Welsh records in swimming are ratified by Wales' governing body in swimming, Swim Wales. 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 × 100 m freestyle, 4 × 200 m freestyle, 4 × 100 m medley
Records can be set at intermediate distances in an individual race and for the first leg of a relay race.
Records which have not yet been fully ratified are marked with a '#' symbol in these lists, and all records were achieved in finals unless otherwise noted.
Long Course (50 m)
editMen
editEvent | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50 m freestyle | ||||||||
100 m freestyle | ||||||||
200 m freestyle | ||||||||
400 m freestyle | ||||||||
800 m freestyle | ||||||||
1500 m freestyle | ||||||||
50 m backstroke | ||||||||
100 m backstroke | ||||||||
200 m backstroke | ||||||||
50 m breaststroke | ||||||||
100 m breaststroke | ||||||||
200 m breaststroke | ||||||||
50 m butterfly | ||||||||
100 m butterfly | ||||||||
200 m butterfly | ||||||||
200 m individual medley | ||||||||
400 m individual medley | ||||||||
4×100 m freestyle relay | ||||||||
4×200 m freestyle relay | ||||||||
4×100 m medley relay |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Swim Wales; WR – World record; ER – European record; CR – Commonwealth 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
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
Women
editEvent | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50 m freestyle | ||||||||
100 m freestyle | ||||||||
200 m freestyle | ||||||||
400 m freestyle | ||||||||
800 m freestyle | ||||||||
1500 m freestyle | ||||||||
50 m backstroke | ||||||||
100 m backstroke | ||||||||
200 m backstroke | ||||||||
50 m breaststroke | ||||||||
100 m breaststroke | ||||||||
200 m breaststroke | ||||||||
50 m butterfly | ||||||||
100 m butterfly | ||||||||
200 m butterfly | ||||||||
200 m individual medley | ||||||||
400 m individual medley | ||||||||
4×100 m freestyle relay | ||||||||
4×200 m freestyle relay | ||||||||
4×100 m medley relay |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Swim Wales; WR – World record; ER – European record; CR – Commonwealth 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
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
Short Course (25 m)
editMen
editEvent | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50 m freestyle | ||||||||
100 m freestyle | ||||||||
200 m freestyle | ||||||||
400 m freestyle | ||||||||
800 m freestyle | ||||||||
1500 m freestyle | ||||||||
50 m backstroke | ||||||||
100 m backstroke | ||||||||
200 m backstroke | ||||||||
50 m breaststroke | 27.37 | † | Lewis Fraser | Swansea University | 28 October 2023 | Neath ASC Open Meet | Swansea, United Kingdom | [1] |
100 m breaststroke | 58.79 | Lewis Fraser | Swansea University | 28 October 2023 | Neath ASC Open Meet | Swansea, United Kingdom | [2] | |
200 m breaststroke | ||||||||
50 m butterfly | 22.94 | Lewis Fraser | Swansea University | 20 November 2022 | British Universities & Colleges (BUCS) Championships | Sheffield, United Kingdom | [3] | |
100 m butterfly | ||||||||
200 m butterfly | ||||||||
100 m individual medley | ||||||||
200 m individual medley | ||||||||
400 m individual medley | ||||||||
4×100 m freestyle relay | ||||||||
4×200 m freestyle relay | ||||||||
4×100 m medley relay |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Swim Wales; WR – World record; ER – European record; CR – Commonwealth 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
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
Women
editEvent | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50 m freestyle | ||||||||
100 m freestyle | ||||||||
200 m freestyle | ||||||||
400 m freestyle | ||||||||
800 m freestyle | ||||||||
1500 m freestyle | ||||||||
50 m backstroke | ||||||||
100 m backstroke | ||||||||
200 m backstroke | ||||||||
50 m breaststroke | ||||||||
100 m breaststroke | ||||||||
200 m breaststroke | ||||||||
50 m butterfly | ||||||||
100 m butterfly | ||||||||
200 m butterfly | ||||||||
100 m individual medley | ||||||||
200 m individual medley | ||||||||
400 m individual medley | ||||||||
4×100 m freestyle relay | ||||||||
4×200 m freestyle relay | ||||||||
4×100 m medley relay |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Swim Wales; WR – World record; ER – European record; CR – Commonwealth 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
Records not set in finals: h – heat;
References
edit- General
- Welsh Long Course records 28 July 2023 updated
- Welsh Short Course records 30 October 2023 updated
- Specific
- ^ Retta Race (31 October 2023). "Lewis Fraser Downs Two Welsh SCM Breaststroke Records". SwimSwam. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ Retta Race (31 October 2023). "Lewis Fraser Downs Two Welsh SCM Breaststroke Records". SwimSwam. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ "Men's 50m Butterfly Result". swimming.org. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2023.