Italian record progression 100 metres freestyle
# Italian record progression 100 metres freestyle

## Long course (50 m)

### Men

| # | Time | | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 01:05.60 | | Emilio Polli | Canottieri Milan | 1926 | - | Budapest, Hungary |
| 2 | 01:05.20 | | Emilio Polli | Canottieri Milan | 1927 | - | Bologna, Italy |
| 3 | 01:03.40 | | Emilio Polli | Canottieri Milan | 1928 | - | Rome, Italy |
| 4 | 01:03.00 | | Siro Banchelli | Florentia | 1931 | - | Bologna, Italy |
| 5 | 01:00.00 | | Celio Brunelleschi | Florentia | 1948 | - | Florence, Italy |
| 6 | 00:59.50 | | Carlo Pedersoli | Lazio nuoto | 1950 | - | Salsomaggiore, Italy |
| 7 | 00:58.30 | | Paolo Pucci | Lazio nuoto | 1956 | - | Melbourne, Australia |
| 8 | 00:57.00 | | Paolo Pucci | Lazio nuoto | 1957 | - | Rome, Italy |
| 9 | 00:56.80 | | Paolo Pucci | Lazio nuoto | 1958 | - | Bologna, Italy |
| 10 | 00:56.30 | | Paolo Pucci | Lazio nuoto | 1958 | - | Budapest, Hungary |
| 11 | 00:56.10 | | Bruno Bianchi | Fiat ricambi | 1954 | - | Sanremo, Italy |
| 12 | 00:56.10 | | Paolo Pucci | Lazio nuoto | 1958 | - | Budapest, Hungary |
| 13 | 00:56.10 | | Paolo Pucci | Mys | 1958 | - | Budapest, Hungary |
| 14 | 00:55.80 | | Pietro Boscaini | Lazio nuoto | 1964 | - | Tokyo, Japan |
| 16 | 00:55.70 | | Pietro Boscaini | Lazio nuoto | 1965 | - | Sanremo, Italy |
| 17 | 00:55.40 | | Pietro Boscaini | Lazio nuoto | 1965 | - | Milan, Italy |
| 18 | 00:54.70 | | Pietro Boscaini | Lazio nuoto | 1968 | - | Milan, Italy |
| 19 | 00:54.60 | | Roberto Pangaro | Aniene | 1970 | - | Rome, Italy |
| 20 | 00:54.40 | | Roberto Pangaro | Aniene | 1972 | - | Syracuse, Sicily, Italy |
| 21 | 00:54.30 | | Roberto Pangaro | Aniene | 1973 | - | Dortmund, Germany |
| 22 | 00:54.06 | | Roberto Pangaro | Aniene | 1973 | - | Belgrade, Serbia |
| 23 | 00:53.87 | | Roberto Pangaro | Aniene | 1974 | - | Marseille, France |
| 24 | 00:53.60 | | Roberto Pangaro | Aniene | 1974 | - | Rome, Italy |
| 25 | 00:53.32 | | Roberto Pangaro | Aniene | 1974 | - | Vienna, Austria |
| 26 | 00:53.08 | | Roberto Pangaro | Aniene | 1974 | - | Vienna, Austria |
| 27 | 00:53.06 | | Roberto Pangaro | Aniene | 1973 | - | Belgrade, Serbia |
| 28 | 00:52.59 | | Roberto Pangaro | Aniene | 1974 | - | Vienna, Austria |
| 30 | 00:52.50 | | Marcello Guarducci | Rari Nantes Trento | 1975 | - | Cali, Italy |
| 31 | 00:52.50 | | Marcello Guarducci | Rari Nantes Trento | 1975 | - | Las Palmas, Spain |
| 32 | 00:51.57 | | Marcello Guarducci | Carabinieri | 1976 | - | Montreal, Italy |
| 33 | 00:51.35 | | Marcello Guarducci | Carabinieri | 1976 | - | Montreal, Canada |
| 34 | 00:51.25 | | Marcello Guarducci | Carabinieri | 1977 | - | Chiavari, Italy |
| 35 | 00:51.25 | | Marcello Guarducci | Dom | 1977 | - | Chiavari, Italy |
| 36 | 00:50.99 | | Marcello Guarducci | Nuoto Club verona | 1983 | - | Casablanca, Morocco |
| 37 | 00:50.97 | | Giorgio Lamberti | Leonessa brescia | 1987 | - | Rome, Italy |
| 38 | 00:50.82 | | Giorgio Lamberti | Leonessa brescia | 1987 | - | Catania, Italy |
| 39 | 00:50.55 | | Giorgio Lamberti | Leonessa brescia | 1987 | - | Strasbourg, France |
| 40 | 00:50.53 | | Giorgio Lamberti | Leonessa brescia | 1987 | - | Strasbourg, France |
| 41 | 00:50.47 | | Roberto Gleria | Leonessa brescia | 1988 | - | Florence, Italy |
| 42 | 00:50.41 | | Giorgio Lamberti | Leonessa brescia | 1989 | - | Genoa, Italy |
| 43 | 00:49.48 | | Giorgio Lamberti | Leonessa brescia | 1989 | - | Bonn, Germany |
| 44 | 00:49.42 | | Giorgio Lamberti | Leonessa brescia | 1989 | - | Bonn, Germany |
| 45 | 00:49.24 | ER | Giorgio Lamberti | Fiamme gialle | August 1989 | European Championships | Bonn, Germany |
| 46 | 00:49.23 | | Lorenzo Vismara | Fiamme gialle | 2000 | - | Sydney, Australia |
| 47 | 00:49.19 | | Filippo Magnini | Carabinieri | 2003 | - | Riccione, Italy |
| 48 | 00:49.12 | | Filippo Magnini | Rari Nantes Turin | 2004 | - | Livorno, Italy |
| 49 | 00:49.09 | | Filippo Magnini | Rari Nantes Turin | 2004 | - | Livorno, Italy |
| 50 | 00:48.87 | | Filippo Magnini | Rari Nantes Turin | 2004 | - | Madrid, Spain |
| 51 | 00:48.74 | | Filippo Magnini | Larus nuoto | 2005 | - | Riccione, Italy |
| 52 | 00:48.73 | | Filippo Magnini | Larus nuoto | 2005 | - | Montreal, Canada |
| 53 | 00:48.12 | | Filippo Magnini | Larus nuoto | 2005 | - | Montreal, Canada |
| 54 | 00:48.11 | | Filippo Magnini | Larus nuoto | 13 August 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China |
| 55 | 00:48.04 | | Filippo Magnini | Larus nuoto | 29 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy |
| 56 | 00:47.81 | | Alessandro Miressi | National Team | 18 May 2021 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary |
| 57 | 00:47.45 | | Alessandro Miressi | National Team | 19 May 2021 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary |

### Women

| # | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 01:35.40 | Armida Ippavitz | Triestina Nuoto | 1924 | - | Milan, Italy |
| 2 | 01:32.80 | Nerina Bravin | Triestina Nuoto | 1927 | - | Bologna, Italy |
| 3 | 01:24.40 | M. Schwartz | Vis sauro | 1928 | - | Rome, Italy |
| 4 | 01:19.60 | Anna Savi | Vis sauro | 1929 | - | Rome, Italy |
| 5 | 01:18.00 | Ines Sulligi | Triestina Nuoto | 1931 | - | Rome, Italy |
| 6 | 01:17.20 | Anna Savi | Vis sauro | 1931 | - | Bologna, Italy |
| 7 | 01:16.20 | B. Lokar | Triestina Nuoto | 1935 | - | Sanremo, Italy |
| 8 | 01:15.80 | Grazia Ruzier | N/a | 1935 | - | Milan, Italy |
| 9 | 01:15.60 | B. Lokar | N/a | 1935 | - | Genoa, Italy |
| 10 | 01:14.00 | B. Lokar | N/a | 1937 | - | Trieste, Italy |
| 11 | 01:13.70 | B. Lokar | N/a | 1939 | - | Milan, Italy |
| 12 | 01:12.30 | B. Lokar | N/a | 1939 | - | Trieste, Italy |
| 13 | 01:12.00 | B. Lokar | N/a | 1939 | - | Trieste, Italy |
| 14 | 01:11.70 | B. Lokar | N/a | 1939 | - | Trieste, Italy |
| 15 | 01:09.80 | Dragusa Gamacchio Finc | Rari Nantes Naples | 1950 | - | Levanto, Liguria, Italy |
| 16 | 01:09.50 | Dragusa Gamacchio Finc | Rari Nantes Naples | 1950 | - | Genoa, Italy |
| 17 | 01:09.40 | Romana Calligaris | Rari Nantes Naples | 1952 | - | Turin, Italy |
| 18 | 01:09.30 | Sandra Valle | Rari Nantes Naples | 1956 | - | Naples, Italy |
| 19 | 01:09.10 | Sandra Valle | Rari Nantes Naples | 1957 | - | Genoa, Italy |
| 20 | 01:08.80 | Romana Calligaris | Rari Nantes Naples | 1952 | - | Genoa, Italy |
| 21 | 01:08.70 | Sandra Valle | Rari Nantes Naples | 1957 | - | Genoa, Italy |
| 22 | 01:08.60 | Sandra Valle | Rari Nantes Naples | 1958 | - | Split, Croatia |
| 23 | 01:08.40 | Maria Cristina Pacifici | N/a | 1959 | - | Rome, Italy |
| 24 | 01:08.30 | Paola Saini | N/a | 1959 | - | Genoa, Italy |
| 25 | 01:07.70 | Maria Cristina Pacifici | N/a | 1959 | - | Genoa, Italy |
| 26 | 01:07.70 | Paola Saini | N/a | 1960 | - | Rome, Italy |
| 27 | 01:06.70 | Paola Saini | N/a | 1960 | - | Rome, Italy |
| 28 | 01:05.70 | Paola Saini | N/a | 1960 | - | Rome, Italy |
| 29 | 01:05.30 | Paola Saini | N/a | 1960 | - | Milan, Italy |
| 30 | 01:04.40 | Paola Saini | N/a | 1960 | - | Rome, Italy |
| 31 | 01:04.00 | Daniela Beneck | N/a | 1962 | - | Rome, Italy |
| 32 | 01:03.50 | Paola Saini | N/a | 1962 | - | Moscow, Russia |
| 33 | 01:02.90 | Daniela Beneck | Nuoto Club Milan | 1964 | - | Tokyo, Italy |
| 34 | 01:02.60 | Daniela Beneck | Nuoto Club Milan | 1965 | - | Rome, Italy |
| 35 | 01:02.50 | Daniela Beneck | Nuoto Club Milan | 1965 | - | Rome, Italy |
| 36 | 01:02.40 | Daniela Beneck | Nuoto Club Milan | 1966 | - | Utrecht, Netherlands |
| 37 | 01:02.30 | Mara Sacchi | Nuoto Club Milan | 1968 | - | Sanremo, Italy |
| 38 | 01:02.20 | Novella Calligaris | Rari Nantes patavium | 1970 | - | Barcelona, Spain |
| 39 | 01:02.00 | Novella Calligaris | Rari Nantes patavium | 1971 | - | Izmir, Turkey |
| 40 | 01:01.80 | Novella Calligaris | Rari Nantes patavium | 1972 | - | Berlin, Germany |
| 41 | 01:01.40 | Laura Podestà | Geas Sesto San Giovanni | 1973 | - | Milan, Italy |
| 42 | 01:01.38 | Laura Podestà | Geas Sesto San Giovanni | 1973 | - | Belgrade, Italy |
| 43 | 01:01.36 | Laura Podestà | Geas Sesto San Giovanni | 1973 | - | Belgrade, Hungary |
| 44 | 01:01.02 | Laura Podestà | Geas Sesto San Giovanni | 1973 | - | Belgrade, Hungary |
| 45 | 01:00.50 | Cinzia Savi Scarponi | N/A | 1977 | - | Pescara, Italy |
| 46 | 01:00.47 | Cinzia Savi scarponi | N/a | 1977 | - | Chiavari, Italy |
| 47 | 00:59.97 | Cinzia Savi scarponi | N/a | 1977 | - | Chiavari, Italy |
| 48 | 00:59.59 | Cinzia Savi scarponi | N/a | 1978 | - | Rome, Italy |
| 49 | 00:59.55 | Cinzia Savi scarponi | N/a | 1978 | - | |
| 50 | 00:59.52 | Cinzia Savi scarponi | N/a | 1978 | - | Milan, Italy |
| 51 | 00:59.10 | Monica Vallarin | SNAM | 1980 | - | Piacenza, Italy |
| 52 | 00:58.62 | Silvia Persi | SNAM | 1981 | - | Split, Croatia |
| 53 | 00:58.60 | Silvia Persi | SNAM | 1980 | - | Udine, Italy |
| 54 | 00:58.45 | Silvia Persi | SNAM | 1983 | - | Palermo, Italy |
| 55 | 00:57.98 | Silvia Persi | SNAM | 1983 | - | Rome, Italy |
| 56 | 00:57.62 | Silvia Persi | SNAM | 1984 | - | Los Angeles, United States |
| 57 | 00:57.24 | Silvia Persi | SNAM | 1984 | - | Los Angeles, United States |
| 58 | 00:57.13 | Silvia Persi | SNAM | 1987 | - | Catania, Italy |
| 59 | 00:57.08 | Silvia Persi | SNAM | 1987 | - | Strasbourg, France |
| 60 | 00:56.97 | Silvia Persi | SNAM | 1989 | - | Bonn, Germany |
| 61 | 00:56.84 | Viviana Susin | SNAM | July 10, 1997 | - | San Donato Milanese, Italy |
| 62 | 00:56.70 | Cristina Chiuso | SNAM | 2000 | - | Rome, Italy |
| 63 | 00:56.37 | Luisa Striani | SNAM | 2000 | - | Monfalcone, Italy |
| 64 | 00:56.10 | Cecilia Vianini | DDS | 2000 | - | Sydney, Australia |
| 65 | 00:55.96 | Cecilia Vianini | DDS | 2000 | - | Sydney, Australia |
| 66 | 00:55.80 | Cecilia Vianini | DDS | 2001 | - | Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan |
| 67 | 00:55.07 | Cecilia Vianini | DDS | 2001 | - | Genoa, Italy |
| 68 | 00:54.40 | Federica Pellegrini | DDS | March 10, 2004 | - | Livorno, Italy |
| 19 | 00:53.55 | Federica Pellegrini | Canottieri Aniene | March 7, 2009 | - | Riccione, Italy |

## Short course (25 m)

### Men

| # | Time | | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 01:02.10 | | - Cappelini | T.c. Milan | 1933 | - | Turin, Italy |
| 2 | 00:58.20 | | Carlo Pedersoli | Lazio nuoto | 1952 | - | Turin, Italy |
| 3 | 00:57.20 | | Angelo Romani | Vis sauro | 1955 | - | L'Aquila, Italy |
| 4 | 00:50.04 | | Marcello Guarducci | Carabinieri | 1980 | - | Antibes, France |
| 5 | 00:49.97 | | Marcello Guarducci | Nuoto Club verona | 1984 | - | Bonn, Germany |
| 6 | 00:49.68 | | Giovanni Franceschi | Fiamme Oro roma | 1986 | - | Turin, Italy |
| 7 | 00:49.60 | | Andrea Ceccarini | Termili | 1987 | - | Rome, Italy |
| 8 | 00:49.30 | | Giorgio Lamberti | Leonessa brescia | 1987 | - | Verona, Italy |
| 9 | 00:49.10 | | Giorgio Lamberti | Leonessa brescia | 1988 | - | Brescia, Italy |
| 10 | 00:48.76 | | Giorgio Lamberti | Leonessa brescia | 1990 | - | Rome, Italy |
| 11 | 00:48.64 | | Lorenzo Vismara | Fiamme gialle | 1998 | - | Sydney, Australia |
| 12 | 00:48.50 | | Lorenzo Vismara | Fiamme gialle | 2002 | - | Riesa, Germany |
| 13 | 00:48.25 | | Lorenzo Vismara | Fiamme gialle | 2002 | - | Riesa, Germany |
| 14 | 00:47.33 | | Lorenzo Vismara | Larus nuoto | 2002 | - | Riesa, Germany |
| 15 | 00:47.32 | | Filippo Magnini | Larus nuoto | 2003 | - | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
| 16 | 00:47.07 | | Filippo Magnini | Larus nuoto | 2005 | - | Viareggio, Italy |
| 17 | 00:46.55 | | Filippo Magnini | National Team | 2005 | - | Trieste, Italy |
| 18 | 00:46.52 | | Filippo Magnini | National Team | 2005 | - | Trieste, Italy |
| 19 | 00:46.49 | h | Filippo Magnini | National Team | 12 December 2008 | European Championships | Rijeka, Croatia |
| 20 | 00:46.37 | sf | Filippo Magnini | National Team | 12 December 2008 | European Championship | Rijeka, Croatia |
| 21 | 00:45.90 | | Alessandro Miressi | National Team | 8 December 2019 | European Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom |
| 22 | 00:45.84 | | Alessandro Miressi | National Team | 7 November 2021 | European Championships | Kazan, Russia |
| 23 | 00:45.58 | | Alessandro Miressi | National Team | 20 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| 24 | 00:45.57 | | Alessandro Miressi | National Team | 21 December 2021 | World Championships | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |

* ↑ "Men's 100m Freestyle Heats Results" (PDF). microplustiming.com. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
* ↑ "Men's 100m Freestyle Final Results" (PDF). microplustiming.com. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
* ↑ http://www2.raisport.rai.it/news/sport/nuoto/199707/10/33c52d2f009e2/
* ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-12-21. Retrieved 2008-12-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
* ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-01-17. Retrieved 2008-12-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
* ↑ "Men's 100m Freestyle Final Results" (PDF). microplustiming.com. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
* ↑ "Men's 100m Freestyle Final Results" (PDF). microplustiming.com. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
* ↑ "Men's 100m Freestyle Semifinal Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
* ↑ "Men's 100m Freestyle Final Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2022.

### Women

| # | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 00:57.62 | Silvia Persi | Larus nuoto | 1982 | - | Gothenburg, Italy |
| 2 | 00:57.60 | Silvia Persi | Larus nuoto | 1984 | - | Rome, Italy |
| 3 | 00:57.12 | Silvia Persi | Larus nuoto | 1984 | - | Paris, France |
| 4 | 00:56.58 | Silvia Persi | Larus nuoto | 1984 | - | Paris, France |
| 5 | 00:56.53 | Silvia Persi | Larus nuoto | 1986 | - | Turin, Italy |
| 6 | 00:56.32 | Silvia Persi | Larus nuoto | 1986 | - | Turin, Italy |
| 7 | 00:56.31 | Silvia Persi | Larus nuoto | 1986 | - | Malmö, Sweden |
| 8 | 00:56.27 | Silvia Persi | Larus nuoto | 1987 | - | Paris, France |
| 9 | 00:56.14 | Silvia Persi | Larus nuoto | 1987 | - | Loano, Italy |
| 10 | 00:56.12 | Cristina Chiuso | Larus nuoto | 1998 | - | Paris, France |
| 11 | 00:56.00 | Cristina Chiuso | Larus nuoto | 1998 | - | Paris, Italy |
| 12 | 00:55.87 | Luisa Striani | Larus nuoto | 1999 | - | Desenzano, Italy |
| 13 | 00:55.43 | Cristina Chiuso | Aurelia nuoto | 2000 | - | València, Spain |
| 14 | 00:55.03 | Cristina Chiuso | Aurelia nuoto | 2000 | - | València, Spain |
| 15 | 00:55.03 | Cristina Chiuso | Aurelia nuoto | 2001 | - | Avezzano, Italy |
| 16 | 00:54.92 | Cristina Chiuso | Aurelia nuoto | 2001 | - | Imperia, Italy |
| 17 | 00:54.37 | Federica Pellegrini | DDS | 2003 | - | Viareggio, Italy |
| 18 | 00:53.89 | Federica Pellegrini | DDS | December 19, 2003 | - | Camogli, Italy |
