World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay

This article includes the world record progression for the 4×200 metres freestyle relay, and it shows the chronological history of world record times in that competitive swimming event. The 4×200 metres freestyle relay is a relay event in which each of four swimmers on a team swims a 200-metre freestyle leg in sequence. The world records are recognized by and maintained by FINA ("Fédération Internationale de Natation"), the international competitive swimming and aquatics federation that oversees the sport in international competition.

World records in swimming were first recognized by FINA in 1908. The long course (50-metre pool) world records are historically older than the short course (25-metre pool) records. FINA amended its regulations governing the recognition of world records in 1956; specifically, FINA mandated that only record times that were contested in 50-metre (or 55-yard) pools were eligible for recognition after that time.[1] The short-course world records have been separately recognized since 1991.

The men's 4×200-metre event was first contested at 1908 Summer Olympics in London, but the women's 4×200-metre event didn't appear until the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Prior to 1996, the shorter 4×100-metre freestyle relay was the only women's freestyle relay event staged.

Men

Long course

#TimeNameNationalityDateMeetLocationRef
110:55.6  Great Britain24 Jul 1908Olympic Games London, United Kingdom
210:26.4  United States12 Jul 1912Olympic Games Stockholm, Sweden
310:14.0  Australasia12 Jul 1912Olympic Games Stockholm, Sweden
410:11.6  Australasia15 Jul 1912Olympic Games Stockholm, Sweden
510:04.4  United States29 Aug 1920Olympic Games Antwerp, Belgium
69:53.4  United States20 Jul 1924Olympic Games Paris, France
79:49.6  Germany1927European Championships Bologna, Italy
89:38.8  United States11 Aug 1928Olympic Games Amsterdam, Netherlands
99:36.2  United States11 Aug 1928Olympic Games Amsterdam, Netherlands
109:34.0  Hungary1931European Championships Paris, France
118:58.4
 Japan9 Aug 1932Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States
128:52.2  Japan19 Aug 1935- Tokyo, Japan
138:51.5  Japan11 Aug 1936Olympic Games Berlin, Germany
148:46.0  United States3 Aug 1948Olympic Games London, United Kingdom
158:45.4
 Japan18 Aug 1949- Los Angeles, United States
168:43.2
  • W. Farnsworth
  • L. Munson
  • J. Blum
  • R. Reid
 United States24 Feb 1950- New Haven, United States
178:40.6  Japan2 Apr 1950- Marília, Brazil
188:33.0  France2 Aug 1951- Marseille, France
198:29.4  United States16 Feb 1952- New Haven, United States
208:24.5
 Soviet Union4 Nov 1956- Moscow, Soviet Union
218:23.6  Australia3 Dec 1956Olympic Games Melbourne, Australia
228:21.6  Japan22 Jul 1959- Tokyo, Japan
238:18.7  Japan26 Jul 1959- Osaka, Japan
248:17.0  United States23 Jul 1960- Toledo, Ohio, United States
258:16.6  Australia6 Aug 1960- Townsville, Australia
268:10.2  United States1 Sep 1960Olympic Games Rome, Italy
278:09.8  Japan21 Apr 1963- Tokyo, Japan
288:07.6  United States10 Aug 1963- Chicago, United States
298:03.7  United States19 Aug 1963- Tokyo, Japan
308:01.8  United States28 Sep 1964- Los Angeles, United States
317:52.1  United States18 Oct 1964- Tokyo, Japan
327:50.8  Australia24 Jul 1970British Commonwealth Games Edinburgh, United Kingdom
337:48.0  United States28 Aug 1970- Tokyo, Japan
347:45.8  United States9 Aug 1971Pan American Games Cali, Colombia
357:43.3  United States10 Sep 1971- Minsk, Soviet Union
367:35.78  United States31 Aug 1972Olympic Games Munich, Germany
377:33.22  United States7 Sep 1973World Championships Belgrade, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
387:30.54  United States22 Aug 1975- Kansas City, United States
397:30.33(h)  United States21 Jul 1976Olympic Games Montreal, Canada
407:23.22  United States21 Jul 1976Olympic Games Montreal, Canada
417:20.82  United States24 Aug 1978World Championships West Berlin, West Germany
427:20.40  West Germany23 Aug 1983European Championships Rome, Italy
437:18.87(h)
 United States30 Jul 1984Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States
447:15.69
 United States30 Jul 1984Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States
457:13.10  West Germany19 Aug 1987European Championships Strasbourg, France
467:12.51
 United States21 Sep 1988Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea
47 7:11.95 
 (1:49.55)
Dmitry Lepikov
 (1:46.58)
Vladimir Pyshnenko
 (1:48.99)
Veniamin Tayanovich
 (1:46.83)
Yevgeny Sadovyi
 Unified Team27 Jul 1992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain
487:11.86
 Australia13 Sep 1998Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[2]
497:08.79
 Australia25 Aug 1999Pan Pacific Championships Sydney, Australia
507:07.05
 Australia19 Sep 2000Olympic Games Sydney, Australia
517:04.66
 Australia27 Jul 2001World Championships Fukuoka, Japan
527:03.24
 United States30 Mar 2007World Championships Melbourne, Australia
536:58.56
 United States13 Aug 2008Olympic Games Beijing, China
546:58.55
 United States31 July 2009World Championships Rome, Italy[3]

Short course

#TimeNameNationalityDateMeetLocationRef
17:02.74
 Australia18 Apr 1997Short Course Worlds Gothenburg, Sweden
27:01.60  Australia1 Sep 1999Australian SC Championships Time Trial Canberra, Australia
37:01.33  United States17 Mar 2000Short Course Worlds Athens, Greece
46:56.41
 Australia7 Aug 2001Australian SC Championships Perth, Western Australia, Australia
56:52.66
 Australia31 Aug 2007Australian SC Championships Melbourne, Australia
66:51.05
 Canada7 Aug 2009British Grand Prix Leeds, United Kingdom[4]
76:49.04
 Russia16 Dec 2010Short Course Worlds Dubai, United Arab Emirates[5]
86:46.81  Brazil14 December 2018World Championships Hangzhou, China[6]
96:44.12
 United States16 December 2022World Championships Melbourne, Australia[7]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA; WRWorld record;
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

Women

Long course

#TimeNameNationalityDateMeetLocationRef
18:02.27  East Germany22 Aug 1983European Championships Rome, Italy[8]
27:59.33
 East Germany17 Aug 1986World Championships Madrid, Spain[8]
37:55.47
 East Germany18 Aug 1987European Championships Strasbourg, France[9]
[10]
47:53.42
 United States18 Aug 2004Olympic Games Athens, Greece[9]
57:50.82
 Germany3 Aug 2006European Championships Budapest, Hungary[9]
67:50.09
 United States29 Mar 2007World Championships Melbourne, Australia
77:44.31
 Australia14 August 2008Olympic Games Beijing, China
87:42.08
 China30 July 2009World Championships Rome, Italy[11]
97:41.50
 Australia25 July 2019World Championships Gwangju, South Korea[12]
107:40.33
 China29 July 2021Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan[13]
117:39.29
 Australia31 July 2022Commonwealth Games Birmingham, United Kingdom[14]
127:37.50
 Australia27 July 2023World Championships Fukuoka, Japan[15]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA; WRWorld record;
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

Short course

#TimeNameNationalityDateMeetLocationRef
17:58.74??198_??[16]
[17]
27:52.45  China3 December 1993SC Worlds Palma de Mallorca, Spain[16]
[18]
37:51.92
 China17 April 1997SC Worlds Gothenburg, Sweden[18]
[19]
[20]
47:51.70
 Sweden1 April 1999SC Worlds Hong Kong, Hong Kong[20]
[21]
57:49.11
 Great Britain16 March 2000SC Worlds Athens, Greece[22]
67:47.14
 Great Britain10 August 2001National 25m Championships Norwich, United Kingdom[23]
[24]
77:46.30
 China3 April 2002SC Worlds Moscow, Russia[25]
[26]
87:38.90
 Netherlands9 April 2008SC Worlds Manchester, United Kingdom[27]
97:35.94
 China15 December 2010SC Worlds Dubai, United Arab Emirates[28]
107:32.85
 Netherlands3 Dec 2014SC Worlds Doha, Qatar[29]
117:30.87
 Australia14 December 2022World Championships Melbourne, Australia[30]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA; WRWorld record;
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 10 by country

Men long course

  • Correct as of February 2024[31]
PosTimeSwimmerNationalityDateVenueRef
16:58.55Michael Phelps (1:44.49)
Ricky Berens (1:44.13)
David Walters (1:45.47)
Ryan Lochte (1:44.46)
 United States31 July 2009Rome
26:58.58Thomas Dean (1:45.72)
James Guy (1:44.40)
Matthew Richards (1:45.01)
Duncan Scott (1:43.45)
 Great Britain28 July 2021Tokyo[32]
36:59.15Nikita Lobintsev (1:45.10)
Mikhail Polischuk (1:45.42)
Danila Izotov (1:44.48)
Alexander Sukhorukov (1:44.15)
 Russia31 July 2009Rome
47:00.85Clyde Lewis (1:45.58)
Kyle Chalmers (1:45.37)
Alexander Graham (1:45.05)
Mack Horton (1:44.85)
 Australia26 July 2019Gwangju
57:01.73Yang Jae-hoon (1:46.83)
Lee Ho-joon (1:45.36)
Kim Woo-min (1:44.50)
Hwang Sun-woo (1:44.53)
 South Korea26 September 2023Hangzhou[33]
67:01.84Ji Xinjie (1:46.45)
Wang Haoyu (1:45.69)
Pan Zhanle (1:43.90)
Zhang Zhanshuo (1:45.80)
 China16 February 2024Doha[34]
77:02.01Filippo Megli (1:45.86)
Gabriele Detti (1:45.30)
Stefano Ballo (1:45.27)
Stefano Di Cola (1:45.58)
 Italy26 July 2019Gwangju
87:02.26Sho Uchida (1:45.90)
Yoshihiro Okumura (1:45.83)
Shogo Hihara (1:45.99)
Takeshi Matsuda (1:44.54)
 Japan31 July 2009Rome
97:02.77Amaury Leveaux (1:46.70)
Grégory Mallet (1:46.83)
Clément Lefert (1:46.00)
Yannick Agnel (1:43.24)
 France31 July 2012London
107:03.19Paul Biedermann (1:42.81)
Felix Wolf (1:47.65)
Yannick Lebherz (1:47.31)
Clemens Rapp (1:45.42)
 Germany31 July 2019Rome

Men short course

  • Correct as of December 2022[35]
PosTimeSwimmerNationalityDateVenueRef
16:44.12Kieran Smith (1:41.04)
Carson Foster (1:40.48)
Trenton Julian (1:41.44)
Drew Kibler (1:41.16)
 United States16 December 2022Melbourne[36]
26:46.54Thomas Neill (1:41.50)
Kyle Chalmers (1:40.35)
Flynn Southam (1:41.50)
Mack Horton (1:43.19)
 Australia16 December 2022Melbourne[37]
36:46.81Luiz Altamir Melo (1:42.03)
Fernando Scheffer (1:40.99)
Leonardo Coelho Santos (1:42.81)
Breno Correia (1:40.98)
 Brazil14 December 2018Hangzhou
46:46.84Martin Malyutin (1:42.34)
Mikhail Vekovishchev (1:41.57)
Ivan Girev (1:41.85)
Aleksandr Krasnykh (1:41.08)
 Russia14 December 2018Hangzhou
56:47.53Ji Xinjie (1:42.67)
Xu Jiayu (1:41.68)
Sun Yang (1:41.25)
Wang Shun (1:41.93)
 China14 December 2018Hangzhou
66:49.63Matteo Ciampi (1:42.68)
Thomas Ceccon (1:42.61)
Alberto Razzetti (1:42.76)
Paolo Conte Bonin (1:41.58)
 Italy16 December 2022Melbourne[38]
76:51.05Colin Russell (1:43.60)
Stefan Hirniak (1:43.41)
Brent Hayden(1:41.49)
Joel Greenshields (1:42.55)
 Canada7 August 2009Leeds
86:52.04Temma Watanabe (1:43.78)
Katsuhiro Matsumoto (1:40.66)
Hidenari Mano (1:43.18)
Shuya Matsumoto (1:44.42)
 Japan16 December 2022Melbourne[39]
96:52.13Myles Brown (1:43.25)
Sebastien Rousseau (1:43.96)
Chad le Clos (1:40.61)
Leith Shankland (1:44.31)
 South Africa4 December 2014Doha
106:52.66Louis Croenen (1:44.91)
Glenn Surgeloose (1:43.29)
Emmanuel Vanluchene (1:42.33)
Pieter Timmers (1:42.13)
 Belgium4 December 2014Doha

Women long course

  • Correct as of July 2023[40]
PosTimeSwimmerNationalityDateVenueRef
17:37.50Mollie O'Callaghan (1:53.66)
Shayna Jack (1:55.63)
Brianna Throssell (1:55.80)
Ariarne Titmus (1:52.41)
 Australia27 July 2023Fukuoka[41]
27:40.33Yang Junxuan (1:54.37)
Tang Muhan (1:55.00)
Zhang Yufei (1:55.66)
Li Bingjie (1:55.30)
 China29 July 2021Tokyo[42]
37:40.73Allison Schmitt (1:56.34)
Paige Madden (1:55.25)
Katie McLaughlin (1:55.38)
Katie Ledecky (1:53.76)
 United States29 July 2021Tokyo[43]
47:43.77Summer McIntosh (1:55.74)
Rebecca Smith (1:57.30)
Kayla Sanchez (1:55.59)
Penny Oleksiak (1:55.14)
 Canada29 July 2021Tokyo[44]
57:45.51Joanne Jackson (1:55.98)
Jazmin Carlin (1:56.78)
Caitlin McClatchey (1:56.42)
Rebecca Adlington (1:56.33)
 Great Britain30 July 2009Rome
67:46.57Renata Fabiola Spagnolo (1:58.79)
Alessia Filippi (1:56.97)
Alice Carpanese (1:57.36)
Federica Pellegrini (1:53.45)
 Italy30 July 2009Rome
77:47.49Camille Muffat (1:55.51)
Charlotte Bonnet (1:57.78)
Ophélie-Cyrielle Étienne (1:58.05)
Coralie Balmy (1:56.15)
 France1 August 2012London
87:48.04Ágnes Mutina (1:56.64)
Evelyn Verrasztó (1:57.20)
Eszter Dara (1:59.04)
Katinka Hosszú (1:55.16)
 Hungary30 July 2009Rome
97:48.25Anna Egorova (1:58.19)
Anastasia Guzhenkova (1:56.43)
Valeriya Salamatina (1:56.93)
Veronika Andrusenko (1:56.70)
 Russia25 July 2019Gwangju
107:48.96Chihiro Igarashi (1:57.88)
Rikako Ikee (1:54.69)
Rio Shirai (1:58.29)
Yui Ohashi (1:58.10)
 Japan10 August 2018Tokyo

Women short course

  • Correct as of December 2022
PosTimeSwimmerNationalityDateVenueRef
17:30.87Madison Wilson (1:53.13)
Mollie O'Callaghan (1:52.83)
Leah Neale (1:52.67)
Lani Pallister (1:52.24)
 Australia14 December 2022Melbourne[45]
27:32.85Inge Dekker (1:54.73)
Femke Heemskerk (1:51.22)
Ranomi Kromowidjojo (1:54.17)
Sharon van Rouwendaal (1:52.73)
 Netherlands3 December 2014Doha
37:32.96Summer McIntosh (1:54.30)
Kayla Sanchez (1:52.97)
Katerine Savard (1:54.01)
Rebecca Smith (1:51.68)
 Canada20 December 2021Abu Dhabi[46]
47:34.08Li Bingjie (1:54.56)
Yang Junxuan (1:53.06)
Zhang Yuhan (1:53.94)
Wang Jianjiahe (1:52.52)
 China15 December 2018Hangzhou
57:34.70Alex Walsh (1:53.90)
Hali Flickinger (1:53.48)
Erin Gemmell (1:52.23)
Leah Smith (1:55.09)
 United States14 December 2022Melbourne[47]
67:36.64Anna Egorova (1:54.18)
Daria Mullakaeva (1:55.22)
Anastasia Guzhenkova (1:53.94)
Veronika Andrusenko (1:53.30)
 Russia15 December 2018Hangzhou
77:38.33Camille Muffat (1:53.17)
Coralie Balmy (1:53.71)
Mylène Lazare (1:56.24)
Ophélie Etienne (1:55.21)
 France15 December 2010Dubai
87:38.96Joanne Jackson (1:54.78)
Melanie Marshall (1:55.83)
Caitlin McClatchey (1:54.64)
Rebecca Adlington (1:53.71)
 Great Britain10 April 2008Manchester
97:39.21Evelyn Verrasztó (1:54.65)
Zsuzsanna Jakabos (1:54.85)
Boglárka Kapás (1:56.58)
Katinka Hosszú (1:53.13)
 Hungary3 December 2014Doha
107:41.91Gabriella Fagundez (1:56.42)
Sarah Sjöström (1:54.88)
Ida Varga (1:55.31)
Petra Granlund (1:53.30)
 Sweden3 December 2014Doha

Mixed long course

  • Correct as of August 2022
PosTimeSwimmerNationalityDateVenueRef
17:26.67Thomas Dean (1:46.54)
James Guy (1:45.43)
Abbie Wood (1:56.67)
Freya Anderson (1:58.03)
 Great Britain18 May 2021Budapest[48]
27:28.43Jacob Heidtmann (1:46.52)
Henning Mühlleitner (1:47.32)
Reva Foos (1:58.25)
Annika Bruhn (1:56.34)
 Germany4 August 2018Glasgow[49]
37:29.25Hadrien Salvan (1:47.63)
Wissam-Amazigh Yebba (1:46.53)
Charlotte Bonnet (1:56.39)
Lucile Tessariol (1:58.70)
 France16 August 2022Rome[50]
47:29.35Stefano Ballo (1:46.96)
Stefano Di Cola (1:46.16)
Federica Pellegrini (1:55.66)
Margherita Panziera (2:00.57)
 Italy18 May 2021Budapest[48]
57:29.37Mikhail Vekovishchev (1:47.10)
Mikhail Dovgalyuk (1:47.37)
Valeriya Salamatina (1:56.18)
Viktoriya Andreyeva (1:58.72)
 Russia4 August 2018Glasgow[51]
67:31.19Kristóf Milák (1:48.04)
Nándor Németh (1:46.90)
Katinka Hosszú (1:57.31)
Zsuzsanna Jakabos (1:58.94)
 Hungary4 August 2018Glasgow[52]
77:32.39Kyle Stolk (1:48.64)
Stan Pijnenburg (1:47.79)
Femke Heemskerk (1:56.13)
Robin Neumann (1:59.83)
 Netherlands4 August 2018Glasgow[53]
87:32.96Denis Loktev (1:48.08)
Ron Polonsky (1:48.71)
Andrea Murez (1:57.31)
Anastasia Gorbenko (1:58.86)
 Israel18 May 2021Budapest[48]
97:35.81Mikkel Gadgaard (1:48.75)
Andreas Hansen (1:48.55)
Signe Bro (2:00.10)
Helena Rosendahl Bach (1:58.41)
 Denmark18 May 2021Budapest[48]
107:41.29Kamil Sieradzki (1:49.04)
Mateusz Chowaniec (1:50.94)
Aleksandra Knop (2:02.31)
Aleksandra Polańska (1:59.00)
 Poland16 August 2022Rome[54]

All-time top 25

Men long course

  • Correct as of February 2024[55]
PosTimeSwimmerNationalityDateVenueRef
16:58.55Michael Phelps (1:44.49)
Ricky Berens (1:44.13)
David Walters (1:45.47)
Ryan Lochte (1:44.46)
 United States31 July 2009Rome
26:58.56Michael Phelps (1:43.31)
Ryan Lochte (1:44.28)
Ricky Berens (1:46.29)
Peter Vanderkaay (1:44.68)
 United States13 August 2008Beijing
36:58.58Thomas Dean (1:45.72)
James Guy (1:44.40)
Matthew Richards (1:45.01)
Duncan Scott (1:43.45)
 Great Britain28 July 2021Tokyo
46:59.08Duncan Scott (1:45.42)
Matthew Richards (1:44.65)
James Guy (1:45.17)
Tom Dean (1:43.84)
 Great Britain27 July 2023Fukuoka[56]
56:59.15Nikita Lobintsev (1:45.10)
Mikhail Polischuk (1:45.42)
Danila Izotov (1:44.48)
Alexander Sukhorukov (1:44.15)
 Russia31 July 2009Rome
66:59.70Ryan Lochte (1:45.15)
Conor Dwyer (1:45.23)
Ricky Berens (1:45.27)
Michael Phelps (1:44.05)
 United States31 July 2012London
77:00.02Luke Hobson (1:46.00)
Carson Foster (1:44.49)
Jake Mitchell (1:45.06)
Kieran Smith (1:44.47)
 United States27 July 2023Fukuoka[57]
87:00.24Drew Kibler (1:45.54)
Carson Foster (1:45.04)
Trenton Julian (1:45.31)
Kieran Smith (1:44.35)
 United States23 June 2022Budapest[58]
97:00.66Conor Dwyer (1:45.23)
Townley Haas (1:44.14)
Ryan Lochte (1:46.03)
Michael Phelps (1:45.26)
 United States9 August 2016Rio de Janeiro
107:00.85Clyde Lewis (1:45.58)
Kyle Chalmers (1:45.37)
Alexander Graham (1:45.05)
Mack Horton (1:44.85)
 Australia26 July 2019Gwangju
117:01.65Kenrick Monk (1:46.00)
Robert Hurley (1:46.47)
Tommaso D'Orsogna (1:44.82)
Patrick Murphy (1:44.36)
 Australia31 July 2009Rome
127:01.70Stephen Milne (1:47.25)
Nicholas Grainger (1:46.05)
Duncan Scott (1:44.60)
James Guy (1:43.80)
 Great Britain28 July 2017Budapest
137:01.72Conor Dwyer (1:45.76)
Ryan Lochte (1:44.98)
Charlie Houchin (1:45.59)
Ricky Berens (1:45.39)
 United States2 August 2013Barcelona
147:01.73Yang Jae-hoon (1:46.83)
Lee Ho-joon (1:45.36)
Kim Woo-min (1:44.50)
Hwang Sun-woo (1:44.53)
 South Korea26 September 2023Hangzhou[59]
157:01.81Mikhail Dovgalyuk (1:45.56)
Mikhail Vekovishchev (1:45.45)
Aleksandr Krasnykh (1:45.38)
Martin Malyutin (1:45.42)
 Russia26 July 2019Gwangju
Martin Malyutin (1:45.69)
Ivan Girev (1:45.63)
Evgeny Rylov (1:45.26)
Mikhail Dovgalyuk (1:45.23)
 Russia28 July 2021Tokyo
177:01.84Alexander Graham (1:46.00)
Kyle Chalmers (1:45.35)
Zac Incerti (1:45.75)
Thomas Neill (1:44.74)
 Australia28 July 2021Tokyo
Ji Xinjie (1:46.45)
Wang Haoyu (1:45.69)
Pan Zhanle (1:43.90)
Zhang Zhanshuo (1:45.80)
 China16 February 2024Doha[60]
197:01.94Yang Jae-hoon (1:47.78)
Kim Woo-min (1:44.93)
Lee Ho-joon (1:45.47)
Hwang Sun-woo (1:43.76)
 South Korea16 February 2024Doha[61]
207:01.98Andrew Seliskar (1:45.81)
Blake Pieroni (1:44.98)
Zach Apple (1:46.03)
Townley Haas (1:45.16)
 United States26 July 2019Gwangju
217:02.01Filippo Megli (1:45.86)
Gabriele Detti (1:45.30)
Stefano Ballo (1:45.27)
Stefano Di Cola (1:45.58)
 Italy26 July 2019Gwangju
227:02.04Duncan Scott (1:44.91)
Calum Jarvis (1:45.58)
Thomas Dean (1:46.10)
James Guy (1:45.45)
 Great Britain26 July 2019Gwangju
237:02.08Luke Hobson (1:45.26)
Carson Foster (1:43.94)
Hunter Armstrong (1:45.73)
David Johnston (1:47.15)
 United States16 February 2024Doha[62]
247:02.13Kai Taylor (1:45.79)
Kyle Chalmers (1:45.19)
Alexander Graham (1:45.55)
Thomas Neill (1:45.60)
 Australia27 July 2023Fukuoka[63]
257:02.26Sho Uchida (1:45.90)
Yoshihiro Okumura (1:45.83)
Shogo Hihara (1:45.99)
Takeshi Matsuda (1:44.54)
 Japan31 July 2009Rome

Men short course

  • Correct as of December 2022[35]
PosTimeSwimmerNationalityDateVenueRef
16:44.12Kieran Smith (1:41.04)
Carson Foster (1:40.48)
Trenton Julian (1:41.44)
Drew Kibler (1:41.16)
 United States16 December 2022Melbourne[64]
26:46.54Thomas Neill (1:41.50)
Kyle Chalmers (1:40.35)
Flynn Southam (1:41.50)
Mack Horton (1:43.19)
 Australia16 December 2022Melbourne[65]
36:46.81Luiz Altamir Melo (1:42.03)
Fernando Scheffer (1:40.99)
Leonardo Coelho Santos (1:42.81)
Breno Correia (1:40.98)
 Brazil14 December 2018Hangzhou
46:46.84Martin Malyutin (1:42.34)
Mikhail Vekovishchev (1:41.57)
Ivan Girev (1:41.85)
Aleksandr Krasnykh (1:41.08)
 Russia14 December 2018Hangzhou
56:47.00Kieran Smith (1:41.79)
Trenton Julian (1:41.35)
Carson Foster (1:41.65)
Ryan Held (1:42.21)
 United States19 December 2021Abu Dhabi[66]
66:47.53Ji Xinjie (1:42.67)
Xu Jiayu (1:41.68)
Sun Yang (1:41.25)
Wang Shun (1:41.93)
 China14 December 2018Hangzhou
76:49.04  Russia16 December 2010Dubai
86:49.12Vladislav Grinev (1:43.18)
Aleksandr Shchegolev (1:40.86)
Mikhail Vekovishchev (1:42.16)
Ivan Girev (1:42.92)
 Russia19 December 2021Abu Dhabi[67]
96:49.58  United States16 December 2010Dubai
106:49.60Fernando Scheffer (1:42.51)
Murilo Sartori (1:42.07)
Kaique Alves (1:43.15)
Breno Correia (1:41.87)
 Brazil19 December 2021Abu Dhabi[68]
116:49.63Matteo Ciampi (1:42.68)
Thomas Ceccon (1:42.61)
Alberto Razzetti (1:42.76)
Paolo Conte Bonin (1:41.58)
 Italy16 December 2022Melbourne[69]
126:49.84
136:51.05
146:51.17
156:51.40
166:51.48Matteo Ciampi (1:42.93)
Thomas Ceccon (1:44.23)
Filippo Megli (1:42.99)
Alberto Razzetti (1:41.33)
 Italy19 December 2021Abu Dhabi[70]
176:51.68
186:51.80
196:51.96
206:52.04Temma Watanabe (1:43.78)
Katsuhiro Matsumoto (1:40.66)
Hidenari Mano (1:43.18)
Shuya Matsumoto (1:44.42)
 Japan16 December 2022Melbourne[71]
216:52.10
226:52.13
236:52.29
246:52.66

Women long course

  • Correct as of July 2023[40]
PosTimeSwimmerNationalityDateVenueRef
17:37.50Mollie O'Callaghan (1:53.66)
Shayna Jack (1:55.63)
Brianna Throssell (1:55.80)
Ariarne Titmus (1:52.41)
 Australia27 July 2023Fukuoka[72]
27:39.29Madison Wilson (1:56.27)
Kiah Melverton (1:55.40)
Mollie O'Callaghan (1:54.80)
Ariarne Titmus (1:52.82)
 Australia31 July 2022Birmingham[73]
37:40.33Yang Junxuan (1:54.37)
Tang Muhan (1:55.00)
Zhang Yufei (1:55.66)
Li Bingjie (1:55.30)
 China29 July 2021Tokyo[74]
47:40.73Allison Schmitt (1:56.34)
Paige Madden (1:55.25)
Katie McLaughlin (1:55.38)
Katie Ledecky (1:53.76)
 United States29 July 2021Tokyo[75]
57:41.29Ariarne Titmus (1:54.51)
Emma McKeon (1:55.31)
Madison Wilson (1:55.62)
Leah Neale (1:55.85)
 Australia29 July 2021Tokyo[76]
67:41.38Erin Gemmell (1:55.97)
Katie Ledecky (1:54.39)
Bella Sims (1:54.64)
Alex Shackell (1:56.38)
 United States27 July 2023Fukuoka[77]
77:41.45Claire Weinstein (1:56.79)
Leah Smith (1:56.49)
Katie Ledecky (1:53.67)
Bella Sims (1:54.60)
 United States22 June 2022Budapest
87:41.50Ariarne Titmus (1:54.27)
Madison Wilson (1:56.73)
Brianna Throssell (1:55.60)
Emma McKeon (1:54.90)
 Australia25 July 2019Gwangju
97:41.87Simone Manuel (1:56.09)
Katie Ledecky (1:54.61)
Melanie Margalis (1:55.81)
Katie McLaughlin (1:55.36)
 United States25 July 2019Gwangju
107:42.08Yang Yu (1:55.47)
Zhu Qianwei (1:55.79)
Liu Jing (1:56.09)
Pang Jiaying (1:54.73)
 China30 July 2009Rome
117:42.56Dana Vollmer (1:55.29)
Lacey Nymeyer (1:57.88)
Ariana Kukors (1:55.18)
Allison Schmitt (1:54.21)
 United States30 July 2009Rome
127:42.92Missy Franklin (1:55.96)
Dana Vollmer (1:56.02)
Shannon Vreeland (1:56.85)
Allison Schmitt (1:54.09)
 United States1 August 2012London
137:43.03Allison Schmitt (1:56.21)
Leah Smith (1:56.69)
Maya DiRado (1:56.36)
Katie Ledecky (1:53.74)
 United States10 August 2016Rio de Janeiro
147:43.39Leah Smith (1:55.97)
Mallory Comerford (1:56.92)
Melanie Margalis (1:56.48)
Katie Ledecky (1:54.02)
 United States27 July 2017Budapest
157:43.77Summer McIntosh (1:55.74)
Rebecca Smith (1:57.30)
Kayla Sanchez (1:55.59)
Penny Oleksiak (1:55.14)
 Canada29 July 2021Tokyo[78]
167:43.86Madison Wilson (1:56.74)
Leah Neale (1:55.27)
Kiah Melverton (1:55.91)
Mollie O'Callaghan (1:55.94)
 Australia22 June 2022Budapest
177:44.12Ariarne Titmus (1:55.27)
Emma McKeon (1:55.66)
Mikkayla Sheridan (1:56.72)
Madeline Groves (1:56.47)
 Australia10 August 2018Tokyo[79]
187:44.31Stephanie Rice (1:56.60)
Bronte Barratt (1:56.58)
Kylie Palmer (1:55.22)
Linda Mackenzie (1:55.91)
 Australia14 August 2008Beijing
197:44.35Kayla Sanchez (1:57.32)
Taylor Ruck (1:56.41)
Emily Overholt (1:55.26)
Penny Oleksiak (1:54.36)
 Canada25 July 2019Gwangju
207:44.37Allison Schmitt (1:58.62)
Leah Smith (1:56.44)
Katie McLaughlin (1:55.47)
Katie Ledecky (1:53.84)
 United States10 August 2018Tokyo
217:44.40Li Bingjie (1:55.83)
Li Jiaping (1:57.54)
Ai Yanhan (1:55.57)
Liu Yaxin (1:55.46)
 China27 July 2023Fukuoka[80]
227:44.41Bronte Barratt (1:55.76)
Melanie Schlanger (1:55.62)
Kylie Palmer (1:56.91)
Alicia Coutts (1:56.12)
 Australia1 August 2012London
237:44.61Mollie O'Callaghan (1:55.11)
Meg Harris (1:57.01)
Brianna Throssell (1:56.46)
Tamsin Cook (1:56.03)
 Australia28 July 2021Tokyo
247:44.76Summer McIntosh (1:54.79)
Kayla Sanchez (1:57.39)
Taylor Ruck (1:56.75)
Penny Oleksiak (1:55.83)
 Canada22 June 2022Budapest
257:44.87Leah Neale (1:57.95)
Emma McKeon (1:54.64)
Bronte Barratt (1:55.81)
Tamsin Cook (1:56.47)
 Australia10 August 2016Rio de Janeiro

Women short course

  • Correct as of December 2022[81]
PosTimeSwimmerNationalityDateVenueRef
17:30.87Madison Wilson (1:53.13)
Mollie O'Callaghan (1:52.83)
Leah Neale (1:52.67)
Lani Pallister (1:52.24)
 Australia14 December 2022Melbourne[82]
27:32.85Inge Dekker (1:54.73)
Femke Heemskerk (1:51.22)
Ranomi Kromowidjojo (1:54.17)
Sharon van Rouwendaal (1:52.73)
 Netherlands3 December 2014Doha
37:32.96Summer McIntosh (1:54.30)
Kayla Sanchez (1:52.97)
Katerine Savard (1:54.01)
Rebecca Smith (1:51.68)
 Canada20 December 2021Abu Dhabi[83]
47:33.89Katerine Savard (1:55.53)
Taylor Ruck (1:51.69)
Kennedy Goss (1:54.62)
Penny Oleksiak (1:52.05)
 Canada10 December 2016Windsor
57:34.08Li Bingjie (1:54.56)
Yang Junxuan (1:53.06)
Zhang Yuhan (1:53.94)
Wang Jianjiahe (1:52.52)
 China15 December 2018Hangzhou
67:34.47Rebecca Smith (1:52.15)
Katerine Savard (1:54.78)
Mary-Sophie Harvey (1:54.81)
Taylor Ruck (1:52.73)
 Canada14 December 2022Melbourne[84]
77:34.70Alex Walsh (1:53.90)
Hali Flickinger (1:53.48)
Erin Gemmell (1:52.23)
Leah Smith (1:55.09)
 United States14 December 2022Melbourne[85]
87:35.30Leah Smith (1:55.85)
Mallory Comerford (1:53.00)
Melanie Margalis (1:53.59)
Erika Brown (1:52.86)
 United States15 December 2018Hangzhou
97:35.94Chen Qian (1:54.73)
Tang Yi (1:53.54)
Liu Jing (1:53.59)
Zhu Qianwei (1:54.08)
 China15 December 2010Dubai
107:36.40Ariarne Titmus (1:52.22)
Minna Atherton (1:54.73)
Carla Buchanan (1:54.82)
Abbey Harkin (1:54.63)
 Australia15 December 2018Hangzhou
117:36.53Torri Huske (1:54.72)
Abbey Weitzeil (1:54.31)
Melanie Margalis (1:54.83)
Paige Madden (1:52.67)
 United States20 December 2021Abu Dhabi
127:36.64Anna Egorova (1:54.18)
Daria Mullakaeva (1:55.22)
Anastasia Guzhenkova (1:53.94)
Veronika Andrusenko (1:53.30)
 Russia15 December 2018Hangzhou
137:37.02Qiu Yuhan (1:53.26)
Cao Yue (1:54.48)
Guo Junjun (1:55.14)
Shen Duo (1:54.14)
 China3 December 2014Doha
147:37.57Blair Evans (1:54.87)
Jade Neilsen (1:54.87)
Kelly Stubbins (1:55.41)
Kylie Palmer (1:52.42)
 Australia15 December 2010Dubai
157:38.33Camille Muffat (1:53.17)
Coralie Balmy (1:53.71)
Mylène Lazare (1:56.24)
Ophélie Etienne (1:55.21)
 France15 December 2010Dubai
167:38.42Katie Hoff (1:53.37)
Dagny Knutson (1:56.15)
Missy Franklin (1:55.30)
Dana Vollmer (1:53.60)
 United States15 December 2010Dubai
177:38.59Leah Neale (1:54.15)
Madison Wilson (1:54.37)
Brianna Throssell (1:56.80)
Kylie Palmer (1:53.27)
 Australia3 December 2014Doha
187:38.65Leah Smith (1:54.87)
Mallory Comerford (1:55.32)
Sarah Gibson (1:55.43)
Madisyn Cox (1:55.03)
 United States10 December 2016Windsor
197:38.90Inge Dekker (1:55.36)
Femke Heemskerk (1:53.44)
Marleen Veldhuis (1:54.17)
Ranomi Kromowidjojo (1:55.93)
 Netherlands10 April 2008Manchester
207:38.96Joanne Jackson (1:54.78)
Melanie Marshall (1:55.83)
Caitlin McClatchey (1:54.64)
Rebecca Adlington (1:53.71)
 Great Britain10 April 2008Manchester
217:39.01Bronte Barratt (1:57.30)
Angie Bainbridge (1:53.88)
Kelly Stubbins (1:55.29)
Kylie Palmer (1:52.54)
 Australia10 April 2008Manchester
227:39.20Inge Dekker (1:54.80)
Esmee Vermeulen (1:55.56)
Sharon van Rouwendaal (1:54.14)
Femke Heemskerk (1:54.70)
 Netherlands3 December 2014Doha
237:39.21Evelyn Verrasztó (1:54.65)
Zsuzsanna Jakabos (1:54.85)
Boglárka Kapás (1:56.58)
Katinka Hosszú (1:53.13)
 Hungary3 December 2014Doha
247:39.25Megan Romano (1:56.03)
Chelsea Chenault (1:54.78)
Shannon Vreeland (1:55.43)
Allison Schmitt (1:53.01)
 United States12 December 2012Istanbul
257:39.48Shannon Vreeland (1:55.22)
Kathleen Baker (1:54.22)
Katie Drabot (1:54.74)
Elizabeth Beisel (1:55.30)
 United States3 December 2014Doha

Mixed long course

  • Correct as of August 2022
PosTimeSwimmerNationalityDateVenueRef
17:26.67Thomas Dean (1:46.54)
James Guy (1:45.43)
Abbie Wood (1:56.67)
Freya Anderson (1:58.03)
 Great Britain18 May 2021Budapest[48]
27:28.16Thomas Dean (1:46.15)
Matthew Richards (1:46.91)
Freya Colbert (1:57.29)
Freya Anderson (1:57.81)
 Great Britain16 August 2022Rome[86]
37:28.43Jacob Heidtmann (1:46.52)
Henning Mühlleitner (1:47.32)
Reva Foos (1:58.25)
Annika Bruhn (1:56.34)
 Germany4 August 2018Glasgow[87]
47:29.25Hadrien Salvan (1:47.63)
Wissam-Amazigh Yebba (1:46.53)
Charlotte Bonnet (1:56.39)
Lucile Tessariol (1:58.70)
 France16 August 2022Rome[86]
57:29.35Stefano Ballo (1:46.96)
Stefano Di Cola (1:46.16)
Federica Pellegrini (1:55.66)
Margherita Panziera (2:00.57)
 Italy18 May 2021Budapest[48]
67:29.37Mikhail Vekovishchev (1:47.10)
Mikhail Dovgalyuk (1:47.37)
Valeriya Salamatina (1:56.18)
Viktoriya Andreyeva (1:58.72)
 Russia4 August 2018Glasgow[88]
77:29.72Stephen Milne (1:47.77)
Craig McLean (1:48.34)
Kathryn Greenslade (1:57.81)
Freya Anderson (1:55.80)
 Great Britain4 August 2018Glasgow[89]
87:31.19Kristóf Milák (1:48.04)
Nándor Németh (1:46.90)
Katinka Hosszú (1:57.31)
Zsuzsanna Jakabos (1:58.94)
 Hungary4 August 2018Glasgow[90]
97:31.54Aleksandr Shchegolev (1:46.66)
Aleksandr Krasnykh (1:47.05)
Anna Egorova (1:58.52)
Anastasiya Kirpichnikova (1:59.31)
 Russia18 May 2021Budapest[48]
107:31.85  Italy16 August 2022Rome[91]
117:32.37Filippo Megli (1:47.48)
Alessio Proietti Colonna (1:48.37)
Federica Pellegrini (1:56.76)
Margherita Panziera (1:59.76)
 Italy4 August 2018Glasgow[92]
127:32.39Kyle Stolk (1:48.64)
Stan Pijnenburg (1:47.79)
Femke Heemskerk (1:56.13)
Robin Neumann (1:59.83)
 Netherlands4 August 2018Glasgow[93]
137:32.96Denis Loktev (1:48.08)
Ron Polonsky (1:48.71)
Andrea Murez (1:57.31)
Anastasia Gorbenko (1:58.86)
 Israel18 May 2021Budapest[48]
147:33.16Martin Malyutin (1:47.46)
Viacheslav Andrusenko (1:47.58)
Irina Krivonogova (1:59.13)
Anastasia Guzhenkova (1:58.99)
 Russia4 August 2018Glasgow[94]
157:34.49Cameron Kurle (1:49.05)
Craig McLean (1:48.50)
Kathryn Greenslade (1:57.26)
Holly Hibbott (1:59.68)
 Great Britain4 August 2018Glasgow[95]
167:34.55  Hungary16 August 2022Rome[96]
177:34.64Calum Jarvis (1:49.68)
Joe Litchfield (1:47.55)
Lucy Hope (1:59.70)
Abbie Wood (1:57.71)
 Great Britain18 May 2021Budapest[97]
187:34.68  Netherlands16 August 2022Rome[98]
197:35.16Jacob Heidtmann (1:46.81)
Marius Zobel (1:49.46)
Reva Foos (1:58.48)
Isabel Gose (2:00.41)
 Germany4 August 2018Glasgow[99]
207:35.36Stefania Pirozzi (2:00.08)
Stefano Di Cola (1:47.00)
Filippo Megli (1:47.66)
Sara Gailli (2:00.62)
 Italy18 May 2021Budapest[100]
217:35.81Mikkel Gadgaard (1:48.75)
Andreas Hansen (1:48.55)
Signe Bro (2:00.10)
Helena Rosendahl Bach (1:58.41)
 Denmark18 May 2021Budapest[48]
227:36.42Balázs Holló (1:48.54)
Gábor Zombori (1:48.37)
Laura Veres (1:59.41)
Fanni Fábián (2:00.10)
 Hungary18 May 2021Budapest[48]
237:37.50Alessio Proietti Colonna (1:48.09)
Matteo Ciampi (1:47.92)
Stefania Pirozzi (2:02.03)
Margherita Panziera (1:59.46)
 Italy4 August 2018Glasgow[101]
247:37.95Mikkel Gadgaard (1:49.32)
Andreas Hansen (1:48.75)
Helena Rosendahl Bach (1:58.33)
Amalie Søby Mortensen (2:01.55)
 Denmark18 May 2021Budapest[102]
257:38.45  Israel16 August 2022Rome[103]

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