World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay explained

See main article: article and List of world records in swimming. This article includes the world record progression for the 4×100 metres freestyle relay, and it shows the chronological history of world record times in that competitive swimming event. The 4×100 metres freestyle relay is a relay event in which each of four swimmers on a team swims a 100-metre freestyle leg in sequence. The world records are recognized by and maintained by FINA (French: Fédération Internationale de Natation), the international competitive swimming and aquatics federation that oversees the sport in international competition.

World records in swimming were first recognized by FINA in 1908. The long course (50-metre pool) world records are historically older than the short course (25-metre pool) records. FINA amended its regulations governing the recognition of world records in 1956; specifically, FINA mandated that only record times that were contested in 50-metre (or 55-yard) pools were eligible for recognition after that time.^[1] The short-course world records have been separately recognized since 1991. On July 25, 2013 FINA Technical Swimming Congress voted to allow world records in the long course mixed 400 free relay and mixed 400 medley relay, as well as in six events in short course meters: the mixed 200 medley and 200 free relays, as well as the men's and women's 200 free relays and the men's and women's 200 medley relays.^[2] In October 2013 FINA decided to establish "standards" before something can be recognized as the first world record in these events.^[3] But later on March 13, 2014 FINA has officially ratified the eight world records set by Indiana University swimmers at the IU Relay Rally held on September 26, 2013 in Bloomington.^[4]

The women's 4×100-metre event was first contested at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, but the men's 4×100-metre event did not appear until the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Prior to 1964, the longer 4×200-metre freestyle relay was the only men's relay event staged.

The men's 4×100-metre freestyle is often considered "swimming’s indisputably best event at the Olympics",^[5] as "It is also the Alpha Dog moment in water. Our Country is faster than Your Country". Nathan Adrian was quoted as saying “Every American swimmer dreams of getting up there in the 4x100 free relay and winning a gold medal.”^[6] The Australians won the event at the 2000 Summer Olympics which they hosted and celebrated by playing air guitar, while the Australian relay team was dubbed "Weapons of Mass Destruction" after winning in the 2011 World Aquatics Championships. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, ; while the French team did beat the previous world record, they did it 0:00.08 after Jason Lezak had already edged out Bernard in the anchor leg, giving the Americans the gold and a new world record, which is still standing today.

Men

Men's short course

Time	Nationality	Name	Date	Place
3:14.00		Tommy Werner (48.33) Anders Holmertz (49.07) Michael Söderlund (49.10) Joakim Holmqvist (47.50)	March 19, 1989	Malmö, Sweden
3:13.97		Gustavo Borges (48.19) Fernando Scherer (47.95) José Carlos Souza (49.37) Teófilo Ferreira (48.46)	July 7, 1993	Santos, Brazil
3:12.11		Fernando Scherer (48.27) Teófilo Ferreira (48.28) José Carlos Souza (48.90) Gustavo Borges (46.66)	December 5, 1993	Palma de Mallorca, Spain
3:10.45		Fernando Scherer (47.27) Carlos Jayme (48.49) Alexandre Massura (47.93) Gustavo Borges (46.76)	December 20, 1998	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
3:09.57		Johan Nyström (49.04) Lars Frölander (45.69) Mattias Ohlin (47.87) Stefan Nystrand (46.97)	March 16, 2000	Athens, Greece
3:08.44		Ryan Lochte (47.09) Bryan Lundquist (46.64) Nathan Adrian (46.57) Doug Van Wie (48.14)	April 9, 2008	Manchester, United Kingdom
3:04.98	CN Marseille	Grégory Mallet (47.41) Fabien Gilot (44.92) William Meynard (47.65) Frédérick Bousquet (45.00)	December 20, 2008	Istres, France
3:03.30		Nathan Adrian (45.08) Matt Grevers (44.68) Garrett Weber-Gale (47.43) Michael Phelps (46.11)	December 19, 2009	Manchester, United Kingdom
3:03.03		Caeleb Dressel (45.66) Blake Pieroni (45.75) Michael Chadwick (45.86) Ryan Held (45.76)	December 11, 2018	Hangzhou, China
3:02.75		Alessandro Miressi (46.15) Paolo Conte Bonin (45.93) Leonardo Deplano (45.54) Thomas Ceccon (45.13)	December 13, 2022	Melbourne, Australia

Women

Women's long course

Time	Nationality	Name	Date	Place
5:52.8		Belle Moore (?) Jennie Fletcher (?) Annie Speirs (?) Irene Steer (?)	July 15, 1912
5:11.6		Margaret Woodbridge (?) Frances Schroth (?) Irene Guest (?) Ethelda Bleibtrey (?)	August 29, 1920
4:58.8		Gertrude Ederle (?) Euphrasia Donnelly (?) Ethel Lackie (?) Mariechen Wehselau (?)	July 20, 1924
4:55.6		Adelaide Lambert (?) Josephine McKim (?) Susan Laird (?) Albina Osipowich (?)	August 9, 1928
4:47.6		Adelaide Lambert (?) Eleanor Garatti (?) Albina Osipowich (?) Martha Norelius (?)	August 9, 1928
4:38.0		Josephine McKim (?) Helen Johns (?) Eleanor Garatti (?) Helene Madison (?)	August 12, 1932
4:33.3		Jopie Selbach (?) Annie Timmermans (?) Rie Mastenbroek (?) Willy den Ouden (?)	April 14, 1934
4:32.8		Jopie Selbach (?) Rie Mastenbroek (?) Catherina Wagner (?) Willy den Ouden (?)	May 24, 1936
4:29.7		Elvi Svendsen (?) Gunvor Kraft (?) Birte Ove-Petersen (?) Ragnhild Hveger (?)	February 8, 1938	Copenhagen, Denmark
4:27.6		Eva Arndt (?) Gunvor Kraft (?) Birte Ove-Petersen (?) Ragnhild Hveger (?)	August 7, 1938	Copenhagen, Denmark
4:27.2		Mária Littomericzky (?) Éva Novák (?) Éva Székely (?) Katalin Szőke (?)	April 27, 1952	Moscow, Soviet Union
4:24.4		Ilona Novák (1:07.8) Judit Temes (1:05.8) Éva Novák (1:05.1) Katalin Szőke (1:05.7)	August 1, 1952	Helsinki, Finland
4:22.3		Lorraine Crapp (?) Dawn Fraser (?) Margaret Gibson (?) Barbara Jackson (?)	October 20, 1956	Sydney, Australia
4:19.7		Lorraine Crapp (?) Dawn Fraser (?) Faith Leech (?) Margaret Gibson (?)	October 25, 1956	Melbourne, Australia
4:17.1		Dawn Fraser (?) Faith Leech (?) Sandra Morgan (?) Lorraine Crapp (1:03.1)	December 6, 1956	Melbourne, Australia
4:16.2		Dawn Fraser (?) Alva Colquhoun (?) Ilsa Konrads (?) Lorraine Crapp (?)	August 6, 1960	Townsville, Australia
4:08.9		Joan Spillane (?) Shirley Stobs (?) Carolyn Wood (?) Chris von Saltza (?)	September 3, 1960	Rome, Italy
4:08.5	Santa Clara Swim Club	Terri Stickles (?) Donna de Varona (?) Pokey Watson (?) Judy Haroun (?)	July 31, 1964	Los Altos, United States
4:07.6		Lynne Allsup (?) Terri Stickles (?) Kathy Seidel (?) Eleanor Bricker (?)	September 28, 1964	Los Angeles, United States
4:03.8		Sharon Stouder (?) Donna de Varona (?) Pokey Watson (?) Kathy Ellis (?)	October 15, 1964	Tokyo, Japan
4:03.5	Santa Clara Swim Club	Linda Gustavson (?) Nancy Ryan (?) Laura Fritz (?) Pokey Watson (?)	August 19, 1967	Philadelphia, United States
4:01.1	Santa Clara Swim Club	Linda Gustavson (?) Pokey Watson (?) Pam Carpinelli (?) Jan Henne (?)	July 6, 1968	Santa Clara, United States
4:00.8		Gabriele Wetzko Iris Komar Elke Sehmisch Sabine Schulze	September 11, 1970	Barcelona, Spain
4:00.7		Shirley Babashoff (?) Kim Peyton (?) Linda Johnson (?) Deena Deardurff (?)	September 9, 1971	Minsk, Soviet Union
3:58.11		Kim Peyton (?) Sandy Neilson (?) Jane Barkman (?) Shirley Babashoff (?)	August 18, 1972	Knoxville, United States
3:58.11		Sylvia Eichner (?) Elke Sehmisch (?) Andrea Eife (?) Kornelia Ender (?)	August 30, 1972	Munich, West Germany
3:55.19		Sandy Neilson (?) Jenny Kemp (?) Jane Barkman (?) Shirley Babashoff (?)	August 30, 1972	Munich, West Germany
3:52.45		Andrea Eife (?) Andrea Hubner (?) Sylvia Eichner (?) Kornelia Ender (?)	September 8, 1973	Belgrade, Yugoslavia
3:51.99		Ann Marshall (?) Kim Peyton (?) Kathy Heddy (?) Shirley Babashoff (?)	August 31, 1974	Concord, United States
3:49.37		Kornelia Ender (56.22 WR) Barbara Krause (57.41) Claudia Hempel (57.97) Ute Bruckner (57.77)	July 26, 1975	Cali, Colombia
3:48.80	SC Dynamo Berlin	Rosemarie Kother (?) Andrea Pollack (?) Monika Seltmann (?) Barbara Krause (?)	June 2, 1976	East Berlin, East Germany
3:44.82		Kim Peyton (56.95) Wendy Boglioli (55.81) Jill Sterkel (55.78) Shirley Babashoff (56.28)	July 25, 1976	Montreal, Canada
3:43.43		Tracy Caulkins (56.57) Stephanie Elkins (55.92) Jill Sterkel (55.70) Cynthia Woodhead (55.24)	August 26, 1978	West Berlin
3:42.71		Barbara Krause (54.90) Caren Metschuck (55.61) Ines Diers (55.90) Sarina Hülsenbeck (56.30)	July 27, 1980	Moscow, Soviet Union
3:42.41		Birgit Meineke (?) Kristin Otto (?) Karen König (?) Heike Friedrich (?)	August 21, 1984	Moscow, Soviet Union
3:40.57		Kristin Otto (54.73 WR) Manuela Stellmach (54.96) Sabina Schulze (55.52) Heike Friedrich (55.36)	August 19, 1986	Madrid, Spain
3:39.46		Nicole Haislett (55.33) Dara Torres (55.33) Angel Martino (54.79) Jenny Thompson (54.01)	July 28, 1992	Barcelona, Spain
3:37.91		Le Jingyi (54.31) Shan Ying (54.38) Le Ying (55.09) Lü Bin (54.13)	September 7, 1994	Rome, Italy
3:36.61		Amy Van Dyken (55.08) Dara Torres (53.51) Courtney Shealy (54.40) Jenny Thompson (53.62)	September 16, 2000	Sydney, Australia
3:36.00		Katrin Meissner (54.82) Petra Dallmann (53.95) Sandra Völker (53.59) Franziska van Almsick (53.64)	July 29, 2002	Berlin, Germany
3:35.94		Alice Mills (54.75) Libby Lenton (53.57) Petria Thomas (54.67) Jodie Henry (52.95)	August 14, 2004	Athens, Greece
3:35.22		Petra Dallmann (54.53) Daniela Götz (53.87) Britta Steffen (52.66) Annika Liebs (54.16)	July 31, 2006	Budapest, Hungary
3:33.62		Inge Dekker (53.77) Ranomi Kromowidjojo (53.61) Femke Heemskerk (53.62) Marleen Veldhuis (52.62)	March 18, 2008	Eindhoven, Netherlands
3:31.72		Inge Dekker (53.61) Ranomi Kromowidjojo (52.30) Femke Heemskerk (53.03) Marleen Veldhuis (52.78)	July 26, 2009	Rome, Italy
3:30.98		Bronte Campbell (53.15) Melanie Schlanger (52.76) Emma McKeon (52.91) Cate Campbell (52.16)	July 24, 2014	Glasgow, Scotland
3:30.65		Emma McKeon (53.41) Brittany Elmslie (53.12) Bronte Campbell (52.15) Cate Campbell (51.97)	August 6, 2016	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
3:30.05		Shayna Jack (54.03) Bronte Campbell (52.03) Emma McKeon (52.99) Cate Campbell (51.00)	April 5, 2018	Gold Coast, Australia
3:29.69		Bronte Campbell (53.01) Meg Harris (53.09) Emma McKeon (51.35) Cate Campbell (52.24)	July 25, 2021	Tokyo, Japan
3:27.96		Mollie O'Callaghan (52.08) Shayna Jack (51.69) Meg Harris (52.29) Emma McKeon (51.90)	July 23, 2023	Fukuoka, Japan

Women's short course

Time	Nationality	Name	Date	Place
3:35.97		Lü Bin (-) Shan Ying (-) Jia Yuanyuan (-) Le Jingyi (-)	December 4, 1993	Palma de Mallorca, Spain
3:34.55		Le Jingyi (53.32) Chao Na (54.33) Shan Ying (53.55) Nian Yin (52.55)	April 19, 1997	Gothenburg, Sweden
3:33.32		Inge Dekker (53.52) Hinkelien Schreuder (53.63) Chantal Groot (54.00) Marleen Veldhuis (52.17)	April 8, 2006	Shanghai, China
3:31.66		Libby Lenton (51.91) Melanie Schlanger (53.23) Shayne Reese (53.27) Alice Mills (53.25)	September 2, 2007	Melbourne, Australia
3:30.85		Hinkelien Schreuder (53.40) Femke Heemskerk (52.95) Ranomi Kromowidjojo (52.97) Marleen Veldhuis (51.53)	September 9, 2007	Eindhoven, Netherlands
3:29.42		Hinkelien Schreuder (53.62) Femke Heemskerk (52.61) Inge Dekker (51.76) Marleen Veldhuis (51.43)	April 12, 2008	Manchester, United Kingdom
3:28.22		Hinkelien Schreuder (52.88) Inge Dekker (52.24) Ranomi Kromowidjojo (52.12) Marleen Veldhuis (50.98)	December 19, 2008	Amsterdam, Netherlands
3:26.53		Inge Dekker (52.39) Femke Heemskerk (50.58) Maud van der Meer (52.55) Ranomi Kromowidjojo (51.01)	December 5, 2014	Doha, Qatar
3:25.43		Mollie O'Callaghan (52.19) Madison Wilson (51.28) Meg Harris (52.00) Emma McKeon (49.96)	December 13, 2022	Melbourne, Australia

Mixed

FINA recognizes only long-course world records for mixed relays in this event.

All-time top 10 by country

Men long course

• Correct as of September 2023^[7]

Pos	Time	Swimmer	Nationality	Date	Venue	Ref
1	3:08.24	Michael Phelps (47.51) Garrett Weber-Gale (47.02) Cullen Jones (47.65) Jason Lezak (46.06)		11 August 2008	Beijing
2	3:08.32	Amaury Leveaux (47.91) Fabien Gilot (47.05) Frédérick Bousquet (46.63) Alain Bernard (46.73)		11 August 2008	Beijing
3	3:09.52	Yevgeny Lagunov (47.90) Andrey Grechin (47.00) Danila Izotov (47.23) Alexander Sukhorukov (47.39)		26 July 2009	Rome
4	3:09.91	Eamon Sullivan (47.24) Andrew Lauterstein (47.87) Ashley Callus (47.55) Matt Targett (47.25)		11 August 2008	Beijing
5	3:10.11	Alessandro Miressi (47.72) Thomas Ceccon (47.45) Lorenzo Zazzeri (47.31) Manuel Frigo (47.63)		26 July 2021	Tokyo	^[8]
6	3:10.34	Gabriel Santos (48.30) Marcelo Chierighini (46.85) César Cielo (48.01) Bruno Fratus (47.18)		23 July 2017	Budapest
7	3:10.82	Brent Hayden (47.99) Joshua Liendo (47.51) Yuri Kisil (47.15) Markus Thormeyer (48.17)		26 July 2021	Tokyo	^[9]
8	3:10.88	Pan Zhanle (47.06) Chen Juner (48.00) Hong Jinquan (48.27) Wang Haoyu (47.55)		28 September 2023	Hangzhou	^[10]
9	3:11.06	Kristóf Milák (48.24) Szebasztián Szabó (47.44) Richárd Bohus (47.81) Nándor Németh (47.57)		26 July 2021	Tokyo	^[11]
10	3:11.14	Lewis Burras (48.09) Jacob Whittle (47.91) Matt Richards (48.19) Tom Dean (46.95)		18 June 2022	Budapest	^[12]

Men short course

• Correct as of December 2022^[13]

Pos	Time	Swimmer	Nationality	Date	Venue	Ref
1	3:02.75	Alessandro Miressi (46.15) Paolo Conte Bonin (45.93) Leonardo Deplano (45.54) Thomas Ceccon (45.13)		13 December 2022	Melbourne	^[14]
2	3:03.03	Caeleb Dressel (45.66) Blake Pieroni (45.75) Michael Chadwick (45.86) Ryan Held (45.76)		11 December 2018	Hanghzou
3	3:03.11	Vladislav Grinev (46.38) Sergei Fesikov (46.21) Vladimir Morozov (45.06) Kliment Kolesnikov (45.46)		11 December 2018	Hangzhou
4	3:03.78	Clément Mignon (47.05) Fabien Gilot (46.13) Florent Manaudou (44.80) Mehdy Metella (45.80)		3 December 2014	Doha
5	3:04.63	Flynn Southam (47.04) Matthew Temple (46.06) Thomas Neill (46.55) Kyle Chalmers (44.98)		13 December 2022	Melbourne	^[15]
6	3:05.15	Matheus Santana (46.83) Marcelo Chierighini (46.37) César Cielo (46.34) Breno Correia (45.61)		11 December 2018	Hangzhou
7	3:06.10	Stan Pijnenburg (46.64) Thom de Boer (46.60) Nyls Korstanje (46.82) Jesse Puts (46.04)		16 December 2021	Abu Dhabi	^[16]
8	3:07.10	Ruslan Gaziev (47.08) Yuri Kisil (46.41) Javier Acevedo (46.18) Ilya Kharun (47.43)		13 December 2022	Melbourne	^[17]
9	3:07.19	Sergio de Celis (46.90) Luis Domínguez (46.63) Mario Mollà (46.44) Carles Coll (47.22)		13 December 2022	Melbourne	^[18]
10	3:07.54	Jasper Aerents (47.59) Pieter Timmers (46.08) Emmanuel Vanluchene (46.60) Glenn Surgeloose (47.27)		3 December 2014	Doha

Women long course

• Correct as of July 2024^[19]

Pos	Time	Swimmer	Nationality	Date	Venue	Ref
1	3:27.96	Mollie O'Callaghan (52.08) Shayna Jack (51.69) Meg Harris (52.29) Emma McKeon (51.90)		23 July 2023	Fukuoka	^[20]
2	3:30.20	Kate Douglass (52.98) Gretchen Walsh (52.55) Torri Huske (52.06) Simone Manuel (52.61)		27 July 2024	Paris	^[21]
3	3:30.30	Yang Junxuan (52.48) Cheng Yujie (52.76) Zhang Yufei (52.75) Wu Qingfeng (52.31)		27 July 2024	Paris	^[22]
4	3:31.72	Inge Dekker (53.61) Ranomi Kromowidjojo (52.30) Femke Heemskerk (53.03) Marleen Veldhuis (52.78)		26 July 2009	Rome
5	3:31.78	Kayla Sanchez (53.72) Taylor Ruck (52.19) Penny Oleksiak (52.69) Maggie MacNeil (53.18)		21 July 2019	Gwangju
6	3:31.83	Britta Steffen (52.22) Daniela Samulski (53.49) Petra Dallmann (53.75) Daniela Schreiber (52.37)		26 July 2009	Rome
7	3:33.79	Sarah Sjöström (52.53) Michelle Coleman (52.98) Sara Junevik (54.41) Louise Hansson (53.87)		27 July 2024	Paris	^[23]
8	3:33.90	Anna Hopkin (53.67) Lucy Hope (53.53) Abbie Wood (54.19) Freya Anderson (52.51)		23 July 2023	Fukuoka	^[24]
9	3:34.65	Marie Wattel (54.35) Charlotte Bonnet (52.20) Margaux Fabre (54.41) Béryl Gastaldello (53.69)		3 August 2018	Glasgow
10	3:35.56	Pernille Blume (53.15) Signe Bro (53.19) Julie Kepp Jensen (54.72) Jeanette Ottesen (54.50)		24 July 2021	Tokyo

Women short course

• Correct as of December 2022^[25]

Pos	Time	Swimmer	Nationality	Date	Venue	Ref
1	3:25.43	Mollie O'Callaghan (52.19) Madison Wilson (51.28) Meg Harris (52.00) Emma McKeon (49.96)		13 December 2022	Melbourne	^[26]
2	3:26.29	Torri Huske (51.73) Kate Douglass (51.17) Claire Curzan (51.59) Erika Brown (51.80)		13 December 2022	Melbourne	^[27]
3	3:26.53	Inge Dekker (52.39) Femke Heemskerk (50.58) Maud van der Meer (52.55) Ranomi Kromowidjojo (51.01)		5 December 2014	Doha
4	3:28.06	Rebecca Smith (52.68) Taylor Ruck (51.49) Maggie Mac Neil (51.11) Katerine Savard (52.78)		13 December 2022	Melbourne	^[28]
5	3:28.80	Sarah Sjöström (51.45) Michelle Coleman (52.06) Sophie Hansson (53.41) Louise Hansson (51.88)		16 December 2021	Abu Dhabi	^[29]
6	3:29.48	Erika Ferraioli (52.70) Silvia Di Pietro (52.30) Aglaia Pezzato (52.72) Federica Pellegrini (51.76)		5 December 2014	Doha
7	3:29.81	Tang Yi (52.27) Zhu Qianwei (52.60) Pang Jiaying (52.94) Li Zhesi (52.00)		18 December 2010	Dubai
8	3:29.86	Jeanette Ottesen (51.91) Julie Levisen (53.26) Mie Nielsen (52.03) Pernille Blume (52.66)		5 December 2014	Doha
9	3:31.55	Maria Kameneva (52.60) Ekaterina Nikonova (52.97) Arina Surkova (53.32) Daria S. Ustinova (52.66)		16 December 2021	Abu Dhabi	^[30]
10	3:31.68	Tomomi Aoki (53.33) Aya Sato (52.60) Runa Imai (53.12) Chihiro Igarashi (52.63)		11 December 2018	Hangzhou

Mixed long course

• Correct as of February 2024^[31]

Pos	Time	Swimmer	Nationality	Date	Venue	Ref
1	3:18.83	Jack Cartwright (48.14) Kyle Chalmers (47.25) Shayna Jack (51.73) Mollie O'Callaghan (51.71)		29 July 2023	Fukuoka	^[32]
2	3:19.40	Caeleb Dressel (47.34) Zach Apple (47.34) Mallory Comerford (52.72) Simone Manuel (52.00)		27 July 2019	Gwangju
3	3:20.61	Joshua Liendo (48.02) Javier Acevedo (47.96) Kayla Sanchez (52.52) Penny Oleksiak (52.11)		24 June 2022	Budapest	^[33]
4	3:21.18	Pan Zhanle (47.29) Wang Haoyu (47.41) Li Bingjie (53.11) Yu Yiting (53.37)		17 February 2024	Doha	^[34]
5	3:21.68	Matt Richards (47.83) Duncan Scott (47.46) Anna Hopkin (53.30) Freya Anderson (53.09)		29 July 2023	Fukuoka	^[35]
6	3:21.81	Ben Schwietert (49.12) Kyle Stolk (47.80) Femke Heemskerk (52.33) Ranomi Kromowidjojo (52.56)		29 July 2017	Budapest
7	3:22.07	Jérémy Stravius (48.81) Mehdy Metella (47.45) Marie Wattel (53.47) Charlotte Bonnet (52.34)		8 August 2018	London
8	3:22.64	Alessandro Miressi (47.63) Thomas Ceccon (47.59) Federica Pellegrini (53.58) Silvia Di Pietro (53.84)		22 May 2021	Budapest	^[36]
9	3:22.72	Vladislav Grinev (48.42) Vladimir Morozov (47.31) Maria Kameneva (52.95) Daria Ustinova (54.04)		27 July 2019	Gwangju
10	3:24.67	Katsumi Nakamura (48.49) Katsuhiro Matsumoto (47.99) Rika Omoto (54.36) Aya Sato (53.83)		27 July 2019	Gwangju

All-time top 25

Men long course

• Correct as of July 2024^[37]

Pos	Time	Swimmer	Nationality	Date	Venue	Ref
1	3:08.24	Michael Phelps (47.51) Garrett Weber-Gale (47.02) Cullen Jones (47.65) Jason Lezak (46.06)		11 August 2008	Beijing
2	3:08.32	Amaury Leveaux (47.91) Fabien Gilot (47.05) Frédérick Bousquet (46.63) Alain Bernard (46.73)		11 August 2008	Beijing
3	3:08.97	Caeleb Dressel (47.26) Blake Pieroni (47.58) Bowe Becker (47.44) Zach Apple (46.69)		26 July 2021	Tokyo	^[38]
4	3:09.06	Caeleb Dressel (47.63) Blake Pieroni (47.49) Zach Apple (46.86) Nathan Adrian (47.08)		21 July 2019	Gwangju
5	3:09.21	Michael Phelps (47.78) Ryan Lochte (47.03) Matt Grevers (47.61) Nathan Adrian (46.79)		26 July 2009	Rome
6	3:09.28	Jack Alexy (47.67) Chris Guiliano (47.33) Hunter Armstrong (46.75) Caeleb Dressel (47.53)		27 July 2024	Paris	^[39]
7	3:09.34	Caeleb Dressel (47.67) Ryan Held (46.99) Justin Ress (47.48) Brooks Curry (47.20)		18 June 2022	Budapest	^[40]
8	3:09.52	Yevgeny Lagunov (47.90) Andrey Grechin (47.00) Danila Izotov (47.23) Alexander Sukhorukov (47.39)		26 July 2009	Rome
9	3:09.89	Fabien Gilot (47.73) Alain Bernard (46.46) Grégory Mallet (48.28) Frédérick Bousquet (47.42)		26 July 2009	Rome
10	3:09.91	Eamon Sullivan (47.24) Andrew Lauterstein (47.87) Ashley Callus (47.55) Matt Targett (47.25)		11 August 2008	Beijing
11	3:09.92	Caeleb Dressel (48.10) Michael Phelps (47.12) Ryan Held (47.73) Nathan Adrian (46.97)		7 August 2016	Rio de Janeiro
12	3:09.93	Amaury Leveaux (48.13) Fabien Gilot (47.67) Clément Lefert (47.39) Yannick Agnel (46.74)		29 July 2012	London
13	3:09.97	Vladislav Grinev (47.83) Vladimir Morozov (47.62) Kliment Kolesnikov (47.50) Evgeny Rylov (47.02)		21 July 2019	Gwangju
14	3:10.06	Caeleb Dressel (47.26) Townley Haas (47.46) Blake Pieroni (48.09) Nathan Adrian (47.25)		23 July 2017	Budapest
15	3:10.11	Alessandro Miressi (47.72) Thomas Ceccon (47.45) Lorenzo Zazzeri (47.31) Manuel Frigo (47.63)		26 July 2021	Tokyo	^[41]
16	3:10.16	Jack Cartwright (47.84) Flynn Southam (47.85) Kai Taylor (47.91) Kyle Chalmers (46.56)		13 July 2023	Fukuoka	^[42]
17	3:10.22	Matthew Temple (48.07) Zac Incerti (47.55) Alexander Graham (48.16) Kyle Chalmers (46.44)		26 July 2021	Tokyo	^[43]
18	3:10.29	Alessandro Miressi (47.46) Santo Condorelli (47.90) Lorenzo Zazzeri (47.29) Manuel Frigo (47.64)		25 July 2021	Tokyo
19	3:10.34	Gabriel Santos (48.30) Marcelo Chierighini (46.85) César Cielo (48.01) Bruno Fratus (47.18)		23 July 2017	Budapest
20	3:10.35	Jack Cartwright (48.03) Flynn Southam (48.00) Kai Taylor (47.73) Kyle Chalmers (46.59)		27 July 2024	Paris	^[44]
21	3:10.38	Nathan Adrian (47.89) Michael Phelps (47.15) Cullen Jones (47.60) Ryan Lochte (47.74)		29 July 2012	London
22	3:10.41	Andrey Minakov (48.18) Aleksandr Shchegolev (47.64) Vladislav Grinev (47.49) Kliment Kolesnikov (47.10)		17 May 2021	Budapest	^[45]
23	3:10.49	Alessandro Miressi (47.54) Manuel Frigo (47.79) Lorenzo Zazzeri (48.13) Thomas Ceccon (47.03)		13 July 2023	Fukuoka	^[46]
24	3:10.50	Alessandro Miressi (47.76) Thomas Ceccon (47.88) Lorenzo Zazzeri (47.60) Manuel Frigo (47.26)		14 August 2022	Rome	^[47]
25	3:10.53	Mehdy Metella (48.08) Fabien Gilot (48.20) Florent Manaudou (47.14) Jérémy Stravius (47.11)		7 August 2016	Rio de Janeiro

Men short course

• Correct as of December 2022^[48]

Pos	Time	Swimmer	Nationality or Club	Date	Venue	Ref
1	3:02.75	Alessandro Miressi (46.15) Paolo Conte Bonin (45.93) Leonardo Deplano (45.54) Thomas Ceccon (45.13)		13 December 2022	Melbourne	^[49]
2	3:02.78	Evgeny Rylov (46.09) Kliment Kolesnikov (45.25) Chad le Clos (45.40) Florent Manaudou (46.04)	Energy Standard	21 November 2020	Budapest	^[50]
3	3:03.03	Caeleb Dressel (45.66) Blake Pieroni (45.75) Michael Chadwick (45.86) Ryan Held (45.76)		11 December 2018	Hanghzou
4	3:03.11	Vladislav Grinev (46.38) Sergei Fesikov (46.21) Vladimir Morozov (45.06) Kliment Kolesnikov (45.46)		11 December 2018	Hangzhou	^[51]
5	3:03.30	Nathan Adrian (45.08) Matt Grevers (44.68) Garrett Weber-Gale (47.43) Michael Phelps (46.11)		19 December 2009	Manchester	^[52]
6	3:03.45	Kliment Kolesnikov (46.44) Andrey Minakov (45.61) Vladislav Grinev (45.87) Aleksandr Shchegolev (45.53)		16 December 2021	Abu Dhabi	^[53]
7	3:03.46	Caeleb Dressel (45.18) Kacper Majchrzak (46.53) Tate Jackson (46.33) Justin Ress (45.42)	Cali Condors	21 November 2020	Budapest
8	3:03.61	Alessandro Miressi (46.12) Thomas Ceccon (45.71) Leonardo Deplano (45.98) Lorenzo Zazzeri (45.80)		16 December 2021	Abu Dhabi	^[54]
9	3:03.78	Clément Mignon (47.05) Fabien Gilot (46.13) Florent Manaudou (44.80) Mehdy Metella (45.80)		3 December 2014	Doha	^[55]
10	3:04.18	Vladimir Morozov (45.51) Sergei Fesikov (46.01) Danila Izotov (45.79) Mikhail Polishchuk (46.87)		3 December 2014	Doha
11	3:04.46	Alessandro Miressi (46.08) Leonardo Deplano (46.19) Manuel Frigo (46.51) Paolo Conte Bonin (45.68)		13 December 2022	Melbourne	^[56]
12	3:04.47	Dylan Carter (46.39) Zac Incerti (46.87) Duncan Scott (46.09) Kyle Chalmers (45.12)	London Roar	25 November 2021	Eindhoven	^[57]
13	3:04.55	Kyle Chalmers (45.53) Katsumi Nakamura (46.63) Zac Incerti (46.49) Dylan Carter (45.90)	London Roar	20 November 2021	Eindhoven	^[58]
14	3:04.63	Flynn Southam (47.04) Matthew Temple (46.06) Thomas Neill (46.55) Kyle Chalmers (44.98)		13 December 2022	Melbourne	^[59]
15	3:04.78	Maxime Rooney (46.26) Tom Shields (46.05) Kristian Gkolomeev (45.76) Dylan Carter (46.71)	LA Current	15 November 2020	Budapest	^[60]
		Alain Bernard (46.78) Frédérick Bousquet (45.92) Fabien Gilot (45.75) Yannick Agnel (46.33)		15 December 2010	Dubai	^[61]
17	3:04.82	Evgeny Lagunov (46.68) Sergey Fesikov (45.87) Nikita Lobintsev (45.79) Danila Izotov (46.48)		15 December 2010	Dubai
18	3:04.93	Pedro Spajari (47.05) Marcelo Chierighini (45.83) Szebasztian Szabo (46.26) Alessandro Miressi (45.79)	Aqua Centurions	24 October 2020	Budapest
19	3:04.94	Pedro Spajari (46.88) Marcelo Chierighini (45.67) Szebasztian Szabo (46.26) Alessandro Miressi (46.13)	Aqua Centurions	1 November 2020	Budapest
20	3:04.98	Grégory Mallet (47.41) Fabien Gilot (44.92) William Meynard (47.65) Frédérick Bousquet (45.00)		20 December 2008	Istres	^[62]
		Kacper Majchrzak (46.74) Justin Ress (45.86) Marcin Cieślak (47.47) Caeleb Dressel (44.91)	Cali Condors	15 November 2020	Budapest
22	3:05.05	Kyle Chalmers (45.69) Katsumi Nakamura (46.31) Dylan Carter (46.04) Edward Mildred (47.01)	London Roar	11 September 2021	Naples	^[63]
23	3:05.09	Drew Kibler (46.84) Shaine Casas (45.90) Carson Foster (46.58) Kieran Smith (45.77)		13 December 2022	Melbourne	^[64]
24	3:05.11	Cameron McEvoy (47.49) Kyle Chalmers (45.55) Yuri Kisil (46.68) Duncan Scott (45.39)	London Roar	20 December 2019	Las Vegas
25	3:05.15	Matheus Santana (46.83) Marcelo Chierighini (46.37) César Cielo (46.34) Breno Correia (45.61)		11 December 2018	Hangzhou

Women long course

• Correct as of July 2024^[65]

Pos	Time	Swimmer	Nationality	Date	Venue	Ref
1	3:27.96	Mollie O'Callaghan (52.08) Shayna Jack (51.69) Meg Harris (52.29) Emma McKeon (51.90)		23 July 2023	Fukuoka	^[66]
2	3:28.92	Mollie O'Callaghan (52.24) Shayna Jack (52.35) Emma McKeon (52.39) Meg Harris (51.94)		27 July 2024	Paris	^[67]
3	3:29.69	Bronte Campbell (53.01) Meg Harris (53.09) Emma McKeon (51.35) Cate Campbell (52.24)		25 July 2021	Tokyo	^[68]
4	3:30.05	Shayna Jack (54.03) Bronte Campbell (52.03) Emma McKeon (52.99) Cate Campbell (51.00)		5 April 2018	Gold Coast
5	3:30.20	Kate Douglass (52.98) Gretchen Walsh (52.55) Torri Huske (52.06) Simone Manuel (52.61)		27 July 2024	Paris	^[69]
6	3:30.21	Bronte Campbell (52.85) Brianna Throssell (53.34) Emma McKeon (52.57) Cate Campbell (51.45)		21 July 2019	Gwangju
7	3:30.30	Yang Junxuan (52.48) Cheng Yujie (52.76) Zhang Yufei (52.75) Wu Qingfeng (52.31)		27 July 2024	Paris	^[70]
8	3:30.64	Madison Wilson (53.22) Shayna Jack (52.72) Mollie O'Callaghan (52.66) Emma McKeon (52.04)		30 July 2022	Birmingham
9	3:30.65	Emma McKeon (53.41) Brittany Elmslie (53.12) Bronte Campbell (52.15) Cate Campbell (51.97)		6 August 2016	Rio de Janeiro
10	3:30.95	Mollie O'Callaghan (52.70) Madison Wilson (52.60) Meg Harris (53.00) Shayna Jack (52.65)		18 June 2022	Budapest
11	3:30.98	Bronte Campbell (53.15) Melanie Schlanger (52.76) Emma McKeon (52.91) Cate Campbell (52.16)		24 July 2014	Glasgow
12	3:31.02	Mallory Comerford (52.98) Abbey Weitzeil (52.66) Kelsi Dahlia (53.46) Simone Manuel (51.92)		21 July 2019	Gwangju
13	3:31.48	Emily Seebohm (53.92) Emma McKeon (53.57) Bronte Campbell (51.77) Cate Campbell (52.22)		2 August 2015	Kazan
14	3:31.52	Shayna Jack (52.28) Brianna Throssell (53.95) Meg Harris (52.55) Madison Wilson (52.76)		23 July 2023	Fukuoka	^[71]
15	3:31.57	Olivia Wunsch (53.94) Bronte Campbell (53.46) Meg Harris (52.23) Emma McKeon (51.94)		27 July 2024	Paris	^[72]
16	3:31.58	Emily Seebohm (54.56) Shayna Jack (53.10) Emma McKeon (52.56) Cate Campbell (51.36)		9 August 2018	Tokyo
16	3:31.72	Inge Dekker (53.61) Ranomi Kromowidjojo (52.30) Femke Heemskerk (53.03) Marleen Veldhuis (52.78)		26 July 2009	Rome
		Mallory Comerford (52.59) Kelsi Worrell (53.16) Katie Ledecky (53.83) Simone Manuel (52.14)		23 July 2017	Budapest
19	3:31.73	Mollie O'Callaghan (53.08) Meg Harris (52.73) Madison Wilson (53.10) Bronte Campbell (52.82)		24 July 2021	Tokyo
20	3:31.78	Kayla Sanchez (53.72) Taylor Ruck (52.19) Penny Oleksiak (52.69) Maggie Mac Neil (53.18)		21 July 2019	Gwangju
21	3:31.83	Britta Steffen (52.22) Daniela Samulski (53.49) Petra Dallmann (53.75) Daniela Schreiber (52.37)		26 July 2009	Rome
22	3:31.89	Simone Manuel (53.36) Abbey Weitzeil (52.56) Dana Vollmer (53.18) Katie Ledecky (52.79)		6 August 2016	Rio de Janeiro
23	3:31.93	Gretchen Walsh (54.06) Abbey Weitzeil (52.71) Olivia Smoliga (52.88) Kate Douglass (52.28)		23 July 2023	Fukuoka	^[73]
24	3:32.01	Shayna Jack (53.75) Bronte Campbell (52.14) Brittany Elmslie (53.83) Emma McKeon (52.29)		23 July 2017	Budapest
25	3:32.15	Kayla Sanchez (53.45) Taylor Ruck (52.92) Maggie Mac Neil (53.27) Penny Oleksiak (52.51)		18 June 2022	Budapest

Women short course

• Correct as of December 2022^[74]

Pos	Time	Swimmer	Nationality or Club	Date	Venue	Ref
1	3:25.37	Siobhan Haughey (50.94) Pernille Blume (51.59) Femke Heemskerk (51.29) Sarah Sjostrom (51.55)	Energy Standard	21 November 2020	Budapest
2	3:25.43	Mollie O'Callaghan (52.19) Madison Wilson (51.28) Meg Harris (52.00) Emma McKeon (49.96)		13 December 2022	Melbourne	^[75]
3	3:25.82	Siobhan Haughey (51.35) Pernille Blume (51.67) Femke Heemskerk (51.53) Sarah Sjostrom (51.27)	Energy Standard	14 November 2020	Budapest
4	3:26.29	Torri Huske (51.73) Kate Douglass (51.17) Claire Curzan (51.59) Erika Brown (51.80)		13 December 2022	Melbourne	^[76]
5	3:26.48	Penny Oleksiak (52.89) Sarah Sjöström (51.45) Kayla Sanchez (51.60) Femke Heemskerk (51.44)	Energy Standard	20 December 2019	Las Vegas
6	3:26.53	Inge Dekker (52.39) Femke Heemskerk (50.58) Maud van der Meer (52.55) Ranomi Kromowidjojo (51.01)		5 December 2014	Doha
7	3:26.55	Penny Oleksiak (52.06) Sarah Sjöström (51.41) Kayla Sanchez (51.56) Femke Heemskerk (50.62)	Energy Standard	23 November 2019	London
8	3:26.64	Anna Hopkin (51.98) Maria Kamaneva (51.90) Marie Wattel (51.77) Freya Anderson (50.99)	London Roar	14 November 2020	Budapest
9	3:26.71	Bronte Campbell (52.58) Emma McKeon (51.43) Marie Wattel (52.13) Cate Campbell (50.56)	London Roar	20 December 2019	Las Vegas
10	3:27.09	Beryl Gastaldello (52.17) Anastasia Gorbenko (51.99) Andi Murez (51.58) Abbey Weitzeil (51.35)	LA Current	21 November 2020	Budapest
11	3:27.17	Freya Anderson (51.43) Maria Kamaneva (52.24) Marie Wattel (52.22) Anna Hopkin (51.28)	London Roar	21 November 2020	Budapest
12	3:27.44	Abbey Weitzeil (51.99) Madison Wilson (51.71) Anastasia Gorbenko (51.85) Béryl Gastaldello (51.81)	LA Current	20 November 2021	Eindhoven
13	3:27.48	Anna Hopkin (52.08) Freya Anderson (51.52) Maria Kamaneva (52.11) Marie Wattel (51.77)	London Roar	30 October 2020	Budapest
13	3:27.65	Olivia Smoliga (52.35) Kelsi Dahlia (51.94) Natalie Hinds (51.74) Mallory Comerford (51.62)	Cali Condors	20 December 2019	Las Vegas
		Siobhán Haughey (51.32) Femke Heemskerk (51.63) Fanny Teijonsalo (52.91) Sarah Sjöström (51.79)	Energy Standard	18 September 2021	Naples
16	3:27.70	Natalie Coughlin (52.25) Abbey Weitzeil (51.57) Madison Kennedy (51.82) Shannon Vreeland (52.06)		5 December 2014	Doha
17	3:27.73	Femke Heemskerk (52.49) Siobhán Haughey (50.70) Fanny Teijonsalo (52.81) Sarah Sjöström (51.73)	Energy Standard	25 November 2021	Eindhoven
18	3:27.77	Anastasia Gorbenko (52.59) Andi Murez (51.69) Aly Tetzloff (52.46) Abbey Weitzeil (51.03)	LA Current	30 October 2020	Budapest
19	3:27.78	Olivia Smoliga (52.71) Lia Neal (52.58) Mallory Comerford (51.09) Kelsi Dahlia (51.40)		11 December 2018	Hangzhou
20	3:27.87	Siobhán Haughey (51.06) Femke Heemskerk (51.88) Fanny Teijonsalo (53.08) Sarah Sjöström (51.85)	Energy Standard	3 December 2021	Eindhoven
21	3:27.90	Jeanette Ottesen (53.31) Emma McKeon (51.03) Marie Wattel (52.71) Cate Campbell (50.85)	London Roar	19 October 2019	Lewisville
22	3:28.01	Kayla Sanchez (52.18) Michelle Coleman (51.49) Louise Hansson (52.32) Katarzyna Wasick (52.02)	Toronto Titans	9 September 2021	Naples
23	3:28.02	Kim Busch (53.19) Femke Heemskerk (50.93) Maaike de Waard (53.13) Ranomi Kromowidjojo (50.77)		11 December 2018	Hangzhou
24	3:28.04	Emma McKeon (51.36) Marie Wattel (52.32) Kira Toussaint (52.34) Freya Anderson (52.02)	London Roar	13 November 2021	Eindhoven
25	3:28.06	Rebecca Smith (52.68) Taylor Ruck (51.49) Maggie Mac Neil (51.11) Katerine Savard (52.78)		13 December 2022	Melbourne	^[77]

Mixed long course

• Correct as of February 2024^[78]

Pos	Time	Swimmer	Nationality	Date	Venue	Ref
1	3:18.83	Jack Cartwright (48.14) Kyle Chalmers (47.25) Shayna Jack (51.73) Mollie O'Callaghan (51.71)		29 July 2023	Fukuoka	^[79]
2	3:19.38	Jack Cartwright (48.12) Kyle Chalmers (46.98) Madison Wilson (52.25) Mollie O'Callaghan (52.03)		24 June 2022	Budapest	^[80]
3	3:19.40	Caeleb Dressel (47.34) Zach Apple (47.34) Mallory Comerford (52.72) Simone Manuel (52.00)		27 July 2019	Gwangju
4	3:19.60	Caeleb Dressel (47.22) Nathan Adrian (47.49) Mallory Comerford (52.71) Simone Manuel (52.18)		29 July 2017	Budapest
5	3:19.97	Kyle Chalmers (47.37) Clyde Lewis (48.18) Emma McKeon (52.06) Bronte Campbell (52.36)		27 July 2019	Gwangju
6	3:20.61	Joshua Liendo (48.02) Javier Acevedo (47.96) Kayla Sanchez (52.52) Penny Oleksiak (52.11)		24 June 2022	Budapest	^[81]
7	3:20.82	Jack Alexy (47.68) Matt King (47.78) Abbey Weitzeil (52.94) Kate Douglass (52.42)		29 July 2023	Fukuoka	^[82]
8	3:21.09	Ryan Held (47.93) Brooks Curry (47.72) Torri Huske (52.70) Claire Curzan (52.84)		24 June 2022	Budapest	^[83]
9	3:21.18	William Yang (48.80) Kyle Chalmers (47.55) Mollie O'Callaghan (52.62) Emma McKeon (52.21)		29 July 2022	Birmingham	^[84]
		Pan Zhanle (47.29) Wang Haoyu (47.41) Li Bingjie (53.11) Yu Yiting (53.37)		17 February 2024	Doha	^[85]
11	3:21.68	Matt Richards (47.83) Duncan Scott (47.46) Anna Hopkin (53.30) Freya Anderson (53.09)		29 July 2023	Fukuoka	^[86]
12	3:21.78	Kai Taylor (48.01) Jack Cartwright (47.90) Shayna Jack (52.38) Brianna Throssell (53.49)		17 February 2024	Doha	^[87]
13	3:21.81	Ben Schwietert (49.12) Kyle Stolk (47.80) Femke Heemskerk (52.33) Ranomi Kromowidjojo (52.56)		29 July 2017	Budapest
14	3:21.88	Flynn Southam (48.69) Jack Cartwright (47.81) Madison Wilson (52.98) Meg Harris (52.40)		29 July 2023	Fukuoka	^[88]
15	3:22.07	Jérémy Stravius (48.81) Mehdy Metella (47.45) Marie Wattel (53.47) Charlotte Bonnet (52.34)		8 August 2018	London
		Duncan Scott (48.20) Thomas Dean (48.11) Anna Hopkin (52.88) Freya Anderson (52.88)		22 May 2021	Budapest	^[89]
17	3:22.11	Clément Mignon (48.44) Mehdy Metella (47.78) Charlotte Bonnet (52.87) Marie Wattel (53.02)		27 July 2019	Gwangju
18	3:22.14	Flynn Southam (49.21) Zac Incerti (48.02) Meg Harris (52.59) Madison Wilson (52.32)		29 July 2022	Birmingham
19	3:22.26	Stan Pijnenburg (48.55) Jesse Puts (48.39) Ranomi Kromowidjojo (53.59) Femke Heemskerk (51.73)		22 May 2021	Budapest
20	3:22.28	Hunter Armstrong (47.83) Matt King (47.78) Claire Curzan (53.82) Kate Douglass (52.85)		17 February 2024	Doha	^[90]
21	3:22.44	Tom Dean (48.25) Lewis Burras (47.86) Anna Hopkin (53.27) Freya Anderson (53.06)		24 June 2022	Budapest	^[91]
22	3:22.45	Lewis Burras (48.28) Tom Dean (48.12) Anna Hopkin (53.27) Freya Anderson (52.78)		29 July 2022	Birmingham	^[92]
23	3:22.54	Markus Thormeyer (48.84) Yuri Kisil (48.58) Taylor Ruck (53.12) Penny Oleksiak (52.00)		27 July 2019	Gwangju
24	3:22.64	Alessandro Miressi (47.63) Thomas Ceccon (47.59) Federica Pellegrini (53.58) Silvia Di Pietro (53.84)		22 May 2021	Budapest	^[93]
25	3:22.70	Blake Pieroni (48.15) Nathan Adrian (47.67) Katie McLaughlin (53.96) Abbey Weitzeil (52.92)		27 July 2019	Gwangju

Mixed short course

• Correct as of December 2021^[94]

Pos	Time	Swimmer	Nationality or Club	Date	Venue	Ref
1	3:11.97		Queensland	6 October 2019	Canberra
2	3:12.43		New South Wales	6 October 2019	Canberra
3	3:14.21	Evgeny Rylov Florent Manaudou Sarah Sjöström Siobhán Haughey	Energy Standard	22 November 2020	Budapest
4	3:14.72		Cali Condors	22 November 2020	Budapest
5	3:14.96		Cali Condors	16 November 2020	Budapest
6	3:15.11		Energy Standard	22 November 2020	Budapest
7	3:15.17		London Roar	15 November 2020	Budapest
8	3:15.56		Energy Standard	15 November 2020	Budapest
9	3:15.62		LA Current	16 November 2020	Budapest
10	3:15.90		Victoria	6 October 2019	Canberra
11	3:15.91		Energy Standard	6 November 2020	Budapest
12	3:15.97		Energy Standard	21 December 2019	Las Vegas
3	3:16.03		London Roar	21 December 2019	Las Vegas
14	3:16.04		London Roar	24 November 2019	London
15	3:16.14		Cali Condors	10 November 2020	Budapest
16	3:16.22		Energy Standard	17 October 2020	Budapest
17	3:16.38		Aqua Centurions	24 November 2019	London
18	3:16.68		LA Current	22 November 2020	Budapest
19	3:16.81		Energy Standard	10 November 2020	Budapest
20	3:16.84		London Roar	6 November 2020	Budapest
			London Roar	22 November 2020	Budapest
22	3:16.96		Cali Condors	6 November 2020	Budapest
23	3:16.99		Energy Standard	2 November 2020	Budapest
24	3:17.05		London Roar	17 October 2019	Budapest
25	3:17.19		LA Current	31 October 2020	Budapest

External links

• Men's Event (long course) world progression at www.olympic.org
• Women's Event (long course) world progression at www.olympic.org

Notes and References

1. Craig Lord, " A Time of Change for World Records," SwimVortex.com (28 May 2013). Retrieved 20 March 2015.
2. Web site: FINA Swimming Rules 2013 - 2017 incl. World Record Application Form. FINA. 16 August 2013. 5 December 2015. 24 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150824112202/http://www.fina.org/H2O/docs/rules/sw_rules_20132017_inclwrform.pdf. dead.
3. News: FINA To Set World Best Standards For Mixed Relays. swimvortex.com. Craig Lord. 3 October 2013. 5 December 2015. 8 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208091537/http://www.swimvortex.com/fina-to-set-world-best-standards-for-mixed-relays/. dead.
4. FINA Goes Back in Time to Ratify Indiana Hoosier Swims as World Records. Swimming World Magazine. 13 March 2014. 5 December 2015.
5. Web site: Abrahamson. Alan. Abrahamson: Americans recaptured the magic with freestyle relay triumph. NBC Olympics. 8 August 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160809153758/http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/abrahamson-americans-recaptured-magic-freestyle-relay-triumph. 9 August 2016.
6. Web site: Layden. Tim. Reborn Michael Phelps plays pivotal role in U.S. 4x100 free relay gold. Sports Illustrated. 8 August 2016.
7. Web site: Men's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Long Course All-Time Ranking. World Aquatics. 7 December 2023.
8. Web site: Men's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Final Results. olympics.com. 26 July 2021. 10 August 2021. 24 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210824070237/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C73B1_SWMM4X100MFR----------FNL-000100--.pdf. dead.
9. Web site: Men's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Final Results. olympics.com. 26 July 2021. 10 August 2021. 24 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210824070237/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C73B1_SWMM4X100MFR----------FNL-000100--.pdf. dead.
10. Web site: Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay Final Results. hangzhou2022.cn. 27 September 2023. 29 September 2023.
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12. Web site: Men's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Final Results. Omega Timing. 18 June 2022. 2 July 2022.
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51. [FINA]
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53. Web site: Men's 4x100m Freestyle Final Results. Omega Timing. 16 December 2021. 17 December 2021.
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55. [FINA]
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57. Web site: Men's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Results. Omega Timing. 25 November 2021. 2 December 2021.
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61. [FINA]
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