Men's World, Olympic and American Records Swimming

Updated September 27, 2017 | Infoplease Staff Information
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Freestyle

Distance   Time   Date Set Location
50 meters: World 21.81 Tom Jager, USA Mar. 24, 1990 Nashville
  Olympic 21.91 Aleksandr Popov, Unified Team July 30, 1992 Barcelona
  American 21.81 Jager (same as World) — —
100 meters: World 48.21 Aleksandr Popov, Russia June 18, 1994 Monte Carlo
  Olympic 48.63 Matt Biondi, USA Sept. 22, 1988 Seoul
  American 48.42 Matt Biondi Aug. 10, 1988 Austin, Tex.
200 meters: World 1:46.00 Ian Thorpe, Australia Aug. 24, 1999 Sydney
  Olympic 1:46.70 Yevgeny Sadovyi, Unified Team July 26, 1992 Barcelona
  American 1:47.72 Matt Biondi Aug. 8, 1988 Austin, Tex.
400 meters: World 3:41.83 Ian Thorpe, Australia Aug. 22, 1999 Sydney
  Olympic 3:45.00 Yevgeny Sadovyi, Unified Team July 29, 1992 Barcelona
  American 3:48.06 Matt Cetlinski Aug. 11, 1988 Austin, Tex.
800 meters: World 7:46.00s Kieren Perkins, Australia Aug. 24, 1994 Victoria, CAN
  Olympic   Not an event — —
  American 7:52.45 Sean Killion July 27, 1987 Clovis, Calif.
1500 meters: World 14:41.66 Kieren Perkins, Australia Aug. 24, 1994 Victoria, CAN
  Olympic 14:43.48 Kieren Perkins, Australia July 31, 1992 Barcelona
  American 15:01.51 George DiCarlo June 30, 1984 Indianapolis

Backstroke

Distance   Time   Date Set Location
50 meters: World 24.99 Lenny Krayzelburg, USA Aug. 28, 1999 Sydney
  Olympic   Not an event — —
  American 24.99 Krayzelburg (same as World) — —
100 meters: World 53.60 Lenny Krayzelburg, USA Aug. 24, 1999 Sydney
  Olympic 53.86r Jeff Rouse, USA July 31, 1992 Barcelona
  American 53.60 Krayzelburg (same as World) — —
200 meters: World 1:55.87 Lenny Krayzelburg, USA Aug. 27, 1999 Sydney
  Olympic 1:58.47 Martin Zubero, Spain July 28, 1992 Barcelona
  American 1:55.87 Krayzelburg (same as World) — —

Breaststroke

Distance   Time   Date Set Location
50 meters: World 27.61 Alexander Dzhaburiya, UKR April 27, 1996 Kharkov, UKR
  Olympic   Not an event — —
  American 28.64 Jeremy Linn, USA July 20, 1996 Atlanta
100 meters: World 1:00.60p Fred deBurghgraeve, Belgium July 20, 1996 Atlanta
  Olympic 1:00.60 deBurghgraeve, BEL (same as World) — —
  American 1:00.77 Jeremy Linn, USA July 20, 1996 Atlanta
200 meters: World 2:10.16 Mike Barrowman, USA July 29, 1992 Barcelona
  Olympic 2:10.16 Barrowman (same as World) — —
  American 2:10.16 Barrowman (same as World) — —

Butterfly

Distance   Time   Date Set Location
50 meters: World 23.68 Denis Pankratov, Russia Aug. 10, 1996 Mulhouse, AUS
  Olympic   Not an event — —
  American 23.89 Neil Walker Aug. 12, 1997 Fukuoka, JPN
100 meters: World 52.15 Michael Klim, Australia Oct. 9, 1997 Brisbane, AUS
  Olympic 52.27 Denis Pankratov, Russia July 24, 1996 Atlanta
  American 52.76 Neil Walker Aug. 12, 1997 Fukuoka, JPN
200 meters: World 1:55.22 Denis Pankratov, Russia June 14, 1995 Canet, FRA
  Olympic 1:56.26 Melvin Stewart, USA July 30, 1992 Barcelona
  American 1:55.41 Tom Malchow Aug. 25, 1999 Sydney

Individual Medley

Distance   Time   Date Set Location
200 meters: World 1:58.16 Jani Sievinen, Finland Sept. 11, 1994 Rome
  Olympic 1:59.91 Atilla Czene, Hungary July 25, 1996 Atlanta
  American 2:00.11 David Wharton Aug. 20, 1989 Tokyo
400 meters: World 4:12.30 Tom Dolan, USA Sept. 6, 1994 Rome
  Olympic 4:14.23 Tamas Darnyi, Hungary July 27, 1992 Barcelona
  American 4:12.30 Dolan (same as World) – –

Relays

Distance   Time   Date Set Location
4x100m medley: World 3:34.84 USA (Rouse, Linn, Henderson, Hall Jr.) July 26, 1996 Atlanta
  Olympic 3:34.84 USA (same as World) — —
  American 3:34.84 USA (same as World) — —
4x100m free: World 3:15.11 USA (Fox, Hudepohl, Olsen, Hall) Aug. 12, 1995 Atlanta
  Olympic 3:15.41 USA (Olsen, Davis, Schumacher, Hall Jr.) July 23, 1996 Atlanta
  American 3:15.11 USA (same as World) — —
4x200m free: World 7:08.79 Australia (Thorpe, Kirby, Hackett, Klim) Aug. 25, 1999 Sydney
  Olympic 7:11.95 Unified Team (Lepikov, Pychnenko, Taianovitch, Sadovyi) July 27, 1992 Barcelona
  American 7:12.51 USA (Dalbey, Cetlinski, Gjertsen, Biondi) Sept. 21, 1988 Seoul

 

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