Swimming
- Women's 100 m freestyle: Australia's Jodie Henry, 53.52 s (August 18)
- previous record of 53.66 s was set in March 2004 by Libby Lenton
- Men's 400 m medley: United States's Michael Phelps, 4:08.26 (August 14)
- previous record of 4:08.41 was set in July 2004 by Phelps
- Men's 4x100 m freestyle: South Africa's Roland Schoeman, Darien Townsend, Lyndon Ferns, Ryk Neethling, 3:13.17 (August 15)
- previous record of 3:13.67 was set at 2000 Games by Australian team
- Women's 4x100 m freestyle: Australia's Alice Mills, Libby Lenton, Petria Thomas, Jodie Henry, 3:35.94 (August 14)
- previous record of 3:36.00 was set in July 2002 by German team
- Men's 4x100m medley: United States's Aaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen, Ian Crocker, Jason Lezak, 3:30.68 (August 21)
- previous record of 3:31.54 was set in July 2003 by United States team
- Backstroke leg of Men's 4x100 m medley: United States's Aaron Peirsol, 53.45 s (August 21)
- previous record of 53.60 s was set in August 1999 by Lenny Krayzelburg
- Women's 4x100m medley: Australia's Jodie Henry, Leisel Jones, Giaan Rooney, Petria Thomas, 3:57.32 (August 21)
- previous record of 3:58.30 was set at 2000 Games by United States team
- Women's 4x200 m freestyle: United States's Natalie Coughlin, Carly Piper, Dana Vollmer, Kaitlin Sandeno, 7:53.42 (August 18)
- previous record of 7:55.47 was set in August 1987 by East German team
Read more about this topic: World Records At The 2004 Summer Olympics
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Of memory, blind school of cuttlefish,
Rise to the air, plunge to the cold streams....”
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