List of textile best times in swimming

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Many of the world records in swimming were established by swimmers wearing bodysuits or suits made of polyurethane or other non-textile materials allowed in the race pool from February 2008 until December 2009. These suits seemed to improve the performance for top athletes, especially those with larger physiques. The times shown below are the fastest in the world set by swimmers wearing suits made of textile materials.

Contents

Long course

Men

EventTimeNameNationalityDateMeetLocationRef
50 m freestyle 21.04+0.13 Caeleb Dressel Flag of the United States.svg  United States 27 July 2019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [1]
50 m freestyle 21.04+0.13 Caeleb Dressel Flag of the United States.svg  United States 20 June 2021 USA Olympic Trials Omaha, United States [2]
200 m freestyle 1:42.97+0.97 David Popovici Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 15 August 2022 European Championships Rome, Italy [3]
800 m freestyle 7:36.88+4.76 Ahmed Jaouadi Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 30 July 2025 World Championships Singapore, Singapore [4]
200 m backstroke 1:52.96+1.04 Ryan Lochte Flag of the United States.svg United States29 July 2011 World Championships Shanghai, China [5]
4×100 m freestyle relay 3:08.97+0.73
Flag of the United States.svg United States26 July 2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan [6]
4×100 m freestyle relay 3:08.97+0.73
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia27 July 2025 World Championships Singapore, Singapore [7]
4×200 m freestyle relay 6:58.58+0.03
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain28 July 2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan [8]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by World Aquatics;
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

EventTimeNameNationalityDateMeetLocationRef
200 m butterfly 2:01.99+0.18 Summer McIntosh Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada31 July 2025 World Championships Singapore, Singapore [9]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by World Aquatics;
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

All mixed relays textile best times are also world records.

Short course

All textile best short course times are also world records.

Men

For the men's 4x50m freestyle relay, the fastest time ever recorded (1:20.77 by France in 2008) is not the official world record. The event was not officially recognized by World Aquatics as a world record event at that time. The French performance is still recognized as the European record, while the official world record is held by the United States. [10]

EventTimeNameNationalityDateMeetLocationRef
4×50 m freestyle relay 1:21.80+1.03
Flag of the United States.svg United States14 December 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [11]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by World Aquatics;
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

  1. ↑ "Men's 50m Freestyle Finals Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 27 July 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "Men's 50m Freestyle Finals Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results" (PDF). microplustiming.com. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Men's 800m Freestyle Final Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 30 July 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "Textile Best Times". 11 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "USA men dip under 3:09 to swim fastest textile 4×100 free relay ever". SwimSwam. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Men's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Final Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 27 July 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Final Results" (PDF). olympics.com. 28 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  9. ↑ "Women's 200m Butterfly Final Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  10. ↑ "American Men Smash 4x50 Free Relay World Record In 1:21.80". SwimSwam. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  11. ↑ "Men's 4×50m Freestyle Relay Final Results". Omega Timing. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
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