Records by Record Tracking Type Report Long Course Meters as of Wednesday, December 31, 2014 8:04 AM Page 1 of 4 Record Type Time Athlete Location Date Record Type Time Athlete Location Date MALE 50 FREESTYLE MALE 1500 FREESTYLE World Record 20.91 Cesar Cielo BRA Sao Paulo 12-18-09 World Record 14:31.02 Sun Yang CHN London 08-04-12 Africa Record 21.67 Roland Schoeman RSA Beijing 08-16-08 Africa Record 14:37.28 Ous Mellouli TUN Rome 08-02-09 Africa Record 21.67sf Roland Schoeman RSA Barcelona 08-02-13 Americas Record 14:39.63 Ryan Cochrane CAN London 08-04-12 Americas Record 20.91 Cesar Cielo BRA Sao Paolo 12-18-09 Asia Record 14:31.02 Sun Yang CHN London 08-04-12 Asia Record 21.88 Shinri Shioura JPN Tokyo 04-13-14 Europe Record 14:39.93 Gregorio Paltrinieri ITA Berlin 08-20-14 Europe Record 20.94 Fred Bousquet FRA Montpellier 04-26-09 Oceania Record 14:34.56 Grant Hackett AUS Fukuoka 07-29-01 Oceania Record 21.19 Ashley Callus AUS Canberra 11-26-09 MALE 50 BACKSTROKE MALE 100 FREESTYLE World Record 24.04 Liam Tancock GBR Rome 08-02-09 World Record 46.91 Cesar Cielo BRA Rome 07-30-09 Africa Record 24.34 Gerhard Zandberg RSA Rome 08-02-09 Africa Record 47.79p Lyndon Ferns RSA Rome 07-29-09 Americas Record 24.33 Randall Bal USA Eindhoven 12-05-08 Americas Record 46.91 Cesar Cielo BRA Rome 07-30-09 Asia Record 24.24 Junya Koga JPN Rome 08-02-09 Asia Record 47.65 Ning Zetao CHN Huangshan 10-14-14 Europe Record 24.04 Liam Tancock GBR Rome 08-02-09 Europe Record 47.12 Alain Bernard FRA Rome 07-30-09 Oceania Record 24.54 Ben Treffers AUS Brisbane 04-04-14 Oceania Record 47.05sf Eamon Sullivan AUS Beijing 08-13-08 MALE 100 BACKSTROKE MALE 200 FREESTYLE World Record 51.94 Aaron Peirsol USA Indianapolis 07-08-09 World Record 1:42.00 Paul Biedermann GER Rome 07-28-09 Africa Record 53.75p Gerhard Zandberg RSA Beijing 08-10-08 Africa Record 1:45.67 Jean Basson RSA Rome 07-28-09 Americas Record 51.94 Aaron Peirsol USA Indianapolis 07-08-09 Americas Record 1:42.96 Michael Phelps USA Beijing 08-12-08 Asia Record 52.24 Ryosuke Irie JPN Kumamoto 09-05-09 Asia Record 1:44.47 Sun Yang CHN Shenyang 09-06-13 Europe Record 52.11 Camille Lacourt FRA Budapest 08-10-10 Europe Record 1:42.00 Paul Biedermann GER Rome 07-28-09 Oceania Record 52.97sf Hayden Stoeckel AUS Beijing 08-11-08 Oceania Record 1:44.06 Ian Thorpe AUS Fukuoka 07-25-01 MALE 200 BACKSTROKE MALE 400 FREESTYLE World Record 1:51.92 Aaron Peirsol USA Rome 07-31-09 World Record 3:40.07 Paul Biedermann GER Rome 07-26-09 Africa Record 1:55.75 George Du Rand RSA Rome 07-30-09 Africa Record 3:41.11 Ous Mellouli TUN Rome 07-26-09 Americas Record 1:51.92 Aaron Peirsol USA Rome 07-31-09 Americas Record 3:42.78 Larsen Jensen USA Beijing 08-10-08 Asia Record 1:52.51 Ryosuke Irie JPN Rome 07-31-09 Asia Record 3:40.14 Sun Yang CHN London 07-28-12 Europe Record 1:54.24 Radoslaw Kawecki POL Barcelona 08-02-13 Europe Record 3:40.07 Paul Biedermann GER Rome 07-26-09 Oceania Record 1:55.26 Mitchell Larkin AUS Brisbane 04-05-14 Oceania Record 3:40.08 Ian Thorpe AUS Manchester 07-30-02 MALE 50 BREASTSTROKE MALE 800 FREESTYLE World Record 26.62sf Adam Peaty GBR Berlin 08-22-14 World Record 7:32.12 Zhang Lin CHN Rome 07-29-09 Africa Record 26.67 Cameron Van Der Burgh Rome 07-29-09 Africa Record 7:35.27 Ous Mellouli TUN Rome 07-29-09 RSA Americas Record 7:41.86 Ryan Cochrane CAN Shanghai 07-27-11 Americas Record 26.76 Felipe Franca da Silva BRA Rome 07-29-09 Asia Record 7:32.12 Zhang Lin CHN Rome 07-29-09 Asia Record 27.30 Kosuke Kitajima JPN Tokyo 04-13-10 Europe Record 7:42.74 Gabriele Detti ITA Riccione 04-08-14 Europe Record 26.62sf Adam Peaty GBR Berlin 08-22-14 Oceania Record 7:38.65 Grant Hackett AUS Montreal 07-27-05 Oceania Record 26.74 Christian Sprenger AUS Brisbane 04-05-14 *: record pending r: relay lead off split p: time swum during prelims sf: time swum during semi-finals Page 2 of 4 Record Type Time Athlete Location Date Record Type Time Athlete Location Date MALE 100 BREASTSTROKE MALE 400 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY World Record 58.46 Cameron Van Der Burgh London 07-29-12 World Record 4:03.84 Michael Phelps USA Beijing 08-10-08 RSA Africa Record 4:10.53 Ous Mellouli TUN Pescara 06-29-09 Africa Record 58.46 Cameron Van Der Burgh London 07-29-12 Americas Record 4:03.84 Michael Phelps USA Beijing 08-10-08 RSA Asia Record 4:07.61 Kosuke Hagino JPN Niigata 04-11-13 Americas Record 58.96sf Eric Shanteau USA Rome 07-26-09 Europe Record 4:06.16 Laszlo Cseh HUN Beijing 08-10-08 Asia Record 58.90 Kosuke Kitajima JPN Tokyo 04-03-12 Oceania Record 4:10.14 Thomas Fraser-Holmes AUS Adelaide 04-03-13 Europe Record 58.64 Hugues Duboscq FRA Rome 07-27-09 Oceania Record 58.58 Brenton Rickard AUS Rome 07-27-09 MALE 400 FREESTYLE RELAY World Record 3:08.24 Michael Phelps, Garrett Beijing 08-11-08 MALE 200 BREASTSTROKE Weber-Gale, Cullen Jones, World Record 2:07.01 Akihiro Yamaguchi JPN Gifu 09-15-12 Jason Lezak USA Africa Record 2:09.61sf Neil Versfeld RSA Rome 07-30-09 MALE 800 FREESTYLE RELAY Americas Record 2:07.42sf Eric Shanteau USA Rome 07-30-09 World Record 6:58.55 Michael Phelps, Ricky Rome 07-31-09 Asia Record 2:07.01 Akihiro Yamaguchi JPN Gifu 09-15-12 Berens, Dave Walters, Ryan Europe Record 2:07.23 Daniel Gyurta HUN Barcelona 08-02-13 Lochte USA Oceania Record 2:07.31sf Christian Sprenger AUS Rome 07-30-09 MALE 400 MEDLEY RELAY MALE 50 BUTTERFLY World Record 3:27.28 Aaron Peirsol, Eric Shanteau, Rome 08-02-09 World Record 22.43 Rafael Munoz Perez ESP Malaga 04-05-09 Michael Phelps, Dave Walters USA Africa Record 22.90p Roland Schoeman RSA Rome 07-26-09 Americas Record 22.76 Cesar Cielo BRA Rio de Janeiro 04-26-12 Asia Record 23.43 Zhou Jiawei CHN Shaoxing 04-06-09 Asia Record 23.43p Wu Peng CHN Barcelona 07-28-13 Asia Record 23.43p Schooling Joseph SIN Glasgow 07-24-14 Europe Record 22.43 Rafael Munoz Perez ESP Malaga 04-05-09 Oceania Record 22.73 Matt Targett AUS Rome 07-27-09 MALE 100 BUTTERFLY World Record 49.82 Michael Phelps USA Rome 08-01-09 Africa Record 50.78sf Jason Dunford KEN Rome 07-31-09 Americas Record 49.82 Michael Phelps USA Rome 08-01-09 Asia Record 51.00 Kohei Kawamoto JPN Niigata 09-11-09 Europe Record 49.95 Milorad Cavic SRB Rome 08-01-09 Oceania Record 50.85 Andrew Lauterstein AUS Rome 08-01-09 MALE 200 BUTTERFLY World Record 1:51.51 Michael Phelps USA Rome 07-29-09 Africa Record 1:52.96 Chad Le Clos RSA London 07-31-12 Americas Record 1:51.51 Michael Phelps USA Rome 07-29-09 Asia Record 1:52.97 Takeshi Matsuda JPN Beijing 08-13-08 Europe Record 1:52.70 Laszlo Cseh HUN Beijing 08-13-08 Oceania Record 1:54.15 Moss Burmester NZL Christchurch 04-04-09 MALE 200 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY World Record 1:54.00 Ryan Lochte USA Shanghai 07-28-11 Africa Record 1:57.03 Darian Townsend RSA Montpellier 04-25-09 Americas Record 1:54.00 Ryan Lochte USA Shanghai 07-28-11 Asia Record 1:55.33 Kosuke Hagino JPN Kanagawa 09-06-14 Europe Record 1:55.18sf Laszlo Cseh HUN Rome 07-29-09 Oceania Record 1:56.69 Leith Brodie AUS Rome 07-30-09 *: record pending r: relay lead off split p: time swum during prelims sf: time swum during semi-finals Page 3 of 4 Record Type Time Athlete Location Date Record Type Time Athlete Location Date FEMALE 50 FREESTYLE FEMALE 50 BACKSTROKE World Record 23.73 Britta Steffen GER Rome 08-02-09 World Record 27.06 Zhao Jing CHN Rome 07-30-09 Africa Record 25.24 Lize-Mari Retief RSA Durban 04-01-08 Africa Record 28.31 Kirsty Coventry ZIM Durban 01-28-12 Americas Record 24.07 Dara Torres USA Beijing 08-17-08 Americas Record 27.68 Rachel Bootsma USA Indianapolis 06-27-13 Asia Record 24.51 Le Jingyi CHN Rome 09-11-94 Asia Record 27.06 Zhao Jing CHN Rome 07-30-09 Europe Record 23.73 Britta Steffen GER Rome 08-02-09 Europe Record 27.23 Daniela Samulski GER Rome 07-30-09 Oceania Record 23.96 Cate Campbell AUS Gold Coast 08-24-14 Oceania Record 27.51sf Sophie Edington AUS Rome 07-29-09 FEMALE 100 FREESTYLE FEMALE 100 BACKSTROKE World Record 52.07 Britta Steffen GER Rome 07-31-09 World Record 58.12 Gemma Spofforth GBR Rome 07-28-09 Africa Record 54.48 Karin Prinsloo RSA Perth 01-31-14 Africa Record 58.77sf Kirsty Coventry ZIM Beijing 08-11-08 Americas Record 53.02sf Amanda Weir USA Rome 07-30-09 Americas Record 58.33 Missy Franklin USA London 07-30-12 Asia Record 53.13 Pang Jiaying CHN Jinan 10-22-09 Asia Record 58.70r Aya Terakawa JPN Barcelona 08-04-13 Europe Record 52.07 Britta Steffen GER Rome 07-31-09 Europe Record 58.12 Gemma Spofforth GBR Rome 07-28-09 Oceania Record 52.33r Cate Campbell AUS Barcelona 07-28-13 Oceania Record 58.23p Emily Seebohm AUS London 07-29-12 FEMALE 200 FREESTYLE FEMALE 200 BACKSTROKE World Record 1:52.98 Federica Pellegrini ITA Rome 07-29-09 World Record 2:04.06 Missy Franklin USA London 08-03-12 Africa Record 1:57.04 Kirsty Coventry ZIM Austin 06-07-08 Africa Record 2:04.81 Kirsty Coventry ZIM Rome 08-01-09 Americas Record 1:53.61 Allison Schmitt USA London 07-31-12 Americas Record 2:04.06 Missy Franklin USA London 08-03-12 Asia Record 1:55.05 Pang Jiaying CHN Beijing 08-13-08 Asia Record 2:06.46 Zhao Jing CHN Guangzhou 11-14-10 Europe Record 1:52.98 Federica Pellegrini ITA Rome 07-29-09 Europe Record 2:04.94 Anastasia Fesikova (Zueva) Rome 08-01-09 Oceania Record 1:55.57 Emma McKeon AUS Glasgow 07-24-14 RUS Oceania Record 2:06.06 Belinda Hocking AUS Shanghai 07-30-11 FEMALE 400 FREESTYLE World Record 3:58.37 Katie Ledecky USA Gold Coast 08-23-14 FEMALE 50 BREASTSTROKE Africa Record 4:07.92 Karin Prinsloo RSA Perth 01-31-14 World Record 29.48sf Ruta Meilutyte LTU Barcelona 08-03-13 Americas Record 3:58.37 Katie Ledecky USA Gold Coast 08-23-14 Africa Record 30.83 Penelope