| 50 Free | ||||
| 23.61 | Sarah Sjöström | Jul. 29, 2023 | Sweden | World Aquatics Championships |
| 23.62 | Sarah Sjöström | Jul. 30, 2023 | Sweden | World Aquatics Championships |
| 23.66 | Sarah Sjöström | Aug. 3, 2024 | Sweden | Olympic Games |
| 23.67 | Sarah Sjöström | Jul. 29, 2017 | Sweden | FINA World Championships |
| 23.69 | Sarah Sjöström | Jul. 30, 2017 | Sweden | FINA World Championships |
| 100 Free | ||||
| 51.71 | Sarah Sjöström | Jul. 23, 2017 | Sweden | FINA World Championships |
| 51.96 | Emma McKeon | Jul. 24, 2021 | Australia | Olympic Games |
| 52.02 | Siobhan Haughey | Oct. 8, 2023 | Hong Kong | World Cup - Berlin |
| 52.03 | Cate Campbell | Aug. 10, 2018 | Australia | Pan Pacific Champs |
| 52.04 | Simone Manuel | Jul. 26, 2019 | United States | FINA World Championships |
| 200 Free | ||||
| 1:52.23 | Ariarne Titmus | Jun. 12, 2024 | Australia | AUS Olympic Trials |
| 1:52.48 | Mollie O'Callaghan | Jun. 12, 2024 | Australia | AUS Olympic Trials |
| 1:52.85 | Mollie O'Callaghan | Jul. 26, 2023 | Australia | World Aquatics Championships |
| 1:52.98 | Federica Pellegrini | Jul. 29, 2009 | Italy | FINA World Championships |
| 1:53.01 | Ariarne Titmus | Jul. 26, 2023 | Australia | World Aquatics Championships |
| 400 Free | ||||
| 3:55.38 | Ariarne Titmus | Jul. 23, 2023 | Australia | World Aquatics Championships |
| 3:55.44 | Ariarne Titmus | Jun. 10, 2024 | St. Peters (AUS) | AUS Olympic Trials |
| 3:56.08 | Summer McIntosh | Mar. 28, 2023 | Canada | Canadian Trials |
| 3:56.40 | Ariarne Titmus | May 18, 2022 | Australia | Australian Championships |
| 3:56.46 | Katie Ledecky | Aug. 7, 2016 | United States | Olympic Games |
| 800 Free | ||||
| 8:04.79 | Katie Ledecky | Aug. 12, 2016 | United States | Olympic Games |
| 8:06.68 | Katie Ledecky | Jan. 15, 2016 | United States | TYR Pro Swim Series |
| 8:07.07 | Katie Ledecky | Jun. 27, 2023 | United States | US National Championships |
| 8:07.27 | Katie Ledecky | May 19, 2018 | United States | TYR Pro Swim Series |
| 8:07.39 | Katie Ledecky | Aug. 8, 2015 | United States | FINA World Championships |
| 1500 Free | ||||
| 15:20.48 | Katie Ledecky | May 16, 2018 | United States | TYR Pro Swim Series |
| 15:25.48 | Katie Ledecky | Aug. 4, 2015 | United States | FINA World Championships |
| 15:26.27 | Katie Ledecky | Jul. 25, 2023 | United States | World Aquatics Championships |
| 15:27.71 | Katie Ledecky | Aug. 3, 2015 | United States | FINA World Championships |
| 15:28.36 | Katie Ledecky | Aug. 24, 2014 | United States | Pan Pacific Champs |
| 50 Back | ||||
| 26.86 | Kaylee McKeown | Oct. 20, 2023 | Australia | World Cup Finale |
| 26.98 | Xiang Liu | Aug. 19, 2018 | China | Asian Games |
| 27.02 | Kaylee McKeown | Oct. 13, 2023 | Australia | World Cup Athens |
| 27.06 | Jing Zhao | Jul. 30, 2009 | China | FINA World Championships |
| 27.07 | Kaylee McKeown | Apr. 19, 2024 | Australia | AUS Open Championships |
| 100 Back | ||||
| 57.13 | Regan Smith | Jun. 18, 2024 | United States | US Olympic Trials |
| 57.28 | Regan Smith | Aug. 4, 2024 | United States | US Olympic Trials |
| 57.33 | Kaylee McKeown | Oct. 21, 2023 | Australia | World Cup - Budapest |
| 57.33 | Kaylee McKeown | Jul. 31, 2024 | Australia | Olympic Games |
| 57.41 | Kaylee McKeown | Jun. 11, 2024 | Australia | AUS Olympic Trials |
| 200 Back | ||||
| 2:03.14 | Kaylee McKeown | Mar. 10, 2023 | Australia | NSW State Open Champs |
| 2:03.30 | Kaylee McKeown | Jun. 13, 2024 | Australia | AUS Olympic Trials |
| 2:03.35 | Regan Smith | Jul. 27, 2019 | United States | FINA World Championships |
| 2:03.69 | Regan Smith | Jul. 26, 2019 | United States | FINA World Championships |
| 2:03.70 | Kaylee McKeown | Jun. 16, 2023 | Australia | Australian Trials |
| 50 Breast | ||||
| 29.16 | Ruta Meilutyte | Jul. 30, 2023 | Lithuania | World Aquatics Championships |
| 29.30 | Ruta Meilutyte | Jul. 29, 2023 | Lithuania | World Aquatics Championships |
| 29.30 | Benedetta Pilato | May 22, 2021 | Italy | European Championships |
| 29.35 | Benedetta Pilato | May 23, 2021 | Italy | European Championships |
| 29.40 | Lilly King | Jul. 30, 2017 | United States | FINA World Championships |
| 100 Breast | ||||
| 1:04.13 | Lilly King | Jul. 24, 2017 | United States | FINA World Championships |
| 1:04.35 | Ruta Meiltyte | Jul. 29, 2013 | Lithuania | FINA World Championships |
| 1:04.36 | Yulia Efimova | Jul. 24, 2017 | Russia | FINA World Championships |
| 1:04.39 | Qianting Tang | Apr. 19, 2024 | Shanghai (CN) | 年全国游泳冠军赛 |
| 1:04.42 | Ruta Meiltyte | Jul. 30, 2013 | Lithuania | FINA World Championships |
| 200 Breast | ||||
| 2:17.55 | Evgeniia Chikunova | Apr. 21, 2023 | Russia | Russian Championships |
| 2:18.95 | Tatjana Smith | Jul. 24, 2021 | South Africa | Olympic Games |
| 2:19.01 | Tatjana Smith | Apr. 10, 2024 | South Africa | SA National Championships |
| 2:19.11 | Rikke Pedersen | Aug. 1, 2013 | Denmark | FINA World Championships |
| 2:19.16 | Tatjana Smith | Jul. 24, 2021 | South Africa | Olympic Games |
| 50 Fly | ||||
| 24.43 | Sarah Sjöström | Jul. 5, 2014 | Sweden | Swedish Championships |
| 24.60 | Sarah Sjöström | Jul. 29, 2017 | Sweden | FINA World Championships |
| 24.69 | Sarah Sjöström | Apr. 5, 2015 | Sweden | Eindhoven Swim Cup |
| 24.74 | Sarah Sjöström | Jul. 29, 2023 | Sweden | World Aquatics Championships |
| 24.76 | Sarah Sjöström | Jun. 14, 2017 | Sweden | Mare Nostrum Barcelona |
| 100 Fly | ||||
| 55.18 | Gretchen Walsh | Jun. 15, 2024 | Nashville Aquatics (US) | US Olympic Trials |
| 55.31 | Gretchen Walsh | Jun. 16, 2024 | Nashville Aquatics | US Olympic Trials |
| 55.38 | Gretchen Walsh | Jul. 27, 2024 | United States | Olympic Games |
| 55.48 | Sarah Sjöström | Aug. 7, 2016 | Sweden | Olympic Games |
| 55.52 | Torri Huske | Jun. 16, 2024 | United States | US Olympic Trials |
| 200 Fly | ||||
| 2:01.81 | Zige Liu | Oct. 21, 2009 | China | China International |
| 2:03.03 | Summer McIntosh | Aug. 1, 2024 | Canada | Olympic Games |
| 2:03.41 | Jessicah Schipper | Jul. 26, 2009 | Australia | FINA World Championships |
| 2:03.84 | Regan Smith | Aug. 1, 2024 | United States | Olympic Games |
| 2:03.86 | Yufei Zhang | Jul. 29, 2021 | China | Olympic Games |
| 200 IM | ||||
| 2:06.12 | Katinka Hosszu | Aug. 3, 2015 | Hungary | FINA World Championships |
| 2:06.15 | Ariana Kukors | Jul. 27, 2009 | United States | FINA World Championships |
| 2:06.56 | Summer McIntosh | Aug. 2, 2024 | Canada | Olympic Games |
| 2:06.58 | Katinka Hosszu | Aug. 9, 2016 | Hungary | Olympic Games |
| 2:06.63 | Kaylee McKeown | Jun. 10, 2024 | Australia | AUS Olympic Trials |
| 400 IM | ||||
| 4:24.38 | Summer McIntosh | May. 16, 2024 | Canada | CAN Olympic Trials |
| 4:25.87 | Summer McIntosh | Apr. 1, 2023 | Canada | Canadian World Trials |
| 4:26.36 | Katinka Hosszu | Aug. 6, 2016 | Hungary | Olympic Games |
| 4:26.98 | Summer McIntosh | Mar. 7, 2025 | (CAN) Sarasota Sharks | TYR Pro Swim Series |
| 4:27.11 | Summer McIntosh | Jul. 30, 2023 | Canada | World Aquatics Championships |