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ROME?List of 43 world records set in eight days of competition at the 2009 swimming World Championships which concluded here on Sunday:

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, semi-finals, 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, semi-finals, July 30
? 100m butterfly: Milorad Cavic (SRB) 50.01, semi-finals, 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, Aug2

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, semi-finals 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, semi-finals, July 29
? Anastasia Zueva (RUS) 27.38, semi-finals, July 29
? Zhao Jing (CHN) 27.06, final July 30
? 100m backstroke: Anastasia Zueva (RUS) 58.48, semi-finals, 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, semi-finals, July 27
? 200m breaststroke: Annamay Pierse (CAN), 2:20.21, semi-finals, July 30
? 50m butterfly: Marleen Veldhuis (NED) 25.28, semi-finals, July 31
? Therese Alshammar (SWE), 25.07, semi-finals, July 31
? 100m butterfly: Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) 56.44sec, semi-finals, 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
? 4x100m medley: China (Zhao/Chen/Jiao/Li) 3:52.19, final, Aug 1