# List of world best times in canoeing

Listed below are the canoe sprint world best times in Sprint canoe and Sprint kayak events. The ICF only acknowledge world best times set in finals of Olympic Games, World Championships, World Cups, Continental Championships and "other canoe sprint events with acceptable high technical level".

## Men

| Distance | Event | Record | Canoeist | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place |
| 200 m | MK1 | 33.380 | Liam Heath | Great Britain | 16 July 2017 | European Championships | Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
| 200 m | MK2 | 30.500 | Nebojša Grujić Marko Novaković | Serbia | 10 August 2014 | World Championship | Moscow, Russia |
| 200 m | MC1 | 37.446 | Vadim Korobov | Lithuania | 17 July 2016 | European U23 Championships | Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
| 200 m | MC2 | 35.350 | Alexey Korovashkov Ivan Shtyl | Russia | 10 August 2014 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia |
| 200 m | MC4 | 32.753 | Robert Vinturis Ionel Averian Marian Ciucu Cristian Mardale | Romania | 1997 | | Duisburg, Germany |
| 500 m | MK1 | 1:35.04 | Tom Liebscher | Germany | 23 August 2019 | World Championships | Szeged, Hungary |
| 500 m | MK2 | 1:26.500 | Bence Nádas Sándor Tótka | Hungary | 16 July 2017 | European Championships | Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
| 500 m | MK4 | 1:17.734 | Tom Liebscher Ronald Rauhe Max Rendschmidt Max Lemke | Germany | 27 August 2017 | World Championships | Račice, Czech Republic |
| 500 m | MC1 | 1:43.669 | Martin Fuksa | Czech Republic | 20 May 2018 | World Cup | Szeged, Hungary |
| 500 m | MC2 | 1:35.829 | Alexey Korovashkov Ivan Shtyl | Russia | 9 August 2014 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia |
| 500 m | MC4 | 1:29.155 | Pavel Petrov Mikhail Pavlov Viktor Melantyev Ivan Shtyl | Russia | 9 June 2018 | European Championships | Belgrade, Serbia |
| 1000 m | MK1 | 3:20.643 | Bálint Kopasz | Hungary | 3 August 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan |
| 1000 m | MK2 | 3:04.940 | Marko Tomićević Milenko Zorić | Serbia | 9 June 2018 | European Championships | Belgrade, Serbia |
| 1000 m | MK4 | 2:46.724 | Daniel Havel Lukáš Trefil Josef Dostál Jan Štěrba | Czech Republic | 10 August 2014 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia |
| 1000 m | MC1 | 3:42.385 | Martin Fuksa | Czech Republic | 26 May 2018 | World Cup | Duisburg, Germany |
| 1000 m | MC2 | 3:24.995 | Serguey Torres Fernando Jorge | Cuba | 3 August 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan |
| 1000 m | MC4 | 3:10.701 | Ilya Pervukhin Viktor Melantyev Kirill Shamshurin Rasul Ishmukhamedov | Russia | 9 August 2014 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia |
| 5000 m | MK1 | 18:00.04 | Eirik Verås Larsen | Norway | 24 May 2009 | World Cup | Poznań, Poland |
| 5000 m | MC1 | 20:27.35 | Kurt Kuschela | Germany | 29 May 2010 | World Cup | Szeged, Hungary |
| 4 × 200 m relay | MK1 | 2:24.193 | Miklós Dudás Sándor Tótka Bence Nádas Dávid Hérics | Hungary | 10 August 2014 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia |
| 4 × 200 m relay | MC1 | 2:43.602 | Ivan Shtyl Andrey Kraitor Alexey Korovashkov Nikolay Lipkin | Russia | 10 August 2014 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia |

## Women

| Distance | Event | Record | Canoeist | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place |
| 200 m | WK1 | 37.898 | Lisa Carrington | New Zealand | 10 August 2014 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia |
| 200 m | WK2 | 35.869 | Anna Kárász Ninetta Vad | Hungary | 10 August 2014 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia |
| 200 m | WK4 | 33.778 | Mariana Limbău Raluca Ioniță Sanda Toma Elena Radu | Romania | 6 July 1997 | European Championships | Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
| 200 m | WC1 | 44.12 | Katie Vincent | Canada | 10 August 2024 | Olympic Games | Vaires-sur-Marne, France |
| 200 m | WC2 | 42.014 | Lin Wenjun Zhang Luqi | China | 2 June 2019 | World Cup | Duisburg, Germany |
| 500 m | WK1 | 1:46.19 | Aimee Fisher | New Zealand | 12 May 2024 | World Cup | Szeged, Hungary |
| 500 m | WK2 | 1:35.785 | Lisa Carrington Caitlin Regal | New Zealand | 3 August 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan |
| 500 m | WK4 | 1:28.219 | Gabriella Szabó Danuta Kozák Anna Kárász Ninetta Vad | Hungary | 9 August 2014 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia |
| 500 m | WC1 | 2:00.73 | Alena Nazdrova | Belarus | 23 August 2019 | World Championships | Szeged, Hungary |
| 500 m | WC2 | 1:51.428 | Emilia Pomachaj Amelia Kluwak | Poland | 26 May 2018 | World Cup | Duisburg, Germany |
| 500 m | WC4 | 1:44.769 | Laura Gönczöl Fanni Seres Zsófia Csorba Réka Opavszky | Hungary | 6 Seprtember 2021 | European Junior Championships | Montemor-o-Velho, Portugal |
| 1000 m | WK1 | 3:49.423 | Teneale Hatton | New Zealand | 9 August 2014 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia |
| 1000 m | WK2 | 3:31.645 | Justyna Iskrzycka Paulina Paszek | Poland | 9 June 2018 | European Championships | Belgrade, Serbia |
| 1000 m | WK4 | 3:13.296 | Eszter Rasztótsky Kinga Dékány Krisztina Fazekas Natasa Janics | Hungary | 13 September 2003 | World Championships | Gainesville, United States |
| 1000 m | WC1 | 4:25.314 | Liudmyla Luzan | Ukraine | 21 May 2022 | World Cup | Račice, Czech Republic |
| 5000 m | WK1 | 20:10.1 | Bridgitte Hartley | South Africa | 10 May 2009 | World Cup | Račice, Czech Republic |
| 5000 m | WC1 | 25:00.822 | Laurence Vincent Lapointe | Canada | 2 June 2019 | World Cup | Duisburg, Germany |
| 4 × 200 m relay | WK1 | 2:47.793 | Karolina Naja Edyta Dzieniszewska Ewelina Wojnarowska Marta Walczykiewicz | Poland | 10 August 2014 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia |

## Mixed

| Distance | Event | Record | Canoeist | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place |
| 200 m | XK2 | 33.94 | Anna Lucz Kolos Csizmadia | Hungary | 19 September 2021 | World Championships | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 200 m | XC2 | 39.10 | Irina Andreeva Ivan Shtyl | Russia | 19 September 2021 | World Championships | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 500 m | XK2 | 1:32.553 | Franziska John Max Rendschmidt | Germany | 2 June 2019 | World Cup | Duisburg, Germany |
| 500 m | XC2 | 1:44.729 | Liu Hao Sun Mengya | China | 2 June 2019 | World Cup | Duisburg, Germany |