The womens 800 meter world record is 8:16.22 by Janet Evans (USA) Aug 20, 1989.
The Olympic record for the 100 meter freestyle is 47.84 posted by Pieter van den Hoogenband, of the Netherlands at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Michael Phelps holds both records for the 200 meter men's freestyle. His record was 1:42.96 at the summer Olympics in 2008 in Beijing.
dawn was an olympic swimmer from australia. She holds the 100 meter freestyle record.
kate redina
there wasn't a 50 meter freestyle event in the 1964 Olympics. Only 100 meters.
who cares, women arent good at sports.
Christian Sprenger
Christian Sprenger
Rebecca Adlington's time of 8:14.10 in the finals of the women's 800 meter freestyle was an Olympic record and a world record.
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Of the 13 men's swimming events at the 1976 Summer Games in Montreal, new world records were set in 12 of them: 100 meter freestyle, 200 meter freestyle, 400 meter freestyle, 1500 meter freestyle, 4x200 meter freestyle relay, 100 meter breaststroke, 200 meter breaststroke, 200 meter butterfly, 100 meter backstroke, 200 meter backstroke, 400 meter individual medley, 4x100 meter medley relay. The only event where a world record was not set was the 100 meter butterfly.
American Ian Crocker swam 100 meters freestyle in 46.25 seconds on March 27, 2004, in a 25 meter pool, a feat matched on January 22, 2005, by South African Roland Schoeman. Pieter van den Hoogenband of the Netherlands swam the same distance in 47.84 seconds on September 19, 2000, the fastest time in a 50 meter pool.