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World Records in Swimming
Current world records in competitive swimming events.
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Event↕ | Time↕ | Name↕ | Nationality↕ | Date↕ | Meet↕ | Location↕ | Ref↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50m freestyle | 22.83 | Gretchen Walsh | United States | 15 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | |
| 100m freestyle | 49.93 | Kate Douglass | United States | 25 October 2025 | World Cup | Toronto, Canada | |
| 200m freestyle | 1:49.36 | Mollie O'Callaghan | Australia | 24 October 2025 | World Cup | Toronto, Canada | |
| 400m freestyle | 3:50.25 | Summer McIntosh | Canada | 10 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | |
| 800m freestyle | 7:54.00 | Lani Pallister | Australia | 25 October 2025 | World Cup | Toronto, Canada | |
| 1500m freestyle | 15:08.24 | Katie Ledecky | United States | 29 October 2022 | World Cup | Toronto, Canada | |
| 50m backstroke | 25.23 | Regan Smith | United States | 13 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | |
| 100m backstroke | 54.02 | r, = | Regan Smith | United States | 15 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary |
| 100m backstroke | 54.02 | = | Regan Smith | United States | 18 October 2025 | World Cup | Westmont, United States |
| 200m backstroke | 1:57.33 | Kaylee McKeown | Australia | 25 October 2025 | World Cup | Toronto, Canada | |
| 50m breaststroke | 28.37 | sf | Rūta Meilutytė | Lithuania | 17 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia |
| 100m breaststroke | 1:02.36 | = | Rūta Meilutytė | Lithuania | 12 October 2013 | World Cup | Moscow, Russia |
| 100m breaststroke | 1:02.36 | = | Alia Atkinson | Jamaica | 6 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar |
| 100m breaststroke | 1:02.36 | = | Alia Atkinson | Jamaica | 26 August 2016 | World Cup | Chartres, France |
| 200m breaststroke | 2:12.50 | Kate Douglass | United States | 13 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | |
| 50m butterfly | 23.72 | Gretchen Walsh | United States | 11 October 2025 | World Cup | Carmel, United States | |
| 100m butterfly | 52.71 | Gretchen Walsh | United States | 14 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | |
| 200m butterfly | 1:59.32 | Summer McIntosh | Canada | 12 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | |
| 100m individual medley | 55.11 | Gretchen Walsh | United States | 13 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | |
| 200m individual medley | 2:01.63 | Kate Douglass | United States | 10 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | |
| 400m individual medley | 4:15.48 | Summer McIntosh | Canada | 14 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | |
| 4 × 50 m freestyle relay | 1:32.50 | tt | Ranomi Kromowidjojo (23.05)Maaike de Waard (23.16)Kim Busch (23.47)Femke Heemskerk (22.82) | Netherlands | 12 December 2020 | Wouda Cup | Eindhoven, Netherlands |
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:25.01 | Kate Douglass (50.95)Katharine Berkoff (51.38)Alex Shackell (52.01)Gretchen Walsh (50.67) | United States | 10 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | |
| 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:30.13 | Alex Walsh (1:53.25)Paige Madden (1:53.18)Katie Grimes (1:53.39)Claire Weinstein (1:50.31) | United States | 12 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | |
| 4 × 50 m medley relay | 1:42.35 | Mollie O'Callaghan (25.49)Chelsea Hodges (29.11)Emma McKeon (24.43)Madison Wilson (23.32) | Australia | 17 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | |
| 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:40.41 | Regan Smith (54.02)Lilly King (1:03.02)Gretchen Walsh (52.84)Kate Douglass (50.53) | United States | 15 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary |
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