Freestyle
| Distance |
|
Time |
|
Date Set |
Location |
| 50 meters: |
World |
24.13p |
Inge de Bruijn, Netherlands |
Sept. 22, 2000 |
Sydney |
| |
Olympic |
24.13 |
de Bruijn (same as World) |
— |
— |
| |
American |
24.63 |
Dara Torres |
Sept. 23, 2000 |
Sydney |
| 100 meters: |
World |
53.77p |
Inge de Bruijn, Netherlands |
Sept. 20, 2000 |
Sydney |
| |
Olympic |
53.77 |
de Bruijn (same as World) |
— |
— |
| |
American |
53.99 |
Natalie Coughlin |
Aug. 29, 2002 |
Yokohama, JPN |
| 200 meters: |
World |
1:56.64 |
Franziska van Almsick, Ger. |
Aug. 3, 2002 |
Berlin |
| |
Olympic |
1:57.65 |
Heike Friedrich, E. Germany |
Sept. 21, 1988 |
Seoul |
| |
American |
1:57.90 |
Nicole Haislett |
July 27, 1992 |
Barcelona |
| 400 meters: |
World |
4:03.85 |
Janet Evans, USA |
Sept. 22, 1988 |
Seoul |
| |
Olympic |
4:03.85 |
Evans (same as World) |
— |
— |
| |
American |
4:03.85 |
Evans (same as World) |
— |
— |
| 800 meters: |
World |
8:16.22 |
Janet Evans, USA |
Aug. 20, 1989 |
Tokyo |
| |
Olympic |
8:19.67 |
Brooke Bennett, USA |
Sept. 22, 2000 |
Sydney |
| |
American |
8:16.22 |
Evans (same as World) |
— |
— |
| 1500 meters: |
World |
15:52.10 |
Janet Evans, USA |
Mar. 26, 1988 |
Orlando |
| |
Olympic |
|
Not an event |
— |
— |
| |
American |
15:52.10 |
Evans (same as World) |
— |
— |
Backstroke
| Distance |
|
Time |
|
Date Set |
Location |
| 50 meters: |
World |
28.25 |
Sandra Volker, Germany |
June 17, 2000 |
Berlin |
| |
Olympic |
|
Not an event |
— |
— |
| |
American |
28.49p |
Natalie Coughlin |
July 23, 2001 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
| 100 meters: |
World |
59.58* |
Natalie Coughlin, USA |
Aug. 13, 2002 |
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. |
| |
Olympic |
1:00.21 |
Diana Mocanu, Romania |
Sept. 18, 2000 |
Sydney |
| |
American |
59.58 |
Coughlin (same as World) |
— |
— |
| 200 meters: |
World |
2:06.62 |
Krisztina Egerszegi, Hungary |
Aug. 25, 1991 |
Athens |
| |
Olympic |
2:07.06 |
Krisztina Egerszegi, Hungary |
July 31, 1992 |
Barcelona |
| |
American |
2:08.53 |
Natalie Coughlin |
Aug. 16, 2002 |
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. |
Breaststroke
| Distance |
|
Time |
|
Date Set |
Location |
| 50 meters: |
World |
30.57* |
Zoe Baker, Great Britain |
July 30, 2002 |
Manchester, GBR |
| |
Olympic |
|
Not an event |
— |
— |
| |
American |
31.34p |
Megan Quann |
Aug. 11, 2000 |
Indianapolis |
| 100 meters: |
World |
1:06.52p |
Penny Heyns, South Africa |
Aug. 23, 1999 |
Sydney |
| |
Olympic |
1:07.02 |
Penny Heyns, South Africa |
July 21, 1996 |
Atlanta |
| |
American |
1:07.05 |
Megan Quann |
Sept. 18, 2000 |
Sydney |
| 200 meters: |
World |
2:22.99 |
Hui Qi, China |
Apr. 13, 2001 |
Hangzhou, China |
| |
Olympic |
2:24.35 |
Agnes Kovacs, Hungary |
Sept. 21, 2000 |
Sydney |
| |
American |
2:24.56 |
Kristy Kowal |
Sept. 21, 2000 |
Sydney |
Butterfly
| Distance |
|
Time |
|
Date Set |
Location |
| 50 meters: |
World |
25.57 |
Anna-Karin Kammerling, SWE |
July 30, 2002 |
Berlin |
| |
Olympic |
|
Not an event |
— |
— |
| |
American |
26.50p |
Dara Torres |
Aug. 9, 2000 |
Indianapolis |
| 100 meters: |
World |
56.61 |
Inge de Bruijn, Netherlands |
Sept. 17, 2000 |
Sydney |
| |
Olympic |
56.61 |
de Bruijn (same as World) |
— |
— |
| |
American |
57.58p |
Dara Torres |
Aug. 9, 2000 |
Indianapolis |
| 200 meters: |
World |
2:05.78 |
Otylia Jedrejczak, Poland |
Aug. 4, 2002 |
Berlin |
| |
Olympic |
2:05.88 |
Misty Hyman, USA |
Sept. 20, 2000 |
Sydney |
| |
American |
2:05.88 |
Misty Hyman |
Sept. 20, 2000 |
Sydney |
Individual Medley
| Distance |
|
Time |
|
Date Set |
Location |
| 200 meters: |
World |
2:09.72 |
Wu Yanyan, China |
Oct. 17, 1997 |
Shanghai |
| |
Olympic |
2:10.68 |
Yana Klochkova, Ukraine |
Sept. 19, 2000 |
Sydney |
| |
American |
2:11.91 |
Summer Sanders |
July 30, 1992 |
Barcelona |
| 400 meters: |
World |
4:33.59 |
Yana Klochkova, Ukraine |
Sept. 16, 2000 |
Sydney |
| |
Olympic |
4:33.59 |
Klochkova, UKR (same as World) |
— |
— |
| |
American |
4:37.58 |
Summer Sanders |
July 26, 1992 |
Barcelona |
Relays
| Distance |
|
Time |
|
Date Set |
Location |
| 4x100m free: |
World |
3:36.00 |
Germany (Meissner, Dallmann, Volker, van Almsick) |
July 29, 2002 |
Berlin |
| |
Olympic |
3:36.61 |
USA (Van Dyken, Torres, Shealy, Thompson) |
Sept. 16, 2000 |
Sydney |
| |
American |
3:36.61 |
USA (same as Olympic) |
— |
— |
| 4x200m free: |
World |
7:55.47 |
E. Germany (Stellmach, Strauss, Mohring, Friedrich) |
Aug. 18, 1987 |
Strasbourg, FRA |
| |
Olympic |
7:57.80 |
USA (Arsenault, Munz, Benko,
Thompson) |
Sept. 20, 2000 |
Sydney |
| |
American |
7:56.53 |
USA (Coughlin, Teuscher, Hardt, Munz) |
July 25, 2001 |
Fukuoka, JPN |
| 4x100m medley: |
World |
3:58.30 |
USA (Bedford, Quann, Thompson,
Torres) |
Sept. 23, 2000 |
Sydney |
| |
Olympic |
3:58.30 |
USA (same as World) |
— |
— |
| |
American |
3:58.30 |
USA (same as World) |
— |
— |
