page_title: List of world records in swimming
hierarchical_section_title: List of world records in swimming
caption_attribution_description: Caeleb Dressel before winning 100 fly
context_page_description: The world records in swimming are ratified by FINA, the international governing body of swimming. Records can be set in long course or short course swimming pools. FINA recognises world records in the following events for both men and women, except for the mixed relays, where teams consist of two men and two women, in any order.
  Freestyle: 50m, 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m
  Backstroke: 50m, 100m, 200m
  Breaststroke: 50m, 100m, 200m
  Butterfly: 50m, 100m, 200m
  Individual medley: 100m, 200m, 400m
  Relays: 4×50m freestyle relay, 4×100m freestyle, 4×200m freestyle, 4×50m medley relay, 4×100m medley
  Mixed relays: 4×50m mixed freestyle, 4×100m mixed freestyle, 4×50m mixed medley, 4×100m mixed medley
context_section_description: The world records in swimming are ratified by FINA, the international governing body of swimming. Records can be set in long course (50 metres) or short course (25 metres) swimming pools. FINA recognises world records in the following events for both men and women, except for the mixed relays, where teams consist of two men and two women, in any order.
  Freestyle: 50m, 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m
  Backstroke: 50m, 100m, 200m
  Breaststroke: 50m, 100m, 200m
  Butterfly: 50m, 100m, 200m
  Individual medley: 100m (short course only), 200m, 400m
  Relays: 4×50m freestyle relay (short course only), 4×100m freestyle, 4×200m freestyle, 4×50m medley relay (short course only), 4×100m medley
  Mixed relays: 4×50m mixed freestyle (short course only), 4×100m mixed freestyle (long course only), 4×50m mixed medley (short course only), 4×100m mixed medley (long course only)
caption: Caeleb Dressel holds the most world records in men's swimming with seven (Two individual and five relays).
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