As of 2023 Backstroke Records

*  NATIONAL record
50 METER BACKSTROKE **WORLD record
Men Name City/State Mark Year
50-54 John Landreth Crested Butte, CO 29.40 2022
55-59 Donald Graham Los Angeles, CA 31.40 2012
60-64 Philipp Djang Las Cruces, NM 30.08 2017
65-69 Philipp Djang Las Cruces, NM 31.61 2019
70-74 Robert Smith Portland, OR 35.82 2013
75-79 Yoshi Oyakawa Cincinnati, OH 37.65 2011
80-84 Clarke Mitchell Asheville, NC 42.13 2016
85-89 Clarke Mitchell Overton, NV 43.75 2019
90-94 Steve Carlson Davis, CA 56.58 2009
95-99 Bert Singer Klamath Falls, OR 1:12.32 2014
Women Name City/State Mark Year
50-54 Susan Ingraham San Antonio, TX 36.41 2013
55-59 Brigid Bunch Prescott, AZ 35.76 2018
60-64 Brigid Bunch Prescott, AZ 37.43 2023
65-69 Penny Noyes Bowling Green, KY 35.97 2022
70-74 Gynt Clifford Sun City West, AZ 45.60 2012
75-79 Daniela Barnea Palo Alto, CA 49.54 2019
80-84 Gynt Clifford Sun City West, AZ 55.37 2022
85-89 Gynt Clifford Sun City West, AZ 54.95 2023
90-94 Nan Bohl Olathe, KS 1:16.60 2019
95-99 Charlotte Sanddal Helena, MT 1:46.66 2018
100 METER BACKSTROKE
Men Name City/State Mark Year
50-54 Matthew Nance Santa Monica, CA 1:03.11 2016
55-59 Kurt Dickson Manhattan, KS 1:05.06 2022
60-64 Philipp Djang Las Cruces, NM 1:08.70 2017
65-69 Philipp Djang Las Cruces, NM 1:08.55 2019
70-74 Steve Heck Prairieville, LA 1:20.10 2023
75-79 Horace Knowlton Taylorsville, UT 1:28.03 2004
80-84 Horace Knowlton Taylorsville, UT 1:36.10 2009
85-89 Clarke Mitchell Overton, NV 1:37.80 2019
90-94 Woody Bowersock Laguna Woods, CA 2:07.70 2003
95-99 Bill Reeder Sparks, NV 4:27.89 2005
Women Name City/State Mark Year
50-54 Susan Ingraham San Antonio, TX 1:18.92 2013
55-59 Brigid Bunch Prescott, AZ 1:16.33 2018
60-64 Kathy Hilland Calgary, AB, Canada 1:23.36 2019
65-69 Bonnie Pronk Campbell River, BC, Canada 1:29.18 2008
70-74 Carolyn Lyman Salt Lake City, UT 1:46.01 2022
75-79 Beverly Montrella Mission Viejo, CA 1:44.46 2021
80-84 Gynt Clifford Sun City West, AZ 2:04.43 2022
85-89 Gynt Clifford Sun City West, AZ 2:02.67 2023
90-94 Elisabeth Brussel New Westminster, BC, Canada 2:49.28 2016
95-99 Charlotte Sanddal Helena, MT 3:24.10 2017
100+ Charlotte Sanddal Helena, MT 3:54.19 2022
200 METER BACKSTROKE
Men Name City/State Mark Year
50-54 Matthew Nance Santa Monica, CA 2:15.66 2016
55-59 Kurt Dickson Manhattan, KS 2:17.21 2022
60-64 Steve Heck Katy, TX 2:37.13 2010
65-69 Philipp Djang Las Cruces, NM 2:37.90 2019
70-74 Steve Heck Prairieville, LA 2:54.76 2019
75-79 Horace Knowlton Taylorsville, UT 3:14.41 2004
80-84 Horace Knowlton Taylorsville, UT 3:34.86 2010
85-89 Clarke Mitchell Overton, NV 3:49.41 2019
90-94 Richard Knight Hamilton, MT 4:53.46 2023
95-99 Bill Reeder Sparks, NV 9:31.2 2005
Women Name City/State Mark Year
50-54 Susan Ingraham San Antonio, TX 2:50.18 2012
55-59 Brigid Bunch Prescott, AZ 2:42.58 2018
60-64 Stephanie Saucy Las Vegas, NV 2:48.41 2023
65-69 Penny Noyes Bowling Green, KY 2:57.20 2022
70-74 Carolyn Lyman Salt Lake City, UT 3:43.03 2022
75-79 Andrea Hunt Bainbridge Island, WA 3:50.84 2023
80-84 Lois Kivi Nochman Huntington Woods, MI 4:30.66 2004
85-89 Gynt Clifford Sun City West, AZ 4:23.24 2023
90-94 Elisabeth Brussel New Westminster, BC, Canada 5:54.06 2016
95-99 Charlotte Sanddal Helena, MT 7:24.95 2017
100+ Charlotte Sanddal Helena, MT 8:19.28 2022