Below is a list of current championship (or "meet") records for the two World Championships in swimming:
Both events are organized by the international governing body for aquatics, World Aquatics (formerly known as FINA). These are the fastest times ever swum at any edition of the meet.
Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50 m freestyle | 21.04 | Caeleb Dressel | ![]() | 27 July 2019 | 2019 World Championships | Gwangju, South Korea | [1] | |
100 m freestyle | 46.51 | ER | David Popovici | ![]() | 31 July 2025 | 2025 World Championships | Singapore, Singapore | [2] |
200 m freestyle | 1:42.00 | WR | Paul Biedermann | ![]() | 28 July 2009 | 2009 World Championships | Rome, Italy | [3] |
400 m freestyle | 3:40.07 | Paul Biedermann | ![]() | 26 July 2009 | 2009 World Championships | Rome, Italy | [3] | |
800 m freestyle | 7:32.12 | WR | Zhang Lin | ![]() | 29 July 2009 | 2009 World Championships | Rome, Italy | [3] |
1500 m freestyle | 14:31.54 | AF | Ahmed Hafnaoui | ![]() | 30 July 2023 | 2023 World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | [4] |
50 m backstroke | 23.68 | Kliment Kolesnikov | ![]() | 3 August 2025 | 2025 World Championships | Singapore, Singapore | [5] | |
100 m backstroke | 51.60 | WR | Thomas Ceccon | ![]() | 20 June 2022 | 2022 World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [6] |
200 m backstroke | 1:51.92 | WR | Aaron Peirsol | ![]() | 31 July 2009 | 2009 World Championships | Rome, Italy | [3] |
50 m breaststroke | 25.95 | sf, WR | Adam Peaty | ![]() | 25 July 2017 | 2017 World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [7] |
100 m breaststroke | 56.88 | sf, WR | Adam Peaty | ![]() | 21 July 2019 | 2019 World Championships | Gwangju, South Korea | [8] |
200 m breaststroke | 2:05.48 | WR | Qin Haiyang | ![]() | 28 July 2023 | 2019 World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | [9] |
50 m butterfly | 22.35 | AM | Caeleb Dressel | ![]() | 22 July 2019 | 2019 World Championships | Gwangju, South Korea | [10] |
100 m butterfly | 49.50 | sf | Caeleb Dressel | ![]() | 26 July 2019 | 2019 World Championships | Gwangju, South Korea | [11] |
200 m butterfly | 1:50.34 | WR | Kristóf Milák | ![]() | 21 June 2022 | 2022 World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [12] |
200 m individual medley | 1:52.69 | sf, WR | Léon Marchand | ![]() | 30 July 2025 | 2025 World Championships | Singapore, Singapore | [13] |
400 m individual medley | 4:02.50 | WR | Léon Marchand | ![]() | 23 July 2023 | 2023 World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | [14] |
4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:08.97 | OC |
| ![]() | 27 July 2025 | 2025 World Championships | Singapore, Singapore | [15] |
4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 6:58.55 | WR |
| ![]() | 31 July 2009 | 2009 World Championships | Rome, Italy | [3] |
4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:26.93 | ER |
| ![]() | 3 August 2025 | 2025 World Championships | Singapore, Singapore | [16] |
Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50 m freestyle | 23.61 | sf, WR | Sarah Sjöström | ![]() | 29 July 2023 | 2023 World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | [17] |
100 m freestyle | 51.71 | r, WR | Sarah Sjöström | ![]() | 23 July 2017 | 2017 World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [18] |
200 m freestyle | 1:52.85 | Mollie O'Callaghan | ![]() | 26 July 2023 | 2023 World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | [19] | |
400 m freestyle | 3:55.38 | Ariarne Titmus | ![]() | 23 July 2023 | 2023 World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | [20] | |
800 m freestyle | 8:05.62 | Katie Ledecky | ![]() | 2 August 2025 | 2025 World Championships | Singapore, Singapore | [21] | |
1500 m freestyle | 15:25.48 | Katie Ledecky | ![]() | 4 August 2015 | 2015 World Championships | Kazan, Russia | [22] | |
50 m backstroke | 27.06 | Zhao Jing | ![]() | 30 July 2009 | 2009 World Championships | Rome, Italy | [3] | |
100 m backstroke | 57.16 | OC | Kaylee McKeown | ![]() | 29 July 2025 | 2025 World Championships | Singapore, Singapore | [23] |
200 m backstroke | 2:03.33 | Kaylee McKeown | ![]() | 2 August 2025 | 2025 World Championships | Singapore, Singapore | [24] | |
50 m breaststroke | 29.16 | WR | Rūta Meilutytė | ![]() | 30 July 2023 | 2023 World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | [25] |
100 m breaststroke | 1:04.13 | WR | Lilly King | ![]() | 25 July 2017 | 2017 World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [26] |
200 m breaststroke | 2:18.50 | AM | Kate Douglass | ![]() | 1 August 2025 | 2025 World Championships | Singapore, Singapore | [27] |
50 m butterfly | 24.60 | Sarah Sjöström | ![]() | 29 July 2017 | 2017 World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [28] | |
100 m butterfly | 54.73 | Gretchen Walsh | ![]() | 28 July 2025 | 2025 World Championships | Singapore, Singapore | [29] | |
200 m butterfly | 2:01.99 | AM | Summer McIntosh | ![]() | 31 July 2025 | 2025 World Championships | Singapore, Singapore | [30] |
200 m individual medley | 2:06.12 | Katinka Hosszú | ![]() | 3 August 2015 | 2015 World Championships | Kazan, Russia | [31] | |
400 m individual medley | 4:25.78 | Summer McIntosh | ![]() | 3 August 2025 | 2025 World Championships | Singapore, Singapore | [32] | |
4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:27.96 | WR |
| ![]() | 23 July 2023 | 2023 World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | [33] |
4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:37.50 | WR |
| ![]() | 27 July 2023 | 2022 World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | [34] |
4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:49.34 | WR |
| ![]() | 3 August 2025 | 2025 World Championships | Singapore, Singapore | [35] |
Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:18.48 | WR |
| ![]() | 2 August 2025 | 2025 World Championships | Singapore, Singapore | [36] |
4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:37.97 |
| ![]() | 30 July 2025 | 2025 World Championships | Singapore, Singapore | [37] |
Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50 m freestyle | 19.90 | sf, WR | Jordan Crooks | ![]() | 14 December 2024 | 2024 World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [38] |
100 m freestyle | 44.95 | h | Jordan Crooks | ![]() | 11 December 2024 | 2024 World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [39] |
200 m freestyle | 1:38.61 | WR | Luke Hobson | ![]() | 15 December 2024 | 2024 World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [40] |
400 m freestyle | 3:34.01 | Danas Rapšys | ![]() | 11 December 2018 | 2018 World Championships | Hangzhou, China | [41] | |
800 m freestyle | 7:29.99 | Gregorio Paltrinieri | ![]() | 17 December 2022 | 2022 World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [42] | |
1500 m freestyle | 14:06.88 | WR | Florian Wellbrock | ![]() | 21 December 2021 | 2021 World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | [43] |
50 m backstroke | 22.22 | Florent Manaudou | ![]() | 6 December 2014 | 2014 World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [44] | |
100 m backstroke | 48.50 | Ryan Murphy | ![]() | 14 December 2022 | 2022 World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [45] | |
200 m backstroke | 1:45.65 | ER | Hubert Kós | ![]() | 15 December 2024 | 2024 World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [46] |
50 m breaststroke | 25.38 | AM | Nic Fink | ![]() | 18 December 2022 | 2022 World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [47] |
100 m breaststroke | 55.47 | AS | Qin Haiyang | ![]() | 12 December 2024 | 2024 World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [48] |
200 m breaststroke | 2:00.16 | WR | Kirill Prigoda | ![]() | 13 December 2018 | 2018 World Championships | Hangzhou, China | [49] |
50 m butterfly | 21.32 | WR | Noè Ponti | ![]() | 11 December 2024 | 2024 World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [50] |
100 m butterfly | 47.71 | WR | Noè Ponti | ![]() | 14 December 2024 | 2024 World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [51] |
200 m butterfly | 1:48.24 | = | Daiya Seto | ![]() | 11 December 2018 | 2018 World Championships | Hangzhou, China | [52] |
200 m butterfly | 1:48.24 | =, AM | Ilya Kharun | ![]() | 12 December 2024 | 2024 World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [53] |
100 m individual medley | 50.33 | Noè Ponti | ![]() | 13 December 2024 | 2024 World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [54] | |
200 m individual medley | 1:49.51 | AM | Shaine Casas | ![]() | 10 December 2024 | 2024 World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [55] |
400 m individual medley | 3:55.50 | AM | Ryan Lochte | ![]() | 16 December 2010 | 2010 World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | [56] |
4 × 50 m freestyle relay | 1:21.80 | WR |
| ![]() | 14 December 2018 | 2018 World Championships | Hangzhou, China | [57] |
4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:01.66 | WR |
| ![]() | 10 December 2024 | 2024 World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [58] |
4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 6:40.51 | WR |
| ![]() | 13 December 2024 | 2024 World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [59] |
4 × 50 m medley relay | 1:29.72 | WR |
| ![]() | 17 December 2022 | 2022 World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [60] |
4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:18.68 | WR |
| ![]() | 15 December 2024 | 2024 World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [61] |
Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50 m freestyle | 22.83 | WR | Gretchen Walsh | ![]() | 15 December 2024 | 2024 World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [62] |
100 m freestyle | 50.31 | AM | Gretchen Walsh | ![]() | 12 December 2024 | 2024 World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [63] |
200 m freestyle | 1:50.31 | WR | Siobhán Haughey | ![]() | 16 December 2021 | 2021 World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | [64] |
400 m freestyle | 3:50.25 | WR | Summer McIntosh | ![]() | 10 December 2024 | 2024 World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [65] |
800 m freestyle | 8:01.95 | Lani Pallister | ![]() | 11 December 2024 | 2024 World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [66] | |
1500 m freestyle | 15:21.43 | OC | Lani Pallister | ![]() | 16 December 2022 | 2022 World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [67] |
50 m backstroke | 25.23 | WR | Regan Smith | ![]() | 13 December 2024 | 2024 World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [68] |
100 m backstroke | 54.02 | r, WR | Regan Smith | ![]() | 15 December 2024 | 2024 World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [69] |
200 m backstroke | 1:58.04 | WR | Regan Smith | ![]() | 15 December 2024 | 2024 World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [70] |
50 m breaststroke | 28.37 | sf, WR | Rūta Meilutytė | ![]() | 17 December 2022 | 2022 World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [71] |
100 m breaststroke | 1:02.36 | =WR | Alia Atkinson | ![]() | 6 December 2014 | 2014 World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [72] |
200 m breaststroke | 2:12.50 | WR | Kate Douglass | ![]() | 13 December 2024 | 2024 World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [73] |
50 m butterfly | 23.94 | sf, WR | Gretchen Walsh | ![]() | 10 December 2024 | 2024 World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [74] |
100 m butterfly | 52.71 | WR | Gretchen Walsh | ![]() | 14 December 2024 | 2024 World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [75] |
200 m butterfly | 1:59.32 | WR | Summer McIntosh | ![]() | 12 December 2024 | 2024 World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [76] |
100 m individual medley | 55.11 | WR | Gretchen Walsh | ![]() | 13 December 2024 | 2024 World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [77] |
200 m individual medley | 2:01.63 | WR | Kate Douglass | ![]() | 10 December 2024 | 2024 World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [78] |
400 m individual medley | 4:15.48 | WR | Summer McIntosh | ![]() | 14 December 2024 | 2024 World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [79] |
4 × 50 m freestyle relay | 1:33.89 | AM |
| ![]() | 15 December 2022 | 2022 World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [80] |
4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:25.01 | WR |
| ![]() | 10 December 2024 | 2024 World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [81] |
4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:30.13 | WR |
| ![]() | 12 December 2024 | 2024 World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [82] |
4 × 50 m medley relay | 1:42.35 | WR |
| ![]() | 17 December 2022 | 2022 World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [83] |
4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:40.41 | WR |
| ![]() | 15 December 2024 | 2024 World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [84] |
Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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4 × 50 m freestyle relay | 1:27.33 | WR |
| ![]() | 16 December 2022 | 2022 World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [85] |
4 × 50 m medley relay | 1:35.15 | WR |
| ![]() | 14 December 2022 | 2022 World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [86] |