This is a listing of the history of the World Record in the swimming event: 100 Individual Medley . The event consists of one 25-meter lap of each stroke (butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle), and as such is only recognized in short course (25m) pools.
# | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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1 | 54.66 | Josef Hladky | ![]() | 16 Mar 1991 | FINA World Cup | Bonn, Germany | [1] | |
2 | 53.78 | Jani Sievinen | ![]() | 21 Nov 1992 | European Championships | Espoo, Finland | [2] | |
2= | 53.78 | Jani Sievinen | ![]() | 24 Jan 1996 | World Cup | Sheffield, United Kingdom | [3] | |
3 | 53.10 | Jani Sievinen | ![]() | 30 Jan 1996 | World Cup | Malmö, Sweden | [2] | |
4 | 52.79 | Neil Walker | ![]() | 18 Mar 2000 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | [4] | |
5 | 52.63 | sf | Peter Mankoč | ![]() | 15 Dec 2001 | European Championships | Antwerp, Belgium | [5] |
6 | 52.58 | Thomas Rupprath | ![]() | 25 Jan 2003 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | [6] | |
7 | 52.51 | Roland Schoeman | ![]() | 18 Jan 2005 | World Cup | Stockholm, Sweden | [7] | |
8 | 52.11 | Ryk Neethling | ![]() | 22 Jan 2005 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | [8] | |
9 | 52.01 | Ryk Neethling | ![]() | 26 Jan 2005 | World Cup | Moscow, Russia | ||
10 | 51.52 | Ryk Neethling | ![]() | 11 Feb 2005 | World Cup | East Meadow, NY, United States | [9] | |
11 | 51.25 | sf | Ryan Lochte | ![]() | 12 Apr 2008 | World Championships | Manchester, United Kingdom | [10] |
12 | 51.15 | Ryan Lochte | ![]() | 13 Apr 2008 | World Championships | Manchester, United Kingdom | [11] | |
13 | 50.95 | h | Sergey Fesikov | ![]() | 14 Nov 2009 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | [12] |
14 | 50.76 | sf | Peter Mankoč | ![]() | 12 Dec 2009 | European Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | [13] |
15 | 50.71 | sf | Ryan Lochte | ![]() | 15 Dec 2012 | World Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | |
16 | 50.66 | Markus Deibler | ![]() | 7 Dec 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [14] | |
17 | 50.60 | Vladimir Morozov | ![]() | 26 Aug 2016 | World Cup | Chartres, France | [15] | |
18 | 50.30 | Vladimir Morozov | ![]() | 30 Aug 2016 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | [16] | |
19.1 | 50.26 | Vladimir Morozov | ![]() | 28 September 2018 | World Cup | Eindhoven, Netherlands | [17] | |
19.2 | 50.26 | = | Vladimir Morozov | ![]() | 9 November 2018 | World Cup | Tokyo, Japan | [18] |
20 | 49.88 | Caeleb Dressel | ![]() | 16 November 2020 | International Swimming League | Budapest, Hungary | [19] | |
21 | 49.28 | Caeleb Dressel | ![]() | 22 November 2020 | International Swimming League | Budapest, Hungary | [20] |
# | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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WBT | 1:02.75 | Marion Zoller | ![]() | 30 Mar 1991 | World Cup | Sheffield, United Kingdom | ||
1 | 1:01.61 | Lin Li | ![]() | 29 Feb 1992 | World Cup | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | ||
2 | 1:01.03 | Louise Karlsson | ![]() | 22 Nov 1992 | European SC Championships | Espoo, Finland | ||
1:01.03 | = | Louise Karlsson | ![]() | 26 Jan 1997 | World Cup | Malmö, Sweden | [21] | |
3 | 1:00.60 | Hu Xiaowen | ![]() | 26 Feb 1998 | World Cup | Beijing, China | [22] | |
4 | 1:00.43 | Martina Moravcová | ![]() | 12 Dec 1998 | European SC Championships | Sheffield, United Kingdom | [23] | |
5 | 1:00.41 | Jenny Thompson | ![]() | 16 Jan 1999 | World Cup | Sydney, Australia | [24] | |
6 | 1:00.35 | h | Martina Moravcová | ![]() | 2 Apr 1999 | World SC Championships | Hong Kong, China | [25] |
7 | 59.30 | h | Jenny Thompson | ![]() | 2 Apr 1999 | World SC Championships | Hong Kong, China | [25] |
8 | 58.80 | Natalie Coughlin | ![]() | 23 Nov 2002 | World Cup | East Meadow, NY, United States | [26] | |
9 | 58.54 | Emily Seebohm | ![]() | 10 Aug 2009 | Australian SC Championships | Hobart, Australia | [27] | |
10 | 58.51 | h | Therese Alshammar | ![]() | 17 Oct 2009 | World Cup | Durban, South Africa | [28] |
11 | 58.40 | Zhao Jing | ![]() | 11 Nov 2009 | World Cup | Stockholm, Sweden | [29] | |
12 | 57.74 | Hinkelien Schreuder | ![]() | 15 Nov 2009 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | [30] | |
13 | 57.73 | h | Katinka Hosszú | ![]() | 8 Aug 2013 | World Cup | Eindhoven, Netherlands | [31] |
14 | 57.50 | Katinka Hosszú | ![]() | 8 Aug 2013 | World Cup | Eindhoven, Netherlands | ||
15 | 57.45 | h | Katinka Hosszú | ![]() | 11 Aug 2013 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | |
16 | 57.25 | h | Katinka Hosszú | ![]() | 28 Aug 2014 | World Cup | Doha, Qatar | |
17 | 56.86 | h | Katinka Hosszú | ![]() | 1 Sep 2014 | World Cup | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | |
18 | 56.70 | Katinka Hosszú | ![]() | 5 Dec 2014 | World SC Championships | Doha, Qatar | ||
19 | 56.67 | Katinka Hosszú | ![]() | 4 Dec 2015 | European SC Championships | Netanya, Israel | [32] | |
20 | 56.51 | Katinka Hosszú | ![]() | 7 Aug 2017 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | [33] |
Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue | Ref |
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1 | 49.28 | ![]() | 22 November 2020 | Budapest | |
2 | 50.26 | ![]() | 28 September 2018 | Eindhoven | |
9 November 2018 | Tokyo | ||||
3 | 50.63 | ![]() | 14 December 2018 | Hangzhou | |
4 | 50.66 | ![]() | 7 December 2014 | Doha | |
5 | 50.71 | ![]() | 15 December 2012 | Istanbul | |
6 | 50.76 | ![]() | 12 December 2009 | Istanbul | |
7 | 50.95 | ![]() | 14 November 2009 | Berlin | |
![]() | 7 November 2021 | Kazan | [35] | ||
9 | 50.96 | ![]() | 7 December 2013 | Dijon | |
10 | 50.97 | ![]() | 16 December 2022 | Melbourne | [36] |
11 | 51.03 | ![]() | 29 October 2022 | Toronto | [37] |
12 | 51.05 | ![]() | 14 November 2009 | Berlin | |
![]() | 16 December 2022 | Melbourne | [38] | ||
14 | 51.10 | ![]() | 16 December 2022 | Melbourne | [39] |
12 | 51.14 | ![]() | 16 November 2020 | Budapest | |
![]() | 23 December 2023 | Istanbul | [40] | ||
17 | 51.15 | ![]() | 7 August 2013 | Eindhoven | |
18 | 51.16 | ![]() | 15 November 2018 | Singapore | |
19 | 51.19 | ![]() | 20 October 2013 | Qatar | |
20 | 51.20 | ![]() | 13 December 2009 | Istanbul | |
21 | 51.29 | ![]() | 28 October 2021 | Kazan | [41] |
22 | 51.30 | ![]() | 7 December 2014 | Qatar | |
23 | 51.33 | ![]() | 30 August 2016 | Berlin | |
24 | 51.35 | ![]() | 19 December 2021 | Abu Dhabi | [42] |
25 | 51.39 | ![]() | 10 December 2023 | Otopeni | [43] |
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 51.39:
Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue | Ref |
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1 | 56.51 | ![]() | 7 August 2017 | Berlin | |
2 | 57.10 | ![]() | 2 August 2017 | Moscow | |
3 | 57.30 | ![]() | 22 November 2020 | Budapest | |
4 | 57.47 | ![]() | 7 December 2023 | Otopeni | [45] |
5 | 57.53 | ![]() | 10 November 2013 | Tokyo | |
![]() | 16 December 2022 | Melbourne | [46] | ||
7 | 57.59 | ![]() | 3 December 2015 | Netanya | |
![]() | 6 December 2019 | Glasgow | |||
![]() | 22 November 2020 | Budapest | |||
10 | 57.68 | ![]() | 14 December 2013 | Herning | |
![]() | 16 December 2022 | Melbourne | [47] | ||
12 | 57.72 | ![]() | 4 December 2021 | Eindhoven | [48] |
13 | 57.74 | ![]() | 15 November 2009 | Berlin | |
14 | 57.75 | ![]() | 15 November 2017 | Tokyo | |
15 | 57.77 | ![]() | 14 December 2018 | Hangzhou | |
16 | 57.80 | ![]() | 21 December 2018 | Lausanne | |
![]() | 19 December 2021 | Abu Dhabi | [49] | ||
18 | 57.82 | ![]() | 4 November 2021 | Kazan | [50] |
19 | 57.84 | ![]() | 27 August 2016 | Chartres | |
20 | 57.94 | ![]() | 27 October 2020 | Budapest | |
21 | 57.97 | ![]() | 9 December 2016 | Windsor | |
22 | 58.02 | ![]() | 31 August 2016 | Berlin | |
![]() | 4 October 2018 | Budapest | |||
24 | 58.09 | ![]() | 22 November 2009 | Singapore | |
25 | 58.16 | ![]() | 27 October 2020 | Budapest |
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 58.16:
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