fastest human ever recorded swimming
The french swimmer FrÃ©dÃ©rick Bousquet set world record in the 50 m freestyle with a time of 20.94 seconds . Over the course of the race, he swam at an average speed of 5.342 mph (8.6 km/hr) and is the fastest recorded speed of a human swimming. To put into perspective the Sailfish can swim at 68mph (110km/hr) on distances much greater than 50 m. Views Â· View Upvotes.