100m Freestyle World Record. The first world record in the 100 metres freestyle in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1905 1976: Jim Montgomery: USA: 49.99: Won in world record time, the first man to swim 100 meters in under 50 seconds: 1980: Jörg Woithe.
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[2]The first swimmer to break the one-minute barrier (long course) was Johnny Weissmuller, in 1922 Date Value Swimmer Meet; Dec 13, 2008: 4494: Amaury Leveaux.
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[2]The first swimmer to break the one-minute barrier (long course) was Johnny Weissmuller, in 1922 The first world record in the 100 metres freestyle in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1905 His split times were 22.26 seconds for the first 50 meters and 24.54 seconds for the second 50 meters.
Olympics Latest Aussie McKeon wins 100m freestyle gold The Korea Times. His split times were 22.26 seconds for the first 50 meters and 24.54 seconds for the second 50 meters. The two other Chinese world record holders in history are Zhang Lin, whose 800m freestyle swim from 2009 still stands, while controversial compatriot Sun Yang has held the 1,500m freestyle since 2012.
. Pan touched more than a second clear of Rio 2016 gold medallist Kyle Chalmers (47.48), and former world record holder David Popovici (47.49).. The long course world record was destroyed repeatedly numerous times during the super-suit frenzy of 2008-2009 by three different swimmers