Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships

Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships

The swimming competition at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships was held in Melbourne, Australia, from March 25 to April 1.

Medals table

At the end of the competition, the medals table contained a record for Tunisia, and the medal standing of Australia, Italy, Poland and Russia, as well as the table medal order were different. A retroactive competition ban on Oussama Mellouli of Tunisia announced on 11 September 2007 resulted in vacating his two medals. main|#Medal summary

Records broken

During the 2007 World Aquatics Championships, 15 World Records and 16 other Championship (or meet) Records were broken. Multiple Continental and National Records were also set.

World Records

Also new championship records
*Men's 200 m freestyle - Michael Phelps USA (1:43.86)
*Men's 100 m backstroke - Aaron Peirsol USA (52.98)
*Men's 200 m backstroke - Ryan Lochte USA (1:54.32)
*Men's 200 m butterfly - Michael Phelps USA (1:52.09)
*Men's 200 m individual medley - Michael Phelps USA (1:54.98)
*Men's 400 m individual medley - Michael Phelps USA (4:06.22)
*Men's 4×200 m freestyle relay - Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Klete Keller, Peter Vanderkaay USA (7:03.24)
*Women's 200 m freestyle - Federica Pellegrini ITA (1:56.47) (semi final)
*Women's 200 m freestyle - Laure Manaudou FRA (1:55.52) (final)
*Women's 50 m backstroke - Leila Vaziri USA (28.16) (semi final; equalled in final by herself)
*Women's 100 m backstroke - Natalie Coughlin USA (59.44)
*Women's 400 m individual medley - Kathryn Hoff USA (4:32.89)
*Women's 4×200 m freestyle relay - Natalie Coughlin, Dana Vollmer, Lacey Nymeyer, Katie Hoff USA (7:50.09)
*Women's 4×100 m medley relay - Emily Seebohm, Leisel Jones, Jessicah Schipper, Libby Lenton AUS (3:55.74)

Championship records

*Women's 100 m freestyle - Libby Lenton AUS (53.42) (4×100 m freestyle Relay lead off)
*Men's 4×100 m freestyle Relay - Michael Phelps, Neil Walker, Cullen Jones, Jason Lezak USA (3:12.72)
*Women's 100 m freestyle - Natalie Coughlin USA (53.40) (semi final; equalled in final)
*Women's 100 m freestyle - Libby Lenton AUS (53.40) (equalled)
*Women's 400 m freestyle - Laure Manaudou FRA (4:02.61)
*Women's 800 m freestyle - Kate Ziegler USA (8:18.52)
*Women's 1500 m freestyle - Kate Ziegler USA (15:53.05)
*Women's 200 m backstroke - Margaret Hoelzer USA (2:07.16)
*Women's 100 m breaststroke - Leisel Jones AUS (1:05.72)
*Women's 100 m butterfly - Libby Lenton AUS (57.15)
*Women's 200 m individual Medley - Kathryn Hoff USA (2:10.13)
*Women's 4×100 m freestyle relay - Libby Lenton, Melanie Schlanger, Shayne Reese, Jodie Henry AUS (3:35.48)

References

* [http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2007/melbourne2007/Book_All_Results.pdf Melbourne 2007 Swimming results]


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