Non-Olympians currently holding a World Record in an Olympic swimming event:
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| Athlete | Nation(s) | Sport(s) | Role(s) | Era | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Andrew |  USA |
SWM | Olympics | 2020 | men's 4×100 m medley relay 3:26.78 (2021 at the Tokyo Olympics) |
| Zach Apple | USA |
SWM | Olympics | 2020 | men's 4×100 m medley relay 3:26.78 (2021 at the Tokyo Olympics) |
| Ricky Berens | USA |
SWM | Olympics | 2008—2012 | men's 4×200 m freestyle relay 6:58.55 (2009 at the Rome World Championships) |
| Paul Biedermann |  GER |
SWM | Olympics | 2008—2016 | men's 200 m freestyle 1:42.00 (2009 at the Rome World Championships) |
| Thomas Ceccon |  ITA |
SWM | Olympics / YOG | 2018—2024 | men's 100 m backstroke 51.60 (2022 at the Budapest World Championships) |
| Yevgeniya Chikunova |  ROC |
SWM | Olympics | 2020 | women's 200 m breaststroke 2:17.55 (2023 at the Russian Championships) |
| César Cielo Filho |  BRA |
SWM | Olympics | 2008—2012 | men's 50 m freestyle 20.91 (2009 at the Brazilian Championships) |
| Caeleb Dressel | USA |
SWM | Olympics | 2016—2024 | men's 100 m butterfly 49.45 (2021 at the Tokyo Olympics), and men's 4×100 m medley relay 3:26.78 (2021 at the Tokyo Olympics) |
| Nic Fink | USA |
SWM | Olympics | 2020—2024 | 4×100 m medley mixed relay 3:37.43 (2024 at the Paris Olympics) |
| Bobby Finke | USA |
SWM | Olympics | 2020—2024 | men's 1500 m freestyle 14:30.67 (2024 at the Paris Olympics) |
| Meg Harris |  AUS |
SWM | Olympics | 2020—2024 | women's 4×100 m freestyle relay 3:27.96 (2023 at the Fukuoka World Championships) |
| Katinka Hosszú |  HUN |
SWM | Olympics / Closing Flagbearer | 2004—2020 | women's 200 m medley 2:06.12 (2015 at the Kazan World Championships) |
| Torri Huske | USA |
SWM | Olympics | 2020—2024 | women's 4×100 m medley relay 3:49.63 (2024 at the Paris Olympics), and 4×100 m medley mixed relay 3:37.43 (2024 at the Paris Olympics) |
| Shayna Jack | AUS |
SWM | Olympics | 2024 | women's 4×100 m freestyle relay 3:27.96 (2023 at the Fukuoka World Championships), and women's 4×200 m freestyle relay 7:37.50 (2023 at the Fukuoka World Championships) |
| Cullen Jones | USA |
SWM | Olympics | 2008—2012 | men's 4×100 m freestyle relay 3:08.24 (2008 at the Beijing Olympics) |
| Lilly King | USA |
SWM | Olympics | 2016—2024 | women's 100 m breaststroke 1:04.13 (2017 at the Budapest World Championships), and women's 4×100 m medley relay 3:49.63 (2024 at the Paris Olympics) |
| Katie Ledecky | USA |
SWM | Olympics / Closing Flagbearer | 2012—2024 | women's 800 m freestyle 8:04.79 (2016 at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics), and women's 1500 m freestyle 15:20.48 (2018 at the TYR Pro Swim Series) |
| Jason Lezak | USA |
SWM | Olympics | 2000—2012 | men's 4×100 m freestyle relay 3:08.24 (2008 at the Beijing Olympics) |
| Liu Zige |  CHN |
SWM | Olympics | 2008—2012 | women's 200 m butterfly 2:01.81 (2009 at the Chinese National Games) |
| Ryan Lochte | USA |
SWM | Olympics | 2004—2016 | men's 200 m medley 1:54.00 (2011 at the Shanghai World Championships), and men's 4×200 m freestyle relay 6:58.55 (2009 at the Rome World Championships) |
| Léon Marchand |  FRA |
SWM | Olympics | 2020—2024 | men's 400 m medley 4:02.50 (2023 at the Fukuoka World Championships) |
| Lukas Märtens | GER |
SWM | Olympics | 2020—2024 | men's 400 m freestyle 3:39.96 (2009 at the Swim Open Stockholm) |
| Summer McIntosh |  CAN |
SWM | Olympics / Closing Flagbearer | 2020—2024 | women's 400 m medley 4:24.38 (2024 at the Canadian Trials) |
| Emma McKeon | AUS |
SWM | Olympics / YOG | 2010—2024 | women's 4×100 m freestyle relay 3:27.96 (2023 at the Fukuoka World Championships) |
| Kaylee McKeown | AUS |
SWM | Olympics / YOG / Closing Flagbearer | 2018—2024 | women's 200 m backstroke 2:03.14 (2023 at the NSW State Championships) |
| Kristóf Milák | HUN |
SWM | Olympics / YOG / Closing Flagbearer | 2018—2024 | men's 200 m butterfly 1:50.34 (2022 at the Budapest World Championships) |
| Ryan Murphy | USA |
SWM | Olympics | 2016—2024 | men's 4×100 m medley relay 3:26.78 (2021 at the Tokyo Olympics), and 4×100 m medley mixed relay 3:37.43 (2024 at the Paris Olympics) |
| Mollie O'Callaghan | AUS |
SWM | Olympics | 2020—2024 | women's 4×100 m freestyle relay 3:27.96 (2023 at the Fukuoka World Championships), and women's 4×200 m freestyle relay 7:37.50 (2023 at the Fukuoka World Championships) |
| Pan Zhanle | CHN |
SWM | Olympics | 2024 | men's 100 m freestyle 46.40 (2024 at the Paris Olympics) |
| Adam Peaty |  GBR |
SWM | Olympics | 2016—2024 | men's 100 m breaststroke 56.88 (2019 at the Gwangju World Championships) |
| Aaron Peirsol | USA |
SWM | Olympics | 2000—2008 | men's 200 m backstroke 1:51.92 (2009 at the Rome World Championships) |
| Michael Phelps | USA |
SWM | Olympics / Opening Flagbearer | 2000—2016 | men's 4×100 m freestyle relay 3:08.24 (2008 at the Beijing Olympics), and men's 4×200 m freestyle relay 6:58.55 (2009 at the Rome World Championships) |
| Qin Haiyang | CHN |
SWM | Olympics | 2020—2024 | men's 200 m breaststroke 2:05.48 (2023 at the Fukuoka World Championships) |
| Sarah Sjöström |  SWE |
SWM | Olympics | 2008—2024 | women's 50 m freestyle 23.61 (2023 at the Fukuoka World Championships), and women's 100 m freestyle 51.71 (2017 at the Budapest World Championships) |
| Regan Smith | USA |
SWM | Olympics | 2020—2024 | women's 100 m backstroke 57.13 (2024 at the U.S. Olympic Trials), and women's 4×100 m medley relay 3:49.63 (2024 at the Paris Olympics) |
| Brianna Throssell | AUS |
SWM | Olympics / YOG | 2014—2024 | women's 4×200 m freestyle relay 7:37.50 (2023 at the Fukuoka World Championships) |
| Ariarne Titmus | AUS |
SWM | Olympics | 2020—2024 | women's 200 m freestyle 1:52.23 (2024 at the Australian Olympic Trials), women's 400 m freestyle 3:55.38 (2023 at the Fukuoka World Championships), and women's 4×200 m freestyle relay 7:37.50 (2023 at the Fukuoka World Championships) |
| Gretchen Walsh | USA |
SWM | Olympics | 2024 | women's 100 m butterfly 55.18 (2024 at the U.S. Olympic Trials), women's 4×100 m medley relay 3:49.63 (2024 at the Paris Olympics), and 4×100 m medley mixed relay 3:37.43 (2024 at the Paris Olympics) |
| Dave Walters | USA |
SWM | Olympics | 2008 | men's 4×200 m freestyle relay 6:58.55 (2009 at the Rome World Championships) |
| Garrett Weber-Gale | USA |
SWM | Olympics | 2008 | men's 4×100 m freestyle relay 3:08.24 (2008 at the Beijing Olympics) |
| Zhang Lin | CHN |
SWM | Olympics | 2004—2008 | men's 800 m freestyle 7:32.12 (2009 at the Rome World Championships) |
