The following tables list the fastest time progression in various swimming events for British swimmers. There is no comprehensive list of such British record progression, so the data is drawn from the British Swimming ranking database [1] and various other sources. Hence the listings are highly likely to be incomplete.
Men's long course
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50 m freestyle
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100 m freestyle
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| Date
|
Time
|
Name
|
Event
|
Place
|
Ref
|
| 1991-08-22
|
50.54
|
Michael Fibbens
|
European Championships
|
Athens, Greece
|
|
| 1991-08-22
|
50.30
|
Michael Fibbens
|
European Championships
|
Athens, Greece
|
|
| 1992-05-22
|
50.24
|
Michael Fibbens
|
GBR Olympic Trials
|
Sheffield, United Kingdom
|
|
| 1997-04-11
|
50.04
|
Nicholas Shackell
|
British Nationals
|
Sheffield, United Kingdom
|
|
| 1999-07-26
|
50.04
|
Gavin Meadows
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European Championships
|
Istanbul, Turkey
|
|
| 2001-08-25
|
49.78
|
Matthew Kidd
|
Universiade
|
Beijing, China
|
|
| 2002-08-01
|
49.72
|
Matthew Kidd
|
Commonwealth Games
|
Manchester, United Kingdom
|
|
| 2004-04-07
|
49.65
|
Matthew Kidd
|
GBR Olympic Trials
|
Sheffield, United Kingdom
|
|
| 2005-08-08
|
48.76
|
Simon Burnett
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Commonwealth Trials 2005
|
Sheffield, United Kingdom
|
|
| 2005-08-09
|
48.68
|
Simon Burnett
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Commonwealth Trials 2005
|
Sheffield, United Kingdom
|
|
| 2006-03-19
|
48.57
|
Simon Burnett
|
Commonwealth Games
|
Melbourne, Australia
|
|
| 2008-08-10
|
48.20
|
Simon Burnett
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Olympic Games
|
Beijing, China
|
|
200 m freestyle
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| Date
|
Time
|
Name
|
Event
|
Place
|
Ref
|
| 1991-08-01
|
1:50.50
|
Paul Palmer
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European Age Championships
|
Antwerp, Belgium
|
|
| 1992-05-21
|
1:50.50
|
Paul Palmer
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GBR Olympic Trials
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Sheffield, United Kingdom
|
|
| 1992-07-26
|
1:49.86
|
Paul Howe
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Olympic Games
|
Barcelona, Spain
|
|
| 1992-07-26
|
1:49.21
|
Paul Palmer
|
Olympic Games
|
Barcelona, Spain
|
|
| 1992-07-26
|
1:48.92
|
Paul Palmer
|
Olympic Games
|
Barcelona, Spain
|
|
| 1993-08-03
|
1:48.84
|
Paul Palmer
|
European Championships
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Sheffield, United Kingdom
|
|
| 1999-07-26
|
1:48.01
|
Paul Palmer
|
European Championships
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Istanbul, Turkey
|
|
| 2000-09-18
|
1:47.95
|
Paul Palmer
|
Olympic Games
|
Sydney, Australia
|
|
| 2004-08-15
|
1:47.72
|
Simon Burnett
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Olympic Games
|
Athens, Greece
|
|
| 2005-08-04
|
1:47.26
|
Simon Burnett
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Commonwealth Trials 2005
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Sheffield, United Kingdom
|
|
| 2005-08-05
|
1:46.59
|
Simon Burnett
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Commonwealth Trials 2005
|
Sheffield, United Kingdom
|
|
| 2008-08-12
|
1:46.47
|
David Carry
|
Olympic Games
|
Beijing, China
|
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400 m freestyle
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800 m freestyle
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1500 m freestyle
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