Inge de Bruijn 50m Freesytle World Record June 6, 2000 - Drachten. Inge de Bruijn swims the 50m freestyle in 24.48s, setting a new the world record at the Dutch Olympic Trials. It was not meant to last long: six days later, Inge de Bruijn broke it again in Rio de Janeiro (24.39s), and so she did three months later at Sydney Olympics (24.13s, current WR).