List of South Korean records in swimming

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The South Korean records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from South Korea, which are recognised and ratified by the Korea Swimming Federation.

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long Course (50 m)

Men

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Event Time NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
50 m freestyle 21.66 sf, soJi Yu-chan  South Korea 1 August 2025World Championships Singapore, Singapore [1]
100 m freestyle 47.39 hKim Young-beom Gangwon 22 October 2025Korean National Sports Festival Busan, South Korea [2]
200 m freestyle 1:43.92 ASHwang Sun-woo Gangwon 20 October 2025Korean National Sports Festival Busan, South Korea [3]
400 m freestyle 3:41.53 Park Tae-hwan  South Korea 16 November 2010Asian Games Guangzhou, China
800 m freestyle 7:46.03 Kim Woo-min  South Korea 28 September 2023Asian Games Hangzhou, China [4]
1500 m freestyle 14:47.38 Park Tae-hwan  South Korea 12 February 2012NSW State Open Championships Sydney, Australia [5]
50 m backstroke 24.48 =Yoon Ji-hwan Gangwon 27 March 2025South Korean Championships Gimcheon, South Korea [6]
50 m backstroke 24.48 =Yoon Ji-hwan Gangwon 21 October 2025Korean National Sports Festival Busan, South Korea
100 m backstroke 53.32 Lee Ju-ho - 27 March 2022South Korean Championships Gimcheon, South Korea [7]
200 m backstroke 1:55.34 Lee Ju-ho  South Korea 16 December 2025Queensland Championships Brisbane, Australia [8]
50 m breaststroke 26.75 Choi Dong-yeol Gangwon 22 October 2025Korean National Sports Festival Busan, South Korea
100 m breaststroke 59.28 Choi Dong-yeol  South Korea 25 September 2023Asian Games Hangzhou, China [9]
200 m breaststroke 2:08.59 Cho Sung-jae - 17 November 2020South Korean Championships Gimcheon, South Korea [10]
50 m butterfly 23.15 Baek In-chul - 14 October 2023Korean National Sports Festival Mokpo, South Korea [11]
100 m butterfly 51.29 Yang Jae-hoon Gangwon 22 October 2025Korean National Sports Festival Busan, South Korea [12]
200 m butterfly 1:54.95 Kim Min-seop — 23 March 2024Korean Olympic Trials Gimcheon, South Korea [13]
200m individual medley 1:57.66 Hwang Sun-woo Gangwon 21 October 2025Korean National Sports Festival Busan, South Korea [14]
400m individual medley 4:15.27 Kim Min-kyu  South Korea 8 December 2009East Asian Games Kowloon, Hong Kong [15]
4×50m freestyle relay 1:31.99
  • Yang Jae-hoon
     (22.61)
  • Jeon Ji-hoon
     (22.76)
  • Jeon Ki-young
     (23.45)
  • Song Im-gyu
     (23.17)
  South Korea 16 February 2020 Konami Open Tokyo, Japan [16]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:11.52
Gangwon 21 October 2025 Korean National Sports Festival Busan, South Korea [17]
4×200m freestyle relay 7:01.73 AS
 South Korea 25 September 2023 Asian Games Hangzhou, China [18]
4×50m medley relay 1:39.63
  • Song Im-gyu
     (25.90)
  • Choi Dong-yeol
     (28.05)
  • Jeon Ji-hoon
     (23.55)
  • Yang Jae-hoon
     (22.13)
  South Korea 15 February 2020 Konami Open Tokyo, Japan [19]
4×100m medley relay 3:32.05
 South Korea 26 September 2023 Asian Games Hangzhou, China [20]
Close
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Korea Swimming Federation; WR – World record; AS – Asian 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
50 m freestyle 24.97 Hur Yeon-kyung Daejeon 15 October 2023Korean National Sports Festival Mokpo, South Korea [21]
100 m freestyle 54.49 Hur Yeon-kyung - 25 November 2023Korean National Trials Gimcheon, South Korea
200 m freestyle 1:58.00 Jo Hyun-ju - 27 March 2026South Korean Championships Gimcheon, South Korea
400 m freestyle 4:09.69 Han Da-kyung Jeonbuk 21 October 2025Korean National Sports Festival Busan, South Korea [22]
800 m freestyle 8:35.62 Han Da-kyung - 25 March 2026South Korean Championships Gimcheon, South Korea
1500 m freestyle 16:26.67 Han Da-kyung - 13 May 2021Korean Olympic Trials Jeju, South Korea [23]
50m backstroke 27.71 Kim Seung-won Guseong Middle School 27 March 2025South Korean Championships Gimcheon, South Korea [24]
100m backstroke 59.56 rLee Eun-ji - 15 June 2025Gwangju Championships Gwangju, South Korea
200m backstroke 2:08.29 Lee Eun-ji  South Korea 18 July 2025World University Games Berlin, Germany [25]
50m breaststroke 31.07 Kim Dal-Eun — 25 October 2009Korean National Sports Festival Daejeon, South Korea [26]
100m breaststroke 1:07.44 Kim Hye-jin - 27 April 2018South Korean Championships Gwangju, South Korea [27]
200m breaststroke 2:23.21 Moon Su-a Seoul 20 October 2025Korean National Sports Festival Busan, South Korea [28]
50m butterfly 26.26 =Jeong So-eun  South Korea 2 November 2019World Cup Kazan, Russia [29]
50m butterfly 26.26 =Jeong So-eun - 21 July 2021President of National Championships Ulsan, South Korea [30]
100m butterfly 57.07 An Se-hyeon  South Korea 24 July 2017World Championships Budapest, Hungary [31]
200m butterfly 2:06.67 An Se-hyeon  South Korea 27 July 2017World Championships Budapest, Hungary [32]
200m individual medley 2:08.34 Kim Seo-yeong  South Korea 24 August 2018Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia [33]
400m individual medley 4:35.93 Kim Seo-yeong - 12 May 2017Korean World Trials Gimcheon, South Korea
4×50m freestyle relay 1:45.39
  • Kim Seo-yeong
     (26.22)
  • Jung You-in
     (25.43)
  • Choi Ji-won
     (26.58)
  • Han Chan-mi
     (27.16)
  South Korea 14 December 2019 Queensland Championships Brisbane, Australia [34]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:42.58 h
  • Lee Ku-na
     (55.80)
  • Jeong So-eun
     (55.22)
  • Choi Ji-won
     (55.97)
  • Jung You-in
     (55.59)
  South Korea 21 July 2019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [35]
4×200m freestyle relay 8:00.11
 South Korea 28 September 2023 Asian Games Hangzhou, China [36]
4×50m medley relay 1:56.43
  • Han Chan-mi
     (30.25)
  • Kim Seo-yeong
     (32.40)
  • Jung You-in
     (27.32)
  • Choi Ji-won
     (26.46)
  South Korea 14 December 2019 Queensland Championships Brisbane, Australia [37]
4×100m medley relay 4:00.13
 South Korea 29 September 2023 Asian Games Hangzhou, China [38]
Close
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Korea Swimming Federation; WR – World record; AS – Asian 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 3:27.99 h
 South Korea 29 July 2023 World Championships Fukuoka, Japan [39]
4×100 m medley relay 3:46.78
 South Korea 27 September 2023 Asian Games Hangzhou, China [40]
Close
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Korea Swimming Federation; WR – World record; AS – Asian 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 20.80 =, ASJi Yu-chan  South Korea 24 October 2024World Cup Incheon, South Korea [41]
50m freestyle 20.80 =, sf, ASJi Yu-chan  South Korea 14 December 2024World Championships Budapest, Hungary [42]
100m freestyle 46.34 Hwang Sun-woo  South Korea 21 December 2021World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [43]
200m freestyle 1:39.72 ASHwang Sun-woo  South Korea 18 December 2022World Championships Melbourne, Australia [44]
400m freestyle 3:34.59 ASPark Tae-hwan  South Korea 6 December 2016World Championships Windsor, Canada [45]
800m freestyle 7:37.01 †, ASPark Tae-hwan  South Korea 11 December 2016World Championships Windsor, Canada [46]
1500m freestyle 14:15.51 ASPark Tae-hwan  South Korea 11 December 2016World Championships Windsor, Canada [47]
50m backstroke 23.22 Jeong Dong-won  South Korea 23 September 2017Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Ashgabat, Turkmenistan [48]
100m backstroke 50.96 hSong Im-gyu  South Korea 26 October 2024World Cup Incheon, South Korea [49]
200m backstroke 1:51.24 Lee Ju-ho  South Korea 1 October 2025Australian Championships Melbourne, Australia [50]
50m breaststroke 26.05 Choi Dong-yeol  South Korea 25 October 2024World Cup Incheon, South Korea [51]
100m breaststroke 56.74 Choi Dong-yeol  South Korea 24 October 2024World Cup Incheon, South Korea [52]
200m breaststroke 2:04.78 hCho Sung-jae  South Korea 13 December 2024World Championships Budapest, Hungary [53]
50m butterfly 22.60 Ji Yu-chan  South Korea 26 October 2024World Cup Incheon, South Korea [54]
100m butterfly 50.34 hKim Young-beom  South Korea 24 October 2024World Cup Incheon, South Korea [55]
200m butterfly 1:53.75 Moon Seung-woo  South Korea 25 October 2024World Cup Incheon, South Korea [56]
100m individual medley 52.00 Kim Ji-hun  South Korea 24 October 2024World Cup Incheon, South Korea [57]
200m individual medley 1:55.96 Kim Min-suk  South Korea 1 November 2024World Cup Singapore, Singapore [58]
400m individual medley 4:14.02 Han Kyu-chul  South Korea 24 November 2003World Cup Daejon, South Korea [59]
4×50m freestyle relay 1:28.56 h
 South Korea 19 December 2021 World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [60]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:16.48 h
 South Korea 16 December 2021 World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [61]
4×200m freestyle relay 6:49.67
 South Korea 16 December 2022 World Championships Melbourne, Australia [62]
4×50m medley relay 1:35.28
 South Korea 22 September 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Ashgabat, Turkmenistan [63]
4×100m medley relay 3:29.36 h
 South Korea 15 December 2024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [64]
Close
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Korea Swimming Federation; WR – World record; AS – Asian 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 24.37 Hur Yeon-kyung  South Korea 24 October 2024World Cup Incheon, South Korea [65]
100m freestyle 54.06 Jeong So-eun  South Korea 23 October 2021World Cup Doha, Qatar [66]
200m freestyle 1:56.38[a] Jo Hyun-ju  South Korea 25 October 2024World Cup Incheon, South Korea [67]
400m freestyle 4:05.90 Han Da-kyung  South Korea 21 October 2021World Cup Doha, Qatar [68]
800m freestyle 8:24.06 Han Da-kyung  South Korea 23 October 2021World Cup Doha, Qatar [69]
1500m freestyle 16:43.29 Kim Chae-yun  South Korea 25 October 2024World Cup Incheon, South Korea [70]
50m backstroke 26.67 rh, =Kim San-ha  South Korea 17 December 2022World Championships Melbourne, Australia [71]
50m backstroke 26.67 =Kim Seung-won  South Korea 24 October 2024World Cup Incheon, South Korea [72]
100m backstroke 58.01 rhKim San-ha  South Korea 18 December 2022World Championships Melbourne, Australia [73]
200m backstroke 2:08.51 Lee Yun-jung  South Korea 26 October 2024World Cup Incheon, South Korea [74]
50m breaststroke 30.35 Park Si-eun  South Korea 26 October 2024World Cup Incheon, South Korea [75]
100m breaststroke 1:05.36 hPark Si-eun  South Korea 11 December 2024World Championships Budapest, Hungary [76]
200m breaststroke 2:19.58 Park Si-eun  South Korea 24 October 2024World Cup Incheon, South Korea [77]
50m butterfly 25.61 Jeong So-eun  South Korea 22 October 2021World Cup Doha, Qatar [78]
100m butterfly 56.87 Kim Seo-yeong  South Korea 26 October 2024World Cup Incheon, South Korea [79]
200m butterfly 2:03.65 Choi Hye-ra  South Korea 9 November 2011World Cup Beijing, China [80][81]
100m individual medley 59.39 Kim Seo-yeong  South Korea 24 October 2024World Cup Incheon, South Korea [82]
200m individual medley 2:06.12 Kim Seo-yeong  South Korea 18 November 2017World Cup Singapore, Singapore [83]
400m individual medley 4:28.11 Kim Seo-yeong  South Korea 19 November 2017World Cup Singapore, Singapore [84]
4×50m freestyle relay 1:42.83
 South Korea 2 July 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Incheon, South Korea [85]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:40.40 h
 South Korea 16 December 2021 World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [86]
4×200m freestyle relay 8:11.15 h
 South Korea 5 April 2006 World Championships Shanghai, China [87]
4×50m medley relay 1:48.24 h
  • Kim San-ha
     (26.67)
  • Moon Su-a
     (31.18)
  • Kim Seo-yeong
     (25.83)
  • Hur Yeon-kyung
     (24.56)
  South Korea 17 December 2022 World Championships Melbourne, Australia [88]
4×100m medley relay 3:56.66 h
  • Kim San-ha
     (58.01)
  • Moon Su-a
     (1:06.87)
  • Kim Seo-yeong
     (57.79)
  • Hur Yeon-kyung
     (53.99)
  South Korea 18 December 2022 World Championships Melbourne, Australia [89]
Close
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Korea Swimming Federation; WR – World record; AS – Asian 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 1:32.17 h
 South Korea 13 December 2024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [90]
4×50m medley relay 1:40.12 h
 South Korea 11 December 2024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [91]
Close
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Korean Swimming Federation; 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

Notes

  1. [a]
    by official result source; 1:57.94 by federation source, a typo

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