Men
100m freestyle: Cesar Cielo (BRA) 46.91, final, July 30
200m freestyle: Paul Biedermann (GER) 1:42.00, final, July 28
400m freestyle: Paul Biedermann (GER) 3:40.07, final, July 26
800m freestyle: Zhang Lin (CHN) 7:32.12, final, July 29
50m backstroke: Liam Tancock (GBR) 24.08, semifinals, Aug 1
Liam Tancock (GBR) 24.04, final, Aug 2
200m backstroke: Aaron Peirsol (USA) 1:51.92, final, July 31
50m breaststroke: Cameron Van Der Burgh (RSA) 26.74, semi-finals, July 28
Cameron Van Der Burgh (RSA) 26.67, final, July 29
100m breaststroke: Brenton Rickard (AUS) 58.58, final, July 27
200m breaststroke: Christian Sprenger (AUS) 2:07.31, semifinals, July 30
100m butterfly: Milorad Cavic (SRB) 50.01, semifinals, July 31
Michael Phelps (USA) 49.82, final, Aug 1
200m butterfly: Michael Phelps (USA) 1:51.51, final, July 29
200m medley: Ryan Lochte (USA) 1:54.10, final, July 30
4x200m free: USA(Phelps/Berens/Walters/Lochte) 6:58.55, final, July 31
4x100m medley: USA (Peirsol/Shanteau/Phelps/Walters) 3:27.28, final, Aug 2
Women
50m freestyle: Britta Steffen (GER) 23.73, final, Aug 2
100m freestyle: Britta Steffen (GER) 52.22, in 4x100m free final, July 26
Britta Steffen (GER) 52.07, final, July 31
200m freestyle: Federica Pellegrini (ITA) 1:53.67, semifinals July 28
Federica Pellegrini (ITA) 1:52.98, final, July 29
400m freestyle: Federica Pellegrini (ITA) 3:59.15, final, July 26
50m backstroke: Daniela Samulski (GER) 27.39, semifinals, July 29
Anastasia Zueva (RUS) 27.38, semifinals, July 29
Zhao Jing (CHN) 27.06, final July 30
100m backstroke: Anastasia Zueva (RUS) 58.48, semifinals, July 27
Gemma Spofforth (GBR) 58.12, final, July 28
200m backstroke: Kirsty Coventry (ZIM) 2:04.81, final, Aug 1
50m breaststroke: Yuliya Efimova (RUS) 30.09, final, Aug 2
100m breaststroke: Rebecca Soni (USA) 1:04.84, semifinals, July 27
200m breaststroke: Annamay Pierse (CAN), 2:20.21, semifinals, July 30
50m butterfly: Marleen Veldhuis (NED) 25.28, semifinals, July 31
Therese Alshammar (SWE), 25.07, semifinals, July 31
100m butterfly: Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) 56.44sec, semifinals, July 26
Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) 56.06, final, July 27
200m butterfly: Mary Descenza (USA) 2:04.14, heats, July 29
Jessicah Schipper (AUS) 2:03.41, final, July 30
200m medley: Ariana Kukors (USA) 2:07.03, semi-finals, July 26
Ariana Kukors (USA) 2:06.15, final, July 27
4x100m free: NED(Dekker/Kromowidjojo/Heemskerk/Veldhuis) 3:31.72, final, July 26
4x200m free: China (Yang/Zhu/Liu/Pang) 7:42.08, final, July 30
4x100m medley: China (Zhao/Chen/Jiao/Li) 3:52.19, final, Aug 1
(AFP via China Daily August 4, 2009)