World record progression 400 metres freestyle

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 United Kingdom Henry Taylor 16 Jul 1908 1908 Summer Olympics London, United Kingdom ?
2 5:35.8 United Kingdom Sydney Battersby 21 Sep 1911 ? London, United Kingdom ?
3 5:29.0 Hungary Alajos Kenyery 21 Apr 1912 ? Magdeburg, Germany ?
4 5:28.4 Hungary Béla Las-Torres 5 Jun 1912 ? Budapest, Hungary ?
5 5:24.4 Canada George Hodgson 14 Jul 1912 1912 Summer Olympics Stockholm, Sweden ?
6 5:21.6 United Kingdom Jack Hatfield 26 Sep 1912 ? London, United Kingdom ?
7 5:14.6 United States Norman Ross 9 Oct 1919 ? Los Angeles, USA ?
8 5:14.4 United States Norman Ross 25 Sep 1921 ? Brighton Beach, USA [1]
9 5:11.8 Sweden Arne Borg 9 Apr 1922 ? Stockholm, Sweden ?
10 5:06.6 United States Johnny Weissmuller 22 Jun 1922 ? Honolulu, USA ?
11 4:57.0 United States Johnny Weissmuller 6 Mar 1923 ? New Haven, USA ?
12 4:54.7 Sweden Arne Borg 9 Dec 1924 ? Stockholm, Sweden ?
13 4:50.3 Sweden Arne Borg 11 Sep 1925 ? Stockholm, Sweden ?
14 4:47.0 France Jean Taris 16 Apr 1931 ? Paris, France ?
15 4:46.4 Japan Shozo Makino 14 Aug 1933 ? Tokyo, Japan ?
16 4:38.7 United States Jack Medica 30 Aug 1934 ? Honolulu, USA ?
17 4:38.5 United States Bill Smith 13 May 1941 ? Honolulu, USA ?
18 4:35.2 France Alex Jany 12 Sep 1947 ? Monte Carlo, Monaco ?
19 4:34.6 Japan Hironoshin Furuhashi 24 Jul 1949 ? Tokyo, Japan ?
20 4:33.3 Japan Hironoshin Furuhashi 18 Aug 1949 ? Los Angeles, USA ?
21 4:33.1 Australia John Marshall 11 Mar 1950 ? New Haven, USA ?
22 4:29.5 Australia John Marshall 1 Apr 1950 ? New Haven, USA ?
23 4:26.9 Australia John Marshall 24 Mar 1951 ? New Haven, USA ?
24 4:26.7 United States Ford Konno 3 Apr 1954 ? New Haven, USA ?
25 4:27.0 Australia Murray Rose 27 Oct 1956 ? Melbourne, Australia ?
26 4:25.9 Australia Murray Rose 12 Jan 1957 ? Sydney, Australia ?
27 4:25.9 Australia John Konrads 15 Jan 1958 ? Sydney, Australia ?
28 4:21.8 Australia John Konrads 12 Jan 1959 ? Melbourne, Australia ?
29 4:19.0 Australia John Konrads 7 Feb 1959 ? Sydney, Australia ?
30 4:16.6 Japan Tsuyoshi Yamanaka 26 Jul 1959 ? Osaka, Japan ?
31 4:15.9 Australia John Konrads 23 Feb 1960 ? Sydney, Australia ?
32 4:13.4 Australia Murray Rose 17 Aug 1962 ? Chicago, USA ?
33 4:12.7 United States Don Schollander 31 Jul 1964 USA Summer Nationals Los Altos, USA [2]
34 4:12.2 United States Don Schollander 15 Oct 1964 1964 Summer Olympics Tokyo, Japan ?
35 4:11.8 United States John Nelson 18 Aug 1966 ? Lincoln, USA ?
36 4:11.6 United States Don Schollander 18 Aug 1966 ? Lincoln, USA ?
37 4:11.1 East Germany Frank Wiegand 25 Aug 1966 ? Utrecht, The Netherlands ?
38 4:10.6 United States Mark Spitz 25 Jun 1967 ? Haywood, USA ?
39 4:09.2 France Alain Mosconi 4 Jul 1967 ? Monaco, Monaco ?
40 4:08.8 United States Mark Spitz 7 Jul 1967 Santa Clara International Invitation Swim Meet Santa Clara, USA [3]
41 4:08.2 United States Greg Charlton 28 Aug 1967 ? Tokyo, Japan ?
42 4:07.7 United States Mark Spitz 23 Jun 1968 16th Annual Swimming Relays Haywood, USA ?
43 4:06.5 Canada Ralph Hutton 1 Aug 1968 AAU National Swimming Championships Lincoln, USA ?
44 4:04.0 West Germany Hans-Joachim Fassnacht 14 Aug 1969 AAU National Swimming Championships Louisville, USA ?
45 4:02.8 United States John Kinsella 20 Aug 1970 AAU National Swimming Championships (elec. 4:02.81) Los Angeles, USA ?
46 4:02.6 Sweden Gunnar Larsson 7 Sep 1970 European Swimming Championships Barcelona, Spain ?
47 4:02.1 United States Tom McBreen 25 Aug 1971 AAU Nationals (elec. 4:02.08) Houston, USA ?
48 4:01.7 Australia Brad Cooper 12 Feb 1972 AUS Nationals & Olympic Trials Brisbane, Australia ?
49 4:00.11 United States Kurt Krumpholz 4 Aug 1972 USA Olympic Trials Chicago, USA ?
50 3:58.18 United States Rick DeMont 9 Sep 1973 FINA World Championships Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia ?
51 3:56.96 United States Tim Shaw 22 Aug 1974 AAU National Swimming Championships Concord, USA [4]
52 3:54.69 United States Tim Shaw 22 Aug 1974 AAU National Swimming Championships Concord, USA [4]
53 3:53.95 United States Tim Shaw 19 Jun 1975 USA World Championship Trials Long Beach, USA ?
54 3:53.31 United States Tim Shaw 20 Aug 1975 AAU National Swimming Championships Kansas City, USA ?
55 3:53.08 United States Brian Goodell 18 Jun 1976 USA Olympic Trials Long Beach, USA [5]
56 3:51.93 United States Brian Goodell 22 Jul 1976 1976 Summer Olympics Montreal, Canada ?
57 3:51.56 United States Brian Goodell 27 Aug 1978 USAvGDR Dual Meet West Berlin ?
58 3:51.41 Soviet Union Vladimir Salnikov 6 Apr 1979 URSvGDR Junior meet Potsdam, East Germany ?
59 3:51.40 Soviet Union Vladimir Salnikov 19 Aug 1979 URSvCAN Duel Moscow, Soviet Union ?
60 3:51.20 Soviet Union Vladimir Salnikov 29 Feb 1980 URS Winter Nationals Potsdam, East Germany ?
61 3:50.49 Canada Peter Szmidt 15 Jul 1980 Canadian Nationals & Olympic Trials Etobicoke, Canada ?
62 3:49.57 Soviet Union Vladimir Salnikov 12 Mar 1982 URSvGDR Duel Moscow, Soviet Union ?
62= 3:49.57 Soviet Union Vladimir Salnikov 14 Jul 1982 URS Nationals Kiev, Soviet Union ?
63 3:48.32 Soviet Union Vladimir Salnikov 19 Feb 1983 URS Winter Nationals Moscow, Soviet Union ?
64 3:47.80 West Germany Michael Gross 27 Jun 1985 FRG Nationals & European Championship Trials Wuppertal, West Germany ?
65 3:47.38 Poland Artur Wojdat 25 Mar 1988 USA Spring Nationals Orlando, USA [6]
66 3:46.95 East Germany Uwe Dassler 23 Sep 1988 1988 Summer Olympics Seoul, South Korea ?
67 3:46.47 Australia Kieren Perkins 3 Apr 1992 Australian Olympic Trials Canberra, Australia ?
68 3:45.00
Yevgeny Sadovyi
29 Jul 1992 1992 Summer Olympics Barcelona, Spain ?
69 3:43.80 Australia Kieren Perkins 11 Sep 1994 1994 World Championships Rome, Italy ?
70 3:41.83 Australia Ian Thorpe 22 Aug 1999 1999 Pan Pacific Championships Sydney, Australia ?
71 3:41.33 Australia Ian Thorpe 13 May 2000 Australian Olympic Trials Sydney, Australia ?
72 3:40.59 Australia Ian Thorpe 16 Sep 2000 2000 Summer Olympics Sydney, Australia ?
73 3:40.17 Australia Ian Thorpe 22 Jul 2001 2001 World Championships Fukuoka, Japan ?
74 3:40.08 Australia Ian Thorpe 30 Jul 2002 2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom ?
75 3:40.07 Germany Paul Biedermann 26 Jul 2009 2009 World Aquatics Championships Rome, Italy ?

Short course

# Time Swimmer Date Event Location
1 3:41.74 Italy Giorgio Lamberti 13 Feb 1988 German Invitational Bonn, Germany ?
2 3:40.81 Sweden Anders Holmertz 4 Feb 1990 Paris Open Paris, France ?
3 3:40.46 New Zealand Danyon Loader 11 Feb 1995 World Cup Sheffield, United Kingdom ?
4 3:39.82 Australia Ian Thorpe 25 Sep 1998 AUS SC Nationals Perth, WA, Australia ?
5 3:35.01 Australia Grant Hackett 2 Apr 1999 World SC Championships Hong Kong ?
6 3:34.58 Australia Grant Hackett 18 Jul 2002 Grand Prix Sydney, Australia ?
7 3:32.77 Germany Paul Biedermann 14 Nov 2009 World Cup Berlin, Germany [7]
8 3:32.25 France Yannick Agnel 15 Nov 2012 French Nationals Angers, France [8]

Women

Long course

# TIME SWIMMER DATE EVENT PLACE
1 6:30.2 United States Ethelda Bleibtrey 16 Aug 1919 ? New York City ?
2 6:16.6 United Kingdom Hilda James 29 Jul 1921 ? Leeds, United Kingdom ?
3 5:53.2 United States Gertrude Ederle 4 Aug 1922 ? Indianapolis, USA ?
4 5:51.4 United States Martha Norelius 23 Jan 1927 ? Coral Gables, USA ?
5 5:49.6 United States Martha Norelius 30 Jun 1928 ? New York City ?
6 5:42.8 United States Martha Norelius 6 Aug 1928 Olympic Games Amsterdam, The Netherlands ?
7 5:39.2 United States Martha Norelius 27 Aug 1928 ? Vienna, Austria ?
8 5:31.0 United States Helene Madison 3 Feb 1931 ? Seattle, USA ?
9 5:28.5 United States Helene Madison 13 Aug 1932 ? Los Angeles, USA ?
10 5:16.0 Netherlands Willy den Ouden 12 Jul 1934 ? Rotterdam, The Netherlands ?
11 5:14.2 Denmark Ragnhild Hveger 10 Feb 1937 ? Copenhagen, Denmark ?
12 5:14.0 Denmark Ragnhild Hveger 3 Oct 1937 ? Ghent, Belgium ?
13 5:12.4 Denmark Ragnhild Hveger 14 Nov 1937 ? Magdeburg, Germany ?
14 5:11.0 Denmark Ragnhild Hveger 12 Dec 1937 ? Copenhagen, Denmark ?
15 5:08.2 Denmark Ragnhild Hveger 16 Jan 1938 ? Copenhagen, Denmark ?
16 5:06.1 Denmark Ragnhild Hveger 1 Aug 1938 ? Copenhagen, Denmark ?
17 5:05.4 Denmark Ragnhild Hveger 8 Sep 1940 ? Svendborg, Denmark ?
18 5:00.1 Denmark Ragnhild Hveger 15 Sep 1940 ? Copenhagen, Denmark ?
19 4:50.8 Australia Lorraine Crapp 25 Aug 1956 ? Townsville, Australia ?
20 4:47.2 Australia Lorraine Crapp 20 Oct 1956 ? Sydney, Australia ?
21 4:45.4 Australia Ilsa Konrads 9 Jan 1960 ? Sydney, Australia ?
22 4:44.5 United States Chris von Saltza 5 Aug 1960 USA Olympic Trials Detroit, USA [9]
23 4:42.0 United States Marilyn Ramenofsky 11 Jul 1964 ? Los Altos, USA ?
24 4:41.7 United States Marilyn Ramenofsky 1 Aug 1964 USA Summer Nationals Los Altos, USA [2]
25 4:39.5 United States Marilyn Ramenofsky 31 Aug 1964 ? New York City ?
26 4:39.2 United States Martha Randall 14 Aug 1965 ? Maumee, USA ?
27 4:38.0 United States Martha Randall 26 Aug 1965 ? Monaco, Monaco ?
28 4:36.8 United States Pam Kruse 30 Jun 1967 ? Fort Lauderdale, USA ?
29 4:36.4 United States Pam Kruse 7 Jul 1967 Santa Clara International Santa Clara, USA [3]
30 4:32.6 United States Debbie Meyer 27 Jul 1967 Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada ?
31 4:29.0 United States Debbie Meyer 18 Aug 1967 USA Nationals Philadelphia, USA ?
32 4:26.7 United States Debbie Meyer 1 Aug 1968 USA Nationals Lincoln, USA ?
33 4:24.5 United States Debbie Meyer 25 Aug 1968 USA Olympic Trials (elec. 4:24.55) Los Angeles, USA [10]
34 4:24.3 United States Debbie Meyer 20 Aug 1970 USA Nationals (elec. 4:24.24) Los Angeles, USA ?
35 4:22.6 Australia Karen Moras 30 Apr 1971 Coca Cola International London, United Kingdom ?
36 4:21.2 Australia Shane Gould 9 Jul 1971 Santa Clara Invitational Santa Clara, USA ?
37 4:19.04 Australia Shane Gould 30 Aug 1972 Olympic Games Munich, West Germany ?
38 4:18.07 United States Keena Rothhammer 22 Aug 1973 USA Nationals Louisville, USA ?
39 4:17.33 United States Heather Greenwood 28 Jun 1974 Santa Clara Invitational Santa Clara, USA ?
40 4:15.77 United States Shirley Babashoff 22 Aug 1974 USA Nationals Concord, USA ?
41 4:14.76 United States Shirley Babashoff 20 Jun 1975 USA World Championships Trials Long Beach, USA ?
42 4:11.69 East Germany Barbara Krause 3 Jun 1976 GDR Olympic Trials East Berlin, East Germany ?
43 4:09.89 East Germany Petra Thümer 20 Jul 1976 Olympic Games Montreal, Canada ?
44 4:08.91 East Germany Petra Thümer 17 Aug 1977 European Championships Jönköping, Sweden ?
45 4:07.66 United States Kim Linehan 2 Aug 1978 USA Summer Nationals The Woodlands, USA [11]
46 4:06.28 Australia Tracey Wickham 24 Aug 1978 World Championships West Berlin ?
47 4:05.45 United States Janet Evans 20 Dec 1987 US Open Orlando, USA ?
48 4:03.85 United States Janet Evans 22 Sep 1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea ?
49 4:03.03 France Laure Manaudou 12 May 2006 French Championships Tours, France ?
50 4:02.13 France Laure Manaudou 6 Aug 2006 European Championships Budapest, Hungary ?
51 4:01.53 Italy Federica Pellegrini 24 Mar 2008 European Championships Eindhoven, Netherlands ?
52 4:00.66 United Kingdom Joanne Jackson 16 Mar 2009 British Championships Sheffield, United Kingdom [12]
53 4:00.41 Italy Federica Pellegrini 27 Jun 2009 Mediterranean Games Pescara, Italy [13]
54 3:59.15 Italy Federica Pellegrini 26 Jul 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy ?
55 3:58.86 United States Katie Ledecky 9 Aug 2014 USA Championships Irvine, United States [14]
56 3:58.37 United States Katie Ledecky 23 Aug 2014 Pan Pacific Championships Gold Coast, Australia [15]
57 3:56.46 United States Katie Ledecky 7 Aug 2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Short course

# TIME SWIMMER DATE EVENT PLACE
1 4:02.59 United States Cynthia Woodhead Apr 1979 ? Austin, Texas, USA [16]
2 4:02.05 East Germany Astrid Strauss 8 Feb 1987 Bonn Arena Festival Bonn, Germany [17][16]
3 4:00.03 Costa Rica Claudia Poll 18 Apr 1997 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden [17]
4 3:59.53 United States Lindsay Benko 26 Jan 2003 World Cup Berlin, Germany
5 3:56.79 France Laure Manaudou 10 Dec 2005 European Championships Trieste, Italy
6 3:56.09 France Laure Manaudou 9 Dec 2006 European Championships Helsinki, Finland
7 3:54.92 United Kingdom Joanne Jackson 8 Aug 2009 British Grand Prix Leeds, UK
8 3:54.85 France Camille Muffat 24 Nov 2012 European Championships Chartres, France [18]
9 3:54.52 Spain Mireia Belmonte 11 Aug 2013 World Cup Berlin, Germany [19]

References

  1. "3 Eight Swimming Records Are Set". The New York Times. 26 November 1921. p. 20.
  2. 1 2 Results from 1964 US Summer Nationals
  3. 1 2 "3 World Records Set in Coast Swim". The New York Times. 8 July 1967. p. S20.
  4. 1 2 "3 Swim Marks Set By Shaw, Babashoff". The New York Times. 23 August 1974. p. 26.
  5. Results from 1976 US Olympic Trials
  6. Results from 988 US Spring Nationals
  7. "Word Cup 2009 Berlin Results Men's 400m Freestyle" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 14 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
  8. "Flash! Yannick Agnel Downs World Record in 400 Free at French Nationals". Swimming World Magazine. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
  9. Results from 1960 US Olympic Trials
  10. Results from 1968 US Olympic Trials
  11. Results from 1978 US Summer Nationals
  12. "Jackson claims new world record". BBC News. 16 March 2009.
  13. Federica Pellegrini Edges World Record in 400 Free
  14. "USA Swimming Senior Nationals: Katie Ledecky Sparks Crowd With WR During Day 4 Finals". Swimming World Magazine. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  15. "Katie Ledecky Breaks 400 Freestyle World Record". Associated Press". 23 August 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  16. 1 2 "Davis leads record setters at swim meet". The Ottawa Citizen. Section C. 9 February 1987. p. 5.
  17. 1 2 More Records Fall In Short-course Swimn by Jim Harding, 1997-04-20.
  18. "Flash! Camille Muffat Downs 400 Free World Record; Vlad Morozov Posts Textile Best". Swimming World Magazine. 24 November 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  19. "Women's 400m Freestyle Result". Omega Timing. 11 August 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.

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