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.
Time | Swimmer | Date | Place |
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5:15.6 | Gary Heinrich | 27 August 1957 | Philadelphia, United States |
5:12.9 | Vladimir Strushanov | 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 | Dennis Rounsaville | 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 |
4:02.50 | Léon Marchand | 23 July 2023 | Fukuoka, Japan |
Time | Swimmer | Nationality | Date | Location |
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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 |
# | 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] |
Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue | Ref |
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1 | 4:02.50 | Léon Marchand (FRA) | 23 July 2023 | Fukuoka | [8] |
2 | 4:03.84 | Michael Phelps (USA) | 10 August 2008 | Beijing | [9] |
3 | 4:05.18 | Ryan Lochte (USA) | 28 July 2012 | London | [10] |
4 | 4:05.90 | Chase Kalisz (USA) | 30 July 2017 | Budapest | [11] |
5 | 4:06.05 | Kosuke Hagino (JPN) | 6 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | [12] |
6 | 4:06.09 | Daiya Seto (JPN) | 25 January 2020 | Tokyo | |
7 | 4:06.16 | László Cseh (HUN) | 10 August 2008 | Beijing | [13] |
8 | 4:06.56 | Carson Foster (USA) | 18 June 2022 | Budapest | [14] |
23 July 2023 | Fukuoka | [15] | |||
9 | 4:06.96 | Tyler Clary (USA) | 7 July 2009 | Indianapolis | [14] |
10 | 4:07.47 | Dávid Verrasztó (HUN) | 24 June 2017 | Rome | [16] |
11 | 4:08.05 | Ilya Borodin (RUS) | 25 July 2022 | Kazan | [17] |
12 | 4:08.70 | Lewis Clareburt (NZL) | 30 July 2022 | Birmingham | [18] |
13 | 4:08.86 | Thiago Pereira (BRA) | 2 August 2009 | Rome | [14] |
28 July 2012 | London | [10] | |||
14 | 4:09.10 | Wang Shun (CHN) | 4 September 2013 | Shenyang | [19] |
15 | 4:09.14 | Max Litchfield (GBR) | 4 April 2024 | London | [20] |
16 | 4:09.18 | Duncan Scott (GBR) | 7 April 2022 | Sheffield | [21] |
17 | 4:09.22 | Jay Litherland (USA) | 28 July 2019 | Gwangju | |
18 | 4:09.27 | Brendon Smith (AUS) | 24 July 2021 | Tokyo | |
19 | 4:09.29 | Alberto Razzetti (ITA) | 30 November 2023 | Riccione | [22] |
20 | 4:09.55 | Robert Finke (USA) | 29 June 2023 | Indianapolis | [23] |
21 | 4:09.88 | Luca Marin (ITA) | 1 April 2007 | Melbourne | [24] |
22 | 4:09.98 | Tomoru Honda (JPN) | 30 November 2023 | Tokyo | [25] |
23 | 4:10.04 | Tomoyuki Matsushita (JPN) | 18 March 2024 | Tokyo | [26] |
24 | 4:10.14 | Thomas Fraser-Holmes (AUS) | 3 May 2013 | Adelaide | [27] |
25 | 4:10.18 | Yang Zhixian (CHN) | 24 September 2014 | Incheon | [28] |
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 4:10.18:
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 | [30] |
4 | 3:56.48 | Kosuke Hagino (JPN) | 13 January 2014 | Tokyo | [31] |
5 | 3:57.01 | Alberto Razzetti (ITA) | 10 December 2023 | Otopeni | [32] |
6 | 3:57.27 | László Cseh (HUN) | 11 December 2009 | Istanbul | |
7 | 3:57.40 | Oussama Mellouli (TUN) | 16 December 2010 | Dubai | |
8 | 3:57.56 | Tyler Clary (USA) | 16 December 2010 | Dubai | |
9 | 3:57.63 | Carson Foster (USA) | 17 December 2022 | Melbourne | [33] |
10 | 3:57.91 | Thomas Fraser-Holmes (AUS) | 28 November 2015 | Sydney | |
11 | 3:59.21 | Matthew Sates (RSA) | 17 December 2022 | Melbourne | [34] |
12 | 3:59.23 | Chad Le Clos (RSA) | 9 November 2013 | Tokyo | |
13 | 3:59.33 | Brendon Smith (AUS) | 30 September 2021 | Naples | [35] |
14 | 3:59.47 | Peter Bernek (HUN) | 14 December 2017 | Copenhagen | |
15 | 3:59.81 | Duncan Scott (GBR) | 20 December 2019 | Las Vegas | |
16 | 3:59.90 | Conor Dwyer (USA) | 10 August 2013 | Berlin | |
17 | 3:59.99 | Wang Shun (CHN) | 17 November 2018 | Singapore | |
18 | 4:00.10 | David Verraszto (HUN) | 11 December 2009 | Istanbul | |
19 | 4:00.18 | Max Litchfield (GBR) | 16 December 2018 | Sheffield | |
20 | 4:00.55 | Gal Nevo (ISR) | 11 December 2009 | Istanbul | |
21 | 4:00.63 | Thiago Pereira (BRA) | 17 November 2007 | Berlin | |
22 | 4:00.89 | Kaito Tabuchi (JPN) | 16 October 2021 | Tokyo | [36] |
23 | 4:01.44 | David Schlicht (AUS) | 25 August 2022 | Sydney | [37] |
24 | 4:01.49 | Michael Phelps (USA) | 22 December 2011 | Berlin | |
25 | 4:01.63 | Joe Roebuck (GBR) | 11 December 2009 | Istanbul |
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 4:01.63:
Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4:25.87 | Summer McIntosh (CAN) | 1 April 2023 | Toronto | [39] |
2 | 4:26.36 | Katinka Hosszú (HUN) | 6 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | |
3 | 4:28.22 | Kaylee McKeown (AUS) | 18 April 2024 | Gold Coast | [40] |
4 | 4:28.43 | Ye Shiwen (CHN) | 28 July 2012 | London | |
5 | 4:29.45 | Stephanie Rice (AUS) | 10 August 2008 | Beijing | |
6 | 4:29.89 | Kirsty Coventry (ZIM) | 10 August 2008 | Beijing | |
7 | 4:30.43 | Li Xuanxu (CHN) | 17 October 2009 | Jinan | |
8 | 4:30.82 | Yui Ohashi (JPN) | 8 April 2018 | Tokyo | |
9 | 4:30.85 | Qi Hui (CHN) | 17 October 2009 | Jinan | |
10 | 4:31.12 | Katie Hoff (USA) | 29 June 2008 | Omaha | |
11 | 4:31.15 | Maya DiRado (USA) | 6 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | |
12 | 4:31.21 | Mireia Belmonte (ESP) | 4 August 2013 | Barcelona | |
13 | 4:31.27 | Elizabeth Beisel (USA) | 28 July 2012 | London | |
14 | 4:31.33 | Hannah Miley (GBR) | 20 March 2009 | Sheffield | |
15 | 4:31.41 | Katie Grimes (USA) | 30 July 2023 | Fukuoka | [41] |
16 | 4:32.30 | Jenna Forrester (AUS) | 30 July 2023 | Fukuoka | [42] |
17 | 4:32.52 | Emily Overholt (CAN) | 9 August 2015 | Kazan | |
18 | 4:32.53 | Melanie Margalis (USA) | 6 March 2020 | Des Moines | |
19 | 4:32.76 | Emma Weyant (USA) | 25 July 2021 | Tokyo | |
20 | 4:32.88 | Sydney Pickrem (CAN) | 30 July 2017 | Budapest | |
21 | 4:33.01 | Aimee Willmott (GBR) | 24 July 2014 | Glasgow | |
22 | 4:33.50 | Zhou Min (CHN) | 4 September 2013 | Shenyang | |
23 | 4:33.59 | Yana Klochkova (UKR) | 16 September 2000 | Sydney | |
24 | 4:33.86 | Leah Smith (USA) | 29 June 2017 | Indianapolis | |
25 | 4:33.96 | Hali Flickinger (USA) | 13 June 2021 | Omaha |
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 4:33.96:
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 | 4:21.49 | Summer McIntosh (CAN) | 29 October 2022 | Toronto | [44] |
5 | 4:22.73 | Yui Ohashi (JPN) | 10 November 2018 | Tokyo | |
6 | 4:22.88 | Kathryn Meaklim (RSA) | 22 November 2009 | Singapore | |
7 | 4:23.14 | Hannah Miley (GBR) | 12 December 2012 | Istanbul | |
8 | 4:23.33 | Ye Shiwen (CHN) | 12 December 2012 | Istanbul | |
9 | 4:23.68 | Sydney Pickrem (CAN) | 15 November 2020 | Budapest | |
10 | 4:24.15 | Melanie Margalis (USA) | 20 December 2019 | Las Vegas | |
11 | 4:24.31 | Dagny Knutson (USA) | 18 December 2009 | Manchester | [45] |
12 | 4:24.62 | Caitlin Leverenz (USA) | 16 December 2011 | Atlanta | |
13 | 4:25.37 | Aimee Willmott (GBR) | 15 December 2013 | Herning | |
14 | 4:25.50 | Hali Flickinger (USA) | 22 November 2020 | Budapest | |
15 | 4:25.55 | Tessa Cieplucha (CAN) | 16 December 2021 | Abu Dhabi | [46] |
16 | 4:25.56 | Elizabeth Beisel (USA) | 3 December 2014 | Doha | |
17 | 4:25.61 | Zsuzsanna Jakabos (HUN) | 25 November 2012 | Chartres | |
18 | 4:25.65 | Abbie Wood (GBR) | 15 November 2020 | Budapest | |
19 | 4:26.06 | Alessia Filippi (ITA) | 14 December 2008 | Rijeka | |
Ella Eastin (USA) | 12 August 2017 | Eindhoven | |||
21 | 4:26.31 | Bailey Andison (CAN) | 5 September 2021 | Naples | |
22 | 4:26.41 | Fantine Lesaffre (FRA) | 23 November 2019 | London | |
23 | 4:26.42 | Mary-Sophie Harvey (CAN) | 16 December 2016 | Toronto | |
24 | 4:26.52 | Kirsty Coventry (ZIM) | 9 April 2008 | Manchester | |
Ellen Walshe (IRE) | 16 December 2021 | Abu Dhabi | [46] |
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 4:26.52: