For the men the world record 7:38.65 by Grant Hackett (Australia) July 27, 2005.
For women the record is 8:16.22 by Janet Evans (USA) Aug 20, 1989.
This is the new record for 800 meters, not recognized yet for FINA but here is it:
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The current world record for women is held by Kate Zeigler of the United States with a time of 15:42.54.
Woman's 800 meters freestyle world record holder (long course) July 27, 1987-August 19, 1987,Woman's 800 meters freestyle world record holder (long course) March 22, 1988-August 16, 2008,Woman's 1500 meters freestyle world record holder (long course) July 31, 1987 - June 17, 2007,Woman's 400 meters freestyle world record holder (long course) December 20, 1987-May 12, 2006
The world record for the women's 100m freestyle swim is 51.71 seconds, set by Sarah SjΓΆstrΓΆm from Sweden on August 2, 2017.
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No. Click on the "Men's 1500 meters World Record Progression" link below to see all world record holders for the men's 1500 meters.
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.
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.
As of 14 Aug 2008, the world record for women's Olympic 4x200 meter freestyle relay is 7:44.31 held by Team Australia. The previous record was held by USA in 2007 of about 7:49
Michael Johnson (USA) set the 200 Meter Dash World Record at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games with a time of 19.32 seconds.
A world record was not set in this event that year.
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