This page allows you to explore data for world records in swimming. These data were compiled from the Swimming Annuals published by FINA (Fédération Internationale de Natation) and from the Wikipedia. See this page for some notes about the data. The data were last updated 2023.5.8.

"Short course" events are swum in a 25m pool and "Long course" events are swum in a 50m pool.

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Male-female differences

How has the ratio of the record for females to that of males in a given event changed over time?

Long course-short course differences

How has the ratio of the long course record to the short course record for a given distance and stroke changed over time?

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