List of Romanian records in swimming

The Romanian Records in Swimming are the fastest times ever swum by an individual from Romania. These records are recognized and kept by Romania's national swimming federation: Federatiei Romane de Natatie si Pentatlon Modern (FRNPM).^[1] (Note the federation also oversees Modern Pentathlon.)

FRNPM keeps records for both for events in long course (50m)^[2][3] and short course (25m) pools,^[4][5] for males and females. Records are kept in the following events (by stroke):

• freestyle (liber): 50, 100, 200, 400, 800 and 1500;
• backstroke (spate): 50, 100 and 200;
• breaststroke (bras): 50, 100 and 200;
• butterfly (fluture): 50, 100 and 200;
• individual medley (mixt): 100 (25m only), 200 and 400;
• relays: 4x50 free, 4x100 free, 4x200 free, 4x50 medley, and 4 × 100 medley (club and national for all 5 relays).

Long course (50m)

Men

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	21.98	sf	Trandafir, NorbertNorbert Trandafir	Romania	2 August 2013	World Championships	Barcelona, Spain	[6]
100m freestyle	48.75	h	Trandafir, NorbertNorbert Trandafir	Romania	29 July 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy
200m freestyle	1:48.99		Coman, DragoșDragoș Coman	CSA Steaua București	10 March 2002	Unknown	Pitești, Romania
400m freestyle	3:46.70	h	Coman, DragoșDragoș Coman	Romania	24 July 2005	World Championships	Montreal, Canada
800m freestyle	7:54.37		Coman, DragoșDragoș Coman	Romania	20 March 2008	European Championships	Eindhoven, Netherlands
1500m freestyle	15:06.33	h	Coman, DragoșDragoș Coman	Romania	17 August 2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece
50m backstroke	24.97	sf	Glință, RobertRobert Glință	Romania	18 May 2016	European Championships	London, United Kingdom	[7]
100m backstroke	53.34	sf	Glință, RobertRobert Glință	Romania	7 August 2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	[8]
200m backstroke	1:56.45	sf	Florea, RăzvanRăzvan Florea	Romania	14 August 2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China
50m breaststroke	27.47		Agache, DragoșDragoș Agache	Romania	14 August 2010	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary
100m breaststroke	1:01.14		Agache, DragoșDragoș Agache	FAR	16 April 2011	Romania Senior/Junior Nationals	Pitești, Romania
200m breaststroke	2:14.73		Agache, DragoșDragoș Agache	FAR	13 April 2011	Romania Senior/Junior Nationals	Pitești, Romania
50m butterfly	24.17		Radu, MariusMarius Radu	-	11 July 2015	Romanian Championships	Bucharest, Romania	[9]
100m butterfly	52.50	h	Gherghel, IoanIoan Gherghel	Romania	14 August 2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China
200m butterfly	1:56.09	h	Gherghel, IoanIoan Gherghel	Romania	11 August 2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China
200m individual medley	2:01.58	sf	Bădiță, CezarCezar Bădiță	Romania	24 July 2003	World Championships	Barcelona, Spain
400m individual medley	4:19.72	h	Bădiță, CezarCezar Bădiță	Romania	27 July 2003	World Championships	Barcelona, Spain
4×50m  freestyle relay   (club)	1:37.15		Vișan Szakadti Mandache Mușat	CS Dinamo București	7 July 1983	Unknown	Bucharest, Romania
4×50m  freestyle relay   (national)
4×100m  freestyle relay   (club)	3:25.11		Coste David Casian Andrei Mincă Alexandru Coci	MBV	15 June 2012	Romanian Championships	Bucharest, Romania
4×100m  freestyle relay   (national)	3:16.54	h	(49.28) Marius Radu  (49.43) Daniel Macovei  (49.14) Alin Coste  (48.69) Norbert Trandair	Romania	16 May 2016	European Championships	London, Great Britain	[10]
4×200m  freestyle relay   (club)	7:37.33		(1:53.15) Alexandru Felix Maestru  (1:52.86) Gheorghe Cristian Tătar  (1:56.90) Casian Andrei Mincă  (1:56.22) Bogdan Andrei Urichianu	CSA Steaua București	14 April 2010	Romania Open Nationals	Pitești, Romania
4x200m  freestyle relay   (national)	7:29.50		Dragoș Coman Răzvan Florea Ioan Gherghel Nicolae Ivan	Romania	31 July 1999	European Championships	Istanbul, Turkey
4×50m  medley relay   (club)	1:49.21		Mandache Șopterean Vișan Mușat	CS Dinamo București	8 March 1984	Unknown	Reșița, Romania
4×50m  medley relay   (national)
4×100m  medley relay   (club)	3:40.97		Ioan Gherghel Valentin Preda Alexandru Coci Coste	MBV	27 June 2012	Romanian Championships	Bucharest, Romania
4×100m  medley relay   (national)	3:37.57	h	(54.45) Răzvan Florea  (1:01.51) Dragoș Agache  (53.18) Alexandru Maestru  (48.43) Norbert Trandafir	Romania	2 August 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FRNPM;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Women

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50 free	25.28		Costache, TamaraTamara Costache	Romania	23 August 1986	World Championships	Madrid, Spain
100 free	55.40		Costache, TamaraTamara Costache	SPL	13 December 1986	Unknown	Baia Mare, Romania
200 free	1:56.87		Potec, CameliaCamelia Potec	Romania	13 August 2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China
400 free	4:03.41		Potec, CameliaCamelia Potec	Romania	26 July 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy
800 free	8:16.70		Potec, CameliaCamelia Potec	Romania	22 April 2009	France Championships	Montpellier, France
1500 free	15:52.37		Potec, CameliaCamelia Potec	Romania	26 April 2009	France Championships	Montpellier, France
50m backstroke	28.73		Mocanu, DianaDiana Mocanu	MBR	10 March 2002	Unknown	Pitești, Romania
100m backstroke	1:00.21		Mocanu, DianaDiana Mocanu	Romania	18 September 2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia
200m backstroke	2:08.16		Mocanu, DianaDiana Mocanu	Romania	18 September 2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia
50m breaststroke	32.44		Popa, IoanaIoana Popa	MBV	5 April 2013	Romanian Championships	Pitești, Romania
100m breaststroke	1:10.14		Căslaru, BeatriceBeatrice Căslaru	DIN	6 June 2001	Unknown	Pitești, Romania
200m breaststroke	2:25.00		Căslaru, BeatriceBeatrice Căslaru	Romania	25 July 2001	World Championships	Fukuoka, Japan
50m butterfly	27.19		Popa, IoanaIoana Popa	MBV	6 April 2013	Romanian Championships	Pitești, Romania
100m butterfly	59.12	sf	Mocanu, DianaDiana Mocanu	Romania	16 September 2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia
200m butterfly	2:09.73		Stela Pura, StelaStela Stela Pura	Romania	21 May 1988	Belgium Invitational	Antwerp, Belgium
200 I.M.	2:12.57		Căslaru, BeatriceBeatrice Căslaru	Romania	19 September 2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia
400 I.M.	4:37.18		Căslaru, BeatriceBeatrice Căslaru	Romania	16 September 2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia
4x50  free relay   (club)	1:53.50		Mihăilescu Mandache Mihăilă Pănulescu	DIN	7 July 1983	Unknown	Bucharest, Romania
4x50  free relay   (national)	1:45.16		Costache Copariu Pătrășcoiu Dobrescu	Romania	3 February 1988	Unknown	Hamburg, Germany
4x100  free relay   (club)	3:51.33		Trufașu Georgescu Tin Ioana Diaconescu	LST	29 May 1996	Unknown	Pitești, Romania
4x100  free relay   (national)	3:46.45		(57.39) Carmen Herea  (56.02) Lorena Diaconescu  (57.41) Diana Mocanu  (55.63) Camelia Potec	Romania	7 July 2000	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland
4x200  free relay   (club)	8:16:90		Stela Pura Lung Tersanski Palencsar	BAM	13 June 1987	Unknown	Bucharest, Romania
4x200  free relay   (national)	8:01.63		(1:59.10) Camelia Potec  (2:01.52) Simona Păduraru  (2:01.47) Lorena Diaconescu  (1:59.54) Beatrice Căslaru	Romania	20 September 2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia
4x50  medley relay   (club)	2:03.07		Bunaciu Pănulsescu Mandache Arsene	DIN	8 August 1984	Unknown	Reșița, Romania
4x50  medley relay   (national)
4x100  medley relay   (club)	4:18.44		Badea Tin Gheorghe Ioana Diaconescu	LST	31 May 1996	Unknown	Pitești, Romania
4x100  medley relay   (national)	4:10.05		(1:04.22) Raluca Udroiu  (1:10.18) Beatrice Căslaru  (59.74) Diana Mocanu  (55.91) Camelia Potec	Romania	9 July 2000	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FRNPM;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Short course (25m)

Men

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	21.75		Caciuc, VladVlad Caciuc	LBM-MBV	12 November 2009	Romania 25m Nationals	Hunedoara, Romania
100m freestyle	47.70	sf	Radu, MariusMarius Radu	Romania	5 December 2015	European Championships	Netanya, Israel	[11]
200 free	1:45.27		Cosma, CătălinCătălin Cosma	MBV	13 November 2009	Romania 25m Nationals	Hunedoara, Romania
400 free	3:41.06		Dragoş Coman, DragoșDragoș Dragoş Coman	Romania	17 January 2004	World Cup meet	Berlin, Germany	[12]
800 free	7:50.08		Dragoş Coman, DragoșDragoș Dragoş Coman	STE	30 December 2003	Indian Ocean Meet	Saint-Paul, France
1500 free	14:38.00		Dragoş Coman, DragoșDragoș Dragoş Coman	Romania	18 January 2006	World Cup meet	Stockholm, Sweden
50m backstroke	23.74		Glință, RobertRobert Glință	Romania	26 October 2016	World Cup	Tokyo, Japan	[13]
100m backstroke	50.72		Glință, RobertRobert Glință	Romania	25 October 2016	World Cup	Tokyo, Japan	[14]
200m backstroke	1:52.97		Glință, RobertRobert Glință	Romania	26 October 2016	World Cup	Tokyo, Japan	[15]
50 breast	27.39		Agache, DragoșDragoș Agache	FAR	13 November 2009	Romania 25m Nationals	Hunedoara, Romania
100 breast	59.66		Agache, DragoșDragoș Agache	FAR	4 December 2010	Romania 25m Nationals	Hunedoara, Romania
200 breast	2:11.08		Preda, ValentinValentin Preda	MBV	20 November 2011	Romania 25m Nationals	Hunedoara, Romania
50m butterfly	23.41	h	Trandafir, NorbertNorbert Trandafir	Romania	13 December 2009	European 25m Championships	Istanbul, Turkey
100m butterfly	51.60	h	Coci, AlexandruAlexandru Coci	Romania	4 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[16]
200m butterfly	1:53.91		Gherghel, IoanIoan Gherghel	Romania	13 April 2008	Short Course Worlds	Manchester, United Kingdom
100m individual medley	54.79		Florea, RăzvanRăzvan Florea	FAR	14 November 2009	Romania 25m Championships	Hunedoara, Romania
200m individual medley	1:59.81		Cosma, CătălinCătălin Cosma	MBV	12 November 2009	Romania 25m Championships	Hunedoara, Romania
400m individual medley	4:14.24		Tudose, ConstantinConstantin Tudose	SPL-PET	13 November 2009	Romania 25m Championships	Hunedoara, Romania
4×50  freestyle relay   (club)	1:30.72		(21.75) Vlad Caciuc  (22.76) Alin Mihalca  (22.92) Alexandru Coci  (23.29) Cătălin Cosma	MBV	12 November 2009	Romania 25m Nationals	Hunedoara, Romania
4×50  freestyle relay   (national)	1:26.47		(21.90) Marius Radu  (21.54) Daniel Macovei  (21.91) Robert Glinta  (21.12) Norbert Trandafir	Romania	2 December 2015	European Championships	Netanya, Israel	[17]
4×100  freestyle relay   (club)	3:28.70		Mușat Sovar Macovei Vișan	DIN	9 April 1989	Unknown	Sibiu, Romania
4×100  freestyle relay   (national)	3:17.40		Răzvan Petcu Alex Ioanovici Nicolae Ivan Nicolae Butacu	Romania	2 December 1995	World Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
4×200  freestyle relay   (club)	7:29.49		Machița Nicolae Ivan Dragoş Coman Butacu	LST	1 March 1997	Unknown	Sibiu, Romania
4×200  freestyle relay   (national)	7:52.87			Romania	2 April 1982	Unknown	Hunedoara, Romania
4×50  medley relay   (club)	1:37.99		Ioan Gherghel Valentin Preda Alexandru Coci Alin Coste	MBV	20 November 2011	Romania 25m Nationals	Hunedoara, Romania
4×50  medley relay   (national)	1:38.24	h	(24.48) Robert Glință  (28.69) Alexandru Coci  (23.40) Marius Radu  (21.67) Norbert Trandafir	Romania	6 December 2015	European Championships	Netanya, Israel	[18]
4×100  medley relay   (club)	3:50.58		Butacu Ignat Nicolae Ivan Machița	LST	28 February 1997	Unknown	Sibiu, Romania
4×100  medley relay   (national)	3:46.88		Butacu Anastase Petcu Nicolae Ivan	Romania	4 December 1994	Unknown	Hunedoara, Romania

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FRNPM;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Women

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50 free	24.81		Copariu, LiviaLivia Copariu	SSB	19 April 1989	Unknown	Sibiu, Romania
100 free	53.48		Copariu, LiviaLivia Copariu	SSB	6 April 1989	Unknown	Sibiu, Romania
200 free	1:55.81		Potec, CameliaCamelia Potec	Romania	7 February 2004	World Cup meet	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	[19]
400 free	4:00.62		Potec, CameliaCamelia Potec	Romania	13 December 2008	Short Course Europeans	Rijeka, Croatia
800 free	8:15.64		Potec, CameliaCamelia Potec	Romania	12 December 2008	Short Course Europeans	Rijeka, Croatia
1500 free	16:01.60		Lung, NoemiNoemi Lung	Romania	15 January 1987	Unknown	Paris, France
50 back	28.56		Mocanu, DianaDiana Mocanu	LBR	29 December 2001	Indian Ocean Meet	Saint-Paul, France
100 back	1:00.97		Mocanu, DianaDiana Mocanu	LBR	30 December 2001	Indian Ocean Meet	Saint-Paul, France
200 back	2:09.67		Mocanu, DianaDiana Mocanu	LBR	28 December 2001	Indian Ocean Meet	Saint-Paul, France
50 breast	32.25		Popa, Ioana AlexandraIoana Alexandra Popa	UPT	17 November 2011	Romania 25m Nationals	Hunedoara, Romania
100 breast	1:08.49		Lăcustă, LarisaLarisa Lăcustă	Romania	3 February 1996	World Cup meet	Paris, France
200 breast	2:25.60		Lăcustă, LarisaLarisa Lăcustă	Romania	18 April 1997	Short Course Worlds	Gothenburg, Sweden
50 fly	27.37		Cozma, IonelaIonela Cozma	DIN	18 November 2011	Romania 25m Nationals	Hunedoara, Romania
100 fly	1:00.09		Cozma, IonelaIonela Cozma	CPT	17 November 2007	Romania 25m Nationals	Hunedoara, Romania
200 fly	2:09.34		Stela Pura, StelaStela Stela Pura	Romania	8 February 1987	Unknown	Bonn, West Germany
100 I.M.	1:02.96		Malcomete, EmmaEmma Malcomete	FAR	14 November 2009	Romania 25m Nationals	Hunedoara, Romania
200 I.M.	2:10.65		Căslaru, BeatriceBeatrice Căslaru	Romania	12 February 2000	World Cup meet	Paris, France
400 I.M.	4:31.36		Lung, NoemiNoemi Lung	Romania	31 January 1987	Unknown	Paris, France
4x50  free relay   (club)	1:45.83		Trufașu Georgescu Badea Ioana Diaconescu	LST	4 December 1994	Unknown	Hunedoara, Romania
4x50  free relay   (national)	1:43.34		Costache Copariu Pătrășcoiu Dobrescu	Romania	Unknown	Unknown
4x100  free relay   (club)	3:48.10		Badea Tin Trufașu Ioana Diaconescu	LST	2 March 1997	Unknown	Sibiu, Romania
4x100  free relay   (national)	3:44.48		Stela Pura Copariu Dobrescu Costache	Romania	2 February 1988	Unknown	Paris, France
4x200  free relay   (club)	8:21.60		Zgondea Arsene Georgescu Pătrășcoiu	DIN	7 April 1989	Unknown	Sibiu, Romania
4x200  free relay   (national)	8:23.21			Romania	2 April 1987	Unknown
4x50  medley relay   (club)	1:58.89		Badea Tin Gheorghe Ioana Diaconescu	LST	7 December 1996	Unknown	Sibiu, Romania
4x50  medley relay   (national)
4x100  medley relay   (club)	4:14.66		Badea Tin Gheorghe Ioana Diaconescu	LST	2 March 1997	Unknown	Sibiu, Romania
4x100  medley relay   (national)	4:11.00		Pătrășcoiu Costache Copariu Dobrescu	Romania	6 February 1998	Unknown	Paris, France

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FRNPM;
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

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