédérick Bousquet  France 26 April 2009French Championships Montpellier, France [3] (video)
100 m freestyle 46.51 David Popovici  Romania 31 July 2025World Championships Singapore, Singapore [4]
200 m freestyle 1:42.00 WRPaul Biedermann  Germany 28 July 2009World Championships Rome, Italy [5] (video)
400 m freestyle 3:39.96 WRLukas Märtens  Germany 12 April 2025Swim Open Stockholm Stockholm, Sweden [6]
800 m freestyle 7:37.94 Johannes Liebmann  Germany 12 April 2026Swim Open Stockholm Stockholm, Sweden [7]
800 m freestyle 7:37.59 #Johannes Liebmann  Germany 12 August 2026European Championships Paris, France [8]
1500 m freestyle 14:32.80 Gregorio Paltrinieri  Italy 25 June 2022World Championships Budapest, Hungary [9]
1500 m freestyle 14:26.79 WR, #Johannes Liebmann  Germany 15 August 2026European Championships Paris, France [10]
50 m backstroke 23.55 sf, WRKliment Kolesnikov  Russia 27 July 2023Russian Cup Kazan, Russia [11]
100 m backstroke 51.60 WRThomas Ceccon  Italy 20 June 2022World Championships Budapest, Hungary [12]
200m backstroke 1:53.19 Hubert Kós  Hungary 1 August 2025World Championships Singapore, Singapore [13]
200m backstroke 1:52.30 sf, #Hubert Kós  Hungary 11 August 2026European Championships Paris, France [14]
50m breaststroke 25.95 sf, WRAdam Peaty  Great Britain 25 July 2017World Championships Budapest, Hungary [15]
100m breaststroke 56.88 sf, WRAdam Peaty  Great Britain 21 July 2019World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [16]
200m breaststroke 2:05.85 Léon Marchand  France 31 July 2024Olympic Games Paris, France [17]
50m butterfly 22.27 WRAndriy Govorov  Ukraine 1 July 2018Sette Colli Trophy Rome, Italy [18]
100m butterfly 49.62 Maxime Grousset  France 2 August 2025World Championships Singapore, Singapore [19]
100m butterfly 49.48 #Kristóf Milák  Hungary 13 August 2026European Championships Paris, France [20]
200m butterfly 1:50.34 WRKristóf Milák  Hungary 21 June 2022World Championships Budapest, Hungary [21]
200m individual medley 1:52.69 sf, WRLéon Marchand  France 30 July 2025World Championships Singapore, Singapore [22]
400m individual medley 4:02.50 WRLéon Marchand  France 23 July 2023World Championships Fukuoka, Japan [23]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:08.32
France 11 August 2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China [24]
4×200m freestyle relay 6:58.58
 Great Britain 28 July 2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan [25]
4×100m medley relay 3:26.93
 Russia 3 August 2025 World Championships Singapore, Singapore [26]
Close
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by European 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; so – swim-off; tt – time trial

Women

More information Event, Time ...
Event Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
50m freestyle 23.61 sf, WRSarah Sjöström  Sweden 29 July 2023World Championships Fukuoka, Japan [27]
100m freestyle 51.71 r, WRSarah Sjöström  Sweden 23 July 2017World Championships Budapest, Hungary [28]
100m freestyle 51.68 #, WRMarrit Steenbergen  Netherlands 27 June 2026Sette Colli Trophy Rome, Italy [29]
200m freestyle 1:52.98 Federica Pellegrini Italy 29 July 2009World Championships Rome, Italy [5]
400m freestyle 3:59.15 Federica Pellegrini Italy 26 July 2009World Championships Rome, Italy [5]
800m freestyle 8:12.81 Simona Quadarella  Italy 2 August 2025World Championships Singapore, Singapore [30]
1500m freestyle 15:31.79 Simona Quadarella  Italy 29 July 2025World Championships Singapore, Singapore [31]
50m backstroke 27.10 Kira Toussaint  Netherlands 10 April 2021Eindhoven Qualification Meet Eindhoven, Netherlands [32]
50m backstroke 26.56 WR, #Sara Curtis  Italy 13 August 2026European Championships Paris, France [33]
100m backstroke 58.08 rKathleen Dawson  Great Britain 23 May 2021European Championships Budapest, Hungary [34]
100m backstroke 57.94 #Mary-Ambre Moluh  France 15 August 2026European Championships Paris, France [35]
200m backstroke 2:04.94 Anastasia Zuyeva Russia 1 August 2009World Championships Rome, Italy [5]
50m breaststroke 29.16 WRRūta Meilutytė  Lithuania 30 July 2023World Championships Fukuoka, Japan [36]
100m breaststroke 1:04.35 sfRūta Meilutytė Lithuania 29 July 2013World Championships Barcelona, Spain [37]
200m breaststroke 2:17.55 WREvgeniia Chikunova  Russia 21 April 2023Russian Championships Kazan, Russia [38]
50m butterfly 24.43 WRSarah Sjöström  Sweden 5 July 2014Swedish Championships Borås, Sweden [39]
100m butterfly 55.48 Sarah Sjöström  Sweden 7 August 2016Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [40]
200m butterfly 2:04.27 sfKatinka Hosszú Hungary 29 July 2009World Championships Rome, Italy [5]
200m individual medley 2:06.12 Katinka Hosszú  Hungary 3 August 2015World Championships Kazan, Russia [41]
400m individual medley 4:26.36 Katinka Hosszú  Hungary 6 August 2016Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [42]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:31.72
 Netherlands 26 July 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy [5]
4×200m freestyle relay 7:45.51
 Great Britain 30 July 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy [5]
4×100m medley relay 3:53.38
 Russia 30 July 2017 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [43]
Close
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by European 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; so – swim-off; tt – time trial

Mixed relay

More information Event, Time ...
Event Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
4×100 m freestyle relay 3:19.68
 Russia 2 August 2025 World Championships Singapore, Singapore [44]
4×200 m freestyle relay 7:22.33 standard
4×100 m medley relay 3:37.58
 Great Britain 31 July 2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan [45]
Close
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by European Aquatics; WR – World record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; so – swim-off

Short course (25 m)

Men

More information Event, Time ...
Event Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
50m freestyle 20.18 Benjamin Proud  Great Britain 7 December 2023European Championships Otopeni, Romania [46]
100m freestyle 44.94 Amaury Leveaux  France 13 December 2008European Championships Rijeka, Croatia [47]
200m freestyle 1:39.37 Paul Biedermann  Germany 15 November 2009World Cup Berlin, Germany [48]
400m freestyle 3:32.25 WRYannick Agnel  France 15 November 2012French Nationals Angers, France [49]
800m freestyle 7:20.46 WRDaniel Wiffen  Ireland 10 December 2023European Championships Otopeni, Romania [50]
1500m freestyle 14:06.88 WRFlorian Wellbrock  Germany 21 December 2021World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [51]
50m backstroke 22.11 WRKliment Kolesnikov  Russia 23 November 2022Solidarity Games Kazan, Russia [52][53]
100m backstroke 48.58 rKliment Kolesnikov  Russia 21 November 2020International Swimming League Budapest, Hungary [54]
100m backstroke 48.16 WR, #Hubert Kós  Hungary 25 October 2025World Cup Toronto, Canada [55]
200m backstroke 1:46.11 Arkady Vyatchanin  Russia 15 November 2009World Cup Berlin, Germany [56]
200m backstroke 1:45.12 WR, #Hubert Kós  Hungary 23 October 2025World Cup Toronto, Canada [57]
50m breaststroke 24.95 WREmre Sakçı  Turkey 27 December 2021Turkish Championships Gaziantep, Turkey [58]
100m breaststroke 55.28 WRIlya Shymanovich  Belarus 26 November 2021International Swimming League Eindhoven, Netherlands [59]
200m breaststroke 2:00.16 Kirill Prigoda  Russia 13 December 2018World Championships Hangzhou, China [60]
200m breaststroke 1:59.52 WR, #Caspar Corbeau  Netherlands 25 October 2025World Cup Toronto, Canada [61]
50m butterfly 21.32 WRNoè Ponti   Switzerland 11 December 2024World Championships Budapest, Hungary [62]
100m butterfly 47.71 Noè Ponti   Switzerland 14 December 2024World Championships Budapest, Hungary [63]
200m butterfly 1:48.64 Alberto Razzetti  Italy 12 December 2024World Championships Budapest, Hungary [64]
100m individual medley 49.92 Léon Marchand  France 31 October 2024World Cup Singapore, Singapore [65]
200m individual medley 1:48.88 WRLéon Marchand  France 1 November 2024World Cup Singapore, Singapore [66]
400m individual medley 3:56.47 Ilya Borodin  Russia 20 December 2021World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [67]
4×50m freestyle relay 1:20.77 [WB]
 France 14 December 2008 European Championships Rijeka, Croatia [47]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:02.75
 Italy 13 December 2022 World Championships Melbourne, Australia [68]
4×200m freestyle relay 6:46.84
 Russia 14 December 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [69]
4×50m medley relay 1:29.72 WR
 Italy 17 December 2022 World Championships Melbourne, Australia [70]
4×100m medley relay 3:19.06
 Italy 18 December 2022 World Championships Melbourne, Australia [71]
4×100m medley relay 3:18.68 WR, #
 Russia 15 December 2024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [72]
Close
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by European 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; so – swim-off; tt – time trial

Women

More information Event, Time ...
Event Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
50m freestyle 22.93 Ranomi Kromowidjojo  Netherlands 7 August 2017World Cup Berlin, Germany [73]
100m freestyle 50.58 Sarah Sjöström  Sweden 11 August 2017World Cup Eindhoven, Netherlands [74]
100m freestyle 50.42 #Marrit Steenbergen  Netherlands 6 December 2025European Championships Lublin, Poland [75]
200m freestyle 1:50.43 Sarah Sjöström  Sweden 12 August 2017World Cup Eindhoven, Netherlands [76]
200m freestyle 1:50.33 #Marrit Steenbergen  Netherlands 4 December 2025European Championships Lublin, Poland [77]
400m freestyle 3:54.52 Mireia Belmonte  Spain 11 August 2013World Cup Berlin, Germany [78]
400m freestyle 3:54.33 #Isabel Gose  Germany 2 December 2025European Championships Lublin, Poland [79]
800m freestyle 7:59.34 Mireia Belmonte  Spain 10 August 2013World Cup Berlin, Germany [80]
1500m freestyle 15:18.01 Sarah Köhler  Germany 16 November 2019German Championships Berlin, Germany [81]
50m backstroke 25.60 =, not ratified or later rescindedKira Toussaint  Netherlands 14 November 2020International Swimming League Budapest, Hungary [82]
50m backstroke 25.60 =Kira Toussaint  Netherlands 18 December 2020Amsterdam Christmas Meet Amsterdam, Netherlands [83]
50m backstroke 25.60 =, not ratifiedMaria Kameneva  Russia 24 November 2022Solidarity Games Kazan, Russia [84]
50m backstroke 25.47 r, #Marrit Steenbergen  Netherlands 7 December 2025European Championships Lublin, Poland [85]
100m backstroke 55.03 Katinka Hosszú  Hungary 4 December 2014World Championships Doha, Qatar [86]
200m backstroke 1:59.23 Katinka Hosszú  Hungary 5 December 2014World Championships Doha, Qatar [87]
50m breaststroke 28.37 sf, WRRūta Meilutytė  Lithuania 17 December 2022World Championships Melbourne, Australia [88]
100m breaststroke 1:02.36 =WRRūta Meilutytė Lithuania 12 October 2013World Cup Moscow, Russia [89]
200m breaststroke 2:14.70 Evgeniia Chikunova  Russia 25 November 2022Solidarity Games Kazan, Russia [90]
200m breaststroke 2:14.39 X [91]Yulia Efimova  Russia 13 December 2013European Championships Herning, Denmark [92]
50m butterfly 24.38 Therese Alshammar Sweden 22 November 2009World Cup Singapore, Singapore
100m butterfly 54.61 Sarah Sjöström  Sweden 7 December 2014World Championships Doha, Qatar [93]
200m butterfly 1:59.61 Mireia Belmonte  Spain 3 December 2014World Championships Doha, Qatar [94]
100m individual medley 56.51 Katinka Hosszú  Hungary 7 August 2017World Cup Berlin, Germany [95]
100m individual medley 56.26 #Marrit Steenbergen  Netherlands 4 December 2025European Championships Lublin, Poland [96]
200m individual medley 2:01.86 Katinka Hosszú  Hungary 6 December 2014World Championships Doha, Qatar [97]
200m individual medley 2:01.83 #Marrit Steenbergen  Netherlands 6 December 2025European Championships Lublin, Poland [98]
400m individual medley 4:18.94 Mireia Belmonte  Spain 12 August 2017World Cup Eindhoven, Netherlands [99]
4×50m freestyle relay 1:32.50 tt, WR
 Netherlands 12 December 2020 Wouda Cup Eindhoven, Netherlands [100]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:26.53
 Netherlands 5 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [101]
4×200m freestyle relay 7:32.85
 Netherlands 3 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [102]
4×50m medley relay 1:42.38
 Sweden 17 December 2021 World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [103]
4×100m medley relay 3:46.20
 Sweden 21 December 2021 World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [104]
Close
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by European 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; so – swim-off; tt – time trial

Mixed relay

More information Event, Time ...
Event Time NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
4×50 m freestyle relay 1:27.33 WR
 France 16 December 2022 World Championships Melbourne, Australia [105]
4×50 m freestyle relay 1:27.26 WR, #
 Italy 4 December 2025 European Championships Lublin, Poland [106]
4×50 m medley relay 1:35.36
 Russia 11 December 2024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [107]
4×100 m medley relay 3:30.47 WR, #
 Russia 14 December 2024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [108]
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Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by European Aquatics; WR – World record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; so – swim-off

Record holders' rankings

By nation

More information Record tally, Nation ...
Record
tally		 Nation LC SC Total LC SC Total LC SC Total
Men Women Mixed
15 Russia281022123
13 France661211
10 Hungary213347
9 Italy224415
9 Sweden459
7 Netherlands257
7 Great Britain3142211
5 Germany22411
4 Spain44
3 Lithuania123
2 Denmark22
2 Ireland112
2 Switzerland22
1 Belarus11
1 Ukraine11
1 Greece11
1 Romania11
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By athlete (men)

More information European records, Name ...
European
records		 Name Nationality Events
5 Léon Marchand  France 200 m individual medley LC
400 m individual medley LC
200 m breaststroke LC
100 m individual medley SC
200 m individual medley SC
4 Adam Peaty  Great Britain 50 m breaststroke LC
100 m breaststroke LC
4 × 100 m medley relay LC
4 × 100 m mixed medley relay LC
3 Kliment Kolesnikov  Russia 50 m backstroke LC
100 m backstroke SC
4 × 100 m freestyle relay SC
Frédérick Bousquet  France 50 m freestyle LC
4 × 100 m freestyle relay LC
4 × 50 m freestyle relay SC
James Guy  Great Britain 4 × 200 m freestyle relay LC
4 × 100 m medley relay LC
4 × 100 m mixed medley relay LC
Amaury Leveaux  France 4 × 100 m freestyle relay LC
100 m freestyle SC
4 × 50 m freestyle relay SC
2 Paul Biedermann  Germany 200 m freestyle LC
200 m freestyle SC
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By athlete (women)

More information European records, Name ...
European
records		 Name Nationality Events
8 Sarah Sjöström  Sweden 50 m freestyle LC
100 m freestyle LC
50 m butterfly LC
100 m butterfly LC
100 m freestyle SC
200 m freestyle SC
100 m butterfly SC
4×50 m medley relay SC
7 Katinka Hosszú  Hungary 200 m butterfly LC
200 m individual medley LC
400 m individual medley LC
100 m backstroke SC
200 m backstroke SC
100 m individual medley SC
200 m individual medley SC
5 Ranomi Kromowidjojo  Netherlands 4×100 m freestyle relay LC
50 m freestyle SC
4×50 m freestyle relay SC
4×100 m freestyle relay SC
4×200 m freestyle relay SC
4 Femke Heemskerk  Netherlands 4×100 m freestyle relay LC
4×50 m freestyle relay SC
4×100 m freestyle relay SC
4×200 m freestyle relay SC
4 Mireia Belmonte  Spain 400 m freestyle SC
800 m freestyle SC
200 m butterfly SC
400 m individual medley SC
3 Inge Dekker  Netherlands 4×100 m freestyle relay LC
4×50 m freestyle relay SC
4×100 m freestyle relay SC
Rūta Meilutytė  Lithuania 100 m breaststroke LC
100 m breaststroke SC
50 m breaststroke SC
2 Rikke Møller Pedersen  Denmark 200 m breaststroke SC
4×100 m medley relay SC
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Notes

  • WB^: World all-time best performances. Before September 26, 2013, FINA did not recognise 4×50 m relays and therefore did not ratify any official world records for these events. European Aquatics does recognise these events as official and ratifies European records for them. European SC Championships are the most important international meets where these events are held: during these meets, world best performances are usually announced as world records even though they are not.

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