Many of the world records in swimming were established by swimmers wearing bodysuits or suits made of polyurethane or other non-textile materials allowed in the race pool from February 2008 until December 2009. These suits seemed to improve the performance for top athletes, especially those with larger physiques. The times shown below are the fastest in the world set by swimmers wearing suits made of textile materials.
Long course
Men
Women All women textile best times are also world records.
Mixed relay All mixed relays textile best times are also world records.
Short course All textile best short course times are also world records.
Men's 4 × 50 metre freestyle relay For the men's 4 × 50 m freestyle relay, the fastest time ever recorded (1:20.77 by France in 2008) is not the official world record. The event was not officially recognized by World Aquatics as a world record event at that time. The French performance is still recognized as the European record, while the official world record is held by the United States.
References
External links FINA swimming world records