The junior world records in swimming are the fastest times ever swum by a junior swimmer, with junior defined as the following ages age as of december 31 of the year of the swim. The event is so new that there are only a half dozen olympic winners in the event, as it has only been contested at the games since the seoul olympics in 1988. Tianna bartoletta of the united states of america, mariejosee ta lou of the ivory coast, shellyann fraserpryce cr of jamaica and dafne schippers of the netherlands compete in the women s 100m semi final on day 8 of the rio 2016 olympic games at the olympic stadium on. Records can be set in long course 50 metres or short course 25 metres swimming pools. Cbc sports swim analyst byron macdonald on canadas maggie macneil. Women s 50 meter freestyle swimming competition is one of the recent swimming events at olympic games. Australia swimming womens 400 metres freestyle results. The most uptodate swimming records for the world and national swimming organizations. Katie ledecky resets her own american record in 500 free at metros preliminaries. It was the sixth appearance of the event, which was established in 1912. The womens 100 metre freestyle was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1936 summer olympics programme. Olympics womens 4 x 100 meter freestyle relay winners list.
In the short course 25 metres swimming events the world s governing body recognizes world records since 3 march 1991. Back to australia swimming go to the main women s 400 metres freestyle page. World record progression 100 metres freestyle wikipedia. Womens 100 metres world record progression wikipedia. Swimming at the 2016 summer olympics womens 100 metre. Women s 4 x 100 meter freestyle relay swimming competition has remained one of the earliest and popular swimming events at olympic games. Current world record holders in swimming olympics at sports.
But women s records have been closer to mens records in the past. Flipping fourth at the halfway turn, she pulled ahead of a tightlypacked field to touch the wall first and improve her own record in 53. However, at the beijing olympics in 2008, usain bolt established a world record in the 100 meter dash of 9. The 100 meter run is as much a glamor event for women as for men. On the womens side the long course record hitsory is dominated by germanys britta steffen. Carmelita jeter of the usa finished with silver and veronica campbellbrown in. Swimming mens 200m freestyle finals games record 29th. Canadian teen maggie macneil wins shocking gold at swimming. Katie ledecky made a new record in womens 400m freestyle.
Taylor ruck sets record, wins canadas first gold of. The 200m freestyle world record is ratified and monitored by fina, the world governing body for aquatic sports, including competitive swimming. The tumble turn flipturn was developed by the 1950s. Records can be set by registered masters competitors. Women s world record progression short course freestyle 50 metres 100 metres 200 metres.
Whats the average or good time for 100m swim for a 15 year. Womens world records lcm share womens world records lcm on facebook. Olympics womens 50 meter freestyle winners list of gold. The first world record in the mens 100 metres freestyle in long course 50 metres swimming was recognised by the international swimming federation fina in 1905. Teenage swimmer taylor ruck won canadas first gold medal of the 2018 commonwealth games on thursday in australia, setting a new games record in the womens 200 metre freestyle, before adding a. The 100 metres freestyle is one of the blue ribbon races in competitive. Penny oleksiak clinches gold for canada in women s 100m freestyle. The masters world records in swimming are ratified by fina, the international governing body of swimming.
Relay 4 x 50 metres freestyle 4 x 100 metres freestyle 4 x 200 metres freestyle. Aug, 2016 the campbell sisters qualify for the women s 50 metres freestyle final, as australian teammate belinda hocking finishes fifth in the backstroke at the rio olympics. This is a history of the progression of the world record for the swimming event. Budapest reuters swedens sarah sjostrom set a world record of 23. Blume finished just ahead of simone manuel of the united states, who. Rio olympics day 2 mens 200m freestyle heat results aboutswim. Access official results for the swimming event 100m freestyle men at the rio 2016 summer games olympics, plus view video highlights of top performances. The one number that describes how mens world records compare with women s. Swimming womens 100m freestyle finals games record 29th. Access official olympic photos, video clips, records and results for the top swimming medalists in the event 100m freestyle women. The 100 metres freestyle is often considered to be the highlight blue riband event of the sport of swimming, like 100 metres in the sport of athletics the first swimmer to break the oneminute barrier long course was johnny weissmuller, in 1922. The times must also be vetted and approved by the ncaa swimming and diving secretaryrules editor in order to be considered valid.
Marie majzlikova of czechoslovakia was the first official womens 100meter world record holder. Aug, 2016 katie ledecky smashes world record in the 800meter freestyle. It is a listing of the fastesttimeever swum in the event, in both long course 50m and short course 25m swimming pool. What is the world record for the 100 meters for women.
The current olympic record in mens 100 meter freestyle swimming event is held by eamon sullivan of australia with a time of 47. Well follow the same analysis as with the womens 200 freestyle. Who holds womens world record in the 100m and 200m dash. United states simone manuel, left, and canadas penny oleksiak celebrate winning joint gold and setting a new olympic record in the womens 100meter freestyle during the swimming competitions at the 2016 summer olympics, thursday, aug. Katie ledeckys last 800 meters were faster than her first 800 meters en route to a new world record in the women s 1500 meter freestyle. Christel donley, 82 years, sprinted off the starting. Mar 16, 2017 ledecky, who turns 20 friday, won the womens 500yard freestyle thursday night with a time of 4. Penny oleksiak clinches gold for canada in womens 100m. Aug, 2016 pernille blume of denmark took the gold medal in the women s 50meter freestyle race at the 2016 rio olympics on saturday. Graphs of the progression of the world records in all four strokes 50m, 100m and 200m distances. These records are maintainedrecognized by fina, which oversees international competitive swimming and aquatics. For greater legibility, times which equal the record in the same calendar year are not shown. Fina recognises world records in the following events for both men and women, except for the mixed relays, where teams consist of two men and two women, in any order.
Its also the only womens individual running event thats been included in every olympics since womens olympic track and field debuted in 1928. Today, sprint distances are measured in meters, not yards, and 100 meters 109. Katie ledecky s last 800 meters were faster than her first 800 meters en route to a new world record in the women s 1500 meter freestyle. In 2008, biedermann was ranked 9th in the world in the 200 m freestyle and 21st in. Long course meters womens long course world records as of july 28, 2019 womens long course relay world records as of july 28, 2019 mens long course. List of junior world records in swimming wikipedia. Who holds women s world record in the 100m and 200m dash. Its short course counterpart has only been recorded since 1991. Jamaicas shellyann fraserpryce defends her olympic women s 100m crown at london 2012 with a time of 10. The first thing we notice is is that all groups swam the last 50 faster than the 3rd 50. These records are keptmaintained by the fina, and were initially established in march 2014 and based on the meet records from the. Mereshko yelyzaveta of ukraine setting a new worlds best in the womens 100m freestyle s6 in a time of 1. The following is a breakdown of the 100m freestyle world records for both men and women, in both long course and short course meters.
The competition was held from saturday to monday, 8 to 10 august 1936. Katie ledecky smashes world record in the 800meter freestyle. Usc finishes shortened 2020 season atop womens water polo top 25 poll. The 50m freestyle world record is a fairly recent record having only been tracked since 1976 by fina. As the tension built with every stroke cate campbell made while anchoring australia to a world record in the women s 4x100 metres freestyle, her teammate shayna jack realised this was not the most. Frenchman alain bernard was a longstanding 100 m swim record holder. Oleksiak breaks olympic record, makes history winning 100m. Sullivan broke the olympic and world record for the mens 100 m freestyle in the second semifinal of the 2008 summer olympics. The fastest 4 x 100 m shortcourse medley relay swim by a female team is 3 minutes 45. Caeleb dressel is 2nd swimmer to break michael phelps record this. The minimum age is 25 years in long course 50 metres or short course 25 metres swimming pools. The long course world record was destroyed repeatedly numerous times during the supersuit frenzy of 20082009 by three different swimmers.
Womens world record for the 50 meter freestyle swim answers. Aug 07, 2016 cate and bronte campbell produce blistering 100 metre splits to deliver australia 4x100m freestyle relay gold ahead of the united states and canada, and break a world record. This number isnt necessarily decent its for a single swim that required years of meticulous training by a professional athlete. Australia set new olympic 4 x 100m freestyle record. But masses time had a much shorter shelf life as american kathleen. Dressel also holds american records in the 50meter and 100meter freestyle and the 50meter butterfly. The world records in swimming are ratified by fina, the international governing body of swimming. In 2000, he established a record by securing a time of 47.
The world record holder in the 100m freestyle event is 47. In other words, distance is more important than sprint for the womens 200 freestyle. The womens 100 metre freestyle event at the 2012 summer olympics took place on 12 august at the london aquatics centre in london, united kingdom. The world record for women completing the 100 meter sprint is 10. Swimming at the 1936 summer olympics womens 100 metre. Find the olympic goldmedal times for the women s 100m freestyle swimming competition from 1912 to the present. Mens world records lcm share mens world records lcm on facebook.
World record womens 100m freestyle s6 heat 2015 ipc. The usas team of missy franklin, rebecca soni, dana vollmer and allison schmitt break the world record to win gold in the women s 4x100m medley in the aquatics centre at. Body height and swimming performance in 50 and 100 m freestyle. Olympic trials, she stunned her colleagues when she sprinted. What is the world record for 100 meter freestyle swimming. The women s 100 metre freestyle event at the 2016 summer olympics took place between 1011 august at the olympic aquatics stadium. Watanabe broke the olympic record for the mens 200 m breaststroke in the first semifinal of the 2016 summer olympics. World record progression 200 metres freestyle wikipedia.
July 16,1988 in indianapolis flojo run the distance in 10. The usas simone manuel and canadas penny oleksiak tie for gold and set an olympic record in womens 100m freestyle in rio 2016. Simone manuel of united states wins womens 100meter. She has lowered the record 5 times dating back to 2006 at the european championships, where she broke australias lisbeth lentons mark of 53. Medalists in 50 and 100 m freestyle events at the olympic games from 1908 to. Jul 02, 2016 australia s cate campbell smashed the longstanding women s 100m freestyle world record on saturday at a meet in brisbane, firing an ominous warning to her rivals ahead of the rio olympics. The women s 100 metre freestyle event at the 2016 summer olympics took place between 1011 august at the olympic aquatics stadium in one of the most unexpected results at these games, canadian teenager penny oleksiak and u. North america, 50 meter, mens north american continental records lcm womens north. Graphic data for world record progression in men and women swimming 50m. Whoever said the last time they swam 100 meters at 32 seconds is a complete liar. After manuels upset victory in the 100meter freestyle on thursday, ledecky stayed awake to congratulate her. Katie ledecky breaks world record in womens 1500 meter. Who holds the womens world record for the 800 meter. Women s 100 metres world record progression as ratified by the international association of athletics federations.
List of masters world records in swimming wikipedia. Access official results for the swimming event 100m freestyle women at the rio 2016 summer games olympics, plus view video highlights of top performances. Paul biedermann is a german competitive swimmer and a former 200 and 400 metre freestyle long course world champion on 28 july he claimed his second gold in the 200 m freestyle, defeating michael phelps in a world record time of 1. The first world record in the men s 100 metres freestyle in long course 50 metres swimming was recognised by the international swimming federation fina in 1905.
This was introduced at olympics in 1912 and with the exception of 1960,1964 and 1988, women s 4 x 100 meter freestyle relay swimming has been held at every olympic games. The 100m world record record has improved over time as track surfaces and running shoe design has improved, as well as the positive impact of advanced training methods and sports science research. She is also world record holder in 200 m sprint race 21. Usa break womens 4 x 100m medley world record london. On 25 july 20, fina technical swimming congress voted to allow world records in the long course mixed 400 free relay and mixed 400 medley relay, as well as in six events in short course meters. Simone manuel made history thursday, tying for first in the women s 100 meter freestyle to become the first africanamerican woman to win an individual olympic swimming medal.
Katie ledecky breaks world record in womens 1500 meter freestyle. Aug 23, 2017 swimming mens 200m freestyle finals games record 29th sea games 2017 gold welson wee sheng sim malaysia 1. What is the womens world record for the 100 meter freestyle swim. Swimming at the 2012 summer olympics womens 100 metre. The usas simone manuel and canadas penny oleksiak tie for gold and set an olympic record in women s 100m freestyle in rio 2016. Jun 20, 2015 high school sophomore candace hill set a girls high school record for the 100 meter dash while running 10. Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display skip to content.