World record progression 400 metres freestyle
Long course

World record progression 400 metres freestyle

Section Title: Long course
Table Section Text: None

#	Time	Swimmer	Date	Event	Location

1	5:36.8	United Kingdom Henry Taylor	16 Jul 1908	1908 Summer Olympics	London, United Kingdom	?

2	5:35.8	United Kingdom Sydney Battersby	21 Sep 1911	?	London, United Kingdom	?

3	5:29.0	Hungary Alajos Kenyery	21 Apr 1912	?	Magdeburg, Germany	?

4	5:28.4	Hungary Béla Las-Torres	5 Jun 1912	?	Budapest, Hungary	?

5	5:24.4	Canada George Hodgson	14 Jul 1912	1912 Summer Olympics	Stockholm, Sweden	?

6	5:21.6	United Kingdom Jack Hatfield	26 Sep 1912	?	London, United Kingdom	?

7	5:14.6	United States Norman Ross	9 Oct 1919	?	Los Angeles, USA	?

8	5:14.4	United States Norman Ross	25 Sep 1921	?	Brighton Beach, USA

9	5:11.8	Sweden Arne Borg	9 Apr 1922	?	Stockholm, Sweden	?

10	5:06.6	United States Johnny Weissmuller	22 Jun 1922	?	Honolulu, USA	?

11	4:57.0	United States Johnny Weissmuller	6 Mar 1923	?	New Haven, USA	?

12	4:54.7	Sweden Arne Borg	9 Dec 1924	?	Stockholm, Sweden	?

13	4:50.3	Sweden Arne Borg	11 Sep 1925	?	Stockholm, Sweden	?

14	4:47.0	France Jean Taris	16 Apr 1931	?	Paris, France	?

15	4:46.4	Japan Shozo Makino	14 Aug 1933	?	Tokyo, Japan	?

16	4:38.7	United States Jack Medica	30 Aug 1934	?	Honolulu, USA	?

17	4:38.5	United States Bill Smith	13 May 1941	?	Honolulu, USA	?

18	4:35.2	France Alex Jany	12 Sep 1947	?	Monte Carlo, Monaco	?

19	4:34.6	Japan Hironoshin Furuhashi	24 Jul 1949	?	Tokyo, Japan	?

20	4:33.3	Japan Hironoshin Furuhashi	18 Aug 1949	?	Los Angeles, USA	?

21	4:33.1	Australia John Marshall	11 Mar 1950	?	New Haven, USA	?

22	4:29.5	Australia John Marshall	1 Apr 1950	?	New Haven, USA	?

23	4:26.9	Australia John Marshall	24 Mar 1951	?	New Haven, USA	?

24	4:26.7	United States Ford Konno	3 Apr 1954	?	New Haven, USA	?

25	4:27.0	Australia Murray Rose	27 Oct 1956	?	Melbourne, Australia	?

26	4:25.9*	Australia Murray Rose	12 Jan 1957	?	Sydney, Australia	?

27	4:25.9	Australia John Konrads	15 Jan 1958	?	Sydney, Australia	?

28	4:21.8	Australia John Konrads	12 Jan 1959	?	Melbourne, Australia	?

29	4:19.0	Australia John Konrads	7 Feb 1959	?	Sydney, Australia	?

30	4:16.6	Japan Tsuyoshi Yamanaka	26 Jul 1959	?	Osaka, Japan	?

31	4:15.9	Australia John Konrads	23 Feb 1960	?	Sydney, Australia	?

32	4:13.4	Australia Murray Rose	17 Aug 1962	?	Chicago, USA	?

33	4:12.7	United States Don Schollander	31 Jul 1964	USA Summer Nationals	Los Altos, USA

34	4:12.2	United States Don Schollander	15 Oct 1964	1964 Summer Olympics	Tokyo, Japan	?

35	4:11.8	United States John Nelson	18 Aug 1966	?	Lincoln, USA	?

36	4:11.6	United States Don Schollander	18 Aug 1966	?	Lincoln, USA	?

37	4:11.1	East Germany Frank Wiegand	25 Aug 1966	?	Utrecht, The Netherlands	?

38	4:10.6	United States Mark Spitz	25 Jun 1967	?	Haywood, USA	?

39	4:09.2	France Alain Mosconi	4 Jul 1967	?	Monaco, Monaco	?

40	4:08.8	United States Mark Spitz	7 Jul 1967	Santa Clara International Invitation Swim Meet	Santa Clara, USA

41	4:08.2	United States Greg Charlton	28 Aug 1967	?	Tokyo, Japan	?

42	4:07.7	United States Mark Spitz	23 Jun 1968	16th Annual Swimming Relays	Haywood, USA	?

43	4:06.5	Canada Ralph Hutton	1 Aug 1968	AAU National Swimming Championships	Lincoln, USA	?

44	4:04.0	West Germany Hans-Joachim Fassnacht	14 Aug 1969	AAU National Swimming Championships	Louisville, USA	?

45	4:02.8	United States John Kinsella	20 Aug 1970	AAU National Swimming Championships (elec. 4:02.81)	Los Angeles, USA	?

46	4:02.6	Sweden Gunnar Larsson	7 Sep 1970	European Swimming Championships	Barcelona, Spain	?

47	4:02.1	United States Tom McBreen	25 Aug 1971	AAU Nationals (elec. 4:02.08)	Houston, USA	?

48	4:01.7	Australia Brad Cooper	12 Feb 1972	AUS Nationals & Olympic Trials	Brisbane, Australia	?

49	4:00.11	United States Kurt Krumpholz	4 Aug 1972	USA Olympic Trials	Chicago, USA	?

50	3:58.18	United States Rick DeMont	9 Sep 1973	FINA World Championships	Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia	?

51	3:56.96	United States Tim Shaw	22 Aug 1974	AAU National Swimming Championships	Concord, USA

52	3:54.69	United States Tim Shaw	22 Aug 1974	AAU National Swimming Championships	Concord, USA

53	3:53.95	United States Tim Shaw	19 Jun 1975	USA World Championship Trials	Long Beach, USA	?

54	3:53.31	United States Tim Shaw	20 Aug 1975	AAU National Swimming Championships	Kansas City, USA	?

55	3:53.08	United States Brian Goodell	18 Jun 1976	USA Olympic Trials	Long Beach, USA

56	3:51.93	United States Brian Goodell	22 Jul 1976	1976 Summer Olympics	Montreal, Canada	?

57	3:51.56	United States Brian Goodell	27 Aug 1978	USAvGDR Dual Meet	West Berlin	?

58	3:51.41	Soviet Union Vladimir Salnikov	6 Apr 1979	URSvGDR Junior meet	Potsdam, East Germany	?

59	3:51.40	Soviet Union Vladimir Salnikov	19 Aug 1979	URSvCAN Duel	Moscow, Soviet Union	?

60	3:51.20	Soviet Union Vladimir Salnikov	29 Feb 1980	URS Winter Nationals	Potsdam, East Germany	?

61	3:50.49	Canada Peter Szmidt	15 Jul 1980	Canadian Nationals & Olympic Trials	Etobicoke, Canada	?

62	3:49.57	Soviet Union Vladimir Salnikov	12 Mar 1982	URSvGDR Duel	Moscow, Soviet Union	?

62=	3:49.57	Soviet Union Vladimir Salnikov	14 Jul 1982	URS Nationals	Kiev, Soviet Union	?

63	3:48.32	Soviet Union Vladimir Salnikov	19 Feb 1983	URS Winter Nationals	Moscow, Soviet Union	?

64	3:47.80	West Germany Michael Gross	27 Jun 1985	FRG Nationals & European Championship Trials	Wuppertal, West Germany	?

65	3:47.38	Poland Artur Wojdat	25 Mar 1988	USA Spring Nationals	Orlando, USA

66	3:46.95	East Germany Uwe Dassler	23 Sep 1988	1988 Summer Olympics	Seoul, South Korea	?

67	3:46.47	Australia Kieren Perkins	3 Apr 1992	Australian Olympic Trials	Canberra, Australia	?

68	3:45.00	-	29 Jul 1992	1992 Summer Olympics	Barcelona, Spain	?

69	3:43.80	Australia Kieren Perkins	11 Sep 1994	1994 World Championships	Rome, Italy	?

70	3:41.83	Australia Ian Thorpe	22 Aug 1999	1999 Pan Pacific Championships	Sydney, Australia	?

71	3:41.33	Australia Ian Thorpe	13 May 2000	Australian Olympic Trials	Sydney, Australia	?

72	3:40.59	Australia Ian Thorpe	16 Sep 2000	2000 Summer Olympics	Sydney, Australia	?

73	3:40.17	Australia Ian Thorpe	22 Jul 2001	2001 World Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	?

74	3:40.08	Australia Ian Thorpe	30 Jul 2002	2002 Commonwealth Games	Manchester, United Kingdom	?

75	3:40.07	Germany Paul Biedermann	26 Jul 2009	2009 World Aquatics Championships	Rome, Italy

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