Italian record progression 100 metres freestyle

Last updated December 27, 2025

Long course (50 m)

Men


#	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
1	01:05.60		Emilio Polli	Canottieri Milan	1926	-	Budapest, Hungary
2	01:05.20		Emilio Polli	Canottieri Milan	1927	-	Bologna, Italy
3	01:03.40		Emilio Polli	Canottieri Milan	1928	-	Rome, Italy
4	01:03.00		Siro Banchelli	Florentia	1931	-	Bologna, Italy
5	01:00.00		Celio Brunelleschi	Florentia	1948	-	Florence, Italy
6	00:59.50		Carlo Pedersoli	Lazio nuoto	1950	-	Salsomaggiore, Italy
7	00:58.30		Paolo Pucci	Lazio nuoto	1956	-	Melbourne, Australia
8	00:57.00		Paolo Pucci	Lazio nuoto	1957	-	Rome, Italy
9	00:56.80		Paolo Pucci	Lazio nuoto	1958	-	Bologna, Italy
10	00:56.30		Paolo Pucci	Lazio nuoto	1958	-	Budapest, Hungary
11	00:56.10		Bruno Bianchi	Fiat ricambi	1954	-	Sanremo, Italy
12	00:56.10		Paolo Pucci	Lazio nuoto	1958	-	Budapest, Hungary
13	00:56.10		Paolo Pucci	Mys	1958	-	Budapest, Hungary
14	00:55.80		Pietro Boscaini	Lazio nuoto	1964	-	Tokyo, Japan
16	00:55.70		Pietro Boscaini	Lazio nuoto	1965	-	Sanremo, Italy
17	00:55.40		Pietro Boscaini	Lazio nuoto	1965	-	Milan, Italy
18	00:54.70		Pietro Boscaini	Lazio nuoto	1968	-	Milan, Italy
19	00:54.60		Roberto Pangaro	Aniene	1970	-	Rome, Italy
20	00:54.40		Roberto Pangaro	Aniene	1972	-	Syracuse, Sicily, Italy
21	00:54.30		Roberto Pangaro	Aniene	1973	-	Dortmund, Germany
22	00:54.06		Roberto Pangaro	Aniene	1973	-	Belgrade, Serbia
23	00:53.87		Roberto Pangaro	Aniene	1974	-	Marseille, France
24	00:53.60		Roberto Pangaro	Aniene	1974	-	Rome, Italy
25	00:53.32		Roberto Pangaro	Aniene	1974	-	Vienna, Austria
26	00:53.08		Roberto Pangaro	Aniene	1974	-	Vienna, Austria
27	00:53.06		Roberto Pangaro	Aniene	1973	-	Belgrade, Serbia
28	00:52.59		Roberto Pangaro	Aniene	1974	-	Vienna, Austria
30	00:52.50		Marcello Guarducci	Rari Nantes Trento	1975	-	Cali, Italy
31	00:52.50		Marcello Guarducci	Rari Nantes Trento	1975	-	Las Palmas, Spain
32	00:51.57		Marcello Guarducci	Carabinieri	1976	-	Montreal, Italy
33	00:51.35		Marcello Guarducci	Carabinieri	1976	-	Montreal, Canada
34	00:51.25		Marcello Guarducci	Carabinieri	1977	-	Chiavari, Italy
35	00:51.25		Marcello Guarducci	Dom	1977	-	Chiavari, Italy
36	00:50.99		Marcello Guarducci	Nuoto Club verona	1983	-	Casablanca, Morocco
37	00:50.97		Giorgio Lamberti	Leonessa brescia	1987	-	Rome, Italy
38	00:50.82		Giorgio Lamberti	Leonessa brescia	1987	-	Catania, Italy
39	00:50.55		Giorgio Lamberti	Leonessa brescia	1987	-	Strasbourg, France
40	00:50.53		Giorgio Lamberti	Leonessa brescia	1987	-	Strasbourg, France
41	00:50.47		Roberto Gleria	Leonessa brescia	1988	-	Florence, Italy
42	00:50.41		Giorgio Lamberti	Leonessa brescia	1989	-	Genoa, Italy
43	00:49.48		Giorgio Lamberti	Leonessa brescia	1989	-	Bonn, Germany
44	00:49.42		Giorgio Lamberti	Leonessa brescia	1989	-	Bonn, Germany
45	00:49.24	ER	Giorgio Lamberti	Fiamme gialle	August 1989	European Championships	Bonn, Germany
46	00:49.23		Lorenzo Vismara	Fiamme gialle	2000	-	Sydney, Australia
47	00:49.19		Filippo Magnini	Carabinieri	2003	-	Riccione, Italy
48	00:49.12		Filippo Magnini	Rari Nantes Turin	2004	-	Livorno, Italy
49	00:49.09		Filippo Magnini	Rari Nantes Turin	2004	-	Livorno, Italy
50	00:48.87		Filippo Magnini	Rari Nantes Turin	2004	-	Madrid, Spain
51	00:48.74		Filippo Magnini	Larus nuoto	2005	-	Riccione, Italy
52	00:48.73		Filippo Magnini	Larus nuoto	2005	-	Montreal, Canada
53	00:48.12		Filippo Magnini	Larus nuoto	2005	-	Montreal, Canada
54	00:48.11		Filippo Magnini	Larus nuoto	13 August 2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China
55	00:48.04		Filippo Magnini	Larus nuoto	29 July 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy
56	00:47.81		Alessandro Miressi	National Team	18 May 2021	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	^[1]
57	00:47.45		Alessandro Miressi	National Team	19 May 2021	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	^[2]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Italian Swimming Federation;WR – World record;ER – European record;
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


#	Time	Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
1	1:35.40	Armida Ippavitz	Triestina Nuoto	1924	-	Milan, Italy
2	1:32.80	Nerina Bravin	Triestina Nuoto	1927	-	Bologna, Italy
3	1:24.40	M. Schwartz	Vis sauro	1928	-	Rome, Italy
4	1:19.60	Anna Savi	Vis sauro	1929	-	Rome, Italy
5	1:18.00	Ines Sulligi	Triestina Nuoto	1931	-	Rome, Italy
6	1:17.20	Anna Savi	Vis sauro	1931	-	Bologna, Italy
7	1:16.20	B. Lokar	Triestina Nuoto	1935	-	Sanremo, Italy
8	1:15.80	Grazia Ruzier	N/a	1935	-	Milan, Italy
9	1:15.60	B. Lokar	N/a	1935	-	Genoa, Italy
10	1:14.00	B. Lokar	N/a	1937	-	Trieste, Italy
11	1:13.70	B. Lokar	N/a	1939	-	Milan, Italy
12	1:12.30	B. Lokar	N/a	1939	-	Trieste, Italy
13	1:12.00	B. Lokar	N/a	1939	-	Trieste, Italy
14	1:11.70	B. Lokar	N/a	1939	-	Trieste, Italy
15	1:09.80	Dragusa Gamacchio Finc	Rari Nantes Naples	1950	-	Levanto, Liguria, Italy
16	1:09.50	Dragusa Gamacchio Finc	Rari Nantes Naples	1950	-	Genoa, Italy
17	1:09.40	Romana Calligaris	Rari Nantes Naples	1952	-	Turin, Italy
18	1:09.30	Sandra Valle	Rari Nantes Naples	1956	-	Naples, Italy
19	1:09.10	Sandra Valle	Rari Nantes Naples	1957	-	Genoa, Italy
20	1:08.80	Romana Calligaris	Rari Nantes Naples	1952	-	Genoa, Italy
21	1:08.70	Sandra Valle	Rari Nantes Naples	1957	-	Genoa, Italy
22	1:08.60	Sandra Valle	Rari Nantes Naples	1958	-	Split, Croatia
23	1:08.40	Maria Cristina Pacifici	N/a	1959	-	Rome, Italy
24	1:08.30	Paola Saini	N/a	1959	-	Genoa, Italy
25	1:07.70	Maria Cristina Pacifici	N/a	1959	-	Genoa, Italy
26	1:07.70	Paola Saini	N/a	1960	-	Rome, Italy
27	1:06.70	Paola Saini	N/a	1960	-	Rome, Italy
28	1:05.70	Paola Saini	N/a	1960	-	Rome, Italy
29	1:05.30	Paola Saini	N/a	1960	-	Milan, Italy
30	1:04.40	Paola Saini	N/a	1960	-	Rome, Italy
31	1:04.00	Daniela Beneck	N/a	1962	-	Rome, Italy
32	1:03.50	Paola Saini	N/a	1962	-	Moscow, Russia
33	1:02.90	Daniela Beneck	Nuoto Club Milan	1964	-	Tokyo, Italy
34	1:02.60	Daniela Beneck	Nuoto Club Milan	1965	-	Rome, Italy
35	1:02.50	Daniela Beneck	Nuoto Club Milan	1965	-	Rome, Italy
36	1:02.40	Daniela Beneck	Nuoto Club Milan	1966	-	Utrecht, Netherlands
37	1:02.30	Mara Sacchi	Nuoto Club Milan	1968	-	Sanremo, Italy
38	1:02.20	Novella Calligaris	Rari Nantes patavium	1970	-	Barcelona, Spain
39	1:02.00	Novella Calligaris	Rari Nantes patavium	1971	-	İzmir, Turkey
40	1:01.80	Novella Calligaris	Rari Nantes patavium	1972	-	Berlin, Germany
41	1:01.40	Laura Podestà	Geas Sesto San Giovanni	1973	-	Milan, Italy
42	1:01.38	Laura Podestà	Geas Sesto San Giovanni	1973	-	Belgrade, Italy
43	1:01.36	Laura Podestà	Geas Sesto San Giovanni	1973	-	Belgrade, Hungary
44	1:01.02	Laura Podestà	Geas Sesto San Giovanni	1973	-	Belgrade, Hungary
45	1:00.50	Cinzia Savi Scarponi	N/A	1977	-	Pescara, Italy
46	1:00.47	Cinzia Savi scarponi	N/a	1977	-	Chiavari, Italy
47	59.97	Cinzia Savi scarponi	N/a	1977	-	Chiavari, Italy
48	59.59	Cinzia Savi scarponi	N/a	1978	-	Rome, Italy
49	59.55	Cinzia Savi scarponi	N/a	1978	-
50	59.52	Cinzia Savi scarponi	N/a	1978	-	Milan, Italy
51	59.10	Monica Vallarin	SNAM	1980	-	Piacenza, Italy
52	58.62	Silvia Persi	SNAM	1981	-	Split, Croatia
53	58.60	Silvia Persi	SNAM	1980	-	Udine, Italy
54	58.45	Silvia Persi	SNAM	1983	-	Palermo, Italy
55	57.98	Silvia Persi	SNAM	1983	-	Rome, Italy
56	57.62	Silvia Persi	SNAM	1984	-	Los Angeles, United States
57	57.24	Silvia Persi	SNAM	1984	-	Los Angeles, United States
58	57.13	Silvia Persi	SNAM	1987	-	Catania, Italy
59	57.08	Silvia Persi	SNAM	1987	-	Strasbourg, France
60	56.97	Silvia Persi	SNAM	1989	-	Bonn, Germany
61	56.84	Viviana Susin	SNAM	July 10, 1997	-	San Donato Milanese, Italy	^[3]
62	56.70	Cristina Chiuso	SNAM	2000	-	Rome, Italy
63	56.37	Luisa Striani	SNAM	2000	-	Monfalcone, Italy
64	56.10	Cecilia Vianini	DDS	2000	-	Sydney, Australia
65	55.96	Cecilia Vianini	DDS	2000	-	Sydney, Australia
66	55.80	Cecilia Vianini	DDS	2001	-	Fukuoka, Japan
67	55.07	Cecilia Vianini	DDS	2001	-	Genoa, Italy
68	54.40	Federica Pellegrini	DDS	March 10, 2004	-	Livorno, Italy
69	53.55	Federica Pellegrini	Canottieri Aniene	March 7, 2009	-	Riccione, Italy
70	53.18	Federica Pellegrini	C.C. Aniene	25 June 2016	Sette Colli Trophy	Rome, Italy
71	53.01	Sara Curtis	CS Roero	15 April 2025	Italian Championships	Riccione, Italy	^[4]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Italian Swimming Federation;WR – World record;ER – European record;
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

Short course (25 m)

Men


#	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
1	01:02.10		- Cappelini	T.c. Milan	1933	-	Turin, Italy
2	00:58.20		Carlo Pedersoli	Lazio nuoto	1952	-	Turin, Italy
3	00:57.20		Angelo Romani	Vis sauro	1955	-	L'Aquila, Italy
4	00:50.04		Marcello Guarducci	Carabinieri	1980	-	Antibes, France
5	00:49.97		Marcello Guarducci	Nuoto Club verona	1984	-	Bonn, Germany
6	00:49.68		Giovanni Franceschi	Fiamme Oro roma	1986	-	Turin, Italy
7	00:49.60		Andrea Ceccarini	Termili	1987	-	Rome, Italy
8	00:49.30		Giorgio Lamberti	Leonessa brescia	1987	-	Verona, Italy
9	00:49.10		Giorgio Lamberti	Leonessa brescia	1988	-	Brescia, Italy
10	00:48.76		Giorgio Lamberti	Leonessa brescia	1990	-	Rome, Italy
11	00:48.64		Lorenzo Vismara	Fiamme gialle	1998	-	Sydney, Australia
12	00:48.50		Lorenzo Vismara	Fiamme gialle	2002	-	Riesa, Germany
13	00:48.25		Lorenzo Vismara	Fiamme gialle	2002	-	Riesa, Germany
14	00:47.33		Lorenzo Vismara	Larus nuoto	2002	-	Riesa, Germany
15	00:47.32		Filippo Magnini	Larus nuoto	2003	-	Dublin, Republic of Ireland
16	00:47.07		Filippo Magnini	Larus nuoto	2005	-	Viareggio, Italy
17	00:46.55		Filippo Magnini	National Team	2005	-	Trieste, Italy
18	00:46.52		Filippo Magnini	National Team	2005	-	Trieste, Italy
19	00:46.49	h	Filippo Magnini	National Team	12 December 2008	European Championships	Rijeka, Croatia	^[5]
20	00:46.37	sf	Filippo Magnini	National Team	12 December 2008	European Championship	Rijeka, Croatia	^[6]
21	00:45.90		Alessandro Miressi	National Team	8 December 2019	European Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	^[7]
22	00:45.84		Alessandro Miressi	National Team	7 November 2021	European Championships	Kazan, Russia	^[8]
23	00:45.58		Alessandro Miressi	National Team	20 December 2021	World Championships	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	^[9]
24	00:45.57		Alessandro Miressi	National Team	21 December 2021	World Championships	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	^[10]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Italian Swimming Federation;WR – World record;ER – European record;
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

↑ "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). microplustiming.com. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
↑ "Men's 100m Freestyle Final Results" (PDF). microplustiming.com. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
↑ "Record della Susin" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2007-05-27. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
↑ "Women's 100m Freestyle Final Results" (PDF). microplustiming.com. 15 April 2025. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
↑ "European Short Course Swimming Championships - Rijeka 2008 - Men's 100m Freestyle - Heats" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-12-21. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
↑ "European Short Course Swimming Championships - Rijeka 2008 - Men's 100m Freestyle - Semi-Final" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-01-17. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
↑ "Men's 100m Freestyle Final Results" (PDF). microplustiming.com. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
↑ "Men's 100m Freestyle Final Results" (PDF). microplustiming.com. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
↑ "Men's 100m Freestyle Semifinal Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
↑ "Men's 100m Freestyle Final Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2022.

Women


#	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
1	57.62		Silvia Persi	Larus nuoto	1982	-	Gothenburg, Sweden
2	57.60		Silvia Persi	Larus nuoto	1984	-	Rome, Italy
3	57.12		Silvia Persi	Larus nuoto	1984	-	Paris, France
4	56.58		Silvia Persi	Larus nuoto	1984	-	Paris, France
5	56.53		Silvia Persi	Larus nuoto	1986	-	Turin, Italy
6	56.32		Silvia Persi	Larus nuoto	1986	-	Turin, Italy
7	56.31		Silvia Persi	Larus nuoto	1986	-	Malmö, Sweden
8	56.27		Silvia Persi	Larus nuoto	1987	-	Paris, France
9	56.14		Silvia Persi	Larus nuoto	1987	-	Loano, Italy
10	56.12		Cristina Chiuso	Larus nuoto	1998	-	Paris, France
11	56.00		Cristina Chiuso	Larus nuoto	1998	-	Paris, France
12	55.87		Luisa Striani	Larus nuoto	1999	-	Desenzano, Italy
13	55.43		Cristina Chiuso	Aurelia nuoto	2000	-	Valencia, Spain
14	55.03		Cristina Chiuso	Aurelia nuoto	2000	-	Valencia, Spain
15	55.03		Cristina Chiuso	Aurelia nuoto	2001	-	Avezzano, Italy
16	54.92		Cristina Chiuso	Aurelia nuoto	2001	-	Imperia, Italy
17	54.37		Federica Pellegrini	DDS	2003	-	Viareggio, Italy
18	53.89		Federica Pellegrini	DDS	19 December 2003	-	Camogli, Italy
19	53.71		Renata Spagnolo	-	25 April 2009	Italian Club Championships	Rome, Italy
20	52.86		Federica Pellegrini	Circolo Canottieri Aniene	23 November 2013	Gran Premio d'Italia	Viareggio, Italy	^[1]
21	52.70	r	Erika Ferraioli	Italy	5 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	^[2]
22	52.56		Federica Pellegrini	Italy	4 December 2015	European Championships	Netanya, Israel	^[3]
23	52.17		Federica Pellegrini	Circolo Canottieri Aniene	24 April 2016	Italian Championships	Riccione, Italy	^[4]
24	52.10		Federica Pellegrini	Circolo Canottieri Aniene	7 April 2019	Coppa Caduti di Brema	Riccione, Italy	^[5]
24	51.26		Sara Curtis	Italy	6 December 2025	European Championships	Lublin, Poland	^[6]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Italian Swimming Federation;WR – World record;ER – European record;
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

References

Agendadiana.com, (in English and Italian)

↑ "Federica Pellegrini Takes Down Second Italian Record in Viareggio". Swimming World . 23 November 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
↑ "Women's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Results". Omega Timing. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
↑ Grace, Jeff (4 December 2015). "Pellegrini Posts New Italian Mark in the Women's 100 Freestyle". Swimswam. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
↑ Jared Anderson (27 April 2016). "Pellegrini Breaks Italian Record At Short Course Addendum To Nats". swimswam.com. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
↑ "Women's 100m Freestyle Serie A1 Results" (PDF). microplustiming.com. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
↑ "Women's 100m Freestyle Final Results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 6 December 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.

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[1] "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). microplustiming.com. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2022.

[2] "Men's 100m Freestyle Final Results" (PDF). microplustiming.com. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2022.

[3] "Record della Susin" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2007-05-27. Retrieved 2008-12-12.

[4] "Women's 100m Freestyle Final Results" (PDF). microplustiming.com. 15 April 2025. Retrieved 15 April 2025.

[5] "European Short Course Swimming Championships - Rijeka 2008 - Men's 100m Freestyle - Heats" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-12-21. Retrieved 2008-12-12.

[6] "European Short Course Swimming Championships - Rijeka 2008 - Men's 100m Freestyle - Semi-Final" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-01-17. Retrieved 2008-12-12.

[7] "Men's 100m Freestyle Final Results" (PDF). microplustiming.com. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.

[8] "Men's 100m Freestyle Final Results" (PDF). microplustiming.com. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.

[9] "Men's 100m Freestyle Semifinal Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2022.

[10] "Men's 100m Freestyle Final Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2022.

[11] "Federica Pellegrini Takes Down Second Italian Record in Viareggio". Swimming World . 23 November 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.

[12] "Women's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Results". Omega Timing. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.

[13] Grace, Jeff (4 December 2015). "Pellegrini Posts New Italian Mark in the Women's 100 Freestyle". Swimswam. Retrieved 4 December 2015.

[14] Jared Anderson (27 April 2016). "Pellegrini Breaks Italian Record At Short Course Addendum To Nats". swimswam.com. Retrieved 19 April 2016.

[15] "Women's 100m Freestyle Serie A1 Results" (PDF). microplustiming.com. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.

[16] "Women's 100m Freestyle Final Results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 6 December 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.

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Italian record progression 100 metres freestyle

Contents

Long course (50 m)

Men

Women

Short course (25 m)

Men

Women

References