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World records

With 32 world records (26 individual, 6 relay) as of August 2008^[update], Phelps is approaching Mark Spitz's record of 33 world records (26 individual, 7 relay). All of the records were set in a long course (50 meter) pool; records that currently stand are indicated in bold. Currently, he holds seven world records.

No. Distance Event Time Location Date
1 200 m Butterfly 1:54.92 Austin, Texas, US Butterfly
2001, March 30
2 200 m Butterfly (2) 1:54.58 Fukuoka, Japan 2001, July 24
3 400 m Individual Medley
4:11.09 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, US 2002, August 15
4 4x100 m Medley Relay[a]
3:33.48 Yokohama, Japan 2002, August 29
5 400 m Individual Medley (2) 4:10.73 Indianapolis, Indiana, US 2003, April 6
6 200 m Individual Medley
1:57.94 Santa Clara, California, US 2003, June 29
7 200 m Butterfly (3) 1:53.93 Barcelona, Spain 2003, July 22
8 200 m Individual Medley (2) 1:57.52 Barcelona, Spain 2003, July 24
13 400 m Individual Medley (4) 4:08.41 Long Beach, California, US 2004, July 7
14 400 m Individual Medley (5) 4:08.26 Athens, Greece 2004, August 14
15 200 m Butterfly (4) 1:53.80 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 2006, August 17






25 200 m Individual Medley (7) 1:54.80 Omaha, Nebraska, US 2008, July 4
26 400 m Individual Medley (8) 4:03.84 Beijing, China 2008, August 10
27 4x100 m Freestyle Relay
3:08.24 Beijing, China 2008, August 11
28 200 m Freestyle (2) 1:42.96 Beijing, China 2008, August 12
29 200 m Butterfly (7) 1:52.03 Beijing, China 2008, August 13
30 4x200 m Freestyle Relay
6:58.56 Beijing, China 2008, August 13
31 200 m Individual Medley (8) 1:54.23 Beijing, China 2008, August 15
32 4x100 m Medley Relay (2) 3:29.34 Beijing, China 2008, August 17

a with Aaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen, and Jason Lezak
b with Neil Walker, Cullen Jones, and Jason Lezak
c with Ryan Lochte, Klete Keller, and Peter Vanderkaay
d with Garrett Weber-Gale, Cullen Jones, and Jason Lezak
e with Ryan Lochte, Ricky Berens, and Peter Vanderkaay