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It is Micheal Phelps.
The world's fastest swimmer would have to be Michael Phelps because he holds 30 ( i think) world records in swimming.
Breaking 37 world records, Michael Phelps is generally considered the greatest swimmer of all time.
Currently (2009), France's Frederick Bousquet holds the 50m freestyle record at 20.94 seconds. Britta Steffen holds the women's 50m freestyle record at 23.73 seconds. Although Caleb Dressel has a 18.23 freestyle.
Answer The fastest swimmer on earth is seamus sazuki on the japenise swim team. he has beat michale phelps in the 100 backstroke and won 15 gold medals.
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Micheal Phelps is considered the best and fastest swimmer of all swimming records. But this is not yet a fact.
Currently (2009-2010), France's Frederick Bousquet holds the 50m freestyle record at 20.94 seconds. Britta Steffen holds the women's 50m freestyle record at 23.73 seconds.
The fastest female mile swimmer in the mile is Kate Ziegler of the United States of America she broke Janet evans world record of 15:52.10. Janet Evans was the first woman to go under 16 minutes in Orlando, FL. Kate broke the world record by 9 1/2 seconds clocking in at 15:42.54.=Hope this helpsss. :)=
As of now, the fastest woman swimmer for 100m freestyle is Sarah Sjöström from Sweden, holding the world record at 51.71 seconds.
The fastest female mile runner is Svetlana Masterkova from Russia, with a time of 4.12.86
As of June 5, 2009:
Long Course: Libby Trickett, Australia - 52.88 seconds set in March, 2008.
Short Course: Libby Trickett, Australia - 51.70 seconds set in August, 2005.
10.49 by Florence Griffith-Joyner in the 1988 Seoul Olympic games.
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