World record progression 4 × 50 metres medley relay

This article includes the world record progression for the 4×50 metres medley relay and it shows the chronological history of world record times in that competitive short course swimming event. The 4×50 metres medley relay is a medley race in which each of four swimmers on a team swims a 50-metre leg of the relay, each swimming a different stroke, in the following sequence:

  1. Backstroke (this can only be the first stroke, due to the necessity of starting this leg in the pool rather than by diving in);
  2. Breaststroke;
  3. Butterfly; and
  4. Freestyle ("freestyle" means any stroke other than backstroke, breaststroke or butterfly – most swimmers use the front crawl).
Main article: List of world records in swimming

Swimming world records are recognized by and maintained by FINA ("Fédération Internationale de Natation"), the international competitive swimming and aquatics federation that overseas the sport in international competition. World records in the medley relay event were first recognized by FINA in 1953. 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]

It is possible to set an individual world record in the 50 metres backstroke by swimming the backstroke first leg of the 4×50-metre medley relay, except in the mixed relay.[5] Swimming the other three legs of the medley relay cannot qualify as world records as FINA criteria require a "static start" for world record recognition – swimming relay exchanges are characterized as "dynamic".

Men
# Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
1 1:50.07
  • Curtis Goss
  • Blaine Nichols
  • Kyle Johnson
  • Tanner Kurz
 Indiana University Hoosiers 26 September 2013 IU Fall Frenzy Bloomington, United States [6][7]
2 1:33.65 h
 Italy 12 December 2013 European Championships Herning, Denmark [8]
3 1:32.38 '#' [9]
 Russia 12 December 2013 European Championships Herning, Denmark [10]
4 1:32.83
 Italy 12 December 2013 European Championships Herning, Denmark [11]
5 1:30.51
 Brazil 4 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [12]
6 1:30.44
 Russia 17 December 2017 European Championships Copenhagen, Denmark [13]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

Women
# Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
1 2:04.34
  • Grace Padget
  • Heather Hayes
  • Bailey Pressey
  • Madelon Webb
 Indiana University Hoosiers 26 September 2013 IU Fall Frenzy Bloomington, United States [14][15]
2 1:45.92 h
 Denmark 15 December 2013 European Championships Herning, Denmark [16]
3 1:44.67 '#' [17]
 Russia 15 December 2013 European Championships Herning, Denmark [18]
4 1:44.81
 Denmark 15 December 2013 European Championships Herning, Denmark [19]
5 1:44.04
 Denmark 5 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [20]
6 1:43.27
 United States 7 December 2016 World Championships Windsor, Canada [21]
7 1:42.38
 United States 12 December 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [22]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

Mixed
# Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
1 1:49.87
Indiana University Hoosiers 26 September 2013 IU Fall Frenzy Bloomington, United States [23][24]
2 1:47.61
  •  (25.54)
    Dustin Rhoads
  •  (27.68)
    Andrew Marciniak
  •  (27.81)
    Haley Gordon
  •  (26.58)
    Olivia Kabacinski
 Iowa University 28 September 2013 Water Carnival Ann Arbor, United States [25]
3 1:41.70
  •  (23.98)
    Sergey Makov
  •  (26.90)
    Andrey Grechin
  •  (25.97)
    Daria Tchvetkova
  •  (24.85)
    Ekaterina Borovikova
  Russia 12 October 2013 World Cup Moscow, Russia [26]
4 1:39.54
  •  (23.15)
    Jeremy Stravius
  •  (26.41)
    Giacomo Perez Dortona
  •  (25.45)
    Melanie Henique
  •  (24.53)
    Anna Santamans
  France 20 October 2013 World Cup Doha, Qatar [27]
5 1:39.08 h
 Australia 5 November 2013 World Cup Singapore, Singapore [28]
6 1:38.02
 Australia 5 November 2013 World Cup Singapore, Singapore [29]
7 1:37.84
 Australia 9 November 2013 World Cup Tokyo, Japan [30]
8 1:37.63 '#' [31]
 Russia 13 December 2013 European Championships Herning, Denmark [32]
9 1:37.17
 United States 21 December 2013 Duel in the Pool Glasgow, United Kingdom [33]
10 1:36.40
 United States 13 December 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China [34]
11 1:36.22
 Russia 5 December 2019 European Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom [35]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA;
Records not set in finals: h – heat

All-time top 10 by country

Men
  • Correct as of December 2019
Pos Time Swimmer Nationality Date Venue
1 1:30.44  Russia 17 Dec 2017 Denmark
2 1:30.51  Brazil 4 Dec 2014 Qatar
3 1:30.90  United States 15 Dec 2018 China
4 1:31.25  France 4 Dec 2014 Qatar
5 1:31.54  Italy 15 Dec 2018 China
6 1:31.80  Germany 15 Dec 2018 China
7 1:32.06  Belarus 17 Dec 2017 Denmark
8 1:32.10  Hungary 8 Dec 2019 Scotland
9 1:32.30  Great Britain 4 Dec 2014 Qatar
10 1:32.62  Japan 10 Dec 2016 Canada

Women
  • Correct as of December 2019
Pos Time Swimmer Nationality Date Venue
1 1:42.38  United States 12 Dec 2018 China
2 1:42.69  Netherlands 12 Dec 2009 Turkey
3 1:44.04  Denmark 5 Dec 2014 Qatar
4 1:44.31  China 12 Dec 2018 China
5 1:44.43  Sweden 17 Dec 2017 Denmark
6 1:44.85  Poland 8 Dec 2019 Scotland
7 1:44.90  Japan 12 Dec 2018 China
8 1:44.92  Italy 8 Dec 2019 Scotland
9 1:44.96  Russia 8 Dec 2019 Scotland
10 1:45.35  France 17 Dec 2017 Denmark

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