List of Americas records in swimming
Men
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by UANA; WR – World 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

List of Americas records in swimming

Section Title: Men
Table Section Text: Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by UANA; WR – World 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

Event	Time	Name	Nationality	Date	Meet	Location	Ref

50m freestyle	20.91	WR	César Cielo	Brazil	18 December 2009	Brazilian Championships	São Paulo, Brazil

100m freestyle	46.91	WR	César Cielo	Brazil	30 July 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy

200m freestyle	1:42.96	Michael Phelps	United States	12 August 2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China

400m freestyle	3:42.78	Larsen Jensen	United States	10 August 2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China

800m freestyle	7:41.86	Ryan Cochrane	Canada	27 July 2011	World Championships	Shanghai, China

1500m freestyle	14:39.48	Connor Jaeger	United States	13 August 2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

50m backstroke	24.24	Ryan Murphy	United States	27 July 2018	USA Championships	Irvine, United States

100m backstroke	51.85	r, WR	Ryan Murphy	United States	13 August 2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

200m backstroke	1:51.92	WR	Aaron Peirsol	United States	31 July 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy

50m breaststroke	26.42	h	João Gomes Júnior	Brazil	21 April 2019	Maria Lenk Trophy	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

100m breaststroke	58.64	sf	Kevin Cordes	United States	23 July 2017	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary

200m breaststroke	2:07.17	Josh Prenot	United States	30 June 2016	U.S. Olympic Trials	Omaha, United States

50m butterfly	22.61	Nicholas Santos	Brazil	5 May 2017	Maria Lenk Trophy	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

100m butterfly	49.82	WR	Michael Phelps	United States	1 August 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy

200m butterfly	1:51.51	WR	Michael Phelps	United States	29 July 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy

200m individual medley	1:54.00	WR	Ryan Lochte	United States	28 July 2011	World Championships	Shanghai, China

400m individual medley	4:03.84	WR	Michael Phelps	United States	10 August 2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China

4×100m freestyle relay	3:08.24	WR	(47.51)Michael Phelps (47.02)Garrett Weber-Gale (47.65)Cullen Jones (46.06)Jason Lezak	United States	11 August 2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China

4×200m freestyle relay	6:58.55	WR	(1:44.49)Michael Phelps (1:44.13)Ricky Berens (1:45.47)David Walters (1:44.46)Ryan Lochte	United States	31 July 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy

4×100m medley relay	3:27.28	WR	(52.19)Aaron Peirsol (58.57)Eric Shanteau (49.72)Michael Phelps (46.80)David Walters	United States	2 August 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy

Sentence(s)

At the 2019 Maria Lenk Trophy, João Gomes Júnior appeared in the 50 metre breaststroke with a time of 26.42.

final_sentence: At the 2019 Maria Lenk Trophy, João Gomes Júnior appeared in the 50 metre breaststroke with a time of 26.42.