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 Checo Pérez and Valtteri Bottas return to the grid with Cadillac for 2026 21 Jan 2026 Cadillac prepares for F1 debut as new team faces steep climb 26 Jan 2026 New F1 magazine launches in Australia for 2026 28 Jan 2026 Most Read Five for Nathan Lyon as Australia take handy lead 19 Feb 2023 I was not born to run 7 Aug 2024 Inside Sport among best in sports journalism 19 Dec 2016 TESTED: BMC Roadmachine 01 4 Jan 2018 Share