World record progression 100 metres individual medley

Main article: List of world records in swimming

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)

Men

#	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

#	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

Men

• 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
3	50.26	Vladimir Morozov (RUS)	28 September 2018	Eindhoven
			9 November 2018	Tokyo
4	50.39	Noè Ponti (SUI)	31 October 2024	Singapore
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	[36]
11	50.96	Florent Manaudou (FRA)	7 December 2013	Dijon
12	50.97	Thomas Ceccon (ITA)	16 December 2022	Melbourne	[37]
13	51.03	Shaine Casas (USA)	29 October 2022	Toronto	[38]
14	51.05	Gerhard Zandberg (RSA)	14 November 2009	Berlin
		Javier Acevedo (CAN)	16 December 2022	Melbourne	[39]
16	51.10	Finlay Knox (CAN)	16 December 2022	Melbourne	[40]
17	51.14	Marcin Cieślak (POL)	16 November 2020	Budapest
		Emre Sakçı (TUR)	23 December 2023	Istanbul	[41]
		Duncan Scott (GBR)	18 October 2024	Shanghai	[42]
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	[43]
25	51.29	Daiya Seto (JPN)	28 October 2021	Kazan	[44]

Notes

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 50.64 (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

• Correct as of October 2024^[45]

Pos	Time	Swimmer	Date	Venue	Ref
1	55.98	Gretchen Walsh (USA)	18 October 2024	Charlottesville	[46]
2	56.51	Katinka Hosszú (HUN)	7 August 2017	Berlin
3	56.57	Kate Douglass (USA)	31 October 2024	Singapore
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
7	57.47	Charlotte Bonnet (FRA)	7 December 2023	Otopeni	[47]
8	57.53	Alicia Coutts (AUS)	10 November 2013	Tokyo
		Marrit Steenbergen (NED)	16 December 2022	Melbourne	[48]
		Beata Nelson (USA)	31 October 2024	Singapore
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	[49]
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	[50]
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	[51]
22	57.82	Alicja Tchórz (POL)	4 November 2021	Kazan	[52]
		Mary-Sophie Harvey (CAN)	18 October 2024	Shanghai	[53]
24	57.84	Alia Atkinson (JAM)	27 August 2016	Chartres
25	57.94	Melanie Margalis (USA)	27 October 2020	Budapest

Notes

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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