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Records can be set in long course (50 metres) or short course (25 metres) swimming pools. World Aquatics recognizes world records in the following events for both men and women, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] except for the mixed relays, where teams consist of two men and two women, in any order.
The swimming events at the 1896 Olympic Games were held in a bay in the Aegean Sea with swimmers being required to swim to the shore—Hungarian swimmer Alfréd Hajós won two gold medals that year, saying "My will to live completely overcame my desire to win."
Note: The American records should not be confused with the Americas records, which are the fastest times ever swum by a swimmer representing any country of the Americas. 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 ...
B. World record progression 50 metres backstroke; World record progression 100 metres backstroke; World record progression 200 metres backstroke; World record progression 50 metres breaststroke
The first world record in the 100 metres freestyle in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1905. [1] In the short course (25 metres) swimming events, the world's governing body recognizes world records since 3 March 1991.
The Masters world records in swimming are ratified by FINA, the international governing body of swimming. Records can be set by registered Masters competitors. The minimum age is 25 years in long course (50 metres) or short course (25 metres) swimming pools. [1]
Below is a list of current championship (or "meet") records for the two World Championships in swimming: the swimming events of the World Aquatics Championships, held in a long course (50 meter) pool. World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m), at which swimming is the only discipline.
The Americas records in swimming are the fastest times ever by a swimmer representing a country from the Americas, which are recognised and ratified by the Amateur Swimming Union of the Americas (UANA). These records should not be confused with the USA national records, typically referred to as the "American records", despite their similarities.