List of South Korean records in swimming

The South Korean records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from South Korea, which are recognised and ratified by the Korea Swimming Federation.

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long Course (50 m)

Men

Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 22.48 h Yang, JungdooJungdoo Yang  South Korea 2 August 2013 World Championships Barcelona, Spain [1]
100m freestyle 48.42 Park Tae-Hwan  South Korea 28 February 2014 NSW State Open Championships Sydney, Australia [2]
200m freestyle 1:44.80 Park Tae-Hwan  South Korea 14 November 2010 Asian Games Guangzhou, China [3]
400m freestyle 3:41.53 Park Tae-Hwan  South Korea 16 November 2010 Asian Games Guangzhou, China
800m freestyle 7:52.07 Park Tae-Hwan — 31 May 2012 Santa Clara Invitational Santa Clara, United States
1500m freestyle 14:47.38 Park Tae-Hwan — 10 February 2012 — Sydney, Australia
50m backstroke 25.29 Sung Min — 24 October 2009 — Daejeon, South Korea
100m backstroke 54.57 Park Seon-Kwan  South Korea 16 November 2010 Asian Games Guangzhou, China
200m backstroke 1:58.95 Kim Ji-Heun — 4 August 2009 — Federal Way, United States
50m breaststroke 27.95
100m breaststroke 1:01.00 Choi Kyu-Woong  South Korea 6 December 2009 East Asian Games Hong Kong, Hong Kong
200m breaststroke 2:11.17 Choi Kyu-Woong  South Korea 29 July 2011 World Championships Shanghai, China [4]
50m butterfly 23.84 h Yang Jungdoo  South Korea 28 July 2013 World Championships Barcelona, Spain [5]
100m butterfly 52.45 Chang Gyu-Cheol — 3 March 2012 Olympic Test Event London, United Kingdom
200m butterfly 1:57.89 Chang Gyu-Cheol — 3 March 2012 Olympic Test Event London, United Kingdom
200m individual medley 2:00.31 Park Tae-Hwan — 19 July 2014 South Korean Championships Gimcheon, South Korea [6]
400m individual medley 4:15.27 Kim Min-Gyu  South Korea 6 December 2009 East Asian Games Hong Kong, Hong Kong
4×100m freestyle relay 3:19.02
  •  (50.51)
    Kim Yong-Sik
  •  (49.94)
    Bae Joon-Mo
  •  (50.04)
    Park Seon-Kwan
  •  (48.53)
    Park Tae-Hwan
  South Korea 16 November 2010 Asian Games Guangzhou, China
4×200m freestyle relay 7:21.37
  •  (1:51.78)
    Nam Kiwoong
  • Yang Junehyuck
  • Jeong Jeongsoo
  • Park Tae-Hwan
  South Korea 22 September 2014 Asian Games Incheon, South Korea [7]
4×100m medley relay 3:41.33
  •  (56.39)
    Sung Min
  •  (1:03.03)
    You Seung-Hun
  •  (52.99)
    Jeong Doo-Hee
  •  (48.92)
    Park Tae-Hwan
  South Korea 7 December 2006 Asian Games Doha, Qatar
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Korea Swimming Federation; WR – World record; AS – Asian 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 Club Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 25.27
100m freestyle 55.27
200m freestyle 1:59.93
400m freestyle 4:14.23
800m freestyle 8:42.93
1500m freestyle 16:55.46 h Han Na-kyeong  South Korea 29 July 2013 World Championships Barcelona, Spain [8]
50 m backstroke 28.80
100 m backstroke 1:01.51
200 m backstroke 2:12.51
50 m breaststroke 31.08 Kim Dal-Eun — 25 October 2009 — Daejeon, South Korea
100m breaststroke 1:08.43
200m breaststroke 2:24.20
50m butterfly 26.76
100m butterfly 58.56 Sehyeon, AnAn Sehyeon - 20 July 2014 South Korean Championships Gimcheon, South Korea [9]
200 m butterfly 2:07.22
200 m individual medley 2:12.85 Choi Hye-Ra — 18 November 2010 Asian Games Guangzhou, China
400 m individual medley 4:41.55
4×100 m freestyle relay 3:44.81
  •  (56.43)
    Ryu Yoon-Ji
  •  (55.54)
    Kim Hyun-Joo
  •  (56.92)
    Shim Min-Ji
  •  (55.92)
    Sun So-Eun
  South Korea 3 October 2002 Asian Games Busan, South Korea
4×200 m freestyle relay 8:07.73 2009
4×100 m medley relay 4:09.22
  •  (1:02.85)
    Lee Nam-Eun
  •  (1:09.98)
    Jung Seul-Ki
  •  (59.74)
    Shin Hae-In
  •  (56.65)
    Ryu Yoon-Ji
  South Korea 2 December 2006 Asian Games Doha, Qatar
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Korea Swimming Federation; WR – World record; AS – Asian 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 Club Date Meet Location Ref
4×100m freestyle relay 3:51.81 h
  •  (56.28)
  South Korea 17 August 2014 Youth Olympic Games Nanjing, China [10]
4×100m medley relay 4:02.99 h  South Korea 22 August 2014 Youth Olympic Games Nanjing, China [11]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Korea Swimming Federation; WR – World record; AS – Asian record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

Short Course (25 m)

Men

Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 21.83 Jung-Doo, YangYang Jung-Doo  South Korea 30 June 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Incheon, South Korea
100m freestyle 49.74 Jeong-Soo, JeongJeong Jeong-Soo  South Korea 3 July 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Incheon, South Korea
200m freestyle 1:42.22 Park Tae-Hwan - 19 November 2007 World Cup Berlin, Germany
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke 23.92 Hee-Woong, ShinShin Hee-Woong  South Korea 1 July 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Incheon, South Korea
100m backstroke 53.14 r Hee-Woong, ShinShin Hee-Woong  South Korea 3 July 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Incheon, South Korea [12]
200 m backstroke
50m breaststroke 27.43 Jang-Hun, JuJu Jang-Hun  South Korea 1 July 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Incheon, South Korea
100m breaststroke 59.28 Jang-Hun, JuJu Jang-Hun  South Korea 30 June 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Incheon, South Korea
200m breaststroke 2:12.50 h Choi, KyuwoongKyuwoong Choi  South Korea 14 December 2012 World Championships Istanbul, Turkey [13]
50m butterfly 23.15 Jung-Doo, YangYang Jung-Doo  South Korea 2 July 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Incheon, South Korea
100m butterfly 51.56 Gyu-Cheol, ChangChang Gyu-Cheol  South Korea 1 July 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Incheon, South Korea
200m butterfly 1:58.51 h Gyu-Cheol, ChangChang Gyu-Cheol  South Korea 16 December 2012 World Championships Istanbul, Turkey [14]
100m individual medley 57.22 h Tae-Jeong, ImIm Tae-Jeong  South Korea 3 July 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Incheon, South Korea
200m individual medley 2:00.35 Kyu-Woong, ChoiChoi Kyu-Woong  South Korea 30 June 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Incheon, South Korea
400m individual medley
4×50m freestyle relay 1:30.08
  •  (23.11)
    Shin Hee-Woong
  • Chang Gyu-Cheol
  • Jeong Jeong-Soo
  • Yang Jung-Doo
  South Korea 2 July 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Incheon, South Korea [15]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:19.48
  •  (49.92)
    Jeong Jeong-Soo
  • Chang Guy-Cheol
  • Im Taejeong
  • Yang Jungdoo
  South Korea 1 July 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Incheon, South Korea [16]
4×200m freestyle relay
4×50m medley relay 1:36.38
  •  (24.44)
    Shin Hee-Woong
  • Shin Hyeong-Keun
  • Chang Gyu-Cheol
  • Yang Jung-Doo
  South Korea 30 June 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Incheon, South Korea [17]
4×100m medley relay 3:31.65
  •  (53.14)
    Shin Hee-Woong
  • Ju Jang-Hun
  • Chang Gyu-Cheol
  • Jeong Jeong-Soo
  South Korea 3 July 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Incheon, South Korea [18]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Korea Swimming Federation; WR – World record; AS – Asian 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 Club Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 26.31 r Go-Eun, KimKim Go-Eun  South Korea 2 July 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Incheon, South Korea [19]
100m freestyle 56.50 r Jih-yun, KimKim Jih-yun  South Korea 1 July 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Incheon, South Korea [20]
200m freestyle
400m freestyle
800m freestyle
1500m freestyle
50m backstroke 27.75 Ji-hyun, KimKim Ji-hyun  South Korea 1 July 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Incheon, South Korea
100m backstroke 1:00.22 Ji-Hyun, KimKim Ji-Hyun  South Korea 2 July 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Incheon, South Korea
200m backstroke
50m breaststroke 31.01 Kim Go-Eun  South Korea 3 July 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Incheon, South Korea
100m breaststroke 1:06.34 Back Yu-Yeon  South Korea 30 June 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Incheon, South Korea
200m breaststroke
50m butterfly 26.79 Hwang Seo-Jin  South Korea 2 July 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Incheon, South Korea
100m butterfly 58.95 Park Jin-young  South Korea 1 July 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Incheon, South Korea
200m butterfly 2:03.65 Choi Hye-Ra  South Korea 9 November 2011 World Cup Beijing, China [21][22]
100m individual medley
200m individual medley 2:11.16 h Choi Hye-Ra  South Korea 15 December 2012 World Championships Istanbul, Turkey [23]
400m individual medley
4×50m freestyle relay 1:42.83
  •  (26.31)
    Kim Go-Eun
  • Park Jin-Young
  • Kim Ji-Hyun
  • Hwang Seo-Jin
  South Korea 2 July 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Incheon, South Korea [24]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:44.75
  •  (56.50)
    Kim Jihyun
  • Back Suy-Eon
  • Park Jinyoung
  • Hwang Seojin
  South Korea 1 July 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Incheon, South Korea [25]
4×200m freestyle relay
4×50m medley relay 1:50.17
 South Korea 30 June 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Incheon, South Korea [26]
4×100m medley relay 3:59.82
  •  (1:00.40)
    Kim Ji-Hyun
  • Back Su-Yeon
  • Park Jin-Young
  • Hwang Seo-Jin
  South Korea 3 July 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Incheon, South Korea [27]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Korea Swimming Federation; WR – World record; AS – Asian 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

References

  1. ↑ "Men's 50m Freestyle Heats Result". Omega Timing. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Men's 100m Freestyle Result". www.liveresults.swimming.org.au. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Asian Games: Zhao Jing, Tae Hwan Park Set Asian Records on Day Two". Swimming World Magazine. 14 November 2010. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  4. ↑ "Mens 200m Breaststroke Results". Omega Timing. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  5. ↑ "Men's 50m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 28 July 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "Make It Four Wins for Tae Hwan Park at South Korean Nationals". Swimming World Magazine. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  7. ↑ "Men's 4×200m Freestyle Results". www.incheon2014ag.org. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  8. ↑ "15th FINA World championships 1500m Freestyle Women's Heats Results". Omega Timing. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  9. ↑ "An Sehyeon Bests Korean Record in 100 Fly at Korean Nationals". Swimming World Magazine. 20 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  10. ↑ "Mixed 4×100m Freestyle Relay Heat 3 Results". result.nanjing2014.org. 17 August 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  11. ↑ "Mixed 4×100m Medley Relay Heat 2 Results". result.nanjing2014.org. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  12. ↑ "Men's 4x100m Medley Relay Result". www.aimag2013.org. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  13. ↑ "Men's 200m Breaststroke Heats Results". Omega Timing. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  14. ↑ "Men's 200m Butterfly Heats Results". Omega Timing. 16 December 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  15. ↑ "Men's 4x50m Freestyle Relay Result". www.aimag2013.org. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  16. ↑ "Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay Result". www.aimag2013.org. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  17. ↑ "Men's 4x50m Medley Relay Result". www.aimag2013.org. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  18. ↑ "Men's 4x100m Medley Relay Result". www.aimag2013.org. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  19. ↑ "Women's 4x50m Freestyle Relay Results". www.aimag2013.org. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  20. ↑ "Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay Results". www.aimag2013.org. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  21. ↑ "Women's 200m Butterfly Results". Omega Timing. 9 November 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  22. ↑ "FINA World Cup, Beijing: Chad Le Clos Triples Again; Breaks $40K in Winnings". Swimming World Magazine. 9 November 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  23. ↑ "Women's 200m IM Heats Results". Omega Timing. 15 December 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  24. ↑ "Women's 4x50m Freestyle Relay Results". www.aimag2013.org. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  25. ↑ "Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay Results". www.aimag2013.org. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  26. ↑ "Women's 4x50m Medley Relay Results". www.aimag2013.org. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  27. ↑ "Women's 4x100m Medley Relay Results". www.aimag2013.org. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.