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The British records in swimming are ratified by the United Kingdom's governing body in swimming, British Swimming. Records can be set in long course (50 metres) or short course (25 metres) swimming pools, with records currently recorded in the following events for both men and women. Freestyle: 50 m, 100 m, 200 m, 400 m, 800 m, 1500 m
Time Name Nation Games Date Ref 50 m freestyle: 21.07 Caeleb Dressel United States (USA) 2020 Tokyo: 1 August 2021 100 m freestyle: ♦46.40 Pan Zhanle China (CHN) 2024 Paris: 31 July 2024 [5] 200 m freestyle: 1:42.96 Michael Phelps United States (USA) 2008 Beijing: 12 August 2008 [6] 400 m freestyle: 3:40.14 Sun Yang China (CHN) 2012 London
The world records in swimming are ratified by World Aquatics (formerly known as FINA), the international governing body of swimming. 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 ...
1 May 1934 75 years, 36 days 6 June 2009 80-84 2:40.22 David Radcliff United States 1 May 1934 80 years, 115 days 24 August 2014 85-89 3:03.50 Roberto Alberiche Spain 1 July 2017 90-94 3:33.64 Katsura Suzuki Japan 12 December 2021 95-99 4:04.60 Willard Lamb United States 26 August 2017 100-104 5:18.86 Willard Lamb United States
First woman and youngest swimmer (at the time) to swim the channel both ways non-stop, breaking Jon Erikson's record of 30 hours and setting a new world record. Her one way crossing in 1975 set the record of 9 hours and 46 minutes (a record that stood until 1988). [75] She holds the record for the most two-way crossings with a total of five. [76]
The British swimming champions over 100 metres backstroke, formerly the (Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) National Championships) are listed below. [1] [2] The event was originally contested over 110 yards and then switched to the metric conversion of 100 metres in 1971. In 1960 Natalie Steward set a world record of in the final. [3]
As of January 2013, CMAS recognises world and other records for the following techniques and distances for both males and females in the age groups of Senior (i.e. 18 years and older) and Junior (i.e. 12 to 17 years old) where these are made in an Olympic-size swimming pool (i.e. 50m length) and are measured by electronic automatic officiating equipment:
The records are ratified by the British Finswimming Association. This list echoes that found on the Monofin website. [1] These records are correct as of 1 April 2018. In December 2017 British Finswimming Association made a decision to maintain the National records separately for adults and juniors in line with CMAS regulations.