Italian record progression 200 metres freestyle

Long course (50 m)

Men

# Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
1 2:24.40 Paolo Costoli Florentia 1929 - Nice, France
2 2:16.40 Alfonso Buonocore Canottieri Napoli 1950 - Napoli, Italy
3 2:14.20 Angelo Romani Vis Sauro 1952 - Pesaro, Italy
4 2:13.20 Angelo Romani Vis Sauro 1953 - Pesaro, Italy
5 2:09.60 Angelo Romani Vis Sauro 1954 - Torino, Italy
6 2:09.00 Angelo Romani Vis Sauro 1956 - Rome, Italy
7 2:08.30 Paolo Pucci Lazio Nuoto 1958 - Torino, Italy
8 2:07.30 Fritz Dennerlein Canottieri Napoli 1960 - Hamburg, Germany
9 2:06.10 Fritz Dennerlein Canottieri Napoli 1961 - Torino, Italy
10 2:05.40 Giovanni Orlando Canottieri Napoli 1962 - Rome, Italy
11 2:04.00 Bruno Bianchi Fiat Ricambi 1964 - Sanremo, Italy
12 2:03.40 Sergio De Gregorio Roma Nuoto 1964 - Tokyo, Japan
13 2:01.10 Sergio De Gregorio Roma Nuoto 1965 - Milano, Italy
14 2:01.10 Fabrizio Nardini Fiamme Oro Roma 1970 - Barcelona, Spain
15 2:01.00 Lorenzo Marugo Genova N. 1972 - Torino, Italy
16 1:59.40 Arnaldo Cinquetti Fiamme Oro Roma 1973 - Bratislava, Slovakia
17 1:59.00 Arnaldo Cinquetti Fiamme Oro Roma 1972 - Torino, Italy
18 1:58.40 Arnaldo Cinquetti Fiamme Oro Roma 1973 - Belgrade, Serbia
19 1:55.80 Marcello Guarducci R.N. Trento 1975 - Las Palmas, Spain
20 1:54.70 Marcello Guarducci Carabinieri 1976 - Acapulco, Mexico
21 1:53.72 Marcello Guarducci Carabinieri 1976 - Montreal, Canada
22 1:53.72 Marcello Guarducci Carabinieri 1976 - Montreal, Canada
23 1:52.35 Marcello Guarducci Carabinieri 1977 - Jönköping, Sweden
24 1:52.23 Marcello Guarducci Carabinieri 1978 - West Berlin, Italy
25 1:51.85 Fabrizio Rampazzo Nuoto 2000 1981 - Torino, Italy
26 1:51.47 Paolo Revelli De Gregorio-NC Verona 1983 - Rome, Italy
27 1:51.25 Paolo Revelli De Gregorio-NC Verona 1983 - Rome, Italy
28 1:50.31 Giorgio Lamberti Leonessa Brescia 1987 - Buenos Aires, Argentina
29 1:50.01 Giorgio Lamberti Leonessa Brescia 1987 - Buenos Aires, Argentina
30 1:49.08 Giorgio Lamberti Leonessa Brescia 1987 - Catania, Italy
31 1:48.68 Giorgio Lamberti Leonessa Brescia 1987 - Strasbourg, France
32 1:48.20 Giorgio Lamberti Leonessa Brescia 1988 - East Berlin, Germany
33 1:47.90 Giorgio Lamberti Leonessa Brescia 1988 - Firenze, Italy
34 1:46.69 WR Giorgio Lamberti  Italy 15 Aug 1989 European Championships Bonn, Germany
35 1:46.60 Massimiliano Rosolino  Italy 17 Sep 2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia
36 1:46.33 Marco Belotti Canottieri Aniene 5 Mar 2009 Italian Championships Pescara, Italy
37 1:46.29 r Emiliano Brembilla  Italy 31 Jul 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy
38 1:45.76 sf Filippo Megli  Italy 22 Jul 2019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea
39 1:45.67 Filippo Megli  Italy 23 Jul 2019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Italian Swimming Federation; WR – World record; ER – European record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Women

# Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
1 03:23.40 Nerina Bravin Giordana Genova 1927 - Bologna, Italy
2 02:58.20 Ines Sulligi Giordana Genova 1933 - Bologna, Italy
3 02:53.60 Narcisa Foscati Giordana Genova 1935 - Sanremo, Italy
4 02:51.00 M. Kratochwila Giordana Genova 1938 - Merano, Italy
5 02:50.70 M. Kratochwila Giordana Genova 1938 - Sanremo, Italy
6 02:50.40 M. Kratochwila Giordana Genova 1939 - Genova, Italy
7 02:48.80 B. Lokar R.N. Trento 1939 - Trieste, Italy
8 02:45.40 M. Santoro R.N. Trento 1947 - Torino, Italy
9 02:42.30 Romena Calligaris R.N. Napoli 1949 - Split, Croatia, Croatia
10 02:38.70 Romena Calligaris R.N. Napoli 1950 - Milano, Italy
11 02:38.20 Romena Calligaris R.N. Napoli 1950 - Genova, Italy
12 02:36.50 Sandra Valle R.N. Napoli 1956 - Genova, Italy
13 02:36.30 Sandra Valle R.N. Napoli 1957 - Rome, Italy
14 02:35.80 Velleda Veschi N/a 1958 - Milano, Italy
15 02:30.90 Paola Saini N.C. Milano 1959 - Rome, Italy
16 02:29.90 Paola Saini N.C. Milano 1960 - Rome, Italy
17 02:29.40 Paola Saini N.C. Milano 1960 - Rome, Italy
18 02:28.20 Paola Saini N.C. Milano 1960 - Split, Croatia, Croatia
19 02:26.60 Paola Saini N.C. Milano 1961 - Rome, Italy
20 02:26.50 Paola Saini N.C. Milano 1961 - Rome, Italy
21 02:22.70 Paola Saini N.C. Milano 1961 - Rome, Italy
22 02:18.80 Daniela Beneck N.C. Milano 1964 - Rome, Italy
23 02:18.00 Daniela Beneck N.C. Milano 1965 - Rome, Italy
24 02:18.00 Daniela Beneck ISR 1965 - Rome, Italy
25 02:17.50 Mara Sacchi N.C. Milano 1968 - Málaga, Italy
26 02:17.40 Novella Calligaris R.N. Patavium 1969 - Belgrade, Serbia
27 02:16.30 Novella Calligaris R.N. Patavium 1969 - Rome, Italy
28 02:13.00 Novella Calligaris R.N. Patavium 1970 - Paris, France
29 02:12.60 Novella Calligaris R.N. Patavium 1971 - Berlin, Italy
30 02:12.20 Novella Calligaris R.N. Patavium 1971 - Bolzano, Italy
31 02:11.50 Novella Calligaris R.N. Patavium 1971 - Rome, Italy
32 02:11.20 Novella Calligaris N/a 1972 - Milano, Italy
33 02:07.49 Laura Bortolotti Fiorentina N. 1975 - Milano, Italy
34 02:07.17 Cinzia Savi Scarponi Fiorentina N. 1978 - Chiavari, Italy
35 02:06.10 Roberta Felotti Fiorentina N. 1979 - Rome, Italy
36 02:06.02 Roberta Felotti Fiorentina N. 1979 - Rome, Italy
37 02:04.96 Roberta Felotti Fiorentina N. 1979 - Split, Croatia, Croatia
38 02:04.28 Carla Lasi Fiorentina N. 1982 - Verona, Italy
39 02:03.41 Silvia Persi Fiorentina N. 1984 - Rome, Italy
40 02:03.17 Silvia Persi Fiorentina N. 1984 - Los Angeles, United States
41 02:02.36 Tanya Vannini Fiorentina N. 1986 - Città di Castello, Italy
42 02:01.12 Orietta Patron Gabbiano 1987 - Rome, Italy
43 02:00.91 Sara Parise SSV Laives 2000 - Monfalcone, Italy
44 02:00.07 Sara Parise SSV Laives 2000 - Sydney, Australia
45 01:59.23 Federica Pellegrini DDS 2004 - Livorno, Italy
46 01:58.59 Federica Pellegrini DDS 2004 - Pesaro, Italy
47 01:58.59 Federica Pellegrini DDS 2004 - Pesaro, Italy
48 01:58.22 Federica Pellegrini DDS 2004 - Athens, Greece
49 01:57.92 Federica Pellegrini DDS 2005 - Riccione, Italy
50 01:56.47 WR Federica Pellegrini Nazionale 27 Mar 2007 2007 World Championships Melbourne, Australia
51 01:55.45 WR (h) Federica Pellegrini Nazionale 11 Aug 2008 2008 Summer Olympics Beijing, China
52 01:54.82 WR Federica Pellegrini Nazionale 13 Aug 2008 2008 Summer Olympics Beijing, China
53 01:52.98 WR Federica Pellegrini Nazionale 29 Jul 2009 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Italian Swimming Federation; WR – World record; ER – European record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Short course (25 m)

Men

# Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
1 2:20.00 Paolo Costoli Florentia 1930 - Nice, France
2 2:19.00 Giuseppe Gambetta Florentia 1930 - Nice, France
3 2:18.10 Giuseppe Gambetta GUF Torino 1938 - Sanremo, Italy
4 2:15.70 Giovanni Paliaga R.N. Napoli 1950 - Torino, Italy
5 2:06.50 Angelo Romeni Vis Sauro 1955 - L'Aquila, Italy
6 1:49.38 Paolo Revelli Leonessa Brescia 1981 - Gainesville, Florida, United States
7 1:47.77 Paolo Revelli Leonessa Brescia 1984 - Ravenna, Italy
8 1:46.93 Giorgio Lamberti Leonessa Brescia 1987 - Loano, Italy
9 1:46.44 Giorgio Lamberti  Italy 1988 - Bonn, Germany
10 1:43.95 Giorgio Lamberti  Italy 1988 - Bonn, Germany
11 1:43.64 Giorgio Lamberti  Italy 1990 - Bonn, Germany
12 1:42.54 Filippo Magnini  Italy Dec 2006 European Championships Helsinki, Finland
13 1:41.65 Filippo Magnini  Italy 13 Dec 2009 European Championships Istanbul, Turkey
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Italian Swimming Federation; WR – World record; ER – European record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Women

# Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
1 02:03.50 Monica Vallarin Amici N. Firenze 1981 - Torino, Italy
2 02:02.95 Tanya Vannini Amici N. Firenze 1983 - Viareggio, Italy
3 02:02.90 Carla Lasi San Donato 1982 - Castellanza, Italy
4 02:00.90 Silvia Persi Fiorentina N. 1984 - Ravenna, Italy
5 02:00.64 Tanya Vannini Fiorentina N. 1986 - Torino, Italy
6 02:00.41 Tanya Vannini Fiorentina N. 1987 - Bonn, Germany
7 01:59.55 Tanya Vannini Fiorentina N. 1987 - Bonn, Germany
8 01:59.55 Cristina Chiuso Fiorentina N. 2001 - Imperia, Italy
9 01:58.49 Simona Ricciardi Fiamme Gialle 2002 - Genova, Italy
10 01:57.19 Federica Pellegrini DDS 2003 - Genova, Italy
11 01:56.74 Federica Pellegrini DDS 2003 - Camogli, Italy
12 01:56.15 Federica Pellegrini DDS 2005 - Trieste, Italy
13 01:55.54 Federica Pellegrini Nazionale 2005 - Trieste, Italy
14 01:55.15 Federica Pellegrini Nazionale 2006 - Shanghai, China
15 01:51.85 WR Federica Pellegrini Nazionale 14 Dec 2008 European SC Championships Rijeka, Croatia
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Italian Swimming Federation; WR – World record; ER – European record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

References