# Italian record progression 50 metres freestyle
## Long course (50 m)
### Men

| # | Time | | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location |
| 1 | 23.51 | | Marcello Guarducci | Lib. pescara | 1981 | - | Torino, Italy |
| 2 | 23.46 | | Giovanni Franceschi | Nuot. milanesi | 1986 | - | Città di Castello, Italy |
| 3 | 23.14 | | Giovanni Franceschi | Nuot. milanesi | 1987 | - | Strasbourg, France |
| 4 | 23.12 | | René Gusperti | Rari Nantes Trento | 1990 | - | Rome, Italy |
| 5 | 23.07 | | René Gusperti | Fiamme gialle | 1991 | - | Athens, Greece |
| 6 | 22.85 | | René Gusperti | Fiamme gialle | 1992 | - | Rome, Italy |
| 7 | 22.83 | | René Gusperti | Fiamme gialle | 1995 | - | Vienna, Austria |
| 8 | 22.77 | | René Gusperti | Fiamme gialle | 1995 | - | Vienna, Austria |
| 9 | 22.53 | | Lorenzo Vismara | Fiamme gialle | 1998 | - | Livorno, Italy |
| 10 | 22.48 | | Giovanni Franceschi | Fiamme gialle | 1987 | - | Loano, Italy |
| 11 | 22.46 | | René Gusperti | Fiamme gialle | 1995 | - | Livorno, Italy |
| 12 | 22.40 | | René Gusperti | Fiamme gialle | 1997 | - | Espoo, Finland |
| 13 | 22.40 | | Lorenzo Vismara | Fiamme gialle | 1998 | - | Livorno, Italy |
| 14 | 22.40 | | Lorenzo Vismara | Fiamme gialle | 1999 | - | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 15 | 22.21 | | Lorenzo Vismara | Fiamme gialle | 1999 | - | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 16 | 22.06 | | Lorenzo Vismara | Fiamme gialle | 12 August 1999 | World Military Games | Zagreb, Croatia |
| 17 | 22.03 | | Marco Orsi | CN Uisp Bologna | 6 March 2009 | Italian Championships | Riccione, Italy |
| 18 | 22.01 | | Federico Bocchia | Esercito | 6 March 2009 | Italian Championships | Riccione, Italy |
| 19 | 21.82 | | Marco Orsi | CN Uisp Bologna | 6 March 2009 | Italian Championships | Riccione, Italy |
| 20 | 21.64 | | Marco Orsi | GS Fiamme Oro Roma | 20 December 2014 | Italian Championships | Riccione, Italy |
| 21 | 21.37 | sf | Andrea Vergani | Italy | 8 August 2018 | European Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom |

### Women

| # | Time | | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location |
| 1 | 27.32 | | Silvia Persi | Aurelia nuoto | 1983 | - | Rome, Italy |
| 2 | 26.93 | | Silvia Persi | Aurelia nuoto | 1984 | - | Bari, Italy |
| 3 | 26.62 | | Silvia Persi | Aurelia nuoto | 1984 | - | Bari, Italy |
| 4 | 26.34 | | Silvia Persi | Aurelia nuoto | 1986 | - | Città di Castello, Italy |
| 5 | 26.33 | | Viviana Susin | Aurelia nuoto | 1997 | - | Rome, Italy |
| 6 | 26.29 | | Viviana Susin | Aurelia nuoto | 1997 | - | Rome, Italy |
| 7 | 26.26 | | Viviana Susin | Aurelia nuoto | 1997 | - | San Donato Milanese, Italy |
| 8 | 26.22 | | Cristina Chiuso | Aurelia nuoto | 1998 | - | Rome, Italy |
| 9 | 25.97 | | Cristina Chiuso | Aurelia nuoto | 1998 | - | Rome, Italy |
| 10 | 25.95 | | Cristina Chiuso | Aurelia nuoto | 1998 | - | Rome, Italy |
| 11 | 25.95 | | Cristina Chiuso | Aurelia nuoto | 1999 | - | Palma, Spain |
| 12 | 25.79 | | Cristina Chiuso | Aurelia nuoto | 2000 | - | Helsinki, Finland |
| 13 | 25.57 | | Cristina Chiuso | Aurelia nuoto | 2002 | - | Brescia, Italy |
| 14 | 25.47 | | Federica Pellegrini | Dds | 2004 | - | Livorno, Italy |
| 15 | 25.37 | | Cristina Chiuso | Aurelia nuoto | 2004 | - | Athens, Greece |
| 16 | 25.25 | | Cristina Chiuso | Aurelia nuoto | 2006 | - | Riccione, Italy |
| 17 | 25.18 | | Cristina Chiuso | Aurelia nuoto | 5 Aug 2006 | - | Budapest, Hungary |
| 18 | 24.84 | | Silvia Di Pietro | Italy | 24 August 2014 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany |
| 19 | 24.72 | sf | Silvia Di Pietro | Italy | 15 August 2022 | European Championships | Rome, Italy |
| 50m freestyle | 24.56 | h | Sara Curtis | CS Roero | 8 March 2024 | Italian Championships | Riccione, Italy |

## Short course (25 m)
### Men

| # | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location |
| 1 | 00:23.21 | Marcello Guarducci | Carabinieri | 1979 | - | Italy |
| 2 | 00:23.19 | Marcello Guarducci | N.Cristina verona | 1984 | - | Bonn, Germany |
| 3 | 00:23.03 | Marcello Guarducci | N.Cristina verona | 1985 | - | Loano, Italy |
| 4 | 00:22.85 | Giovanni Franceschi | Ff.oo.roma | 1966 | - | Torino, Italy |
| 5 | 00:22.84 | Marcello Marini | Veneziana nuoto | 1986 | - | Torino, Italy |
| 6 | 00:22.64 | Giovanni Franceschi | Ff.oo.roma | 1986 | - | Torino, Italy |
| 7 | 00:22.04 | Lorenzo Vismara | Fiamme gialle | 1998 | - | Sydney, Australia |
| 8 | 00:21.86 | Lorenzo Vismara | Fiamme gialle | 1998 | - | Sydney, Australia |
| 9 | 00:21.83 | Lorenzo Vismara | Fiamme gialle | 1999 | - | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 10 | 00:21.76 | Lorenzo Vismara | Fiamme gialle | 2002 | - | Riesa, Germany |
| 11 | 00:21.66 | Lorenzo Vismara | Fiamme gialle | 2002 | - | Riesa, Germany |
| 12 | 00:21.49 | Lorenzo Vismara | Fiamme gialle | 2002 | - | Camogli, Italy |
| 18 | 00:21.10 | Mattia Nalesso | Carabinieri | 30 Nov 2008 | Winter Italian Championships | Genova, Italy |

### Women

| # | Time | | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location |
| 1 | 26.38 | | Silvia Persi | Cometal | 1984 | - | Ravenna, Italy |
| 2 | 26.22 | | Silvia Persi | Cometal | 1984 | - | Ravenna, Italy |
| 3 | 26.16 | | Silvia Persi | Cometal | 1985 | - | Loano, Italy |
| 4 | 25.98 | | Silvia Persi | Cometal | 1987 | - | Loano, Italy |
| 5 | 25.86 | | Viviana Susin | Cometal | 1996 | - | Rostock, Germany |
| 6 | 25.69 | | Viviana Susin | Cometal | 1997 | - | Imperia, Italy |
| 7 | 25.69 | | Lara Consolandi | Cometal | 1998 | - | Imperia, Italy |
| 8 | 25.68 | | Cristina Chiuso | Aurelia nuoto | 1998 | - | Paris, France |
| 9 | 25.63 | | Viviana Susin | Aurelia nuoto | 1999 | - | Imperia, Italy |
| 10 | 25.59 | | Cristina Chiuso | Aurelia nuoto | 2000 | - | València, Spain |
| 11 | 25.48 | | Cristina Chiuso | Aurelia nuoto | 2000 | - | Desenzano, Italy |
| 12 | 25.39 | | Cristina Chiuso | Aurelia nuoto | 2001 | - | Avezzano, Italy |
| 13 | 25.31 | | Cristina Chiuso | Aurelia nuoto | 2001 | - | Imperia, Italy |
| 14 | 25.10 | | Cristina Chiuso | Aurelia nuoto | 2002 | - | Camogli, Italy |
| 15 | 25.09 | | Cristina Chiuso | Aurelia nuoto | 2003 | - | Camogli, Italy |
| 16 | 24.86 | | Cristina Chiuso | Aurelia nuoto | 2005 | - | Trieste, Italy |
| 17 | 24.68 | | Cristina Chiuso | Aurelia nuoto | 2005 | - | Trieste, Italy |
| 18 | 24.37 | | Cristina Chiuso | Nazionale | 11 December 2005 | - | Trieste, Italy |
| 19 | 24.09 | | Erika Ferraioli | National Team | 7 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar |
| 20 | 24.03 | r | Silvia Di Pietro | National Team | 4 December 2015 | European Championships | Netanya, Israel |
| 21 | 23.90 | | Silvia Di Pietro | National Team | 11 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada |
| 22 | 23.85 | | Silvia Di Pietro | Circolo Canottieri Aniene | 24 April 2021 | Regional Championships | Pietralata, Italy |
| 23 | 23.83 | | Silvia Di Pietro | Circolo Canottieri Aniene | 23 December 2022 | Coppa Caduti di Brema | Rome, Italy |
| 24 | 23.77 | | Sara Curtis | Centro Sportivo Esercito | 16 November 2024 | Italian Championships | Riccione, Italy |