World record progression 400m medley

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The first World Record in the 400 meters Individual Medley in long course (50 meters) swimming was recognized by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1957, followed by the women a year later. In the short course (25 meters) swimming events the world's governing body recognizes world records since March 3, 1991.

1 Men
- 1.1 Long Course
- 1.2 Short Course
2 Women
- 2.1 Long Course
- 2.2 Short Course
3 See also
4 References

[edit] Men

[edit] Long Course

TIME	SWIMMER	DATE	PLACE
5:15.6	Gary Heinrich	August 27, 1957	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
5:12.9	Vladimir Strushanov	October 20, 1957	Moscow, Soviet Union
5:08.8	Ian Black	June 6, 1959	Cardiff, Wales
5:07.8	George Harrison	June 24, 1960	Los Angeles, California
5:05.3	George Harrison	June 24, 1960	Los Angeles, California
5:04.5	Dennis Rounsaville	July 22, 1960	Toledo, Ohio
5:04.3	Ted Stickles	July 1, 1961	Chicago, Illinois
4:55.6	Ted Stickles	August 18, 1961	Los Angeles, California
4:53.8	Gerhard Hetz	May 24, 1962	Moscow, Soviet Union
4:51.4	Ted Stickles	June 30, 1962	Chicago, Illinois
4:51.0	Ted Stickles	July 12, 1962	Louisville, Kentucky
4:50.2	Gerhard Hetz	October 12, 1963	Tokyo, Japan
4:48.6	Dick Roth	July 31, 1964	Los Altos, California
4:45.4	Dick Roth	October 14, 1964	Tokyo, Japan
4:45.3	Andrei Dunayev	April 3, 1968	Tallinn, Soviet Union
4:45.1	Greg Buckingham	July 6, 1968	Santa Clara, California
4:43.4	Gary Hall Sr.	July 20, 1968	Los Angeles, California
4:43.3	Charles Hickcox	August 30, 1968	Long Beach, California
4:39.0	Charles Hickcox	August 30, 1968	Long Beach, California
4:38.7	Gary Hall Sr.	July 11, 1969	Santa Clara, California
4:33.9	Gary Hall Sr.	August 15, 1969	Louisville, Kentucky
4:31.0	Gary Hall Sr.	August 21, 1970	Los Angeles, California
4:30.81	Gary Hall Sr.	August 3, 1972	Chicago, Illinois
4:28.89	András Hargitay	August 20, 1974	Vienna, Austria
4:26.00	Zoltán Verraszto	April 2, 1976	Long Beach, California
4:23.68	Rod Strachan	July 25, 1976	Montreal, Canada
4:23.39	Jesse Vassallo	August 4, 1978	The Woodlands, Texas
4:20.05	Jesse Vassallo	August 28, 1978	West Berlin, West Germany
4:19.78	Ricardo Prado	August 8, 1982	Guayaquil, Ecuador
4:19.61	Jens-Peter Berndt	May 23, 1984	Magdeburg, East Germany
4:17.53	Alex Baumann	June 17, 1984	Etobicoke, Canada
4:17.41	Alex Baumann	July 30, 1984	Los Angeles, California
4:16.12	David Wharton	August 14, 1987	Brisbane, Australia
4:15.42	Tamás Darnyi	August 19, 1987	Strasbourg, France
4:14.75	Tamás Darnyi	September 21, 1988	Seoul, South Korea
4:12.36	Tamás Darnyi	January 13, 1991	Perth, Australia
4:12.30	Tom Dolan	September 11, 1994	Rome, Italy
4:11.76	Tom Dolan	September 17, 2000	Sydney, Australia
4:11.09	Michael Phelps	August 15, 2002	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
4:10.73	Michael Phelps	April 7, 2003	Indianapolis, Indiana
4:09.09	Michael Phelps	July 27, 2003	Barcelona, Spain
4:08.41	Michael Phelps	July 7, 2004	Long Beach, California
4:08.26	Michael Phelps	August 14, 2004	Athens, Greece
4:06.22	Michael Phelps	April 1, 2007	Melbourne, Australia

[edit] Short Course

TIME	SWIMMER	DATE	PLACE
4:08.77	Luca Sacchi	February 28, 1992	Palma de Mallorca, Spain
4:07.10	Jani Sievinen	February 9, 1993	Malmö, Sweden
4:06.03	Jani Sievinen	January 20, 1996	Lappeenranta, Finland
4:05.59	Marcel Wouda	February 1, 1997	Gelsenkirchen, Germany
4:05.41	Marcel Wouda	February 8, 1997	Paris, France
4:04.24	Matthew Dunn	September 24, 1998	Perth, Australia
4:02.72	Brian Johns	February 23, 2003	Victoria, Canada
4:00.37	László Cseh	December 9, 2005	Trieste, Italy

[edit] Women

[edit] Long Course

TIME	SWIMMER	DATE	PLACE
5:46.6	Sylvia Ruuska	June 27, 1958	Los Angeles, California
5:43.7	Sylvia Ruuska	August 1, 1958	Topeka, Kansas
5:41.1	Sylvia Ruuska	February 24, 1959	Melbourne, Australia
5:40.2	Sylvia Ruuska	July 17, 1959	Redding, California
5:36.5	Donna de Varona	July 15, 1960	Indianapolis, Indiana
5:34.5	Donna de Varona	August 11, 1961	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
5:29.7	Donna de Varona	June 2, 1962	Los Altos, California
5:27.4	Sharon Finneran	July 26, 1962	Osaka, Japan
5:24.7	Donna de Varona	July 26, 1962	Osaka, Japan
5:21.9	Sharon Finneran	July 28, 1962	Osaka, Japan
5:16.5	Donna de Varona	March 10, 1964	Lima, Peru
5:14.9	Donna de Varona	August 30, 1964	New York City, New York
5:11.7	Claudia Kolb	July 9, 1967	Santa Clara, California
5:09.7	Claudia Kolb	August 1, 1967	Winnipeg, Canada
5:08.2	Claudia Kolb	August 19, 1967	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
5:04.7	Claudia Kolb	August 24, 1968	Los Angeles, California
5:02.97	Gail Neall	July 9, 1972	Munich, West Germany
5:01.10	Angela Franke	August 18, 1973	Utrecht, Netherlands
4:57.51	Gudrun Wegner	September 6, 1973	Belgrade, Yugoslavia
4:52.42	Ulrike Tauber	August 21, 1974	Vienna, Austria
4:52.20	Ulrike Tauber	June 7, 1975	Wittenberg, West Germany
4:48.79	Birgit Treiber	June 1, 1976	East Berlin, East Germany
4:42.77	Ulrike Tauber	July 24, 1976	Montreal, Canada
4:40.83	Tracy Caulkins	August 23, 1978	West Berlin, West Germany
4:39.96	Petra Schneider	March 30, 1980	Leningrad, Soviet Union
4:38.44	Petra Schneider	May 27, 1980	Magdeburg, East Germany
4:36.29	Petra Schneider	July 26, 1980	Moscow, Soviet Union
4:36.10	Petra Schneider	August 1, 1982	Guayaquil, Ecuador
4:34.79	Yan Chen	October 13, 1997	Shanghai, China
4:33.59	Yana Klochkova	September 16, 2000	Sydney, Australia
4:32.89	Katie Hoff	April 1, 2007	Melbourne, Australia

[edit] Short Course

TIME	SWIMMER	DATE	PLACE
4:29.00	Guohong Dai	December 2, 1993	Palma de Mallorca, Spain
4:27.83	Yana Klochkova	January 20, 2002	Paris, France

[edit] See also

World record progression 200m medley

[edit] References

(Dutch) Zwemkroniek
(Italian) Agenda Diana

World records in swimming

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