List of textile best times in swimming

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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[]

For textile best times which are also world records, see List of world records in swimming § Men.
Event Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
50 m freestyle 21.04 +0.13 Caeleb Dressel  United States 27 July 2019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [1]
100 m freestyle 46.96 +0.05 Caeleb Dressel  United States 25 July 2019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [2][3]
200 m freestyle 1:43.14 +1.14 Yannick Agnel  France 30 July 2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom [4]
400 m freestyle 3:40.08 +0.01 Ian Thorpe  Australia 30 July 2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom [4]
800 m freestyle 7:38.57 +6.45 Sun Yang  China 27 July 2011 World Championships Shanghai, China [5]
200 m backstroke 1:52.96 +1.04 Ryan Lochte  United States 29 July 2011 World Championships Shanghai, China [4]
400 m individual medley 4:05.18 +1.34 Ryan Lochte  United States 28 July 2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom [4]
4×100 m freestyle relay 3:08.97 +0.73
  •  (47.26)
    Caeleb Dressel
  •  (47.58)
    Blake Pieroni
  •  (47.44)
    Bowe Becker
  •  (46.69)
    Zach Apple
  United States 26 July 2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan [6]
4×200 m freestyle relay 6:58.58 +0.03
  •  (1:45.72)
    Thomas Dean
  •  (1:44.40)
    James Guy
  •  (1:45.01)
    Matthew Richards
  •  (1:43.45)
    Duncan Scott
  Great Britain 28 July 2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan [7]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA;
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[]

For textile best times which are also world records, see List of world records in swimming § Women.
Event Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
200 m freestyle 1:53.09 +0.11 Ariarne Titmus  Australia 14 June 2021 Australian Olympic Trials Adelaide, Australia [8]
200 m butterfly 2:03.86 +2.05 Zhang Yufei  China 29 July 2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan [9]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA;
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[]

For textile best times which are also world records, see List of world records in swimming § Men 2.
Event Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
100 m freestyle 44.95 + 0.01 Vladimir Morozov  Russia 16 November 2018 World Cup Singapore, Singapore [10]
200 m freestyle 1:39.70 + 0.33 Yannick Agnel  France 18 November 2012 French Championships Angers, France [11]
800 m freestyle 7:25.28 + 1.86 Grant Hackett  Australia 3 August 2001 Australian Championships Perth, Australia [12]
50 m breaststroke 25.29 + 0.04 Emre Sakçı  Turkey 5 November 2020 International Swimming League Budapest, Hungary [13]
4×100 m medley relay 3:19.98 + 0.82
  •  (49.63)
    Ryan Murphy
  •  (56.84)
    Andrew Wilson
  •  (48.28)
    Caeleb Dressel
  •  (45.23)
    Ryan Held
  United States 16 December 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [14]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA;
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[]

For textile best times which are also world records, see List of world records in swimming § Women 2.
Event Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
200 m breaststroke 2:15.21 + 0.64 Rikke Møller Pedersen  Denmark 13 December 2013 European Championships Herning, Denmark [15]
50 m butterfly 24.47 + 0.09 Ranomi Kromowidjojo  Netherlands 14 December 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [16]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA;
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[]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "World Swimming Records: Long Course Meters". Swimming World Magazine. 17 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Men's 100m Freestyle Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Textile Best Times". 11 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Men's 800m Freestyle Results". Omega Timing. 27 July 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  6. ^ "USA men dip under 3:09 to swim fastest textile 4×100 free relay ever". SwimSwam. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Final Results" (PDF). olympics.com. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Women's 200m Freestyle Final Results". swimming.org.au. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Women's 200m Butterfly Final Results" (PDF). olympics.com. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Men's 100m Freestyle Final Results". Omega Timing. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  11. ^ "200m Freestyle: Yannick Agnel Finishes With a French Record" (in French). 18 November 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  12. ^ "Hackett Breaks World Short Course Mark at Aussie Champs". Swimming World Magazine. Sports Publications International. 3 August 2001. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  13. ^ "Men's 50m Breaststroke Results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  14. ^ "Men's 4x100m Medley Relay Final Results". Omega Timing. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  15. ^ "Women's 200m Breaststroke Results" (PDF). Megatiming. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  16. ^ "Women's 50m Butterfly Final Results". Omega Timing. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.

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