The current short course womens' world record for 800m is 8:04.03 by Alessia Filippi. This equates to a swimming speed of 1.65 m/s or 5.95 km/h or 3.71 miles/hr
The womens 800 meter world record is 8:16.22 by Janet Evans (USA) Aug 20, 1989.
Rebecca Adlington of Australia in a world record time of 8:14.10.
swimming 400m, 800m, and 1500m freestyle 1500m is the only one he has the world record in. he retired after the 2008 Beijing Olympics
Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe in the world record time of 2:05.24.
Johnny Weissmuller broke the world record for the 100-yard freestyle swim at The Biltmore Hotel in 1927. He completed the swim in 48 seconds, setting a new record.
Sylvia Ester's time of 57.9 for the 100-meter freestyle was not recognized as a new world record because the pool she swam in was missing handrails, which are required for ratification by the International Swimming Federation (FINA). Without proper equipment, the record could not be officially recognized.
Ian Thorpe in men's 400 meter freestyle swimming.
The world record for the 100m crawl, also known as the freestyle stroke in swimming, is 46.91 seconds for men, set by Cesar Cielo from Brazil, and 51.94 seconds for women, achieved by Sarah Sjostrom from Sweden.
The winner of the gold medal in the women's 800 metre freestyle swimming event at the 2016 Rio Olympics was Katie Ledecky of the United States.Katie's result was 8:04.79, setting an Olympic record and a world record.
You dont swim 25m at a competition. The 25m race is not an official race, as an Olympic pool is 50 meters long.
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