A number of world records and Olympic records were set in various events at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. 32 world records were broken in eight sports. The largest number of world records was set in swimming, with eight. China, Great Britain and the United States set the most records, with five each. Olympic and World records set by sport Archery Athletics Cycling Shooting Swimming Men Women Weightlifting Women Men World records set by date References 2012 Summer Olympics 2012 Summer Olympics