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Long Course (50 meters)

Men

Event	Athlete, Country	Time	Date
50m freestyle	Alexander Popov, RUS	21.64	June 16, 2000
100m freestyle	Pieter van den Hoogenband, NED	47.84	Sept. 19, 2000
200m freestyle	Michael Phelps, USA	1:43.86	March 27, 2007
400m freestyle	Ian Thorpe, AUS	3:40.08	July 30, 2002
800m freestyle	Grant Hackett, AUS	7:38.65	July 27, 2005
1500m freestyle	Grant Hackett, AUS	14:34.56	July 29, 2001
50m backstroke	Thomas Rupprath, GER	24.80	July 27, 2003
100m backstroke	Aaron Peirsol, USA	52.98	March 27, 2007
200m backstroke	Ryan Lochte, USA	1:54.32	March 30, 2007
50m breaststroke	Oleg Lisogor, UKR	27.18	Aug. 2, 2002
100m breaststroke	Brendan Hansen, USA	59.13	Aug. 1, 2006
200m breaststroke	Brendan Hansen, USA	2:08.50	Aug. 20, 20046
50m butterfly	Roland Schoeman, GER	22.96	July 25, 2005
100m butterfly	Ian Crocker, USA	50.40	July 30, 2005
200m butterfly	Michael Phelps, USA	1:52.09	March 28, 2007
200m individual medley	Michael Phelps, USA	1:54.98	March 29, 2007
400m individual medley	Michael Phelps, USA	4:06.22	April 1, 2007

Men's Relays

Event	Team	Time	Date
4x100m freestyle relay	United States	3:12.46	Aug. 19, 2006
	(Phelps, Walker, Jones, Lezak)
4x200m freestyle relay	United States	7:03.24	March 30, 2007
	(Phelps, Lochte, Keller, Vanderkaay)
4x100m medley relay	United States	3:30.68	Aug. 21, 2004
	(Piersol, Hansen, Crocker, Lezak)

Women

Event	Athlete	Time	Date
50m freestyle	Inge de Bruijn, NED	24.13	Sept. 22, 2000
100m freestyle	Jodie Henry, AUS	53.52	Aug. 18, 2004
200m freestyle	Laure Manaudou, FRA	1:55.52	March 28, 2007
400m freestyle	Laure Manaudou, FRA	4:02.13	Aug. 6, 2006
800m freestyle	Janet Evans, USA	8:16.22	Aug. 20, 1989
1500m freestyle	Kate Ziegler, USA	15:42.54	June 17, 2007
50m backstroke	Leila Vaziri, USA	28.16	March 28, 2007 March 29, 2007
100m backstroke	Natalie Coughlin, USA	59.44	March 27, 2007
200m backstroke	Krisztina Egerszegi, HUN	2:06.62	Aug. 25, 1991
50m breaststroke	Jade Edmiston, AUS	30.31	Jan. 30, 2006
100m breaststroke	Leisel Jones, AUS	1:05.09	March 20, 2006
200m breaststroke	Leisel Jones, AUS	2:20.54	Feb. 1, 2006
50m butterfly	Therese Alshammar, SWE	25.46	June 13, 2007
100m butterfly	Inge de Bruijn, NED	56.61	Sept. 17, 2000
200m butterfly	Jessicah Schipper, AUS	2:05.40	Aug. 17, 2006
200m individual medley	Yanyan Wu, CHN	2:09.72	Oct. 17, 1997
400m individual medley	Katie Hoff, USA	4:32.89	April 1, 2007

Women's Relays

Event	Team	Time	Date
4x100m freestyle relay	Germany	3:35.22	July 31, 2006
	(Dallmann, Goetz, Steffen, Liebs)
4x200m freestyle relay	United States	7:50.09	March 29, 2007
	(Coughlin, Vollmer, Nymeyer, Hoff)
4x100m medley relay	Australia	3:55.74	March 31, 2007
	(Seebohm, Jones, Schipper, Lenton)

Short Course (25 meters)

Men

50-Meter Freestyle
Fred Bousquet	FRA	0:21.10	March 25, 2002	New York, USA
100-Meter Freestyle
Ian Crocker	USA	0:46.25	March 27, 2004	New York, GER
200-Meter Freestyle
Ian Thorpe	AUS	1:41.10	Feb. 6, 2000	Berlin, GER
400-Meter Freestyle
Grant Hackett	AUS	3:34.58	July 18, 2002	Sydney, AUS
800-Meter Freestyle
Grant Hackett	AUS	7:25.28	Aug. 3, 2001	Perth, AUS
1500-Meter Freestyle
Grant Hackett	AUS	14:10.10	Aug. 7, 2001	Perth, AUS
50-Meter Backstroke
Thomas Rupprath	GER	0:23.27	Dec. 10, 2004	Vienna, AUT
100-Meter Backstroke
Peter Marshall	USA	0:50.32	March 26, 2004	New York, USA
200-Meter Backstroke
Aaron Peirsol	USA	1:50.52	Oct. 11, 2004	Indianapolis, USA
50-Meter Breaststroke
Oleg Lisogor	UKR	0:26.20	Jan 26, 2002	Berlin, GER
100-Meter Breaststroke
Ed Moses	USA	0:57.47	Jan 23, 2002	Stockholm, SWE
200-Meter Breaststroke
Ed Moses	USA	2:02.92	January 17, 2004	Berlin, GER
50-Meter Butterfly
Ian Crocker	USA	0:22.71	Oct. 10, 2004	Indianapolis, USA
100-Meter Butterfly
Ian Crocker	USA	0:49.04	March 26, 2004	New York, USA
200-Meter Butterfly
Frank Esposito	FRA	1:50.73	Dec. 8, 2002	Antibes, FRA
100-Meter Individual Medley
Roland Schoeman	RSA	52.51	Jan. 18, 2005	Stockholm, SWE
200-Meter Individual Medley
George Bovell	TRI	1:53.03	March 25, 2004	New York, USA
400-Meter Individual Medley
Brian Johns	CAN	4:02.72	February 21, 2003	CAN

Men's Relays

4 x 100-Meter Freestyle
Sweden	3:09.57	March 16, 2000	Athens, GRE
Johan Nystrom, Lars Frolander, Mattias Ohlin, Stefan Nystrand
4 x 200-Meter Freestyle
Australia	6:56.41	August 7, 2001	Perth, AUS
William Kirby, Ian Thorpe, Michael Klim, Grant Hackett
4 x 100 Medley
United States	3:25.09	Oct. 11, 2004	Indianapolis, USA
Aaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen, Ian Crocker, Jason Lezak

Women

50-Meter Freestyle
Inge de Bruijn	NED	0:24.13	Sept. 22, 2000	Sydney, AUS
100-Meter Freestyle
Jodie Henry	SWE	0:53.52	Aug. 18, 2004	Athens, GRE
200-Meter Freestyle
Franziska Van Almsick	GER	1:54.64	Aug. 3, 2002	Berlin, GER
400-Meter Freestyle
Janet Evans	USA	4:03.85	Sept. 22, 1988	Seoul, KOR
800-Meter Freestyle
Janet Evans	USA	8:16.22	Aug. 20, 1989	Tokyo, JPN
1500-Meter Freestyle
Janet Evans	USA	15:52.10	March 26, 1988	Orlando, JPN
50-Meter Backstroke
Sandra Voelker	GER	0:28.25	June. 17, 2000	Berlin, GER
100-Meter Backstroke
Natalie Coughlin	USA	0:59.58	Aug. 13, 2002	New York, USA
200-Meter Backstroke
Kristina Egerszegi	HUN	2:06.62	Aug. 25, 1991	Athens, GRE
50-Meter Breaststroke
Jade Edmiston	AUS	0:30.45	July 31, 2005	Montreal, CAN
100-Meter Breaststroke
Jessica Hardy	USA	1:06.20	July 25, 2005	Montreal, CAN
200-Meter Breaststroke
Leisel Jones	AUS	2:21.72	July 29, 2005	Montreal, CAN
50-Meter Butterly
Anna K. Kammerling	SWE	0:25.57	July 30, 2000	Berlin, GER
100-Meter Butterly
Inge de Bruijn	NED	0:56.61	Sept. 17, 2000	Sydney, AUS
200-Meter Butterly
Otylia Jedrzejczak	POL	2:05.61	July 28, 2005	Montreal, CAN
200-Meter Individual Medley
Yanyan Wu	CHN	2:09.72	Oct. 17, 1997	Shanghai, CHN
400-Meter Individual Medley
Yana Klochkova	UKR	4:33.59	Sept. 16, 2000	Sydney, AUS

Women's Relays

4 x 100-Meter Freestyle
Australia	3:35.94	Aug. 14, 2004	Athens, GRE
Alice Mills, Lisbeth Lenton, Petria Thomas, Jodie Henry
4 x 200-Meter Freestyle
United States	7:53.42	Aug. 18, 2004	Athens, GRE
Natalie Coughlin, Carly Piper, Dana Vollmer, Kaitlin Sandeno
4 x 100 Medley
Australia	3:57.32	Aug. 21, 2004	Athens, GRE
Giaan Rooney, Leisel Jones, Petria Thomas, Jodie Henry

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