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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5:36.8 | ![]() |
16 Jul 1908 | 1908 Summer Olympics | London, United Kingdom | ? |
2 | 5:35.8 | ![]() |
21 Sep 1911 | ? | London, United Kingdom | ? |
3 | 5:29.0 | ![]() |
21 Apr 1912 | ? | Magdeburg, Germany | ? |
4 | 5:28.4 | ![]() |
5 Jun 1912 | ? | Budapest, Hungary | ? |
5 | 5:24.4 | ![]() |
14 Jul 1912 | 1912 Summer Olympics | Stockholm, Sweden | ? |
6 | 5:21.6 | ![]() |
26 Sep 1912 | ? | London, United Kingdom | ? |
7 | 5:14.6 | ![]() |
9 Oct 1919 | ? | Los Angeles, USA | ? |
8 | 5:14.4 | ![]() |
25 Sep 1921 | ? | Brighton Beach, USA | [1] |
9 | 5:11.8 | ![]() |
9 Apr 1922 | ? | Stockholm, Sweden | ? |
10 | 5:06.6 | ![]() |
22 Jun 1922 | ? | Honolulu, USA | ? |
11 | 4:57.0 | ![]() |
6 Mar 1923 | ? | New Haven, USA | ? |
12 | 4:54.7 | ![]() |
9 Dec 1924 | ? | Stockholm, Sweden | ? |
13 | 4:50.3 | ![]() |
11 Sep 1925 | ? | Stockholm, Sweden | ? |
14 | 4:47.0 | ![]() |
16 Apr 1931 | ? | Paris, France | ? |
15 | 4:46.4 | ![]() |
14 Aug 1933 | ? | Tokyo, Japan | ? |
16 | 4:38.7 | ![]() |
30 Aug 1934 | ? | Honolulu, USA | ? |
17 | 4:38.5 | ![]() |
13 May 1941 | ? | Honolulu, USA | ? |
18 | 4:35.2 | ![]() |
12 Sep 1947 | ? | Monte Carlo, Monaco | ? |
19 | 4:34.6 | ![]() |
24 Jul 1949 | ? | Tokyo, Japan | ? |
20 | 4:33.3 | ![]() |
18 Aug 1949 | ? | Los Angeles, USA | ? |
21 | 4:33.1 | ![]() |
11 Mar 1950 | ? | New Haven, USA | ? |
22 | 4:29.5 | ![]() |
1 Apr 1950 | ? | New Haven, USA | ? |
23 | 4:26.9 | ![]() |
24 Mar 1951 | ? | New Haven, USA | ? |
24 | 4:26.7 | ![]() |
3 Apr 1954 | ? | New Haven, USA | ? |
25 | 4:27.0 | ![]() |
27 Oct 1956 | ? | Melbourne, Australia | ? |
26 | 4:25.9* | ![]() |
12 Jan 1957 | ? | Sydney, Australia | ? |
27 | 4:25.9 | ![]() |
15 Jan 1958 | ? | Sydney, Australia | ? |
28 | 4:21.8 | ![]() |
12 Jan 1959 | ? | Melbourne, Australia | ? |
29 | 4:19.0 | ![]() |
7 Feb 1959 | ? | Sydney, Australia | ? |
30 | 4:16.6 | ![]() |
26 Jul 1959 | ? | Osaka, Japan | ? |
31 | 4:15.9 | ![]() |
23 Feb 1960 | ? | Sydney, Australia | ? |
32 | 4:13.4 | ![]() |
17 Aug 1962 | ? | Chicago, USA | ? |
33 | 4:12.7 | ![]() |
31 Jul 1964 | USA Summer Nationals | Los Altos, USA | [2] |
34 | 4:12.2 | ![]() |
15 Oct 1964 | 1964 Summer Olympics | Tokyo, Japan | ? |
35 | 4:11.8 | ![]() |
18 Aug 1966 | ? | Lincoln, USA | ? |
36 | 4:11.6 | ![]() |
18 Aug 1966 | ? | Lincoln, USA | ? |
37 | 4:11.1 | ![]() |
25 Aug 1966 | ? | Utrecht, The Netherlands | ? |
38 | 4:10.6 | ![]() |
25 Jun 1967 | ? | Haywood, USA | ? |
39 | 4:09.2 | ![]() |
4 Jul 1967 | ? | Monaco, Monaco | ? |
40 | 4:08.8 | ![]() |
7 Jul 1967 | Santa Clara International Invitation Swim Meet | Santa Clara, USA | [3] |
41 | 4:08.2 | ![]() |
28 Aug 1967 | ? | Tokyo, Japan | ? |
42 | 4:07.7 | ![]() |
23 Jun 1968 | 16th Annual Swimming Relays | Haywood, USA | ? |
43 | 4:06.5 | ![]() |
1 Aug 1968 | AAU National Swimming Championships | Lincoln, USA | ? |
44 | 4:04.0 | ![]() |
14 Aug 1969 | AAU National Swimming Championships | Louisville, USA | ? |
45 | 4:02.8 | ![]() |
20 Aug 1970 | AAU National Swimming Championships (elec. 4:02.81) | Los Angeles, USA | ? |
46 | 4:02.6 | ![]() |
7 Sep 1970 | European Swimming Championships | Barcelona, Spain | ? |
47 | 4:02.1 | ![]() |
25 Aug 1971 | AAU Nationals (elec. 4:02.08) | Houston, USA | ? |
48 | 4:01.7 | ![]() |
12 Feb 1972 | AUS Nationals & Olympic Trials | Brisbane, Australia | ? |
49 | 4:00.11 | ![]() |
4 Aug 1972 | USA Olympic Trials | Chicago, USA | ? |
50 | 3:58.18 | ![]() |
9 Sep 1973 | FINA World Championships | Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia | ? |
51 | 3:56.96 | ![]() |
22 Aug 1974 | AAU National Swimming Championships | Concord, USA | [4] |
52 | 3:54.69 | ![]() |
22 Aug 1974 | AAU National Swimming Championships | Concord, USA | [4] |
53 | 3:53.95 | ![]() |
19 Jun 1975 | USA World Championship Trials | Long Beach, USA | ? |
54 | 3:53.31 | ![]() |
20 Aug 1975 | AAU National Swimming Championships | Kansas City, USA | ? |
55 | 3:53.08 | ![]() |
18 Jun 1976 | USA Olympic Trials | Long Beach, USA | [5] |
56 | 3:51.93 | ![]() |
22 Jul 1976 | 1976 Summer Olympics | Montreal, Canada | ? |
57 | 3:51.56 | ![]() |
27 Aug 1977 | USAvGDR Dual Meet | West Berlin | ? |
58 | 3:51.41 | ![]() |
6 Apr 1979 | URSvGDR Junior meet | Potsdam, East Germany | ? |
59 | 3:51.40 | ![]() |
19 Aug 1979 | URSvCAN Duel | Moscow, Soviet Union | ? |
60 | 3:51.20 | ![]() |
29 Feb 1980 | URS Winter Nationals | Potsdam, East Germany | ? |
61 | 3:50.49 | ![]() |
15 Jul 1980 | Canadian Nationals & Olympic Trials | Etobicoke, Canada | ? |
62 | 3:49.57 | ![]() |
12 Mar 1982 | URSvGDR Duel | Moscow, Soviet Union | ? |
62= | 3:49.57 | ![]() |
14 Jul 1982 | URS Nationals | Kiev, Soviet Union | ? |
63 | 3:48.32 | ![]() |
19 Feb 1983 | URS Winter Nationals | Moscow, Soviet Union | ? |
64 | 3:47.80 | ![]() |
27 Jun 1985 | FRG Nationals & European Championship Trials | Wuppertal, West Germany | ? |
65 | 3:47.38 | ![]() |
25 Mar 1988 | USA Spring Nationals | Orlando, USA | [6] |
66 | 3:46.95 | ![]() |
23 Sep 1988 | 1988 Summer Olympics | Seoul, South Korea | ? |
67 | 3:46.47 | ![]() |
3 Apr 1992 | Australian Olympic Trials | Canberra, Australia | ? |
68 | 3:45.00 | ![]() |
29 Jul 1992 | 1992 Summer Olympics | Barcelona, Spain | ? |
69 | 3:43.80 | ![]() |
11 Sep 1994 | 1994 World Championships | Rome, Italy | ? |
70 | 3:41.83 | ![]() |
22 Aug 1999 | 1999 Pan Pacific Championships | Sydney, Australia | ? |
71 | 3:41.33 | ![]() |
13 May 2000 | Australian Olympic Trials | Sydney, Australia | ? |
72 | 3:40.59 | ![]() |
16 Sep 2000 | 2000 Summer Olympics | Sydney, Australia | ? |
73 | 3:40.17 | ![]() |
22 Jul 2001 | 2001 World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | ? |
74 | 3:40.08 | ![]() |
30 Jul 2002 | 2002 Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | ? |
75 | 3:40.07 | ![]() |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3:41.74 | ![]() |
13 Feb 1988 | German Invitational | Bonn, Germany | ? |
2 | 3:40.81 | ![]() |
4 Feb 1990 | Paris Open, FINA Swimming World Cup | Paris, France | ? |
3 | 3:40.46 | ![]() |
11 Feb 1995 | World Cup | Sheffield, United Kingdom | ? |
4 | 3:39.82 | ![]() |
25 Sep 1998 | AUS SC Nationals | Perth, WA, Australia | ? |
5 | 3:35.01 | ![]() |
2 Apr 1999 | World SC Championships | Hong Kong | ? |
6 | 3:34.58 | ![]() |
18 Jul 2002 | Grand Prix | Sydney, Australia | ? |
7 | 3:32.77 | ![]() |
14 Nov 2009 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | [9] |
8 | 3:32.25 | ![]() |
15 Nov 2012 | French Nationals | Angers, France | [10] |
Women
Long course
# | TIME | SWIMMER | DATE | EVENT | PLACE | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6:30.2 | ![]() |
16 Aug 1919 | ? | New York City | ? |
2 | 6:16.6 | ![]() |
29 Jul 1921 | ? | Leeds, United Kingdom | ? |
3 | 5:53.2 | ![]() |
4 Aug 1922 | ? | Indianapolis, USA | ? |
4 | 5:51.4 | ![]() |
23 Jan 1927 | ? | Coral Gables, USA | ? |
5 | 5:49.6 | ![]() |
30 Jun 1928 | ? | New York City | ? |
6 | 5:42.8 | ![]() |
6 Aug 1928 | Olympic Games | Amsterdam, The Netherlands | ? |
7 | 5:39.2 | ![]() |
27 Aug 1928 | ? | Vienna, Austria | ? |
8 | 5:31.0 | ![]() |
3 Feb 1931 | ? | Seattle, USA | ? |
9 | 5:28.5 | ![]() |
13 Aug 1932 | ? | Los Angeles, USA | ? |
10 | 5:16.0 | ![]() |
12 Jul 1934 | ? | Rotterdam, The Netherlands | ? |
11 | 5:14.2 | ![]() |
10 Feb 1937 | ? | Copenhagen, Denmark | ? |
12 | 5:14.0 | ![]() |
3 Oct 1937 | ? | Ghent, Belgium | ? |
13 | 5:12.4 | ![]() |
14 Nov 1937 | ? | Magdeburg, Germany | ? |
14 | 5:11.0 | ![]() |
12 Dec 1937 | ? | Copenhagen, Denmark | ? |
15 | 5:08.2 | ![]() |
16 Jan 1938 | ? | Copenhagen, Denmark | ? |
16 | 5:06.1 | ![]() |
1 Aug 1938 | ? | Copenhagen, Denmark | ? |
17 | 5:05.4 | ![]() |
8 Sep 1940 | ? | Svendborg, Denmark | ? |
18 | 5:00.1 | ![]() |
15 Sep 1940 | ? | Copenhagen, Denmark | ? |
19 | 4:50.8 | ![]() |
25 Aug 1956 | ? | Townsville, Australia | ? |
20 | 4:47.2 | ![]() |
20 Oct 1956 | ? | Sydney, Australia | ? |
21 | 4:45.4 | ![]() |
9 Jan 1960 | ? | Sydney, Australia | ? |
22 | 4:44.5 | ![]() |
5 Aug 1960 | USA Olympic Trials | Detroit, USA | [11] |
23 | 4:42.0 | ![]() |
11 Jul 1964 | ? | Los Altos, USA | ? |
24 | 4:41.7 | ![]() |
1 Aug 1964 | USA Summer Nationals | Los Altos, USA | [2] |
25 | 4:39.5 | ![]() |
31 Aug 1964 | ? | New York City | ? |
26 | 4:39.2 | ![]() |
14 Aug 1965 | ? | Maumee, USA | ? |
27 | 4:38.0 | ![]() |
26 Aug 1965 | ? | Monaco, Monaco | ? |
28 | 4:36.8 | ![]() |
30 Jun 1967 | ? | Fort Lauderdale, USA | ? |
29 | 4:36.4 | ![]() |
7 Jul 1967 | Santa Clara International | Santa Clara, USA | [3] |
30 | 4:32.6 | ![]() |
27 Jul 1967 | Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | ? |
31 | 4:29.0 | ![]() |
18 Aug 1967 | USA Nationals | Philadelphia, USA | ? |
32 | 4:26.7 | ![]() |
1 Aug 1968 | USA Nationals | Lincoln, USA | ? |
33 | 4:24.5 | ![]() |
25 Aug 1968 | USA Olympic Trials (elec. 4:24.55) | Los Angeles, USA | [12] |
34 | 4:24.3 | ![]() |
20 Aug 1970 | USA Nationals (elec. 4:24.24) | Los Angeles, USA | ? |
35 | 4:22.6 | ![]() |
30 Apr 1971 | Coca-Cola International | London, United Kingdom | ? |
36 | 4:21.2 | ![]() |
9 Jul 1971 | Santa Clara Invitational | Santa Clara, USA | ? |
37 | 4:19.04 | ![]() |
30 Aug 1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany | ? |
38 | 4:18.07 | ![]() |
22 Aug 1973 | USA Nationals | Louisville, USA | ? |
39 | 4:17.33 | ![]() |
28 Jun 1974 | Santa Clara Invitational | Santa Clara, USA | ? |
40 | 4:15.77 | ![]() |
22 Aug 1974 | USA Nationals | Concord, USA | ? |
41 | 4:14.76 | ![]() |
20 Jun 1975 | USA World Championships Trials | Long Beach, USA | ? |
42 | 4:11.69 | ![]() |
3 Jun 1976 | GDR Olympic Trials | East Berlin, East Germany | ? |
43 | 4:09.89 | ![]() |
20 Jul 1976 | Olympic Games | Montreal, Canada | ? |
44 | 4:08.91 | ![]() |
17 Aug 1977 | European Championships | Jönköping, Sweden | ? |
45 | 4:07.66 | ![]() |
2 Aug 1978 | USA Summer Nationals | The Woodlands, USA | [13] |
46 | 4:06.28 | ![]() |
24 Aug 1978 | World Championships | West Berlin | ? |
47 | 4:05.45 | ![]() |
20 Dec 1987 | US Open | Orlando, USA | ? |
48 | 4:03.85 | ![]() |
22 Sep 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | ? |
49 | 4:03.03 | ![]() |
12 May 2006 | French Championships | Tours, France | ? |
50 | 4:02.13 | ![]() |
6 Aug 2006 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | ? |
51 | 4:01.53 | ![]() |
24 Mar 2008 | European Championships | Eindhoven, Netherlands | ? |
52 | 4:00.66 | ![]() |
16 Mar 2009 | British Championships | Sheffield, United Kingdom | [14] |
53 | 4:00.41 | ![]() |
27 Jun 2009 | Mediterranean Games | Pescara, Italy | [15] |
54 | 3:59.15 | ![]() |
26 Jul 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | ? |
55 | 3:58.86 | ![]() |
9 Aug 2014 | USA Championships | Irvine, United States | [16] |
56 | 3:58.37 | ![]() |
23 Aug 2014 | Pan Pacific Championships | Gold Coast, Australia | [17] |
57 | 3:56.46 | ![]() |
7 Aug 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Short course
# | TIME | SWIMMER | DATE | EVENT | PLACE | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4:02.59 | ![]() |
Apr 1979 | ? | Austin, Texas, USA | [18] |
2 | 4:02.05 | ![]() |
8 Feb 1987 | Bonn Arena Festival | Bonn, Germany | [19][18] |
3 | 4:00.03 | ![]() |
18 Apr 1997 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | [19] |
4 | 3:59.53 | ![]() |
26 Jan 2003 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | [20] |
5 | 3:56.79 | ![]() |
10 Dec 2005 | European Championships | Trieste, Italy | [21] |
6 | 3:56.09 | ![]() |
9 Dec 2006 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | |
7 | 3:54.92 | ![]() |
8 Aug 2009 | British Grand Prix | Leeds, UK | |
8 | 3:54.85 | ![]() |
24 Nov 2012 | European Championships | Chartres, France | [22] |
9 | 3:54.52 | ![]() |
11 Aug 2013 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | [23] |
10 | 3:53.97 | ![]() |
4 Oct 2018 | World Cup | Budapest, Hungary | [24] |
11 | 3:53.92 | ![]() |
14 Dec 2018 | World Championships | Hangzhou, China | [25] |
All-time top 25
Men long course
- Correct as of October 2021[26]
Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3:40.07 | ![]() |
26 July 2009 | Rome | |
2 | 3:40.08 | ![]() |
30 July 2002 | Manchester | |
3 | 3:40.14 | ![]() |
28 July 2012 | London | |
4 | 3:41.11 | ![]() |
26 July 2009 | Rome | |
5 | 3:41.35 | ![]() |
26 July 2009 | Rome | |
6 | 3:41.53 | ![]() |
13 November 2010 | China | |
7 | 3:41.55 | ![]() |
6 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | |
8 | 3:42.51 | ![]() |
22 July 2001 | Fukuoka | |
9 | 3:42.65 | ![]() |
12 June 2021 | Adelaide | [27] |
10 | 3:42.78 | ![]() |
10 August 2008 | Beijing | |
11 | 3:43.11 | ![]() |
10 August 2008 | Beijing | |
12 | 3:43.23 | ![]() |
21 July 2019 | Gwangju | |
13 | 3:43.27 | ![]() |
12 June 2021 | Adelaide | [28] |
14 | 3:43.36 | ![]() |
12 May 2019 | Budapest | |
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25 July 2021 | Tokyo | |||
16 | 3:43.40 | ![]() |
16 September 2000 | Sydney | |
17 | 3:43.42 | ![]() |
6 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | |
18 | 3:43.45 | ![]() |
9 August 2008 | Beijing | |
19 | 3:43.46 | ![]() |
24 July 2014 | Glasgow | |
20 | 3:43.67 | ![]() |
24 July 2021 | Tokyo | [29] |
21 | 3:43.71 | ![]() |
26 April 2013 | Adelaide | |
22 | 3:43.75 | ![]() |
2 August 2015 | Kazan | |
23 | 3:43.79 | ![]() |
26 June 2016 | Omaha | |
24 | 3:43.80 | ![]() |
5 September 1994 | Rome | |
25 | 3:43.85 | ![]() |
23 March 2011 | France |
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 3:43.85:
- Ian Thorpe also swam 3:40.17 (2001), 3:40.54 (2002), 3:40.59 (2000), 3:40.76 (2001), 3:41.33 (2000), 3:41.71 (2001), 3:41.83 (1999), 3:42.41 (2003), 3:42.58 (2003), 3:43.10 (2004), 3:43.85 (1999).
- 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).
- 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).
- Park Tae-hwan also swam 3:41.86 (2008), 3:42.04 (2011), 3:42.06 (2012), 3:43.15 (2014), 3:43.35 (2008).
- Zhang Lin also swam 3:42.44 (2008), 3:43.32 (2008), 3:43.58 (2009).
- Grant Hackett also swam 3:42.91 (2005), 3:42.94 (2003), 3:43.15 (2008), 3:43.36 (2004), 3:43.48 (2002), 3:43.84 (2008).
- Paul Biedermann also swam 3:43.01 (2009).
- Larsen Jensen also swam 3:43.10 (2008).
- Peter Vanderkaay also swam 3:43.20 (2009), 3:43.78 (2008), 3:43.82 (2008).
- Gabriele Detti also swam 3:43.36 (2017, 2019), 3:43.49 (2016), 3:43.73 (2020).
- Oussama Mellouli also swam 3:43.45 (2008), 3:43.78 (2009).
- Danas Rapsys also swam 3:43.50 (2019).
- Jack McLoughlin also swam 3:43.52 (2021).
- David McKeon also swam 3:43.72 (2014).
- James Guy also swam 3:43.84 (2016).
Men short course
- Correct as of October 2021[30]
Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3:32.25 | ![]() |
15 November 2012 | France |
2 | 3:32.77 | ![]() |
14 November 2009 | Germany |
3 | 3:33.20 | ![]() |
4 December 2019 | Great Britain |
4 | 3:34.32 | ![]() |
5 December 2014 | Qatar |
5 | 3:34.58 | ![]() |
18 July 2002 | Australia |
6 | 3:34.59 | ![]() |
6 December 2016 | Canada |
7 | 3:34.63 | ![]() |
21 January 2003 | Sweden |
8 | 3:34.81 | ![]() |
22 February 2009 | Japan |
9 | 3:35.30 | ![]() |
13 December 2017 | Denmark |
10 | 3:35.75 | ![]() |
10 December 2009 | Turkey |
11 | 3:36.35 | ![]() |
5 December 2014 | Qatar |
12 | 3:36.56 | ![]() |
21 November 2020 | Budapest |
13 | 3:36.63 | ![]() |
7 April 2019 | Italy |
14 | 3:36.64 | ![]() |
11 December 2018 | China |
15 | 3:36.75 | ![]() |
15 November 2008 | Germany |
16 | 3:36.82 | ![]() |
10 December 2009 | Turkey |
17 | 3:36.86 | ![]() |
10 August 2013 | Germany |
18 | 3:37.10 | ![]() |
24 October 2014 | China |
19 | 3:37.11 | ![]() |
29 September 2021 | Naples |
20 | 3:37.35 | ![]() |
11 April 2008 | Great Britain |
21 | 3:37.45 | ![]() |
27 September 2020 | Australia |
22 | 3:37.48 | ![]() |
26 October 2020 | Budapest |
23 | 3:37.57 | ![]() |
10 December 2009 | Turkey |
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2 December 2015 | Israel | ||
25 | 3:37.63 | ![]() |
26 November 2015 | Australia |
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 3:37.63:
- Yannick Agnel also swam 3:37.54 (2012).
- Paul Biedermann also swam 3:34.55 (2009), 3:35.96 (2015), 3:37.06 (2010).
- Danas Rapšys also swam 3:34.01 (2018), 3:35.49 (2020).
- Péter Bernek also swam 3:35.46 (2015), 3:37.14 (2017), 3:37.34 (2014).
- Grant Hackett also swam 3:35.01 (1999), 3:36.17 (2002).
- Park Tae-hwan also swam 3:36.68 (2007).
- Ian Thorpe also swam 3:35.64 (1999), 3:35.75 (2000).
- Aleksandr Krasnykh also swam 3:35.51 (2017), 3:36.83 (2017), 3:36.84 (2018).
- Gabriele Detti also swam 3:37.22 (2015), 3:37.54 (2018).
- Henrik Christiansen also swam 3:37.26 (2015).
Women long course
- Correct as of October 2021[31]
Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3:56.46 | ![]() |
7 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | |
2 | 3:56.69 | ![]() |
26 July 2021 | Tokyo | [32] |
3 | 3:59.15 | ![]() |
26 July 2009 | Rome | |
4 | 4:00.60 | ![]() |
26 July 2009 | Rome | |
5 | 4:00.65 | ![]() |
27 June 2016 | United States | |
6 | 4:00.79 | ![]() |
26 July 2009 | Rome | |
7 | 4:01.08 | ![]() |
25 July 2021 | Tokyo | [33] |
8 | 4:01.13 | ![]() |
18 March 2012 | France | |
9 | 4:01.23 | ![]() |
7 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | |
10 | 4:01.31 | ![]() |
21 July 2019 | Gwangju | |
11 | 4:01.77 | ![]() |
29 July 2012 | London | |
12 | 4:01.95 | ![]() |
20 September 2021 | Xi’an | |
13 | 4:02.13 | ![]() |
31 July 2006 | Hungary | |
14 | 4:02.20 | ![]() |
15 February 2008 | United States | |
15 | 4:02.28 | ![]() |
25 July 2021 | Tokyo | [34] |
16 | 4:02.35 | ![]() |
17 October 2009 | China | |
17 | 4:02.37 | ![]() |
7 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | |
18 | 4:02.42 | ![]() |
26 July 2021 | Tokyo | [35] |
19 | 4:02.47 | ![]() |
28 July 2013 | Barcelona | |
20 | 4:03.02 | ![]() |
2 August 2015 | Kazan | |
21 | 4:03.11 | ![]() |
4 September 2013 | China | |
22 | 4:03.14 | ![]() |
3 March 2018 | United States | |
23 | 4:03.21 | ![]() |
25 July 2021 | Tokyo | [36] |
24 | 4:03.29 | ![]() |
26 July 2009 | Rome | |
25 | 4:03.34 | ![]() |
2 August 2015 | Kazan |
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 4:03.34:
- Ariarne Titmus also swam 3:56.90 (2021), 3:58.76 (2019), 3:59.35 (2019), 3:59.66 (2018, 2019), 4:00.93 (2018), 4:01.34 (2021), 4:01.66 (2021), 4:01.73 (2018), 4:02.36 (2018), 4:02.42 (2019), 4:02.86 (2017).
- Katie Ledecky also swam 3:57.36 (2021), 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), 3:59.25 (2021), 3:59.28 (2019), 3:59.54 (2016), 3:59.66 (2020), 3:59.82 (2013), 3:59.89 (2014), 3:59.95 (2019), 3:59.97 (2019), 4:00.31 (2016), 4:00.35 (2018), 4:00.45 (2021), 4:00.37 (2021), 4:00.45 (2021), 4:00.47 (2015), 4:00.51 (2018), 4:00.81 (2019), 4:00.98 (2017), 4:01.01 (2017), 4:01.27 (2021), 4:01.37 (2021), 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), 4:02.38 (2021), 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), 4:03.07 (2021), 4:03.09 (2014, 2014), 4:03.22 (2016).
- 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), 4:03.14 (2016), 4:03.33 (2016).
- Camille Muffat also swam 4:01.45 (2012), 4:02.84 (2013), 4:02.97 (2012), 4:03.29 (2012).
- Li Bingjie also swam 4:01.57 (2021), 4:01.75 (2017), 4:02.36 (2021), 4:02.52 (2017).
- Rebecca Adlington also swam 4:02.24 (2008), 4:02.35 (2012), 4:02.84 (2011), 4:03.01 (2012).
- Katie Hoff also swam 4:02.32 (2008), 4:03.29 (2008).
- Allison Schmitt also swam 4:02.51 (2009), 4:02.80 (2009), 4:02.84 (2012), 4:03.31 (2008).
- Laure Manaudou also swam 4:02.61 (2007), 4:03.03 (2006).
- Summer McIntosh also swam 4:02.72 (2021).
- Jazmin Carlin also swam 4:02.83 (2016).
Women short course
- Correct as of October 2021[37]
Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3:53.92 | ![]() |
14 December 2018 | China |
2 | 3:53.97 | ![]() |
4 October 2018 | Hungary |
3 | 3:54.06 | ![]() |
6 October 2019 | United States |
4 | 3:54.52 | ![]() |
11 August 2013 | Germany |
5 | 3:54.85 | ![]() |
24 November 2012 | France |
6 | 3:54.92 | ![]() |
8 August 2009 | Great Britain |
7 | 3:55.16 | ![]() |
8 August 2013 | Netherlands |
8 | 3:55.89 | ![]() |
18 December 2009 | Great Britain |
9 | 3:56.09 | ![]() |
9 December 2006 | Finland |
10 | 3:56.24 | ![]() |
12 December 2009 | Turkey |
11 | 3:56.84 | ![]() |
8 August 2013 | Netherlands |
12 | 3:57.07 | ![]() |
17 December 2010 | United Arab Emirates |
13 | 3:57.45 | ![]() |
21 December 2019 | United States |
14 | 3:57.59 | ![]() |
6 March 2011 | Italy |
15 | 3:57.76 | ![]() |
5 December 2014 | Qatar |
16 | 3:57.78 | ![]() |
9 December 2016 | Canada |
17 | 3:57.99 | ![]() |
14 December 2018 | China |
18 | 3:58.02 | ![]() |
10 December 2011 | Poland |
19 | 3:58.07 | ![]() |
16 December 2011 | United States |
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11 December 2015 | United States | ||
21 | 3:58.15 | ![]() |
17 December 2017 | Denmark |
22 | 3:58.25 | ![]() |
8 November 2019 | Russia |
23 | 3:58.26 | ![]() |
11 December 2015 | United States |
24 | 3:58.31 | ![]() |
9 November 2011 | China |
25 | 3:58.39 | ![]() |
17 December 2010 | United Arab Emirates |
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 3:58.39:
- Ariarne Titmus also swam 3:54.58 (2020), 3:56.21 (2019).
- Wang Jianjiahe also swam 3:54.56 (2018), 3:54.63 (2018).
- Mireia Belmonte also swam 3:55.36 (2014), 3:55.76 (2014), 3:56.14 (2013), 3:57.65 (2013), 3:57.79 (2017), 3:58.21 (2013), 3:58.24 (2017).
- Camille Muffat also swam 3:54.93 (2012), 3:57.48 (2008).
- Lauren Boyle also swam 3:55.31 (2013), 3:57.68 (2013).
- Laure Manaudou also swam 3:56.79 (2005), 3:57.43 (2007).
- Coralie Balmy also swam 3:57.75 (2009).
- Melani Costa also swam 3:58.31 (2013).
- Katie Hoff also swam 3:58.21 (2011).
- Holly Hibbott also swam 3:57.96 (2019).
- Federica Pellegrini also swam 3:57.80 (2017).
- Lotte Friis also swam 3:58.35 (2013).
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