OlympicSwimming:IanThorpe,MichaelPhelps,GrantHackett,andMarkSpitzareconsideredasfourlegendryswimmers,whohavewongoldmedal,swimming,andholdseveralOlympicrecordsinswimming.
SwimmingattheSummerOlympicsbecameanimportantsportin1896with100metersand1500metersfreestylecompetitionsformen.Women'sswimmingcompetitionwereincludedforthefirsttimeintheOlympicsinthe1912Games.SummerGameshave32swimmingraces,16formenand16forwomen.Fromthese32races,26areindividualeventsand6areteamorrelayevents.Thereare,ingeneral,fourcompetitivestrokesorstylesthatarefollowedinswimmingsports:backstroke,breaststroke,butterfly,freestyle,andindividualmedleyforbothmenandwomenindifferentdistances.Inrelayrace,aswimmingteamcompetesinthreerelaydistances-200meters,400meters,and800meters.Therelaysarethefreestyleandthemedley.
| Event | Record | Name | Nation | Games | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50mfreestyle | 21.30 | CesarCieloFilho | Brazil(BRA) | 2008Beijing | August16,2008 |
| 100mfreestyle | 47.05 | EamonSullivan | Australia(AUS) | 2008Beijing | August13,2008 |
| 200mfreestyle | 1:42.96 | MichaelPhelps | UnitedStates(USA) | 2008Beijing | August12,2008 |
| 400mfreestyle | 3:40.59 | IanThorpe | Australia(AUS) | 2000Sydney | September16,2000 |
| 1500mfreestyle | 14:38.92 | GrantHackett | Australia(AUS) | 2008Beijing | August15,2008 |
| 100mbackstroke | 52.54 | AaronPeirsol | UnitedStates(USA) | 2008Beijing | August12,2008 |
| 200mbackstroke | 1:53.94 | RyanLochte | UnitedStates(USA) | 2008Beijing | August15,2008 |
| 100mbreaststroke | 58.91 | KōsukeKitajima | Japan(JPN) | 2008Beijing | August11,2008 |
| 200mbreaststroke | 2:07.64 | KōsukeKitajima | Japan(JPN) | 2008Beijing | August14,2008 |
| 100mbutterfly | 50.58 | MichaelPhelps | UnitedStates(USA) | 2008Beijing | August16,2008 |
| 200mbutterfly | 1:52.03 | MichaelPhelps | UnitedStates(USA) | 2008Beijing | August13,2008 |
| 200mindividualmedley | 1:54.23 | MichaelPhelps | UnitedStates(USA) | 2008Beijing | August15,2008 |
| 400mindividualmedley | 04:03.84 | MichaelPhelps | UnitedStates(USA) | 2008Beijing | August14,2008 |
| 4x100mfreestylerelay | 03:08.24 | MichaelPhelps(47.51) GarrettWeber-Gale(47.02) CullenJones(47.65) JasonLezak(46.06) | UnitedStates(USA) | 2008Beijing | August11,2008 |
| 4x200mfreestylerelay | 06:58.56 | MichaelPhelps(1:43.31) RyanLochte(1:44.28) RickyBerens(1:46.29) PeterVanderkaay(1:44.68) | UnitedStates(USA) | 2008Beijing | August13,2008 |
| 4x100mmedleyrelay | 3:29.34 | AaronPeirsol(53.16) BrendanHansen(59.27) MichaelPhelps(50.15) JasonLezak(46.76) | UnitedStates(USA) | 2008Beijing | August17,2008 |
| Event | Record | Name | Nation | Games | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50mfreestyle | 24.06 | BrittaSteffen | Germany(GER) | 2008Beijing | August17,2008 |
| 100mfreestyle | 53.12 | BrittaSteffen | Germany(GER) | 2008Beijing | August15,2008 |
| 200mfreestyle | 1:54.82 | FedericaPellegrini | Italy(ITA) | 2008Beijing | August13,2008 |
| 400mfreestyle | 4:02.19 | FedericaPellegrini | Italy(ITA) | 2008Beijing | August10,2008 |
| 800mfreestyle | 08:14.10 | RebeccaAdlington | GreatBritain(GBR) | 2008Beijing | August16,2008 |
| 100mbackstroke | 58.77 | KirstyCoventry | Zimbabwe(ZIM) | 2008Beijing | August11,2008 |
| 200mbackstroke | 2:05.24 | KirstyCoventry | Zimbabwe(ZIM) | 2008Beijing | August16,2008 |
| 100mbreaststroke | 1:05.17 | LeiselJones | Australia(AUS) | 2008Beijing | August10,2008 |
| 200mbreaststroke | 2:20.22 | RebeccaSoni | UnitedStates(USA) | 2008Beijing | August15,2008 |
| 100mbutterfly | 56.61 | IngedeBruijn | Netherlands(NED) | 2000Sydney | September17,2000 |
| 200mbutterfly | 2:04.18 | LiuZige | China(CHN) | 2008Beijing | August14,2008 |
| 200mindividualmedley | 2:08.45 | StephanieRice | Australia(AUS) | 2008Beijing | August13,2008 |
| 400mindividualmedley | 04:29.45 | StephanieRice | Australia(AUS) | 2008Beijing | August10,2008 |
| 4x100mfreestylerelay | 3:33.76 | IngeDekker(54.37)RanomiKromowidjojo(53.39) FemkeHeemskerk(53.42) MarleenVeldhuis(52.58) | Netherlands(NED) | 2008Beijing | August10,2008 |
| 4x200mfreestylerelay | 7:44.31 | StephanieRice(1:56.60)BronteBarratt(1:56.58) KyliePalmer(1:55.22) LindaMackenzie(1:55.91) | Australia(AUS) | 2008Beijing | August14,2008 |
| 4x100mmedleyrelay | 3:52.69 | EmilySeebohm(59.33)LeiselJones(1:04.58) JessicahSchipper(56.25) LibbyTrickett(52.53) | Australia (AUS) | 2008Beijing | August17,2008 |
Last Updated On : July 11,2012
