Men’s and Women’s Best-Ever NCAA Dual Meet and Conference Swims
(Editor's Note: What follows is a chart showing the best women's and men's performances ever swum in all 13 individual events, Division 1 only, in dual-meet and conference championship competition.)
WOMEN
50 YD FREESTYLE
(Dual-meet record not determinable)
22.31 Maritza Correia, Georgia SECs Fayetteville 02/21/02
100 YD FREESTYLE
48.06 Natalie Coughlin, Cal vs. GA Athens 11/01/02
47.87 Mar. Moravcova, SMU WAC Okla. City 02/27/99
200 YD FREESTYLE
1:44.99 Nicole Haislett, Fl. vs. Texas Gainesville 01/16/93
1:43.97 M. Moravcova, SMU WAC San Antonio 02/28/97
500 YD FREESTYLE
4:39.33 Kim Linehan, Texas vs. Stan. Austin 02/12/83
4:38.79 Emily Mason, Ariz. Pac-10s Belmont 02/28/02
1650 YD FREESTYLE
(Not a collegiate dual-meet event)
15:45.91 F. Rigamonti, SMU WAC San Antonio 03/02/02
100 YD BACKSTROKE
53.62 Natalie Coughlin, Cal vs. GA Athens 11/01/02
50.71 Natalie Coughlin, Cal Pac-10s Belmont 03/01/02
200 YD BACKSTROKE
1:55.01 Misty Hyman, Stan. TX, SMU Austin 02/06/99
1:50.90 Natalie Coughlin, Cal Pac-10s Belmont 03/02/02
(2nd-fastest performance all-time)
100 YD BREASTSTROKE
59.51 Tara Kirk, Stanford Stan. vs. Cal
02/11/01
59.58 Tara Kirk, Stanford Pac-10s Fed. Way 02/23/01
200 YD BREASTSTROKE
2:10.40 Agnes Kovacs, ASU vs. Stan. Stanford 01/26/02
2:07.75 Agnes Kovacs, ASU Pac-10s Belmont 03/02/02
100 YD BUTTERFLY
51.90 Natalie Coughlin, Cal vs. GA Athens 11/01/02
51.83 Misty Hyman, Stanford Pac-10s Fed. Way 02/23/01
200 YD BUTTERFLY
1:54.55 Natalie Coughlin, Cal vs. SC LA 02/01/02
1:53.50 Shelly Ripple, Stan. Pac-10s Belmont 03/02/02
200 YD IND. MEDLEY
1:57.54 Natalie Coughlin, Cal vs. ASU Berkeley 02/23/02
1:56.42 Mar. Moravcova, SMU WAC Okla. City 02/25/99
400 YD IND. MEDLEY
4:08.58 Summer Sanders, Stan. vs. Cal Stanford 01/25/92
4:06.74 Cristina Teuscher, Col. Ivy Lge. Princeton 02/26/99
MEN
50 YD FREESTYLE
19.46 Randall Bal, Stanford vs.Cal Stanford 02/23/02
19.11 Anthony Ervin, Cal Pac-10s Belmont 03/01/01
100 YD FREESTYLE
(dual meet record not determinable)
42.21 Anthony Ervin, Cal Pac-10s Belmont 032/03/01
200 YD FREESTYLE
(Dual-meet record not determinable.)
1:33.80 Rowdy Gaines, Auburn SECs Gainesville 03/06/81
500 YD FREESTYLE
(Dual-meet record not determinable)
4:14.05 Ryk Neethling, Arizona Pac-10s Belmont 03/02/00
1000 YD FREESTYLE
8:49.59 Erik Vendt, USC vs. Stan LA 02/09/02.
(Not a championship event.)
1650 YD FREESTYLE
14:54.11 Steve Herren, Arizona vs. Ind. Blmngtn. 12/02/88
14:31.15 Chris Thompson, Mich. Big 10s Mnpls. 02/24/01
100 YD BACKSTROKE
45.61 Peter Marshall, Stanford vs. Cal Stanford 02/23/02
46.13r Alex Lim, Cal Pac-10s Belmont 03/07/02
200 YD BACKSTROKE
1:41.58 Markus Rogan, Stan. vs. Cal Stanford 02/23/02
1:40.59 Lenny Krayzelburg, USC Pac-10s Belmont 03/08/97
(Note: 2nd-performance all-time.)
100 YD BREASTSTROKE
(Dual-meet record not determinable.)
51.86 Jeremy Linn, Tennessee SECs Athens 02/21/97*
(*American/NCAA record.)
200 YD BREASTSTROKE
1:55.85 Michael Bruce, Stanford vs. Cal Stanford 02/23/02
1:54.79 Gary Marshall, Virginia ACCs Coll. Park 03/02/02
100 YD BUTTERFLY
46.75 Bryan Jones, Texas vs. A&M Coll. Sta. 02/12/00
46.24 Lars Frolander, SMU WAC San Ant. 03/07/97
200 YD BUTTERFLY
(Dual-meet record not determinable.)
1:42.80 Jeff Somensatto, Auburn SECs Tuscaloosa 02/24/01
200 YD IND. MEDLEY
(Dual-meet record not determinable.)
1:43.83 Dan Trupin, Stanford Pac-10s Belmont 03/07/02
400 YD IND. MEDLEY
3:45.57 Markus Rogan, Stanford vs. USC LA 02/09/02
3:42.36 Greg Burgess, Florida SECs Auburn 02/18/94
A note on methodology. The author has an extensive all-time performers-performances list dating back to the early 1970s. In cases where no time is given for a dual-meet record, it is because the performances' cut is such that no swimmer went that fast in the event to make the cut.