World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay

This article includes the world record progression for the 4×100 metres freestyle relay, and it shows the chronological history of world record times in that competitive swimming event. The 4×100 metres freestyle relay is a relay event in which each of four swimmers on a team swims a 100-metre freestyle leg in sequence. The 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 swimming were first recognized by FINA in 1908. 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]

The women's 4×100-metre event was first contested at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, but the men's 4×100-metre event did not appear until the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Prior to 1964, the longer 4×200-metre freestyle relay was the only men's relay event staged.

The men's 4×100-metre freestyle is often considered "swimming’s indisputably best event at the Olympics",[5] as "It is also the Alpha Dog moment in water. Our Country is faster than Your Country". Nathan Adrian was quoted as saying “Every American swimmer dreams of getting up there in the 4x100 free relay and winning a gold medal.”[6] The Australians won the event at the 2000 Summer Olympics which they hosted and celebrated by playing air guitar, while the Australian relay team was dubbed "Weapons of Mass Destruction" after winning in the 2011 World Aquatics Championships. In the 2008 Summer Olympics, Frenchman Alain Bernard famously said he would "smash the Americans" but he was overtaken at the very end of the anchor leg by American Jason Lezak.

Men

Men's long course

# Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
1 4:10.2
 Hungary June 26, 1937 - Budapest, Hungary
2 4:06.6
 Hungary August 15, 1937 - Budapest, Hungary
3 4:03.6  Germany March 5, 1938 - Bremen, Germany
4 4:02.4
 Germany April 1, 1938 - Copenhagen, Denmark
5 4:02.0
 Hungary July 14, 1938 - Budapest, Hungary
6 3:59.2
 United States August 20, 1938 - Berlin, Germany
7 3:54.4
  • Willis Sanburn
  • Edward Pope
  • Russell Duncan
  • Howard Johnson
 United States March 8, 1940 - New Haven, CT, United States
8 3:50.8
  • Howard Johnson
  • Richard Kelly
  • Edward Pope
  • Frank Lilley
 United States March 18, 1942 - New Haven, CT, United States
9 3:48.6
 United States June 29, 1948 - New Haven, CT, United States
10 3:47.9
  • Dick Thoman
  • Don Sheff
  • William Farnsworth
  • Ray Reid
 United States March 19, 1951 - New Haven, CT, United States
11 3:46.8  Japan August 6, 1955 - Tokyo, Japan
12 3:46.3  Australia May 3, 1958 - Brisbane, Australia
13 3:44.4
 United States July 21, 1959 - Tokyo, Japan
14 3:42.5  France August 10, 1962 - Thionville, France
15 3:39.9  United States July 4, 1963 - Los Altos, CA, United States
16 3:36.1  United States August 18, 1963 - Tokyo, Japan
17 3:33.2  United States October 14, 1964 - Tokyo, Japan
18 3:32.6
 United States August 28, 1967 - Tokyo, Japan
19 3:32.5
 United States September 3, 1968 U.S. Olympic Trials Long Beach, CA, United States
20 3:31.7
 United States October 17, 1968 1968 Summer Olympics Mexico City, Mexico
21 3:28.8
 United States August 23, 1970 AAU Nationals Los Angeles, CA, United States
22 3:28.84
 United States August 28, 1972 1972 Summer Olympics Munich, West Germany
23 3:26.42
 United States August 28, 1972 1972 Summer Olympics Munich, West Germany
24 3:25.17  United States September 1, 1974 United States–East Germany dual meet Concord, CA, United States
25 3:24.85
 United States July 25, 1975 World Championships Cali, Colombia
26 3:21.11
 United States August 28, 1977 United States–East Germany dual meet East Berlin, East Germany
27 3:19.74
 United States August 22, 1978 World Championships West Berlin, West Germany
28 3:19.26
 United States August 5, 1982 World Championships Guayaquil, Ecuador
29 3:19.03
 United States August 2, 1984 1984 Summer Olympics Los Angeles, CA, United States
30 3:17.08
 United States August 17, 1985 1985 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships Tokyo, Japan
31 3:16.53
 United States September 23, 1988 1988 Summer Olympics Seoul, South Korea
32 3:15.11
 United States August 12, 1995 1995 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships Atlanta, GA, United States
33 3:13.67
 Australia September 16, 2000 2000 Summer Olympics Sydney, Australia
34 3:13.17  South Africa August 15, 2004 2004 Summer Olympics Athens, Greece
35 3:12.46
 United States August 19, 2006 Pan Pacific Championships Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
36 3:12.23 (h)  United States August 10, 2008 2008 Summer Olympics Beijing, China
37 3:08.24  United States August 11, 2008 2008 Summer Olympics Beijing, China [7]
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

Men's short course

Time Nationality Name Date Place
3:14.00  Sweden Tommy Werner (48.33)
Anders Holmertz (49.07)
Michael Söderlund (49.10)
Joakim Holmqvist (47.50)
March 19, 1989 Malmö, Sweden
3:13.97  Brazil Fernando Scherer (-)
Teófilo Ferreira (-)
Gustavo Borges (-)
José Carlos Souza (-)
July 7, 1993 Santos, Brazil
3:12.11  Brazil Fernando Scherer (48.27)
Teófilo Ferreira (48.28)
José Carlos Souza (48.90)
Gustavo Borges (46.66)
December 5, 1993 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
3:10.45  Brazil Fernando Scherer (47.27)
Carlos Jayme (48.49)
Alexandre Massura (47.93)
Gustavo Borges (46.76)
December 20, 1998 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
3:09.57  Sweden Johan Nyström (49.04)
Lars Frölander (45.69)
Mattias Ohlin (47.87)
Stefan Nystrand (46.97)
March 16, 2000 Athens, Greece
3:08.44  United States Ryan Lochte (47.09)
Bryan Lundquist (46.64)
Nathan Adrian (46.57)
Doug Van Wie (48.14)
April 9, 2008 Manchester, United Kingdom
3:04.98 CN Marseille Grégory Mallet (47.41)
Fabien Gilot (44.92)
William Meynard (47.65)
Frédérick Bousquet (45.00)
December 20, 2008 Istres, France
3:03.30  United States Nathan Adrian (45.08)
Matt Grevers (44.68)
Garrett Weber-Gale (47.43)
Michael Phelps (46.11)
December 19, 2009 Manchester, United Kingdom

Women

Women's long course

Time Nationality Name Date Place
5:52.8  United Kingdom Belle Moore (?)
Jennie Fletcher (?)
Annie Speirs (?)
Irene Steer (?)
July 15, 1912 Stockholm, Sweden
5:11.6  United States Margaret Woodbridge (?)
Frances Schroth (?)
Irene Guest (?)
Ethelda Bleibtrey (?)
August 29, 1920 Antwerp, Belgium
4:58.8  United States Gertrude Ederle (?)
Euphrasia Donnelly (?)
Ethel Lackie (?)
Mariechen Wehselau (?)
July 20, 1924 Paris, France
4:55.6  United States Adelaide Lambert (?)
Josephine McKim (?)
Susan Laird (?)
Albina Osipowich (?)
August 9, 1928 Amsterdam, Netherlands
4:47.6  United States Adelaide Lambert (?)
Eleanor Garatti (?)
Albina Osipowich (?)
Martha Norelius (?)
August 9, 1928 Amsterdam, Netherlands
4:38.0  United States Josephine McKim (?)
Helen Johns (?)
Eleanor Garatti (?)
Helene Madison (?)
August 12, 1932 Los Angeles, United States
4:33.3  Netherlands Jopie Selbach (?)
Annie Timmermans (?)
Rie Mastenbroek (?)
Willy den Ouden (?)
April 14, 1934 Rotterdam, Netherlands
4:32.8  Netherlands Jopie Selbach (?)
Rie Mastenbroek (?)
Catherina Wagner (?)
Willy den Ouden (?)
May 24, 1936 Rotterdam, Netherlands
4:29.7  Denmark Elvi Svendsen (?)
Gunvor Kraft (?)
Birte Ove-Petersen (?)
Ragnhild Hveger (?)
February 8, 1938 Copenhagen, Denmark
4:27.6  Denmark Eva Arndt (?)
Gunvor Kraft (?)
Birte Ove-Petersen (?)
Ragnhild Hveger (?)
August 7, 1938 Copenhagen, Denmark
4:27.2  Hungary Mária Littomericzky (?)
Éva Novák (?)
Éva Székely (?)
Katalin Szőke (?)
April 27, 1952 Moscow, Soviet Union
4:24.4  Hungary Ilona Novák (1:07.8)
Judit Temes (1:05.8)
Éva Novák (1:05.1)
Katalin Szőke (1:05.7)
August 1, 1952 Helsinki, Finland
4:22.3  Australia Lorraine Crapp (?)
Dawn Fraser (?)
Margaret Gibson (?)
Barbara Jackson (?)
October 20, 1956 Sydney, Australia
4:19.7  Australia Lorraine Crapp (?)
Dawn Fraser (?)
Faith Leech (?)
Margaret Gibson (?)
October 25, 1956 Melbourne, Australia
4:17.1  Australia Dawn Fraser (?)
Faith Leech (?)
Sandra Morgan (?)
Lorraine Crapp (1:03.1)
December 6, 1956 Melbourne, Australia
4:16.2  Australia Dawn Fraser (?)
Alva Colquhoun (?)
Ilsa Konrads (?)
Lorraine Crapp (?)
August 6, 1960 Townsville, Australia
4:08.9  United States Joan Spillane (?)
Shirley Stobs (?)
Carolyn Wood (?)
Chris von Saltza (?)
September 3, 1960 Rome, Italy
4:08.5 United States Santa Clara Swim Club Terri Stickles (?)
Donna de Varona (?)
Pokey Watson (?)
Judy Haroun (?)
July 31, 1964 Los Altos, United States
4:07.6  United States Lynne Allsup (?)
Terri Stickles (?)
Kathy Seidel (?)
Eleanor Bricker (?)
September 28, 1964 Los Angeles, United States
4:03.8  United States Sharon Stouder (?)
Donna de Varona (?)
Pokey Watson (?)
Kathy Ellis (?)
October 15, 1964 Tokyo, Japan
4:03.5 United States Santa Clara Swim Club Linda Gustavson (?)
Nancy Ryan (?)
Laura Fritz (?)
Pokey Watson (?)
August 19, 1967 Philadelphia, United States
4:01.1 United States Santa Clara Swim Club Linda Gustavson (?)
Pokey Watson (?)
Pam Carpinelli (?)
Jan Henne (?)
July 6, 1968 Santa Clara, United States
4:00.8  East Germany Gabriele Wetzko
Iris Komar
Elke Sehmisch
Sabine Schulze
September 11, 1970 Barcelona, Spain
4:00.7  United States Shirley Babashoff (?)
Kim Peyton (?)
Linda Johnson (?)
Deena Deardurff (?)
September 9, 1971 Minsk, Soviet Union
3:58.11  United States Kim Peyton (?)
Sandy Neilson (?)
Jane Barkman (?)
Shirley Babashoff (?)
August 18, 1972 Knoxville, United States
3:58.11  East Germany Sylvia Eichner (?)
Elke Sehmisch (?)
Andrea Eife (?)
Kornelia Ender (?)
August 30, 1972 Munich, West Germany
3:55.19  United States Sandy Neilson (?)
Jenny Kemp (?)
Jane Barkman (?)
Shirley Babashoff (?)
August 30, 1972 Munich, West Germany
3:52.45  East Germany Andrea Eife (?)
Andrea Hubner (?)
Sylvia Eichner (?)
Kornelia Ender (?)
September 8, 1973 Belgrade, Yugoslavia
3:51.99  United States Ann Marshall (?)
Kim Peyton (?)
Kathy Heddy (?)
Shirley Babashoff (?)
August 31, 1974 Concord, United States
3:49.37  East Germany Kornelia Ender (56.22 WR)
Barbara Krause (57.41)
Claudia Hempel (57.97)
Ute Bruckner (57.77)
July 26, 1975 Cali, Colombia
3:48.80 East Germany SC Dynamo Berlin Rosemarie Kother (?)
Andrea Pollack (?)
Monika Seltmann (?)
Barbara Krause (?)
June 2, 1976 East Berlin, East Germany
3:44.82  United States Kim Peyton (56.95)
Wendy Boglioli (55.81)
Jill Sterkel (55.78)
Shirley Babashoff (56.28)
July 25, 1976 Montreal, Canada
3:43.43  United States Tracy Caulkins (56.57)
Stephanie Elkins (55.92)
Jill Sterkel (55.70)
Cynthia Woodhead (55.24)
August 26, 1978 West Berlin
3:42.71  East Germany Barbara Krause (54.90)
Caren Metschuck (55.61)
Ines Diers (55.90)
Sarina Hülsenbeck (56.30)
July 27, 1980 Moscow, Soviet Union
3:42.41  East Germany Birgit Meineke (?)
Kristin Otto (?)
Karen König (?)
Heike Friedrich (?)
August 21, 1984 Moscow, Soviet Union
3:40.57  East Germany Kristin Otto (54.73 WR)
Manuela Stellmach (54.96)
Sabina Schulze (55.52)
Heike Friedrich (55.36)
August 19, 1986 Madrid, Spain
3:39.46  United States Nicole Haislett (55.33)
Dara Torres (55.33)
Angel Martino (54.79)
Jenny Thompson (54.01)
July 28, 1992 Barcelona, Spain
3:37.91  China Le Jingyi (54.31)
Shan Ying (54.38)
Le Ying (55.09)
Lü Bin (54.13)
September 7, 1994 Rome, Italy
3:36.61  United States Amy Van Dyken (55.08)
Dara Torres (53.51)
Courtney Shealy (54.40)
Jenny Thompson (53.62)
September 16, 2000 Sydney, Australia
3:36.00  Germany Katrin Meissner (54.82)
Petra Dallmann (53.95)
Sandra Völker (53.59)
Franziska van Almsick (53.64)
July 29, 2002 Berlin, Germany
3:35.94  Australia Alice Mills (54.75)
Libby Lenton (53.57)
Petria Thomas (54.67)
Jodie Henry (52.95)
August 14, 2004 Athens, Greece
3:35.22  Germany Petra Dallmann (54.53)
Daniela Götz (53.87)
Britta Steffen (52.66)
Annika Liebs (54.16)
July 31, 2006 Budapest, Hungary
3:33.62  Netherlands Inge Dekker (53.77)
Ranomi Kromowidjojo (53.61)
Femke Heemskerk (53.62)
Marleen Veldhuis (52.62)
March 18, 2008 Eindhoven, Netherlands
3:31.72  Netherlands Inge Dekker (53.61)
Ranomi Kromowidjojo (52.30)
Femke Heemskerk (53.03)
Marleen Veldhuis (52.78)
July 26, 2009 Rome, Italy
3:30.98  Australia Bronte Campbell (53.15)
Melanie Schlanger (52.76)
Emma McKeon (52.91)
Cate Campbell (52.16)
July 24, 2014 Glasgow, Scotland
3:30.65  Australia Emma McKeon (53.41)
Brittany Elmslie (53.12)
Bronte Campbell (52.15)
Cate Campbell (51.97)
August 6, 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Women's short course

Time Nationality Name Date Place
3:35.97  China Lü Bin (-)
Shan Ying (-)
Jia Yuanyuan (-)
Le Jingyi (-)
December 4, 1993 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
3:34.55  China Le Jingyi (53.32)
Chao Na (54.33)
Shan Ying (53.55)
Nian Yin (52.55)
April 19, 1997 Gothenburg, Sweden
3:33.32  Netherlands Inge Dekker (53.52)
Hinkelien Schreuder (53.63)
Chantal Groot (54.00)
Marleen Veldhuis (52.17)
April 8, 2006 Shanghai, China
3:31.66  Australia Libby Lenton (51.91)
Melanie Schlanger (53.23)
Shayne Reese (53.27)
Alice Mills (53.25)
September 2, 2007 Melbourne, Australia
3:30.85  Netherlands Hinkelien Schreuder (53.40)
Femke Heemskerk (52.95)
Ranomi Kromowidjojo (52.97)
Marleen Veldhuis (51.53)
September 9, 2007 Eindhoven, Netherlands
3:29.42  Netherlands Hinkelien Schreuder (53.62)
Femke Heemskerk (52.61)
Inge Dekker (51.76)
Marleen Veldhuis (51.43)
April 12, 2008 Manchester, United Kingdom
3:28.22  Netherlands Hinkelien Schreuder (52.88)
Inge Dekker (52.24)
Ranomi Kromowidjojo (52.12)
Marleen Veldhuis (50.98)
December 19, 2008 Amsterdam, Netherlands

Mixed

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

# Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
1 3:45.38
  •  (58.08)
    Lindsay Vrooman
  •  (58.44)
    Kait Flederbach
  •  (55.90)
    Steve Schmuhl
  •  (52.96)
    Jackson Miller
United States Indiana University Hoosiers 26 September 2013 IU Fall Frenzy Bloomington, United States [8][9]
2 3:23.29  Australia 1 February 2014 BHP Billiton Aquatic Super Series Perth, Australia [10]
3 3:23.05
 United States 8 August 2015 World Championships Kazan, Russia [11]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

References

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  2. "FINA Swimming Rules 2013 - 2017 incl. World Record Application Form" (PDF). FINA. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  3. Craig Lord (3 October 2013). "FINA To Set World Best Standards For Mixed Relays". swimvortex.com. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  4. "FINA Goes Back in Time to Ratify Indiana Hoosier Swims as World Records". Swimming World Magazine. 13 March 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
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