List of World Championships records in swimming

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Below is a list of current championship (or "meet") records for the two World Championships in swimming:

Both events are organized by the international governing body for aquatics, World Aquatics (formerly known as FINA). These are the fastest times ever swum at any edition of the meet.

Long course (50 m)

Men

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Event Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
50 m freestyle 21.04 Caeleb Dressel  United States 27 July 20192019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [1]
100 m freestyle 46.51 ERDavid Popovici  Romania 31 July 20252025 World Championships Singapore, Singapore [2]
200 m freestyle 1:42.00 WRPaul Biedermann  Germany 28 July 20092009 World Championships Rome, Italy [3]
400 m freestyle 3:40.07 Paul Biedermann  Germany 26 July 20092009 World Championships Rome, Italy [3]
800 m freestyle 7:32.12 WRZhang Lin  China 29 July 20092009 World Championships Rome, Italy [3]
1500 m freestyle 14:31.54 AFAhmed Hafnaoui  Tunisia 30 July 20232023 World Championships Fukuoka, Japan [4]
50 m backstroke 23.68 Kliment Kolesnikov Neutral Athletes B Neutral Athletes B 3 August 20252025 World Championships Singapore, Singapore [5]
100 m backstroke 51.60 WRThomas Ceccon  Italy 20 June 20222022 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [6]
200 m backstroke 1:51.92 WRAaron Peirsol  United States 31 July 20092009 World Championships Rome, Italy [3]
50 m breaststroke 25.95 sf, WRAdam Peaty  Great Britain 25 July 20172017 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [7]
100 m breaststroke 56.88 sf, WRAdam Peaty  Great Britain 21 July 20192019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [8]
200 m breaststroke 2:05.48 WRQin Haiyang  China 28 July 20232019 World Championships Fukuoka, Japan [9]
50 m butterfly 22.35 AMCaeleb Dressel  United States 22 July 20192019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [10]
100 m butterfly 49.50 sfCaeleb Dressel  United States 26 July 20192019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [11]
200 m butterfly 1:50.34 WRKristóf Milák  Hungary 21 June 20222022 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [12]
200 m individual medley 1:52.69 sf, WRLéon Marchand  France 30 July 20252025 World Championships Singapore, Singapore [13]
400 m individual medley 4:02.50 WRLéon Marchand  France 23 July 20232023 World Championships Fukuoka, Japan [14]
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:08.97 OC
 Australia 27 July 2025 2025 World Championships Singapore, Singapore [15]
4 × 200 m freestyle relay 6:58.55 WR
 United States 31 July 2009 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy [3]
4 × 100 m medley relay 3:26.93 ER
Neutral Athletes B Neutral Athletes B 3 August 2025 2025 World Championships Singapore, Singapore [16]
Close
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by World Aquatics; WR – World record; AF – African record; AM – Americas record; ER – European record; OC – Oceanian 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
50 m freestyle 23.61 sf, ERSarah Sjöström  Sweden 29 July 20232023 World Championships Fukuoka, Japan [17]
100 m freestyle 51.71 rSarah Sjöström  Sweden 23 July 20172017 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [18]
200 m freestyle 1:52.85 Mollie O'Callaghan  Australia 26 July 20232023 World Championships Fukuoka, Japan [19]
400 m freestyle 3:55.38 OCAriarne Titmus  Australia 23 July 20232023 World Championships Fukuoka, Japan [20]
800 m freestyle 8:05.62 Katie Ledecky  United States 2 August 20252025 World Championships Singapore, Singapore [21]
1500 m freestyle 15:25.48 Katie Ledecky  United States 4 August 20152015 World Championships Kazan, Russia [22]
50 m backstroke 27.06 Zhao Jing  China 30 July 20092009 World Championships Rome, Italy [3]
100 m backstroke 57.16 OCKaylee McKeown  Australia 29 July 20252025 World Championships Singapore, Singapore [23]
200 m backstroke 2:03.33 Kaylee McKeown  Australia 2 August 20252025 World Championships Singapore, Singapore [24]
50 m breaststroke 29.16 WRRūta Meilutytė  Lithuania 30 July 20232023 World Championships Fukuoka, Japan [25]
100 m breaststroke 1:04.13 WRLilly King  United States 25 July 20172017 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [26]
200 m breaststroke 2:18.50 AMKate Douglass  United States 1 August 20252025 World Championships Singapore, Singapore [27]
50 m butterfly 24.60 Sarah Sjöström  Sweden 29 July 20172017 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [28]
100 m butterfly 54.73 Gretchen Walsh  United States 28 July 20252025 World Championships Singapore, Singapore [29]
200 m butterfly 2:01.99 Summer McIntosh  Canada 31 July 20252025 World Championships Singapore, Singapore [30]
200 m individual medley 2:06.12 ERKatinka Hosszú  Hungary 3 August 20152015 World Championships Kazan, Russia [31]
400 m individual medley 4:25.78 Summer McIntosh  Canada 3 August 20252025 World Championships Singapore, Singapore [32]
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:27.96 WR
 Australia 23 July 2023 2023 World Championships Fukuoka, Japan [33]
4 × 200 m freestyle relay 7:37.50 WR
 Australia 27 July 2023 2023 World Championships Fukuoka, Japan [34]
4 × 100 m medley relay 3:49.34 WR
 United States 3 August 2025 2025 World Championships Singapore, Singapore [35]
Close
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by World Aquatics; WR – World record; AF – African record; AM – Americas record; ER – European record; OC – Oceanian 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 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:18.48 WR
 United States 2 August 2025 2025 World Championships Singapore, Singapore [36]
4 × 100 m medley relay 3:37.97
Neutral Athletes B Neutral Athletes B 30 July 2025 2025 World Championships Singapore, Singapore [37]
Close
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by World Aquatics; WR – World record; AF – African record; AM – Americas record; ER – European record; OC – Oceanian record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; so – swim-off

Short course (25 m)

Men

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Event Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
50 m freestyle 19.90 sf, WRJordan Crooks  Cayman Islands 14 December 20242024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [38]
100 m freestyle 44.95 h, AMJordan Crooks  Cayman Islands 11 December 20242024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [39]
200 m freestyle 1:38.61 WRLuke Hobson  United States 15 December 20242024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [40]
400 m freestyle 3:34.01 Danas Rapšys  Lithuania 11 December 20182018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [41]
800 m freestyle 7:29.99 Gregorio Paltrinieri  Italy 17 December 20222022 World Championships Melbourne, Australia [42]
1500 m freestyle 14:06.88 WRFlorian Wellbrock  Germany 21 December 20212021 World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [43]
50 m backstroke 22.22 Florent Manaudou  France 6 December 20142014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [44]
100 m backstroke 48.50 Ryan Murphy  United States 14 December 20222022 World Championships Melbourne, Australia [45]
200 m backstroke 1:45.65 Hubert Kós  Hungary 15 December 20242024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [46]
50 m breaststroke 25.38 AMNic Fink  United States 18 December 20222022 World Championships Melbourne, Australia [47]
100 m breaststroke 55.47 ASQin Haiyang  China 12 December 20242024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [48]
200 m breaststroke 2:00.16 Kirill Prigoda  Russia 13 December 20182018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [49]
50 m butterfly 21.32 WRNoè Ponti   Switzerland 11 December 20242024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [50]
100 m butterfly 47.71 ERNoè Ponti   Switzerland 14 December 20242024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [51]
200 m butterfly 1:48.24 =Daiya Seto  Japan 11 December 20182018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [52]
200 m butterfly 1:48.24 =, AMIlya Kharun  Canada 12 December 20242024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [53]
100 m individual medley 50.33 Noè Ponti   Switzerland 13 December 20242024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [54]
200 m individual medley 1:49.51 Shaine Casas  United States 10 December 20242024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [55]
400 m individual medley 3:55.50 AMRyan Lochte  United States 16 December 20102010 World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [56]
4 × 50 m freestyle relay 1:21.80 WR
 United States 14 December 2018 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [57]
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:01.66 WR
 United States 10 December 2024 2024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [58]
4 × 200 m freestyle relay 6:40.51 WR
 United States 13 December 2024 2024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [59]
4 × 50 m medley relay 1:29.72 WR
 Italy 17 December 2022 2022 World Championships Melbourne, Australia [60]
4 × 100 m medley relay 3:18.68 WR
Neutral Athletes B Neutral Athletes B 15 December 2024 2024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [61]
Close
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by World Aquatics; WR – World record; AF – African record; AM – Americas record; AS – Asian record; ER – European record; OC – Oceanian 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
50 m freestyle 22.83 WRGretchen Walsh  United States 15 December 20242024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [62]
100 m freestyle 50.31 Gretchen Walsh  United States 12 December 20242024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [63]
200 m freestyle 1:50.31 ASSiobhán Haughey  Hong Kong 16 December 20212021 World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [64]
400 m freestyle 3:50.25 WRSummer McIntosh  Canada 10 December 20242024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [65]
800 m freestyle 8:01.95 Lani Pallister  Australia 11 December 20242024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [66]
1500 m freestyle 15:21.43 Lani Pallister  Australia 16 December 20222022 World Championships Melbourne, Australia [67]
50 m backstroke 25.23 WRRegan Smith  United States 13 December 20242024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [68]
100 m backstroke 54.02 r, =WRRegan Smith  United States 15 December 20242024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [69]
200 m backstroke 1:58.04 Regan Smith  United States 15 December 20242024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [70]
50 m breaststroke 28.37 sf, WRRūta Meilutytė  Lithuania 17 December 20222022 World Championships Melbourne, Australia [71]
100 m breaststroke 1:02.36 =WRAlia Atkinson  Jamaica 6 December 20142014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [72]
200 m breaststroke 2:12.50 WRKate Douglass  United States 13 December 20242024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [73]
50 m butterfly 23.94 sfGretchen Walsh  United States 10 December 20242024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [74]
100 m butterfly 52.71 WRGretchen Walsh  United States 14 December 20242024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [75]
200 m butterfly 1:59.32 WRSummer McIntosh  Canada 12 December 20242024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [76]
100 m individual medley 55.11 WRGretchen Walsh  United States 13 December 20242024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [77]
200 m individual medley 2:01.63 WRKate Douglass  United States 10 December 20242024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [78]
400 m individual medley 4:15.48 WRSummer McIntosh  Canada 14 December 20242024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [79]
4 × 50 m freestyle relay 1:33.89 AM
 United States 15 December 2022 2022 World Championships Melbourne, Australia [80]
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:25.01 WR
 United States 10 December 2024 2024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [81]
4 × 200 m freestyle relay 7:30.13 WR
 United States 12 December 2024 2024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [82]
4 × 50 m medley relay 1:42.35 WR
 Australia 17 December 2022 2022 World Championships Melbourne, Australia [83]
4 × 100 m medley relay 3:40.41 WR
 United States 15 December 2024 2024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [84]
Close
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by World Aquatics; WR – World record; AF – African record; AM – Americas record; ER – European record; OC – Oceanian 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 NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
4 × 50 m freestyle relay 1:27.33 WR
 France 16 December 2022 2022 World Championships Melbourne, Australia [85]
4 × 50 m medley relay 1:35.15 WR
 United States 14 December 2022 2022 World Championships Melbourne, Australia [86]
Close
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by World Aquatics; WR – World record; AF – African record; AM – Americas record; ER – European record; OC – Oceanian record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; so – swim-off

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