List of German records in swimming

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Below is a complete list of the German records in swimming, which are ratified by the German Swimming Federation (DSV).

Long course (50 m)

Men

Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 21.81 h Damian Wierling SG Essen 8 May 2016 German Championships Berlin, Germany
100m freestyle 47.80 Josha Salchow  Germany 31 July 2024 Olympic Games Paris, France
200m freestyle 1:42.00 WR Paul Biedermann  Germany 28 July 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy
400m freestyle 3:39.96 WR Lukas Märtens  Germany 12 April 2025 Swim Open Stockholm Stockholm, Sweden
800m freestyle 7:38.12 ER Sven Schwarz W98 Hannover 2 May 2025 German Championships Berlin, Germany
1500m freestyle 14:34.89 Florian Wellbrock SC Magdeburg 21 April 2023 Berlin Swim Open Berlin, Germany
50m backstroke 24.57 Ole Braunschweig SG Neukölln Berlin 21 April 2023 Berlin Swim Open Berlin, Germany
100m backstroke 52.27 r Helge Meeuw  Germany 2 August 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy
200m backstroke 1:55.87 Jan-Philip Glania SG Frankfurt 12 May 2012 German Championships Berlin, Germany
50m breaststroke 26.62 Melvin Imoudu 1. Potsdamer SV 1990 27 April 2024 German Championships Berlin, Germany
100m breaststroke 58.74 h Lucas Matzerath  Germany 23 July 2023 World Championships Fukuoka, Japan
200m breaststroke 2:07.47 Marco Koch  Germany 21 August 2014 European Championships Berlin, Germany
50m butterfly 22.84 Luca Armbruster  Germany 28 July 2025 World Championships Singapore, Singapore
100m butterfly 51.19 Steffen Deibler Hamburger SC 28 April 2013 German Championships Berlin, Germany
200m butterfly 1:55.04 David Thomasberger SSG Leipzig e.V 3 April 2021 Olympic Qualifying Meet Heidelberg, Germany
200m individual medley 1:55.76 Philip Heintz SV Nikar Heidelberg 16 June 2017 German Championships Berlin, Germany
400m individual medley 4:11.52 h Cedric Buessing  Germany 28 July 2024 Olympic Games Paris, France
4×100m freestyle relay 3:12.29
  • Josha Salchow
     (48.28)
  • Rafael Miroslaw
     (47.66)
  • Luca Armbruster
     (48.43)
  • Peter Varjási
     (47.92)
  Germany 27 July 2024 Olympic Games Paris, France
4×200m freestyle relay 7:03.19
  • Paul Biedermann
     (1:42.81)
  • Felix Wolf
     (1:47.65)
  • Yannick Lebherz
     (1:47.31)
  • Clemens Rapp
     (1:45.42)
  Germany 31 July 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy
4×100m medley relay 3:28.58
  • Helge Meeuw
     (52.27)
  • Hendrik Feldwehr
     (58.51)
  • Benjamin Starke
     (50.91)
  • Paul Biedermann
     (46.89)
  Germany 2 August 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by DSV; WR – World record; ER – European record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Women

Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 23.73 Britta Steffen  Germany 2 August 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy
100m freestyle 52.07 Britta Steffen  Germany 31 July 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy
200m freestyle 1:55.68 Annika Lurz  Germany 28 March 2007 World Championships Melbourne, Australia
400m freestyle 4:02.14 Isabel Gose  Germany 27 July 2024 Olympic Games Paris, France
800m freestyle 8:16.43 Sarah Köhler  Germany 27 July 2019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea
1500m freestyle 15:41.16 Isabel Gose  Germany 31 July 2024 Olympic Games Paris, France
50m backstroke 27.23 Daniela Samulski  Germany 30 July 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy
100m backstroke 59.77 sf Daniela Samulski  Germany 27 July 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy
200m backstroke 2:07.63 Lisa Graf SG Neukölln Berlin 18 June 2017 German Championships Berlin, Germany
50m breaststroke 30.10 Anna Elendt  Germany 26 May 2022 Mare Nostrum Barcelona, Spain
100m breaststroke 1:05.19 Anna Elendt  Germany 29 July 2025 World Championships Singapore, Singapore
200m breaststroke 2:23.54 Anna Elendt SG Frankfurt 4 May 2025 German Championships Berlin, Germany
50m butterfly 25.50 Angelina Köhler  Germany 2 August 2025 World Championships Singapore, Singapore
100m butterfly 56.11 sf Angelina Köhler  Germany 11 February 2024 World Championships Doha, Qatar
200m butterfly 2:05.26 Franziska Hentke SC Magdeburg 3 July 2015 German Open Essen, Germany
200m individual medley 2:11.33 Alexandra Wenk SG Stadtwerke München 7 May 2016 German Championships Berlin, Germany
400m individual medley 4:36.10 Petra Schneider  East Germany 1 August 1982 World Championships Guayaquil, Ecuador
4×100m freestyle relay 3:31.83
  • Britta Steffen
     (52.22)
  • Daniela Samulski
     (53.49)
  • Petra Dallmann
     (53.75)
  • Daniela Schreiber
     (52.37)
  Germany 26 July 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy
4×200m freestyle relay 7:50.82
  • Petra Dallmann
     (1:59.14)
  • Daniela Samulski
     (1:58.27)
  • Britta Steffen
     (1:57.77)
  • Annika Lurz
     (1:55.64)
  Germany 3 August 2006 European Championships Budapest, Hungary
4×100m medley relay 3:55.79
  • Daniela Samulski
     (59.85)
  • Sarah Poewe
     (1:06.81)
  • Annika Mehlhorn
     (57.14)
  • Britta Steffen
     (51.99)
  Germany 1 August 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by DSV; WR – World record; ER – European record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Mixed relay

Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
4×100 m freestyle relay 3:24.87 h
  • Josha Salchow
     (48.32)
  • Rafael Miroslaw
     (48.48)
  • Nina Holt
     (53.62)
  • Nina Jazy
     (54.45)
  Germany 2 August 2025 World Championships Singapore, Singapore
4×200 m freestyle relay 7:28.43
  • Jacob Heidtmann
     (1:46.52)
  • Henning Mühlleitner
     (1:47.32)
  • Reva Foos
     (1:58.25)
  • Annika Bruhn
     (1:56.34)
  Germany 4 August 2018 European Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom
4×100 m medley relay 3:44.13
  • Jan-Philip Glania
     (53.52)
  • Hendrik Feldwehr
     (59.16)
  • Alexandra Wenk
     (57.21)
  • Annika Bruhn
     (54.24)
  Germany 5 August 2015 World Championships Kazan, Russia
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by DSV; WR – World record; ER – European record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

Short Course (25 m)

Men

Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 20.73 Steffen Deibler  Germany 15 November 2009 World Cup Berlin, Germany
100m freestyle 45.91 Steffen Deibler Hamburger SC von 1879 25 October 2009 International Meet Aachen, Germany
200m freestyle 1:39.37 ER Paul Biedermann  Germany 15 November 2009 World Cup Berlin, Germany
400m freestyle 3:32.77 Paul Biedermann  Germany 14 November 2009 World Cup Berlin, Germany
800m freestyle 7:27.99 Florian Wellbrock  Germany 7 November 2021 European Championships Kazan, Russia
1500m freestyle 14:06.88 WR Florian Wellbrock  Germany 21 December 2021 World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
50m backstroke 22.76 Christian Diener London Roar 18 October 2020 International Swimming League Budapest, Hungary
100m backstroke 49.65 r Christian Diener London Roar 20 November 2021 International Swimming League Eindhoven, Netherlands
200m backstroke 1:48.97 Christian Diener  Germany 21 December 2021 World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
50m breaststroke 25.87 sf Fabian Schwingenschlögl  Germany 15 December 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China
100m breaststroke 56.16 Fabian Schwingenschlögl  Germany 28 October 2021 World Cup Kazan, Russia
200m breaststroke 2:00.44 Marco Koch DSW 1912 Darmstadt 20 November 2016 German Championships Berlin, Germany
50m butterfly 21.80 Steffen Deibler  Germany 14 November 2009 World Cup Berlin, Germany
100m butterfly 49.06 Marius Kusch  Germany 5 December 2019 European Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom
200m butterfly 1:51.21 Thomas Rupprath SG Bayer Wuppertal/
Uerdingen/Dormagen 		1 December 2001 German Championships Rostock, Germany
100m individual medley 50.66 Markus Deibler  Germany 7 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar
200m individual medley 1:51.92 Philip Heintz  Germany 31 August 2016 World Cup Berlin, Germany
400m individual medley 4:01.87 Marco Koch DSW 1912 Darmstadt 19 November 2015 German Championships Wuppertal, Germany
4×50m freestyle relay 1:24.31
  • Marco di Carli
     (21.58)
  • Johannes Dietrich
     (20.75)
  • Stefan Herbst
     (21.07)
  • Christoph Fildebrandt
     (20.91)
  Germany 13 December 2009 European Championships Istanbul, Turkey
4×100m freestyle relay 3:09.89 h
  • Marco Di Carli
     (47.81)
  • Markus Deibler
     (46.86)
  • Philip Heintz
     (47.90)
  • Steffen Deibler
     (47.32)
  Germany 3 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar
4×200m freestyle relay 6:50.43
  • Rafael Miroslaw
     (1:41.25)
  • Kaii Winkler
     (1:42.32)
  • Timo Sorgius
     (1:41.87)
  • Florian Wellbrock
     (1:44.99)
  Germany 13 December 2024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary
4×50m medley relay 1:31.79
  • Ole Braunschweig
     (23.09)
  • Lucas Matzerath
     (25.87)
  • Marius Kusch
     (21.72)
  • Josha Salchow
     (21.11)
  Germany 17 December 2022 World Championships Melbourne, Australia
4×100m medley relay 3:22.17
  • Christian Diener
     (50.01)
  • Marco Koch
     (56.68)
  • Marius Kusch
     (48.91)
  • Damian Wierling
     (46.57)
  Germany 16 December 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by DSV; WR – World record; ER – European record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Women

Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 23.74 Dorothea Brandt  Germany 13 December 2009 European Championships Istanbul, Turkey
100m freestyle 51.76 Britta Steffen SG Neukölln 22 November 2009 German Team Championships Hannover, Germany
200m freestyle 1:53.48 Annika Bruhn  Germany 7 December 2019 European Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom
400m freestyle 3:54.33 ER Isabel Gose  Germany 2 December 2025 European Championships Lublin, Poland
800m freestyle 8:01.90 Isabel Gose  Germany 5 December 2025 European Championships Lublin, Poland
1500m freestyle 15:18.01 ER Sarah Köhler SG Frankfurt 16 November 2019 German Championships Berlin, Germany
50m backstroke 26.21 Daniela Samulski  Germany 14 November 2009 World Cup Berlin, Germany
100m backstroke 56.60 sf Nina Holt  Germany 4 December 2025 European Championships Lublin, Poland
200m backstroke 2:03.00 Jenny Mensing SC Wiesbaden 1911 6 December 2009 German Team Championships Wuppertal, Germany
50m breaststroke 29.30 Anna Elendt  Germany 18 December 2022 World Championships Melbourne, Australia
100m breaststroke 1:03.83 Anna Elendt  Germany 11 October 2025 World Cup Carmel, United States
200m breaststroke 2:17.80 Anna Elendt  Germany 10 October 2025 World Cup Carmel, United States
50m butterfly 25.06 sf Angelina Köhler  Germany 2 December 2025 European Championships Lublin, Poland
100m butterfly 55.50 Angelina Köhler  Germany 9 December 2023 European Championships Otopeni, Romania
200m butterfly 2:03.01 Franziska Hentke  Germany 4 December 2015 European Championships Netanya, Israel
100m individual medley 58.93 Theresa Michalak SV Halle 24 November 2013 German Championships Wuppertal, Germany
200m individual medley 2:07.65 Theresa Michalak  Germany 14 November 2009 World Cup Berlin, Germany
400m individual medley 4:29.46 Nicole Hetzer  Germany 16 December 2001 European Championships Antwerp, Belgium
4×50m freestyle relay 1:35.69 h
  • Angelina Köhler
     (24.02)
  • Nina Jazy
     (24.19)
  • Nina Holt
     (23.40)
  • Julianna Bocska
     (24.08)
  Germany 2 December 2025 European Championships Lublin, Poland
4×100m freestyle relay 3:30.37 h
  • Nina Jazy
     (52.93)
  • Nicole Maier
     (53.19)
  • Nina Holt
     (52.07)
  • Nele Schulze
     (52.18)
  Germany 10 December 2024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary
4×200m freestyle relay 7:41.65 h
  • Isabel Gose
     (1:55.89)
  • Julia Mrozinski
     (1:55.78)
  • Nicole Maier
     (1:55.76)
  • Nele Schulze
     (1:54.22)
  Germany 12 December 2024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary
4×50m medley relay 1:44.71
  • Nina Holt
     (26.72)
  • Anna Elendt
     (29.39)
  • Angelina Köhler
     (24.80)
  • Nina Jazy
     (23.80)
  Germany 7 December 2025 European Championships Lublin, Poland
4×100m medley relay 3:54.15
  • Laura Riedemann
     (58.04)
  • Jessica Steiger
     (1:05.08)
  • Aliena Schmidtke
     (57.41)
  • Annika Bruhn
     (52.90)
  Germany 16 December 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by DSV; WR – World record; ER – European record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Mixed relay

Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
4×50m freestyle relay 1:30.55
  • Steffen Deibler
     (21.74)
  • Marco Di Carli
     (21.11)
  • Dorothea Brandt
     (23.58)
  • Daniela Schreiber
     (24.12)
  Germany 6 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar
4×50m medley relay 1:37.83
  • Christian Diener
     (22.94)
  • Fabian Schwingenschlögl
     (25.31)
  • Aliena Schmidtke
     (25.22)
  • Jessica Steiger
     (24.36)
  Germany 14 December 2017 European Championships Copenhagen, Denmark
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by DSV;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

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