The swimming competition at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships

2007 World Aquatics Championships

The 2007 World Aquatics Championships or the XII FINA World Championships were held in Melbourne, Australia from 17 March to 1 April 2007...

 was held in Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne

Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...

, from 25 March to 1 April.

Morning/heats sessions began at 10:00 a.m., with the evening sessions (semifinals and finals) beginning at 7:00 p.m. All events were contested in a long-course (50 m) pool. In the 50 m, 100 m, and 200 m events, heats/semifinals/finals were held; with heats in the morning of the first day of the event, semifinals that evening, and finals the next evening. For races 400 m, 800 m, or 1500 m in length, only heats and finals were held. For the 400 m events (both individual and relay), heats and finals were held on the same day. For the individual 800 m and 1500 m free events, heats were held in the morning with finals in the next day's evening session (approximately 36 hours apart). For the 4×200 m freestyle relay, heats and finals were the same day (matching the other 2 relays).

Olympic qualifying: The swimming competition at the 2007 World Championships served for qualifying for the 2008 Olympic Games

Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification

For the swimming competitions at the 2008 Olympics the following qualification systems were in place.-Pool: Individual Events:A National Olympic Committee may enter up to 2 qualified athletes in each individual event if both meet the A standard, or 1 athlete per event if they meet the B standard....

 in two fashions:

• It was the main relay qualifier, with the top-12 finishers in each relay automatically qualifying for the 16-entry field at the 2008 Olympics (the other 4 teams were filled with the 4 fastest remaining teams).
• Countries that wanted to participate in swimming competition at the 2008 Olympics, and didn't have swimmers who met the Olympic qualifying times, needed to participants swim at the 2007 Worlds for consideration for wild-card entries to the 2008 Games.

Events

date	Morning session Preliminary heats   (10:00 a.m.)	Evening session Finals & semifinals   (7:00 p.m.)
Sunday 25 March 2007	women's 100 fly Butterfly stroke The butterfly is a swimming stroke swum on the breast, with both arms moving simultaneously. The butterfly kick was developed separately, and is also known as the "dolphin kick"...   men's 400 free Freestyle swimming Freestyle is an unregulated swimming style used in swimming competitions according to the rules of FINA. The front crawl stroke is almost universally used during a freestyle race, as this style is generally the fastest...   women's 200 I.M. men's 50 fly women's 400 free men's 100 breast  women's 4×100 free relay men's 4×100 free relay Relay race During a relay race, members of a team take turns running, orienteering, swimming, cross-country skiing, biathlon, or ice skating parts of a circuit or performing a certain action. Relay races take the form of professional races and amateur games...     swim-off: men's 50 fly	women's 100 fly (semifinals) men's 400 free (final) women's 200 I.M. (semifinals) men's 50 fly (semifinals) women's 400 free (final Final (competition) The final of a competition is the match or round in which the winner of the entire event is decided.In sports competitions following a knockout system, where only two individuals or teams compete in each match, the final is usually played between the winners of two semi-finals... ) men's 100 breast (semifinals) women's 4×100 free relay (final) men's 4×100 free relay (final)
Monday 26 March 2007	women's 100 back men's 200 free women's 100 breast men's 100 back  women's 1500 free	men's 100 breast (final) women's 100 fly (final) men's 100 back (semifinals) women's 100 breast (semifinals) men's 50 fly (final) women's 100 back (semifinals) men's 200 free (semifinals) women's 200 I.M. (final)
Tuesday 27 March 2007	men's 50 breast men's 200 fly women's 200 free men's 800 free	men's 200 free (final) women's 100 back (final) men's 50 breast (semifinals) women's 1500 free (final) men's 100 back (final) women's 200 free (semifinals) men's 200 fly (semifinals) women's 100 breast (final)
Wednesday 28 March 2007	women's 50 back men's 100 free women's 200 fly men's 200 I.M.	men's 100 free (semifinals) women's 50 back (semifinals) men's 200 fly (final) women's 200 free (final) men's 50 breast (final) women's 200 fly (semifinals) men's 200 I.M. (semifinals) men's 800 free (final)
Thursday 29 March 2007	women's 100 free men's 200 back women's 200 breast men's 200 breast women's 4×200 free relay	women's 100 free (semifinals) men's 200 I.M. (final) women's 200 breast (semifinals) men's 100 free (final) women's 200 fly (final) men's 200 breast (semifinals) women's 50 back (final) men's 200 back (semifinals) women's 4×200 free relay (final)
Friday 30 March 2007	women's 50 fly men's 50 free women's 800 free men's 100 fly women's 200 back men's 4×200 free relay	women's 100 free (final) men's 200 back (final) women's 50 fly (semifinals) men's 50 free (semifinals) women's 200 breast (final) men's 100 fly (semifinals) women's 200 back (semifinals) men's 200 breast (final) men's 4×200 free relay (final)   swim-off: men's 50 free   swim-off: men's 100 fly
Saturday 31 March 2007	women's 50 free men's 50 back women's 50 breast men's 1500 free women's 4×100 medley relay	women's 50 fly (final) men's 50 free (final) women's 200 back (final) women's 50 breast (semifinals) men's 100 fly (final) women's 50 free (semifinals) men's 50 back (semifinal) women's 800 free (final) women's 4×100 medley relay Medley swimming Medley is a combination of four different swimming styles into one race. This race is either swum by one swimmer as individual medley or by four swimmers as a medley relay...  (final)
Sunday 1 April 2007	men's 400 I.M. women's 400 I.M. men's 4×100 medley relay	men's 50 back (final) women's 50 breast (final) men's 400 I.M. (final) women's 50 free (final) men's 1500 free (final) women's 400 I.M. (final) men's 4×100 medly relay (final)

Medal table

1		20	13	3	36
2		9	7	5	21
3		2	2	2	6
4		2	1	1	4
5		2	0	1	3
6		1	2	4	7
7		1	1	4	6
8		1	1	1	3
9		1	0	1	2
9		1	0	1	2
9		1	0	1	2
12		0	3	1	4
13		0	2	3	5
13		0	2	3	5
15		0	2	0	2
16		0	1	3	4
17		0	1	1	2
18		0	1	0	1
18		0	1	0	1
20		0	0	1	1
20		0	0	1	1
20		0	0	1	1
20		0	0	1	1
Total		41	40	39	120

At the end of the competition, the medals table contained records for Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

, Italy

Italy

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, Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

, Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

 and Tunisia

Tunisia

Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...

. However, a retroactive competition ban on Tunisia's Oussama Mellouli

Oussama Mellouli

Oussama "Ous" Mellouli is a Tunisian swimmer who competes in the freestyle and medley events. He currently is an African Record holder, and trains with the USA club based at the University of Southern California, where he went to school and swam, collegiately....

 announced on 11 September 2007 resulted in the nullification his results, and a redistribution of a medals in the two events he won medals in.

Results

Key

• WR - World Record
• CR - Championship Record

Men's events

50 m freestyle details	Benjamin Wildman-Tobriner Benjamin Wildman-Tobriner Benjamin Marshall Wildman-Tobriner is a competitive swimmer and was until recently a member of the Stanford Men's Swim team....	21.88	Cullen Jones Cullen Jones Cullen Jones is an American freestyle sprint swimmer and Olympic gold medalist.-Early life:Born in the Bronx borough of New York City, Jones moved to Irvington, New Jersey while in elementary school...	21.94	Stefan Nystrand Stefan Nystrand Stefan Nystrand is a freestyle swimmer from Sweden.-Biography:His father Sture Nystrand is a Swede and his mother Smiljana Kokeza is Croatian from Split...	21.97
100 m freestyle details	Filippo Magnini Filippo Magnini Filippo Magnini is an Italian swimmer, who was two times 100 m freestyle world champion.-Biography:Magnini was born in Pesaro, Marche.... Brent Hayden Brent Hayden Brent Matthew Hayden is a Canadian swimmer.Hayden was born and raised in Mission, British Columbia and started swimming when he was five. In his youth, he earned a blackbelt in Isshin Ryu karate. He attended the University of British Columbia for one year...	48.43			Eamon Sullivan Eamon Sullivan Eamon Wade Sullivan is an Australian sprint swimmer.-Career :In April 2002 at the Australian Age Championships, Sullivan won the 50 m freestyle and came second in 100 m in his age group, and swam for Australia at Trans Tasman series with no dramatic result.In April 2003 at Brisbane in the Fisher &...	48.47
200 m freestyle details	Michael Phelps Michael Phelps Michael Fred Phelps is an American swimmer who has, overall, won 16 Olympic medals—six gold and two bronze at Athens in 2004, and eight gold at Beijing in 2008, becoming the most successful athlete at both of these Olympic Games editions...	1:43.86 WR World record progression 200 metres freestyle This is a history of the World Record in the 200 Freestyle swimming event. Swimming World Records are recognized by FINA in either long-course or short-course pool courses....	Pieter van den Hoogenband Pieter van den Hoogenband Pieter Cornelis Ruud Martijn van den Hoogenband is a Dutch former swimmer and a triple Olympic champion.-Personal life:...	1:46.28	Park Tae-Hwan Park Tae-hwan Park Tae-hwan is a South Korean swimmer. He is a member of the South Korean national swimming team, based in Taereung, Seoul. He won a gold medal in the 400 meter freestyle and a silver in the 200 meter freestyle events at the 2008 Summer Olympics...	1:46.73
400 m freestyle details	Park Tae-Hwan Park Tae-hwan Park Tae-hwan is a South Korean swimmer. He is a member of the South Korean national swimming team, based in Taereung, Seoul. He won a gold medal in the 400 meter freestyle and a silver in the 200 meter freestyle events at the 2008 Summer Olympics...	3:44.30	Grant Hackett Grant Hackett Grant Hackett OAM is an Australian former swimmer most famous for winning the men's 1500 metres freestyle race at both the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. This achievement has led him to be regarded as one of the greatest distance swimmers in history...	3:45.43	Yury Prilukov Yury Prilukov Yury Aleksandrovich Prilukov is a freestyle swimmer from Russia, who specializes in long distance swimming.Prilukov is a five-time European champion , eight-time European champion and five-time World Short Course Champion and has also set three European records...	3:45:47
800 m freestyle details	Przemysław Stańczyk	7:47.91	Craig Stevens Craig Stevens (swimmer) Craig Stevens is an Australian freestyle swimmer specialising in the 400 m. 800 m and 1500 m freestyle events....	7:48.67	Federico Colbertaldo Federico Colbertaldo Federico Colbertaldo is an Italian freestyle swimmer.In 2006, Colbertaldo was Junior European Champion in 400 m freestyle and won the silver medal in 200 m and 1500 m of the same stroke....	7:49.98
1500 m freestyle details	Mateusz Sawrymowicz Mateusz Sawrymowicz Mateusz Sawrymowicz is a Polish swimmer who specializes in the 1500 m freestyle. Having won in Melbourne in 2007 he became the first person to beat Grant Hackett at the 1500 m in the World Championships for 10 years...	14:45.94	Yury Prilukov Yury Prilukov Yury Aleksandrovich Prilukov is a freestyle swimmer from Russia, who specializes in long distance swimming.Prilukov is a five-time European champion , eight-time European champion and five-time World Short Course Champion and has also set three European records...	14:47.29	David Davies David Davies (swimmer) David Davies is a Welsh Commonwealth Games and Olympic distance swimmer. Born in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Davies swam for Wales at the 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games and represented Great Britain at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics...	14:51.21
50 m backstroke details	Gerhard Zandberg	24.98	Thomas Rupprath Thomas Rupprath Thomas Rupprath is an Olympic swimmer from Germany, who is nicknamed "The New Albatross". A specialist in the backstroke and butterfly, especially in short course, he held the world record for the 50 m backstroke with a time of 23.27 seconds set on 31 November 2002. This was broken by Robert...	25.20	Liam Tancock Liam Tancock Liam John Tancock is an English backstroke swimmer who specializes in the 50 m and 100 m events. He began his swimming career at Exeter City Swimming Club in Devon and continued at Loughborough University where he studied sports science...	25.23
100 m backstroke details	Aaron Peirsol Aaron Peirsol Aaron Wells Peirsol is a former American swimmer who specialized in the backstroke. He is a three-time Olympian and seven-time Olympic medalist . As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×100-meter medley relay...	52.98 WR World record progression 100 metres backstroke This is a history of the 100 m backstroke world record as swum in both long-course pools and short-course pools—the two categories recognized/tracked by FINA.-Long course:-Short course:-Long course:-Short course:...	Ryan Lochte Ryan Lochte Ryan Steven Lochte is an American swimmer and a six-time Olympic medalist . As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay...	53.50	Liam Tancock Liam Tancock Liam John Tancock is an English backstroke swimmer who specializes in the 50 m and 100 m events. He began his swimming career at Exeter City Swimming Club in Devon and continued at Loughborough University where he studied sports science...	53.61
200 m backstroke details	Ryan Lochte Ryan Lochte Ryan Steven Lochte is an American swimmer and a six-time Olympic medalist . As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay...	1:54.32 WR World record progression 200 metres backstroke This is a history of the 200 m backstroke world record as swum in both long course pools and short course pools – the two categories recognized/tracked by FINA.-Long course:-Short course:-Long course:...	Aaron Peirsol Aaron Peirsol Aaron Wells Peirsol is a former American swimmer who specialized in the backstroke. He is a three-time Olympian and seven-time Olympic medalist . As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×100-meter medley relay...	1:54.80	Markus Rogan Markus Rogan Markus Antonius Rogan is an Austrian swimmer, who won two silver medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece and a gold medal for 200 m backstroke at the 2008 World Championships in Manchester...	1:56.02
50 m breaststroke details	Oleg Lisogor Oleg Lisogor Oleh Lisohor is a Ukrainian swimmer.Born in Brovary, Kiev Oblast, Soviet Union , Lisogor is the former world record holder in the 50 metres breaststroke, long course, with 27.18 seconds. The record was set in Berlin on 2 August 2002...	27.66	Brendan Hansen Brendan Hansen Brendan Joseph Hansen is an American breaststroke swimmer and four-time Olympic medalist...	27.69	Cameron van der Burgh Cameron van der Burgh Cameron van der Burgh is a South African swimmer.He is Africa's first home-trained world record holder and the youngest at the age of 20. He trains with Dirk Lange and is based in Pretoria. He has represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics and has won numerous World Championship medals...	27.88
100 m breaststroke details	Brendan Hansen Brendan Hansen Brendan Joseph Hansen is an American breaststroke swimmer and four-time Olympic medalist...	59.80	Kosuke Kitajima Kosuke Kitajima is a Japanese multiple Olympic gold medalist breaststroke swimmer. He won gold medals for the men's 100 m and 200 m breaststroke at both the Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 Olympics.-Major achievements:...	59.96	Brenton Rickard Brenton Rickard Brenton Scott Rickard is a breaststroke swimmer from Australia. He emerged at the international level in 2006, swimming at the Commonwealth games...	1:00.58
200 m breaststroke details	Kosuke Kitajima Kosuke Kitajima is a Japanese multiple Olympic gold medalist breaststroke swimmer. He won gold medals for the men's 100 m and 200 m breaststroke at both the Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 Olympics.-Major achievements:...	2:09.80	Brenton Rickard Brenton Rickard Brenton Scott Rickard is a breaststroke swimmer from Australia. He emerged at the international level in 2006, swimming at the Commonwealth games...	2:10.99	Loris Facci Loris Facci Loris Facci is a breaststroke swimmer from Italy, who won the bronze medal in the men's 200 metres breaststroke event at the 2007 World Championships. He represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-References:*...	2:11.03
50 m butterfly details	Roland Schoeman	23.18	Ian Crocker Ian Crocker Ian Lowell Crocker is a former American swimmer and five-time Olympic medalist. He is a former world record holder in the 100 meter butterfly ....	23.47	Jakob Andkjær Jakob Andkjær Jakob Sciøtt Andkjær is a Danish swimmer studying at the Auburn University and bronze medalist at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships on 50 m butterfly.-References:...	23.56
100 m butterfly details	Michael Phelps Michael Phelps Michael Fred Phelps is an American swimmer who has, overall, won 16 Olympic medals—six gold and two bronze at Athens in 2004, and eight gold at Beijing in 2008, becoming the most successful athlete at both of these Olympic Games editions...	50.77	Ian Crocker Ian Crocker Ian Lowell Crocker is a former American swimmer and five-time Olympic medalist. He is a former world record holder in the 100 meter butterfly ....	50.82	Albert Subirats Albert Subirats Albert Subirats Altes is a 2-time Olympic and national record holding swimmer from Venezuela. He represented his homeland at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics...	51.82
200 m butterfly details	Michael Phelps Michael Phelps Michael Fred Phelps is an American swimmer who has, overall, won 16 Olympic medals—six gold and two bronze at Athens in 2004, and eight gold at Beijing in 2008, becoming the most successful athlete at both of these Olympic Games editions...	1:52.09 WR World record progression 200 metres butterfly The first world record in the men's 200 metres butterfly in long course swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation in 1959. The women's official acknowledged top time came one year earlier...	Wu Peng Wu Peng Wu Peng is a Chinese swimmer. His height is 1.80 m and he weights approximately 72 kg. His father died when he was only 16 years old. He has concentrated on the butterfly since the 10th National Games in 2005.-Early life and career:...	1:55.13	Nikolay Skvortsov Nikolay Skvortsov (swimmer) Nikolay Valeryevich Skvortsov is a butterfly swimmer from Russia, who won a silver and a bronze medal at the 2004 European Championships in Madrid, Spain. He swam for Russia at the 2004 Summer Olympics, where he finished in seventh place in the 200 fly....	1:55.22
200 m individual medley details	Michael Phelps Michael Phelps Michael Fred Phelps is an American swimmer who has, overall, won 16 Olympic medals—six gold and two bronze at Athens in 2004, and eight gold at Beijing in 2008, becoming the most successful athlete at both of these Olympic Games editions...	1:54.98 WR	Ryan Lochte Ryan Lochte Ryan Steven Lochte is an American swimmer and a six-time Olympic medalist . As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay...	1:56.19	László Cseh László Cseh László Cseh , is a four-time Olympic medalist Hungarian swimmer.-Personal:Cseh has competed in swimming from an early age, and has won numerous Hungarian swimming events. Cseh is coached by György Turi and Zoltán Nemes...	1:56.92
400 m individual medley details	Michael Phelps Michael Phelps Michael Fred Phelps is an American swimmer who has, overall, won 16 Olympic medals—six gold and two bronze at Athens in 2004, and eight gold at Beijing in 2008, becoming the most successful athlete at both of these Olympic Games editions...	4:06.22 WR	Ryan Lochte Ryan Lochte Ryan Steven Lochte is an American swimmer and a six-time Olympic medalist . As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay...	4:09.74	Luca Marin Luca Marin Luca Marin is an Italian medley swimmer. He specializes in the 400 m medley, and won six silver medals at the European and World Championship in this event. At the 2006 European Championship he won a gold medal, beating László Cseh, world record holder...	4:09.88
4×100 m   freestyle relay details	Michael Phelps Michael Phelps Michael Fred Phelps is an American swimmer who has, overall, won 16 Olympic medals—six gold and two bronze at Athens in 2004, and eight gold at Beijing in 2008, becoming the most successful athlete at both of these Olympic Games editions... Neil Walker Cullen Jones Cullen Jones Cullen Jones is an American freestyle sprint swimmer and Olympic gold medalist.-Early life:Born in the Bronx borough of New York City, Jones moved to Irvington, New Jersey while in elementary school... Jason Lezak Jason Lezak Jason Edward Lezak is an American Olympic swimmer, winner of 4 Olympic gold medals.He formerly swam for Irvine Novaquatics. He graduated from Irvine High School in 1994, and then from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1999. He is a member of the Rose Bowl Aquatics swim club...	3:12.72 CR	Massimiliano Rosolino Massimiliano Rosolino -Biography:Born in Naples of an Italian father, Salvatore, and Australian mother, Carolyn, he moved to Australia at the age of three, coming back to Italy at six. Rosolino declared about his beginnings as a swimmer:... Alessandro Calvi Alessandro Calvi Alessandro Calvi is a freestyle swimmer from Italy, who was a member of team that won the silver medal in the men's 4×100 metres freestyle relay at the 2007 World Championships. He represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-References:*... Christian Galenda Christian Galenda Christian Galenda is a freestyle swimmer from Italy, who won the bronze medal in the men's individual 100 metres freestyle event at the 2004 European Championships. He represented his native country a couple of months later at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-References:*... Filippo Magnini Filippo Magnini Filippo Magnini is an Italian swimmer, who was two times 100 m freestyle world champion.-Biography:Magnini was born in Pesaro, Marche....	3:14.04	Fabien Gilot Fabien Gilot Fabien Gilot is an Olympic swimmer from France. He swam for France at the 2008 Olympics, where he was part of France's silver medal winning 4×100m freestyle relay.... Frédérick Bousquet Frédérick Bousquet Frédérick Bousquet is a freestyle and butterfly swimmer from France. He was the holder of the world record in the 50 m freestyle in a time of 20.94 in long course, set on April 26, 2009 at the final of the French Championships... Julien Sicot Julien Sicot Julien Sicot is a French Olympic freestyle swimmer. He swam for France at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and has been a member of the French national team since 1997.... Alain Bernard Alain Bernard Alain Bernard is a French swimmer from Aubagne, Bouches-du-Rhône.Bernard won three medals in the 2008 Summer Olympics. After competing on the silver medal-winning French 4×100 m relay team, Bernard won the gold medal in the men's 100 m freestyle event.He held the same 100 m...	3:14.68
4×200 m   freestyle relay details	Michael Phelps Michael Phelps Michael Fred Phelps is an American swimmer who has, overall, won 16 Olympic medals—six gold and two bronze at Athens in 2004, and eight gold at Beijing in 2008, becoming the most successful athlete at both of these Olympic Games editions... Ryan Lochte Ryan Lochte Ryan Steven Lochte is an American swimmer and a six-time Olympic medalist . As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay... Klete Keller Klete Keller Klete Keller is an American freestyle swimmer who won medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics in the 400 m freestyle and the 4x200 m freestyle relay. In the 4x200 m freestyle relay, Keller held off a charging Ian Thorpe in the anchor leg to win the race by 0.13 seconds... Peter Vanderkaay Peter Vanderkaay Peter Vanderkaay is an American middle-distance freestyle swimmer. He is a three-time Olympic medalist.-Personal life:...	7:03.24 WR World record progression 4x200 metres freestyle relay This is a history of the World Record in the 4x200m Freestyle Relay swimming event. World Records are recognized by FINA in either long-course or short-course pool courses....	Patrick Murphy Patrick Murphy (swimmer) Patrick Murphy is an Australian sprint freestyle and backstroke swimmer. He is an Australian relay team veteran since 2005. He has captured 4 World Championship medals and 2 Olympic medals.... Andrew Mewing Andrew Mewing Andrew Mewing is an Australian Swimmer who has competed at the 2006 Commonwealth games, numerous Pan Pacific Swimming Championships and World Swimming Championships. He is currently President of the Australian Swimmers Association and on the board of the St Laurence's College Old Boys'... Grant Brits Grant Brits Grant Brits is an Australian freestyle swimmer.He is South African born, and his mother swam for South Africa in the 1970s.... Kenrick Monk Kenrick Monk Kenrick John Monk is an Australian swimmer.He attended Quakers Hill High School for his high school education.-Career:...	7:10.05	Brian Johns Brian Johns Brian Johns is an Olympic swimmer from Canada. Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, he grew up in Richmond, British Columbia and trained with the Aquanauts and Racers swim clubs. He started swimming at age five. He is currently attending the University of British Columbia and is on the varsity swimming... Brent Hayden Brent Hayden Brent Matthew Hayden is a Canadian swimmer.Hayden was born and raised in Mission, British Columbia and started swimming when he was five. In his youth, he earned a blackbelt in Isshin Ryu karate. He attended the University of British Columbia for one year... Rick Say Rick Say Richard Say is a 3-time Olympic and National Record holding swimmer from Canada. Say swam as a child for the Salmon Arm Sockeye Swim Club with his two brothers and two sisters. At the age of 18, he began attending the University of Victoria and started to swim seriously... Andrew Hurd Andrew Hurd Andrew Hurd is a Canadian freestyle swimmer. He began swimming at age eight and was a student at the University of Michigan. He won a gold medal on the world cup circuit in 2000 in Edmonton, Alberta in the 1500 m freestyle event...	7:10.70
4×100 m   medley relay details Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay The men's 4×100 metre medley relay at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships took place on 1 April 2007 at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia...	Matt Welsh Matt Welsh Matthew "Matt" Welsh is an Australian swimmer who is the former world champion in the backstroke and butterfly. Welsh trained under coach Ian Pope at the Melbourne Vicentre Club. He took two golds in 50 metres butterfly and 50 metres backstroke, during one hour, at the World Championships in... Brenton Rickard Brenton Rickard Brenton Scott Rickard is a breaststroke swimmer from Australia. He emerged at the international level in 2006, swimming at the Commonwealth games... Andrew Lauterstein Andrew Lauterstein Andrew George Lauterstein is an Australian swimmer and a three-time Olympic medalist.- Personal :... Eamon Sullivan Eamon Sullivan Eamon Wade Sullivan is an Australian sprint swimmer.-Career :In April 2002 at the Australian Age Championships, Sullivan won the 50 m freestyle and came second in 100 m in his age group, and swam for Australia at Trans Tasman series with no dramatic result.In April 2003 at Brisbane in the Fisher &...	3:34.93	Tomomi Morita Tomomi Morita is a backstroke swimmer from Japan. He represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There, he won two bronze medals in the 100 m backstroke and as a member of the 4x100 m medley relay team.-References:* *... Kosuke Kitajima Kosuke Kitajima is a Japanese multiple Olympic gold medalist breaststroke swimmer. He won gold medals for the men's 100 m and 200 m breaststroke at both the Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 Olympics.-Major achievements:... Takashi Yamamoto Daisuke Hosokawa Daisuke Hosokawa is a Japanese freestyle swimmer.-Personal bests:In long course:* 50m freestyle: 23.08 * 100m freestyle: 49.86 * 200m freestyle: 1:49.22 -External links:*...	3:35.16	Arkady Vyatchanin Arkady Vyatchanin Arkady Arkadyevich Vyatchanin is an Russian backstroke swimmer. Vyatchanin has lived and trained in Taganrog since 1999 and is a student of the South Federal University... Dmitry Komornikov Nikolay Skvortsov Nikolay Skvortsov (swimmer) Nikolay Valeryevich Skvortsov is a butterfly swimmer from Russia, who won a silver and a bronze medal at the 2004 European Championships in Madrid, Spain. He swam for Russia at the 2004 Summer Olympics, where he finished in seventh place in the 200 fly.... Evgeny Lagunov Evgeny Lagunov Yevgeny Alexandrovich Lagunov, first name sometimes spelled "Evgeny" is a freestyle swimmer from Russia, who won the bronze medal in the 100 m freestyle at the European Short Course Swimming Championships 2005 in Triest, Italy. He also competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native...	3:35.51

Women's events

50m freestyle details	Libby Lenton Libby Lenton Lisbeth "Libby" Constance Trickett OAM is a world record holding and Olympic gold medalist swimmer from Australia. She was a gold medallist at both the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics. She is the world record holder in the short-course 100 metres freestyle...	24.53	Therese Alshammar Therese Alshammar Malin Therese Alshammar is a Swedish swimmer who has won three Olympic medals, 25 World Championship medals, and 43 European Championship medals. Standing at 1.80 m, she is a specialist of short races in freestyle and butterfly...	24.62	Marleen Veldhuis Marleen Veldhuis Magdalena Johanna Maria Veldhuis is a professional swimmer from the Netherlands. She is world record holder in 4 events . Veldhuis has won 6 world championships gold medals and 20 European championships gold medals...	24.70
100m freestyle details	Libby Lenton Libby Lenton Lisbeth "Libby" Constance Trickett OAM is a world record holding and Olympic gold medalist swimmer from Australia. She was a gold medallist at both the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics. She is the world record holder in the short-course 100 metres freestyle...	53.40 CR	Marleen Veldhuis Marleen Veldhuis Magdalena Johanna Maria Veldhuis is a professional swimmer from the Netherlands. She is world record holder in 4 events . Veldhuis has won 6 world championships gold medals and 20 European championships gold medals...	53.70	Britta Steffen Britta Steffen Britta Steffen is a German swimmer who specializes in freestyle, who is the current holder of the world record in women's 50 and 100 metre freestyle....	53.74
200m freestyle details	Laure Manaudou Laure Manaudou Laure Manaudou |Rhône]]) is a French Olympic, world and European champion swimmer. She is the daughter of a French father and a Dutch mother.- 2004 Olympics :...	1:55.52 WR	Annika Lurz	1:55.68	Federica Pellegrini Federica Pellegrini Federica Pellegrini is an Italian swimmer. A native of Mirano, in the province of Venice, she is currently the women's 200 m freestyle and 400 m freestyle world record holder...	1:56.97
400m freestyle details	Laure Manaudou Laure Manaudou Laure Manaudou |Rhône]]) is a French Olympic, world and European champion swimmer. She is the daughter of a French father and a Dutch mother.- 2004 Olympics :...	4:02.61 CR	Otylia Jędrzejczak Otylia Jedrzejczak Otylia Jędrzejczak is a Polish swimmer. She is the Olympic champion from Athens 2004 in the 200 metre butterfly. She finished 4th in this event in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She also swam in a third Olympiad, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. In Athens 2004 she also silvered in...	4:04.23	Ai Shibata Ai Shibata is a Japanese swimmer. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, she won the gold medal in the 800 meter freestyle race and became the first ever female gold medalist for Japan in a freestyle event....	4:05.19
800m freestyle details	Kate Ziegler Kate Ziegler Kate Marie Ziegler is an American long-distance swimmer. She currently holds the world record in the 1500-meter freestyle ....	8:18.52 CR	Laure Manaudou Laure Manaudou Laure Manaudou |Rhône]]) is a French Olympic, world and European champion swimmer. She is the daughter of a French father and a Dutch mother.- 2004 Olympics :...	8:18.80	Hayley Peirsol Hayley Peirsol Hayley Reide Peirsol is an American long-distance swimmer. She swam under Brent Lorenzen with Irvine Novaquatics prior to attending Auburn University. She has also trained with Club Wolverine at the University of Michigan under Bob Bowman. Hayley was the third woman in history to ever break 16...	8:26.41
1500m freestyle details	Kate Ziegler Kate Ziegler Kate Marie Ziegler is an American long-distance swimmer. She currently holds the world record in the 1500-meter freestyle ....	15:53.05 CR	Flavia Rigamonti Flavia Rigamonti Flavia Rigamonti is a Swiss swimmer from Sorengo. As of 2010, she holds the Swiss Records in the women's 400, 800 and 1500 freestyles.At the 2007 World Championships, she set the European Record in the women's 1500 free ....	15:55.38	Ai Shibata Ai Shibata is a Japanese swimmer. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, she won the gold medal in the 800 meter freestyle race and became the first ever female gold medalist for Japan in a freestyle event....	15:58.55
50m backstroke details	Leila Vaziri Leila Vaziri Leila Vaziri is an Iranian American swimmer and former world record holder in the 50 m backstroke.-Collegiate career:Vaziri completed her collegiate swimming career at Indiana University. She was 2005 Big Ten Champion in the 100 yard backstroke and the 2007 NCAA bronze medalist in the 100 yard...	28.16 WR	Aleksandra Gerasimenya Aleksandra Gerasimenya Aleksandra Gerasimenya is a swimmer from Belarus.-References:...	28.46	Tayliah Zimmer Tayliah Zimmer Tayliah Zimmer is an Australian swimmer.-References:...	28.50
100m backstroke details	Natalie Coughlin Natalie Coughlin Natalie Anne Coughlin is an American swimmer and eleven-time Olympic medallist.At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Coughlin became the first American female athlete in modern Olympic history to win six medals in one Olympics and the first woman ever to win a 100 m backstroke gold in two consecutive...	59.44 WR	Laure Manaudou Laure Manaudou Laure Manaudou |Rhône]]) is a French Olympic, world and European champion swimmer. She is the daughter of a French father and a Dutch mother.- 2004 Olympics :...	59.87	Reiko Nakamura Reiko Nakamura is a Japanese Olympic and Asian record-holding swimmer. She swam in the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games, winning the bronze medals in the 200m backstroke at both editions....	1:00.40
200m backstroke details	Margaret Hoelzer Margaret Hoelzer Margaret Hoelzer is an American swimmer who competed in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, and the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.-Biography:...	2:07.16 CR	Kirsty Coventry Kirsty Coventry Kirsty Leigh Coventry is a Zimbabwean swimmer and world record holder. She attended and swam competitively for Auburn University in Alabama, in the United States...	2:07.54	Reiko Nakamura Reiko Nakamura is a Japanese Olympic and Asian record-holding swimmer. She swam in the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games, winning the bronze medals in the 200m backstroke at both editions....	2:08.54
50m breaststroke details	Jessica Hardy Jessica Hardy Jessica Adele Hardy is an American swimmer who specializes in the breaststroke and freestyle stroke. She currently holds the world record in the 50 m breaststroke and the 100 m breaststroke ....	30.63	Leisel Jones Leisel Jones Leisel Marie Jones OAM is an Australian Olympic gold medalist swimmer. A participant in the 2000 Summer Olympics – at just 15 years old – and 2004 Summer Olympics, she was part of gold medal winning Australian team in the women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay at the Athens Games in 2004 and a gold...	30.70	Tara Kirk Tara Kirk Tara Kirk is a former American swimmer who specialized in the breaststroke and Olympic silver medalist. She is a former world record holder in the 100-meter breaststroke ....	31.05
100m breaststroke details	Leisel Jones Leisel Jones Leisel Marie Jones OAM is an Australian Olympic gold medalist swimmer. A participant in the 2000 Summer Olympics – at just 15 years old – and 2004 Summer Olympics, she was part of gold medal winning Australian team in the women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay at the Athens Games in 2004 and a gold...	1:05.72 CR	Tara Kirk Tara Kirk Tara Kirk is a former American swimmer who specialized in the breaststroke and Olympic silver medalist. She is a former world record holder in the 100-meter breaststroke ....	1:06.34	Anna Khlistunova	1:07.27
200m breaststroke details	Leisel Jones Leisel Jones Leisel Marie Jones OAM is an Australian Olympic gold medalist swimmer. A participant in the 2000 Summer Olympics – at just 15 years old – and 2004 Summer Olympics, she was part of gold medal winning Australian team in the women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay at the Athens Games in 2004 and a gold...	2:21.84	Kirsty Balfour Kirsty Balfour Kirsty Balfour is a Scottish breaststroke swimmer.She won gold in the 200 metres breaststroke at the European Long-Course Championships in 2006, and took silver in same event at the World Championships in Melbourne in 2007.She announced her retirement from swimming on 7 November 2008 stating she... Megan Jendrick Megan Jendrick Megan Jendrick is an American swimmer, record holder and fitness columnist. She won two gold medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Jendrick has set 27 American records and four world records in her swimming career up to date...	2:25.94
50m butterfly details	Therese Alshammar Therese Alshammar Malin Therese Alshammar is a Swedish swimmer who has won three Olympic medals, 25 World Championship medals, and 43 European Championship medals. Standing at 1.80 m, she is a specialist of short races in freestyle and butterfly...	25.91	Danni Miatke Danni Miatke -Biography:Born in Darwin, Northern Territory in 1987, Miatke began competitive swimming in 1995. She first represented the Northern Territory in 1998 at the national School Sport Swimming and Diving Championships. She first won gold for the Territory in 1999 at the Australian Age Championships, in...	26.05	Inge Dekker Inge Dekker Inge Dekker is a butterfly and freestyle swimmer from Netherlands, who won the bronze medal with the Dutch women's 4×100 m freestyle relay team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. She did so alongside Inge de Bruijn, Marleen Veldhuis and Chantal Groot...	26.11
100m butterfly details	Libby Lenton Libby Lenton Lisbeth "Libby" Constance Trickett OAM is a world record holding and Olympic gold medalist swimmer from Australia. She was a gold medallist at both the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics. She is the world record holder in the short-course 100 metres freestyle...	57.15 CR	Jessicah Schipper Jessicah Schipper Jessicah Lee Schipper OAM is an Australian swimmer. She trained at the Redcliffe Leagues Lawnton club in Brisbane, under veteran coach Ken Wood up until the conclusion of the 2008 Summer Olympics. Schipper now trains under the guidance of Stephan Widmer with the Commercial Swimming Club...	57.24	Natalie Coughlin Natalie Coughlin Natalie Anne Coughlin is an American swimmer and eleven-time Olympic medallist.At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Coughlin became the first American female athlete in modern Olympic history to win six medals in one Olympics and the first woman ever to win a 100 m backstroke gold in two consecutive...	57.34
200m butterfly details	Jessicah Schipper Jessicah Schipper Jessicah Lee Schipper OAM is an Australian swimmer. She trained at the Redcliffe Leagues Lawnton club in Brisbane, under veteran coach Ken Wood up until the conclusion of the 2008 Summer Olympics. Schipper now trains under the guidance of Stephan Widmer with the Commercial Swimming Club...	2:06.39	Kimberly Vandenberg	2:06.71	Otylia Jędrzejczak Otylia Jedrzejczak Otylia Jędrzejczak is a Polish swimmer. She is the Olympic champion from Athens 2004 in the 200 metre butterfly. She finished 4th in this event in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She also swam in a third Olympiad, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. In Athens 2004 she also silvered in...	2:06.90
200m individual medley details	Katie Hoff Katie Hoff Kathryn "Katie" Elise Hoff is an American swimmer. Hoff is strongest in the 200 and 400 meter individual medley, though she is a very capable swimmer in many events, ranging from the four 200 meter events to the 800 meter freestyle...	2:10.13 CR	Kirsty Coventry Kirsty Coventry Kirsty Leigh Coventry is a Zimbabwean swimmer and world record holder. She attended and swam competitively for Auburn University in Alabama, in the United States...	2:10.76	Stephanie Rice Stephanie Rice Stephanie Louise Rice OAM is an Australian swimmer. She currently holds the world record in the 400 m women's individual medley, and won three gold medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Rice is trained by Michael Bohl from the St Peters Western Swimming Club in Brisbane...	2:11.42
400m individual medley details	Katie Hoff Katie Hoff Kathryn "Katie" Elise Hoff is an American swimmer. Hoff is strongest in the 200 and 400 meter individual medley, though she is a very capable swimmer in many events, ranging from the four 200 meter events to the 800 meter freestyle...	4:32.89 WR	Yana Martynova	4:40.14	Stephanie Rice Stephanie Rice Stephanie Louise Rice OAM is an Australian swimmer. She currently holds the world record in the 400 m women's individual medley, and won three gold medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Rice is trained by Michael Bohl from the St Peters Western Swimming Club in Brisbane...	4:41.19
4×100m   freestyle relay details	Libby Lenton Libby Lenton Lisbeth "Libby" Constance Trickett OAM is a world record holding and Olympic gold medalist swimmer from Australia. She was a gold medallist at both the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics. She is the world record holder in the short-course 100 metres freestyle... Melanie Schlanger Melanie Schlanger Melanie Renee Schlanger OAM is an Australian freestyle swimmer. She trains at the Commercial Swimming Club under Stephan Widmar.... Shayne Reese Shayne Reese Shayne Leanne Reese OAM is an Australian medley and freestyle swimmer.She competed in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay at the 2004 Summer Olympics, in which Australia placed fourth.... Jodie Henry Jodie Henry Jodie Clare Henry OAM is an Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medalist and former world-record holder.-Swimming career:Jodie Henry began swimming competitively at the relatively late age of 14....	3:35.48 CR	Natalie Coughlin Natalie Coughlin Natalie Anne Coughlin is an American swimmer and eleven-time Olympic medallist.At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Coughlin became the first American female athlete in modern Olympic history to win six medals in one Olympics and the first woman ever to win a 100 m backstroke gold in two consecutive... Lacey Nymeyer Lacey Nymeyer Lacey Pearl Nymeyer is an Olympic swimmer from the United States.-Personal:Nymeyer is a Tucson native who graduated in 2004 from Mountain View High School . She is also a graduate of the University of Arizona where she majored in physical education. Away from her own training, Nymeyer leads swim... Amanda Weir Amanda Weir Amanda Weir is an American swimmer.At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Weir swam the third leg in the US team for the Women's 4×100 m freestyle relay. Leading after her leg of the relay, the US team finished second to the Australians, setting an American Record with their finishing time... Kara Lynn Joyce Kara Lynn Joyce Kara Lynn Joyce is an American swimmer and four-time Olympic silver medalist.-High school career:...	3:35.68	Inge Dekker Inge Dekker Inge Dekker is a butterfly and freestyle swimmer from Netherlands, who won the bronze medal with the Dutch women's 4×100 m freestyle relay team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. She did so alongside Inge de Bruijn, Marleen Veldhuis and Chantal Groot... Ranomi Kromowidjojo Ranomi Kromowidjojo Ranomi Kromowidjojo is a Dutch swimmer who mainly specializes in freestyle but also has potential in backstroke and butterfly events. As part of the Dutch team, she holds the world records in the 4×50 m and 4×200 m freestyle relays on short course , and 4×100 m freestyle relay on long course... Femke Heemskerk Femke Heemskerk Frederike Johanna Maria "Femke" Heemskerk is a Dutch swimmer who mainly specializes in freestyle, but also has a strong backstroke and medley.... Marleen Veldhuis Marleen Veldhuis Magdalena Johanna Maria Veldhuis is a professional swimmer from the Netherlands. She is world record holder in 4 events . Veldhuis has won 6 world championships gold medals and 20 European championships gold medals...	3:36.81
4×200m   freestyle relay details	Natalie Coughlin Natalie Coughlin Natalie Anne Coughlin is an American swimmer and eleven-time Olympic medallist.At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Coughlin became the first American female athlete in modern Olympic history to win six medals in one Olympics and the first woman ever to win a 100 m backstroke gold in two consecutive... Dana Vollmer Dana Vollmer Dana Vollmer is an American college and international swimmer and Olympic gold medalist. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece she won a gold medal in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay with Natalie Coughlin, Kaitlin Sandeno, and Carly Piper that set the world record in the event.She has won... Lacey Nymeyer Lacey Nymeyer Lacey Pearl Nymeyer is an Olympic swimmer from the United States.-Personal:Nymeyer is a Tucson native who graduated in 2004 from Mountain View High School . She is also a graduate of the University of Arizona where she majored in physical education. Away from her own training, Nymeyer leads swim... Katie Hoff Katie Hoff Kathryn "Katie" Elise Hoff is an American swimmer. Hoff is strongest in the 200 and 400 meter individual medley, though she is a very capable swimmer in many events, ranging from the four 200 meter events to the 800 meter freestyle...	7:50.09 WR	Meike Freitag Meike Freitag Meike Freitag is a retired female swimmer from Germany, specialised in the freestyle. A three-time Olympian she won a total number of three medals as a member of the German women's relay teams... Britta Steffen Britta Steffen Britta Steffen is a German swimmer who specializes in freestyle, who is the current holder of the world record in women's 50 and 100 metre freestyle.... Petra Dallmann Petra Dallmann Petra Dallmann is a German swimmer. She won a Bronze medal in 2004 Olympics... Annika Lurz	7:53.82	Alena Popchanka Alena Popchanka Alena Popchanka is a 4-time Olympic freestyle and butterfly swimmer originally from Belarus. She swam for Belarus at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympics... Sophie Huber Sophie Huber Sophie Huber is a female freestyle swimmer from France, who competed for her native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China.- References :*... Aurore Mongel Aurore Mongel Aurore Mongel is an Olympic and national record holding butterfly swimmer from France. She swam for France at the 2008 Olympics, where she set the French record in the 200 m butterfly .... Laure Manaudou Laure Manaudou Laure Manaudou |Rhône]]) is a French Olympic, world and European champion swimmer. She is the daughter of a French father and a Dutch mother.- 2004 Olympics :...	7:55.96
4×100m   medley relay details	Emily Seebohm Emily Seebohm Emily Jane Seebohm OAM is an Australian backstroke, freestyle, butterfly and individual medley swimmer.-Career:... Leisel Jones Leisel Jones Leisel Marie Jones OAM is an Australian Olympic gold medalist swimmer. A participant in the 2000 Summer Olympics – at just 15 years old – and 2004 Summer Olympics, she was part of gold medal winning Australian team in the women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay at the Athens Games in 2004 and a gold... Jessicah Schipper Jessicah Schipper Jessicah Lee Schipper OAM is an Australian swimmer. She trained at the Redcliffe Leagues Lawnton club in Brisbane, under veteran coach Ken Wood up until the conclusion of the 2008 Summer Olympics. Schipper now trains under the guidance of Stephan Widmer with the Commercial Swimming Club... Libby Lenton Libby Lenton Lisbeth "Libby" Constance Trickett OAM is a world record holding and Olympic gold medalist swimmer from Australia. She was a gold medallist at both the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics. She is the world record holder in the short-course 100 metres freestyle...	3:55.74 WR	Natalie Coughlin Natalie Coughlin Natalie Anne Coughlin is an American swimmer and eleven-time Olympic medallist.At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Coughlin became the first American female athlete in modern Olympic history to win six medals in one Olympics and the first woman ever to win a 100 m backstroke gold in two consecutive... Tara Kirk Tara Kirk Tara Kirk is a former American swimmer who specialized in the breaststroke and Olympic silver medalist. She is a former world record holder in the 100-meter breaststroke .... Rachel Komisarz Rachel Komisarz Rachel Komisarz is an American swimmer. She swam for the United States team at the 2004 Summer Olympics, where she won a gold medal in the women's 4x200 m freestyle relay and a silver medal in the women's 4x100 m medley relay.-External links:**... Lacey Nymeyer Lacey Nymeyer Lacey Pearl Nymeyer is an Olympic swimmer from the United States.-Personal:Nymeyer is a Tucson native who graduated in 2004 from Mountain View High School . She is also a graduate of the University of Arizona where she majored in physical education. Away from her own training, Nymeyer leads swim...	3:58.31	Longzi Xutian Nan Luo Yafei Zhou Yanwei Xu Yanwei Xu Xu Yanwei is an Olympic medal-winning swimmer from the People's Republic of China, who became part of the Chinese national swimming team in 2000. She competed at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens....	4:01.97

Records broken

During the 2007 World Aquatics Championships, 15 World Records and 16 other Championship (or meet) Records were broken. Multiple Continental and National Records were also set.

World Records 

Also new championship records

• Men's 200 m freestyle - Michael Phelps (1:43.86)
• Men's 100 m backstroke - Aaron Peirsol (52.98)
• Men's 200 m backstroke - Ryan Lochte (1:54.32)
• Men's 200 m butterfly - Michael Phelps (1:52.09)
• Men's 200 m individual medley - Michael Phelps (1:54.98)
• Men's 400 m individual medley - Michael Phelps (4:06.22)
• Men's 4×200 m freestyle relay - Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Klete Keller, Peter Vanderkaay (7:03.24)
• Women's 200 m freestyle - Federica Pellegrini (1:56.47) (semi final)
• Women's 200 m freestyle - Laure Manaudou (1:55.52) (final)
• Women's 50 m backstroke - Leila Vaziri (28.16) (semi final; equalled in final by herself)
• Women's 100 m backstroke - Natalie Coughlin (59.44)
• Women's 400 m individual medley - Kathryn Hoff (4:32.89)
• Women's 4×200 m freestyle relay - Natalie Coughlin, Dana Vollmer, Lacey Nymeyer, Katie Hoff (7:50.09)
• Women's 4×100 m medley relay - Emily Seebohm, Leisel Jones, Jessicah Schipper, Libby Lenton (3:55.74)

Championship records

• Women's 100 m freestyle - Libby Lenton (53.42) (4×100 m freestyle Relay lead off)
• Men's 4×100 m freestyle Relay - Michael Phelps, Neil Walker, Cullen Jones, Jason Lezak (3:12.72)
• Women's 100 m freestyle - Natalie Coughlin (53.40) (semi final; equalled in final)
• Women's 100 m freestyle - Libby Lenton (53.40) (equalled)
• Women's 400 m freestyle - Laure Manaudou (4:02.61)
• Women's 800 m freestyle - Kate Ziegler (8:18.52)
• Women's 1500 m freestyle - Kate Ziegler (15:53.05)
• Women's 200 m backstroke - Margaret Hoelzer (2:07.16)
• Women's 100 m breaststroke - Leisel Jones (1:05.72)
• Women's 100 m butterfly - Libby Lenton (57.15)
• Women's 200 m individual Medley - Kathryn Hoff (2:10.13)
• Women's 4×100 m freestyle relay - Libby Lenton, Melanie Schlanger, Shayne Reese, Jodie Henry (3:35.48)