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World record progression for the 800m freestyle

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.

Men

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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, Japan [7]
54 7:38.65 Grant Hackett  Australia Jul 27, 2005 World Championships Montreal, Canada [8]
55 7:32.12 Zhang Lin  China July 29, 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy [9]
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

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# 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 [10]
5 7:20.46 Daniel Wiffen  Ireland Dec 10, 2023 European Championships Otopeni, Romania [11][12]
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

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Long course

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# 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 [13]
52 8:14.10 Rebecca Adlington  Great Britain Aug 16, 2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China [14]
53 8:13.86 Katie Ledecky  United States Aug 3, 2013 World Championships Barcelona, Spain [15]
54 8:11.00 Katie Ledecky  United States 22 June 2014 Woodlands Senior Invitational Meet Shenandoah, United States [16]
55 8:07.39 Katie Ledecky  United States 8 August 2015 World Championships Kazan, Russia [17]
56 8:06.68 Katie Ledecky  United States 17 January 2016 Arena Pro Swim Series Austin, United States [18]
57 8:04.79 Katie Ledecky  United States 12 August 2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [19]
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

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# Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
WBT 8:15.34 Astrid Strauss  East Germany Feb 7, 1987 Bonn Arena Festival Bonn, Germany [20]
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1 8:15.15 Chen Hua  China Dec 2, 2001 World Cup Shanghai, China [21]
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2 8:14.35 Sachiko Yamada  Japan Feb 4, 2002 Japan 25m Nationals Tokyo, Japan [23]
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 [24]
6 8:04.53 Alessia Filippi  Italy Dec 12, 2008 2008 European Short Course Championships Rijeka, Croatia [25]
7 8:01.06 Camille Muffat  France Nov 16, 2012 French Nationals Angers, France [26]
8 7:59.34 Mireia Belmonte  Spain Aug 10, 2013 World Cup Berlin, Germany [27]
9 7:57.42 Katie Ledecky  United States Nov 5, 2022 World Cup Indianapolis, United States [28]
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

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Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 800 m freestyle times and the top 25 athletes:
- denotes top performance for athletes in the top 25 800 m freestyle times
- denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 800 m freestyle times, by repeat athletes
- denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 athletes who fall outside the top 25 800 m freestyle times

Men long course

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  • Correct as of April 2025[29]
Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 7:32.12 Zhang Lin  China 29 July 2009 Rome [9]
2 2 7:35.27 Oussama Mellouli  Tunisia 29 July 2009 Rome [9]
3 3 7:37.00 Ahmed Hafnaoui  Tunisia 26 July 2023 Fukuoka [30]
4 4 7:37.76 Samuel Short  Australia 26 July 2023 Fukuoka [30]
5 5 7:38.19 Daniel Wiffen  Ireland 30 July 2024 Paris [31]
6 6 7:38.57 Sun Yang  China 27 July 2011 Shanghai [32]
7 7 7:38.65 Grant Hackett  Australia 27 July 2005 Montreal [8]
8 8 7:38.67 Bobby Finke  United States 26 July 2023 Fukuoka [30]
9 7:38.75 Finke #2 30 July 2024 Paris [31]
9 10 7:39.10 Lukas Märtens  Germany 15 April 2025 Stockholm [33]
10 11 7:39.16 Ian Thorpe  Australia 24 July 2001 Fukuoka [7]
12 7:39.19 Wiffen #2 26 July 2023 Fukuoka [30]
11 13 7:39.27 Gregorio Paltrinieri  Italy 24 July 2019 Gwangju [34]
14 7:39.36 Finke #3 21 June 2022 Budapest [35]
15 7:39.38 Paltrinieri #2 30 July 2024 Paris [31]
16 7:39.48 Märtens #2 26 July 2023 Fukuoka [30]
12 17 7:39.63 Florian Wellbrock  Germany 21 June 2022 Budapest [35]
18 7:39.96 Sun #2 5 August 2015 Kazan [36]
13 19 7:40.08 Mykhailo Romanchuk  Ukraine 21 June 2022 Budapest [35]
20 7:40.22 Paltrinieri #3 12 August 2020 Rome
21 7:40.34 Hackett #2 24 July 2001 Fukuoka [7]
Finke #4 1 July 2023 Indianapolis [37]
23 7:40.39 Short #2 15 June 2023 Melbourne [38]
14 24 7:40.77 Gabriele Detti  Italy 26 July 2017 Budapest [39]
25 7:40.81 Paltrinieri #4 5 August 2015 Kazan [36]
15 7:41.28 Henrik Christiansen  Norway 24 July 2019 Gwangju [34]
16 7:41.73 Wojciech Wojdak  Poland 26 July 2017 Budapest [39]
17 7:41.77 Sven Schwarz  Germany 13 August 2023 Dublin [40]
18 7:41.86 Ryan Cochrane  Canada 27 July 2011 Shanghai [32]
19 7:42.07 Ahmed Jaouadi  Tunisia 29 July 2024 Paris [41]
20 7:42.08 David Aubry  France 24 July 2019 Gwangju [34]
21 7:42.47 Aleksandr Stepanov  Russia 18 April 2023 Kazan [42]
22 7:42.51 Jack McLoughlin  Australia 14 June 2021 Adelaide [43]
23 7:42.86 Elijah Winnington  Australia 29 July 2024 Paris [41]
24 7:43.37 Lorenzo Galossi  Italy 13 August 2022 Rome [44]
25 7:43.60 Michael McBroom  United States 31 July 2013 Barcelona [45]

Men short course

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  • Correct as of February 2025[46]
Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 7:20.46 Daniel Wiffen  Ireland 10 December 2023 Otopeni [11]
2 2 7:23.42 Grant Hackett  Australia 20 July 2008 Melbourne [10]
3 7:25.28 Hackett #2 3 August 2001 Perth
3 4 7:25.73 Mykhailo Romanchuk  Ukraine 21 November 2020 Budapest
4 5 7:25.78 Henrik Christiansen  Norway 21 November 2020 Budapest
6 7:25.96 Wiffen #2 15 December 2022 Dublin
5 7 7:27.94 Gregorio Paltrinieri  Italy 7 November 2021 Kazan [47]
6 8 7:27.99 Florian Wellbrock  Germany 7 November 2021 Kazan [47]
7 9 7:29.17 Yannick Agnel  France 16 November 2012 Angers
10 7:29.39 Christiansen #2 20 December 2019 Tilburg
11 7:29.99 Paltrinieri #2 17 December 2022 Melbourne [48]
12 7:30.31 Paltrinieri #3 16 December 2018 Hangzhou
8 13 7:30.32 David Aubry  France 10 December 2023 Otopeni [11]
9 14 7:30.41 David Johnston  United States 24 August 2022 Sydney [49]
10 15 7:30.56 Zalan Sarkany  Hungary 14 December 2024 Budapest [50]
16 7:30.79 Christiansen #3 21 December 2019 Tilburg
11 17 7:31.18 Federico Colbertaldo  Italy 19 December 2009 Manchester [51]
18 7:31.20 Romanchuk #2 10 December 2023 Otopeni [11]
19 7:31.33 Paltrinieri #4 4 December 2015 Netanya
20 7:31.48 Christiansen #4 17 December 2022 Melbourne [48]
21 7:31.60 Aubry #2 13 December 2019 Angers
22 7:31.82 Wiffen #3 7 December 2023 Otopeni
12 23 7:31.89 Felix Auböck  Austria 21 November 2020 Budapest
24 7:31.90 Wellbrock #2 14 December 2024 Budapest [50]
25 7:31.92 Romanchuk #3 16 December 2018 Hangzhou
13 7:31.93 Ahmed Jaouadi  Tunisia 14 December 2024 Budapest [50]
14 7:32.77 Alexander Nørgaard  Denmark 18 December 2020 Helsingør
15 7:33.01 Victor Johansson  Sweden 5 November 2023 Espoo [52]
16 7:33.12 Logan Fontaine  France 17 December 2022 Melbourne [48]
17 7:33.23 Jan Micka  Czech Republic 16 November 2018 Plzeň
18 7:33.24 Sven Schwarz  Germany 14 December 2024 Budapest [50]
19 7:33.44 Florian Vogel  Germany 21 November 2015 Wuppertal
20 7:33.60 Wojciech Wojdak  Poland 19 December 2015 Lublin
21 7:33.69 Ahmed Hafnaoui  Tunisia 21 December 2021 Abu Dhabi [53]
22 7:33.78 Shogo Takeda  Japan 17 December 2022 Melbourne [48]
23 7:33.94 Chad La Tourette  United States 19 December 2009 Manchester
24 7:33.97 Savely Luzin  Russia 24 November 2024 Saint Petersburg [54]
25 7:33.99 Michael McBroom  United States 20 December 2013 Glasgow

Women long course

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  • Correct as of December 2024[55]
Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 8:04.79 Katie Ledecky  United States 13 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro [19]
2 8:06.68 Ledecky #2 17 January 2016 Austin [18]
3 8:07.07 Ledecky #3 27 June 2023 Indianapolis [56]
4 8:07.27 Ledecky #4 19 May 2018 Indianapolis [57]
5 8:07.39 Ledecky #5 8 August 2015 Kazan [17]
6 8:08.04 Ledecky #6 24 June 2022 Budapest [58]
7 8:08.87 Ledecky #7 29 July 2023 Fukuoka [59]
8 8:09.13 Ledecky #8 9 August 2018 Tokyo [60]
9 8:09.27 Ledecky #9 26 April 2022 Greensboro [61]
2 10 8:09.86 Summer McIntosh  Canada 13 February 2025 Plantation [62]
11 8:10.32 Ledecky #10 2 July 2016 Omaha [63]
12 8:10.70 Ledecky #11 19 May 2019 Indianapolis
13 8:10.91 Ledecky #12 1 July 2016 Omaha [64]
14 8:11.00 Ledecky #13 22 June 2014 Shenandoah [16]
15 8:11.04 Ledecky #14 3 August 2024 Paris [65]
16 8:11.08 Ledecky #15 9 June 2018 Santa Clara
17 8:11.21 Ledecky #16 17 January 2015 Santa Clara
18 8:11.35 Ledecky #17 21 August 2014 Gold Coast [66]
19 8:11.39 McIntosh #2 8 February 2024 Orlando [67]
20 8:11.50 Ledecky #18 27 June 2017 Indianapolis [68]
21 8:11.70 Ledecky #19 16 May 2018 Indianapolis [69]
22 8:11.83 Ledecky #20 10 February 2022 Orlando
23 8:11.98 Ledecky #21 25 July 2018 Irvine [70]
24 8:12.03 Ledecky #22 26 July 2022 Irvine [71]
3 25 8:12.29 Ariarne Titmus  Australia 3 August 2024 Paris [65]
4 8:13.00 Paige Madden  United States 3 August 2024 Paris [65]
5 8:13.31 Li Bingjie  China 29 July 2023 Fukuoka [59]
6 8:14.10 Rebecca Adlington  Great Britain 16 August 2008 Beijing [14]
7 8:14.55 Simona Quadarella  Italy 3 August 2024 Paris [65]
8 8:14.64 Wang Jianjiahe  China 30 March 2019 Qingdao [72]
9 8:15.11 Lani Pallister  Australia 22 October 2023 Budapest [73]
10 8:15.54 Jazmin Carlin  Great Britain 21 August 2014 Berlin [74]
11 8:15.92 Lotte Friis  Denmark 1 August 2009 Rome [75]
12 8:16.22 Janet Evans  United States 20 August 1989 Tokyo [13]
13 8:16.33 Leah Smith  United States 10 April 2019 Richmond [76]
14 8:16.37 Boglárka Kapás  Hungary 12 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro [19]
15 8:16.43 Sarah Köhler  Germany 27 July 2019 Gwangju [77]
16 8:16.66 Joanne Jackson  Great Britain 1 August 2009 Rome [75]
17 8:16.70 Camelia Potec  Romania 22 April 2009 Montpellier [78]
18 8:16.79 Kiah Melverton  Australia 2 August 2022 Birmingham [79]
19 8:17.05 Katie Grimes  United States 29 July 2021 Tokyo [80]
20 8:17.21 Alessia Filippi  Italy 1 August 2009 Rome [75]
21 8:17.53 Isabel Gose  Germany 17 February 2024 Doha [81]
22 8:17.65 Lauren Boyle  New Zealand 8 August 2015 Kazan [17]
23 8:18.00 Erika Fairweather  New Zealand 5 April 2023 Auckland [82]
24 8:18.14 Jessica Ashwood  Australia 5 June 2016 Santa Clara [83]
25 8:18.52 Kate Ziegler  United States 31 March 2007 Melbourne [84]

Women short course

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  • Correct as of February 2025[85]
Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 7:57.42 Katie Ledecky  United States 5 November 2022 Indianapolis [28]
2 2 7:59.34 Mireia Belmonte  Spain 10 August 2013 Berlin [27]
3 3 7:59.44 Wang Jianjiahe  China 6 October 2018 Budapest
4 8:00.58 Ledecky #2 29 October 2022 Toronto
4 5 8:01.06 Camille Muffat  France 16 November 2012 Angers [26]
5 6 8:01.22 Lauren Boyle  New Zealand 7 August 2013 Eindhoven
7 8:01.43 Belmonte #2 7 August 2013 Eindhoven
6 8 8:01.95 Lani Pallister  Australia 11 December 2024 Budapest [86]
7 9 8:02.09 Li Bingjie  China 29 October 2022 Beijing [87]
10 8:02.53 Boyle #2 10 August 2013 Berlin
11 8:02.90 Li #2 18 December 2021 Abu Dhabi [88]
12 8:03.41 Belmonte #3 4 December 2014 Doha
13 8:03.86 Wang #2 30 September 2018 Eindhoven
14 8:04.07 Pallister #2 14 December 2022 Melbourne [89]
15 8:04.35 Wang #3 13 December 2018 Hangzhou
8 16 8:04.53 Alessia Filippi  Italy 12 December 2008 Rijeka [25]
9 17 8:04.61 Lotte Friis  Denmark 14 November 2009 Berlin
10 18 8:04.65 Anastasiya Kirpichnikova  Russia 3 November 2021 Kazan [90]
19 8:04.77 Friis #2 16 December 2011 Atlanta
20 8:04.88 Belmonte #4 31 August 2018 Dubai
21 8:05.18 Belmonte #5 13 December 2013 Herning
11 22 8:05.32 Coralie Balmy  France 12 December 2008 Rijeka
12 23 8:05.42 Isabel Gose  Germany 11 December 2024 Budapest [86]
13 24 8:05.90 Katie Grimes  United States 11 December 2024 Budapest [86]
25 8:06.15 Boyle #3 9 November 2013 Tokyo
14 8:07.12 Summer McIntosh  Canada 5 November 2022 Indianapolis [28]
15 8:07.22 Paige Madden  United States 11 December 2024 Budapest [86]
16 8:07.22 Leah Smith  United States 7 December 2016 Windsor
17 8:07.99 Simona Quadarella  Italy 18 December 2021 Abu Dhabi [88]
18 8:08.00 Kate Ziegler  United States 14 October 2007 Essen [24]
19 8:08.02 Kristel Köbrich  Chile 10 August 2008 Berlin
Sarah Köhler  Germany 14 November 2019 Berlin
21 8:08.16 Jazmin Carlin  Great Britain 4 December 2014 Doha
22 8:08.17 Sharon van Rouwendaal  Netherlands 4 December 2014 Doha
23 8:08.25 Rebecca Adlington  Great Britain 10 April 2008 Manchester
24 8:08.41 Katinka Hosszú  Hungary 24 October 2014 Beijing
25 8:10.41 Erika Fairweather  New Zealand 14 December 2022 Melbourne [89]

References

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