# 2009 in swimming

2009 in swimming documents the highlights of competitive international swimming during 2009.

## Major events
### World

* 5–11 July: Swimming at the 2009 Summer Universiade in Belgrade, Serbia
* 19–25 July: Open water swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy
* 26 July – 2 August: Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy
* 2009 FINA Swimming World Cup:
** 16–17 October: Durban, South Africa
** 23–25 October: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (cancelled)
** 6–7 November: Moscow, Russia
** 10–11 November: Stockholm, Sweden
** 14–15 November: Berlin, Germany
** 21–22 November: Singapore

### Regional

* 27 June – 1 July: Swimming at the 2009 Mediterranean Games in Pescara, Italy
* 30 June – 5 July: Central American and Caribbean Swimming Championships in Barquisimeto, Venezuela
* 2–6 July: Swimming at the 2009 Asian Youth Games, Singapore
* 8–12 July: European Junior Swimming Championships in Prague, Czech Republic
* 30 October – 9 November: Swimming at the 2009 Asian Indoor Games in Hanoi, Vietnam
* 10–13 December: European Short Course Swimming Championships in Istanbul, Turkey
* 10–14 December: Swimming at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games in Vientiane, Laos

## World records

The tables below lists all world records broken or equalled during 2009. Records are listed in each section in date order, with records which were subsequently broken later in the year with a khaki shaded background. Records which are yet to be ratified, or are awaiting ratification following the outcomes of the "Dubai Suits Charter" and related actions by the FINA Swimsuit Commission, are listed in italics. The records shaded in light blue were not ratified by FINA and are not to be considered as the world record for that event. The given references give further details regarding the non-ratification of the relevant records.
147 new world records were reported in 2009 (although some later disallowed), rewriting the world record progression in 69 of the 82 events in which FINA recognises world record standards.

### Men's long course

| Date | Event | Time | | Name | Nation | Meet | Location |
| 5 April | 50 m butterfly | 22.43 | (sf) | Rafael Muñoz | Spain | Spanish Championships | Málaga, Spain |
| 18 April | 50 m breaststroke | 27.06 | (sf) | Cameron van der Burgh | South Africa | South African Championships | Durban, South Africa |
| 23 April | 100 m freestyle | 46.94 | (sf) | Alain Bernard | France | French Championships | Montpellier, France |
| 26 April | 50 m freestyle | 20.94 | | Frédérick Bousquet | France | French Championships | Montpellier, France |
| 8 May | 50 m breaststroke | 26.89 | (h) | Felipe França Silva | Brazil | Maria Lenk Trophy | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 10 May | 200 m backstroke | 1:52.86 | | Ryosuke Irie | Japan | Duel in the Pool | Canberra, Australia |
| 13 June | 100 m breaststroke | 58.67 | (tt) | Igor Borysik | Ukraine | Ukraine National Cup | Kharkiv, Ukraine |
| 1 July | 100 m backstroke | 52.38 | (r) | Aschwin Wildeboer | Spain | Mediterranean Games | Pescara, Italy |
| 8 July | 100 m backstroke | 51.94 | | Aaron Peirsol | United States | US Championships | Indianapolis, United States |
| 9 July | 100 m butterfly | 50.22 | | Michael Phelps | United States | US Championships | Indianapolis, United States |
| 11 July | 200 m backstroke | 1:53.08 | | Aaron Peirsol | United States | US Championships | Indianapolis, United States |
| 26 July | 400 m freestyle | 3:40.07 | | Paul Biedermann | Germany | World Championships | Rome, Italy |
| 27 July | 100 m breaststroke | 58.58 | | Brenton Rickard | Australia | World Championships | Rome, Italy |
| 28 July | 200 m freestyle | 1:42.00 | | Paul Biedermann | Germany | World Championships | Rome, Italy |
| 28 July | 50 m breaststroke | 26.74 | | Cameron van der Burgh | South Africa | World Championships | Rome, Italy |
| 29 July | 200 m butterfly | 1:51.51 | | Michael Phelps | United States | World Championships | Rome, Italy |
| 29 July | 50 m breaststroke | 26.67 | | Cameron van der Burgh | South Africa | World Championships | Rome, Italy |
| 29 July | 800 m freestyle | 7:32.12 | | Zhang Lin | China | World Championships | Rome, Italy |
| 30 July | 200 m individual medley | 1:54.10 | | Ryan Lochte | United States | World Championships | Rome, Italy |
| 30 July | 100 m freestyle | 46.91 | | César Cielo Filho | Brazil | World Championships | Rome, Italy |
| 30 July | 200 m breaststroke | 2:07.31 | (sf) | Christian Sprenger | Australia | World Championships | Rome, Italy |
| 31 July | 200 m backstroke | 1:51.92 | | Aaron Peirsol | United States | World Championships | Rome, Italy |
| 31 July | 100 m butterfly | 50.01 | (sf) | Milorad Čavić | Serbia | World Championships | Rome, Italy |
| 31 July | 4×200 m freestyle relay | 6:58.55 | | Michael Phelps Ricky Berens David Walters Ryan Lochte | United States | World Championships | Rome, Italy |
| 1 August | 100 m butterfly | 49.82 | | Michael Phelps | United States | World Championships | Rome, Italy |
| 1 August | 50 m backstroke | 24.08 | (sf) | Liam Tancock | Great Britain | World Championships | Rome, Italy |
| 2 August | 50 m backstroke | 24.04 | | Liam Tancock | Great Britain | World Championships | Rome, Italy |
| 2 August | 4×100 m medley relay | 3:27.28 | | Aaron Peirsol Eric Shanteau Michael Phelps David Walters | United States | World Championships | Rome, Italy |
| 18 December | 50 m freestyle | 20.91 | | César Cielo Filho | Brazil | Brazilian Championships | São Paulo, Brazil |

### Women's long course

| Date | Event | Time | | Name | Nation | Meet | Location |
| 8 March | 200 m freestyle | 1:54.47 | | Federica Pellegrini | Italy | Italian Championships | Riccione, Italy |
| 16 March | 400 m freestyle | 4:00.66 | | Joanne Jackson | Great Britain | British Championships | Sheffield, United Kingdom |
| 9 April | 50 m backstroke | 27.67 | = | Zhao Jing | China | Chinese Championships | Shaoxing, China |
| 19 April | 50 m butterfly | 25.33 | | Marleen Veldhuis | Netherlands | Amsterdam Swim Cup | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 19 April | 50 m freestyle | 23.96 | | Marleen Veldhuis | Netherlands | Amsterdam Swim Cup | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 28 April | 50 m backstroke | 27.48 | (h) | Anastasia Zuyeva | Russia | Russian Championships | Moscow, Russia |
| 28 April | 50 m breaststroke | 30.23 | (sf) | Yuliya Yefimova | Russia | Russian Championships | Moscow, Russia |
| 28 April | 50 m breaststroke | 30.05 | | Yuliya Yefimova | Russia | Russian Championships | Moscow, Russia |
| 28 April | 50 m backstroke | 27.47 | | Anastasia Zuyeva | Russia | Russian Championships | Moscow, Russia |
| 25 June | 100 m freestyle | 52.85 | (h) | Britta Steffen | Germany | German Championships | Berlin, Germany |
| 26 June | 50 m backstroke | 27.61 | | Daniela Samulski | Germany | German Championships | Berlin, Germany |
| 27 June | 100 m freestyle | 52.56 | | Britta Steffen | Germany | German Championships | Berlin, Germany |
| 27 June | 400 m freestyle | 4:00.41 | | Federica Pellegrini | Italy | Mediterranean Games | Pescara, Italy |
| 8 July | 50 m breaststroke | 30.23 | | Amanda Reason | Canada | Canada World Championship Trials | Montreal, Canada |
| 26 July | 100 m butterfly | 56.44 | (sf) | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden | World Championships | Rome, Italy |
| 26 July | 200 m individual medley | 2:07.03 | (sf) | Ariana Kukors | United States | World Championships | Rome, Italy |
| 26 July | 400 m freestyle | 3:59.15 | | Federica Pellegrini | Italy | World Championships | Rome, Italy |
| 26 July | 100 m freestyle | 52.22 | (r) | Britta Steffen | Germany | World Championships | Rome, Italy |
| 26 July | 4×100 m freestyle relay | 3:31.72 | | Inge Dekker Ranomi Kromowidjojo Frederike Heemskerk Magdalena Veldhuis | Netherlands | World Championships | Rome, Italy |
| 27 July | 100 m butterfly | 56.06 | | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden | World Championships | Rome, Italy |
| 27 July | 100 m breaststroke | 1.04.84 | (sf) | Rebecca Soni | United States | World Championships | Rome, Italy |
| 27 July | 100 m backstroke | 58.48 | (sf) | Anastasia Zuyeva | Russia | World Championships | Rome, Italy |
| 27 July | 200 m individual medley | 2:06.15 | | Ariana Kukors | United States | World Championships | Rome, Italy |
| 28 July | 100 m backstroke | 58.12 | | Gemma Spofforth | Great Britain | World Championships | Rome, Italy |
| 28 July | 200 m freestyle | 1:53.67 | (sf) | Federica Pellegrini | Italy | World Championships | Rome, Italy |
| 29 July | 200 m butterfly | 2:04.14 | (h) | Mary DeScenza | United States | World Championships | Rome, Italy |
| 29 July | 50 m backstroke | 27.39 | (sf1) | Daniela Samulski | Germany | World Championships | Rome, Italy |
| 29 July | 50 m backstroke | 27.38 | (sf2) | Anastasia Zuyeva | Russia | World Championships | Rome, Italy |
| 29 July | 200 m freestyle | 1:52.98 | | Federica Pellegrini | Italy | World Championships | Rome, Italy |
| 30 July | 200 m breaststroke | 2:20.12 | (sf) | Annamay Pierse | Canada | World Championships | Rome, Italy |
| 30 July | 200 m butterfly | 2:03.41 | | Jessicah Schipper | Australia | World Championships | Rome, Italy |
| 30 July | 50 m backstroke | 27.06 | | Zhao Jing | China | World Championships | Rome, Italy |
| 30 July | 4×200 m freestyle relay | 7:42.08 | | Yang Yu Zhu Qianwei Liu Jing Pang Jiaying | China | World Championships | Rome, Italy |
| 31 July | 100 m freestyle | 52.07 | | Britta Steffen | Germany | World Championships | Rome, Italy |
| 31 July | 50 m butterfly | 25.28 | (sf1) | Marleen Veldhuis | Netherlands | World Championships | Rome, Italy |
| 31 July | 50 m butterfly | 25.07 | (sf2) | Therese Alshammar | Sweden | World Championships | Rome, Italy |
| 1 August | 200 m backstroke | 2:04.81 | | Kirsty Coventry | Zimbabwe | World Championships | Rome, Italy |
| 1 August | 4×100 m medley relay | 3:52.19 | | Zhao Jing Chen Huijia Jiao Liuyang Li Zhesi | China | World Championships | Rome, Italy |
| 2 August | 50 m breaststroke | 30.09 | | Yuliya Yefimova | Russia | World Championships | Rome, Italy |
| 2 August | 50 m freestyle | 23.73 | | Britta Steffen | Germany | World Championships | Rome, Italy |
| 6 August | 50 m breaststroke | 29.95 | (tt) † | Jessica Hardy | United States | US Open | Federal Way, WA, United States |
| 7 August | 50 m breaststroke | 29.80 | † | Jessica Hardy | United States | US Open | Federal Way, WA, United States |
| 7 August | 100 m breaststroke | 1:04.45 | | Jessica Hardy | United States | US Open | Federal Way, WA, United States |
| 10 October | 200 m butterfly | 2:01.81 | | Liu Zige | China | Chinese National Games | Jinan, China |

### Men's short course

| Date | Event | Time | | Name | Nation | Meet | Location |
| 15 February | 200 m butterfly | 1:50.53 | | Nikolay Skvortsov | Russia | Russian SC Championships | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| 7 August | 4×200 m freestyle relay | 6:51.05 | | Colin Russell Stefan Hirniak Brent Hayden Joel Greenshields | Canada | British SC Grand Prix | Leeds, United Kingdom |
| 8 August | 50 m breaststroke | 25.43 | | Cameron van der Burgh | South Africa | South Africa SC Championships | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa |
| 8 August | 100 m breaststroke | 56.39 | (sf) | Cameron van der Burgh | South Africa | South Africa SC Championships | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa |
| 8 August | 50 m freestyle | 20.30 | (h) | Roland Schoeman | South Africa | South Africa SC Championships | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa |
| 9 August | 100 m breaststroke | 55.99 | | Cameron van der Burgh | South Africa | South Africa SC Championships | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa |
| 9 August | 4×100 m medley relay | 3:23.33 | | Jake Tapp Paul Kornfeld Joe Bartoch Brent Hayden | Canada | British SC Grand Prix | Leeds, United Kingdom |
| 10 August | 200 m breaststroke | 2:01.98 | | Christian Sprenger | Australia | Australian SC Championships | Hobart, Australia |
| 17 October | 50 m backstroke | 22.75 | | Peter Marshall | United States | World Cup | Durban, South Africa |
| 24 October | 50 m butterfly | 22.06 | | Stefan Deibler | Germany | International Swimming Festival | Aachen, Germany |
| 7 November | 100 m butterfly | 48.99 | | Yevgeny Korotyshkin | Russia | World Cup | Moscow, Russia |
| 7 November | 200 m backstroke | 1:47.08 | | George Du Rand | South Africa | World Cup | Moscow, Russia |
| 10 November | 200 m butterfly | 1:49.11 | | Kaio de Almeida | Brazil | World Cup | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 11 November | 50 m backstroke | 22.73 | | Peter Marshall | United States | World Cup | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 14 November | 100 m individual medley | 50.95 | (h) | Sergey Fesikov | Russia | World Cup | Berlin, Germany |
| 14 November | 50 m breaststroke | 25.25 | | Cameron van der Burgh | South Africa | World Cup | Berlin, Germany |
| 14 November | 400 m freestyle | 3:32.77 | | Paul Biedermann | Germany | World Cup | Berlin, Germany |
| 14 November | 50 m butterfly | 21.80 | | Steffen Deibler | Germany | World Cup | Berlin, Germany |
| 15 November | 200 m freestyle | 1:39.37 | | Paul Biedermann | Germany | World Cup | Berlin, Germany |
| 15 November | 100 m breaststroke | 55.61 | | Cameron van der Burgh | South Africa | World Cup | Berlin, Germany |
| 15 November | 100 m butterfly | 48.48 | | Yevgeny Korotyshkin | Russia | World Cup | Berlin, Germany |
| 15 November | 200 m individual medley | 1:51.55 | | Darian Townsend | South Africa | World Cup | Berlin, Germany |
| 15 November | 200 m backstroke | 1:46.11 | | Arkady Vyatchanin | Russia | World Cup | Berlin, Germany |
| 22 November | 50 m backstroke | 22.61 | | Peter Marshall | United States | World Cup | Singapore |
| 11 December | 400 m individual medley | 3:57.27 | | László Cseh | Hungary | European SC Championships | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 12 December | 100 m individual medley | 50.76 | (sf) | Peter Mankoč | Slovenia | European SC Championships | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 12 December | 100 m backstroke | 49.17 | (sf) | Arkady Vyatchanin | Russia | European SC Championships | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 13 December | 200 m breaststroke | 2:00.67 | | Dániel Gyurta | Hungary | European SC Championships | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 13 December | 100 m backstroke | 48.97 | = | Stanislav Donets | Russia | European SC Championships | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 13 December | 100 m backstroke | 48.97 | = | Arkady Vyatchanin | Russia | European SC Championships | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 18 December | 100 m backstroke | 48.94 | (r) | Nick Thoman | United States | Duel in the Pool | Manchester, United Kingdom |
| 18 December | 4×100 m medley relay | 3:20.71 | | Nick Thoman Mark Gangloff Michael Phelps Nathan Adrian | United States | Duel in the Pool | Manchester, United Kingdom |
| 19 December | 4×100 m freestyle relay | 3:03.30 | | Nathan Adrian Matt Grevers Garrett Webber-Gale Michael Phelps | United States | Duel in the Pool | Manchester, United Kingdom |
| 20 December | 4×100 m medley relay | 3:19.16 | | Stanislav Donets Sergey Geybel Yevgeny Korotyshkin Daniil Isotov | United States | Salnikov Cup | Saint Petersburg, Russia |

### Women's short course

| Date | Event | Time | | Name | Nation | Meet | Location |
| 22 February | 100 m backstroke | 56.15 | | Shiho Sakai | Japan | Japan Open | Tokyo, Japan |
| 14 March | 200 m breaststroke | 2:17.50 | | Annamay Pierse | Canada | Canada Spring Nationals | Toronto, Canada |
| 7 August | 200 m breaststroke | 2:16.83 | | Annamay Pierse | Canada | British SC Grand Prix | Leeds, United Kingdom |
| 8 August | 400 m freestyle | 3:54.92 | | Joanne Jackson | Great Britain | British SC Grand Prix | Leeds, United Kingdom |
| 9 August | 4×100 m medley relay | 3:49.45 | | Katie Murdoch Annamay Pierse Audrey Lacroix Victoria Poon | Canada | British SC Grand Prix | Leeds, United Kingdom |
| 10 August | 100 m freestyle | 51.01 | | Libby Trickett | Australia | Australian SC Championships | Hobart, Australia |
| 10 August | 100 m individual medley | 58.54 | | Emily Seebohm | Australia | Australian SC Championships | Hobart, Australia |
| 12 August | 100 m butterfly | 55.68 | | Jessicah Schipper | Australia | Australian SC Championships | Hobart, Australia |
| 17 October | 100 m individual medley | 58.51 | (h) | Therese Alshammar | Sweden | World Cup | Durban, South Africa |
| 17 October | 50 m breaststroke | 29.45 | | Jessica Hardy | United States | World Cup | Durban, South Africa |
| 17 October | 50 m butterfly | 24.75 | | Therese Alshammar | Sweden | World Cup | Durban, South Africa |
| 6 November | 50 m backstroke | 26.17 | | Marieke Guehrer | Australia | World Cup | Moscow, Russia |
| 6 November | 200 m individual medley | 2:06.01 | | Evelyn Verrasztó | Hungary | World Cup | Moscow, Russia |
| 7 November | 50 m breaststroke | 29.36 | | Jessica Hardy | United States | World Cup | Moscow, Russia |
| 10 November | 50 m backstroke | 26.08 | (h) | Zhao Jing | China | World Cup | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 10 November | 100 m butterfly | 55.46 | | Felicity Galvez | Australia | World Cup | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 10 November | 50 m backstroke | 25.84 | | Zhao Jing | China | World Cup | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 11 November | 50 m breaststroke | 28.96 | (h) | Jessica Hardy | United States | World Cup | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 11 November | 200 m butterfly | 2:02.50 | | Liu Zige | China | World Cup | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 11 November | 100 m individual medley | 58.40 | | Zhao Jing | China | World Cup | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 11 November | 50 m butterfly | 24.46 | | Therese Alshammar | Sweden | World Cup | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 14 November | 100 m breaststroke | 1:03.00 | | Leisel Jones | Australia | World Cup | Berlin, Germany |
| 14 November | 200 m backstroke | 2:00.18 | | Shiho Sakai | Japan | World Cup | Berlin, Germany |
| 15 November | 50 m breaststroke | 28.80 | | Jessica Hardy | United States | World Cup | Berlin, Germany |
| 15 November | 100 m backstroke | 55.23 | | Shiho Sakai | Japan | World Cup | Berlin, Germany |
| 15 November | 200 m butterfly | 2:00.78 | | Liu Zige | China | World Cup | Berlin, Germany |
| 15 November | 200 m breaststroke | 2:15.42 | | Leisel Jones | Australia | World Cup | Berlin, Germany |
| 15 November | 100 m individual medley | 57.74 | | Hinkelien Schreuder | Netherlands | World Cup | Berlin, Germany |
| 22 November | 400 m individual medley | 4:22.88 | | Kathryn Meaklim | South Africa | World Cup | Singapore |
| 22 November | 50 m butterfly | 24.38 | | Therese Alshammar | Sweden | World Cup | Singapore |
| 28 November | 1500 m freestyle | 15:28.65 | | Lotte Friis | Denmark | Danish Club Championships | Birkerød, Denmark |
| 10 December | 200 m individual medley | 2:04.62 | | Evelyn Verrasztó | Hungary | European SC Championships | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 12 December | 100 m butterfly | 55.05 | (sf) | Diane Bui Duyet | France | European SC Championships | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 12 December | 50 m backstroke | 25.70 | | Sanja Jovanović | Russia | European SC Championships | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 13 December | 200 m freestyle | 1:51.17 | | Federica Pellegrini | Italy | European SC Championships | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 18 December | 4×100 m medley relay | 3:47.97 | | Margaret Hoelzer Jessica Hardy Dana Vollmer Amanda Weir | United States | Duel in the Pool | Manchester, United Kingdom |
| 18 December | 400 m individual medley | 4:21.04 | | Julia Smit | United States | Duel in the Pool | Manchester, United Kingdom |
| 18 December | 200 m breaststroke | 2:14.57 | | Rebecca Soni | United States | Duel in the Pool | Manchester, United Kingdom |
| 19 December | 100 m breaststroke | 1:02.70 | | Rebecca Soni | United States | Duel in the Pool | Manchester, United Kingdom |
| 19 December | 200 m individual medley | 2:04.60 | | Julia Smit | United States | Duel in the Pool | Manchester, United Kingdom |

## Other events
### National championships
#### Long course

| Dates | Event | City |
| 26 February – 1 March | Austrian Championships | Vienna |
| 4–8 March | Italian Championships | Riccione |
| 16–20 March | British Championships | Sheffield |
| 17–22 March | Australian Championships | Sydney |
| 19–22 March | Swiss Championships | Zürich |
| 19–22 March | Icelandic Championships | Reykjavík |
| 24–27 March | Ukrainian Championships | Kharkiv |
| 1–5 April | New Zealand Championships | Christchurch |
| 2–5 April | Spanish Championships | Málaga |
| 6–12 April | Chinese Championships | Shaoxing |
| 7–12 April | Danish Championships | Esbjerg |
| 14–19 April | South African Championships | Durban |
| 16–19 April | Irish Championships | Dublin |
| 16–19 April | Japanese Championships | Hamamatsu |
| 22–26 April | French Championships | Montpellier |
| 26–30 April | Russian Championships | Moscow |
| 1–3 May | Belgian Championships | Antwerp |
| 12–14 June | Dutch Championships | Eindhoven |
| 12–14 June | Serbian Championships | Belgrade |
| 25–28 June | Finnish Championships | Helsinki |
| 24–28 June | German Championships | Berlin |
| 7–11 July | USA Championships | Indianapolis |
| 8–11 July | Canadian Championships | Montreal |
| 9–12 July | Bulgarian Championships | Sofia |
| 18–21 July | Portuguese Championships | Loulé |
| 4–8 August | Israeli Championships | Netanya |
| 6–9 August | Slovenian Championships | Radovljica |
| 7–9 August | Greek Championships | Athens |

#### Short course

| Dates | Event | City |
| 29 January – 1 February | Finnish SC Championships | Oulu |
| 7–10 August | South African SC Championships | Pietermaritzburg |
| 8–12 August | Australian SC Championships | Hobart |
| 3–5 December | USA SC Championships | Federal Way, WA |

### Other major meets

* 19–21 March: NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships Division 1 Finals in College Station, TX, USA
* 26–28 March: NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships Division 1 Finals in College Station, TX, USA
* 9–10 May: Australia v Japan Duel in the Pool in Canberra, Australia
* Mare Nostrum 2009:
** 6–7 June: Gran Premi Internacional Ciutat de Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain
** 9–10 June: Meeting Arena de Canet en Roussillon in Canet, France
** 13–14 June: Meeting International de Natation de Monte-Carlo in Monte Carlo, Monaco
* 19–23 July: Swimming at the 2009 Maccabiah Games, Netanya, Israel
* 4–8 August: US Open in Federal Way, WA, USA
* 6–9 August: British Short Course Grand Prix in Leeds, United Kingdom
* 18–19 December: European Select v United States Duel in the Pool in Manchester, United Kingdom

### Paralympic swimming

* 15–19 August: Swimming at the 2009 ASEAN Para Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
* 18–24 October: 2009 IPC Swimming European Championships in Reykjavík, Iceland
* 29 November – 5 December: 2009 IPC Swimming World Championships (25 m) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil