Benchmarks · Records
Swimming world records (long course, individual events)
World Aquatics long-course (50 m pool) world records for individual events, men and women.
Official page: worldaquatics.com. Compare your own number on the compare page.
50 m freestyle (long course)
| Benchmark | Mark | Holder | Date | Source |
|---|
| Men 50 m freestyle world record | 20.88 s | Cameron McEvoy | 2026-03-20 | en.wikipedia.org |
| Women 50 m freestyle world record | 23.19 s | Kate Douglass | 2026-08-15 | en.wikipedia.org |
100 m freestyle (long course)
| Benchmark | Mark | Holder | Date | Source |
|---|
| Men 100 m freestyle world record | 46.4 s | Pan Zhanle | 2024-07-31 | en.wikipedia.org |
| Women 100 m freestyle world record | 51.68 s | Marrit Steenbergen | 2026-06-27 | en.wikipedia.org |
200 m freestyle (long course)
| Benchmark | Mark | Holder | Date | Source |
|---|
| Men 200 m freestyle world record | 1:42 | Paul Biedermann | 2009-07-28 | en.wikipedia.org |
| Women 200 m freestyle world record | 1:52.23 | Ariarne Titmus | 2024-06-12 | en.wikipedia.org |
400 m freestyle (long course)
| Benchmark | Mark | Holder | Date | Source |
|---|
| Men 400 m freestyle world record | 3:39.96 | Lukas Märtens | 2025-04-12 | en.wikipedia.org |
| Women 400 m freestyle world record | 3:54.18 | Summer McIntosh | 2025-06-07 | en.wikipedia.org |
800 m freestyle (long course)
| Benchmark | Mark | Holder | Date | Source |
|---|
| Men 800 m freestyle world record | 7:32.12 | Zhang Lin | 2009-07-29 | en.wikipedia.org |
| Women 800 m freestyle world record | 8:04.12 | Katie Ledecky | 2025-05-03 | en.wikipedia.org |
1500 m freestyle (long course)
| Benchmark | Mark | Holder | Date | Source |
|---|
| Men 1500 m freestyle world record | 14:26.79 | Johannes Liebmann | 2026-08-15 | en.wikipedia.org |
| Women 1500 m freestyle world record | 15:20.48 | Katie Ledecky | 2018-05-16 | en.wikipedia.org |
50 m backstroke (long course)
| Benchmark | Mark | Holder | Date | Source |
|---|
| Men 50 m backstroke world record | 23.55 s | Kliment Kolesnikov | 2023-07-27 | en.wikipedia.org |
| Women 50 m backstroke world record | 26.56 s | Sara Curtis | 2026-08-13 | en.wikipedia.org |
100 m backstroke (long course)
| Benchmark | Mark | Holder | Date | Source |
|---|
| Men 100 m backstroke world record | 51.6 s | Thomas Ceccon | 2022-06-20 | en.wikipedia.org |
| Women 100 m backstroke world record | 57.13 s | Regan Smith | 2024-06-18 | en.wikipedia.org |
200 m backstroke (long course)
| Benchmark | Mark | Holder | Date | Source |
|---|
| Men 200 m backstroke world record | 1:51.92 | Aaron Peirsol | 2009-07-31 | en.wikipedia.org |
| Women 200 m backstroke world record | 2:03.14 | Kaylee McKeown | 2023-03-10 | en.wikipedia.org |
50 m breaststroke (long course)
| Benchmark | Mark | Holder | Date | Source |
|---|
| Men 50 m breaststroke world record | 25.95 s | Adam Peaty | 2017-07-25 | en.wikipedia.org |
| Women 50 m breaststroke world record | 29.16 s | Rūta Meilutytė | 2023-07-30 | en.wikipedia.org |
100 m breaststroke (long course)
| Benchmark | Mark | Holder | Date | Source |
|---|
| Men 100 m breaststroke world record | 56.88 s | Adam Peaty | 2019-07-21 | en.wikipedia.org |
| Women 100 m breaststroke world record | 1:04.13 | Lilly King | 2017-07-25 | en.wikipedia.org |
200 m breaststroke (long course)
| Benchmark | Mark | Holder | Date | Source |
|---|
| Men 200 m breaststroke world record | 2:05.48 | Qin Haiyang | 2023-07-28 | en.wikipedia.org |
| Women 200 m breaststroke world record | 2:17.55 | Evgeniia Chikunova | 2023-04-21 | en.wikipedia.org |
50 m butterfly (long course)
| Benchmark | Mark | Holder | Date | Source |
|---|
| Men 50 m butterfly world record | 22.27 s | Andriy Govorov | 2018-07-01 | en.wikipedia.org |
| Women 50 m butterfly world record | 24.43 s | Sarah Sjöström | 2014-07-05 | en.wikipedia.org |
100 m butterfly (long course)
| Benchmark | Mark | Holder | Date | Source |
|---|
| Men 100 m butterfly world record | 49.45 s | Caeleb Dressel | 2021-07-31 | en.wikipedia.org |
| Women 100 m butterfly world record | 54.33 s | Gretchen Walsh | 2026-05-02 | en.wikipedia.org |
200 m butterfly (long course)
| Benchmark | Mark | Holder | Date | Source |
|---|
| Men 200 m butterfly world record | 1:50.34 | Kristóf Milák | 2022-06-21 | en.wikipedia.org |
| Women 200 m butterfly world record | 2:01.65 | Summer McIntosh | 2026-07-05 | en.wikipedia.org |
200 m individual medley (long course)
| Benchmark | Mark | Holder | Date | Source |
|---|
| Men 200 m individual medley world record | 1:52.69 | Léon Marchand | 2025-07-30 | en.wikipedia.org |
| Women 200 m individual medley world record | 2:05.7 | Summer McIntosh | 2025-06-09 | en.wikipedia.org |
400 m individual medley (long course)
| Benchmark | Mark | Holder | Date | Source |
|---|
| Men 400 m individual medley world record | 4:02.5 | Léon Marchand | 2023-07-23 | en.wikipedia.org |
| Women 400 m individual medley world record | 4:23.65 | Summer McIntosh | 2025-06-11 | en.wikipedia.org |