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.

Main article: List of world records in swimming

Men

Long course
Time Swimmer Date Place
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

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 NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
4:29.00 Dai Guohong China 2 December 1993Short Course Worlds Palma de Mallorca, Spain
4:27.83 Yana Klochkova Ukraine 20 January 2002World Cup meet Paris, France
4:26.52 Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe 9 April 2008Short Course Worlds Manchester, United Kingdom
4:25.87 Julia Smit USA 28 November 2008Canada Cup Toronto, Canada
4:25.06 Mireia Belmonte Spain 14 December 2008Short Course Europeans Rijeka, Croatia
4:22.80 Kathryn Meaklim South Africa 22 November 2009World Cup meet Singapore
4:21.04 Julia Smit USA 18 December 2009Duel in the Pool Manchester, United Kingdom
4:20.85 Katinka Hosszú Hungary 11 Aug 2013World Cup Berlin, Germany [2]
4:20.83 Katinka Hosszú Hungary 28 Aug 2014World Cup Doha, Qatar [3]
4:19.86 Mireia Belmonte Spain 3 December 2014World Championships Doha, Qatar [4]
4:19.46 Katinka Hosszú Hungary 2 December 2015European Championships Netanya, Israel [5]
4:18.94 Mireia Belmonte Spain 12 August 2017World 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



All-time top 25

Men long course
  • Correct as of August 2020
Pos Time Swimmer Date Venue Ref
1 4:03.84 Michael Phelps (USA)10 August 2008China [7]
2 4:05.18 Ryan Lochte (USA)28 July 2012Great Britain [8]
3 4:05.90 Chase Kalisz (USA)30 July 2017Hungary [9]
4 4:06.05 Kosuke Hagino (JPN)6 August 2016Brazil [10]
5 4:06.09 Daiya Seto (JPN)26 January 2020Japan
6 4:06.16 László Cseh (HUN)10 August 2008China [11]
7 4:06.96 Tyler Clary (USA)7 July 2009United States [12]
8 4:07.47 Dávid Verrasztó (HUN)24 June 2017Hungary [13]
9 4:08.86  Thiago Pereira (BRA)2 August 2009Italy [14]
28 July 2012Great Britain [15]
10 4:09.10 Wang Shun (CHN)4 September 2013China [16]
11 4:09.22 Jay Litherland (USA)28 July 2019South Korea
12 4:09.62 Max Litchfield (GBR)30 July 2017Hungary [17]
13 4:09.88 Luca Marin (ITA)1 April 2007Australia [18]
14 4:10.14 Thomas Fraser-Holmes (AUS)26 April 2013Australia [19]
15 4:10.18 Yang Zhixian (CHN)24 September 2014South Korea [20]
16 4:10.40 Gergő Kis (HUN)2 August 2009Italy [21]
17 4:10.41 Qin Haiyang (CHN)21 October 2019China [22]
18 4:10.49 Huang Chaosheng (CHN)24 September 2014South Korea [23]
19 4:10.52 Yuya Horihata (JPN)2 April 2012Japan
20 4:10.53 Oussama Mellouli (TUN)29 June 2009Italy [24]
21 4:10.68 Alessio Boggiatto (ITA)9 August 2008China [25]
22 4:10.90 Takeharu Fujimori (JPN)20 May 2017Japan
23 4:11.04 Daniel Wallace (GBR)24 July 2014Great Britain
24 4:11.11 Sebastien Rousseau (RSA)30 July 2013United States [26]
25 4:11.27 Erik Vendt (USA) 12 August 2002 United States

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 4:11.27:

  • 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), 4:10.73 (2003), 4:11.09 (2002).
  • 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), 4:10.66 (2012), 4:11.05 (2009).
  • 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), 4:09.22 (2013), 4:09.43 (2017), 4:09.54 (2016), 4:09.62 (2014), 4:09.67 (2017), 4:09.79 (2017), 4:10.05 (2015), 4:10.55 (2018), 4:10.80 (2018), 4:10.97 (2018), 4:11.01 (2017), 4:11.09 (2018).
  • 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), 4:10.69 (2018), 4:10.77 (2013), 4:10.88 (2016), 4:11.13 (2018), 4:11.16 (2015), 4:11.23 (2013).
  • 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), 4:09.14 (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), 4:10.53 (2016), 4:10.58 (2015), 4:10.90 (2013), 4:10.97 (2015).
  • László Cseh also swam 4:07.37 (2009), 4:09.26 (2008), 4:09.59 (2008), 4:09.63 (2005), 4:09.86 (2006), 4:10.33 (2009), 4:10.79 (2003), 4:10.95 (2010), 4:11.22 (2011)
  • 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), 4:11.17 (2011).
  • Dávid Verrasztó also swam 4:08.38 (2017), 4:09.90 (2015), 4:10.01 (2017), 4:10.65 (2018).
  • Thiago Pereira also swam 4:09.48 (2013), 4:11.14 (2007).
  • Wang Shun also swam 4:10.13 (2019).
  • Jay Litherland also swam 4:09.31 (2017), 4:10.21 (2018), 4:11.02 (2016), 4:11.10 (2016).
  • Max Litchfield also swam 4:10.57 (2017), 4:10.63 (2017), 4:10.94 (2019), 4:11.00 (2018).
  • Luca Marin also swam 4:10.22 (2008).
  • Thomas Fraser-Holmes also swam 4:10.55 (2014), 4:10.68 (2014), 4:11.09 (2016).
  • Yang Zhixian also swam 4:10.78 (2013), 4:11.04 (2014).
  • Gergő Kis also swam 4:10.66 (2008), 4:10.99 (2009).
  • Takeharu Fujimori also swam 4:11.26 (2017).

Men short course
  • Correct as of December 2020
Pos Time Swimmer Date Venue
1 3:54.81 Daiya Seto (JPN)20 December 2019Las Vegas
2 3:55.50 Ryan Lochte (USA)16 December 2010Dubai
3
4 3:57.27 László Cseh (HUN)11 December 2009Istanbul
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25 4:01.91 Ilia Borodin (RUS)18 December 2020Saint Petersburg

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 4:01.91:


Women long course
  • Correct as of December 2020
Pos Time Swimmer Date Venue
1 4:26.36 Katinka Hosszú (HUN)6 August 2016Brazil
2 4:28.43 Ye Shiwen (CHN)28 July 2012Great Britain
3 4:29.45 Stephanie Rice (AUS)10 August 2008China
4 4:29.89 Kirsty Coventry (ZIM)10 August 2008China
5 4:30.43 Li Xuanxu (CHN)17 October 2009China
6 4:30.82 Yui Ohashi (JPN)3 April 2018Japan
7 4:30.85 Qi Hui (CHN)17 October 2009China
8 4:31.12 Katie Hoff (USA)29 June 2008United States
9 4:31.15 Maya DiRado (USA)6 August 2016Brazil
10 4:31.21 Mireia Belmonte (ESP)4 August 2013Spain
11 4:31.27 Elizabeth Beisel (USA)28 July 2012Great Britain
12 4:31.33 Hannah Miley (GBR)16 March 2009Great Britain
13 4:32.20 Zheng Rongrong (CHN)8 January 2012China
14 4:32.52 Emily Overholt (CAN)9 August 2015Russia
15 4:32.53 Melanie Margalis (USA)6 March 2020United States
16 4:32.73 Kaylee McKeown (AUS)13 December 2020Brisbane
17 4:32.88 Sydney Pickrem (CAN)30 July 2017Hungary
18 4:33.01 Aimee Willmott (GBR)24 July 2014Great Britain
19 4:33.50 Zhou Min (CHN)4 September 2013China
20 4:33.59 Yana Klochkova (UKR)16 September 2000Australia
21 4:33.86 Leah Smith (USA)29 June 2017United States
22 4:34.17 Fantine Lesaffre (FRA)3 August 2018Great Britain
23 4:34.34 Alessia Filippi (ITA)10 August 2008China
24 4:34.48 Caitlin Leverenz (USA)25 June 2012United States
25 4:34.50 Zsuzsanna Jakabos (HUN)4 August 2013Hungary

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 4:34.50:

  • 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), 4:34.37 (2019).
  • 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), 4:32.33 (2019), 4:33.02 (2019), 4:33.77 (2018), 4:33.81 (2019), 4:34.27 (2019), 4:34.40 (2017), 4:34.50 (2017).
  • 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), 4:34.38 (2016), 4:34.50 (2013).
  • 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).
  • 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).
  • 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), 4:34.47 (2019).
  • Aimee Willmott also swam 4:33.64 (2014), 4:33.66 (2015), 4:34.08 (2016)

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