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
Women
Mixed relay
Short course (25 m) Men
Women
Mixed relay
Record holders' rankings By nation RecordtallyNationLCSCTotalLCSCTotalLCSCTotalMenWomenMixed 15 2 8 10 2 2 1 2 3 13 6 6 12 1 1 10 2 1 3 3 4 7 9 2 2 4 4 1 5 9 4 5 9 7 2 5 7 7 3 1 4 2 2 1 1 5 2 2 4 1 1 4 4 4 3 1 2 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
By athlete (men) European records Name Nationality Events5 Léon Marchand 200 m individual medley LC400 m individual medley LC200 m breaststroke LC100 m individual medley SC200 m individual medley SC4 Adam Peaty 50 m breaststroke LC100 m breaststroke LC4 × 100 m medley relay LC4 × 100 m mixed medley relay LC3 Kliment Kolesnikov 50 m backstroke LC100 m backstroke SC4 × 100 m freestyle relay SC Frédérick Bousquet 50 m freestyle LC4 × 100 m freestyle relay LC4 × 50 m freestyle relay SC James Guy 4 × 200 m freestyle relay LC4 × 100 m medley relay LC4 × 100 m mixed medley relay LC Amaury Leveaux 4 × 100 m freestyle relay LC100 m freestyle SC4 × 50 m freestyle relay SC2 Paul Biedermann 200 m freestyle LC200 m freestyle SC
By athlete (women) European records Name Nationality Events8 Sarah Sjöström 50 m freestyle LC100 m freestyle LC50 m butterfly LC100 m butterfly LC100 m freestyle SC 200 m freestyle SC100 m butterfly SC4×50 m medley relay SC7 Katinka Hosszú 200 m butterfly LC200 m individual medley LC400 m individual medley LC100 m backstroke SC200 m backstroke SC100 m individual medley SC200 m individual medley SC5 Ranomi Kromowidjojo 4×100 m freestyle relay LC50 m freestyle SC4×50 m freestyle relay SC4×100 m freestyle relay SC4×200 m freestyle relay SC4 Femke Heemskerk 4×100 m freestyle relay LC4×50 m freestyle relay SC4×100 m freestyle relay SC4×200 m freestyle relay SC4 Mireia Belmonte 400 m freestyle SC800 m freestyle SC200 m butterfly SC400 m individual medley SC3 Inge Dekker 4×100 m freestyle relay LC4×50 m freestyle relay SC4×100 m freestyle relay SC Rūta Meilutytė 100 m breaststroke LC100 m breaststroke SC50 m breaststroke SC2 Rikke Møller Pedersen 200 m breaststroke SC4×100 m medley relay SC
Notes
WB: World all-time best performances. Before September 26, 2013, FINA did not recognise 4×50 m relays and therefore did not ratify any official world records for these events. European Aquatics does recognise these events as official and ratifies European records for them. European SC Championships are the most important international meets where these events are held: during these meets, world best performances are usually announced as world records even though they are not.
References General European records 15 August 2026 updated Specific
External links European Aquatics Official Website. SwimRankings.net, European Aquatics Official results database.