How World Records Have Been Distributed Between Men & Women Since 2010 Suit Ban
Katie Ledecky has set an incredible 14 individual long course world records during her career, the most of any swimmer since the super-suit ban.
Kate Douglass Is First To Win Individual NCAA Titles In Three Different Strokes
Douglass is the first swimmer, man or woman, to win individual events across three different strokes, not factoring n individual medley races.
Swimmers With The Most Wins In A Single Event At The World Championships
Katinka Hosszu sits tied atop the list with Michael Phelps, with both having won the same event five times at the LC World Championships.
Swimmers With The Most World Records Set In One Calendar Year
Michael Phelps set a total of nine world records in 2008, including seven at the Beijing Olympics. But he’s not the swimmer with the most WRs set in one year.
Swimmers With The Most World Records Set This Century
Michael Phelps has set an astounding 29 world records over the last 20 years, all coming in the long course, while Ryan Lochte has 14 of his own.
Swimmers That Ended 2021 With The Most Consecutive Years As World #1
Katie Ledecky has ranked first in the women’s 800 freestyle worldwide for 10 straight years.
Swimmers With The Most Consecutive Years In The World’s Top 10
The multi-talented Sarah Sjostrom has closed out the year ranked inside the world’s top 10 in the women’s 50 and 100 butterfly 13 straight times.
The Most Dominant Swimmers of 2021
Katie Ledecky recorded eight of the 10 fastest swims of the year in the women’s 800 freestyle, culminating with an Olympic gold medal.
All Of The World Records Set In 2021
Tatjana Schoenmaker was one of just five swimmers to set an individual long course world record in 2021, doing so in the Olympic final no less.
The Top Performances From The 2021 ISL Playoffs
Energy Standard teammates Sarah Sjostrom and Siobhan Haughey own two of the top three performances from the ISL playoffs on the women’s side.
Swimmers With The Most Wins In ISL History
With 61 career wins, Caeleb Dressel is currently the winningest swimmer in the history of the International Swimming League (ISL).
The Swimmers With The Most Medals At The 2021 FINA World Cup
Emma McKeon was among the series leaders with 10 gold and 14 total medals won across the four World Cup meets.
The Shortest Male Olympic Swimming Medalists
Japan’s Tomoru Honda won silver in the men’s 200 butterfly at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics despite being just 1.72 m tall (5 ft 8 in).
The Tallest Female Olympic Swimming Medalists
At 6’1, Australian Cate Campbell was the tallest female swimming medalist at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
The Tallest Male Olympic Swimming Medalists
At 6’8, Matt Grevers is tied for the tallest individual male Olympic swimming medalist dating back to 1960.
