World record progression 4 × 50 metres medley relay
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This article includes the world record progression for the 4×50 metres medley relay and it shows the chronological history of world record times in that competitive short course swimming event. The 4×50 metres medley relay is a medley race in which each of four swimmers on a team swims a 50-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; and
- Freestyle ("freestyle" means any stroke other than backstroke, breaststroke or butterfly – 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 overseas 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|accessdate=5 December 2015}} 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|accessdate=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|accessdate=5 December 2015}}
It is possible to set an individual world record in the 50 metres backstroke by swimming the backstroke first leg of the 4×50-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".
Men
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{{swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 1
|time = 1:50.07
|recordinfo =
|1name = Curtis Goss
|1split =
|2name = Blaine Nichols
|2split =
|3name = Kyle Johnson
|3split =
|4name = Tanner Kurz
|4split =
|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|accessdate=5 December 2015}}{{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|accessdate=5 December 2015}}
}}
{{swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 2
|time = 1:33.65
|recordinfo = h
|1name = Niccolo' Bonacchi
|1split = 23.95
|2name = Francesco di Lecce
|2split = 26.10
|3name = Piero Codia
|3split = 22.68
|4name = Luca Dotto
|4split = 20.92
|club = {{flagu|Italy}}
|date = 12 December 2013
|meet = European Championships
|country = DEN
|city = Herning
}}
{{swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 3
|time = 1:32.38
|recordinfo = '#' unratified, Vitaly Melnikov was suspended in May 2015 for doping use
|1name = Vitaly Melnikov
|1split = 23.72
|2name = Oleg Kostin
|2split = 26.18
|3name = Nikita Konovalov
|3split = 21.92
|4name = Vladimir Morozov
|4split = 20.56
|club = {{flagu|Russia}}
|date = 12 December 2013
|meet = European Championships
|city = Herning
|country = DEN
}}
{{swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 4
|time = 1:32.83
|recordinfo =
|1name = Stefano Pizzamiglio
|1split = 23.74
|2name = Francesco di Lecce
|2split = 26.07
|3name = Piero Codia
|3split = 22.59
|4name = Marco Orsi
|4split = 20.43
|club = {{flagu|Italy}}
|date = 12 December 2013
|meet = European Championships
|country = DEN
|city = Herning
}}
{{swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 5
|time = 1:32.78
|recordinfo = h
|1name = Stanislav Donets
|1split = 23.73
|2name = Sergey Geybel
|2split = 25.96
|3name = Aleksandr Popkov
|3split = 22.47
|4name = Evgeny Sedov
|4split = 20.62
|club = {{flagu|Russia}}
|date = 4 December 2014
|meet = World Championships
|city = Doha
|country = QAT
|ref = FINA (4 December 2014). [https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010E010D00042E00FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf "12th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Doha (QAT) 2014: Men's 4x50m Medley Relay Heats Results Summary"]. Omega Timing. Retrieved 4 November 2021.Shivakumar, Varun (4 December 2014). [https://swimswam.com/russia-breaks-4x50-medley-relay-world-record-short-course-world-championships/ "Russia Breaks 4x50 Medley Relay World Record At Short Course World Championships"]. SwimSwam. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
}}
{{swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 6
|time = 1:30.51
|recordinfo =
|1name = Guilherme Guido
|1split = 23.42
|2name = Felipe França Silva
|2split = 25.33
|3name = Nicholas Santos
|3split = 21.68
|4name = César Cielo Filho
|4split = 20.08
|club = {{flagu|Brazil}}
|date = 4 December 2014
|meet = World Championships
|city = Doha
|country = QAT
}}
{{swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 7
|time = 1:30.44
|recordinfo =
|1name = Kliment Kolesnikov
|1split = 22.83
|2name = Kirill Prigoda
|2split = 25.26
|3name = Aleksandr Popkov
|3split = 22.11
|4name = Vladimir Morozov
|4split = 20.24
|club = {{flagu|Russia}}
|date = 17 December 2017
|meet = European Championships
|city = Copenhagen
|country = DEN
}}
{{swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 8
|time = 1:30.14
|recordinfo =
|1name = Michele Lamberti
|1split = 22.62
|2name = Nicolò Martinenghi
|2split = 25.14
|3name = Marco Orsi
|3split = 22.17
|4name = Lorenzo Zazzeri
|4split = 20.21
|club = {{flagu|Italy}}
|date = 3 November 2021
|meet = European Championships
|city = Kazan
|country = RUS
|ref =LEN (3 November 2021). [http://kazan2021.microplustiming.com/export/NU_Kazan2021/NU/pdf/SWMM4X50MMD-----------FNL-000100--_73B1%201.0.pdf?x=10:39:34 "2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships Kazan (RUS): Results 4x50m Medley Relay Men Final"]. Microplus Informatica. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
}}
{{swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 9
|time = 1:29.72
|recordinfo =
|1name = Lorenzo Mora
|1split = 22.65
|2name = Nicolò Martinenghi
|2split = 24.95
|3name = Matteo Rivolta
|3split = 21.60
|4name = Leonardo Deplano
|4split = 20.52
|club = {{flagu|Italy}}
|date = 17 December 2022
|meet = World Championships
|city = Melbourne
|country = AUS
}}
{{end}}
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Women
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{{swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 1
|time = 2:04.34
|recordinfo =
|1name = Grace Padget
|1split =
|2name = Heather Hayes
|2split =
|3name = Bailey Pressey
|3split =
|4name = Madelon Webb
|4split =
|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|accessdate=5 December 2015}}{{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|accessdate=5 December 2015}}
}}
{{swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 2
|time = 1:45.92
|recordinfo = h
|1name = Mie Nielsen
|1split = 27.00
|2name = Rikke Møller Pedersen
|2split = 29.73
|3name = Jeanette Ottesen
|3split = 25.25
|4name = Pernille Blume
|4split = 23.94
|club = {{flagu|Denmark}}
|date = 15 December 2013
|meet = European Championships
|city = Herning
|country = DEN
}}
{{swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 3
|time = 1:44.67
|recordinfo = '#' unratified, Yuliya Efimova was suspended on May 13, 2014 for doping use
|1name = Daria Ustinova
|1split = 27.57
|2name = Yuliya Yefimova
|2split = 28.30
|3name = Svetlana Chimrova
|3split = 25.15
|4name = Rozaliya Nasretdinova
|4split = 23.65
|club = {{flagu|Russia}}
|date = 15 December 2013
|meet = European Championships
|city = Herning
|country = DEN
}}
{{swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 4
|time = 1:44.81
|recordinfo =
|1name = Mie Nielsen
|1split = 26.47
|2name = Rikke Møller Pedersen
|2split = 29.73
|3name = Jeanette Ottesen
|3split = 24.59
|4name = Pernille Blume
|4split = 24.02
|club = {{flagu|Denmark}}
|date = 15 December 2013
|meet = European Championships
|city = Herning
|country = DEN
}}
{{swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 5
|time = 1:44.04
|recordinfo =
|1name = Mie Nielsen
|1split = 26.39
|2name = Rikke Møller Pedersen
|2split = 29.56
|3name = Jeanette Ottesen
|3split = 24.09
|4name = Pernille Blume
|4split = 24.00
|club = {{flagu|Denmark}}
|date = 5 December 2014
|meet = World Championships
|city = Doha
|country = QAT
}}
{{swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 6
|time = 1:43.27
|recordinfo =
|1name = Ali DeLoof
|1split = 26.12
|2name = Lilly King
|2split = 28.78
|3name = Kelsi Worrell
|3split = 24.44
|4name = Katrina Konopka
|4split = 23.93
|club = {{flagu|United States}}
|date = 7 December 2016
|meet = World Championships
|city = Windsor
|cityarticle = Windsor, Ontario
|country = CAN
}}
{{swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 7
|time = 1:42.38
|recordinfo =
|1name = Olivia Smoliga
|1split = 25.97
|2name = Katie Meili
|2split = 29.29
|3name = Kelsi Dahlia
|3split = 24.02
|4name = Mallory Comerford
|4split = 23.10
|club = {{flagu|United States}}
|date = 12 December 2018
|meet = World Championships
|city = Hangzhou
|country = CHN
}}
{{swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 8
|time = 1:42.38
|recordinfo = =
|1name = Louise Hansson
|1split = 25.91
|2name = Sophie Hansson
|2split = 29.07
|3name = Sarah Sjöström
|3split = 23.96
|4name = Michelle Coleman
|4split = 23.44
|club = {{flagu|Sweden}}
|date = 17 December 2021
|meet = World Championships
|city = Abu Dhabi
|country = UAE
|ref = FINA (17 December 2021). [https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500190205F60104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf "15th FINA World Swimming Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi (UAE): Women's 4x50m Medley Relay Final Results"]. Omega Timing. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
}}
{{swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 9
|time = 1:42.35
|recordinfo =
|1name = Mollie O'Callaghan
|1split = 25.49
|2name = Chelsea Hodges
|2split = 29.11
|3name = Emma McKeon
|3split = 24.43
|4name = Madison Wilson
|4split = 23.32
|club = {{flagu|Australia}}
|date = 17 December 2022
|meet = World Championships
|city = Melbourne
|country = Australia
}}
{{end}}
{{swimmingrecordlegend|ratifier=FINA|r=no|b=no|sf=no|tt=no|†=no}}
Mixed
{{Swimmingrecordlisttop|number=yes|nationality=yes|meet=yes}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 1
|time = 1:49.87
|recordinfo =
|1name = James Wells
|1split =
|2name = Cody Miller
|2split =
|3name = Gia Dalesandro
|3split =
|4name = Olivia Barker
|4split =
|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|accessdate=5 December 2015}}{{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|accessdate=5 December 2015}}
}}
{{Swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 2
|time = 1:47.61
|recordinfo =
|1name = Dustin Rhoads
|1split = 25.54
|2name = Andrew Marciniak
|2split = 27.68
|3name = Haley Gordon
|3split = 27.81
|4name = Olivia Kabacinski
|4split = 26.58
|club = {{flagicon|USA}} Iowa University
|date = 28 September 2013
|meet = Water Carnival
|city = Ann Arbor
|country = USA
|ref = {{cite magazine|title=Two Short Course Meter World Records During Water Carnival|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/World/36029.asp?q=Two-Short-Course-Meter-World-Records-During-Water-Carnival|magazine=Swimming World Magazine|date=28 September 2013|accessdate=5 December 2015}}
}}
{{swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 3
|time = 1:41.70
|recordinfo =
|1name = Sergey Makov
|1split = 23.98
|2name = Andrey Grechin
|2split = 26.90
|3name = Daria Tchvetkova
|3split = 25.97
|4name = Ekaterina Borovikova
|4split = 24.85
|club = {{flagu|Russia}}
|date = 12 October 2013
|meet = World Cup
|city = Moscow
|country = RUS
}}
{{swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 4
|time = 1:39.54
|recordinfo =
|1name = Jérémy Stravius
|1split = 23.15
|2name = Giacomo Perez Dortona
|2split = 26.41
|3name = Melanie Henique
|3split = 25.45
|4name = Anna Santamans
|4split = 24.53
|club = {{flagu|France}}
|date = 20 October 2013
|meet = World Cup
|city = Doha
|country = QAT
}}
{{swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 5
|time = 1:39.08
|recordinfo = h
|1name = Bobby Hurley
|1split = 23.81
|2name = Christian Sprenger
|2split = 26.07
|3name = Alicia Coutts
|3split = 25.57
|4name = Cate Campbell
|4split = 23.63
|club = {{flagu|Australia}}
|date = 5 November 2013
|meet = World Cup
|city = Singapore
|country = SIN
|ref = {{cite web|title=Mixed 4 × 50 m Medley Relay Heats Result|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010D020A02043C00FFFFFFFFFFFF02|publisher=Omega Timing|date=5 November 2013|accessdate=5 December 2015}}
}}
{{swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 6
|time = 1:38.02
|recordinfo =
|1name = Bobby Hurley
|1split = 23.47
|2name = Christian Sprenger
|2split = 25.97
|3name = Alicia Coutts
|3split = 25.35
|4name = Cate Campbell
|4split = 23.23
|club = {{flagu|Australia}}
|date = 5 November 2013
|meet = World Cup
|city = Singapore
|country = SIN
|ref = {{cite web|title=Mixed 4 × 50 m Medley Relay Result|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010D020A02043C02FFFFFFFFFFFF02|publisher=Omega Timing|date=5 November 2013|accessdate=5 December 2015}}
}}
{{swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 7
|time = 1:37.84
|recordinfo =
|1name = Bobby Hurley
|1split = 23.46
|2name = Christian Sprenger
|2split = 25.91
|3name = Alicia Coutts
|3split = 25.19
|4name = Cate Campbell
|4split = 23.28
|club = {{flagu|Australia}}
|date = 9 November 2013
|meet = World Cup
|city = Tokyo
|country = JPN
|ref = {{cite web|title=Mixed 4 × 50 m Medley Relay Result|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010D020B02043C02FFFFFFFFFFFF02|publisher=Omega Timing|date=9 November 2013|accessdate=5 December 2015}}
}}
{{swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 8
|time = 1:37.63
|recordinfo = '#' unratified, Yuliya Efimova was suspended on May 13, 2014 for doping use, Vitaly Melnikov was suspended in May 2015 for doping use
|1name = Vitaly Melnikov
|1split = 23.70
|2name = Yuliya Efimova
|2split = 28.39
|3name = Svetlana Chimrova
|3split = 25.29
|4name = Vladimir Morozov
|4split = 20.25
|club = {{flagu|Russia}}
|date = 13 December 2013
|meet = European Championships
|city = Herning
|country = DEN
|ref = {{cite magazine|title=Russia Clips Mixed 200 Medley Relay World Record; Second Mark for Yuliya Efimova|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/World/37087.asp?q=Russia-Clips-Mixed-200-Medley-Relay-World-Record;-Second-Mark-for-Yuliya-Efimova|magazine=Swimming World Magazine|date=13 December 2013|accessdate=5 December 2015}}
}}
{{swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 9
|time = 1:37.17
|recordinfo =
|1name = Eugene Godsoe
|1split = 22.88
|2name = Kevin Cordes
|2split = 25.40
|3name = Claire Donahue
|3split = 25.28
|4name = Simone Manuel
|4split = 23.61
|club = {{flagu|United States}}
|date = 21 December 2013
|meet = Duel in the Pool
|city = Glasgow
|country = UK
|ref = {{cite magazine|title=Duel in the Pool: Team USA Uses World Record in Tiebreaker Mixed Relay to Win 132-131|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/World/37219.asp?q=Duel-in-the-Pool:-Team-USA-Uses-World-Record-in-Tiebreaker-Mixed-Relay-to-Win-132-131|magazine=Swimming World Magazine|date=21 December 2013|accessdate=5 December 2015}}
}}
{{swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 10
|time = 1:36.40
|recordinfo =
|1name = Olivia Smoliga
|1split = 25.85
|2name = Michael Andrew
|2split = 25.75
|3name = Kelsi Dahlia
|3split = 24.71
|4name = Caeleb Dressel
|4split = 20.09
|club = {{flagu|United States}}
|date = 13 December 2018
|meet = World Championships
|city = Hangzhou
|country = CHN
}}
{{swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 11
|time = 1:36.22
|recordinfo =
|1name = Kliment Kolesnikov
|1split = 22.67
|2name = Vladimir Morozov
|2split = 25.40
|3name = Arina Surkova
|3split = 24.94
|4name = Maria Kameneva
|4split = 23.21
|club = {{flagu|Russia}}
|date = 5 December 2019
|meet = European Championships
|city = Glasgow
|country = GBR
}}
{{swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 12
|time = 1:36.18
|recordinfo =
|1name = Kira Toussaint
|1split = 25.99
|2name = Arno Kamminga
|2split = 25.54
|3name = Maaike de Waard
|3split = 24.50
|4name = Thom de Boer
|4split = 20.15
|club = {{flagu|Netherlands}}
|date = 7 November 2021
|meet = European Championships
|city = Kazan
|country = RUS
}}
{{swimmingrecordrelay
|number = 13
|time = 1:35.15
|recordinfo =
|1name = Ryan Murphy
|1split = 22.37
|2name = Nic Fink
|2split = 24.96
|3name = Kate Douglass
|3split = 24.09
|4name = Torri Huske
|4split = 23.73
|club = {{flagu|United States}}
|date = 14 December 2022
|meet = World Championships
|city = Melbourne
|country = AUS
}}
{{end}}
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All-time top 10 by country
=Men=
| class="wikitable" |
| Pos
!Time !Swimmer !Nationality !Date !Venue !Ref |
|---|
| 1
|1:29.72 |Lorenzo Mora (22.65) |{{flagu|Italy}} |17 December 2022 |Melbourne |
| 2
|1:30.37 |Ryan Murphy (22.61) |{{flagu|United States}} |17 December 2022 |Melbourne |
| 3
|1:30.44 |Kliment Kolesnikov (22.83) |{{flagu|Russia}} |17 December 2017 |
| 4
|1:30.51 |Guilherme Guido (23.42) |{{flagu|Brazil}} |4 December 2014 |Doha |
| 5
|1:30.81 |Isaac Cooper (22.66) |{{flagu|Australia}} |17 December 2022 |Melbourne |
| 6
|1:31.25 |Benjamin Stasiulis (23.41) |{{flagu|France}} |4 December 2014 |Doha |
| 7
|1:31.28 |Takeshi Kawamoto (22.93) |{{flagu|Japan}} |17 December 2022 |Melbourne |
| 8
|1:31.79 |Ole Braunschweig (23.09) |{{flagu|Germany}} |17 December 2022 |Melbourne |
| 9
|1:32.06 |Pavel Sankovich (23.16) |{{flagu|Belarus}} |17 December 2017 |Copenhagen |
| 10
|1:32.10 |Richárd Bohus (23.42) |{{flagu|Hungary}} |8 December 2019 | |
=Women=
| class="wikitable" |
| Pos
!Time !Swimmer !Nationality !Date !Venue !Ref |
|---|
| 1
|1:42.35 |Mollie O'Callaghan (25.49) |{{flagu|Australia}} |17 December 2022 |Melbourne |
| rowspan=2|2
|rowspan=2|1:42.38 |Olivia Smoliga (25.97) |{{flagu|United States}} |12 December 2018 |Hangzhou | |
| Louise Hansson (25.91) Sophie Hansson (29.07) Sarah Sjöström (23.96) Michelle Coleman (23.44) |{{flagu|Sweden}} |17 December 2021 |Abu Dhabi |
| 4
|1:42.69 |Hinkelien Schreuder (26.32) |{{flagu|Netherlands}} |12 December 2009 |Istanbul | |
| 5
|1:43.56 |Kylie Masse (25.84) |{{flagu|Canada}} |17 December 2022 |Melbourne |
| 6
|1:43.96 |Analia Pigrée (26.49) |{{flagu|France}} |17 December 2022 |Melbourne |
| 7
|1:43.97 |Costanza Cocconcelli (26.87) |{{flagu|Italy}} |7 December 2023 |Otopeni |
| 8
|1:44.04 |Mie Nielsen (26.39) |{{flagu|Denmark}} |5 December 2014 |Doha | |
| 9
|1:44.19 |Maria Kameneva (26.42) |{{flagu|Russia}} |4 November 2021 |Kazan |
| 10
|1:44.31 |Fu Yuanhui (26.20) |{{flagu|China}} |12 December 2018 |Hangzhou | |
=Mixed=
| class="wikitable" |
| Pos
!Time !Swimmer !Nationality !Date !Venue !Ref |
|---|
| 1
|1:35.15 |Ryan Murphy (22.37) |{{flagu|United States}} |14 December 2022 |Melbourne |
| 2
|1:36.01 |Lorenzo Mora (22.59) |{{flagu|Italy}} |14 December 2022 |Melbourne |
| 3
|1:36.11 |Kliment Kolesnikov (22.60) |{{flagu|Russia}} |16 December 2022 |Saint Petersburg |
| 4
|1:36.18 |Kira Toussaint (25.99) |{{flagu|Netherlands}} |7 November 2021 |Kazan |
| 5
|1:36.93 |Kylie Masse (25.71) |{{flagu|Canada}} |14 December 2022 |Melbourne |
| 6
|1:37.05 |Louise Hansson (26.07) |{{flagu|Sweden}} |11 December 2024 |Budapest |
| 7
|1:37.07 |Medi Harris (26.60) |{{flagu|Great Britain}} |14 December 2022 |Melbourne |
| 8
|1:37.14 |Mewen Tomac (22.83) |{{flagu|France}} |10 December 2023 |Otopeni |
| 9
|1:37.29 |Kaiya Seki (23.04) |{{flagu|Japan}} |11 December 2024 |Budapest |
| 10
|1:37.31 |Wang Gukailai (23.74) |{{flagu|China}} |14 December 2022 |Melbourne |
All-time top 25
=Men=
| class="wikitable" |
| Pos
!Time !Swimmer !Nationality !Date !Venue !Ref |
|---|
| 1
|1:29.72 |Lorenzo Mora (22.65) |{{flagu|Italy}} |17 December 2022 |Melbourne |
| 2
|1:30.14 |Michele Lamberti (22.62) |{{flagu|Italy}} |2 November 2021 |Kazan |
| 3
|1:30.37 |Ryan Murphy (22.61) |{{flagu|United States}} |17 December 2022 |Melbourne |
| 4
|1:30.44 |Kliment Kolesnikov (22.83) |{{flagu|Russia}} |17 December 2017 |Copenhagen |
| rowspan=3|5
|rowspan=3|1:30.51 |Guilherme Guido (23.42) |{{flagu|Brazil}} |4 December 2014 |Doha |
| Kliment Kolesnikov (22.76) Kirill Strelnikov (25.62) Andrey Minakov (21.76) Vladimir Morozov (20.37) |{{flagu|Russia}} |20 December 2021 |Abu Dhabi |
| Shaine Casas (23.11) Nic Fink (25.13) Tom Shields (21.75) Ryan Held (20.52) |{{flagu|United States}} |20 December 2021 |Abu Dhabi |
| rowspan=2|8
|rowspan=2|1:30.78 |Lorenzo Mora (23.24) |{{flagu|Italy}} |20 December 2021 |Abu Dhabi |
| Lorenzo Mora (22.98) Nicolò Martinenghi (25.32) Thomas Ceccon (22.05) Lorenzo Zazzeri (20.43) |{{flagu|Italy}} |6 December 2023 |Otopeni |
| 10
|1:30.79 |Kliment Kolesnikov (22.58) |{{flagu|Russia}} |2 November 2021 |Kazan |
| 11
|1:30.81 |Isaac Cooper (22.66) |{{flagu|Australia}} |17 December 2022 |Melbourne |
| 12
|1:30.90 |Ryan Murphy (22.73) |{{flagu|United States}} |15 December 2018 |Hangzhou |
| 13
|1:31.25 |Benjamin Stasiulis (23.41) |{{flagu|France}} |4 December 2014 |Doha |
| 14
|1:31.28 |Takeshi Kawamoto (22.93) |{{flagu|Japan}} |17 December 2022 |Melbourne |
| 15
|1:31.41 |Mewen Tomac (22.96) |{{flagu|France}} |17 December 2022 |Melbourne |
| 16
|1:31.54 |Simone Sabbioni (23.40) |{{flagu|Italy}} |15 December 2018 |Hangzhou |
| 17
|1:31.71 |Simone Sabbioni (23.29) |{{flagu|Italy}} |6 December 2015 |Netanya |
| 18
|1:31.79 |Ole Braunschweig (23.09) |{{flagu|Germany}} |17 December 2022 |Melbourne |
| rowspan=2|19
|rowspan=2|1:31.80 |Stanislav Donets (22.86) |{{flagu|Russia}} |10 December 2009 |Istanbul |
| Christian Diener (23.21) Fabian Schwingenschlögl (25.65) Marius Kusch (21.92) Damian Wierling (21.02) |{{flagu|Germany}} |15 December 2018 |Hangzhou |
| 21
|1:31.83 |Eugene Godsoe (23.11) |{{flagu|United States}} |4 December 2014 |Doha |
| 22
|1:31.91 |Gabriel Fantoni (22.84) |{{flagu|Brazil}} |20 December 2021 |Abu Dhabi |
| 23
|1:32.02 |Thomas Rupprath (23.28) |{{flagu|Germany}} |10 December 2009 |Istanbul |
| 24
|1:32.06 |Pavel Sankovich (23.16) |{{flagu|Belarus}} |17 December 2017 |Copenhagen |
| 25
|1:32.08 |Stanislav Donets (23.04) |{{flagu|Russia}} |10 December 2009 |Istanbul | |
=Women=
| class="wikitable" |
| Pos
!Time !Swimmer !Nationality/ Club !Date !Venue !Ref |
|---|
| 1
|1:42.35 |Mollie O'Callaghan (25.49) |{{flagu|Australia}} |17 December 2022 |Melbourne |
| rowspan=2|2
|1:42.38 |Olivia Smoliga (25.97) |{{flagu|United States}} |12 December 2018 |Hangzhou |
| 1:42.38
|Louise Hansson (25.91) |{{flagu|Sweden}} |17 December 2021 |Abu Dhabi |
| 4
|1:42.41 |Claire Curzan (25.75) |{{flagu|United States}} |17 December 2022 |Melbourne |
| 5
|1:42.43 |Louise Hansson (25.86) |{{flagu|Sweden}} |17 December 2022 |Melbourne |
| 6
|1:42.69 |Hinkelien Schreuder (26.32) |{{flagu|Netherlands}} |12 December 2009 |Istanbul |
| 7
|1:43.26 |Louise Hansson (26.47) |{{flagu|Sweden}} |7 December 2023 |Otopeni |
| 8
|1:43.56 |Kylie Masse (25.84) |{{flagu|Canada}} |17 December 2022 |Melbourne |
| 9
|1:43.61 |Rhyan White (26.33) |{{flagu|United States}} |17 December 2021 |Abu Dhabi |
| 10
|1:43.72 |Kira Toussaint (26.20) |{{flagu|Netherlands}} |17 December 2022 |Melbourne |
| 11
|1:43.96 |Analia Pigrée (26.30) |{{flagu|France}} |17 December 2022 |Melbourne |
| 12
|1:43.97 |Costanza Cocconcelli (26.87) |{{flagu|Italy}} |7 December 2023 |Otopeni |
| 13
|1:44.04 |Mie Nielsen (26.39) |{{flagu|Denmark}} |5 December 2014 |Doha |
| rowspan=2|14
|rowspan=2|1:44.16 |Kira Toussaint (26.08) |{{flagu|Netherlands}} |17 December 2021 |Abu Dhabi |
| Kylie Masse (25.92) Sydney Pickrem (29.89) Maggie Mac Neil (24.85) Kayla Sanchez (23.50) |{{flagu|Canada}} |17 December 2021 |Abu Dhabi |
| 16
|1:44.19 |Maria Kameneva (26.42) |{{flagu|Russia}} |4 November 2021 |Kazan |
| 17
|1:44.31 |Fu Yuanhui (26.20) |{{flagu|China}} |12 December 2018 |Hangzhou |
| 18
|1:44.32 |Hanna Rosvall (26.57) |{{flagu|Sweden}} |4 November 2021 |Kazan |
| rowspan=2|19
|rowspan=2|1:44.43 |Hanna Rosvall (26.96) |{{flagu|Sweden}} |17 December 2017 |Copenhagen |
| Wan Letian (26.41) Tang Qianting (28.96) Yu Yiting (25.28) Cheng Yujie (23.78) |{{flagu|China}} |17 December 2021 |Abu Dhabi |
| 21
|1:44.46 |Silvia Scalia (26.59) |{{flagu|Italy}} |4 November 2021 |Kazan |
| 22
|1:44.50 |Katharine Berkoff (25.88) |{{flagu|United States}} |17 December 2021 |Abu Dhabi |
| 23
|1:44.51 |Maria Kameneva (26.32) |{{flagu|Russia}} |17 December 2021 |Abu Dhabi |
| rowspan=2|24
|rowspan=2|1:44.67 |Daria Ustinova (27.57) |{{flagu|Russia}} |15 December 2013 |Herning |
| Kathleen Dawson (26.97) Imogen Clark (28.66) Keanna Macinnes (25.69) Anna Hopkin (23.35) |{{flagu|Great Britain}} |7 December 2023 |Otopeni |
=Mixed=
| class="wikitable" |
| Pos
!Time !Swimmer !Nationality !Date !Venue !Ref |
|---|
| 1
|1:35.15 |Ryan Murphy (22.37) |{{flagu|United States}} |14 December 2022 |Melbourne |
| 2
|1:36.01 |Lorenzo Mora (22.59) |{{flagu|Italy}} |14 December 2022 |Melbourne |
| 3
|1:36.11 |Kliment Kolesnikov (22.60) |{{flagu|Russia}} |16 December 2022 |Saint Petersburg |
| 4
|1:36.18 |Kira Toussaint (25.99) |{{flagu|Netherlands}} |7 November 2021 |Kazan |
| 5
|1:36.20 |Kira Toussaint (26.21) |{{flagu|Netherlands}} |18 December 2021 |Abu Dhabi |
| 6
|1:36.22 |Kliment Kolesnikov (22.67) |{{flagu|Russia}} |5 December 2019 |Glasgow |
| 7
|1:36.39 |Michele Lamberti (22.72) |{{flagu|Italy}} |7 November 2021 |Kazan |
| 8
|1:36.40 |Olivia Smoliga (25.85) |{{flagu|United States}} |13 December 2018 |Hangzhou |
| 9
|1:36.42 |Kliment Kolesnikov (22.47) |{{flagu|Russia}} |7 November 2021 |Kazan |
| 10
|1:36.58 |Lorenzo Mora (23.01) |{{flagu|Italy}} |10 December 2023 |Otopeni |
| 11
|1:36.93 |Kylie Masse (25.71) |{{flagu|Canada}} |14 December 2022 |Melbourne |
| 12
|1:37.04 |Shaine Casas (23.16) |{{flagu|United States}} |18 December 2021 |Abu Dhabi |
| 13
|1:37.05 |Louise Hansson (26.07) |{{flagu|Sweden}} |11 December 2024 |Budapest |
| 14
|1:37.07 |Medi Harris (26.60) |{{flagu|Great Britain}} |14 December 2022 |Melbourne |
| 15
|1:37.12 |Kira Toussaint (25.87) |{{flagu|Netherlands}} |5 December 2019 |Glasgow |
| 16
|1:37.14 |Mewen Tomac (22.83) |{{flagu|France}} |10 December 2023 |Otopeni |
| 17
|1:37.26 |Etiene Medeiros (25.83) |{{flagu|Italy}} |4 December 2014 |Doha |
| rowspan=2|18
|rowspan=2|1:37.29 |Lorenzo Mora (23.28) |{{flagu|Italy}} |18 December 2021 |Abu Dhabi |
| Kaiya Seki (23.04) Taku Taniguchi (25.21) Mizuki Hirai (25.07) Yume Jinno (23.91) |{{flagu|Japan}} |11 December 2024 |Budapest |
| 20
|1:37.31 |Wang Gukailai (23.74) |{{flagu|China}} |14 December 2022 |Melbourne |
| 21
|1:37.44 |Pavel Samusenko (22.95) |{{flagu|Russia}} |18 December 2021 |Abu Dhabi |
| 22
|1:37.46 |Chris Walker-Hebborn (23.42) |{{flagu|Great Britain}} |4 December 2014 |Doha |
| 23
|1:37.63 |Vitaly Melnikov (23.70) |{{flagu|Russia}} |13 December 2013 |Herning | |
| 24
|1:37.71 |Kira Toussaint (26.13) |{{flagu|Netherlands}} |14 December 2017 |Copenhagen |
| rowspan=2|25
|rowspan=2|1:37.74 |Pavel Sankovich (22.89) |{{flagu|Belarus}} |14 December 2017 |Copenhagen |
| Shaine Casas (23.15) Nic Fink (25.70) Kate Douglass (24.60) Katharine Berkoff (24.29) |{{flagu|United States}} |18 December 2021 |Abu Dhabi |
References
{{Reflist|2}}
{{World records in swimming}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:World record progression 4 x 50 metres medley relay}}