2009年2月(yue),在(zai)日本短池游(you)(you)泳(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)公開賽(sai)(sai)中,張(zhang)琳(lin)(lin)(lin)以(yi)(yi)(yi)1分(fen)(fen)43秒(miao)(miao)(miao)04獲(huo)(huo)得(de)(de)(de)男(nan)(nan)(nan)子(zi)(zi)(zi)200米自(zi)(zi)由泳(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)冠(guan)軍,并打破(po)該項(xiang)目賽(sai)(sai)會紀(ji)錄。7月(yue),游(you)(you)泳(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)世(shi)錦賽(sai)(sai)在(zai)羅馬進行(xing),在(zai)男(nan)(nan)(nan)子(zi)(zi)(zi)400米自(zi)(zi)由泳(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)決賽(sai)(sai)中,張(zhang)琳(lin)(lin)(lin)以(yi)(yi)(yi)3分(fen)(fen)41秒(miao)(miao)(miao)35獲(huo)(huo)得(de)(de)(de)一(yi)枚銅(tong)牌(pai);在(zai)男(nan)(nan)(nan)子(zi)(zi)(zi)800米自(zi)(zi)由泳(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)金牌(pai)爭奪戰(zhan)中,張(zhang)琳(lin)(lin)(lin)以(yi)(yi)(yi)7分(fen)(fen)32秒(miao)(miao)(miao)12奪冠(guan),打破(po)了(le)澳大(da)利亞選手哈克特(te)在(zai)2005年創造(zao)的(de)7分(fen)(fen)38秒(miao)(miao)(miao)65的(de)世(shi)界紀(ji)錄,同時也成(cheng)為中國游(you)(you)泳(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)歷史第一(yi)個男(nan)(nan)(nan)子(zi)(zi)(zi)項(xiang)目世(shi)界冠(guan)軍;在(zai)男(nan)(nan)(nan)子(zi)(zi)(zi)1500米自(zi)(zi)由泳(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)比賽(sai)(sai)中,張(zhang)琳(lin)(lin)(lin)獲(huo)(huo)得(de)(de)(de)第五名。10月(yue),第十一(yi)屆(jie)全(quan)國運動(dong)會拉開帷(wei)幕,張(zhang)琳(lin)(lin)(lin)以(yi)(yi)(yi)3分(fen)(fen)44秒(miao)(miao)(miao)29的(de)成(cheng)績獲(huo)(huo)得(de)(de)(de)男(nan)(nan)(nan)子(zi)(zi)(zi)400米自(zi)(zi)由泳(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)冠(guan)軍;在(zai)男(nan)(nan)(nan)子(zi)(zi)(zi)4×100米自(zi)(zi)由泳(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)接力決賽(sai)(sai)中,張(zhang)琳(lin)(lin)(lin)與隊友以(yi)(yi)(yi)3分(fen)(fen)15秒(miao)(miao)(miao)50獲(huo)(huo)得(de)(de)(de)冠(guan)軍,并打破(po)亞洲紀(ji)錄;隨后張(zhang)琳(lin)(lin)(lin)以(yi)(yi)(yi)1分(fen)(fen)46秒(miao)(miao)(miao)12的(de)成(cheng)績摘得(de)(de)(de)男(nan)(nan)(nan)子(zi)(zi)(zi)200米自(zi)(zi)由泳(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)冠(guan)軍,以(yi)(yi)(yi)15分(fen)(fen)03秒(miao)(miao)(miao)12的(de)成(cheng)績獲(huo)(huo)得(de)(de)(de)男(nan)(nan)(nan)子(zi)(zi)(zi)1500米自(zi)(zi)由泳(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)銅(tong)牌(pai)。