List of Welsh records in swimming

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)

Men


Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
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

Women


Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
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

Short Course (25 m)

Men


Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
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

Women


Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
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

References

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.

External links

[1] Retta Race (31 October 2023). "Lewis Fraser Downs Two Welsh SCM Breaststroke Records". SwimSwam. Retrieved 2 November 2023.

[2] Retta Race (31 October 2023). "Lewis Fraser Downs Two Welsh SCM Breaststroke Records". SwimSwam. Retrieved 2 November 2023.

[3] "Men's 50m Butterfly Result". swimming.org. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2023.

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