List of deaf world records in swimming

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The Deaf world records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of deaf athletes, which are recognised and ratified by the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD) and FINA.

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long Course (50 m)

Men

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Event Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
50m freestyle 23.14 Matthew Klotz  United States 25 July 2018- Irvine, United States
50m freestyle 23.12 #Sultanov Illia  Ukraine 5 May 2024Champions Ukraine Brovary, Ukraine [citation needed]
50m freestyle 23.00 #Illia Sultanov  Ukraine 25 November 2025Deaflympics Tokyo, Japan [1]
50m freestyle 22.85 not ratifiedMatthew Klotz  United States 2 August 2019USA Phillips 66 Summer National Time Trials Stanford, United States [2]
100m freestyle 51.22 Marcus Titus  United States 17 August 2015World Deaf Championships San Antonio, United States [3]
100m freestyle 50.88 #Sultanov Illia  Ukraine 7 May 2024Champions Ukraine Brovary, Ukraine [citation needed]
200m freestyle 1:52.55 Guilherme Kabbach  Brazil 24 July 2017Deaflympics Samsun, Turkey [4]
400m freestyle 3:53.42 Jeffrey Float United States 23 August 1978World Championships West Berlin, West Germany
800m freestyle 8:17.56 †Satoi Fujihara  Japan 25 July 2017Deaflympics Samsun, Turkey [4]
1500m freestyle 15:37.64 Satoi Fujihara  Japan 25 July 2017Deaflympics Samsun, Turkey [4]
50m backstroke 25.95 Matthew Klotz  United States 27 July 2018- Irvine, United States
50m backstroke 25.94 #Matthew Klotz  United States 23 November 2025Deaflympics Tokyo, Japan [5]
50m backstroke 25.75 tt, not ratifiedMatthew Klotz  United States June 2021United States Olympic Swimming Trials Omaha, United States [6]
100m backstroke 56.06 hMatthew Klotz  United States 18 June 2016Tiger Aquatics Summer Classic Baton Rouge, United States [7]
200m backstroke 2:01.96 Matthew Klotz  United States 22 July 2017Deaflympics Samsun, Turkey [4]
50m breaststroke 27.79 Marcus Titus United States 7 August 2011World Deaf Championships Coimbra, Portugal [8][9]
100m breaststroke 1:00.00 Marcus Titus United States 7 July 2009US Championships Indianapolis, United States [10]
200m breaststroke 2:12.50 Terence Parkin South Africa 20 September 2000Olympic Games Sydney, Australia
50m butterfly 24.75 Andrei Zhivaev  Russia 22 July 2017Deaflympics Samsun, Turkey [4]
50m butterfly 24.13 #Illia Sultanov  Ukraine 20 November 2025Deaflympics Tokyo, Japan [11]
100m butterfly 53.90 Ilya Trishkin Russia 7 September 2009Deaflympics Taipei, Chinese Taipei
200m butterfly 2:01.71 Luca Germano Italy 8 August 2011World Deaf Championships Coimbra, Portugal [12][13]
200m individual medley 2:03.33 hTerence Parkin South Africa 20 September 2000Olympic Games Sydney, Australia
400m individual medley 4:16.92 Terence Parkin South Africa 17 September 2000Olympic Games Sydney, Australia
4×100m freestyle relay 3:28.49
  • Ilya Sarykin
     (52.09)
  • Andrei Zhivaev
     (51.70)
  • Vitalii Obotin
     (52.06)
  • Miron Denisov
     (52.64)
  Russia 26 July 2017 Deaflympics Samsun, Turkey [4]
4×200m freestyle relay 7:40.91
  • Andrei Zhivaev
     (1:55.60)
  • Aleksandr Grishin
     (1:58.80)
  • Mikhaylovi Denisov
     (1:52.82)
  • Vitalii Obotin
     (1:53.69)
  Russia 21 July 2017 Deaflympics Samsun, Turkey [4]
4×100m medley relay 3:48.86
  • Igor Zhuravlev
     (58.24)
  • Martin Fomin
     (1:03.58)
  • Andrei Zhivaev
     (55.50)
  • Miron Denisov
     (51.54)
  Russia 24 July 2017 Deaflympics Samsun, Turkey [4]
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Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by CISS, FINA;
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 NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
50 m freestyle 26.15 Ganna Lytvynenko  Ukraine 12 September 2009Deaflympics Taipei, Chinese Taipei
50 m freestyle 25.28 #Viola Scotto Di Carlo  Italy 24 November 2025Deaflympics Tokyo, Japan [14]
50 m freestyle 25.00 #Viola Scotto Di Carlo  Italy 28 June 2026Trofeo Sette Colli Rome, Italy
100m freestyle 57.29 Ganna Lytvynenko  Ukraine 9 September 2009Deaflympics Taipei, Chinese Taipei
100 m freestyle 56.29 #Viola Scotto Di Carlo  Italy 22 November 2025Deaflympics Tokyo, Japan [15]
100 m freestyle 56.10 h, #Viola Scotto Di Carlo  Italy 16 April 2026Italian Championships Pozzuoli, Italy [16]
100 m freestyle 55.64 b, #Viola Scotto Di Carlo  Italy 16 April 2026Italian Championships Pozzuoli, Italy [17]
200m freestyle 2:03.65 Carli Cronk  United States 26 July 2024- Irvine, United States
200m freestyle 2:01.77 #Carli Cronk  United States 25 November 2025Deaflympics Tokyo, Japan [18]
400m freestyle 4:21.27 Carli Cronk  United States 14 May 2021USA ST ASC Cinco De Mayo Invite San Antonio, United States [19]
400m freestyle 4:18.39 #Carli Cronk  United States 20 November 2025Deaflympics Tokyo, Japan [20]
800m freestyle 9:09.73 Elizabeth Lutz  United States 28 July 1981Deaflympics Cologne, West Germany
800m freestyle 8:57.93 not ratifiedCarli Cronk  United States 3 August 2021USA Speedo Summer Championships Irvine, United States [21]
1500m freestyle 17:33.90 Carli Cronk  United States 4 May 2022Deaflympics Caxias do Sul, Brazil [22]
1500m freestyle 17:28.46 #Katy Wun  Great Britain 15 April 2026British Championships London, United Kingdom [23]
50m backstroke 29.34 Olga Kliuchnikova  Russia 24 July 2017Deaflympics Samsun, Turkey [4]
50m backstroke 29.28 #Viola Scotto Di Carlo  Italy 22 November 2025Deaflympics Tokyo, Japan [24]
100m backstroke 1:02.61 Olga Kliuchnikova  Russia 21 July 2017Deaflympics Samsun, Turkey [4]
200m backstroke 2:17.15 Olga Kliuchnikova  Russia 26 July 2017Deaflympics Samsun, Turkey [4]
50m breaststroke 31.97 Mariia Rezhylo  Ukraine 28 August 2019World Deaf Championships São Paulo, Brazil [25]
100m breaststroke 1:11.53 Aksana Petrushenka  Belarus 20 August 2015World Deaf Championships San Antonio, United States [3]
200m breaststroke 2:35.65 Aksana Petrushenka Belarus 8 August 2011World Deaf Championships Coimbra, Portugal [13][26]
50m butterfly 27.48 Olga Kliuchnikova  Russia 25 August 2019World Deaf Championships São Paulo, Brazil [27]
50m butterfly 26.49 #Viola Scotto Di Carlo  Italy 24 November 2025Deaflympics Tokyo, Japan [28]
50m butterfly 26.01 #Viola Scotto Di Carlo  Italy 26 June 2026Trofeo Sette Colli Rome, Italy
100m butterfly 1:01.31 Carli Cronk  United States 24 June 2022ST AAAA NS George Block San Antonio, United States [29]
100m butterfly 59.13 #Carli Cronk  United States 20 November 2025Deaflympics Tokyo, Japan [30]
100m butterfly 59.12 #Viola Scotto Di Carlo  Italy 31 May 2026Mare Nostrum Barcelona, Spain [citation needed]
100m butterfly 58.76 #Viola Scotto Di Carlo  ITA 27 June 2026Trofeo Sette Colli Rome, Italy [citation needed]
200m butterfly 2:11.06 Carli Cronk  United States 7 July 2022USA Speedo Summer Sectionals Austin, United States [31]
200m butterfly 2:10.84 #Carli Cronk  United States 23 November 2025Deaflympics Tokyo, Japan [32]
200m individual medley 2:19.35 Olga Kliuchnikova  Russia 22 July 2017Deaflympics Samsun, Turkey [4]
400m individual medley 4:58.53 Carli Cronk  United States 7 May 2022Deaflympics Caxias do Sul, Brazil [33]
400m individual medley 4:48.53 '#'Carli Cronk  United States 9 July 2022USA Speedo Summer Sectionals Austin, United States [34]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:54.73
  • Maria Karpova
     (58.68)
  • Alena Alekseeva
     (59.27)
  • Viktoriia Terenteva
     (57.75)
  • Eleonora Brykanova
     (59.03)
  Russia 22 July 2017 Deaflympics Samsun, Turkey [4]
4×200m freestyle relay 8:45.71
  • Maria Karpova
     (2:12.30)
  • Ekaterina Savchenko
     (2:13.42)
  • Eleonora Brykanova
     (2:14.18)
  • Viktoriia Terenteva
     (2:05.81)
  Russia 25 July 2017 Deaflympics Samsun, Turkey [4]
4×100m medley relay 4:20.88
  • Olga Kliuchnikova
     (1:03.28)
  • Ekaterina Kulikova
     (1:14.75)
  • Ekaterina Savchenko
     (1:04.98)
  • Viktoriia Terenteva
     (57.87)
  Russia 20 July 2017 Deaflympics Samsun, Turkey [4]
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Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by CISS, FINA;
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 NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
4×100m freestyle relay 3:41.03
  • Vitalii Obotin
  • Eleonora Brykanova
  • Miron Denisov
  • Viktoriia Terenteva
  Russia 5 July 2018 - Lublin, Poland
4×100 m freestyle relay 3:39.66 #
 United States 24 November 2025 Deaflympics Tokyo, Japan
4×100m medley relay 4:01.97
  • Olga Kliuchnikova
  • Ilya Sarykin
  • Martin Fomin
  • Viktoriia Terenteva
  Russia 3 July 2018
4×100 m medley relay 3:58.57 #
 United States 22 November 2025 Deaflympics Tokyo, Japan [35]
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Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by CISS, FINA;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; so – swim-off

Short Course (25 m)

Men

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Event Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
50m freestyle 22.82 Andrei Zhivaev  Russia 17 November 2021World Deaf Championships Gliwice, Poland [36]
100m freestyle 49.74 Andrei Zhivaev  Russia 19 November 2021World Deaf Championships Gliwice, Poland [37]
200m freestyle 1:49.54 Vitalii Obotin  Russia 17 January 2014Deaf International Championships Rochester, United States [38]
400m freestyle 3:55.68 Terence Parkin  South Africa 25 September 2009- Durban, South Africa
800m freestyle 8:07.36 Terence Parkin  South Africa 27 September 2009- Durban, South Africa
1500m freestyle 15:42:52 Artur Pióro  Poland 17 December 2011Polish Championships Poznań, Poland [39]
50m backstroke 25.34 Mark Troshin  Russia 17 November 2021World Deaf Championships Gliwice, Poland [40]
100m backstroke 55.11 Lars Kochmann  Germany 16 November 2021World Deaf Championships Gliwice, Poland [41]
200m backstroke 2:00.73 Mark Troshin  Russia 20 November 2021World Deaf Championships Gliwice, Poland [42]
50m breaststroke 27.71 Marcus Titus  United States 15 January 2014Deaf International Championships Rochester, United States [38]
100m breaststroke 1:00.08 Marcus Titus  United States 16 January 2014Deaf International Championships Rochester, United States [38]
200m breaststroke 2:08.91 Terence Parkin  South Africa 26 January 2002World Cup Berlin, Germany [43]
50m butterfly 24.18 not ratifiedDenis Martynenko  Russia 16 November 2021World Deaf Championships Gliwice, Poland [44]
100m butterfly 53.68 not ratifiedDenis Martynenko  Russia 18 November 2021World Deaf Championships Gliwice, Poland [45]
200m butterfly 2:00.01 Ryutaro Ibara  Japan 29 September 2024Japan Deaf Swimming Championships Wakayama, Japan
100m individual medley 56.01 Vitalii Obotin  Russia 16 January 2014Deaf International Championships Rochester, United States [38]
200m individual medley 1:58.64 Terence Parkin  South Africa 21 January 2002World Cup Stockholm, Sweden [46]
400m individual medley 4:10.39 Terence Parkin  South Africa 26 January 2002World Cup Berlin, Germany [47]
4×50m freestyle relay 1:31.28
  • Mark Troshin
     (23.76)
  • Andrei Zhivaev
     (22.89)
  • Vitalii Obotin
     (22.35)
  • Miron Denisov
     (22.28)
  Russia 18 November 2021 World Deaf Championships Gliwice, Poland [48]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:22.77
  • Andrei Zhivaev
     (50.21)
  • Miron Denisov
     (50.07)
  • Mark Troshin
     (50.91)
  • Vitaly Kalugin
     (51.58)
  Russia 15 November 2021 World Deaf Championships Gliwice, Poland [49]
4×200m freestyle relay 7:36.10
  • Fernando Muratov
     (1:53.55)
  • Vitalii Obotin
     (1:49.05)
  • Filipp Torishnii
     (1:57.24)
  • Vitaly Kalugin
     (1:56.26)
  Russia 18 November 2021 World Deaf Championships Gliwice, Poland [50]
4×50m medley relay 1:40.28
  • Mark Troshin
     (25.64)
  • Martin Fomin
     (28.43)
  • Denis Martynenko
     (23.59)
  • Vitalii Obotin
     (22.62)
  Russia 19 November 2021 World Deaf Championships Gliwice, Poland [51]
4×100m medley relay 3:39.50
  • Mark Troshin
     (55.51)
  • Alexander Dyatlov
     (1:00.59)
  • Denis Martynenko
     (53.87)
  • Andrei Zhivaev
     (49.53)
  Russia 20 November 2021 World Deaf Championships Gliwice, Poland [52]
Close
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by CISS, FINA;
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 NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
50m freestyle 25.56 '#'Zane Embrekte  Latvia 19 November 2021World Deaf Championships Gliwice, Poland [53]
50m freestyle 24.53 #Viola Scotto Di Carlo  Italy 13 December 2025Italian Championships Riccione, Italy [citation needed]
100m freestyle 56.10 Danielle Joyce Great Britain 9 December 2016Scottish Championships Edinburgh, United Kingdom [54]
100m freestyle 53.80 #Viola Scotto Di Carlo  Italy 12 December 2025Italian Championships Riccione, Italy [citation needed]
100m freestyle 53.61 #Viola Scotto Di Carlo  Italy 7 February 2026IV. Trofeo Citta di Pozzuoli Pozzuoli, Italy [citation needed]
200m freestyle 2:03.54 Viktoriia Terenteva  Russia 15 November 2021World Deaf Championships Gliwice, Poland [55]
400m freestyle 4:19.21 Polina Bilalova  Russia 18 November 2021World Deaf Championships Gliwice, Poland [56]
800m freestyle 9:04.03 not ratifiedPolina Bilalova  Russia 16 November 2021World Deaf Championships Gliwice, Poland [57]
800m freestyle 9:00.91 #Katy Wun  Great Britain 11 December 2025British Winter Championships Sheffield, United Kingdom [citation needed]
1500m freestyle 18:19.82 Linda Neumann  Germany 7 November 2014Berlin Championships Berlin, Germany [58]
1500m freestyle 17:11.73 #Katy Wun  Great Britain 13 December 2025British Winter Championships Sheffield, United Kingdom [citation needed]
50m backstroke 27.57 Viola Scotto Di Carlo  Italy 11 December 20252025 Italian Short Course Championship Riccione, Italy
100m backstroke 1:01:89 Olga Kliuchnikova  Russia 20 November 2021World Deaf Championships Gliwice, Poland [59]
200m backstroke 2:18.75 hDanielle Joyce Great Britain 10 December 2016Scottish Championships Edinburgh, United Kingdom [60]
50m breaststroke 32.55 Aksana Petrushenka  Belarus 15 November 2021World Deaf Championships Gliwice, Poland [61]
100m breaststroke 1:10.37 Aksana Petrushenka  Belarus 18 November 2021World Deaf Championships Gliwice, Poland [62]
200m breaststroke 2:31.93 Aksana Petrushenka  Belarus 20 November 2021World Deaf Championships Gliwice, Poland [63]
50m butterfly 26.41 '#'Viola Scotto Di Carlo  Italy 30 November 2025I. Memorial Franco Sodano Pozzuoli, Italy [citation needed]
50m butterfly 26.04 '#'Viola Scotto Di Carlo  Italy 12 December 20252025 Italian Short Course Championship Riccione, Italy [citation needed]
100m butterfly 58.78 Viola Scotto Di Carlo  Italy 11 December 20252025 Italian Short Course Championship Riccione, Italy
200m butterfly 2:18.57 Polina Bilalova  Russia 16 November 2021World Deaf Championships Gliwice, Poland [64]
100m individual medley 1:02.93 Olga Klichunikova  Russia 17 November 2021World Deaf Championships Gliwice, Poland [65]
200m individual medley 2:19.21 Polina Bilalova  Russia 19 November 2021World Deaf Championships Gliwice, Poland [66]
400m individual medley 4:54.10 not ratified or later rescindedPolina Bilalova  Russia 15 November 2021World Deaf Championships Gliwice, Poland [67]
400m individual medley 4:45.81 '#'Carli Cronk  United States 18 October 2025World Cup Westmont, United States [68]
4×50m freestyle relay 1:45.70
  • Olga Kliuchnikova
     (26.09)
  • Eleonora Brykanova
     (26.60)
  • Daria Tanyan
     (26.45)
  • Viktoriia Terenteva
     (26.56)
  Russia 20 November 2021 World Deaf Championships Gliwice, Poland [69]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:52.40
  • Olga Kliuchnikova
     (57.44)
  • Daria Tanyan
     (58.85)
  • Eleonora Brykanova
     (58.43)
  • Viktoriia Terenteva
     (58.30)
  Russia 15 November 2021 World Deaf Championships Gliwice, Poland [70]
4×200m freestyle relay 8:29.22
  • Olga Kliuchnikova
     (2:08.29)
  • Daria Tanyan
     (2:11.06)
  • Viktoriia Terenteva
     (2:04.52)
  • Polina Bilalova
     (2:05.35)
  Russia 19 November 2021 World Deaf Championships Gliwice, Poland [71]
4×50m medley relay 1:57.93
  • Eleonora Brykanova
     (30.12)
  • Kristina Shaiakhemtova
     (33.63)
  • Olga Kliuchnikova
     (26.78)
  • Polina Zemskova
     (27.40)
  Russia 16 November 2021 World Deaf Championships Gliwice, Poland [72]
4×100m medley relay 4:17.64
  • Olga KliuchnikovaEleonora Brykanova
     (1:02.88)
  • Kristina Shaiakhemtova
     (1:13.66)
  • Polina Bilalova
     (1:03.73)
  • Viktoriia Terenteva
     (57.37)
  Russia 20 November 2021 World Deaf Championships Gliwice, Poland [73]
Close
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by CISS, FINA;
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

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