List of Indian records in swimming

The India Records in Swimming are the fastest times ever swim by a swimmer representing India. These records are maintained by Swimming Federation of India (SFI).[1]

SFI keeps records for both for men and women. Records are kept in the following events (by stroke):

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long Course (50 m)

Men

EventTimeNameClubDateMeetLocationRef
50m freestyle 22.43hVirdhawal Khade  India21 August 2018Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia[2]
100m freestyle 49.47Virdhawal Khade IndiaOctober 2008Commonwealth Youth Games Pune, India
200m freestyle 1:49.73=Sajan Prakash  India26 June 2021Sette Colli Trophy Rome, Italy[3]
200m freestyle 1:49.73rh, =, #Srihari Nataraj  India2 August 2023World University Games Chengdu, China[4]
200m freestyle 1:49.05'#'Srihari Nataraj India27 September 2023Asian Games Hangzhou, China[5]
400m freestyle 3:52.75Kushagra RawatSAI Glenmark TIDM Programme13 March 2020NSW State Championships Sydney, Australia[6]
400m freestyle 3:52.55'#'Aryan NehraGujarat2 July 2023Indian Championships Hyderabad, India[7]
800m freestyle 8:00.76=Advait PageShishukunj Swimming Academy19 June 2019Singaporean Championships Singapore, Singapore[8]
800m freestyle 8:00.76h, =, #Aryan Nehra  India25 July 2023World Championships Fukuoka, Japan[9]
1500m freestyle 15:23.66Advait PageUnattached Gators24 June 2021Fran Crippen Swim Meet of Champions Mission Viejo, United States[10]
1500m freestyle 15:20.91'#'Aryan Nehra  India25 September 2023Asian Games Hangzhou, China[11]
50m backstroke 25.18Srihari Nataraj  India20 June 2021Belgrade Trophy Belgrade, Serbia[12]
100m backstroke 53.77ttSrihari Nataraj  India27 June 2021Sette Colli Trophy Rome, Italy[13]
200m backstroke 2:01.70hSrihari Nataraj  India25 August 2019World Junior Championships Budapest, Hungary[14]
200m backstroke 2:00.84h, '#'Srihari Nataraj  India2 August 2022Commonwealth Games Birmingham, United Kingdom[15]
50m breaststroke 27.59Sandeep Sejwal  India23 June 2018Singapore Championships Singapore, Singapore[16]
100m breaststroke 1:00.97Sandeep Sejwal India11 August 2009Asian Age Group Championships Tokyo, Japan[17]
200m breaststroke 2:12.02Sandeep Sejwal India12 August 2009Asian Age Group Championships Tokyo, Japan[18]
50m butterfly 24.09hVirdhawal Khade  India21 August 2018Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia[19]
100m butterfly 52.77Virdhawal Khade India10 August 2009Asian Age Group Championships Tokyo, Japan[17]
200m butterfly 1:56.38Sajan Prakash  India26 June 2021Sette Colli Trophy Rome, Italy[20]
200m individual medley 2:05.43Siva SridharJain University25 April 2022Khelo India University Games Bengaluru, India[21]
200m individual medley 2:04.57'#'Sajan PrakashKerala3 November 202337th National Games Panjim, India[22]
400m individual medley 4:27.41Advait Pageunattached9 July 2021Southern Zone South Sectional Championships Gainesville, United States[23]
400m individual medley 4:25.62'#'Aryan NehraGujarat5 July 2023Indian Championships Hyderabad, India[24]
400m individual medley 4:25.47'#'Shoan Ganguly  India7 August 2023Commonwealth Youth Games Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago[citation needed]
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:23.72
 India24 September 2019Asian Age Group Championships Bangalore, India[25]
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:21.22h, #
  • Tanish Mathew
     (50.88)
  • Vishal Grewal
     (50.97)
  • Shylaja Anilkumar
     (50.37)
  • Srihari Nataraj
     (49.00)
 India27 September 2023Asian Games Hangzhou, China[26]
4 × 200 m freestyle relay 7:34.50
  • Aaron D’Souza
     (1:51.67)
  • Sajan Prakash
     (1:53.45)
  • Neil Himanshu Contractor
     (1:54.29)
  • Saurabh Sangvekar
     (1:55.09)
 India22 September 2014Asian Games Incheon, South Korea[27]
4 × 200 m freestyle relay 7:29.04h, #
  • Aryan Nehra
     (1:52.93)
  • Aneesh Gowda
     (1:52.57)
  • Kushagra Rawat
     (1:52.41)
  • Tanish Mathew
     (1:51.13)
 India25 September 2023Asian Games Hangzhou, China[28]
4 × 200 m freestyle relay 7:26.64
 India29 February 2024Asian Age Group Championships New Clark City, Philippines[29]
4 × 100 m medley relay 3:44.94h
 India24 August 2018Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia[30]
4 × 100 m medley relay 3:40.20'#'
 India26 September 2023Asian Games Hangzhou, China[31]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by SFI; WRWorld record; ASAsian 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

EventTimeNameClubDateMeetLocationRef
50m freestyle 26.37Shikha Tandon  India4 May 2008Malaysian Open Championships Bukit Jalil, Malaysia[32]
100m freestyle 57.00Shikha Tandon  India2008- Singapore
200m freestyle 2:04.34Shivani Kataria  India2 October 2015Asian Age Group Championships Bangkok, Thailand[33]
200m freestyle 2:04.24'#'Dhinidhi DesinghuKarnataka5 July 2023Indian Championships Hyderabad, India[24]
400m freestyle 4:25.76Richa MishraPoliceNovember 2011Indian Championships Ranchi, India
800m freestyle 9:06.31Risha MishraPoliceNovember 2011Indian Championships Ranchi, India
1500m freestyle 17:32.85Malavika Vishwanath  India29 August 2015World Junior Championships Singapore, Singapore[34]
50m backstroke 29.30Maana Patel  IndiaOctober 2015Asian Age Group Championships Bangkok, Thailand[35]
100m backstroke 1:03.77Maana Patel  India20 June 2021Belgrade Trophy Belgrade, Serbia[36]
100m backstroke 1:03.69h, #Maana Patel  India29 May 2022Mare Nostrum Canet-en-Roussillon, France[37]
100m backstroke 1:03.48"#"Maana PatelGujarat2 July 2023Indian Championships Hyderabad, India[38]
200m backstroke 2:19.30Maana PatelGujarat30 October 2015Indian Championships Rajkot, India[39]
200m backstroke 2:18.90'#'Palak JoshiMaharashtra5 July 2023Indian Championships Hyderabad, India[24]
200m backstroke 2:18.59'#'Palak JoshiMaharashtra30 January 2024Khelo India Youth Games Chennai, India[40]
50m breaststroke 33.62hChahat AroraPunjab27 October 2021Indian Championships Bangalore, India[41]
50m breaststroke 33.49'#'Apeksha Fernandes-17 July 2022Junior National Championships Bhubaneswar, India[42]
50m breaststroke 32.94h, #Chahat AroraPunjab6 September 2022Indian Championships Guwahati, India[43]
100m breaststroke 1:14.42Chahat Arora  India23 October 2020Thailand Open Championships Samutprakarn, Thailand[44]
100m breaststroke 1:12.83'#'Apeksha Fernandes-16 July 2022Indian Junior Championships Bhubaneswar, India[45]
100m breaststroke 1:12.67'#'Lineysha A KKarnataka5 July 2023Indian Championships Hyderabad, India[24]
200m breaststroke 2:38.05Apeksha Fernandes  India6 December 2019South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal[46]
200m breaststroke 2:37.35'#'Lineysha AKKarnataka2 July 2023Indian Championships Hyderabad, India[47]
50m butterfly 28.33Divya SatijaHaryana3 September 2019Indian Championships Bhopal, India[48]
50m butterfly 28.27'#'Nina VenkateshKarnataka19 July 2022Indian Junior Championships Bhubaneshwar, India
50m butterfly 28.21'#'Nina VenkateshKarnataka10 June 2023Commonwealth Youth Games Trials Bangalore, India[citation needed]
50m butterfly 27.74'#'Nina VenkateshKarnataka2 July 2023Indian Championships Hyderabad, India[49]
50m butterfly 27.70'#'Nina VenkateshKarnataka2 November 202337th National Games Panjim, India[50]
100m butterfly 1:02.71Astha ChoudhuryAssam20 October 2021Indian Junior Championships Bangalore, India[51]
100m butterfly 1:01.94'#'Apeksha Fernandes-18 July 2022Indian Junior Championships Bhubaneswar, India[52]
200m butterfly 2:18.66Richa Mishra  IndiaAugust 2007Asian Age Group Championships Jakarta, Indonesia
200m butterfly 2:18.18h, #Apeksha Fernandes  India31 August 2022World Junior Championships Lima, Peru[53][54]
200m individual medley 2:23.62Richa MishraPolice27 August 2010Indian Championships Jaipur, India[55]
200m individual medley 2:21.34'#'Apeksha Fernandes-19 July 2022Indian Junior Championships Bhubaneswar, India[56]
200m individual medley 2:21.15'#'Hashika RamachandraKarnataka3 July 2023Indian Championships Hyderabad, India[57]
400m individual medley 4:59.17Richa MishraPolice20 September 2018Indian Championships Pirappancode, India[58]
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 4:00.76
 India24 September 2019Asian Age Group Championships Bangalore, India[59]
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:53.80h, #
 India24 September 2023Asian Games Hangzhou, China[60]
4 × 200 m freestyle relay 8:53.73
  • Shivangi Sarma
     (2:13.62)
  • Swarna Harith
     (2:16.00)
  • Kenisha Gupta
     (2:11.51)
  • Khushi Dinesh
     (2:12.60)
 India26 September 2019Asian Age Group Championships Bangalore, India[61]
4 × 200 m freestyle relay 8:37.58'#'
  • Dhinidhi Desinghu
     (2:08.59)
  • Vritti Agarwal
     (2:09.41)
  • Shivangi Sarma
     (2:11.32)
  • Hashika Ramachandra
     (2:08.26)
 India28 September 2023Asian Games Hangzhou, China[62]
4 × 100 m medley relay 4:26.69
 India26 September 2019Asian Age Group Championships Bangalore, India[63]
4 × 100 m medley relay 4:23.65'#'
  • Palak Joshi
  • Anannya Nayak
  • Apeksha Fernandes
  • Rujuta Khade
Maharashtra4 July 2023Indian Championships Hyderabad, India[24]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by SFI; WRWorld record; ASAsian 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

EventTimeNameClubDateMeetLocationRef
4 × 50 m freestyle relay 1:40.00
  • Neel Roy
     (23.46)
  • Sadhvi Dhuri
     (27.55)
  • Kenisha Gupta
     (26.84)
  • Virdhawal Khade
     (22.15)
SFI21 September 2018Indian Championships Pirappancode, India[64]
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:42.56  India25 September 2019Asian Age Group Championships Bangalore, India[65]
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:38.24'#'Karnataka3 November 202337th National Games Panjim, India[22]
4 × 50 m medley relay 1:53.42
Gujarat26 September 2016National Championships Ranchi, India[66]
4 × 100 m medley relay 4:04.15
 India27 September 2019Asian Age Group Championships Bangalore, India[67]
4 × 100 m medley relay 4:03.80'#'Karnataka4 November 202337th National Games Panjim, India[68]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by SFI; WRWorld record; ASAsian record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

Short Course (25 m)

Men

EventTimeNameClubDateMeetLocationRef
50m freestyle 22.22Virdhawal Khade  India6 December 2019South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal[69]
100m freestyle 48.65hSrihari Nataraj  India20 December 2021World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates[70]
200m freestyle 1:46.61hSajan Prakash  India17 December 2021World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates[71]
400m freestyle 3:49.04hKushagra Rawat  India16 December 2021World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates[72]
800m freestyle 7:58.39h, †Kushagra Rawat  India20 December 2021World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates[73]
1500m freestyle 15:01.44hAryan Makhija  India15 December 2018World Championships Hangzhou, China[74]
50m backstroke 24.40hSrihari Nataraj  India18 December 2021World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates[75]
100m backstroke 52.81hSrihari Nataraj  India16 December 2021World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates[76]
200m backstroke 1:59.69Srihari Nataraj  India6 December 2019South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal[77]
50m breaststroke 27.68hLikith Selvaraj Prema  India4 November 2022World Cup Indianapolis, United States[78]
100m breaststroke 59.84hLikith Selvaraj Prema  India3 November 2022World Cup Indianapolis, United States[79]
200m breaststroke 2:14.76Likith Selvaraj Prema  India5 December 2019South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal[80]
50m butterfly 23.83hSajan Prakash  India17 November 2018World Cup Singapore, Singapore[81]
100m butterfly 51.61hSajan Prakash  India17 December 2021World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates[82]
200m butterfly 1:52.10hSajan Prakash  India16 December 2021World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates[83]
100m individual medley 55.76Sajan Prakash  India25 September 2017Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Ashgabat, Turkmenistan[84]
200m individual medley 1:59.80hSiva Sridhar  India13 December 2022World Championships Melbourne, Australia[85]
400m individual medley 4:26.45Aryan Nehra  India25 October 2019Thai Open Bangkok, Thailand[86]
4 × 50 m freestyle relay
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:20.50
 India5 December 2019South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal[87]
4 × 200 m freestyle relay 7:27.29  India8 December 2019South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal[88]
4 × 50 m medley relay
4 × 100 m medley relay 3:37.07
 India9 December 2019South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal[89]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by SFI; WRWorld record; ASAsian 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

EventTimeNameClubDateMeetLocationRef
50m freestyle 26.34Rujuta Bhatt Khade  India7 December 2019South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal[90]
100m freestyle 57.24Shivani Kataria  India25 September 2017Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Ashgabat, Turkmenistan[91]
200m freestyle 2:03.70hShivani Kataria  India11 December 2018World Championships Hangzhou, China[92]
400m freestyle 4:24.19hMalavika Vishwanath  India5 December 2014World Championships Doha, Qatar[93]
800m freestyle 9:08.20Malavika Vishwanath  India4 December 2014World Championships Doha, Qatar[94]
1500m freestyle
50m backstroke 28.94Maana Patel  India8 December 2019South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal[95]
100m backstroke 1:02.36Maana Patel  India7 December 2019South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal[96]
200m backstroke 2:17.44hMaana Patel  India17 November 2018World Cup Singapore, Singapore[97]
50m breaststroke 32.91hChahat Arora  India17 December 2022World Championships Melbourne, Australia[98]
100m breaststroke 1:13.13hChahat Arora  India14 December 2022World Championships Melbourne, Australia[99]
200m breaststroke 2:38.05Apeksha Fernandes  India5 December 2019South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal[100]
50m butterfly 28.00Divya Satija  India9 December 2019South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal[101]
100m butterfly 1:02.78Divya Satija  India5 December 2019South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal[102]
200m butterfly 2:19.42Shakthi BalakrishnanAqua Nation Sports Academy19 July 202225th Speedo Invitational Dubai, United Arab Emirates[103]
100m individual medley 1:07.95Jyotsna Pansare  India25 September 2017Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Ashgabat, Turkmenistan[104]
200m individual medley 2:24.70hRicha Mishra  India9 December 2019South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal[105]
400m individual medley 5:03.36Richa Mishra  India6 December 2019South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal[106]
4 × 50 m freestyle relay 1:50.02h
  • Aditi Dhumatkar
     (26.40)
  • Anusha Mehta Sanjeev Mehta
     (27.96)
  • Thalasha Satish Prabhu
     (27.63)
  • Malavika Vishwanath
     (28.03)
 India7 December 2014World Championships Doha, Qatar[107]
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:55:17
 India5 December 2019South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal[108]
4 × 200 m freestyle relay 8:39.61h
  • Malavika Vishwanath
     (2:06.69)
  • Aditi Dhumatkar
     (2:08.83)
  • Thalasha Satish Prabhu
     (2:12.32)
  • Anusha Mehta Sanjeev Mehta
     (2:11.77)
 India3 December 2014World Championships Doha, Qatar[109]
4 × 50 m medley relay 2:00.01
  • Jyotsna Pansare
     (30.04)
  • Chahat Arora
     (33.64)
  • Damini Krishnappa Gowda
     (29.21)
  • Kataria Shivani
     (57.83)
 India22 September 2017Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Ashgabat, Turkmenistan[110]
4 × 100 m medley relay 4:21.28
 India9 December 2019South Asian Games Kathmandu, Nepal[111]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by SFI; WRWorld record; ASAsian 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

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