The All-Time Best Swimming Achievements

RECORD BREAKERS The All-Time Best Swimming Achievements All legitimate world records in swimming are governed by the international body - FINA (Fédération Internationale de Natation) Fina Let's take a look at some of the most amazing record breakers and achievements in swimming over the last five years. Water is Our World WORLD RECORDS: 1 Need to be set in long course (50 meter) or short course (25 meter) swimming pools. Can apply to both men and women in the following categories: Freestyle • Backstroke • Breaststroke Butterfly Individual Medley Relay 3 Focus on 50, 100, 200, 400, 800 and 1,500 50m meter variations. 4 Y Are regarded as more prestigious in the long course category. APPROVAL PROCESS The process of world record approval by FINA involves: Submission of paperwork Certifying the accuracy of the timing system used Certifying the length of the pool The swimmer passing a doping test Checking that the correct swimwear was used PREUIOUS OLYMPIC WINNERS American swimmer Michael Phelps holds the most world records (seven in total) and is the most decorated Olympian of all time with 22 medals. Other notable achievers include: Jenny Thompson (United States) 12 Ryan Lochte (United States) 11 Dara Torres (United States) 12 Gary Hall Jr. (United States) 10 Natalie Coughlin (united States) 12 Franziska van Almsick (Germany) 10 Mark Spitz (united States) 11 lan Thorpe (Australia) 9. Matt Biondi (United States) 11 Alexander Popov (Russia) WORLD RECORD HOLDERS Take a look at these swimming world record holders for different styles and specific categories. Long Course (Men) Style Name Country Time Date 100m César Cielo Brazil 46.91 2009 freestyle 400m Paul Biedermann Germany 3:40.07 2009 freestyle 1500m Sun Yang China 14:31.02 2012 freestyle 100m Aaron Piersol United States 51.94 2009 backstroke 100m backstroke Cameron van der Burgh South Africa 58.46 2012 100m Michael Phelps United States 49.82 2009 butterfly Long Course (Women) Style Name Country Time Date 100m freestyle Britta Steffen Germany 52.07 2009 400m Federica Pellegrini Italy 3:59.15 2009 freestyle 1500m Katie Ledecky United States 15:36.53 2013 freestyle 100m backstroke Gemma Spofforth Great Britain 58.12 2009 100m backstroke Rúta Meilutyté Lithuania 1:04.35 2013 100m Dana Vollmer United States 55.98 2012 butterfly RECORDS BY NATION In the record holders' rankings, United States hold the most swimming achievements by a long shot. Here's the full breakdown: United States 24 Australia 5 Russia Hungary China Spain 4 Germany 6 I France 3 South Africa II Italy 6 3 The United Kingdom feature below all of these countries, with two records in total alongside Sweden, Brazil, Japan, and Denmark. RECORDS BY ATHLETE Men Women Michael PhelpS (United States) Missy Franklin (United States) 4 Ryan Lochte (United States) Federic Pellegrini ataly) Cameron van der Burgh (south Africa) 4 Ranomi Kromowidjojo (Netherlands) 3 Paul Biedermann (Germany) Katinka Hosszú (Hungary) Aaron Peirsol (United States) 3 Rúta Meilutyté (Lithuania) 3 Mireia Belmonte Garcia (Spain) ABOUT THE AUTHOR simplyswim swim specialist Established in 2006, Simply Swim provides a range of top quality swimwear and equipment for all ages, genders and abilities. Part of The Simply Group, Simply Swim offers excellent advice and customer service to ensure that you end up with the best swimwear possible for your level of ability. Visit our website - www.simplyswim.com INFOGRAPHIC RESOURCES 1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_world_records_in_swimming 2. http://www.fina.org/project/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=458<emid=119 3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_multiple_Olympic_medalists 4. http://www.fina.org/H20/ 5, 3. 3. 3.