List of European records in swimming
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The European records in swimming are the fastest times ever swum by a swimmer representing a member federation[ 1] of the European Aquatics (formerly known as LEN), Europe's governing body of swimming.
Records can be set in long course (50 metres) or short course (25 metres) swimming pools, with records currently recorded in the following events for both men and women.
Freestyle: 50 m, 100 m, 200 m, 400 m, 800 m, 1500 m
Backstroke: 50 m, 100 m, 200 m
Breaststroke: 50 m, 100 m, 200 m
Butterfly: 50 m, 100 m, 200 m
Individual medley: 100 m (short course only), 200 m, 400 m
Relays: 4×50 m freestyle (short course only), 4 × 100 m freestyle, 4 × 200 m freestyle, 4×50 m medley (short course only), 4 × 100 m medley
The ratification process and involves submission of an application[ 2] by the national federation to European Aquatics detailing the name(s) of the swimmer, time swum, date and location of the swim, names of officials and the swimsuit model worn. Upon ratification, the records appear on the official records listing . Records marked with a hash (#) are currently awaiting ratification by European Aquatics or have been obtained since the last version of the official lists. All records were achieved in finals unless otherwise specified.
Long course (50 m)
Men
Event
Time
Name
Nationality
Date
Meet
Location
Ref
50m freestyle
20.94
Frédérick Bousquet
France
26 April 2009
French Championships
Montpellier , France
[ 3] (video)
100m freestyle
46.86
David Popovici
Romania
13 August 2022
European Championships
Rome , Italy
[ 4] (video)
200m freestyle
1:42.00
WR
Paul Biedermann
Germany
28 July 2009
World Championships
Rome , Italy
[ 5] (video)
400m freestyle
3:40.07
WR
Paul Biedermann
Germany
26 July 2009
World Championships
Rome , Italy
[ 5]
800m freestyle
7:39.19
Daniel Wiffen
Ireland
26 July 2023
World Championships
Fukuoka , Japan
[ 6]
800m freestyle
7:38.19
'#'
Daniel Wiffen
Ireland
30 July 2024
Olympic Games
Paris , France
[ 7]
1500m freestyle
14:32.80
Gregorio Paltrinieri
Italy
25 June 2022
World Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[ 8]
50m backstroke
23.80
'#'
Kliment Kolesnikov
Russia
18 May 2021
European Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[ 9] (video)
50m backstroke
23.55
sf, WR, #
Kliment Kolesnikov
Russia
27 July 2023
Russian Cup
Kazan , Russia
[ 10]
100m backstroke
51.60
WR
Thomas Ceccon
Italy
20 June 2022
World Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[ 11]
200m backstroke
1:53.23
Evgeny Rylov
Russia
8 April 2021
Russian Championships
Kazan , Russia
[ 12] (video)
50m breaststroke
25.95
sf, WR
Adam Peaty
Great Britain
25 July 2017
World Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[ 13]
100m breaststroke
56.88
sf, WR
Adam Peaty
Great Britain
21 July 2019
World Championships
Gwangju , South Korea
[ 14]
200m breaststroke
2:06.12
Anton Chupkov
Russia
26 July 2019
World Championships
Gwangju , South Korea
[ 15]
200m breaststroke
2:05.85
'#'
Léon Marchand
France
31 July 2024
Olympic Games
Paris , France
[ 16]
50m butterfly
22.27
WR
Andriy Govorov
Ukraine
1 July 2018
Sette Colli Trophy
Rome , Italy
[ 17]
100m butterfly
49.68
Kristóf Milák
Hungary
31 July 2021
Olympic Games
Tokyo , Japan
[ 18]
200m butterfly
1:50.34
WR
Kristóf Milák
Hungary
21 June 2022
World Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[ 19]
200m individual medley
1:54.82
Léon Marchand
France
27 July 2023
World Championships
Fukuoka , Japan
[ 20]
200m individual medley
1:54.06
'#'
Léon Marchand
France
2 August 2024
Olympic Games
Paris , France
[ 21]
400m individual medley
4:02.50
WR
Léon Marchand
France
23 July 2023
World Championships
Fukuoka , Japan
[ 22]
4×100m freestyle relay
3:08.32
France
11 Aug 2008
Olympic Games
Beijing , China
4×200m freestyle relay
6:58.58
Great Britain
28 July 2021
Olympic Games
Tokyo , Japan
[ 23]
4×100m medley relay
3:27.51
=
Great Britain
1 August 2021
Olympic Games
Tokyo , Japan
[ 24]
4×100m medley relay
3:27.51
=
Italy
25 June 2022
World Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[ 25]
Legend:
# – Record awaiting ratification by European Aquatics ; WR – World record ; Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial
Women
Event
Time
Name
Nationality
Date
Meet
Location
Ref
50m freestyle
23.61
sf, WR
Sarah Sjöström
Sweden
29 July 2023
World Championships
Fukuoka , Japan
[ 26]
100m freestyle
51.71
r, WR
Sarah Sjöström
Sweden
23 July 2017
World Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[ 27]
200m freestyle
1:52.98
Federica Pellegrini
Italy
29 July 2009
World Championships
Rome , Italy
[ 5]
400m freestyle
3:59.15
Federica Pellegrini
Italy
26 July 2009
World Championships
Rome , Italy
[ 5]
800m freestyle
8:14.10
Rebecca Adlington
Great Britain
16 August 2008
Olympic Games
Beijing , China
1500m freestyle
15:38.88
Lotte Friis
Denmark
30 July 2013
World Championships
Barcelona , Spain
[ 28]
50m backstroke
27.10
Kira Toussaint
Netherlands
10 April 2021
Eindhoven Qualification Meet
Eindhoven , Netherlands
[ 29] [1]
100m backstroke
58.08
r, '#'
Kathleen Dawson
Great Britain
23 May 2021
European Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[ 30]
200m backstroke
2:04.94
Anastasia Zuyeva
Russia
1 August 2009
World Championships
Rome , Italy
[ 5]
50m breaststroke
29.16
WR
Rūta Meilutytė
Lithuania
30 July 2023
World Championships
Fukuoka , Japan
[ 31]
100m breaststroke
1:04.35
sf
Rūta Meilutytė
Lithuania
29 July 2013
World Championships
Barcelona , Spain
[ 32]
200m breaststroke
2:19.11
sf
Rikke Møller Pedersen
Denmark
1 August 2013
World Championships
Barcelona , Spain
[ 33]
200m breaststroke
2:17.55
WR, #
Evgeniia Chikunova
Russia
21 April 2023
Russian Championships
Kazan , Russia
[ 34]
50m butterfly
24.43
WR
Sarah Sjöström
Sweden
5 July 2014
Swedish Championships
Borås , Sweden
[ 35]
100m butterfly
55.48
Sarah Sjöström
Sweden
7 August 2016
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
[ 36]
200m butterfly
2:04.27
sf
Katinka Hosszú
Hungary
29 July 2009
World Championships
Rome , Italy
[ 5]
200m individual medley
2:06.12
WR
Katinka Hosszú
Hungary
3 August 2015
World Championships
Kazan , Russia
[ 37]
400m individual medley
4:26.36
Katinka Hosszú
Hungary
6 August 2016
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
[ 38]
4×100m freestyle relay
3:31.72
Netherlands
26 July 2009
World Championships
Rome , Italy
[ 5]
4×200m freestyle relay
7:45.51
Great Britain
30 July 2009
World Championships
Rome , Italy
[ 5]
4×100m medley relay
3:53.38
Russia
30 July 2017
World Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[ 39]
Legend:
# – Record awaiting ratification by European Aquatics ; WR – World record ; Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial
Mixed relay
Event
Time
Name
Nationality
Date
Meet
Location
Ref
4×100m freestyle relay
3:21.68
Great Britain
29 July 2023
World Championships
Fukuoka , Japan
[ 40]
4×200m freestyle relay
7:22.33
standard
4×100m medley relay
3:37.58
Great Britain
31 July 2021
Olympic Games
Tokyo , Japan
[ 41]
Short course (25 m)
Men
Event
Time
Name
Nationality
Date
Meet
Location
Ref
50m freestyle
20.18
Benjamin Proud
Great Britain
7 December 2023
European Championships
Otopeni , Romania
[ 42]
100m freestyle
44.94
Amaury Leveaux
France
13 December 2008
European Championships
Rijeka , Croatia
[ 43]
200m freestyle
1:39.37
Paul Biedermann
Germany
15 November 2009
World Cup
Berlin , Germany
[ 44]
400m freestyle
3:32.25
WR
Yannick Agnel
France
15 November 2012
French Nationals
Angers , France
[ 45]
800m freestyle
7:20.46
WR
Daniel Wiffen
Ireland
10 December 2023
European Championships
Otopeni , Romania
[ 46]
1500m freestyle
14:06.88
WR, #
Florian Wellbrock
Germany
21 December 2021
World Championships
Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates
[ 47]
50m backstroke
22.22
WR
Florent Manaudou
France
6 December 2014
World Championships
Doha , Qatar
[ 48]
50m backstroke
22.11
WR, not ratified
Kliment Kolesnikov
Russia
23 November 2022
Solidarity Games
Kazan , Russia
[ 49] [ 50]
100m backstroke
48.58
r
Kliment Kolesnikov
Russia
21 November 2020
International Swimming League
Budapest , Hungary
[ 51]
200m backstroke
1:46.11
Arkady Vyatchanin
Russia
15 November 2009
World Cup
Berlin , Germany
[ 52]
200m backstroke
1:45.65
'#'
Hubert Kós
Hungary
15 December 2024
World Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[ 53]
50m breaststroke
24.95
WR, #
Emre Sakçı
Turkey
27 December 2021
Turkish Championships
Gaziantep , Turkey
[ 54]
100m breaststroke
55.28
WR, #
Ilya Shymanovich
Belarus
26 November 2021
International Swimming League
Eindhoven , Netherlands
[ 55]
200m breaststroke
2:00.16
WR
Kirill Prigoda
Russia
13 December 2018
World Championships
Hangzhou , China
[ 56]
50m butterfly
21.75
'#'
Szebasztián Szabó
Hungary
6 November 2021
European Championships
Kazan , Russia
[ 57]
50m butterfly
21.32
WR, #
Noè Ponti
Switzerland
11 December 2024
World Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[ 58]
100m butterfly
48.47
'#'
Noè Ponti
Switzerland
6 December 2023
European Championships
Otopeni , Romania
[ 59]
100m butterfly
47.71
WR, '#'
Noè Ponti
Switzerland
14 December 2024
World Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[ 60]
200m butterfly
1:49.00
László Cseh
Hungary
6 December 2015
European Championships
Netanya , Israel
[ 61]
200m butterfly
1:48.64
'#'
Alberto Razzetti
Italy
12 December 2024
World Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[ 62]
100m individual medley
50.26
=
Vladimir Morozov
Russia
28 September 2018
World Cup
Eindhoven , Netherlands
[ 63]
100m individual medley
50.26
=
Vladimir Morozov
Russia
9 November 2018
World Cup
Tokyo , Japan
[ 64]
100m individual medley
49.92
'#'
Léon Marchand
France
31 October 2024
World Cup
Singapore , Singapore
[ 65]
200m individual medley
1:50.85
Andreas Vazaios
Greece
6 December 2019
European Championships
Glasgow , United Kingdom
[ 66]
200m individual medley
1:48.88
WR, #
Léon Marchand
France
1 November 2024
World Cup
Singapore , Singapore
[ 67]
200m individual medley
1:50.30
'#'
Léon Marchand
France
19 October 2024
World Cup
Shanghai , China
[ 68]
400m individual medley
3:56.47
'#'
Ilya Borodin
Russia
20 December 2021
World Championships
Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates
[ 69]
4×50m freestyle relay
1:20.77
[WB]
France
14 December 2008
European Championships
Rijeka , Croatia
[ 43]
4×100m freestyle relay
3:02.75
Italy
13 December 2022
World Championships
Melbourne , Australia
[ 70]
4×200m freestyle relay
6:46.84
Russia
14 December 2018
World Championships
Hangzhou , China
[ 71]
4×50m medley relay
1:29.72
WR
Italy
17 December 2022
World Championships
Melbourne , Australia
[ 72]
4×100m medley relay
3:19.06
Italy
18 December 2022
World Championships
Melbourne , Australia
[ 73]
4×100m medley relay
3:18.68
'#'
Russia
15 December 2024
World Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[ 74]
Legend:
# – Record awaiting ratification by European Aquatics ; WR – World record ; Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial
Women
Event
Time
Name
Nationality
Date
Meet
Location
Ref
50m freestyle
22.93
Ranomi Kromowidjojo
Netherlands
7 August 2017
World Cup
Berlin , Germany
[ 75]
100m freestyle
50.58
Sarah Sjöström
Sweden
11 August 2017
World Cup
Eindhoven , Netherlands
[ 76]
200m freestyle
1:50.43
Sarah Sjöström
Sweden
12 August 2017
World Cup
Eindhoven , Netherlands
[ 77]
400m freestyle
3:54.52
Mireia Belmonte
Spain
11 August 2013
World Cup
Berlin , Germany
[ 78]
800m freestyle
7:59.34
Mireia Belmonte
Spain
10 August 2013
World Cup
Berlin , Germany
[ 79]
1500m freestyle
15:18.01
Sarah Köhler
Germany
16 November 2019
German Championships
Berlin , Germany
[ 80]
50m backstroke
25.60
=
Kira Toussaint
Netherlands
14 November 2020
International Swimming League
Budapest , Hungary
[ 81]
50m backstroke
25.60
=
Kira Toussaint
Netherlands
18 December 2020
Amsterdam Christmas Meet
Amsterdam , Netherlands
[ 82]
50m backstroke
25.60
=, #
Maria Kameneva
Russia
24 November 2022
Solidarity Games
Kazan , Russia
[ 83]
100m backstroke
55.03
Katinka Hosszú
Hungary
4 December 2014
World Championships
Doha , Qatar
[ 84]
200m backstroke
1:59.23
Katinka Hosszú
Hungary
5 December 2014
World Championships
Doha , Qatar
[ 85]
50m breaststroke
28.37
sf, WR
Rūta Meilutytė
Lithuania
17 December 2022
World Championships
Melbourne , Australia
[ 86]
100m breaststroke
1:02.36
=WR
Rūta Meilutytė
Lithuania
12 October 2013
World Cup
Moscow , Russia
[ 87]
200m breaststroke
2:15.21
Rikke Møller Pedersen
Denmark
13 December 2013
European Championships
Herning , Denmark
[ 88]
200m breaststroke
2:14.70
#
Evgeniia Chikunova
Russia
25 November 2022
Solidarity Games
Kazan , Russia
[ 89]
200m breaststroke
2:14.39
X [ 90]
Yulia Efimova
Russia
13 December 2013
European Championships
Herning , Denmark
[ 88]
50m butterfly
24.38
Therese Alshammar
Sweden
22 November 2009
World Cup
Singapore , Singapore
100m butterfly
54.61
Sarah Sjöström
Sweden
7 December 2014
World Championships
Doha , Qatar
[ 91]
200m butterfly
1:59.61
Mireia Belmonte
Spain
3 December 2014
World Championships
Doha , Qatar
[ 92]
100m individual medley
56.51
Katinka Hosszú
Hungary
7 August 2017
World Cup
Berlin , Germany
[ 93]
200m individual medley
2:01.86
Katinka Hosszú
Hungary
6 December 2014
World Championships
Doha , Qatar
[ 94]
400m individual medley
4:18.94
Mireia Belmonte
Spain
12 August 2017
World Cup
Eindhoven , Netherlands
[ 95]
4×50m freestyle relay
1:32.50
tt, WR
Netherlands
12 December 2020
Wouda Cup
Eindhoven , Netherlands
[ 96]
4×100m freestyle relay
3:26.53
Netherlands
5 December 2014
World Championships
Doha , Qatar
[ 97]
4×200m freestyle relay
7:32.85
Netherlands
3 December 2014
World Championships
Doha , Qatar
[ 98]
4×50m medley relay
1:42.38
'#'
Sweden
17 December 2021
World Championships
Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates
[ 99]
4×100m medley relay
3:46.20
'#'
Sweden
21 December 2021
World Championships
Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates
[ 100]
Legend:
# – Record awaiting ratification by European Aquatics ; WR – World record ; Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial
Mixed relay
Record holders' rankings
By nation
By athlete (men)
European records
Name
Nationality
Events
5
Léon Marchand
France
200 m individual medley LC 400 m individual medley LC 200 m breaststroke LC 100 m individual medley SC 200 m individual medley SC
4
Adam Peaty
Great Britain
50 m breaststroke LC 100 m breaststroke LC 4 × 100 m medley relay LC 4 × 100 m mixed medley relay LC
3
Kliment Kolesnikov
Russia
50 m backstroke LC 100 m backstroke SC 4 × 100 m freestyle relay SC
Paul Biedermann
Germany
200 m freestyle LC 400 m freestyle LC 200 m freestyle SC
Frédérick Bousquet
France
50 m freestyle LC 4 × 100 m freestyle relay LC 4 × 50 m freestyle relay SC
James Guy
Great Britain
4 × 200 m freestyle relay LC 4 × 100 m medley relay LC 4 × 100 m mixed medley relay LC
Amaury Leveaux
France
4 × 100 m freestyle relay LC 100 m freestyle SC 4 × 50 m freestyle relay SC
By athlete (women)
European records
Name
Nationality
Events
8
Sarah Sjöström
Sweden
50 m freestyle LC 100 m freestyle LC 50 m butterfly LC 100 m butterfly LC 100 m freestyle SC 200 m freestyle SC 100 m butterfly SC 4×50 m medley relay SC
7
Katinka Hosszú
Hungary
200 m butterfly LC 200 m individual medley LC 400 m individual medley LC 100 m backstroke SC 200 m backstroke SC 100 m individual medley SC 200 m individual medley SC
6
Ranomi Kromowidjojo
Netherlands
4×100 m freestyle relay LC 4×100 m mixed freestyle relay LC 50 m freestyle SC 4×50 m freestyle relay SC 4×100 m freestyle relay SC 4×200 m freestyle relay SC
5
Femke Heemskerk
Netherlands
4×100 m freestyle relay LC 4×100 m mixed freestyle relay LC 4×50 m freestyle relay SC 4×100 m freestyle relay SC 4×200 m freestyle relay SC
4
Mireia Belmonte
Spain
400 m freestyle SC 800 m freestyle SC 200 m butterfly SC 400 m individual medley SC
3
Inge Dekker
Netherlands
4×100 m freestyle relay LC 4×50 m freestyle relay SC 4×100 m freestyle relay SC
Rūta Meilutytė
Lithuania
100 m breaststroke LC 100 m breaststroke SC 50 m breaststroke SC
Rikke Møller Pedersen
Denmark
200 m breaststroke LC 200 m breaststroke SC 4×100 m medley relay SC
Notes
C1 ^ : Record set by CN Marseille club team.
WB ^ : World all-time best performances. Before September 26, 2013, FINA did not recognise 4×50 m relays and therefore did not ratify any official world records for these events. European Aquatics does recognise these events as official and ratifies European records for them. European SC Championships are the most important international meets where these events are held: during these meets, world best performances are usually announced as world records even though they are not.
<1 ^ : Alain Bernard of France swam a time of 46.94 in the semifinal of the men's 100 m freestyle at the 2009 French Championships, however the record was not ratified by European Aquatics .
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