List of swimming world records over 800 meters freestyle

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The swimming world records in the 800 m freestyle are the best times swum in the 800 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 800 m freestyle (50 m track)
No. athlete nation time date place
1 Arne Borg SwedenSweden Sweden 10: 43.6 April 11, 1924 Honolulu
2 Arne Borg SwedenSweden Sweden 10: 37.4 August 25, 1925 Urine
3 Jean Taris FranceFrance France 10: 19.6 May 30, 1930 Paris
4th Jean Taris FranceFrance France 10: 17.2 June 9, 1931 Cannes
5 Makino Shozo JapanJapan Japan 10: 08.6 March 25, 1933 Tokyo
6th Makino Shozo JapanJapan Japan 10: 01.2 September 16, 1933 Tokyo
7th Makino Shozo JapanJapan Japan 09: 55.8 September 15, 1934 Tokyo
8th Hiroshin Furuhashi JapanJapan Japan 09: 45.6 June 26, 1949 Tokyo
9 Shiro Hashizume JapanJapan Japan 09: 45.0 August 16, 1949 los Angeles
10 Hiroshin Furuhashi JapanJapan Japan 09: 40.7 August 16, 1949 los Angeles
11 Hiroshin Furuhashi JapanJapan Japan 09: 35.5 August 19, 1949 los Angeles
12 John Konrads AustraliaAustralia Australia 09: 17.7 January 11, 1958 Sydney
13 George Breen United StatesUnited States United States 09: 15.7 October 27, 1956 New Haven
14th John Konrads AustraliaAustralia Australia 09: 14.5 February 22, 1958 Melbourne
15th John Konrads AustraliaAustralia Australia 08: 59.6 January 10, 1959 Sydney
16 Rose Murray AustraliaAustralia Australia 08: 47.4 August 26, 1962 Los Altos
17th Semion Belitz-Geiman Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union Soviet Union 08: 47.4 3rd August 1966 Krakow
18th John Bennett AustraliaAustralia Australia 08: 47.3 January 16, 1967 Sydney
19th Alain Mosconi FranceFrance France 08: 46.8 5th July 1967 Monte Carlo
20th Mike Burton United StatesUnited States United States 08: 34.3 3rd September 1968 Long Beach
21st Mike Burton United StatesUnited States United States 08: 28.8 17th August 1969 Louisville
22nd Graham Windeatt AustraliaAustralia Australia 08: 28.6 3rd April 1971 Sydney
23 Stephen Holland AustraliaAustralia Australia 08: 16.27 September 8, 1973 Belgrade
24 Stephen Holland AustraliaAustralia Australia 08: 15.88 20th January 1975 Christchurch
25th Stephen Holland AustraliaAustralia Australia 08: 15.02 20th January 1975 Christchurch
26th Tim Shaw United StatesUnited States United States 08: 13.68 June 21, 1975 Long Beach
27 Tim Shaw United StatesUnited States United States 08: 09.60 July 12, 1975 Mission Viejo
28 Stephen Holland AustraliaAustralia Australia 08: 06.27 February 27, 1976 Sydney
29 Stephen Holland AustraliaAustralia Australia 08: 02.91 February 29, 1976 Sydney
30th Bobby Hackett United StatesUnited States United States 08: 01.54 June 21, 1976 Long Beach
31 Vladimir Salnikov Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union Soviet Union 07: 56.49 March 23, 1979 Minsk
32 Vladimir Salnikov Soviet UnionSoviet Union Soviet Union 07: 52.83 February 14, 1982 Moscow
33 Vladimir Salnikov Soviet UnionSoviet Union Soviet Union 07: 52.33 July 14, 1983 los Angeles
34 Vladimir Salnikov Soviet UnionSoviet Union Soviet Union 07: 50.64 4th July 1986 Moscow
35 Kieren Perkins AustraliaAustralia Australia 07: 47.85 August 25, 1991 Edmonton
36 Kieren Perkins AustraliaAustralia Australia 07: 46.60 February 15, 1992 Sydney
37 Kieren Perkins AustraliaAustralia Australia 07: 46.00 August 24, 1994 Victoria
38 Ian Thorpe AustraliaAustralia Australia 07: 41.59 March 26, 2001 Hobart
39 Ian Thorpe AustraliaAustralia Australia 07: 39.16 July 24, 2001 Fukuoka
40 Grant Hackett AustraliaAustralia Australia 07: 38.65 July 27, 2005 Montreal
41 Zhang Lin China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China People's Republic of China 07: 32.12 July 29, 2009 Rome

(This list is not yet complete)

Long track world records women

World records for women in the 800 m freestyle (50 m track)
No. athlete nation time date place
1 Gertrude Ederle United States 48United States United States 13: 19.0 August 17, 1919 Indianapolis
2 Ethel Mcgary United States 48United States United States 12: 58.2 August 6, 1925 Detroit
3 Ethel Mcgary United States 48United States United States 12: 56.0 August 15, 1925 Indianapolis
4th Martha Norelius United States 48United States United States 12: 47.2 August 7, 1926 Philadelphia
5 Martha Norelius United States 48United States United States 12: 17.8 July 31, 1927 Massapequa
6th Josephine McKim United States 48United States United States 12: 03.8 August 10, 1929 Honolulu
7th Helene Madison United States 48United States United States 11: 41.2 July 6, 1930 Long Beach
8th Laura Knight United States 48United States United States 11: 34.4 July 21, 1935 Manhattan Beach
9 Ragnhild Hveger DenmarkDenmark Denmark 11: 11.7 July 3, 1936 Copenhagen
10 Ragnhild Hveger DenmarkDenmark Denmark 10: 52.5 August 13, 1941 Copenhagen
11 Valéria Gyenge Hungary 1949Hungary Hungary 10: 42.4 June 28, 1953 Budapest
12 Lorraine Crapp AustraliaAustralia Australia 10: 30.9 January 14, 1956 Sydney
13 Mary Kok NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 10: 27.3 February 16, 1957 Durban
14th Ilsa Konrads AustraliaAustralia Australia 10: 17.7 January 9, 1958 Sydney
15th Ilsa Konrads AustraliaAustralia Australia 10: 16.2 February 20, 1958 Melbourne
16 Ilsa Konrads AustraliaAustralia Australia 10: 11.8 June 13, 1958 Townsville
17th Ilsa Konrads AustraliaAustralia Australia 10: 11.4 19th February 1959 Hobart
18th Jane Cederqvist SwedenSweden Sweden 09: 55.6 17th August 1960 Uppsala
19th Carolyn House United StatesUnited States United States 09: 51.6 August 26, 1962 Los Altos
20th Patty Caretto United StatesUnited States United States 09: 47.3 July 30, 1964 Los Altos
21st Sharon Finneran United StatesUnited States United States 09: 36.9 September 28, 1964 los Angeles
22nd Debbie Meyer United StatesUnited States United States 09: 35.8 July 9, 1967 Santa Clara
23 Debbie Meyer United StatesUnited States United States 09: 22.9 July 29, 1967 Winnipeg
24 Debbie Meyer United StatesUnited States United States 09: 19.0 July 29, 1967 los Angeles
25th Debbie Meyer United StatesUnited States United States 09: 17.8 July 21, 1968 Lincoln
26th Debbie Meyer United StatesUnited States United States 09: 10.4 August 28, 1968 los Angeles
27 Karen Moras AustraliaAustralia Australia 09: 09.1 March 1, 1970 Sydney
28 Karen Moras AustraliaAustralia Australia 09: 02.4 18th July 1970 Edinburgh
29 Ann Simmons United StatesUnited States United States 08: 59.4 September 10, 1971 Minsk
30th Shane Gould AustraliaAustralia Australia 08: 58.1 3rd December 1971 Sydney
31 Jo Harshbarger United StatesUnited States United States 08: 53.83 August 6, 1972 Chicago
32 Keena Rothhammer United StatesUnited States United States 08: 53.68 3rd September 1972 Munich
33 Novella Calligaris ItalyItaly Italy 08: 52.97 September 9, 1973 Belgrade
34 Jenny Turrall AustraliaAustralia Australia 08: 50.10 5th January 1974 Sydney
35 Jo Harshbarger United StatesUnited States United States 08: 47.50 August 25, 1974 Concord
36 Jenny Turrall AustraliaAustralia Australia 08: 43.48 March 31, 1975 London
37 Petra Thümer Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR 08: 40.68 4th June 1976 Berlin
38 Shirley Babashoff United StatesUnited States United States 08: 39.63 June 21, 1976 Long Beach
39 Petra Thümer Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR 08: 37.14 July 25, 1976 Montreal
40 Petra Thümer Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR 08: 35.04 July 9, 1977 Leipzig
41 Michelle Ford AustraliaAustralia Australia 08: 34.86 January 6, 1978 Brisbane
42 Michelle Ford AustraliaAustralia Australia 08: 31.30 January 21, 1978 Sydney
43 Tracey Wickham AustraliaAustralia Australia 08: 30.53 February 21, 1978 Brisbane
44 Tracey Wickham AustraliaAustralia Australia 08: 24.62 5th August 1978 Edmonton
45 Janet Evans United StatesUnited States United States 08: 22.44 July 27, 1987 Clovis
46 Anke Möhring Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR 08: 19.53 August 19, 1987 Strasbourg
47 Janet Evans United StatesUnited States United States 08: 17.12 March 22, 1988 Orlando
48 Janet Evans United StatesUnited States United States 08: 16.22 August 20, 1989 Tokyo
49 Rebecca Adlington United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom 08: 14.10 August 16, 2008 Beijing
50 Katie Ledecky United StatesUnited States United States 08: 13.86 3rd August 2013 Barcelona
51 Katie Ledecky United StatesUnited States United States 08: 11.00 June 22, 2014 Shenandoah
52 Katie Ledecky United StatesUnited States United States 08: 07.39 August 8, 2015 Kazan
53 Katie Ledecky United StatesUnited States United States 08: 06.68 17th January 2016 Austin
54 Katie Ledecky United StatesUnited States United States 08: 04.79 August 12, 2016 Rio de Janeiro

Short course world records men

World records for men in the 800 m freestyle (25 m track)
No. athlete nation time date place
1 Kieren Perkins AustraliaAustralia Australia 07: 34.90 July 25, 1993 Sydney
2 Grant Hackett AustraliaAustralia Australia 07: 25.28 August 3, 2001 Perth
3 Grant Hackett AustraliaAustralia Australia 07: 23.42 July 20, 2008 Melbourne

(This list is not yet complete)

Short course world records women

World records for women in the 800 m freestyle (25 m track)
No. athlete nation time date place
1 Hua Chen China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China People's Republic of China 08: 15.15 December 3, 2001 Shanghai
2 Sachiko Yamada JapanJapan Japan 08: 14.35 February 4, 2002 Tokyo
3 Laure Manaudou FranceFrance France 08: 11.25 December 9, 2005 Trieste
4th Kate Ziegler United StatesUnited States United States 08: 09.68 October 12, 2007 eat
5 Kate Ziegler United StatesUnited States United States 08: 08.00 October 14, 2007 eat
6th Alessia Filippi ItalyItaly Italy 08: 04.53 December 12, 2008 Rijeka
7th Camille Muffat FranceFrance France 08: 01.06 November 16, 2012 Angers
8th Mireia Belmonte SpainSpain Spain 07: 59.34 August 10, 2013 Berlin

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