Swimming is the event that fetches a lot of medals at the prestigious stage of the Summer Olympics. The sport has made champions like Michael Phelps, Katie Ledecky, Caeleb Dressel, Adam Peaty, Emma McKeon, and the list continues. Although Indian swimming has a long way to go, the current generation of swimmers seems to be doing great currently and is definitely on the right track, considering the recent performances in the international arena. We now take a look at the records set at the Olympics and the Indian National records.
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Olympics Record vs Indian National Record: Freestyle
Event Timing Name Olympics Timing Name (India) Competition Men’s 50m 21.07s Caeleb Dressel (USA) Tokyo 2020 22.43 Vidhawal Khade 2018 Asian Games Women’s 50m 23.81s Emma McKeon (Australia) Tokyo 2020 26.37 Shikha Tandon 2008 Malaysia Open Men’s 100m 47.02s Caeleb Dressel (USA) Tokyo 2020 49.47 Virdhawal Khade 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games Women’s 100m 51.96s Emma McKeon (Australia) Tokyo 2020 57.35 Kenisha Gupta 2021 Sette Colli Trophy Men’s 200m 1:42.96s Michael Phelps (USA) Beijing 2008 1:49.73 Sajan Prakash 2021 Sette Colli Trophy Women’s 200m 1:53.50s Ariarne Titmus (Australia) Tokyo 2020 2:04.34 Shivani Kataria 2015 Asian Age Group Championships Men’s 400m 3:40.14s Yang Sun (China) London 2012 3:52.75 Kushagra Rawat 2020 NSW State Championships Women’s 400m 3:56.46s Katie Ledecky (USA) Rio 2016 4:25.76 Richa Mishra 2011 Senior National Aquatics Championships Men’s 800m 7:41.28s Mykhailo Romanchuk (Ukraine) Tokyo 2020 8:00.76 Advait Page 2019 Singaporean Championships Women’s 800m 8:04.79s Katie Ledecky (USA) Rio 2016 9:06.31 Richa Mishra 2011 Senior National Aquatics Championships Men’s 1500m 14:31.02s Yang Sun (China) London 2012 15:23.66 Advait Page 2021 Fran Crippen Swim Meet of Champions Women’s 1500m 15:35.35s Katie Ledecky (USA) Tokyo 2020 17:32.85 Malavika Vishwanath 2015 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships
Olympics Record vs Indian National Record: Butterfly
Event Timing Name Olympics Timing Name (India) Competition Men’s 100m 49.45s Caeleb Dressel (USA) Tokyo 2020 52.77 Virdhawal Khade 2009 Asian Age Group Championships Women’s 100m 55.48s Sarah Sjostroem (Sweden) Rio 2016 1:02.71 Astha Choudhury 2021 Indian Junior Championships Men’s 200m 1:51.25s Kristof Milak (Hungary) Tokyo 2020 1:56.38 Sajan Prakash 2021 Sette Colli Trophy Women’s 200m 2:03.86s Zhang Yufei (China) Tokyo 2020 2:18.66 Richa Mishra 2007 Asian Age Group Championships
Olympics Record vs Indian National Record: Backstroke
Event Timing Name Olympics Timing Name (India) Competition Men’s 100m 51.85s Ryan Murphy (USA) Rio 2016 53.77 Srihari Nataraj 2021 Sette Colli Trophy Women’s 100m 57.47s Kaylee McKeown (Australia) Tokyo 2020 1:03.69 Maana Patel 2022 Mare Nostrum Canet Men’s 200m 1:53.27s Evgeny Rylov (Russia) Tokyo 2020 2:00.84 Srihari Nataraj 2022 Commonwealth Games Women’s 200m 2:04.06s Missy Franklin (USA) London 2012 2:19.30 Maana Patel 2015 Senior National Aquatics Championships
Olympics Record vs Indian National Record: Breaststroke
Event Timing Name Olympics Timing Name (India) Competition Men’s 100m 57.13s Adam Peaty (Great Britain) Rio 2016 1:00.97 Sandeep Sejwal 2009 Asian Age Group Championships Women’s 100m 1:04.82s Tatjana Schoenmaker (South Africa) Tokyo 2020 1:13.13 Chahat Arora 2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Men’s 200m 2:06.38s Izaac Stubblety-Cook (Australia) Tokyo 2020 2:12.02 Sandeep Sejwal 2009 Asian Age Group Championships Women’s 200m 2:18.95s Tatjana Schoenmaker (South Africa) Tokyo 2020 2:38.05 Apeksha Fernandes 2019 South Asian Games
Olympics Record vs Indian National Record: Individual Medley
Event Timing Name Olympics Timing Name (India) Competition Men’s 200m 1:54.23s Michael Phelps (USA) Beijing 2008 1:59.80 Siva Sridhar 2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Women’s 200m 2:06.58s Katinka Hosszu (Hungary) Rio 2016 2:23.62 Richa Mishra 2010 Senior National Aquatics Championships Men’s 400m 4:03.84s Michael Phelps (USA) Beijing 2008 4:27.41 Advait Page 2021 Southern Zone South Sectional Championships Women’s 400m 4:26.36s Katinka Hosszu (Hungary) Rio 2016 4:59.17 Richa Mishra 2018 Senior National Aquatics Championships
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