2009 in swimming

2009 in swimming documents the highlights of competitive international swimming during 2009.

Major events

World

• 5–11 July: Swimming at the 2009 Summer Universiade in Belgrade, Serbia
• 19–25 July: Open water swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy
• 26 July – 2 August: Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy
• 2009 FINA Swimming World Cup:
  • 16–17 October: Durban, South Africa
  • 23–25 October: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (cancelled)
  • 6–7 November: Moscow, Russia
  • 10–11 November: Stockholm, Sweden
  • 14–15 November: Berlin, Germany
  • 21–22 November: Singapore

Regional

• 27 June – 1 July: Swimming at the 2009 Mediterranean Games in Pescara, Italy
• 30 June – 5 July: Central American and Caribbean Swimming Championships in Barquisimeto, Venezuela
• 2–6 July: Swimming at the 2009 Asian Youth Games, Singapore
• 8–12 July: European Junior Swimming Championships in Prague, Czech Republic
• 30 October – 9 November: Swimming at the 2009 Asian Indoor Games in Hanoi, Vietnam
• 10–13 December: European Short Course Swimming Championships in Istanbul, Turkey
• 10–14 December: Swimming at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games in Vientiane, Laos

World records

The tables below lists all world records broken or equalled during 2009. Records are listed in each section in date order, with records which were subsequently broken later in the year with a khaki shaded background. Records which are yet to be ratified, or are awaiting ratification following the outcomes of the "Dubai Suits Charter" and related actions by the FINA Swimsuit Commission, are listed in italics. The records shaded in light blue were not ratified by FINA and are not to be considered as the world record for that event. The given references give further details regarding the non-ratification of the relevant records.

147 new world records were reported in 2009 (although some later disallowed), rewriting the world record progression in 69 of the 82 events in which FINA recognises world record standards.

Men's long course

Date	Event	Time		Name	Nation	Meet	Location	Ref
5 April	50 m butterfly	22.43	(sf)	Rafael Muñoz	Spain	Spanish Championships	Málaga, Spain	[1]
18 April	50 m breaststroke	27.06	(sf)	Cameron van der Burgh	South Africa	South African Championships	Durban, South Africa	[1][2]
23 April	100 m freestyle	46.94	(sf)	Alain Bernard	France	French Championships	Montpellier, France	[1][3]
26 April	50 m freestyle	20.94		Frédérick Bousquet	France	French Championships	Montpellier, France	[1][4]
8 May	50 m breaststroke	26.89	(h)	Felipe França Silva	Brazil	Maria Lenk Trophy	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	[1][5]
10 May	200 m backstroke	1:52.86		Ryosuke Irie	Japan	Duel in the Pool	Canberra, Australia	[1][6]
13 June	100 m breaststroke	58.67	(tt)	Igor Borysik	Ukraine	Ukraine National Cup	Kharkiv, Ukraine	[7]
1 July	100 m backstroke	52.38	(r)	Aschwin Wildeboer	Spain	Mediterranean Games	Pescara, Italy	[8]
8 July	100 m backstroke	51.94		Aaron Peirsol	United States	US Championships	Indianapolis, United States	[9]
9 July	100 m butterfly	50.22		Michael Phelps	United States	US Championships	Indianapolis, United States	[10]
11 July	200 m backstroke	1:53.08		Aaron Peirsol	United States	US Championships	Indianapolis, United States	[11]
26 July	400 m freestyle	3:40.07		Paul Biedermann	Germany	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[12]
27 July	100 m breaststroke	58.58		Brenton Rickard	Australia	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[13]
28 July	200 m freestyle	1:42.00		Paul Biedermann	Germany	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[14]
28 July	50 m breaststroke	26.74		Cameron van der Burgh	South Africa	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[15]
29 July	200 m butterfly	1:51.51		Michael Phelps	United States	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[16]
29 July	50 m breaststroke	26.67		Cameron van der Burgh	South Africa	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[17]
29 July	800 m freestyle	7:32.12		Zhang Lin	China	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[18]
30 July	200 m individual medley	1:54.10		Ryan Lochte	United States	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[19]
30 July	100 m freestyle	46.91		César Cielo Filho	Brazil	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[20]
30 July	200 m breaststroke	2:07.31	(sf)	Christian Sprenger	Australia	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[21]
31 July	200 m backstroke	1:51.92		Aaron Peirsol	United States	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[22]
31 July	100 m butterfly	50.01	(sf)	Milorad Čavić	Serbia	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[23]
31 July	4×200 m freestyle relay	6:58.55		Michael Phelps Ricky Berens David Walters Ryan Lochte	United States	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[24]
1 August	100 m butterfly	49.82		Michael Phelps	United States	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[25]
1 August	50 m backstroke	24.08	(sf)	Liam Tancock	Great Britain	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[26]
2 August	50 m backstroke	24.04		Liam Tancock	Great Britain	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[27]
2 August	4×100 m medley relay	3:27.28		Aaron Peirsol Eric Shanteau Michael Phelps David Walters	United States	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[28]
18 December	50 m freestyle	20.91		César Cielo Filho	Brazil	Brazilian Championships	São Paulo, Brazil

Legend:
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's long course

Date	Event	Time		Name	Nation	Meet	Location	Ref
8 March	200 m freestyle	1:54.47		Federica Pellegrini	Italy	Italian Championships	Riccione, Italy	[1]
16 March	400 m freestyle	4:00.66		Joanne Jackson	Great Britain	British Championships	Sheffield, United Kingdom	[29]
9 April	50 m backstroke	27.67	=	Zhao Jing	China	Chinese Championships	Shaoxing, China	[30]
19 April	50 m butterfly	25.33		Marleen Veldhuis	Netherlands	Amsterdam Swim Cup	Amsterdam, Netherlands	[31]
19 April	50 m freestyle	23.96		Marleen Veldhuis	Netherlands	Amsterdam Swim Cup	Amsterdam, Netherlands	[32]
28 April	50 m backstroke	27.48	(h)	Anastasia Zuyeva	Russia	Russian Championships	Moscow, Russia	[1]
28 April	50 m breaststroke	30.23	(sf)	Yuliya Yefimova	Russia	Russian Championships	Moscow, Russia	[1][33]
28 April	50 m breaststroke	30.05		Yuliya Yefimova	Russia	Russian Championships	Moscow, Russia	[1][33]
28 April	50 m backstroke	27.47		Anastasia Zuyeva	Russia	Russian Championships	Moscow, Russia	[1][34]
25 June	100 m freestyle	52.85	(h)	Britta Steffen	Germany	German Championships	Berlin, Germany	[35]
26 June	50 m backstroke	27.61		Daniela Samulski	Germany	German Championships	Berlin, Germany	[36]
27 June	100 m freestyle	52.56		Britta Steffen	Germany	German Championships	Berlin, Germany	[37]
27 June	400 m freestyle	4:00.41		Federica Pellegrini	Italy	Mediterranean Games	Pescara, Italy	[37]
8 July	50 m breaststroke	30.23		Amanda Reason	Canada	Canada World Championship Trials	Montreal, Canada	[38]
26 July	100 m butterfly	56.44	(sf)	Sarah Sjöström	Sweden	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[39]
26 July	200 m individual medley	2:07.03	(sf)	Ariana Kukors	United States	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[40]
26 July	400 m freestyle	3:59.15		Federica Pellegrini	Italy	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[41]
26 July	100 m freestyle	52.22	(r)	Britta Steffen	Germany	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[42]
26 July	4×100 m freestyle relay	3:31.72		Inge Dekker Ranomi Kromowidjojo Frederike Heemskerk Magdalena Veldhuis	Netherlands	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[42]
27 July	100 m butterfly	56.06		Sarah Sjöström	Sweden	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[43]
27 July	100 m breaststroke	1.04.84	(sf)	Rebecca Soni	United States	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[44]
27 July	100 m backstroke	58.48	(sf)	Anastasia Zuyeva	Russia	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[45]
27 July	200 m individual medley	2:06.15		Ariana Kukors	United States	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[46]
28 July	100 m backstroke	58.12		Gemma Spofforth	Great Britain	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[47]
28 July	200 m freestyle	1:53.67	(sf)	Federica Pellegrini	Italy	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[48]
29 July	200 m butterfly	2:04.14	(h)	Mary DeScenza	United States	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[49]
29 July	50 m backstroke	27.39	(sf1)	Daniela Samulski	Germany	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[50]
29 July	50 m backstroke	27.38	(sf2)	Anastasia Zuyeva	Russia	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[50]
29 July	200 m freestyle	1:52.98		Federica Pellegrini	Italy	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[17]
30 July	200 m breaststroke	2:20.12	(sf)	Annamay Pierse	Canada	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[51]
30 July	200 m butterfly	2:03.41		Jessicah Schipper	Australia	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[52]
30 July	50 m backstroke	27.06		Zhao Jing	China	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[53]
30 July	4×200 m freestyle relay	7:42.08		Yang Yu Zhu Qianwei Liu Jing Pang Jiaying	China	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[54]
31 July	100 m freestyle	52.07		Britta Steffen	Germany	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[55]
31 July	50 m butterfly	25.28	(sf1)	Marleen Veldhuis	Netherlands	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[56]
31 July	50 m butterfly	25.07	(sf2)	Therese Alshammar	Sweden	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[56]
1 August	200 m backstroke	2:04.81		Kirsty Coventry	Zimbabwe	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[57]
1 August	4×100 m medley relay	3:52.19		Zhao Jing Chen Huijia Jiao Liuyang Li Zhesi	China	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[58]
2 August	50 m breaststroke	30.09		Yuliya Yefimova	Russia	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[59]
2 August	50 m freestyle	23.73		Britta Steffen	Germany	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[60]
6 August	50 m breaststroke	29.95	(tt) †	Jessica Hardy	United States	US Open	Federal Way, WA, United States
7 August	50 m breaststroke	29.80	†	Jessica Hardy	United States	US Open	Federal Way, WA, United States
7 August	100 m breaststroke	1:04.45		Jessica Hardy	United States	US Open	Federal Way, WA, United States
10 October	200 m butterfly	2:01.81		Liu Zige	China	Chinese National Games	Jinan, China

Legend:
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

Men's short course

Date	Event	Time		Name	Nation	Meet	Location	Ref
15 February	200 m butterfly	1:50.53		Nikolay Skvortsov	Russia	Russian SC Championships	Saint Petersburg, Russia	[61]
7 August	4×200 m freestyle relay	6:51.05		Colin Russell Stefan Hirniak Brent Hayden Joel Greenshields	Canada	British SC Grand Prix	Leeds, United Kingdom	[62]
8 August	50 m breaststroke	25.43		Cameron van der Burgh	South Africa	South Africa SC Championships	Pietermaritzburg, South Africa	[63]
8 August	100 m breaststroke	56.39	(sf)	Cameron van der Burgh	South Africa	South Africa SC Championships	Pietermaritzburg, South Africa	[63]
8 August	50 m freestyle	20.30	(h)	Roland Schoeman	South Africa	South Africa SC Championships	Pietermaritzburg, South Africa	[63]
9 August	100 m breaststroke	55.99		Cameron van der Burgh	South Africa	South Africa SC Championships	Pietermaritzburg, South Africa	[63]
9 August	4×100 m medley relay	3:23.33		Jake Tapp Paul Kornfeld Joe Bartoch Brent Hayden	Canada	British SC Grand Prix	Leeds, United Kingdom	[64]
10 August	200 m breaststroke	2:01.98		Christian Sprenger	Australia	Australian SC Championships	Hobart, Australia	[65]
17 October	50 m backstroke	22.75		Peter Marshall	United States	World Cup	Durban, South Africa	[66]
24 October	50 m butterfly	22.06		Stefan Deibler	Germany	International Swimming Festival	Aachen, Germany
7 November	100 m butterfly	48.99		Yevgeny Korotyshkin	Russia	World Cup	Moscow, Russia
7 November	200 m backstroke	1:47.08		George Du Rand	South Africa	World Cup	Moscow, Russia
10 November	200 m butterfly	1:49.11		Kaio de Almeida	Brazil	World Cup	Stockholm, Sweden
11 November	50 m backstroke	22.73		Peter Marshall	United States	World Cup	Stockholm, Sweden
14 November	100 m individual medley	50.95	(h)	Sergey Fesikov	Russia	World Cup	Berlin, Germany
14 November	50 m breaststroke	25.25		Cameron van der Burgh	South Africa	World Cup	Berlin, Germany
14 November	400 m freestyle	3:32.77		Paul Biedermann	Germany	World Cup	Berlin, Germany
14 November	50 m butterfly	21.80		Steffen Deibler	Germany	World Cup	Berlin, Germany
15 November	200 m freestyle	1:39.37		Paul Biedermann	Germany	World Cup	Berlin, Germany
15 November	100 m breaststroke	55.61		Cameron van der Burgh	South Africa	World Cup	Berlin, Germany
15 November	100 m butterfly	48.48		Yevgeny Korotyshkin	Russia	World Cup	Berlin, Germany
15 November	200 m individual medley	1:51.55		Darian Townsend	South Africa	World Cup	Berlin, Germany
15 November	200 m backstroke	1:46.11		Arkady Vyatchanin	Russia	World Cup	Berlin, Germany
22 November	50 m backstroke	22.61		Peter Marshall	United States	World Cup	Singapore
11 December	400 m individual medley	3:57.27		László Cseh	Hungary	European SC Championships	Istanbul, Turkey
12 December	100 m individual medley	50.76	(sf)	Peter Mankoč	Slovenia	European SC Championships	Istanbul, Turkey
12 December	100 m backstroke	49.17	(sf)	Arkady Vyatchanin	Russia	European SC Championships	Istanbul, Turkey
13 December	200 m breaststroke	2:00.67		Dániel Gyurta	Hungary	European SC Championships	Istanbul, Turkey
13 December	100 m backstroke	48.97	=	Stanislav Donets	Russia	European SC Championships	Istanbul, Turkey
13 December	100 m backstroke	48.97	=	Arkady Vyatchanin	Russia	European SC Championships	Istanbul, Turkey
18 December	100 m backstroke	48.94	(r)	Nick Thoman	United States	Duel in the Pool	Manchester, United Kingdom
18 December	4×100 m medley relay	3:20.71		Nick Thoman Mark Gangloff Michael Phelps Nathan Adrian	United States	Duel in the Pool	Manchester, United Kingdom
19 December	4×100 m freestyle relay	3:03.30		Nathan Adrian Matt Grevers Garrett Webber-Gale Michael Phelps	United States	Duel in the Pool	Manchester, United Kingdom
20 December	4×100 m medley relay	3:19.16		Stanislav Donets Sergey Geybel Yevgeny Korotyshkin Daniil Isotov	United States	Salnikov Cup	Saint Petersburg, Russia

Legend:
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's short course

Date	Event	Time		Name	Nation	Meet	Location	Ref
22 February	100 m backstroke	56.15		Shiho Sakai	Japan	Japan Open	Tokyo, Japan	[67]
14 March	200 m breaststroke	2:17.50		Annamay Pierse	Canada	Canada Spring Nationals	Toronto, Canada	[1][68]
7 August	200 m breaststroke	2:16.83		Annamay Pierse	Canada	British SC Grand Prix	Leeds, United Kingdom	[62]
8 August	400 m freestyle	3:54.92		Joanne Jackson	Great Britain	British SC Grand Prix	Leeds, United Kingdom	[69]
9 August	4×100 m medley relay	3:49.45		Katie Murdoch Annamay Pierse Audrey Lacroix Victoria Poon	Canada	British SC Grand Prix	Leeds, United Kingdom
10 August	100 m freestyle	51.01		Libby Trickett	Australia	Australian SC Championships	Hobart, Australia	[65]
10 August	100 m individual medley	58.54		Emily Seebohm	Australia	Australian SC Championships	Hobart, Australia	[65]
12 August	100 m butterfly	55.68		Jessicah Schipper	Australia	Australian SC Championships	Hobart, Australia	[65]
17 October	100 m individual medley	58.51	(h)	Therese Alshammar	Sweden	World Cup	Durban, South Africa	[66]
17 October	50 m breaststroke	29.45		Jessica Hardy	United States	World Cup	Durban, South Africa	[66]
17 October	50 m butterfly	24.75		Therese Alshammar	Sweden	World Cup	Durban, South Africa	[66]
6 November	50 m backstroke	26.17		Marieke Guehrer	Australia	World Cup	Moscow, Russia
6 November	200 m individual medley	2:06.01		Evelyn Verrasztó	Hungary	World Cup	Moscow, Russia
7 November	50 m breaststroke	29.36		Jessica Hardy	United States	World Cup	Moscow, Russia
10 November	50 m backstroke	26.08	(h)	Zhao Jing	China	World Cup	Stockholm, Sweden
10 November	100 m butterfly	55.46		Felicity Galvez	Australia	World Cup	Stockholm, Sweden
10 November	50 m backstroke	25.84		Zhao Jing	China	World Cup	Stockholm, Sweden
11 November	50 m breaststroke	28.96	(h)	Jessica Hardy	United States	World Cup	Stockholm, Sweden
11 November	200 m butterfly	2:02.50		Liu Zige	China	World Cup	Stockholm, Sweden
11 November	100 m individual medley	58.40		Zhao Jing	China	World Cup	Stockholm, Sweden
11 November	50 m butterfly	24.46		Therese Alshammar	Sweden	World Cup	Stockholm, Sweden
14 November	100 m breaststroke	1:03.00		Leisel Jones	Australia	World Cup	Berlin, Germany
14 November	200 m backstroke	2:00.18		Shiho Sakai	Japan	World Cup	Berlin, Germany
15 November	50 m breaststroke	28.80		Jessica Hardy	United States	World Cup	Berlin, Germany
15 November	100 m backstroke	55.23		Shiho Sakai	Japan	World Cup	Berlin, Germany
15 November	200 m butterfly	2:00.78		Liu Zige	China	World Cup	Berlin, Germany
15 November	200 m breaststroke	2:15.42		Leisel Jones	Australia	World Cup	Berlin, Germany
15 November	100 m individual medley	57.74		Hinkelien Schreuder	Netherlands	World Cup	Berlin, Germany
22 November	400 m individual medley	4:22.88		Kathryn Meaklim	South Africa	World Cup	Singapore
22 November	50 m butterfly	24.38		Therese Alshammar	Sweden	World Cup	Singapore
28 November	1500 m freestyle	15:28.65		Lotte Friis	Denmark	Danish Club Championships	Birkerød, Denmark
10 December	200 m individual medley	2:04.62		Evelyn Verrasztó	Hungary	European SC Championships	Istanbul, Turkey
12 December	100 m butterfly	55.05	(sf)	Diane Bui Duyet	France	European SC Championships	Istanbul, Turkey
12 December	50 m backstroke	25.70		Sanja Jovanović	Russia	European SC Championships	Istanbul, Turkey
13 December	200 m freestyle	1:51.17		Federica Pellegrini	Italy	European SC Championships	Istanbul, Turkey
18 December	4×100 m medley relay	3:47.97		Margaret Hoelzer Jessica Hardy Dana Vollmer Amanda Weir	United States	Duel in the Pool	Manchester, United Kingdom
18 December	400 m individual medley	4:21.04		Julia Smit	United States	Duel in the Pool	Manchester, United Kingdom
18 December	200 m breaststroke	2:14.57		Rebecca Soni	United States	Duel in the Pool	Manchester, United Kingdom
19 December	100 m breaststroke	1:02.70		Rebecca Soni	United States	Duel in the Pool	Manchester, United Kingdom
19 December	200 m individual medley	2:04.60		Julia Smit	United States	Duel in the Pool	Manchester, United Kingdom

Legend:
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

Other events

National championships

Long course

Dates	Event	City
26 February – 1 March	Austrian Championships	Vienna
4–8 March	Italian Championships	Riccione
16–20 March	British Championships	Sheffield
17–22 March	Australian Championships	Sydney
19–22 March	Swiss Championships	Zürich
19–22 March	Icelandic Championships	Reykjavík
24–27 March	Ukrainian Championships	Kharkiv
1–5 April	New Zealand Championships	Christchurch
2–5 April	Spanish Championships	Málaga
6–12 April	Chinese Championships	Shaoxing
7–12 April	Danish Championships	Esbjerg
14–19 April	South African Championships	Durban
16–19 April	Irish Championships	Dublin
16–19 April	Japanese Championships	Hamamatsu
22–26 April	French Championships	Montpellier
26–30 April	Russian Championships	Moscow
1–3 May	Belgian Championships	Antwerp
12–14 June	Dutch Championships	Eindhoven
12–14 June	Serbian Championships	Belgrade
25–28 June	Finnish Championships	Helsinki
24–28 June	German Championships	Berlin
7–11 July	USA Championships	Indianapolis
8–11 July	Canadian Championships	Montreal
9–12 July	Bulgarian Championships	Sofia
18–21 July	Portuguese Championships	Loulé
4–8 August	Israeli Championships	Netanya
6–9 August	Slovenian Championships	Radovljica
7–9 August	Greek Championships	Athens

Short course

Dates	Event	City
29 January – 1 February	Finnish SC Championships	Oulu
7–10 August	South African SC Championships	Pietermaritzburg
8–12 August	Australian SC Championships	Hobart
3–5 December	USA SC Championships	Federal Way, WA

Other major meets

• 19–21 March: NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships Division 1 Finals in College Station, TX, USA
• 26–28 March: NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships Division 1 Finals in College Station, TX, USA
• 9–10 May: Australia v Japan Duel in the Pool in Canberra, Australia^[70]
• Mare Nostrum 2009:
  • 6–7 June: Gran Premi Internacional Ciutat de Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain
  • 9–10 June: Meeting Arena de Canet en Roussillon in Canet, France
  • 13–14 June: Meeting International de Natation de Monte-Carlo in Monte Carlo, Monaco
• 19–23 July: Swimming at the 2009 Maccabiah Games, Netanya, Israel
• 4–8 August: US Open in Federal Way, WA, USA
• 6–9 August: British Short Course Grand Prix in Leeds, United Kingdom
• 18–19 December: European Select v United States Duel in the Pool in Manchester, United Kingdom

Paralympic swimming

• 15–19 August: Swimming at the 2009 ASEAN Para Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• 18–24 October: 2009 IPC Swimming European Championships in Reykjavík, Iceland
• 29 November – 5 December: 2009 IPC Swimming World Championships (25 m) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil