2009年2月,在(zai)(zai)日(ri)本短池游泳(yong)(yong)(yong)公開(kai)賽(sai)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),張琳(lin)(lin)(lin)以(yi)1分(fen)(fen)43秒(miao)(miao)(miao)(miao)04獲(huo)(huo)得(de)(de)男(nan)(nan)(nan)子200米(mi)自(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)由(you)(you)泳(yong)(yong)(yong)冠軍(jun),并(bing)(bing)打(da)破(po)該(gai)項目賽(sai)會(hui)紀(ji)錄。7月,游泳(yong)(yong)(yong)世(shi)錦賽(sai)在(zai)(zai)羅馬進行,在(zai)(zai)男(nan)(nan)(nan)子400米(mi)自(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)由(you)(you)泳(yong)(yong)(yong)決賽(sai)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),張琳(lin)(lin)(lin)以(yi)3分(fen)(fen)41秒(miao)(miao)(miao)(miao)35獲(huo)(huo)得(de)(de)一枚銅牌(pai);在(zai)(zai)男(nan)(nan)(nan)子800米(mi)自(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)由(you)(you)泳(yong)(yong)(yong)金(jin)牌(pai)爭奪戰(zhan)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),張琳(lin)(lin)(lin)以(yi)7分(fen)(fen)32秒(miao)(miao)(miao)(miao)12奪冠,打(da)破(po)了澳大(da)利亞(ya)選手哈克特在(zai)(zai)2005年創造(zao)的(de)7分(fen)(fen)38秒(miao)(miao)(miao)(miao)65的(de)世(shi)界紀(ji)錄,同時(shi)也成(cheng)為中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)國游泳(yong)(yong)(yong)歷史第(di)(di)(di)一個(ge)男(nan)(nan)(nan)子項目世(shi)界冠軍(jun);在(zai)(zai)男(nan)(nan)(nan)子1500米(mi)自(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)由(you)(you)泳(yong)(yong)(yong)比賽(sai)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),張琳(lin)(lin)(lin)獲(huo)(huo)得(de)(de)第(di)(di)(di)五名。10月,第(di)(di)(di)十一屆全國運動(dong)會(hui)拉開(kai)帷(wei)幕,張琳(lin)(lin)(lin)以(yi)3分(fen)(fen)44秒(miao)(miao)(miao)(miao)29的(de)成(cheng)績獲(huo)(huo)得(de)(de)男(nan)(nan)(nan)子400米(mi)自(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)由(you)(you)泳(yong)(yong)(yong)冠軍(jun);在(zai)(zai)男(nan)(nan)(nan)子4×100米(mi)自(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)由(you)(you)泳(yong)(yong)(yong)接力(li)決賽(sai)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong),張琳(lin)(lin)(lin)與(yu)隊(dui)友(you)以(yi)3分(fen)(fen)15秒(miao)(miao)(miao)(miao)50獲(huo)(huo)得(de)(de)冠軍(jun),并(bing)(bing)打(da)破(po)亞(ya)洲紀(ji)錄;隨后(hou)張琳(lin)(lin)(lin)以(yi)1分(fen)(fen)46秒(miao)(miao)(miao)(miao)12的(de)成(cheng)績摘得(de)(de)男(nan)(nan)(nan)子200米(mi)自(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)由(you)(you)泳(yong)(yong)(yong)冠軍(jun),以(yi)15分(fen)(fen)03秒(miao)(miao)(miao)(miao)12的(de)成(cheng)績獲(huo)(huo)得(de)(de)男(nan)(nan)(nan)子1500米(mi)自(zi)(zi)(zi)(zi)由(you)(you)泳(yong)(yong)(yong)銅牌(pai)。