Records

Leon Marchand Swims NCAA Record in 400 IM With a 3:31.84

After finishing second in the event at last year’s NCAAs, Arizona State’s Leon Marchand has now set the NCAA Record in the 400 IM.

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Maggie MacNeil Keeps Unbeaten Streak Alive, But Texas A&M Sweeps LSU on Senior Day

Maggie MacNeil helped LSU’s 400 free relay team clock a 3:13.93, breaking the school record of 3:15.56 that had stood since 2009.

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ASU Men Rip 4 NCAA Leading Times and 2 School Records in Win Over Stanford

The ASU men had a superlative opening to their weekend of Pac-12 meets, posting four NCAA-leading times and two school records in their win over Stanford.

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In SCY Debut, Zalan Sarkany Takes Down 39-Year-Old ASU School Record in 1000 Free

19-year-old Hungarian distance freestyler Zalan Sarkany blazed an 8:50.56 in his first-ever 1000 free race to take down an ASU school record from 1984.

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Loyola Commit Joe Hayburn Cracks Michael Phelps’ 100 Back Pool Record In 47.61

Loyola Maryland commit Joe Hayburn dipped under Michael Phelps’ pool record by half a second, posting a 47.61 to win the event by nearly 3 seconds.

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The Most Outstanding World Records In Long Course Meters

No world record stands above the rest quite like Sarah Sjostrom’s mark of 24.43 in the women’s 50 butterfly.

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Max Stern Breaks Chas Morton’s 41-Year-Old Southeastern LSC Record In 50 Breast

Stern swam to a time of 33.05 in the 50 breaststroke to break Morton’s Southeastern Swimming LSC record from 1982.

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Justin Ress Takes Down 50 Back Pro Swim Series Record With A 24.49

In a talented 50 backstroke final tonight, Justin Ress came out on top with a 24.49, marking a new Pro Swim Series record.

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Kylie Masse Sets Pro Swim Series Record with 27.38 50 Back in Knoxville

26-year-old Canadian Kylie Masse won the women’s 50-meter backstroke in 27.38, taking down Olivia Smoliga’s previous Pro Swim record of 27.43 from 2018.

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Swimming’s Most Dominant World Records: Men’s Short Course Meters

Caeleb Dressel owns three world records in short course meters, including being nearly a second faster than anyone else in history in the 100 IM.

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Ridge High’s Emily Thompson Breaks 2 National HS Records at a Meters Dual Meet

Emily Thompson, who represented the USA at last summer’s Junior Pan Pac Championships, is now a two-event National High School Record holder.

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Swimming’s Most Dominant World Records: Women’s Short Course Meters

Katie Ledecky recently broke the world record by nearly 10 seconds in the women’s 1500 free, which is the most dominant women’s SCM mark on the books.

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All of the World Records Set in 2022

The swimming world could have easily experienced a post-Olympic hangover this year, but we saw even more world records broken in 2022 compared to last year.

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National, Age Records Go Down At Turkish Winter Championships

Berke Saka of Turkey lowered the national record in the event while competing at the Turkish Long Course Championships last month.

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Analyzing The 2022 World Records: Has There Been A Recent Pattern?

We have witnessed eight world records in long course meters in 2022 — slightly fewer than in 2021, when 10 world records were set.

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