A Look at the 30 World Records Set at the World Masters Championships
Just after the World Championships in Singapore concluded, the best Masters swimmers in the world converged on Southeast Asia to put their talent on display. Competing at the same venue, 30 world records were set at the World Masters Championships, 26 individual records and four relay standards. Dozens of national records were also established during World Masters, which was organized by World Aquatics.
More than 6,000 athletes competed at the World Masters Championships, representing 89 nations and more than 1,700 clubs. More than 2,000 athletes each from Europe and Asia participated.
Here is an event-by-event breakdown of the World Masters records that were set during competition in Singapore:
100 Breaststroke (M 75-79) Toshiharu Fujii – Toyama Palance – 1:25.36
100 Breaststroke (M 65-69) David Morrow Guthrie – Team Redbird – 1:14.16
100 Breaststroke (M 50-54) Marco Minonne – Turrita Nuoto – 1:05.48
100 Breaststroke (W 55-59) Sabina Vitaloni – Derthona Nuoto – 1:19.69
100 Breaststroke (W 40-44) Sally Hunter – Central Aquatics S&L SC Masters – 1:09.24
400 Individual Medley (W 40-44) Maiko Fujino – Takushoku University Staff – 4:58.01
200 Freestyle (M 55-59) Valter Kalaus – Budapest Honved SE – 2:02.91
50 Butterfly (M 65-69) Dan Thompson – Team Redbird – 28.14
50 Butterfly (M 60-65) Marc La Palme – Roma Nuoto Master – 27.23
50 Butterfly (M 25-29) Mikhail Vekovishchev – NAB – 23.15
50 Butterfly (W 40-44) Carla Stampfli – Swim Regio Solothurn – 28.24
50 Freestyle (W 45-49) Shauna Krkalo – Ladies Recreation Club – 26.07
200 Individual Medley (M 55-59) Frank Gruner – SCW Eschborn – 2:19.03
200 Individual Medley (W 25-29) Maaike Ramael – Groot Beverse Zwemclub – 2:19.54
100 Butterfly (M 25-29) Mikhail Vekovishchev – NAB – 52.20
200 Breaststroke (W 40-44) Nicole Heidemann – TV Meppen – 2:37.41
100 Backstroke (M 35-39) Charle Hockin Brusquetti – Paraguay Masters – 56.46
100 Backstroke (W 80-84) Margit Edit Ohlsson – Stockholmspolisens IFSF – 1:37.75
200 Butterfly (W 55-59) Franca Bosisio – Team Trezzo Sport – 2:33.66
50 Backstroke (M 60-64) Harold Ruck – Coelacanth MSC – 29.77
50 Backstroke (M 55-59) – Brent Barnes – PSM – 26.19 (Relay Leadoff)
50 Breaststroke (W 85-89) Li Hua Tai – Champion Swimmer Club – 50.73
50 Breaststroke (W 65-69) Judy Garay – Team Redbird – 39.75
50 Breaststroke (W 55-59) Sabina Vitaloni – Derthona Nuoto – 35.37
50 Breaststroke (W 45-49) Shauna Krkalo – Ladies Recreation Club – 32.47
50 Breaststroke (W 40-44) Sally Hunter – Central Aquatics S&L SC Masters – 31.48
4×50 Freestyle (M 120-159) – NAB – 1:31.94
4×50 Freestyle (M 100-119) – Avia Swidnik – 1:31.40
4×50 Medley (M 120-159) – NAB – 1:42.00
4×50 Freestyle (Mixed 100-119) – Lucky Splash – 1:38.76
