List of World Championships records in swimming

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, FINA. These are the fastest times ever swum at any edition of the meet.

Long course (50 m)

Men
Event Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
50m freestyle 21.04 Caeleb Dressel  United States 27 July 20192019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [1]
100m freestyle 46.91 WRCésar Cielo Filho Brazil 30 July 20092009 World Championships Rome, Italy [2]
200m freestyle 1:42.00 WRPaul Biedermann Germany 28 July 20092009 World Championships Rome, Italy [2]
400m freestyle 3:40.07 WRPaul Biedermann Germany 26 July 20092009 World Championships Rome, Italy [2]
800m freestyle 7:32.12 WRZhang Lin China 29 July 20092009 World Championships Rome, Italy [2]
1500m freestyle 14:34.14 Sun Yang China 31 July 20112011 World Championships Shanghai, China [3][4]
50m backstroke 24.04 Liam Tancock Great Britain 2 August 20092009 World Championships Rome, Italy [2]
100m backstroke 52.17 sfXu Jiayu  China 22 July 20192019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [5]
200m backstroke 1:51.92 WRAaron Peirsol United States 31 July 20092009 World Championships Rome, Italy [2]
50m breaststroke 25.95 sf, WRAdam Peaty  Great Britain 25 July 20172017 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [6]
100m breaststroke 56.88 sf, WRAdam Peaty  Great Britain 21 July 20192019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [7]
200m breaststroke 2:06.12 WRAnton Chupkov  Russia 26 July 20192019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [8]
50m butterfly 22.35 Caeleb Dressel  United States 22 July 20192019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [9]
100m butterfly 49.50 sf, WRCaeleb Dressel  United States 26 July 20192019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [10]
200m butterfly 1:50.73 WRKristóf Milák  Hungary 24 July 20192019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [11]
200m individual medley 1:54.00 WRRyan Lochte  United States 28 July 20112011 World Championships Shanghai, China [12][13]
400m individual medley 4:05.90 Chase Kalisz  United States 30 July 20172017 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [14]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:09.06
 United States 21 July 2019 2019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [15]
4×200m freestyle relay 6:58.55 WR
 United States 31 July 2009 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy [2]
4×100m medley relay 3:27.28 WR
 United States 2 August 2009 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy [2]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA; 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

Women
Event Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
50m freestyle 23.67 sf, WRSarah Sjöström Sweden 29 July 20172017 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [16]
100m freestyle 51.71 r, WRSarah Sjöström  Sweden 23 July 20172017 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [17]
200m freestyle 1:52.98 WRFederica Pellegrini Italy 29 July 20092009 World Championships Rome, Italy [2]
400m freestyle 3:58.34 Katie Ledecky  United States 23 July 20172017 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [18]
800m freestyle 8:07.39 Katie Ledecky  United States 8 August 20152015 World Championships Kazan, Russia [19]
1500m freestyle 15:25.48 Katie Ledecky  United States 4 August 20152015 World Championships Kazan, Russia [20]
50m backstroke 27.06 Zhao Jing China 30 July 20092009 World Championships Rome, Italy [2]
100m backstroke 57.57 r, WRRegan Smith  United States 28 July 20192019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [21]
200m backstroke 2:03.35 sf, WRRegan Smith  United States 26 July 20192019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [22]
50m breaststroke 29.40 WRLilly King  United States 30 July 20172017 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [23]
100m breaststroke 1:04.13 WRLilly King  United States 25 July 20172017 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [24]
200m breaststroke 2:19.11 sf, WRRikke Møller Pedersen Denmark 1 August 20132013 World Championships Barcelona, Spain [25]
50m butterfly 24.60 Sarah Sjöström  Sweden 29 July 20172017 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [26]
100m butterfly 55.53 Sarah Sjöström  Sweden 24 July 20172017 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [27]
200m butterfly 2:03.41 Jessicah Schipper Australia 30 July 20092009 World Championships Rome, Italy [2]
200m individual medley 2:06.12 WRKatinka Hosszú  Hungary 3 August 20152015 World Championships Kazan, Russia [28]
400m individual medley 4:29.33 Katinka Hosszú Hungary 30 July 20172017 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [29]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:30.21
 Australia 21 July 2019 2019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [30]
4×200m freestyle relay 7:41.50 WR
 Australia 25 July 2019 2019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [31]
4×100m medley relay 3:50.40 WR
 United States 28 July 2019 2019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [32]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA; 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

Mixed relay
Event Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
4×100m freestyle relay 3:19.40 WR
 United States 27 July 2019 2019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [33]
4×100m medley relay 3:38.56 WR
 United States 26 July 2017 2017 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [34]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA; WR – World record; AF – African record; AM – Americas record; ER – European record; OC – Oceanian record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

Short course (25 m)

Men
Event Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
50m freestyle 20.26 WRFlorent Manaudou  France 5 December 20142014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [35]
100m freestyle 45.51 rVladimir Morozov  Russia 3 December 20142014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [36]
200m freestyle 1:40.95 rhDanas Rapšys  Lithuania 14 December 20182018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [37]
400m freestyle 3:34.01 Danas Rapšys  Lithuania 11 December 20182018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [38]
1500m freestyle 14:09.14 Mykhailo Romanchuk  Ukraine 16 December 20182018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [39]
50m backstroke 22.22 WRFlorent Manaudou  France 6 December 20142014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [40]
100m backstroke 48.95 rStanislav Donets Russia 19 December 20102010 World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [41]
200m backstroke 1:46.68 Ryan Lochte United States 19 December 20102010 World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [42]
50m breaststroke 25.41 Cameron van der Burgh  South Africa 16 December 20182018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [43]
100m breaststroke 56.01 Cameron van der Burgh  South Africa 12 December 20182018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [44]
200m breaststroke 2:00.16 WRKirill Prigoda  Russia 13 December 20182018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [45]
50m butterfly 21.81 Nicholas Santos  Brazil 15 December 20182018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [46]
100m butterfly 48.08 WRChad le Clos  South Africa 8 December 20162016 World Championships Windsor, Canada [47]
200m butterfly 1:48.24 WRDaiya Seto  Japan 11 December 20182018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [48]
100m individual medley 50.63 Kliment Kolesnikov  Russia 14 December 20182018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [49]
200m individual medley 1:49.63 WRRyan Lochte  United States 14 December 20122012 World Championships Istanbul, Turkey [50]
400m individual medley 3:55.50 WRRyan Lochte United States 16 December 20102010 World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates [51]
4×50m freestyle relay 1:21.80 WR
 United States 14 December 2018 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [52]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:03.03 WR
 United States 11 December 2018 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [53]
4×200m freestyle relay 6:46.81 WR
 Brazil 14 December 2018 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [54]
4×50m medley relay 1:30.51
 Brazil 4 December 2014 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [55]
4×100m medley relay 3:19.98
 United States 16 December 2018 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [56]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA; 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

Women
Event Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
50m freestyle 23.19 Ranomi Kromowidjojo  Netherlands 16 December 20182018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [57]
100m freestyle 51.14 Ranomi Kromowidjojo  Netherlands 13 December 20182018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [58]
200m freestyle 1:50.78 Sarah Sjöström  Sweden 7 December 20142014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [59]
400m freestyle 3:53.92 WRAriarne Titmus  Australia 14 December 20182018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [60]
800m freestyle 8:03.41 Mireia Belmonte Garcia  Spain 4 December 20142014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [61]
50m backstroke 25.67 WREtiene Medeiros  Brazil 7 December 20142014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [62]
100m backstroke 55.03 WRKatinka Hosszú  Hungary 4 December 20142014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [63]
200m backstroke 1:59.23 WRKatinka Hosszú  Hungary 5 December 20142014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [64]
50m breaststroke 28.81 sf, ERRūta Meilutytė  Lithuania 3 December 20142014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [65]
100m breaststroke 1:02.36 WRAlia Atkinson  Jamaica 6 December 20142014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [66]
200m breaststroke 2:16.08 Rikke Møller Pedersen  Denmark 16 December 20122012 World Championships Istanbul, Turkey [67]
50m butterfly 24.47 Ranomi Kromowidjojo  Netherlands 14 December 20182018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [68]
100m butterfly 54.61 WRSarah Sjöström  Sweden 7 December 20142014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [69]
200m butterfly 1:59.61 WRMireia Belmonte Garcia  Spain 3 December 20142014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [70]
100m individual medley 56.70 Katinka Hosszú  Hungary 5 December 20142014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [71]
200m individual medley 2:01.86 WRKatinka Hosszú  Hungary 6 December 20142014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [72]
400m individual medley 4:19.86 Mireia Belmonte Garcia  Spain 3 December 20142014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [73]
4×50m freestyle relay 1:34.03 AM
 United States 16 December 2018 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [74]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:26.53 WR
 The Netherlands 5 December 2014 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [75]
4×200m freestyle relay 7:32.85 WR
 The Netherlands 3 December 2014 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [76]
4×50m medley relay 1:42.38 WR
 United States 12 December 2018 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [77]
4×100m medley relay 3:45.58
 United States 16 December 2018 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [78]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA; 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

Mixed relay
Event Time NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
4×50m freestyle relay 1:27.89 WR
 United States 12 December 2018 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [79]
4×50m medley relay 1:36.40 WR
 United States 13 December 2018 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [80]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA; WR – World record; AF – African record; AM – Americas record; ER – European record; OC – Oceanian record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

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