World record progression 800 metres freestyle

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The first world record in the women's 800 metres freestyle in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1931. The women's 880 yard freestyle had been a FINA-recognized world record event since 1919. However, in 1931 FINA decreed that only performances from 1931 onward would be eligible for world record consideration in the 800 metres freestyle. Thus Helene Madison's 1930 world record of 11:41.2 in the 880 yard freestyle was not considered a world record in the 800 metres freestyle even though it was over a longer distance and substantially faster than Yvonne Godard's 1931 world record of 12:18.8 in the 800 metres freestyle. In 1933, Lenore Kight swam the 880 yard freestyle in 11:44.0, which FINA recognised as a world record in the 800 metres freestyle but not in the 880 yard freestyle. This irregularity was finally resolved in 1935, when Kight's 11:34.4 in the 880 yard freestyle broke the records for both the 880 yard freestyle and the 800 metres freestyle.^[1] Because of this situation, the world records for the 880 yard freestyle for women from 1919 to 1930 are included below.

World record progression for the 800m freestyle

Men

Long course

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#	Time		Name	Nationality	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
1	11:25.4	(yd)	Henry Taylor	Great Britain	Jul 21, 1906	-	Runcorn, United Kingdom
2	11:24.2	(yd)	Norman Ross	United States	Jan 10, 1920	-	Sydney, Australia
3	11:05.2	(yd)	Boy Charlton	Australia	Jan 13, 1923	-	Sydney, Australia
4	10:51.8	(yd)	Boy Charlton	Australia	Jan 19, 1924	-	Sydney, Australia
5	10:43.6		Arne Borg	Sweden	Apr 11, 1924	-	Honolulu, Hawaii
6	10:37.4		Arne Borg	Sweden	Aug 25, 1925	-	Harnäs, Sweden
7	10:32.0	(yd)	Boy Charlton	Australia	Jan 8, 1927	-	Sydney, Australia
8	10:22.2	(yd)	Johnny Weissmuller	United States	Jul 27, 1927	-	Honolulu, Hawaii
9	10:19.6		Jean Taris	France	May 30, 1930	-	Paris, France
10	10:17.2		Jean Taris	France	Jun 9, 1931	-	Cannes, France
11	10:16.6		Shozo Makino	Japan	Aug 30, 1931	-	Osaka, Japan
12	10:15.6		Jean Taris	France	Jun 21, 1932	-	Cannes, France
13	10:08.6		Shozo Makino	Japan	Jun 25, 1933	-	Tokyo, Japan
14	10:01.2		Shozo Makino	Japan	Sep 16, 1933	-	Tokyo, Japan
15	9:55.8		Shozo Makino	Japan	Sep 15, 1934	-	Tokyo, Japan
16	9:50.9		Bill Smith	United States	Jul 24, 1941	-	Honolulu, Hawaii
17	9:45.6		Hironoshin Furuhashi	Japan	Jun 26, 1949	-	Tokyo, Japan
18	9:45.0		Shiro Hashizume	Japan	Aug 16, 1949	-	Los Angeles, United States
19	9:40.7		Hironoshin Furuhashi	Japan	Aug 16, 1949	-	Los Angeles, United States
20	9:35.5		Hironoshin Furuhashi	Japan	Aug 16, 1949	-	Los Angeles, United States
21	9:30.7		Ford Konno	United States	Jul 7, 1951	-	Honolulu, Hawaii
22	9:15.7		George Breen	United States	Oct 27, 1956	-	New Haven, Connecticut, United States
23	9:17.7	(yd)	John Konrads	Australia	Jan 11, 1958	-	Sydney, Australia
24	9:14.5	(yd)	John Konrads	Australia	Feb 22, 1958	-	Melbourne, Australia
25	8:59.6	(yd)	John Konrads	Australia	Jan 10, 1959	-	Sydney, Australia
26	8:51.5		Murray Rose	Australia	Aug 26, 1962	-	Los Altos, California, United States
27	8:47.4		Semyon Belits-Geiman	Soviet Union	Aug 3, 1966	-	Kharkiv, Soviet Union
28	8:47.3		John Bennett	Australia	Jan 16, 1967	-	Sydney, Australia
29	8:46.8		Alain Mosconi	France	Jul 5, 1967	-	Monaco, Monaco
30	8:42.0		Francis Luyce	France	Jul 21, 1967	-	Dinard, France
31	8:34.3	†	Mike Burton	United States	Sep 3, 1968	USA Olympic Trials	Long Beach, California, United States
32	8:28.8	†	Mike Burton	United States	Aug 17, 1969	AAU Nationals	Louisville, Kentucky, United States
33	8:28.6		Graham Windeatt	Australia	Apr 3, 1971	NSW Combined High Schools Championships	Sydney, Australia
34	8:23.8		Brad Cooper	Australia	Jan 12, 1972	NSW State Championships	Sydney, Australia
35	8:17.60	†	Stephen Holland	Australia	Aug 5, 1973	Pre World Championship meet	Brisbane, Australia
36	8:16.27	†	Stephen Holland	Australia	Sep 8, 1973	World Championships	Belgrade, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
37	8:15.88	†	Stephen Holland	Australia	Jan 1, 1974	Commonwealth Games	Christchurch, New Zealand
38	8:15.2		Stephen Holland	Australia	Jan 17, 1975	QLD State Championships	Brisbane, Australia
39	8:15.02	†	Stephen Holland	Australia	Jan 25, 1975	New Zealand Games	Christchurch, New Zealand
40	8:13.68	†	Tim Shaw	United States	Jun 21, 1975	USA World Championship Trials	Long Beach, California, United States
41	8:09.60		Tim Shaw	United States	Jul 13, 1975	Pre World Championship meet	Mission Viejo, California, United States
42	8:06.27	†	Stephen Holland	Australia	Feb 27, 1976	AUS Olympic Trials	Sydney, Australia
43	8:02.91		Stephen Holland	Australia	Feb 29, 1976	AUS Olympic Trials	Sydney, Australia
44	8:01.54	†	Bobby Hackett	United States	Jun 21, 1976	USA Olympic Trials	Long Beach, California, United States
45	7:56.49	†	Vladimir Salnikov	Soviet Union	Mar 23, 1979	URSvGDR Duel	Minsk, Soviet Union
46	7:52.83		Vladimir Salnikov	Soviet Union	Feb 14, 1982	URS Winter Nationals	Moscow, Soviet Union
47	7:52.23		Vladimir Salnikov	Soviet Union	Jul 14, 1983	Los Angeles International	Los Angeles, United States	[2]
48	7:50.64		Vladimir Salnikov	Soviet Union	Jul 4, 1986	Goodwill Games	Moscow, Soviet Union	[2]
49	7:47.85	†	Kieren Perkins	Australia	Aug 25, 1991	Pan Pacific Championships	Edmonton, Canada	[3]
50	7:46.60		Kieren Perkins	Australia	Feb 16, 1992	NSW Age Group Championships	Sydney, Australia	[4]
51	7:46.00	†	Kieren Perkins	Australia	Aug 24, 1994	Commonwealth Games	Victoria, BC, Canada	[5]
52	7:41.59		Ian Thorpe	Australia	Mar 26, 2001	AUS Nationals & World Championship Trials	Hobart, Australia	[6] link link
53	7:39.16		Ian Thorpe	Australia	Jul 24, 2001	World Championships	Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan	[7]
54	7:38.65		Grant Hackett	Australia	Jul 27, 2005	World Championships	Montreal, Canada	[8]
55	7:32.12		Zhang Lin	China	Jul 29, 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy

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

Short course

#	Time		Name	Nationality	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
WBT	7:38.90		Vladimir Salnikov	Soviet Union	Feb 13, 1983	Festival Arena	Bonn, Germany
1	7:38.75		Michael Gross	Germany	Feb 3, 1985	Festival Arena	Bonn, Germany
2	7:34.90		Kieren Perkins	Australia	Jul 25, 1993	Grand Prix	Sydney, Australia
3	7:25.28		Grant Hackett	Australia	Aug 3, 2001	Australian Championships	Perth, Australia
4	7:23.42		Grant Hackett	Australia	Jul 20, 2008	Victorian Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[9]
5	7:20.46		Daniel Wiffen	Ireland	Dec 10, 2023	European Championships	Otopeni, Romania	[10][11]

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

Women

Long course

#	Time		Name	Nationality	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
1	13:19.0	(yd)	Gertrude Ederle	United States	Aug 17, 1919	-	Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
2	12:58.2	(yd)	Ethel McGary	United States	Aug 6, 1925	-	Detroit, Michigan, United States
3	12:56.0	(yd)	Ethel McGary	United States	Aug 15, 1925	-	Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
4	12:47.2	(yd)	Martha Norelius	United States	Aug 7, 1926	-	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
5	12:17.8	(yd)	Martha Norelius	United States	Jul 31, 1927	-	Massapequa, New York, United States
6	12:03.8	(yd)	Josephine McKim	United States	Aug 10, 1929	-	Honolulu, Hawaii
7	11:41.2	(yd)	Helene Madison	United States	Jul 6, 1930	-	Long Beach, California, United States
8	12:18.8		Yvonne Godard	France	Jul 23, 1931	-	Paris, France
9	11:44.0	(yd)	Lenore Kight	United States	Jul 23, 1933	-	Jones Beach, New York, United States
10	11:34.4	(yd)	Lenore Kight	United States	Jul 21, 1935	-	Manhattan Beach, California, United States
11	11:11.7		Ragnhild Hveger	Denmark	Jul 3, 1936	-	Copenhagen, Denmark
12	10:52.5		Ragnhild Hveger	Denmark	Aug 13, 1941	-	Copenhagen, Denmark
13	10:42.4		Valéria Gyenge	Hungary	Jun 28, 1953	-	Budapest, Hungary
14	10:30.9		Lorraine Crapp	Australia	Jan 14, 1956	-	Sydney, Australia
15	10:27.3		Mary Kok	Netherlands	Feb 16, 1957	-	Durban, South Africa
16	10:17.7	(yd)	Ilsa Konrads	Australia	Jan 9, 1958	-	Sydney, Australia
17	10:16.2	(yd)	Ilsa Konrads	Australia	Feb 20, 1958	-	Melbourne, Australia
18	10:11.8	(yd)	Ilsa Konrads	Australia	Jun 13, 1958	-	Townsville, Australia
19	10:11.4	(yd)	Ilsa Konrads	Australia	Feb 19, 1959	-	Hobart, Australia
20	9:55.6		Jane Cederqvist	Sweden	Aug 17, 1960	-	Uppsala, Sweden
21	9:51.6		Carolyn House	United States	Aug 26, 1962	-	Los Altos, California, United States
22	9:47.3		Patty Caretto	United States	Jul 30, 1964	-	Los Altos, California, United States
23	9:36.9		Sharon Finneran	United States	Sep 28, 1964	-	Los Angeles, California, United States
24	9:35.8	†	Debbie Meyer	United States	Jul 9, 1967	Santa Clara Invitational	Santa Clara, California, United States
25	9:22.9		Debbie Meyer	United States	Jul 29, 1967	Pan-American Games	Winnipeg, Canada
26	9:19.0	†	Debbie Meyer	United States	Jul 21, 1968	-	Los Angeles, California, United States
27	9:17.8		Debbie Meyer	United States	Aug 4, 1968	AAU Nationals	Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
28	9:10.4		Debbie Meyer	United States	Aug 28, 1968	USA Olympic Trials (elec. 9:10.36)	Los Angeles, California, United States
29	9:09.1		Karen Moras	Australia	Mar 1, 1970	AUS Nationals	Sydney, Australia
30	9:02.45		Karen Moras	Australia	Jul 18, 1970	Commonwealth Games	Edinburgh, United Kingdom
31	8:59.4		Ann Simmons	United States	Sep 10, 1971	USAvURSvGBR meet (elec. 8:59.37)	Minsk, Soviet Union
32	8:58.1		Shane Gould	Australia	Dec 3, 1971	-	Sydney, Australia
33	8:53.83		Jo Harshbarger	United States	Aug 6, 1972	USA Olympic Trials	Chicago, Illinois, United States
34	8:53.68		Keena Rothhammer	United States	Sep 3, 1972	Olympic Games	Munich, West Germany
35	8:52.97		Novella Calligaris	Italy	Sep 9, 1973	World Championships	Belgrade, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
36	8:50.1		Jennifer Turrall	Australia	Jan 5, 1974	NSW State Championships	Sydney, Australia
37	8:47.66	†	Jo Harshbarger	United States	Aug 25, 1974	AAU Nationals	Concord, California, United States
38	8:47.59		Jo Harshbarger	United States	Aug 31, 1974	USAvGDR Duel	Concord, California, United States
39	8:43.48		Jennifer Turrall	Australia	Mar 31, 1975	Coca-Cola International	London, United Kingdom
40	8:40.68		Petra Thümer	East Germany	Jun 4, 1976	GDR Olympic Trials	East Berlin, East Germany
41	8:39.63		Shirley Babashoff	United States	Jun 21, 1976	USA Olympic Trials	Long Beach, California, United States
42	8:37.14		Petra Thümer	East Germany	Jul 25, 1976	Olympic Games	Montreal, Canada
43	8:35.04		Petra Thümer	East Germany	Jul 9, 1977	GDR Nationals & European Championship Trials	Leipzig, East Germany
44	8:34.86		Michelle Ford	Australia	Jan 6, 1978	KBI meet	Brisbane, Australia
45	8:31.30		Michelle Ford	Australia	Jan 21, 1978	NSW State Championships	Sydney, Australia
46	8:30.53		Tracey Wickham	Australia	Feb 21, 1978	AUS Nationals	Brisbane, Australia
47	8:24.62		Tracey Wickham	Australia	Aug 5, 1978	Commonwealth Games	Edmonton, Canada
48	8:22.44		Janet Evans	United States	Jul 27, 1987	USA Nationals & Pan Pacific Trials	Clovis, California, United States
49	8:19.53		Anke Möhring	East Germany	Aug 19, 1987	European Championships	Strasbourg, France
50	8:17.12		Janet Evans	United States	Mar 22, 1988	USA Spring Nationals	Orlando, Florida, United States
51	8:16.22		Janet Evans	United States	Aug 20, 1989	Pan Pacific Championships	Tokyo, Japan
52	8:14.10		Rebecca Adlington	Great Britain	Aug 16, 2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	[12]
53	8:13.86		Katie Ledecky	United States	Aug 3, 2013	World Championships	Barcelona, Spain
54	8:11.00		Katie Ledecky	United States	22 June 2014	Woodlands Senior Invitational Meet	Shenandoah, United States	[13]
55	8:07.39		Katie Ledecky	United States	8 August 2015	World Championships	Kazan, Russia	[14]
56	8:06.68		Katie Ledecky	United States	17 January 2016	Arena Pro Swim Series	Austin, United States	[15]
57	8:04.79		Katie Ledecky	United States	12 August 2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	[16]

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

Short course

#	Time		Name	Nationality	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
WBT	8:15.34		Astrid Strauss	East Germany	Feb 7, 1987	Bonn Arena Festival	Bonn, Germany	[17] [18][19]
1	8:15.15		Chen Hua	China	Dec 2, 2001	World Cup	Shanghai, China	[18] [20]
2	8:14.35		Sachiko Yamada	Japan	Feb 4, 2002	Japan 25m Nationals	Tokyo, Japan	[20]
3	8:11.25		Laure Manaudou	France	Dec 9, 2005	European SC Championships	Trieste, Italy
4	8:09.68		Kate Ziegler	United States	Oct 12, 2007	Alex Athletics Jubiläums Challenge	Essen, Germany
5	8:08.00		Kate Ziegler	United States	Oct 14, 2007	Alex Athletics Jubiläums Challenge	Essen, Germany	[21]
6	8:04.53		Alessia Filippi	Italy	Dec 12, 2008	2008 European Short Course Championships	Rijeka, Croatia	[22]
7	8:01.06		Camille Muffat	France	Nov 16, 2012	French Nationals	Angers, France	[23]
8	7:59.34		Mireia Belmonte	Spain	Aug 10, 2013	World Cup	Berlin, Germany	[24]
9	7:57.42		Katie Ledecky	United States	Nov 5, 2022	World Cup	Indianapolis, United States	[25]

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

All-time top 25

Men long course

• Correct as of July 2024^[26]

Pos	Time	Swimmer	Date	Venue	Ref
1	7:32.12	Zhang Lin (CHN)	29 July 2009	Rome
2	7:35.27	Oussama Mellouli (TUN)	29 July 2009	Rome
3	7:37.00	Ahmed Hafnaoui (TUN)	26 July 2023	Fukuoka	[27]
4	7:37.76	Samuel Short (AUS)	26 July 2023	Fukuoka	[28]
5	7:38.19	Daniel Wiffen (IRE)	30 July 2024	Paris	[29]
6	7:38.57	Sun Yang (CHN)	27 July 2011	Shanghai
7	7:38.65	Grant Hackett (AUS)	27 July 2005	Montreal
8	7:38.67	Bobby Finke (USA)	26 July 2023	Fukuoka	[30]
9	7:39.16	Ian Thorpe (AUS)	24 July 2001	Fukuoka
10	7:39.27	Gregorio Paltrinieri (ITA)	24 July 2019	Gwangju
11	7:39.48	Lukas Märtens (GER)	26 July 2023	Fukuoka	[31]
12	7:39.63	Florian Wellbrock (GER)	21 June 2022	Budapest	[32]
13	7:40.05	Mykhailo Romanchuk (UKR)	21 June 2022	Budapest	[33]
14	7:40.77	Gabriele Detti (ITA)	26 July 2017	Budapest
15	7:41.28	Henrik Christiansen (NOR)	24 July 2019	Gwangju
16	7:41.73	Wojciech Wojdak (POL)	26 July 2017	Budapest
17	7:41.77	Sven Schwarz (GER)	13 August 2023	Dublin	[34]
18	7:41.86	Ryan Cochrane (CAN)	27 July 2011	Shanghai
19	7:42.07	Ahmed Jaouadi (TUN)	29 July 2024	Paris	[35]
20	7:42.08	David Aubry (FRA)	24 July 2019	Gwangju
21	7:42.47	Aleksandr Stepanov (RUS)	18 April 2023	Kazan
22	7:42.51	Jack McLoughlin (AUS)	14 June 2021	Adelaide
23	7:42.86	Elijah Winnington (AUS)	29 July 2024	Paris	[36]
24	7:43.37	Lorenzo Galossi (ITA)	13 August 2022	Rome	[37]
25	7:43.60	Michael McBroom (USA)	31 July 2013	Barcelona

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 7:43.60:

• Bobby Finke also swam 7:38.75 (2024), 7:39.36 (2022), 7:40.34 (2023), 7:41.87 (2021), 7:42.72 (2021), 7:43.00 (2024), 7:43.32 (2022).
• Daniel Wiffen also swam 7:39.19 (2023), 7:40.94 (2024), 7:41.53 (2024).
• Gregorio Paltrinieri also swam 7:39.38 (2024), 7:40.22 (2020), 7:40.81 (2015), 7:40.86 (2022), 7:41.19 (2022), 7:41.96 (2021), 7:42.11 (2021), 7:42.33 (2016), 7:42.44 (2017), 7:42.48 (2024), 7:42.98 (2024), 7:43.01 (2014).
• Sun Yang also swam 7:39.96 (2015), 7:41.36 (2013).
• Grant Hackett also swam 7:40.34 (2001), 7:43.16 (2005).
• Samuel Short also swam 7:40.39 (2023), 7:40.90 (2023), 7:42.96 (2023).
• Mykhailo Romanchuk also swam 7:41.28 (2021), 7:42.33 (2021), 7:42.49 (2019), 7:42.61 (2021), 7:42.96 (2018), 7:43.08 (2023).
• Lukas Märtens also swam 7:41.43 (2022), 7:42.04 (2023), 7:42.14 (2023), 7:42.65 (2022), 7:43.52 (2024).
• Ian Thorpe also swam 7:41.59 (2001).
• Gabriele Detti also swam 7:41.64 (2017), 7:42.74 (2014), 7:43.06 (2016), 7:43.52 (2016).
• Florian Wellbrock also swam 7:41.77 (2021), 7:42.68 (2021), 7:42.99 (2023), 7:43.03 (2019), 7:43.10 (2022).
• Oussama Mellouli also swam 7:41.82 (2009).
• Ryan Cochrane also swam 7:41.92 (2009).
• Ahmed Hafnaoui also swam 7:41.97 (2023).
• Jack McLoughlin also swam 7:42.64 (2019).
• Ahmed Jaouadi also swam 7:42.87 (2024).
• Elijah Winnington also swam 7:42.95 (2024).
• Sven Schwarz also swam 7:43.43 (2023), 7:43.59 (2024).
• David Aubry also swam 7:43.59 (2024).

Men short course

• Correct as of November 2024^[38]

Pos	Time	Swimmer	Date	Venue	Ref
1	7:20.46	Daniel Wiffen (IRL)	10 December 2023	Otopeni	[39]
2	7:23.42	Grant Hackett (AUS)	20 July 2008	Melbourne
3	7:25.73	Mykhailo Romanchuk (UKR)	21 November 2020	Budapest
4	7:25.78	Henrik Christiansen (NOR)	21 November 2020	Budapest
5	7:27.94	Gregorio Paltrinieri (ITA)	7 November 2021	Kazan	[40]
6	7:27.99	Florian Wellbrock (GER)	7 November 2021	Kazan	[40]
7	7:29.17	Yannick Agnel (FRA)	16 November 2012	Angers
8	7:30.32	David Aubry (FRA)	10 December 2023	Otopeni	[41]
9	7:30.41	David Johnston (USA)	24 August 2022	Sydney	[42]
10	7:31.18	Federico Colbertaldo (ITA)	19 December 2009	Manchester
11	7:31.89	Felix Auböck (AUT)	21 November 2020	Budapest
12	7:32.77	Alexander Nørgaard (DEN)	18 December 2020	Helsingør
13	7:33.01	Victor Johansson (SWE)	5 November 2023	Espoo	[43]
14	7:33.12	Logan Fontaine (FRA)	17 December 2022	Melbourne	[44]
15	7:33.23	Jan Micka (CZE)	16 November 2018	Plzeň
16	7:33.44	Florian Vogel (GER)	21 November 2015	Wuppertal
17	7:33.60	Wojciech Wojdak (POL)	19 December 2015	Lublin
18	7:33.69	Ahmed Hafnaoui (TUN)	21 December 2021	Abu Dhabi	[45]
19	7:33.78	Shogo Takeda (JPN)	17 December 2022	Melbourne	[46]
20	7:33.84	Ahmed Jaouadi (TUN)	3 November 2024	Montpellier
21	7:33.85	Sven Schwarz (GER)	7 November 2021	Kazan	[40]
22	7:33.94	Chad La Tourette (USA)	19 December 2009	Great Britain
23	7:33.97	Savely Luzin (RUS)	24 November 2024	Saint Petersburg
24	7:33.99	Michael McBroom (USA)	20 December 2013	Great Britain
25	7:34.08	Luca de Tullio (ITA)	10 December 2023	Otopeni	[47]

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 7:34.08:

• Grant Hackett also swam 7:25.28 (2001).
• Daniel Wiffen also swam 7:25.96 (2022), 7:33.38 (2023).
• Henrik Christiansen also swam 7:29.39 (2019), 7:30.79 (2019), 7:31.48 (2022), 7:33.28 (2019).
• Gregorio Paltrinieri also swam 7:29.99 (2022), 7:31.33 (2015).
• Mykhailo Romanchuk also swam 7:31.20 (2023), 7:31.92 (2018), 7:33.40 (2021), 7:33.41 (2023).
• David Aubry also swam 7:31.60 (2019).
• Florian Wellbrock also swam 7:32.85 (2021).
• Victor Johansson also swam 7:33.11 (2023).
• Felix Auböck also swam 7:34.00 (2023).
• Sven Schwarz also swam 7:34.05 (2023).

Women long course

• Correct as of August 2024^[48]

Pos	Time	Swimmer	Date	Venue	Ref
1	8:04.79	Katie Ledecky (USA)	12 August 2016	Rio de Janeiro
2	8:11.39	Summer McIntosh (CAN)	8 February 2024	Orlando	[49]
3	8:12.29	Ariarne Titmus (AUS)	3 August 2024	Paris	[50]
4	8:13.00	Paige Madden (USA)	3 August 2024	Paris	[51]
5	8:13.31	Li Bingjie (CHN)	29 July 2023	Fukuoka	[52]
6	8:14.10	Rebecca Adlington (GBR)	16 August 2008	Beijing
7	8:14.55	Simona Quadarella (ITA)	3 August 2024	Paris	[53]
8	8:14.64	Wang Jianjiahe (CHN)	30 March 2019	Qingdao
9	8:15.11	Lani Pallister (AUS)	22 October 2023	Budapest	[54]
10	8:15.54	Jazmin Carlin (GBR)	21 August 2014	Berlin
11	8:15.92	Lotte Friis (DEN)	1 August 2009	Rome
12	8:16.22	Janet Evans (USA)	20 August 1989	Tokyo
13	8:16.33	Leah Smith (USA)	10 April 2019	Richmond
14	8:16.37	Boglárka Kapás (HUN)	12 August 2016	Rio de Janeiro
15	8:16.43	Sarah Köhler (GER)	27 July 2019	Gwangju
16	8:16.66	Joanne Jackson (GBR)	1 August 2009	Rome
17	8:16.70	Camelia Potec (ROU)	22 April 2009	Montpellier
18	8:16.79	Kiah Melverton (AUS)	2 August 2022	Birmingham	[55]
19	8:17.05	Katie Grimes (USA)	29 July 2021	Tokyo	[56]
20	8:17.21	Alessia Filippi (ITA)	1 August 2009	Rome
21	8:17.53	Isabel Gose (GER)	17 February 2024	Doha	[57]
22	8:17.65	Lauren Boyle (NZL)	8 August 2015	Kazan
23	8:18.00	Erika Fairweather (NZL)	5 April 2023	Auckland	[58]
24	8:18.14	Jessica Ashwood (AUS)	5 June 2016	Santa Clara
25	8:18.52	Kate Ziegler (USA)	31 March 2007	Melbourne

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 8:18.52:

• Katie Ledecky also swam 8:06.68 (2016), 8:07.07 (2023), 8:07.27 (2018), 8:07.39 (2015), 8:08.04 (2022), 8:08.87 (2023), 8:09.13 (2018), 8:09.27 (2022), 8:10.32 (2016), 8:10.70 (2019), 8:10.91 (2016), 8:11.00 (2014), 8:11.04 (2024), 8:11.08 (2018), 8:11.21 (2015), 8:11.35 (2014), 8:11.50 (2017), 8:11.70 (2018), 8:11.83 (2022), 8:11.98 (2018), 8:12.03 (2022), 8:12.57 (2021), 8:12.68 (2017), 8:12.81 (2021), 8:12.86 (2016), 8:12.95 (2024), 8:13.02 (2015), 8:13.06 (2022), 8:13.20 (2016), 8:13.25 (2015), 8:13.56 (2023), 8:13.58 (2019), 8:13.64 (2021), 8:13.86 (2013), 8:13.90 (2022), 8:14.07 (2023), 8:14.12 (2024), 8:14.24 (2019), 8:14.40 (2018), 8:14.48 (2021), 8:14.52 (2024), 8:14.59 (2019), 8:14.62 (2021), 8:14.63 (2012), 8:14.70 (2023), 8:14.95 (2019), 8:15.29 (2015), 8:15.44 (2017), 8:15.60 (2023), 8:15.64 (2023), 8:15.67 (2021), 8:15.71 (2017), 8:15.91 (2023), 8:15.97 (2017), 8:16.18 (2014), 8:16.23 (2020), 8:16.39 (2021), 8:16.40 (2015), 8:16.61 (2021), 8:16.62 (2024), 8:16.90 (2014), 8:17.12 (2024), 8:17.13 (2024), 8:17.20 (2021), 8:17.29 (2023), 8:17.33 (2013), 8:17.42 (2019), 8:17.51 (2022), 8:17.70 (2024), 8:17.92 (2021), 8:18.47 (2014).
• Ariarne Titmus also swam 8:13.59 (2022, 2023), 8:13.83 (2021), 8:14.06 (2024), 8:15.57 (2021), 8:15.70 (2019), 8:15.88 (2023), 8:17.07 (2018), 8:17.87 (2024), 8:18.23 (2019).
• Simona Quadarella also swam 8:14.99 (2019), 8:16.45 (2018), 8:16.46 (2023), 8:17.32 (2021), 8:17.44 (2024), 8:17.95 (2019), 8:18.35 (2021).
• Li Bingjie also swam 8:15.46 (2017), 8:17.39 (2021).
• Jazmin Carlin also swam 8:16.17 (2016), 8:18.11 (2014), 8:18.15 (2015), 8:18.36 (2014).
• Lotte Friis also swam 8:16.32 (2013), 8:17.16 (2013), 8:18.20 (2011).
• Rebecca Adlington also swam 8:16.81 (2009), 8:17.51 (2011), 8:17.90 (2009), 8:18.06 (2008).
• Lani Pallister also swam 8:16.82 (2023), 8:17.77 (2022), 8:18.46 (2024).
• Leah Smith also swam 8:17.10 (2019), 8:17.21 (2018), 8:17.22 (2017), 8:17.23 (2019), 8:17.52 (2022).
• Janet Evans also swam 8:17.12 (1988).
• Sarah Köhler also swam 8:17.33 (2021).
• Joanne Jackson also swam 8:17.81 (2009).
• Isabel Gose also swam 8:17.82 (2024), 8:17.95 (2023).
• Wang Jianjiahe also swam 8:18.09 (2018).
• Jessica Ashwood also swam 8:18.41 (2015), 8:18.42 (2016).
• Paige Madden also swam 8:18.48 (2024).

Women short course

• Correct as of December 2023^[59]

Pos	Time	Swimmer	Date	Venue	Ref
1	7:57.42	Katie Ledecky (USA)	5 November 2022	Indianapolis	[60]
2	7:59.34	Mireia Belmonte (ESP)	10 August 2013	Berlin
3	7:59.44	Wang Jianjiahe (CHN)	6 October 2018	Budapest
4	8:01.06	Camille Muffat (FRA)	16 November 2012	Angers
5	8:01.22	Lauren Boyle (NZL)	7 August 2013	Netherlands
6	8:02.09	Li Bingjie (CHN)	29 October 2022	Beijing	[61]
7	8:04.07	Lani Pallister (AUS)	14 December 2022	Melbourne	[62]
8	8:04.53	Alessia Filippi (ITA)	12 December 2008	Rijeka
9	8:04.61	Lotte Friis (DEN)	14 November 2009	Berlin
10	8:04.65	Anastasiya Kirpichnikova (RUS)	3 November 2021	Kazan	[63]
11	8:05.32	Coralie Balmy (FRA)	12 December 2008	Rijeka
12	8:07.12	Summer McIntosh (CAN)	5 November 2022	Indianapolis	[64]
13	8:07.67	Leah Smith (USA)	7 December 2016	Windsor
14	8:07.99	Simona Quadarella (ITA)	18 December 2021	Abu Dhabi	[65]
15	8:08.00	Kate Ziegler (USA)	14 October 2007	Germany
16	8:08.02	Kristel Kobrich (CHI)	14 November 2009	Berlin
		Sarah Köhler (GER)	14 November 2019	Berlin
18	8:08.16	Jazmin Carlin (GBR)	4 December 2014	Doha
19	8:08.17	Sharon van Rouwendaal (NED)	4 December 2014	Doha
20	8:08.25	Rebecca Adlington (GBR)	10 April 2008	Manchester
21	8:08.26	Isabel Marie Gose (GER)	18 December 2021	Abu Dhabi	[66]
22	8:08.41	Katinka Hosszú (HUN)	24 October 2014	China
23	8:10.41	Erika Fairweather (NZL)	14 December 2022	Melbourne	[67]
24	8:11.13	Boglárka Kapás (HUN)	14 December 2017	Herning
25	8:11.25	Laure Manaudou (FRA)	9 December 2005	Italy

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 8:11.25:

• Katie Ledecky also swam 8:00.58 (2022).
• Mireia Belmonte also swam 8:01.43 (2013), 8:03.41 (2014), 8:04.88 (2014), 8:05.18 (2013), 8:07.10 (2017), 8:07.47 (2017), 8:07.59 (2013), 8:07.90 (2013), 8:08.40 (2013), 8:08.57 (2014), 8:10.61 (2014), 8:10.88 (2014), 8:11.19 (2013).
• Lauren Boyle also swam 8:02.53 (2013), 8:06.15 (2013), 8:08.62 (2012), 8:10.47 (2013), 8:10.80 (2013).
• Li Bingjie also swam 8:02.90 (2021), 8:09.81 (2018), 8:10.08 (2021).
• Wang Jianjiahe also swam 8:03.86 (2018), 8:04.35 (2018), 8:07.59 (2018).
• Lotte Friis also swam 8:04.77 (2011), 8:07.53 (2011), 8:07.94 (2009), 8:08.02 (2009), 8:08.68 (2013), 8:09.84 (2013), 8:09.91 (2008), 8:10.24 (2012), 8:10.40 (2013), 8:10.99 (2012).
• Anastasiya Kirpichnikova also swam 8:06.44 (2021), 8:08.44 (2021), 8:08.48 (2023), 8:10.62 (2019).
• Lani Pallister also swam 8:06.71 (2024), 8:07.37 (2022), 8:10.12 (2020), 8:10.50 (2020).
• Simona Quadarella also swam 8:08.03 (2018), 8:10.30 (2019), 8:10.54 (2021).
• Sarah Köhler also swam 8:08.39 (2019), 8:10.54 (2018), 8:10.65 (2017).
• Leah Smith also swam 8:08.75 (2018), 8:10.03 (2015), 8:10.17 (2016).
• Kristel Kobrich also swam 8:09.25 (2009).
• Katinka Hosszú also swam 8:09.27 (2014), 8:09.36 (2014).
• Kate Ziegler also swam 8:09.68 (2007).
• Isabel Marie Gose also swam 8:10.60 (2021).
• Jazmin Carlin also swam 8:11.01 (2015).

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