World records on swimming. Basic types and styles of navigation

Almost all sports, including swimming, set world records. Each time to improve the previous result is becoming more difficult, but still all of them are installed in those or other competitions. The world record for swimming is the highest result that the athlete showed at official competitions under repeated conditions, stipulated by the rules.

Set rules

All records are ratified by FINA - the International Swimming Federation. They can be installed on "long" or "short water" in swimming pools. Rules for the ratification of the records are set in SW12. The main points are:

1. When conducting a competition, electronic timing should be used.
2. The length of the pool must be certified and meet established standards.
3. The swimmer must be dressed in a swimming suit, which also complies with the established standards of the FINA.
4. After the competition, the athlete must immediately pass a doping test.

These and other points are taken into account when registering a world record.

World records on swimming

Over the years, swimmers improve their results in overcoming the distance. Note that the competitions are held in pools of 25 and 50 meters long. At many well-known competitions swimmers perform discipline in the pool of 50 meters in length. Such a length allows you to put the best result, because at the same distance less time is spent for a coup.

An important point is that a few years ago, world records on swimming were installed at almost every competition thanks to high-tech costumes. That is why the expensive developments in the field of their production were conducted. Even a few fractions of a second can separate one athlete from the record or victory in the competition. In order to exclude the possibility of influencing the result of the quality of the equipment used, such overalls have been banned in recent years.

After their abolition, records were set much less frequently. The oldest current record is about 12 years old. It was installed in 2001 on short water in free style at a distance of 1500 meters. On long water, oddly enough, the record is re-registered several times already.

Recently, more and more world records on long water among men are coming from the USA. Quite a lot of intrigue goes around one of the most famous athletes of our time, Michael Phelps. During his career, he was able to establish more than 39 records on long water, as well as 2 records on a short one. For this he was given the nickname "Flying Fish".

Record for swimming at 100 meters

What was the world record for swimming at 100 meters and who installed it? One of the most famous swimmers is Michael Phelps, who represented the United States in swimming competitions. On his account, a lot of records, most of which are associated with a butterfly and a complex. During his career Phelps was able to beat world records 39 times. The most famous was the indicator at a distance of 100 meters in swimming butterfly at the competitions in Rome in 2009. Then a real fight began between Phelps and Chavich, which led to the establishment of several world records. Serb was in great physical shape and in the semifinals set a new record, and in the finals I also wanted to win with a new result. However, the representative of the United States in the finals showed just phenomenal speed, which led to his victory and the establishment of the current record of 49.82 at a distance of 100 meters.

Freestyle

Swimming has always attracted a lot of attention due to the large number of distances, and also because of the high speed that athletes can achieve. In 2009, it was installed at once 5 operating records in freestyle. Brazilian swimmer Cesar Cielo set records at 50 (20.91) and 100 meters (46.91). Note that he surpassed the previous result at a distance of 50 meters only by 00.03 seconds - 20.91 operating record. At the French Championships Frederick Buske (freestyle , swimming at a distance of 50 meters) showed a result of 20.94 seconds.

The records were also set by Paul Biederman at 200 (1.42,00) and 400 meters (3.40.07), and also by Zhang Lin at the distance of 800 meters (7.32.12). Note that 2009 was the world's richest record in swimming.

Record for swimming at 50 meters

Who set the world record for swimming at 50 meters? Adam Petey is a young British swimmer who became the European champion 8 times. Among his achievements (the athlete was born in 1994 and debuted only in 2013) world records at a distance of 50 (26,42) and 100 meters (57,13). It is worth noting that the previous records were also set by this swimmer. In 2016, he again proved his superiority. After he broke the previous record at a distance of 100 meters, the audience reacted violently to the result, but Petey did not immediately understand why such a reaction to his victory.

On this swimmer in the future is placed quite a lot of hopes, because, according to the sports community, he has not yet reached his best physical form. Confirmation of this was the performance in Rio in 2016, which brought him gold and a new world record.

Record for swimming for 1500 meters

What is the world record for swimming for 1500 meters? A greater distance, more than 1000 meters, athletes overcome only in a free style. In 2012, a record was set at a distance of 1500 meters by the Chinese swimmer Sun Yan - the current record of 14.31.02. An important point is that the previous best result also belonged to him. The new result is better than the previous one for more than 3 seconds.

Records for swimming crawl

It's time to talk about what are the world records for swimming with the rabbit. He always attracts a lot of attention, since there are a lot of distances in this discipline, some of them have the best results. An important point is that most of the current records in this style were installed in 2009 (for example, 20.48 by 50 m). Only at a distance of 1500 meters was set a new record in 2012 (14.10.10). This is due to the fact that recently athletes have improved the previous results by only a few fractions of a second - this moment indicates that new world records will have to wait a long time.

Active records of swimming

If you pay attention to the current world records on swimming among men, it can be noted that most belong to representatives of the United States, Britain, Brazil, Germany and China. At the same time, Americans own 9 active records from 20 disciplines. This can be called an impressive result. In swimming among men, natives of Russia do not have current world records.

As for the performances of women, there is no obvious superiority here. Women of the USA, Lithuania, Hungary, Sweden, Germany and Australia became the owners of the current records. Their results are close to those that showed the record for men. At the same time, many records were set in the period from 2009 to 2016. Therefore, the upcoming competitions can also give a surprise.

Competitions in Rio in 2016

Even before the start of the competition in Rio de Janeiro, there were many scandals related to the control of doping in swimmers. After the beginning of the Olympics in Rio, in just two days, six world records were beaten in swimming, which brought quite a lot of impressions to all lovers of this sport. Most of the records were set by women, among men, a new achievement was the British Adam Pity at a distance of 100 meters breaststroke. In the comments the record holders pointed out that the Olympics is a long-awaited event in their life, which is being prepared for all 4 years. That is why the opening of the competition in Rio has brought so many records. Sportswoman from Hungary Katinka Hossu not only noted the world record (complex 400 meters 4.26,36), but also the first Olympic gold in her career. Previously, she was able to win 11 times the world championship, but she did not obey the Olympics. It improved the previous result by more than 2 seconds.