Olympic swimming — men's 100m freestyle Olympic record progression (1896–present)

1. Alfréd Hajós sets first Olympic record

   Apr 11, 1896Labels: Alfr d, Bay of

   • 1896 Event

2. 1900 Games omit the 100 m freestyle

   Jul 1, 1900Labels: 1900 Paris

   • 2000 Event

3. Charles Daniels sets pool-era Olympic record

   Jul 20, 1908Labels: Charles Daniels, London 1908

   • 1908 Event

4. Duke Kahanamoku lowers Olympic record to 1:02.4

   Jul 6, 1912Labels: Duke Kahanamoku, Stockholm 1912

   • 1912 Event

5. Johnny Weissmuller breaks the one-minute barrier

   Jul 20, 1924Labels: Johnny Weissmuller, Paris 1924

   • 1924 Event

6. Weissmuller improves Olympic record to 58.6

   Aug 10, 1928Labels: Johnny Weissmuller, Amsterdam 1928

   • 1928 Record

7. Yasuji Miyazaki sets 58.0 Olympic record

   Aug 6, 1932Labels: Yasuji Miyazaki, Los Angeles

   • 1932 Event

8. Michael Wenden sets 52.2 Olympic record

   Oct 19, 1968Labels: Michael Wenden, Mexico City

   • 1968 Event

9. Mark Spitz sets 51.22 Olympic record

   Sep 3, 1972Labels: Mark Spitz, Munich 1972

   • 1972 Event

10. Matt Biondi sets 48.63 Olympic record

    Sep 22, 1988Labels: Matt Biondi, Seoul 1988

    • 1988 Event

11. Pieter van den Hoogenband sets 48.30 Olympic record

    Sep 20, 2000Labels: Pieter van, Sydney 2000

    • 2000 Event

12. Eamon Sullivan sets 47.05 Olympic record

    Aug 13, 2008Labels: Eamon Sullivan, Beijing 2008

    • 2008 Event

13. Kyle Chalmers sets 47.58 Olympic record

    Aug 10, 2016Labels: Kyle Chalmers, Rio 2016

    • 2016 Event
    • ABC News

14. Caeleb Dressel lowers Olympic record to 47.02

    Jul 29, 2021Labels: Caeleb Dressel, Tokyo 2020

    • SwimSwam

15. Pan Zhanle sets new Olympic record at 46.40

    Aug 1, 2024Labels: Pan Zhanle, Paris 2024

    • Paris 2024 Event
    • Guardian