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Men's world records |
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Event |
Record Holder |
Country |
Record |
Date |
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50m freestyle |
AUS |
21.28 |
3/28/2008 | |
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100m freestyle |
AUS |
47.05 |
8/13/2008 | |
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200m freestyle |
USA |
1.42.96 |
8/12/2008 | |
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400m freestyle |
Ian Thorpe |
AUS |
3.40.08 |
7/30/2002 |
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1500m freestyle |
AUS |
14.34.56 |
7/29/2001 | |
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100m backstroke |
USA |
52.54 |
8/12/2008 | |
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200m backstroke |
USA |
1.53.94 |
8/15/2008 | |
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100m breaststroke |
JPN |
58.91 |
8/11/2008 | |
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200m breaststroke |
JPN |
2.07.51 |
6/8/2008 | |
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100m butterfly |
USA |
50.4 |
7/30/2005 | |
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200m butterfly |
USA |
1.52.03 |
8/13/2008 | |
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200m IM |
USA |
1.54.23 |
8/15/2008 | |
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400m IM |
USA |
4.03.84 |
8/10/2008 | |
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4x100m free relay |
M. Phelps, G. Weber-Gale, C. Jones, J. Lezak |
USA |
3.08.24 |
8/11/2008 |
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4x200m free relay |
M. Phelps, R. Lochte, K. Keller, P. Vanderkaay |
USA |
6.58.56 |
8/13/2008 |
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4x100m medley relay |
A. Peirsol, B. Hansen, M. Phelps, J. Lezak |
USA |
3:29.34 |
8/18/2008 |
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Women's world records |
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Event |
Record Holder |
Country |
Record |
Date |
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50m freestyle |
AUS |
23.97 |
3/29/2008 | |
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100m freestyle |
AUS |
52.88 |
3/27/2008 | |
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200m freestyle |
ITA |
1.54.82 |
8/13/2008 | |
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400m freestyle |
ITA |
4.01.53 |
3/24/2008 | |
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800m freestyle |
GBR |
8.14.10 |
8/16/2008 | |
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100m backstroke |
ZIM |
58.77 |
8/11/2008 | |
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200m backstrok |
ZIM |
2.05.24 |
8/16/2008 | |
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100m breaststroke |
AUS |
1.05.09 |
3/20/2006 | |
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200m breaststroke |
Rebecca Soni |
USA |
2.20.22 |
8/15/2008 |
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100m butterfly |
Inge de Bruijn |
NED |
56.61 |
9/17/2000 |
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200m butterfly |
Liu Zige |
CHN |
2.04.18 |
8/14/2008 |
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200m IM |
AUS |
2.08.45 |
8/13/2008 | |
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400m IM |
AUS |
4:29.45 |
8/10/2008 | |
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4x100m free relay |
I. Dekker, R. Kromowidjojo, F. Heemskerk, M. Veldhuis |
NED |
3.33.62 |
3/18/2008 |
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4x200m free relay |
S. Rice, B. Barratt, K. Palmer, L. Mackenzie |
AUS |
7.44.31 |
8/14/2008 |
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4x100m medley relay |
E. Seebohm, L. Jones, J. Schipper, L. Lenton |
AUS |
3.52.69 |
8/17/2008 |
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