History of swimming sweater company "Jantzen". In 1922, Johnny Weissmuller became the first person to swim the 100 m in less than a minute, using a six kicks per cycle Australian crawl. Johnny Weissmuller started the golden age of swimming, winning five Olympic medals and 36 national championships and never losing a race in his ten-year career, until he retired from swimming and started his second career starring as Tarzan in film. His record of 51 seconds in freestyle stood for over 17 years. In the same year, Sybil Bauer was the first woman to break a men's world record over the 440
Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre butterfly became the second fastest of all-time in swimming history to break a 52-second barrier, establishing a new Olympic record of 51.96. Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition. Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre butterfly The men's 100 metre butterfly event at the 2000 Summer Olympics took place on 21–22 September at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre in Sydney, Australia. Competing at his third Games, Lars Frölander ended Sweden's 20-year drought to become an Olympic champion in the