The European records in swimming are the fastest times ever swum by a swimmer representing a member federation of the European Aquatics (formerly known as LEN), Europe's governing body of swimming.
Records can be set in long course (50 metres) or short course (25 metres) swimming pools, with records currently recorded in the following events for both men and women.
- Freestyle: 50 m, 100 m, 200 m, 400 m, 800 m, 1500 m
- Backstroke: 50 m, 100 m, 200 m
- Breaststroke: 50 m, 100 m, 200 m
- Butterfly: 50 m, 100 m, 200 m
- Individual medley: 100 m (short course only), 200 m, 400 m
- Relays: 4×50 m freestyle (short course only), 4 × 100 m freestyle, 4 × 200 m freestyle, 4×50 m medley (short course only), 4 × 100 m medley
The ratification process and involves submission of an application by the national federation to European Aquatics detailing the name(s) of the swimmer, time swum, date and location of the swim, names of officials and the swimsuit model worn. Upon ratification, the records appear on the official records listing. Records marked with a hash (#) are currently awaiting ratification by European Aquatics or have been obtained since the last version of the official lists. All records were achieved in finals unless otherwise specified.
Long course (50 m)
Men
| Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | 20.94 | Frédérick Bousquet | France | 26 April 2009 | French Championships | Montpellier, France | (video) | |
| 100 m freestyle | 46.86 | David Popovici | Romania | 13 August 2022 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | (video) | |
| 100 m freestyle | 46.51 | # | David Popovici | Romania | 31 July 2025 | World Championships | Singapore, Singapore | |
| 200 m freestyle | 1:42.00 | WR | Paul Biedermann | Germany | 28 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | (video) |
| 400 m freestyle | 3:39.96 | WR | Lukas Märtens | Germany | 12 April 2025 | Swim Open Stockholm | Stockholm, Sweden | |
| 800 m freestyle | 7:38.12 | Sven Schwarz | Germany | 2 May 2025 | German Championships | Berlin, Germany | ||
| 1500 m freestyle | 14:32.80 | Gregorio Paltrinieri | Italy | 25 June 2022 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | ||
| 50m backstroke | 23.55 | sf, WR | Kliment Kolesnikov | Russia | 27 July 2023 | Russian Cup | Kazan, Russia | |
| 100m backstroke | 51.60 | WR | Thomas Ceccon | Italy | 20 June 2022 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | |
| 200m backstroke | 1:53.23 | Evgeny Rylov | Russia | 8 April 2021 | Russian Championships | Kazan, Russia | (video) | |
| 200m backstroke | 1:53.19 | # | Hubert Kós | Hungary | 1 August 2025 | World Championships | Singapore, Singapore | |
| 50m breaststroke | 25.95 | sf, WR | Adam Peaty | Great Britain | 25 July 2017 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | |
| 100m breaststroke | 56.88 | sf, WR | Adam Peaty | Great Britain | 21 July 2019 | World Championships | Gwangju, South Korea | |
| 200m breaststroke | 2:05.85 | Léon Marchand | France | 31 July 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | ||
| 50m butterfly | 22.27 | WR | Andriy Govorov | Ukraine | 1 July 2018 | Sette Colli Trophy | Rome, Italy | |
| 100m butterfly | 49.68 | Kristóf Milák | Hungary | 31 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | ||
| 100m butterfly | 49.62 | # | Maxime Grousset | France | 2 August 2025 | World Championships | Singapore, Singapore | |
| 200m butterfly | 1:50.34 | WR | Kristóf Milák | Hungary | 21 June 2022 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | |
| 200m individual medley | 1:52.69 | sf, WR | Léon Marchand | France | 30 July 2025 | World Championships | Singapore, Singapore | |
| 400m individual medley | 4:02.50 | WR | Léon Marchand | France | 23 July 2023 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | |
| 4×100m freestyle relay | 3:08.32 |
| France | 11 August 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | ||
| 4×200m freestyle relay | 6:58.58 |
| Great Britain | 28 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | ||
| 4×100m medley relay | 3:27.51 | = |
| Great Britain | 1 August 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 4×100m medley relay | 3:27.51 | = |
| Italy | 25 June 2022 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | |
| 4×100m medley relay | 3:26.93 | # |
| Russia | 3 August 2025 | World Championships | Singapore, Singapore |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by European Aquatics; WR – World record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
Women
| Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50m freestyle | 23.61 | sf, WR | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden | 29 July 2023 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | |
| 100m freestyle | 51.71 | r, WR | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden | 23 July 2017 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | |
| 200m freestyle | 1:52.98 | Federica Pellegrini | Italy | 29 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | ||
| 400m freestyle | 3:59.15 | Federica Pellegrini | Italy | 26 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | ||
| 800m freestyle | 8:14.10 | Rebecca Adlington | Great Britain | 16 August 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | ||
| 800m freestyle | 8:12.81 | # | Simona Quadarella | Italy | 2 August 2025 | World Championships | Singapore, Singapore | |
| 1500m freestyle | 15:38.88 | Lotte Friis | Denmark | 30 July 2013 | World Championships | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| 1500m freestyle | 15:31.79 | # | Simona Quadarella | Italy | 29 July 2025 | World Championships | Singapore, Singapore | |
| 50m backstroke | 27.10 | Kira Toussaint | Netherlands | 10 April 2021 | Eindhoven Qualification Meet | Eindhoven, Netherlands | [1] | |
| 100m backstroke | 58.08 | r | Kathleen Dawson | Great Britain | 23 May 2021 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | |
| 200m backstroke | 2:04.94 | Anastasia Zuyeva | Russia | 1 August 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | ||
| 50m breaststroke | 29.16 | WR | Rūta Meilutytė | Lithuania | 30 July 2023 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | |
| 100m breaststroke | 1:04.35 | sf | Rūta Meilutytė | Lithuania | 29 July 2013 | World Championships | Barcelona, Spain | |
| 200m breaststroke | 2:17.55 | WR | Evgeniia Chikunova | Russia | 21 April 2023 | Russian Championships | Kazan, Russia | |
| 50m butterfly | 24.43 | WR | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden | 5 July 2014 | Swedish Championships | Borås, Sweden | |
| 100m butterfly | 55.48 | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden | 7 August 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| 200m butterfly | 2:04.27 | sf | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 29 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | |
| 200m individual medley | 2:06.12 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 3 August 2015 | World Championships | Kazan, Russia | ||
| 400m individual medley | 4:26.36 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 6 August 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| 4×100m freestyle relay | 3:31.72 |
| Netherlands | 26 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | ||
| 4×200m freestyle relay | 7:45.51 |
| Great Britain | 30 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | ||
| 4×100m medley relay | 3:53.38 |
| Russia | 30 July 2017 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by European Aquatics; WR – World record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
Mixed relay
| Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | 3:21.68 |
| Great Britain | 29 July 2023 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | ||
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | 3:19.68 | # |
| Russia | 2 August 2025 | World Championships | Singapore, Singapore | |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay | 7:22.33 | standard | ||||||
| 4×100 m medley relay | 3:37.58 |
| Great Britain | 31 July 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by European Aquatics; WR – World record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat
Records not set in finals: h – heat
Short course (25 m)
Men
| Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50m freestyle | 20.18 | Benjamin Proud | Great Britain | 7 December 2023 | European Championships | Otopeni, Romania | ||
| 100m freestyle | 44.94 | Amaury Leveaux | France | 13 December 2008 | European Championships | Rijeka, Croatia | ||
| 200m freestyle | 1:39.37 | Paul Biedermann | Germany | 15 November 2009 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | ||
| 400m freestyle | 3:32.25 | WR | Yannick Agnel | France | 15 November 2012 | French Nationals | Angers, France | |
| 800m freestyle | 7:20.46 | WR | Daniel Wiffen | Ireland | 10 December 2023 | European Championships | Otopeni, Romania | |
| 1500m freestyle | 14:06.88 | WR | Florian Wellbrock | Germany | 21 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
| 50m backstroke | 22.11 | WR | Kliment Kolesnikov | Russia | 23 November 2022 | Solidarity Games | Kazan, Russia | |
| 100m backstroke | 48.58 | r | Kliment Kolesnikov | Russia | 21 November 2020 | International Swimming League | Budapest, Hungary | |
| 100m backstroke | 48.16 | WR, # | Hubert Kós | Hungary | 25 October 2025 | World Cup | Toronto, Canada | |
| 200m backstroke | 1:46.11 | Arkady Vyatchanin | Russia | 15 November 2009 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | ||
| 200m backstroke | 1:45.12 | WR, # | Hubert Kós | Hungary | 23 October 2025 | World Cup | Toronto, Canada | |
| 50m breaststroke | 24.95 | WR | Emre Sakçı | Turkey | 27 December 2021 | Turkish Championships | Gaziantep, Turkey | |
| 100m breaststroke | 55.28 | WR | Ilya Shymanovich | Belarus | 26 November 2021 | International Swimming League | Eindhoven, Netherlands | |
| 200m breaststroke | 2:00.16 | Kirill Prigoda | Russia | 13 December 2018 | World Championships | Hangzhou, China | ||
| 200m breaststroke | 1:59.52 | WR, # | Caspar Corbeau | Netherlands | 25 October 2025 | World Cup | Toronto, Canada | |
| 50m butterfly | 21.32 | WR | Noè Ponti | Switzerland | 11 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | |
| 100m butterfly | 47.71 | Noè Ponti | Switzerland | 14 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | ||
| 200m butterfly | 1:48.64 | Alberto Razzetti | Italy | 12 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | ||
| 100m individual medley | 49.92 | Léon Marchand | France | 31 October 2024 | World Cup | Singapore, Singapore | ||
| 200m individual medley | 1:48.88 | WR | Léon Marchand | France | 1 November 2024 | World Cup | Singapore, Singapore | |
| 400m individual medley | 3:56.47 | Ilya Borodin | Russia | 20 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | ||
| 4×50m freestyle relay | 1:20.77 | [WB] |
| France | 14 December 2008 | European Championships | Rijeka, Croatia | |
| 4×100m freestyle relay | 3:02.75 |
| Italy | 13 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | ||
| 4×200m freestyle relay | 6:46.84 |
| Russia | 14 December 2018 | World Championships | Hangzhou, China | ||
| 4×50m medley relay | 1:29.72 | WR |
| Italy | 17 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | |
| 4×100m medley relay | 3:19.06 |
| Italy | 18 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | ||
| 4×100m medley relay | 3:18.68 | WR, # |
| Russia | 15 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by European Aquatics; WR – World record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
Women
| Event | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50m freestyle | 22.93 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | Netherlands | 7 August 2017 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | ||
| 100m freestyle | 50.58 | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden | 11 August 2017 | World Cup | Eindhoven, Netherlands | ||
| 100m freestyle | 50.42 | # | Marrit Steenbergen | Netherlands | 6 December 2025 | European Championships | Lublin, Poland | |
| 200m freestyle | 1:50.43 | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden | 12 August 2017 | World Cup | Eindhoven, Netherlands | ||
| 200m freestyle | 1:50.33 | # | Marrit Steenbergen | Netherlands | 4 December 2025 | European Championships | Lublin, Poland | |
| 400m freestyle | 3:54.52 | Mireia Belmonte | Spain | 11 August 2013 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | ||
| 400m freestyle | 3:54.33 | # | Isabel Gose | Germany | 2 December 2025 | European Championships | Lublin, Poland | |
| 800m freestyle | 7:59.34 | Mireia Belmonte | Spain | 10 August 2013 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | ||
| 1500m freestyle | 15:18.01 | Sarah Köhler | Germany | 16 November 2019 | German Championships | Berlin, Germany | ||
| 50m backstroke | 25.60 | =, not ratified or later rescinded | Kira Toussaint | Netherlands | 14 November 2020 | International Swimming League | Budapest, Hungary | |
| 50m backstroke | 25.60 | = | Kira Toussaint | Netherlands | 18 December 2020 | Amsterdam Christmas Meet | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
| 50m backstroke | 25.60 | =, not ratified | Maria Kameneva | Russia | 24 November 2022 | Solidarity Games | Kazan, Russia | |
| 50m backstroke | 25.47 | r, # | Marrit Steenbergen | Netherlands | 7 December 2025 | European Championships | Lublin, Poland | |
| 100m backstroke | 55.03 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 4 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | ||
| 200m backstroke | 1:59.23 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 5 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | ||
| 50m breaststroke | 28.37 | sf, WR | Rūta Meilutytė | Lithuania | 17 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | |
| 100m breaststroke | 1:02.36 | =WR | Rūta Meilutytė | Lithuania | 12 October 2013 | World Cup | Moscow, Russia | |
| 200m breaststroke | 2:14.70 | Evgeniia Chikunova | Russia | 25 November 2022 | Solidarity Games | Kazan, Russia | ||
| 200m breaststroke | 2:14.39 | X | Yulia Efimova | Russia | 13 December 2013 | European Championships | Herning, Denmark | |
| 50m butterfly | 24.38 | Therese Alshammar | Sweden | 22 November 2009 | World Cup | Singapore, Singapore | ||
| 100m butterfly | 54.61 | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden | 7 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | ||
| 200m butterfly | 1:59.61 | Mireia Belmonte | Spain | 3 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | ||
| 100m individual medley | 56.51 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 7 August 2017 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | ||
| 100m individual medley | 56.26 | # | Marrit Steenbergen | Netherlands | 4 December 2025 | European Championships | Lublin, Poland | |
| 200m individual medley | 2:01.86 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 6 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | ||
| 200m individual medley | 2:01.83 | # | Marrit Steenbergen | Netherlands | 6 December 2025 | European Championships | Lublin, Poland | |
| 400m individual medley | 4:18.94 | Mireia Belmonte | Spain | 12 August 2017 | World Cup | Eindhoven, Netherlands | ||
| 4×50m freestyle relay | 1:32.50 | tt, WR |
| Netherlands | 12 December 2020 | Wouda Cup | Eindhoven, Netherlands | |
| 4×100m freestyle relay | 3:26.53 |
| Netherlands | 5 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | ||
| 4×200m freestyle relay | 7:32.85 |
| Netherlands | 3 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | ||
| 4×50m medley relay | 1:42.38 | # |
| Sweden | 17 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
| 4×100m medley relay | 3:46.20 |
| Sweden | 21 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by European Aquatics; WR – World record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
Mixed relay
| Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×50 m freestyle relay | 1:27.33 | WR |
| France | 16 December 2022 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | |
| 4×50 m freestyle relay | 1:27.26 | WR, # |
| Italy | 4 December 2025 | European Championships | Lublin, Poland | |
| 4×50 m medley relay | 1:35.36 |
| Russia | 11 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | ||
| 4×100 m medley relay | 3:30.47 | WR, # |
| Russia | 14 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by European Aquatics; WR – World record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat
Records not set in finals: h – heat
Record holders' rankings
By nation
| Record tally | Nation | LC | SC | Total | LC | SC | Total | LC | SC | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Mixed | ||||||||
| 14 | Russia | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 12 | France | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 10 | Hungary | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |||
| 9 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 9 | Sweden | 4 | 5 | 9 | ||||||
| 9 | Great Britain | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 8 | Netherlands | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 5 | Germany | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 4 | Denmark | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| 4 | Spain | 4 | 4 | |||||||
| 3 | Lithuania | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| 2 | Ireland | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| 2 | Switzerland | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| 1 | Belarus | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 1 | Ukraine | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 1 | Greece | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 1 | Romania | 1 | 1 | |||||||
By athlete (men)
| European records | Name | Nationality | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Léon Marchand | France | 200 m individual medley LC 400 m individual medley LC 200 m breaststroke LC 100 m individual medley SC 200 m individual medley SC |
| 4 | Adam Peaty | Great Britain | 50 m breaststroke LC 100 m breaststroke LC 4 × 100 m medley relay LC 4 × 100 m mixed medley relay LC |
| 3 | Kliment Kolesnikov | Russia | 50 m backstroke LC 100 m backstroke SC 4 × 100 m freestyle relay SC |
| Paul Biedermann | Germany | 200 m freestyle LC 400 m freestyle LC 200 m freestyle SC | |
| Frédérick Bousquet | France | 50 m freestyle LC 4 × 100 m freestyle relay LC 4 × 50 m freestyle relay SC | |
| James Guy | Great Britain | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay LC 4 × 100 m medley relay LC 4 × 100 m mixed medley relay LC | |
| Amaury Leveaux | France | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay LC 100 m freestyle SC 4 × 50 m freestyle relay SC |
By athlete (women)
| European records | Name | Nationality | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Sarah Sjöström | Sweden | 50 m freestyle LC 100 m freestyle LC 50 m butterfly LC 100 m butterfly LC 100 m freestyle SC 200 m freestyle SC 100 m butterfly SC 4×50 m medley relay SC |
| 7 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 200 m butterfly LC 200 m individual medley LC 400 m individual medley LC 100 m backstroke SC 200 m backstroke SC 100 m individual medley SC 200 m individual medley SC |
| 6 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo | Netherlands | 4×100 m freestyle relay LC 4×100 m mixed freestyle relay LC 50 m freestyle SC 4×50 m freestyle relay SC 4×100 m freestyle relay SC 4×200 m freestyle relay SC |
| 5 | Femke Heemskerk | Netherlands | 4×100 m freestyle relay LC 4×100 m mixed freestyle relay LC 4×50 m freestyle relay SC 4×100 m freestyle relay SC 4×200 m freestyle relay SC |
| 4 | Mireia Belmonte | Spain | 400 m freestyle SC 800 m freestyle SC 200 m butterfly SC 400 m individual medley SC |
| 3 | Inge Dekker | Netherlands | 4×100 m freestyle relay LC 4×50 m freestyle relay SC 4×100 m freestyle relay SC |
| Rūta Meilutytė | Lithuania | 100 m breaststroke LC 100 m breaststroke SC 50 m breaststroke SC | |
| Rikke Møller Pedersen | Denmark | 200 m breaststroke LC 200 m breaststroke SC 4×100 m medley relay SC |
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