World record progression 4 × 100 metres medley relay
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This article includes the world record progression for the 4×100 metres medley relay, and it shows the chronological history of world record times in that competitive swimming event. The 4×100 metres medley relay is a medley race in which each of four swimmers on a team swims a 100-metre leg of the relay, each swimming a different stroke, in the following sequence:
- Backstroke (this can only be the first stroke, due to the necessity of starting this leg in the pool rather than by diving in)
- Breaststroke
- Butterfly
- Freestyle ("freestyle" means anything swum on the front – most swimmers use the front crawl).
Swimming world records are recognized by and maintained by FINA ("Fédération Internationale de Natation"), the international competitive swimming and aquatics federation that oversees the sport in international competition. World records in the medley relay event were first recognized by FINA in 1953. The long course (50-metre pool) world records are historically older than the short-course (25-metre pool) records. FINA amended its regulations governing the recognition of world records in 1956; specifically, FINA mandated that only record times that were contested in 50-metre (or 55-yard) pools were eligible for recognition after that time.Craig Lord, "[http://www.swimvortex.com/a-time-of-change-for-world-records/ A Time of Change for World Records]," SwimVortex.com (28 May 2013). Retrieved 20 March 2015. The short-course world records have been separately recognized since 1991. On July 25, 2013 FINA Technical Swimming Congress voted to allow world records in the long course mixed 400 free relay and mixed 400 medley relay, as well as in six events in short course meters: the mixed 200 medley and 200 free relays, as well as the men's and women's 200 free relays and the men's and women's 200 medley relays.{{cite web|title=FINA Swimming Rules 2013 - 2017 incl. World Record Application Form|url=http://www.fina.org/H2O/docs/rules/sw_rules_20132017_inclwrform.pdf|publisher=FINA|date=16 August 2013|access-date=5 December 2015|archive-date=24 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150824112202/http://www.fina.org/H2O/docs/rules/sw_rules_20132017_inclwrform.pdf|url-status=dead}} In October 2013 FINA decided to establish "standards" before something can be recognized as the first world record in these events.{{cite news|title=FINA To Set World Best Standards For Mixed Relays|url=http://www.swimvortex.com/fina-to-set-world-best-standards-for-mixed-relays/|publisher=swimvortex.com|author=Craig Lord|date=3 October 2013|access-date=5 December 2015|archive-date=8 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208091537/http://www.swimvortex.com/fina-to-set-world-best-standards-for-mixed-relays/|url-status=dead}} But later on March 13, 2014 FINA has officially ratified the eight world records set by Indiana University swimmers at the IU Relay Rally held on September 26, 2013 in Bloomington.{{cite magazine|title=FINA Goes Back in Time to Ratify Indiana Hoosier Swims as World Records|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/World/38199.asp?q=FINA-Goes-Back-in-Time-to-Ratify-Indiana-Hoosier-Swims-as-World-Records|magazine=Swimming World Magazine|date=13 March 2014|access-date=5 December 2015}}
It is possible to set an individual world record in the 100 metres backstroke by swimming the backstroke first leg of the 4×100-metre medley relay, except in the mixed relay.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/ryan-murphys-blistering-backstroke-leads-usa-to-mixed-400-medley-relay-world-record-at-2015-fina-world-championships/ |title=Ryan Murphy's Blistering Backstroke Leads USA to Mixed 400 Medley Relay World Record at 2015 FINA World Championships |magazine=Swimming World Magazine |access-date=December 5, 2015 }} Swimming the other three legs of the medley relay cannot qualify as world records as FINA criteria require a "static start" for world record recognition – swimming relay exchanges are characterized as "dynamic".
The first Olympics at which the 4×100 metres medley relay event was contested was the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.
Men
=Long course=
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|1name = John Monckton
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|time = 4:08.2
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|1name = Bob Bennett
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|time = 4:05.4
|1lastname = McKinney
|1name = Frank McKinney
|1split = 1:02.0
|2name = Paul Hait
|2split = 1:10.5
|3name = Lance Larson
|3split = 58.0
|4name = Jeff Farrell
|4split = 54.9
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|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1960|Sep|1}}
|meet = Olympic Games
|country = ITA
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|time = 4:01.6
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|1lastname = McGeagh
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|1name = Thompson Mann
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|2name = Bill Craig
|2split = 1:09.6
|3name = Fred Schmidt
|3split = 56.8
|4name = Steve Clark
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|city = Tokyo
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|ref = {{cite news |title=Miss Stouder untroubled by Dutch enthusiasm |date=1964-10-17 |newspaper=The Times |page=4 }}
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{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 22
|time = 3:57.2
|1lastname = Hickcox
|1name = Charlie Hickcox
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|2name = Ken Merten
|2split =
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|3split =
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{{Swimmingrecordrelay
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|time = 3:56.5
|1lastname = Matthes
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{{Swimmingrecordrelay
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|time = 3:54.9
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{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 25
|time = 3:54.4
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{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 26
|time = 3:50.4
|1lastname = Campbell
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|2split =
|3name = Mark Spitz
|3split =
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{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 27
|time = 3:48.16
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{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 28
|time = 3:47.28
|1lastname = Rocca
|1name = Peter Rocca
|1split = 57.94
|2name = Chris Woo
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|3name = Joe Bottom
|3split = 54.30
|4name = Jack Babashoff
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|nation = USA
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{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 29
|time = 3:42.22
|1lastname = Naber
|1name = John Naber
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{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 30
|time = 3:40.84
|1lastname = Carey
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{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 31
|time = 3:40.42
|1lastname = Carey
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|2split =
|3name = Matt Gribble
|3split =
|4name = Rowdy Gaines
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{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 32
|time = 3:39.30
|1lastname = Carey
|1name = Rick Carey
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|2name = Steve Lundquist
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|3name = Pablo Morales
|3split = 52.87
|4name = Rowdy Gaines
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{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 33
|time = 3:38.28
|1lastname = Carey
|1name = Rick Carey
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|2name = John Moffet
|2split = 1:01.37
|3name = Pablo Morales
|3split = 52.75
|4name = Matt Biondi
|4split = 47.84
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1985|Aug|18}}
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|city = Tokyo
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|ref = {{cite news |title=Sport in Brief |newspaper=The Times |date=1985-08-19 }}
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{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = {{sort|34.1|34}}
|time = 3:36.93
|1lastname = Berkoff
|1name = David Berkoff
|1split = 54.56
|2name = Rick Schroeder
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|3name = Matt Biondi
|3split = 52.38
|4name = Chris Jacobs
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{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = {{sort|34.2|34
|time = 3:36.93
|1lastname = Rouse
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|2name = Nelson Diebel
|2split = 1:01.45
|3name = Pablo Morales
|3split = 52.83
|4name = Jon Olsen
|4split = 48.79
|nation = USA
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|city = Barcelona
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}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 35
|time = 3:34.84
|1lastname = Rouse
|1name = Jeff Rouse
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|2name = Jeremy Linn
|2split = 1:00.32
|3name = Mark Henderson
|3split = 52.39
|4name = Gary Hall, Jr.
|4split = 48.18
|nation = USA
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{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 36
|time = 3:33.73
|1lastname = Krayzelburg
|1name = Lenny Krayzelburg
|1split = 53.87
|2name = Ed Moses
|2split = 59.84
|3name = Ian Crocker
|3split = 52.10
|4name = Gary Hall, Jr.
|4split = 47.92
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2000|Sep|23}}
|meet = Olympic Games
|city = Sydney
|country = AUS
|ref = {{cite news |title=U.S. makes biggest, and the final, waves; the Americans finish with a medley-relay sweep; again |newspaper=The New York Times |author=Christopher Clarey |date=2000-09-24 |page=SP11 }}
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 37
|time = 3:33.48
|1lastname = Peirsol
|1name = Aaron Peirsol
|1split = 54.17
|2name = Brendan Hansen
|2split = 1:00.14
|3name = Michael Phelps
|3split = 51.13
|4name = Jason Lezak
|4split = 48.04
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2002|Aug|29}}
|meet = Pan Pacific Championships
|city = Yokohama
|country = JPN
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{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 38
|time = 3:31.54
|1lastname = Peirsol
|1name = Aaron Peirsol
|1split = 53.71
|2name = Brendan Hansen
|2split = 59.61
|3name = Ian Crocker
|3split = 50.39
|4name = Jason Lezak
|4split = 47.83
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2003|Jul|27}}
|meet = World Championships
|city = Barcelona
|country = ESP
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 39
|time = 3:30.68
|1lastname = Peirsol
|1name = Aaron Peirsol
|1split = 53.45 WR
|2name = Brendan Hansen
|2split = 59.37
|3name = Ian Crocker
|3split = 50.28
|4name = Jason Lezak
|4split = 47.58
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2004|Aug|21}}
|meet = Olympic Games
|city = Athens
|country = GRE
|ref = {{cite news |title=U.S. Men Smash Record To Take the Final Gold |newspaper=The New York Times |page=SP8 |author=Lynn Zinser |date=2004-08-22 }}
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 40
|time = 3:29.34
|1lastname = Peirsol
|1name = Aaron Peirsol
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|2name = Brendan Hansen
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|3name = Michael Phelps
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|4name = Jason Lezak
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|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2008|Aug|17}}
|meet = Olympic Games
|city = Beijing
|country = CHN
|ref = {{cite news |first=Karen |last=Crouse |title=Phelps's epic journey ends in perfection |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/17/sports/olympics/17swim.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=2004-08-16 |access-date=2008-08-18 }}
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 41
|time = 3:27.28
|1lastname = Peirsol
|1name = Aaron Peirsol
|1split = 52.19
|2name = Eric Shanteau
|2split = 58.57
|3name = Michael Phelps
|3split = 49.72
|4name = David Walters
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|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2009|Aug|2}}
|meet = World Championships
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|ref=
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{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 42
|time = 3:26.78
|1lastname = Peirsol
|1name = Ryan Murphy
|1split = 52.31
|2name = Michael Andrew
|2split = 58.49
|3name = Caeleb Dressel
|3split = 49.03
|4name = Zach Apple
|4split = 46.95
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2021|Aug|1}}
|meet = Olympic Games
|city = Tokyo
|country = Japan
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{{End}}
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=Short course=
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{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 1
|time = 3:34.86
|recordinfo =
|1lastname = Tewksbury
|1name = Mark Tewksbury
|1split = 52.50 WBT
|2name = John Cleveland
|2split = -
|3name = Tom Ponting
|3split = -
|4name = Stephen Vandermeulen
|4split = -
|nation = CAN
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1992|Feb|22}}
|meet = CAN SC Nationals
|country = CAN
|city = Winnipeg
|ref =
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{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 2
|time = 3:32.57
|recordinfo =
|1lastname = Schwenk
|1name = Tripp Schwenk
|1split = 53.24
|2name = Seth Van Neerden
|2split = 59.43
|3name = Mark Henderson
|3split = 52.20
|4name = Jon Olsen
|4split = 47.70
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1993|Dec|2}}
|meet = World SC Championships
|country = ESP
|city = Palma de Mallorca
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{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 3
|time = 3:30.91
|recordinfo =
|1lastname = Radley
|1name = Adrian Radley
|1split = 52.28
|2name = Ryan Mitchell
|2split = 59.68
|3name = Geoff Huegill
|3split = 51.10
|4name = Michael Klim
|4split = 47.85
|nation = AUS
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1996|Dec|23}}
|meet = AUS SC Nationals
|country = AUS
|city = Melbourne
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 4
|time = 3:30.66
|recordinfo =
|1lastname = Radley
|1name = Adrian Radley
|1split = 52.72
|2name = Phil Rogers
|2split = 59.39
|3name = Geoff Huegill
|3split = 51.35
|4name = Michael Klim
|4split = 47.20
|nation = AUS
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1997|Apr|17}}
|meet = World SC Championships
|country = SWE
|city = Gothenburg
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 5
|time = 3:29.88
|recordinfo =
|1lastname = Welsh
|1name = Matt Welsh
|1split = 53.34
|2name = Phil Rogers
|2split = 59.47
|3name = Michael Klim
|3split = 50.69
|4name = Chris Fydler
|4split = 46.38
|nation = AUS
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1999|Apr|4}}
|meet = World SC Championships
|country = HKG
|city = Hong Kong
|ref =
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{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 6
|time = 3:29.00
|recordinfo =
|1lastname = Peirsol
|1name = Aaron Peirsol
|1split = 52.17
|2name = David Denniston
|2split = 58.56
|3name = Peter Marshall
|3split = 51.93
|4name = Jason Lezak
|4split = 46.34
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2002|Apr|7}}
|meet = World SC Championships
|country = RUS
|city = Moscow
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 7
|time = 3:28.12
|recordinfo = (tt)
|1lastname = Welsh
|1name = Matt Welsh
|1split = 50.95
|2name = Jim Piper
|2split = 59.44
|3name = Geoff Huegill
|3split = 50.61
|4name = Ashley Callus
|4split = 47.12
|nation = AUS
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2002|Sep|4}}
|meet = AUS SC Nationals
|country = AUS
|city = Melbourne
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 8
|time = 3:25.38
|recordinfo =
|1lastname = Peirsol
|1name = Aaron Peirsol
|1split = 51.28
|2name = Brendan Hansen
|2split = 57.82
|3name = Ian Crocker
|3split = 48.62
|4name = Garrett Weber-Gale
|4split = 47.66
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2004|Mar|25}}
|meet = NCAA Championships
|country = USA
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{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 9
|time = 3:25.09
|recordinfo =
|1lastname = Peirsol
|1name = Aaron Peirsol
|1split = 51.35
|2name = Brendan Hansen
|2split = 57.42
|3name = Ian Crocker
|3split = 49.76
|4name = Jason Lezak
|4split = 46.56
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2004|Oct|11}}
|meet = World SC Championships
|country = USA
|city = Indianapolis
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 10
|time = 3:24.29
|recordinfo =
|1lastname = Donets
|1name = Stanislav Donets
|1split = 50.57
|2name = Sergey Geybel
|2split = 57.93
|3name = Yevgeny Korotyshkin
|3split = 49.39
|4name = Alexander Sukhorukov
|4split = 46.40
|nation = RUS
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2008|Apr|13}}
|meet = World SC Championships
|country = UK
|city = Manchester
|ref = {{cite news|title=Russia sets 400 IM relay world record at short-course swim worlds|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=oly&id=3344981|publisher=ESPN.com|date=2008-04-13|access-date=2008-04-20}}
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 11
|time = 3:23.33
|recordinfo =
|1lastname = Tapp
|1name = Jake Tapp
|1split = 50.60
|2name = Paul Kornfeld
|2split = 57.18
|3name = Joe Bartoch
|3split = 50.18
|4name = Brent Hayden
|4split = 45.37
|nation = CAN
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2009|Aug|9}}
|meet = British Gas SC Grand Prix
|country = UK
|city = Leeds
|ref =
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{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 12
|time = 3:20.71
|recordinfo =
|1lastname = Thoman
|1name = Nick Thoman
|1split = 48.94
|2name = Mark Gangloff
|2split = 57.03
|3name = Michael Phelps
|3split = 49.93
|4name = Nathan Adrian
|4split = 44.81
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2009|Dec|18}}
|meet = Duel in the Pool
|country = UK
|city = Manchester
|ref =
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{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 13
|time = 3:19.16
|recordinfo =
|1lastname = Donets
|1name = Stanislav Donets
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|2name = Sergey Geybel
|2split = 56.43
|3name = Yevgeny Korotyshkin
|3split = 48.35
|4name = Danila Izotov
|4split = 44.75
|nation = RUS
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2009|Dec|20}}
|meet = Vladimir Salnikov Swimming Cup
|country = RUS
|city = Saint Petersburg
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 14
|time = 3:18.98
|recordinfo = =
|1name = Isaac Cooper
|1split = 49.46
|2name = Joshua Yong
|2split = 56.55
|3name = Matthew Temple
|3split = 48.34
|4name = Kyle Chalmers
|4split = 44.63
|nation = AUS
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2022|Dec|18}}
|meet = World Championships
|country = AUS
|city = Melbourne
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 14
|time = 3:18.98
|recordinfo = =
|1name = Ryan Murphy
|1split = 48.96
|2name = Nic Fink
|2split = 54.88
|3name = Trenton Julian
|3split = 49.19
|4name = Kieran Smith
|4split = 45.95
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2022|Dec|18}}
|meet = World Championships
|country = AUS
|city = Melbourne
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 15
|time = 3:18.68
|recordinfo =
|1name = Miron Lifintsev
|1split = 49.31
|2name = Kirill Prigoda
|2split = 55.15
|3name = Andrei Minakov
|3split = 48.80
|4name = Egor Kornev
|4split = 45.42
|club = {{flagu|Russia}}
|date = 15 December 2024
|meet = World Championships
|city = Budapest
|country = HUN
|ref = {{cite web|title=Men's 4x100m Medley Relay Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800080105F70104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=15 December 2024|accessdate=15 December 2024}}{{cite web|title=Video - Men's 4x100m Medley Relay Final Results|url=https://vk.com/artemzagrebelny?z=video142497057_456239344%2F8f5d17d54d3cf9e655|publisher=Omega Timing|date=15 December 2024|accessdate=29 December 2024}}
}}
{{end}}
{{swimmingrecordlegend|ratifier=FINA}}
Women
=Long course=
{{swimmingrecordlisttop|number=yes|nationality=yes|meet=yes}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 1
|time = 5:10.8
|1lastname = Hunyadfi
|1name = Magda Hunyadfi
|1split =
|2name = Klara Killermann
|2split =
|3name = Éva Székely
|3split =
|4name = Valéria Gyenge
|4split =
|nation = HUN
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1953|Jul|24}}
|meet = -
|country = HUN
|city = Budapest
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 2
|time = 5:09.2
|1lastname = Hunyadfi
|1name = Magda Hunyadfi
|1split =
|2name = Klara Killermann
|2split =
|3name = Éva Székely
|3split =
|4name = Valéria Gyenge
|4split =
|nation = HUN
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1953|Aug|10}}
|meet = -
|country = ROM
|city = Bucharest
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 3
|time = 5:07.8
|1lastname = Temes
|1name = Judit Temes
|1split =
|2name = Klara Killermann
|2split =
|3name = Mária Littomericzky
|3split =
|4name = Katalin Szőke
|4split =
|nation = HUN
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1954|Aug|3}}
|meet = -
|country = HUN
|city = Budapest
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 4
|time = 5:06.2
|1lastname = Andre
|1name = Marie-Helene Andre
|1split =
|2name = Francoise Derommeleere
|2split =
|3name = Odette Lusien
|3split =
|4name = Josette Arene
|4split =
|nation = FRA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1954|Aug|16}}
|meet = -
|country = FRA
|city = Marseille
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 5
|time = 5:02.1
|1lastname = de Korte
|1name = Joke de Korte
|1split = 1:13.0
|2name = Rika Bruins
|2split = 1:23.4
|3name = Mary Kok
|3split = 1:20.3
|4name = Geertje Wielema
|4split = 1:05.4
|nation = NED
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1954|Nov|27}}
|meet = -
|country = NED
|city = Rotterdam
|ref = {{cite news |title=World swimming relay record |date=1954-11-29 |page=2 |newspaper=The Times }}
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 6
|time = 5:00.1
|1lastname = van Alphen
|1name = Jopie van Alphen
|1split =
|2name = Rika Bruins
|2split =
|3name = Atie Voorbij
|3split =
|4name = Hetty Balkenende
|4split =
|nation = NED
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1955|Jul|17}}
|meet = -
|country = FRA
|city = Paris
|ref = {{cite news |title=Swimming record broken |date=1956-11-21 |newspaper=The Times |page=14 }}
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 7
|time = 4:57.8
|1lastname = Pajor
|1name = Eva Pajor
|1split =
|2name = Éva Székely
|2split =
|3name = Rypsyma Székely
|3split =
|4name = Katalin Szőke
|4split =
|nation = HUN
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1955|Sep|3}}
|meet = -
|country = HUN
|city = Budapest
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 8
|time = 4:54.3
|1lastname = de Nijs
|1name = Lenie de Nijs
|1split =
|2name = Rita Kroon
|2split =
|3name = Atie Voorbij
|3split =
|4name = Greetje Kraan
|4split =
|nation = NED
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1956|Nov|19}}
|meet = -
|country = NED
|city = Hilversum
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 9
|time = 4:53.1
|1lastname = de Korte
|1name = Joke de Korte
|1split =
|2name = Ada den Haan
|2split =
|3name = Tineke Lagerberg
|3split =
|4name = Cocky Gastelaars
|4split =
|nation = NED
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1956|Dec|8}}
|meet = -
|country = NED
|city = Zwolle
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 10
|time = 4:57.0
|recordinfo = (yd)
|1lastname = Kraan
|1name = Greetje Kraan
|1split =
|2name = Ada den Haan
|2split =
|3name = Atie Voorbij
|3split =
|4name = Cocky Gastelaars
|4split =
|nation = NED
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1957|May|18}}
|meet = GBRvNED International
|country = UK
|city = Blackpool
|ref = {{cite news |title=British Swimmers Tie With Holland: Several World Records |newspaper=The Times |date=1957-05-20 |page=15 }}
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 11
|time = 4:54.0
|recordinfo = (yd)
|1lastname = Grinham
|1name = Judy Grinham
|1split = 1:10.9
|2name = Anita Lonsbrough
|2split = 1:23.3
|3name = Christine Gosden
|3split = 1:14.2
|4name = Diana Wilkinson
|4split = 1:04.6
|nation = GBR
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1958|Jul|25}}
|meet = British Empire and Commonwealth Games
|country = UK
|city = Cardiff
|ref = {{cite news |title=World record by English women swimmers: Miss Wilkinson defies Miss Fraser in thrilling finish |date=1958-07-26 |newspaper=The Times |issue=54213 |page=3 }}
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 12
|time = 4:52.9
|1lastname = de Nijs
|1name = Lenie de Nijs
|1split =
|2name = Ada den Haan
|2split =
|3name = Atie Voorbij
|3split =
|4name = Cocky Gastelaars
|4split =
|nation = NED
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1958|Sep|5}}
|meet = European Championships
|country = HUN
|city = Budapest
|ref = {{cite news |title=World swimming record: British team third to Holland |date=1958-09-06 |page=3 |newspaper=The Times }}
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 13
|time = 4:51.5
|1lastname = van Velsen
|1name = Ria van Velsen
|1split = 1:11.7
|2name = Ada den Haan
|2split =
|3name = Tineke Lagerberg
|3split =
|4name = Cocky Gastelaars
|4split =
|nation = NED
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1959|Jul|26}}
|meet = NEDvGBR International Meet
|country = NED
|city = Waalwijk
|ref = {{cite news |title=World Swimming Records: Dutch Turn Tables |newspaper=The Times |date=1959-07-27 |page=3 }}
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 14
|time = 4:44.6
|1lastname = Cone
|1name = Carin Cone
|1split =
|2name = Ann Bancroft
|2split =
|3name = Becky Collins
|3split =
|4name = Chris von Saltza
|4split =
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1959|Sep|6}}
|meet = 1959 Pan American Games
|country = USA
|city = Chicago
|ref = {{cite news |title=U.S. Women Break Swimming Record: Dutch Time Eclipsed |date=1959-09-08 |newspaper=The Times |page=16 }}
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 15
|time = 4:41.1
|1lastname = Burke
|1name = Lynn Burke
|1split =
|2name = Patty Kempner
|2split =
|3name = Carolyn Schuler
|3split =
|4name = Chris von Saltza
|4split =
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1960|Sep|2}}
|meet = Olympic Games
|country = ITA
|city = Rome
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 16
|time = 4:40.1
|1lastname = Schmidt
|1name = Ingrid Schmidt
|1split =
|2name = Heidi Pechstein
|2split =
|3name = Ute Noack
|3split =
|4name = Barbara Gobel
|4split =
|nation = GDR
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1962|Aug|23}}
|meet = European Championships
|country = GDR
|city = Leipzig
|ref = {{cite news |title=German Swimmers' World Record In Relay |newspaper=The Times |date=1962-08-24 |page=3 }}
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 17
|time = 4:39.1
|1lastname = van Velsen
|1name = Maria van Velsen
|1split = 1:12.2
|2name = Klenie Bimolt
|2split = 1:18.0
|3name = Ada Kok
|3split = 1:05.4
|4name = Erica Terpstra
|4split = 1:03.5
|nation = NED
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1964|Jun|28}}
|meet = NEDvGBR International Meet
|country = NED
|city = Groningen (city)
|ref = {{cite news |title=British Swimmers Beaten: Dutch Women Set Relay Record |newspaper=The Times |date=1964-06-29 |page=5 }}
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 18
|time = 4:38.1
|1lastname = Haroun
|1name = Donna de Varona
|1split =
|2name = Claudia Kolb
|2split =
|3name = Judy Haroun
|3split =
|4name = Lillian Watson
|4split =
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1964|Jul|4}}
|meet = -
|country = USA
|city = Los Altos, California
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 19
|time = 4:34.6
|1lastname = Ferguson
|1name = Cathy Ferguson
|1split =
|2name = Cynthia Goyette
|2split =
|3name = Martha Randall
|3split =
|4name = Kathy Ellis
|4split =
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1964|Sep|28}}
|meet = Pre Olympic
|country = USA
|city = Los Angeles
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 20
|time = 4:33.9
|1lastname = Ferguson
|1name = Cathy Ferguson
|1split =
|2name = Cynthia Goyette
|2split =
|3name = Sharon Stouder
|3split =
|4name = Kathy Ellis
|4split =
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1964|Oct|18}}
|meet = Olympic Games
|country = JPN
|city = Tokyo
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 21
|time = 4:30.0
|1lastname = Moore
|1name = Kendis Moore
|1split =
|2name = Catie Ball
|2split =
|3name = Ellie Daniel
|3split =
|4name = Wendy Fordyce
|4split =
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1967|Jul|30}}
|meet = Pan American Games
|country = CAN
|city = Winnipeg
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 22
|time = 4:28.1
|1lastname = Hall
|1name = Kaye Hall
|1split =
|2name = Catie Ball
|2split =
|3name = Ellie Daniel
|3split =
|4name = Susan Pedersen
|4split =
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1968|Sep|14}}
|meet = Pre Olympic
|country = USA
|city = Colorado Springs
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 23
|time = 4:27.4
|1lastname = Atwood
|1name = Susie Atwood
|1split =
|2name = Kim Brecht
|2split =
|3name = Alice Jones
|3split =
|4name = Cindy Schilling
|4split =
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1970|Sep|1}}
|meet = -
|country = JPN
|city = Tokyo
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 24
|time = 4:27.3
|1lastname = Atwood
|1name = Susie Atwood
|1split =
|2name = Claudia Clevenger
|2split =
|3name = Ellie Daniel
|3split =
|4name = Linda Johnson
|4split =
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1971|Sep|11}}
|meet = URSvUSAvGBR meet
|country = URS
|city = Minsk
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 25
|time = 4:25.34
|1lastname = Atwood
|1name = Susie Atwood
|1split =
|2name = Lynn Vidali
|2split =
|3name = Ellie Daniel
|3split =
|4name = Jane Barkman
|4split =
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1972|Aug|18}}
|meet = Pre Olympic
|country = USA
|city = Knoxville
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 26
|time = 4:20.75
|1lastname = Belote
|1name = Melissa Belote
|1split =
|2name = Cathy Carr
|2split =
|3name = Deena Deardurff
|3split =
|4name = Sandy Neilson
|4split =
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1972|Sep|3}}
|meet = Olympic Games
|country = FRG
|city = Munich
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 27
|time = 4:16.84
|1lastname = Kother
|1name = Ulrike Richter
|1split =
|2name = Renate Vogel
|2split =
|3name = Rosemarie Kother
|3split =
|4name = Kornelia Ender
|4split =
|nation = GDR
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1973|Sep|4}}
|meet = World Championships
|country = YUG
|city = Belgrade
|ref = {{cite news |title=Swimming |author=Norman Fox |newspaper=The Times |date=1973-09-05 |page=9 }}
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 28
|time = 4:13.78
|1lastname = Richter
|1name = Ulrike Richter
|1split =
|2name = Renate Vogel
|2split =
|3name = Rosemarie Kother
|3split =
|4name = Kornelia Ender
|4split =
|nation = GDR
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1974|Aug|24}}
|meet = European Championships
|country = AUT
|city = Vienna
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 29
|time = 4:13.41
|1lastname = Seltmann
|1name = Monika Seltmann
|1split =
|2name = Carola Nitschke
|2split =
|3name = Andrea Pollack
|3split =
|4name = Barbara Krause
|4split =
|nation = GDR
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1976|Jun|5}}
|meet = East German National Championships
|country = GDR
|city = Berlin
|ref = {{cite news |title=East Germans set 17 world records in five days |newspaper=The Times |date=1976-06-07 }}
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 30
|time = 4:07.95
|1lastname = Richter
|1name = Ulrike Richter
|1split = 1:02.23
|2name = Hannelore Anke
|2split = 1:10.15
|3name = Andrea Pollack
|3split = 59.53
|4name = Kornelia Ender
|4split = 56.04
|nation = GDR
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1976|Jul|18}}
|meet = Olympic Games
|country = CAN
|city = Montreal
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 31
|time = 4:06.67
|1lastname = Reinisch
|1name = Rica Reinisch
|1split = 1:01.51 =WR
|2name = Ute Geweniger
|2split = 1:09.46
|3name = Andrea Pollack
|3split = 1:00.14
|4name = Caren Metschuck
|4split = 55.56
|nation = GDR
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1980|Jul|20}}
|meet = Olympic Games
|country = URS
|city = Moscow
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 32
|time = 4:05.88
|1lastname = Otto
|1name = Kristin Otto
|1split =
|2name = Ute Geweniger
|2split =
|3name = Ines Geißler
|3split =
|4name = Birgit Meineke
|4split =
|nation = GDR
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1982|Aug|6}}
|meet = World Championships
|country = ECU
|city = Guayaquil
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 33
|time = 4:05.79
|1lastname = Kleber
|1name = Ina Kleber
|1split =
|2name = Ute Geweniger
|2split =
|3name = Ines Geißler
|3split =
|4name = Birgit Meineke
|4split =
|nation = GDR
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1983|Aug|26}}
|meet = European Championships
|country = ITA
|city = Rome
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 34
|time = 4:03.69
|1lastname = Kleber
|1name = Ina Kleber
|1split = 1:00.59 WR
|2name = Sylvia Gerasch
|2split = 1:08.69
|3name = Ines Geißler
|3split = 59.52
|4name = Birgit Meineke
|4split = 54.89
|nation = GDR
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1984|Aug|24}}
|meet = Friendship Games
|country = URS
|city = Moscow
|ref = {{cite news |title=Friendship Games: Two records set in medley relay |newspaper=The Times |date=1984-08-25 }}
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 35
|time = 4:02.54
|1lastname = Loveless
|1name = Lea Loveless
|1split = 1:00.82
|2name = Anita Nall
|2split = 1:08.67
|3name = Crissy Ahmann-Leighton
|3split = 58.58
|4name = Jenny Thompson
|4split = 54.47
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1992|Jul|30}}
|meet = Olympic Games
|country = ESP
|city = Barcelona
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 36
|time = 4:01.67
|1lastname = He
|1name = He Cihong
|1split = 1:00.16 WR
|2name = Dai Guohong
|2split = 1:09.04
|3name = Liu Limin
|3split = 58.66
|4name = Le Jingyi
|4split = 53.81
|nation = CHN
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1994|Sep|10}}
|meet = World Championships
|country = ITA
|city = Rome
|ref = {{cite news |author=Craig Lord |title=Coach remains so inscrutable |newspaper=The Sunday Times |date=1994-10-11 |page=10 }}
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 37
|time = 3:58.30
|1lastname = Bedford
|1name = Barbara Bedford
|1split = 1:01.39
|2name = Megan Quann
|2split = 1:06.29
|3name = Jenny Thompson
|3split = 57.25
|4name = Dara Torres
|4split = 53.37
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2000|Sep|23}}
|meet = Olympic Games
|country = AUS
|city = Sydney
|ref = {{cite news |title=U.S. makes biggest, and the final, waves; the Americans finish with a medley-relay sweep; again |author=Christopher Clarey |date=2000-09-24 |newspaper=The New York Times |page=45 }}
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 38
|time = 3:57.32
|1lastname = Rooney
|1name = Giaan Rooney
|1split = 1:01.18
|2name = Leisel Jones
|2split = 1:06.50
|3name = Petria Thomas
|3split = 56.67
|4name = Jodie Henry
|4split = 52.97
|nation = AUS
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2004|Aug|21}}
|meet = Olympic Games
|country = GRE
|city = Athens
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 39
|time = 3:56.30
|1lastname = Edington
|1name = Sophie Edington
|1split = 1:01.06
|2name = Leisel Jones
|2split = 1:05.51
|3name = Jessicah Schipper
|3split = 56.86
|4name = Libby Lenton
|4split = 52.87
|nation = AUS
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2006|Mar|21}}
|meet = Commonwealth Games
|country = AUS
|city = Melbourne
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 40
|time = 3:55.74
|1lastname = Seebohm
|1name = Emily Seebohm
|1split = 1:00.79
|2name = Leisel Jones
|2split = 1:04.94
|3name = Jessicah Schipper
|3split = 57.18
|4name = Libby Lenton
|4split = 52.83
|nation = AUS
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2007|Mar|31}}
|meet = World Championships
|country = AUS
|city = Melbourne
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 41
|time = 3:52.69
|1lastname = Seebohm
|1name = Emily Seebohm
|1split = 59.33
|2name = Leisel Jones
|2split = 1:04.58
|3name = Jessicah Schipper
|3split = 56.25
|4name = Libby Trickett
|4split = 52.53
|nation = AUS
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2008|Aug|17}}
|meet = Olympic Games
|country = CHN
|city = Beijing
|ref = {{cite news |first=Michael |last=Cowley |title=Australia's medley girls win gold |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/swimming/golden-girls-triumph/2008/08/16/1218911430910.html |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=2008-08-17 |access-date=2008-08-18 }}
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 42
|time = 3:52.19
|1name = Zhao Jing
|1split = 58.98
|2name = Chen Huijia
|2split = 1:04.12
|3name = Jiao Liuyang
|3split = 56.28
|4name = Li Zhesi
|4split = 52.81
|nation = CHN
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2009|Aug|1}}
|meet = World Championships
|country = ITA
|city = Rome
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 43
|time = 3:52.05
|1name = Missy Franklin
|1split = 58.50
|2name = Rebecca Soni
|2split = 1:04.82
|3name = Dana Vollmer
|3split = 55.48
|4name = Allison Schmitt
|4split = 53.25
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2012|Aug|4}}
|meet = Olympic Games
|country = UK
|city = London
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 44
|time = 3:51.55
|1name = Kathleen Baker
|1split = 58.54
|2name = Lilly King
|2split = 1:04.48
|3name = Kelsi Worrell
|3split = 56.30
|4name = Simone Manuel
|4split = 52.23
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2017|Jul|30}}
|meet = World Championships
|country = HUN
|city = Budapest
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 44
|time = 3:50.40
|1name = Regan Smith
|1split = 57.57 WR
|2name = Lilly King
|2split = 1:04.81
|3name = Kelsi Dahlia
|3split = 56.16
|4name = Simone Manuel
|4split = 51.86
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2019|Jul|28}}
|meet = World Championships
|country = KOR
|city = Gwangju
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 45
|time = 3:49.63
|1name = Regan Smith
|1split = 57.28
|2name = Lilly King
|2split = 1:04.90
|3name = Gretchen Walsh
|3split = 55.03
|4name = Torri Huske
|4split = 52.42
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2024|Aug|4}}
|meet = Olympic Games
|city = Paris
|country = FRA
}}
{{end}}
{{swimmingrecordlegend|ratifier=FINA|yd=yes}}
=Short course=
{{swimmingrecordlisttop|number=yes|nationality=yes|meet=yes}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 1
|time = 3:57.73
|recordinfo =
|1lastname = He
|1name = He Cihong
|1split = 1:00.31
|2name = Dai Guohong
|2split = 1:06.17
|3name = Liu Limin
|3split = 59.06
|4name = Le Jingyi
|4split = 52.19
|nation = CHN
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1993|Dec|5}}
|meet = World SC Championships
|country = ESP
|city = Palma de Mallorca
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 2
|time = 3:57.62
|recordinfo =
|1lastname = Nakamura
|1name = Mai Nakamura
|1split = 59.27
|2name = Masami Tanaka
|2split = -
|3name = Ayari Aoyama
|3split = -
|4name = Sumika Minamoto
|4split = -
|nation = JPN
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1999|Apr|4}}
|meet = World SC Championships
|country = HKG
|city = Hong Kong
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 3
|time = 3:57.46
|recordinfo =
|1lastname = Shealy
|1name = Courtney Shealy
|1split = 58.75
|2name = Kristy Kowal
|2split = 1:06.09
|3name = Keegan Walkley
|3split = 59.28
|4name = Maritza Correia
|4split = 53.34
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2000|Mar|17}}
|meet = Women's NCAA Championships
|country = USA
|city = Indianapolis
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 4
|time = 3:55.78
|recordinfo =
|1lastname = Alshammar
|1name = Therese Alshammar
|1split = 1:00.74
|2name = Emma Igelström
|2split = 1:04.90
|3name = Anna-Karin Kammerling
|3split = 57.12
|4name = Johanna Sjöberg
|4split = 53.02
|nation = SWE
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2002|Apr|5}}
|meet = World SC Championships
|country = RUS
|city = Moscow
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 5
|time = 3:54.95
|recordinfo =
|1lastname = Edington
|1name = Sophie Edington
|1split = 59.37
|2name = Brooke Hanson
|2split = 1:05.25
|3name = Jessicah Schipper
|3split = 58.28
|4name = Lisbeth Lenton
|4split = 52.05
|nation = AUS
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2004|Oct|9}}
|meet = World SC Championships
|country = USA
|city = Indianapolis
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 6
|time = 3:51.84
|recordinfo =
|1lastname = Zimmer
|1name = Tayliah Zimmer
|1split = 58.54
|2name = Jade Edmistone
|2split = 1:04.95
|3name = Jessicah Schipper
|3split = 56.36
|4name = Lisbeth Lenton
|4split = 51.99
|nation = AUS
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2006|Apr|7}}
|meet = World SC Championships
|country = CHN
|city = Shanghai
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 7
|time = 3:51.36
|recordinfo =
|1lastname = Hoelzer
|1name = Margaret Hoelzer
|1split = 58.79
|2name = Jessica Hardy
|2split = 1:03.98
|3name = Rachel Komisarz
|3split = 55.93
|4name = Kara Denby
|4split = 52.66
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2008|Apr|11}}
|meet = World SC Championships
|country = UK
|city = Manchester
|ref = {{cite news|title=America sets world record in 400-meter medley relay at short-course swim worlds|url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/04/11/sports/EU-SPT-SWM-World-Record-400-Medley-Relay.php|newspaper=The International Herald Tribune|date=2008-04-11|access-date=2008-04-20}}
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 8
|time = 3:49.45
|recordinfo =
|1lastname = Murdoch
|1name = Katy Murdoch
|1split = 56.88
|2name = Annamay Pierse
|2split = 1:03.39
|3name = Audrey Lacroix
|3split = 57.29
|4name = Victoria Poon
|4split = 51.89
|nation = CAN
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2009|Aug|9}}
|meet = British Gas swimming Grand Prix
|country = UK
|city = Leeds
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 9
|time = 3:47.97
|recordinfo =
|1lastname = Hoelzer
|1name = Margaret Hoelzer
|1split = 57.47
|2name = Jessica Hardy
|2split = 1:03.58
|3name = Dana Vollmer
|3split = 54.37
|4name = Amanda Weir
|4split = 52.55
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2009|Dec|18}}
|meet = Duel in the Pool
|country = UK
|city = Manchester
|ref =
}}
{{swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 10
|time = 3:45.56
|recordinfo =
|1lastnamne = Coughlin
|1name = Natalie Coughlin
|1split = 55.97
|2name = Rebecca Soni
|2split = 1:02.91
|3name = Dana Vollmer
|3split = 55.36
|4name = Missy Franklin
|4split = 51.32
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2011|Dec|16}}
|country = USA
|city = Atlanta
|meet = Duel in the Pool
|ref ={{cite magazine|title=Duel in the Pool: World Record Opens Night One|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/World/29070.asp?q=-Duel-in-the-Pool:-World-Record-Opens-Night-One|magazine=Swimming World Magazine|date=16 December 2011|access-date=16 December 2011}}
}}
{{swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 11
|time = 3:45.20
|recordinfo =
|1name = Courtney Bartholomew
|1split = 56.08
|2name = Katie Meili
|2split = 1:02.88
|3name = Kelsi Worrell
|3split = 55.01
|4name = Simone Manuel
|4split = 51.23
|club = {{flagu|United States}}
|date = 11 December 2015
|meet = Duel in the Pool
|city = Indianapolis
|country = USA
}}
{{swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 12
|time = 3:44.52
|recordinfo =
|1name = Olivia Smoliga
|1split = 55.60
|2name = Lilly King
|2split = 1:02.40
|3name = Kelsi Dahlia
|3split = 54.79
|4name = Erika Brown
|4split = 51.73
|club = {{flagu|United States}}
(Cali Condors)
|date = 21 November 2020
|meet = International Swimming League
|city = Budapest
|country = HUN
}}
{{swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 13
|time = 3:44.35
|recordinfo =
|1name = Claire Curzan
|1split = 56.47
|2name = Lilly King
|2split = 1:02.88
|3name = Torri Huske
|3split = 54.53
|4name = Kate Douglass
|4split = 50.47
|club = {{flagu|United States}}
|date = 18 December 2022
|meet = World Championships
|city = Melbourne
|country = AUS
}}
{{swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 14
|time = 3:40.41
|recordinfo =
|1name = Regan Smith
|1split = 54.02
|2name = Lilly King
|2split = 1:03.02
|3name = Gretchen Walsh
|3split = 52.84
|4name = Kate Douglass
|4split = 50.53
|club = {{flagu|United States}}
|date = 15 December 2024
|meet = World Championships
|city = Budapest
|country = HUN
|ref = {{cite web|title=Women's 4x100m Medley Relay Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800080205F70104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=15 December 2024|accessdate=15 December 2024}}{{cite web|title=Video - Women's 4x100m Medley Relay Final Results|url=https://vkvideo.ru/video-228643357_456239040|publisher=Omega Timing|date=15 December 2024|accessdate=4 January 2025}}
}}
{{end}}
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Mixed
=Long course=
{{swimmingrecordlisttop|number=yes|nationality=yes|meet=yes}}
{{swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 1
|time = 4:13.47
|recordinfo =
|1name = Allie Day
|1split = 1:06.61
|2name = Mike Hurley
|2split = 1:09.81
|3name = Tanner Kurz
|3split = 58.63
|4name = Haley Lips
|4split = 58.42
|club = {{flagicon|USA}} Indiana University Hoosiers
|date = 26 September 2013
|meet = IU Fall Frenzy
|city = Bloomington
|cityarticle = Bloomington, Indiana
|country = USA
|ref = {{cite magazine|title=Indiana Posts Eight New Relay World Records at Fall Frenzy|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/World/36006.asp?q=Indiana-Posts-Eight-New-Relay-World-Records-at-Fall-Frenzy|magazine=Swimming World Magazine|date=11 August 2013|access-date=5 December 2015}}
}}
{{swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 2
|time = 3:48.74
|recordinfo =
|1name = Andrei Shabasov
|1split =
|2name = Veronika Popova
|2split =
|3name = Andrei Nikolayev
|3split =
|4name = Daria Ustinova
|4split =
|club = {{flagicon|RUS}} St. Petersburg
|date = 16 May 2014
|meet = Russian Championships
|city = Moscow
|country = RUS
|ref = {{cite magazine|title=Sizzling Siberian Vlad Morozov Slashes Russian Standard in 50 Back, Popova, Nasretdinova Post Russian Marks of Their Own|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/World/39125.asp?q=Sizzling-Siberian-Vlad-Morozov-Slashes-Russian-Standard-in-50-Back,-Popova,-Nasretdinova-Post-Russian-Marks-of-Their-Own|magazine=Swimming World Magazine|date=16 May 2014|access-date=5 December 2015}}
}}
{{swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 3
|time = 3:44.02
|recordinfo =
|1name = Christopher Walker-Hebborn
|1split = 53.68
|2name = Adam Peaty
|2split = 59.30
|3name = Jemma Lowe
|3split = 57.51
|4name = Francesca Halsall
|4split = 53.53
|club = {{flagu|Great Britain}}
|date = 19 August 2014
|meet = European Championships
|city = Berlin
|country = GER
}}
{{swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 4
|time = 3:41.71
|recordinfo =
|1name = Christopher Walker-Hebborn
|1split = 52.94
|2name = Adam Peaty
|2split = 57.98
|3name = Siobhan-Marie O'Connor
|3split = 57.02
|4name = Francesca Halsall
|4split = 53.77
|club = {{flagu|Great Britain}}
|date = 5 August 2015
|meet = World Championships
|city = Kazan
|country = RUS
}}
{{swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 5
|time = 3:40.28
|recordinfo =
|1name = Ryan Murphy
|1split = 52.34
|2name = Kevin Cordes
|2split = 58.95
|3name = Kelsi Worrell
|3split = 56.17
|4name = Mallory Comerford
|4split = 52.82
|club = {{flagu|United States}}
|date = 26 July 2017
|meet = World Championships
|city = Budapest
|country = Hungary
}}
{{swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 6
|time = 3:38.56
|recordinfo =
|1name = Matt Grevers
|1split = 52.32
|2name = Lilly King
|2split = 1:04.15
|3name = Caeleb Dressel
|3split = 49.92
|4name = Simone Manuel
|4split = 52.17
|club = {{flagu|United States}}
|date = 26 July 2017
|meet = World Championships
|city = Budapest
|country = Hungary
}}
{{swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 7
|time = 3:38.41
|recordinfo =
|1name = Xu Jiayu
|1split = 52.45
|2name = Yan Zibei
|2split = 57.96
|3name = Zhang Yufei
|3split = 55.32
|4name = Yang Junxuan
|4split = 52.68
|club = {{flagu|China}}
|date = 1 October 2020
|meet = Chinese Championships
|city = Qingdao
|country = CHN
}}
{{swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 8
|time = 3:37.58
|recordinfo =
|1name = Kathleen Dawson
|1split = 58.80
|2name = Adam Peaty
|2split = 56.78
|3name = James Guy
|3split = 50.00
|4name = Anna Hopkin
|4split = 52.00
|club = {{flagu|Great Britain}}
|date = 31 July 2021
|meet = Olympic Games
|city = Tokyo
|country = JPN
}}
{{swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 9
|time = 3:37.43
|recordinfo =
|1name = Ryan Murphy
|1split = 52.08
|2name = Nic Fink
|2split = 58.29
|3name = Gretchen Walsh
|3split = 55.18
|4name = Torri Huske
|4split = 51.88
|club = {{flagu|United States}}
|date = 3 August 2024
|meet = Olympic Games
|city = Paris
|country = FRA
}}
{{end}}
=Short course=
{{swimmingrecordlisttop|number=yes|nationality=yes|meet=yes}}
{{swimmingrecordrelay
|eventsort = 03
|number = 1
|time = 3:30.47
|recordinfo =
|1name = Miron Lifintsev
|1split = 48.90
|2name = Kirill Prigoda
|2split = 54.86
|3name = Arina Surkova
|3split = 55.63
|4name = Daria Klepikova
|4split = 51.08
|club = {{flagu|Russia}}
|date = 14 December 2024
|meet = World Championships
|city = Budapest
|country = HUN
|ref = {{cite web|title=Mixed 4 × 100 m Medley Relay Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800080305F70104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|date=14 December 2024|accessdate=15 December 2024}}{{cite web|title=Video - Mixed 4 × 100 m Medley Relay Final Results|url=https://vkvideo.ru/video-228643357_456239036 |date=14 December 2024|accessdate=28 December 2024}}
}}
{{end}}
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All-time top 10 by country
=Men long course=
class="wikitable" |
Pos
!Time !Swimmer !Nationality !Date !Venue !Ref |
---|
1
|3:26.78 |Ryan Murphy (52.31) |{{flagu|United States}} |1 August 2021 |
2
|3:27.01 |Xu Jiayu (52.05) |{{flagu|China}} |26 September 2023 |
rowspan=2|3
|rowspan=2|3:27.51 |Luke Greenbank (53.63) |{{flagu|Great Britain}} |1 August 2021 |Tokyo |
Thomas Ceccon (51.93) Nicolò Martinenghi (57.47) Federico Burdisso (50.63) Alessandro Miressi (47.48) |{{flagu|Italy}} |25 June 2022 |Budapest |{{cite web|title=Men's 4×100m Medley Relay Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700000105F70104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=25 June 2022|access-date=13 July 2022}} |
5
|3:28.49 |Miron Lifintsev (52.23) |{{flagu|Russia}} |18 April 2025 |
6
|3:28.58 |Helge Meeuw (52.27) |{{flagu|Germany}} |2 August 2009 |Rome |
7
|3:28.64 |Ashley Delaney (53.10) |{{flagu|Australia}} |2 August 2009 |Rome |
8
|3:29.16 |Guilherme Guido (53.78) |{{flagu|Brazil}} |2 August 2009 |Rome |
9
|3:29.73 |Jérémy Stravius (53.96) |{{flagu|France}} |2 August 2009 |Rome |
10
|3:29.91 |Ryosuke Irie (53.05) |{{flagu|Japan}} |1 August 2021 |Tokyo |
=Men short course=
class="wikitable" |
Pos
!Time !Swimmer !Nationality !Date !Venue !Ref |
---|
1
|3:18.68 |Miron Lifintsev (49.31) |{{flagu|Russia}} |15 December 2024 |Budapest |
rowspan=2|2
|rowspan=2|3:18.98 |Isaac Cooper (49.46) |{{flagu|Australia}} |18 December 2022 |Melbourne |
Ryan Murphy (48.96) Nic Fink (54.88) Trenton Julian (49.19) Kieran Smith (45.95) |{{flagu|United States}} |18 December 2022 |Melbourne |
4
|3:19.06 |Lorenzo Mora (49.48) |{{flagu|Italy}} |18 December 2022 |Melbourne |
5
|3:21.07 |Ryosuke Irie (49.95) |{{flagu|Japan}} |16 December 2018 |Hangzhou |
6
|3:21.14 |Guilherme Guido (50.11) |{{flagu|Brazil}} |7 December 2014 |Doha |
7
|3:22.17 |Christian Diener (50.01) |{{flagu|Germany}} |16 December 2018 |Hangzhou |
8
|3:22.26 |Florent Manaudou (50.35) |{{flagu|France}} |7 December 2014 |Doha |
9
|3:22.78 |Chris Walker-Hebborn (50.54) |{{flagu|Great Britain}} |7 December 2014 |Doha |
10
|3:23.33 |Jake Tapp (50.60) |{{flagu|Canada}} |9 August 2009 |Leeds | |
=Women long course=
class="wikitable" |
Pos
!Time !Swimmer !Nationality !Date !Venue !Ref |
---|
1
|3:50.40 |Regan Smith (57.57) |{{flagu|United States}} |28 July 2019 |
2
|3:51.60 |Kaylee McKeown (58.01) |{{flagu|Australia}} |1 August 2021 |Tokyo |
3
|3:52.19 |Zhao Jing (58.98) |{{flagu|China}} |1 August 2009 |Rome |
4
|3:52.60 |Kylie Masse (57.90) |{{flagu|Canada}} |1 August 2021 |Tokyo |
5
|3:53.38 |Anastasia Fesikova (58.96) |{{flagu|Russia}} |30 July 2017 |
6
|3:54.01 |Kathleen Dawson (58.08) |{{flagu|Great Britain}} |23 May 2021 |Budapest |
7
|3:54.27 |Michelle Coleman (59.75) |{{flagu|Sweden}} |1 August 2021 |Tokyo |
8
|3:54.73 |Natsumi Sakai (59.42) |{{flagu|Japan}} |23 August 2018 |
9
|3:55.01 |Mie Nielsen (58.75) |{{flagu|Denmark}} |13 August 2016 |
rowspan=2|10
|rowspan=2|3:55.79 |Daniela Samulski (59.85) |{{flagu|Germany}} |1 August 2009 |Rome |
Margherita Panziera (1:00.55) Arianna Castiglioni (1:05.26) Elena Di Liddo (56.74) Federica Pellegrini (53.24) |{{flagu|Italy}} |30 July 2021 |Tokyo |
=Women short course=
- Correct as of December 2022
class="wikitable" |
Pos
!Time !Swimmer !Nationality !Date !Venue !Ref |
---|
1
|3:44.35 |Claire Curzan (56.47) |{{flagu|United States}} |18 December 2022 |Melbourne |
2
|3:44.92 ||Kaylee McKeown (55.74) |{{flagu|Australia}} |18 December 2022 |Melbourne |
3
|3:46.20 |Louise Hansson (56.25) |{{flagu|Sweden}} |21 December 2021 |Abu Dhabi |
4
|3:46.22 |Ingrid Wilm (55.36) |{{flagu|Canada}} |18 December 2022 |Melbourne |
5
|3:47.41 |Peng Xuwei (57.12) |{{flagu|China}} |21 December 2021 |Abu Dhabi |
6
|3:47.70 |Kira Toussaint (56.53) |{{flagu|Netherlands}} |18 December 2022 |Melbourne |
7
|3:48.86 |Mie Nielsen (56.86) |{{flagu|Denmark}} |7 December 2014 |Doha |
8
|3:49.94 |Maria Kameneva (56.59) |{{flagu|Russia}} |21 December 2021 |Abu Dhabi |
rowspan=2|9
|rowspan=2|3:50.28 |Emi Moronuki (58.25) |{{flagu|Japan}} |11 December 2016 |Windsor |
Pauline Mahieu (57.22) Charlotte Bonnet (1:04.12) Béryl Gastaldello (56.20) Mary-Ambre Moluh (52.74) |{{flagu|France}} |18 December 2022 |Melbourne |
=Mixed long course=
- Correct as of August 2024
class="wikitable" |
Pos
!Time !Swimmer !Nationality !Date !Venue !Ref |
---|
1
|3:37.43 |Ryan Murphy (52.08) |{{flagu|United States}} |3 August 2024 |Paris |
2
|3:37.55 |Xu Jiayu (52.13) |{{flagu|China}} |3 August 2024 |Paris |
3
|3:37.58 |Kathleen Dawson (58.80) |{{flagu|Great Britain}} |31 July 2021 |Tokyo |
4
|3:38.76 |Kaylee McKeown (57.90) |{{flagu|Australia}} |3 August 2024 |Paris |
5
|3:39.28 |Thomas Ceccon (52.23) |{{flagu|Italy}} |31 July 2021 |Tokyo |
6
|3:40.78 |Evgeny Rylov (51.97) |{{flagu|Russia}} |24 July 2019 |Gwangju |
7
|3:40.96 |Yohann Ndoye-Brouard (52.80) |{{flagu|France}} |3 August 2024 |Paris |
8
|3:40.98 |Ryosuke Irie (52.83) |{{flagu|Japan}} |9 August 2018 |Tokyo |
rowspan=2|9
|rowspan=2|3:41.25 |Kylie Masse (58.22) |{{flagu|Canada}} |26 July 2017 |Budapest |
Kira Toussaint (59.45) Arno Kamminga (57.89) Nyls Korstanje (51.34) Femke Heemskerk (52.57) |{{flagu|Netherlands}} |31 July 2021 |Tokyo |
=Mixed short course=
- Correct as of December 2024
class="wikitable" |
Pos
!Time !Swimmer !Nationality or Club !Date !Venue !Ref |
---|
1
|3:30.47 |Miron Lifintsev |{{flagu|Russia}} |14 December 2024 |Budapest |
2
|3:30.55 | |{{flagu|United States}} |14 December 2024 |Budapest |
3
|3:31.97 | |{{flagu|Canada}} |14 December 2024 |Budapest |
4
|3:32.83 | |{{flagu|Australia}} |14 December 2024 |Budapest |
5
|3:35.46 | |{{flagu|Great Britain}} |14 December 2024 |Budapest |
6
|3:35.52 | |{{flagu|Spain}} |14 December 2024 |Budapest |
7
|3:35.54 | |{{flagu|Italy}} |14 December 2024 |Budapest |
8
|3:36.04 | |{{flagu|Netherlands}} |14 December 2024 |Budapest |
All-time top 25
=Men long course=
class="wikitable" |
Pos
!Time !Swimmer !Nationality !Date !Venue !Ref |
---|
1
|3:26.78 |Ryan Murphy (52.31) |{{flagu|United States}} |1 August 2021 |
2
|3:27.01 |Xu Jiayu (52.05) |{{flagu|China}} |26 September 2023 |
3
|3:27.20 |Ryan Murphy (52.04) |{{flagu|United States}} |30 July 2023 |Fukuoka |
4
|3:27.28 |Aaron Peirsol (52.19) |{{flagu|United States}} |2 August 2009 |Rome |
rowspan=2|5
|rowspan=2|3:27.51 |Luke Greenbank (53.63) |{{flagu|Great Britain}} |1 August 2021 |Tokyo |
Thomas Ceccon (51.93) Nicolò Martinenghi (57.47) Federico Burdisso (50.63) Alessandro Miressi (47.48) |{{flagu|Italy}} |25 June 2022 |
7
|3:27.79 |Ryan Murphy (52.51) |{{flagu|United States}} |25 June 2022 |Budapest |
8
|3:27.91 |Matt Grevers (52.26) |{{flagu|United States}} |30 July 2017 |Budapest |
9
|3:27.95 |Ryan Murphy (51.85) |{{flagu|United States}} |13 August 2016 | |
10
|3:28.10 |Luke Greenbank (53.95) |{{flagu|Great Britain}} |28 July 2019 |
11
|3:28.45 |Ryan Murphy (52.92) |{{flagu|United States}} |28 July 2019 |Gwangju | |
12
|3:28.46 |Thomas Ceccon (52.82) |{{flagu|Italy}} |17 August 2022 |Rome |
13
|3:28.49 |Miron Lifintsev (52.23) |{{flagicon|Russia}} Saint-Petersburg |18 April 2025 |
14
|3:28.58 |Helge Meeuw (52.27) |{{flagu|Germany}} |2 August 2009 |Rome |
15
|3:28.59 |Luke Greenbank (53.64) |{{flagu|Great Britain}} |23 May 2021 |Budapest |
16
|3:28.64 |Ashley Delaney (53.10) |{{flagu|Australia}} |2 August 2009 |Rome |
17
|3:28.81 |Evgeny Rylov (52.57) |{{flagu|Russia}} |28 July 2019 |Gwangju |
18
|3:28.95 |Chris Walker-Hebborn (54.02) |{{flagu|Great Britain}} |30 July 2017 |Budapest |
19
|3:29.00 |Xu Jiayu (53.39) |{{flagu|China}} |30 July 2023 |Fukuoka |
20
|3:29.16 |Guilherme Guido (53.78) |{{flagu|Brazil}} |2 August 2009 |Rome |
21
|3:29.17 |Thomas Ceccon (52.52) |{{flagu|Italy}} |1 August 2021 |Tokyo |
22
|3:29.22 |Evgeny Rylov (52.82) |{{flagu|Russia}} |1 August 2021 |Tokyo |
23
|3:29.24 |Chris Walker-Hebborn (53.68) |{{flagu|Great Britain}} |13 August 2016 |Rio de Janeiro |
24
|3:29.34 |Aaron Peirsol (53.16) |{{flagu|United States}} |17 August 2008 | |
25
|3:29.35 |Matt Grevers (52.58) |{{flagu|United States}} |4 August 2012 |
=Men short course=
class="wikitable" |
Pos
!Time !Swimmer !Nationality or Club !Date !Venue !Ref |
---|
1
|3:18.28 |Kliment Kolesnikov (48.58) |Energy Standard |21 November 2020 |Budapest |
2
|3:18.68 |Miron Lifintsev (49.31) |{{flagu|Russia}} |15 December 2024 |Budapest |
rowspan=2|3
|rowspan=2|3:18.98 |Isaac Cooper (49.46) |{{flagu|Australia}} |18 December 2022 |Melbourne |
Ryan Murphy (48.96) Nic Fink (54.88) Trenton Julian (49.19) Kieran Smith (45.95) |{{flagu|United States}} |18 December 2022 |Melbourne |
5
|3:19.03 |Shaine Casas (48.92) |{{flagu|United States}} |15 December 2024 |Budapest |
6
|3:19.06 |Lorenzo Mora (49.48) |{{flagu|Italy}} |18 December 2022 |Melbourne |
7
|3:19.16 |Stanislav Donets (49.63) |{{flagu|Russia}} |20 December 2009 |Saint Petersburg |
8
|3:19.50 |Guilherme Guido (49.40) |London Roar |14 November 2020 |Budapest |
9
|3:19.55 |Kliment Kolesnikov (49.63) |Energy Standard |14 November 2020 |Budapest |
10
|3:19.64 |Coleman Stewart (49.62) |Cali Condors |3 December 2021 |Eindhoven |
11
|3:19.65 |Ryan Murphy (49.36) |LA Current |21 November 2020 |Budapest |
12
|3:19.76 |Lorenzo Mora (50.34) |{{flagu|Italy}} |21 December 2021 |Abu Dhabi |
13
|3:19.91 |Lorenzo Mora (49.53) |{{flagu|United States}} |15 December 2024 |Budapest |
14
|3:19.98 |Ryan Murphy (49.63) |{{flagu|United States}} |16 December 2018 |Hangzhou |
15
|3:20.01 |Coleman Stewart (49.83) |Cali Condors |21 November 2020 |Budapest |
16
|3:20.50 |Shaine Casas (50.44) |{{flagu|United States}} |21 December 2021 |Abu Dhabi |
rowspan=2|17
|rowspan=2|3:20.61 |Kliment Kolesnikov (49.62) |{{flagu|Russia}} |16 December 2018 |Hangzhou |
Kliment Kolesnikov (49.90) Ilya Shymanovich (55.38) Chad le Clos (48.92) Adam Barrett (46.41) |Energy Standard |3 December 2021 |Eindhoven |
19
|3:20.65 |Kliment Kolesnikov (49.47) |{{flagu|Russia}} |21 December 2021 |Abu Dhabi |
20
|3:20.67 |Guilherme Guido (49.59) |London Roar |21 November 2020 |Budapest |
rowspan=2|21
|rowspan=2|3:20.68 |Evgeny Rylov (50.14) |Energy Standard |1 November 2020 |Budapest | |
Coleman Stewart (49.82) Nic Fink (55.98) Caeleb Dressel (48.81) Justin Ress (46.07) |Cali Condors |4 September 2021 |Naples |
23
|3:20.71 |Nick Thoman (48.94) |{{flagu|United States}} |18 December 2009 |Manchester |
24
|3:20.99 |Nick Thoman (49.88) |{{flagu|United States}} |19 December 2010 |Dubai | |
25
|3:21.02 |Kacper Stokowski (49.10) |{{flagu|Poland}} |15 December 2024 |Budapest |
=Women long course=
class="wikitable" |
Pos
!Time !Swimmer !Nationality !Date !Venue !Ref |
---|
1
|3:50.40 |Regan Smith (57.57) |{{flagu|United States}} |28 July 2019 |
2
|3:51.55 |Kathleen Baker (58.54) |{{flagu|United States}} |30 July 2017 |
3
|3:51.60 |Kaylee McKeown (58.01) |{{flagu|Australia}} |1 August 2021 |
4
|3:51.73 |Regan Smith (58.05) |{{flagu|United States}} |1 August 2021 |Tokyo |
5
|3:52.05 |Missy Franklin (58.50) |{{flagu|United States}} |4 August 2012 |
6
|3:52.08 |Regan Smith (57.68) |{{flagu|United States}} |30 July 2023 |Fukuoka |
7
|3:52.19 |Zhao Jing (58.98) |{{flagu|China}} |1 August 2009 |Rome |
8
|3:52.36 |Natalie Coughlin (59.12) |{{flagu|United States}} |30 July 2011 |
9
|3:52.58 |Emily Seebohm (59.40) |{{flagu|Australia}} |1 August 2009 |Rome |
10
|3:52.60 |Kylie Masse (57.90) |{{flagu|Canada}} |1 August 2021 |Tokyo |
11
|3:52.69 |Emily Seebohm (59.33) |{{flagu|Australia}} |17 August 2008 |
12
|3:52.74 |Emily Seebohm (59.28) |{{flagu|Australia}} |12 August 2018 |Tokyo |
13
|3:53.13 |Kathleen Baker (59.00) |{{flagu|United States}} |13 August 2016 |
14
|3:53.21 |Kathleen Baker (59.41) |{{flagu|United States}} |12 August 2018 |Tokyo |
15
|3:53.23 |Missy Franklin (58.39) |{{flagu|United States}} |4 August 2013 | |
16
|3:53.30 |Natalie Coughlin (58.94) |{{flagu|United States}} |17 August 2008 |Beijing |
17
|3:53.37 |Kaylee McKeown (57.91) |{{flagu|Australia}} |30 July 2023 |Fukuoka |
18
|3:53.38 |Anastasia Fesikova (58.96) |{{flagu|Russia}} |30 July 2017 |Budapest |
19
|3:53.42 |Minna Atherton (59.06) |{{flagu|Australia}} |28 July 2019 |Gwangju |
20
|3:53.58 |Kylie Masse (59.12) |{{flagu|Canada}} |28 July 2019 |Gwangju |
21
|3:53.78 |Regan Smith (58.40) |{{flagu|United States}} |25 June 2022 |Budapest |
22
|3:54.01 |Kathleen Dawson (58.08) |{{flagu|Great Britain}} |23 May 2021 |Budapest |
23
|3:54.02 |Emily Seebohm (59.01) |{{flagu|Australia}} |4 August 2012 |London |
24
|3:54.12 |Kylie Masse (58.74) |{{flagu|Canada}} |30 July 2023 |Fukuoka |
25
|3:54.13 |Peng Xuwei (59.63) |{{flagu|China}} |1 August 2021 |Tokyo |
=Women short course=
- Correct as of December 2022.
class="wikitable" |
Pos
!Time !Swimmer !Nationality !Date !Venue !Ref |
---|
1
|3:44.35 |Claire Curzan (56.47) |{{flagu|United States}} |18 December 2022 |Melbourne |
2
|3:44.52 |Olivia Smoliga, Lilly King, Kelsi Dahlia, Erika Brown |{{flagu|United States}} |21 November 2020 |Budapest |
3
|3:44.92 ||Kaylee McKeown (55.74) |{{flagu|Australia}} |18 December 2022 |Melbourne |
4
|3:45.14 |London Roar |{{flagu|Netherlands}} |21 November 2020 |Budapest |
5
|3:46.20 |Louise Hansson (56.25), Sophie Hansson (1:03.70), Sarah Sjöström (54.65), Michelle Coleman (51.60) |{{flagu|Sweden}} |21 December 2021 |Abu Dhabi |
6
|3:46.22 |Ingrid Wilm (55.36) |{{flagu|Canada}} |18 December 2022 |Melbourne |
7
|3:47.36 |Kylie Masse (55.76), Sydney Pickrem (1:04.97), Maggie Mac Neil (55.30), Kayla Sanchez (51.33) |{{flagu|Canada}} |21 December 2021 |Abu Dhabi |
8
|3:47.41 |Peng Xuwei (57.12), Tang Qianting (1:03.25), Zhang Yufei (54.93), Cheng Yujie (52.11) |{{flagu|China}} |21 December 2021 |Abu Dhabi |
9
|3:47.67 |Alex Walsh (56.60) |{{flagu|United States}} |18 December 2022 |Melbourne |
10
|3:47.68 |Katharine Berkoff (56.02), Emily Escobedo (1:04.99), Claire Curzan (55.61), Abbey Weitzeil (51.06) |{{flagu|United States}} |21 December 2021 |Abu Dhabi |
11
|3:47.70 |Kira Toussaint (56.53) |{{flagu|Netherlands}} |18 December 2022 |Melbourne |
12
|3:47.84 |Hanna Rosvall (56.37) |{{flagu|Sweden}} |18 December 2022 |Melbourne |
13
|3:47.89 | |{{flagu|United States}} |11 December 2016 |Windsor |
14
|3:47.91 |Minna Atherton (55.45), Jessica Hansen (1:04.73), Emma McKeon (55.67), Cate Campbell (52.06) |{{flagu|Australia}} |20 October 2019 |Lewisville |{{cite web|title=ISL Lewisville medley relay|url=https://swimswam.com/london-roar-relay-breaks-australian-record-at-isl-lewisville-meet/|publisher=SwimSwam|date=20 October 2019|accessdate=14 February 2022}} |
15
|3:48.29 | |{{flagu|China}} |17 December 2010 |Dubai | |
16
|3:48.86 |Mie Nielsen (56.86) |{{flagu|Denmark}} |7 December 2014 |Doha |
17
|3:48.87 | |{{flagu|Canada}} |11 December 2016 |Windsor |
18
|3:48.90 |Mollie O'Callaghan (55.81) |{{flagu|Australia}} |18 December 2022 |Melbourne |
19
|3:49.11 |Aqua Centurions |{{flagu|Russia}} |25 September 2021 |Naples |
20
|3:49.66 | |{{flagu|Australia}} |11 December 2016 |Windsor |
21
|3:49.87 | |{{flagu|Denmark}} |14 December 2012 |Istanbul | |
22
|3:49.94 |Maria Kameneva (56.59), Nika Godun (1:04.53), Svetlana Chimrova (56.18), Ekaterina Nikonova (52.64) |{{flagu|Russia}} |21 December 2021 |Abu Dhabi |
23
|3:50.15 |Iron |{{flagu|Norway}} |25 September 2021 |Naples |
rowspan=2|24
|rowspan=2|3:50.28 | |{{flagu|Japan}} |11 December 2016 |Windsor |
Pauline Mahieu (57.22) Charlotte Bonnet (1:04.12) Béryl Gastaldello (56.20) Mary-Ambre Moluh (52.74) |{{flagu|France}} |18 December 2022 |Melbourne |
=Mixed long course=
- Correct as of August 2024.
class="wikitable" |
Pos
!Time !Swimmer !Nationality !Date !Venue !Ref |
---|
1
|3:37.43 |Ryan Murphy (52.08) |{{flagu|United States}} |3 August 2024 |Paris |
2
|3:37.55 |Xu Jiayu (52.13) |{{flagu|China}} |3 August 2024 |Paris |
3
|3:37.58 |Kathleen Dawson (58.80) |{{flagu|Great Britain}} |31 July 2021 |
4
|3:37.73 |Xu Jiayu (51.91) |{{flagu|China}} |27 September 2023 |
5
|3:38.41 |Xu Jiayu (52.45) |{{flagu|China}} |1 October 2020 |Race, Retta (October 1, 2020). [https://swimswam.com/china-takes-down-mixed-medley-world-record-updated-with-video/ "China Takes Down Mixed Medley World Record (Updated With Video)"]. SwimSwam. Retrieved September 27, 2023. |
6
|3:38.56 |Matt Grevers (52.32) |{{flagu|United States}} |26 July 2017 |
7
|3:38.57 |Xu Jiayu (52.42) |{{flagu|China}} |26 July 2023 |
8
|3:38.76 |Kaylee McKeown (57.90) |{{flagu|Australia}} |3 August 2024 |Paris |
9
|3:38.79 |Hunter Armstrong (52.14) |{{flagu|United States}} |21 June 2022 |
10
|3:38.86 |Xu Jiayu (52.56) |{{flagu|China}} |31 July 2021 |
11
|3:38.91 |Mitch Larkin (53.08) |{{flagu|Australia}} |9 August 2018 |
12
|3:38.95 |Kaylee McKeown (58.14) |{{flagu|Australia}} |31 July 2021 |
13
|3:39.03 |Kaylee McKeown (58.03) |{{flagu|Australia}} |26 July 2023 |
14
|3:39.08 |Mitch Larkin (53.47) |{{flagu|Australia}} |24 July 2019 |
15
|3:39.10 |Ryan Murphy (52.46) |{{flagu|United States}} |24 July 2019 |
16
|3:39.28 |Thomas Ceccon (52.23) |{{flagu|Italy}} |31 July 2021 |
17
|3:40.19 |Ryan Murphy (52.02) |{{flagu|United States}} |26 July 2023 |
18
|3:40.22 |Hunter Armstrong (53.07) |{{flagu|United States}} |14 February 2024 |Doha |
19
|3:40.28 |Ryan Murphy (52.34) |{{flagu|United States}} |26 July 2017 |
20
|3:40.45 |Xu Jiayu (52.30) |{{flagu|China}} |22 August 2018 | |
21
|3:40.47 |Katharine Berkoff (59.12) |{{flagu|United States}} |26 July 2023 |
22
|3:40.58 |Ryan Murphy (52.23) |{{flagu|United States}} |31 July 2021 |
23
|3:40.68 |Georgia Davies (59.25) |{{flagu|Great Britain}} |24 July 2019 |
24
|3:40.78 |Evgeny Rylov (51.97) |{{flagu|Russia}} |24 July 2019 |
25
|3:40.87 |Bradley Woodward (53.63) |{{flagu|Australia}} |26 July 2023 |
=Mixed short course=
- Correct as of December 2024
class="wikitable" |
Pos
!Time !Swimmer !Nationality or Club !Date !Venue !Ref |
---|
1
|3:30.47 |Miron Lifintsev |{{flagu|Russia}} |14 December 2024 |Budapest |
2
|3:30.55 | |{{flagu|United States}} |14 December 2024 |Budapest |
3
|3:31.97 | |{{flagu|Canada}} |14 December 2024 |Budapest |
4
|3:32.83 | |{{flagu|Australia}} |14 December 2024 |Budapest |
5
|3:33.31 |Ingrid Wilm |LA Current |5 September 2021 |Naples | |
6
|3:35.46 | |{{flagu|Great Britain}} |14 December 2024 |Budapest |
7
|3:35.52 | |{{flagu|Spain}} |14 December 2024 |Budapest |
8
|3:35.54 | |{{flagu|Italy}} |14 December 2024 |Budapest |
9
|3:36.04 | |{{flagu|Netherlands}} |14 December 2024 |Budapest |
References
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- {{cite web |url=http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/records/results_uk.asp |title=Official website of the Olympic Movement: Olympic and World Records: Swimming |publisher=IOC }}
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