List of South Korean records in swimming

The South Korean records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from South Korea, which are recognised and ratified by the Korea Swimming Federation.

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long Course (50 m)

Men

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	22.32		-	2015
100m freestyle	48.42		Park Tae-hwan	South Korea	28 February 2014	NSW State Open Championships	Sydney, Australia	[1]
200m freestyle	1:44.80		Park Tae-hwan	South Korea	14 November 2010	Asian Games	Guangzhou, China	[2]
400m freestyle	3:41.53		Park Tae-hwan	South Korea	16 November 2010	Asian Games	Guangzhou, China
800m freestyle	7:52.07		Park Tae-hwan	—	31 May 2012	Santa Clara Invitational	Santa Clara, United States
1500m freestyle	14:47.38		Park Tae-hwan	—	10 February 2012	—	Sydney, Australia
50m backstroke	25.07		Won Young-jun	—	28 April 2016	Korean Olympic Trials	Gwangju, South Korea	[3]
100m backstroke	54.41		-	2014
200m backstroke	1:58.82		Im Tae-jeong	South Korea	24 September 2014	Asian Games	Incheon, South Korea
50m breaststroke	27.73		Sinh Young-geun	-	27 April 2016	Korean Olympic Trials	Gwangju, South Korea	[4]
100m breaststroke	1:00.80		-	2015
200m breaststroke	2:10.19		-	2015
50m butterfly	23.71		-	2014
100m butterfly	52.45		Chang Gyu-Cheol	—	3 March 2012	Olympic Test Event	London, United Kingdom
200m butterfly	1:57.57		—	2015
200m individual medley	2:00.31		Park Tae-hwan	—	19 July 2014	South Korean Championships	Gimcheon, South Korea	[5]
400m individual medley	4:15.27		Kim Min-Gyu	South Korea	6 December 2009	East Asian Games	Hong Kong, Hong Kong
4×50m freestyle relay	1:35.91			-	1996
4×100m freestyle relay	3:18.80		(50.09) Yang Junehyuck  (50.72) Lee H.  (49.88) Kim J.  (48.11) Park Tae-hwan	South Korea	20 November 2016	Asian Championships	Tokyo, Japan	[6]
4×100m freestyle relay	3:18.44	[7]	(50.58) Kim Sung-kyum  (50.29) Yang June-hyuck  (48.93) Nam Ki-woong  (48.64) Park Tae-hwan	South Korea	24 September 2014	Asian Games	Incheon, South Korea
4×200m freestyle relay	7:21.37	[8]	(1:51.78) Nam Kiwoong  (1:49.07) Yang Junehyuck  (1:50.78) Jeong Jeongsoo  (1:49.74) Park Tae-hwan	South Korea	22 September 2014	Asian Games	Incheon, South Korea	[9]
4×50m medley relay	1:48.00			1993
4×100m medley relay	3:37.43			2009

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Korea Swimming Federation; WR – World record; AS – Asian record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Women

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	25.27
100m freestyle	54.86		2015
200m freestyle	1:59.67		2015
400m freestyle	4:12.14		Pikesville High School	2016
800m freestyle	8:40.79		2016
1500m freestyle	16:51.27		Han Na-kyeong	-	2013
50m backstroke	28.17		Yu Hyeon-ji	—	28 April 2016	Korean Olympic Trials	Gwangju, South Korea	[10]
100m backstroke	1:00.47		2016
200m backstroke	2:11.16		2015
50m breaststroke	31.08		Kim Dal-Eun	—	25 October 2009	—	Daejeon, South Korea
100m breaststroke	1:08.14		2014
200m breaststroke	2:24.20
50m butterfly	26.30		An Se-hyeon	-	26 April 2016	Korean Olympic Trials	Gwangju, South Korea	[11]
100m butterfly	57.61		An Se-hyeon	-	27 April 2016	Korean Olympic Trials	Gwangju, South Korea	[12]
200m butterfly	2:07.22		2010
200m individual medley	2:11.75	=	—	2014
200m individual medley	2:11.75	h, =	Kim Seo-yeong	South Korea	8 August 2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	[13]
400m individual medley	4:39.89		2014
4×50m freestyle relay	1:48.51			2012
4×100m freestyle relay	3:44.81		(56.43) Ryu Yoon-Ji  (55.54) Kim Hyun-Joo  (56.92) Shim Min-Ji  (55.92) Sun So-Eun	South Korea	3 October 2002	Asian Games	Busan, South Korea
4×200m freestyle relay	8:07.73			2009
4×50m medley relay	2:00.33			2011
4×100m medley relay	4:04.82		(1:02.64) Lee Da-lin  (1:08.93) Yang Ji-won  (57.79) An Se-hyeon  (55.46) Ko Mi-so	South Korea	25 September 2014	Asian Games	Incheon, South Korea

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Korea Swimming Federation; WR – World record; AS – Asian record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Mixed relay

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
4×100m freestyle relay	3:51.81	h	(56.28)	South Korea	17 August 2014	Youth Olympic Games	Nanjing, China	[14]
4×100m medley relay	4:02.99	h		South Korea	22 August 2014	Youth Olympic Games	Nanjing, China	[15]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Korea Swimming Federation; WR – World record; AS – Asian record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

Short Course (25 m)

Men

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	21.83		Jung-Doo, YangYang Jung-Doo	South Korea	30 June 2013	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Incheon, South Korea
100m freestyle	49.74		Jeong-Soo, JeongJeong Jeong-Soo	South Korea	3 July 2013	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Incheon, South Korea
200m freestyle	1:42.22		Park Tae-hwan	-	19 November 2007	World Cup	Berlin, Germany
400 m freestyle
800 m freestyle
1500 m freestyle
50m backstroke	23.92		Hee-Woong, ShinShin Hee-Woong	South Korea	1 July 2013	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Incheon, South Korea
100m backstroke	53.14	r	Hee-Woong, ShinShin Hee-Woong	South Korea	3 July 2013	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Incheon, South Korea	[16]
200 m backstroke
50m breaststroke	27.43		Jang-Hun, JuJu Jang-Hun	South Korea	1 July 2013	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Incheon, South Korea
100m breaststroke	59.28		Jang-Hun, JuJu Jang-Hun	South Korea	30 June 2013	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Incheon, South Korea
200m breaststroke	2:12.50	h	Choi, KyuwoongKyuwoong Choi	South Korea	14 December 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[17]
50m butterfly	23.15		Jung-Doo, YangYang Jung-Doo	South Korea	2 July 2013	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Incheon, South Korea
100m butterfly	51.56		Gyu-Cheol, ChangChang Gyu-Cheol	South Korea	1 July 2013	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Incheon, South Korea
200m butterfly	1:58.51	h	Gyu-Cheol, ChangChang Gyu-Cheol	South Korea	16 December 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[18]
100m individual medley	57.22	h	Tae-Jeong, ImIm Tae-Jeong	South Korea	3 July 2013	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Incheon, South Korea
200m individual medley	2:00.35		Kyu-Woong, ChoiChoi Kyu-Woong	South Korea	30 June 2013	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Incheon, South Korea
400m individual medley
4×50m freestyle relay	1:30.08		(23.11) Shin Hee-Woong Chang Gyu-Cheol Jeong Jeong-Soo Yang Jung-Doo	South Korea	2 July 2013	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Incheon, South Korea	[19]
4×100m freestyle relay	3:19.48		(49.92) Jeong Jeong-Soo Chang Guy-Cheol Im Taejeong Yang Jungdoo	South Korea	1 July 2013	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Incheon, South Korea	[20]
4×200m freestyle relay
4×50m medley relay	1:36.38		(24.44) Shin Hee-Woong Shin Hyeong-Keun Chang Gyu-Cheol Yang Jung-Doo	South Korea	30 June 2013	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Incheon, South Korea	[21]
4×100m medley relay	3:31.65		(53.14) Shin Hee-Woong Ju Jang-Hun Chang Gyu-Cheol Jeong Jeong-Soo	South Korea	3 July 2013	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Incheon, South Korea	[22]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Korea Swimming Federation; WR – World record; AS – Asian record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Women

Event	Time		Name	Club	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
50m freestyle	26.31	r	Go-Eun, KimKim Go-Eun	South Korea	2 July 2013	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Incheon, South Korea	[23]
100m freestyle	56.50	r	Jih-yun, KimKim Jih-yun	South Korea	1 July 2013	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Incheon, South Korea	[24]
200m freestyle
400m freestyle
800m freestyle
1500m freestyle
50m backstroke	27.75		Ji-hyun, KimKim Ji-hyun	South Korea	1 July 2013	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Incheon, South Korea
100m backstroke	1:00.22		Ji-Hyun, KimKim Ji-Hyun	South Korea	2 July 2013	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Incheon, South Korea
200m backstroke
50m breaststroke	31.01		Kim Go-Eun	South Korea	3 July 2013	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Incheon, South Korea
100m breaststroke	1:06.34		Back Yu-Yeon	South Korea	30 June 2013	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Incheon, South Korea
200m breaststroke
50m butterfly	26.79		Hwang Seo-Jin	South Korea	2 July 2013	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Incheon, South Korea
100m butterfly	58.95		Park Jin-young	South Korea	1 July 2013	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Incheon, South Korea
200m butterfly	2:03.65		Choi Hye-Ra	South Korea	9 November 2011	World Cup	Beijing, China	[25][26]
100m individual medley
200m individual medley	2:11.16	h	Choi Hye-Ra	South Korea	15 December 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[27]
400m individual medley
4×50m freestyle relay	1:42.83		(26.31) Kim Go-Eun Park Jin-Young Kim Ji-heun Hwang Seo-Jin	South Korea	2 July 2013	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Incheon, South Korea	[28]
4×100m freestyle relay	3:44.75		(56.50) Kim Ji-heun Back Suy-Eon Park Jinyoung Hwang Seojin	South Korea	1 July 2013	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Incheon, South Korea	[29]
4×200m freestyle relay
4×50m medley relay	1:50.17		(28.03) Kim Ji-heun Kim Go-eun Park Jin-young Hwang Seo-jin	South Korea	30 June 2013	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Incheon, South Korea	[30]
4×100m medley relay	3:59.82		(1:00.40) Kim Ji-heun Back Su-Yeon Park Jin-Young Hwang Seo-Jin	South Korea	3 July 2013	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Incheon, South Korea	[31]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Korea Swimming Federation; WR – World record; AS – Asian record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

References

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