List of Masters world records in swimming explained

The Masters world records in swimming are ratified by FINA, the international governing body of swimming. Records can be set by registered Masters competitors. The minimum age is 25 years in long course (50 metres) or short course (25 metres) swimming pools.^[1]

Long course

Men

Key:

Freestyle

Age group	Record		Athlete	Nationality	Club	Birthdate	Age	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
Men's 50m freestyle
25-29	22.30		Ari-Pekka Liukkonen			9 February 1989		18 February 2017
30-34	22.13		Roland Schoeman			3 July 1980		13 July 2013	Arizona Masters Championships	Phoenix, Arizona	^[2]
35-39	22.76		Mark Foster			12 May 1970		20 August 2005
40-44	23.14		Andrei Kurnosov					8 August 2023
45-49	23.55		Hideaki Hara			1 August 1956		15 August 2019
50-54	24.08		Brent Barnes					27 June 2009
55-59	24.45		Brent Barnes					19 July 2015	Japan Masters	Tokyo
60-64	25.23		Richard Abrahams					7 August 2006
65-69	26.21		Doug Martin		Little Rock Masters		65	6 July 2018	Mary Grace Tucker Memorial Invitational	Little Rock, United States
70-74	27.12		Doug Martin		Little Rock Masters		70	20 January 2023	First Chance Invitational	Little Rock, United States	^[3]
75-79	29.19		David Quiggin					25 August 2019
80-84	31.96		Roberto Alberiche					20 May 2012
85-89	33.94		Keijiro Nakamura					2 March 2008
90-94	40.72		Woody Bowersock					11 August 2003
95-99	45.71		Willard Lamb					6 August 2017
100-104	56.12		George Corones			6 April 1918		28 February 2018	Australian Championships	Gold Coast, Australia	^[4]
Men's 100m freestyle
25-29	50.45		Matt McGinnis					7 June 2013	Pan American Masters Championships	Sarasota, Florida	^[5]
30-34	49.80		Darian Townsend		Arizona Masters	28 August 1984		23 July 2016
35-39	50.78		Hideaki Hara			1 August 1956		27 September 2009
40-44	51.21		Hideaki Hara			1 August 1956		14 July 2018
45-49	52.24		Hideaki Hara			1 August 1956		13 August 2019
50-54	54.15		Nicolas Granger					30 June 2017
55-59	56.00		Calvin Maughan					24 February 2019
60-64	57.66		Ahmet Nakkas					4 September 2022
65-69	59.49		Jack Groselle					9 August 2019
70-74	1:03.32		David Quiggin				71	8 August 2015
75-79	1:06.40		Akira Fujimaki					3 March 2018
80-84	1:11.82		David Radcliff			1 May 1934		23 August 2014
85-89	1:22.55		Hiroshi Matsumoto					21 November 2021
90-94	1:36.05		Katsura Suzuki					26 June 2022
95-99	1:47.59		Willard Lamb					26 August 2017
100-104	2:15.99		Willard Lamb					7 August 2022
Men's 200m freestyle
25-29	1:50.76		David Alcolado Durango		Ucam Fuensanta		27	16 August 2017	World Masters Championships	Budapest	^[6]
30-34	1:49.56		Darian Townsend		Arizona Masters	28 August 1984		8 June 2016
35-39	1:52.84		Vlad Pyshnenko			25 March 1970		6 August 2006
40-44	1:53.65		Vladimir Pyshnenko			25 March 1970		2 August 2010
45-49	1:57.75		Nicolas Granger					6 August 2014	World Masters Championships	Montreal	^[7]
50-54	1:58.62		Nicolas Granger					7 January 2017
55-59	2:04.01		Michael Mann					26 July 2009
60-64	2:07.68		Dan Stephenson				60	6 August 2017
65-69	2:09.39		Rick Colella			14 December 1951		6 August 2017
70-74	2:23.30		Fred Schlicher					31 July 2018
75-79	2:25.66		David Radcliff			1 May 1934		6 June 2009
80-84	2:40.22		David Radcliff			1 May 1934		24 August 2014
85-89	3:03.50		Roberto Alberiche					1 July 2017
90-94	3:33.64		Katsura Suzuki					12 December 2021
95-99	4:04.60		Willard Lamb					26 August 2017
100-104	5:18.86		Willard Lamb					3 August 2022
Men's 400m freestyle
25-29	4:00.96		Alexander Fedororov					5 June 2022
30-34	3:58.12		Darian Townsend			28 August 1984		23 July 2016
35-39	4:05.91		Petar Stoychev			24 October 1976		10 March 2012
40-44	4:06.74		Erik Hochstein			1 October 1968		24 July 2009
45-49	4:11.07		Keith Switzer					9 August 2009
50-54	4:15.93		Nicolas Granger					4 August 2017
55-59	4:22.49		Michael Mann					25 July 2009
60-64	4:34.89		Arnaldo Pérez			28 October 1958		21 May 2022
65-69	4:37.70		Rick Colella			14 December 1951		4 August 2017
70-74	5:03.56		Dan Kirkland					4 August 2018
75-79	5:17.77		David Radcliff			1 May 1934		7 March 2009
80-84	5:45.21		David Radcliff			1 May 1934		23 August 2015
85-89	6:38.87		Graham Johnston			10 July 1930		26 June 2016
90-94	7:39.24		Katsura Suzuki					12 December 2021
95-99	8:43.18		Willard Lamb					25 August 2017
100-104	10:55.25		Willard Lamb					3 August 2022
Men's 800m freestyle
25-29	8:24.46	†	David Heron					12 August 2022
30-34	8:08.53	†	Jan Wolfgarten			17 March 1982		11 March 2012
35-39
40-44
45-49	8:40.79		Fabio Calmasini		Team Sport Isola			10 August 2015	World Championships	Kazan, Russia	^[8]
50-54			Jim McConica		Ventura County Masters	19 December 1950
55-59
60-64	9:35.50		Jim McConica		Ventura County Masters	19 December 1950		12 August 2012	Southern Pacific Masters Championships	Mission Viejo, California	^[9]
65-69	10:11.30	†	Jim McConica		Ventura County Masters	19 December 1950		14 June 2015	Carlsbad Swim Masters Invite	Carlsbad, California	^[10]
70-74
75-79
80-84	11:51.43	†	David Radcliff			1 May 1934		1 June 2014	Sizzling Summer" Masters Meet	Beaverton, Oregon	^[11]
85-89
90-94	16:28.37		Willard Lamb				91	9 August 2013	USA Masters Championships	Mission Viejo, California	^[12]
95-99
100-104
Men's 1500m freestyle
25-29	15:49.04		David Heron					12 August 2022
30-34	15:25.79		Jan Wolfgarten			17 March 1982		11 March 2012
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59			Jim McConica		Ventura County Masters	19 December 1950
60-64
65-69	19:33.46		Jim McConica		Ventura County Masters	19 December 1950		14 June 2015	Carlsbad Swim Masters Invite	Carlsbad, California
70-74
75-79
80-84	22:16.90		David Radcliff			1 May 1934		1 June 2014	Sizzling Summer" Masters Meet	Beaverton, Oregon
85-89
90-94	31:12.82		Willard Lamb				92	1 June 2014	Sizzling Summer" Masters Meet	Beaverton, Oregon
95-99
100-104

Backstroke

Age group	Record		Athlete	Nationality	Club	Birthdate	Age	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
Men's 50m backstroke
25-29
30-34
35-39	26.43		Ryan Pini		Papua New Guinea Masters	10 December 1981		20 August 2017	World Masters Championships	Budapest	^[13]
40-44	27.35		Serkan Atasay					16 June 2012	FINA World Masters Championships	Riccione, Italy	^[14]
45-49	27.67		Serkan Atasay		Fenerbahce Spor Klubu	11 March 1970		20 August 2017	World Masters Championships	Budapest
50-54	28.60		Steve Wood		Blu Frog Masters			5 August 2011	USMS Nationals	Auburn, Alabama	^[15]
55-59	30.01		Tom Barton		Plano Wetcats			5 August 2011	USMS Nationals	Auburn, Alabama
60-64	31.46		Hugh Wilder
65-69	30.95		Hugh Wilder				65	7 July 2012	USMS Summer Nationals	Omaha, Nebraska	^[16]
70-74	33.59		Richard Burns				70	11 August 2013	USA Masters Championships	Mission Viejo, California	^[17]
75-79
80-84
85-89
90-94
95-99
100-104
Men's 100m backstroke
25-29	56.80		Chris King					15 June 2012	FINA World Masters Championships	Riccione, Italy	^[18]
30-34
35-39	57.91		Ryan Pini		Papua New Guinea Masters	12 October 1981		19 August 2017	World Masters Championships	Budapest	^[19]
40-44
45-49
50-54	1:01.89		Steve Wood		Blu Frog Masters			6 August 2011	USMS Nationals	Auburn, Alabama
55-59			Tom Barton
60-64
65-69	1:09.79		Hugh Wilder				65	8 July 2012	USMS Summer Nationals	Omaha, Nebraska	^[20]
70-74	1:16.40		Richard Burns				70	13 July 2013	Pacific Masters Championships	San Mateo, California	^[21]
75-79
80-84
85-89
90-94
95-99
100-104
Men's 200m backstroke
25-29	2:03.62		Chris King					11 June 2012	FINA World Masters Championships	Riccione, Italy	^[22]
30-34
35-39
40-44	2:11.13		Frederik Hviid		Germantown Masters	9 November 1974		16 August 2014	U.S. Masters Championships	College Park, Maryland	^[23]
45-49	2:11.56		Eduardo Marocco				45	7 June 2013	Pan American Masters Championships	Sarasota, Florida
50-54	2:16.87		Luca Vigneri		Genova Nuoto My Sport		50	15 August 2017	World Masters Championships	Budapest	^[24]
55-59	2:23.84		Tom Barton		Plano Wetcats			4 August 2011	USMS Nationals	Auburn, Alabama
60-64	2:33.09		Fred Ferroggiaro					9 August 2013	USA Masters Championships	Mission Viejo, California
65-69	2:39.69		Tim Shead		Cape Town Msc		65	15 August 2017	World Masters Championships	Budapest
70-74	2:44.59		Richard Burns				70	9 August 2013	USA Masters Championships	Mission Viejo, California
75-79
80-84	3:16.22		Bumpy Jones				80	7 June 2013	Pan American Masters Championships	Sarasota, Florida
85-89
90-94
95-99	5:24.20		Bela Banki Horvath		Murena Szegedy Uszo			11 August 2015	World Championships	Kazan, Russia	^[25]
100-104

Breaststroke

Age group	Record		Athlete	Nationality	Club	Birthdate	Age	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
Men's 50m breaststroke
25-29	27.65		Marek Botík		Vysokoskolsky Ftvs Uk	28 June 1991		8 August 2017	World Masters Championships	Budapest	^[26]
30-34	28.24		Sergey Geybel		Sibmasters			13 August 2015	World Championships	Kazan, Russia	^[27]
35-39
40-44	28.84		Alberto Montini					2009
45-49	29.51		Serkan Atasay		Fenerbahce Spor Klubu	11 March 1970		20 August 2017	World Masters Championships	Budapest
50-54	30.26		Mike Hodgson		Guildford City Swimming Club		50	20 August 2017	World Masters Championships	Budapest
55-59
60-64	32.56		David Milburn					23 January 2022
65-69
70-74	36.86		Dieter Hoefel		Sk Sparta Konstanz			13 August 2015	World Championships	Kazan, Russia	^[28]
75-79	39.22		Antonio Orselli		Brasil Masters		75	20 August 2017	World Masters Championships	Budapest
80-84
85-89
90-94
95-99
100-104
Men's 100m breaststroke
25-29	1:02.18		Clark Burckle			23 February 1988		8 August 2013	USA Masters Championships	Mission Viejo, California	^[29]
30-34	1:02.71		Ed Moses		Rose Masters	7 June 1980		26 June 2011	Fran Crippen Memorial	Mission Viejo, California	^[30]
35-39
40-44	1:04.40		Vladislav Bragin					11 June 2012	FINA World Masters Championships	Riccione, Italy
45-49	1:06.35		Vladimir Pylypchenko
50-54	1:06.98		David Guthrie				54	15 August 2014	U.S. Masters Championships	College Park, Maryland	^[31]
55-59	1:08.10		David Guthrie				55	19 July 2015	Texas Senior Circuit Meet	College Station, Texas	^[32]
60-64	1:13.38		Rick Colella			14 December 1951		8 August 2013	USA Masters Championships	Mission Viejo, California
65-69	1:18.11		Kenneth Frost
70-74	1:23.65		Kenneth Frost				70	4 August 2014	FINA World Masters Championships	Montreal	^[33]
75-79
80-84	1:34.43		Bela Fabian		Egri Szenior Uszo-Klub		80	15 August 2017	World Masters Championships	Budapest	^[34]
85-89
90-94
95-99
100-104
Men's 200m breaststroke
25-29	2:11.78		Clark Burckle			23 February 1988		10 August 2013	USA Masters Championships	Mission Viejo, California	^[35]
30-34	2:17.90		Andrew Bree		Trojan	16 March 1981		25 June 2011	Fran Crippen Memorial	Mission Viejo, California	^[36]
35-39	2:20.29		Nick Gillingham			22 January 1967		2004
40-44	2:18.57		Steve West				43	11 July 2015	Los Angeles Invitational	Los Angeles	^[37]
45-49	2:19.44	h	Steve West		Irvine Novaquatics		46	22 June 2018	Fran Crippen Memorial Swim Meet	Mission Viejo, California	^[38]
50-54	2:27.91		David Guthrie				53	31 July 2013	Speedo Sectional Championships	The Woodlands, Texas	^[39]
55-59	2:33.78		David Guthrie				55	12 July 2015	South Central Zone Masters Championships	Shenandoah, Texas	^[40]
60-64	2:40.46		Rick Colella			14 December 1951		17 August 2014	U.S. Masters Championships	College Park, Maryland	^[41]
65-69	2:58.13		Robert Strand				66	7 July 2012	USMS Summer Nationals	Omaha, Nebraska
70-74
75-79
80-84
85-89
90-94	5:12.25		Thomas Maine				90	21 June 2015	Spring Chicken Classic	Nashville	^[42]
95-99
100-104

Butterfly

Age group	Record		Athlete	Nationality	Club	Birthdate	Age	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
Men's 50m butterfly
25-29	23.71		Kohei Kawamoto			6 October 1979		2008
30-34	23.26		Roland Schoeman			3 July 1980		13 July 2013	Arizona Masters Championships	Phoenix, Arizona
35-39	24.14		Kohei Kawamoto			6 October 1979		15 August 2015	Southern Pacific Masters Swimming Zone Championships	Mission Viejo, California	^[43]
40-44	25.07		Serkan Atasay					2011
45-49	25.48		Serkan Atasay		Fenerbahce Spor Klubu		47	16 August 2017	World Masters Championships	Budapest	^[44]
50-54
55-59
60-64	27.65		Hugo Bregman					5 May 2018	Open Dutch Masters Championships	The Hague, Netherlands	^[45]
65-69
70-74	31.28		Josep Claret				70	17 August 2014	U.S. Masters Championships	College Park, Maryland
75-79	32.76		Hiroshi Matsumoto
80-84	38.75		Clarke Mitchell					8 June 2013	Pan American Masters Championships	Sarasota, Florida	^[46]
85-89
90-94
95-99
100-104
Men's 100m butterfly
25-29
30-34	53.65		Darian Townsend					27 July 2014	Arizona Masters Championships	Tucson, Arizona	^[47]
35-39	54.02		Kohai Kawamoto		Phoenix Swim Club		38	17 August 2017	World Masters Championships	Budapest	^[48]
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59	1:00.56		Paul Carter		The Olympic Club			12 August 2012	Pacific Masters Championships	San Mateo, California	^[49]
60-64	1:02.00		Hugo Bregman					6 May 2018	Open Dutch Masters Championships	The Hague, Netherlands
65-69
70-74	1:14.20
75-79
80-84
85-89			Thomas Maine
90-94	2:23.56		Thomas Maine				90	June 2015		St. Louis, Missouri
95-99
100-104
Men's 200m butterfly
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59	2:16.78		Marcus Mattioli		Minas Tenis			15 August 2015	World Championships	Kazan, Russia	^[50]
60-64	2:23.52		Hugo Bregman					5 May 2018	Open Dutch Masters Championships	The Hague, Netherlands
65-69
70-74
75-79	3:26.21		David McLachlan					15 June 2012	FINA World Masters Championships	Riccione, Italy
80-84
85-89			Thomas Maine
90-94	5:19.18		Thomas Maine				90	June 2015		St. Louis, Missouri
95-99
100-104

Individual medley

Age group	Record		Athlete	Nationality	Club	Birthdate	Age	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
Men's 200m individual medley
25-29	2:04.40		Adam Ritter		Columbus Sharks Masters		28	14 July 2013	St. Pete Championships	St. Petersburg, Florida	^[51]
30-34	2:03.54		D. Oliveira Yabe
35-39
40-44	2:10.63		Alberto Montini
45-49	2:10.24		Nicolas Granger				48	25 July 2015	Spanish Masters Championships	Zaragoza, Spain	^[52]
50-54
55-59
60-64	2:23.10		Rick Colella			14 December 1951		8 August 2013	USA Masters Championships	Mission Viejo, California
65-69	2:39.23		Hubie Kerns					7 August 2014	FINA World Masters Championships	Montreal	^[53]
70-74
75-79
80-84	3:26.78		Bela Fabian		Egri Szenior Uszo-Klub		80	17 August 2017	World Masters Championships	Budapest	^[54]
85-89			Thomas Maine
90-94	4:35.62		Thomas Maine				90	20 June 2015	Spring Chicken Classic	Nashville, Tennessee
95-99
100-104
Men's 400m individual medley
25-29
30-34
35-39	4:36.66		Ioannis Drymonakos		Athlitikos Omilos Okeanos			14 August 2019	World Championships	Gwangju, South Korea
40-44	4:43.00		Uwe Volk					12 June 2012	FINA World Masters Championships	Riccione, Italy
45-49	4:43.83		Nicolas Granger					6 August 2014	FINA World Masters Championships	Montreal
50-54
55-59
60-64	5:08.20		Rick Colella				63	15 August 2014	U.S. Masters Championships	College Park, Maryland
65-69	5:50.98		Alex Shestakov					6 August 2014	FINA World Masters Championships	Montreal
70-74
75-79
80-84
85-89			Thomas Maine
90-94	9:56.43		Thomas Maine				90	6 June 2015		St. Louis, Missouri
95-99
100-104

Relay^[55]

Age group	Record		Athlete	Nationality	Club	Birthdate	Age	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
Men's 4×50m freestyle
100-119
120-159	1:34.09		Maksim Kruk Ilya Kavalionak Pavel Lagoun Pavel Zinkevich		Zubr	12 February 1979		14 August 2015	World Championships	Kazan, Russia	^[56]
160-199	1:34.92		Aleksandr Shilin (24.36) Sergei Medvedev (23.75) Aleksei Manzhula (22.79) Vladimir Predkin (24.02)		Neva Stars	31 May 1969	35 37	18 August 2017	World Masters Championships	Budapest	^[57]
200-239
240-279
280-319	1:56.91		David Quiggin (28.64) David Painter (31.16) Keefe Lodwig (29.91) Lee Childs (27.20)		Gold Coast Masters		70 76 71 66	15 August 2014	U.S. Masters Championships	College Park, Maryland
320-359
360-399
Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle
100-119
120-159
160-199	3:38.60		Tyler Blessing (55.36) Mike Varozza (54.79) Andre Rasmussen (56.08) Chris Eckerman (52.37)		Longhorn Aquatics Masters			3 July 2011	Texas Open	Austin, Texas	^[58]
200-239	3:57.73		Al Jaegers Jeffrey Utsch Barry Roth Scott Shake		Tucson Ford Aquatics			10 June 2011	Southwest Classic	Tucson, Arizona	^[59]
240-279	4:04.77		Hubie Kerns (1:07.07) Glenn Gruber (1:03.13) Michael Blatt (59.93) Mike Shaffer (57.74)		Ventura County Masters			16 August 2015	Southern Pacific Masters Swimming Zone Championships	Mission Viejo, California
280-319
320-359
360-399
Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle
100-119	8:26.92
120-159
160-199	8:23.72		Terry DeBiase (2:06.45) Patrick Brundage (2:07.27) Kurt Dickson (2:06.03) Jeff Utsch (2:03.97)		Tucson Ford Dealers Aquatics			7 June 2014	Southwest Classic	Tucson, Arizona	^[60]
200-239	8:51.74		Al Jaegers Jeffrey Utsch Scott Shake Jeff Krongaard		Tucson Ford Aquatics			11 June 2011	Southwest Classic	Tucson, Arizona
240-279	9:11.24		Jim McConica (2:23.35) Glenn Gruber (2:21.22) Michael Blatt (2:17.81) Mike Shaffer (2:08.56)		Ventura County Masters	19 December 1950		15 August 2015	Southern Pacific Masters Swimming Zone Championships	Mission Viejo, California
280-319
320-359
360-399
Men's 4×50m medley
100-119	1:43.83		Alexey Gulakov Igor Golovin Andrey Denisko Ivan Kovalev		Troyka			14 August 2015	World Championships	Kazan, Russia	^[61]
120-159
160-199	1:45.47		Aleksandr Shilin (27.27) Sergey Gogol (29.46) Aleksei Manzhula (24.92) Vladimir Predkin (23.82)		Neva Stars A	2 February 1976 31 May 1969	36 37	18 August 2017	World Masters Championships	Budapest	^[62]
200-239
240-279	2:01.60		Jonathan Klein (31.25) Neal Vestal (33.48) Donald Gilchrist (30.61) Paul Trevisan (26.26)		North Carolina Masters		57 60 60 63	17 August 2014	U.S. Masters Championships	College Park, Maryland
280-319	2:16.15		Jose Loro (34.05) Antonio Orselli (38.94) Paulo Motta (32.14) Jose Guisard Ferraz (31.02)		Brazil Master SC		68 75 69 72	18 August 2017	World Masters Championships	Budapest
320-359
360-399
Men's 4 × 100 m medley
100-119	3:37.49		Chris A Clark Daniel Michael Grant Wieczorek Ben Christoffel		YMCA Indy Swimfit			8 August 2009	USMS Summer Nationals	Indianapolis, Indiana
120-159
160-199	4:11.57		Chris Eckerman (1:01.53) Todd Bartee (1:14.45) Tyler Blessing (59.09) Mike Varozza (55.92)		Longhorn Aquatics Masters			2 July 2011	Texas Open	Austin, Texas	^[63]
200-239	4:34.41		Steve Mortimer Bill Brenner Brian Saylor Jack Groselle		Sarasota Y Sharks Masters			11 June 2011	Bumpy Jones Classic	Sarasota, Florida	^[64]
240-279	4:44.34		Steve Newman (1:11.56) Bill Brenner (1:20.08) Jack Groselle (1:06.98) Rick Walker (1:05.72)		Sarasota Y Sharks Masters			15 June 2016	Bumpy Jones Classic	Sarasota, Florida	^[65]
280-319
320-359	7:56.60^[66]		Pierre Hathaway August Motmans Ashley Jones Harry Goldsmith		Alameda Aquatics Masters			10 July 2011	Pacific Championships	Santa Cruz, California	^[67]
360-399

Women

Key:

Freestyle

Age group	Record		Athlete	Nationality	Club	Birthdate	Age	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
Women's 50m freestyle
25-29	25.42		Annabel Kosten			23 May 1977		15 February 2004
30-34
35-39
40-44	26.44		Edith Ottermann
45-49
50-54	27.79		Anette Philipsson		Linkopings Allmanna SS			13 August 2015	World Masters Championships	Kazan, Russia	^[68]
55-59	28.69		Laura Val		Tamalpais Aquatic Masters			17 August 2008
60-64	29.31		Laura Val		Tamalpais Aquatic Masters			6 August 2011	USMS Nationals	Auburn, Alabama
65-69	31.28		Sanderina Kruger		Cape Town MSC			13 August 2015	World Masters Championships	Kazan, Russia	^[69]
70-74
75-79	34.11		Diann Uustal					8 October 2021
80-84	38.60		Jane Asher			20 March 1931		13 August 2012	World Masters Championships	Riccione, Italy	^[70]
85-89
90-94	52.09		Jean Troy		Sarasota Y Sharks Masters			11 August 2017	Bumpy Jones Classic	Sarasota, Florida	^[71]
95-99
100-104
Women's 100m freestyle
25-29	56.96		Emma Gage		Trafford Metro Bor SC			11 August 2015	World Masters Championships	Kazan, Russia	^[72]
30-34
35-39
40-44	58.04	†	Erica Braun					8 June 2013	Pan American Masters Championships	Sarasota, Florida
45-49
50-54	1:01.13		Laura Val		Tamalpais Aquatic Masters			2001
55-59	1:02.02		Laura Val		Tamalpais Aquatic Masters			16 August 2008
60-64	1:03.83		Laura Val		Tamalpais Aquatic Masters			5 August 2011	USMS Nationals	Auburn, Alabama
65-69	1:05.00		Laura Val		Tamalpais Aquatic Masters		66	15 August 2017	World Masters Championships	Budapest	^[73]
70-74
75-79	1:19.71		Yoshiko Osaki					2014
80-84
85-89			Jean Troy
90-94	1:46.18		Jane Asher		King’s Cormorants	20 March 1931		18 June 2022	British Masters Championships	Aberdeen, Great Britain	^[74]
95-99	2:25.20		Rita Simonton				95	11 August 2013	USA Masters Championships	Mission Viejo, California
100-104
Women's 200m freestyle
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54	2:13.18		Jill Hernandez				53	8 August 2013	USA Masters Championships	Mission Viejo, California
55-59	2:16.28		Laura Val		Tamalpais Aquatic Masters			6 August 2009
60-64	2:21.48		Laura Val		Tamalpais Aquatic Masters			12 August 2012	World Masters Championships	Riccione, Italy
65-69	2:37.63		Sanderina Kruger		Cape Town MSC			12 August 2015	World Masters Championships	Kazan, Russia	^[75]
70-74
75-79
80-84
85-89	3:49.67		Jean Troy					14 July 2012
90-94	3:52.96		Jane Asher		King’s Cormorants	20 March 1931		19 June 2022	British Masters Championships	Aberdeen, Great Britain
95-99	5:04.08		Rita Simonton				95	8 August 2013	USA Masters Championships	Mission Viejo, California
100-104
Women's 400m freestyle
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44	4:22.87		Janet Evans			28 August 1971		14 August 2011	Southern Pacific Masters Association's Championships	Mission Viejo, California	^[76]
45-49
50-54	4:40.66		Jill Hernandez				53	11 August 2013	USA Masters Championships	Mission Viejo, California
55-59	4:50.13		Laura Val		Tamalpais Aquatic Masters			12 July 2009
60-64	4:59.82		Laura Val		Tamalpais Aquatic Masters			11 August 2012	Pacific Masters Championships	San Mateo, California
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84	6:40.11		Jane Asher					16 June 2012	World Masters Championships	Riccione, Italy
85-89			Jean Troy
90-94
95-99
100-104	16:36.80		Mieko Nagaoka				100	19 January 2014
	12:50.3		Betty Brussel		White Rock Wave Swim Club	28 July 1924		21 January 2024	Victoria Masters Swim Club Meet	Saanich, Canada	^[77]
Women's 800m freestyle
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44	8:59.06		Janet Evans			28 August 1971		11 June 2011	Janet Evans Invitational	Fullerton, California	^[78]
45-49
50-54
55-59	10:05.28		Laura Val		Tamalpais Aquatic Masters			12 July 2008
60-64	10:27.71	†	Laura Val		Tamalpais Aquatic Masters			8 July 2011	Pacific Championships	Santa Cruz, California
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85-89	16:45.59		Dorothy Dickey		Doncaster Dolphins			10 August 2015	World Championships	Kazan, Russia
90-94
95-99	21:39.10		Maurine Kornfeld		Rose Bowl Masters		96	14 August 2017	World Masters Championships	Budapest	^[79]
100-104
Women's 1500m freestyle
25-29
30-34
35-39	17:28.51		Heidi George				38	13 August 2014	U.S. Masters Championships	College Park, Maryland	^[80]
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59	19:14.70		Laura Val		Tamalpais Aquatic Masters			8 July 2007
60-64	19:52.85	†	Laura Val		Tamalpais Aquatic Masters			8 July 2011	Pacific Championships	Santa Cruz, California
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85-89
90-94
95-99
100-104

Backstroke

Age group	Record		Athlete	Club	Date	Age	Meet	Place	Ref
50 metres backstroke
25-29
30-34	28.79			Phoenix Masters	5 August 2011		USMS Nationals	Auburn, Alabama
35-39
40-44	30.47			Abo Simklubb-Uintiklubi Turku	20 August 2017	42	World Masters Championships	Budapest	^[81]
45-49	31.71	=
45-49	31.71	=			7 July 2012	48	USMS Summer Nationals	Omaha, Nebraska
50-54	32.43				7 July 2012	51	USMS Summer Nationals	Omaha, Nebraska
55-59	33.75			Tamalpais Aquatic Masters	12 July 2010
60-64	34.30			Tamalpais Aquatic Masters	7 July 2012	61	USMS Summer Nationals	Omaha, Nebraska
65-69	34.46			Tamalpais Aquatic Masters	20 August 2017	66	World Masters Championships	Budapest
70-74	40.67				16 June 2012		FINA World Masters Championships	Riccione, Italy
75-79
80-84
85-89	51.81				7 July 2012	85	USMS Summer Nationals	Omaha, Nebraska
90-94
95-99	1:15.69				11 August 2013	95	USA Masters Championships	Mission Viejo, California
100-104	1:29.84				1 August 2021	100
	1:24.91			White Rock Wave Swim Club	20 January 2024		Victoria Masters Swim Club Meet	Saanich, Canada	^[82]
100 metres backstroke
25-29
30-34	1:01.78			Phoenix Masters	5 August 2011		USMS Nationals	Auburn, Alabama
35-39	1:01.75			Phoenix Swim Club	19 August 2017		World Masters Championships	Budapest	^[83]
40-44	1:06.32			Abo Simklubb-Uintiklubi Turku	19 August 2017	42	World Masters Championships	Budapest
45-49
50-54	1:11.78			Unattached	11 August 2012		Pacific Masters Championships	San Mateo, California
55-59	1:14.41			Tamalpais Aquatic Masters	17 August 2008
60-64	1:15.92				8 August 2013		USA Masters Championships	Mission Viejo, California
65-69	1:15.66			Tamalpais Aquatic Masters	19 August 2017	66	World Masters Championships	Budapest
70-74	1:26.15				15 June 2012		World Masters Championships	Riccione, Italy
75-79
80-84
85-89	1:54.22				8 July 2012	85	USMS Summer Nationals	Omaha, Nebraska	^[84]
90-94
95-99	2:42.67				8 August 2013		USA Masters Championships	Mission Viejo, California
100-104
200 metres backstroke
25-29
30-34
35-39	2:18.20				10 August 1997				^[85]
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64	2:44.38			Tamalpais Aquatic Masters	13 July 2013	62	Pacific Masters Championships	San Mateo, California
65-69
70-74
75-79	3:28.42			Einheit Rathenow	April 2015
80-84
85-89	4:11.77				6 July 2012	85	USMS Summer Nationals	Omaha, Nebraska	^[86]
90-94
95-99
100-104

Breaststroke

Age group	Record		Athlete	Club	Age	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
Women's 50m breaststroke
25-29	31.60			Pacific Northwest Aquatics		10 July 2010
30-34	32.32					2013
35-39	32.67			TV Meppen	35	20 August 2017	World Masters Championships	Budapest	^[87]
40-44	33.09
45-49	33.56			Melbourne Vicentre		20 August 2017	World Masters Championships	Budapest
50-54	34.18					13 June 2012	FINA World Masters Championships	Riccione, Italy
55-59	36.59			Swim Team Taastrup	56	20 August 2017	World Masters Championships	Budapest
60-64
65-69	40.51					13 June 2012	FINA World Masters Championships	Riccione, Italy
70-74
75-79
80-84	49.49					13 June 2012	FINA World Masters Championships	Riccione, Italy
85-89
90-94	1:14.04			Sarasota Y Sharks Masters		11 June 2017	Bumpy Jones Classic	Sarasota, Florida
95-99
100-104
	1:56.22			White Rock Wave Swim Club		20 January 2024	Victoria Masters Swim Club Meet	Saanich, Canada	^[88]
Women's 100m breaststroke
25-29	1:10.56			Pacific Northwest Aquatics		10 June 2010
30-34
35-39	1:12.34				37	8 June 2013	USA Masters Championships	Mission Viejo, California
40-44
45-49
50-54	1:15.44			City of Cardiff		4 June 2022	Yorkshire Masters	Sheffield, United Kingdom	^[89]
55-59	1:23.16					3 June 2013	Australian Masters Championships	Sydney, Australia	^[90]
60-64
65-69	1:30.16					11 June 2012	FINA World Masters Championships	Riccione, Italy
70-74
75-79
80-84	1:57.17			Walnut Creek Masters		5 August 2011	USMS Nationals	Auburn, Alabama
85-89
90-94	2:43.03			Sarasota Y Sharks Masters		10 June 2017	Bumpy Jones Classic	Sarasota, Florida
95-99
100-104
Women's 200m breaststroke
25-29	2:35.46					17 July 2006
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54	2:44.66			City of Cardiff		17 June 2022	British Masters Championships	Aberdeen, Great Britain
55-59	3:02.67					4 May 2013	Australian Masters Championships	Sydney, Australia
60-64
65-69	3:12.63			Spencer		17 June 2022	British Masters Championships	Aberdeen, United Kingdom
70-74
75-79
80-84	4:17.64			Walnut Creek Masters		10 July 2011	Pacific Championships	Santa Cruz, California
85-89
90-94
95-99
100-104

Butterfly

Age group	Record		Athlete	Nationality	Club	Birthdate	Age	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
Women's 50m butterfly
25-29	27.10		Emma Gage		Trafford Metro Bor Swim Club			12 August 2015	World Championships	Kazan, Russia	^[91]
30-34	27.48		Martina Moravcova					2008
35-39	27.46		Noriko Inada			27 July 1978		6 August 2014	FINA World Masters Championships	Montreal
40-44	28.36		Erica Braun					8 June 2013	Pan American Masters Championships	Sarasota, Florida
45-49	29.11
50-54	29.82		Susan O Williams			10 March 1966		24 July 2016	Summer Meet No.1	Baltimore, Maryland
55-59	30.97		Traci Granger					9 August 2013	USA Masters Championships	Mission Viejo, California
60-64	32.81		Laura Val		Tamalpais Aquatic Masters			5 August 2011	USMS Nationals	Auburn, Alabama
65-69	34.56		Diann Uustal		Maine Masters		67	8 June 2013	Pan American Masters Championships	Sarasota, Florida
70-74	35.56		Diann Uustal		New England Masters			10 June 2017	Bumpy Jones Classic	Sarasota, Florida
75-79	40.06		Christel Schulz					March 2015
80-84
85-89
90-94
95-99
100-104
Women's 100m butterfly
25-29	59.99		Anna Poliakova		Neva Stars			13 August 2015	World Championships	Kazan, Russia	^[92]
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54	1:04.96		Wenke Seider					7 August 2014	FINA World Masters Championships	Montreal
55-59	1:09.47		Laura Val		Tamalpais Aquatic Masters			9 August 2009
60-64	1:12.06		Laura Val		Tamalpais Aquatic Masters			4 August 2011	USMS Nationals	Auburn, Alabama
65-69	1:26.13		Brigitte Merten
70-74	1:24.55		Judy Wilson			27 July 1978		7 August 2014	FINA World Masters Championships	Montreal
75-79
80-84
85-89
90-94
95-99
100-104
Women's 200m butterfly
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59	2:41.51		Laura Val		Tamalpais Aquatic Masters			8 August 2007
60-64	2:41.03		Laura Val		Tamalpais Aquatic Masters			6 August 2011	USMS Nationals	Auburn, Alabama
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85-89
90-94
95-99
100-104

Individual medley

Age group	Record		Athlete	Nationality	Club	Birthdate	Age	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
Women's 200m individual medley
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54	2:31.81		Ellen Reynolds					7 August 2014	FINA World Masters Championships	Montreal
55-59	2:43.45		Laura Val		Tamalpais Aquatic Masters			16 August 2008
60-64	2:47.99		Laura Val		Tamalpais Aquatic Masters		62	14 July 2013	Pacific Masters Championships	San Mateo, California
65-69
70-74
75-79	3:32.94		Yoshiko Osaki					2013
80-84	3:53.63		Kati Dr Flora		Debreceni Szenior Uszo Klub		83	17 August 2017	World Masters Championships	Budapest	^[93]
85-89	5:05.64		Jean Troy				86	11 August 2013	Pan American Masters Championships	Sarasota, Florida	^[94]
90-94
95-99
100-104
Women's 400m individual medley
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54	5:20.68		Ellen Reynolds					6 August 2014	FINA World Masters Championships	Montreal
55-59	5:49.40		Laura Val		Tamalpais Aquatic Masters			10 August 2009
60-64	5:56.27		Laura Val		Tamalpais Aquatic Masters			8 July 2011	Pacific Championships	Santa Cruz, California
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85-89			Jean Troy
90-94
95-99
100-104

Relay

Age group	Record		Athlete	Nationality	Club	Birthdate	Age	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
Women's 4×50m freestyle
100-119	1:50.30		Evgenia Karetina Ekaterina Shershen Anna Kuzmicheva Anna Polyakova		Neva Stars			14 August 2015	World Championships	Kazan, Russia	^[95]
120-159	1:49.03		Svetlana Knyaginina Alla Feoktistova Lyubov Yudina Irina Shlemova		Tsunami	13 January 1981 3 March 1984		14 August 2015	World Championships	Kazan, Russia	^[96]
160-199	1:48.44				Team TYR			2006
200-239			Monica Bailey		Lone Star Masters
240-279	2:06.42		Karen Mareb Diann Uustal Tracy Grilli Jacki Hirsty		New England Masters			8 August 2014	FINA World Masters Championships	Montreal	^[97]
280-319	2:29.53		Ruth Stubert (35.79) Monika Senftleben (41.56) Angelika Radau (37.66) Brigitte Merten (34.52)		SG Neukölln Berlin		68 75 69 71	18 August 2017	World Masters Championships	Budapest	^[98]
320-359
360-399
Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle
100-119
120-159	4:03.01		Stephanie Cholyk Ceilidh Osland Gail McGinnis Michelle MacWhirter		Edmonton Masters			19 May 2013	Canadian Masters Championships	Ottawa, Canada	^[99]
160-199	4:06.90		Erika Braun (1:01.25) Jen Stringer Alicia Uhl Kerry Lindauer		North Carolina Masters		43 41 38 39	13 June 2015	Bumpy Jones Classic	Sarasota, Florida	^[100]
200-239	4:20.68				Cape Town Masters			March 2013
240-279	4:47.03		Sanderina Kruger (1:10.45) Judy Brewis Cecilia Stanford Dianne Coetzee				66	20 March 2015	South African Masters Championships	Johannesburg, South Africa	^[101]
280-319
320-359
360-399
Women's 4 × 200 m freestyle
100-119
120-159
160-199	9:18.33		Erika Braun (1:01.25) Jen Stringer Alicia Uhl Kerry Lindauer		North Carolina Masters		43 41 38 39	14 June 2015	Bumpy Jones Classic	Sarasota, Florida
200-239	9:37.01		Erika Stebbins (2:16.87) Christie Ciraulo (2:33.67) Veronia Hibben (2:26.75) Laurie Dodd (2:19.72)		UCLA Masters		44 61 58 42	6 July 2014	Patrick Moore Memorial Relay Meet	Mission Viejo, California	^[102]
240-279	11:30.92		Maureen Hughes Pat Sargent Danielle Ogier Jeannie Mitchell		Gold Coast Masters			11 June 2011	Bumpy Jones Classic	Sarasota, Florida
280-319
320-359
360-399
Women's 4×50m medley
100-119	2:00.05		Evgenia Karetina Anna Kuzmicheva Anna Polyakova Ekaterina Shershen		Neva Stars			14 August 2015	World Championships	Kazan, Russia	^[103]
120-159
160-199	2:04.75				Team TYR			2006
200-239
240-279	2:24.95		Beth Estel Diann Uustal Laura Delorey Jacki Hirsty		New England Masters			8 August 2014	FINA World Masters Championships	Montreal
280-319
320-359
360-399
Women's 4 × 100 m medley
100-119
120-159
160-199	4:41.71		Erika Braun (1:10.09) Kerry Lindauer Alicia Uhl Jen Stringer		North Carolina Masters		43 41 38 39	13 June 2015	Bumpy Jones Classic	Sarasota, Florida
200-239	5:02.61		Erika Stebbins Christie Ciraulo Veronia Hibben Jenny Cook		UCLA Masters		43 60 57	2013
240-279	5:51.60		Maureen Hughes Pat Sargent Danielle Ogier Jeannie Mitchell		Gold Coast Masters			11 June 2011	Bumpy Jones Classic	Sarasota, Florida
280-319
320-359
360-399

Mixed Relay

Age group	Record		Athlete	Nationality	Club	Birthdate	Age	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
Mixed 4×50m freestyle
100-119
120-159	1:40.14		Alexandr Satanovskiy Irina Shlemova Svetlana Knyaginina Andrey Krylov		Tsunami	3 March 1984 10 April 1984		14 August 2015	World Masters Championships	Kazan, Russia	^[104]
160-199
200-239
240-279	1:55.19		Calvin Maughan Sanderina Kruger Dianne Coetzee Tim Shead		Cape Town MSC			14 August 2015	World Masters Championships	Kazan, Russia	^[105]
280-319	2:05.58		Richard Burns (29.87) Laura Val (29.26) Nancy Ridout (39.18) Tate Holt (27.27)		Tamalpais Aquatic A		74 66 75 66	18 August 2017	World Masters Championships	Budapest	^[106]
320-359
360-399	3:36.78		Frank Piemme Maurine Kornfeld Rita Simonton Jurgen Schmidt		Mission Viejo Nadadores		88 92 95 90	9 August 2013	USA Masters Championships	Mission Viejo, California
Mixed 4 × 100m freestyle
100-119
120-159
160-199
200-239	4:02.62		David Sims (56.26) Andrea Block Liz Dillmann Jim Tuchler (57.67)		Illinois Masters		53 54 50 50	21 June 2015	Masters State Championships	Brown Deer, Wisconsin	^[107]
240-279	4:19.89		Calvin Maughan (54.36) Sanderina Kruger (1:10.22) Dianne Coetzee Tim Shead				66	19 March 2015	South African Masters Championships	Johannesburg, South Africa
280-319
320-359	6:43.08		Charles Weatherbee Robert MacDonald Patricia Tullman Jean Troy		Florida Maverick Masters			11 June 2011	Bumpy Jones Classic	Sarasota, Florida
360-399
Mixed 4 × 200m freestyle
100-119
120-159	8:41.82		Joy Stover Christie Peterfish Tony Rezek Tony Diers		Missouri Valley Masters		37 27 40 33	9 March 2013		Roeland Park, United States	^[108]
160-199
200-239
240-279	9:49.76		Stephen Allen Julie Hoyle Karen Graham Nicholas Parkes		Harrogate	27 March 1938		18 June 2022	British Masters Championships	Aberdeen, Great Britain
280-319	12:51.15				San Diego Masters			14 August 2011	Southern Pacific Masters Association's Championships	Mission Viejo, California
320-359
360-399
Mixed 4×50m medley
100-119
120-159	1:50.77		Noriko Inada Jeff Commings Misty Hyman Jose Ponce		Phoenix Swim Club	27 July 1978 23 March 1979	40 years 39 years	8 July 2012	USMS Summer Nationals	Omaha, Nebraska
160-199	1:55.32		Vladimir Predkin Pavel Lebedev Anna Polyakova Olga Pozdnyakova		Neva Stars	31 May 1969		14 August 2015	World Masters Championships	Kazan, Russia	^[109]
200-239	1:59.99		Michelle Ware (31.58) David Bryant (32.22) Mike Hodgson (26.14) Lynda Coggins (30.05)		Guildford City Swimming		44 56 50 53	18 August 2017	World Masters Championships	Budapest	^[110]
240-279
280-319
320-359
360-399
Mixed 4 × 100m medley
100-119
120-159
160-199
200-239	4:33.17		Jim Tuchler (1:05.14) David Sims (1:15.37) Andrea Block (1:11.30) Liz Dillmann (1:01.36)		Illinois Masters		50 53 54 50	21 June 2015	Masters State Championships	Brown Deer, Wisconsin
240-279
280-319
320-359
360-399

Short Course

Men

Key:

Freestyle

Age group	Record		Athlete	Nationality	Club	Birthdate	Age	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
Men's 50m freestyle
25-29	21.28		Ryan Held		Arizona Masters	27 June 1995		20 November 2021	Ron Johnson Invitational	Tempe, Arizona	^[111]
30-34	21.98		Nick Brunelli		SwimMAC-Carolina Masters	18 December 1981		30 October 2011	Dixie Zone Championships	Charlotte, North Carolina	^[112]
35-39
40-44
45-49	23.65		Matt Biondi		Conejo Valley Masters	8 October 1965		1 December 2012	Southern Pacific Championships	Long Beach, California	^[113]
50-54
55-59	24.66		Steve Wood		Central Florida			12 October 2015	Rowdy Gaines Masters Classic	Orlando, Florida	^[114]
60-64	24.90		Richard Abrahams
65-69	25.42	r	Doug Martin		Little Rock Masters			33. March 2018	Albatross Open Masters Meet	North Bethesda, United States	^[115]
70-74	26.88		Richard Abrahams		Colorado Masters	20 March 1945		12 October 2015	Rowdy Gaines Masters Classic	Orlando, Florida
75-79
80-84	31.25		Jeff Farrell			28 February 1937		5 December 2017		United States	^[116]
85-89
90-94
95-99
100-104	1:16.92		Jaring Timmerman
105-109	2:52.48		Jaring Timmerman					24 January 2014	Catherine Kerr Pentathlon	Winnipeg, Canada	^[117]
Men's 100m freestyle
25-29	47.43		César Cielo			10 January 1987		16 November 2014	Ron Johnson Invitational	Tempe, Arizona	^[118]
30-34	48.08		Darian Townsend			28 August 1984		27 September 2014	Jamina Winston Invitational	Mesa, Arizona	^[119]
35-39
40-44
45-49	51.30		Nicolas Granger
50-54
55-59	54.50		Jack Groselle
60-64	55.87		Jack Groselle		Sarasota YMCA		60	17 May 2014	Canadian Masters Championships	Windsor, Ontario	^[120]
65-69	58.68		Richard Abrahams		Colorado Masters			4 December 2010	Southern Pacific Masters Regional Championships	Long Beach, California	^[121]
70-74	1:01.70		Richard Abrahams		Colorado Masters			17 December 2015	Canadian Masters Championships	Montreal	^[122]
75-79
80-84	1:11.26		David Radcliff		Oregon Masters		80	28 September 2014	LaCamas Headhunters Classic	Camas, Washington	^[123]
85-89
90-94	1:39.26		Woody Bowersock					2003
95-99
100-104
Men's 200m freestyle
25-29	1:44.90		Darian Townsend			28 August 1984		3 November 2013	Fall Invitational	Mesa, Arizona	^[124]
30-34	1:46.12		Darian Townsend			28 August 1984		27 September 2014	Jamina Winston Invitational	Mesa, Arizona
35-39
40-44
45-49	1:52.87		Nicolas Granger
50-54	1:54.61	r	Rowdy Gaines		Blu Frog Masters	17 February 1959		18 October 2011	Rowdy Gaines Masters Classic	Orlando, Florida	^[125]
55-59
60-64	2:05.07		Jack Groselle		Sarasota YMCA		60	18 May 2014	Canadian Masters Championships	Windsor, Ontario
65-69
70-74	2:22.60		David Quiggin		Florida Aquatics Masters			12 October 2014	Rowdy Gaines Masters Classic	Orlando, Florida	^[126]
75-79
80-84	2:38.35		David Radcliff		Oregon Masters		80	28 September 2014	LaCamas Headhunters Classic	Camas, Washington
85-89
90-94
95-99
100-104
Men's 400m freestyle
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49	4:03.81		Nicolas Granger		Reims Champagne Natation		48	27 March 2015	French Masters Championships	Rennes, France	^[127]
50-54	4:07.99		Jim McConica		Ventura County Masters			2000
55-59
60-64	4:35.11		Jack Groselle					2 February 2014	Super Bowl Meet	Brighton, Michigan	^[128]
65-69	4:45.88		Jim McConica		Ventura County Masters			3 April 2015	Ontario Provincial Championships	Etobicoke, Canada	^[129]
70-74
75-79
80-84	5:39.27		David Radcliff		Oregon Masters		80	9 March 2014		Oregon City, Oregon	^[130]
85-89
90-94	7:46.30		Willard Lamb		Oregon Masters		92	8 March 2014	Oregon City Spring Forward Meet	Oregon City, Oregon
95-99
100-104
Men's 800m freestyle
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44	8:21.78		Alex Kostich				41	4 December 2011	Southern Pacific Masters Championships	Long Beach, California	^[131]
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64	9:28.32		Jim McConica		Ventura County Masters			2 December 2012	Southern Pacific Championships	Long Beach, California
65-69	9:53.06		Jim McConica		Ventura County Masters			4 April 2015	Ontario Provincial Championships	Etobicoke, Canada
70-74
75-79
80-84	11:43.02	†	David Radcliff		Oregon Masters		80	27 September 2014	LaCamas Headhunters Classic	Camas, Washington
85-89
90-94	16:04.18		Willard Lamb		Oregon Masters		92	28 September 2014	LaCamas Headhunters Classic	Camas, Washington
95-99
100-104
Men's 1500m freestyle
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54			Jim McConica		Ventura County Masters
55-59			Jim McConica		Ventura County Masters
60-64	18:24.21		Jim McConica		Ventura County Masters			4 December 2010	Southern Pacific Masters Regional Championships	Long Beach, California
65-69	18:53.75		Jim McConica		Ventura County Masters			2 April 2015	Ontario Provincial Championships	Etobicoke, Canada
70-74
75-79
80-84	21:59.53		David Radcliff		Oregon Masters		80	27 September 2014	LaCamas Headhunters Classic	Camas, Washington
85-89
90-94	30:41.82		Willard Lamb		Oregon Masters		92	27 September 2014	LaCamas Headhunters Classic	Camas, Washington
95-99
100-104

Backstroke

Age group	Record		Athlete	Nationality	Club	Birthdate	Age	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
Men's 50m backstroke
25-29	24.55		Darian Townsend			28.08.1984		3 November 2013	Fall Invitational	Mesa, Arizona
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49	27.02		Chris Stevenson
50-54	26.69		Fritz Bedford		Vermont UVRays		52	25 October 2015	UVAC Leaf Peepers Masters Mini Meet	White River Junction, United States	^[132]
55-59	27.62	r	Steve Wood		Central Florida			12 October 2015	Rowdy Gaines Masters Classic	Orlando, Florida
60-64
65-69	30.34		Hugh Wilder		Santa Rosa Masters			2 December 2012	Southern Pacific Championships	Long Beach, California
70-74	33.51		Richard Burns		Tamalpais Masters		70	8 December 2013	Southern Pacific Masters Championships	Commerce, California	^[133]
75-79
80-84
85-89
90-94
95-99
100-104	1:45.59		Jaring Timmerman					2009
105-109	3:09.55		Jaring Timmerman					24 January 2014	Catherine Kerr Pentathlon	Winnipeg, Canada
Men's 100m backstroke
25-29	53.38		David Russell		Cambridge Masters			12 December 2014	New England Masters Championships	Boston	^[134]
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54	58.47		Fritz Bedford		Vermont UVRays		52	24 October 2015	UVAC Leaf Peepers Masters Mini Meet	White River Junction, United States
55-59	1:00.78		Fritz Bedford		New England Masters		55	21 October 2018	UVAC Leaf Peepers Masters Mini Meet	White River Junction, United States	^[135]
60-64	1:06.27		Tim Shead		Gold Coast Masters			8 December 2012	New England Masters Championships	Boston	^[136]
65-69	1:07.69		Hugh Wilder		Santa Rosa Masters			1 December 2012	Southern Pacific Championships	Long Beach, California
70-74	1:12.09		Richard Burns		Tamalpais Masters		70	7 December 2013	Southern Pacific Masters Championships	Commerce, California
75-79
80-84
85-89
90-94
95-99
100-104
Men's 200m backstroke
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59	2:15.79		Jamie Fowler		Novaquatics Masters		55	7 December 2014	Southern Pacific Masters Championships	Commerce, California	^[137]
60-64	1:06.27		Tim Shead		Gold Coast Masters			8 December 2012	New England Masters Championships	Boston
65-69
70-74	2:38.01		Richard Burns		Tamalpais Masters		70	6 December 2013	Southern Pacific Masters Championships	Commerce, California
75-79
80-84
85-89
90-94	3:59.25		Goro Kobayashi
95-99
100-104

Breaststroke

Age group	Record		Athlete	Nationality	Club	Birthdate	Age	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
Men's 50m breaststroke
25-29	27.31		Eetu Karvonen
30-34
35-39	27.79		Jeff Commings					2009
40-44	28.34		Jeff Commings				41	31 October 2015	Ron Johnson Invitational	Phoenix, Arizona	^[138]
45-49	28.87		Ricco Rolli
50-54	29.84		David Guthrie		Longhorn Aquatics		53	6 December 2013	Southern Pacific Masters Championships	Commerce, California
55-59	30.41		David Guthrie		Longhorn Aquatics		55	8 November 2015	November Classic	Shenandoah, Texas	^[139]
60-64
65-69	34.36		Robert Strand				65	4 December 2011	Southern Pacific Masters Championships	Long Beach, California
70-74	1:22.28		David Gildea		Menlo Masters		70	13 October 2013	Pacific Masters Championships	Walnut Creek, California	^[140]
75-79
80-84
85-89
90-94
95-99
100-104
Men's 100m breaststroke
25-29	59.59		Ryo Kobayash
30-34
35-39
40-44	1:01.42		Steve West		Novaquatics Masters		42	7 December 2014	Southern Pacific Masters Championships	Commerce, California
45-49	1:03.23		Nicolas Granger		Reims Champagne Natation		48	28 March 2015	French Masters Championships	Rennes, France
50-54	1:04.54		David Guthrie		Longhorn Aquatics		53	7 December 2013	Southern Pacific Masters Championships	Commerce, California
55-59	1:07.25		David Guthrie		Longhorn Aquatics		55	7 November 2015	November Classic	Shenandoah, Texas
60-64	1:11.77		Tim Shead		Gold Coast Masters			9 December 2012	New England Masters Championships	Boston
65-69	1:15.84		Robert Strand				66	2 December 2012	Southern Pacific Championships	Long Beach, California
70-74
75-79
80-84
85-89
90-94
95-99
100-104
Men's 200m breaststroke
25-29
30-34
35-39	2:14.36		Steve West		Novaquatics Masters		39	7 December 2013	Southern Pacific Masters Championships	Commerce, California
40-44	2:13.72		Steve West		Novaquatics Masters		42	6 December 2014	Southern Pacific Masters Championships	Commerce, California
45-49	2:18.91		Nicolas Granger		Reims Champagne Natation		48	27 March 2015	French Masters Championships	Rennes, France
50-54	2:21.65		David Guthrie		Longhorn Aquatics		53	8 December 2013	Southern Pacific Masters Championships	Commerce, California
55-59	2:27.00		David Guthrie		Longhorn Aquatics		55	8 November 2015	November Classic	Shenandoah, Texas
60-64
65-69	2:49.05		Robert Strand				66	2 December 2012	Southern Pacific Championships	Long Beach, California
70-74
75-79
80-84
85-89	4:05.91		Frank Piemme				85	4 December 2010	Southern Pacific Masters Regional Championships	Long Beach, California
90-94
95-99
100-104

Butterfly

Age group	Record		Athlete	Nationality	Club	Birthdate	Age	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
Men's 50m butterfly
25-29	23.53		Darian Townsend			28 August 1984		24 November 2013	Ron Johnson Invitational	Tempe, Arizona	^[141]
30-34
35-39	23.70		Lars Frölander		Linköpings ASS	26 May 1974		20 March 2011	Swedish Masters Championships	Södertälje, Sweden	^[142]
40-44
45-49	25.58		Jan Karlsson				45	16 March 2013	Swedish Masters Championships	Södertälje, Sweden	^[143]
50-54
55-59	26.45		Dan Thompson
60-64	27.53		Donald Graham				60	5 November 2014	North Carolina Masters Championships	Charlotte, North Carolina	^[144]
65-69
70-74	29.52		Richard Abrahams		Colorado Masters	20.03.1945		12 October 2015	Rowdy Gaines Masters Classic	Orlando, Florida
75-79
80-84
85-89
90-94
95-99
100-104
Men's 100m butterfly
25-29	52.45		Darian Townsend			28 August 1984		3 November 2013	Fall Invitational	Mesa, Arizona
30-34
35-39	54.27		Igor Marchenko		Novaquatics		36	4 December 2011	Southern Pacific Masters Championships	Long Beach, California
40-44
45-49	56.66		Nicolas Granger					5 April 2014	French Championships	Paris	^[145]
50-54
55-59	1:00.84	r	Steve Wood		Central Florida			12 October 2015	Rowdy Gaines Masters Classic	Orlando, Florida
60-64	1:00.02		Dan Thompson		Aurora Masterducks	15 June 1956		20 May 2016	Masters Championships	Etobicoke, Canada
65-69			Josep Claret
70-74	1:07.56	†	Richard Abrahams		Colorado Masters	20 March 1945		12 October 2015	Rowdy Gaines Masters Classic	Orlando, Florida
75-79
80-84
85-89
90-94
95-99
100-104
Men's 200m butterfly
25-29
30-34
35-39	2:02.98		Brent Creager		Penn State		35	15 November 2014	Ron Johnson Invitational	Tempe, Arizona
40-44	2:02.97		Bill Specht					1998
45-49
50-54	2:11.70		David Sims		Illinois Masters			9 December 2012	New England Masters Championships	Boston
55-59	2:15.97		Hugo Bregman		WVZ Zoetermeer	1958		27 January 2013	Open Dutch Masters Championships	Nijverdal, the Netherlands	^[146]
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85-89
90-94	5:24.08		Tom Maine		St. Louis Aquatic Masters		90	11 October 2015	Urbana Masters Meet	Urbana, Illinois	^[147]
95-99
100-104

Individual medley

Age group	Record		Athlete	Nationality	Club	Birthdate	Age	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
Men's 100m individual medley
25-29	53.47		Darian Townsend			28 August 1984		3 November 2013	Fall Invitational	Mesa, Arizona
30-34	53.75		Darian Townsend			28 August 1984		27 September 2014	Jamina Winston Invitational	Mesa, Arizona
35-39	56.36		Glenn Counts		Las Vegas Masters			1 December 2012	Southern Pacific Championships	Long Beach, California
40-44	57.19		Jeff Commings				40	15 November 2014	Ron Johnson Invitational	Tempe, Arizona
45-49	57.68		Nicolas Granger
50-54	1:00.96		David Sims		Illinois Masters			8 December 2012	New England Masters Championships	Boston
55-59	1:01.76		Steve Wood		Central Florida			12 October 2015	Rowdy Gaines Masters Classic	Orlando, Florida
60-64
65-69	1:09.90		Hubie Kerns		Ventura County Masters		65	18 May 2014	Canadian Masters Championships	Windsor, Ontario
70-74	1:13.09		Richard Abrahams		Colorado Masters	20 March 1945		12 October 2015	Rowdy Gaines Masters Classic	Orlando, Florida
75-79
80-84
85-89
90-94	2:08.86		Tokushi Komeda
95-99	3:33.98		Gus Langner					1998
100-104
Men's 200m individual medley
25-29	1:59.70		Christopher Gilchrist
30-34	1:57.68		Tamás Kerékjártó
35-39
40-44	4:30.68		Eric Christensen		Florida Aquatics Masters			11 October 2014	Rowdy Gaines Masters Classic	Orlando, Florida
45-49	2:04.64		Nicolas Granger					2012
50-54	2:12.85		Jerome Frentsos		Maryland Masters		50	17 May 2015	Canadian Masters Championships	Montreal
55-59
60-64	2:24.75		Jack Groselle		Sarasota YMCA		60	16 May 2014	Canadian Masters Championships	Windsor, Ontario
65-69	2:34.15		Hubie Kerns		Ventura County Masters		65	16 May 2014	Canadian Masters Championships	Windsor, Ontario
70-74
75-79
80-84
85-89
90-94
95-99
100-104
Men's 400m individual medley
25-29
30-34	4:13.68		Darian Townsend			28 August 1984		31 October 2015	Ron Johnson Invitational	Phoenix, Arizona
35-39
40-44
45-49	4:31.36		Nicolas Granger					2012
50-54	4:45.15		Jerome Frentsos		Maryland Masters		50	18 May 2015	Canadian Masters Championships	Montreal
55-59
60-64
65-69	5:34.78		Hubie Kerns		Ventura County Masters		65	19 May 2014	Canadian Masters Championships	Windsor, Ontario
70-74
75-79
80-84
85-89
90-94	9:49.61		Tom Maine		St. Louis Aquatic Masters		90	11 October 2015	Urbana Masters Meet	Urbana, Illinois
95-99
100-104

Relay

Relays: To be conducted on the total age of team members in whole years. Age groups of relay events are as follows: 100 - 119, 120 - 159, 160 - 199, 200 - 239, 240 - 279, 280 -319, 320 - 359, and ...(forty year increments as high as is necessary).

Age group	Record		Athlete	Nationality	Club	Birthdate	Age	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
Men's 4×50m freestyle
100-119
120-159
160-199
200-239
240-279	1:43.21		Richard Abrahams Marc Middleton Lucky Meisenheimer Ross Bohlken		Blue Frog Masters			13 October 2012	Rowdy Gaines Masters Classic	Orlando, Florida	^[148]
280-319
320-359
360-399	3:19.42				Juei Club			2008
Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle
100-119
120-159	3:31.30		C. Counts Wegner Gaines G. Counts		Las Vegas Masters			8 December 2013	Southern Pacific Masters Championships	Commerce, California	^[149]
160-199
200-239
240-279	3:56.97		Richard Abrahams Marc Middleton Lucky Meisenheimer Ross Bohlken		Blue Frog Masters			14 October 2012	Rowdy Gaines Masters Classic	Orlando, Florida
280-319
320-359	6:34.69		Donal Baker Bob Best Eric Hubach Ken Kimball		San Diego Swim Masters			1 December 2012	Southern Pacific Championships	Long Beach, California
360-399	9:52.10		Rogers Holmes William Adams Edwin Graves John Corse		Florida Aquatics Masters		93 88 91 90	12 October 2014	Rowdy Gaines Masters Classic	Orlando, Florida
Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle
100-119
120-159
160-199
200-239	8:03.40		Rowdy Gaines (1:54.61) Charlie Lydecker Tim Buckley Keith Switzer		Blu Frog Masters	17 February 1959		18 October 2011	Rowdy Gaines Masters Classic	Orlando, Florida
240-279	8:52.73		Jack Groselle (2:06.81) Rick Walker (2:18.50) Kevin McCormack (2:17.08) Steven Newman (2:10.34)		Sarasota YMCA Masters			7 November 2015	Shark Tank Meet	Sarasota, Florida	^[150]
280-319	10:28.15		Jose Ferraz Cav Cavanaugh Howard Rolston David Quiggin		Gold Coast Masters			18 October 2011	Rowdy Gaines Masters Classic	Orlando, Florida
320-359	14:02.73		Bill Blake Louis Raiborn Graham Johnston Joe Gray		Masters of South Texas	10 July 1930		2 December 2012	South Texas Championships	San Antonio, Texas	^[151]
360-399	21:24.39		Rogers Holmes William Adams Edwin Graves John Corse		Florida Aquatics Masters		93 88 91 90	12 October 2014	Rowdy Gaines Masters Classic	Orlando, Florida
Men's 4×50m medley
100-119	1:40.82		Simon Sjödin Pontus Flodqvist Christoffer Vikström Petter Stymne		SK Neptun	4 October 1986 2 February 1987 9 May 1983		16 March 2013	Swedish Masters Championships	Södertälje, Sweden
120-159
160-199
200-239	1:49.42		Ande Rasmussen (27.82) David Guthrie (29.64) Jim Sauer (28.10) Mike Varozza (23.96)		Longhorn Aquatics Masters		52	1 December 2012	South Texas Championships	San Antonio, Texas
240-279
280-319
320-359
360-399	4:15.49				Nishinomiya Sumire			2009
Men's 4 × 100 m medley
100-119	3:43.64		Darian Townsend Marcus Titus Tyler DeBerry Carl Miller		Tucson Ford Masters	28 August 1984 20 May 1986		24 November 2013	Ron Johnson Invitational	Tempe, Arizona
120-159
160-199
200-239	3:59.68		Ande Rasmussen (1:00.40) David Guthrie (1:05.60) Jim Sauer (1:01.22) Mike Varozza (52.46)		Longhorn Aquatics		52 - -	1 December 2012	South Texas Championships	San Antonio, Texas
240-279	4:30.90		Jim McConica (1:12.72) Hubie Kerns (1:17.69) Mike Shaffer (59.34) Glenn Gruber (1:01.15)		Ventura County Masters			7 December 2014	Southern Pacific Masters Championships	Commerce, California
280-319	5:02.97		Erik Lokensgard (1:25.92) Kurt Olzmann (1:26.10) Larry Day (1:07.36) Chuck Olson (1:03.59)		Michigan Masters			19 March 2017	Milford Athletic Club Masters Meet	Highland Township, Oakland County, Michigan	^[152]
320-359
360-399

Women

Key:

Freestyle

Age group	Record		Athlete	Nationality	Club	Birthdate	Age	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
Women's 50m freestyle
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44	26.07	r	Erika Braun		North Carolina Masters		42	28 March 2014	Albatross Meet	North Bethesda, United States	^[153]
45-49	26.96	r	Marika Johansson		SK Nautilus	26 May 1974		19 March 2011	Swedish Masters Championships	Södertälje, Sweden
50-54	27.67	=	Sue Walsh			1962		28 March 2014	Albatross Meet	North Bethesda, United States
			Maria Norberg					28 March 2014	Swedish Masters Championships	Sundsvall, Sweden
55-59	27.91	r	Sarah Macdonald		Victoria Masters Swim Club			18 May 2015	Canadian Masters Championships	Montreal
60-64	29.23		Laura Val		Tamalpais Aquatic Masters		62	7 December 2013	Southern Pacific Masters Championships	Commerce, California
65-69	32.06		Diane O'Mara		MI Masters		65	11 December 2011	New England Championships	Boston, Massachusetts	^[154]
70-74
75-79
80-84
85-89
90-94
95-99
100-104	1:34.12		Mieko Nagaoka				100	2014
Women's 100m freestyle
25-29
30-34	54.75		Erika Erndl		T2 Aquatics			13 October 2012	Rowdy Gaines Masters Classic	Orlando, Florida
35-39
40-44	57.55		Susan Rapp			5 July 65
45-49
50-54	1:01.41		Ellen Reynolds		Sawtooth Masters		50	28 September 2014	LaCamas Headhunters Classic	Camas, Washington	^[155]
55-59	1:00.66		Karlyn Pipes			18 March 1962		20 January 2017	Open Dutch Masters Championships	Maastricht, Netherlands	^[156]
60-64	1:03.48		Laura Val		Tamalpais Aquatic Masters		63	7 December 2014	Southern Pacific Masters Championships	Commerce, California
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85-89	1:43.97		Jean Troy		Florida Maverick Masters			14 October 2012	Rowdy Gaines Masters Classic	Orlando, Florida
90-94
95-99
100-104	3:30.49		Mieko Nagaka				100	2014
Women's 200m freestyle
25-29
30-34	2:00.58	r	Erika Erndl		T2 Aquatics			14 October 2012	Rowdy Gaines Masters Classic	Orlando, Florida
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54	2:10.72		Suzanne Heim-Bowen
55-59			Laura Val		Tamalpais Aquatic Masters
60-64	2:20.16		Laura Val		Tamalpais Aquatic Masters			4 December 2011	Southern Pacific Masters Championships	Long Beach, California	^[157]
65-69	2:25.41	†	Laura Val		Tamalpais Aquatic Masters		65	30 January 2016	The Olympic Club 1500 Swim Meet	San Francisco, California	^[158]
70-74
75-79
80-84
85-89
90-94
95-99
100-104	7:27.89		Mieko Nagaka				100	2014
Women's 400m freestyle
25-29
30-34	4:17.82		Dawn Heckman					4 December 2011	Southern Pacific Masters Championships	Long Beach, California
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59			Laura Val		Tamalpais Aquatic Masters
60-64	4:55.54		Laura Val		Tamalpais Aquatic Masters			18 October 2011	Pacific Masters Championships	Walnut Creek, California	^[159]
65-69	5:06.74	†	Laura Val		Tamalpais Aquatic Masters		65	30 January 2016	The Olympic Club 1500 Swim Meet	San Francisco
70-74
75-79
80-84
85-89
90-94
95-99
100-104	16:40.10		Mieko Nagaka				100	2014
Women's 800m freestyle
25-29
30-34	8:38.58		Dawn Heckman					4 December 2011	Southern Pacific Masters Championships	Long Beach, California
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59			Laura Val		Tamalpais Aquatic Masters
60-64	10:21.68	†	Laura Val		Tamalpais Aquatic Masters		60	15 January 2011	The Olympic Club 1500 Swim Meet	San Francisco	^[160]
65-69	10:34.67	†	Laura Val		Tamalpais Aquatic Masters		65	30 January 2016	The Olympic Club 1500 Swim Meet	San Francisco
70-74
75-79
80-84
85-89
90-94	18:38.60		Maurine Kornfeld		Mission Viejo Masters		90	4 February 2011	Southern Pacific Masters Championships	Long Beach, California
95-99
100-104	36:51.2		Mieko Nagaka				100	2014
Women's 1500m freestyle
25-29
30-34	16:29.90		Dawn Heckman					4 December 2011	Southern Pacific Masters Championships	Long Beach, California
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59	18:06.01		Lynn Marshall		Carleton University Masters		55	30 January 2016	The Olympic Club 1500 Swim Meet	San Francisco
60-64	19:38.63		Laura Val		Tamalpais Aquatic Masters		60	15 January 2011	The Olympic Club 1500 Swim Meet	San Francisco
65-69	20:21.61		Laura Val		Tamalpais Aquatic Masters		65	30 January 2016	The Olympic Club 1500 Swim Meet	San Francisco
70-74
75-79
80-84
85-89	30:51.51		Betty Lorenzi		Florida Aquatic Combined Team			13 October 2012	Rowdy Gaines Masters Classic	Orlando, Florida
90-94
95-99
100-104	1:15:54.39		Mieko Nagaka				100	4 April 2015		Matsuyma, Japan	^[161]

Backstroke

Age group	Record		Athlete	Nationality	Club	Birthdate	Age	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
Women's 50m backstroke
25-29
30-34
35-39	28.13	r	Noriko Inada			27 July 1978		24 November 2013	Ron Johnson Invitational	Tempe, Arizona
40-44
45-49
50-54	30.58		Leslie Livingston		Patriot Masters		50	19 March 2011	Albatross Open	North Bethesda, United States	^[162]
55-59
60-64	33.01		Laura Val		Tamalpais Aquatic Masters		62	8 December 2013	Southern Pacific Masters Championships	Commerce, California
65-69
70-74	39.44		Elisabeth Ketelsen					27 January 2013	Open Dutch Masters Championships	Nijverdal, the Netherlands
75-79
80-84
85-89	51.75		Betty Lorenzi		Florida Aquatic Combined Team			13 October 2012	Rowdy Gaines Masters Classic	Orlando, Florida
90-94
95-99
100-104	1:38.71		Mieko Nagaka				100	2014
Women's 100m backstroke
25-29
30-34	1:02.52		Erika Erndl		T2 Aquatics			13 October 2012	Rowdy Gaines Masters Classic	Orlando, Florida
35-39	1:00.60	r	Noriko Inada			27 July 1978		24 November 2013	Ron Johnson Invitational	Tempe, Arizona
40-44
45-49
50-54	1:08.12		Karlyn Pipes-Neilsen		Boulogne-Billancourt Aquatic Club	18 March 1962		9 March 2012	French Masters Championships	Angers, France	^[163]
55-59	1:08.33		Karlyn Pipes			18 March 1962		20 January 2017	Open Dutch Masters Championships	Maastricht, Netherlands
60-64	1:12.72		Laura Val		Tamalpais Aquatic Masters		62	7 December 2013	Southern Pacific Masters Championships	Commerce, California
65-69	1:17.95		Diann Uustal		Maine Masters		65	11 December 2011	New England Championships	Boston
70-74
75-79
80-84
85-89	1:52.21		Betty Lorenzi		Florida Aquatic Combined Team			14 October 2012	Rowdy Gaines Masters Classic	Orlando, Florida
90-94
95-99
100-104	3:42.81		Mieko Nagaka				100	2014
Women's 200m backstroke
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59	2:29.22		Karlyn Pipes			18 March 1962		22 January 2017	Open Dutch Masters Championships	Maastricht, Netherlands
60-64	2:41.71		Laura Val		Tamalpais Aquatic Masters			1 December 2012	Southern Pacific Championships	Long Beach, California
65-69
70-74	3:11.41		Elisabeth Ketelsen					26 January 2013	Open Dutch Masters Championships	Nijverdal, the Netherlands
75-79
80-84
85-89
90-94
95-99
100-104	7:40.01		Mieko Nagaka				100	2014

Breaststroke

Age group	Record		Athlete	Nationality	Club	Birthdate	Age	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
Women's 50 m breaststroke
25-29	31.87		Megan Jendrick		Pacific Northwest Aquatics	15 January 1984		23 November 2010	Whidbey Island Masters	Oak Harbor, Washington	^[164]
30-34
35-39
40-44	33.40
45-49	33.81		Anna Hammar				45	17 March 2013	Swedish Masters Championships	Södertälje, Sweden
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85-89
90-94
95-99
100-104
Women's 100 m breaststroke
25-29	1:08.82		Megan Jendrick		Pacific Northwest Aquatics	15 January 1984		15 February 2011	EBSC Swim Classic	Vancouver, Canada	^[165]
30-34
35-39	1:10.64		Cynthia Lewis		Novaquatics		36	4 December 2011	Southern Pacific Masters Championships	Long Beach, California
40-44
45-49	1:12.64		Anna Hammar				45	16 March 2013	Swedish Masters Championships	Södertälje, Sweden
50-54	1:13.95		Helen Gorman		City of Cardiff	27 November 1972		10 July 2022	Barnet Copthall Masters Distance Meet	London, Great Britain	^[166]
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85-89
90-94
95-99
100-104
Women's 200 m breaststroke
25-29	2:28.48		Megan Jendrick		Pacific Northwest Aquatics	15 January 1984		15 February 2011	EBSC Swim Classic	Vancouver, Canada
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49	2:38.00		Susan von der Lippe		Colorado Masters	5 July 1965		21 November 2010	Ron Johnson Invitational	Tempe, Arizona	^[167]
50-54	2:41.45		Helen Gorman		City of Cardiff	27 November 1972		29 October 2022	Swim England Masters Championships	Sheffield, Great Britain	^[168]
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85-89
90-94
95-99
100-104

Butterfly

Age group	Record		Athlete	Nationality	Club	Birthdate	Age	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
Women's 50m butterfly
25-29	26.31		Claire Donahue		South Florida Aquatic Club Masters	12 January 89		12 October 2015	Rowdy Gaines Masters Classic	Orlando, Florida
30-34
35-39
40-44	28.19		Erika Braun		North Carolina Masters		41	17 March 2013	Albatross Open	North Bethesda, United States	^[169]
45-49
50-54	29.54	†	Leslie Livingston		Patriot Masters		51	25 March 2012	Albatross Open	Bethesda, Maryland	^[170]
55-59	31.13	=	Laura Val		Tamalpais Aquatic Masters		58	2009
	31.13	=	Tracy Granger				55	7 December 2013	Southern Pacific Masters Championships	Commerce, California
60-64	33.30		Charlotte Davis		Pacific Northwest		60	4 December 2010	Southern Pacific Masters Regional Championships	Long Beach, California
65-69	34.53		Diann Uustal		Georgia Masters			13 October 2013	Rowdy Gaines Masters Classic	Orlando, Florida	^[171]
70-74
75-79
80-84
85-89
90-94
95-99
100-104
Women's 100m butterfly
25-29	59.16		Claire Donahue		South Florida Aquatic Club Masters	12 January 89		12 October 2015	Rowdy Gaines Masters Classic	Orlando, Florida
30-34	1:00.11		Mette Jacobsen
35-39
40-44
45-49	1:03.47		Susan von der Lippe		Colorado Masters	5 July 1965		20 November 2010	Ron Johnson Invitational	Tempe, Arizona	^[172]
50-54	1:06.92		Karlyn Pipes-Neilsen		Boulogne-Billancourt Aquatic Club			9 March 2012	French Masters Championships	Angers, France
55-59	1:08.15		Karlyn Pipes			18 March 1962		21 January 2017	Open Dutch Masters Championships	Maastricht, Netherlands
60-64	1:11.47		Laura Val		Tamalpais Aquatic Masters		62	8 December 2013	Southern Pacific Masters Championships	Commerce, California
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85-89
90-94
95-99
100-104
Women's 200m butterfly
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64	2:41.25		Laura Val		Tamalpais Aquatic Masters			4 December 2011	Southern Pacific Masters Championships	Long Beach, California
65-69	3:15.63		Carolyn Boak		Woodlands Masters			10 November 2012	November Classic	The Woodlands, Texas	^[173]
70-74
75-79
80-84
85-89
90-94
95-99
100-104

Individual medley

Age group	Record		Athlete	Nationality	Club	Birthdate	Age	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
Women's 100m individual medley
25-29	1:02.89		Megan Jendrick		Pacific Northwest Aquatics	15 January 1984		15 February 2011	EBSC Swim Classic	Vancouver, Canada
30-34
35-39
40-44	1:04.19		Lisa Blackburn		South Florida			10 October 2015	Rowdy Gaines Masters Classic	Orlando, Florida
45-49
50-54	1:08.28		Karlyn Pipes-Neilsen		Boulogne-Billancourt Aquatic Club			9 March 2012	French Masters Championships	Angers, France
55-59	1:09.08		Karlyn Pipes			18 March 1962		21 January 2017	Open Dutch Masters Championships	Maastricht, Netherlands
60-64	1:16.37		Laura Val		Tamalpais Aquatic Masters			4 December 2011	Southern Pacific Masters Championships	Long Beach, California
65-69	1:20.86		Diann Uustal		Maine Masters		65	11 December 2011	New England Championships	Boston
70-74
75-79
80-84
85-89	2:09.72		Jean Troy		Florida Maverick Masters			14 October 2012	Rowdy Gaines Masters Classic	Orlando, Florida
90-94	2:09.47		Jane Asher		King’s Cormorants	20 March 1931		29 October 2022	Swim England Masters National Championships	Sheffield, United Kingdom	^[174]
95-99
100-104
Women's 200m individual medley
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44	2:19.83
45-49
50-54	2:28.62		Ellen Reynolds		Sawtooth Masters		50	28 September 2014	LaCamas Headhunters Classic	Camas, Washington
55-59	2:31.04		Karlyn Pipes			18 March 1962		28 January 2017	French National Team Championships	Cholet, France
60-64	2:41.53		Laura Val		Tamalpais Aquatic Masters		62	6 December 2013	Southern Pacific Masters Championships	Commerce, California
65-69	3:04.22		Carolyn Boak		Woodlands Masters Swim Team			4 December 2010	South Central Regional SCM Championships	San Antonio, Texas	^[175]
70-74
75-79
80-84
85-89
90-94
95-99
100-104
Women's 400m individual medley
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54	5:10.96		Ellen Reynolds		Sawtooth Masters		50	27 September 2014	LaCamas Headhunters Classic	Camas, Washington
55-59
60-64	5:57.70		Charlotte Davis		Pacific Northwest		60	5 December 2010	Southern Pacific Masters Regional Championships	Long Beach, California
65-69	6:31.71		Carolyn Boak		Woodlands Masters Swim Team			5 December 2010	South Central Regional SCM Championships	San Antonio, Texas
70-74
75-79
80-84
85-89	10:13.73		Jean Troy		Florida Maverick Masters			13 October 2012	Rowdy Gaines Masters Classic	Orlando, Florida
90-94
95-99
100-104

Relay

Age group	Record		Athlete	Nationality	Club	Birthdate	Age	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
Women's 4×50m freestyle
100-119
120-159
160-199	1:48.08		Sue Walsh (28.02) Jennifer Stringer (26.79) Alicia Uhl (27.27) Erika Braun (26.00)		North Carolina Masters	1962	51 37 36 40	9 November 2013	North Carolina Masters State Championships	Charlotte, North Carolina	^[176]
200-239	1:55.60		Lynn Morrison Kristin Henderson Maureen Rea Stephanie Stone		Texas Lonestars			8 November 2015	November Classic	Shenandoah, Texas
240-279	1:59.66		Lynn Morrison (31.39) Heidi Ernst (28.87) Jacki Hirsty (30.79) Kristin Henderson (28.61)		Texas Lonestars			7 November 2015	November Classic	Shenandoah, Texas
280-319
320-359
360-399
Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle
100-119	4:04.38		Kelsey Wilson (1:01.55) Kelsey Roggensack (1:01.78) Ildiko Szekely (1:01.59) Elizabeth Mancuso (59.46)		Boston University Masters		22 24 35 29	13 December 2014	New England Masters Championships	Boston
120-159
160-199
200-239	4:33.91		Osborn Murphy O'Brien Curran		Walnut Creek Masters			18 October 2011	Pacific Masters Championships	Walnut Creek, United States
240-279	4:38.25		Lynn Morrison (1:08.19) Jacki Hirsty (1:09.75) Heidi Ernst (1:15.20) Kristin Henderson (1:05.11)		Texas Lonestars			8 November 2015	November Classic	Shenandoah, Texas
280-319
320-359
360-399
Women's 4 × 200 m freestyle
100-119
120-159
160-199
200-239	9:29.43		Hibben Ciraulo Dodd Stebbins		UCLA Bruins			7 December 2013	Southern Pacific Masters Championships	Commerce, California
240-279	10:25.22		Kristin Henderson (2:29.51) Lynn Morrison (2:39.23) Heidi Ernst (2:42.21) Jacki Hirsty (2:34.27)		Texas Lonestars			7 November 2015	November Classic	Shenandoah, Texas
280-319
320-359
360-399
Women's 4×50m medley
100-119
120-159
160-199
200-239
240-279	2:29.05		Maureen Hughes Danielle Ogier Pat Sargeant Jeannie Mitchell		Gold Coast Masters			18 October 2011	Rowdy Gaines Masters Classic	Orlando, Florida
280-319
320-359
360-399
Women's 4 × 100m medley
100-119
120-159
160-199	4:36.25		Tracey McFarlane Brooke Bennett Danielle Chance Cathy Shonkwiler		Blue Frog Masters	20 July 1966 6 May 1980		14 October 2012	Rowdy Gaines Masters Classic	Orlando, Florida
200-239	4:48.61		Stephanie Stone (1:09.19) Maureen Rea (1:26.74) Mize (1:04.91) Lynn Morrison (1:07.77)		Texas Lonestars			8 November 2015	November Classic	Shenandoah, Texas
240-279
280-319	6:12.17		Helen Trippe Amanda Heath Esther Iseppi Diane Ford		Spencer			29 October 2022	Swim England Masters Championships	Sheffield, Great Britain
320-359
360-399

Mixed Relay

Age group	Record		Athlete	Nationality	Club	Birthdate	Age	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
Mixed 4×50m freestyle
100-119	1:38.76		Richard Knight Scott MacDougall Annie Brown Rebecca Guy		Bristol Henleaze			29 October 2023	Swim England Masters Championships	Sheffield, Great Britain	^[177]
120-159
160-199
200-239	1:46.08		Erika Braun Sue Walsh Jon Blank Jonathan Klein					28 March 2014	Albatross Meet	North Bethesda, United States
240-279
280-319
320-359
360-399
Mixed 4 × 100 m freestyle
100-119	3:44.84		Dorr Reilly Bishop Holsman		The Olympic Club			4 December 2011	Southern Pacific Masters Championships	Long Beach, California
120-159
160-199
200-239
240-279	4:07.34		Hubie Kerns Glenn Gruber Jim McConica Michael Blatt		Ventura County Masters			4 December 2011	Southern Pacific Masters Championships	Long Beach, California
280-319
320-359
360-399
Mixed 4 × 200 m freestyle
100-119	8:31.00		Tyler DeBerry Tim Gendler Meghan Bullock Erin Morrison		Ford Aquatics			24 November 2013	Ron Johnson Invitational	Tempe, Arizona
120-159	8:25.57		Cynthia Lewis Evan Kraus Amy Collins Dickie Fernandez		Novaquatics Masters			1 December 2012	Southern Pacific Championships	Long Beach, California
160-199
200-239	8:36.91		Liz Dillmann (2:11.86) David Sims (1:58.35) A. J. Block (2:22.08) Jim Tuchler (2:04.62)		Illinois Masters		50 53 54 50	11 October 2015	Urbana Masters Meet	Urbana, Illinois
240-279	9:09.49		Kerns Gruber McConica Blatt		Ventura County Masters			4 December 2011	Southern Pacific Masters Championships	Long Beach, California
280-319	12:33.48		Dale Webster Jackie Marr Gynt Clifford Bill Behun		San Diego Masters			5 December 2010	Southern Pacific Masters Regional Championships	Long Beach, California
320-359
360-399
Mixed 4×50m medley
100-119	4:05.65				DWK Team			January 2014
120-159	1:47.51		Noriko Inada (28.13) Jeff Commings Erin Campbell Jan Konarzewski		Phoenix Swim Club	27 July 1978		24 November 2013	Ron Johnson Invitational	Tempe, Arizona
160-199
200-239	1:57.65		Richard Abrahams Sheri Hart Danielle Chance Marc Middleton		Blue Frog Masters			14 October 2012	Rowdy Gaines Masters Classic	Orlando, Florida
240-279
280-319
320-359
360-399
Mixed 4 × 100 m medley
100-119
120-159	4:06.60		Noriko Inada (1:00.60) Jeff Commings Erin Campbell Jan Konarzewski		Phoenix Swim Club	27 July 1978		24 November 2013	Ron Johnson Invitational	Tempe, Arizona
160-199
200-239	4:23.63		Jim Tuchler (1:02.93) David Sims (1:10.46) A. J. Block (1:09.97) Liz Dillmann (1:00.27)		Illinois Masters		50 53 54 50	11 October 2015	Urbana Masters Meet	Urbana, Illinois
240-279
280-319
320-359	6:57.50		Webster Hoppe Williams Kimball		San Diego Masters			4 December 2011	Southern Pacific Masters Championships	Long Beach, California
360-399

References

General

• World Aquatics: Masters Long Course World Records 30 April 2024 updated
• World Aquatics: Masters Short Course World Records 30 April 2024 updated

Specific

External links

• Masters Rules on World Aquatics web site
• Masters All Time Top Ten - Long Course (1986-2022)
• Masters All Time Top Ten - Short Course (1986-2022)

Notes and References

1. Web site: FINA General Masters Rules. FINA. 13 June 2011. dead. 8 January 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110108061426/http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=357:general-mgr&catid=87:masters-rules&Itemid=184.
2. Roland Schoeman Blasts Through 50 Fly, 50 Free At Masters Meet. Swimming World Magazine. 13 July 2013. 7 August 2013.
3. Web site: Doug Martin – 2023 First Chance Invitational Results. USMS Event Results Database. 26 May 2023.
4. News: An Australian swimmer just smashed a world record at 99 years old. businessinsider.de. Alan Dawson. 2 March 2018. 5 March 2018. 5 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180305202843/http://www.businessinsider.de/george-corones-99-year-old-swimmer-smashes-world-record-2018-3?r=US&IR=T. dead.
5. Matt McGinnis, Bumpy Jones, Eduardo Marocco Break Records at Pan Ams. Swimming World Magazine. 7 June 2013. 11 June 2013.
6. Web site: Men's 200m Freestyle Results. microplustiming.com. 16 August 2017. 21 August 2017.
7. Seven World Records Tumbled Tuesday At Masters World Championships. Swimming World Magazine. 6 August 2014. 7 August 2014.
8. Dorothy Dickey, Fabio Calmasini Take Down FINA Masters World Records During Day 1. Swimming World Magazine. 10 August 2015. 11 August 2015.
9. Jim McConica, Richard Schroeder and Rich Saeger Break Five Masters World Records in Mission Viejo. Swimming World Magazine. 13 August 2012. 14 August 2012.
10. Three More Masters World Records For Jim McConica In Carlsbad. Swimming World Magazine. 20 June 2015. 21 June 2015.
11. David Radcliff, Willard Lamb Set Pool Ablaze in Oregon With Masters World Records. Swimming World Magazine. 2 June 2014. 4 June 2014. dead. 5 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140705190050/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/Masters/39368.asp?q=David-Radcliff,-Willard-Lamb-Set-Pool-Ablaze-in-Oregon-With-Masters-World-Records.
12. Masters World Records Continue to Tumble at U.S. Masters Swimming Nationals. Swimming World Magazine. 9 August 2013. 12 August 2013.
13. Web site: Men's 50m Backstroke Results. microplustiming.com. 19 August 2017. 23 August 2017.
14. FINA World Masters Championships: Jane Asher Lowers Second World Record as Meet Concludes. Swimming World Magazine. 16 June 2012. 17 June 2012.
15. Masters World Records Tumble at USMS Long Course Nationals. Swimming World Magazine. 6 August 2011. 7 August 2011.
16. Marriott USMS Summer Nationals: 14 USMS, 10 World Records Fall on Day Three. Swimming World Magazine. 7 July 2012. 9 July 2012.
17. Richard Burns, Rita Simonton Each Break Two World Records At Masters Nationals. Swimming World Magazine. 11 August 2013. 14 August 2013.
18. FINA World Masters Championships: Giurgiza Gabrilo Sets Third World Mark. Swimming World Magazine. 15 June 2012. 17 June 2012.
19. Web site: Men's 100m Backstroke Results. microplustiming.com. 19 August 2017. 23 August 2017.
20. Marriott USMS Summer Nationals: 15 More Records Toppled on Last Day of Meet. Swimming World Magazine. 8 July 2012. 12 July 2012.
21. Masters World Records Tumbled At Pacific Masters Championships. Swimming World Magazine. 16 July 2013. 23 July 2013.
22. FINA World Masters Championships: Six World Records Fall on Day Two. Swimming World Magazine. 11 June 2012. 12 June 2012.
23. Frederik Hviid Resets 200 Backstroke World Record at U.S. Masters Nationals. Swimming World Magazine. 16 August 2014. 20 August 2014.
24. Web site: Men's 200m Backstroke Results. microplustiming.com. 15 August 2017. 21 August 2017.
25. Bela Banki Horvath Breaks 95-99 World Record During Day 2 of 2015 FINA World Masters Championships. Swimming World Magazine. 11 August 2015. 12 August 2015.
26. Web site: Men's 50m Breaststroke Results. microplustiming.com. 20 August 2017. 24 August 2017.
27. Czech's Jan Ziegler Posts Barrier-Breaking World Record in 90-94 Division at 2015 FINA World Masters Championships. Swimming World Magazine. 13 August 2015. 14 August 2015.
28. Czech's Jan Ziegler Posts Barrier-Breaking World Record in 90-94 Division at 2015 FINA World Masters Championships. Swimming World Magazine. 13 August 2015. 14 August 2015.
29. Clark Burckle Leads World Record Assault at U.S. Masters Nationals. Swimming World Magazine. 8 August 2013. 12 August 2013.
30. Fran Crippen Memorial Swim Meet of Champions: Several Meet Records Fall on Final Night. Swimming World Magazine. 26 June 2011. 27 June 2011.
31. Rick Colella, David Quiggin Shine On Day Three Of U.S. Masters Nationals. Swimming World Magazine. 15 August 2014. 20 August 2014.
32. David Guthrie Lowers 100 Breast Masters World Record In College Station. Swimming World Magazine. 22 July 2015. 23 July 2015.
33. Frederik Hviid, Kenneth Frost Set World Records At FINA Masters World Championships. Swimming World Magazine. 4 August 2014. 7 August 2014.
34. Web site: Men's 100m Breaststroke Results. microplustiming.com. 15 August 2017. 21 August 2017.
35. Three World Records Set on Day Four of U.S. Masters Swimming Nationals. Swimming World Magazine. 10 August 2013. 14 August 2013.
36. Fran Crippen Memorial Swim Meet of Champions: Yuliya Efimova Smokes 200 Breast; Steve West Becomes Oldest American Male to Ever Qualify for Olympic Trials. Swimming World Magazine. 25 June 2011. 27 June 2011.
37. Steve West, 43, Nearly Gets Olympic Trials Cuts, Breaks Masters World Record. Swimming World Magazine. 13 July 2015. 13 July 2015.
38. Web site: Men's 200m Breastroke Heats Results. socalswim.org. 22 June 2018. 26 July 2018.
39. David Guthrie Breaks Masters World Record Again in 200 Breast. Swimming World Magazine. 1 August 2013. 7 August 2013.
40. David Guthrie Resets Two Masters Breaststroke World Records. Swimming World Magazine. 13 July 2015. 13 July 2015.
41. Rick Colella Lowers National, World Records On Final Day Of USMS Long Course Nationals. Swimming World Magazine. 17 August 2014. 20 August 2014.
42. Thomas Maine, 90, Collects Five Masters World Records In One Month. Swimming World Magazine. 22 June 2015. 23 June 2015.
43. Ventura County Masters, Kohei Kawamoto Set Masters World Records In Mission Viejo. Swimming World Magazine. 18 August 2015. 21 August 2015.
44. Web site: Men's 50m Butterfly Results. microplustiming.com. 16 August 2017. 21 August 2017.
45. Hugo Bregman Breaks Three Masters World Records at the Open Dutch Masters Championships. Swimming World. 8 May 2018. 9 May 2018.
46. Erika Braun Sets Two Masters World Records on Day Four of Pan Am Champs. Swimming World Magazine. 8 June 2013. 11 June 2013.
47. Darian Townsend Celebrates U.S. Citizenship With 100 Fly Masters World Record. Swimming World Magazine. 27 July 2014. 28 July 2014.
48. Web site: Men's 100m Butterfly Results. microplustiming.com. 17 August 2017. 21 August 2017.
49. Laura Val, Karlyn Pipes-Neilsen Among World Record Breakers at Pacific Masters Championships. Swimming World Magazine. 13 August 2012. 14 August 2012.
50. Trio of Masters World Records Tumble at 2015 FINA World Masters Championships. Swimming World Magazine. 15 August 2015. 21 August 2015.
51. Adam Ritter Breaks Two Masters World Records, Including 21-Year-Old Standard. Swimming World Magazine. 16 July 2013. 19 July 2013. 5 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131105165125/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/Masters/35124.asp?q=Adam-Ritter-Breaks-Two-Masters-World-Records,-Including-21-Year-Old-Standard. dead.
52. Nicolas Granger Takes Masters World Record In 200 IM — Officially!. Swimming World Magazine. 25 July 2015. 26 July 2015.
53. Seven World Records Tumbled Tuesday At Masters World Championships. Swimming World Magazine. 7 August 2014. 7 August 2014.
54. Web site: Men's 200m IM Results. microplustiming.com. 17 August 2017. 21 August 2017.
55. FINA rules stipulate that all swimmers must be at least 25 years old to break Masters world records
56. Russia-Based Club Neva Stars Dominates Relay Day With 5 World Records at 2015 FINA World Masters Championships. Swimming World Magazine. 14 August 2015. 14 August 2015.
57. Web site: Men's 4×50m Freestyle Relay Results. microplustiming.com. 18 August 2017. 22 August 2017.
58. Longhorn Aquatics Masters Break Two Relay World Records. Swimming World Magazine. 5 July 2011. 7 July 2011.
59. Individual and Relay Masters World Records Set in Arizona and Florida. Swimming World Magazine. 2011-06-14. 2011-06-14.
60. Tucson Ford Dealers Aquatics Sets Masters World Record In 800 Freestyle Relay. Swimming World Magazine. 7 June 2014. 8 June 2014.
61. Russia-Based Club Neva Stars Dominates Relay Day With 5 World Records at 2015 FINA World Masters Championships. Swimming World Magazine. 14 August 2015. 14 August 2015.
62. Web site: Men's 4×50m Medley Relay Results. microplustiming.com. 18 August 2017. 22 August 2017.
63. Longhorn Aquatics Masters Break Two Relay World Records. Swimming World Magazine. 5 July 2011. 6 July 2011.
64. Web site: Individual and Relay Masters World Records Set in Arizona and Florida. 14 September 2022. 14 September 2022.
65. Sarasota Men Set Masters 400 Medley Relay World Record. Swimming World Magazine. 15 June 2016. 15 June 2016.
66. Since FINA began recognizing world records in the 400 and 800 relays last year, some U.S. Masters Swimming national records are faster than the existing world records. That is the case in this event, as the USMS record stands at 7:34.79, by Coast Masters in 1998
67. Laura Val, Ann Hirsch and Alameda Aquatic Masters Set World Records At Pacific Masters Championships. Swimming World Magazine. 11 July 2011. 11 July 2011.
68. Czech's Jan Ziegler Posts Barrier-Breaking World Record in 90-94 Division at 2015 FINA World Masters Championships. Swimming World Magazine. 13 August 2015. 14 August 2015.
69. Czech's Jan Ziegler Posts Barrier-Breaking World Record in 90-94 Division at 2015 FINA World Masters Championships. Swimming World Magazine. 13 August 2015. 14 August 2015.
70. FINA World Masters Championships: Ten World Records Fall on Days Three and Four. Swimming World Magazine. 13 June 2012. 14 June 2012.
71. Six Masters World Records Broken at Bumpy Jones Classic. Swimming World. 21 June 2017. 22 June 2017.
72. Bela Banki Horvath Breaks 95-99 World Record During Day 2 of 2015 FINA World Masters Championships. Swimming World Magazine. 11 August 2015. 12 August 2015.
73. Web site: Women's 100m Freestyle Results. microplustiming.com. 15 August 2017. 21 August 2017.
74. News: More than 50 world, European and British records broken at Masters Championships. swimming.org. 20 June 2022. 22 January 2023.
75. Sanderina Kruger Among World-Record Breakers on Day 3 of 2015 FINA World Masters Championships. Swimming World Magazine. 12 August 2015. 13 August 2015.
76. Janet Evans Lowers Masters World Record in 400 Freestyle. Swimming World Magazine. 14 August 2011. 18 August 2011.
77. Web site: From Amsterdam’s canals to pools of B.C.: At 99, competitive swimmer Betty Brussel is smashing records. theglobeandmail.com. Marty Klinkenberg. 22 January 2024. 23 January 2024.
78. Updated: Janet Evans Downs Pair of FINA Masters World Records in Eponymous Comeback Meet Rules Say She's 40. Swimming World Magazine. 21 June 2011. 22 June 2011.
79. Web site: Women's 800m Freestyle Results. microplustiming.com. 14 August 2017. 21 August 2017.
80. Heidi George Sets 1500 Free Masters World Record at USMS Nationals. Swimming World Magazine. 13 August 2014. 20 August 2014.
81. Web site: Women's 50m Backstroke Results. microplustiming.com. 20 August 2017. 23 August 2017.
82. Web site: From Amsterdam’s canals to pools of B.C.: At 99, competitive swimmer Betty Brussel is smashing records. theglobeandmail.com. Marty Klinkenberg. 22 January 2024. 23 January 2024.
83. Web site: Women's 100m Backstroke Results. microplustiming.com. 19 August 2017. 22 August 2017.
84. Marriott USMS Summer Nationals: 15 More Records Toppled on Last Day of Meet. Swimming World Magazine. 8 July 2012. 9 July 2012.
85. News: Masters World Records: The 11 Records That Remain From the 20th Century. Swimming World. Dan D'Addona. 21 January 2021. 13 April 2021.
86. Marriott USMS Summer Nationals: 17 USMS, World Records Eclipsed on Day Two. Swimming World Magazine. 6 July 2012. 7 July 2012.
87. Web site: Women's 50m Breaststroke Results. microplustiming.com. 20 August 2017. 24 August 2017.
88. Web site: From Amsterdam’s canals to pools of B.C.: At 99, competitive swimmer Betty Brussel is smashing records. theglobeandmail.com. Marty Klinkenberg. 22 January 2024. 23 January 2024.
89. Web site: FINA Masters Long Course Records. FINA. 31 October 2022. 22 January 2023.
90. Australian Jenny Whiteley Shatters Three Masters Breaststroke World Records. Swimming World Magazine. 6 May 2013. 7 May 2013.
91. Sanderina Kruger Among World-Record Breakers on Day 3 of 2015 FINA World Masters Championships. Swimming World Magazine. 12 August 2015. 13 August 2015.
92. Czech's Jan Ziegler Posts Barrier-Breaking World Record in 90-94 Division at 2015 FINA World Masters Championships. Swimming World Magazine. 13 August 2015. 14 August 2015.
93. Web site: Women's 200m IM Results. microplustiming.com. 17 August 2017. 21 August 2017.
94. Jean Troy Lowers 200 IM World Record on Day 7 of Pan Am Masters Swim Champs. Swimming World Magazine. 11 June 2013. 11 June 2013.
95. Russia-Based Club Neva Stars Dominates Relay Day With 5 World Records at 2015 FINA World Masters Championships. Swimming World Magazine. 14 August 2015. 14 August 2015.
96. Russia-Based Club Neva Stars Dominates Relay Day With 5 World Records at 2015 FINA World Masters Championships. Swimming World Magazine. 14 August 2015. 14 August 2015.
97. Relay Day At Masters World Championships Produces Three World Records. Swimming World Magazine. 8 August 2014. 9 August 2014.
98. Web site: Women's 4×50m Freestyle Relay Results. microplustiming.com. 18 August 2017. 22 August 2017.
99. News: 2013 Canadian Masters Swimming Championships Day 3 Results. https://archive.today/20130628045642/http://cmsc2013.ca/info/results/130517F035.htm. dead. 28 June 2013. Canadian Masters Swimming Championships. 19 May 2013. 19 May 2013.
100. Five Masters World Records Smashed At Bumpy Jones Classic. Swimming World Magazine. 15 June 2015. 16 June 2015.
101. South African Masters Swimmers Break Four World Records In Johannesburg. Swimming World Magazine. 23 March 2015. 23 March 2015.
102. Olympians Erika Stebbins and Matt Biondi Help Teams Break Masters Relay World Records. Swimming World Magazine. 7 July 2014. 8 July 2014.
103. Russia-Based Club Neva Stars Dominates Relay Day With 5 World Records at 2015 FINA World Masters Championships. Swimming World Magazine. 14 August 2015. 14 August 2015.
104. Russia-Based Club Neva Stars Dominates Relay Day With 5 World Records at 2015 FINA World Masters Championships. Swimming World Magazine. 14 August 2015. 14 August 2015.
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108. Missouri Valley Masters Breaks World Record in 800 Free Relay. Swimming World Magazine. 11 March 2013. 11 March 2003.
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116. He's Back! Jeff Farrell Breaks WR — Sixty-Seven Years After his First WR. Swimming World. 26 December 2017. 27 December 2017.
117. Jaring Timmerman Becomes First 105-Year-Old Masters Swimmer in History. Swimming World Magazine. 25 January 2014. 29 January 2014.
118. Cesar Cielo Among Among Four Masters World Record Setters at Ron Johnson Invitational. Swimming World Magazine. 16 November 2014. 18 November 2014.
119. Cesar Cielo and Darian Townsend Break Records In Masters Meet Held In Honor Of Former Swimmer. Swimming World Magazine. 27 September 2014. 3 October 2014.
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122. Nine Masters World Records Broken At Canadian Short Course Nationals. Swimming World Magazine. 19 May 2015. 22 May 2015.
123. David Radcliff, Ellen Reynolds and Willard Lamb Shatter Masters World Records In Washington State. Swimming World Magazine. 30 September 2014. 3 October 2014.
124. Darian Townsend Makes Masters Swimming Debut With Five Short Course Meters World Records. Swimming World Magazine. 3 November 2013. 4 November 2013.
125. Swimmers Rewrite Masters World Record List in Florida, California. Swimming World Magazine. 18 October 2011. 19 October 2011.
126. Four World Records Fall At Rowdy Gaines Masters Classic, Including Two Historic Relays. Swimming World Magazine. 13 October 2014. 15 October 2014.
127. Nicolas Granger Notches Three Masters World Records In France. Swimming World Magazine. 29 March 2015. 29 March 2015.
128. Jack Groselle Sets Short Course Masters World Record In Michigan. Swimming World Magazine. 7 February 2014. 7 February 2014.
129. Jim McConica Employs Negative-Split Strategy To Break Three Masters World Records. Swimming World Magazine. 6 April 2015. 6 April 2015.
130. Hubie Kerns, Glenn Gruber, Willard Lamb and David Radcliff Set Masters World Records in Oregon. Swimming World Magazine. 11 March 2014. 12 March 2014.
131. Masters Swimmers Break World Records in California, Texas. Swimming World Magazine. 6 December 2011. 7 December 2011.
132. Fritz Bedford Takes Down Two Backstroke Masters World Records. Swimming World Magazine. 26 October 2015. 31 October 2015.
133. Laura Val Getting Better With Age; 6 More FINA Masters World Records. Swimming World Magazine. 10 December 2013. 11 December 2013.
134. Fritz Bedford, David Russell Set Masters World Records in New England. Swimming World Magazine. 17 December 2013. 18 December 2013.
135. Fritz Bedford Breaks Masters World Record in Vermont. Swimming World. 23 October 2018. 22 December 2018.
136. David Sims, Tim Shead, Karlyn Pipes Break Masters World Records in Boston. Swimming World Magazine. 10 December 2012. 11 December 2012.
137. SPMS Masters Swimming Championships Tradition Continues With Nine World Records. Swimming World Magazine. 8 December 2014. 12 December 2014.
138. Masters World Records Fall At Ron Johnson Invitational. Swimming World Magazine. 2 November 2015. 15 November 2015.
139. David Guthrie, Texas Lonestars Take Down Masters World Records In Texas. Swimming World Magazine. 11 November 2015. 14 November 2015.
140. Two World Records Erased at Pacific Masters Championships. Swimming World Magazine. 14 October 2013. 16 October 2013.
141. Darian Townsend Leads Masters World Record Charge at Ron Johnson Invitational. Swimming World Magazine. 24 November 2013. 25 November 2013.
142. Two Masters World Records Set at Swedish Short Course Championships. Swimming World Magazine. 2011-03-24. 2011-03-24.
143. World Records Fall at Swedish Masters Nationals. Swimming World Magazine. 19 March 2013. 20 March 2013.
144. Donald Graham Posts 50 Fly Masters World Record; SwimMAC Team Elite Puts On Show. Swimming World Magazine. 5 November 2014. 6 November 2014.
145. Nicolas Granger Takes Down Two Masters World Records in Paris. Swimming World Magazine. 7 April 2014. 7 April 2014.
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148. Fourteen World Records Highlight Competition at Rowdy Gaines Masters Classic. Swimming World Magazine. 15 October 2012. 15 October 2012.
149. More FINA Masters World Records News From SPMA Invite. Swimming World Magazine. 11 December 2013. 12 December 2013.
150. Sarasota YMCA Masters Reclaim 800 Free Relay World Record. Swimming World Magazine. 9 November 2015. 15 November 2015.
151. David Guthrie, Longhorn Masters, Masters of South Texas Break World Records in San Antonio. Swimming World Magazine. 4 December 2012. 4 December 2012.
152. Michigan Masters Take Down Men's 400 Medley Relay World Record. Swimming World. 21 March 2017. 22 March 2017.
153. Masters World Records Tumble in Maryland, Michigan and Sweden. Swimming World Magazine. 28 March 2014. 28 March 2014.
154. Diann O'Mara, Leslie Livingston Set Individual Masters World Records. Swimming World Magazine. 12 December 2011. 12 December 2011.
155. David Radcliff, Ellen Reynolds and Willard Lamb Shatter Masters World Records In Washington State. Swimming World Magazine. 30 September 2014. 4 October 2014.
156. Karlyn Pipes Breaks Six FINA Masters World Records in Europe. Swimming World. 27 February 2017. 5 March 2017.
157. Masters Swimmers Break World Records in California, Texas. Swimming World Magazine. 6 December 2011. 6 December 2011.
158. Laura Val Breaks 4 Masters World Records In One Race. Swimming World Magazine. 4 February 2016. 7 February 2016.
159. Swimmers Rewrite Masters World Record List in Florida, California. Swimming World Magazine. 18 October 2011. 26 October 2011.
160. Laura Val Breaks Six Masters World Records in One Race. Swimming World Magazine. 2011-01-18. 2011-01-20.
161. Mieko Nagoaka, 100, Becomes Oldest Person To Race 1500 Meters. Swimming World Magazine. 6 April 2015. 6 April 2015.
162. Leslie Livingston Smashes Three Masters World Records. Swimming World Magazine. 2011-03-21. 2011-03-22.
163. Karlyn Pipes-Neilsen Breaks Three Masters World Records in France. Swimming World Magazine. 15 March 2012. 15 March 2012.
164. News: Megan Jendrick Breaks Masters World Record in 50 Breaststroke. SwimmingWorldMagazine. 2010-11-23. 2010-11-23.
165. Megan Jendrick Breaks Three Masters World Records in Vancouver. Swimming World Magazine. 2011-02-15. 2011-02-15.
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168. News: Nineteen new records round off day two at the Masters Nationals. swimming.org. 29 October 2022. 22 January 2023.
169. Erika Braun, Leslie Livingston, North Carolina Masters Break World Records. Swimming World Magazine. 18 March 2013. 19 March 2013.
170. Leslie Livingston Breaks Masters World Record in Maryland. Swimming World Magazine. 26 March 2012. 26 March 2012.
171. Adam Ritter Breaks Second-Oldest Masters Swimming World Record at Rowdy Gaines Masters Classic. Swimming World Magazine. 14 October 2013. 16 October 2013.
172. Susan von der Lippe, David Guthrie and Mesa Aquatics Set Masters World Records at Ron Johnson Invitational. Swimming World Magazine. 2010-11-22. 2010-11-23.
173. Three Masters World Records Broken in Texas. Swimming World Magazine. 14 November 2012. 15 November 2012.
174. News: Jane Asher breaks her own world record by narrowest of margins in Sheffield. swimming.org. 29 October 2022. 28 January 2023.
175. Carolyn Boak and David Guthrie Break Masters World Records in San Antonio. Swimming World Magazine. 2010-12-08. 2010-12-10.
176. Olympian Sue Walsh, Trials Qualifier Erika Braun Help Set Masters Relay World Record. Swimming World Magazine. 11 November 2013. 13 November 2013.
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