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The British records in swimming are ratified by the United Kingdom's governing body in swimming, British Swimming. Records can be set in long course (50 metres) or short course (25 metres) swimming pools, with records currently recorded in the following events for both men and women.
The relay records displayed here are the official national relay records. However, British Swimming maintains a separate set of national relay records for club teams, which are not shown here. Records can also be set at intermediate distances in an individual race and for the first leg of a relay race.
The ratification process involves the swimmer submitting an application to British Swimming, providing details such as the swimmer's name(s), time swum, date and location of the swim, names of officials, and the swimsuit model worn. Once ratified, the records appear on the official records listing. Records that have not yet been fully ratified are marked with a '#' symbol in these lists, and all records were achieved in finals unless otherwise noted.
Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 21.11 | sf, CR | Benjamin Proud | ![]() |
8 August 2018 | European Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | [1] |
100m freestyle | 47.45 | Matthew Richards | ![]() |
27 July 2023 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | [2] | |
200m freestyle | 1:44.22 | Thomas Dean | ![]() |
27 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [3] | |
400m freestyle | 3:43.75 | James Guy | ![]() |
2 August 2015 | World Championships | Kazan, Russia | [4] | |
800m freestyle | 7:44.32 | David Davies | ![]() |
29 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [5] | |
1500m freestyle | 14:45.95 | David Davies | ![]() |
21 August 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | [6] | |
50m backstroke | 24.04 | CR | Liam Tancock | ![]() |
2 August 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [7] |
100m backstroke | 52.70 | Oliver Morgan | University of Birmingham | 3 April 2024 | British Championships | London, United Kingdom | [8] | |
200m backstroke | 1:54.43 | sf | Luke Greenbank | ![]() |
21 May 2021 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [9][10] |
50m breaststroke | 25.95 | sf, WR | Adam Peaty | ![]() |
25 July 2017 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [11] |
100m breaststroke | 56.88 | sf, WR | Adam Peaty | ![]() |
21 July 2019 | World Championships | Gwangju, South Korea | [12] |
200m breaststroke | 2:07.30 | Ross Murdoch | ![]() |
24 July 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | [13] | |
50m butterfly | 22.75 | Ben Proud | ![]() |
24 July 2017 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [14] | |
100m butterfly | 50.67 | sf | James Guy | ![]() |
28 July 2017 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [15] |
200m butterfly | 1:54.58 | sf | Michael Rock | ![]() |
28 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [16] |
200m individual medley | 1:55.28 | CR | Duncan Scott | ![]() |
30 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [17] |
400m individual medley | 4:09.14 | Max Litchfield | Loughborough PC | 4 April 2024 | British Championships | London, United Kingdom | [18] | |
400m individual medley | 4:08.85 | '#' | Max Litchfield | ![]() |
28 July 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | [19] |
4×100m freestyle relay | 3:11.14 |
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18 June 2022 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [20] | |
4×200m freestyle relay | 6:58.58 | ER |
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28 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [21] |
4×100m medley relay | 3:27.51 | =ER |
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1 August 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [22] |
Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 23.96 | Francesca Halsall | ![]() |
26 July 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | [23] | |
100m freestyle | 52.75 | h | Anna Hopkin | ![]() |
28 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [24] |
200m freestyle | 1:55.54 | sf | Joanne Jackson | ![]() |
28 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [16] |
400m freestyle | 4:00.60 | Joanne Jackson | ![]() |
26 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [25] | |
800m freestyle | 8:14.10 | ER | Rebecca Adlington | ![]() |
16 August 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | [26] |
1500m freestyle | 15:47.26 | Jazmin Carlin | Swansea University | 28 June 2013 | World Championships Trials | Sheffield, United Kingdom | [27] | |
50m backstroke | 27.19 | sf | Kathleen Dawson | ![]() |
18 May 2021 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [28] |
100m backstroke | 58.08 | r, ER | Kathleen Dawson | ![]() |
23 May 2021 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [29] |
200m backstroke | 2:06.66 | Gemma Spofforth | ![]() |
1 August 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [30] | |
50m breaststroke | 30.02 | Imogen Clark | ![]() |
30 July 2022 | Commonwealth Games | Birmingham, United Kingdom | [31] | |
100m breaststroke | 1:05.54 | Angharad Evans | University of Stirling | 26 May 2024 | AP Race London International | London, United Kingdom | [32] | |
200m breaststroke | 2:20.89 | Molly Renshaw | Loughborough NC | 15 April 2021 | British Swimming Selection Trials | London, United Kingdom | [33][34] | |
50m butterfly | 25.20 | CR | Francesca Halsall | ![]() |
27 July 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | [35] |
100m butterfly | 57.25 | Ellen Gandy | Beckenham | 4 March 2012 | British Championships | London, United Kingdom | [36] | |
200m butterfly | 2:04.83 | Ellen Gandy | Beckenham | 10 March 2009 | British Championships | Sheffield, United Kingdom | [37] | |
200m individual medley | 2:06.88 | CR | Siobhan-Marie O'Connor | ![]() |
9 August 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | [38] |
400m individual medley | 4:31.33 | Hannah Miley | Garioch | 20 March 2009 | British Championships | Sheffield, United Kingdom | [39] | |
4×100m freestyle relay | 3:33.96 | '#' |
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25 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [40] |
4×100m freestyle relay | 3:33.90 | '#' |
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23 July 2023 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | [41] |
4×200m freestyle relay | 7:45.51 | ER |
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30 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [42] |
4×100m medley relay | 3:54.01 |
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23 May 2021 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [43] |
Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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4×100m freestyle relay | 3:22.07 |
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22 May 2021 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [44] | |
4×100m freestyle relay | 3:21.68 | ER, # |
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29 July 2023 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | [45] |
4×200m freestyle relay | 7:26.67 |
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18 May 2021 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [46] | |
4×100m medley relay | 3:37.58 | WR |
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31 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | [47] |
Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 20.18 | ER | Benjamin Proud | ![]() |
7 December 2023 | European Championships | Otopeni, Romania | [48] |
100m freestyle | 45.85 | Matthew Richards | Millfield | 3 December 2022 | Swim England National Winter Championships | Sheffield, United Kingdom | [49] | |
200m freestyle | 1:40.25 | CR | Duncan Scott | London Roar | 22 November 2020 | International Swimming League | Budapest, Hungary | [50] |
400m freestyle | 3:36.35 | James Guy | ![]() |
5 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [51] | |
800m freestyle | 7:36.26 | Kieran Bird | University of Bath | 8 December 2023 | Scottish Championships | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | [52] | |
1500m freestyle | 14:24.00 | Tim Shuttleworth | Loughborough University |
17 December 2016 | ASA Winter Meet | Sheffield, United Kingdom | [53] | |
50m backstroke | 23.09 | Chris Walker-Hebborn | ![]() |
6 December 2015 | European Championships | Netanya, Israel | [54] | |
100m backstroke | 50.14 | Liam Tancock | ![]() |
10 April 2008 | World Championships | Manchester, United Kingdom | [55] | |
200m backstroke | 1:48.53 | Luke Greenbank | ![]() |
10 December 2023 | European Championships | Otopeni, Romania | [56] | |
50m breaststroke | 25.41 | Adam Peaty | London Roar | 22 November 2020 | International Swimming League | Budapest, Hungary | [57] | |
100m breaststroke | 55.41 | CR | Adam Peaty | London Roar | 22 November 2020 | International Swimming League | Budapest, Hungary | [58] |
200m breaststroke | 2:01.43 | CR | Michael Jamieson | ![]() |
15 December 2013 | European Championships | Herning, Denmark | [59] |
50m butterfly | 22.10 | Jacob Peters | ![]() |
9 December 2023 | European Championships | Otopeni, Romania | [60] | |
100m butterfly | 49.21 | sf | Adam Barrett | ![]() |
7 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | [61] |
200m butterfly | 1:51.27 | Joseph Roebuck | ![]() |
12 December 2009 | European Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | [62] | |
100m individual medley | 51.78 | Duncan Scott | London Roar | 26 November 2021 | International Swimming League | Eindhoven, Netherlands | [63] | |
200m individual medley | 1:50.98 | Duncan Scott | ![]() |
8 December 2023 | European Championships | Otopeni, Romania | [64] | |
400m individual medley | 3:59.81 | Duncan Scott | London Roar | 20 December 2019 | International Swimming League | Las Vegas, United States | [65] | |
4×50m freestyle relay | 1:24.61 |
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University of Stirling | 14 December 2019 | Scottish Championships | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | [66] | |
4×50m freestyle relay | 1:22.52 | '#' |
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5 December 2023 | European Championships | Otopeni, Romania | [67] |
4×100m freestyle relay | 3:09.25 | h |
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16 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | [68] |
4×200m freestyle relay | 6:56.52 |
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10 April 2008 | World Championships | Manchester, United Kingdom | [69] | |
4×50m medley relay | 1:32.30 | CR |
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4 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [70] |
4×100m medley relay | 3:22.78 | CR |
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7 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [71] |
Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 23.44 | Francesca Halsall | ![]() |
19 December 2009 | Duel in the Pool | Manchester, United Kingdom | [72] | |
100m freestyle | 51.19 | Francesca Halsall | ![]() |
22 November 2009 | World Cup | Singapore, Singapore | [73] | |
200m freestyle | 1:51.87 | Freya Anderson | London Roar | 22 November 2020 | International Swimming League | Budapest, Hungary | [74] | |
400m freestyle | 3:54.92 | Joanne Jackson | Loughborough University |
8 August 2008 | British Grand Prix | Leeds, United Kingdom | [75] | |
800m freestyle | 8:08.16 | Jazmin Carlin | ![]() |
4 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [76] | |
1500m freestyle | 15:46.15 | Fleur Lewis | Loughborough University |
17 November 2023 | BUCS Championships | Sheffield, United Kingdom | [77] | |
50m backstroke | 26.13 | Georgia Davies | ![]() |
4 October 2018 | World Cup | Budapest, Hungary | [78] | |
100m backstroke | 56.35 | Elizabeth Simmonds | Bath University | 17 December 2015 | ASA Winter Meet | Sheffield, United Kingdom | [79] | |
200m backstroke | 2:00.83 | Elizabeth Simmonds | ![]() |
16 December 2011 | Duel in the Pool | Atlanta, United States | [80] | |
50m breaststroke | 29.17 | Imogen Clark | Derby Excel | 16 December 2023 | Swim England National Winter Championships | Sheffield, United Kingdom | [81] | |
100m breaststroke | 1:04.37 | Molly Renshaw | ![]() |
20 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | [82] | |
200m breaststroke | 2:17.10 | Jocelyn Ulyett | Loughborough University |
6 December 2019 | Swim England Winter Championships | Sheffield, United Kingdom | [83] | |
50m butterfly | 25.29 | Francesca Halsall | ![]() |
29 October 2014 | World Cup | Tokyo, Japan | [84] | |
100m butterfly | 55.71 | Francesca Halsall | ![]() |
18 December 2009 | Duel in the Pool | Manchester, United Kingdom | [85] | |
200m butterfly | 2:03.19 | Jemma Lowe | ![]() |
12 December 2012 | World Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | [86] | |
100m individual medley | 57.59 | sf | Siobhan-Marie O'Connor | ![]() |
3 December 2015 | European Championships | Netanya, Israel | [87] |
200m individual medley | 2:04.77 | Abbie Wood | New York Breakers | 1 November 2020 | International Swimming League | Budapest, Hungary | [88] | |
400m individual medley | 4:23.14 | Hannah Miley | ![]() |
12 December 2012 | World Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | [89] | |
4×50m freestyle relay | 1:36.18 |
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6 December 2019 | European Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | [90] | |
4×100m freestyle relay | 3:32.88 |
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12 April 2008 | World Championships | Manchester, United Kingdom | [91] | |
4×200m freestyle relay | 7:38.96 |
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10 April 2008 | World Championships | Manchester, United Kingdom | [92] | |
4×50m medley relay | 1:45.65 |
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8 December 2019 | European Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | [93] | |
4×50m medley relay | 1:44.67 | '#' |
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7 December 2023 | European Championships | Otopeni, Romania | [94] |
4×100m medley relay | 3:51.85 |
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14 December 2012 | World Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | [95] |
Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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4×50m freestyle relay | 1:28.64 | ![]() |
7 December 2019 | European Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | [96] | ||
4×50m freestyle relay | 1:27.75 | '#' |
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9 December 2023 | European Championships | Otopeni, Romania | [97] |
4×50m medley relay | 1:37.07 |
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14 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [98] |
Some of the current British record holders:
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