Italian record progression 100 metres freestyle

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

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.
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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.

Women

#	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
1	00:57.62		Silvia Persi	Larus nuoto	1982	-	Gothenburg, Italy
2	00:57.60		Silvia Persi	Larus nuoto	1984	-	Rome, Italy
3	00:57.12		Silvia Persi	Larus nuoto	1984	-	Paris, France
4	00:56.58		Silvia Persi	Larus nuoto	1984	-	Paris, France
5	00:56.53		Silvia Persi	Larus nuoto	1986	-	Turin, Italy
6	00:56.32		Silvia Persi	Larus nuoto	1986	-	Turin, Italy
7	00:56.31		Silvia Persi	Larus nuoto	1986	-	Malmö, Sweden
8	00:56.27		Silvia Persi	Larus nuoto	1987	-	Paris, France
9	00:56.14		Silvia Persi	Larus nuoto	1987	-	Loano, Italy
10	00:56.12		Cristina Chiuso	Larus nuoto	1998	-	Paris, France
11	00:56.00		Cristina Chiuso	Larus nuoto	1998	-	Paris, Italy
12	00:55.87		Luisa Striani	Larus nuoto	1999	-	Desenzano, Italy
13	00:55.43		Cristina Chiuso	Aurelia nuoto	2000	-	València, Spain
14	00:55.03		Cristina Chiuso	Aurelia nuoto	2000	-	València, Spain
15	00:55.03		Cristina Chiuso	Aurelia nuoto	2001	-	Avezzano, Italy
16	00:54.92		Cristina Chiuso	Aurelia nuoto	2001	-	Imperia, Italy
17	00:54.37		Federica Pellegrini	DDS	2003	-	Viareggio, Italy
18	00:53.89		Federica Pellegrini	DDS	December 19, 2003	-	Camogli, Italy

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 ^{[ usurped ]}, (in English and Italian)