List of European Championships records in swimming
The European Championships records in swimming are the fastest times ever swum in European Swimming Championships ' events.
Long course (50 m)
Championship records at the European Aquatics Championships since 1926.
Men
Event
Time
Name
Nationality
Date
Meet
Location
Ref
50m freestyle
21.11
sf
Ben Proud
Great Britain
8 August 2018
2018 Championships
Glasgow , United Kingdom
[ 1]
100m freestyle
46.86
WR
David Popovici
Romania
13 August 2022
2022 Championships
Rome , Italy
[ 2]
200m freestyle
1:42.97
David Popovici
Romania
15 August 2022
2022 Championships
Rome , Italy
[ 3]
400m freestyle
3:42.50
Lukas Märtens
Germany
17 August 2022
2022 Championships
Rome , Italy
[ 4]
800m freestyle
7:40.86
Gregorio Paltrinieri
Italy
13 August 2022
2022 Championships
Rome , Italy
[ 5]
1500m freestyle
14:34.04
Gregorio Paltrinieri
Italy
18 May 2016
2016 Championships
London , United Kingdom
[ 6]
50m backstroke
23.80
WR
Kliment Kolesnikov
Russia
17 May 2021
2020 Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[ 7]
100m backstroke
52.11
Camille Lacourt
France
10 Aug 2010
2010 Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[ 8]
200m backstroke
1:53.36
Evgeny Rylov
Russia
8 August 2018
2018 Championships
Glasgow , United Kingdom
[ 9]
50m breaststroke
26.09
Adam Peaty
Great Britain
8 August 2018
2018 Championships
Glasgow , United Kingdom
[ 10]
100m breaststroke
57.10
Adam Peaty
Great Britain
4 August 2018
2018 Championships
Glasgow , United Kingdom
[ 11]
200m breaststroke
2:06.80
Anton Chupkov
Russia
6 August 2018
2018 Championships
Glasgow , United Kingdom
[ 12]
50m butterfly
22.48
Andriy Govorov
Ukraine
7 August 2018
2018 Championships
Glasgow , United Kingdom
[ 13]
100m butterfly
50.18
Kristóf Milák
Hungary
23 May 2021
2020 Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[ 14]
200m butterfly
1:51.10
Kristóf Milák
Hungary
19 May 2021
2020 Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[ 15]
200m individual medley
1:56.66
László Cseh
Hungary
23 May 2012
2012 Championships
Debrecen , Hungary
[ 16]
400m individual medley
4:09.59
László Cseh
Hungary
24 March 2008
2008 Championships
Eindhoven , Netherlands
[ 17]
4×100m freestyle relay
3:10.41
Russia
17 May 2021
2020 Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[ 18]
4×200m freestyle relay
7:03.48
Russia
19 May 2021
2020 Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[ 19]
4×100m medley relay
3:28.46
Italy
17 August 2022
2022 Championships
Rome , Italy
[ 20]
Legend:
# – Record awaiting ratification by LEN ; WR – World record ; ER – European record ; Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg
Women
Event
Time
Name
Nationality
Date
Meet
Location
Ref
50m freestyle
23.74
Sarah Sjöström
Sweden
4 August 2018
2018 Championships
Glasgow , United Kingdom
[ 21]
100m freestyle
52.67
=
Sarah Sjöström
Sweden
20 August 2014
2014 Championships
Berlin , Germany
[ 22]
100m freestyle
52.67
=, sf
Sarah Sjöström
Sweden
7 August 2018
2018 Championships
Glasgow , United Kingdom
[ 23]
200m freestyle
1:54.95
Charlotte Bonnet
France
6 August 2018
2018 Championships
Glasgow , United Kingdom
[ 24]
400m freestyle
4:01.53
Federica Pellegrini
Italy
24 March 2008
2008 Championships
Eindhoven , Netherlands
[ 17]
800m freestyle
8:15.54
Jazmin Carlin
Great Britain
21 August 2014
2014 Championships
Berlin , Germany
[ 25]
1500m freestyle
15:50.22
Boglárka Kapás
Hungary
21 May 2016
2016 Championships
London , United Kingdom
[ 26]
50m backstroke
27.19
sf
Kathleen Dawson
Great Britain
18 May 2021
2020 Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[ 27]
100m backstroke
58.08
r, ER
Kathleen Dawson
Great Britain
23 May 2021
2020 Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[ 28]
200m backstroke
2:06.08
Margherita Panziera
Italy
23 May 2021
2020 Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[ 29]
50m breaststroke
29.30
sf, WR
Benedetta Pilato
Italy
22 May 2021
2020 Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[ 30]
100m breaststroke
1:05.53
Yuliya Efimova
Russia
5 August 2018
2018 Championships
Glasgow , United Kingdom
[ 31]
200m breaststroke
2:19.84
Rikke Møller Pedersen
Denmark
22 August 2014
2014 Championships
Berlin , Germany
[ 32]
50m butterfly
24.87
sf
Sarah Sjöström
Sweden
18 August 2014
2014 Championships
Berlin , Germany
[ 33]
100m butterfly
55.89
Sarah Sjöström
Sweden
20 May 2016
2016 Championships
London , United Kingdom
[ 34]
200m butterfly
2:04.79
Mireia Belmonte Garcia
Spain
24 August 2014
2014 Championships
Berlin , Germany
[ 35]
200m individual medley
2:07.30
Katinka Hosszú
Hungary
19 May 2016
2016 Championships
London , United Kingdom
[ 36]
400m individual medley
4:30.90
Katinka Hosszú
Hungary
16 May 2016
2016 Championships
London , United Kingdom
[ 37]
4×100m freestyle relay
3:33.62
Netherlands
18 March 2008
2008 Championships
Eindhoven , Netherlands
[ 17]
4×200m freestyle relay
7:50.53
Italy
21 August 2014
2014 Championships
Berlin , Germany
[ 38]
4×100m medley relay
3:54.01
Great Britain
23 May 2021
2020 Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[ 39]
Legend:
# – Record awaiting ratification by LEN ; WR – World record ; ER – European record ; Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg
Mixed relay
Legend:
# – Record awaiting ratification by LEN ; WR – World record ; ER – European record ; Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg
Short course (25 m)
Championship records at the European Short Course (SC) Championships since 1991.
Men
Event
Time
Name
Nationality
Date
Meet
Location
Ref
50m freestyle
20.18
ER
Benjamin Proud
Great Britain
7 December 2023
2023 Championships
Otopeni , Romania
[ 44]
100m freestyle
44.94
ER
Amaury Leveaux
France
13 December 2008
2008 Championships
Rijeka , Croatia
[ 45]
200m freestyle
1:39.81
Paul Biedermann
Germany
13 Dec 2009
2009 Championships
Istanbul , Turkey
[ 46]
400m freestyle
3:33.20
Danas Rapšys
Lithuania
4 December 2019
2019 Championships
Glasgow , United Kingdom
[ 47]
800m freestyle
7:20.46
WR
Daniel Wiffen
Ireland
10 December 2023
2023 Championships
Otopeni , Romania
[ 48]
1500m freestyle
14:08.06
WR
Gregorio Paltrinieri
Italy
4 December 2015
2015 Championships
Netanya , Israel
[ 49]
50m backstroke
22.47
Kliment Kolesnikov
Russia
3 November 2021
2021 Championships
Kazan , Russia
[ 50]
100m backstroke
48.97
Arkady Vyatchanin
Russia
13 Dec 2009
2009 Championships
Istanbul , Turkey
[ 46]
100m backstroke
48.97
Stanislav Donets
Russia
13 Dec 2009
2009 Championships
Istanbul , Turkey
[ 46]
200m backstroke
1:48.02
Kliment Kolesnikov
Russia
13 December 2017
2017 Championships
Copenhagen , Denmark
[ 51]
50m breaststroke
25.25
Ilya Shymanovich
Belarus
7 November 2021
2021 Championships
Kazan , Russia
[ 52]
100m breaststroke
55.45
sf
Ilya Shymanovich
Belarus
3 November 2021
2021 Championships
Kazan , Russia
[ 53]
200m breaststroke
2:00.53
Marco Koch
Germany
3 December 2015
2015 Championships
Netanya , Israel
[ 54]
50m butterfly
21.75
=WR
Szebasztián Szabó
Hungary
6 November 2021
2021 Championships
Kazan , Russia
[ 55]
100m butterfly
48.47
ER
Noè Ponti
Switzerland
6 December 2023
2023 Championships
Otopeni , Romania
[ 56]
200m butterfly
1:49.00
ER
László Cseh
Hungary
6 December 2015
2015 Championships
Netanya , Israel
[ 57]
100m individual medley
50.76
sf
Peter Mankoč
Slovenia
12 Dec 2009
2009 Championships
Istanbul , Turkey
[ 46]
200m individual medley
1:50.85
ER
Andreas Vazaios
Greece
6 December 2019
2019 Championships
Glasgow , United Kingdom
[ 58]
400m individual medley
3:57.01
Alberto Razzetti
Italy
10 December 2023
2023 Championships
Otopeni , Romania
[ 59]
4×50m freestyle relay
1:20.77
ER
France
14 Dec 2008
2008 Championships
Rijeka , Croatia
[ 45]
4×50m medley relay
1:30.14
WR
Italy
3 November 2021
2021 Championships
Kazan , Russia
[ 60]
Legend:
# – Record awaiting ratification by LEN ; WR – World record ; ER – European record ; Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg
Women
Event
Time
Name
Nationality
Date
Meet
Location
Ref
50m freestyle
23.12
Sarah Sjöström
Sweden
3 November 2021
2021 Championships
Kazan , Russia
[ 61]
100m freestyle
50.95
Ranomi Kromowidjojo
Netherlands
15 December 2017
2017 Championships
Copenhagen , Denmark
[ 62]
200m freestyle
1:51.17
Federica Pellegrini
Italy
13 December 2009
2009 Championships
Istanbul , Turkey
[ 46]
400m freestyle
3:54.85
Camille Muffat
France
24 November 2012
2012 Championships
Chartres , France
[ 63]
800m freestyle
8:04.53
Alessia Filippi
Italy
12 December 2008
2008 Championships
Rijeka , Croatia
[ 45]
1500m freestyle
15:18.30
Anastasiya Kirpichnikova
Russia
5 November 2021
2021 Championships
Kazan , Russia
[ 64]
50m backstroke
25.70
ER
Sanja Jovanović
Croatia
12 December 2009
2009 Championships
Istanbul , Turkey
[ 46]
100m backstroke
55.17
sf
Kira Toussaint
Netherlands
4 December 2019
2019 Championships
Glasgow , United Kingdom
[ 65]
200m backstroke
1:59.84
Katinka Hosszú
Hungary
4 December 2015
2015 Championships
Netanya , Israel
[ 66]
50m breaststroke
28.86
Benedetta Pilato
Italy
10 December 2023
2023 Championships
Otopeni , Romania
[ 67]
100m breaststroke
1:02.92
Rūta Meilutytė
Lithuania
15 December 2013
2013 Championships
Herning , Denmark
[ 68]
200m breaststroke
2:15.21
ER
Rikke Møller Pedersen
Denmark
13 December 2013
2013 Championships
Herning , Denmark
[ 69]
200m breaststroke
2:14.39
X [ 70]
Yulia Efimova
Russia
13 December 2013
2016 Championships
Herning , Denmark
[ 71]
50m butterfly
24.50
Sarah Sjöström
Sweden
7 November 2021
2021 Championships
Kazan , Russia
[ 72]
100m butterfly
55.00
Sarah Sjöström
Sweden
17 December 2017
2017 Championships
Copenhagen , Denmark
[ 73]
200m butterfly
2:01.52
Mireia Belmonte
Spain
12 December 2013
2013 Championships
Herning , Denmark
[ 74]
100m individual medley
56.67
Katinka Hosszú
Hungary
4 December 2015
2015 Championships
Netanya , Israel
[ 75]
200m individual medley
2:02.53
Katinka Hosszú
Hungary
5 December 2015
2015 Championships
Netanya , Israel
[ 76]
400m individual medley
4:19.46
h
Katinka Hosszú
Hungary
2 December 2015
2015 Championships
Netanya , Israel
[ 77]
4×50m freestyle relay
1:33.25
ER
Netherlands
11 December 2009
2009 Championships
Istanbul , Turkey
[ 46]
4×50m medley relay
1:42.69
ER
Netherlands
12 December 2009
2009 Championships
Istanbul , Turkey
[ 46]
Legend:
# – Record awaiting ratification by LEN ; WR – World record ; ER – European record ; Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg
Mixed relay
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