# List of deaf world records in swimming

The Deaf world records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of deaf athletes, which are recognised and ratified by the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD) and FINA.
All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

## Long Course (50 m)
### Men

| Event | Time | | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location |
| 50m freestyle | 23.14 | | Matthew Klotz | United States | 25 July 2018 | - | Irvine, United States |
| 50m freestyle | 22.85 | not ratified | Matthew Klotz | United States | 2 August 2019 | USA Phillips 66 Summer National Time Trials | Stanford, United States |
| 100m freestyle | 51.22 | | Marcus Titus | United States | 17 August 2015 | World Deaf Championships | San Antonio, United States |
| 200m freestyle | 1:52.55 | | Guilherme Kabbach | Brazil | 24 July 2017 | Deaflympics | Samsun, Turkey |
| 400m freestyle | 3:53.42 | | Jeffrey Float | United States | 23 August 1978 | World Championships | West Berlin, West Germany |
| 800m freestyle | 8:17.56 | † | Satoi Fujihara | Japan | 25 July 2017 | Deaflympics | Samsun, Turkey |
| 1500m freestyle | 15:37.64 | | Satoi Fujihara | Japan | 25 July 2017 | Deaflympics | Samsun, Turkey |
| 50m backstroke | 25.95 | | Matthew Klotz | United States | 27 July 2018 | - | Irvine, United States |
| 50m backstroke | 25.75 | tt, not ratified | Matthew Klotz | United States | June 2021 | United States Olympic Swimming Trials | Omaha, United States |
| 100m backstroke | 56.06 | h | Matthew Klotz | United States | 18 June 2016 | Tiger Aquatics Summer Classic | Baton Rouge, United States |
| 200m backstroke | 2:01.96 | | Matthew Klotz | United States | 22 July 2017 | Deaflympics | Samsun, Turkey |
| 50m breaststroke | 27.79 | | Marcus Titus | United States | 7 August 2011 | World Deaf Championships | Coimbra, Portugal |
| 100m breaststroke | 1:00.00 | | Marcus Titus | United States | 7 July 2009 | US Championships | Indianapolis, United States |
| 200m breaststroke | 2:12.50 | | Terence Parkin | South Africa | 20 September 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia |
| 50m butterfly | 24.75 | | Andrei Zhivaev | Russia | 22 July 2017 | Deaflympics | Samsun, Turkey |
| 100m butterfly | 53.90 | | Ilya Trishkin | Russia | 7 September 2009 | Deaflympics | Taipei, Chinese Taipei |
| 200m butterfly | 2:01.71 | | Luca Germano | Italy | 8 August 2011 | World Deaf Championships | Coimbra, Portugal |
| 200m individual medley | 2:03.33 | h | Terence Parkin | South Africa | 20 September 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia |
| 400m individual medley | 4:16.92 | | Terence Parkin | South Africa | 17 September 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia |
| 4×100m freestyle relay | 3:28.49 | | Ilya Sarykin (52.09)Andrei Zhivaev (51.70)Vitalii Obotin (52.06)Miron Denisov (52.64) | Russia | 26 July 2017 | Deaflympics | Samsun, Turkey |
| 4×200m freestyle relay | 7:40.91 | | Andrei Zhivaev (1:55.60)Aleksandr Grishin (1:58.80)Mikhaylovi Denisov (1:52.82)Vitalii Obotin (1:53.69) | Russia | 21 July 2017 | Deaflympics | Samsun, Turkey |
| 4×100m medley relay | 3:48.86 | | Igor Zhuravlev (58.24)Martin Fomin (1:03.58)Andrei Zhivaev (55.50)Miron Denisov (51.54) | Russia | 24 July 2017 | Deaflympics | Samsun, Turkey |

### Women

| Event | Time | | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location |
| 50m freestyle | 26.15 | | Ganna Lytvynenko | Ukraine | 12 September 2009 | Deaflympics | Taipei, Chinese Taipei |
| 100m freestyle | 57.29 | | Ganna Lytvynenko | Ukraine | 9 September 2009 | Deaflympics | Taipei, Chinese Taipei |
| 200m freestyle | 2:04.64 | | Viktoriia Terenteva | Russia | 20 July 2017 | Deaflympics | Samsun, Turkey |
| 400m freestyle | 4:25.94 | | Viktoriia Terenteva | Russia | 24 July 2017 | Deaflympics | Samsun, Turkey |
| 400m freestyle | 4:21.27 | not ratified | Carli Cronk | United States | 14 May 2021 | USA ST ASC Cinco De Mayo Invite | San Antonio, United States |
| 800m freestyle | 9:09.73 | | Elizabeth Lutz | United States | 28 July 1981 | Deaflympics | Cologne, West Germany |
| 800m freestyle | 8:57.93 | not ratified | Carli Cronk | United States | 3 August 2021 | USA Speedo Summer Championships | Irvine, United States |
| 1500m freestyle | 17:33.90 | | Carli Cronk | United States | 4 May 2022 | Deaflympics | Caxias do Sul, Brazil |
| 50m backstroke | 29.34 | | Olga Kliuchnikova | Russia | 24 July 2017 | Deaflympics | Samsun, Turkey |
| 100m backstroke | 1:02.61 | | Olga Kliuchnikova | Russia | 21 July 2017 | Deaflympics | Samsun, Turkey |
| 200m backstroke | 2:17.15 | | Olga Kliuchnikova | Russia | 26 July 2017 | Deaflympics | Samsun, Turkey |
| 50m breaststroke | 31.97 | | Mariia Rezhylo | Ukraine | 28 August 2019 | World Deaf Championships | São Paulo, Brazil |
| 100m breaststroke | 1:11.53 | | Aksana Petrushenka | Belarus | 20 August 2015 | World Deaf Championships | San Antonio, United States |
| 200m breaststroke | 2:35.65 | | Aksana Petrushenka | Belarus | 8 August 2011 | World Deaf Championships | Coimbra, Portugal |
| 50m butterfly | 27.48 | | Olga Kliuchnikova | Russia | 25 August 2019 | World Deaf Championships | São Paulo, Brazil |
| 100m butterfly | 1:03.69 | | Peggy de Villiers | South Africa | 22 August 2015 | World Deaf Championships | San Antonio, United States |
| 100m butterfly | 1:01.31 | not ratified | Carli Cronk | United States | 24 June 2022 | ST AAAA NS George Block | San Antonio, United States |
| 200m butterfly | 2:18.40 | | Carli Cronk | United States | 5 May 2022 | Deaflympics | Caxias do Sul, Brazil |
| 200m butterfly | 2:11.06 | '#' | Carli Cronk | United States | 7 July 2022 | USA Speedo Summer Sectionals | Austin, United States |
| 200m individual medley | 2:19.35 | | Olga Kliuchnikova | Russia | 22 July 2017 | Deaflympics | Samsun, Turkey |
| 400m individual medley | 4:58.53 | | Carli Cronk | United States | 7 May 2022 | Deaflympics | Caxias do Sul, Brazil |
| 400m individual medley | 4:48.53 | '#' | Carli Cronk | United States | 9 July 2022 | USA Speedo Summer Sectionals | Austin, United States |
| 4×100m freestyle relay | 3:54.73 | | Maria Karpova (58.68)Alena Alekseeva (59.27)Viktoriia Terenteva (57.75)Eleonora Brykanova (59.03) | Russia | 22 July 2017 | Deaflympics | Samsun, Turkey |
| 4×200m freestyle relay | 8:45.71 | | Maria Karpova (2:12.30)Ekaterina Savchenko (2:13.42)Eleonora Brykanova (2:14.18)Viktoriia Terenteva (2:05.81) | Russia | 25 July 2017 | Deaflympics | Samsun, Turkey |
| 4×100m medley relay | 4:20.88 | | Olga Kliuchnikova (1:03.28)Ekaterina Kulikova (1:14.75)Ekaterina Savchenko (1:04.98)Viktoriia Terenteva (57.87) | Russia | 20 July 2017 | Deaflympics | Samsun, Turkey |

### Mixed Relay

| Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref |
| 4×100m freestyle relay | 3:41.03 | | Russia | 5 July 2018 | | |
| 4×100m medley relay | 4:01.97 | | Russia | 3 July 2018 | | |

## Short Course (25 m)
### Men

| Event | Time | | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location |
| 50m freestyle | 22.82 | | Andrei Zhivaev | Russia | 17 November 2021 | World Deaf Championships | Gliwice, Poland |
| 100m freestyle | 49.74 | | Andrei Zhivaev | Russia | 19 November 2021 | World Deaf Championships | Gliwice, Poland |
| 200m freestyle | 1:49.54 | | Vitalii Obotin | Russia | 17 January 2014 | Deaf International Championships | Rochester, United States |
| 400m freestyle | 3:55.68 | | Terence Parkin | South Africa | 25 September 2009 | - | Durban, South Africa |
| 800m freestyle | 8:07.36 | | Terence Parkin | South Africa | 27 September 2009 | - | Durban, South Africa |
| 1500m freestyle | 15:42:52 | | Artur Pióro | Poland | 17 December 2011 | Polish Championships | Poznań, Poland |
| 50m backstroke | 25.34 | | Mark Troshin | Russia | 17 November 2021 | World Deaf Championships | Gliwice, Poland |
| 100m backstroke | 55.11 | | Lars Kochmann | Germany | 16 November 2021 | World Deaf Championships | Gliwice, Poland |
| 200m backstroke | 2:00.73 | | Mark Troshin | Russia | 20 November 2021 | World Deaf Championships | Gliwice, Poland |
| 50m breaststroke | 27.71 | | Marcus Titus | United States | 15 January 2014 | Deaf International Championships | Rochester, United States |
| 100m breaststroke | 1:00.08 | | Marcus Titus | United States | 16 January 2014 | Deaf International Championships | Rochester, United States |
| 200m breaststroke | 2:08.91 | | Terence Parkin | South Africa | 26 January 2002 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany |
| 50m butterfly | 24.18 | | Denis Martynenko | Russia | 16 November 2021 | World Deaf Championships | Gliwice, Poland |
| 100m butterfly | 53.68 | | Denis Martynenko | Russia | 18 November 2021 | World Deaf Championships | Gliwice, Poland |
| 200m butterfly | 2:00.89 | h | Björn Koch | Germany | 28 November 2009 | German Championships | Essen, Germany |
| 100m individual medley | 56.01 | | Vitalii Obotin | Russia | 16 January 2014 | Deaf International Championships | Rochester, United States |
| 200m individual medley | 1:58.64 | | Terence Parkin | South Africa | 21 January 2002 | World Cup | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 400m individual medley | 4:10.39 | | Terence Parkin | South Africa | 26 January 2002 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany |
| 4×50m freestyle relay | 1:31.28 | | Mark Troshin (23.76)Andrei Zhivaev (22.89)Vitalii Obotin (22.35)Miron Denisov (22.28) | Russia | 18 November 2021 | World Deaf Championships | Gliwice, Poland |
| 4×100m freestyle relay | 3:22.77 | | Andrei Zhivaev (50.21)Miron Denisov (50.07)Mark Troshin (50.91)Vitaly Kalugin (51.58) | Russia | 15 November 2021 | World Deaf Championships | Gliwice, Poland |
| 4×200m freestyle relay | 7:36.10 | | Fernando Muratov (1:53.55)Vitalii Obotin (1:49.05)Filipp Torishnii (1:57.24)Vitaly Kalugin (1:56.26) | Russia | 18 November 2021 | World Deaf Championships | Gliwice, Poland |
| 4×50m medley relay | 1:40.28 | | Mark Troshin (25.64)Martin Fomin (28.43)Denis Martynenko (23.59)Vitalii Obotin (22.62) | Russia | 19 November 2021 | World Deaf Championships | Gliwice, Poland |
| 4×100m medley relay | 3:39.50 | | Mark Troshin (55.51)Alexander Dyatlov (1:00.59)Denis Martynenko (53.87)Andrei Zhivaev (49.53) | Russia | 20 November 2021 | World Deaf Championships | Gliwice, Poland |

### Women

| Event | Time | | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location |
| 50m freestyle | 25.56 | | Zane Embrekte | Latvia | 19 November 2021 | World Deaf Championships | Gliwice, Poland |
| 100m freestyle | 56.10 | | Danielle Joyce | Great Britain | 9 December 2016 | Scottish Championships | Edinburgh, United Kingdom |
| 200m freestyle | 2:03.54 | | Viktoriia Terenteva | Russia | 15 November 2021 | World Deaf Championships | Gliwice, Poland |
| 400m freestyle | 4:19.21 | | Polina Bilalova | Russia | 18 November 2021 | World Deaf Championships | Gliwice, Poland |
| 800m freestyle | 9:04.03 | | Polina Bilalova | Russia | 16 November 2021 | World Deaf Championships | Gliwice, Poland |
| 1500m freestyle | 18:19.82 | | Linda Neumann | Germany | 7 November 2014 | Berlin Championships | Berlin, Germany |
| 50m backstroke | 28.57 | | Olga Kliuchnikova | Russia | 18 November 2021 | World Deaf Championships | Gliwice, Poland |
| 100m backstroke | 1:01:89 | | Olga Kliuchnikova | Russia | 20 November 2021 | World Deaf Championships | Gliwice, Poland |
| 200m backstroke | 2:18.75 | h | Danielle Joyce | Great Britain | 10 December 2016 | Scottish Championships | Edinburgh, United Kingdom |
| 50m breaststroke | 32.55 | | Aksana Petrushenka | Belarus | 15 November 2021 | World Deaf Championships | Gliwice, Poland |
| 100m breaststroke | 1:10.37 | | Aksana Petrushenka | Belarus | 18 November 2021 | World Deaf Championships | Gliwice, Poland |
| 200m breaststroke | 2:31.93 | | Aksana Petrushenka | Belarus | 20 November 2021 | World Deaf Championships | Gliwice, Poland |
| 50m butterfly | 27.45 | | Olga Kliuchnikova | Russia | 17 November 2021 | World Deaf Championships | Gliwice, Poland |
| 100m butterfly | 1:03.41 | | Polina Bilalova | Russia | 19 November 2021 | World Deaf Championships | Gliwice, Poland |
| 200m butterfly | 2:18.57 | | Polina Bilalova | Russia | 16 November 2021 | World Deaf Championships | Gliwice, Poland |
| 100m individual medley | 1:02.93 | | Olga Klichunikova | Russia | 17 November 2021 | World Deaf Championships | Gliwice, Poland |
| 200m individual medley | 2:19.21 | | Polina Bilalova | Russia | 19 November 2021 | World Deaf Championships | Gliwice, Poland |
| 400m individual medley | 4:54.10 | | Polina Bilalova | Russia | 15 November 2021 | World Deaf Championships | Gliwice, Poland |
| 4×50m freestyle relay | 1:45.70 | | Olga Kliuchnikova (26.09)Eleonora Brykanova (26.60)Daria Tanyan (26.45)Viktoriia Terenteva (26.56) | Russia | 20 November 2021 | World Deaf Championships | Gliwice, Poland |
| 4×100m freestyle relay | 3:52.40 | | Olga Kliuchnikova (57.44)Daria Tanyan (58.85)Eleonora Brykanova (58.43)Viktoriia Terenteva (58.30) | Russia | 15 November 2021 | World Deaf Championships | Gliwice, Poland |
| 4×200m freestyle relay | 8:29.22 | | Olga Kliuchnikova (2:08.29)Daria Tanyan (2:11.06)Viktoriia Terenteva (2:04.52)Polina Bilalova (2:05.35) | Russia | 19 November 2021 | World Deaf Championships | Gliwice, Poland |
| 4×50m medley relay | 1:57.93 | | Eleonora Brykanova (30.12)Kristina Shaiakhemtova (33.63)Olga Kliuchnikova (26.78)Polina Zemskova (27.40) | Russia | 16 November 2021 | World Deaf Championships | Gliwice, Poland |
| 4×100m medley relay | 4:17.64 | | Olga KliuchnikovaEleonora Brykanova (1:02.88)Kristina Shaiakhemtova (1:13.66)Polina Bilalova (1:03.73)Viktoriia Terenteva (57.37) | Russia | 20 November 2021 | World Deaf Championships | Gliwice, Poland |