Olympics – Women's Swimming Records
| Event | Time | Name | Nation | Games |
| 50 m freestyle | 24.06 | Britta Steffen | Germany (GER) | 2008 Beijing |
| 100 m freestyle | 53.12 | Britta Steffen | Germany (GER) | 2008 Beijing |
| 200 m freestyle | 1:54.82 | Federica Pellegrini | Italy (ITA) | 2008 Beijing |
| 400 m freestyle | 4:02.19 | Federica Pellegrini | Italy (ITA) | 2008 Beijing |
| 800 m freestyle | 8:14.10 | Rebecca Adlington | Great Britain (GBR) | 2008 Beijing |
| 100 m backstroke | 58.77 | Kirsty Coventry | Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 2008 Beijing |
| 200 m backstroke | 2:05.24 | Kirsty Coventry | Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 2008 Beijing |
| 100 m breaststroke | 1:05.64 | Leisel Jones | Australia (AUS) | 2008 Beijing |
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:20.22 | Rebeccas Soni | United States (USA) | 2008 Beijing |
| 100 m butterfly | 56.61 | Inge de Bruijn | Netherlands (NED) | 2000 Sydney |
| 200 m butterfly | 2:04.18 | Liu Zige | China (CHN) | 2008 Beijing |
| 200 m individual medley | 2:08.45 | Stephanie Rice | Australia (AUS) | 2008 Beijing |
| 400 m individual medley | 4:29.45 | Stephanie Rice | Australia (AUS) | 2008 Beijing |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | 3:33.76 | Inge Dekker, Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Femke Heemskerk, Marleen Veldhuis | Netherlands (NED) | 2008 Beijing |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay | 7:44.31 | Stephanie Rice, Bronte Barratt, Kylie Palmer, Linda Mackenzie | Australia (AUS) | 2008 Beijing |
| 4×100 m medley relay | 3:52.69 | Emily Seebohm, Leisel Jones, Jessicah Schipper, Libby Trickett | Australia (AUS) | 2008 Beijing |
Updated: August 25, 2008 (post-Beijing)
