United States records in swimming

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There are two different kinds of swimming records in the United States. Records are certified by USA Swimming.

  • American record: This record represents the fastest time swum by a United States citizen in any geographic location, provided that they are "eligible to compete under and achieving an official time in accordance with USA Swimming rules." (USA Swimming Rules 104.2.2(A)(1)). This definition implies that a swimmer must be a member of USA Swimming participating in sanctioned, approved, or observed competition, but the membership and competition requirement probably can be waived as long as the competition is compliant with rules on the whole (USA-S Rules 104.2.1(C) Exception).
  • United States Open record: This record represents the fastest time swum by anyone within the geographic territory of the United States, provided that the person is "eligible to compete under and achieving an official time in accordance with USA Swimming rules." (USA-S Rules 104.2.2(A)(2)). Prior to 1985, this record included the fastest time swum by any United States citizen anywhere, but no more US Open records may be attained in this manner, and old records remain valid until they are exceeded. There are some indications that this record only applies for swims within the 50 States and the District of Columbia, but the plain text of the rules do not support such an interpretation. (This record should not be confused with the US Open meet!)

Contents

[edit] American Records

An asterisk (*) indicates that this record has been achieved since the latest USA Swimming records publication. A plus (+) indicates that this record also is the current world record.

[edit] Long Course Meters (50 m)

[edit] Men

Event Result Name Team Date Location
50 m freestyle 21.76 Gary Hall, Jr. Phoenix Swim Club August 15, 2000 Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
100 m freestyle 48.17 Jason Lezak Irvine Novaquatics July 10, 2004 Long Beach, California, USA (semifinals)
200 m freestyle 1:43.86+ Michael Phelps USA March 27, 2007 Melbourne, Australia
400 m freestyle 3:43.82 Peter Vanderkaay USA May 17, 2008 Santa Clara, USA
800 m freestyle 7:45.63 Larsen Jensen USA July 27, 2005 Montreal, Canada
1500 m freestyle 14:45.29 Larsen Jensen USA August 21, 2004 Athens, Greece
50 m backstroke 24.84 Randall Bal USA August 2, 2007 Paris, France
100 m backstroke 52.98+ Aaron Peirsol USA March 27, 2007 Melbourne, Australia
200 m backstroke 1:54.32+ Ryan Lochte USA March 30, 2007 Melbourne, Australia
50 m breaststroke 27.39 Ed Moses Curl-Burke Swim Club March 31, 2001 Austin, Texas, USA (individual event leadoff split)[1]
100 m breaststroke 59.13+ Brendan Hansen Longhorn Aquatics August 1, 2006 Irvine, California, USA
200 m breaststroke 2:08.50 Brendan Hansen USA August 20, 2006 Victoria, Canada
50 m butterfly 23.21 Ian Crocker USA July 25, 2005 Montreal, Canada
100 m butterfly 50.40+ Ian Crocker USA July 30, 2005 Montreal, Canada
200 m butterfly 1:52.09+ Michael Phelps USA March 28, 2007 Melbourne, Australia
200 m IM 1:54.98+ Michael Phelps USA March 29, 2007 Melbourne, Australia
400 m IM 4:06.22+ Michael Phelps USA April 1, 2007 Melbourne, Australia
4x100 m freestyle relay 3:12.46+ Michael Phelps (48.83)

Neil Walker (47.89)
Cullen Jones (47.96)
Jason Lezak (47.78)

 USA August 18, 2006 Victoria, Canada
4x200 m freestyle relay 7:03.24+ Michael Phelps (1:45.36)

Ryan Lochte (1:45.86)
Klete Keller (1:46.31)
Peter Vanderkaay (1:45.71)

 USA March 30, 2007 Melbourne, Australia
4x100 m medley relay 3:30.68+ Aaron Peirsol (53.45)

Brendan Hansen (59.37)
Ian Crocker (50.28)
Jason Lezak (47.58)

 USA August 21, 2004 Athens, Greece

[edit] Women

Event Result Name Team Date Location
50 m freestyle 24.53 Dara Torres Coral Springs Swim Club August 4, 2007 Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
100 m freestyle 53.39 Natalie Coughlin USA May 16, 2008 Santa Clara, USA
200 m freestyle 1:56.08 Katie Hoff USA February 17, 2008 Columbia, U.S.
400 m freestyle 4:02.20 Katie Hoff USA February 15, 2008 Columbia, U.S.
800 m freestyle 8:16.22+ Janet Evans USA August 20, 1989 Tokyo, Japan
1500 m freestyle 15:42.54+ Kate Ziegler The Fish June 17, 2007 Mission Viejo, California, USA
50 m backstroke 27.80 Hayley McGregory USA June 7, 2008 Austin, Texas, USA
100 m backstroke 59.21+* Natalie Coughlin USA February 17, 2008 Columbia, U.S.
200 m backstroke 2:07.16 Margaret Hoelzer USA March 31, 2007 Melbourne, Australia
50 m breaststroke 30.63 Jessica Hardy USA April 1, 2007 Melbourne, Australia
100 m breaststroke 1:06.20 Jessica Hardy USA July 25, 2005 Montreal, Canada (semifinals)
200 m breaststroke 2:22.44 Amanda Beard Tucson Ford July 12, 2004 Long Beach, California, USA
50 m butterfly 26.00 Jenny Thompson USA July 26, 2003 Barcelona, Spain
100 m butterfly 57.34 Natalie Coughlin USA March 26, 2007 Melbourne, Australia
200 m butterfly 2:05.88 Misty Hyman USA September 20, 2000 Sydney, Australia
200 m IM 2:09.77 Natalie Coughlin USA June 6, 2008 Los Angeles, California, USA
400 m IM 4:32.89+ Katie Hoff USA April 1, 2007 Melbourne, Australia
4x100 m freestyle relay 3:35.68 Natalie Coughlin (54.13)

Lacey Nymeyer (53.50)
Amanda Weir (54.02)
Kara Lynn Joyce (54.03)

 USA March 25, 2007 Melbourne, Australia
4x200 m freestyle relay 7:50.09+ Natalie Coughlin (1:56.43)

Dana Vollmer (1:57.49)
Lacey Nymeyer (1:59.19)
Katie Hoff (1:56.98)

 USA March 29, 2007 Melbourne, Australia
4x100 m medley relay 3:58.30 BJ Bedford (1:01.39)

Megan Quann (1:06.29)
Jenny Thompson (57.25)
Dara Torres (53.37)

 USA September 23, 2000 Sydney, Australia

[edit] Short Course Meters (25 m)

[edit] Men

Event Result Name Team Date Location
50 m free 21.18 Nick Brunelli Sun Devil August 12, 2006[2] Hamburg, Germany[2]
100 m free 46.25 Ian Crocker Texas March 27, 2004 East Meadow, New York, USA
200 m free 1:42.78 Michael Phelps Club Wolverine February 4, 2006 East Meadow, New York, USA
400 m free 3:40.66 Chad Carvin USA February 5, 2000 Berlin, Germany
800 m free 7:43.06 Jeff Kostoff USA February 13, 1983 Bonn, West Germany
1500 m free 14:31.02 Erik Vendt Southern Cal March 25, 2000 Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
50 m backstroke 23.33* Randall Bal USA November 18, 2007 Berlin, Germany
100 m backstroke 49.99+ Ryan Lochte USA April 9, 2006 Shanghai, China (relay leadoff split)
200 m backstroke 1:49.05+ Ryan Lochte USA April 9, 2006 Shanghai, China
50 m breaststroke 26.28 Ed Moses USA January 22, 2002 Stockholm, Sweden
100 m breaststroke 57.47+ Ed Moses USA January 23, 2002 Stockholm, Sweden
200 m breaststroke 2:02.92+ Ed Moses USA January 17, 2004 Berlin, Germany
50 m butterfly 22.71 Ian Crocker USA October 10, 2004 Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
100 m butterfly 49.07+ Ian Crocker Texas March 26, 2004 East Meadow, New York, USA
200 m butterfly 1:52.27 Michael Phelps USA November 28, 2003 Melbourne, Australia
100 m IM 52.79 Neil Walker USA March 18, 2000 Athens, Greece
200 m IM 1:53.31+ Ryan Lochte USA April 7, 2006 Shanghai, China
400 m IM 4:02.49 Ryan Lochte USA April 6, 2006 Shanghai, China
4x50 m freestyle relay 1:25.69 Ben Wildman-Tobriner (22.03)

Peter Marshall (21.11)
Andrew Schnell (21.49)
Bobby O'Bryan (21.06)

 Stanford March 25, 2004 East Meadow, New York, USA
4x100 m freestyle relay 3:09.96 Nick Brunelli (48.52)

Neil Walker (47.38)
Nate Dusing (47.49)
Jason Lezak (46.57)

 USA October 7, 2004 Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
4x200 m freestyle relay 7:01.33 Josh Davis (1:44.10)

Neil Walker (1:45.24)
Scott Tucker (1:45.97)
Chad Carvin (1:46.02)

 USA March 17, 2000 Athens, Greece
4x50 m medley relay 1:34.58 Aaron Peirsol (24.34)

Brendan Hansen (26.59)
Ian Crocker (21.81)
Garrett Weber-Gale (21.84)

 Texas March 26, 2004 East Meadow, New York, USA
4x100 m medley relay 3:25.09+ Aaron Peirsol (51.35)

Brendan Hansen (57.42)
Ian Crocker (49.76)
Jason Lezak (46.56)

 USA October 11, 2004 Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

[edit] Women

Event Result Name Team Date Location
50 m freestyle 23.82* Dara Torres USA November 17, 2007 Berlin, Germany
100 m freestyle 52.79* Dara Torres USA November 18, 2007 Berlin, Germany
200 m freestyle 1:54.04 Lindsay Benko USA April 7, 2002 Moscow, Russia
400 m freestyle 3:59.53 Lindsay Benko USA January 26, 2003 Berlin, Germany
800 m freestyle 8:08.00+ Kate Ziegler The Fish October 14, 2007 Essen, Germany
1500 m freestyle 15:32.90+ Kate Ziegler The Fish October 12, 2007 Essen, Germany
50 m backstroke 27.08 Natalie Coughlin Cal November 22, 2002 East Meadow, New York, USA
100 m backstroke 56.51+ Natalie Coughlin USA October 28, 2007 Singapore
200 m backstroke 2:03.62+ Natalie Coughlin Cal November 27, 2001 East Meadow, New York, USA
50 m breaststroke 30.29 Tara Kirk Stanford March 19, 2004 College Station, Texas, USA (semifinals)
100 m breaststroke 1:04.79 Tara Kirk Stanford March 19, 2004 College Station, Texas, USA
200 m breaststroke 2:20.70 Tara Kirk Stanford March 20, 2004 College Station, Texas, USA
50 m butterfly 25.83 Natalie Coughlin Cal November 28, 2001 East Meadow, New York, USA
100 m butterfly 56.34 Natalie Coughlin Cal November 22, 2002 East Meadow, New York, USA
200 m butterfly 2:05.65 Mary T. Meagher USA January 2, 1981 Gainesville, Florida, USA
100 m IM 58.80+ Natalie Coughlin Cal November 23, 2002 East Meadow, New York, USA
200 m IM 2:07.79+ Allison Wagner USA December 5, 1993 Mallorca, Spain
400 m IM 4:30.12 Kaitlin Sandeno USA October 7, 2004 Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
4x50 m freestyle relay 1:37.27 Kara Lynn Joyce (24.24)

Neka Mabry (24.45)
Paige Kearns (24.34)
Andrea Georoff (24.24)

 Georgia March 18, 2004 College Station, Texas, USA
4x100 m freestyle relay 3:35.07 Amanda Weir (53.70)

Kara Lynn Joyce (53.84)
Lindsay Benko (53.78)
Jenny Thompson (53.75)

 USA October 10, 2004 Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
4x200 m freestyle relay 7:47.55 Lindsay Benko (1:54.97)

Gabrielle Rose (1:56.89)
Colleen Lanne (1:58.90)
Rachel Komisarz (1:56.79)

 USA April 3, 2002 Moscow, Russia
4x50 m medley relay 1:49.71 Beth Botsford (27.64)

Amanda Beard (30.77)
Amy Bouta (26.52)
Denali Knapp (24.78)

 Arizona March 17, 2000 Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
4x100 m medley relay 3:55.68[3] Hailey Cope (59.18)

Tara Kirk (1:05.76)
Jenny Thompson (57.42)
Kara Lynn Joyce (53.32)

 USA October 9, 2004 Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

[edit] Short Course Yards (25 yd)

[edit] Men

Event Result Name Team Date Location
50 y freestyle 18:87 Ben Wildman-Tobriner Stanford March 15, 2007 Minneapolis, Minnesota
100 y freestyle 41.62 Anthony Ervin Auburn March 30, 2002 Athens, Georgia
200 y freestyle 1:32.08 Michael Phelps Club Wolverine March 3, 2005 Austin, Texas
500 y freestyle 4:08.54* Peter Vanderkaay Club Wolverine February 9, 2008 Rochester, Michigan
1000 y freestyle 8:42.64 Robert Margalis Saint Petersburg Aquatics March 1, 2007 Clearwater, Florida
1650 y freestyle 14:26.62 Chris Thompson Michigan March 24, 2001 College Station, Texas
100 y backstroke 44.60 Ryan Lochte Florida March 24, 2006 Atlanta, Georgia (relay leadoff split)
200 y backstroke 1:37.68 Ryan Lochte Florida March 25, 2006 Atlanta, Georgia
100 y breaststroke 51.56 Michael Alexandrov Northwestern March 15, 2007 Minneapolis, Minnesota
200 y breaststroke 1:51.74 Brendan Hansen Longhorn Aquatics[4] March 3, 2006 Austin, Texas
100 y butterfly 44.72 Ian Crocker Texas February 27, 2004 Austin, Texas
200 y butterfly 1:39.70 Michael Phelps Club Wolverine March 3, 2006 Austin, Texas
200 y IM 1:40.55 Ryan Lochte Florida March 23, 2006 Atlanta, Georgia
400 y IM 3:36.26 Michael Phelps Club Wolverine March 2, 2006 Austin, Texas
4x50 y freestyle relay 1:16.49 Randall Bal (19.52)

Peter Marshall (18.74)
Andrew Schnell (19.29)
Bobby O'Bryan (18.94)

 Stanford March 28, 2002 Athens, Georgia
4x100 y freestyle relay 2:49.80 Nate Dusing (42.63)

Ian Crocker (42.21)
Tommy Hannan (42.55)
Jamie Rauch (42.41)

 Texas March 24, 2001 College Station, Texas
4x200 y freestyle relay 6:10.55 Dave Walters (1:32.51)

Matt McGinnis (1:33.31)
Michael Klueh (1:32.21)
Ricky Berens (1:32.52)

 University of Texas February 27, 2008 Austin, Texas
4x50 y medley relay 1:24.00 Aaron Peirsol (21.50)

Brendan Hansen (23.84)
Ian Crocker (19.90)
Neil Walker (18.76)

 Longhorn Aquatics March 2, 2006[5] Austin, Texas
4x100 y medley relay 3:02.47[6] Aaron Peirsol

Brendan Hansen
Ian Crocker
Neil Walker

 Longhorn Aquatics March 4, 2006 Austin, Texas

[edit] Women

Event Result Name Team Date Location
50 y freestyle 21.63 Kara Lynn Joyce Georgia March 16, 2006 Athens, Georgia
100 y freestyle 47.00 Natalie Coughlin California March 22, 2003 Auburn, Alabama (relay leadoff split)
200 y freestyle 1:41.66 Natalie Coughlin California January 14, 2007 Long Beach, California
500 y freestyle 4:33.35 Kate Ziegler The Fish February 25, 2006 Germantown, Maryland
1000 y freestyle 9:21.57 Kate Ziegler The Fish December 10, 2006 Fairfax, Virginia
1650 y freestyle 15:37.17 Kate Ziegler The Fish December 7, 2006 Fairfax, Virginia
100 y backstroke 49.97 Natalie Coughlin California March 22, 2002 Austin, Texas
200 y backstroke 1:49.52 Natalie Coughlin California March 23, 2002 Austin, Texas
100 y breaststroke 57.77 Tara Kirk Palo Alto Stanford March 4, 2006 Austin, Texas
200 y breaststroke 2:05.73 Tara Kirk Palo Alto Stanford March 3, 2006 Austin, Texas
100 y butterfly 50.01 Natalie Coughlin California March 22, 2002 Austin, Texas
200 y butterfly 1:51.91 Natalie Coughlin California December 7, 2002 Auburn, Alabama
200 y IM 1:53.91 Maggie Brown Auburn March 21, 2002 Austin, Texas
400 y IM 4:02.28 Summer Sanders Stanford March 20, 1992 Austin, Texas
4x50 y freestyle relay 1:27.23 Lara Jackson (21.91)

Lacey Nymeyer (21.24)
Anna Turner (22.27)
Lindsey Kelly (21.81)

 Arizona March 8, 2007 Minneapolis, Minnesota
4x100 y freestyle relay 3:12.13 Emily Silver (48.24)

Erin Reilly (48.72)
Jessica Hardy (48.05)
Dana Vollmer (47.12)

 California March 10, 2007 Minneapolis, Minnesota
4x200 y freestyle relay 7:00.89 Dana Vollmer (1:44.18)

Emily Silver (1:44.98)
Blake Hayter (1:48.07)
Erin Reilly (1:43.66)

 California March 9, 2007 Minneapolis, Minnesota
4x50 y medley relay 1:36.09 Hailey Degolia (24.24)

Annie Chandler (27.18)
Lara Jackson (22.77)
Lindsey Kelly (21.90)

 Arizona March 9, 2007 Minneapolis, Minnesota
4x100 y medley relay 3:30.18 Lauren Rogers (53.40)

Jessica Hardy [7]
Dana Vollmer
Emily Silver (47.59)

 California March 8, 2007 Minneapolis, Minnesota

[edit] United States Open Records

[edit] Long Course Meters

[edit] Men

Event Result Name Team Date Location
50 m freestyle 21.76 Flag of the United States Gary Hall, Jr. Phoenix Swim Club August 15, 2000 Indianapolis, Indiana
100 m freestyle 48.17 Flag of the United States Jason Lezak Irvine Novaquatics July 10, 2004 Long Beach, California (semifinals)
200 m freestyle 1:44.98 Flag of the United States Michael Phelps Club Wolverine August 3, 2007 Indianapolis, Indiana
400 m freestyle 3:44.19 Flag of the United States Klete Keller Club Wolverine July 7, 2004 Long Beach, California
800 m freestyle 7:49.75 Flag of the United States Erik Vendt Club Wolverine August 4, 2007[8] Indianapolis, Indiana
1500 m freestyle 14:47.59 Flag of the United States Erik Vendt United States February 16, 2008 Columbia, Missouri
50 m backstroke 25.59 Flag of the United States Neil Walker Texas August 11, 2000 Indianapolis, Indiana (individual event leadoff split)
100 m backstroke 53.01 Flag of the United States Michael Phelps Club Wolverine August 3, 2007[8] Indianapolis, Indiana
200 m backstroke 1:54.65[9] Flag of the United States Michael Phelps Club Wolverine August 1, 2007[8] Indianapolis, Indiana
50 m breaststroke 27.39 Flag of the United States Ed Moses Curl-Burke Swim Club March 31, 2001 Austin, Texas (individual event leadoff split)[1]
100 m breaststroke 59.13+ Flag of the United States Brendan Hansen Longhorn Aquatics August 1, 2006 Irvine, California
200 m breaststroke 2:08.74 Flag of the United States Brendan Hansen Longhorn Aquatics August 5, 2006[10] Irvine, California
50 m butterfly 23.70* Flag of Denmark Jakob Andkjaer Unattached [11] Columbia, Missouri
100 m butterfly 50.76 Flag of the United States Ian Crocker Longhorn Aquatics July 13, 2004 Long Beach, California
200 m butterfly 1:53.71 Flag of the United States Michael Phelps Club Wolverine February 17, 2007[12] Columbia, Missouri
200 m IM 1:55.94 Flag of the United States Michael Phelps North Baltimore Aquatic Club August 9, 2003 College Park, Maryland
400 m IM 4:08.41 Flag of the United States Michael Phelps North Baltimore Aquatic Club July 7, 2004 Long Beach, California
4x100 m freestyle relay 3:14.20 Flag of the United States Scott Tucker (49.02)

Flag of the United States Nate Dusing (48.79)
Flag of the United States Jason Lezak (48.41)
Flag of the United States Neil Walker (47.98)

 USA April 6, 2003 Indianapolis, Indiana
4x200 m freestyle relay 7:12.35 Flag of the United States Peter Vanderkaay (1:48.12)

Flag of the United States Michael Phelps (1:47.41)
Flag of the United States Klete Keller (1:47.33)
Flag of the United States Chris DeJong (1:49.49)

 Club Wolverine August 5, 2005 Irvine, California
4x100 m medley relay 3:34.24 Flag of the United States Aaron Peirsol (54.35)

Flag of the United States Ed Moses (59.89)
Flag of the United States Michael Phelps (51.61)
Flag of the United States Neil Walker (48.39)

 USA April 6, 2003 Indianapolis, Indiana

[edit] Women

Event Result Name Team Date Location
50 m freestyle 24.13 Flag of Australia Cate Campbell Australia May 18, 2008 Santa Clara, California
100 m freestyle 53.30 Flag of Australia Cate Campbell Australia May 16, 2008 Santa Clara, California
200 m freestyle 1:57.57* Flag of the United States Katie Hoff North Baltimore Aquatic Club August 3, 2007 Indianapolis, Indiana
400 m freestyle 4:04.24* Flag of the United States Kate Ziegler The Fish August 2, 2007 Indianapolis, Indiana
800 m freestyle 8:17.12 Flag of the United States Janet Evans Fullerton March 22, 1988 Orlando, Florida
1500 m freestyle 15:42.54*+ Flag of the United States Kate Ziegler The Fish June 17, 2007 Mission Viejo, California
50 m backstroke 28.90*[13] Flag of the United States Lauren English Cougar Aquatic Team February 16, 2007 Columbia, Missouri
100 m backstroke 59.21+ Flag of the United States Natalie Coughlin Cal February 15, 2008 Columbia, Missouri
200 m backstroke 2:07.83 Flag of Hungary Krisztina Egerszegi Hungary July 25, 1996 Atlanta, Georgia
50 m breaststroke 30.95 Flag of South Africa Penny Heyns South Africa August 1, 1998 Long Island, New York (semifinals)
100 m breaststroke 1:06.21 Flag of Australia Leisel Jones Australia August 2, 2005 Irvine, California
200 m breaststroke 2:22.44 Flag of the United States Amanda Beard Tucson Ford July 12, 2004 Long Beach, California
50 m butterfly 26.50 Flag of the United States Dara Torres Stanford August 9, 2000 Indianapolis, Indiana (preliminaries)
(leadoff split in individual event)
100 m butterfly 56.64 Flag of the Netherlands Inge de Bruijn Netherlands July 22, 2000 Federal Way, Washington
200 m butterfly 2:05.96 Flag of the United States Mary T. Meagher Lakeside August 13, 1981 Brown Deer, Wisconsin
200 m IM 2:09.77 Flag of the United States Natalie Coughlin USA June 6, 2008 Los Angeles, California
400 m IM 4:35.82 Flag of the United States Katie Hoff North Baltimore Aquatic Club August 3, 2006 Irvine, California
4x100 m freestyle relay 3:37.67 Flag of Australia Libby Lenton (53.72)[14]

Flag of Australia Shayne Reese (55.29)
Flag of Australia Alice Mills (54.80)
Flag of Australia Jodie Henry (53.86)

 Australia August 2, 2005 Irvine, California
4x200 m freestyle relay 7:59.87 Flag of the United States Trina Jackson (1:59.71)

Flag of the United States Cristina Teuscher (1:58.86)
Flag of the United States Sheila Taormina (2:01.29)
Flag of the United States Jenny Thompson (2:00.01)

 USA July 25, 1996 Atlanta, Georgia
4x100 m medley relay 3:58.93 Flag of Australia Giaan Rooney (1:01.69)

Flag of Australia Leisel Jones (1:06.21)
Flag of Australia Jessicah Schipper (57.16)
Flag of Australia Jodie Henry (53.87)

 Australia August 2, 2005 Irvine, California

[edit] Short Course Meters

[edit] Men

Event Result Name Team Date Location
50 m freestyle 21.18 Flag of the United States Nick Brunelli Sun Devil December 11, 2005 Tempe, Arizona
100 m freestyle 46.25+ Flag of the United States Ian Crocker Texas March 27, 2004 East Meadow, New York
200 m freestyle 1:42.78 Flag of the United States Michael Phelps Club Wolverine February 4, 2006 East Meadow, New York
400 m freestyle 3:40.47[15] Flag of South Africa Ryk Neethling Arizona March 23, 2000 Minneapolis, Minnesota
800 m freestyle 7:43.06 Flag of the United States Jeff Kostoff USA February 13, 1983 Bonn, West Germany[16]
1500 m freestyle 14:31.02 Flag of the United States Erik Vendt Southern Cal March 25, 2000 Minneapolis, Minnesota
50 m backstroke 23.51[15] Flag of Germany Thomas Rupprath Germany October 10, 2004 Indianapolis, Indiana
100 m backstroke 50.32 Flag of the United States Peter Marshall Stanford March 26, 2004 East Meadow, New York
200 m backstroke 1:50.52 Flag of the United States Aaron Peirsol USA October 11, 2004 Indianapolis, Indiana
50 m breaststroke 26.60 Flag of Ukraine Oleg Lisogor Ukraine February 11, 2005 East Meadow, New York
100 m breaststroke 57.66 Flag of the United States Ed Moses Virginia March 24, 2000 Minneapolis, Minnesota
200 m breaststroke 2:04.61 Flag of the United States Ed Moses Curl-Burke Swim Club January 30, 2004 East Meadow, New York
50 m butterfly 22.71 Flag of the United States Ian Crocker USA October 10, 2004 Indianapolis, Indiana
100 m butterfly 49.07+ Flag of the United States Ian Crocker Texas March 26, 2004 East Meadow, New York
200 m butterfly 1:53.18 Flag of the United Kingdom James Hickman Great Britain November 23, 2002 East Meadow, New York
100 m IM 51.52+ Flag of South Africa Ryk Neethling South Africa February 11, 2005 East Meadow, New York
200 m IM 1:53.93 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago George Bovell Auburn March 25, 2004 East Meadow, New York
400 m IM 4:03.99 Flag of the United States Michael Phelps Club Wolverine February 3, 2006 East Meadow, New York
4x50 m freestyle relay 1:23.75 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago George Bovell (21.40)

Flag of the United States Ryan Wochomurka (21.04)
Flag of the United States Derek Gibb (20.76)
Flag of France Fred Bousquet (20.55)

 Auburn March 25, 2004 East Meadow, New York
4x100 m freestyle relay 3:08.75 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago George Bovell (47.06)

Flag of the United States Ryan Wochomurka (47.16)
Flag of the United States Derek Gibb (47.51)
Flag of France Fred Bousquet (47.12)

 Auburn March 27, 2004 East Meadow, New York
4x200 m freestyle relay 7:01.42 Flag of the United States Peter Vanderkaay (1:45.69)

Flag of the United States Davis Tarwater (1:45.61)
Flag of Canada Andrew Hurd (1:44.96)
Flag of the United States Dan Ketchum (1:45.16)

 Michigan March 26, 2004 East Meadow, New York
4x50 m medley relay 1:34.25 Flag of the United States Doug Van Wie (24.24)

Flag of the United States Mark Gangloff (26.34)
Flag of France Fred Bousquet (22.73)
Flag of the United States Derek Gibb (20.94)

 Auburn March 26, 2004 East Meadow, New York
4x100 m medley relay 3:25.09+ Flag of the United States Aaron Peirsol (51.35)

Flag of the United States Brendan Hansen (57.42)
Flag of the United States Ian Crocker (49.76)
Flag of the United States Jason Lezak (46.56)

 USA October 11, 2004 Indianapolis, Indiana

[edit] Women

Event Result Name Team Date Location
50 m freestyle 24.21 Flag of the United States Kara Lynn Joyce Georgia March 18, 2004 College Station, Texas (preliminaries)
100 m freestyle 52.67 Flag of Australia Libby Lenton Australia October 9, 2004 Indianapolis, Indiana
200 m freestyle 1:54.64 Flag of Sweden Josefin Lillhage Sweden February 11, 2005 East Meadow, New York
400 m freestyle 4:01.36 Flag of Japan Sachiko Yamada Japan January 31, 2004 East Meadow, New York
800 m freestyle 8:12.19 Flag of the United States Kate Ziegler The Fish February 3, 2006 East Meadow, New York
1500 m freestyle 15:43.31 Flag of the German Democratic Republic Petra Schneider East Germany January 10, 1982 Gainesville, Florida
50 m backstroke 27.08 Flag of the United States Natalie Coughlin Cal November 22, 2002 East Meadow, New York
100 m backstroke 56.71+ Flag of the United States Natalie Coughlin Cal November 23, 2002 East Meadow, New York
200 m backstroke 2:03.62+ Flag of the United States Natalie Coughlin Cal November 27, 2001 East Meadow, New York
50 m breaststroke 30.01 Flag of Australia Jade Edmistone Australia October 7, 2004 Indianapolis, Indiana (semifinals)
100 m breaststroke 1:04.79 Flag of the United States Tara Kirk Stanford March 19, 2004 College Station, Texas
200 m breaststroke 2:20.70 Flag of the United States Tara Kirk Stanford March 20, 2004 College Station, Texas
50 m butterfly 25.74 Flag of Sweden Anna-Karin Kammerling Sweden November 23, 2002 East Meadow, New York
100 m butterfly 56.34 Flag of the United States Natalie Coughlin Cal November 22, 2002 East Meadow, New York
200 m butterfly 2:05.65 Flag of the United States Mary T. Meagher USA January 2, 1981 Gainesville, Florida
100 m IM 58.80+ Flag of the United States Natalie Coughlin Cal November 23, 2002 East Meadow, New York
200 m IM 2:08.31 Flag of the United States Kaitlin Sandeno Southern Cal March 18, 2004 College Station, Texas
400 m IM 4:30.12 Flag of the United States Kaitlin Sandeno USA October 7, 2004 Indianapolis, Indiana
4x50 m freestyle relay 1:37.27 Flag of the United States Kara Lynn Joyce (24.24)

Flag of the United States Neka Mabry (24.45)
Flag of the United States Paige Kearns (24.34)
Flag of the United States Andrea Georoff (24.24)

 Georgia March 18, 2004 College Station, Texas
4x100 m freestyle relay 3:35.07 Flag of the United States Amanda Weir (53.70)

Flag of the United States Kara Lynn Joyce (53.84)
Flag of the United States Lindsay Benko (53.78)
Flag of the United States Jenny Thompson (53.75)

 USA October 10, 2004 Indianapolis, Indiana
4x200 m freestyle relay 7:47.72 Flag of the United States Dana Vollmer (1:57.83)

Flag of the United States Rachel Komisarz (1:57.87)
Flag of the United States Lindsay Benko (1:55.44)
Flag of the United States Kaitlin Sandeno (1:56.58)

 USA October 7, 2004 Indianapolis, Indiana
4x50 m medley relay 1:49.02 Flag of the United States Jenni Anderson (27.94)

Flag of the United States Laura Swander (31.23)
Flag of the United States Margaret Hoelzer (25.67)
Flag of Panama Eileen Coparropa (24.18)

 Auburn March 19, 2004 College Station, Texas
4x100 m medley relay 3:54.95 Flag of Australia Sophie Edington (59.37)

Flag of Australia Brooke Hanson (1:05.25)
Flag of Australia Jessica Schipper (58.28)
Flag of Australia Libby Lenton (52.05)

 Australia October 9, 2004 Indianapolis, Indiana

[edit] Short Course Yards

[edit] Men

Event Result Name Team Date Location
50 yd freestyle 18.47* Flag of Brazil César Cielo Auburn March 27, 2009 Federal Way, Washington (relay leadoff split)
100 yd freestyle 40.92* Flag of Brazil César Cielo Auburn March 29, 2008 Federal Way, Washington
200 yd freestyle 1:31.20 Flag of the United Kingdom Simon Burnett Arizona March 24, 2006 Atlanta, Georgia
500 yd freestyle 4:08.54* Flag of the United States Peter Vanderkaay Club Wolverine February 9, 2008 Rochester, Michigan
1000 yd freestyle 8:42.64* Flag of the United States Robert Margalis Saint Petersburg Aquatics March 1, 2007 St. Petersburg, Florida
1650 yd freestyle 14:26.62 Flag of the United States Chris Thompson Michigan March 24, 2001 College Station, Texas
100 yd backstroke 44.60 Flag of the United States Ryan Lochte Florida March 24, 2006 Atlanta, Georgia (relay leadoff split)
200 yd backstroke 1:37.68 Flag of the United States Ryan Lochte Florida March 25, 2006 Atlanta, Georgia
100 yd breaststroke 51.56* Flag of Bulgaria Mike Alexandrov Northwestern March 16, 2007 Minneapolis, Minnesota
200 yd breaststroke 1:51.74 Flag of the United States Brendan Hansen Longhorn Aquatics[4] March 3, 2006 Austin, Texas
100 yd butterfly 44.57* Flag of Venezuela Albert Subirats Arizona March 16, 2007 Minneapolis, Minnesota
200 yd butterfly 1:39.70 Flag of the United States Michael Phelps Club Wolverine March 3, 2006 Austin, Texas
200 yd IM 1:40.55 Flag of the United States Ryan Lochte Florida March 23, 2006 Atlanta, Georgia
400 yd IM 3:36.26 Flag of the United States Michael Phelps Club Wolverine March 2, 2006 Austin, Texas
4x50 yd freestyle relay 1:14.71* Flag of Brazil César Cielo 18.69

Flag of Australia Matt Targett 18.71
Flag of the United States Scott Goodrich 18.69
Flag of the United States Bryan Lundquist 18.62

 Auburn March 15, 2007 Minneapolis, Minnesota
4x100 yd freestyle relay 2:46.56* Flag of Denmark Jakob Andkjaer (42.52)

Flag of Brazil César Cielo (40.74)
Flag of Australia Matt Targett (41.45)
Flag of the United States Bryan Lundquist (41.85)

 Auburn March 17, 2007 Minneapolis, Minnesota
4x200 yd freestyle relay 6:14.14* Flag of Brazil Nick Nilo (1:34.10)

Flag of South Africa Jean Basson (1:33.72)
Flag of South Africa Darian Townsend (1:32.54)
Flag of the United States Adam Ritter (1:33.78)

 Arizona March 16, 2007 Minneapolis, Minnesota
4x50 yd medley relay 1:23.37* Flag of the United States Scott Goodrich (21.51)

Flag of the United States David Maras (23.40)
Flag of Croatia Alexei Puninski (20.04)
Flag of Brazil César Cielo (18.42)

 Auburn March 16, 2007 Minneapolis, Minnesota
4x100 yd medley relay 3:02.47[6] Flag of the United States Aaron Peirsol

Flag of the United States Brendan Hansen
Flag of the United States Ian Crocker
Flag of the United States Neil Walker

 Longhorn Aquatics March 4, 2006 Austin, Texas

[edit] Women

Event Result Name Team Date Location
50 yd freestyle 21.63 Flag of the United States Kara Lynn Joyce Georgia March 16, 2006 Athens, Georgia
100 yd freestyle 47.00 Flag of the United States Natalie Coughlin California March 22, 2003 Auburn, Alabama (relay leadoff split)
200 yd freestyle 1:41.66 Flag of the United States Natalie Coughlin California January 14, 2007 Long Beach, California
500 yd freestyle 4:33.35 Flag of the United States Kate Ziegler The Fish February 25, 2006 Germantown, Maryland
1000 yd freestyle 9:21.57 Flag of the United States Kate Ziegler The Fish December 10, 2006 Fairfax, Virginia
1650 yd freestyle 15:37.17 Flag of the United States Kate Ziegler The Fish December 7, 2006 Fairfax, Virginia
100 yd backstroke 49.97 Flag of the United States Natalie Coughlin California March 22, 2002 Austin, Texas
200 yd backstroke 1:49.52 Flag of the United States Natalie Coughlin California March 23, 2002 Austin, Texas
100 yd breaststroke 57.77 Flag of the United States Tara Kirk Palo Alto Stanford March 4, 2006 Austin, Texas
200 yd breaststroke 2:05.73 Flag of the United States Tara Kirk Palo Alto Stanford March 3, 2006 Austin, Texas
100 yd butterfly 50.01 Flag of the United States Natalie Coughlin California March 22, 2002 Austin, Texas
200 yd butterfly 1:51.91 Flag of the United States Natalie Coughlin California December 7, 2002 Auburn, Alabama
200 yd IM 1:53.91 Flag of the United States Maggie Bowen Auburn March 21, 2002 Austin, Texas
400 yd IM 4:02.28 Flag of the United States Summer Sanders Stanford March 20, 1992 Austin, Texas
4x50 yd freestyle relay 1:27.23* Flag of the United States Lara Jackson (21.91)

Flag of the United States Lacey Nymeyer (21.24)
Flag of the United States Anna Turner (22.27)
Flag of the United States Lindsey Kelly (21.81)

 Arizona March 8, 2007 Minneapolis, Minnesota
4x100 yd freestyle relay 3:12.13* Flag of the United States Emily Silver (48.24)

Flag of the United States Erin Reilly (48.72)
Flag of the United States Jessica Hardy (48.05)
Flag of the United States Dana Vollmer (47.12)

 California March 10, 2007 Minneapolis, Minnesota
4x200 yd freestyle relay 7:00.25 Flag of the United States Maureen Farrell (1:44.76)

Flag of the United States Caroline Burckle (1:44.08)
Flag of Germany Maretta Uhle (1:45.42)
Flag of the United States Leah Retrum (1:45.99)

 Florida February 16, 2005 Gainesville, Florida
4x50 yd medley relay 1:36.09* Flag of the United States Hailey Degolia (24.24)

Flag of the United States Annie Chandler (27.18)
Flag of the United States Lara Jackson (22.77)
Flag of the United States Lindsey Kelly (21.90)

 Arizona March 9, 2007 Minneapolis, Minnesota
4x100 yd medley relay 3:30.18* Flag of the United States Lauren Rogers (53.40)

Flag of the United States Jessica Hardy[7]
Flag of the United States Dana Vollmer
Flag of the United States Emily Silver (47.59)

 California March 8, 2007 Minneapolis, Minnesota

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b The USA Swimming record listing indicates that this record was set in semifinals. Some research indicates that it was indeed an initial split from a 100 Breaststroke swum in time trials (27.39 for the first 50m, 1:00.29 for the complete distance). Unfortunately, no user friendly results of the time trials are available to verify this finding, but please see the backup file for the time trial results. It should also be noted that semifinals were not in use at the meet involved.
  2. ^ a b It is more than likely that the listed date and place of the record is incorrect, but the actual information is being cross-checked.
  3. ^ USA Swimming lists this performance as the American Record. However, the United States national team relay swam a 3:55.65 on April 7, 2006 in Shanghai at the 2006 Short Course World Championships. The team was Margaret Hoelzer (59.51), Tara Kirk (1:05.29), Rachel Komisarz (57.55), Maritza Correia (53.30). Additional research will be needed to determine the record time, but see the event results page.
  4. ^ a b Results show Hansen was representing Longhorn and not Texas.
  5. ^ Based on the results, this swim occurred on March 2, rather than the March 4 as listed by USA Swimming.
  6. ^ a b The time achieved by this relay is probably 3:02.94 on March 4 (at the 2006 American Short Course Championships at Austin, Texas; see the results courtesy of South Texas Swimming LSC (splits of 45.40, 51.37, 44.32, 41.85). It is unclear whether this time is the current American record.
  7. ^ a b The touchpad failed to capture the second and third segment splits.
  8. ^ a b c Several US Open records set during the 2007 USA Swimming Summer Nationals have incorrect dates; the dates listed for the record by USA Swimming are the first day of the meet, whereas the dates listed here are the correct date of the record. The affected swims were the Men's 800 Free, Men's 100 Back, Men's 200 Back, .
  9. ^ Another performance listed by USA Swimming in its listing of records equals this performance, but it has yet to be confirmed.
  10. ^ USA Swimming's record listing incorrectly lists this record on August 15, 2006 (see the event results).
  11. ^ Due to the lack of news accounts for this performance and the fact that it was set in time trials, it is difficult to determine exactly which date the swim occurred on.
  12. ^ USA Swimming's record listing incorrectly lists this record's date as February 16, whereas the event results correctly list the date.
  13. ^ Natalie Coughlin swam a 28.86 in the first 50 meters of a 100 Back event at 2002 USA Swimming Summer Nationals. This split still may not be the record since backstroke splits must be requested before the event to ensure compliance with finish rules.
  14. ^ Splits corrected from results.
  15. ^ a b Several records appear to have been rejected from the February 2006 FINA World Cup (SCM) in East Meadow, New York: 400 Open Freestyle (Massimiliano Rosolino for Italy), 3:39.55); 50 American & Open Backstroke (Peter Marshall for US), 23.39. Given the omission of an American Record, it is likely that a pool irregularity caused the rejection of these records on a systematic basis, rather than simply the meet's omission.
  16. ^ Prior to 1986, United States Open records included times achieved by United States citizens outside of the United States; such records are grandfathered in as records until they are broken.

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