Below is a complete list of the German records in swimming , which are ratified by the German Swimming Federation (DSV).
Short Course (25 m)
Men
Event
Time
Name
Club
Date
Meet
Location
Ref
50m freestyle
20.73
Steffen Deibler
Germany
15 November 2009
World Cup
Berlin , Germany
[40]
100m freestyle
45.91
Steffen Deibler
Hamburger SC von 1879
25 October 2009
International Meet
Aachen , Germany
200m freestyle
1:39.37
WR
Paul Biedermann
Germany
15 November 2009
World Cup
Berlin , Germany
[41]
400m freestyle
3:32.77
Paul Biedermann
Germany
14 November 2009
World Cup
Berlin , Germany
[42]
800m freestyle
7:27.99
Florian Wellbrock
Germany
7 November 2021
European Championships
Kazan , Russia
[43]
1500m freestyle
14:06.88
WR
Florian Wellbrock
Germany
21 December 2021
World Championships
Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates
[44]
50m backstroke
22.76
Christian Diener
London Roar
18 October 2020
International Swimming League
Budapest , Hungary
[45]
100m backstroke
49.65
r
Christian Diener
London Roar
20 November 2021
International Swimming League
Eindhoven , Netherlands
[46]
200m backstroke
1:48.97
Christian Diener
Germany
21 December 2021
World Championships
Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates
[47]
50m breaststroke
25.87
sf
Fabian Schwingenschlögl
Germany
15 December 2018
World Championships
Hangzhou , China
[48]
100m breaststroke
56.16
Fabian Schwingenschlögl
Germany
28 October 2021
World Cup
Kazan , Russia
[49]
200m breaststroke
2:00.44
Marco Koch
DSW 1912 Darmstadt
20 November 2016
German Championships
Berlin , Germany
[50]
50m butterfly
21.80
ER
Steffen Deibler
Germany
14 November 2009
World Cup
Berlin , Germany
[51]
100m butterfly
49.06
Marius Kusch
Germany
5 December 2019
European Championships
Glasgow , United Kingdom
[52]
200m butterfly
1:51.21
Thomas Rupprath
SG Bayer Wuppertal/ Uerdingen/Dormagen
1 December 2001
German Championships
Rostock , Germany
100m individual medley
50.66
Markus Deibler
Germany
7 December 2014
World Championships
Doha , Qatar
[53]
200m individual medley
1:51.92
Philip Heintz
Germany
31 August 2016
World Cup
Berlin , Germany
[54]
400m individual medley
4:01.87
Marco Koch
DSW 1912 Darmstadt
19 November 2015
German Championships
Wuppertal , Germany
[55]
4×50m freestyle relay
1:24.31
Germany
13 December 2009
European Championships
Istanbul , Turkey
[56]
4×100m freestyle relay
3:09.89
h
Germany
3 December 2014
World Championships
Doha , Qatar
[57]
4×200m freestyle relay
6:53.22
Germany
13 December 2012
World Championships
Istanbul , Turkey
[58]
4×50m medley relay
1:31.79
Germany
17 December 2022
World Championships
Melbourne , Australia
[59]
4×100m medley relay
3:22.17
Germany
16 December 2018
World Championships
Hangzhou , China
[60]
Legend:
# – Record awaiting ratification by DSV; WR – World record ; ER – European record ; Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial
Women
Event
Time
Name
Club
Date
Meet
Location
Ref
50m freestyle
23.74
Dorothea Brandt
Germany
13 December 2009
European Championships
Istanbul , Turkey
[61]
100m freestyle
51.76
Britta Steffen
SG Neukölln
22 November 2009
German Team Championships
Hannover , Germany
[62]
200m freestyle
1:53.48
Annika Bruhn
Germany
7 December 2019
European Championships
Glasgow , United Kingdom
[63]
400m freestyle
3:58.91
Isabel Gose
SV Nikar Heidelberg
17 November 2019
German Championships
Berlin , Germany
[64]
800m freestyle
8:08.02
Sarah Köhler
SG Frankfurt
14 November 2019
German Championships
Berlin , Germany
[65]
1500m freestyle
15:18.01
ER
Sarah Köhler
SG Frankfurt
16 November 2019
German Championships
Berlin , Germany
[66]
50m backstroke
26.21
Daniela Samulski
Germany
14 November 2009
World Cup
Berlin , Germany
[67]
100m backstroke
57.34
Daniela Samulski
SG Essen
21 November 2009
German Team Championships
Hannover , Germany
[68]
200m backstroke
2:03.00
Jenny Mensing
SC Wiesbaden 1911
6 December 2009
German Team Championships
Wuppertal , Germany
50m breaststroke
29.30
Anna Elendt
Germany
18 December 2022
World Championships
Melbourne , Australia
[69]
100m breaststroke
1:04.05
Anna Elendt
Germany
15 December 2022
World Championships
Melbourne , Australia
[70]
200m breaststroke
2:20.41
Caroline Ruhnau
Germany
11 December 2009
European Championships
Istanbul , Turkey
[71]
50m butterfly
25.49
Aliena Schmidtke
Germany
14 December 2017
European Championships
Copenhagen , Denmark
[72]
100m butterfly
56.20
Angelina Köhler
Germany
18 December 2022
World Championships
Melbourne , Australia
[73]
100m butterfly
55.50
'#'
Angelina Köhler
Germany
9 December 2023
European Championships
Otopeni , Romania
[74]
200m butterfly
2:03.01
Franziska Hentke
Germany
4 December 2015
European Championships
Netanya , Israel
[75]
100m individual medley
58.93
Theresa Michalak
SV Halle
24 November 2013
German Championships
Wuppertal , Germany
[76]
200m individual medley
2:07.65
Theresa Michalak
Germany
14 November 2009
World Cup
Berlin , Germany
[77]
400m individual medley
4:29.46
Nicole Hetzer
Germany
16 December 2001
European Championships
Antwerp , Belgium
4×50m freestyle relay
1:36.73
Germany
11 December 2009
European Championships
Istanbul , Turkey
[78]
4×100m freestyle relay
3:33.27
Germany
11 December 2018
World Championships
Hangzhou , China
[79]
4×200m freestyle relay
7:46.36
Germany
15 December 2018
World Championships
Hangzhou , China
[80]
4×50m medley relay
1:46.53
h
Germany
12 December 2009
European Championships
Istanbul , Turkey
[81]
4×100m medley relay
3:54.15
Germany
16 December 2018
World Championships
Hangzhou , China
[82]
Legend:
# – Record awaiting ratification by DSV; WR – World record ; ER – European record ; Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial
Mixed relay
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by DSV; Records not set in finals: h – heat