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 Sjöström from Sweden on August 2, 2017.
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.
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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.
A world record was not set in this event that year.
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.
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