List of German records in swimming
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
[ 1]
100m freestyle
47.80
Josha Salchow
Germany
31 July 2024
Olympic Games
Paris , France
[ 2]
200m freestyle
1:42.00
WR
Paul Biedermann
Germany
28 July 2009
World Championships
Rome , Italy
[ 3]
400m freestyle
3:40.07
WR
Paul Biedermann
Germany
26 July 2009
World Championships
Rome , Italy
[ 4]
800m freestyle
7:39.48
Lukas Märtens
Germany
26 July 2023
World Championships
Fukuoka , Japan
[ 5]
1500m freestyle
14:34.89
Florian Wellbrock
SC Magdeburg
21 April 2023
Berlin Swim Open
Berlin , Germany
[ 6]
50m backstroke
24.57
Ole Braunschweig
SG Neukölln Berlin
21 April 2023
Berlin Swim Open
Berlin , Germany
[ 7]
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
[ 8]
50m breaststroke
26.62
Melvin Imoudu
1. Potsdamer SV 1990
27 April 2024
German Championships
Berlin , Germany
[ 9]
100m breaststroke
58.74
h
Lucas Matzerath
Germany
23 July 2023
World Championships
Fukuoka , Japan
[ 10]
200m breaststroke
2:07.47
Marco Koch
Germany
21 August 2014
European Championships
Berlin , Germany
[ 11]
50m butterfly
23.02
sf, =
Steffen Deibler
Germany
28 July 2013
World Championships
Barcelona , Spain
[ 12]
50m butterfly
23.02
=
Luca Armbruster
SG Neukölln e.V. Berlin
15 April 2023
Q! Cup
Heidelberg , Germany
[ 13]
100m butterfly
51.19
Steffen Deibler
Hamburger SC
28 April 2013
German Championships
Berlin , Germany
[ 14]
200m butterfly
1:55.04
David Thomasberger
SSG Leipzig e.V
3 April 2021
Olympic Qualifying Meet
Heidelberg , Germany
[ 15]
200m individual medley
1:55.76
Philip Heintz
SV Nikar Heidelberg
16 June 2017
German Championships
Berlin , Germany
[ 16]
400m individual medley
4:11.52
h
Cedric Buessing
Germany
28 July 2024
Olympic Games
Paris , France
[ 17]
4×100m freestyle relay
3:12.29
Germany
27 July 2024
Olympic Games
Paris , France
[ 18]
4×200m freestyle relay
7:03.19
Germany
31 July 2009
World Championships
Rome , Italy
4×100m medley relay
3:28.58
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
[ 19]
100m freestyle
52.07
Britta Steffen
Germany
31 July 2009
World Championships
Rome , Italy
[ 20]
200m freestyle
1:55.68
Annika Lurz
Germany
28 March 2007
World Championships
Melbourne , Australia
[ 21]
400m freestyle
4:02.14
Isabel Gose
Germany
27 July 2024
Olympic Games
Paris , France
[ 22]
800m freestyle
8:16.43
Sarah Köhler
Germany
27 July 2019
World Championships
Gwangju , South Korea
[ 23]
1500m freestyle
15:41.16
Isabel Gose
Germany
31 July 2024
Olympic Games
Paris , France
[ 24]
50m backstroke
27.23
Daniela Samulski
Germany
30 July 2009
World Championships
Rome , Italy
[ 25]
100m backstroke
59.77
sf
Daniela Samulski
Germany
27 July 2009
World Championships
Rome , Italy
[ 26]
200m backstroke
2:07.63
Lisa Graf
SG Neukölln Berlin
18 June 2017
German Championships
Berlin , Germany
[ 27]
50m breaststroke
30.10
Anna Elendt
Germany
26 May 2022
Mare Nostrum
Barcelona , Spain
[ 28]
100m breaststroke
1:05.58
Anna Elendt
University of Texas
31 March 2022
TYR Pro Swim Series
San Antonio , United States
[ 29]
200m breaststroke
2:24.63
Anna Elendt
University of Texas
1 April 2022
TYR Pro Swim Series
San Antonio , United States
[ 30]
50m butterfly
25.68
sf
Aliena Schmidtke
Germany
28 July 2017
World Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[ 31]
100m butterfly
56.11
sf
Angelina Köhler
Germany
11 February 2024
World Championships
Doha , Qatar
[ 32]
200m butterfly
2:05.26
Franziska Hentke
SC Magdeburg
3 July 2015
German Open
Essen , Germany
[ 33]
200m individual medley
2:11.33
Alexandra Wenk
SG Stadtwerke München
7 May 2016
German Championships
Berlin , Germany
[ 34]
400m individual medley
4:36.10
Petra Schneider
East Germany
1 August 1982
World Championships
Guayaquil , Ecuador
4×100m freestyle relay
3:31.83
Germany
26 July 2009
World Championships
Rome , Italy
[ 35]
4×200m freestyle relay
7:50.82
Germany
3 August 2006
European Championships
Budapest , Hungary
4×100m medley relay
3:55.79
Germany
1 August 2009
World Championships
Rome , Italy
[ 36]
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
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
[ 40]
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
[ 41]
400m freestyle
3:32.77
Paul Biedermann
Germany
14 November 2009
World Cup
Berlin , Germany
[ 42]
800m freestyle
7:27.99
Florian Wellbrock
Germany
7 November 2021
European Championships
Kazan , Russia
[ 43]
1500m freestyle
14:06.88
WR
Florian Wellbrock
Germany
21 December 2021
World Championships
Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates
[ 44]
50m backstroke
22.76
Christian Diener
London Roar
18 October 2020
International Swimming League
Budapest , Hungary
[ 45]
100m backstroke
49.65
r
Christian Diener
London Roar
20 November 2021
International Swimming League
Eindhoven , Netherlands
[ 46]
200m backstroke
1:48.97
Christian Diener
Germany
21 December 2021
World Championships
Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates
[ 47]
50m breaststroke
25.87
sf
Fabian Schwingenschlögl
Germany
15 December 2018
World Championships
Hangzhou , China
[ 48]
100m breaststroke
56.16
Fabian Schwingenschlögl
Germany
28 October 2021
World Cup
Kazan , Russia
[ 49]
200m breaststroke
2:00.44
Marco Koch
DSW 1912 Darmstadt
20 November 2016
German Championships
Berlin , Germany
[ 50]
50m butterfly
21.80
Steffen Deibler
Germany
14 November 2009
World Cup
Berlin , Germany
[ 51]
100m butterfly
49.06
Marius Kusch
Germany
5 December 2019
European Championships
Glasgow , United Kingdom
[ 52]
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
[ 53]
200m individual medley
1:51.92
Philip Heintz
Germany
31 August 2016
World Cup
Berlin , Germany
[ 54]
400m individual medley
4:01.87
Marco Koch
DSW 1912 Darmstadt
19 November 2015
German Championships
Wuppertal , Germany
[ 55]
4×50m freestyle relay
1:24.31
Germany
13 December 2009
European Championships
Istanbul , Turkey
[ 56]
4×100m freestyle relay
3:09.89
h
Germany
3 December 2014
World Championships
Doha , Qatar
[ 57]
4×200m freestyle relay
6:53.22
Germany
13 December 2012
World Championships
Istanbul , Turkey
[ 58]
4×200m freestyle relay
6:50.43
'#'
Germany
13 December 2024
World Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[ 59]
4×50m medley relay
1:31.79
Germany
17 December 2022
World Championships
Melbourne , Australia
[ 60]
4×100m medley relay
3:22.17
Germany
16 December 2018
World Championships
Hangzhou , China
[ 61]
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
[ 62]
100m freestyle
51.76
Britta Steffen
SG Neukölln
22 November 2009
German Team Championships
Hannover , Germany
[ 63]
200m freestyle
1:53.48
Annika Bruhn
Germany
7 December 2019
European Championships
Glasgow , United Kingdom
[ 64]
400m freestyle
3:58.91
Isabel Gose
SV Nikar Heidelberg
17 November 2019
German Championships
Berlin , Germany
[ 65]
400m freestyle
3:56.84
'#'
Isabel Gose
Germany
10 December 2024
World Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[ 66]
800m freestyle
8:08.02
Sarah Köhler
SG Frankfurt
14 November 2019
German Championships
Berlin , Germany
[ 67]
800m freestyle
8:05.42
'#'
Isabel Gose
Germany
11 December 2024
World Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[ 68]
1500m freestyle
15:18.01
ER
Sarah Köhler
SG Frankfurt
16 November 2019
German Championships
Berlin , Germany
[ 69]
50m backstroke
26.21
Daniela Samulski
Germany
14 November 2009
World Cup
Berlin , Germany
[ 70]
100m backstroke
57.34
Daniela Samulski
SG Essen
21 November 2009
German Team Championships
Hannover , Germany
[ 71]
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
[ 72]
100m breaststroke
1:04.05
Anna Elendt
Germany
15 December 2022
World Championships
Melbourne , Australia
[ 73]
200m breaststroke
2:20.41
Caroline Ruhnau
Germany
11 December 2009
European Championships
Istanbul , Turkey
[ 74]
50m butterfly
25.49
Aliena Schmidtke
Germany
14 December 2017
European Championships
Copenhagen , Denmark
[ 75]
100m butterfly
55.50
Angelina Köhler
Germany
9 December 2023
European Championships
Otopeni , Romania
[ 76]
200m butterfly
2:03.01
Franziska Hentke
Germany
4 December 2015
European Championships
Netanya , Israel
[ 77]
100m individual medley
58.93
Theresa Michalak
SV Halle
24 November 2013
German Championships
Wuppertal , Germany
[ 78]
200m individual medley
2:07.65
Theresa Michalak
Germany
14 November 2009
World Cup
Berlin , Germany
[ 79]
400m individual medley
4:29.46
Nicole Hetzer
Germany
16 December 2001
European Championships
Antwerp , Belgium
4×50m freestyle relay
1:36.73
Germany
11 December 2009
European Championships
Istanbul , Turkey
[ 80]
4×100m freestyle relay
3:33.27
Germany
11 December 2018
World Championships
Hangzhou , China
[ 81]
4×100m freestyle relay
3:30.37
h, #
Germany
10 December 2024
World Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[ 82]
4×200m freestyle relay
7:46.36
Germany
15 December 2018
World Championships
Hangzhou , China
[ 83]
4×200m freestyle relay
7:41.65
h, #
Germany
12 December 2024
World Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[ 84]
4×50m medley relay
1:46.53
h
Germany
12 December 2009
European Championships
Istanbul , Turkey
[ 85]
4×100m medley relay
3:54.15
Germany
16 December 2018
World Championships
Hangzhou , China
[ 86]
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
Legend:
# – Record awaiting ratification by DSV ; Records not set in finals: h – heat
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