World record progression 400 metres individual medley
The first world record in the 400 metres individual medley in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognized by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1957, followed by the women a year later. In the short course (25 metres) swimming events the world's governing body recognizes world records since March 3, 1991.
Men[]
Long course[]
Time | Swimmer | Date | Place |
---|---|---|---|
5:15.6 | 27 August 1957 | Philadelphia, United States | |
5:12.9 | 20 October 1957 | Moscow, Soviet Union | |
5:08.8 | Ian Black | 6 June 1959 | Cardiff, United Kingdom |
5:07.8 | George Harrison | 24 June 1960 | Los Angeles, United States |
5:05.3 | George Harrison | 24 June 1960 | Los Angeles, United States |
5:04.5 | 22 July 1960 | Toledo, United States | |
5:04.3 | Ted Stickles | 1 July 1961 | Chicago, United States |
4:55.6 | Ted Stickles | 18 August 1961 | Los Angeles, United States |
4:53.8 | Gerhard Hetz | 24 May 1962 | Moscow, Soviet Union |
4:51.4 | Ted Stickles | 30 June 1962 | Chicago, United States |
4:51.0 | Ted Stickles | 12 July 1962 | Louisville, United States |
4:50.2 | Gerhard Hetz | 12 October 1963 | Tokyo, Japan |
4:48.6 | Dick Roth | 31 July 1964 | Los Altos, United States |
4:45.4 | Dick Roth | 14 October 1964 | Tokyo, Japan |
4:45.3 | Andrei Dunayev | 3 April 1968 | Tallinn, Soviet Union |
4:45.1 | Greg Buckingham | 6 July 1968 | Santa Clara, United States |
4:43.4 | Gary Hall, Sr. | 20 July 1968 | Los Angeles, United States |
4:43.3 | Charlie Hickcox | 30 August 1968 | Long Beach, United States |
4:39.0 | Charlie Hickcox | 30 August 1968 | Long Beach, United States |
4:38.7 | Gary Hall, Sr. | 11 July 1969 | Santa Clara, United States |
4:33.9 | Gary Hall, Sr. | 15 August 1969 | Louisville, United States |
4:31.0 | Gary Hall, Sr. | 21 August 1970 | Los Angeles, United States |
4:30.81 | Gary Hall, Sr. | 3 August 1972 | Chicago, United States |
4:28.89 | András Hargitay | 20 August 1974 | Vienna, Austria |
4:26.00 | Zoltán Verrasztó | 2 April 1976 | Long Beach, United States |
4:23.68 | Rod Strachan | 25 July 1976 | Montreal, Canada |
4:23.39 | Jesse Vassallo | 4 August 1978 | The Woodlands, United States |
4:20.05 | Jesse Vassallo | 28 August 1978 | West Berlin, West Germany |
4:19.78 | Ricardo Prado | 8 August 1982 | Guayaquil, Ecuador |
4:19.61 | Jens-Peter Berndt | 23 May 1984 | Magdeburg, East Germany |
4:17.53 | Alex Baumann | 17 June 1984 | Etobicoke, Canada |
4:17.41 | Alex Baumann | 30 July 1984 | Los Angeles, United States |
4:16.12 | David Wharton | 14 August 1987 | Brisbane, Australia |
4:15.42 | Tamás Darnyi | 19 August 1987 | Strasbourg, France |
4:14.75 | Tamás Darnyi | 21 September 1988 | Seoul, South Korea |
4:12.36 | Tamás Darnyi | 8 January 1991 | Perth, Australia |
4:12.30 | Tom Dolan | 11 September 1994 | Rome, Italy |
4:11.76 | Tom Dolan | 17 September 2000 | Sydney, Australia |
4:11.09 | Michael Phelps | 15 August 2002 | Fort Lauderdale, United States |
4:10.73 | Michael Phelps | 7 April 2003 | Indianapolis, United States |
4:09.09 | Michael Phelps | 27 July 2003 | Barcelona, Spain |
4:08.41 | Michael Phelps | 7 July 2004 | Long Beach, United States |
4:08.26 | Michael Phelps | 14 August 2004 | Athens, Greece |
4:06.22 | Michael Phelps | 1 April 2007 | Melbourne, Australia |
4:05.25 | Michael Phelps | 29 June 2008 | Omaha, United States |
4:03.84[1] | Michael Phelps | 10 August 2008 | Beijing, China |
Short course[]
Time | Swimmer | Nationality | Date | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|
4:08.77 | Luca Sacchi | Italy | 29 February 1992 | Palma de Mallorca, Spain |
4:07.10 | Jani Sievinen | Finland | 9 February 1993 | Malmö, Sweden |
4:06.03 | Jani Sievinen | Finland | 20 January 1996 | Lappeenranta, Finland |
4:05.59 | Marcel Wouda | Netherlands | 1 February 1997 | Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
4:05.41 | Marcel Wouda | Netherlands | 8 February 1997 | Paris, France |
4:04.24 | Matthew Dunn | Australia | 24 September 1998 | Perth, Australia |
4:02.72 | Brian Johns | Canada | 23 February 2003 | Victoria, Canada |
4:00.37 | László Cseh | Hungary | 9 December 2005 | Trieste, Italy |
3:59.33 | László Cseh | Hungary | 14 December 2007 | Debrecen, Hungary |
3:57.27 | László Cseh | Hungary | 11 December 2009 | Istanbul, Turkey |
3:55.50 | Ryan Lochte | United States | 16 December 2010 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
3:54.81 | Daiya Seto | Japan | 20 December 2019 | Las Vegas, United States |
Women[]
Long course[]
Time | Swimmer | Date | Place |
---|---|---|---|
5:46.6 | Sylvia Ruuska | 27 June 1958 | Los Angeles, United States |
5:43.7 | Sylvia Ruuska | 1 August 1958 | Topeka, United States |
5:41.1 | Sylvia Ruuska | 24 February 1959 | Melbourne, Australia |
5:40.2 | Sylvia Ruuska | 17 July 1959 | Redding, United States |
5:36.5 | Donna de Varona | 15 July 1960 | Indianapolis, United States |
5:34.5 | Donna de Varona | 11 August 1961 | Philadelphia, United States |
5:29.7 | Donna de Varona | 2 June 1962 | Los Altos, United States |
5:27.4 | Sharon Finneran | 26 July 1962 | Osaka, Japan |
5:24.7 | Donna de Varona | 26 July 1962 | Osaka, Japan |
5:21.9 | Sharon Finneran | 28 July 1962 | Osaka, Japan |
5:16.5 | Donna de Varona | 10 March 1964 | Lima, Peru |
5:14.9 | Donna de Varona | 30 August 1964 | New York City, United States |
5:11.7 | Claudia Kolb | 9 July 1967 | Santa Clara, United States |
5:09.7 | Claudia Kolb | 1 August 1967 | Winnipeg, Canada |
5:08.2 | Claudia Kolb | 19 August 1967 | Philadelphia, United States |
5:04.7 | Claudia Kolb | 24 August 1968 | Los Angeles, United States |
5:02.97 | Gail Neall | 9 July 1972 | Munich, West Germany |
5:01.10 | Angela Franke | 18 August 1973 | Utrecht, Netherlands |
4:57.51 | Gudrun Wegner | 6 September 1973 | Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
4:52.42 | Ulrike Tauber | 21 August 1974 | Vienna, Austria |
4:52.20 | Ulrike Tauber | 7 June 1975 | Wittenberg, West Germany |
4:48.79 | Birgit Treiber | 1 June 1976 | East Berlin, East Germany |
4:42.77 | Ulrike Tauber | 24 July 1976 | Montreal, Canada |
4:40.83 | Tracy Caulkins | 23 August 1978 | West Berlin, West Germany |
4:39.96 | Petra Schneider | 30 March 1980 | Leningrad, Soviet Union |
4:38.44 | Petra Schneider | 27 May 1980 | Magdeburg, East Germany |
4:36.29 | Petra Schneider | 26 July 1980 | Moscow, Soviet Union |
4:36.10 | Petra Schneider | 1 August 1982 | Guayaquil, Ecuador |
4:34.79 | Chen Yan | 13 October 1997 | Shanghai, PR China |
4:33.59 | Yana Klochkova | 16 September 2000 | Sydney, Australia |
4:32.89 | Katie Hoff | 1 April 2007 | Melbourne, Australia |
4:31.46 | Stephanie Rice | 22 March 2008 | Sydney, Australia |
4:31.12 | Katie Hoff | 29 June 2008 | Omaha, United States |
4:29.45 | Stephanie Rice | 10 August 2008 | Beijing, China |
4:28.43 | Ye Shiwen | 28 July 2012 | London, United Kingdom |
4:26.36 | Katinka Hosszú | 6 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Short course[]
# | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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4:29.00 | Dai Guohong | China | 2 December 1993 | Short Course Worlds | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | |||
4:27.83 | Yana Klochkova | Ukraine | 20 January 2002 | World Cup meet | Paris, France | |||
4:26.52 | Kirsty Coventry | Zimbabwe | 9 April 2008 | Short Course Worlds | Manchester, United Kingdom | |||
4:25.87 | Julia Smit | USA | 28 November 2008 | Canada Cup | Toronto, Canada | |||
4:25.06 | Mireia Belmonte | Spain | 14 December 2008 | Short Course Europeans | Rijeka, Croatia | |||
4:22.80 | Kathryn Meaklim | South Africa | 22 November 2009 | World Cup meet | Singapore | |||
4:21.04 | Julia Smit | USA | 18 December 2009 | Duel in the Pool | Manchester, United Kingdom | |||
4:20.85 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 11 Aug 2013 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | [2] | ||
4:20.83 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 28 Aug 2014 | World Cup | Doha, Qatar | [3] | ||
4:19.86 | Mireia Belmonte | Spain | 3 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [4] | ||
4:19.46 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 2 December 2015 | European Championships | Netanya, Israel | [5] | ||
4:18.94 | Mireia Belmonte | Spain | 12 August 2017 | World Cup | Eindhoven, Netherlands | [6] |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial
All-time top 25[]
Men long course[]
- Correct as of October 2021[7]
Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue | Ref |
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1 | 4:03.84 | Michael Phelps (USA) | 10 August 2008 | Beijing | [8] |
2 | 4:05.18 | Ryan Lochte (USA) | 28 July 2012 | London | [9] |
3 | 4:05.90 | Chase Kalisz (USA) | 30 July 2017 | Budapest | [10] |
4 | 4:06.05 | Kosuke Hagino (JPN) | 6 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | [11] |
5 | 4:06.09 | Daiya Seto (JPN) | 26 January 2020 | Japan | |
6 | 4:06.16 | László Cseh (HUN) | 10 August 2008 | Beijing | [12] |
7 | 4:06.96 | Tyler Clary (USA) | 7 July 2009 | United States | [13] |
8 | 4:07.47 | Dávid Verrasztó (HUN) | 24 June 2017 | Budapest | [14] |
9 | 4:08.46 | Carson Foster (USA) | 23 July 2021 | Austin | [15] |
10 | 4:08.86 | Thiago Pereira (BRA) | 2 August 2009 | Rome | [16] |
28 July 2012 | London | [17] | |||
11 | 4:09.10 | Wang Shun (CHN) | 4 September 2013 | China | [18] |
12 | 4:09.22 | Jay Litherland (USA) | 28 July 2019 | Gwangju | |
13 | 4:09.27 | Brendon Smith (AUS) | 24 July 2021 | Tokyo | [19] |
14 | 4:09.49 | Lewis Clareburt (NZL) | 24 July 2021 | Tokyo | [20] |
15 | 4:09.62 | Max Litchfield (GBR) | 30 July 2017 | Budapest | [21] |
16 | 4:09.65 | Léon Marchand (FRA) | 15 June 2021 | France | [22] |
17 | 4:09.88 | Luca Marin (ITA) | 1 April 2007 | Australia | [23] |
18 | 4:09.91 | Alberto Razzetti (ITA) | 24 July 2021 | Tokyo | [24] |
19 | 4:10.02 | Ilya Borodin (RUS) | 23 May 2021 | Budapest | [25] |
20 | 4:10.14 | Thomas Fraser-Holmes (AUS) | 26 April 2013 | Australia | [26] |
21 | 4:10.18 | Yang Zhixian (CHN) | 24 September 2014 | South Korea | [27] |
22 | 4:10.40 | Gergő Kis (HUN) | 2 August 2009 | Rome | [28] |
23 | 4:10.41 | Qin Haiyang (CHN) | 21 October 2019 | China | [29] |
24 | 4:10.49 | (CHN) | 24 September 2014 | South Korea | [30] |
25 | 4:10.52 | Yuya Horihata (JPN) | 2 April 2012 | Japan |
Notes[]
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 4:10.52:
- Michael Phelps also swam 4:05.25 (2008), 4:06.22 (2007), 4:07.82 (2008), 4:07.89 (2012), 4:08.26 (2004), 4:08.41 (2004), 4:09.09 (2003), 4:09.28 (2012), 4:10.16 (2006), 4:10.47 (2006).
- Ryan Lochte also swam 4:06.08 (2008), 4:06.40 (2009), 4:07.01 (2009), 4:07.06 (2012), 4:07.13 (2011), 4:07.59 (2010), 4:08.09 (2008), 4:08.77 (2010), 4:09.74 (2007), 4:09.98 (2010), 4:10.33 (2008).
- Chase Kalisz also swam 4:06.75 (2016), 4:06.99 (2017), 4:07.95 (2018), 4:08.12 (2016), 4:08.25 (2018), 4:08.92 (2018), 4:09.09 (2021), 4:09.22 (2013), 4:09.42 (2021), 4:09.43 (2017), 4:09.54 (2016), 4:09.62 (2014), 4:09.65 (2021), 4:09.67 (2017), 4:09.79 (2017), 4:10.05 (2015).
- Tyler Clary also swam 4:07.31 (2009), 4:09.03 (2014), 4:09.20 (2010), 4:09.51 (2014), 4:09.55 (2010), 4:09.92 (2012), 4:10.04 (2009), 4:10.39 (2013).
- László Cseh also swam 4:07.37 (2009), 4:07.96 (2008), 4:09.26 (2008), 4:09.59 (2008), 4:09.63 (2005), 4:09.86 (2006), 4:10.33 (2009).
- Kosuke Hagino also swam 4:07.61 (2013), 4:07.75 (2014), 4:07.88 (2014), 4:08.31 (2014), 4:08.54 (2015), 4:08.85 (2016), 4:08.90 (2016), 4:08.94 (2012), 4:09.06 (2016), 4:09.52 (2016), 4:09.80 (2016), 4:09.82 (2014), 4:10.00 (2016), 4:10.01 (2012), 4:10.26 (2012), 4:10.30 (2018), 4:10.45 (2017).
- Daiya Seto also swam 4:07.95 (2019), 4:07.99 (2017), 4:08.47 (2016), 4:08.50 (2015), 4:08.69 (2013), 4:08.79 (2018), 4:08.95 (2019), 4:08.98 (2018), 4:09.02 (2021), 4:09.14 (2017), 4:09.25 (2019), 4:09.62 (2019), 4:09.71 (2016), 4:09.98 (2019), 4:10.04 (2015), 4:10.10 (2012), 4:10.17 (2016), 4:10.18 (2017), 4:10.21 (2014), 4:10.22 (2017), 4:10.30 (2019), 4:10.39 (2014), 4:10.44 (2017).
- Dávid Verrasztó also swam 4:08.38 (2017), 4:09.57 (2021), 4:09.80 (2021), 4:09.90 (2015), 4:10.01 (2017).
- Jay Litherland also swam 4:09.31 (2017), 4:09.91 (2021), 4:10.21 (2018), 4:10.22 (2021), 4:10.28 (2021), 4:10.33 (2021).
- Thiago Pereira also swam 4:09.48 (2013).
- Lewis Clareburt also swam 4:09.87 (2021).
- Brendon Smith also swam 4:10.04 (2021), 4:10.38 (2021).
- Léon Marchand also swam 4:10.09 (2021).
- Wang Shun also swam 4:10.13 (2019).
- Max Litchfield also swam 4:10.20 (2021).
- Luca Marin also swam 4:10.22 (2008).
- Carson Foster also swam 4:10.50 (2021).
Men short course[]
- Correct as of December 2021[31]
Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3:54.81 | Daiya Seto (JPN) | 20 December 2019 | Las Vegas | |
2 | 3:55.50 | Ryan Lochte (USA) | 16 December 2010 | Dubai | |
3 | 3:56.47 | Ilya Borodin (RUS) | 20 December 2021 | Abu Dhabi | [32] |
4 | 3:56.48 | Kosuke Hagino (JPN) | 13 January 2014 | Tokyo | [33] |
5 | 3:57.27 | László Cseh (HUN) | 11 December 2009 | Istanbul | |
6 | 3:57.40 | Oussama Mellouli (TUN) | 16 December 2010 | Dubai | |
7 | 3:57.56 | Tyler Clary (USA) | 16 December 2010 | Dubai | |
8 | 3:57.91 | Thomas Fraser-Holmes (AUS) | 28 November 2015 | Sydney | |
9 | 3:59.23 | Chad Le Clos (RSA) | 9 November 2013 | Tokyo | |
10 | 3:59.33 | Brendon Smith (AUS) | 30 September 2021 | Naples | [34] |
11 | 3:59.47 | Peter Bernek (HUN) | 14 December 2017 | Copenhagen | |
12 | 3:59.57 | Alberto Razzetti (ITA) | 20 December 2021 | Abu Dhabi | [35] |
13 | 3:59.81 | Duncan Scott (GBR) | 20 December 2019 | Las Vegas | |
14 | 3:59.90 | Conor Dwyer (USA) | 10 August 2013 | Berlin | |
15 | 3:59.99 | Wang Shun (CHN) | 17 November 2018 | Singapore | |
16 | 4:00.10 | David Verraszto (HUN) | 11 December 2009 | Istanbul | |
17 | 4:00.18 | Max Litchfield (GBR) | 16 December 2018 | Sheffield | |
18 | 4:00.55 | Gal Nevo (ISR) | 11 December 2009 | Istanbul | |
19 | 4:00.63 | Thiago Pereira (BRA) | 17 November 2007 | Berlin | |
20 | 4:00.89 | (JPN) | 16 October 2021 | Tokyo | [36] |
21 | 4:01.49 | Michael Phelps (USA) | 22 December 2011 | Berlin | |
22 | 4:01.63 | Joe Roebuck (GBR) | 11 December 2009 | Istanbul | |
23 | 4:01.71 | Luca Marin (ITA) | 8 December 2006 | Helsinki | |
24 | 4:01.87 | Marco Koch (GER) | 19 November 2015 | Wuppertal | |
25 | 4:01.94 | Josh Prenot (USA) | 10 December 2016 | Windsor |
Notes[]
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 4:01.94:
- Daiya Seto also swam 3:55.53 (2019), 3:56.26 (2021), 3:56.33 (2014), 3:56.43 (2018), 3:57.25 (2018), 3:57.66 (2017), 3:57.85 (2021), 3:58.20 (2017), 3:58.65 (2021), 3:58.84 (2013), 3:59.01 (2021), 3:59.15 (2012), 3:59.20 (2014), 3:59.24 (2016), 4:00.49 (2021), 4:00.84 (2021), 4:01.92 (2021).
- Thomas Fraser-Holmes also swam 3:58.69 (2014).
- Ilya Borodin also swam 3:58.83 (2021), 3:59.57 (2021), 4:01.91 (2020).
- László Cseh also swam 3:59.33 (2007), 4:00.37 (2005).
- Alberto Razzetti also swam 4:00.34 (2021), 4:01.57 (2021).
- Kosuke Hagino also swam 4:01.17 (2014).
Women long course[]
- Correct as of October 2021[37]
Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4:26.36 | Katinka Hosszú (HUN) | 6 August 2016 | Brazil |
2 | 4:28.43 | Ye Shiwen (CHN) | 28 July 2012 | Great Britain |
3 | 4:29.45 | Stephanie Rice (AUS) | 10 August 2008 | China |
4 | 4:29.89 | Kirsty Coventry (ZIM) | 10 August 2008 | China |
5 | 4:30.43 | Li Xuanxu (CHN) | 17 October 2009 | China |
6 | 4:30.82 | Yui Ohashi (JPN) | 3 April 2018 | Japan |
7 | 4:30.85 | Qi Hui (CHN) | 17 October 2009 | China |
8 | 4:31.12 | Katie Hoff (USA) | 29 June 2008 | United States |
9 | 4:31.15 | Maya DiRado (USA) | 6 August 2016 | Brazil |
10 | 4:31.21 | Mireia Belmonte (ESP) | 4 August 2013 | Spain |
11 | 4:31.27 | Elizabeth Beisel (USA) | 28 July 2012 | Great Britain |
12 | 4:31.33 | Hannah Miley (GBR) | 16 March 2009 | Great Britain |
13 | 4:32.52 | Emily Overholt (CAN) | 9 August 2015 | Russia |
14 | 4:32.53 | Melanie Margalis (USA) | 6 March 2020 | United States |
15 | 4:32.73 | Kaylee McKeown (AUS) | 13 December 2020 | Brisbane |
16 | 4:32.76 | Emma Weyant (USA) | 25 July 2021 | Tokyo |
17 | 4:32.88 | Sydney Pickrem (CAN) | 30 July 2017 | Hungary |
18 | 4:33.01 | Aimee Willmott (GBR) | 24 July 2014 | Great Britain |
19 | 4:33.50 | Zhou Min (CHN) | 4 September 2013 | China |
20 | 4:33.59 | Yana Klochkova (UKR) | 16 September 2000 | Australia |
21 | 4:33.86 | Leah Smith (USA) | 29 June 2017 | United States |
22 | 4:33.96 | Hali Flickinger (USA) | 13 June 2021 | United States |
23 | 4:34.17 | Fantine Lesaffre (FRA) | 3 August 2018 | Great Britain |
24 | 4:34.34 | Alessia Filippi (ITA) | 10 August 2008 | China |
25 | 4:34.48 | Caitlin Leverenz (USA) | 25 June 2012 | United States |
Notes[]
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 4:34.34:
- Katinka Hosszú also swam 4:28.58 (2016), 4:29.33 (2017), 4:29.89 (2016), 4:30.31 (2009), 4:30.39 (2015, 2019), 4:30.41 (2013), 4:30.75 (2016), 4:30.90 (2016), 4:30.97 (2016), 4:31.03 (2014), 4:31.07 (2015), 4:31.53 (2014), 4:31.93 (2015), 4:32.25 (2016), 4:32.30 (2019), 4:32.33 (2016), 4:32.52 (2019), 4:32.68 (2016), 4:32.72 (2013), 4:32.78 (2015), 4:32.83 (2012), 4:32.87 (2019), 4:33.06 (2019), 4:33.49 (2012), 4:33.76 (2012), 4:33.77 (2012, 2019), 4:33.80 (2014), 4:33.81 (2017), 4:33.83 (2019), 4:33.88 (2015), 4:33.90 (2017), 4:34.04 (2015), 4:34.12 (2017), 4:34.14 (2016, 2016), 4:34.16 (2015), 4:34.17 (2015), 4:34.33 (2016)).
- Ye Shiwen also swam 4:30.84 (2014), 4:31.59 (2013), 4:31.73 (2012), 4:32.07 (2019), 4:32.97 (2014), 4:33.66 (2011), 4:33.79 (2010), 4:34.27 (2013).
- Stephanie Rice also swam 4:31.46 (2008), 4:32.29 (2009), 4:33.45 (2012), 4:34.23 (2011).
- Kirsty Coventry also swam 4:32.12 (2009).
- Li Xuanxu also swam 4:32.91 (2012), 4:33.34 (2011), 4:34.28 (2012).
- Yui Ohashi also swam 4:31.42 (2017), 4:32.08 (2021), 4:32.33 (2019), 4:33.02 (2019), 4:33.77 (2018), 4:33.81 (2019), 4:34.27 (2019).
- Katie Hoff also swam 4:31.71 (2008), 4:32.89 (2007).
- Maya DiRado also swam 4:31.71 (2015), 4:32.70 (2013), 4:33.50 (2016), 4:33.73 (2016), 4:34.34 (2013).
- Mireia Belmonte also swam 4:32.17 (2017), 4:32.39 (2016), 4:32.75 (2016), 4:32.92 (2014), 4:33.13 (2014), 4:33.42 (2016), 4:33.91 (2012).
- Elizabeth Beisel also swam 4:31.68 (2012), 4:31.69 (2013), 4:31.76 (2012), 4:31.78 (2011), 4:31.99 (2014), 4:32.98 (2014), 4:33.52 (2014), 4:33.55 (2016), 4:34.04 (2010), 4:34.24 (2008).
- Hannah Miley also swam 4:31.76 (2014), 4:32.16 (2015), 4:32.54 (2016), 4:32.67 (2012), 4:32.72 (2009), 4:33.09 (2010), 4:33.25 (2014), 4:33.40 (2016), 4:33.51 (2015), 4:33.74 (2016), 4:34.12 (2017), 4:34.16 (2013), 4:34.17 (2012), 4:34.21 (2013), 4:34.22 (2011).
- Melanie Margalis also swam 4:34.08 (2021).
- Emma Weyant also swam 4:33.55 (2021), 4:33.81 (2021).
- Aimee Willmott also swam 4:33.64 (2014), 4:33.66 (2015), 4:34.08 (2016).
Women short course[]
- Correct as of December 2021[38]
Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4:18.94 | Mireia Belmonte (ESP) | 12 August 2017 | Eindhoven | |
2 | 4:19.46 | Katinka Hosszú (HUN) | 2 December 2015 | Netanya | |
3 | 4:21.04 | Julia Smit (USA) | 18 December 2009 | Manchester | |
4 | 4:22.73 | Yui Ohashi (JPN) | 10 November 2018 | Tokyo | |
5 | 4:22.88 | Kathryn Meaklim (RSA) | 22 November 2009 | Singapore | |
6 | 4:23.14 | Hannah Miley (GBR) | 12 December 2012 | Istanbul | |
7 | 4:23.33 | Ye Shiwen (CHN) | 12 December 2012 | Istanbul | |
8 | 4:23.68 | Sydney Pickrem (CAN) | 15 November 2020 | Budapest | |
9 | 4:24.15 | Melanie Margalis (USA) | 20 December 2019 | Las Vegas | |
10 | 4:24.62 | Caitlin Leverenz (USA) | 16 December 2011 | Atlanta | |
11 | 4:25.37 | Aimee Willmott (GBR) | 15 December 2013 | Herning | |
12 | 4:25.50 | Hali Flickinger (USA) | 22 November 2020 | Budapest | |
13 | 4:25.55 | Tessa Cieplucha (CAN) | 16 December 2021 | Abu Dhabi | [39] |
14 | 4:25.56 | Elizabeth Beisel (USA) | 3 December 2014 | Doha | |
15 | 4:25.61 | Zsuzsanna Jakabos (HUN) | 25 November 2012 | Chartres | |
16 | 4:25.65 | Abbie Wood (GBR) | 15 November 2020 | Budapest | |
17 | 4:26.06 | Alessia Filippi (ITA) | 14 December 2008 | Rijeka | |
Ella Eastin (USA) | 12 August 2017 | Eindhoven | |||
19 | |||||
21 | 4:26.31 | Bailey Andison (CAN) | 5 September 2021 | Naples | |
23 | 4:26.52 | Ellen Walshe (IRE) | 16 December 2021 | Abu Dhabi | [40] |
25 |
Notes[]
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 4:26.75:
- Katinka Hosszú also swam 4:19.75 (2015), 4:19.82 (2017), 4:20.83 (2014), 4:20.85 (2013), 4:21.05 (2014), 4:21.21 (2015), 4:21.40 (2018), 4:21.67 (2016), 4:21.91 (2018), 4:22.05 (2017), 4:22.06 (2014), 4:22.18 (2013), 4:22.94 (2014), 4:23.55 (2018), 4:23.59 (2018), 4:23.66 (2014), 4:23.67 (2014), 4:23.91 (2012), 4:24.02 (2018), 4:24.37 (2011), 4:24.69 (2013), 4:24.78 (2017), 4:25.03 (2016), 4:25.10 (2019), 4:25.13 (2016), 4:25.15 (2018), 4:25.18 (2017), 4:25.24 (2019), 4:25.33 (2014), 4:25.66 (2014), 4:25.68 (2018), 4:25.69 (2016), 4:25.88 (2017), 4:25.95 (2012), 4:25.97 (2013).
- Mireia Belmonte also swam 4:19.86 (2014), 4:21.23 (2013), 4:22.55 (2017), 4:22.68 (2014), 4:24.21 (2010), 4:24.55 (2011), 4:24.58 (2013), 4:25.06 (2008), 4:25.23 (2013), 4:25.85 (2014).
- Yui Ohashi also swam 4:23.25 (2020), 4:24.03 (2017), 4:24.87 (2020), 4:25.53 (2020), 4:25.84 (2020).
- Hannah Miley also swam 4:23.47 (2012), 2:24.74 (2014), 4:25.66 (2009), 4:26.06 (2011).
- Melanie Margalis also swam 4:24.46 (2019), 4:25.48 (2020), 4:25.84 (2018).
- Ye Shiwen alsow swam 4:24.55 (2010).
- Sydney Pickrem also swam 4:24.84 (2020), 4:25.90 (2020).
- Julia Smit also swam 4:25.87 (2008).
- Bailey Andison also swam 4:26.39 (2021), 4:26.75 (2021).
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