It consists of moving on the water using the arms and legs. Swimming is one of the most practiced sports in the world, included in the Olympic disciplines and carried out in pools with a distance of (50, 100, 200, 400, 800 and 1500 meters). The modalities or techniques of this sport are called styles and have particular names.
It has been developed and practiced since ancient times and there is evidence reflected in cave paintings that have more than 7,000 years of history. They even name swimming in books like The Odyssey, The Iliad, The Bible, among others.
| Event | Récord Mundial | Atleta Récord Mundial | Récord Actual del Evento | Atleta Récord del Evento | Event status | ¿Nuevo Récord del Evento? | Participante del Nuevo Récord Evento |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E07 | 100m breaststroke - Women | 01:04.13 | Lilly King | 01:11.45 | Mercedes Carolina Toledo Salazar | Finished | 01:09.57 | Stefania Gomez Hurtado |
| E08 | 100m breaststroke - Men | 56.88 | Peaty Adam | 01:00.68 | Jorge Murillo | Finished | No | None |
| E15 | 200m breaststroke - Women | 02:18.95 | Tatjana Schoenmaker | 02:33.83 | Mercedes Carolina Toledo Salazar | Finished | No | None |
| E16 | 200m breaststroke - Men | 02:06.12 | Chupkov Anton | 02:10.73 | Carlos Claverie | Finished | No | None |
| E23 | 100m butterfly - Women | 55.48 | Sarah Sjoestroem | 01:02.82 | Maria Clara Roman Mantilla | Finished | 59.97 | Krystal Denisse Lara Garzon |
| E24 | 100m butterfly - Men | 49.45 | Vestido Caeleb | 53.22 | Benjamin Hockin | Finished | 53.13 | Jorge Eliezer Otaiza Hernandez |
| E30 | 200m butterfly - Women | 02:01.81 | Zige Liu | 02:12.42 | Isabella Paez | Finished | No | None |
| E31 | 200m butterfly - Men | 01:50.73 | Milak Kristof | 01:57.53 | Jonathan Gómez | Finished | No | None |
| E03 | 200m combinado individual - Women | 02:06.12 | Katinka Hosszu | 02:18.00 | Mckenna De Bever Elliot | Finished | No | None |
| E04 | 200m combinado individual - Men | 01:54.00 | Lochte Ryan | 02:02.08 | Tomas Peribonio | Finished | No | None |
| E11 | 400m individual medley - Women | 04:26.36 | Katinka Hosszu | 04:55.72 | Azra Avdic Pinto | Finished | No | None |
| E12 | 400m individual medley - Men | 04:03.84 | Phelps Michael | 04:21.34 | Jonathan Gómez | Finished | No | None |
| E28 | 4x100m freestyle Relevos - Men | 03:08.24 | Estados Unidos | 03:23.53 | Venezuela | Finished | 03:21.72 | Venezuela |
| E27 | 4x100m freestyle Relevos - Women | 03:29.69 | Australia | 03:50.19 | Colombia | Finished | No | None |
| E32 | 50m freestyle - Women | 23.67 | Sarah Sjoestroem | 25.00 | Karen Milenka Torrez Guzman | Finished | No | None |
| E33 | 50m freestyle - Men | 20.91 | Cielo Filho Cesar | 22.64 | Alberto Mestre | Finished | 21.94 | Alberto Abel Mestre Vivas |
| E19 | 4x100m relay medley - Women | 03:50.40 | Estados Unidos | 04:12.69 | Venezuela | Finished | No | None |
| E20 | 4x100m relay medley - Men | 03:26.78 | Japón | 03:41.26 | Venezuela | Finished | 03:40.89 | Colombia |
| E05 | 100m freestyle - Women | 51.71 | Sarah Sjoestroem | 55.62 | Isabella Arcila Hurtado | Finished | No | None |
| E06 | 100m freestyle - Men | 46.91 | César Cielo Filho | 50.22 | Alberto Mestre | Finished | 49.32 | Alberto Abel Mestre Vivas |
| E17 | 200m freestyle - Women | 01:52.98 | Federica Pellegrini | 02:02.57 | Jessica Cattaneo Paulista | Finished | 02:01.21 | Krystal Denisse Lara Garzon |
| E18 | 200m freestyle - Men | 01:42.00 | Biedermann Paul | 01:50.03 | Marcos Lavado | Finished | 01:47.74 | Alfonso Enrique Mestre Vivas |
| E34 | 400m freestyle - Women | 03:56.46 | Katie Ledecky | 04:15.20 | Andreina Del Valle Pinto Perez | Finished | No | None |
| E35 | 400m freestyle - Men | 03:40.07 | Biedermann Paul | 03:54.31 | Rafael Davila | Finished | 03:49.08 | Alfonso Enrique Mestre Vivas |
| E01 | 800m freestyle - Women | 08:04.79 | Katie Ledecky | 08:41.67 | Kristel Arianne Kobrich Schimpl | Finished | No | None |
| E22 | 1500m freestyle - Men | 14:31.02 | Sun Yang | 15:50.67 | Rafael Davila | Finished | 15:22.33 | Alfonso Enrique Mestre Vivas |
| E13 | 100m backstroke - Women | 57.45 | Kaylee Mckeown | 01:02.12 | Isabella Arcila Hurtado | Finished | No | None |
| E14 | 100m backstroke - Men | 51.85 | Ryan Murphy | 55.72 | Omar Pinzón | Finished | No | None |
| E25 | 200m backstroke - Women | 02:03.35 | Regan Smith | 02:17.67 | Andrea Hurtado Pereda | Finished | 02:16.76 | Jimena Leguizamon Leal |
| E26 | 200m backstroke - Men | 01:51.92 | Peirsol Aaron | 02:04.43 | Omar Pinzón | Finished | 02:01.42 | Omar Andres Pinzon Garcia |
| E10 | 4x200m freestyle Relevos - Men | 06:58.55 | Estados Unidos | 07:30.66 | Venezuela | Finished | 07:23.76 | Venezuela |
| E09 | 4x200m freestyle Relevos - Women | 07:40.33 | China | 08:19.86 | Perú | Finished | No | None |
| E29 | 4x100m relay medley - Mix | 03:37.58 | Reino Unido | 03:53.84 | Colombia | Finished | No | None |
| E36 | 4x100m freestyle Relevos - Mix | 03:19.40 | Estados Unidos | 03:35.28 | Venezuela | Finished | 03:34.21 | Venezuela |
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