List of World Cup records in swimming

Below is a list of current World Cup records in swimming claimed at the annual series of swimming meets run by the International Swimming Federation (FINA). Until August 2015 the events are always held in a short course (25 m) pool. The complete 2015 edition of the FINA World Cup switched to be held in a long course (50 m) pool.[1]

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long Course (50 m)

Men

Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 21.27 Vladimir Morozov  Russia 15 August 2019 2019 World Cup Singapore, Singapore [2]
100m freestyle 47.78 Vladislav Grinev  Russia 2 November 2019 2019 World Cup Kazan, Russia [3]
200m freestyle 1:44.38 Danas Rapšys  Lithuania 17 August 2019 2019 World Cup Singapore, Singapore [4]
400m freestyle 3:43.91 Danas Rapšys  Lithuania 8 August 2019 2019 World Cup Jinan, China [5]
800m freestyle 7:51.92 Henrik Christiansen  Norway 14 October 2023 2023 World Cup Athens, Greece [6]
1500m freestyle 14:51.61 Mykhailo Romanchuk  Ukraine 8 November 2019 2019 World Cup Doha, Qatar [7]
50m backstroke 24.40 Vladimir Morozov  Russia 16 August 2019 2019 World Cup Singapore, Singapore [8]
100m backstroke 52.11 Mitch Larkin  Australia 6 November 2015 2015 World Cup Dubai, United Arab Emirates [9]
200m backstroke 1:53.17 Mitch Larkin  Australia 7 November 2015 2015 World Cup Dubai, United Arab Emirates [10]
50m breaststroke 26.29 Qin Haiyang  China 7 October 2023 2023 World Cup Berlin, Germany [11]
100m breaststroke 57.69 Qin Haiyang  China 6 October 2023 2023 World Cup Berlin, Germany [12]
200m breaststroke 2:07.32 Qin Haiyang  China 22 October 2023 2023 World Cup Budapest, Hungary [13]
50m butterfly 22.82 Andriy Govorov  Ukraine 15 September 2018 2018 World Cup Doha, Qatar [14]
100m butterfly 51.04 Chad le Clos  South Africa 16 August 2015 2015 World Cup Chartres, France [15]
200m butterfly 1:54.18 Chad le Clos  South Africa 15 August 2015 2015 World Cup Chartres, France [16]
200m individual medley 1:57.06 Mitch Larkin  Australia 3 August 2019 2019 World Cup Tokyo, Japan [17]
400m individual medley 4:11.41 Daiya Seto  Japan 4 August 2019 2019 World Cup Tokyo, Japan [18]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA; WR – World record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; † – en route to final mark

Women

Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 23.83 Sarah Sjöström  Sweden 7 September 2018 2018 World Cup Kazan, Russia [19]
100m freestyle 52.02 Siobhan Haughey  Hong Kong 8 October 2023 2023 World Cup Berlin, Germany [20]
200m freestyle 1:54.08 Siobhan Haughey  Hong Kong 21 October 2023 2023 World Cup Budapest, Hungary [21]
400m freestyle 4:01.09 Erika Fairweather  New Zealand 6 October 2023 2023 World Cup Berlin, Germany [22]
800m freestyle 8:15.11 Lani Pallister  Australia 22 October 2023 2023 World Cup Budapest, Hungary [23]
1500m freestyle 15:55.73 Lani Pallister  Australia 15 October 2023 2023 World Cup Athens, Greece [24]
50m backstroke 26.86 WR Kaylee McKeown  Australia 20 October 2023 2023 World Cup Budapest, Hungary [25]
100m backstroke 57.33 Kaylee McKeown  Australia 21 October 2023 2023 World Cup Budapest, Hungary [26]
200m backstroke 2:04.81 Kaylee McKeown  Australia 22 October 2023 2023 World Cup Budapest, Hungary [27]
50m breaststroke 29.56 Ruta Meilutyte  Lithuania 8 October 2023 2023 World Cup Berlin, Germany [28]
100m breaststroke 1:05.75 Benedetta Pilato  Italy 21 October 2023 2023 World Cup Budapest, Hungary [29]
200m breaststroke 2:21.52 Tes Schouten  Netherlands 20 October 2023 2023 World Cup Budapest, Hungary [30]
50m butterfly 24.97 Sarah Sjöström  Sweden 14 October 2023 2023 World Cup Athens, Greece [31]
100m butterfly 56.06 Zhang Yufei  China 15 October 2023 2023 World Cup Athens, Greece [32]
200m butterfly 2:05.65 Zhang Yufei  China 20 October 2023 2023 World Cup Budapest, Hungary [33]
200m individual medley 2:08.15 h Katinka Hosszú  Hungary 17 August 2019 2019 World Cup Singapore, Singapore [34]
400m individual medley 4:32.30 Katinka Hosszú  Hungary 3 August 2019 2019 World Cup Tokyo, Japan [35]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA; WR – World record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; † – en route to final mark

Mixed relay

Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
4×100m freestyle relay 3:24.89
 Australia 3 August 2019 2019 World Cup Tokyo, Japan [36]
4×100m medley relay 3:43.79
 China 10 August 2019 2019 World Cup Jinan, China [37]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA; WR – World record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; † – en route to final mark

Short Course (25 m)

Men

Event Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 20.48 Vladimir Morozov  Russia 15 November 2018 2018 World Cup Singapore, Singapore [38]
100m freestyle 44.84 WR Kyle Chalmers  Australia 29 October 2021 2021 World Cup Kazan, Russia [39]
200m freestyle 1:39.37 WR Paul Biedermann  Germany 15 November 2009 2009 World Cup Berlin, Germany [40]
400m freestyle 3:32.77 Paul Biedermann  Germany 14 November 2009 2009 World Cup Berlin, Germany [40]
800m freestyle 7:35.30 Pan Zhanle  China 26 October 2024 2024 World Cup Incheon, South Korea [41]
1500m freestyle 14:15.49 Mykhailo Romanchuk  Ukraine 22 October 2016 2016 World Cup Singapore, Singapore [42]
50m backstroke 22.61 Peter Marshall  United States 22 November 2009 2009 World Cup Singapore, Singapore [43]
100m backstroke 48.84 Shaine Casas  United States 30 October 2022 2022 World Cup Toronto, Canada [44]
200m backstroke 1:46.11 Arkady Vyatchanin  Russia 15 November 2009 2009 World Cup Berlin, Germany [40]
50m breaststroke 25.25 Cameron van der Burgh  South Africa 14 November 2009 2009 World Cup Berlin, Germany [40]
100m breaststroke 55.61 = Cameron van der Burgh  South Africa 15 November 2009 2009 World Cup Berlin, Germany [40]
100m breaststroke 55.61 = Qin Haiyang  China 31 October 2024 2024 World Cup Singapore, Singapore [45]
200m breaststroke 2:00.48 Dániel Gyurta  Hungary 31 August 2014 2014 World Cup Dubai, United Arab Emirates [46]
50m butterfly 21.67 h, WR Noè Ponti   Switzerland 20 October 2024 2024 World Cup Shanghai, China [47]
100m butterfly 48.40 Noè Ponti   Switzerland 18 October 2024 2024 World Cup Shanghai, China [48]
200m butterfly 1:48.56 Chad le Clos  South Africa 5 November 2013 2013 World Cup Singapore, Singapore [49]
100m individual medley 49.92 Léon Marchand  France 31 October 2024 2024 World Cup Singapore, Singapore [50]
200m individual medley 1:48.88 WR Léon Marchand  France 1 November 2024 2024 World Cup Singapore, Singapore [51]
400m individual medley 3:57.25 Daiya Seto  Japan 30 September 2018 2018 World Cup Eindhoven, Netherlands [52]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA; WR – World record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; † – en route to final mark

Women

Event Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 22.93 WR Ranomi Kromowidjojo  Netherlands 7 August 2017 2017 World Cup Berlin, Germany [53]
100m freestyle 50.58 = Sarah Sjöström  Sweden 11 August 2017 2017 World Cup Eindhoven, Netherlands [54]
100m freestyle 50.58 = Emma McKeon  Australia 9 October 2021 2021 World Cup Budapest, Hungary [55]
200m freestyle 1:50.43 Sarah Sjöström  Sweden 12 August 2017 2017 World Cup Eindhoven, Netherlands [56]
400m freestyle 3:52.80 Summer McIntosh  Canada 28 October 2022 2022 World Cup Toronto, Canada [57]
800m freestyle 7:57.42 WR Katie Ledecky  United States 5 November 2022 2022 World Cup Indianapolis, United States [58]
1500m freestyle 15:08.24 WR Katie Ledecky  United States 29 October 2022 2022 World Cup Toronto, Canada [59]
50m backstroke 25.36 Kaylee McKeown  Australia 18 October 2024 2024 World Cup Shanghai, China [60]
100m backstroke 54.27 WR Regan Smith  United States 1 November 2024 2024 World Cup Singapore, Singapore [61]
200m backstroke 1:58.83 WR Regan Smith  United States 2 November 2024 2024 World Cup Singapore, Singapore [62]
50m breaststroke 28.56 Alia Atkinson  Jamaica 6 October 2018 2018 World Cup Budapest, Hungary [63]
100m breaststroke 1:02.36 =WR Rūta Meilutytė  Lithuania 12 October 2013 2013 World Cup Moscow, Russia [64]
100m breaststroke 1:02.36 =WR Alia Atkinson  Jamaica 26 August 2016 2016 World Cup Chartres, France [65]
200m breaststroke 2:12.72 WR Kate Douglass  United States 31 October 2024 2024 World Cup Singapore, Singapore [66]
50m butterfly 24.38 WR Therese Alshammar  Sweden 22 November 2009 2009 World Cup Singapore [43]
100m butterfly 54.78 Maggie MacNeil  Canada 30 October 2022 2022 World Cup Toronto, Canada [67]
200m butterfly 2:00.78 Liu Zige  China 15 November 2009 2009 World Cup Berlin, Germany [40]
100m individual medley 56.51 WR Katinka Hosszú  Hungary 7 August 2017 2017 World Cup Berlin, Germany [68]
200m individual medley 2:02.13 Katinka Hosszú  Hungary 31 August 2014 2014 World Cup Dubai, United Arab Emirates [69]
400m individual medley 4:18.94 WR Mireia Belmonte  Spain 12 August 2017 2017 World Cup Eindhoven, Netherlands [70]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA; WR – World record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; † – en route to final mark

Mixed relay

Event Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
4×50m freestyle relay 1:28.70
 Netherlands 7 August 2017 2017 World Cup Berlin, Germany [71]
4×50m medley relay 1:37.84
 Australia 9 November 2013 2013 World Cup Tokyo, Japan [72]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA; WR – World record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

Some of the current World Cup record holders:

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