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Graphic data for World Record Progression in Men and Women Swimming 50m-100m-200m Long and Short Course Butterfly-Backstroke-Breaststroke-Freestyle. The first world record in the men's 200 metres breaststroke in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1908 and the first world record in ...
The following table shows the world record progression in the men's 200 metres, as ratified by the IAAF. The current record of 19.19 seconds was set by Usain Bolt at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. The IAAF maintained separate records for 200 m over a straight track and over a curved track until 1976, when records for the former were ...
Records can be set in long course (50 metres) or short course (25 metres) swimming pools. World Aquatics recognizes world records in the following events for both men and women, [1] [2] except for the mixed relays, where teams consist of two men and two women, in any order. Freestyle: 50m, 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m; Backstroke: 50m, 100m, 200m
Lilly King finished sixth to qualify for the 200-meter breaststroke, her last individual Olympic final. ... The 19-year-old lowered his own world record to 46.40 from 46.80 at February’s World ...
The 200 metres at the World Championships in Athletics has been contested by both men and women since the inaugural edition in 1983. It is the second most prestigious title in the discipline after the 200 metres at the Olympics. The competition format typically has two or three qualifying rounds leading to a final between eight athletes.
Douglass came 0.16 seconds short of beating her own American record. ... U.S. swimmer to swim the 100m and 200m breaststroke in three straight Olympics. ... silver in the 200-meter and 4x100-meter ...
Swimming World. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017. ^ "Bela Banki Horvath Breaks 95-99 World Record During Day 2 of 2015 FINA World Masters Championships". Swimming World Magazine. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015. ^ "Women's 100m Freestyle Results" (PDF). microplustiming.com. 15 August 2017.
The men's world record was set at the Olympics in 1956, 1960 (twice), 1968, 1996 and 2008. [1] The women's world record has similarly been linked to the competition, with records coming at the Olympic Games in 1952 (twice), 1956, 1968, 1972 and 1988 (twice). Griffith-Joyner's 1988 Olympic mark remains the world record for the distance, while ...