World Swimming Records Set in 2002
Updated September 27, 2017 |
Infoplease Staff
World long course records set or equaled between Oct. 1, 2001 and Sept. 22, 2002; (*) indicates record is awaiting ratification.
Men
| Event | Name | Record | Old Mark | Former Holder |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 400m freestyle | Ian Thorpe, AUS | 3:40.08* | 3:40.17 | Ian Thorpe, AUS (2001) |
| 200m backstroke | Aaron Peirsol, USA | 1:55.15 | 1:55.87 | Lenny Krayzelburg, USA (1999) |
| 50m breaststroke | Oleg Lisogor, UKR | 27.18 | 27.39 | Ed Moses, USA (2001) |
| 400m IM | Michael Phelps, USA | 4:11.09* | 4:11.76 | Tom Dolan, USA (2000) |
| 4x100m medley | USA—Peirsol, Hansen, Phelps, Lezak | 3:33.48 | 3:33.73 | USA—Krayzelburg, Moses, Crocker, Hall Jr. (2000) |
Women
| Name | Record | Old Mark | Former Holder | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200m freestyle | Franziska van Almsick, GER | 1:56.64 | 1:56.78 | Franziska van Almsick, GER (1994) |
| 100m backstroke | Natalie Coughlin, USA | 59.58* | 1:00.16 | He Cihong, CHN (1994) |
| 50m breaststroke | Zoe Baker, GBR | 30.57* | 30.83 | Penny Heyns, RSA (1999) |
| 50m butterfly | Anna-Karin Kammerling, SWE | 25.57 | 25.64 | Inge de Bruijn, NED (2000) |
| 200m butterfly | Otylia Jedrejczak, POL | 2:05.78 | 2:05.81 | Susan O'Neill, AUS (2000) |
| 4x100m freestyle | Germany—Meissner, Dallmann, Volker, van Almsick | 3:36.00 | 3:36.61 | USA—Van Dyken, Torres, Shealy, Thompson (2000) |
| Swimming | World, Olympic and American Records |
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