World record progression 100 metres individual medley

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.

Short course (25m)

Men

#	Time		Name	Nationality	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
1	53.78		Sievinen, JaniJani Sievinen	Finland	21 Nov 1992	European Championships	Espoo, Finland	[1]
1=	53.78		Sievinen, JaniJani Sievinen	Finland	24 Jan 1996	World Cup	Sheffield, United Kingdom	[2]
2	53.10		Sievinen, JaniJani Sievinen	Finland	30 Jan 1996	World Cup	Malmö, Sweden	[1]
3	52.79		Walker, NeilNeil Walker	United States	18 Mar 2000	World Championships	Athens, Greece	[3]
4	52.63	sf	Mankoč, PeterPeter Mankoč	Slovenia	15 Dec 2001	European Championships	Antwerp, Belgium	[4]
5	52.58		Rupprath, ThomasThomas Rupprath	Germany	25 Jan 2003	World Cup	Berlin, Germany	[5]
6	52.51		Schoeman, RolandRoland Schoeman	South Africa	18 Jan 2005	World Cup	Stockholm, Sweden	[6]
7	52.11		Neethling, RykRyk Neethling	South Africa	22 Jan 2005	World Cup	Berlin, Germany	[7]
8	52.01		Neethling, RykRyk Neethling	South Africa	26 Jan 2005	World Cup	Moscow, Russia
9	51.52		Neethling, RykRyk Neethling	South Africa	11 Feb 2005	World Cup	East Meadow, NY, United States	[8]
10	51.25	sf	Lochte, RyanRyan Lochte	United States	12 Apr 2008	World Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom	[9]
11	51.15		Lochte, RyanRyan Lochte	United States	13 Apr 2008	World Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom	[10]
12	50.95	h	Fesikov, SergeySergey Fesikov	Russia	14 Nov 2009	World Cup	Berlin, Germany	[11]
13	50.76	sf	Mankoč, PeterPeter Mankoč	Slovenia	12 Dec 2009	European Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[12]
14	50.71	sf	Lochte, RyanRyan Lochte	United States	15 Dec 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey
15	50.66		Deibler, MarkusMarkus Deibler	Germany	7 Dec 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[13]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

Women

#	Time		Name	Nationality	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
WBT	1:01.03		Karlsson, LouiseLouise Karlsson	Sweden	22 Nov 1992	European SC Championships	Espoo, Finland
WBT=	1:01.03		Karlsson, LouiseLouise Karlsson	Sweden	26 Jan 1997	World Cup	Malmö, Sweden	[14]
1	1:00.60		Hu Xiaowen	China	26 Feb 1998	World Cup	Beijing, China	[15]
2	1:00.43		Moravcová, MartinaMartina Moravcová	Slovakia	12 Dec 1998	European SC Championships	Sheffield, United Kingdom	[16]
3	1:00.41		Thompson, JennyJenny Thompson	United States	16 Jan 1999	World Cup	Sydney, Australia	[17]
4	1:00.35	h	Moravcová, MartinaMartina Moravcová	Slovakia	2 Apr 1999	World SC Championships	Hong Kong, China	[18]
5	59.30	h	Thompson, JennyJenny Thompson	United States	2 Apr 1999	World SC Championships	Hong Kong, China	[18]
6	58.80		Coughlin, NatalieNatalie Coughlin	United States	23 Nov 2002	World Cup	East Meadow, NY, United States	[19]
7	58.54		Seebohm, EmilyEmily Seebohm	Australia	10 Aug 2009	Australian SC Championships	Hobart, Australia	[20]
8	58.51	h	Alshammar, ThereseTherese Alshammar	Sweden	17 Oct 2009	World Cup	Durban, South Africa	[21]
9	58.40	b	Zhao Jing	China	11 Nov 2009	World Cup	Stockholm, Sweden	[22]
10	57.74		Schreuder, HinkelienHinkelien Schreuder	Netherlands	15 Nov 2009	World Cup	Berlin, Germany	[23]
11	57.73	h	Hosszú, KatinkaKatinka Hosszú	Hungary	8 Aug 2013	World Cup	Eindhoven, Netherlands	[24]
12	57.50		Hosszú, KatinkaKatinka Hosszú	Hungary	8 Aug 2013	World Cup	Eindhoven, Netherlands
13	57.45	h	Hosszú, KatinkaKatinka Hosszú	Hungary	11 Aug 2013	World Cup	Berlin, Germany
14	57.25	h	Hosszú, KatinkaKatinka Hosszú	Hungary	28 Aug 2014	World Cup	Doha, Qatar
15	56.86	h	Hosszú, KatinkaKatinka Hosszú	Hungary	1 Sep 2014	World Cup	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
16	56.70		Hosszú, KatinkaKatinka Hosszú	Hungary	5 Dec 2014	World SC Championships	Doha, Qatar
17	56.67		Hosszú, KatinkaKatinka Hosszú	Hungary	4 Dec 2015	European SC Championships	Netanya, Israel	[25]

Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial

References

• (Dutch) Zwemkroniek
• (Italian) Agenda Diana

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