World record progression 1500 metres freestyle

The first world record in the men's 1500 metres freestyle in a long course (50 metres) swimming pool was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1908.[1] In short course (25 metres) pools, the world's governing body recognizes world records since March 3, 1991.

Men

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Long course

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# Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
1 22:48.4 Henry Taylor  Great Britain Jul 25, 1908 1908 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom [2]
2 22:00.0 George Hodgson  Canada Jul 10, 1912 1912 Olympic Games Stockholm, Sweden
3 21:35.3 Arne Borg  Sweden Jul 8, 1923 - Gothenburg, Sweden
4 21:15.0 Arne Borg  Sweden Jan 30, 1924 - Sydney, Australia
5 21:11.4 Arne Borg  Sweden Jul 13, 1924 - Paris, France
6 20:06.6 Boy Charlton  Australia Jul 15, 1924 1924 Olympic Games Paris, France
7 20:04.4 Arne Borg  Sweden Aug 18, 1926 - Budapest, Hungary
8 19:07.2 Arne Borg  Sweden Sep 2, 1927 1927 European Aquatics Championships Bologna, Italy
9 18:58.8 Tomikatsu Amano  Japan Aug 10, 1938 - Tokyo, Japan
10 18:35.7 Shiro Hashizume  Japan Aug 16, 1949 - Los Angeles, United States
11 18:19.0 Hironoshin Furuhashi  Japan Aug 16, 1949 - Los Angeles, United States
12 18:05.9 George Breen  United States May 3, 1956 - New Haven, United States
13 17:59.5 Murray Rose  Australia Oct 30, 1956 - Melbourne, Australia
14 17:52.9 George Breen  United States Dec 5, 1956 - Melbourne, Australia
15 17:28.7 John Konrads  Australia Feb 22, 1958 - Melbourne, Australia
16 17:11.0 John Konrads  Australia Feb 27, 1960 - Sydney, Australia
17 17:05.5 Roy Saari  United States Aug 17, 1963 - Tokyo, Japan
18 17:01.8 Murray Rose  Australia Aug 2, 1964 - Los Altos, United States
19 16:58.7 Roy Saari  United States Sep 2, 1964 - New York City, United States
20 16:58.6 Stephen Krause  United States Aug 15, 1965 - Maumee, United States
21 16:41.6 Michael Burton  United States Aug 21, 1966 - Lincoln, United States
22 16:34.1 Michael Burton  United States Aug 13, 1967 AAU Nationals Oak Park, United States
23 16:28.1 Guillermo Echevarria  Mexico Jul 7, 1968 Santa Clara Invitational Santa Clara, United States
24 16:08.57 Michael Burton  United States Sep 3, 1968 USA Olympic Trials Long Beach, United States
25 16:04.5 Michael Burton  United States Aug 17, 1969 AAU Nationals Louisville, United States
26 15:57.10 John Kinsella  United States Aug 23, 1970 AAU Nationals Los Angeles, United States
27 15:52.91 Rick DeMont  United States Aug 6, 1972 USA Olympic Trials Chicago, United States
28 15:52.58 Michael Burton  United States Sep 4, 1972 1972 Olympic Games Munich, West Germany
29 15:51.02 Rick DeMont  United States Aug 25, 1973 AAU Nationals Louisville, United States
30 15:37.80 Stephen Holland  Australia Sep 5, 1973 Pre World Championship meet Brisbane, Australia
31 15:31.85 Stephen Holland  Australia Sep 8, 1973 1973 World Aquatics Championships Belgrade, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
32 15:31.75 Tim Shaw  United States Aug 25, 1974 AAU Nationals Concord, United States
33 15:27.79 Stephen Holland  Australia Jan 25, 1975 New Zealand Games Christchurch, New Zealand
34 15:20.91 Tim Shaw  United States Jun 21, 1975 USA World Championship Trials Long Beach, United States
35 15:10.89 Stephen Holland  Australia Feb 27, 1976 AUS Olympic Trials Sydney, Australia
36 15:06.66 Brian Goodell  United States Jun 21, 1976 USA Olympic Trials Long Beach, United States
37 15:02.40 Brian Goodell  United States Jul 20, 1976 1976 Olympic Games Montreal, Canada
38 14:58.27 Vladimir Salnikov  Soviet Union Jul 22, 1980 1980 Olympic Games Moscow, Soviet Union
39 14:56.35 Vladimir Salnikov  Soviet Union Mar 13, 1982 URSvGDR Duel Moscow, Soviet Union
40 14:54.76 Vladimir Salnikov  Soviet Union Feb 22, 1983 URS Winter Nationals Moscow, Soviet Union
- 14:53.59 Glen Housman  Australia Dec 13, 1989 Australian Commonwealth Games Trials Adelaide, Australia [3]
41 14:50.36 Jörg Hoffmann  Germany Jan 13, 1991 1991 World Aquatics Championships Perth, Australia
42 14:48.40 Kieren Perkins  Australia Apr 5, 1992 AUS Olympic Trials Canberra, Australia
43 14:43.48 Kieren Perkins  Australia Jul 31, 1992 1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain
44 14:41.66 Kieren Perkins  Australia Aug 24, 1994 1994 Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada [4]
45 14:34.56 Grant Hackett  Australia Jul 29, 2001 World Championships Fukuoka, Japan [4]
46 14:34.14 Sun Yang  China Jul 31, 2011 World Championships Shanghai, China [5]
47 14:31.02 Sun Yang  China Aug 4, 2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom [6]
48 14:30.67 Bobby Finke  United States Aug 4, 2024 Olympic Games Paris, France [7]
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

Short course

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# Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
1 14:32.40 Kieren Perkins  Australia Feb 2, 1992 Grand Prix Canberra, Australia
2 14:26.52 Kieren Perkins  Australia Jul 14, 1993 - Auckland, New Zealand
3 14:19.55 Grant Hackett  Australia Sep 27, 1998 Australian SC Championships Perth, Australia [8]
4 14:10.10 Grant Hackett  Australia Aug 7, 2001 Australian SC Championships Perth, Australia [8]
5 14:08.06 Gregorio Paltrinieri  Italy Dec 4, 2015 European SC Championships Netanya, Israel [9]
6 14:06.88 Florian Wellbrock  Germany 21 December 2021 World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [10]
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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Long course

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# Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
1 25:06.6 Helen Wainwright  United States Aug 19, 1922 - New York City, United States
2 24:07.6 Ethel McGary  United States Dec 31, 1925 - Coral Gables, United States
3 24:00.2 Edith Mayne  Great Britain Sep 15, 1926 - Exmouth, United Kingdom
4 23:44.6 Martha Norelius  United States Jul 28, 1927 - Massapequa, United States
5 23:17.2 Helene Madison  United States Jul 15, 1931 - New York City, United States
6 22:36.7 Grete Frederiksen  Denmark Jun 26, 1936 - Copenhagen, Denmark
7 21:45.7 Ragnhild Hveger  Denmark Jul 3, 1938 - Helsinki, Finland
8 21:10.1 Ragnhild Hveger  Denmark Aug 11, 1940 - Helsinki, Finland
9 20:57.0 Ragnhild Hveger  Denmark Aug 20, 1941 - Copenhagen, Denmark
10 20:46.5 Lenie de Nijs  Netherlands Jul 23, 1955 - Utrecht, Netherlands
11 20:22.8 Jans Koster  Netherlands Aug 21, 1956 - Utrecht, Netherlands
12 20:03.1 Jans Koster  Netherlands Jul 27, 1957 - Hilversum, Netherlands
13 19:25.7 Ilsa Konrads  Australia Jan 13, 1960 - Sydney, Australia
14 19:23.6 Jane Cederqvist  Sweden Sep 8, 1960 - Uppsala, Sweden
15 19:02.8 Margareta Rylander  Sweden Jun 27, 1961 - Uppsala, Sweden
16 18:44.0 Carolyn House  United States Aug 16, 1962 - Chicago, United States
17 18:30.5 Patty Caretto  United States Jul 30, 1964 - Los Altos, United States
18 18:23.7 Patty Caretto  United States Aug 12, 1965 - Los Altos, United States
19 18:12.9 Patty Caretto  United States Aug 21, 1966 - Lincoln, United States
20 18:11.1 Debbie Meyer  United States Jul 9, 1967 Santa Clara Invitational Santa Clara, United States
21 17:50.2 Debbie Meyer  United States Aug 20, 1967 AAU Nationals Philadelphia, United States
22 17:31.2 Debbie Meyer  United States Aug 21, 1968 - Los Angeles, United States
23 17:19.9 Debbie Meyer  United States Aug 17, 1969 AAU Nationals Louisville, United States
24 17:19.20 Cathy Calhoun  United States Aug 28, 1971 AAU Nationals Houston, United States
25 17:00.6 Shane Gould  Australia Dec 12, 1971 - Sydney, Australia
26 16:56.9 Shane Gould  Australia Feb 11, 1973 AUS Nationals Adelaide, Australia
27 16:54.14 Jo Harshbarger  United States Aug 25, 1973 USA World Championship Trials Louisville, United States
28 16:49.9 Jennifer Turrall  Australia Dec 9, 1973 Top-level meet Sydney, Australia
29 16:48.2 Jennifer Turrall  Australia Jan 9, 1974 NSW State Championships Sydney, Australia
30 16:43.4 Jennifer Turrall  Australia Jul 13, 1974 - Sydney, Australia
31 16:39.28 Jennifer Turrall  Australia Aug 3, 1974 Los Angeles Invitational Los Angeles, United States
32 16:33.94 Jennifer Turrall  Australia Aug 25, 1974 AAU Nationals Concord, United States
33 16:24.60 Alice Browne  United States Aug 21, 1977 AAU Nationals Mission Viejo, United States
34 16:14.93 Tracey Wickham  Australia Feb 8, 1978 Invitational Brisbane, Australia
35 16:06.63 Tracey Wickham  Australia Feb 25, 1979 AUS Nationals Perth, Australia
36 16:04.49 Kim Linehan  United States Aug 19, 1979 AAU Nationals Fort Lauderdale, United States
37 16:00.73 Janet Evans  United States Jul 31, 1987 USA Nationals & Pan Pacific Trials Orlando, United States
38 15:52.10 Janet Evans  United States Mar 26, 1988 USA Spring Nationals Orlando, United States
39 15:42.54 Kate Ziegler  United States Jun 17, 2007 TYR Meet of Champions Mission Viejo, United States [11]
40 15:36.53 Katie Ledecky  United States Jul 30, 2013 World Championships Barcelona, Spain [12]
41 15:34.23 Katie Ledecky  United States Jun 19, 2014 Woodlands Senior Invitational Meet Shenandoah, United States [13]
42 15:28.36 Katie Ledecky  United States Aug 24, 2014 Pan Pacific Championships Gold Coast, Australia [14]
43 15:27.71 h Katie Ledecky  United States Aug 3, 2015 World Championships Kazan, Russia [15][16]
44 15:25.48 Katie Ledecky  United States Aug 4, 2015 World Championships Kazan, Russia [17]
45 15:20.48 Katie Ledecky  United States May 16, 2018 TYR Pro Swim Series Indianapolis, United States [18]
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

Short course

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# Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
1 15:43.31 Petra Schneider  East Germany Jan 10, 1982 - Gainesville, United States
2 15:42.39 Laure Manaudou  France Nov 20, 2004 Regional meet La Roche-sur-Yon, France [19]
3 15:32.90 Kate Ziegler  United States Oct 12, 2007 Alex Athletics Jubiläums Challenge Essen, Germany [19]
4 15:28.65 Lotte Friis  Denmark Nov 29, 2009 Local Club Meet Copenhagen, Denmark [20]
5 15:26.95 Mireia Belmonte  Spain Nov 29, 2013 Spanish Championships Castelló de la Plana, Spain [21]
6 15:22.68 Lauren Boyle  New Zealand Aug 9, 2014 Wellington Winter Championships Wellington, New Zealand [22]
7 15:19.71 Mireia Belmonte  Spain Dec 12, 2014 Spanish Championships Sabadell, Spain [23]
8 15:18.01 Sarah Köhler  Germany Nov 16, 2019 German Championships Berlin, Germany [24]
9 15:08.24 Katie Ledecky  United States Oct 29, 2022 FINA World Cup Toronto, Canada [25]
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 1500 m freestyle times and the top 25 athletes:
- denotes top performance for athletes in the top 25 1500 m freestyle times
- denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 1500 m freestyle times, by repeat athletes
- denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 athletes who fall outside the top 25 1500 m freestyle times

Men long course

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  • Correct as of December 2024[26]
Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 14:30.67 Bobby Finke  United States 4 August 2024 Paris [7]
2 2 14:31.02 Sun Yang  China 4 August 2012 London [6]
3 3 14:31.54 Ahmed Hafnaoui  Tunisia 30 July 2023 Fukuoka [27]
4 14:31.59 Finke #2 30 July 2023 Fukuoka [27]
4 5 14:32.80 Gregorio Paltrinieri  Italy 25 June 2022 Budapest [28]
6 14:33.10 Paltrinieri #2 13 August 2020 Rome [29]
7 14:34.04 Paltrinieri #3 18 May 2016 London [30]
5 8 14:34.07 Daniel Wiffen  Ireland 18 February 2024 Doha [31]
9 14:34.14 Sun #2 31 July 2011 Shanghai [5]
10 14:34.55 Paltrinieri #4 4 August 2024 Paris [7]
6 11 14:34.56 Grant Hackett  Australia 29 July 2001 Fukuoka [4]
12 14:34.57 Paltrinieri #5 13 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro [32]
7 13 14:34.89 Florian Wellbrock  Germany 21 April 2023 Berlin [33]
14 14:34.91 Wiffen #2 14 April 2023 Stockholm [34]
15 14:35.43 Sun #3 18 November 2010 Guangzhou [35]
16 14:35.79 Wiffen #3 11 August 2023 Dublin [36]
17 14:35.85 Paltrinieri #6 30 July 2017 Budapest [37]
8 18 14:36.10 Mykhailo Romanchuk  Ukraine 16 August 2022 Rome [38]
19 14:36.15 Wellbrock #2 5 August 2018 Glasgow [39]
20 14:36.45 Wellbrock #3 18 April 2021 Berlin [40]
21 14:36.56 Wellbrock #4 28 July 2019 Gwangju [41]
22 14:36.70 Finke #3 25 June 2022 Budapest [28]
23 14:36.88 Romanchuk #2 5 August 2018 Glasgow [39]
24 14:36.94 Wellbrock #5 25 June 2022 Budapest [28]
25 14:37.08 Paltrinieri #7 7 April 2017 Riccione [42]
9 14:37.28 Oussama Mellouli  Tunisia 2 August 2009 Rome [43]
Samuel Short  Australia 30 July 2023 Fukuoka [27]
11 14:39.48 Connor Jaeger  United States 13 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro [32]
12 14:39.54 Mack Horton  Australia 13 April 2016 Adelaide [44]
13 14:39.63 Ryan Cochrane  Canada 4 August 2012 London [6]
14 14:40.28 Lukas Märtens  Germany 25 March 2022 Magdeburg [45]
15 14:40.86 Gabriele Detti  Italy 13 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro [32]
16 14:40.91 Dávid Betlehem  Hungary 4 August 2024 Paris [7]
17 14:41.13 Yuriy Prilukov  Russia 15 August 2008 Beijing [46]
18 14:41.22 Kuzey Tunçelli  Turkey 4 August 2024 Paris [7]
19 14:41.66 Kieren Perkins  Australia 24 August 1994 Victoria [4]
20 14:43.35 Ahmed Jaouadi  Tunisia 4 August 2024 Paris [7]
21 14:43.53 Sven Schwarz  Germany 11 August 2023 Dublin [36]
22 14:44.66 David Aubry  France 4 August 2024 Paris [7]
23 14:45.03 Jordan Wilimovsky  United States 13 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro [32]
24 14:45.29 Larsen Jensen  United States 13 August 2004 Athens [47]
25 14:45.35 Henrik Christiansen  Norway 28 July 2019 Gwangju [41]

Men short course

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  • Correct as of March 2025[48]
Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 14:06.88 Florian Wellbrock  Germany 21 December 2021 Abu Dhabi [10]
2 2 14:08.06 Gregorio Paltrinieri  Italy 4 December 2015 Netanya [9]
3 3 14:09.11 Daniel Wiffen  Ireland 7 December 2023 Otopeni [49]
4 4 14:09.14 Mykhailo Romanchuk  Ukraine 16 December 2018 Hangzhou [50]
5 14:09.87 Paltrinieri #2 16 December 2018 Hangzhou [50]
6 14:09.88 Wellbrock #2 4 November 2021 Kazan [51]
5 7 14:10.10 Grant Hackett  Australia 7 August 2001 Perth [8]
6 8 14:10.94 Ahmed Hafnaoui  Tunisia 21 December 2021 Abu Dhabi [10]
9 14:11.47 Romanchuk #2 21 December 2021 Abu Dhabi [10]
10 14:13.07 Paltrinieri #3 4 November 2021 Kazan [51]
11 14:14.45 Wiffen #2 10 December 2022 Glasgow [52]
12 14:14.59 Romanchuk #3 15 December 2017 Copenhagen [53]
13 14:15.49 Romanchuk #4 22 October 2016 Singapore [54]
7 14 14:15.51 Park Tae-hwan  South Korea 11 December 2016 Windsor [55]
15 14:16.10 Paltrinieri #4 7 December 2014 Doha [56]
8 16 14:16.13 Yuriy Prilukov  Russia 9 December 2006 Helsinki [57]
9 17 14:16.40 Ahmed Jaouadi  Tunisia 10 December 2024 Budapest [58]
18 14:16.88 Paltrinieri #5 13 December 2022 Melbourne [59]
19 14:17.14 Paltrinieri #6 6 December 2019 Glasgow [60]
20 14:17.27 Wellbrock #3 10 December 2024 Budapest [58]
10 21 14:18.00 Gabriele Detti  Italy 4 December 2015 Netanya [9]
22 14:18.10 Paltrinieri #7 5 December 2019 Glasgow [61]
11 23 14:18.15 Henrik Christiansen  Norway 6 December 2019 Glasgow [60]
24 14:18.33 Detti #6 6 August 2017 Berlin [62]
25 14:18.53 Romanchuk #5 30 October 2016 Hong Kong [63]
12 14:18.79 Oussama Mellouli  Tunisia 7 December 2014 Doha [56]
13 14:19.29 Connor Jaeger  United States 12 December 2015 Indianapolis [64]
14 14:19.62 Damien Joly  France 13 December 2022 Melbourne [59]
15 14:20.44 Jan Wolfgarten  Germany 12 December 2009 Istanbul [65]
16 14:20.64 Kuzey Tunçelli  Turkey 10 December 2024 Budapest [58]
17 14:21.78 David Aubry  France 7 December 2023 Otopeni [49]
18 14:22.29 Sven Schwarz  Germany 10 December 2024 Budapest [58]
19 14:22.47 Zhang Lin  China 21 February 2009 Tokyo [66]
20 14:22.77 David Johnston  United States 27 August 2022 Sydney [67]
21 14:23.26 Kazushi Imafuku  Japan 29 March 2025 Tokyo [68]
22 14:23.27 Dávid Betlehem  Hungary 1 November 2023 Debrecen [69]
23 14:23.31 Zalan Sarkany  Hungary 1 November 2023 Debrecen [69]
24 14:23.35 Ryan Cochrane  Canada 7 December 2014 Doha [56]
25 14:24.00 Timothy Shuttleworth  Great Britain 17 December 2016 Sheffield [70]

Women long course

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  • Correct as of December 2024[71]
Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 15:20.48 Katie Ledecky  United States 16 May 2018 Indianapolis [18]
2 15:25.48 Ledecky #2 4 August 2015 Kazan [17]
3 15:26.27 Ledecky #3 25 July 2023 Fukuoka [72]
4 15:27.71 Ledecky #4 3 August 2015 Kazan [15]
5 15:28.36 Ledecky #5 24 August 2014 Gold Coast [14]
6 15:29.51 Ledecky #6 4 March 2020 Des Moines
7 15:29.64 Ledecky #7 1 July 2023 Indianapolis [73]
8 15:30.02 Ledecky #8 31 July 2024 Paris [74]
9 15:30.15 Ledecky #9 20 June 2022 Budapest [75]
10 15:31.82 Ledecky #10 25 July 2017 Budapest [76]
11 15:34.23 Ledecky #11 19 June 2014 Shenandoah [13]
12 15:35.35 Ledecky #12 26 July 2021 Tokyo [77]
13 15:35.65 Ledecky #13 1 June 2017 Santa Clara
14 15:35.98 Ledecky #14 7 December 2019 Greensboro [78]
15 15:36.53 Ledecky #15 30 July 2013 Barcelona [12]
16 15:36.87 Ledecky #16 16 February 2025 Plantation
17 15:37.34 Ledecky #17 28 July 2021 Tokyo [79]
18 15:37.35 Ledecky #18 19 June 2024 Indianapolis [80]
19 15:37.99 Ledecky #19 14 January 2023 Knoxville
20 15:38.25 Ledecky #20 15 May 2024 Atlanta
21 15:38.81 Ledecky #21 10 January 2024 Knoxville
2 22 15:38.88 Lotte Friis  Denmark 30 July 2013 Barcelona [12]
23 15:38.97 Ledecky #22 12 August 2018 Tokyo [81]
24 15:38.99 Ledecky #23 30 April 2022 Greensboro
25 15:39.45 Ledecky #24 2 March 2022 Westmont
3 15:40.14 Lauren Boyle  New Zealand 4 August 2015 Kazan [17]
4 15:40.35 Anastasiia Kirpichnikova  France 31 July 2024 Paris [74]
5 15:40.89 Simona Quadarella  Italy 23 July 2019 Gwangju [82]
6 15:41.16 Isabel Gose  Germany 31 July 2024 Paris [74]
7 15:41.41 Erica Sullivan  United States 28 July 2021 Tokyo [79]
8 15:41.49 Wang Jianjiahe  China 26 July 2021 Tokyo [77]
9 15:42.54 Kate Ziegler  United States 17 June 2007 Mission Viejo [11]
10 15:42.91 Sarah Köhler  Germany 28 July 2021 Tokyo [79]
11 15:44.89 Katie Grimes  United States 20 June 2022 Budapest [75]
12 15:44.93 Alessia Filippi  Italy 28 July 2009 Rome [83]
13 15:45.71 Li Bingjie  China 25 July 2023 Fukuoka [72]
14 15:46.13 Maddy Gough  Australia 27 July 2019 Adelaide [84]
15 15:47.09 Boglárka Kapás  Hungary 4 August 2015 Kazan [17]
16 15:47.26 Jazmin Carlin  Great Britain 26 June 2013 Sheffield [85]
17 15:48.96 Lani Pallister  Australia 20 June 2022 Budapest [75]
18 15:50.89 Mireia Belmonte  Spain 25 July 2017 Budapest [76]
19 15:51.68 Delfina Pignatiello  Argentina 15 June 2019 Barcelona [86]
20 15:52.10 Janet Evans  United States 26 March 1988 Orlando
21 15:52.17 Jessica Ashwood  Australia 4 August 2015 Kazan [17]
22 15:52.37 Camelia Potec  Romania 26 April 2009 Montpellier
23 15:54.19 Ashley Twichell  United States 23 July 2019 Gwangju [82]
24 15:54.30 Kristel Kobrich  Chile 29 July 2013 Barcelona
25 15:54.48 Ajna Késely  Hungary 22 July 2019 Gwangju

Women short course

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  • Correct as of December 2024[87]
Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 15:08.24 Katie Ledecky  United States 29 October 2022 Toronto [25]
2 2 15:18.01 Sarah Köhler  Germany 16 November 2019 Berlin [24]
3 3 15:18.30 Anastasiia Kirpichnikova  Russia 5 November 2021 Kazan [88]
4 4 15:19.71 Mireia Belmonte  Spain 12 December 2014 Sabadell [23]
5 15:20.12 Kirpichnikova #2 8 December 2023 Otopeni
5 6 15:21.43 Lani Pallister  Australia 16 December 2022 Melbourne [89]
6 7 15:22.68 Lauren Boyle  New Zealand 9 August 2014 Wellington [22]
8 15:24.63 Pallister #2 24 August 2022 Sydney
7 9 15:24.69 Isabel Gose  Germany 15 December 2024 Budapest [90]
10 15:25.50 Gose #2 19 November 2023 Wuppertal
11 15:26.08 Kirpichnikova #3 4 November 2021 Kazan
12 15:26.95 Belmonte #3 29 November 2013 Castellón de la Plana [21]
13 15:28.33 Pallister #3 26 November 2020 Brisbane
8 14 15:28.65 Lotte Friis  Denmark 28 November 2009 Birkerød [20]
9 15 15:29.74 Simona Quadarella  Italy 5 March 2021 Rome [91]
24 April 2021 Pietralata [92]
17 15:30.14 Quadarella #3 13 December 2024 Budapest [90]
10 18 15:31.19 Maddy Gough  Australia 26 September 2020 Brisbane
11 19 15:32.90 Kate Ziegler  United States 12 October 2007 Essen
20 15:33.40 Quadarella #4 14 November 2024 Riccione
21 15:33.42 Kirpichnikova #2 26 October 2023 Angers
22 15:34.16 Quadarella #4 5 November 2021 Kazan
12 23 15:34.31 Kareena Lee  Australia 26 November 2020 Brisbane
24 15:35.01 Kirpichnikova #4 3 November 2022 Chartres
25 15:35.55 Kirpichnikova #4 16 October 2022 Villefranche-sur-Saone
13 15:36.43 Martina Caramignoli  Italy 5 March 2021 Rome [91]
14 15:37.78 Erika Villaecija  Spain 26 November 2009 Castellon
15 15:38.64 Phoebe Hines  Australia 26 November 2020 Brisbane
16 15:40.05 Leonie Beck  Germany 25 October 2019 Wuppertal [93]
17 15:40.52 Moesha Johnson  Australia 26 November 2020 Brisbane
18 15:41.29 Jillian Cox  United States 13 December 2024 Budapest [90]
19 15:41.80 Li Bingjie  China 28 October 2022 Beijing [94]
20 15:42.05 Katie Grimes  United States 4 November 2022 Indianapolis [95]
21 15:42.39 Laure Manaudou  France 20 November 2004 La Roche-sur-Yon
22 15:43.31 Petra Schneider  East Germany 10 January 1982 Gainesville
23 15:43.83 Jessica Ashwood  Australia 25 November 2015 Sydney
24 15:44.44 Tiana Kritzinger  Australia 13 December 2024 Budapest [90]
25 15:44.63 Ma Yonghui  China 27 September 2024 Wuhan

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