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The world records in swimming are ratified by World Aquatics (formerly known as FINA), the international governing body of swimming. 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 ...
Neil held three Maltese records each in the 400, 800, and 1500 m freestyle until one of them was broken by Edward Caruana Dingli in 2011. [1]On 30 June 2021 Agius might have established the new world record for the longest continuous unassisted open water swim - swimming 125.7 km from Linosa to Xlendi - to the Mediterranean archipelago of Gozo, Malta.
Michael Phelps holds Olympic records in one individual event and two relay events. ♦ denotes a performance that is also a current world record. Statistics are correct as of the end of the 2024 Olympics and include only those events which are currently recognised by the IOC as Olympic events.
Extreme adventurer Ross Edgley has broken the record for the longest ever open water swim in Loch Ness.
Ross Edgley (born 13 October 1985) is a British athlete, ultra-marathon sea swimmer and author. He holds multiple world records, but is perhaps most recognised for completing the World's Longest Staged Sea Swim in 2018, [3] when he became the first person in history to swim 1,780 miles (2,860 km) [4] around Great Britain, in 157 days [4] (voted Performance of the Year by the World Open Water ...
Josh Gibson, who played 510 game in the Negro League, holds the record for highest batting average, slugging percentage, and on-base plus slugging in a career. Barry Bonds holds the career home run and single-season home run records. Ichiro Suzuki collected 262 hits in 2004, breaking George Sisler's 84-year-old record for most hits in a season.
Nyad became a world-renowned swimmer in the 1970s, and made headlines in 1975 at age 25 for setting a world record by swimming around the island of Manhattan in less than eight hours — beating ...
Léon Marchand of France set a short-course, 25-meter world record on Friday with a time of 1:48.88 in the 200m individual medley at the World Aquatics World Cup in Singapore.. Marchand's winning ...