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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 ...
Of the 35 pool-based events, swimmers from the United States hold fifteen records, Australia five, France four, China, Canada and South Africa two each, and one each to Ireland, Great Britain, Russian Olympic Committee, Hungary, and Sweden. Nineteen of the current Olympic records were set at the 2024 Summer Olympics, seven in 2020, five in 2016 ...
1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) Website. www.martinstrel.com. Martin Strel (listen ⓘ; born 1 October 1954), is a Slovenian long-distance swimmer, one of the most elite endurance athletes [1] best known for swimming the entire length of various rivers. Strel holds successive Guinness World Records for swimming the Danube river, the Mississippi River, the ...
World record progression 1500 metres freestyle. The first world record in the men's 1500 metres freestyle in a long course (50 metres) swimming pool was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1908. [1] In short course (25 metres) pools, the world's governing body recognizes world records since March 3, 1991.
Katie Ledecky. Kathleen Genevieve Ledecky (/ ləˈdɛki / lə-DEK-ee; born March 17, 1997) [6] is an American competitive swimmer. She has won nine Olympic gold medals and 21 world championship gold medals, the most in history for a female swimmer. With 14 medals and 9 gold medals, she is also the most decorated American woman, most decorated ...
Record Athlete Nationality Club Birthdate Age Date Meet Place Ref Women's 50m butterfly: 25-29 27.10 Emma Gage Great Britain Trafford Metro Bor Swim Club 12 August 2015 World Championships: Kazan, Russia [94] 30-34 27.48 Martina Moravcova Slovakia 2008 35-39 27.46 Noriko Inada Japan 27 July 1978 36 years, 10 days 6 August 2014
Ross Edgley (born 13 October 1985) is a British athlete, ultra-marathon sea swimmer and author. He holds multiple world records and is known for undertaking athletic adventures around the globe in hostile conditions. [3] He is perhaps most recognised for completing the World's Longest Staged Sea Swim in 2018, [4] when he became the first person ...
Caeleb Remel Dressel (born August 16, 1996) is an American competitive swimmer who specializes in freestyle, butterfly, and individual medley events. He swims representing the Cali Condors as part of the International Swimming League. He won a record seven gold medals at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, nine medals, six of ...