List of Asian records in swimming
Asia
The Asian records are the fastest times ever swum by a swimmer representing a member federation of the Asia Swimming Federation , Asia's governing body of swimming.
Long course (50 m)
Men
Event
Time
Name
Nationality
Date
Meet
Location
Ref
50m freestyle
21.67
sf
Shinri Shioura
Japan
7 April 2019
Japanese Championships
Tokyo , Japan
[ 1]
100m freestyle
46.40
WR
Pan Zhanle
China
31 July 2024
Olympic Games
Paris , France
[ 2]
200m freestyle
1:44.39
Sun Yang
China
25 July 2017
World Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[ 3]
400m freestyle
3:40.14
Sun Yang
China
28 July 2012
Olympic Games
London , United Kingdom
[ 4]
800m freestyle
7:32.12
WR
Zhang Lin
China
29 July 2009
World Championships
Rome , Italy
[ 5]
1500m freestyle
14:31.02
Sun Yang
China
4 August 2012
Olympic Games
London , United Kingdom
[ 6]
50m backstroke
24.24
Junya Koga
Japan
2 August 2009
World Championships
Rome , Italy
[ 7]
100m backstroke
51.86
Xu Jiayu
China
12 April 2017
Chinese Championships
Qingdao , China
[ 8]
200m backstroke
1:52.51
Ryosuke Irie
Japan
31 July 2009
World Championships
Rome , Italy
[ 9]
50m breaststroke
26.20
sf
Qin Haiyang
China
25 July 2023
World Championships
Fukuoka , Japan
[ 10]
100m breaststroke
57.69
=
Qin Haiyang
China
24 July 2023
World Championships
Fukuoka , Japan
[ 11]
100m breaststroke
57.69
=
Qin Haiyang
China
6 October 2023
World Cup
Berlin , Germany
[ 12]
200m breaststroke
2:05.48
WR
Qin Haiyang
China
28 July 2023
World Championships
Fukuoka , Japan
[ 13]
50m butterfly
22.93
sf
Joseph Schooling
Singapore
23 July 2017
World Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[ 14]
100m butterfly
50.39
Joseph Schooling
Singapore
12 August 2016
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
[ 15]
200m butterfly
1:52.53
Daiya Seto
Japan
18 January 2020
Champions Swim Series
Beijing , China
[ 16]
200m individual medley
1:54.62
Wang Shun
China
24 September 2023
Asian Games
Hangzhou , China
[ 17]
400m individual medley
4:06.05
Kosuke Hagino
Japan
6 August 2016
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
[ 18]
4 × 100 m freestyle relay
3:10.88
China
28 September 2023
Asian Games
Hangzhou , China
[ 19]
4 × 200 m freestyle relay
7:01.73
South Korea
25 September 2023
Asian Games
Hangzhou , China
[ 20]
4 × 100 m medley relay
3:27.01
China
26 September 2023
Asian Games
Hangzhou , China
[ 21]
Legend:
# – Record awaiting ratification by Asian Swimming Federation ; WR – World 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
Event
Time
Name
Nationality
Date
Meet
Location
Ref
50m freestyle
23.97
Liu Xiang
China
26 September 2021
National Games
Xi'an , China
[ 22]
100m freestyle
52.02
Siobhan Haughey
Hong Kong
8 October 2023
World Cup
Berlin , Germany
[ 23]
200m freestyle
1:53.92
Siobhan Haughey
Hong Kong
28 July 2021
Olympic Games
Tokyo , Japan
[ 24]
400m freestyle
4:01.08
=
Li Bingjie
China
26 July 2021
Olympic Games
Tokyo , Japan
[ 25]
400m freestyle
4:01.08
=
Li Bingjie
China
3 May 2023
Chinese Championships
Hangzhou , China
[ 26]
800m freestyle
8:13.31
Li Bingjie
China
29 July 2023
World Championships
Fukuoka , Japan
[ 27]
1500m freestyle
15:41.49
h
Wang Jianjiahe
China
26 July 2021
Olympic Games
Tokyo , Japan
[ 28]
50m backstroke
26.98
Liu Xiang
China
21 August 2018
Asian Games
Jakarta , Indonesia
[ 29]
100m backstroke
58.70
r
Aya Terakawa
Japan
4 August 2013
World Championships
Barcelona , Spain
[ 30]
200m backstroke
2:06.46
Zhao Jing
China
14 November 2010
Asian Games
Guangzhou , China
[ 31]
50m breaststroke
29.51
Tang Qianting
China
18 February 2024
World Championships
Doha , Qatar
[ 32]
100m breaststroke
1:04.39
Tang Qianting
China
21 April 2024
Chinese Championships
Shenzhen , China
[ 33]
200m breaststroke
2:19.65
Rie Kaneto
Japan
9 April 2016
Japanese Championships
Tokyo , Japan
[ 34]
50m butterfly
25.05
Zhang Yufei
China
29 July 2023
World Championships
Fukuoka , Japan
[ 35]
100m butterfly
55.62
h
Zhang Yufei
China
29 September 2020
Chinese Championships
Qingdao , China
[ 36]
200m butterfly
2:01.81
WR
Liu Zige
China
21 October 2009
Chinese National Games
Jinan , China
[ 37]
200m individual medley
2:07.57
Ye Shiwen
China
31 July 2012
Olympic Games
London , United Kingdom
[ 38]
400m individual medley
4:28.43
Ye Shiwen
China
28 July 2012
Olympic Games
London , United Kingdom
[ 39]
4 × 100 m freestyle relay
3:30.30
China
27 July 2024
Olympic Games
Paris , France
[ 40]
4 × 200 m freestyle relay
7:40.33
China
29 July 2021
Olympic Games
Tokyo , Japan
[ 41]
4 × 100 m medley relay
3:52.19
China
1 August 2009
World Championships
Rome , Italy
[ 42]
Legend:
# – Record awaiting ratification by Asian Swimming Federation ; WR – World 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
Mixed relay
Short course (25 m)
Men
Event
Time
Name
Nationality
Date
Meet
Location
Ref
50m freestyle
20.80
=
Ji Yu-chan
South Korea
24 October 2024
World Cup
Incheon , South Korea
[ 45]
50m freestyle
20.80
=
Ji Yu-chan
South Korea
14 December 2024
World Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[ 46]
100m freestyle
45.77
Pan Zhanle
China
15 December 2022
World Championships
Melbourne , Australia
[ 47]
200m freestyle
1:39.72
Hwang Sun-woo
South Korea
18 December 2022
World Championships
Melbourne , Australia
[ 48]
400m freestyle
3:34.59
Park Tae-hwan
South Korea
6 December 2016
World Championships
Windsor , Canada
[ 49]
800m freestyle
7:33.78
Shogo Takeda
Japan
17 December 2022
World Championships
Melbourne , Australia
[ 50]
1500m freestyle
14:15.51
Park Tae-hwan
South Korea
11 December 2016
World Championships
Windsor , Canada
[ 51]
50m backstroke
22.70
Xu Jiayu
China
3 November 2018
World Cup
Beijing , China
[ 52]
100m backstroke
48.88
Xu Jiayu
China
11 November 2018
World Cup
Tokyo , Japan
[ 53]
200m backstroke
1:48.25
Masaki Kaneko
Japan
17 January 2016
Tokyo New Year Championships
Tokyo , Japan
[ 54]
50m breaststroke
25.38
Qin Haiyang
China
19 October 2024
World Cup
Shanghai , China
[ 55]
100m breaststroke
55.47
Qin Haiyang
China
12 December 2024
World Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[ 56]
200m breaststroke
2:00.35
Daiya Seto
Japan
16 December 2022
World Championships
Melbourne , Australia
[ 57]
50m butterfly
21.96
Sun Jiajun
China
25 September 2024
Chinese Championships
Wuhan , China
[ 58]
100m butterfly
49.25
Li Zhuhao
China
13 December 2018
World Championships
Hangzhou , China
[ 59]
200m butterfly
1:46.85
WR
Tomoru Honda
Japan
22 October 2022
Japanese Championships
Tokyo , Japan
[ 60]
100m individual medley
51.24
Wang Shun
China
18 October 2024
World Cup
Shanghai , China
[ 61]
200m individual medley
1:50.47
Kosuke Hagino
Japan
5 December 2014
World Championships
Doha , Qatar
[ 62]
400m individual medley
3:54.81
WR
Daiya Seto
Japan
20 December 2019
International Swimming League
Las Vegas , United States
[ 63]
4 × 50 m freestyle relay
1:23.80
Japan
15 December 2022
World Championships
Melbourne , Australia
[ 64]
4 × 100 m freestyle relay
3:07.79
Japan
3 December 2014
World Championships
Doha , Qatar
[ 65]
4 × 200 m freestyle relay
6:47.53
China
14 December 2018
World Championships
Hangzhou , China
[ 66]
4 × 50 m medley relay
1:31.28
Japan
17 December 2022
World Championships
Melbourne , Australia
[ 67]
4 × 100 m medley relay
3:21.07
Japan
16 December 2018
World Championships
Hangzhou , China
[ 68]
Legend:
# – Record awaiting ratification by Asian Swimming Federation ; WR – World 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
Event
Time
Name
Nationality
Date
Meet
Location
Ref
50m freestyle
23.75
Siobhan Haughey
Hong Kong
26 August 2021
International Swimming League
Naples , Italy
[ 69]
100m freestyle
50.79
Siobhan Haughey
Hong Kong
4 December 2021
International Swimming League
Eindhoven , Netherlands
[ 70]
200m freestyle
1:50.31
WR
Siobhan Haughey
Hong Kong
16 December 2021
World Championships
Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates
[ 71]
400m freestyle
3:51.30
Li Bingjie
China
27 October 2022
Chinese Championships
Beijing , China
[ 72]
800m freestyle
7:59.44
Wang Jianjiahe
China
6 October 2018
World Cup
Budapest , Hungary
[ 73]
1500m freestyle
15:41.80
Li Bingjie
China
28 October 2022
Chinese Championships
Beijing , China
[ 74]
50m backstroke
25.82
Zhao Jing
China
10 Nov 2009
World Cup
Stockholm , Sweden
[ 75]
100m backstroke
55.23
Shiho Sakai
Japan
15 Nov 2009
World Cup
Berlin , Germany
[ 76]
200m backstroke
2:00.18
Shiho Sakai
Japan
14 Nov 2009
World Cup
Berlin , Germany
[ 77]
50m breaststroke
28.76
Tang Qianting
China
20 October 2024
World Cup
Shanghai , China
[ 78]
100m breaststroke
1:02.37
sf
Tang Qianting
China
11 December 2024
World Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[ 79]
200m breaststroke
2:15.76
Rie Kaneto
Japan
9 October 2016
World Cup
Doha , Qatar
[ 80]
50m butterfly
24.71
=
Rikako Ikee
Japan
13 January 2018
New Year Championships
Tokyo , Japan
[ 81]
50m butterfly
24.71
=
Zhang Yufei
China
14 December 2022
World Championships
Melbourne , Australia
[ 82]
100m butterfly
55.25
Lu Ying
China
7 December 2014
World Championships
Doha , Qatar
[ 83]
200m butterfly
2:00.78
Liu Zige
China
15 Nov 2009
World Cup
Berlin , Germany
[ 84]
100m individual medley
57.44
Yu Yiting
China
31 October 2024
World Cup
Singapore , Singapore
[ 85]
200m individual medley
2:03.93
Yui Ohashi
Japan
14 November 2020
International Swimming League
Budapest , Hungary
[ 86]
400m individual medley
4:22.73
Yui Ohashi
Japan
10 November 2018
World Cup
Tokyo , Japan
[ 87]
4 × 50 m freestyle relay
1:35.00
China
21 December 2021
World Championships
Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates
[ 88]
4 × 100 m freestyle relay
3:29.81
China
18 Dec 2010
World Championships
Dubai , United Arab Emirates
[ 89]
4 × 200 m freestyle relay
7:34.08
China
15 December 2018
World Championships
Hangzhou , China
[ 90]
4 × 50 m medley relay
1:44.31
China
12 December 2018
World Championships
Hangzhou , China
[ 91]
4 × 100 m medley relay
3:47.41
China
21 December 2021
World Championships
Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates
[ 92]
Legend:
# – Record awaiting ratification by Asian Swimming Federation ; WR – World 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
Mixed relay
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