World record progression 100 metres individual medley

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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)

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Men

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# 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 [14]
16 50.66 Markus Deibler  Germany 7 Dec 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [15]
17 50.60 Vladimir Morozov  Russia 26 Aug 2016 World Cup Chartres, France [16]
18 50.30 Vladimir Morozov  Russia 30 Aug 2016 World Cup Berlin, Germany [17]
19 50.26 Vladimir Morozov  Russia 28 September 2018 World Cup Eindhoven, Netherlands [18]
19 50.26 = Vladimir Morozov  Russia 9 November 2018 World Cup Tokyo, Japan [19]
20 49.88 Caeleb Dressel  United States 16 November 2020 International Swimming League Budapest, Hungary [20]
21 49.28 Caeleb Dressel  United States 22 November 2020 International Swimming League Budapest, Hungary [21]
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

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# 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 [22]
3 1:00.60 Hu Xiaowen  China 26 February 1998 World Cup Beijing, China [23]
4 1:00.43 Martina Moravcová  Slovakia 12 December 1998 European SC Championships Sheffield, United Kingdom [24]
5 1:00.41 Jenny Thompson  United States 16 January 1999 World Cup Sydney, Australia [25]
6 1:00.35 h Martina Moravcová  Slovakia 2 April 1999 World SC Championships Hong Kong, China [26]
7 59.30 h Jenny Thompson  United States 2 April 1999 World SC Championships Hong Kong, China [26]
8 58.80 Natalie Coughlin  United States 23 November 2002 World Cup East Meadow, NY, United States [27]
9 58.54 Emily Seebohm  Australia 10 August 2009 Australian SC Championships Hobart, Australia [28]
10 58.51 h Therese Alshammar  Sweden 17 October 2009 World Cup Durban, South Africa [29]
11 58.40 Zhao Jing  China 11 November 2009 World Cup Stockholm, Sweden [30]
12 57.74 Hinkelien Schreuder  Netherlands 15 November 2009 World Cup Berlin, Germany [31]
13 57.73 h Katinka Hosszú  Hungary 8 August 2013 World Cup Eindhoven, Netherlands [32]
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 [33]
20 56.51 Katinka Hosszú  Hungary 7 August 2017 World Cup Berlin, Germany [34]
21 55.98 tt Gretchen Walsh  United States 18 October 2024 Florida vs Virginia Dual Meet Charlottesville, United States [35]
22 55.71 sf Gretchen Walsh  United States 12 December 2024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [36]
23 55.11 Gretchen Walsh  United States 13 December 2024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [37]
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

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Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 100 m individual medley times and the top 25 athletes:
- denotes top performance for athletes in the top 25 100 m individual medley times
- denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 100 m individual medley times, by repeat athletes
- denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 athletes who fall outside the top 25 100 m individual medley times

Men

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  • Correct as of December 2024[38]
Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 49.28 Caeleb Dressel  United States 22 November 2020 Budapest [21]
2 49.88 Dressel #2 16 November 2020 Budapest [20]
2 3 49.92 Léon Marchand  France 31 October 2024 Singapore [39]
3 4 50.26 Vladimir Morozov  Russia 28 September 2018 Eindhoven [18]
9 November 2018 Tokyo [19]
6 50.30 Morozov #3 30 August 2016 Berlin [17]
7 50.31 Morozov #4 15 November 2018 Singapore
8 50.32 Morozov #5 4 October 2018 Budapest
9 50.33 Morozov #6 29 October 2016 Hong Kong
4 9 50.33 Noè Ponti  Switzerland 13 December 2024 Budapest [40]
11 50.36 Morozov #7 11 November 2017 Beijing
12 50.39 Ponti #2 31 October 2024 Singapore [39]
13 50.43 Ponti #3 12 December 2024 Budapest
14 50.48 Dressel #3 10 November 2020 Budapest
15 50.49 Morozov #8 18 November 2017 Singapore
16 50.55 Morozov #9 25 October 2016 Tokyo
17 50.60 Morozov #10 26 August 2016 Chartres [16]
5 18 50.63 Kliment Kolesnikov  Russia 14 December 2018 Hangzhou
19 50.64 Ponti #4 13 April 2025 Uster
20 50.65 Marchand #2 18 October 2024 Shanghai [41]
6 21 50.66 Markus Deibler  Germany 7 December 2014 Doha [15]
21 50.66 Ponti #5 18 October 2024 Shanghai [41]
23 50.68 Dressel #4 5 September 2021 Naples
24 50.70 Morozov #11 21 October 2016 Singapore
Morozov #12 11 August 2017 Eindhoven
7 50.71 Ryan Lochte  United States 15 December 2012 Istanbul [14]
8 50.76 Peter Mankoč  Slovenia 12 December 2009 Istanbul [13]
9 50.95 Sergei Fesikov  Russia 14 November 2009 Berlin [12]
Marco Orsi  Italy 7 November 2021 Kazan [42]
11 50.96 Florent Manaudou  France 7 December 2013 Dijon
12 50.97 Thomas Ceccon  Italy 16 December 2022 Melbourne [43]
13 51.03 Shaine Casas  United States 29 October 2022 Toronto
14 51.05 Gerhard Zandberg  South Africa 14 November 2009 Berlin
Javier Acevedo  Canada 16 December 2022 Melbourne [43]
16 51.10 Finlay Knox  Canada 16 December 2022 Melbourne [43]
17 51.11 Bernhard Reitshammer  Austria 13 December 2024 Budapest [40]
18 51.14 Marcin Cieślak  Poland 16 November 2020 Budapest
Emre Sakçı  Turkey 23 December 2023 Istanbul [44]
Duncan Scott  Great Britain 18 October 2024 Shanghai [41]
21 51.15 George Bovell  Trinidad and Tobago 7 August 2013 Eindhoven
22 51.16 Michael Andrew  United States 15 November 2018 Singapore
23 51.19 Kenneth To  Australia 20 October 2013 Doha
24 51.20 Duje Draganja  Croatia 13 December 2009 Istanbul
25 51.24 Wang Shun  China 18 October 2024 Shanghai [41]

Women

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  • Correct as of December 2024[45]
Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 55.11 Gretchen Walsh  United States 13 December 2024 Budapest [37]
2 55.71 Walsh #2 12 December 2024 Budapest [36]
3 55.98 Walsh #3 18 October 2024 Charlottesville [35]
4 56.06 Walsh #4 12 December 2024 Budapest
2 5 56.49 Kate Douglass  United States 13 December 2024 Budapest [37]
3 6 56.51 Katinka Hosszú  Hungary 7 August 2017 Berlin [34]
7 56.57 Douglass #2 31 October 2024 Singapore [46]
8 56.67 Hosszú #2 4 December 2015 Netanya [33]
4 8 56.67 Béryl Gastaldello  France 13 December 2024 Budapest [37]
10 56.70 Hosszú #3 5 December 2014 Doha
11 56.75 Hosszú #4 14 December 2017 Copenhagen
12 56.86 Hosszú #5 1 September 2014 Dubai
13 56.88 Douglass #3 12 December 2024 Budapest [36]
14 56.97 Hosszú #6 1 October 2017 Hong Kong
Hosszú #7 15 December 2017 Copenhagen
Douglass #4 24 October 2024 Incheon
17 56.98 Douglass #5 12 December 2024 Budapest
18 56.99 Hosszú #8 4 December 2014 Doha
Hosszú #9 7 August 2017 Berlin
Douglass #6 18 October 2024 Shanghai [47]
21 57.02 Hosszú #10 2 August 2017 Moscow
5 22 57.04 Mary-Sophie Harvey  Canada 13 December 2024 Budapest [37]
23 57.05 Hosszú #11 2 November 2018 Beijing
24 57.06 Hosszú #12 9 November 2018 Tokyo
25 57.09 Hosszú #13 15 November 2017 Tokyo
6 57.10 Sarah Sjöström  Sweden 2 August 2017 Moscow
7 57.44 Yu Yiting  China 31 October 2024 Singapore [46]
8 57.47 Charlotte Bonnet  France 7 December 2023 Otopeni [48]
9 57.53 Alicia Coutts  Australia 10 November 2013 Tokyo
Marrit Steenbergen  Netherlands 16 December 2022 Melbourne [49]
Beata Nelson  United States 31 October 2024 Singapore [46]
12 57.59 Siobhan-Marie O'Connor  Great Britain 3 December 2015 Netanya
Maria Kameneva  Russia 6 December 2019 Glasgow
Anastasiya Shkurdai  Belarus 22 November 2020 Budapest
15 57.68 Rūta Meilutytė  Lithuania 14 December 2013 Herning
Louise Hansson  Sweden 16 December 2022 Melbourne [49]
17 57.69 Rebecca Meder  South Africa 12 December 2024 Budapest [36]
Tessa Giele  Netherlands 13 December 2024 Budapest [37]
19 57.74 Hinkelien Schreuder  Netherlands 15 November 2009 Berlin
20 57.75 Rikako Ikee  Japan 15 November 2017 Tokyo
21 57.76 Kaylee McKeown  Australia 18 October 2024 Shanghai [47]
22 57.77 Runa Imai  Japan 14 December 2018 Hangzhou
23 57.80 Kayla Sanchez  Canada 21 December 2018 Lausanne
Anastasia Gorbenko  Israel 19 December 2021 Abu Dhabi [50]
25 57.82 Alicja Tchórz  Poland 26 July 2021 Kazan [51]

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