1 / 13MISSY FRANKLIN, USA – 200M BACKSTROKE (2:04:06) in 2012. (Photo by Getty Images) 2 / 13DANA VOLLMER, USA – 100M BUTTERFLY (55:98) in 2012. (Photo by Getty Images) 3 / 13BRITTA STEFFEN, GERMANY - 50M FREESTYLE (23:73) in 2009. 100M FREESTYLE (52:07) in 2009. (Photo by Getty Images) 4 / 13RUTA MEILUTYTE, LITHUANIA – 50M BREASTSTROKE (29:48) in 2013. 100M BREASTSTROKE (1:04:35) in 2013. (Photo by Getty Images) 5 / 13FEDERICA PELLEGRINI, ITALY – 200M FREESTYLE (1:52:98) in 2009. (Photo by Getty Images) 6 / 13ADRIANA KUKORS, USA – 200M IM (2:06:15) in 2009. (Photo by Getty Images) 7 / 13GEMMA SPOFFORTH, GREAT BRITAIN – 100M BACKSTROKE (28:12) in 2009. (Photo by Getty Images) 8 / 13JING ZHAO, CHINA – 50M BACKSTROKE (27:06) in 2009. (Photo by Getty Images) 9 / 13KATIE LEDECKY, USA – 400M FREESTLE (3:58.37) in 2014. 800M FREESTYLE (8:11:00) in 2014. 1500M FREESTYLE (15:28:36) in 2014. (Photo by Getty Images) 10 / 13YE SHIWEN, CHINA – 400M IM (4:28:43) in 2012. (Photo by Getty Images) 11 / 13RIKKE MOLLER PEDERSEN, DENMARK – 200M BREASTSTROKE (2:19:11) in 2013. (Photo by Getty Images) 12 / 13LIU ZIGE, CHINA – 200M BUTTERFLY (2:01:81) in 2009. (Photo by Getty Images) 13 / 13SARAH SJOSTROM, SWEDEN – 50M BUTTERFLY (24:43) in 2014. (Photo by Getty Images) MISSY FRANKLIN, USA – 200M BACKSTROKE (2:04:06) in 2012. (Photo by Getty Images) 1 / 13 DANA VOLLMER, USA – 100M BUTTERFLY (55:98) in 2012. (Photo by Getty Images) 2 / 13 BRITTA STEFFEN, GERMANY - 50M FREESTYLE (23:73) in 2009. 100M FREESTYLE (52:07) in 2009. (Photo by Getty Images) 3 / 13 RUTA MEILUTYTE, LITHUANIA – 50M BREASTSTROKE (29:48) in 2013. 100M BREASTSTROKE (1:04:35) in 2013. (Photo by Getty Images) 4 / 13 FEDERICA PELLEGRINI, ITALY – 200M FREESTYLE (1:52:98) in 2009. (Photo by Getty Images) 5 / 13 ADRIANA KUKORS, USA – 200M IM (2:06:15) in 2009. (Photo by Getty Images) 6 / 13 GEMMA SPOFFORTH, GREAT BRITAIN – 100M BACKSTROKE (28:12) in 2009. (Photo by Getty Images) 7 / 13 JING ZHAO, CHINA – 50M BACKSTROKE (27:06) in 2009. (Photo by Getty Images) 8 / 13 KATIE LEDECKY, USA – 400M FREESTLE (3:58.37) in 2014. 800M FREESTYLE (8:11:00) in 2014. 1500M FREESTYLE (15:28:36) in 2014. (Photo by Getty Images) 9 / 13 YE SHIWEN, CHINA – 400M IM (4:28:43) in 2012. (Photo by Getty Images) 10 / 13 RIKKE MOLLER PEDERSEN, DENMARK – 200M BREASTSTROKE (2:19:11) in 2013. (Photo by Getty Images) 11 / 13 LIU ZIGE, CHINA – 200M BUTTERFLY (2:01:81) in 2009. (Photo by Getty Images) 12 / 13 SARAH SJOSTROM, SWEDEN – 50M BUTTERFLY (24:43) in 2014. (Photo by Getty Images) 13 / 13 Fastest women in the water A look at the current individual women’s swimming long-course world record-holders. Home More Sport News Fastest women in the water By Inside Sport Sep 10 2014 3:59PM By Inside Sport Sep 10 2014 3:59PM A look at the current individual women’s swimming long-course world record-holders. SHARE Tags: female athletesfemale sportfina world championshipsgalleriesmore sportswimming world recordswomens sportwomens swimmingwomens world record holders swimmingworld swimming championships SHARE Related Articles Gallery: PGA Championship opening round Gallery: PGA Championship practice Gallery: 2024 Masters Monday Latest News U.S Women's Open Second Round tee times 30 May 2025 Minjee Lee makes move to stay in U.S Women's Open mix 1 Jun 2025 Scheffler surges into Memorial lead on moving day 1 Jun 2025 Most Read I was not born to run 7 Aug 2024 Five for Nathan Lyon as Australia take handy lead 19 Feb 2023 TESTED: ASICS SWIFT STRIKE 30 Nov 2023 Former Grand Slam winner Stosur to finish singles career at Australian Open 2 Jan 2022 Share