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The top three contenders in each event are
Men’s 50m Freestyle
WR: NYSTRAND Stefan (SWE), 20.93
- DRAGANJA Duje (CRO), 21.23
- FOSTER Mark (GBR) 21.38
- ZANDBERG Gerhard (RSA) 21.47
Women’s 50m Freestyle
WR: VELDHUIS Marleen (NED), 23.58
- VELDHUIS Marleen (NED), 23.58
- PALMER, Hayley (NZL), 24.25
- SCHREUDER, Hinkelien NED), 24.29
Men’s 50m Backstroke
WR: RUPPRATH Thomas (GER), 23.27
- BAL Randall (USA), 23.33
- RUPPRATH Thomas (GER), 23.43
- ZANDBERG Gerhard (RSA), 23.67
Women’s 50m Backstroke
WR: JOVANOVIC Sanja (CRO), 26.50
- SIMMS Joan Christel (PHI), 26.27
- JOVANOVIC Sanja (CRO), 26.50
- GAO Chang (CHN), 27.30
Men’s 50m Breaststroke
WR: LISOGOR Oleg (UKR), 26.17
- LISOGOR Oleg (UKR), 26.75
- VAN DER BURGH Cameron (RSA), 26.88
- HETLAND Aleksander (NOR), 26.93
Women’s 50m Breaststroke
WR: EDMISTONE Jade (AUS), 29.90
- EDMISTONE Jade (AUS), 30.04
- EFIMOVA Yuliya (RUS), 30.29
- KATSOULIS Sarah (AUS), 30.62
Men’s 50m Butterfly
WR: ALMEIDA Kaio (BRA), 22.60
- KOROTYSHKIN Evgeny (RUS), 22.90
- DIETRICH Johannes (GER), 22.94
- MUNOZ Rafael (ESP), 23.16
Women’s 50m Butterfly
WR: KAMMERLING AnnaKarin (SWE), 25.33
- DEKKER Inge (NED), 25.72
- RETIEF Lize Mari (RSA), 25.90
- SCHREUDER Hinkelien (NED), 25.90
Men’s 100m Freestyle
WR: NYSTRAND Stefan (SWE), 45.83
- GASIOR Lukasz (POL), 46.67
- MAGNINI Filippo (ITA) 46.90
- ZANDBERG Gerhard (RSA) 47.50
Women’s 100m Freestyle
WR: LENTON Lisbeth (AUS), 51.70
- VELDHUIS Marleen (NED), 52.08
- LILLHAGE Josefin (SWE), 52.84
- KROMOWIDJOJO Ranomi (NED), 53.47
Men’s 100m Backstroke
WR: LOCHTE Ryan (USA), 49.99
- DONETS Stanislav (RUS), 50.61
- BAL Randall (USA), 50.66
- ROGAN Markus (AUT), 51.12
Women’s 100m Backstroke
WR: COUGHLIN Natalie (USA), 56.51
- JOVANOVIC Sanja (CRO), 57.94
- SIMMONDS Elizabeth (GBR), 58.14
- GAO Chang (CHN), 58.40
Men’s 100m Breaststroke
WR: MOSES Ed (USA), 57.47
- ALEXANDROV Mihail (BUL), 58.52
- BORYSIK Igor (UKR), 58.57
- DALE OEN Alexander (NOR), 58.60
Women’s 100m Breaststroke
WR: JONES Leisel (AUS), 1:03.86
- EFIMOVA Yuliya (RUS), 1:04.95
- EDMISTONE Jade (AUS), 1:05.18
- KATSOULIS Sarah (AUS), 1:06.18
Men’s 100m Butterfly
WR: ALMEIDA Kaio (BRA), 22.60
- KOROTYSHKIN Evgeny (RUS), 22.90
- DIETRICH Johannes (GER), 22.94
- MUNOZ Rafael (ESP), 23.16
Women’s 100m Butterfly
WR: LENTON Lisbeth (AUS), 55.95
- DEKKER Inge (NED), 56.82
- RETIEF Lize Mari (RSA), 56.94
- GALVEZ Felicity (AUS), 57.45
Men’s 100m Individual Medley
WR: NEETHLING Ryk (RSA), 51.52
- ZANDBERG Gerhard (RSA), 52.45
- BRODIE Leith (AUS) 52.76
- MANKOC Peter (SLO) 52.88
Women’s 100m Individual Medley
WR: COUGHLIN Natalie (USA), 58.80
- SIMMS Joan Christel (PHI), 59.93
- SEPPALA HannaMaria (FIN), 1:00.23
- URBANCZYK Aleksandra (POL), 1:00.53
Men’s 200m Freestyle
WR: THORPE Ian (AUS), 1:41.10
- PALMER Kirk (AUS), 1:43.12
- MONK Kenrick (AUS) 1:43.27
- MAGNINI Filippo (ITA) 1:43.50
Women’s 200m Freestyle
WR: LENTON Lisbeth (AUS), 1:53.29
- LILLHAGE Josefin (SWE), 1:53.55
- PALMER Kylie (AUS), 1:55.11
- STUBBINS Kelly (AUS), 1:55.84
Men’s 200m Backstroke
WR: LOCHTE Ryan (USA), 1:49.05
- ROGAN Markus (AUT), 1:49.86
- BAL Randall (USA), 1:50.42
- DONETS Stanislav (RUS), 1:51.94
Women’s 200m Backstroke
WR: NAKAMURA Reiko (JPN), 2:03.24
- SIMMONDS Elizabeth (GBR), 2:05.21
- ADCOCK Frances (AUS), 2:05.37
- INGRAM Melissa (NZL), 2:06.26
Men’s 200m Breaststroke
WR: MOSES Ed (USA), 2:02.92
- YONEHARA Kyosuke (JPN), 2:06.72
- ALEXANDROV Mihail (BUL), 2:06.91
- CHRISTENSEN Chris (DEN), 2:07.45
Women’s 200m Breaststroke
WR: JONES Leisel (AUS), 2:17.75
- EFIMOVA Yuliya (RUS), 2:19.08
- JUKIC Mirna (AUT), 2:20.99
- VAN BILJON Suzaan (RSA), 2:22.45
Men’s 200m Butterfly
WR: ESPOSITO Franck (FRA), 1:50.73
- SKVORTSOV Nikolay (RUS), 1:50.74
- KORZENIOWSKI Pawel (POL), 1:51.61
- DRYMONAKOS Ioannis (GRE), 1:54.28
Women’s 200m Butterfly
WR: NAKANISHI Yuko (JPN), 2:03.12
- GALVEZ Felicity (AUS), 2:04.74
- LOWE Jemma (GBR), 2:06.57
- HAMILL Samantha (AUS), 2:07.01
Men’s 200m Individual Medley
WR: CSEH Laszlo (HUN), 1:52.99
- BRODIE Leith (AUS) 1:54.66
- LOCHTE Ryan (USA), 1:56.19
- TANCOCK Liam (GBR) 1:56.93
Women’s 200m Individual Medley
WR: WAGNER Allison (USA), 2:07.79
- BARANOWSKA Katarzyna (POL), 2:09.25
- REESE Shayne (AUS), 2:09.85
- URBANCZYK Aleksandra (POL), 2:10.68
Men’s 400m Freestyle
WR: HACKETT Grant (AUS), 3:34.58
- KORZENIOWSKI Pawel (POL), 3:38.72
- PRILUKOV Yuriy (RUS) 3:40.66
- SPRENGER Nicholas (AUS) 3:41.36
Women’s 400m Freestyle
WR: MANAUDOU Laure (FRA), 3:56.09
- BARRATT Bronte (AUS), 3:59.94
- POTEC Alina Camelia (ROU), 4:02.11
- PALMER Kylie (AUS), 4:02.33
Men’s 400m Individual Medley
WR: CSEH Laszlo (HUN), 3:59.33
- DRYMONAKOS Ioannis (GRE) 4:05.08
- DALE Euan (GBR), 4:08.83
- BRODIE Leith (AUS) 4:09.20
Women’s 400m Individual Medley
WR: KLOCKOVA Yana (UKR), 4:27.83
- FILIPPI Alessia (ITA), 4:29.68
- BELMONTE Mireia (ESP), 4:31.06
- BARANOWSKA Katarzyna (POL), 4:31.89
Women’s 800m Freestyle
WR: ZIEGLER Kate (USA), 8:08.00
- VILLAECIJA Erika (ESP), 8:12.40
- FILIPPI Alessia (ITA), 8:12.84
- PALMER Kylie (AUS), 8:14.11
Men’s 1500m Freestyle
WR: HACKETT Grant (AUS), 14:10.10
- SAWRYMOWICZ Mateusz (POL), 14:24.54
- PRILUKOV Yuriy (RUS) 14:39.91
- STANCZYK Przemyslaw (POL) 14:40.04
