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

Long course

# Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
1 22:48.4 Henry Taylor Great Britain Jul 25, 1908Olympic Games London, United Kingdom [2]
2 22:00.0 George Hodgson Canada Jul 10, 1912Olympic 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, 1924Olympic Games Paris, France
7 20:04.4 Arne Borg Sweden Aug 18, 1926- Budapest, Hungary
8 19:07.2 Arne Borg Sweden Sep 2, 1927European 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, 1967AAU Nationals Oak Park, United States
23 16:28.1 Guillermo Echevarria Mexico Jul 7, 1968Santa Clara Invitational Santa Clara, United States
24 16:08.57 Michael Burton United States Sep 3, 1968USA Olympic Trials Long Beach, United States
25 16:04.5 Michael Burton United States Aug 17, 1969AAU Nationals Louisville, United States
26 15:57.10 John Kinsella United States Aug 23, 1970AAU Nationals Los Angeles, United States
27 15:52.91 Rick DeMont United States Aug 6, 1972USA Olympic Trials Chicago, United States
28 15:52.58 Michael Burton United States Sep 4, 1972Olympic Games Munich, West Germany
29 15:37.80 Stephen Holland Australia Aug 5, 1973Pre World Championship meet Brisbane, Australia
30 15:31.85 Stephen Holland Australia Sep 8, 1973World Championships Belgrade, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
31 15:31.75 Tim Shaw United States Aug 25, 1974AAU Nationals Concord, United States
32 15:27.79 Stephen Holland Australia Jan 25, 1975New Zealand Games Christchurch, New Zealand
33 15:20.91 Tim Shaw United States Jun 21, 1975USA World Championship Trials Long Beach, United States
34 15:10.89 Stephen Holland Australia Feb 27, 1976AUS Olympic Trials Sydney, Australia
35 15:06.66 Brian Goodell United States Jun 21, 1976USA Olympic Trials Long Beach, United States
36 15:02.40 Brian Goodell United States Jul 20, 1976Olympic Games Montreal, Canada
37 14:58.27 Vladimir Salnikov Soviet Union Jul 22, 1980Olympic Games Moscow, Soviet Union
38 14:56.35 Vladimir Salnikov Soviet Union Mar 13, 1982URSvGDR Duel Moscow, Soviet Union
39 14:54.76 Vladimir Salnikov Soviet Union Feb 22, 1983URS Winter Nationals Moscow, Soviet Union
40 14:50.36 Jörg Hoffmann Germany Jan 13, 1991World Championships Perth, Australia
41 14:48.40 Kieren Perkins Australia Apr 5, 1992AUS Olympic Trials Canberra, Australia
42 14:43.48 Kieren Perkins Australia Jul 31, 1992Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain
43 14:41.66 Kieren Perkins Australia Aug 24, 1994Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada [3]
44 14:34.56 Grant Hackett Australia Jul 29, 2001World Championships Fukuoka, Japan [3]
45 14:34.14 Sun Yang China Jul 31, 2011World Championships Shanghai, China [4][5]
46 14:31.02 Sun Yang China Aug 4, 2012Olympic Games London, United Kingdom
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

# Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
1 14:32.40 Kieren Perkins Australia Feb 2, 1992Grand 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, 1998Australian SC Championships Perth, Australia [6]
4 14:10.10 Grant Hackett Australia Aug 7, 2001Australian SC Championships Perth, Australia [6]
5 14:08.06 Gregorio Paltrinieri Italy Dec 4, 2015European SC Championships Netanya, Israel [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

Women

Long course

# Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation 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, 1967Santa Clara Invitational Santa Clara, United States
21 17:50.2 Debbie Meyer United States Aug 20, 1967AAU 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, 1969AAU Nationals Louisville, United States
24 17:19.20 Cathy Calhoun United States Aug 28, 1971AAU 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, 1973AUS Nationals Adelaide, Australia
27 16:54.14 Jo Harshbarger United States Aug 25, 1973USA World Championship Trials Louisville, United States
28 16:49.9 Jennifer Turrall Australia Dec 9, 1973Top-level meet Sydney, Australia
29 16:48.2 Jennifer Turrall Australia Jan 9, 1974NSW 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, 1974Los Angeles Invitational Los Angeles, United States
32 16:33.94 Jennifer Turrall Australia Aug 25, 1974AAU Nationals Concord, United States
33 16:24.60 Alice Browne United States Aug 21, 1977AAU Nationals Mission Viejo, United States
34 16:14.93 Tracey Wickham Australia Feb 8, 1978Invitational Brisbane, Australia
35 16:06.63 Tracey Wickham Australia Feb 25, 1979AUS Nationals Perth, Australia
36 16:04.49 Kim Linehan United States Aug 19, 1979AAU Nationals Fort Lauderdale, United States
37 16:00.73 Janet Evans United States Jul 31, 1987USA Nationals & Pan Pacific Trials Orlando, United States
38 15:52.10 Janet Evans United States Mar 26, 1988USA Spring Nationals Orlando, United States
39 15:42.54 Kate Ziegler United States Jun 17, 2007TYR Meet of Champions Mission Viejo, United States [8]
40 15:36.53 Katie Ledecky United States Jul 30, 2013World Championships Barcelona, Spain [9]
41 15:34.23 Katie Ledecky  United States Jun 19, 2014Woodlands Senior Invitational Meet Shenandoah, United States [10]
42 15:28.36 Katie Ledecky  United States Aug 24, 2014Pan Pacific Championships Gold Coast, Australia [11]
43 15:27.71 hKatie Ledecky  United States Aug 3, 2015World Championships Kazan, Russia [12][13]
44 15:25.48 Katie Ledecky  United States Aug 4, 2015World Championships Kazan, Russia [14]
45 15:20.48 Katie Ledecky  United States May 16, 2018TYR Pro Swim Series Indianapolis, United States [15]
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

# Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
1 15:43.31 Petra Schneider East Germany Jan 10, 1982- Gainesville, United States
2 15:42.39 Laure Manaudou France Nov 20, 2004Regional meet La Roche-sur-Yon, France [16]
3 15:32.90 Kate Ziegler United States Oct 12, 2007Alex Athletics Jubiläums Challenge Essen, Germany [16]
4 15:28.65 Lotte Friis Denmark Nov 29, 2009Local Club Meet Copenhagen, Denmark [17]
5 15:26.95 Mireia Belmonte Spain Nov 29, 2013Spanish Championships Castelló de la Plana, Spain [18]
6 15:22.68 Lauren Boyle  New Zealand Aug 9, 2014Wellington Winter Championships Wellington, New Zealand [19]
7 15:19.71 Mireia Belmonte  Spain Dec 12, 2014Spanish Championships Sabadell, Spain [20]
8 15:18.01 Sarah Köhler  Germany Nov 16, 2019German Championships Berlin, Germany [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

All-time top 25

Men

  • Correct as of December 2019
Pos Time Swimmer Date Venue
1 14:31.02 Sun Yang (CHN)4 August 2012Great Britain
2 14:34.04 Gregorio Paltrinieri (ITA)18 May 2016Great Britain
3 14:34.56 Grant Hackett (AUS)29 July 2001Japan
4 14:36.15 Florian Wellbrock (GER)5 August 2018Great Britain
5 14:36.88 Mykhailo Romanchuk (UKR)5 August 2018Great Britain
6 14:37.28 Oussama Mellouli (TUN)2 August 2009Italy
7 14:39.48 Connor Jaeger (USA)13 August 2016Brazil
8 14:39.54 Mack Horton (AUS)13 April 2016Australia
9 14:39.63 Ryan Cochrane (CAN)4 August 2012Great Britain
10 14:40.86 Gabriele Detti (ITA)13 August 2016Brazil
11 14:41.13 Yuriy Prilukov (RUS)15 August 2008China
12 14:41.66 Kieren Perkins (AUS)24 August 1994Canada
13 14:44.72 David Aubry (FRA)28 July 2019South Korea
14 14:45.03 Jordan Wilimovsky (USA)13 August 2016Brazil
15 14:45.29 Larsen Jensen (USA)21 August 2004Greece
16 14:45.35 Henrik Christiansen (NOR)28 July 2019South Korea
17 14:45.54 Peter Vanderkaay (USA)29 June 2008United States
18 14:45.66 Gergo Kis (HUN)31 July 2011China
19 14:45.84 Zhang Lin (CHN)15 August 2008China
20 14:45.94 Mateusz Sawrymowicz (POL)1 April 2007Australia
21 14:45.95 David Davies (GBR)21 August 2004Greece
22 14:46.09 Franko Grgic (CRO)25 August 2019Hungary
23 14:46.33 Pal Joensen (FAR)31 July 2011China
24 14:46.51 Daniel Jervis (GBR)18 April 2019Great Britain
25 14:46.78 Erik Vendt (USA)15 May 2008United States

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 14:46.78:

  • Sun Yang also swam 14:34.14 (2011), 14:35.43 (2010), 14:41.15 (2013), 14:42.30 (2012), 14:42.52 (2011), 14:43.25 (2012), 14:44.10 (2012), 14:45.78 (2011).
  • Gregorio Paltrinieri also swam 14:34.57 (2016), 14:35.85 (2017), 14:37.08 (2017), 14:38.34 (2019), 14:38.75 (2019), 14:39.67 (2015), 14:39.93 (2014), 14:40.61 (2016), 14:42.66 (2019), 14:42.85 (2018), 14:42.91 (2016), 14:43.87 (2015), 14:44.31 (2017), 14:44.50 (2014), 14:44.51 (2016), 14:45.37 (2013), 14:45.80 (2019), 14:46.25 (2018).
  • Grant Hackett also swam 14:38.92 (2008), 14:41.53 (2008), 14:41.65 (2002), 14:42.58 (2005), 14:43.14 (2003), 14:43.40 (2004),
  • Florian Wellbrock also swam 14:36.54 (2019), 14:40.69 (2018), 14:40.69 (2018), 14:42.91 (2019), 14:44.80 (2019).
  • Gergo Kis also swam 14:45.66 (2011).
  • Mykhailo Romanchuk also swam 14:37.14 (2017), 14:37.63 (2019), 14:44.11 (2017).
  • Oussama Mellouli also swam 14:40.31 (2012), 14:40.84 (2008), 14:46.23 (2012).
  • Connor Jaeger also swam 14:41.20 (2015), 14:45.74 (2016).
  • Mack Horton also swam 14:44.09 (2015).
  • Ryan Cochrane also swam 14:40.84 (2008), 14:41.38 (2009), 14:42.48 (2013), 14:42.69 (2008), 14:44.03 (2014), 14:44.46 (2011).
  • Gabriele Detti also swam 14:46.48 (2016).
  • Yuriy Prilukov also swam 14:43.21 (2008).
  • Kieren Perkins also swam 14:43.48 (1992).
  • David Davies also swam 14:46.11 (2008).

Women

As of December 2019

Pos Time Swimmer Date Venue
1 15:20.48 Katie Ledecky (USA)16 May 2018United States
2 15:38.88 Lotte Friis (DEN)30 July 2013Spain
3 15:40.14 Lauren Boyle (NZL)4 August 2015Russia
4 15:40.89 Simona Quadarella (ITA)23 July 2019South Korea
5 15:42.54 Kate Ziegler (USA)17 June 2007United States
6 15:44.93 Alessia Filippi (ITA)28 July 2009Italy
7 15:46.69 Wang Jianjiahe (CHN)6 March 2019United States
8 15:47.09 Boglárka Kapás (HUN)4 August 2015Russia
9 15:47.26 Jazmin Carlin (GBR)26 June 2013Great Britain
10 15:48.83 Sarah Kohler (GER)23 July 2019South Korea
11 15:50.89 Mireia Belmonte (ESP)25 July 2017Hungary
12 15:51.68 Delfina Pignatiello (ARG)15 June 2019Spain
13 15:52.10 Janet Evans (USA)26 March 1988United States
14 15:52.17 Jessica Ashwood (AUS)4 August 2015Russia
15 15:52.37 Camelia Potec (ROU)22 April 2009France
16 15:52.87 Li Bingjie (CHN)1 September 2017China
17 15:54.19 Ashley Twichell (USA)23 July 2019South Korea
18 15:54.30 Kristel Kobrich (CHI)29 July 2013Spain
19 15:54.48 Ajna Kesely (HUN)21 July 2019South Korea
20 15:55.25 Erica Sullivan (USA)15 June 2019United States
21 15:55.38 Flavia Rigamonti (SUI)27 March 2007Australia
22 15:56.39 Maddy Gough (AUS)10 June 2019Australia
23 15:56.46 Kiah Melverton (AUS)10 June 2019Australia
24 15:57.15 Brittany MacLean (CAN)21 August 2014Australia
25 15:57.36 Hayley Peirsol (USA)17 August 2006Canada

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 15:57.36:

  • Katie Ledecky also swam 15:25.48 (2015), 15:27.71 (2015), 15:28.36 (2014), 15:31.82 (2017), 15:34.23 (2014), 15:35.65 (2017), 15:35.98 (2019), 15:36.53 (2013), 15:38.97 (2018), 15:42.23 (2015), 15:45.59 (2019), 15:47.15 (2013), 15:47.54 (2017) 15:48.90 (2019), 15:49.26 (2013).
  • Lotte Friis also swam 15:46.30 (2009), 15:49.00 (2015), 15:49.18 (2013), 15:49.59 (2011), 15:54.23 (2015).
  • Lauren Boyle also swam 15:44.71 (2013), 15:55.69 (2014).
  • Simona Quadarella also swam 15:48.84 (2019), 15:49.92 (2016), 15:51.59 (2019), 15:51.61 (2018), 15:53.86 (2017), 15:56.81 (2018), 15:57.18 (2019).
  • Kate Ziegler also swam 15:53.05 (2007), 15:55.01 (2006), 15:55.60 (2011).
  • Wang Jianjiahe also swam 15:49.85 (2019), 15:51.00 (2019), 15:53.01 (2018), 15:53.68 (2018).
  • Boglarka Kapas also swam 15:50.22 (2016).
  • Sarah Kohler also swam 15:54.08 (2019).
  • Mireia Belmonte also swam 15:57.29 (2014).
  • Jessica Ashwood also swam 15:56.52 (2015), 15:56.86 (2015).
  • Camelia Potec also swam 15:55.63 (2019).
  • Li Bingjie also swam 15:53.80 (2018).
  • Ashley Twichell also swam 15:55.68 (2018), 15:56.22 (2019).

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