Progression of US Swimming Records (50m) Time Place/Series Competitor Competition Venue Date Men’s 50 metre Freestyle 21.04 1 Caeleb Remel Dressel World Championships Gwangju, KOR 27 Jul 2019 21.15 1 Dressel World Championships Budapest, HUN 29 Jul 2017 21.29 1sf1 Dressel World Championships Budapest, HUN 28 Jul 2017 21.37 1sf1 Nathan Adrian World Championships Kazan, RUS 7 Aug 2015 21.40 3sf1 Cullen Jones World Championships Rome, ITA 31 Jul 2009 21.41 1so Jones US Nationals/WCTs Indianapolis, In 11 Jul 2009 21.47 1 Garrett Weber-Gale US Olympic Trials Omaha, Ne 5 Jul 2008 21.59 1h14 Jones US Olympic Trials Omaha, Ne 4 Jul 2008 21.76 1 Gary Hall Jr. US Olympic Trials Indianapolis, In 15 Aug 2000 21.81 wr 1 Thomas ‘Tom’ Jager US Sprint Nashville, Tn 24 Mar 1990 21.98 wr 1sf1 Jager US Sprint Nashville, Tn 24 Mar 1990 22.12 wr 1 Jager Pan Pacific Championships Tokyo, JPN 20 Aug 1989 22.14 wr 1 Matthew ‘Matt’ Biondi Olympic Games Seoul, KOR 24 Sep 1988 22.23 wr 1 Jager US Spring Nationals Orlando, Fl 25 Mar 1988 22.32 wr 1 Jager Pan Pacific Championships Brisbane, AUS 13 Aug 1987 22.33 wr 1 Biondi US World Championship Trials Orlando, Fl 26 Jun 1986 22.33 wr 1 Biondi US Nationals/Pan Pacific Trials Clovis, Ca 30 Jul 1987 22.40 wr 1 Jager USS Invitational Austin, Tx 6 Dec 1985 22.54 wr 1h Robin Leamy US Nationals Brown Deer, Wi 15 Aug 1981 22.71 wr 1 Joseph ‘Joe’ Bottom Hawaiian Invitational Honolulu, Hi 15 Aug 1980 22.83 wr 1h Bruce Stahl US Spring Nationals Austin, Tx 10 Apr 1980 22.83 wr 1h Bottom Hawaiian Invitational Honolulu, Hi 15 Aug 1980 22.96 wr 1h Ambrose ‘Rowdy’ Gaines US Spring Nationals Austin, Tx 10 Apr 1980 23.12 wr 1h Christopher ‘Chris’ Cavanaugh US Spring Nationals Austin, Tx 10 Apr 1980 23.66 wr 1 Cavanaugh Speedo Meet Amersfoort, NED 2 Feb 1980 23.72 wr 1 Ron Manganiello Miami, Fl 29 Jul 1978 23.74 wr 1 Bottom Canada Cup Etobicoke, On 3 Jul 1977 24.14 wr 1+ James ‘Jim’ Montgomery Olympic Games Montreal, Qc 25 Jul 1976 24.56 wb 1+ Mark Spitz Olympic Games Munich, FRG 3 Sep 1972 25.2-e wb 1h6+ Spitz US Olympic Trials Chicago, Il 5 Aug 1972 Men’s 100 metre Freestyle 46.96 1 Caeleb Remel Dressel World Championships Gwangju, KOR 25 Jul 2019 47.17 1 Dressel World Championships Budapest, HUN 27 Jul 2017 47.26 1R Dressel World Championships Budapest, HUN 23 Jul 2017 47.33 5 David ‘Dave’ Walters World Championships Rome, ITA 30 Jul 2009 47.51 2R Michael Phelps Olympic Games Beijing, CHN 11 Aug 2008 47.58 1sf1 Jason Lezak US Olympic Trials Omaha, Ne 2 Jul 2008 47.78 1h14 Garrett Weber-Gale US Olympic Trials Omaha, Ne 2 Jul 2008 48.15 1h13 Lezak US Olympic Trials Omaha, Ne 2 Jul 2008 48.17 1sf2 Lezak US Olympic Trials Long Beach, Ca 10 Jul 2004 48.33 1 Anthony Ervin World Championships Fukuoka, JPN 27 Jul 2001 48.42 wr 1 Matthew ‘Matt’ Biondi US Olympic Trials Austin, Tx 10 Aug 1988 48.74 wr 1 Biondi US World Championship Trials Orlando, Fl 24 Jun 1986 48.95 wr 1 Biondi US Nationals Mission Viejo, Ca 6 Aug 1985 49.24 wr 1h Biondi US Nationals Mission Viejo, Ca 6 Aug 1985 49.36 wr 1tt Ambrose ‘Rowdy’ Gaines Longhorn Invitational Austin, Tx 3 Apr 1981 49.47 1h Gaines Longhorn Invitational Austin, Tx 3 Apr 1981 49.61 1 Gaines US Spring Nationals Austin, Tx 9 Apr 1980 49.61 1h Gaines US "Olympic Trials" Irvine, Ca 30 Jul 1980 49.99 wr 1 James ‘Jim’ Montgomery Olympic Games Montreal, Qc 25 Jul 1976 50.39 wr 1sf1 Montgomery Olympic Games Montreal, Qc 24 Jul 1976 50.59 wr 1sf Montgomery AAU Nationals Kansas City, Ks 23 Aug 1975 51.11 wr 1 Andrew ‘Andy’ Coan AAU Region IV Meet Fort Lauderdale, Fl 3 Aug 1975 51.12 wr 1h Montgomery US World Championship Trials Long Beach, Ca 21 Jun 1975 51.22 wr 1 Mark Spitz Olympic Games Munich, FRG 3 Sep 1972 51.47 wr 1h6 Spitz US Olympic Trials Chicago, Il 05 Aug 1972 51.94 wr 1h10 Spitz AAU Nationals Los Angeles, Ca 23 Aug 1970 52.29 wr^^ 1h9 Frank Heckl AAU Nationals Los Angeles, Ca 23 Aug 1970 52.58 wr 1 Zachary ‘Zac’ Zorn US Olympic Trials Long Beach, Ca 2 Sep 1968 52.6-h wr 1R Kenneth ‘Ken’ Walsh Pan-American Games Winnipeg, Mb 27 Jul 1967 52.9-h wr 1R Stephen ‘Steve’ Clark Olympic Games Tokyo, JPN 14 Oct 1964 Men’s 200 metre Freestyle 1:42.96 wr 1 Michael Phelps Olympic Games Beijing, CHN 12 Aug 2008 1:43.86 wr 1 Phelps World Championships Melbourne, AUS 27 Mar 2007 1:45.20 1 Phelps World Championships Montreal, Qc 26 Jul 2005 1:45.32 3 Phelps Olympic Games Athens, GRE 16 Aug 2004 1:45.99 1 Phelps US Nationals College Park, Md 7 Aug 2003 1:46.60 1R Phelps World Championships Barcelona, ESP 23 Jul 2003 1:46.73 4 Josh Davis Olympic Games Sydney, AUS 18 Sep 2000 1:47.06 2sf1 Davis Olympic Games Sydney, AUS 17 Sep 2000 1:47.26 1 Davis US Olympic Trials Indianapolis, In 11 Aug 2000 1:47.72 1h Matthew ‘Matt’ Biondi US Olympic Trials Austin, Tx 8 Aug 1988 1:47.89 1 Biondi US Nationals Mission Viejo, Ca 7 Aug 1985 1:47.92 1 Michael ‘Mike’ Heath US Olympic Trials Indianapolis, In 25 Jun 1984 1:48.58 1h Heath US Olympic Trials Indianapolis, In 25 Jun 1984 1:48.93 wr 1 Ambrose ‘Rowdy’ Gaines US World Championship Trials Mission Viejo, Ca 19 Jul 1982 1:49.16 wr 1 Gaines US Spring Nationals Austin, Tx 12 Apr 1980 1:50.29 wr 1 Bruce Furniss Olympic Games Montreal, Qc 19 Jul 1976 1:50.32 wr 1 Furniss AAU Nationals Kansas City, Ks 21 Aug 1975 1:50.89 wr 1 Furniss US World Championship Trials Long Beach, Ca 18 Jun 1975 1:51.41 wr 1h Furniss US World Championship Trials Long Beach, Ca 18 Jun 1975 1:51.66 wr 1 Tim Shaw AAU Nationals Concord, Ca 23 Aug 1974 1:52.78 wr 1 Mark Spitz Olympic Games Munich, FRG 29 Aug 1972 1:53.5-e wr 1R Spitz USA vs URS vs GBR Meet Minsk, URS 10 Sep 1971 1:53.58 wr 1 Spitz US Olympic Trials Chicago, Il 3 Aug 1972 1:54.2-e wr 1 Spitz GDR vs USA Duel Leipzig, GDR 4 Sep 1971 1:54.28 wr 1 Donald ‘Don’ Schollander (1:54.3-h) US Olympic Trials Long Beach, Ca 30 Aug 1968 1:54.3-h wr 1 Spitz Santa Clara Invitational Santa Clara, Ca 12 Jul 1969 1:54.89 wr 1h7 Schollander US Olympic Trials Long Beach, Ca 30 Aug 1968 1:55.7-h wr 1 Schollander AAU Nationals Oak Park, Il 12 Aug 1967 1:56.0-h wr 1 Schollander Pan-American Games Winnipeg, Mb 29 Jul 1967 Men’s 400 metre Freestyle 3:42.78 3 Larsen Jensen Olympic Games Beijing, CHN 10 Aug 2008 3:43.10 1h4 Jensen Olympic Games Beijing, CHN 9 Aug 2008 3:43.53 1 Jensen US Olympic Trials Omaha, Ne 29 Jun 2008 3:43.82 1 Peter Vanderkaay Santa Clara Invitational Santa Clara, Ca 17 May 2008 3:44.11 3 Klete Keller Olympic Games Athens, GRE 14 Aug 2004 3:44.19 1 Keller US Olympic Trials Long Beach, Ca 7 Jul 2004 3:46.73 1 Michael Phelps US Nationals College Park, Md 8 Aug 2003 3:47.00 3 Keller Olympic Games Sydney, AUS 16 Sep 2000 3:47.18 1 Keller US Olympic Trials Indianapolis, In 9 Aug 2000 3:48.06 1 Matthew ‘Matt’ Cetlinski US Olympic Trials Austin, Tx 11 Aug 1988 3:49.41 1 Daniel ‘Dan’ Jorgensen US World Championship Trials Orlando, Fl 25 Jun 1986 3:51.03 1 George DiCarlo US Olympic Trials Indianapolis, In 28 Jun 1984 3:51.56 wr 1 Brian Goodell GDR vs USA Duel East Berlin, GDR 27 Aug 1977 3:51.93 wr 1 Goodell Olympic Games Montreal, Qc 22 Jul 1976 3:53.08 wr 1 Goodell US Olympic Trials Long Beach, Ca 18 Jun 1976 3:53.31 wr 1 Tim Shaw AAU Nationals Kansas City, Ks 20 Aug 1975 3:53.95 wr 1 Shaw US World Championship Trials Long Beach, Ca 19 Jun 1975 3:54.69 wr 1 Shaw AAU Nationals Concord, Ca 22 Aug 1974 3:56.96 wr 1h Shaw AAU Nationals Concord, Ca 22 Aug 1974 3:58.18 wr 1 Rick DeMont World Championships Belgrade, YUG 6 Sep 1973 4:00.11 wr 1h4 Kurt Krumpholz US Olympic Trials Chicago, Il 4 Aug 1972 4:02.08 wr 1 Thomas ‘Tom’ McBreen AAU Nationals Houston, Tx 25 Aug 1971 4:02.81 wr 1 John Kinsella AAU Nationals Los Angeles, Ca 20 Aug 1970 4:05.07 1h6 McBreen AAU Nationals Los Angeles, Ca 20 Aug 1970 4:05.23 1h5 Kinsella AAU Nationals Los Angeles, Ca 20 Aug 1970 4:06.6-h 2 Michael ‘Mike’ Burton AAU Nationals Lincoln, Ne 1 Aug 1968 4:07.7-h wr 1 Mark Spitz 16th Annual Swimming Relays Haywood, Ca 23 Jun 1968 4:08.2-h wr 1 Gregory ‘Greg’ Charlton Tokyo, JPN 28 Aug 1967 4:08.8-h wr 1 Spitz Santa Clara Invitational Santa Clara, Ca 7 Jul 1967 Men’s 800 metre Freestyle 7:43.60 2 Michael McBroom World Championships Barcelona, ESP 31 Jul 2013 7:45.63 2 Larsen Jensen World Championships Montreal, Qc 27 Jul 2005 7:48.09 2 Jensen World Championships Barcelona, ESP 25 Jul 2003 7:52.05 2 Jensen Pan Pacific Championships Yokohama, JPN 25 Aug 2002 7:52.45 1 Sean Killion US Nationals/Pan Pacific Trials Clovis, Ca 27 Jul 1987 7:58.24 1 John Mykkanen US Nationals Fort Lauderdale, Fl 14 Aug 1984 7:58.31 1 Jeff Kostoff US Nationals/Pan Pacific Trials Clovis, Ca 3 Aug 1983 7:58.50 1 Tony Corbesiero US Nationals Indianapolis, In 18 Aug 1982 7:59.66 1h Brian Goodell US “Olympic Trials” Irvine, Ca 29 Jul 1980 8:00.06 ?h Michael ‘Mike’ Bruner US “Olympic Trials” Irvine, Ca 29 Jul 1980 8:01.54 wr 1+ Bobby Hackett US Olympic Trials Long Beach, Ca 21 Jun 1976 8:09.60 wr 1 Tim Shaw Pre-World Championship Meet Mission Viejo, Ca 12 Jul 1975 8:13.68 wr 1+ Shaw US World Championship Trials Long Beach, Ca 21 Jun 1975 8:16.80 1 Shaw AAU Nationals Concord, Ca 24 Aug 1974 8:21.18 2h4+^ Rick DeMont World Championships Belgrade, YUG 8 Sep 1973 8:25.86 2+ Michael ‘Mike’ Burton Olympic Games Munich, FRG 4 Sep 1972 8:28.8-h wr 1+ Burton AAU Nationals Louisville, Ky 17 Aug 1969 8:29.00 wr^^ 1+ John Kinsella AAU Nationals Los Angeles, Ca 23 Aug 1970 8:34.3-e wr 1+ Burton US Olympic Trials Long Beach, Ca 3 Sep 1968 8:48.8-h Burton ??? 21 Aug 1967 Men’s 1500 metre Freestyle 14:39.48 2 Connor Jaeger Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, BRA 13 Aug 2016 14:41.20 2 Jaeger World Championships Kazan, RUS