World record progression 100 metres individual medley

This is a listing of the history of the World Record in the swimming event: 100 Individual Medley. The event consists of one 25-meter lap of each stroke (butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle), and as such is only recognized in short course (25m) pools.

Short course (25m)

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# Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
1 54.66 Josef Hladky   Germany 16 Mar 1991 World Cup Bonn, Germany [1]
2 53.78 Jani Sievinen   Finland 21 Nov 1992 European Championships Espoo, Finland [2]
2 53.78 = Jani Sievinen   Finland 24 Jan 1996 World Cup Sheffield, United Kingdom [3]
3 53.10 Jani Sievinen   Finland 30 Jan 1996 World Cup Malmö, Sweden [2]
4 52.79 Neil Walker   United States 18 Mar 2000 World Championships Athens, Greece [4]
5 52.63 sf Peter Mankoč   Slovenia 15 Dec 2001 European Championships Antwerp, Belgium [5]
6 52.58 Thomas Rupprath   Germany 25 Jan 2003 World Cup Berlin, Germany [6]
7 52.51 Roland Schoeman   South Africa 18 Jan 2005 World Cup Stockholm, Sweden [7]
8 52.11 Ryk Neethling   South Africa 22 Jan 2005 World Cup Berlin, Germany [8]
9 52.01 Ryk Neethling   South Africa 26 Jan 2005 World Cup Moscow, Russia
10 51.52 Ryk Neethling   South Africa 11 Feb 2005 World Cup East Meadow, NY, United States [9]
11 51.25 sf Ryan Lochte   United States 12 Apr 2008 World Championships Manchester, United Kingdom [10]
12 51.15 Ryan Lochte   United States 13 Apr 2008 World Championships Manchester, United Kingdom [11]
13 50.95 h Sergey Fesikov   Russia 14 Nov 2009 World Cup Berlin, Germany [12]
14 50.76 sf Peter Mankoč   Slovenia 12 Dec 2009 European Championships Istanbul, Turkey [13]
15 50.71 sf Ryan Lochte   United States 15 Dec 2012 World Championships Istanbul, Turkey
16 50.66 Markus Deibler   Germany 7 Dec 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [14]
17 50.60 Vladimir Morozov   Russia 26 Aug 2016 World Cup Chartres, France [15]
18 50.30 Vladimir Morozov   Russia 30 Aug 2016 World Cup Berlin, Germany [16]
19.1 50.26 Vladimir Morozov   Russia 28 September 2018 World Cup Eindhoven, Netherlands [17]
19.2 50.26 = Vladimir Morozov   Russia 9 November 2018 World Cup Tokyo, Japan [18]
20 49.88 Caeleb Dressel   United States 16 November 2020 International Swimming League Budapest, Hungary [19]
21 49.28 Caeleb Dressel   United States 22 November 2020 International Swimming League Budapest, Hungary [20]
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

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# Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
WBT 1:02.75 Marion Zoller   Germany 30 March 1991 World Cup Sheffield, United Kingdom
1 1:01.61 Lin Li   China 29 Feb 1992 World Cup Palma de Mallorca, Spain
2 1:01.03 Louise Karlsson   Sweden 22 November 1992 European SC Championships Espoo, Finland
1:01.03 = Louise Karlsson   Sweden 26 January 1997 World Cup Malmö, Sweden [21]
3 1:00.60 Hu Xiaowen   China 26 February 1998 World Cup Beijing, China [22]
4 1:00.43 Martina Moravcová   Slovakia 12 December 1998 European SC Championships Sheffield, United Kingdom [23]
5 1:00.41 Jenny Thompson   United States 16 January 1999 World Cup Sydney, Australia [24]
6 1:00.35 h Martina Moravcová   Slovakia 2 April 1999 World SC Championships Hong Kong, China [25]
7 59.30 h Jenny Thompson   United States 2 April 1999 World SC Championships Hong Kong, China [25]
8 58.80 Natalie Coughlin   United States 23 November 2002 World Cup East Meadow, NY, United States [26]
9 58.54 Emily Seebohm   Australia 10 August 2009 Australian SC Championships Hobart, Australia [27]
10 58.51 h Therese Alshammar   Sweden 17 October 2009 World Cup Durban, South Africa [28]
11 58.40 Zhao Jing   China 11 November 2009 World Cup Stockholm, Sweden [29]
12 57.74 Hinkelien Schreuder   Netherlands 15 November 2009 World Cup Berlin, Germany [30]
13 57.73 h Katinka Hosszú   Hungary 8 August 2013 World Cup Eindhoven, Netherlands [31]
14 57.50 Katinka Hosszú   Hungary 8 August 2013 World Cup Eindhoven, Netherlands
15 57.45 h Katinka Hosszú   Hungary 11 August 2013 World Cup Berlin, Germany
16 57.25 h Katinka Hosszú   Hungary 28 August 2014 World Cup Doha, Qatar
17 56.86 h Katinka Hosszú   Hungary 1 September 2014 World Cup Dubai, United Arab Emirates
18 56.70 Katinka Hosszú   Hungary 5 December 2014 World SC Championships Doha, Qatar
19 56.67 Katinka Hosszú   Hungary 4 December 2015 European SC Championships Netanya, Israel [32]
20 56.51 Katinka Hosszú   Hungary 7 August 2017 World Cup Berlin, Germany [33]
21 55.98 tt Gretchen Walsh   United States 18 October 2024 Florida vs Virginia Dual Meet Charlottesville, United States [34]
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

All-time top 25

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  • Correct as of October 2024[35]
Pos Time Swimmer Date Venue Ref
1 49.28   Caeleb Dressel (USA) 22 November 2020 Budapest
2 49.92   Léon Marchand (FRA) 31 October 2024 Singapore [36]
3 50.26   Vladimir Morozov (RUS) 28 September 2018 Eindhoven
9 November 2018 Tokyo
4 50.39   Noè Ponti (SUI) 31 October 2024 Singapore [37]
5 50.63   Kliment Kolesnikov (RUS) 14 December 2018 Hangzhou
6 50.66   Markus Deibler (GER) 7 December 2014 Doha
7 50.71   Ryan Lochte (USA) 15 December 2012 Istanbul
8 50.76   Peter Mankoč (SLO) 12 December 2009 Istanbul
9 50.95   Sergei Fesikov (RUS) 14 November 2009 Berlin
  Marco Orsi (ITA) 7 November 2021 Kazan [38]
11 50.96   Florent Manaudou (FRA) 7 December 2013 Dijon
12 50.97   Thomas Ceccon (ITA) 16 December 2022 Melbourne [39]
13 51.03   Shaine Casas (USA) 29 October 2022 Toronto [40]
14 51.05   Gerhard Zandberg (RSA) 14 November 2009 Berlin
  Javier Acevedo (CAN) 16 December 2022 Melbourne [41]
16 51.10   Finlay Knox (CAN) 16 December 2022 Melbourne [42]
17 51.14   Marcin Cieślak (POL) 16 November 2020 Budapest
  Emre Sakçı (TUR) 23 December 2023 Istanbul [43]
  Duncan Scott (GBR) 18 October 2024 Shanghai [44]
20 51.15   George Bovell (TTO) 7 August 2013 Eindhoven
21 51.16   Michael Andrew (USA) 15 November 2018 Singapore
22 51.19   Kenneth To (AUS) 20 October 2013 Qatar
23 51.20   Duje Draganja (CRO) 13 December 2009 Istanbul
24 51.24   Wang Shun (CHN) 18 October 2024 Shanghai [45]
25 51.29   Daiya Seto (JPN) 28 October 2021 Kazan [46]

Notes

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Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 51.29:

  • Caeleb Dressel also swam 49.88 (2020), 50.48 (2020), 50.68 (2021), 50.74 (2021), 51.01 (2021), 51.11 (2020), 51.27 (2020).
  • Vladimir Morozov also swam 50.30 (2016), 50.31 (2018), 50.32 (2018), 50.33 (2016), 50.36 (2017), 50.49 (2017), 50.55 (2016), 50.60 (2016), 50.70 (2016), 50.81 (2014), 50.84 (2018), 50.97 (2013), 51.03 (2016), 51.04 (2017), 51.05 (2016), 51.06 (2016), 51.13 (2013), 51.20 (2013).
  • Léon Marchand also swam 50.65 (2024), 51.00 (2024).
  • Noè Ponti also swam 50.66 (2024), 51.00 (2024).
  • Ryan Lochte also swam 50.81 (2010), 50.86 (2010), 51.15 (2008), 51.21 (2012), 51.24 (2014), 51.25 (2008).
  • Sergei Fesikov also swam 50.96 (2009), 51.22 (2017), 51.29 (2009).
  • Marco Orsi also swam 51.03 (2018).
  • Shaine Casas also swam 51.04 (2022).
  • Kliment Kolesnikov also swam 51.09 (2021), 51.15 (2019).
  • Thomas Ceccon also swam 51.15 (2024).
  • Marcin Cieślak also swam 51.17 (2020).
  • George Bovell also swam 51.20 (2012).
  • Kenneth To also swam 51.21 (2013).
  • Michael Andrew also swam 51.22 (2022).

Women

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  • Correct as of October 2024[47]
Pos Time Swimmer Date Venue Ref
1 55.98   Gretchen Walsh (USA) 18 October 2024 Charlottesville [48]
2 56.51   Katinka Hosszú (HUN) 7 August 2017 Berlin
3 56.57   Kate Douglass (USA) 31 October 2024 Singapore [49]
4 57.10   Sarah Sjöström (SWE) 2 August 2017 Moscow
5 57.30   Béryl Gastaldello (FRA) 22 November 2020 Budapest
6 57.44   Yu Yiting (CHN) 31 October 2024 Singapore [50]
7 57.47   Charlotte Bonnet (FRA) 7 December 2023 Otopeni [51]
8 57.53   Alicia Coutts (AUS) 10 November 2013 Tokyo
  Marrit Steenbergen (NED) 16 December 2022 Melbourne [52]
  Beata Nelson (USA) 31 October 2024 Singapore [53]
11 57.59   Siobhan-Marie O'Connor (GBR) 3 December 2015 Netanya
  Maria Kameneva (RUS) 6 December 2019 Glasgow
  Anastasiya Shkurdai (BLR) 22 November 2020 Budapest
14 57.68   Rūta Meilutytė (LTU) 14 December 2013 Herning
  Louise Hansson (SWE) 16 December 2022 Melbourne [54]
16 57.74   Hinkelien Schreuder (NED) 15 November 2009 Berlin
17 57.75   Rikako Ikee (JPN) 15 November 2017 Tokyo
18 57.76   Kaylee McKeown (AUS) 18 October 2024 Shanghai [55]
19 57.77   Runa Imai (JPN) 14 December 2018 Hangzhou
20 57.80   Kayla Sanchez (CAN) 21 December 2018 Lausanne
  Anastasia Gorbenko (ISR) 19 December 2021 Abu Dhabi [56]
22 57.82   Alicja Tchórz (POL) 4 November 2021 Kazan [57]
  Mary-Sophie Harvey (CAN) 18 October 2024 Shanghai [58]
24 57.84   Alia Atkinson (JAM) 27 August 2016 Chartres
25 57.94   Melanie Margalis (USA) 27 October 2020 Budapest

Notes

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Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 57.94:

  • Katinka Hosszú also swam 56.67 (2015), 56.70 (2014), 56.75 (2017), 56.86 (2014), 56.97 (2017), 56.99 (2014, 2017), 57.02 (2017), 57.05 (2018), 57.06 (2018), 57.09 (2017), 57.12 (2016), 57.18 (2018), 57.24 (2016), 57.25 (2014, 2018), 57.26 (2017, 2018), 57.34 (2014), 57.36 (2017, 2019), 57.38 (2020), 57.44 (2018), 57.45 (2013), 57.47 (2016), 57.49 (2015), 57.50 (2013, 2017), 57.52 (2015), 57.53 (2013, 2016), 57.56 (2018) and 57.73 (2013).
  • Kate Douglass also swam 56.97 (2024), 56.99 (2024), 57.69 (2024), 57.72 (2024), 57.90 (2024).
  • Sarah Sjöström also swam 57.28 (2018), 57.30 (2017), 57.46 (2021), 57.49 (2018), 57.60 (2017), 57.92 (2021).
  • Béryl Gastaldello also swam 57.43 (2020), 57.63 (2022), 57.67 (2023), 57.82 (2022).
  • Yu Yiting also swam 57.51 (2024), 57.88 (2024).
  • Beata Nelson also swam 57.72 (2021), 57.81 (2022), 57.90 (2021).
  • Maria Kameneva also swam 57.83 (2021).
  • Anastasia Gorbenko also swam 57.90 (2020, 2021), 57.91 (2020).

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