List of British records in swimming
The British records in swimming are ratified by the United Kingdom's governing body in swimming, British Swimming. Records can be set in long course (50 metres) or short course (25 metres) swimming pools, with records currently recorded in the following events for both men and women.
- Freestyle: 50 m, 100 m, 200 m, 400 m, 800 m, 1500 m
- Backstroke: 50 m, 100 m, 200 m
- Breaststroke: 50 m, 100 m, 200 m
- Butterfly: 50 m, 100 m, 200 m
- Individual medley: 100 m (short course only), 200 m, 400 m
- Relays: 4×50 m freestyle (short course only), 4 × 100 m freestyle, 4 × 200 m freestyle, 4×50 m freestyle (short course only), 4 × 100 m medley
The relay records displayed here are the definitive national relay records, however a separate set of national relay records for club teams is recorded by British Swimming, but are not shown here. Records can be set at intermediate distances in an individual race and for the first leg of a relay race.
The ratification process and involves submission of an application by the swimmer to British Swimming detailing the name(s) of the swimmer, time swum, date and location of the swim, names of officials and the swimsuit model worn. Upon ratification, the records appear on the official records listing. Records which have not yet been fully ratified are marked with a '#' symbol in these lists, and all records were achieved in finals unless otherwise noted.
Contents
Long course (50 m)
Men
Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 21.76 | sf | Benjamin Proud | ![]() |
28 July 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | [1] |
100m freestyle | 48.20 | rh | Simon Burnett | ![]() |
10 August 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | [2] |
200m freestyle | 1:45.14 | James Guy | ![]() |
4 August 2015 | World Championships | Kazan, Russia | [3] | |
400m freestyle | 3:43.75 | James Guy | ![]() |
2 August 2015 | World Championships | Kazan, Russia | [4] | |
800m freestyle | 7:44.32 | David Davies | ![]() |
29 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [5] | |
1500m freestyle | 14:45.95 | David Davies | ![]() |
21 August 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | [6] | |
50m backstroke | 24.04 | WR | Liam Tancock | ![]() |
2 August 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [7] |
100m backstroke | 52.73 | CR | Liam Tancock | ![]() |
28 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [8] |
200m backstroke | 1:55.58 | James Goddard | ![]() |
6 October 2010 | Commonwealth Games | Delhi, India | [9] | |
50m breaststroke | 26.42 | sf, WR | Adam Peaty | ![]() |
4 August 2015 | World Championships | Kazan, Russia | [10] |
100m breaststroke | 57.92 | WR | Adam Peaty | City of Derby | 17 April 2015 | British Championships | London, United Kingdom | [11] |
200m breaststroke | 2:07.30 | Ross Murdoch | ![]() |
24 July 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | [12] | |
50m butterfly | 22.93 | Benjamin Proud | ![]() |
25 July 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | [13] | |
100m butterfly | 51.41 | sf | Michael Rock | ![]() |
31 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [14] |
200m butterfly | 1:54.58 | sf | Michael Rock | ![]() |
28 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [8] |
200m individual medley | 1:57.12 | sf | James Goddard | ![]() |
29 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [5] |
400m individual medley | 4:11.04 | h | Daniel Wallace | ![]() |
25 July 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | [15] |
4×100m freestyle relay | 3:11.62 | h |
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26 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [16] |
4×200m freestyle relay | 7:04.33 |
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7 August 2015 | World Championships | Kazan, Russia | [17] | |
4×100m medley relay | 3:30.67 |
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9 August 2015 | World Championships | Kazan, Russia | [18] |
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
Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 23.96 | CR | Francesca Halsall | ![]() |
26 July 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | [19] |
100m freestyle | 52.87 | Francesca Halsall | ![]() |
31 Jul 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [14] | |
200m freestyle | 1:55.54 | sf, CR | Joanne Jackson | ![]() |
28 Jul 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [8] |
400m freestyle | 4:00.60 | CR | Joanne Jackson | ![]() |
26 Jul 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [20] |
800m freestyle | 8:14.10 | ER | Rebecca Adlington | ![]() |
16 Aug 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | [21] |
1500m freestyle | 15:47.26 | Jazmin Carlin | Swansea University | 28 June 2013 | World Championships Trials | Sheffield, United Kingdom | [22] | |
50m backstroke | 27.56 | Georgia Davies | ![]() |
29 July 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | [23] | |
100m backstroke | 58.12 | WR | Gemma Spofforth | ![]() |
28 Jul 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [8] |
200m backstroke | 2:06.66 | CR | Gemma Spofforth | Portsmouth Northsea/Gators Swim Club | 1 Aug 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [24] |
50m breaststroke | 30.56 | h | Sophie Taylor | ![]() |
24 Jul 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | [25] |
100m breaststroke | 1:06.35 | Sophie Taylor | ![]() |
28 July 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | [1] | |
200m breaststroke | 2:23.82 | Molly Renshaw | Loughborough | 22 August 2014 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | [26] | |
50m butterfly | 25.20 | CR | Francesca Halsall | ![]() |
27 July 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | [27] |
100m butterfly | 57.25 | Ellen Gandy | Beckenham | 4 March 2012 | British Championships | London, United Kingdom | [28] | |
200m butterfly | 2:04.83 | Ellen Gandy | Beckenham | 19 Mar 2009 | British Championships | Sheffield, United Kingdom | [29] | |
200m individual medley | 2:08.21 | Siobhan-Marie O'Connor | ![]() |
27 July 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | [27] | |
400m individual medley | 4:31.33 | Hannah Miley | Garioch | 20 Mar 2009 | British Championships | Sheffield, United Kingdom | [30] | |
4×100m freestyle relay | 3:35.72 |
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Template:Country flag2 | 24 Jul 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, Great Britain | [31] | |
4×200m freestyle relay | 7:45.51 | ER |
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Template:Country flag2 | 30 Jul 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [32] |
4×100m medley relay | 3:57.03 | = |
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Template:Country flag2 | 1 Aug 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [24] |
4×100m medley relay | 3:57.03 | = |
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29 July 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, Great Britain | [33] |
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
Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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4×100m freestyle relay | 3:33.28 | ![]() |
17 August 2014 | Youth Olympic Games | Nanjing, China | [34] | ||
4×100m medley relay | 3:41.71 | WR |
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5 August 2015 | World Championships | Kazan, Russia | [35] |
Records not set in finals: h – heat
Short course (25 m)
Men
Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 20.74 | Benjamin Proud | Plymouth Leander | 17 December 2015 | National Winter Meet | Sheffield, United Kingdom | [36] | |
100m freestyle | 45.97 | r | Benjamin Proud | Plymouth Leander | 20 December 2015 | National Winter Meet | Sheffield, United Kingdom | [37] |
200m freestyle | 1:42.95 | Ross Davenport | ![]() |
15 Nov 2009 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | [38] | |
400m freestyle | 3:36.35 | James Guy | ![]() |
5 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [39] | |
800m freestyle | 7:36.47 | David Davies | ![]() |
19 Dec 2009 | Duel in the Pool | Manchester, United Kingdom | ||
1500m freestyle | 14:32.56 | David Davies | ![]() |
11 Dec 2004 | European Championships | Vienna, Austria | [40] | |
50m backstroke | 23.10 | Liam Tancock | ![]() |
7 Aug 2009 | British Grand Prix | Leeds, United Kingdom | [41] | |
100m backstroke | 50.14 | Liam Tancock | ![]() |
10 Apr 2008 | World Championships | Manchester, United Kingdom | [42] | |
200m backstroke | 1:50.73 | Chris Walker-Hebborn | ![]() |
6 Aug 2009 | British Grand Prix | Leeds, United Kingdom | [43] | |
50m breaststroke | 25.75 | sf | Adam Peaty | ![]() |
6 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [44] |
100m breaststroke | 56.35 | Adam Peaty | ![]() |
4 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [45] | |
200m breaststroke | 2:01.43 | CR | Michael Jamieson | ![]() |
15 December 2013 | European Championships | Herning, Denmark | [46][47] |
50m butterfly | 22.39 | h | Benjamin Proud | Plymouth Leander | 20 December 2015 | National Winter Meet | Sheffield, United Kingdom | [48] |
100m butterfly | 50.05 | Adam Barrett | - | 13 December 2013 | Scottish Nationals | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | [49] | |
200m butterfly | 1:51.27 | Joseph Roebuck | ![]() |
12 Dec 2009 | European Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | [50] | |
100m individual medley | 52.05 | James Goddard | ![]() |
22 October 2011 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | [51] | |
200m individual medley | 1:52.57 | James Goddard | ![]() |
23 October 2011 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | [52] | |
400m individual medley | 4:01.63 | Joseph Roebuck | ![]() |
11 Dec 2009 | European Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | [53] | |
4×50m freestyle relay | 1:25.41 |
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13 Dec 2009 | European Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | [54] | |
4×100m freestyle relay | 3:10.29 |
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8 Aug 2009 | British Grand Prix | Leeds, United Kingdom | [55] | |
4×200m freestyle relay | 6:56.52 | ER |
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10 Apr 2008 | World Championships | Manchester, United Kingdom | [56] |
4×50m medley relay | 1:32.30 | CR |
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4 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [57] |
4×100m medley relay | 3:22.78 | CR |
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7 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [58] |
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
- Notes
- [A]^ : The official British Swimming records list incorrectly displays Liam Tancock's 100 m individual medley record as 51.15, however the official meet results from the World Short Course Championships 2008 gives Tancock's time as 52.22.[59]
Women
Event | Time | Name | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | ||
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50m freestyle | 23.44 | Francesca Halsall | ![]() |
19 Dec 2009 | Duel in the Pool | Manchester, United Kingdom | [60] | |
100m freestyle | 51.19 | ER | Francesca Halsall | ![]() |
22 Nov 2009 | World Cup | Singapore, Singapore | [61] |
200m freestyle | 1:53.79 | Francesca Halsall | ![]() |
19 Dec 2009 | Duel in the Pool | Manchester, United Kingdom | [60] | |
400m freestyle | 3:54.92 | CR | Joanne Jackson | - | 8 Aug 2009 | British Grand Prix | Leeds, United Kingdom | [62] |
800m freestyle | 8:08.16 | Jazmin Carlin | ![]() |
4 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [63] | |
1500m freestyle | 15:51.74 | CR | Rebecca Cooke | - | 17 May 2005 | British World Championship Trials | Loughborough, United Kingdom | |
50m backstroke | 26.35 | sf | Georgia Davies | ![]() |
6 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [64] |
100m backstroke | 56.35 | Elizabeth Simmonds | Bath Univerity | 17 December 2015 | National Winter Meet | Sheffield, United Kingdom | [65] | |
200m backstroke | 2:00.83 | Elizabeth Simmonds | ![]() |
16 December 2011 | Duel in the Pool | Atlanta, United States | [66][67] | |
50m breaststroke | 30.02 | Imogen Clark | Derventio | 17 December 2015 | National Winter Meet | Sheffield, United Kingdom | [68] | |
100m breaststroke | 1:05.39 | Sophie Allen | ![]() |
21 December 2013 | Duel in the Pool | Glasgow, United Kingdom | ||
200m breaststroke | 2:18.44 | Molly Renshaw | Loughborough University | 18 December 2015 | National Winter Meet | Sheffield, United Kingdom | [69] | |
50m butterfly | 25.29 | Francesca Halsall | ![]() |
29 October 2014 | World Cup | Tokyo, Japan | [70] | |
100m butterfly | 55.71 | Francesca Halsall | ![]() |
18 Dec 2009 | Duel in the Pool | Manchester, United Kingdom | [71] | |
200m butterfly | 2:03.19 | CR | Jemma Lowe | ![]() |
12 December 2012 | World Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | [72] |
100m individual medley | 57.59 | sf | Siobhan-Marie O'Connor | ![]() |
3 December 2015 | European Championships | Netanya, Israel | [73] |
200m individual medley | 2:05.13 | CR | Siobhan-Marie O'Connor | ![]() |
5 December 2015 | European Championships | Netanya, Israel | [74] |
400m individual medley | 4:23.14 | Hannah Miley | ![]() |
12 December 2012 | World Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | [75] | |
4×50m freestyle relay | 1:38.39 | CR |
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15 Dec 2000 | European Championships | Valencia, Valencia, Spain | [76] |
4×100m freestyle relay | 3:32.88 |
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12 Apr 2008 | World Championships | Manchester, United Kingdom | [77] | |
4×200m freestyle relay | 7:38.96 | CR |
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10 Apr 2008 | World Championships | Manchester, United Kingdom | [78] |
4×50m medley relay | 1:46.56 | CR |
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15 December 2013 | European Championships | Herning, Denmark | [79] |
4×100m medley relay | 3:51.85 |
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14 December 2012 | World Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | [80] |
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
Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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Mixed 4×50m freestyle relay | 1:34.95 | h |
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24 November 2012 | European Championships | Chartres, France | [81] |
Mixed 4×50m medley relay | 1:37.46 | ER, CR |
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4 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [82] |
Records not set in finals: h – heat
Gallery
Some of the current British record holders:
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Rebecca Adlington.JPG
Rebecca Adlington, current long course record holder in the 800 metres freestyle, which is also the current European record.
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Mark Foster, current short course record holder in both freestyle and butterfly over 50 metres.
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Hannah Miley.jpg
Hannah Miley, current long course and short course record holder in the 400 metres individual medley.
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British team - Women's 4x200m free - Roma09.jpg
Rebecca Adlington, Joanne Jackson, Jazmin Carlin and Caitlin McClatchey – 4×200 m freestyle relay long course record holders.
Notes and references
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