World record progression 400 metres freestyle
Appearance
The first world record in the men's 400 metres freestyle in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1908. In the short course (25 metres) swimming events the world's governing body recognizes world records since 3 March 1991.
Men
Long course
# | Time | Swimmer | Date | Event | Location | |
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1 | 5:36.8 | Henry Taylor | 16 Jul 1908 | 1908 Summer Olympics | London, United Kingdom | ? |
2 | 5:35.8 | Sydney Battersby | 21 Sep 1911 | ? | London, United Kingdom | ? |
3 | 5:29.0 | Alajos Kenyery | 21 Apr 1912 | ? | Magdeburg, Germany | ? |
4 | 5:28.4 | Béla Las-Torres | 5 Jun 1912 | ? | Budapest, Hungary | ? |
5 | 5:24.4 | George Hodgson | 14 Jul 1912 | 1912 Summer Olympics | Stockholm, Sweden | ? |
6 | 5:21.6 | Jack Hatfield | 26 Sep 1912 | ? | London, United Kingdom | ? |
7 | 5:14.6 | Norman Ross | 9 Oct 1919 | ? | Los Angeles, USA | ? |
8 | 5:14.4 | Norman Ross | 25 Sep 1921 | ? | Brighton Beach, USA | [1] |
9 | 5:11.8 | Arne Borg | 9 Apr 1922 | ? | Stockholm, Sweden | ? |
10 | 5:06.6 | Johnny Weissmuller | 22 Jun 1922 | ? | Honolulu, USA | ? |
11 | 4:57.0 | Johnny Weissmuller | 6 Mar 1923 | ? | New Haven, USA | ? |
12 | 4:54.7 | Arne Borg | 9 Dec 1924 | ? | Stockholm, Sweden | ? |
13 | 4:50.3 | Arne Borg | 11 Sep 1925 | ? | Stockholm, Sweden | ? |
14 | 4:47.0 | Jean Taris | 16 Apr 1931 | ? | Paris, France | ? |
15 | 4:46.4 | Shozo Makino | 14 Aug 1933 | ? | Tokyo, Japan | ? |
16 | 4:38.7 | Jack Medica | 30 Aug 1934 | ? | Honolulu, USA | ? |
17 | 4:38.5 | Bill Smith | 13 May 1941 | ? | Honolulu, USA | ? |
18 | 4:35.2 | Alex Jany | 12 Sep 1947 | ? | Monte Carlo, Monaco | ? |
19 | 4:34.6 | Hironoshin Furuhashi | 24 Jul 1949 | ? | Tokyo, Japan | ? |
20 | 4:33.3 | Hironoshin Furuhashi | 18 Aug 1949 | ? | Los Angeles, USA | ? |
21 | 4:33.1 | John Marshall | 11 Mar 1950 | ? | New Haven, USA | ? |
22 | 4:29.5 | John Marshall | 1 Apr 1950 | ? | New Haven, USA | ? |
23 | 4:26.9 | John Marshall | 24 Mar 1951 | ? | New Haven, USA | ? |
24 | 4:26.7 | Ford Konno | 3 Apr 1954 | ? | New Haven, USA | ? |
25 | 4:27.0 | Murray Rose | 27 Oct 1956 | ? | Melbourne, Australia | ? |
26 | 4:25.9* | Murray Rose | 12 Jan 1957 | ? | Sydney, Australia | ? |
27 | 4:25.9 | John Konrads | 15 Jan 1958 | ? | Sydney, Australia | ? |
28 | 4:21.8 | John Konrads | 12 Jan 1959 | ? | Melbourne, Australia | ? |
29 | 4:19.0 | John Konrads | 7 Feb 1959 | ? | Sydney, Australia | ? |
30 | 4:16.6 | Tsuyoshi Yamanaka | 26 Jul 1959 | ? | Osaka, Japan | ? |
31 | 4:15.9 | John Konrads | 23 Feb 1960 | ? | Sydney, Australia | ? |
32 | 4:13.4 | Murray Rose | 17 Aug 1962 | ? | Chicago, USA | ? |
33 | 4:12.7 | Don Schollander | 31 Jul 1964 | USA Summer Nationals | Los Altos, USA | [2] |
34 | 4:12.2 | Don Schollander | 15 Oct 1964 | 1964 Summer Olympics | Tokyo, Japan | ? |
35 | 4:11.8 | John Nelson | 18 Aug 1966 | ? | Lincoln, USA | ? |
36 | 4:11.6 | Don Schollander | 18 Aug 1966 | ? | Lincoln, USA | ? |
37 | 4:11.1 | Frank Wiegand | 25 Aug 1966 | ? | Utrecht, The Netherlands | ? |
38 | 4:10.6 | Mark Spitz | 25 Jun 1967 | ? | Haywood, USA | ? |
39 | 4:09.2 | Alain Mosconi | 4 Jul 1967 | ? | Monaco, Monaco | ? |
40 | 4:08.8 | Mark Spitz | 7 Jul 1967 | Santa Clara International Invitation Swim Meet | Santa Clara, USA | [3] |
41 | 4:08.2 | Greg Charlton | 28 Aug 1967 | ? | Tokyo, Japan | ? |
42 | 4:07.7 | Mark Spitz | 23 Jun 1968 | 16th Annual Swimming Relays | Haywood, USA | ? |
43 | 4:06.5 | Ralph Hutton | 1 Aug 1968 | AAU National Swimming Championships | Lincoln, USA | ? |
44 | 4:04.0 | Hans-Joachim Fassnacht | 14 Aug 1969 | AAU National Swimming Championships | Louisville, USA | ? |
45 | 4:02.8 | John Kinsella | 20 Aug 1970 | AAU National Swimming Championships (elec. 4:02.81) | Los Angeles, USA | ? |
46 | 4:02.6 | Gunnar Larsson | 7 Sep 1970 | European Swimming Championships | Barcelona, Spain | ? |
47 | 4:02.1 | Tom McBreen | 25 Aug 1971 | AAU Nationals (elec. 4:02.08) | Houston, USA | ? |
48 | 4:01.7 | Brad Cooper | 12 Feb 1972 | AUS Nationals & Olympic Trials | Brisbane, Australia | ? |
49 | 4:00.11 | Kurt Krumpholz | 4 Aug 1972 | USA Olympic Trials | Chicago, USA | ? |
50 | 3:58.18 | Rick DeMont | 9 Sep 1973 | FINA World Championships | Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia | ? |
51 | 3:56.96 | Tim Shaw | 22 Aug 1974 | AAU National Swimming Championships | Concord, USA | [4] |
52 | 3:54.69 | Tim Shaw | 22 Aug 1974 | AAU National Swimming Championships | Concord, USA | [4] |
53 | 3:53.95 | Tim Shaw | 19 Jun 1975 | USA World Championship Trials | Long Beach, USA | ? |
54 | 3:53.31 | Tim Shaw | 20 Aug 1975 | AAU National Swimming Championships | Kansas City, USA | ? |
55 | 3:53.08 | Brian Goodell | 18 Jun 1976 | USA Olympic Trials | Long Beach, USA | [5] |
56 | 3:51.93 | Brian Goodell | 22 Jul 1976 | 1976 Summer Olympics | Montreal, Canada | ? |
57 | 3:51.56 | Brian Goodell | 27 Aug 1977 | USAvGDR Dual Meet | West Berlin | ? |
58 | 3:51.41 | Vladimir Salnikov | 6 Apr 1979 | URSvGDR Junior meet | Potsdam, East Germany | ? |
59 | 3:51.40 | Vladimir Salnikov | 19 Aug 1979 | URSvCAN Duel | Moscow, Soviet Union | ? |
60 | 3:51.20 | Vladimir Salnikov | 29 Feb 1980 | URS Winter Nationals | Potsdam, East Germany | ? |
61 | 3:50.49 | Peter Szmidt | 15 Jul 1980 | Canadian Nationals & Olympic Trials | Etobicoke, Canada | ? |
62 | 3:49.57 | Vladimir Salnikov | 12 Mar 1982 | URSvGDR Duel | Moscow, Soviet Union | ? |
62= | 3:49.57 | Vladimir Salnikov | 14 Jul 1982 | URS Nationals | Kiev, Soviet Union | ? |
63 | 3:48.32 | Vladimir Salnikov | 19 Feb 1983 | URS Winter Nationals | Moscow, Soviet Union | ? |
64 | 3:47.80 | Michael Gross | 27 Jun 1985 | FRG Nationals & European Championship Trials | Wuppertal, West Germany | ? |
65 | 3:47.38 | Artur Wojdat | 25 Mar 1988 | USA Spring Nationals | Orlando, USA | [6] |
66 | 3:46.95 | Uwe Dassler | 23 Sep 1988 | 1988 Summer Olympics | Seoul, South Korea | ? |
67 | 3:46.47 | Kieren Perkins | 3 Apr 1992 | Australian Olympic Trials | Canberra, Australia | ? |
68 | 3:45.00 | Yevgeny Sadovyi | 29 Jul 1992 | 1992 Summer Olympics | Barcelona, Spain | ? |
69 | 3:43.80 | Kieren Perkins | 11 Sep 1994 | 1994 World Championships | Rome, Italy | ? |
70 | 3:41.83 | Ian Thorpe | 22 Aug 1999 | 1999 Pan Pacific Championships | Sydney, Australia | ? |
71 | 3:41.33 | Ian Thorpe | 13 May 2000 | Australian Olympic Trials | Sydney, Australia | ? |
72 | 3:40.59 | Ian Thorpe | 16 Sep 2000 | 2000 Summer Olympics | Sydney, Australia | ? |
73 | 3:40.17 | Ian Thorpe | 22 Jul 2001 | 2001 World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | ? |
74 | 3:40.08 | Ian Thorpe | 30 Jul 2002 | 2002 Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | ? |
75 | 3:40.07 | Paul Biedermann | 26 Jul 2009 | 2009 World Aquatics Championships | Rome, Italy | [7] |
- Murray Rose's 4:25.9 set in a 25-metre pool on 12 Jan 1957 was only valid until 1 May the same year. Due to the new rule that records must be set in a 50-metre pool, and the fact that neither John Marshall's 4:26.9 from 1951, nor Ford Konno's 4:26.7 from 1954 were set in 50-metre pools, the WR reverted to Rose's 4:27.0 from 1956.[8]
Short course
# | Time | Swimmer | Date | Event | Location | |
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1 | 3:41.74 | Giorgio Lamberti | 13 Feb 1988 | German Invitational | Bonn, Germany | ? |
2 | 3:40.81 | Anders Holmertz | 4 Feb 1990 | Paris Open, FINA Swimming World Cup | Paris, France | ? |
3 | 3:40.46 | Danyon Loader | 11 Feb 1995 | World Cup | Sheffield, United Kingdom | ? |
4 | 3:39.82 | Ian Thorpe | 25 Sep 1998 | AUS SC Nationals | Perth, WA, Australia | ? |
5 | 3:35.01 | Grant Hackett | 2 Apr 1999 | World SC Championships | Hong Kong | ? |
6 | 3:34.58 | Grant Hackett | 18 Jul 2002 | Grand Prix | Sydney, Australia | ? |
7 | 3:32.77 | Paul Biedermann | 14 Nov 2009 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | [9] |
8 | 3:32.25 | Yannick Agnel | 15 Nov 2012 | French Nationals | Angers, France | [10] |
Women
Long course
# | TIME | SWIMMER | DATE | EVENT | PLACE | |
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1 | 6:30.2 | Ethelda Bleibtrey | 16 Aug 1919 | ? | New York City | ? |
2 | 6:16.6 | Hilda James | 29 Jul 1921 | ? | Leeds, United Kingdom | ? |
3 | 5:53.2 | Gertrude Ederle | 4 Aug 1922 | ? | Indianapolis, USA | ? |
4 | 5:51.4 | Martha Norelius | 23 Jan 1927 | ? | Coral Gables, USA | ? |
5 | 5:49.6 | Martha Norelius | 30 Jun 1928 | ? | New York City | ? |
6 | 5:42.8 | Martha Norelius | 6 Aug 1928 | Olympic Games | Amsterdam, The Netherlands | ? |
7 | 5:39.2 | Martha Norelius | 27 Aug 1928 | ? | Vienna, Austria | ? |
8 | 5:31.0 | Helene Madison | 3 Feb 1931 | ? | Seattle, USA | ? |
9 | 5:28.5 | Helene Madison | 13 Aug 1932 | ? | Los Angeles, USA | ? |
10 | 5:16.0 | Willy den Ouden | 12 Jul 1934 | ? | Rotterdam, The Netherlands | ? |
11 | 5:14.2 | Ragnhild Hveger | 10 Feb 1937 | ? | Copenhagen, Denmark | ? |
12 | 5:14.0 | Ragnhild Hveger | 3 Oct 1937 | ? | Ghent, Belgium | ? |
13 | 5:12.4 | Ragnhild Hveger | 14 Nov 1937 | ? | Magdeburg, Germany | ? |
14 | 5:11.0 | Ragnhild Hveger | 12 Dec 1937 | ? | Copenhagen, Denmark | ? |
15 | 5:08.2 | Ragnhild Hveger | 16 Jan 1938 | ? | Copenhagen, Denmark | ? |
16 | 5:06.1 | Ragnhild Hveger | 1 Aug 1938 | ? | Copenhagen, Denmark | ? |
17 | 5:05.4 | Ragnhild Hveger | 8 Sep 1940 | ? | Svendborg, Denmark | ? |
18 | 5:00.1 | Ragnhild Hveger | 15 Sep 1940 | ? | Copenhagen, Denmark | ? |
19 | 4:50.8 | Lorraine Crapp | 25 Aug 1956 | ? | Townsville, Australia | ? |
20 | 4:47.2 | Lorraine Crapp | 20 Oct 1956 | ? | Sydney, Australia | ? |
21 | 4:45.4 | Ilsa Konrads | 9 Jan 1960 | ? | Sydney, Australia | ? |
22 | 4:44.5 | Chris von Saltza | 5 Aug 1960 | USA Olympic Trials | Detroit, USA | [11] |
23 | 4:42.0 | Marilyn Ramenofsky | 11 Jul 1964 | ? | Los Altos, USA | ? |
24 | 4:41.7 | Marilyn Ramenofsky | 1 Aug 1964 | USA Summer Nationals | Los Altos, USA | [2] |
25 | 4:39.5 | Marilyn Ramenofsky | 31 Aug 1964 | ? | New York City | ? |
26 | 4:39.2 | Martha Randall | 14 Aug 1965 | ? | Maumee, USA | ? |
27 | 4:38.0 | Martha Randall | 26 Aug 1965 | ? | Monaco, Monaco | ? |
28 | 4:36.8 | Pam Kruse | 30 Jun 1967 | ? | Fort Lauderdale, USA | ? |
29 | 4:36.4 | Pam Kruse | 7 Jul 1967 | Santa Clara International | Santa Clara, USA | [3] |
30 | 4:32.6 | Debbie Meyer | 27 Jul 1967 | Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | ? |
31 | 4:29.0 | Debbie Meyer | 18 Aug 1967 | USA Nationals | Philadelphia, USA | ? |
32 | 4:26.7 | Debbie Meyer | 1 Aug 1968 | USA Nationals | Lincoln, USA | ? |
33 | 4:24.5 | Debbie Meyer | 25 Aug 1968 | USA Olympic Trials (elec. 4:24.55) | Los Angeles, USA | [12] |
34 | 4:24.3 | Debbie Meyer | 20 Aug 1970 | USA Nationals (elec. 4:24.24) | Los Angeles, USA | ? |
35 | 4:22.6 | Karen Moras | 30 Apr 1971 | Coca-Cola International | London, United Kingdom | ? |
36 | 4:21.2 | Shane Gould | 9 Jul 1971 | Santa Clara Invitational | Santa Clara, USA | ? |
37 | 4:19.04 | Shane Gould | 30 Aug 1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany | ? |
38 | 4:18.07 | Keena Rothhammer | 22 Aug 1973 | USA Nationals | Louisville, USA | ? |
39 | 4:17.33 | Heather Greenwood | 28 Jun 1974 | Santa Clara Invitational | Santa Clara, USA | ? |
40 | 4:15.77 | Shirley Babashoff | 22 Aug 1974 | USA Nationals | Concord, USA | ? |
41 | 4:14.76 | Shirley Babashoff | 20 Jun 1975 | USA World Championships Trials | Long Beach, USA | ? |
42 | 4:11.69 | Barbara Krause | 3 Jun 1976 | GDR Olympic Trials | East Berlin, East Germany | ? |
43 | 4:09.89 | Petra Thümer | 20 Jul 1976 | Olympic Games | Montreal, Canada | ? |
44 | 4:08.91 | Petra Thümer | 17 Aug 1977 | European Championships | Jönköping, Sweden | ? |
45 | 4:07.66 | Kim Linehan | 2 Aug 1978 | USA Summer Nationals | The Woodlands, USA | [13] |
46 | 4:06.28 | Tracey Wickham | 24 Aug 1978 | World Championships | West Berlin | ? |
47 | 4:05.45 | Janet Evans | 20 Dec 1987 | US Open | Orlando, USA | ? |
48 | 4:03.85 | Janet Evans | 22 Sep 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | ? |
49 | 4:03.03 | Laure Manaudou | 12 May 2006 | French Championships | Tours, France | ? |
50 | 4:02.13 | Laure Manaudou | 6 Aug 2006 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | ? |
51 | 4:01.53 | Federica Pellegrini | 24 Mar 2008 | European Championships | Eindhoven, Netherlands | ? |
52 | 4:00.66 | Joanne Jackson | 16 Mar 2009 | British Championships | Sheffield, United Kingdom | [14] |
53 | 4:00.41 | Federica Pellegrini | 27 Jun 2009 | Mediterranean Games | Pescara, Italy | [15] |
54 | 3:59.15 | Federica Pellegrini | 26 Jul 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | ? |
55 | 3:58.86 | Katie Ledecky | 9 Aug 2014 | USA Championships | Irvine, United States | [16] |
56 | 3:58.37 | Katie Ledecky | 23 Aug 2014 | Pan Pacific Championships | Gold Coast, Australia | [17] |
57 | 3:56.46 | Katie Ledecky | 7 Aug 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Short course
# | TIME | SWIMMER | DATE | EVENT | PLACE | |
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1 | 4:02.59 | Cynthia Woodhead | Apr 1979 | ? | Austin, Texas, USA | [18] |
2 | 4:02.05 | Astrid Strauss | 8 Feb 1987 | Bonn Arena Festival | Bonn, Germany | [19][18] |
3 | 4:00.03 | Claudia Poll | 18 Apr 1997 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | [19] |
4 | 3:59.53 | Lindsay Benko | 26 Jan 2003 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | |
5 | 3:56.79 | Laure Manaudou | 10 Dec 2005 | European Championships | Trieste, Italy | |
6 | 3:56.09 | Laure Manaudou | 9 Dec 2006 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | |
7 | 3:54.92 | Joanne Jackson | 8 Aug 2009 | British Grand Prix | Leeds, UK | |
8 | 3:54.85 | Camille Muffat | 24 Nov 2012 | European Championships | Chartres, France | [20] |
9 | 3:54.52 | Mireia Belmonte | 11 Aug 2013 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | [21] |
10 | 3:53.97 | Wang Jianjiahe | 4 Oct 2018 | World Cup | Budapest, Hungary | [22] |
11 | 3:53.92 | Ariarne Titmus | 14 Dec 2018 | World Championships | Hangzhou, China | [23] |
All-time top 25
Men
- Correct as of July 2019
Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3:40.07 | Paul Biedermann (GER) | 26 July 2009 | Italy |
2 | 3:40.08 | Ian Thorpe (AUS) | 30 July 2002 | Australia |
3 | 3:40.14 | Sun Yang (CHN) | 28 July 2012 | Great Britain |
4 | 3:41.11 | Oussama Mellouli (TUN) | 26 July 2009 | Italy |
5 | 3:41.35 | Zhang Lin (CHN) | 26 July 2009 | Italy |
6 | 3:41.53 | Taehwan Park (KOR) | 13 November 2010 | China |
7 | 3:41.55 | Mack Horton (AUS) | 6 August 2016 | Brazil |
8 | 3:42.51 | Grant Hackett (AUS) | 22 July 2001 | Japan |
9 | 3:42.78 | Larsen Jensen (USA) | 10 August 2008 | China |
10 | 3:43.11 | Peter Vanderkaay (USA) | 10 August 2008 | China |
11 | 3:43.23 | Gabriele Detti (ITA) | 21 July 2019 | South Korea |
12 | 3:43.36 | Danas Rapsys (LTU) | 12 May 2019 | Hungary |
13 | 3:43.40 | Massimiliano Rosolino (ITA) | 16 September 2000 | Australia |
14 | 3:43.42 | Conor Dwyer (USA) | 6 August 2016 | Brazil |
15 | 3:43.45 | Nikita Lobintsev (RUS) | 9 August 2008 | China |
16 | 3:43.46 | Ryan Cochrane (CAN) | 24 July 2014 | Great Britain |
17 | 3:43.71 | David McKeon (AUS) | 26 April 2013 | Australia |
18 | 3:43.75 | James Guy (GBR) | 2 August 2015 | Russia |
19 | 3:43.79 | Connor Jaeger (USA) | 26 June 2016 | United States |
20 | 3:43.80 | Kieren Perkins (AUS) | 5 September 1994 | Italy |
21 | 3:43.85 | Yannick Agnel (FRA) | 23 March 2011 | France |
22 | 3:43.90 | Kosuke Hagino (JPN) | 10 April 2014 | Japan |
23 | 3:43.92 | Erik Vendt (USA) | 29 June 2008 | United States |
24 | 3:43.97 | Yuriy Prilukov (RUS) | 10 August 2008 | China |
25 | 3:44.11 | Klete Keller (USA) | 14 August 2004 | Greece |
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 3:44.11:
- Paul Biedermann also swam 3:43.01 (2009).
- Ian Thorpe also swam 3:40.17 (2001), 3:40.59 (2000), 3:42.58 (2003), 3:43.10 (2004).
- Sun Yang also swam 3:40.29 (2011), 3:41.38 (2017), 3:41.48 (2011), 3:41.59 (2013), 3:41.68 (2016), 3:41.94 (2017), 3:42.16 (2017), 3:42.31 (2012), 3:42.44 (2019), 3:42.47 (2010), 3:42.49 (2012), 3:42.58 (2015), 3:42.75 (2019), 3:42.89 (2012), 3:42.92 (2018), 3:42.93 (2013), 3:43.23 (2014), 3:43.24 (2011), 3:43.55 (2016), 3:43.73 (2019), 3:43.79 (2019), 3:43.97 (2012), 3:44.10 (2019).
- Oussama Mellouli also swam 3:43.45 (2008), 3:43.78 (2009).
- Zhang Lin also swam 3:42.44 (2008), 3:43.32 (2008), 3:43.58 (2009).
- Taehwan Park also swam 3:41.86 (2008), 3:42.04 (2011), 3:42.06 (2012), 3:43.15 (2014), 3:43.35 (2008), 3:43.96 (2014).
- Mack Horton also swam 3:41.65 (2016), 3:42.84 (2015), 3:43.17 (2019), 3:43.76 (2018), 3:43.84 (2016), 3:43.85 (2017).
- Grant Hackett also swam 3:42.91 (2005), 3:43.36 (2004), 3:43.48 (2002), 3:43.84 (2008), 3:44.03 (2008).
- Larsen Jensen also swam 3:43.10 (2008).
- Peter Vanderkaay also swam 3:43.20 (2009).
- Gabriele Detti also swam 3:43.36 (2017, 2019), 3:43.49 (2016), 3:43.93 (2016), 3:43.95 (2017), 3:43.97 (2016), 3:44.01 (2016).
- Danas Rapsys also swam 3:43.50 (2019), 3:43.91 (2019).
- Conor Dwyer also swam 3:44.01 (2016).
- David McKeon also swam 3:43.72 (2014), 3:44.09 (2014).
- James Guy also swam 3:43.84 (2016).
Women
- Correct as of July 2019
Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3:56.46 | Katie Ledecky (USA) | 7 August 2016 | Brazil |
2 | 3:58.76 | Ariarne Titmus (AUS) | 21 July 2019 | South Korea |
3 | 3:59.15 | Federica Pellegrini (ITA) | 26 July 2009 | Italy |
4 | 4:00.60 | Joanne Jackson (GBR) | 26 July 2009 | Italy |
5 | 4:00.65 | Leah Smith (USA) | 27 June 2016 | United States |
6 | 4:00.79 | Rebecca Adlington (GBR) | 26 July 2009 | Italy |
7 | 4:01.13 | Camille Muffat (FRA) | 18 March 2012 | France |
8 | 4:01.23 | Jazmin Carlin (GBR) | 7 August 2016 | Brazil |
9 | 4:01.31 | Ajna Kesely (HUN) | 21 July 2019 | South Korea |
10 | 4:01.75 | Li Bingjie (CHN) | 1 September 2017 | China |
11 | 4:01.77 | Allison Schmitt (USA) | 29 July 2012 | Great Britain |
12 | 4:02.13 | Laure Manaudou (FRA) | 31 July 2006 | Hungary |
13 | 4:02.20 | Katie Hoff (USA) | 15 February 2008 | United States |
14 | 4:02.35 | Chen Qian (CHN) | 17 October 2009 | China |
15 | 4:02.37 | Boglárka Kapás (HUN) | 7 August 2016 | Brazil |
16 | 4:02.47 | Melani Costa (ESP) | 28 July 2013 | Spain |
17 | 4:03.02 | Sharon van Rouwendaal (NED) | 2 August 2015 | Russia |
18 | 4:03.11 | Cao Yue (CHN) | 4 September 2013 | China |
19 | 4:03.14 | Wang Jianjiahe (CHN) | 3 March 2018 | United States |
20 | 4:03.29 | Coralie Balmy (FRA) | 26 July 2009 | Italy |
21 | 4:03.34 | Jessica Ashwood (AUS) | 2 August 2015 | Russia |
22 | 4:03.35 | Simona Quadarella (ITA) | 9 August 2018 | Great Britain |
23 | 4:03.40 | Kylie Palmer (AUS) | 15 March 2012 | Australia |
24 | 4:03.41 | Camelia Potec (ROU) | 26 July 2009 | Italy |
25 | 4:03.43 | Brittany MacLean (CAN) | 7 August 2016 | Brazil |
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 4:03.43:
- Katie Ledecky also swam 3:57.94 (2018), 3:58.34 (2017), 3:58.37 (2014), 3:58.44 (2017), 3:58.50 (2018), 3:58.71 (2016), 3:58.86 (2014), 3:58.98 (2016), 3:59.06 (2017), 3:59.09 (2018), 3:59.13 (2015), 3:59.28 (2019), 3:59.54 (2016), 3:59.82 (2013), 3:59.89 (2014), 3:59.95 (2019), 3:59.97 (2019), 4:00.31 (2016), 4:00.35 (2018), 4:00.47 (2015), 4:00.51 (2018), 4:00.98 (2017), 4:01.01 (2017), 4:01.45 (2016), 4:01.50 (2019), 4:01.68 (2019), 4:01.73 (2015), 4:01.81 (2015), 4:01.84 (2019), 4:01.95 (2015), 4:01.96 (2017), 4:01.98 (2016), 4:02.08 (2018), 4:02.15 (2016), 4:02.21 (2018), 4:02.40 (2019), 4:02.41 (2017), 4:02.44 (2019), 4:02.57 (2018), 4:02.59 (2017), 4:02.62 (2016), 4:02.67 (2015), 4:02.67 (2015), 4:02.69 (2018), 4:02.71 (2019), 4:02.87 (2019), 4:03.05 (2015), 4:03.05 (2013), 4:03.09 (2014), 4:03.09 (2014).
- Ariarne Titmus also swam 3:59.35 (2019), 3:59.66 (2019), 3:59.66 (2018), 4:00.93 (2018), 4:01.73 (2018), 4:02.36 (2018), 4:02.42 (2019).
- Federica Pellegrini also swam 4:00.41 (2009), 4:01.53 (2008), 4:01.96 (2009), 4:01.97 (2011), 4:02.19 (2008).
- Joanne Jackson swam 4:00.66 (2009).
- Leah Smith also swam 4:01.29 (2019), 4:01.54 (2017), 4:01.92 (2016), 4:02.00 (2017), 4:02.21 (2018).
- Rebecca Adlington also swam 4:02.24 (2008), 4:02.35 (2012), 4:02.84 (2011), 4:03.01 (2012).
- Camille Muffat also swam 4:01.45 (2012), 4:02.84 (2013), 4:02.97 (2012).
- Jazmin Carlin also swam 4:02.83 (2016).
- Li Bingjie also swam 4:02.52 (2017).
- Allison Schmitt also swam 4:02.51 (2009), 4:02.80 (2009), 4:02.84 (2012).
- Laure Manaudou also swam 4:02.61 (2007), 4:03.03 (2006).
- Katie Hoff also swam 4:03.29 (2008).
References
- ^ "3 Eight Swimming Records Are Set". The New York Times. 26 November 1921. p. 20.
- ^ a b Results from 1964 US Summer Nationals
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