World record progression 400 metres individual medley#Short course

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|lastname = Harrison

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|lastname = Rounsaville

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{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 7

|time = 5:04.3

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|time = 4:55.6

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{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 9

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|lastname = Hetz

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|country = URS

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|time = 4:51.4

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|lastname = Stickles

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|number = 11

|time = 4:51.0

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|lastname = Stickles

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|number = 12

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|lastname = Hetz

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|country = JPN

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|number = 13

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|firstname = Dick

|lastname = Roth

|namearticle =

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|meet = -

|country = USA

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|number = 14

|time = 4:45.4

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|lastname = Roth

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

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|country = JPN

|city = Tokyo

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|number = 15

|time = 4:45.3

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|lastname = Dunayev

|namearticle =

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|meet = -

|country = URS

|city = Tallinn

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{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 16

|time = 4:45.1

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|lastname = Buckingham

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|nation = USA

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|number = 17

|time = 4:43.4

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|country = USA

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|number = 18

|time = 4:43.3

|recordinfo = h

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|lastname = Hickcox

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|meet = US Olympic Trials

|city = Long Beach

|cityarticle = Long Beach, California

|country = USA

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{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 19

|time = 4:39.0

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|lastname = Hickcox

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|meet = US Olympic Trials

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|country = USA

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|number = 20

|time = 4:38.7

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|lastname = Hall Sr.

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|number = 21

|time = 4:33.9

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|lastname = Hall Sr.

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|number = 22

|time = 4:31.0

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|lastname = Hall Sr.

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|number = 23

|time = 4:30.81

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|lastname = Hall Sr.

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|city = Chicago

|country = USA

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{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 24

|time = 4:28.89

|recordinfo =

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|lastname = Hargitay

|namearticle =

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|city = Vienna

|country = AUT

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{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 25

|time = 4:26.00

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Zoltán

|lastname = Verrasztó

|namearticle =

|nation = HUN

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|meet = AAU Indoor Championships

|city = Long Beach

|cityarticle = Long Beach, California

|country = USA

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{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 26

|time = 4:23.68

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|lastname = Strachan

|namearticle =

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|city = Montreal

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{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 27

|time = 4:23.39

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Jesse

|lastname = Vassallo

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

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{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 28

|time = 4:20.05

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|firstname = Jesse

|lastname = Vassallo

|namearticle =

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|meet = World Championships

|city = West Berlin

|country = FRG

|ref =

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{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 29

|time = 4:19.78

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Ricardo

|lastname = Prado

|namearticle =

|nation = BRA

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|meet = World Championships

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|country = ECU

|ref =

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{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 30

|time = 4:19.61

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Jens-Peter

|lastname = Berndt

|namearticle =

|nation = GDR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1984|May|23}}

|meet = East German Championships

|city = Magdeburg

|country = GDR

|ref =

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{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 31

|time = 4:17.53

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Alex

|lastname = Baumann

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|nation = CAN

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|meet = Canadian Olympic Trials

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|country = CAN

|ref =

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|number = 32

|time = 4:17.41

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|lastname = Baumann

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|city = Los Angeles

|country = USA

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{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 33

|time = 4:16.12

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|lastname = Wharton

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|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1987|August|14}}

|meet = Pan Pacific Championships

|city = Brisbane

|country = AUS

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{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 34

|time = 4:15.42

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|lastname = Darnyi

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|meet = European Championships

|city = Strasbourg

|country = FRA

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|number = 35

|time = 4:14.75

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|lastname = Darnyi

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|meet = Olympic Games

|city = Seoul

|country = KOR

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{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 36

|time = 4:12.36

|recordinfo =

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|lastname = Darnyi

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|nation = HUN

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|meet = World Championships

|city = Perth

|country = AUS

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{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 37

|time = 4:12.30

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Tom

|lastname = Dolan

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|nation = USA

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|city = Rome

|country = ITA

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{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 38

|time = 4:11.76

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|lastname = Dolan

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|meet = Olympic Games

|city = Sydney

|cityarticle =

|country = AUS

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}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 39

|time = 4:11.09

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|lastname = Phelps

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|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2002|August|15}}

|meet = US National Championships

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{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 40

|time = 4:10.73

|recordinfo =

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|lastname = Phelps

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|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2003|April|7}}

|meet = Duel in the Pool

|city = Indianapolis

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|country = USA

|ref = {{cite web|title=2003 Duel in the Pool - Men's 400m IM Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000103090003000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=7 April 2003|access-date=12 March 2025}}

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{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 41

|time = 4:09.09

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|meet = World Championships

|city = Barcelona

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{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 42

|time = 4:08.41

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|lastname = Phelps

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|meet = US Olympic Trials

|city = Long Beach

|cityarticle = Long Beach, California

|country = USA

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{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 43

|time = 4:08.26

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|city = Athens

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{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 44

|time = 4:06.22

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|lastname = Phelps

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|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2007|April|1}}

|meet = World Championships

|city = Melbourne

|country = AUS

|ref = {{cite web|title=12th FINA World Championships - Men's 400m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001070D0068000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=1 April 2007|access-date=12 March 2025}}

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{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 45

|time = 4:05.25

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|city = Omaha

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|country = USA

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{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 46

|time = 4:03.84

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|lastname = Phelps

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|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2008|August|10}}

|meet = Olympic Games

|city = Beijing

|cityarticle =

|country = CHN

|ref = {{cite magazine|title=Olympics, Swimming: Flash Michael Phelps Smashes World Record in 400 IM|url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/olympics-swimming-flash-michael-phelps-smashes-world-record-in-400-im/|magazine=Swimming World|author=John Lohn|date=10 August 2008|access-date=9 May 2025}}

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{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 47

|time = 4:02.50

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|firstname = Léon

|lastname = Marchand

|namearticle =

|nation = FRA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2023|July|23}}

|meet = World Championships

|city = Fukuoka

|cityarticle =

|country = JPN

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|time = 4:08.77

|firstname = Luca

|lastname = Sacchi

|namearticle =

|nation = ITA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1992|February|29}}

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|city = Palma de Mallorca

|country = ESP

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{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 2

|time = 4:07.10

|firstname = Jani

|lastname = Sievinen

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|country = SWE

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{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 3

|time = 4:06.03

|firstname = Jani

|lastname = Sievinen

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|country = FIN

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{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 4

|time = 4:05.59

|firstname = Marcel

|lastname = Wouda

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|country = GER

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{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 5

|time = 4:05.41

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|lastname = Wouda

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|city = Paris

|country = FRA

|ref =

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{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 6

|time = 4:04.24

|firstname = Matthew

|lastname = Dunn

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|city = Perth

|country = AUS

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{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 7

|time = 4:02.72

|firstname = Brian

|lastname = Johns

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|city = Victoria

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{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 8

|time = 4:00.37

|firstname = László

|lastname = Cseh

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|city = Trieste

|country = ITA

|ref =

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{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 9

|time = 3:59.33

|firstname = László

|lastname = Cseh

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{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 10

|time = 3:57.27

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|meet = European Championships

|city = Istanbul

|country = TUR

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}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 11

|time = 3:55.50

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|lastname = Lochte

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|meet = World Championships

|city = Dubai

|country = UAE

|ref = {{cite web|title=10th FINA World Championships (25m) - Men's 400m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010A00001E000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=16 December 2010|access-date=24 April 2025}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 12

|time = 3:54.81

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|lastname = Seto

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|meet = International Swimming League

|city = Las Vegas

|country = USA

|ref = {{cite web|title=2019 International Swimming League (Final) - Men's 400m Individual Medley Results|page=6|url=https://cdn.swimswam.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ISL-Vegas-Day-1-Complete-Result.pdf|date=20 December 2019|access-date=20 December 2019}}

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|-

|number = 1

|time = 5:46.6

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Sylvia

|lastname = Ruuska

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1958|June|27}}

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|country = USA

|city = Los Angeles

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{{Swimmingrecord

|-

|number = 2

|time = 5:43.7

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|lastname = Ruuska

|namearticle =

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|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1958|August|1}}

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|country = USA

|city = Topeka

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|ref =

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{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 3

|time = 5:41.1

|recordinfo =

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|lastname = Ruuska

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|country = AUS

|city = Melbourne

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|ref

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{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 4

|time = 5:40.2

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|lastname = Ruuska

|namearticle =

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|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1959|July|17}}

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|country = USA

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|ref =

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{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 5

|time = 5:36.5

|recordinfo =

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|lastname = de Varona

|namearticle =

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|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1960|July|15}}

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|country = USA

|city = Indianapolis

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{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 6

|time = 5:34.5

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|lastname = de Varona

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|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1961|August|11}}

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|country = USA

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{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 7

|time = 5:29.7

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|lastname = de Varona

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1962|June|2}}

|meet = -

|country = USA

|city = Los Altos

|cityarticle = Los Altos, California

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 8

|time = 5:27.4

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Sharon

|lastname = Finneran

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1962|July|26}}

|meet = -

|country = JPN

|city = Osaka

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 9

|time = 5:24.7

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|firstname = Donna

|lastname = de Varona

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1962|July|26}}

|meet = -

|country = JPN

|city = Osaka

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 10

|time = 5:21.9

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Sharon

|lastname = Finneran

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1962|July|28}}

|meet = -

|country = JPN

|city = Osaka

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 11

|time = 5:16.5

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|firstname = Donna

|lastname = de Varona

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1964|March|10}}

|meet = -

|country = PER

|city = Lima

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 12

|time = 5:14.9

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|firstname = Donna

|lastname = de Varona

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1964|August|30}}

|meet = -

|country = USA

|city = New York City

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 13

|time = 5:11.7

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Claudia

|lastname = Kolb

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1967|July|9}}

|meet = Santa Clara International

|country = USA

|city = Santa Clara

|cityarticle = Santa Clara, California

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 14

|time = 5:09.7

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|firstname = Claudia

|lastname = Kolb

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1967|August|1}}

|meet = Pan American Games

|country = CAN

|city = Winnipeg

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 15

|time = 5:08.2

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|firstname = Claudia

|lastname = Kolb

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1967|August|19}}

|meet = AAU Nationals

|country = USA

|city = Philadelphia

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 16

|time = 5:04.7

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|firstname = Claudia

|lastname = Kolb

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1968|August|24}}

|meet = US Olympic Trials

|city = Los Angeles

|cityarticle =

|country = USA

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 17

|time = 5:02.97

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|firstname = Gail

|lastname = Neall

|namearticle =

|nation = AUS

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|meet = Olympic Games

|city = Munich

|country = FRG

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 18

|time = 5:01.10

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|firstname = Angela

|lastname = Franke

|namearticle =

|nation = GDR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1973|August|18}}

|meet = -

|city = Utrecht

|cityarticle =

|country = NED

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 19

|time = 4:57.51

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Gudrun

|lastname = Wegner

|namearticle =

|nation = GDR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1973|September|6}}

|meet = World Championships

|city = Belgrade

|country = YUG

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 20

|time = 4:52.42

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Ulrike

|lastname = Tauber

|namearticle =

|nation = GDR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1974|August|21}}

|meet = European Championships

|city = Vienna

|country = AUT

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 21

|time = 4:52.20

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Ulrike

|lastname = Tauber

|namearticle =

|nation = GDR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1975|June|7}}

|meet = East German Championships

|city = Wittenberg

|country = GDR

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 22

|time = 4:48.79

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Birgit

|lastname = Treiber

|namearticle =

|nation = GDR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1976|June|1}}

|meet = East German Championships

|city = East Berlin

|country = GDR

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 23

|time = 4:42.77

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|firstname = Ulrike

|lastname = Tauber

|namearticle =

|nation = GDR

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|meet = Olympic Games

|city = Montreal

|country = CAN

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 24

|time = 4:40.83

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|firstname = Tracy

|lastname = Caulkins

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1978|August|23}}

|meet = World Championships

|city = West Berlin

|country = FRG

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 25

|time = 4:39.96

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|firstname = Petra

|lastname = Schneider

|namearticle =

|nation = GDR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1980|March|30}}

|meet = -

|city = Leningrad

|country = URS

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 26

|time = 4:38.44

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Petra

|lastname = Schneider

|namearticle =

|nation = GDR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1980|May|27}}

|meet = -

|city = Magdeburg

|country = GDR

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 27

|time = 4:36.29

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|firstname = Petra

|lastname = Schneider

|namearticle =

|nation = GDR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1980|July|26}}

|meet = Olympic Games

|city = Moscow

|country = URS

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 28

|time = 4:36.10

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|firstname = Petra

|lastname = Schneider

|namearticle =

|nation = GDR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1982|July|26}}

|meet = World Championships

|city = Guayaquil

|country = ECU

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 29

|time = 4:34.79

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Chen

|lastname = Yan

|namearticle = Chen Yan (swimmer, born 1981)

|nation = CHN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1997|October|13}}

|meet = Chinese National Games

|city = Shanghai

|country = CHN

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 30

|time = 4:33.59

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Yana

|lastname = Klochkova

|namearticle =

|nation = UKR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2000|September|16}}

|meet = Olympic Games

|city = Sydney

|country = AUS

|ref = {{cite web|title=2000 Olympic Games Results (Page 197)|url=https://websitedevsa.blob.core.windows.net/sitefinity/docs/default-source/eventsdocuments/meet-results/international-event-results/olympic-games/2000-olympic-games.pdf#page=197|work=Omega Timing|date=29 September 2000|access-date=11 March 2024}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 31

|time = 4:32.89

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Katie

|lastname = Hoff

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2007|April|1}}

|meet = World Championships

|city = Melbourne

|country = AUS

|ref = {{cite web|title=12th FINA World Championships - Women's 400m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001070D006B000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=1 April 2007|access-date=11 March 2024}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 32

|time = 4:31.46

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Stephanie

|lastname = Rice

|namearticle =

|nation = AUS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2008|March|22}}

|meet = Australian Championships

|city = Sydney

|country = AUS

|ref = {{cite news|title=Rice and Seebohm smash world records|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/swimming/rice-breaks-world-record/2008/03/22/1205602729482.html|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=22 March 2008|access-date=7 March 2025}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 33

|time = 4:31.12

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Katie

|lastname = Hoff

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2008|June|29}}

|meet = US Olympic Trials

|city = Omaha

|cityarticle = Omaha, Nebraska

|country = USA

|ref = {{cite web|title=Women's 400m Individual Medley Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001080B0008000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=29 June 2008|access-date=11 March 2024}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 34

|time = 4:29.45

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Stephanie

|lastname = Rice

|namearticle =

|nation = AUS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2008|August|10}}

|meet = Olympic Games

|city = Beijing

|country = CHN

|ref = {{cite news|last=Lohn|first=John|title=Return to Sender…Stephanie Rice Blasts Women's 400 IM World Record|url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/olympics-swimming-flash-return-to-sender-stephanie-rice-blasts-womens-400-im-world-record/|date=10 August 2008|access-date=17 May 2013|website=Swimming World}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 35

|time = 4:28.43

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Ye

|lastname = Shiwen

|namearticle =

|nation = CHN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2012|July|28}}

|meet = Olympic Games

|city = London

|country = UK

|ref = {{cite magazine|title=2012 London Olympics: China's Ye Shiwen Crushes World Record|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/World/31415.asp?q=2012-London-Olympics:-China's-Ye-Shiwen-Crushes-World-Record|magazine=Swimming World Magazine|date=28 July 2012|access-date=29 July 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140420023240/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/World/31415.asp?q=2012-London-Olympics:-China's-Ye-Shiwen-Crushes-World-Record|archive-date=20 April 2014}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 36

|time = 4:26.36

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Katinka

|lastname = Hosszú

|namearticle =

|nation = HUN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2016|August|6}}

|meet = Olympic Games

|city = Rio de Janeiro

|country = BRA

|ref = {{cite news|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/iron-lady-katinka-hosszu-shatters-world-record-in-400-im-american-maya-dirado-takes-second-020404338.html |title='Iron Lady' Katinka Hosszu shatters world record in 400 IM, American Maya DiRado takes second|first1=Pat|last1=Forde|date=6 August 2016|publisher=Yahoo!|access-date=7 August 2016}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 37

|time = 4:25.87

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Summer

|lastname = McIntosh

|namearticle =

|nation = CAN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2023|April|1}}

|meet = Canadian Trials

|city = Toronto

|country = CAN

|ref = {{cite web|title=2023 Canadian Trials - Women's 400m IM Final Results|url=https://results.swimming.ca/2023_Bell_Canadian_Trials/230328F045.htm|publisher=swimming.ca|date=1 April 2023|accessdate=1 April 2023}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 38

|time = 4:24.38

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Summer

|lastname = McIntosh

|namearticle =

|nation = CAN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2024|May|16}}

|meet = Canadian Trials

|city = Toronto

|country = CAN

|ref = {{cite web|title=2024 Canadian Trials - Women's 400m IM Final Results|url=https://results.swimming.ca/2024_Olympic_Paralympic_Trials/ResultList_13F.pdf|publisher=swimming.ca|date=16 May 2024|accessdate=11 June 2025}}{{cite web|title=Video Women's 400m IM Canadian Swimming Trials Final|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ll-3OjflTE|publisher=swim swam|date=1 April 2023|accessdate=6 April 2023}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 39

|time = 4:23.65

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Summer

|lastname = McIntosh

|namearticle =

|nation = CAN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2025|6|11}}

|meet = Canadian Trials

|city = Victoria

|cityarticle = Victoria, British Columbia

|country = CAN

|ref = {{cite web|title=2025 Canadian Trials - Women's 400m IM Final Results|url=https://results.swimming.ca/2025_Canadian_Swimming_Trials/ResultList_25F.pdf|work=results.swimming.ca|date=11 June 2025|accessdate=11 June 2025}}

}}

{{end}}

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{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 1

|time = 4:29.00

|firstname = Dai

|lastname = Guohong

|namearticle =

|club = {{flagicon|CHN}} China

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1993|12|2}}

|meet = World Championships

|city = Palma de Mallorca

|country = ESP

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 2

|time = 4:27.83

|firstname = Yana

|lastname = Klochkova

|namearticle =

|club = {{flagicon|UKR}} Ukraine

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2002|01|20}}

|meet = World Cup

|city = Paris

|country = FRA

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 3

|time = 4:26.52

|firstname = Kirsty

|lastname = Coventry

|namearticle =

|club = {{flagicon|ZIM}} Zimbabwe

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2008|04|09}}

|meet = World Championships

|city = Manchester

|country = UK

|ref = {{cite web|title=9th FINA World Championships (25m) - Women's 400m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001080E0010000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=9 April 2008|accessdate=3 May 2025}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 4

|time = 4:25.87

|firstname = Julia

|lastname = Smit

|namearticle =

|club = {{flagicon|USA}} USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2008|11|28}}

|meet = Canada Cup

|city = Toronto

|country = CAN

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 5

|time = 4:25.06

|firstname = Mireia

|lastname = Belmonte

|namearticle =

|club = {{flagicon|ESP}} Spain

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2008|12|14}}

|meet = European Championships

|city = Rijeka

|country = CRO

|ref = {{cite web|title=2008 European Short Course Championships (25m) - Women's 400m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000108000054000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=14 December 2008|accessdate=3 May 2025}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 6

|time = 4:22.88

|firstname = Kathryn

|lastname = Meaklim

|namearticle =

|club = {{flagicon|RSA}} South Africa

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2009|11|22}}

|meet = World Cup

|city =

|country = SIN

|ref = {{cite web|title=2009 FINA World Cup (Singapore) - Women's 400m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000109040036000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|website=Omegatiming.com|date=22 November 2013|access-date=8 April 2025}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 7

|time = 4:21.04

|firstname = Julia

|lastname = Smit

|namearticle =

|club = {{flagicon|USA}} USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2009|12|18}}

|meet = Duel in the Pool

|city = Manchester

|country = UK

|ref = {{cite web|title=2009 Duel in the Pool - Women's 400m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000109000002000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|website=Omegatiming.com|date=18 December 2009|access-date=8 April 2025}}

}}

{{swimmingrecord

|number = 8

|time = 4:20.85

|firstname = Katinka

|lastname = Hosszú

|namearticle =

|nation = HUN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2013|8|11}}

|country = GER

|city = Berlin

|meet = World Cup

|ref = {{cite web|title=2013 FINA World Cup (Berlin) - Women's 400m IM Final Results|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010D020601042502FFFFFFFFFFFF02|website=Omegatiming.com|date=11 August 2013|access-date=11 August 2013}}

}}

{{swimmingrecord

|number = 9

|time = 4:20.83

|firstname = Katinka

|lastname = Hosszú

|namearticle =

|nation = HUN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2014|8|28}}

|country = QAT

|city = Doha

|meet = World Cup

|ref = {{cite web|title=2014 FINA World Cup (Doha) - Women's 400m IM Final Results|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010E010501042502FFFFFFFFFFFF02|website=Omegatiming.com|date=28 August 2014|access-date=31 August 2014}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 10

|time = 4:19.86

|firstname = Mireia

|lastname = Belmonte

|namearticle =

|club = {{flagicon|ESP}} Spain

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2014|12|3}}

|meet = World Championships

|city = Doha

|country = QAT

|ref = {{cite web|title=2014 FINA World Championships (25) - Women's 400m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010E010D01042502FFFFFFFFFFFF02|publisher=Omega Timing|date=3 December 2014|accessdate=8 April 2025}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 11

|time = 4:19.46

|firstname = Katinka

|lastname = Hosszú

|namearticle = h

|club = {{flagicon|HUN}} Hungary

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2015|12|2}}

|meet = European Championships

|city = Netanya

|country = ISR

|ref = {{cite web|title=2015 European Short Course Championships - Women's 400m IM Heats Results|url=https://netanya2015.microplustiming.com/export/NU_Netanya/NU/pdf/CLS-ASF-400MD-ELIM-ALL.pdf?x=09:01:36|work=microplustiming.com|date=2 December 2015|accessdate=2 May 2025}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 12

|time = 4:18.94

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Mireia

|lastname = Belmonte

|namearticle =

|club = {{flagicon|ESP}} Spain

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2017|08|12}}

|meet = World Cup

|city = Eindhoven

|country = NED

|ref = {{cite web|title=2017 FINA World Cup (Eindhoven) - Women's 400m IM Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011101030205EF04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=12 August 2017|accessdate=8 April 2025}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 13

|time = 4:15.48

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Summer

|lastname = McIntosh

|namearticle =

|club = {{flagicon|CAN}} Canada

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2024|12|14}}

|meet = World Championships

|city = Budapest

|country = HUN

|ref = {{cite web|title=2024 World Aquatics Championships (25 m) - Women's 400m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800080205EF0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=14 December 2024|accessdate=15 December 2024}}{{cite web|title=Video - Women's 400m IM Final |url=https://vkvideo.ru/video-228643357_456239031|publisher=|date=14 December 2024|accessdate=23 December 2024}}

}}

{{end}}

{{swimmingrecordlegend|ratifier=FINA}}

• Correct as of June 2025{{cite web|title=Men's 400m Individual Medley Long Course All-Time Ranking|url=https://api.fina.org/fina/rankings/swimming/report/pdf?gender=M&distance=400&stroke=MEDLEY&poolConfiguration=LCM&year=&startDate=&endDate=×Mode=ALL_TIMES®ionId=&countryId=&pageSize=200|website=Api.fina.org|date=18 October 2021|access-date=19 October 2021}}

• Correct as of December 2024{{cite web|title=Men's 400m Individual Medley Short Course All-Time Ranking|url=https://api.fina.org/fina/rankings/swimming/report/pdf?gender=M&distance=400&stroke=MEDLEY&poolConfiguration=SCM&year=&startDate=&endDate=×Mode=ALL_TIMES®ionId=&countryId=&pageSize=200|website=Api.fina.org|date=18 October 2021|access-date=19 October 2021}}

• Correct as of June 2025{{cite web|title=Women's 400m Individual Medley Long Course All-Time Ranking|url=https://www.worldaquatics.com/swimming/rankings?gender=F&distance=400&stroke=MEDLEY&poolConfiguration=LCM&year=all&startDate=&endDate=×Mode=ALL_TIMES®ionId=all&countryId=|website=www.worldaquatics.com/|date=18 October 2021|access-date=19 October 2021}}

• Correct as of December 2024{{cite web|title=Women's 400m Individual Medley Short Course All-Time Ranking|url=https://api.fina.org/fina/rankings/swimming/report/pdf?gender=F&distance=400&stroke=MEDLEY&poolConfiguration=SCM&year=&startDate=&endDate=×Mode=ALL_TIMES®ionId=&countryId=&pageSize=200|website=Api.fina.org|date=15 November 2021|access-date=15 November 2021}}

{{Reflist}}

• {{in lang|nl}} [http://www.zwemkroniek.com/recordhistorie.php?record=wrh50&afstand=200wissel Zwemkroniek]
• {{in lang|it}} [http://www.agendadiana.it/home.php Agenda Diana]

{{World records in swimming}}

Individual medley 400 metres

World record progression 400 metres individual medley