World record progression 400 metres medley

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The first World Record in the 400 meters Individual Medley in long course (50 meters) swimming was recognized by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1957, followed by the women a year later. In the short course (25 meters) swimming events the world's governing body recognizes world records since March 3, 1991.

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[edit] Men

[edit] Long Course

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

[edit] Short Course

TIME SWIMMER DATE PLACE
4:08.77 Image:Flag of Italy.svg Luca Sacchi February 28, 1992 Image:Flag of Spain.svg Palma de Mallorca, Spain
4:07.10 Image:Flag of Finland.svg Jani Sievinen February 9, 1993 Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Malmö, Sweden
4:06.03 Image:Flag of Finland.svg Jani Sievinen January 20, 1996 Image:Flag of Finland.svg Lappeenranta, Finland
4:05.59 Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marcel Wouda February 1, 1997 Image:Flag of Germany.svg Gelsenkirchen, Germany
4:05.41 Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marcel Wouda February 8, 1997 Image:Flag of France.svg Paris, France
4:04.24 Image:Flag of Australia.svg Matthew Dunn September 24, 1998 Image:Flag of Australia.svg Perth, Australia
4:02.72 Image:Flag of Canada.svg Brian Johns February 23, 2003 Image:Flag of Canada.svg Victoria, Canada
4:00.37 Image:Flag of Hungary.svg László Cseh December 9, 2005 Image:Flag of Italy.svg Trieste, Italy
3:59.33 Image:Flag of Hungary.svg László Cseh December 14, 2007 Image:Flag of Hungary.svg Debrecen, Hungary

[edit] Women

[edit] Long Course

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

[edit] Short Course

TIME SWIMMER DATE PLACE
4:29.00 Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guohong Dai December 2, 1993 Image:Flag of Spain.svg Palma de Mallorca, Spain
4:27.83 Image:Flag of Ukraine.svg Yana Klochkova January 20, 2002 Image:Flag of France.svg Paris, France


[edit] References

de:Liste der Schwimmweltrekorde über 400 Meter Lagen

fr:Record du monde de natation messieurs du 400 mètres 4 nages it:Progressione del record mondiale dei 400 m misti

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