100m Freestyle World Record. The following is a breakdown of the 100m freestyle world records for both men and women, in both long course and short course meters: MEN'S 100m FREESTYLE WORLD RECORDS The 100 metre freestyle is often considered to be the highlight (Blue Ribbon event) [1] of the sport of swimming, like 100 metres in the sport of Athletics, symbolizing the pinnacle of speed and athleticism in swimming competitions
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The two other Chinese world record holders in history are Zhang Lin, whose 800m freestyle swim from 2009 still stands, while controversial compatriot Sun Yang has held the 1,500m freestyle since 2012. time 100m (sec.) 4484: Verified by FINA: YES: Record progression
The People's Republic of China's Pan Zhanle shattered his own world mark set earlier in the year with a remarkable 46.40 in the final of the Men's 100m Freestyle on night five of racing at Paris 2024. Pan touched more than a second clear of Rio 2016 gold medallist Kyle Chalmers (47.48), and former world record holder David Popovici (47.49).. Graphic data for World Record Progression in Men and Women Swimming 50m-100m-200m Long and Short Course Butterfly-Backstroke-Breaststroke-Freestyle
. Romanian teenager David Popovici set a world record in the 100-meter freestyle with a time of 46.86 seconds at the European championships in Rome on Saturday. The two other Chinese world record holders in history are Zhang Lin, whose 800m freestyle swim from 2009 still stands, while controversial compatriot Sun Yang has held the 1,500m freestyle since 2012.
. Pan touched more than a second clear of Rio 2016 gold medallist Kyle Chalmers (47.48), and former world record holder David Popovici (47.49).. 1976: Jim Montgomery: USA: 49.99: Won in world record time, the first man to swim 100 meters in under 50 seconds: 1980: Jörg Woithe.