
All of the medalists in each event with reports of the Results Summary linked to each event name.
MEN’S EVENTS
WOMEN’S EVENTS
MIXED EVENT
| EVENT | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed 4x 100 Medley Relay | Great Britain Kathleen Dawson, Adam Peaty, James Guy, Anna Hopkin 3:37.58 WR | China Xu Jiayu, Yan Zibei, Zhang Yufei, Yang Junxuan 3:38.86 | Australia Kaylee McKeown, Zac Stubblety-Cook, Matthew Temple, Emma McKeon 3:38.95 |
- WR = World Record
- OR = Olympic Record
- AM = Americas Record
- ER = European Record
- AS = Asian Record
- OC = Oceanian Records
RECORDS BROKEN BY TYPE
Below is a list of all of the world, Olympic and Continental Records broken during the Games.
Note: Crossed out performances indicate that the record was re-broken later in the competition.
WORLD RECORDS
- Men’s 100m Butterfly – Caeleb Dressel (USA), 49.45
- Men’s 4x100m Medley Relay – United States (Ryan Murphy, Michael Andrew, Celeb Dressel, Zach Apple), 3:26.78
- Women’s 200m Breaststroke – Tatjana Schoenmaker (RSA), 2:18.95
- Women’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay – Australia (Bronte Campbell, Meg Harris, Emma McKeon, Cate Campbell), 3:29.69
- Women’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay – China (Yang Junxuan, Tang Muhan, Zhang Yufei, Li Bingjie), 7:40.33
- Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay – Great Britain (Kathleen Dawson, Adam Peaty, James Guy, Anna Hopkin), 3:37.58
OLYMPIC RECORDS
- Men’s 50m Freestyle – Caeleb Dressel (USA), 21.07
- Men’s 100m Freestyle – Caeleb Dressel (USA), 47.02
- Men’s 800m Freestyle – Mykhailo Romanchuk (UKR), 7:41.28
- Men’s 200m Backstroke – Evgeny Rylov (ROC), 1:53.27
- Men’s 200m Breaststroke – Zac Stubblety-Cook (AUS), 2:06.38
- Men’s 100m Butterfly – Caeleb Dressel (USA), 49.45
Men’s 100m Butterfly – Caeleb Dressel (USA), 49.71Men’s 100m Butterfly – Kristof Milak (HUN), 50.31Men’s 100m Butterfly – Caeleb Dressel (USA), 50.39=- Men’s 200m Butterfly – Kristof Milak (HUN), 1:51.25
- Men’s 4x100m Medley Relay – United States (Ryan Murphy, Michael Andrew, Caeleb Dressel, Zach Apple), 3:26.78
- Women’s 50m Freestyle – Emma McKeon (AUS), 23.81
Women’s 50m Freestyle – Emma McKeon (AUS), 24.00Women’s 50m Freestyle – Emma McKeon (AUS), 24.02- Women’s 100m Freestyle – Emma McKeon (AUS), 51.96
Women’s 100m Freestyle – Emma McKeon (AUS), 52.13Women’s 100m Freestyle – Sarah Sjostrom (SWE), 52.62- Women’s 200m Freestyle – Ariarne Titmus (AUS), 1:53.50
- Women’s 1500m Freestyle – Katie Ledecky (USA), 15:35.35
- Women’s 100m Backstroke – Kaylee McKeown (AUS), 57.47
Women’s 100m Backstroke – Regan Smith (USA), 57.86Women’s 100m Backstroke – Kaylee McKeown (AUS), 57.88Women’s 100m Backstroke – Regan Smith (USA), 57.96Women’s 100m Backstroke – Kylie Masse (CAN), 58.17- Women’s 100m Breaststroke – Tatjana Schoenmaker (RSA), 1:04.82
- Women’s 200m Breaststroke – Tatjana Schoenmaker (RSA), 2:18.95
Women’s 200m Breaststroke – Tatjana Schoenmaker (RSA), 2:19.16- Women’s 200m Butterfly – Zhang Yufei (CHN), 2:03.86
- Women’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay – Australia (Bronte Campbell, Meg Harris, Emma McKeon, Cate Campbell), 3:29.69
- Women’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay – China (Yang Junxuan, Tang Muhan, Zhang Yufei, Li Bingjie), 7:40.33
- Women’s 4x100m Medley Relay – Australia (Kaylee McKeown, Chelsea Hodges, Emma McKeon, Cate Campbell), 3:51.60
- Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay – Great Britain (Kathleen Dawson, Adam Peaty, James Guy, Anna Hopkin), 3:37.58
Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay – Great Britain (Kathleen Dawson, Adam Peaty, James Guy, Freya Anderson), 3:38.75
CONTINENTAL RECORDS
Americas Records (North and South America)
- Men’s 100m Butterfly – Caeleb Dressel (USA), 49.45
- Men’s 4x100m Medley Relay – United States (Ryan Murphy, Michael Andrew, Caeleb Dressel, Zach Apple), 3:26.78
- Women’s 100m Butterfly – Maggie MacNeil (CAN), 55.59
- Women’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay – United States (Allison Schmitt, Paige Madden, Katie McLaughlin, Katie Ledecky), 7:40.73
Note: “North American Records” aren’t officially kept, though South American Records are. Two SA marks fell in Tokyo at the hands of Fernando Scheffer in the men’s 200m freestyle (1:44.66) and Guilherme Costa in the men’s 800m freestyle (7:46.09).
European Records
- Men’s 100m Freestyle – Kliment Kolesnikov (ROC), 47.11
- Men’s 100m Backstroke – Evgeny Rylov (ROC), 51.98
- Men’s 100m Butterfly – Kristof Milak (HUN), 49.68
- Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay – Great Britain (Tom Dean, James Guy, Matthew Richards, Duncan Scott), 6:58.58
- Men’s 4×100 Medley Relay – Great Britain (Luke Greenbank, Adam Peaty, James Guy, Duncan Scott), 3:27.51
- Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay – Great Britain (Kathleen Dawson, Adam Peaty, James Guy, Anna Hopkin), 3:37.58
Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay – Great Britain (Kathleen Dawson, Adam Peaty, James Guy, Freya Anderson), 3:38.75
Asian Records
- Men’s 100m Freestyle – Hwang Sunwoo (KOR), 47.56
- Men’s 200m Individual Medley – Wang Shun (CHN), 1:55.00
- Men’s 4x100m Medley Relay – Japan (Ryosuke Irie, Ryuya Mura, Naoki Mizunuma, Katsumi Nakamura), 3:29.91
- Women’s 100m Freestyle – Siobhan Haughey (HKG), 52.27
Women’s 100m Freestyle – Siobhan Haughey (HKG), 52.40Women’s 100m Freestyle – Siobhan Haughey (HKG), 52.70- Women’s 200m Freestyle – Siobhan Haughey (HKG), 1:53.92
- Women’s 400m Freestyle – Li Bingjie (CHN), 4:01.08
Women’s 400m Freestyle – Li Bingjie (CHN), 4:01.57- Women’s 1500m Freestyle – Wang Jianjiahe (CHN), 15:41.49
- Women’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay – China (Cheng Yujie, Zhu Menghui, Ai Yanhan, Wu Qingfeng), 3:34.76
Women’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay – China (Cheng Yujie, Zhu Menghui, Ai Yanhan, Wu Qingfeng), 3:35.07- Women’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay – China (Yang Junxuan, Tang Muhan, Zhang Yufei, Li Bingjie), 7:40.33
Oceanian Records
- Men’s 400m Individual Medley – Brendon Smith (AUS), 4:09.27
Men’s 400m Individual Medley – Lewis Clareburt (NZL), 4:09.49- Women’s 100m Freestyle – Emma McKeon (AUS), 51.96
- Women’s 400m Freestyle – Ariarne Titmus (AUS), 3:56.69
- Women’s 800m Freestyle – Ariarne Titmus (AUS), 8:13.83
- Women’s 100m Butterfly – Emma McKeon (AUS), 55.72
Women’s 100m Butterfly – Emma McKeon (AUS), 55.82- Women’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay – Australia (Bronte Campbell, Meg Harris, Emma McKeon, Cate Campbell), 3:29.69
- Women’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay – Australia (Ariarne Titmus, Emma McKeon, Madison Wilson, Leah Neale), 7:41.29
- Women’s 4x100m Medley Relay – Australia (Kaylee McKeown, Chelsea Hodges, Emma McKeon, Cate Campbell), 3:51.60
African Records
- Women’s 100m Breaststroke – Tatjana Schoenmaker (RSA), 1:04.82
- Women’s 200m Breaststroke – Tatjana Schoenmaker (RSA), 2:18.95
Women’s 200m Breaststroke – Tatjana Schoenmaker (RSA), 2:19.16- Women’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay – South Africa (Aimee Canny, Rebecca Meder, Dune Coetzee, Erin Gallagher), 8:01.56
Source: SwimSwam
