World record progression 4x100 metres medley relay

The world record in the 4×100 metres medley swimming relay was first recognised in 1953 by FINA, with world swimming governing body. Initially world records were only recognised in long course swimming pools which were a minimum of 50 metres in length – some of the early records were achieved in pools measuring 55 yards (50.29 m). Records set in a Short course (25 m) pool have been recognised since 3 March 1991.

The medley relay consists of 4 competitors swimming consecutively with each swimmer performing a different stroke:

  1. Backstroke (this can only be the first stroke, due to the necessity of starting this leg in the pool rather than by diving in)
  2. Breaststroke
  3. Butterfly
  4. Freestyle, (with the limitation that freestyle means any style other than backstroke, breaststroke or butterfly – most swimmers use the front crawl)

It is possible to set a world record in the 100 m backstroke through performance by the first swimmer of the relay team. Performances in the other legs cannot qualify as world records as FINA criteria requires a static start – swimming relay takeovers are often dynamic.

The event has been a fixture of the Olympic swimming programme since 1960.

Contents

Men

Long course

# Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
1  4:39.2  Gustaf Hellsing
Lennart Brock
Roy Dahl
Hakan Westesson		  Sweden 01953-02-22 22 February 1953 - Helsingborg, Sweden
2  4:32.2  Gilbert Bozon
Pierre Dumesnil
Maurice Lusien
Alex Jany		  France 01953-03-22 22 March 1953 - Charleroi, Belgium
3  4:31.5  A. Violas
Pierre Dumesnil
Julian Arene
Aldo Eminente		  France 01953-04-01 1 April 1953 - Troyes, France
4  4:30.8  Gustaf Hellsing
Lennart Brock
Göran Larsson
Per-Olof Östrand		  Sweden 01953-04-17 17 April 1953 - Lund, Sweden
5  4:27.8  Gustaf Hellsing
Lennart Brock
Göran Larsson
Per-Olof Östrand		  Sweden 01953-04-24 24 April 1953 - Borås, Sweden
6  4:24.8  V. Lopatine
Vladimir Minashkin
P. Skripchenkov
Lev Balandin		  Soviet Union 01953-05-13 13 May 1953 - Moscow, Soviet Union
7  4:21.3  V. Soloviev
Vladimir Minashkin
P. Skripchenkov
Lev Balandin		  Soviet Union 01954-01-26 26 January 1954 - Moscow, Soviet Union
8  4:19.0  [[]]
[[]]
[[]]
[[]]		  Soviet Union 01954-02-24 24 February 1954 - Stockholm, Sweden [1]
9  4:14.8  G. Kuvaldin
Vladimir Minashkin
Vladimir Strushanov
Lev Balandin		  Soviet Union 01956-08-14 14 August 1956 Olympic Trials Moscow, Soviet Union [2]
10  4:17.8 
 (1:01.2)
Katsuki Ishikara
 (-)
Masaru Furukawa
 (-)
Kazuo Tomita
 (-)
Takashi Ishimoto		  Japan 01957-09-07 7 September 1957 All-Japan Student Championships Tokyo, Japan [3]
11  4:17.2  Keiji Hase
Takashi Ishimoto
Masaru Furukawa
Manabu Koga		  Japan 01958-05-28 28 May 1958 Asian Games Tokyo, Japan
12  4:16.7  [[]]
[[]]
[[]]
[[]]		  Japan 01958-06-29 29 June 1958 - Los Angeles, United States
13  4:14.2  (yd)
 John Monckton
Terry Gathercole
Brian Wilkinson
John Devitt		  Australia 01958-07-25 25 July 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Cardiff, United Kingdom [4]
14  4:10.4  John Monckton
Terry Gathercole
Brian Wilkinson
John Devitt		  Australia 01958-08-22 22 August 1958 - Osaka, Japan [5]
15  4:09.2  Frank McKinney
Chet Jastremski
Mike Troy
Peter Sintz		  United States 01960-07-24 24 July 1960 - Toledo, Ohio, United States
16  4:08.2  (h)
 Robert Bennett
Paul Hait
David Gillanders
Stephen Clark		  United States 01960-08-27 27 August 1960 Olympic Games Rome, Italy
17  4:05.4  Frank McKinney
Paul Hait
Lance Larson
Jeff Farrell		  United States 01960-09-01 1 September 1960 Olympic Games Rome, Italy [6]
18  4:03.0  Tom Stock
Chet Jastremski
Lary Schulhof
Peter Sintz		  United States 01961-08-20 20 August 1961 - Los Angeles, United States
19  4:01.6  Tom Stock
Chet Jastremski
Fred Schmidt
Peter Sintz		  United States 01962-08-12 12 August 1962 - Cuyahoga Falls, United States
20  4:00.1  Richard McGeagh
Bill Craig
Walter Richardson
Stephen Clark		  United States 01963-08-24 24 August 1963 - Osaka, Japan
21  3:58.4 
 (59.6 WR)
Tom Mann
 (1:09.6)
Bill Craig
 (56.8)
Fred Schmidt
 (52.4)
Stephen Clark		  United States 01964-10-16 16 October 1964 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan [7]
22  3:57.2 
 (59.1 WR)
Charles Hickcox
Ken Merten
Doug Russell
Ken Walsh		  United States 01967-08-31 31 August 1967 Universiade Tokyo, Japan
23  3:56.5  Roland Matthes
Egon Henninger
Horst-Gunther Gregor
Frank Wiegand		  East Germany 01967-11-07 7 November 1967 - Leipzig, East Germany
24  3:54.9  Charles Hickcox
Don McKenzie (swimmer)
Doug Russell
Ken Walsh		  United States 01968-10-26 26 October 1968 Olympic Games Mexico City, Mexico [8]
25  3:54.4  Roland Matthes
Klaus Katzur
Udo Poser
Lutz Unger		  East Germany 01970-09-08 8 September 1970 European Championships Barcelona, Spain
26  3:50.4  Charles Campbell
Peter Dahlberg
Mark Spitz
Jerry Heidenreich		  United States 01971-09-03 3 September 1971 GDRvUSA Duel Leipzig, East Germany
27  3:48.16 
 (57.97)
Mike Stamm
 (1:04.22)
Thomas Bruce
 (54.28)
Mark Spitz
 (51.69)
Jerry Heidenreich		  United States 01972-09-04 4 September 1972 Olympic Games Munich, West Germany
28  3:47.28  Peter Rocca
Chris Woo
Joseph Bottom
Jack Babashoff		  United States 01976-07-22 22 July 1976 Olympic Games Montreal, Canada
29  3:42.22 
 (55.89)
John Naber
 (1:02.50)
John Hencken
 (54.26)
Matt Vogel
 (49.57)
Jim Montgomery		  United States 01976-07-22 22 July 1976 Olympic Games Montreal, Canada
30  3:40.84  Rick Carey
Steve Lundquist
Matt Gribble
Rowdy Gaines		  United States 01982-08-07 7 August 1982 World Championships Guayaquil, Ecuador
31  3:40.42  Rick Carey
Steve Lundquist
Matt Gribble
Rowdy Gaines		  United States 01983-08-22 22 August 1983 Pan American Games Caracas, Venezuela
32  3:39.30 
 (55.41)
Rick Carey
 (1:01.86)
Steve Lundquist
 (52.87)
Pablo Morales
 (49.16)
Rowdy Gaines		  United States 01984-08-04 4 August 1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States
33  3:38.28  Rick Carey
John Moffet
Pablo Morales
 (47.84)
Matt Biondi		  United States 01985-08-18 18 August 1985 Pan Pacific Championships Tokyo, Japan [9]
34  3:36.93 
 (54.56)
David Berkoff
 (1:01.64)
Rick Schroeder
 (52.38)
Matt Biondi
 (48.35)
Chris Jacobs		  United States 01988-09-25 25 September 1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea [10]
34=  3:36.93 
 (53.86 WR)
Jeff Rouse
 (1:01.45)
Nelson Diebel
 (52.83)
Pablo Morales
 (48.79)
Jon Olsen		  United States 01992-07-31 31 July 1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain [11]
35  3:34.84 
 (53.95)
Jeff Rouse
 (1:00.32)
Jeremy Linn
 (52.39)
Mark Henderson
 (48.18)
Gary Hall, Jr.		  United States 01996-07-26 26 July 1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States
36  3:33.73 
 (53.87)
Lenny Krayzelburg
 (59.84)
Ed Moses
 (52.10)
Ian Crocker
 (47.92)
Gary Hall, Jr.		  United States 02000-09-23 23 September 2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia [12]
37  3:33.48 
 (54.17)
Aaron Peirsol
 (1:00.14)
Brendan Hansen
 (51.13)
Michael Phelps
 (48.04)
Jason Lezak		  United States 02002-08-29 29 August 2002 Pan Pacific Championships Yokohama, Japan
38  3:31.54 
 (53.71)
Aaron Peirsol
 (59.61)
Brendan Hansen
 (50.39)
Ian Crocker
 (47.83)
Jason Lezak		  United States 02003-07-27 27 July 2003 World Championships Barcelona, Spain [13]
39  3:30.68 
 (53.45 WR)
Aaron Peirsol
 (59.37)
Brendan Hansen
 (50.28)
Ian Crocker
 (47.58)
Jason Lezak		  United States 02004-08-21 21 August 2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece [14]
40  3:29.34 
 (53.16)
Aaron Peirsol
 (59.27)
Brendan Hansen
 (50.15)
Michael Phelps
 (46.76)
Jason Lezak		  United States 02008-08-17 17 August 2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China [15]
41  3:27.28 
 (52.19)
Aaron Peirsol
 (58.57)
Eric Shanteau
 (49.72)
Michael Phelps
 (46.80)
David Walters		  United States 02009-07-02 2 July 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA; (yd) – set in a pool measured in yards;
Records not set in finals: (h) – heat; (sf) – semifinal; (r) – relay 1st leg; (rh) – relay heat 1st leg; (b) – B final; † – en route to final mark; (tt) – time trial

Short course

# Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
1  3:34.86 
 (52.50 WBT)
Mark Tewksbury
 (-)
John Cleveland
 (-)
Tom Ponting
 (-)
Gary Vandermeulen		  Canada 01992-02-22 22 February 1992 CAN SC Nationals Winnipeg, Canada
2  3:32.57 
 (53.24)
Tripp Schwenk
 (59.43)
Seth Van Neerden
 (52.20)
Mark Henderson
 (47.70)
Jon Olsen		  United States 01993-12-02 2 December 1993 World SC Championships Palma de Mallorca, Spain
3  3:30.91 
 (52.28)
Adrian Radley
 (59.68)
Ryan Mitchell
 (51.10)
Geoff Huegill
 (47.85)
Michael Klim		  Australia 01996-12-23 23 December 1996 AUS SC Nationals Melbourne, Australia
4  3:30.66 
 (52.72)
Adrian Radley
 (59.39)
Phil Rogers
 (51.35)
Geoff Huegill
 (47.20)
Michael Klim		  Australia 01997-04-17 17 April 1997 World SC Championships Gothenburg, Sweden
5  3:29.88 
 (53.34)
Matt Welsh
 (59.47)
Phil Rogers
 (50.69)
Michael Klim
 (46.38)
Chris Fydler		  Australia 01999-04-04 4 April 1999 World SC Championships Hong Kong, Hong Kong
6  3:29.00 
 (52.17)
Aaron Peirsol
 (58.56)
David Denniston
 (51.93)
Peter Marshall
 (46.34)
Jason Lezak		  United States 02002-04-07 7 April 2002 World SC Championships Moscow, Russia [16]
7  3:28.12  (tt)
 (50.95)
Matt Welsh
 (59.44)
Jim Piper
 (50.61)
Geoff Huegill
 (47.12)
Ashley Callus		  Australia 02002-09-04 4 September 2002 AUS SC Nationals Melbourne, Australia [17]
8  3:25.38 
 (51.28)
Aaron Peirsol
 (57.82)
Brendan Hansen
 (48.62)
Ian Crocker
 (47.66)
Garrett Weber-Gale		  United States 02004-03-25 25 March 2004 NCAA Championships East Meadow, United States
9  3:25.09 
 (51.35)
Aaron Peirsol
 (57.42)
Brendan Hansen
 (49.76)
Ian Crocker
 (46.56)
Jason Lezak		  United States 02004-10-11 11 October 2004 World SC Championships Indianapolis, United States [18]
10  3.24.29 
 (50.57)
Stanislav Donets
 (57.93)
Sergey Geybel
 (49.39)
Yevgeny Korotyshkin
 (46.40)
Alexander Sukhorukov		  Russia 02008-04-13 13 April 2008 World SC Championships Manchester, United Kingdom [19]
11  3.23.33 
 (50.60)
Jake Tapp
 (57.18)
Paul Kornfeld
 (50.18)
Joe Bartoch
 (45.37)
Brent Hayden		  Canada 02009-08-09 9 August 2009 British Gas SC Grand Prix Leeds, United Kingdom
12  3.20.71 
 (48.94)
Nick Thoman
 (57.03)
Mark Gangloff
 (49.93)
Michael Phelps
 (44.81)
Nathan Adrian		  United States 02009-12-18 18 December 2009 Duel in the Pool Manchester, United Kingdom
13  3:19.16 
 (49.63)
Stanislav Donets
 (56.43)
Sergey Geybel
 (48.35)
Yevgeny Korotyshkin
 (44.75)
Danila Izotov		  Russia 02009-12-20 20 December 2009 Vladimir Salnikov Swimming Cup Saint Petersburg, Russia [20]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA;
Records not set in finals: (h) – heat; (sf) – semifinal; (r) – relay 1st leg; (rh) – relay heat 1st leg; (b) – B final; † – en route to final mark; (tt) – time trial

Women

Long course

# Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
1  5:10.8  Magda Hunyadfi
Klara Killermann
Éva Székely
Valéria Gyenge		  Hungary 01953-07-24 24 July 1953 - Budapest, Hungary
2  5:09.2  Magda Hunyadfi
Klara Killermann
Éva Székely
Valéria Gyenge		  Hungary 01953-08-10 10 August 1953 - Bucharest, Romania
3  5:07.8  Judit Temes
Klara Killermann
Mária Littomericzky
Katalin Szőke		  Hungary 01954-08-03 3 August 1954 - Budapest, Hungary
4  5:06.2  Marie-Helene Andre
Francoise Derommeleere
Odette Lusien
Josette Arene		  France 01954-08-16 16 August 1954 - Marseille, France
5  5:02.1 
 (1:13.0)
Joke de Korte
 (1:23.4)
Rika Bruins
 (1:20.3)
Mary Kok
 (1:05.4)
Geertje Wielema		  Netherlands 01954-11-27 27 November 1954 - Rotterdam, Netherlands [21]
6  5:00.1  Jopie van Alphen
Rika Bruins
Atie Voorbij
Hetty Balkenende		  Netherlands 01955-07-17 17 July 1955 - Paris, France [22]
7  4:57.8  Eva Pajor
Éva Székely
Rypsyma Székely
Katalin Szőke		  Hungary 01955-09-03 3 September 1955 - Budapest, Hungary [22]
8  4:54.3  Lenie de Nijs
Rita Kroon
Atie Voorbij
Greetje Kraan		  Netherlands 01956-11-19 19 November 1956 - Hilversum, Netherlands [22]
9  4:53.1  Joke de Korte
Ada den Haan
Tineke Lagerberg
Cocky Gastelaars		  Netherlands 01956-12-08 8 December 1956 - Zwolle, Netherlands
10  4:57.0  (yd)
 Greetje Kraan
Ada den Haan
Atie Voorbij
Cocky Gastelaars		  Netherlands 01957-05-18 18 May 1957 GBRvNED International Blackpool, United Kingdom [23]
11  4:54.0  (yd)
 (1:10.9)
Judy Grinham
 (1:23.3)
Anita Lonsbrough
 (1:14.2)
Chris Gosden
 (1:04.6)
Diana Wilkinson		  Great Britain 01958-07-25 25 July 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Cardiff, United Kingdom [24]
12  4:52.9  Lenie de Nijs
Ada den Haan
Atie Voorbij
Cocky Gastelaars		  Netherlands 01958-09-05 5 September 1958 European Championships Budapest, Hungary [25]
13  4:51.5 
 (1:11.7)
Ria van Velsen
Ada den Haan
Tineke Lagerberg
Cocky Gastelaars		  Netherlands 01959-07-26 26 July 1959 NEDvGBR International Meet Waalwijk, Netherlands [26]
14  4:44.6  Carin Cone
Ann Bancroft
Becky Collins
Chris von Saltza		  United States 01959-09-06 6 September 1959 1959 Pan American Games Chicago, United States [27]
15  4:41.1  Lynn Burke
Patty Kempner
Carolyn Schuler
Chris von Saltza		  United States 01960-09-02 2 September 1960 Olympic Games Rome, Italy
16  4:40.1  Ingrid Schmidt
Heidi Pechstein
Ute Noack
Barbara Gobel		  East Germany 01962-08-23 23 August 1962 European Championships Leipzig, East Germany [28]
17  4:39.1 
 (1:12.2)
Maria van Velsen
 (1:18.0)
Klenie Bimolt
 (1:05.4)
Ada Kok
 (1:03.5)
Erica Terpstra		  Netherlands 01964-06-28 28 June 1964 NEDvGBR International Meet Groningen (city), Netherlands [29]
18  4:38.1  Donna de Varona
Claudia Kolb
Judy Haroun
Pokey Watson		  United States 01964-07-04 4 July 1964 - Los Altos, California, United States
19  4:34.6  Cathy Ferguson
Cynthia Goyette
Martha Randall
Kathleen Ellis		  United States 01964-09-28 28 September 1964 Pre Olympic Los Angeles, United States
20  4:33.9  Cathy Ferguson
Cynthia Goyette
Sharon Stouder
Kathleen Ellis		  United States 01964-10-18 18 October 1964 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan
21  4:30.0  Kendis Moore
Catie Ball
Ellie Daniel
Wendy Fordyce		  United States 01967-07-30 30 July 1967 Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada
22  4:28.1  Kaye Hall
Catie Ball
Ellie Daniel
Susan Pedersen		  United States 01968-09-14 14 September 1968 Pre Olympic Colorado Springs, United States
23  4:27.4  Susan Atwood
Kim Brecht
Alice Jones
Cindy Schilling		  United States 01970-09-01 1 September 1970 - Tokyo, Japan
24  4:27.3  Susan Atwood
Claudia Clevenger
Ellie Daniel
Linda Johnson		  United States 01971-09-11 11 September 1971 URSvUSAvGBR meet Minsk, Soviet Union
25  4:25.34  Susan Atwood
Lynn Vidali
Ellie Daniel
Jane Barkman		  United States 01972-08-18 18 August 1972 Pre Olympic Knoxville, United States
26  4:20.75  Melissa Belote
Catherine Carr
Deena Deardurff
Sandra Neilson		  United States 01972-09-03 3 September 1972 Olympic Games Munich, West Germany
27  4:16.84  Ulrike Richter
Renate Vogel
Rosemarie Kother
Kornelia Ender		  East Germany 01973-09-04 4 September 1973 World Championships Belgrade, Yugoslavia [30]
28  4:13.78  Ulrike Richter
Renate Vogel
Rosemarie Kother
Kornelia Ender		  East Germany 01974-08-24 24 August 1974 European Championships Vienna, Austria
29  4:13.41  Monika Seltmann
Carola Nitschke
Andrea Pollack
Barbara Krause		  East Germany 01976-06-05 5 June 1976 East German National Championships Berlin, East Germany [31]
30  4:07.95 
 (1:02.23)
Ulrike Richter
 (1:10.15)
Hannelore Anke
 (59.53)
Andrea Pollack
 (56.04)
Kornelia Ender		  East Germany 01976-07-18 18 July 1976 Olympic Games Montreal, Canada
31  4:06.67 
 (1:01.51 =WR)
Rica Reinisch
 (1:09.46)
Ute Geweniger
 (1:00.14)
Andrea Pollack
 (55.56)
Caren Metschuck		  East Germany 01980-07-20 20 July 1980 Olympic Games Moscow, Soviet Union
32  4:05.88  Kristin Otto
Ute Geweniger
Ines Geißler
Birgit Meineke		  East Germany 01982-08-06 6 August 1982 World Championships Guayaquil, Ecuador
33  4:05.79  Ina Kleber
Ute Geweniger
Ines Geißler
Birgit Meineke		  East Germany 01983-08-26 26 August 1983 European Championships Rome, Italy
34  4:03.69 
 (1:00.59 WR)
Ina Kleber
 (1:08.69)
Sylvia Gerasch
 (59.52)
Ines Geißler
 (54.89)
Birgit Meineke		  East Germany 01984-08-24 24 August 1984 Friendship Games Moscow, Soviet Union [32]
35  4:02.54 
 (1:00.82)
Lea Loveless
 (1:08.67)
Anita Nall
 (58.58)
Crissy Ahmann-Leighton
 (54.47)
Jenny Thompson		  United States 01992-07-30 30 July 1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain
36  4:01.67 
 (1:00.16 WR)
He Cihong
 (1:09.04)
Dai Guohong
 (58.66)
Liu Limin
 (53.81)
Le Jingyi		  China 01994-09-10 10 September 1994 World Championships Rome, Italy [33]
37  3:58.30 
 (1:01.39)
Barbara Bedford
 (1:06.29)
Megan Quann
 (57.25)
Jenny Thompson
 (53.37)
Dara Torres		  United States 02000-09-23 23 September 2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia [34]
38  3:57.32 
 (1:01.18)
Giaan Rooney
 (1:06.50)
Leisel Jones
 (56.67)
Petria Thomas
 (52.97)
Jodie Henry		  Australia 02004-08-21 21 August 2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece [35]
39  3:56.30 
 (1:01.06)
Sophie Edington
 (1:05.51)
Leisel Jones
 (56.86)
Jessicah Schipper
 (52.87)
Libby Lenton		  Australia 02006-03-21 21 March 2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia [36]
40  3:55.74 
 (1:00.79)
Emily Seebohm
 (1:04.94)
Leisel Jones
 (57.18)
Jessicah Schipper
 (52.83)
Libby Lenton		  Australia 02007-03-31 31 March 2007 World Championships Melbourne, Australia [37]
41  3:52.69 
 (59.33)
Emily Seebohm
 (1:04.58)
Leisel Jones
 (56.25)
Jessicah Schipper
 (52.53)
Libby Trickett		  Australia 02008-08-17 17 August 2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China [38]
42  3:52.19 
 (58.98)
Zhao Jing
 (1:04.12)
Chen Huijia
 (56.28)
Jiao Liuyang
 (52.81)
Li Zhesi		  China 02009-08-01 1 August 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy [39]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA; (yd) – set in a pool measured in yards;
Records not set in finals: (h) – heat; (sf) – semifinal; (r) – relay 1st leg; (rh) – relay heat 1st leg; (b) – B final; † – en route to final mark; (tt) – time trial

Short course

# Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
1  3:57.73 
 (1:00.31)
He Cihong
 (1:06.17)
Dai Guohong
 (59.06)
Liu Limin
 (52.19)
Le Jingyi		  China 01993-12-05 5 December 1993 World SC Championships Palma de Mallorca, Spain
2  3:57.62 
 (59.27)
Mai Nakamura
 (-)
Masami Tanaka
 (-)
Ayari Aoyama
 (-)
Sumika Minamoto		  Japan 01999-04-04 4 April 1999 World SC Championships Hong Kong, Hong Kong
3  3:57.46 
 (58.75)
Courtney Shealy
 (1:06.09)
Kristy Kowal
 (59.28)
Keegan Walkley
 (53.34)
Maritza Correia		  United States 02000-03-17 17 March 2000 Women's NCAA Championships Indianapolis, United States
4  3:55.78 
 (1:00.74)
Therese Alshammar
 (1:04.90)
Emma Igelström
 (57.12)
Anna-Karin Kammerling
 (53.02)
Johanna Sjöberg		  Sweden 02002-04-05 5 April 2002 World SC Championships Moscow, Russia [40]
5  3:54.95 
 (59.37)
Sophie Edington
 (1:05.25)
Brooke Hanson
 (58.28)
Jessicah Schipper
 (52.05)
Lisbeth Lenton		  Australia 02004-10-09 9 October 2004 World SC Championships Indianapolis, United States [41]
6  3:51.84 
 (58.54)
Tayliah Zimmer
 (1:04.95)
Jade Edmistone
 (56.36)
Jessicah Schipper
 (51.99)
Lisbeth Lenton		  Australia 02006-04-07 7 April 2006 World SC Championships Shanghai, China [42]
7  3:51.36 
 (58.79)
Margaret Hoelzer
 (1:03.98)
Jessica Hardy
 (55.93)
Rachel Komisarz
 (52.66)
Kara Denby		  United States 02008-04-11 11 April 2008 World SC Championships Manchester, United Kingdom [43]
8  3:49.45 
 (56.88)
Katy Murdoch
 (1:03.39)
Annamay Pierse
 (57.29)
Audrey Lacroix
 (51.89)
Victoria Poon		  Canada 02009-08-09 9 August 2009 British Gas swimming Grand Prix Leeds, United Kingdom
9  3:47.97 
 (57.47)
Margaret Hoelzer
 (1:03.58)
Jessica Hardy
 (54.37)
Dana Vollmer
 (52.55)
Amanda Weir		  United States 02009-12-18 18 December 2009 Duel in the Pool Manchester, United Kingdom
10  3:45.56  #
 (55.97)
Natalie Coughlin
 (1:02.91)
Rebecca Soni
 (55.36)
Dana Vollmer
 (51.32)
Missy Franklin		  United States 02011-12-16 16 December 2011 Duel in the Pool Atlanta, United States [44]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA;
Records not set in finals: (h) – heat; (sf) – semifinal; (r) – relay 1st leg; (rh) – relay heat 1st leg; (b) – B final; † – en route to final mark; (tt) – time trial

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Freestyle
50 m • 100 m • 200 m • 400 m • 800 m • 1500 m
Backstroke
Breaststroke
Butterfly
Individual medley
Relays
4×100 m freestyle • 4×200 m freestyle • 4×100 m medley