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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.
[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, New South Wales |
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, Victoria |
17:52.9 |
George Breen |
December 5, 1956 |
Melbourne, Victoria |
17:28.7 |
John Konrads |
February 22, 1958 |
Melbourne, Victoria |
17:11.0 |
John Konrads |
February 27, 1960 |
Sydney, New South Wales |
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 |
Mike Burton |
August 21, 1966 |
Lincoln, Nebraska |
16:34.1 |
Mike Burton |
August 13, 1967 |
Oak Park |
16:28.1 |
Guillermo Echevarria |
July 7, 1968 |
Santa Clara, California |
16:08.5 |
Mike Burton |
September 3, 1968 |
Long Beach, California |
16:04.5 |
Mike 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 |
Mike Burton |
September 4, 1972 |
Munich, West Germany |
15:37.80 |
Stephen Holland |
August 5, 1973 |
Brisbane, Queensland |
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, New South Wales |
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, Western Australia |
14:48.40 |
Kieren Perkins |
April 5, 1992 |
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
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
[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, New South Wales |
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, New South Wales |
16:56.9 |
Shane Gould |
February 11, 1973 |
Adelaide, South Australia |
16:54.14 |
Jo Harshbarger |
August 25, 1973 |
Louisville, Kentucky |
16:49.9 |
Jennifer Turrall |
December 9, 1973 |
Sydney, New South Wales |
16:48.2 |
Jennifer Turrall |
January 9, 1974 |
Sydney, New South Wales |
16:43.4 |
Jennifer Turrall |
July 13, 1974 |
Sydney, New South Wales |
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 Browne |
August 21, 1977 |
Mission Viejo, California |
16:14.93 |
Tracey Wickham |
February 8, 1978 |
Brisbane, Queensland |
16:06.63 |
Tracey Wickham |
February 25, 1979 |
Perth, Western 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 |
15:42.54 |
Kate Ziegler |
June 17, 2007 |
Mission Viejo, California |
[edit] Short Course
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