World record progression 1500m freestyle

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The first World Record in the Men's 1500 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 March 3, 1991.

Contents 1 Men 1.1 Long Course 1.2 Short Course 2 Women 2.1 Long Course 2.2 Short Course 3 References

[edit] Men

[edit] Long Course

TIME	SWIMMER	DATE	PLACE
22:48.4	Henry Taylor	July 25, 1908	London, United Kingdom
22:00.0	George Hodgson	July 10, 1912	Stockholm, Sweden
21:35.3	Arne Borg	July 8, 1923	Gothenburg, Sweden
21:15.0	Arne Borg	January 30, 1924	Sydney, Australia
21:11.4	Arne Borg	July 13, 1924	Paris, France
20:06.6	Boy Charlton	July 15, 1924	Paris, France
20:04.4	Arne Borg	August 18, 1926	Budapest, Hungary
19:07.2	Arne Borg	September 2, 1927	Bologna, Italy
18:58.8	Tomikatsu Amano	August 10, 1938	Tokyo, Japan
18:35.7	Shiro Hashizume	August 16, 1949	Los Angeles, California
18:19.0	Hironoshin Furuhashi	August 16, 1949	Los Angeles, California
18:05.9	George Breen	May 3, 1956	New Haven, Connecticut
17:59.5	Murray Rose	October 30, 1956	Melbourne, Australia
17:52.9	George Breen	December 5, 1956	Melbourne, Australia
17:28.7	John Konrads	February 22, 1958	Melbourne, Australia
17:11.0	John Konrads	February 27, 1960	Sydney, Australia
17:05.5	Roy Saari	August 17, 1963	Tokyo, Japan
17:01.8	Murray Rose	August 2, 1964	Los Altos, California
16:58.7	Roy Saari	September 2, 1964	New York City, New York
16:58.6	Stephen Krause	August 15, 1965	Maumee, Ohio
16:41.6	Michael Burton	August 21, 1966	Lincoln, Nebraska
16:34.1	Michael Burton	August 13, 1967	Oak Park
16:28.1	Guillermo Echevarria	July 7, 1968	Santa Clara, California
16:08.5	Michael Burton	September 3, 1968	Long Beach, California
16:04.5	Michael Burton	August 17, 1969	Louisville, Kentucky
15:57.1	John Kinsella	August 23, 1970	Los Angeles, California
15:52.91	Rick DeMont	August 6, 1972	Chicago, Illinois
15:52.58	Michael Burton	September 4, 1972	Munich, West Germany
15:37.80	Stephen Holland	August 5, 1973	Brisbane, Australia
15:31.85	Stephen Holland	September 9, 1973	Belgrade, Yugoslavia
15:31.75	Tim Shaw	August 25, 1974	Concord
15:27.79	Stephen Holland	January 25, 1975	Christchurch, New Zealand
15:20.91	Tim Shaw	June 21, 1975	Long Beach, California
15:10.89	Stephen Holland	February 27, 1976	Sydney, Australia
15:06.66	Brian Goodell	June 21, 1976	Long Beach, California
15:02.40	Brian Goodell	July 20, 1976	Montreal, Canada
14:58.27	Vladimir Salnikov	July 22, 1980	Moscow, Soviet Union
14:56.35	Vladimir Salnikov	March 13, 1982	Moscow, Soviet Union
14:54.76	Vladimir Salnikov	February 22, 1983	Moscow, Soviet Union
14:50.36	Jörg Hoffmann	January 13, 1991	Perth, Australia
14:48.40	Kieren Perkins	April 5, 1992	Canberra, Australia
14:43.48	Kieren Perkins	July 31, 1992	Barcelona, Spain
14:41.66	Kieren Perkins	August 24, 1994	Victoria, Canada
14:34.56	Grant Hackett	July 29, 2001	Fukuoka, Japan

[edit] Short Course

TIME	SWIMMER	DATE	PLACE
14:32.40	Kieren Perkins	February 2, 1992	Brisbane, Australia
14:26.52	Kieren Perkins	July 14, 1993	Auckland, New Zealand
14:19.55	Grant Hackett	September 27, 1998	Perth, Australia
14:10.10	Grant Hackett	August 7, 2001	Perth, Australia

[edit] Women

[edit] Long Course

TIME	SWIMMER	DATE	PLACE
25:06.6	Helen Wainwright	August 19, 1922	New York, New York
24:07.6	Ethel McGary	December 31, 1925	Coral Gables, Florida
24:00.2	Edith Mayne	September 15, 1926	Exmouth, Devon
23:44.6	Martha Norelius	July 28, 1927	Massapequa, New York
23:17.2	Helene Madison	July 15, 1931	New York, New York
22:36.7	Grethe Frederiksen	June 26, 1936	Copenhagen, Denmark
21:45.7	Ragnhild Hveger	July 3, 1938	Helsingfors, Denmark
21:10.1	Ragnhild Hveger	August 11, 1940	Helsingfors, Denmark
20:57.0	Ragnhild Hveger	August 20, 1941	Copenhagen, Denmark
20:46.5	Lenie de Nijs	July 23, 1955	Utrecht, Netherlands
20:22.8	Jans Koster	August 21, 1956	Utrecht, Netherlands
20:03.1	Jans Koster	July 27, 1957	Hilversum, Netherlands
19:25.7	Ilsa Konrads	January 14, 1960	Sydney, Australia
19:23.6	Jane Cederqvist	September 8, 1960	Uppsala, Sweden
19:02.8	Margareta Rylander	June 27, 1961	Uppsala, Sweden
18:44.0	Carolyn House	August 16, 1962	Chicago Illinois
18:30.5	Patrica Carreto	July 30, 1964	Los Altos, California
18:23.7	Patrica Carreto	August 12, 1965	Los Altos, California
18:12.9	Patricia Carreto	August 21, 1966	Lincoln, Nebraska
18:11.1	Debbie Meyer	July 9, 1967	Santa Clara, California
17:50.2	Debbie Meyer	August 20, 1967	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
17:31.2	Debbie Meyer	July 21, 1968	Los Angeles, California
17:19.9	Debbie Meyer	August 17, 1969	Louisville, Kentucky
17:00.6	Shane Gould	December 12, 1971	Sydney, Australia
16:56.9	Shane Gould	February 11, 1973	Adelaide, Australia
16:54.14	Jo Harshbarger	August 25, 1973	Louisville, Kentucky
16:49.9	Jennifer Turrall	December 9, 1973	Sydney, Australia
16:48.2	Jennifer Turrall	January 9, 1974	Sydney, Australia
16:43.4	Jennifer Turrall	July 13, 1974	Sydney, Australia
16:39.28	Jennifer Turrall	August 3, 1974	Los Angeles, California
16:33.94	Jennifer Turrall	August 25, 1974	Concord, California
16:24.60	Alice Brown	August 21, 1977	Mission Viejo, California
16:14.93	Tracey Wickham	February 8, 1978	Brisbane, Australia
16:06.63	Tracey Wickham	February 25, 1979	Perth, Australia
16:04.49	Kim Linehan	August 19, 1979	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
16:00.73	Janet Evans	July 31, 1987	Orlando, Florida
15:52.10	Janet Evans	March 26, 1988	Orlando, Florida

[edit] Short Course

TIME	SWIMMER	DATE	PLACE
15:43.31	Petra Schneider	January 12, 1982	Berlin, Germany
15:42.39	Laure Manaudou	November 20, 2004	Saint-Dizier, France

[edit] References

• (Dutch) Zwemkroniek
• (Italian) Agenda Diana

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