Many of the world records in swimming were established by swimmers wearing bodysuits or suits made of polyurethane or other non-textile materials allowed in the race pool from February 2008 until December 2009. These suits seemed to improve the performance for top athletes, especially those with larger physiques. The times shown below are the fastest in the world set by swimmers wearing suits made of textile materials.
Long course
Men
Legend:
# – Record awaiting ratification by World Aquatics; 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
Legend:
# – Record awaiting ratification by World Aquatics; 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
All mixed relays textile best times are also world records.
Short course
Men
Legend:
# – Record awaiting ratification by World Aquatics; 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
Legend:
# – Record awaiting ratification by World Aquatics; 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
All mixed relays textile best times are also world records.
References
- ^ "Men's 50m Freestyle Finals Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 27 July 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results" (PDF). microplustiming.com. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Textile Best Times". 11 April 2016.
- ^ "Men's 800m Freestyle Final Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ "USA men dip under 3:09 to swim fastest textile 4×100 free relay ever". SwimSwam. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Final Results" (PDF). olympics.com. 28 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Women's 200m Butterfly - Finals results". Olympics. 1 Aug 2024. Retrieved 1 Aug 2024.
- ^ "200m Freestyle: Yannick Agnel Finishes With a French Record" (in French). 18 November 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ "Women's 200m Breaststroke Final Results" (PDF). russwimming.ru. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ "Women's 50m Butterfly Final Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 19 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
External links
- FINA swimming world records
