Zhang Lin, China, men's 800m freestyle, 7:32.12 min

July 30 (7 world records):

Ryan Lochte, US, men's 200m individual medley, 1:54.10 min

Annamay Pierse, Canada, women's 200m breaststroke, 2:20.12 min

Cesar Cielo Filho, Brazil, men's 100m freestyle, 46.91 sec

Jessicah Schipper, Australia, women's 200m butterfly, 2:03.41 min

Christian Sprenger, Australia, men's 200 breaststroke, 2:07.31 min

Zhao Jing, China, women's 50m backstroke, 27.06 sec

China (Yang Yu, Zhu Qian Wei, Liu Jing, Pang Jiaying), women's 4x200m freestyle relay, 7:42.08 min

July 31 (6 world records)

Britta Steffen, Germany, women's 100m freestyle, 52.07 sec

Aaron Peirsol, US, men's 200m backstroke, 1:51.92 min

Marleen Veldhuis, Netherlands, women's 50m butterfly, 25.28 sec

Therese Alshammar, Sweden, women's 50m butterfly, 25.07 sec

Milorad Cavic, Serbia, men's 100m butterfly, 50.01 sec

US (Michael Phelps, Ricky Berens, David Walters, Ryan Lochte), men's 200m freestyle relay, 6:58.55 min

Aug 1 (4 world records)

Kirsty Coventry, Zimbabwe, women's 200m backstroke, 2:04.81 min

Michael Phelps, US, men's 100m butterfly, 49.82 sec

Liam Tancock, Britain, men's 50m backstroke, 24.08 sec

China (Zhao Jing, Chen Huijia, Jiao Liuyang, Li Zhesi), women's 4x100m medley relay, 3:52.19 min

Aug 3 (4 world records)

Liam Tancock, Britain, men's 50m backstroke, 24.04 sec

Yuliya Efimova, Russia, women's 50m breaststroke, 30.09 sec

Britta Stefen, Germany, women's 50m freestyle, 23.72 sec

US (Michael Phelps, Eric Shanteau, Aaron Peirsol, David Walters), men's 4x100m medley relay, 3:27.28 min