List of World Cup records in swimming

Below is a list of current World Cup records in swimming claimed at the annual series of swimming meets run by the World Aquatics (formerly FINA). Until August 2015 the events are always held in a short course (25 m) pool. The complete 2015 edition of the FINA World Cup switched to be held in a long course (50 m) pool.[1]

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long Course (50 m)

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Event Time NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
50 m freestyle 21.27 Vladimir Morozov  Russia 15 August 20192019 World Cup Singapore, Singapore [2]
100 m freestyle 47.78 Vladislav Grinev  Russia 2 November 20192019 World Cup Kazan, Russia [3]
200 m freestyle 1:44.38 Danas Rapšys  Lithuania 17 August 20192019 World Cup Singapore, Singapore [4]
400 m freestyle 3:43.91 Danas Rapšys  Lithuania 8 August 20192019 World Cup Jinan, China [5]
800 m freestyle 7:51.92 Henrik Christiansen  Norway 14 October 20232023 World Cup Athens, Greece [6]
1500 m freestyle 14:51.61 Mykhailo Romanchuk  Ukraine 8 November 20192019 World Cup Doha, Qatar [7]
50 m backstroke 24.40 Vladimir Morozov  Russia 16 August 20192019 World Cup Singapore, Singapore [8]
100 m backstroke 52.11 Mitch Larkin  Australia 6 November 20152015 World Cup Dubai, United Arab Emirates [9]
200 m backstroke 1:53.17 Mitch Larkin  Australia 7 November 20152015 World Cup Dubai, United Arab Emirates [10]
50m breaststroke 26.29 Qin Haiyang  China 7 October 20232023 World Cup Berlin, Germany [11]
100m breaststroke 57.69 Qin Haiyang  China 6 October 20232023 World Cup Berlin, Germany [12]
200m breaststroke 2:07.32 Qin Haiyang  China 22 October 20232023 World Cup Budapest, Hungary [13]
50m butterfly 22.82 Andriy Govorov  Ukraine 15 September 20182018 World Cup Doha, Qatar [14]
100m butterfly 51.04 Chad le Clos  South Africa 16 August 20152015 World Cup Chartres, France [15]
200m butterfly 1:54.18 Chad le Clos  South Africa 15 August 20152015 World Cup Chartres, France [16]
200m individual medley 1:57.06 Mitch Larkin  Australia 3 August 20192019 World Cup Tokyo, Japan [17]
400m individual medley 4:11.41 Daiya Seto  Japan 4 August 20192019 World Cup Tokyo, Japan [18]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA; WRWorld record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; – en route to final mark; so – swim-off

Women

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Event Time NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
50m freestyle 23.83 Sarah Sjöström  Sweden 7 September 20182018 World Cup Kazan, Russia [19]
100m freestyle 52.02 Siobhan Haughey  Hong Kong 8 October 20232023 World Cup Berlin, Germany [20]
200m freestyle 1:54.08 Siobhan Haughey  Hong Kong 21 October 20232023 World Cup Budapest, Hungary [21]
400m freestyle 4:01.09 Erika Fairweather  New Zealand 6 October 20232023 World Cup Berlin, Germany [22]
800m freestyle 8:15.11 Lani Pallister  Australia 22 October 20232023 World Cup Budapest, Hungary [23]
1500m freestyle 15:55.73 Lani Pallister  Australia 15 October 20232023 World Cup Athens, Greece [24]
50m backstroke 26.86 WRKaylee McKeown  Australia 20 October 20232023 World Cup Budapest, Hungary [25]
100m backstroke 57.33 Kaylee McKeown  Australia 21 October 20232023 World Cup Budapest, Hungary [26]
200m backstroke 2:04.81 Kaylee McKeown  Australia 22 October 20232023 World Cup Budapest, Hungary [27]
50m breaststroke 29.56 Ruta Meilutyte  Lithuania 8 October 20232023 World Cup Berlin, Germany [28]
100m breaststroke 1:05.75 Benedetta Pilato  Italy 21 October 20232023 World Cup Budapest, Hungary [29]
200m breaststroke 2:21.52 Tes Schouten  Netherlands 20 October 20232023 World Cup Budapest, Hungary [30]
50m butterfly 24.97 Sarah Sjöström  Sweden 14 October 20232023 World Cup Athens, Greece [31]
100m butterfly 56.06 Zhang Yufei  China 15 October 20232023 World Cup Athens, Greece [32]
200m butterfly 2:05.65 Zhang Yufei  China 20 October 20232023 World Cup Budapest, Hungary [33]
200m individual medley 2:08.15 hKatinka Hosszú  Hungary 17 August 20192019 World Cup Singapore, Singapore [34]
400m individual medley 4:32.30 Katinka Hosszú  Hungary 3 August 20192019 World Cup Tokyo, Japan [35]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA; WRWorld record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; – en route to final mark; so – swim-off

Mixed relay

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Event Time NameClubDateMeetLocation Ref
4×100 m freestyle relay 3:24.89  Australia 3 August 2019 2019 World Cup Tokyo, Japan [36]
4×100 m medley relay 3:43.79
 China 10 August 2019 2019 World Cup Jinan, China [37]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA; WRWorld record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; – en route to final mark; so – swim-off

Short Course (25 m)

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Event Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
50 m freestyle 20.31 Joshua Liendo  Canada 23 October 20252025 World Cup Toronto, Canada [38]
100 m freestyle 44.84 WRKyle Chalmers  Australia 29 October 20212021 World Cup Kazan, Russia [39]
200 m freestyle 1:39.37 ERPaul Biedermann Germany 15 November 20092009 World Cup Berlin, Germany [40]
400 m freestyle 3:32.77 Paul Biedermann Germany 14 November 20092009 World Cup Berlin, Germany [40]
800 m freestyle 7:29.50 Zalán Sárkány  Hungary 18 October 20252025 World Cup Westmont, United States [41]
1500 m freestyle 14:15.49 Mykhailo Romanchuk  Ukraine 22 October 20162016 World Cup Singapore, Singapore [42]
50m backstroke 22.61 Peter Marshall United States 22 November 20092009 World Cup Singapore, Singapore [43]
100m backstroke 48.16 WRHubert Kós  Hungary 25 October 20252025 World Cup Toronto, Canada [44]
200m backstroke 1:45.12 WRHubert Kós  Hungary 23 October 20252025 World Cup Toronto, Canada [45]
50m breaststroke 25.25 Cameron van der Burgh South Africa 14 November 20092009 World Cup Berlin, Germany [40]
100m breaststroke 55.55 Caspar Corbeau  Netherlands 23 October 20252025 World Cup Toronto, Canada [46]
200m breaststroke 1:59.52 WRCaspar Corbeau  Netherlands 25 October 20252025 World Cup Toronto, Canada [47]
50m butterfly 21.50 hNoè Ponti   Switzerland 2 November 20242024 World Cup Singapore, Singapore [48]
100m butterfly 47.68 WRJoshua Liendo  Canada 23 October 20252025 World Cup Toronto, Canada [49]
200m butterfly 1:48.46 Ilya Kharun  Canada 18 October 20252025 World Cup Westmont, United States [50]
100m individual medley 49.92 Léon Marchand  France 31 October 20242024 World Cup Singapore, Singapore [51]
200m individual medley 1:48.88 WRLéon Marchand  France 1 November 20242024 World Cup Singapore, Singapore [52]
400m individual medley 3:56.13 Shaine Casas  United States 25 October 20252025 World Cup Toronto, Canada [53]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA; WRWorld record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; – en route to final mark; so – swim-off

Women

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Event Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
50 m freestyle 22.93 Ranomi Kromowidjojo  Netherlands 7 August 20172017 World Cup Berlin, Germany [54]
100 m freestyle 49.93 WRKate Douglass  United States 25 October 20252025 World Cup Toronto, Canada [55]
200 m freestyle 1:49.36 WRMollie O'Callaghan  Australia 24 October 20252025 World Cup Toronto, Canada [56]
400 m freestyle 3:51.87 Lani Pallister  Australia 23 October 20252025 World Cup Toronto, Canada [57]
800 m freestyle 7:54.00 WRLani Pallister  Australia 25 October 20252025 World Cup Toronto, Canada [58]
1500 m freestyle 15:08.24 WRKatie Ledecky  United States 29 October 20222022 World Cup Toronto, Canada [59]
50m backstroke 25.35 Kaylee McKeown  Australia 23 October 20252025 World Cup Toronto, Canada [60]
100m backstroke 54.02 =WRRegan Smith  United States 18 October 20252025 World Cup Westmont, United States [61]
200m backstroke 1:57.33 WRKaylee McKeown  Australia 25 October 20252025 World Cup Toronto, Canada [62]
50m breaststroke 28.56 Alia Atkinson  Jamaica 6 October 20182018 World Cup Budapest, Hungary [63]
100m breaststroke 1:02.36 =WRRūta Meilutytė  Lithuania 12 October 20132013 World Cup Moscow, Russia [64]
100m breaststroke 1:02.36 =WRAlia Atkinson  Jamaica 26 August 20162016 World Cup Chartres, France [65]
200m breaststroke 2:12.72 Kate Douglass  United States 31 October 20242024 World Cup Singapore, Singapore [66]
50m butterfly 23.72 WRGretchen Walsh  United States 11 October 20252025 World Cup Carmel, United States [67]
100m butterfly 53.10 Gretchen Walsh  United States 25 October 20252025 World Cup Toronto, Canada [68]
200m butterfly 2:00.20 Regan Smith  United States 17 October 20252025 World Cup Westmont, United States [69]
100m individual medley 55.77 Gretchen Walsh  United States 17 October 20252025 World Cup Westmont, United States [70]
200m individual medley 2:02.13 Katinka Hosszú  Hungary 31 August 20142014 World Cup Dubai, United Arab Emirates [71]
400m individual medley 4:18.94 Mireia Belmonte  Spain 12 August 20172017 World Cup Eindhoven, Netherlands [72]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA; WRWorld record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; – en route to final mark; so – swim-off

Mixed relay

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Event Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
4×50m freestyle relay 1:28.70  Netherlands 7 August 2017 2017 World Cup Berlin, Germany [73]
4×50m medley relay 1:37.84  Australia 9 November 2013 2013 World Cup Tokyo, Japan [74]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA; WRWorld record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; so – swim-off
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