List of South Korean records in swimming

The South Korean records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from South Korea, which are recognised and ratified by the Korea Swimming Federation.

All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.

Long Course (50 m)

Men

EventTimeNameClubDateMeetLocationRef
50m freestyle 21.72Ji Yu-chan  South Korea25 September 2023Asian Games Hangzhou, China[1]
100m freestyle 47.56sfHwang Sun-woo  South Korea28 July 2021Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan[2]
200m freestyle 1:44.40Hwang Sun-woo  South Korea27 September 2023Asian Games Hangzhou, China[3]
400m freestyle 3:41.53Park Tae-hwan  South Korea16 November 2010Asian Games Guangzhou, China
800m freestyle 7:46.03Kim Woo-min  South Korea28 September 2023Asian Games Hangzhou, China[4]
1500m freestyle 14:47.38Park Tae-hwan  South Korea12 February 2012NSW State Open Championships Sydney, Australia[5]
50m backstroke 24.87Yoon Ji-hwanGangwon Sports High School5 April 2024National Sports High School Sports Festival Ulsan, South Korea
100m backstroke 53.32Lee Ju-ho-27 March 2022South Korean Championships Gimcheon, South Korea[6]
200m backstroke 1:56.05Lee Ju-ho-24 November 2023Korean National Trials Gimcheon, South Korea
50m breaststroke 26.93Choi Dong-yeol  South Korea29 September 2023Asian Games Hangzhou, China[7]
100m breaststroke 59.28Choi Dong-yeol  South Korea25 September 2023Asian Games Hangzhou, China[8]
200m breaststroke 2:08.59Cho Sung-jae-17 November 2020South Korean Championships Gimcheon, South Korea[9]
50m butterfly 23.15Baek In-chul-14 October 2023Korean National Sports Festival Mokpo, South Korea[10]
100m butterfly 51.65Kim Young-beom13 June 2024Gwangju Championships Gwangju, South Korea
200m butterfly 1:54.95Kim Min-seop23 March 2024Korean Olympic Trials Gimcheon, South Korea[11]
200m individual medley 1:58.04Hwang Sun-woo12 October 2021Korean National Sports Festival Gimcheon, South Korea[12]
400m individual medley 4:15.27Kim Min-kyu  South Korea8 December 2009East Asian Games Kowloon, Hong Kong[13]
4×50m freestyle relay 1:31.99
  • Yang Jae-hoon
     (22.61)
  • Jeon Ji-hoon
     (22.76)
  • Jeon Ki-young
     (23.45)
  • Song Im-gyu
     (23.17)
 South Korea16 February 2020Konami Open Tokyo, Japan[14]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:12.96
 South Korea28 September 2023Asian Games Hangzhou, China[15]
4×200m freestyle relay 7:01.73AS
 South Korea25 September 2023Asian Games Hangzhou, China[16]
4×50m medley relay 1:39.63
  • Song Im-gyu
     (25.90)
  • Choi Dong-yeol
     (28.05)
  • Jeon Ji-hoon
     (23.55)
  • Yang Jae-hoon
     (22.13)
 South Korea15 February 2020Konami Open Tokyo, Japan[17]
4×100m medley relay 3:32.05
 South Korea26 September 2023Asian Games Hangzhou, China[18]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Korea Swimming Federation; 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 24.97Hur Yeon-kyung-15 October 2023Korean National Sports Festival Mokpo, South Korea[19]
100m freestyle 54.49Hur Yeon-kyung-25 November 2023Korean National Trials Gimcheon, South Korea
200m freestyle 1:58.41Kim Seo-yeong-3 March 2019Korean National Trials #1 Gimcheon, South Korea[20]
400m freestyle 4:10.89Han Da-kyung-25 March 2021South Korean Championships Gimcheon, South Korea[21]
800m freestyle 8:38.32Han Da-kyung-24 March 2024Korean Olympic Trials Gimcheon, South Korea[22]
1500m freestyle 16:26.67Han Da-kyung-13 May 2021Korean Olympic Trials Jeju, South Korea[23]
50m backstroke 27.84Kim Seung-won25 May 2024Korean National Junior Sports Festival Mokpo, South Korea
100m backstroke 1:00.03=Lee Eun-ji-16 May 2021Korean Olympic Trials Jeju, South Korea[24]
100m backstroke 1:00.03=Lee Eun-ji  South Korea27 September 2023Asian Games Hangzhou, China[25]
200m backstroke 2:09.49Im Da-sol-20 May 2019Korean National Trials #2 Gimcheon, South Korea[26]
50m breaststroke 31.07Kim Dal-Eun25 October 2009Korean National Sports Festival Daejeon, South Korea[27]
100m breaststroke 1:07.44Kim Hye-jin-27 April 2018South Korean Championships Gwangju, South Korea[28]
200m breaststroke 2:24.20Jung Seul-ki-28 March 2009- Jeju, South Korea
50m butterfly 26.26=Jeong So-eun  South Korea2 November 2019World Cup Kazan, Russia[29]
50m butterfly 26.26=Jeong So-eun-21 July 2021President of National Championships Ulsan, South Korea[30]
100m butterfly 57.07An Se-hyeon  South Korea24 July 2017World Championships Budapest, Hungary[31]
200m butterfly 2:06.67An Se-hyeon  South Korea27 July 2017World Championships Budapest, Hungary[32]
200m individual medley 2:08.34Kim Seo-yeong  South Korea24 August 2018Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia[33]
400m individual medley 4:35.93Kim Seo-yeong-12 May 2017Korean World Trials Gimcheon, South Korea
4×50m freestyle relay 1:45.39
  • Kim Seo-yeong
     (26.22)
  • Jung You-in
     (25.43)
  • Choi Ji-won
     (26.58)
  • Han Chan-mi
     (27.16)
 South Korea14 December 2019Queensland Championships Brisbane, Australia[34]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:42.58h
  • Lee Ku-na
     (55.80)
  • Jeong So-eun
     (55.22)
  • Choi Ji-won
     (55.97)
  • Jung You-in
     (55.59)
 South Korea21 July 2019World Championships Gwangju, South Korea[35]
4×200m freestyle relay 8:00.11
 South Korea28 September 2023Asian Games Hangzhou, China[36]
4×50m medley relay 1:56.43
  • Han Chan-mi
     (30.25)
  • Kim Seo-yeong
     (32.40)
  • Jung You-in
     (27.32)
  • Choi Ji-won
     (26.46)
 South Korea14 December 2019Queensland Championships Brisbane, Australia[37]
4×100m medley relay 4:00.13
 South Korea29 September 2023Asian Games Hangzhou, China[38]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Korea Swimming Federation; 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
4×100m freestyle relay 3:27.99h
  • Ji Yu-chan
     (49.11)
  • Yang Jae-hoon
     (49.17)
  • Hur Yeon-kyung
     (54.43)
  • Jeong So-eun
     (55.28)
 South Korea29 July 2023World Championships Fukuoka, Japan[39]
4×100m medley relay 3:46.78
 South Korea27 September 2023Asian Games Hangzhou, China[40]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Korea Swimming Federation; WRWorld record; ASAsian record;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

Short Course (25 m)

Men

EventTimeNameClubDateMeetLocationRef
50m freestyle 21.54hYang Jae-hoon  South Korea16 December 2022World Championships Melbourne, Australia[41]
100m freestyle 46.34Hwang Sun-woo  South Korea21 December 2021World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates[42]
200m freestyle 1:39.72ASHwang Sun-woo  South Korea18 December 2022World Championships Melbourne, Australia[43]
400m freestyle 3:34.59ASPark Tae-hwan  South Korea6 December 2016World Championships Windsor, Canada[44]
800m freestyle 7:37.01†, ASPark Tae-hwan  South Korea11 December 2016World Championships Windsor, Canada[45]
1500m freestyle 14:15.51ASPark Tae-hwan  South Korea11 December 2016World Championships Windsor, Canada[46]
50m backstroke 23.22Jeong Dong-won  South Korea23 September 2017Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Ashgabat, Turkmenistan[47]
100m backstroke 51.28Jeong Dong-won  South Korea24 September 2017Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Ashgabat, Turkmenistan[48]
200m backstroke 1:52.98Lee Ju-ho  South Korea21 October 2021World Cup Doha, Qatar[49]
50m breaststroke 26.37sfMoon Jae-kwon  South Korea20 December 2021World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates[50]
100m breaststroke 57.78Moon Jae-kwon  South Korea21 October 2021World Cup Doha, Qatar[51]
200m breaststroke 2:07.19hCho Sung-jae  South Korea18 December 2021World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates[52]
50m butterfly 23.15Yang Jung-doo  South Korea2 July 2013Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Incheon, South Korea
100m butterfly 51.36hYang Jae-hoon  South Korea17 December 2022World Championships Melbourne, Australia[53]
200m butterfly 1:54.22Moon Seung-woo  South Korea22 October 2021World Cup Doha, Qatar[54]
100m individual medley 52.13sfHwang Sun-woo  South Korea18 December 2021World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates[55]
200m individual medley 1:59.77Han Kyu-chul  South Korea25 November 2003World Cup Daejon, South Korea[56]
400m individual medley 4:14.02Han Kyu-chul  South Korea24 November 2003World Cup Daejon, South Korea[57]
4×50m freestyle relay 1:28.56h
 South Korea19 December 2021World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates[58]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:16.48h
 South Korea16 December 2021World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates[59]
4×200m freestyle relay 6:49.67
 South Korea16 December 2022World Championships Melbourne, Australia[60]
4×50m medley relay 1:35.28
 South Korea22 September 2017Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Ashgabat, Turkmenistan[61]
4×100m medley relay 3:31.65
 South Korea3 July 2013Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Incheon, South Korea[62]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Korea Swimming Federation; 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 24.47Jeong So-eun  South Korea21 October 2021World Cup Doha, Qatar[63]
100m freestyle 54.06Jeong So-eun  South Korea23 October 2021World Cup Doha, Qatar[64]
200m freestyle 1:57.94hKim Seo-yeong  South Korea19 November 2017World Cup Singapore, Singapore[65]
400m freestyle 4:05.90Han Da-kyung  South Korea21 October 2021World Cup Doha, Qatar[66]
800m freestyle 8:24.06Han Da-kyung  South Korea23 October 2021World Cup Doha, Qatar[67]
1500m freestyle
50m backstroke 26.67rhKim San-ha  South Korea17 December 2022World Championships Melbourne, Australia[68]
100m backstroke 58.01rhKim San-ha  South Korea18 December 2022World Championships Melbourne, Australia[69]
200m backstroke 2:11.07Lee Da-hye  South Korea5 December 2003World Cup Durban, South Africa[70]
50m breaststroke 30.42Kim Hye-Jin  South Korea13 November 2011World Cup Tokyo, Japan[71]
100m breaststroke 1:05.37Kim Hye-Jin  South Korea12 November 2011World Cup Tokyo, Japan[72]
200m breaststroke 2:20.59Kim Hye-Jin  South Korea9 November 2011World Cup Beijing, China[73]
50m butterfly 25.61Jeong So-eun  South Korea22 October 2021World Cup Doha, Qatar[74]
100m butterfly 57.07sfKim Seo-yeong  South Korea17 December 2022World Championships Melbourne, Australia[75]
200m butterfly 2:03.65Choi Hye-ra  South Korea9 November 2011World Cup Beijing, China[76][77]
100m individual medley 59.52Kim Seo-yeong  South Korea10 November 2017World Cup Beijing, China[78]
200m individual medley 2:06.12Kim Seo-yeong  South Korea18 November 2017World Cup Singapore, Singapore[79]
400m individual medley 4:28.11Kim Seo-yeong  South Korea19 November 2017World Cup Singapore, Singapore[80]
4×50m freestyle relay 1:42.83
 South Korea2 July 2013Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Incheon, South Korea[81]
4×100m freestyle relay 3:40.40h
 South Korea16 December 2021World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates[82]
4×200m freestyle relay 8:11.15h
 South Korea5 April 2006World Championships Shanghai, China[83]
4×50m medley relay 1:48.24h
  • Kim San-ha
     (26.67)
  • Moon Su-a
     (31.18)
  • Kim Seo-yeong
     (25.83)
  • Hur Yeon-kyung
     (24.56)
 South Korea17 December 2022World Championships Melbourne, Australia[84]
4×100m medley relay 3:56.66h
  • Kim San-ha
     (58.01)
  • Moon Su-a
     (1:06.87)
  • Kim Seo-yeong
     (57.79)
  • Hur Yeon-kyung
     (53.99)
 South Korea18 December 2022World Championships Melbourne, Australia[85]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Korea Swimming Federation; 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
4×50m freestyle relay 1:38.41h
 South Korea12 December 2018World Championships Hangzhou, China[86]
4×50m medley relay 1:41.49h
 South Korea18 December 2021World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates[87]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by Korean Swimming Federation; WRWorld record; EREuropean 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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