| TIME
| SWIMMER
| DATE
| PLACE
|
| 5:15.6
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Gary Heinrich
| August 27, 1957
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
| 5:12.9
| Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Vladimir Strushanov
| October 20, 1957
| Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Moscow, Soviet Union
|
| 5:08.8
| Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian Black
| June 6, 1959
| Image:Flag of Wales 2.svg Cardiff, Wales
|
| 5:07.8
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg George Harrison
| June 24, 1960
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles, California
|
| 5:05.3
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg George Harrison
| June 24, 1960
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles, California
|
| 5:04.5
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Dennis Rounsaville
| July 22, 1960
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Toledo, Ohio
|
| 5:04.3
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Ted Stickles
| July 1, 1961
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Chicago, Illinois
|
| 4:55.6
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Ted Stickles
| August 18, 1961
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles, California
|
| 4:53.8
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Gerhard Hetz
| May 24, 1962
| Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Moscow, Soviet Union
|
| 4:51.4
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Ted Stickles
| June 30, 1962
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Chicago, Illinois
|
| 4:51.0
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Ted Stickles
| July 12, 1962
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Louisville, Kentucky
|
| 4:50.2
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Gerhard Hetz
| October 12, 1963
| Image:Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan
|
| 4:48.6
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Dick Roth
| July 31, 1964
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Los Altos, California
|
| 4:45.4
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Dick Roth
| October 14, 1964
| Image:Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan
|
| 4:45.3
| Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Andrei Dunayev
| April 3, 1968
| Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Tallinn, Soviet Union
|
| 4:45.1
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Greg Buckingham
| July 6, 1968
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Santa Clara, California
|
| 4:43.4
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Gary Hall Sr.
| July 20, 1968
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles, California
|
| 4:43.3
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Charles Hickcox
| August 30, 1968
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Long Beach, California
|
| 4:39.0
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Charles Hickcox
| August 30, 1968
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Long Beach, California
|
| 4:38.7
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Gary Hall Sr.
| July 11, 1969
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Santa Clara, California
|
| 4:33.9
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Gary Hall Sr.
| August 15, 1969
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Louisville, Kentucky
|
| 4:31.0
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Gary Hall Sr.
| August 21, 1970
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles, California
|
| 4:30.81
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Gary Hall Sr.
| August 3, 1972
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Chicago, Illinois
|
| 4:28.89
| Image:Flag of Hungary (1957-1989).png András Hargitay
| August 20, 1974
| Image:Flag of Austria.svg Vienna, Austria
|
| 4:26.00
| Image:Flag of Hungary (1957-1989).png Zoltán Verraszto
| April 2, 1976
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Long Beach, California
|
| 4:23.68
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Rod Strachan
| July 25, 1976
| Image:Flag of Canada.svg Montreal, Canada
|
| 4:23.39
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Jesse Vassallo
| August 4, 1978
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg The Woodlands, Texas
|
| 4:20.05
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Jesse Vassallo
| August 28, 1978
| Image:Flag of Germany.svg West Berlin, West Germany
|
| 4:19.78
| Image:Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Prado
| August 8, 1982
| Image:Flag of Ecuador.svg Guayaquil, Ecuador
|
| 4:19.61
| Image:Flag of East Germany.svg Jens-Peter Berndt
| May 23, 1984
| Image:Flag of East Germany.svg Magdeburg, East Germany
|
| 4:17.53
| Image:Flag of Canada.svg Alex Baumann
| June 17, 1984
| Image:Flag of Canada.svg Etobicoke, Canada
|
| 4:17.41
| Image:Flag of Canada.svg Alex Baumann
| July 30, 1984
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles, California
|
| 4:16.12
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg David Wharton
| August 14, 1987
| Image:Flag of Australia.svg Brisbane, Australia
|
| 4:15.42
| Image:Flag of Hungary (1957-1989).png Tamás Darnyi
| August 19, 1987
| Image:Flag of France.svg Strasbourg, France
|
| 4:14.75
| Image:Flag of Hungary (1957-1989).png Tamás Darnyi
| September 21, 1988
| Image:Flag of South Korea.svg Seoul, South Korea
|
| 4:12.36
| Image:Flag of Hungary.svg Tamás Darnyi
| January 13, 1991
| Image:Flag of Australia.svg Perth, Australia
|
| 4:12.30
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Tom Dolan
| September 11, 1994
| Image:Flag of Italy.svg Rome, Italy
|
| 4:11.76
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Tom Dolan
| September 17, 2000
| Image:Flag of Australia.svg Sydney, Australia
|
| 4:11.09
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Michael Phelps
| August 15, 2002
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Fort Lauderdale, Florida
|
| 4:10.73
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Michael Phelps
| April 7, 2003
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Indianapolis, Indiana
|
| 4:09.09
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Michael Phelps
| July 27, 2003
| Image:Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona, Spain
|
| 4:08.41
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Michael Phelps
| July 7, 2004
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Long Beach, California
|
| 4:08.26
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Michael Phelps
| August 14, 2004
| Image:Flag of Greece.svg Athens, Greece
|
| 4:06.22
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Michael Phelps
| April 1, 2007
| Image:Flag of Australia.svg Melbourne, Australia
|
| TIME
| SWIMMER
| DATE
| PLACE
|
| 5:46.6
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Sylvia Ruuska
| June 27, 1958
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles, California
|
| 5:43.7
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Sylvia Ruuska
| August 1, 1958
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Topeka, Kansas
|
| 5:41.1
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Sylvia Ruuska
| February 24, 1959
| Image:Flag of Australia.svg Melbourne, Australia
|
| 5:40.2
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Sylvia Ruuska
| July 17, 1959
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Redding, California
|
| 5:36.5
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Donna de Varona
| July 15, 1960
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Indianapolis, Indiana
|
| 5:34.5
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Donna de Varona
| August 11, 1961
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
| 5:29.7
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Donna de Varona
| June 2, 1962
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Los Altos, California
|
| 5:27.4
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Sharon Finneran
| July 26, 1962
| Image:Flag of Japan.svg Osaka, Japan
|
| 5:24.7
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Donna de Varona
| July 26, 1962
| Image:Flag of Japan.svg Osaka, Japan
|
| 5:21.9
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Sharon Finneran
| July 28, 1962
| Image:Flag of Japan.svg Osaka, Japan
|
| 5:16.5
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Donna de Varona
| March 10, 1964
| Image:Flag of Peru.svg Lima, Peru
|
| 5:14.9
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Donna de Varona
| August 30, 1964
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg New York City, New York
|
| 5:11.7
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Claudia Kolb
| July 9, 1967
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Santa Clara, California
|
| 5:09.7
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Claudia Kolb
| August 1, 1967
| Image:Flag of Canada.svg Winnipeg, Canada
|
| 5:08.2
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Claudia Kolb
| August 19, 1967
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
| 5:04.7
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Claudia Kolb
| August 24, 1968
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles, California
|
| 5:02.97
| Image:Flag of Australia.svg Gail Neall
| July 9, 1972
| Image:Flag of Germany.svg Munich, West Germany
|
| 5:01.10
| Image:Flag of East Germany.svg Angela Franke
| August 18, 1973
| Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Utrecht, Netherlands
|
| 4:57.51
| Image:Flag of East Germany.svg Gudrun Wegner
| September 6, 1973
| Image:Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Belgrade, Yugoslavia
|
| 4:52.42
| Image:Flag of East Germany.svg Ulrike Tauber
| August 21, 1974
| Image:Flag of Austria.svg Vienna, Austria
|
| 4:52.20
| Image:Flag of East Germany.svg Ulrike Tauber
| June 7, 1975
| Image:Flag of Germany.svg Wittenberg, West Germany
|
| 4:48.79
| Image:Flag of East Germany.svg Birgit Treiber
| June 1, 1976
| Image:Flag of East Germany.svg East Berlin, East Germany
|
| 4:42.77
| Image:Flag of East Germany.svg Ulrike Tauber
| July 24, 1976
| Image:Flag of Canada.svg Montreal, Canada
|
| 4:40.83
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Tracy Caulkins
| August 23, 1978
| Image:Flag of Germany.svg West Berlin, West Germany
|
| 4:39.96
| Image:Flag of East Germany.svg Petra Schneider
| March 30, 1980
| Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Leningrad, Soviet Union
|
| 4:38.44
| Image:Flag of East Germany.svg Petra Schneider
| May 27, 1980
| Image:Flag of East Germany.svg Magdeburg, East Germany
|
| 4:36.29
| Image:Flag of East Germany.svg Petra Schneider
| July 26, 1980
| Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Moscow, Soviet Union
|
| 4:36.10
| Image:Flag of East Germany.svg Petra Schneider
| August 1, 1982
| Image:Flag of Ecuador.svg Guayaquil, Ecuador
|
| 4:34.79
| Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yan Chen
| October 13, 1997
| Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai, China
|
| 4:33.59
| Image:Flag of Ukraine.svg Yana Klochkova
| September 16, 2000
| Image:Flag of Australia.svg Sydney, Australia
|
| 4:32.89
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg Katie Hoff
| April 1, 2007
| Image:Flag of Australia.svg Melbourne, Australia
|
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