Which Swimmers Own the Most Top Times in a Specific Event

Event Domination: Which Swimmers Own the Most Top Times in a Specific Event (Men’s Edition)

Through the years, some athletes have dominated occasions at excessive ranges, proudly owning lots of the top-10 occasions in an occasion’s historical past. Think Michael Phelps within the 400-meter particular person medley and 200 butterfly. Ian Thorpe within the 200 freestyle and 400 freestyle. Grant Hackett within the 1500 freestyle.

In this Swimming World function, we are going to take a present-day take a look at a number of athletes who’ve dominated particular disciplines. To qualify for the listing, a swimmer should personal no less than the top-two occasions in historical past, and possess no less than 4 of the top-10 performances ever recorded.

Kliment Kolesnikov

Event: 50 Backstroke

Note: No one has flashed pace within the 50 backstroke like Russia’s Kliment Kolesnikov, who holds the world file at 23.55 and holds the three-fastest occasions in historical past. More spectacular is the truth that Kolesnikov owns 10 of the 12-fastest performances within the 50 backstroke, an occasion through which he’s the reigning world champion.

Thomas Ceccon

Event: 100 Backstroke

Note: Reigning Olympic champion Thomas Ceccon has cracked the 52-second barrier within the 100 backstroke on 4 events, tied for probably the most in historical past with Ryan Murphy. The Italian owns the highest two occasions in historical past at 51.60 and 51.80 and he has 4 of the nine-fastest efforts of all-time.

Adam Peaty – Part I

Event: 50 Breaststroke

Note: The determination by the International Olympic Committee so as to add the 50-meter stroke occasions to this system on the 2028 Olympic Games was met with open arms by Great Britain’s Adam Peaty – and for good cause. Peaty is the one man to ever go sub-26 within the 50 breaststroke, led by his world file of 25.95. In addition to proudly owning the six-fastest occasions ever, Peaty boasts eight of the 10-quickest marks.

Adam Peaty – Part II

Event: 100 Breaststroke

Note: The breaststroke dominance of Adam Peaty doesn’t simply cowl the one-lap dash. A 3-time Olympic medalist within the 100 breaststroke, together with twice because the gold medalist, Peaty is the world-record holder at 56.88 and solely man to interrupt the 57-second barrier. Peaty is the proprietor of the 14-fastest performances of all-time within the 100 breaststroke and .81 quicker than the No. 2 performer in historical past, China’s Qin Haiyang (57.69).

Caeleb Dressel

Event: 100 Butterfly

Note: The United States’ Caeleb Dressel is the world-record holder within the 100 butterfly, due to a greatest time of 49.45. That effort is considered one of seven sub-50 outings by Dressel, who owns the two-fastest occasions in historical past. Dressel additionally boasts 5 of the seven-fastest performances in occasion historical past.

Kristof Milak

Event: 200 Butterfly

Note: Hungarian Kristof Milak, the 2020 Olympic champion, is sort of a second quicker than anybody has ever been within the 200 butterfly, together with his world file sitting at 1:50.34. Milak holds the three-fastest occasions in historical past and 5 of the six-fastest performances. Of the 10-fastest occasions ever registered, seven belong to Milak.

Leon Marchand

Event: 400 Individual Medley

Note: When France’s Leon Marchand clocked 4:02.50 within the 400 particular person medley on the 2023 World Championships, the efficiency minimize greater than a second from Michael Phelps’ iconic 2008 world file of 4:03.84. Marchand has additionally been 4:02.95 within the occasion and he holds 4 of the five-fastest occasions, all beneath the 4:05 barrier.