The swimming world records over 1500 m freestyle are the best times swum in the 1500 m freestyle swimming discipline. They are recognized by the international swimming federation FINA . World records are held separately for long courses (50 m) and short courses (25 m) and separately for men and women. In the following, the world record development since the first recognized world record is listed.
Long track world records men
World records for men in the 1500 m freestyle (50 m track)
No.
athlete
nation
time
date
place
1
Henry Taylor
United Kingdom United Kingdom
22: 48.4
July 25, 1908
London
2
George Hodgson
Canada Canada
22: 00.0
July 10, 1912
Stockholm
3
Arne Borg
Sweden Sweden
21: 35.3
July 8, 1923
Gothenburg
4th
Arne Borg
Sweden Sweden
21: 15.0
January 30, 1924
Sydney
5
Arne Borg
Sweden Sweden
21: 11.4
July 13, 1924
Paris
6th
Andrew Charlton
Australia Australia
20: 06.6
July 15, 1924
Paris
7th
Arne Borg
Sweden Sweden
20: 04.4
August 18, 1926
Budapest
8th
Arne Borg
Sweden Sweden
19: 07.2
September 2, 1927
Bologna
9
Tomikatsu Amano
Japan Japan
18: 58.8
August 10, 1938
Tokyo
10
Shiro Hashizume
Japan Japan
18: 35.7
August 16, 1949
los Angeles
11
Hironoshin Furuhashi
Japan Japan
18: 19.0
August 16, 1949
los Angeles
12
George Breen
United States 48 United States
18: 05.9
May 3, 1956
New Haven
13
Murray Rose
Australia Australia
17: 59.5
October 30, 1956
Melbourne
14th
George Breen
United States 48 United States
17: 52.9
5th December 1956
Melbourne
15th
John Konrads
Australia Australia
17: 28.7
February 22, 1958
Melbourne
16
John Konrads
Australia Australia
17: 11.0
February 27, 1960
Sydney
17th
Roy Saari
United States United States
17: 05.5
17th August 1963
Tokyo
18th
Murray Rose
Australia Australia
17: 01.8
2nd August 1964
Los Altos
19th
Roy Saari
United States United States
16: 58.7
2nd September 1964
new York
20th
Stephen Krause
United States United States
16: 58.6
August 15, 1965
Maumee
21st
Mike Burton
United States United States
16: 41.6
August 21, 1966
Lincoln
22nd
Mike Burton
United States United States
16: 34.1
August 13, 1967
Oak Park
23
Guillermo Echevarria
Mexico Mexico
16: 28.1
7th July 1968
Santa Clara
24
Mike Burton
United States United States
16: 08.5
3rd September 1968
Long Beach
25th
Mike Burton
United States United States
16: 04.5
17th August 1969
Louisville
26th
John Kinsella
United States United States
15: 57.1
23rd August 1970
los Angeles
27
Rick DeMont
United States United States
15: 52.91
August 6, 1972
Chicago
28
Mike Burton
United States United States
15: 52.58
4th September 1972
Munich
29
Stephen Holland
Australia Australia
15: 37.80
5th August 1973
Brisbane
30th
Stephen Holland
Australia Australia
15: 31.85
September 9, 1973
Belgrade
31
Tim Shaw
United States United States
15: 31.75
August 25, 1974
Concord
32
Stephen Holland
Australia Australia
15: 27.79
January 25, 1975
Christchurch
33
Tim Shaw
United States United States
15: 20.91
June 21, 1975
Long Beach
34
Stephen Holland
Australia Australia
15: 10.89
February 27, 1976
Sydney
35
Brian Goodell
United States United States
15: 06.66
June 21, 1976
Long Beach
36
Brian Goodell
United States United States
15: 02.40
July 20, 1976
Montréal
37
Vladimir Salnikov
Soviet Union Soviet Union
14: 58.27
July 22, 1980
Moscow
38
Vladimir Salnikov
Soviet Union Soviet Union
14: 56.35
March 13, 1982
Moscow
39
Vladimir Salnikov
Soviet Union Soviet Union
14: 54.76
February 22, 1983
Moscow
40
Jörg Hoffmann
Germany Germany
14: 50.36
January 13, 1991
Perth
41
Kieren Perkins
Australia Australia
14: 48.40
April 5, 1992
Canberra
42
Kieren Perkins
Australia Australia
14: 43.48
July 31, 1992
Barcelona
43
Kieren Perkins
Australia Australia
14: 41.66
August 24, 1994
Victoria
44
Grant Hackett
Australia Australia
14: 34.56
July 29, 2001
Fukuoka
45
Sun Yang
China People's Republic People's Republic of China
14: 34.14
July 31, 2011
Shanghai
46
Sun Yang
China People's Republic People's Republic of China
14: 31.02
4th August 2012
London
Long track world records women
World records for women in the 1500 m freestyle (50 m track)
No.
athlete
nation
time
date
place
1
Josephine McKim
United States 48 United States
24: 07.6
December 31, 1925
Coral Gables
2
Martha Norelius
United States 48 United States
23: 44.6
July 28, 1927
Massapequa
3
Helene Madison
United States 48 United States
23: 17.2
July 15, 1931
new York
4th
Grete Frederiksen
Denmark Denmark
22: 36.7
June 26, 1936
Copenhagen
5
Ragnhild Hveger
Denmark Denmark
21: 45.7
July 3, 1938
Elsinore
6th
Ragnhild Hveger
Denmark Denmark
21: 10.1
August 11, 1940
Elsinore
7th
Ragnhild Hveger
Denmark Denmark
20: 57.0
August 20, 1941
Copenhagen
8th
Lenie de Nijs
Netherlands Netherlands
20: 46.5
July 23, 1955
Utrecht
9
Jans Koster
Netherlands Netherlands
20: 22.8
August 21, 1956
Utrecht
10
Jans Koster
Netherlands Netherlands
20: 03.1
July 27, 1957
Hilversum
11
Ilsa Konrads
Australia Australia
19: 25.7
January 14, 1959
Sydney
12
Jane Cederqvist
Sweden Sweden
19: 23.6
September 8, 1960
Uppsala
13
Margareta Rylander
Sweden Sweden
19: 02.8
June 27, 1961
Uppsala
14th
Carolyn House
United States United States
18: 44.0
June 18, 1962
Chicago
15th
Patricia Caretto
United States United States
18: 33.5
July 30, 1964
Los Altos
16
Patricia Caretto
United States United States
18: 23.7
August 12, 1965
Los Altos
17th
Patricia Caretto
United States United States
18: 12.9
July 21, 1966
Lincoln
18th
Debbie Meyer
United States United States
17: 31.2
July 21, 1966
los Angeles
19th
Debbie Meyer
United States United States
17: 19.9
17th August 1969
Louisville
20th
Cathy Calhoun
United States United States
17: 19.2
August 28, 1971
Houston
21st
Shane Gould
Australia Australia
17: 00.6
December 12, 1971
Sydney
22nd
Shane Gould
Australia Australia
16: 56.90
February 11, 1973
Adelaide
23
Jo Harshbarger
United States United States
16: 54.14
August 25, 1973
Louisville
24
Jenny Turrall
Australia Australia
16: 49.90
8th December 1973
Drummoyne
25th
Jenny Turrall
Australia Australia
16: 48.20
January 9, 1974
Sydney
26th
Jenny Turrall
Australia Australia
16: 43.40
July 13, 1974
Sydney
27
Jenny Turrall
Australia Australia
16: 39.28
3rd August 1974
Mission Viejo
28
Jenny Turrall
Australia Australia
16: 33.94
August 25, 1974
Concord
29
Alice Browne
United States United States
16: 24.60
August 21, 1977
Mission Viejo
30th
Tracey Wickham
Australia Australia
16: 14.39
February 8, 1978
Brisbane
31
Tracey Wickham
Australia Australia
16: 06.63
February 24, 1979
Perth
32
Kim Linehan
United States United States
16: 04.49
19th August 1979
Fort Lauderdale
33
Janet Evans
United States United States
16:00, 73
July 31, 1987
Clovis
34
Janet Evans
United States United States
15: 52.10
March 26, 1988
Orlando
35
Kate Ziegler
United States United States
15: 42.54
June 17, 2007
Mission Viejo
36
Katie Ledecky
United States United States
15: 36.53
July 30, 2013
Barcelona
37
Katie Ledecky
United States United States
15: 34.23
19th June 2014
Shenandoah
38
Katie Ledecky
United States United States
15: 28.36
August 24, 2014
Gold coast
39
Katie Ledecky
United States United States
15: 27.71
3rd August 2015
Kazan
40
Katie Ledecky
United States United States
15: 25.48
4th August 2015
Kazan
41
Katie Ledecky
United States United States
15: 20.48
May 16, 2018
Indianapolis
Short course world records men
(This list is not yet complete)
Short course world records women
(This list is not yet complete)
See also
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