World record progression 4 × 100 metres medley relay

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:

  1. Backstroke (this can only be the first stroke, due to the necessity of starting this leg in the pool rather than by diving in);
  2. Breaststroke;
  3. Butterfly; and
  4. 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.[1] 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.[2] In October 2013 FINA decided to establish "standards" before something can be recognized as the first world record in these events.[3] 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.[4]

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.[5] 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

# Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
1 4:39.2
  • Gustaf Hellsing
  • Lennart Brock
  • Roy Dahl
  • Hakan Westesson
  Sweden 22 Feb 1953 - Helsingborg, Sweden
2 4:32.2
 France 22 Mar 1953 - Charleroi, Belgium
3 4:31.5
 France 1 Apr 1953 - Troyes, France
4 4:30.8
 Sweden 17 Apr 1953 - Lund, Sweden
5 4:27.8
 Sweden 24 Apr 1953 - Borås, Sweden
6 4:24.8
 Soviet Union 13 May 1953 - Moscow, Soviet Union
7 4:21.3
 Soviet Union 26 Jan 1954 - Moscow, Soviet Union
8 4:19.0
 Soviet Union 24 Feb 1954 - Stockholm, Sweden [6]
9 4:14.8
 Soviet Union 14 Aug 1956 Olympic Trials Moscow, Soviet Union [7]
10 4:17.8
 Japan 7 Sep 1957 All-Japan Student Championships Tokyo, Japan [8]
11 4:17.2
 Japan 28 May 1958 Asian Games Tokyo, Japan
12 4:16.7  Japan 29 Jun 1958 - Los Angeles, United States
13 4:14.2 (yd)
 Australia 25 Jul 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Cardiff, United Kingdom [9]
14 4:10.4
 Australia 22 Aug 1958 - Osaka, Japan [10]
15 4:09.2
 United States 24 Jul 1960 - Toledo, Ohio, United States
16 4:08.2 (h)
 United States 27 Aug 1960 Olympic Games Rome, Italy
17 4:05.4
 United States 1 Sep 1960 Olympic Games Rome, Italy [11]
18 4:03.0
 United States 20 Aug 1961 - Los Angeles, United States
19 4:01.6
 United States 12 Aug 1962 - Cuyahoga Falls, United States
20 4:00.1
 United States 24 Aug 1963 - Osaka, Japan
21 3:58.4
 United States 16 Oct 1964 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan [12]
22 3:57.2
 United States 31 Aug 1967 Universiade Tokyo, Japan
23 3:56.5
 East Germany 7 Nov 1967 - Leipzig, East Germany
24 3:54.9
 United States 26 Oct 1968 Olympic Games Mexico City, Mexico [13]
25 3:54.4
 East Germany 8 Sep 1970 European Championships Barcelona, Spain
26 3:50.4
 United States 3 Sep 1971 GDRvUSA Duel Leipzig, East Germany
27 3:48.16
 United States 4 Sep 1972 Olympic Games Munich, West Germany
28 3:47.28
 United States 22 Jul 1976 Olympic Games Montreal, Canada
29 3:42.22
 United States 22 Jul 1976 Olympic Games Montreal, Canada
30 3:40.84
 United States 7 Aug 1982 World Championships Guayaquil, Ecuador
31 3:40.42
 United States 22 Aug 1983 Pan American Games Caracas, Venezuela
32 3:39.30
 United States 4 Aug 1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States
33 3:38.28
 United States 18 Aug 1985 Pan Pacific Championships Tokyo, Japan [14]
34 3:36.93
 United States 25 Sep 1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea [15]
34= 3:36.93
 United States 31 Jul 1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain [16]
35 3:34.84
 United States 26 Jul 1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States
36 3:33.73
 United States 23 Sep 2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia [17]
37 3:33.48
 United States 29 Aug 2002 Pan Pacific Championships Yokohama, Japan
38 3:31.54
 United States 27 Jul 2003 World Championships Barcelona, Spain [18]
39 3:30.68
 United States 21 Aug 2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece [19]
40 3:29.34
 United States 17 Aug 2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China [20]
41 3:27.28
 United States 2 Aug 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA; yd – set in a pool measured in yards;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Short course

# Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
1 3:34.86
 Canada 22 Feb 1992 CAN SC Nationals Winnipeg, Canada
2 3:32.57
 United States 2 Dec 1993 World SC Championships Palma de Mallorca, Spain
3 3:30.91
 Australia 23 Dec 1996 AUS SC Nationals Melbourne, Australia
4 3:30.66
 Australia 17 Apr 1997 World SC Championships Gothenburg, Sweden
5 3:29.88
 Australia 4 Apr 1999 World SC Championships Hong Kong, Hong Kong
6 3:29.00
 United States 7 Apr 2002 World SC Championships Moscow, Russia [21]
7 3:28.12 (tt)
 Australia 4 Sep 2002 AUS SC Nationals Melbourne, Australia [22]
8 3:25.38
 United States 25 Mar 2004 NCAA Championships East Meadow, United States
9 3:25.09
 United States 11 Oct 2004 World SC Championships Indianapolis, United States [23]
10 3:24.29
 Russia 13 Apr 2008 World SC Championships Manchester, United Kingdom [24]
11 3:23.33
 Canada 9 Aug 2009 British Gas SC Grand Prix Leeds, United Kingdom
12 3:20.71
 United States 18 Dec 2009 Duel in the Pool Manchester, United Kingdom
13 3:19.16
 Russia 20 Dec 2009 Vladimir Salnikov Swimming Cup Saint Petersburg, Russia [25]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Women

Long course

# Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
1 5:10.8
 Hungary 24 Jul 1953 - Budapest, Hungary
2 5:09.2
 Hungary 10 Aug 1953 - Bucharest, Romania
3 5:07.8
 Hungary 3 Aug 1954 - Budapest, Hungary
4 5:06.2
 France 16 Aug 1954 - Marseille, France
5 5:02.1
 Netherlands 27 Nov 1954 - Rotterdam, Netherlands [26]
6 5:00.1
 Netherlands 17 Jul 1955 - Paris, France [27]
7 4:57.8
 Hungary 3 Sep 1955 - Budapest, Hungary [27]
8 4:54.3
 Netherlands 19 Nov 1956 - Hilversum, Netherlands [27]
9 4:53.1
 Netherlands 8 Dec 1956 - Zwolle, Netherlands
10 4:57.0 (yd)
 Netherlands 18 May 1957 GBRvNED International Blackpool, United Kingdom [28]
11 4:54.0 (yd)
 Great Britain 25 Jul 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Cardiff, United Kingdom [29]
12 4:52.9
 Netherlands 5 Sep 1958 European Championships Budapest, Hungary [30]
13 4:51.5
 Netherlands 26 Jul 1959 NEDvGBR International Meet Waalwijk, Netherlands [31]
14 4:44.6
 United States 6 Sep 1959 1959 Pan American Games Chicago, United States [32]
15 4:41.1
 United States 2 Sep 1960 Olympic Games Rome, Italy
16 4:40.1
 East Germany 23 Aug 1962 European Championships Leipzig, East Germany [33]
17 4:39.1
 Netherlands 28 Jun 1964 NEDvGBR International Meet Groningen (city), Netherlands [34]
18 4:38.1
 United States 4 Jul 1964 - Los Altos, California, United States
19 4:34.6
 United States 28 Sep 1964 Pre Olympic Los Angeles, United States
20 4:33.9
 United States 18 Oct 1964 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan
21 4:30.0
 United States 30 Jul 1967 Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada
22 4:28.1
 United States 14 Sep 1968 Pre Olympic Colorado Springs, United States
23 4:27.4
 United States 1 Sep 1970 - Tokyo, Japan
24 4:27.3
 United States 11 Sep 1971 URSvUSAvGBR meet Minsk, Soviet Union
25 4:25.34
 United States 18 Aug 1972 Pre Olympic Knoxville, United States
26 4:20.75
 United States 3 Sep 1972 Olympic Games Munich, West Germany
27 4:16.84
 East Germany 4 Sep 1973 World Championships Belgrade, Yugoslavia [35]
28 4:13.78
 East Germany 24 Aug 1974 European Championships Vienna, Austria
29 4:13.41
 East Germany 5 Jun 1976 East German National Championships Berlin, East Germany [36]
30 4:07.95
 East Germany 18 Jul 1976 Olympic Games Montreal, Canada
31 4:06.67
 East Germany 20 Jul 1980 Olympic Games Moscow, Soviet Union
32 4:05.88
 East Germany 6 Aug 1982 World Championships Guayaquil, Ecuador
33 4:05.79
 East Germany 26 Aug 1983 European Championships Rome, Italy
34 4:03.69
 East Germany 24 Aug 1984 Friendship Games Moscow, Soviet Union [37]
35 4:02.54
 United States 30 Jul 1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain
36 4:01.67
 China 10 Sep 1994 World Championships Rome, Italy [38]
37 3:58.30
 United States 23 Sep 2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia [39]
38 3:57.32
 Australia 21 Aug 2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece [40]
39 3:56.30
 Australia 21 Mar 2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia [41]
40 3:55.74
 Australia 31 Mar 2007 World Championships Melbourne, Australia [42]
41 3:52.69
 Australia 17 Aug 2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China [43]
42 3:52.19
 China 1 Aug 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy [44]
43 3:52.05
 United States 4 Aug 2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom [45]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA; yd – set in a pool measured in yards;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Short course

# Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
1 3:57.73
 China 5 Dec 1993 World SC Championships Palma de Mallorca, Spain
2 3:57.62
 Japan 4 Apr 1999 World SC Championships Hong Kong, Hong Kong
3 3:57.46
 United States 17 Mar 2000 Women's NCAA Championships Indianapolis, United States
4 3:55.78
 Sweden 5 Apr 2002 World SC Championships Moscow, Russia [46]
5 3:54.95
 Australia 9 Oct 2004 World SC Championships Indianapolis, United States [47]
6 3:51.84
 Australia 7 Apr 2006 World SC Championships Shanghai, China [48]
7 3:51.36
 United States 11 Apr 2008 World SC Championships Manchester, United Kingdom [49]
8 3:49.45
 Canada 9 Aug 2009 British Gas swimming Grand Prix Leeds, United Kingdom
9 3:47.97
 United States 18 Dec 2009 Duel in the Pool Manchester, United Kingdom
10 3:45.56
 United States 16 Dec 2011 Duel in the Pool Atlanta, United States [50]
11 3:45.20
 United States 11 December 2015 Duel in the Pool Indianapolis, United States [51]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Mixed

FINA recognizes only long-course world records for mixed relays in this event.

# Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
1 4:13.47
  •  (1:06.61)
    Allie Day
  •  (1:09.81)
    Mike Hurley
  •  (58.63)
    Tanner Kurz
  •  (58.42)
    Haley Lips
 United States Indiana University Hoosiers 26 September 2013 IU Fall Frenzy Bloomington, United States [52][53]
2 3:48.74
Russia St. Petersburg 16 May 2014 Russian Championships Moscow, Russia [54]
3 3:44.02
 Great Britain 19 August 2014 European Championships Berlin, Germany [55]
4 3:41.71
 Great Britain 5 August 2015 World Championships Kazan, Russia [56]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

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