Swimming at the World Aquatics Championships

The aquatics discipline of swimming

Swimming (sport)

Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...

has been the core component of every edition of the FINA World Aquatics Championships since its introduction in 1973.

Editions and events

The number of events competed for at each edition of the championships has grown steadily through the years.

Men's events

Edition		1973 Swimming at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships These are the results of the swimming competition at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships.-Medal table:-Men:Legend: WR – World record; CR – Championship record-Women:...	1975 Swimming at the 1975 World Aquatics Championships These are the results of the swimming competition at the 1975 World Aquatics Championships.-Medal table:-Men:Legend: WR – World record; CR – Championship record-Women:...	1978 Swimming at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships These are the results of the swimming competition at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships.-Medal table:-Men:Legend: WR – World record; CR – Championship record-Women:...	1982 Swimming at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships These are the results of the swimming competition at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships.-Medal table:-Men:These are the results of the swimming competition at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships.-Medal table:...	1986 Swimming at the 1986 World Aquatics Championships These are the results of the swimming competition at the 1986 World Aquatics Championships.-Medal table:-Men:These are the results of the swimming competition at the 1986 World Aquatics Championships.-Medal table:...	1991 Swimming at the 1991 World Aquatics Championships These are the results of the swimming competition at the 1991 World Aquatics Championships.-Medal table:-Men:These are the results of the swimming competition at the 1991 World Aquatics Championships.-Medal table:...	1994 Swimming at the 1994 World Aquatics Championships These are the results of the swimming competition at the 1994 World Aquatics Championships.-Medal table:-Men:Legend: WR – World record; CR – Championship record-Women:...	1998	2001 Swimming at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships The swimming events of the 2001 World Aquatics Championships were held in a temporary pool at Marine Messe in Fukuoka, Japan in July 2001. This edition of the championships featured 20 events for both men and women, including the introduction of a 50 m event in all strokes and equality in the...	2003 Swimming at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships The swimming events of the 2003 World Aquatics Championships were held in Barcelona, Spain in July 2003.-Medal table:-Men:Legend: WR – World record; CR – Championship record-Women:...	2005 Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships The swimming events at the XI FINA World Championships took place in the Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal, Canada from July 24–31, 2005.The swimming portion consisted of 50 events – 25 for men and 25 for women – all of which were swum in a long-course pool...	2007 Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships The swimming competition at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships was held in Melbourne, Australia, from 25 March to 1 April.Morning/heats sessions began at 10:00 a.m., with the evening sessions beginning at 7:00 p.m. All events were contested in a long-course pool...	2009 Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships The swimming competition of the 2009 World Aquatics Championships was held at the Foro Italico sports complex in Rome, Italy, from Sunday 26 July – Sunday 2 August 2009.-Events:...	2011 Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships The Swimming portion of the 2011 FINA World Championships was held July 24–31 at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai, China. Swimming is one of five aquatic disciplines at the championships.-Qualifying criteria:...
Freestyle	50 m					X Swimming at the 1986 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 50 metre freestyle The finals and the qualifying heats of the men's 50 metre freestyle event at the 1986 World Aquatics Championships were held on 22 August 1986 in Madrid, Spain.-Heats:-B Final:-A Final:...	X	X	X	X Swimming at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 50 metre freestyle The men's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships was held on 22 and 23 July 2001 at the Fukuoka, Japan.-Heats:-Semifinals:-Final:...	X Swimming at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 50 metre freestyle The men's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships was held on 25 and 26 July 2003 at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain.-Records:...	X Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 50 metre freestyle The men's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships was held on 29 and 30 July 2005 at the Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal, Canada.-Records:...	X	X	X Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 50 metre freestyle The men's 50 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 29 with the heats and the semifinals and July 30 with the final.-Records:...
	100 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre freestyle The men's 100 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 27 with the heats and the semifinals and July 28 with the final.-Records:...
	200 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X Swimming at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre freestyle The men's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships took place between 21 July – 22 July. Both the heats and semifinals were held on 21 July with the heats being held in the morning session and the semifinals being held in the evening session...	X	X	X	X Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre freestyle The men's 200 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships took place July 25 and 26. The heats and semifinals took place July 25 and the final was held July 26.-Records:...
	400 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X Swimming at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 400 metre freestyle The men's 400 metre freestyle event at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships took place 22 July. Both the heats and final were held on 22 July.-Final:Key: WR = World record-References:*...	X	X	X	X	X Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 400 metre freestyle The men's 400 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships took place July 24. The heats and final took place on July 24.-Records:...
	800 m									X	X	X	X	X	X Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 800 metre freestyle The men's 800 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 26 with the heats and July 27 with the final.-Records:...
	1500 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 1500 metre freestyle The men's 1500 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 30 with the heats and the semifinals and July 31 with the final.-Record:...
Backstroke	50 m									X	X	X Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 50 metre backstroke The men's 50 metre backstroke event at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships took place between 30 July – 31 July. The heats and semifinals were held on 30 July...	X	X	X Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 50 metre backstroke The men's 50 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 30 with the heats and the semifinals and July 31 with the final.-Records:...
	100 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X Swimming at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre backstroke The men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships took place between 21 July – 22 July. Both the heats and semifinals were held on 21 July with the heats being held in the morning session and the semifinals being held in the evening session...	X Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre backstroke The men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships took place between 25 July – 26 July. Both the heats and semifinals were held on 25 July with the heats being held in the morning session and the semifinals being held in the evening session...	X	X	X Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre backstroke The men's 100 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 25 with the preliminary round and the semifinals and July 26 with the final.-Records:...
	200 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X Swimming at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre backstroke The men's 200 metre backstroke event at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships took place between 24 July – 25 July. Both the heats and semifinals were held on 24 July with the heats being held in the morning session and the semifinals being held in the evening session...	X Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre backstroke The men's 200 metre backstroke event at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships took place between 28 July – 29 July. Both the heats and semifinals were held on 28 July with the heats being held in the morning session and the semifinals being held in the evening session...	X	X	X Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre backstroke The men's 200 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 28 with the heats and the semifinals and July 29 with the final.-Records:...
Breaststroke	50 m									X	X	X Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 50 metre breaststroke The men's 50 metre breaststroke event at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships took place between 26 July – 27 July. The heats and semifinals were held on 26 July...	X	X	X Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 50 metre breaststroke The men's 50 metre breaststroke competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 26 with the heats and the semifinals and July 27 with the final.-Records:...
	100 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre breaststroke The men's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships took place between 24 July and 25 July. The heats and semifinals were held 24 July...	X	X	X Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre breaststroke The men's 100 metre breaststroke competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships took place July 24 and 25. The heats and semifinals took place July 24 and the final was held July 25.-Records:...
	200 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre breaststroke The men's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships took place between 28 July and 29 July. The heats and semifinals were held 28 July...	X	X	X Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre breaststroke The men's 200 metre breaststroke competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 28 with the heats and the semifinals and July 29 with the final.-Records:...
Butterfly	50 m									X	X	X Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 50 metre butterfly The men's 50 metre breaststroke event at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships took place between 26 July – 27 July. The heats and semifinals were held on 26 July...	X	X	X Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 50 metre butterfly The men's 50 metre butterfly competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships took place July 24 and 25. The heats and semifinals took place July 24 and the final was held July 25.-Records:...
	100 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X Swimming at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre butterfly The men's 100 metre butterfly event at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships took place between 25 July – 26 July. Both the heats and semifinals were held on 25 July with the heats being held in the morning session and the semifinals being held in the evening session...	X Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre butterfly The men's 100 metre butterfly event at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships took place between 29 July – 30 July. Both the heats and semifinals were held on 29 July with the heats being held in the morning session and the semifinals being held in the evening session...	X	X	X Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 100 metre butterfly The men's 100 metre butterfly competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 29 with the heats and the semifinals and July 30 with the final.-Records:...
	200 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X Swimming at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre butterfly The men's 200 metre butterfly event at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships took place between 23 July – 24 July. Both the heats and semifinals were held on 23 July with the heats being held in the morning session and the semifinals being held in the evening session. The final was held on 24...	X Swimming at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre butterfly The men's 200 metre butterfly event at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships took place between 22 July – 23 July. Both the heats and semifinals were held on 22 July with the heats being held in the morning session and the semifinals being held in the evening session...	X Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre butterfly The men's 200 metre butterfly event at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships took place between 26 July – 27 July. The heats and semifinals were held on 26 July...	X	X	X Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre butterfly The men's 200 metre butterfly competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 26 with the heats and the semifinals and July 27 with the final.-Records:...
Individual medley	200 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X Swimming at the 1994 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre individual medley The men's 200 metre individual medley at the 1994 World Aquatics Championships took place on 11 September 1994 at Foro Italico in Rome, Italy.The existing records at the start of the event were:...	X	X	X Swimming at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre individual medley The men's 200 metre individual medley event at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships took place between 24 July and 25 July. The heats and semifinals were held 24 July...	X Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre individual medley The men's 200 metre individual medley event at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships took place between 27 July and 28 July. The heats and semifinals were held 27 July...	X	X	X Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre individual medley The men's 200 metre individual medley competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships took place July 27 and 28. The heats and semifinals took place July 27 and the final was held July 28....
Individual medley	400 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X Swimming at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 400 metre individual medley The men's 400 metre individual medley event at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships took place between 27 July. The heats and final were held 27 July.-Records:Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows....	X Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 400 metre individual medley The men's 400 metre individual medley event at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships took place 31 July. The heats and final were held on 31 July.-Records:Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows....	X	X	X Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 400 metre individual medley The men's 400 metre individual medley competition of the swimming events was held on July 31 with the semifinals and the final.-Records:Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows....
Relays	4×100 m freestyle	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay The men's 4×100 metre freestyle relay competition of the swimming events at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships took place July 24. The heats and final took place July 24.-Records:...	X	X	X Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay The men's 4×100 metre freestyle relay competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships took place July 24. The heats and final took place July 24.-Records:...
	4×200 m freestyle	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay The men's 4×200 metre freestyle relay competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 29 with the heats and final.-Records:Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows....
	4×100 m medley	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X Swimming at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay The men's 4×100 metre medley relay event at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships was held on 27 July 2003 at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain.-Records:...	X	X 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...	X	X Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay The men's 4×100 metre medley relay competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships took place July 31. The heats and final took place July 31.-Records:...
Number of events		15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	20	20	20	20	20	20

Women's events

Edition		1973 Swimming at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships These are the results of the swimming competition at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships.-Medal table:-Men:Legend: WR – World record; CR – Championship record-Women:...	1975 Swimming at the 1975 World Aquatics Championships These are the results of the swimming competition at the 1975 World Aquatics Championships.-Medal table:-Men:Legend: WR – World record; CR – Championship record-Women:...	1978 Swimming at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships These are the results of the swimming competition at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships.-Medal table:-Men:Legend: WR – World record; CR – Championship record-Women:...	1982 Swimming at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships These are the results of the swimming competition at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships.-Medal table:-Men:These are the results of the swimming competition at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships.-Medal table:...	1986 Swimming at the 1986 World Aquatics Championships These are the results of the swimming competition at the 1986 World Aquatics Championships.-Medal table:-Men:These are the results of the swimming competition at the 1986 World Aquatics Championships.-Medal table:...	1991 Swimming at the 1991 World Aquatics Championships These are the results of the swimming competition at the 1991 World Aquatics Championships.-Medal table:-Men:These are the results of the swimming competition at the 1991 World Aquatics Championships.-Medal table:...	1994 Swimming at the 1994 World Aquatics Championships These are the results of the swimming competition at the 1994 World Aquatics Championships.-Medal table:-Men:Legend: WR – World record; CR – Championship record-Women:...	1998	2001 Swimming at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships The swimming events of the 2001 World Aquatics Championships were held in a temporary pool at Marine Messe in Fukuoka, Japan in July 2001. This edition of the championships featured 20 events for both men and women, including the introduction of a 50 m event in all strokes and equality in the...	2003 Swimming at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships The swimming events of the 2003 World Aquatics Championships were held in Barcelona, Spain in July 2003.-Medal table:-Men:Legend: WR – World record; CR – Championship record-Women:...	2005 Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships The swimming events at the XI FINA World Championships took place in the Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal, Canada from July 24–31, 2005.The swimming portion consisted of 50 events – 25 for men and 25 for women – all of which were swum in a long-course pool...	2007 Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships The swimming competition at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships was held in Melbourne, Australia, from 25 March to 1 April.Morning/heats sessions began at 10:00 a.m., with the evening sessions beginning at 7:00 p.m. All events were contested in a long-course pool...	2009 Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships The swimming competition of the 2009 World Aquatics Championships was held at the Foro Italico sports complex in Rome, Italy, from Sunday 26 July – Sunday 2 August 2009.-Events:...	2011 Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships The Swimming portion of the 2011 FINA World Championships was held July 24–31 at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai, China. Swimming is one of five aquatic disciplines at the championships.-Qualifying criteria:...
Freestyle	50 m					X	X	X	X	X	X	X Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 50 metre freestyle The women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships took place between 30 July – 31 July. The heats and semifinals were held on 30 July...	X	X	X Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 50 metre freestyle The women's 50 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 30 with the heats and the semifinals and July 31 with the final.-Records:...
	100 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 100 metre freestyle The women's 100 metre freestyle event at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships took place between 28 July – 29 July. The heats and semifinals were held on 28 July...	X	X	X Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 100 metre freestyle The women's 100 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held in July 2011; the heats and the semifinals were held on 28th July and the final on 29th July.-Records:...
	200 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre freestyle The Women's 200 metre freestyle at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships occurred on 26 July and in the evening of 27 July in the Olympic pool at Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal, Canada. 64 swimmers were entered in the event, of which 62 swam in one of 8 heats...	X	X	X Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre freestyle The women's 200 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 26 with the heats and the semifinals and July 27 with the final.-Records:...
	400 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 400 metre freestyle The women's 400 metre freestyle event at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships took place 24 July. The heats and final were held on 24 July.-Records:Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows....	X	X	X Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 400 metre freestyle The women's 400 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships took place July 24. The heats and the final took place on July 24.-Records:...
	800 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 800 metre freestyle The women's 800 metre freestyle event at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships took place between 29 July – 30 July. The heats were held on 29 July and the final was held on 30 July.-Records:...	X	X	X Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 800 metre freestyle The women's 800 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 29 with the heats and July 30 with the final.-Records:...
	1500 m									X	X	X Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 1500 metre freestyle The women's 1500 metre freestyle event at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships took place between 25 July – 26 July. The heats were held on 25 July and the final was held on 26 July.-Records:...	X	X	X Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 1500 metre freestyle The women's 1500 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 25 with the preliminary round and July 26 with the final.-Records:...
Backstroke	50 m									X	X	X Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 50 metre backstroke The women's 50 metre backstroke event at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships took place between 27 July – 28 July. The heats and semifinals were held on 27 July...	X	X	X Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 50 metre backstroke The women's 50 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships took place on July 27 with the heats and the semifinals and July 28 with the final.-Records:...
	100 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 100 metre backstroke The women's 100 metre backstroke event at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships took place between 25 July – 26 July. The heats and semifinals were held on 25 July...	X	X	X Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 100 metre backstroke The women's 100 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships were held on July 25 with the preliminary round and the semifinals and July 26 with the final.-Records:...
	200 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre backstroke The women's 200 metre backstroke event at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships took place between 29 July – 30 July. The heats and semifinals were held on 29 July...	X	X	X Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre backstroke The women's 200 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 29 with the heats and the semifinals and July 30 with the final....
Breaststroke	50 m									X	X	X Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 50 metre breaststroke The women's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships took place between 30 July – 31 July. Both the heats and semifinals were held on 30 July with the heats being held in the morning session and the semifinals being held in the evening session...	X	X	X Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 50 metre breaststroke The women's 50 metre breaststroke competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 30 with the heats and the semifinals and July 31 with the final.-Records:...
	100 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 100 metre breaststroke The women's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships took place between 25 July – 26 July. Both the heats and semifinals were held on 25 July with the heats being held in the morning session and the semifinals being held in the evening session...	X	X	X Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 100 metre breaststroke The women's 100 metre breaststroke competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 25 with the preliminary round and the semifinals and July 26 with the final.-Records:...
	200 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X Swimming at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre breaststroke The women's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships took place between 24 July – 25 July. Both the heats and semifinals were held on 24 July with the heats being held in the morning session and the semifinals being held in the evening session...	X Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre breaststroke The women's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships took place between 28 July – 29 July. Both the heats and semifinals were held on 28 July with the heats being held in the morning session and the semifinals being held in the evening session...	X	X	X Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre breaststroke The women's 200 metre breaststroke competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 28 with the heats and the semifinals and July 29 with the final.-Records:...
Butterfly	50 m									X	X	X Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 50 metre butterfly The women's 50 metre butterfly event at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships took place between 29 July – 30 July. The heats and semifinals were held on 29 July...	X	X	X Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 50 metre butterfly The women's 50 metre butterfly competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 29 with the heats and the semifinals and July 30 with the final.-Records:...
	100 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X Swimming at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 100 metre butterfly The women's 100 metre butterfly event at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships took place between 20 July – 21 July. Both the heats and semifinals were held on 20 July with the heats being held in the morning session and the semifinals being held in the evening session...	X Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 100 metre butterfly The women's 100 metre butterfly event at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships took place between 24 July and 25 July. The heats and semifinals were held 24 July...	X	X	X Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 100 metre butterfly The women's 100 metre butterfly competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships took place July 24 and 25. The heats and semifinals took place July 24 and the final was held July 25.-Records:...
	200 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre butterfly The women's 200 metre butterfly event at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships took place between 27 July – 28 July. The heats and semifinals were held on 27 July...	X	X	X Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre butterfly The women's 200 metre butterfly competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 27 with the heats and the semifinals and July 28 with the final.-Records:...
Individual medley	200 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre individual medley The women's 200 metre individual medley event at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships took place between 24 July and 25 July. The heats and semifinals were held 24 July...	X	X	X Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre individual medley The women's 200 metre individual medley competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships took place July 24 and 25...
Individual medley	400 m	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 400 metre individual medley The women's 400 metre individual medley event at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships took place 31 July. The heats and final were held 31 July.-Records:Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows....	X	X	X Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 400 metre individual medley The women's 400 metre individual medley competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 31 with the heats the final.-Records:Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows....
Relays	4×100 m freestyle	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay The women's 4×100 metre freestyle relay competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships took place July 24. The heats and final took place July 24.-Records:...
	4×200 m freestyle					X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay The women's 4×200 metre freestyle relay competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships took place July 28. The heats and final were held on July 28.-Records:...
	4×100 m medley	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay The women's 4 x 100 metre medley competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 30 with the heats and the final....
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Medalists

For a full list of medalists covering all editions of the championships see List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men) and List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women).

World records

The World Championships have often been the occasion at which elite swimmers reach the peak of their season, and hence numerous world records are often broken.

Edition	Men	Women	Total
1973	7	9	16
1975	1	4	5
1978	4	10	14
1982	4	3	7
1986	–	6	6
1991	7	–	7
1994	3	7	10
1998	–	–	0
2001	8	–	8
2003	12	2	14
2005	5	4	9
2007	7	8	15
2009	17	26	43
2011	2	–	2

Participation