The Deaf world records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of deaf athletes, which are recognised and ratified by the Comité International des Sports des Sourds and FINA.
All times are swum in a long-course (50m) pool. All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.
| Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | 23.46 | # |
Marcus Titus | United States | 8 August 2011 | World Deaf Championships | Coimbra, Portugal | [1][2] |
| 100 m freestyle | 51.42 | (r) # |
Marcus Titus | United States | 9 August 2011 | World Deaf Championships | Coimbra, Portugal | [3] |
| 200 m freestyle | 1:53.12 | Terence Parkin | South Africa | 11 September 2009 | - | Chinese Taipei | ||
| 400 m freestyle | 3:53.42 | Jeffrey Float | United States | 23 August 1978 | - | West Berlin, West Germany | ||
| 800 m freestyle | ||||||||
| 1500 m freestyle | 16:08.56 | Terence Parkin | South Africa | 13 September 2009 | - | Chinese Taipei | ||
| 50 m backstroke | 27.90 | = |
John Kealy | Ireland | 10 January 2005 | - | Melbourne, Australia | |
| 50 m backstroke | 27.90 | = # |
Ryutaro Ibara | Japan | 13 August 2011 | World Deaf Championships | Coimbra, Portugal | [4][5] |
| 100 m backstroke | 59.45 | John Kealy | Ireland | 24 June 1998 | - | Vilnius, Lithuania | ||
| 200 m backstroke | 2:08.54 | Gregory Lessing | New Zealand | 9 January 2005 | - | Melbourne, Australia | ||
| 50 m breaststroke | 27.79 | # |
Marcus Titus | United States | 7 August 2011 | World Deaf Championships | Coimbra, Portugal | [6][7] |
| 100 m breaststroke | 1:00.00 | Marcus Titus | United States | 7 July 2009 | - | Indianapolis, United States | ||
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:12.50 | Terence Parkin | South Africa | 17 September 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | ||
| 50 m butterfly | 24.82 | Jia Hui Xu | China | 11 September 2009 | - | Chinese Taipei | ||
| 100 m butterfly | 53.90 | Ilya Trishkin | Russia | 7 September 2009 | - | Chinese Taipei | ||
| 200 m butterfly | 2:01.71 | # |
Luca Germano | Italy | 8 August 2011 | World Deaf Championships | Coimbra, Portugal | [8][9] |
| 200 m individual medley | 2:03.33 | (h) |
Terence Parkin | South Africa | 20 September 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | |
| 400 m individual medley | 4:16.92 | Terence Parkin | South Africa | 17 September 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | ||
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | 3:32.52 | [[]] [[]] [[]] [[]] |
Russia | 12 September 2006 | - | Chinese Taipei | ||
| 4×200 m freestyle relay | 7:50.89 | # |
(2:00.70)
Ilya Sarykin (1:54.95)
Vitally Obotin (1:58.25)
Stepan Klimenko (1:56.99)
Ilya Trishkin |
Russia | 12 August 2011 | World Deaf Championships | Coimbra, Portugal | [10][11] |
| 4×100 m medley relay | 3:53.55 | [[]] [[]] [[]] [[]] |
Russia | 9 September 2009 | - | Chinese Taipei |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA;
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
| Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | 26.15 | Ganna Lytvynenko | Ukraine | 12 September 2001 | - | Chinese Taipei | ||
| 100 m freestyle | 57.29 | Ganna Lytvynenko | Ukraine | 9 September 2009 | - | Chinese Taipei | ||
| 200 m freestyle | 2:07.13 | Yue Yue He | China | 11 September 2009 | - | Chinese Taipei | ||
| 400 m freestyle | 4:27.82 | Anna Tovsta | Ukraine | 7 September 2009 | - | Chinese Taipei | ||
| 800 m freestyle | 9:09.73 | Elizabeth Lutz | United States | 28 July 1981 | - | Köln, West Germany | ||
| 1500 m freestyle | ||||||||
| 50 m backstroke | 31.11 | Peggy de Villiers | South Africa | 9 September 2009 | - | Chinese Taipei | ||
| 100 m backstroke | 1:01.17 | Anna Polivanchuk | Sweden | 13 September 2009 | - | Chinese Taipei | ||
| 200 m backstroke | 2:25.71 | # |
Maryia Rudzko | Belarus | 12 August 2011 | World Deaf Championships | Coimbra, Portugal | [12][13] |
| 50 m breaststroke | 33.27 | Aksana Petrushenka | Belarus | 11 September 2009 | - | Chinese Taipei | ||
| 100 m breaststroke | 1:12.34 | # |
Aksana Petrushenka | Belarus | 11 August 2011 | World Deaf Championships | Coimbra, Portugal | [14][15] |
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:35.65 | # |
Aksana Petrushenka | Belarus | 8 August 2011 | World Deaf Championships | Coimbra, Portugal | [16][17] |
| 50 m butterfly | 29.16 | Pernilla Kilé | Sweden | 11 September 2009 | - | Chinese Taipei | ||
| 100 m butterfly | 1:04.02 | Ekaterina Savchenko | Russia | 7 September 2009 | - | Chinese Taipei | ||
| 200 m butterfly | 2:22.46 | Yue Yue He | China | 12 September 2009 | - | Chinese Taipei | ||
| 200 m individual medley | 2:22.78 | # |
Aksana Petrushenka | Belarus | 11 August 2011 | World Deaf Championships | Coimbra, Portugal | [18] |
| 400 m individual medley | 5:05.31 | # |
Anna Tovsts | Ukraine | 7 August 2011 | World Deaf Championships | Coimbra, Portugal | [19][20] |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | 3:59.34 | [[]] [[]] [[]] [[]] |
Ukraine | 13 September 2009 | - | Chinese Taipei | ||
| 4×200 m freestyle relay | 8:49.55 | # |
(2:11.29)
Peggy Liang (2:13.68)
Kristin Ates (2:12.85)
Samantha Elam (2:11.73)
Rebecca Meyers |
United States | 12 August 2011 | World Deaf Championships | Coimbra, Portugal | [21][22] |
| 4×100 m medley relay | 4:26.89 | [[]] [[]] [[]] [[]] |
Belarus | 11 September 2009 | - | Chinese Taipei |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA;
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
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