List of swimming world records and best times in the 4 × 50 meter freestyle

The swimming world records and best times in the 4 × 50 m freestyle are the best times swum in the 4 × 50 m freestyle swimming discipline. The list of world best times is an unofficial list, as the international swimming federation FINA has only officially recognized times swum over this distance as world records since September 25, 2013. These world best times and world records are only held for short courses (25 m) and separately for men and women. The following lists the world best times and world record developments since the first recognized world record.

Short course world records and best times men

World best times for men in the 4 × 50 m freestyle (25 m track)

No.	athlete	nation	time	date	place
1	Pär Lindström , Göran Titus , Joakim Holmqvist , Peter Parklo	Sweden	01: 27.94	November 21, 1992	Espoo
2	Zsolt Hegmegi , Lars-Ove Jansson , Joakim Holmqvist , Pär Lindström	Sweden	01: 27.62	3rd December 1994	Stavanger
3	Mark Veens , Johan Kenkhuis , Stefan Aartsen , Pieter van den Hoogenband	Netherlands	01: 26.99	December 12, 1998	Sheffield
4th	Denis Silantyev , Olexander Volinets , Oleg Lisohor , Vyacheslav Shyrshov	Ukraine	01: 26.09	December 16, 2001	Antwerp
5	Mark Veens , Johan Kenkhuis , Gys ladies , Pieter van den Hoogenband	Netherlands	01: 25.55	December 14, 2003	Dublin
6th	Mark Veens , Mitja Zastrow , Gijs Damen , Johan Kenkhuis	Netherlands	01: 25.03	December 11, 2005	Trieste
7th	Stefan Nystrand , Petter Stymne , Marcus Piehl , Jonas Tilly	Sweden	01: 24.89	December 10, 2006	Helsinki
8th	Petter Stymne , Marcus Piehl , Per Nylin , Stefan Nystrand	Sweden	01: 24.19	December 16, 2007	Debrecen
9	Alain Bernard , Fabien Gilot , Antoine Galavtine , Frédérick Bousquet	France	01: 22.38	December 14, 2008	Rijeka
10	Alain Bernard , Fabien Gilot , Amaury Leveaux , Frédérick Bousquet	France	01: 20.77	December 14, 2008	Rijeka

(This list is not yet complete)

Official world records for men in the 4 × 50 m freestyle (25 m track)

No.	athlete	nation	time	date	place
1	Vladimir Morozov , Sergei Fessikov , Evgeni Lagunov , Nikita Konovalov	Russia	01: 23.36	December 15, 2013	Herning
2	Vladimir Morozov , Yevgeny Sedov , Oleg Tichobajew , Sergei Fessikow	Russia	01: 22.60	December 6, 2014	Doha
3	Caeleb Dressel , Ryan Held , Jack Conger , Michael Chadwick	United States	01: 21.80	December 14, 2018	Hangzhou

Short course world records and best times women

World best times for women in the 4 × 50 m freestyle (25 m track)

No.	athlete	nation	time	date	place
1	Simone Osygus , Simone Hollemann , Jana Dittmann , Daniela Hunger	Germany	01: 41.30	December 8, 1991	Gelsenkirchen
2	Simone Osygus , Anette Hadding , Daniela Hunger , Franziska van Almsick	Germany	01: 40.63	November 22, 1992	Espoo
3	Simone Osygus , Katrin Meißner , Marianne Hinners , Sandra Völker	Germany	01: 39.56	December 11, 1998	Sheffield
4th	Johanna Sjöberg , Therese Alshammar , Anna-Karin Kammerling , Malin Svahnström	Sweden	01: 38.45	December 10, 1999	Lisbon
5	Annica Löfstedt , Therese Alshammar , Johanna Sjöberg , Anna-Karin Kammerling	Sweden	01: 38.21	December 15, 2000	Valencia
6th	Hinkelien Schreuder , Annabel Kosten , Chantal Groot , Marleen Veldhuis	Netherlands	01: 37.52	December 12, 2003	Dublin
7th	Kara Joyce , Neka Mabry , Paige Kearns , Andrea Georoff	United States	01: 37.27	March 18, 2004	College station
8th	Hinkelien Schreuder , Inge Dekker , Chantal Groot , Marleen Veldhuis	Netherlands	01: 36.27	December 9, 2005	Trieste
9	Inge Dekker , Hinkelien Schreuder , Ranomi Kromowidjojo , Marleen Veldhuis	Netherlands	01: 34.82	December 14, 2007	Debrecen
10	Hinkelien Schreuder , Inge Dekker , Ranomi Kromowidjojo , Marleen Veldhuis	Netherlands	01: 33.80	December 12, 2008	Rijeka
11	Inge Dekker , Hinkelien Schreuder , Saskia de Jonge , Ranomi Kromowidjojo	Netherlands	01: 33.25	December 11, 2009	Istanbul

(This list is not yet complete)

Official world records for women in the 4 × 50 m freestyle (25 m track)

No.	athlete	nation	time	date	place
1	Pernille Blume , Jeanette Ottesen , Kelly Rasmussen , Mie Østergaard Nielsen	Denmark	01: 37.04	December 12th 2013	Herning
2	Esmee Vermeulen , Ranomi Kromowidjojo , Maud van der Meer , Inge Dekker	Netherlands	01: 35.74	December 7, 2014	Doha
3	Inge Dekker , Femke Heemskerk , Maud van der Meer , Ranomi Kromowidjojo	Netherlands	01: 34.24	December 7, 2014	Doha
4th	Ranomi Kromowidjojo , Femke Heemskerk , Tamara van Vliet , Valerie van Roon	Netherlands	01: 33.91	15th December 2017	Copenhagen

Mixed short course world records

World records of the mixed relays over 4 × 50 m freestyle (25 m track)

No.	athlete	nation	time	date	place
1		Russia	01: 33.01	October 13, 2013
2		Japan	01: 32.52	18th October 2013
3		France	01: 31.14	21st October 2013
4th		Australia	01: 31.13	November 6, 2013
5		Australia	01: 29.61	November 10, 2013
6th	Sergei Fessikow , Vladimir Morozov , Rosalija Nasretdinowa , Weronika Popowa	Russia	01: 29.53	December 14, 2013	Herning
7th	Josh Schneider , Matt Grevers , Madison Kennedy , Abbey Weitzeil	United States	01: 28.57	December 6, 2014	Doha
8th	Nyls Korstanje , Kyle Stolk , Ranomi Kromowidjojo , Femke Heemskerk	Netherlands	01: 28.39	December 16, 2017	Copenhagen
9	Caeleb Dressel , Ryan Held , Mallory Comerford , Kelsi Dahlia	United States	01: 27.89	December 12, 2018	Hangzhou

See also

• List of swimming world records
• List of European swimming records
• List of European swimming records for the 4 × 50 meter freestyle
• Freestyle swimming

Web links

• Historical development of the swimming world records, www.olympic.org (English)
• Historical development of the swimming world records, www.agendadiana.it (Italian)
• Historical development of the swimming world records, www.zwemkroniek.com (Dutch)