How many swimming world records have been broken in 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 olympics?

Question

How many swimming world records have been broken in 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 olympics, including heat, semi-final and finals.

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Answer 1

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2008 Records - Men
400m IM 4:03.84 Michael Phelps USA
4x100m FC 3:12.23 Nathan Adrian, Matt Grevers, Cullen Jones, Ben Wildman-Tobriner USA
100m BR 58.91 Kosuke Kitajima Japan
100m FC 47.24 Eamon Sullivan Australia
*4x100m FC 3:08.24 Cullen Jones, Jason Lezak, Michael Phelps, Garrett Weber-Gale USA
200m FC 1:42.96 Michael Phelps USA
100m BK 52.54 Aaron Piersol USA
*100m FC 47.20 Alain Bernard France
**100m FC 47.05 Eamon Sullivan Australia
200m FLY 1:52.03 Michael Phelps USA
4x200m FC 6:58.56 Ricky Berens, Ryan Lochte, Michael Phelps, Peter Vanderkaay USA
200m BK 1:53.94 Ryan Lochte USA
200m IM 1:54.23 Michael Phelps USA
**4x100m FC 3:29.24 Brendan Hansen, Jason Lezak, Aaron Peirsol, Michael Phelps USA

2008 Records - Women
400m IM 4:29.45 Stephanie Rice Australia
100m FC 58.77 Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe
200m FC 1:55.42 Frederica Pellegrini Italy
*200m FC 1:54.82 Frederica Pellegrini Italy
200m IM 2:08.45 Stephanie Rice Australia
200m FLY 2:04.18 Liu Zige China
4x200m FC 7:44.31 Bronte Barratt, Linda Mackenzie, Kylie Palmer, Stephanie Rice Australia
200m BR 2:20.22 Rebecca Soni USA
200m BK 2:05.24 Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe
800m FC 8:14.10 Rebecca Adlington Britain
4x100m IM 3:52.69 Leisel Jones, Jessicah Schipper, Emily Seebohm, Lisbeth Trickett Australia

*Original record was beaten twice in the competition due to heats, semi finals & finals
**Original record was beaten 3 times in the competition due to heats, semi finals & finals

Source(s):

http://english.sina.com/sports/2008/0824…