The first world record in the 400 metres individual medley in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognized by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1957, followed by the women a year later. In the short course (25 metres) swimming events the world's governing body recognizes world records since March 3, 1991.
# | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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1 | 5:15.6 | Gary Heinrich | United States | 27 August 1957 | - | Philadelphia, United States | ||
2 | 5:12.9 | Vladimir Strushanov | Soviet Union | 20 October 1957 | - | Moscow, Soviet Union | ||
3 | 5:08.8 | Ian Black | Great Britain | 6 June 1959 | - | Cardiff, United Kingdom | ||
4 | 5:07.8 | George Harrison | United States | 24 June 1960 | - | Los Angeles, United States | ||
5 | 5:05.3 | George Harrison | United States | 24 June 1960 | - | Los Angeles, United States | ||
6 | 5:04.5 | Dennis Rounsaville | United States | 22 July 1960 | - | Toledo, United States | ||
7 | 5:04.3 | Ted Stickles | United States | 1 July 1961 | - | Chicago, United States | ||
8 | 4:55.6 | Ted Stickles | United States | 18 August 1961 | - | Los Angeles, United States | ||
9 | 4:53.8 | Gerhard Hetz | West Germany | 24 May 1962 | - | Moscow, Soviet Union | ||
10 | 4:51.4 | Ted Stickles | United States | 30 June 1962 | - | Chicago, United States | ||
11 | 4:51.0 | Ted Stickles | United States | 12 July 1962 | - | Louisville, United States | ||
12 | 4:50.2 | Gerhard Hetz | West Germany | 12 October 1963 | - | Tokyo, Japan | ||
13 | 4:48.6 | Dick Roth | United States | 31 July 1964 | - | Los Altos, United States | ||
14 | 4:45.4 | Dick Roth | United States | 14 October 1964 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | ||
15 | 4:45.3 | Andrey Dunayev | Soviet Union | 3 April 1968 | - | Tallinn, Soviet Union | ||
16 | 4:45.1 | Greg Buckingham | United States | 6 July 1968 | Santa Clara Invitational | Santa Clara, United States | ||
17 | 4:43.4 | Gary Hall Sr. | United States | 20 July 1968 | - | Los Angeles, United States | ||
18 | 4:43.3 | h | Charlie Hickcox | United States | 30 August 1968 | US Olympic Trials | Long Beach, United States | |
19 | 4:39.0 | Charlie Hickcox | United States | 30 August 1968 | US Olympic Trials | Long Beach, United States | ||
20 | 4:38.7 | Gary Hall Sr. | United States | 11 July 1969 | Santa Clara Invitational | Santa Clara, United States | ||
21 | 4:33.9 | Gary Hall Sr. | United States | 15 August 1969 | AAU Nationals | Louisville, United States | ||
22 | 4:31.0 | Gary Hall Sr. | United States | 21 August 1970 | AAU Nationals | Los Angeles, United States | ||
23 | 4:30.81 | Gary Hall Sr. | United States | 3 August 1972 | US Olympic Trials | Chicago, United States | ||
24 | 4:28.89 | András Hargitay | Hungary | 20 August 1974 | European Championships | Vienna, Austria | ||
25 | 4:26.00 | Zoltán Verrasztó | Hungary | 2 April 1976 | AAU Indoor Championships | Long Beach, United States | ||
26 | 4:23.68 | Rod Strachan | United States | 25 July 1976 | Olympic Games | Montreal, Canada | ||
27 | 4:23.39 | Jesse Vassallo | United States | 4 August 1978 | AAU Championships | The Woodlands, United States | ||
28 | 4:20.05 | Jesse Vassallo | United States | 28 August 1978 | World Championships | West Berlin, West Germany | ||
29 | 4:19.78 | Ricardo Prado | Brazil | 8 August 1982 | World Championships | Guayaquil, Ecuador | ||
30 | 4:19.61 | Jens-Peter Berndt | East Germany | 23 May 1984 | East German Championships | Magdeburg, East Germany | ||
31 | 4:17.53 | Alex Baumann | Canada | 17 June 1984 | Canadian Olympic Trials | Etobicoke, Canada | ||
32 | 4:17.41 | Alex Baumann | Canada | 30 July 1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | ||
33 | 4:16.12 | David Wharton | United States | 14 August 1987 | Pan Pacific Championships | Brisbane, Australia | ||
34 | 4:15.42 | Tamás Darnyi | Hungary | 19 August 1987 | European Championships | Strasbourg, France | ||
35 | 4:14.75 | Tamás Darnyi | Hungary | 21 September 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | ||
36 | 4:12.36 | Tamás Darnyi | Hungary | 8 January 1991 | World Championships | Perth, Australia | ||
37 | 4:12.30 | Tom Dolan | United States | 11 September 1994 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | ||
38 | 4:11.76 | Tom Dolan | United States | 17 September 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | ||
39 | 4:11.09 | Michael Phelps | United States | 15 August 2002 | US National Championships | Fort Lauderdale, United States | ||
40 | 4:10.73 | Michael Phelps | United States | 7 April 2003 | Duel in the Pool | Indianapolis, United States | ||
41 | 4:09.09 | Michael Phelps | United States | 27 July 2003 | World Championships | Barcelona, Spain | ||
42 | 4:08.41 | Michael Phelps | United States | 7 July 2004 | US Olympic Trials | Long Beach, United States | ||
43 | 4:08.26 | Michael Phelps | United States | 14 August 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | ||
44 | 4:06.22 | Michael Phelps | United States | 1 April 2007 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | ||
45 | 4:05.25 | Michael Phelps | United States | 29 June 2008 | US Olympic Trials | Omaha, United States | ||
46 | 4:03.84 | Michael Phelps | United States | 10 August 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | [1] | |
47 | 4:02.50 | Léon Marchand | France | 23 July 2023 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | [2] [3] |
Time | Swimmer | Nationality | Date | Location |
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4:08.77 | Luca Sacchi | Italy | 29 February 1992 | Palma de Mallorca, Spain |
4:07.10 | Jani Sievinen | Finland | 9 February 1993 | Malmö, Sweden |
4:06.03 | Jani Sievinen | Finland | 20 January 1996 | Lappeenranta, Finland |
4:05.59 | Marcel Wouda | Netherlands | 1 February 1997 | Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
4:05.41 | Marcel Wouda | Netherlands | 8 February 1997 | Paris, France |
4:04.24 | Matthew Dunn | Australia | 24 September 1998 | Perth, Australia |
4:02.72 | Brian Johns | Canada | 23 February 2003 | Victoria, Canada |
4:00.37 | László Cseh | Hungary | 9 December 2005 | Trieste, Italy |
3:59.33 | László Cseh | Hungary | 14 December 2007 | Debrecen, Hungary |
3:57.27 | László Cseh | Hungary | 11 December 2009 | Istanbul, Turkey |
3:55.50 | Ryan Lochte | United States | 16 December 2010 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
3:54.81 | Daiya Seto | Japan | 20 December 2019 | Las Vegas, United States |
# | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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1 | 5:46.6 | Sylvia Ruuska | United States | 27 June 1958 | - | Los Angeles, United States | ||
2 | 5:43.7 | Sylvia Ruuska | United States | 1 August 1958 | - | Topeka, United States | ||
3 | 5:41.1 | Sylvia Ruuska | United States | 24 February 1959 | - | Melbourne, Australia | ||
4 | 5:40.2 | Sylvia Ruuska | United States | 17 July 1959 | - | Redding, United States | ||
5 | 5:36.5 | Donna de Varona | United States | 15 July 1960 | - | Indianapolis, United States | ||
6 | 5:34.5 | Donna de Varona | United States | 11 August 1961 | - | Philadelphia, United States | ||
7 | 5:29.7 | Donna de Varona | United States | 2 June 1962 | - | Los Altos, United States | ||
8 | 5:27.4 | Sharon Finneran | United States | 26 July 1962 | - | Osaka, Japan | ||
9 | 5:24.7 | Donna de Varona | United States | 26 July 1962 | - | Osaka, Japan | ||
10 | 5:21.9 | Sharon Finneran | United States | 28 July 1962 | - | Osaka, Japan | ||
11 | 5:16.5 | Donna de Varona | United States | 10 March 1964 | - | Lima, Peru | ||
12 | 5:14.9 | Donna de Varona | United States | 30 August 1964 | - | New York City, United States | ||
13 | 5:11.7 | Claudia Kolb | United States | 9 July 1967 | Santa Clara International | Santa Clara, United States | ||
14 | 5:09.7 | Claudia Kolb | United States | 1 August 1967 | Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | ||
15 | 5:08.2 | Claudia Kolb | United States | 19 August 1967 | AAU Nationals | Philadelphia, United States | ||
16 | 5:04.7 | Claudia Kolb | United States | 24 August 1968 | US Olympic Trials | Los Angeles, United States | ||
17 | 5:02.97 | Gail Neall | Australia | 31 August 1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany | ||
18 | 5:01.10 | Angela Franke | East Germany | 18 August 1973 | - | Utrecht, Netherlands | ||
19 | 4:57.51 | Gudrun Wegner | East Germany | 6 September 1973 | World Championships | Belgrade, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | ||
20 | 4:52.42 | Ulrike Tauber | East Germany | 21 August 1974 | European Championships | Vienna, Austria | ||
21 | 4:52.20 | Ulrike Tauber | East Germany | 7 June 1975 | GDR National Championships | Wittenberg, East Germany | ||
22 | 4:48.79 | Birgit Treiber | East Germany | 1 June 1976 | GDR Olympic Trials & National Championships | East Berlin, East Germany | ||
23 | 4:42.77 | Ulrike Tauber | East Germany | 24 July 1976 | Olympic Games | Montreal, Canada | ||
24 | 4:40.83 | Tracy Caulkins | United States | 23 August 1978 | World Championships | West Berlin, West Germany | ||
25 | 4:39.96 | Petra Schneider | East Germany | 30 March 1980 | - | Leningrad, Soviet Union | ||
26 | 4:38.44 | Petra Schneider | East Germany | 27 May 1980 | - | Magdeburg, East Germany | ||
27 | 4:36.29 | Petra Schneider | East Germany | 26 July 1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | ||
28 | 4:36.10 | Petra Schneider | East Germany | 26 July 1982 | World Championships | Guayaquil, Ecuador | ||
29 | 4:34.79 | Chen Yan | China | 13 October 1997 | Chinese National Games | Shanghai, China | ||
30 | 4:33.59 | Yana Klochkova | Ukraine | 16 September 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | ||
31 | 4:32.89 | Katie Hoff | United States | 1 April 2007 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | ||
32 | 4:31.46 | Stephanie Rice | Australia | 22 March 2008 | Australian Championships | Sydney, Australia | ||
33 | 4:31.12 | Katie Hoff | United States | 29 June 2008 | US Olympic Trials | Omaha, United States | ||
34 | 4:29.45 | Stephanie Rice | Australia | 10 August 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | ||
35 | 4:28.43 | Ye Shiwen | China | 28 July 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | ||
36 | 4:26.36 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 6 August 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
37 | 4:25.87 | Summer McIntosh | Canada | 1 April 2023 | Canadian Trials | Toronto, Canada | ||
38 | 4:24.38 | Summer McIntosh | Canada | 16 May 2024 | Canadian Trials | Toronto, Canada | [4][5] |
# | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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4:29.00 | Dai Guohong | China | 2 December 1993 | Short Course Worlds | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | |||
4:27.83 | Yana Klochkova | Ukraine | 20 January 2002 | World Cup meet | Paris, France | |||
4:26.52 | Kirsty Coventry | Zimbabwe | 9 April 2008 | Short Course Worlds | Manchester, United Kingdom | |||
4:25.87 | Julia Smit | USA | 28 November 2008 | Canada Cup | Toronto, Canada | |||
4:25.06 | Mireia Belmonte | Spain | 14 December 2008 | Short Course Europeans | Rijeka, Croatia | |||
4:22.80 | Kathryn Meaklim | South Africa | 22 November 2009 | World Cup meet | Singapore | |||
4:21.04 | Julia Smit | USA | 18 December 2009 | Duel in the Pool | Manchester, United Kingdom | |||
4:20.85 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 11 Aug 2013 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | [6] | ||
4:20.83 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 28 Aug 2014 | World Cup | Doha, Qatar | [7] | ||
4:19.86 | Mireia Belmonte | Spain | 3 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [8] | ||
4:19.46 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | 2 December 2015 | European Championships | Netanya, Israel | [9] | ||
4:18.94 | Mireia Belmonte | Spain | 12 August 2017 | World Cup | Eindhoven, Netherlands | [10] |
Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4:02.50 | Léon Marchand (FRA) | 23 July 2023 | Fukuoka | [12] |
2 | 4:03.84 | Michael Phelps (USA) | 10 August 2008 | Beijing | [13] |
3 | 4:05.18 | Ryan Lochte (USA) | 28 July 2012 | London | [14] |
4 | 4:05.90 | Chase Kalisz (USA) | 30 July 2017 | Budapest | [15] |
5 | 4:06.05 | Kosuke Hagino (JPN) | 6 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | [16] |
6 | 4:06.09 | Daiya Seto (JPN) | 25 January 2020 | Tokyo | |
7 | 4:06.16 | László Cseh (HUN) | 10 August 2008 | Beijing | [17] |
8 | 4:06.56 | Carson Foster (USA) | 18 June 2022 | Budapest | [18] |
23 July 2023 | Fukuoka | [19] | |||
9 | 4:06.96 | Tyler Clary (USA) | 7 July 2009 | Indianapolis | [18] |
10 | 4:07.47 | Dávid Verrasztó (HUN) | 24 June 2017 | Rome | [20] |
11 | 4:08.05 | Ilya Borodin (RUS) | 25 July 2022 | Kazan | [21] |
12 | 4:08.70 | Lewis Clareburt (NZL) | 30 July 2022 | Birmingham | [22] |
13 | 4:08.86 | Thiago Pereira (BRA) | 2 August 2009 | Rome | [18] |
28 July 2012 | London | [14] | |||
14 | 4:09.10 | Wang Shun (CHN) | 4 September 2013 | Shenyang | [23] |
15 | 4:09.14 | Max Litchfield (GBR) | 4 April 2024 | London | [24] |
16 | 4:09.18 | Duncan Scott (GBR) | 7 April 2022 | Sheffield | [25] |
17 | 4:09.22 | Jay Litherland (USA) | 28 July 2019 | Gwangju | |
18 | 4:09.27 | Brendon Smith (AUS) | 24 July 2021 | Tokyo | |
19 | 4:09.29 | Alberto Razzetti (ITA) | 30 November 2023 | Riccione | [26] |
20 | 4:09.55 | Robert Finke (USA) | 29 June 2023 | Indianapolis | [27] |
21 | 4:09.88 | Luca Marin (ITA) | 1 April 2007 | Melbourne | [28] |
22 | 4:09.98 | Tomoru Honda (JPN) | 30 November 2023 | Tokyo | [29] |
23 | 4:10.04 | Tomoyuki Matsushita (JPN) | 18 March 2024 | Tokyo | [30] |
24 | 4:10.14 | Thomas Fraser-Holmes (AUS) | 3 May 2013 | Adelaide | [31] |
25 | 4:10.18 | Yang Zhixian (CHN) | 24 September 2014 | Incheon | [32] |
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 4:10.18:
Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3:54.81 | Daiya Seto (JPN) | 20 December 2019 | Las Vegas | |
2 | 3:55.50 | Ryan Lochte (USA) | 16 December 2010 | Dubai | |
3 | 3:56.47 | Ilya Borodin (RUS) | 20 December 2021 | Abu Dhabi | [34] |
4 | 3:56.48 | Kosuke Hagino (JPN) | 13 January 2014 | Tokyo | [35] |
5 | 3:57.01 | Alberto Razzetti (ITA) | 10 December 2023 | Otopeni | [36] |
6 | 3:57.27 | László Cseh (HUN) | 11 December 2009 | Istanbul | |
7 | 3:57.40 | Oussama Mellouli (TUN) | 16 December 2010 | Dubai | |
8 | 3:57.56 | Tyler Clary (USA) | 16 December 2010 | Dubai | |
9 | 3:57.63 | Carson Foster (USA) | 17 December 2022 | Melbourne | [37] |
10 | 3:57.91 | Thomas Fraser-Holmes (AUS) | 28 November 2015 | Sydney | |
11 | 3:59.21 | Matthew Sates (RSA) | 17 December 2022 | Melbourne | [38] |
12 | 3:59.23 | Chad Le Clos (RSA) | 9 November 2013 | Tokyo | |
13 | 3:59.33 | Brendon Smith (AUS) | 30 September 2021 | Naples | [39] |
14 | 3:59.47 | Peter Bernek (HUN) | 14 December 2017 | Copenhagen | |
15 | 3:59.81 | Duncan Scott (GBR) | 20 December 2019 | Las Vegas | |
16 | 3:59.90 | Conor Dwyer (USA) | 10 August 2013 | Berlin | |
17 | 3:59.99 | Wang Shun (CHN) | 17 November 2018 | Singapore | |
18 | 4:00.10 | David Verraszto (HUN) | 11 December 2009 | Istanbul | |
19 | 4:00.18 | Max Litchfield (GBR) | 16 December 2018 | Sheffield | |
20 | 4:00.55 | Gal Nevo (ISR) | 11 December 2009 | Istanbul | |
21 | 4:00.63 | Thiago Pereira (BRA) | 17 November 2007 | Berlin | |
22 | 4:00.89 | Kaito Tabuchi (JPN) | 16 October 2021 | Tokyo | [40] |
23 | 4:01.44 | David Schlicht (AUS) | 25 August 2022 | Sydney | [41] |
24 | 4:01.49 | Michael Phelps (USA) | 22 December 2011 | Berlin | |
25 | 4:01.63 | Joe Roebuck (GBR) | 11 December 2009 | Istanbul |
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 4:01.63:
Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4:24.38 | Summer McIntosh (CAN) | 16 May 2024 | Toronto | [43] |
2 | 4:26.36 | Katinka Hosszú (HUN) | 6 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | |
3 | 4:28.22 | Kaylee McKeown (AUS) | 18 April 2024 | Gold Coast | [44] |
4 | 4:28.43 | Ye Shiwen (CHN) | 28 July 2012 | London | |
5 | 4:29.45 | Stephanie Rice (AUS) | 10 August 2008 | Beijing | |
6 | 4:29.89 | Kirsty Coventry (ZIM) | 10 August 2008 | Beijing | |
7 | 4:30.43 | Li Xuanxu (CHN) | 17 October 2009 | Jinan | |
8 | 4:30.82 | Yui Ohashi (JPN) | 8 April 2018 | Tokyo | |
9 | 4:30.85 | Qi Hui (CHN) | 17 October 2009 | Jinan | |
10 | 4:31.12 | Katie Hoff (USA) | 29 June 2008 | Omaha | |
11 | 4:31.15 | Maya DiRado (USA) | 6 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | |
12 | 4:31.21 | Mireia Belmonte (ESP) | 4 August 2013 | Barcelona | |
13 | 4:31.27 | Elizabeth Beisel (USA) | 28 July 2012 | London | |
14 | 4:31.33 | Hannah Miley (GBR) | 20 March 2009 | Sheffield | |
15 | 4:31.41 | Katie Grimes (USA) | 30 July 2023 | Fukuoka | [45] |
16 | 4:32.30 | Jenna Forrester (AUS) | 30 July 2023 | Fukuoka | [46] |
17 | 4:32.52 | Emily Overholt (CAN) | 9 August 2015 | Kazan | |
18 | 4:32.53 | Melanie Margalis (USA) | 6 March 2020 | Des Moines | |
19 | 4:32.76 | Emma Weyant (USA) | 25 July 2021 | Tokyo | |
20 | 4:32.88 | Sydney Pickrem (CAN) | 30 July 2017 | Budapest | |
21 | 4:33.01 | Aimee Willmott (GBR) | 24 July 2014 | Glasgow | |
22 | 4:33.50 | Zhou Min (CHN) | 4 September 2013 | Shenyang | |
23 | 4:33.59 | Yana Klochkova (UKR) | 16 September 2000 | Sydney | |
24 | 4:33.86 | Leah Smith (USA) | 29 June 2017 | Indianapolis | |
25 | 4:33.96 | Hali Flickinger (USA) | 13 June 2021 | Omaha |
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 4:33.96:
Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4:18.94 | Mireia Belmonte (ESP) | 12 August 2017 | Eindhoven | |
2 | 4:19.46 | Katinka Hosszú (HUN) | 2 December 2015 | Netanya | |
3 | 4:21.04 | Julia Smit (USA) | 18 December 2009 | Manchester | |
4 | 4:21.49 | Summer McIntosh (CAN) | 29 October 2022 | Toronto | [48] |
5 | 4:22.73 | Yui Ohashi (JPN) | 10 November 2018 | Tokyo | |
6 | 4:22.88 | Kathryn Meaklim (RSA) | 22 November 2009 | Singapore | |
7 | 4:23.14 | Hannah Miley (GBR) | 12 December 2012 | Istanbul | |
8 | 4:23.33 | Ye Shiwen (CHN) | 12 December 2012 | Istanbul | |
9 | 4:23.68 | Sydney Pickrem (CAN) | 15 November 2020 | Budapest | |
10 | 4:24.15 | Melanie Margalis (USA) | 20 December 2019 | Las Vegas | |
11 | 4:24.31 | Dagny Knutson (USA) | 18 December 2009 | Manchester | [49] |
12 | 4:24.62 | Caitlin Leverenz (USA) | 16 December 2011 | Atlanta | |
13 | 4:25.37 | Aimee Willmott (GBR) | 15 December 2013 | Herning | |
14 | 4:25.50 | Hali Flickinger (USA) | 22 November 2020 | Budapest | |
15 | 4:25.55 | Tessa Cieplucha (CAN) | 16 December 2021 | Abu Dhabi | [50] |
16 | 4:25.56 | Elizabeth Beisel (USA) | 3 December 2014 | Doha | |
17 | 4:25.61 | Zsuzsanna Jakabos (HUN) | 25 November 2012 | Chartres | |
18 | 4:25.65 | Abbie Wood (GBR) | 15 November 2020 | Budapest | |
19 | 4:26.06 | Alessia Filippi (ITA) | 14 December 2008 | Rijeka | |
Ella Eastin (USA) | 12 August 2017 | Eindhoven | |||
21 | 4:26.31 | Bailey Andison (CAN) | 5 September 2021 | Naples | |
22 | 4:26.41 | Fantine Lesaffre (FRA) | 23 November 2019 | London | |
23 | 4:26.42 | Mary-Sophie Harvey (CAN) | 16 December 2016 | Toronto | |
24 | 4:26.52 | Kirsty Coventry (ZIM) | 9 April 2008 | Manchester | |
Ellen Walshe (IRE) | 16 December 2021 | Abu Dhabi | [50] |
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 4:26.52: