List of German records in swimming

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Below is a complete list of the German records in swimming, which are ratified by the German Swimming Federation (DSV).

Long course (50 m)

Men

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Event Time NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
50m freestyle 21.81 hDamian Wierling SG Essen 8 May 2016German Championships Berlin, Germany [1]
100m freestyle 47.80 Josha Salchow  Germany 31 July 2024Olympic Games Paris, France [2]
200m freestyle 1:42.00 WRPaul Biedermann  Germany 28 July 2009World Championships Rome, Italy [3]
400m freestyle 3:39.96 WRLukas Märtens  Germany 12 April 2025Swim Open Stockholm Stockholm, Sweden [4]
800m freestyle 7:37.94 ERJohannes Liebmann  Germany 12 April 2026Swim Open Stockholm Stockholm, Sweden [5]
1500m freestyle 14:34.89 Florian Wellbrock SC Magdeburg 21 April 2023Berlin Swim Open Berlin, Germany [6]
50m backstroke 24.57 Ole Braunschweig SG Neukölln Berlin 21 April 2023Berlin Swim Open Berlin, Germany [7]
100m backstroke 52.27 rHelge Meeuw  Germany 2 August 2009World Championships Rome, Italy [8]
200m backstroke 1:55.85 Lukas Märtens  Germany 17 April 2026Bergen Swim Festival Bergen, Norway [9]
50m breaststroke 26.57 Melvin Imoudu Potsdamer SV 25 April 2026German Championships Berlin, Germany [10]
100m breaststroke 58.74 hLucas Matzerath  Germany 23 July 2023World Championships Fukuoka, Japan [11]
200m breaststroke 2:07.47 Marco Koch  Germany 21 August 2014European Championships Berlin, Germany [12]
50m butterfly 22.84 Luca Armbruster  Germany 28 July 2025World Championships Singapore, Singapore [13]
100m butterfly 51.19 Steffen Deibler Hamburger SC 28 April 2013German Championships Berlin, Germany [14]
200m butterfly 1:55.04 David Thomasberger SSG Leipzig e.V 3 April 2021Olympic Qualifying Meet Heidelberg, Germany [15]
200m individual medley 1:55.76 Philip Heintz SV Nikar Heidelberg 16 June 2017German Championships Berlin, Germany [16]
400m individual medley 4:11.52 hCedric Buessing  Germany 28 July 2024Olympic Games Paris, France [17]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:12.29
 Germany 27 July 2024 Olympic Games Paris, France [18]
4×200m freestyle relay 7:03.19
 Germany 31 July 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy [19]
4×100m medley relay 3:28.58
 Germany 2 August 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy [8]
Close
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by DSV; WR – World record; ER – European 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

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Event Time NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
50m freestyle 23.73 Britta Steffen  Germany 2 August 2009World Championships Rome, Italy [20]
100m freestyle 52.07 Britta Steffen  Germany 31 July 2009World Championships Rome, Italy [21]
200m freestyle 1:55.68 Annika Lurz  Germany 28 March 2007World Championships Melbourne, Australia [22]
400m freestyle 4:02.14 Isabel Gose  Germany 27 July 2024Olympic Games Paris, France [23]
800m freestyle 8:16.43 Sarah Köhler  Germany 27 July 2019World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [24]
1500m freestyle 15:41.16 Isabel Gose  Germany 31 July 2024Olympic Games Paris, France [25]
50m backstroke 27.23 Daniela Samulski  Germany 30 July 2009World Championships Rome, Italy [26]
100m backstroke 59.77 sfDaniela Samulski  Germany 27 July 2009World Championships Rome, Italy [27]
200m backstroke 2:07.63 Lisa Graf SG Neukölln Berlin 18 June 2017German Championships Berlin, Germany [28]
50m breaststroke 30.10 Anna Elendt  Germany 26 May 2022Mare Nostrum Barcelona, Spain [29]
100m breaststroke 1:05.19 Anna Elendt  Germany 29 July 2025World Championships Singapore, Singapore [30]
200m breaststroke 2:23.54 Anna Elendt SG Frankfurt 4 May 2025German Championships Berlin, Germany [31]
50m butterfly 25.50 Angelina Köhler  Germany 2 August 2025World Championships Singapore, Singapore [32]
100m butterfly 56.11 sfAngelina Köhler  Germany 11 February 2024World Championships Doha, Qatar [33]
200m butterfly 2:05.26 Franziska Hentke SC Magdeburg 3 July 2015German Open Essen, Germany [34]
200m individual medley 2:11.33 Alexandra Wenk SG Stadtwerke München 7 May 2016German Championships Berlin, Germany [35]
400m individual medley 4:36.10 Petra Schneider  East Germany 1 August 1982World Championships Guayaquil, Ecuador
4×100m freestyle relay 3:31.83
 Germany 26 July 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy [36]
4×200m freestyle relay 7:50.82
 Germany 3 August 2006 European Championships Budapest, Hungary
4×100m medley relay 3:55.79
 Germany 1 August 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy [37]
Close
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by DSV; WR – World record; ER – European 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

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Event Time NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
4×100 m freestyle relay 3:24.87 h
 Germany 2 August 2025 World Championships Singapore, Singapore [38]
4×200 m freestyle relay 7:28.43
 Germany 4 August 2018 European Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom [39]
4×100 m medley relay 3:44.13
 Germany 5 August 2015 World Championships Kazan, Russia [40]
Close
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by DSV; WR – World record; ER – European record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; so – swim-off

Short Course (25 m)

Men

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Event Time NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
50m freestyle 20.73 Steffen Deibler  Germany 15 November 2009World Cup Berlin, Germany [41]
100m freestyle 45.91 Steffen Deibler Hamburger SC von 1879 25 October 2009International Meet Aachen, Germany
200m freestyle 1:39.37 ERPaul Biedermann  Germany 15 November 2009World Cup Berlin, Germany [42]
400m freestyle 3:32.77 Paul Biedermann  Germany 14 November 2009World Cup Berlin, Germany [43]
800m freestyle 7:27.99 Florian Wellbrock  Germany 7 November 2021European Championships Kazan, Russia [44]
1500m freestyle 14:06.88 WRFlorian Wellbrock  Germany 21 December 2021World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [45]
50m backstroke 22.76 Christian Diener London Roar 18 October 2020International Swimming League Budapest, Hungary [46]
100m backstroke 49.65 rChristian Diener London Roar 20 November 2021International Swimming League Eindhoven, Netherlands [47]
200m backstroke 1:48.97 Christian Diener  Germany 21 December 2021World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [48]
50m breaststroke 25.87 sfFabian Schwingenschlögl  Germany 15 December 2018World Championships Hangzhou, China [49]
100m breaststroke 56.16 Fabian Schwingenschlögl  Germany 28 October 2021World Cup Kazan, Russia [50]
200m breaststroke 2:00.44 Marco Koch DSW 1912 Darmstadt 20 November 2016German Championships Berlin, Germany [51]
50m butterfly 21.80 Steffen Deibler  Germany 14 November 2009World Cup Berlin, Germany [52]
100m butterfly 49.06 Marius Kusch  Germany 5 December 2019European Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom [53]
200m butterfly 1:51.21 Thomas Rupprath SG Bayer Wuppertal/
Uerdingen/Dormagen		 1 December 2001German Championships Rostock, Germany
100m individual medley 50.66 Markus Deibler  Germany 7 December 2014World Championships Doha, Qatar [54]
200m individual medley 1:51.92 Philip Heintz  Germany 31 August 2016World Cup Berlin, Germany [55]
400m individual medley 4:01.87 Marco Koch DSW 1912 Darmstadt 19 November 2015German Championships Wuppertal, Germany [56]
4×50m freestyle relay 1:24.31
 Germany 13 December 2009 European Championships Istanbul, Turkey [57]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:09.89 h
 Germany 3 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [58]
4×200m freestyle relay 6:50.43
 Germany 13 December 2024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [59]
4×50m medley relay 1:31.79
 Germany 17 December 2022 World Championships Melbourne, Australia [60]
4×100m medley relay 3:22.17
 Germany 16 December 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [61]
Close
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by DSV; WR – World record; ER – European 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

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Event Time NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
50m freestyle 23.74 Dorothea Brandt  Germany 13 December 2009European Championships Istanbul, Turkey [62]
100m freestyle 51.76 Britta Steffen SG Neukölln 22 November 2009German Team Championships Hannover, Germany [63]
200m freestyle 1:53.48 Annika Bruhn  Germany 7 December 2019European Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom [64]
400m freestyle 3:54.33 ERIsabel Gose  Germany 2 December 2025European Championships Lublin, Poland [65]
800m freestyle 8:01.90 Isabel Gose  Germany 5 December 2025European Championships Lublin, Poland [66]
1500m freestyle 15:18.01 ERSarah Köhler SG Frankfurt 16 November 2019German Championships Berlin, Germany [67]
50m backstroke 26.21 Daniela Samulski  Germany 14 November 2009World Cup Berlin, Germany [68]
100m backstroke 56.60 sfNina Holt  Germany 4 December 2025European Championships Lublin, Poland [69]
200m backstroke 2:03.00 Jenny Mensing SC Wiesbaden 1911 6 December 2009German Team Championships Wuppertal, Germany
50m breaststroke 29.30 Anna Elendt  Germany 18 December 2022World Championships Melbourne, Australia [70]
100m breaststroke 1:03.83 Anna Elendt  Germany 11 October 2025World Cup Carmel, United States [71]
200m breaststroke 2:17.80 Anna Elendt  Germany 10 October 2025World Cup Carmel, United States [72]
50m butterfly 25.06 sfAngelina Köhler  Germany 2 December 2025European Championships Lublin, Poland [73]
100m butterfly 55.50 Angelina Köhler  Germany 9 December 2023European Championships Otopeni, Romania [74]
200m butterfly 2:03.01 Franziska Hentke  Germany 4 December 2015European Championships Netanya, Israel [75]
100m individual medley 58.93 Theresa Michalak SV Halle 24 November 2013German Championships Wuppertal, Germany [76]
200m individual medley 2:07.65 Theresa Michalak  Germany 14 November 2009World Cup Berlin, Germany [77]
400m individual medley 4:29.46 Nicole Hetzer  Germany 16 December 2001European Championships Antwerp, Belgium
4×50m freestyle relay 1:35.69 h
 Germany 2 December 2025 European Championships Lublin, Poland [78]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:30.37 h
  • Nina Jazy
     (52.93)
  • Nicole Maier
     (53.19)
  • Nina Holt
     (52.07)
  • Nele Schulze
     (52.18)
  Germany 10 December 2024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [79]
4×200m freestyle relay 7:41.65 h
 Germany 12 December 2024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [80]
4×50m medley relay 1:44.71
 Germany 7 December 2025 European Championships Lublin, Poland [81]
4×100m medley relay 3:54.15
 Germany 16 December 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [82]
Close
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by DSV; WR – World record; ER – European 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

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Event Time NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
4×50m freestyle relay 1:30.55
 Germany 6 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [83]
4×50m medley relay 1:37.83
 Germany 14 December 2017 European Championships Copenhagen, Denmark [84]
Close
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by DSV;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; so – swim-off

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