1500 metres freestyle

The 1500 metres freestyle is an event in competitive swimming. World records are ratified by World Aquatics (formerly FINA). The current long course world record holders are the US' Bobby Finke and Katie Ledecky, while the current short course world record holders are Germany's Florian Wellbrock, and Ledecky.

The men's event was first contested at the Olympic Games in 1908, while the women's event was introduced in 2020; the current Olympic champions are Finke and Ledecky. The men's event has been contested at the World Aquatics Championships since the inaugural championships in 1973, while the women's event has been contested since 2001; the current world champions (long course) are Tunisia's Ahmed Jaouadi, and Ledecky. The men's event has been contested at the World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m) since the inaugural championships in 1993, while the women's event has been contested since 2022; the current world champions (short course) are Jaouadi, and Germany's Isabel Gose.

World record progression

Men long course

# Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
1 22:48.4 Henry Taylor Great Britain 25 July 1908Olympic Games London, United Kingdom [1]
2 22:00.0 George Hodgson Canada 10 July 1912Olympic Games Stockholm, Sweden
3 21:35.3 Arne Borg Sweden 8 July 1923- Gothenburg, Sweden
4 21:15.0 Arne Borg Sweden 30 January 1924- Sydney, Australia
5 21:11.4 Arne Borg Sweden 13 July 1924- Paris, France
6 20:06.6 Boy Charlton Australia 15 July 1924Olympic Games Paris, France
7 20:04.4 Arne Borg Sweden 18 August 1926- Budapest, Hungary
8 19:07.2 Arne Borg Sweden 2 September 1927European Championships Bologna, Italy
9 18:58.8 Tomikatsu Amano Japan 10 August 1938- Tokyo, Japan
10 18:35.7 Shiro Hashizume Japan 16 August 1949- Los Angeles, United States
11 18:19.0 Hironoshin Furuhashi Japan 16 August 1949- Los Angeles, United States
12 18:05.9 George Breen United States 3 May 1956- New Haven, United States
13 17:59.5 Murray Rose Australia 30 October 1956- Melbourne, Australia
14 17:52.9 George Breen United States 5 December 1956- Melbourne, Australia
15 17:28.7 John Konrads Australia 22 February 1958- Melbourne, Australia
16 17:11.0 John Konrads Australia 27 February 1960- Sydney, Australia
17 17:05.5 Roy Saari United States 17 August 1963- Tokyo, Japan
18 17:01.8 Murray Rose Australia 2 August 1964- Los Altos, United States
19 16:58.7 Roy Saari United States 2 September 1964- New York City, United States
20 16:58.6 Stephen Krause United States 15 August 1965- Maumee, United States
21 16:41.6 Mike Burton United States 21 August 1966- Lincoln, United States
22 16:34.1 Mike Burton United States 13 August 1967US National Championships Oak Park, United States
23 16:28.1 Guillermo Echevarria Mexico 7 July 1968Santa Clara Invitational Santa Clara, United States
24 16:08.6 Mike Burton United States 3 September 1968US Olympic Trials Long Beach, United States
25 16:04.5 Mike Burton United States 17 August 1969US National Championships Louisville, United States
26 15:57.10 John Kinsella United States 23 August 1970US National Championships Los Angeles, United States
27 15:52.91 Rick DeMont United States 6 August 1972US Olympic Trials Chicago, United States
28 15:52.58 Mike Burton United States 4 September 1972Olympic Games Munich, West Germany
29 15:37.80 Stephen Holland Australia 5 August 1973Pre World Championship meet Brisbane, Australia
30 15:31.85 Stephen Holland Australia 8 September 1973World Championships Belgrade, Yugoslavia
31 15:31.75 Tim Shaw United States 25 August 1974US National Championships Concord, United States
32 15:27.79 Stephen Holland Australia 25 January 1975New Zealand Games Christchurch, New Zealand
33 15:20.91 Tim Shaw United States 21 June 1975US World Championship Trials Long Beach, United States
34 15:10.89 Stephen Holland Australia 27 February 1976Australian Championships Sydney, Australia
35 15:06.66 Brian Goodell United States 21 June 1976US Olympic Trials Long Beach, United States
36 15:02.40 Brian Goodell United States 20 July 1976Olympic Games Montreal, Canada
37 14:58.27 Vladimir Salnikov Soviet Union 22 July 1980Olympic Games Moscow, Soviet Union
38 14:56.35 Vladimir Salnikov Soviet Union 13 March 1982Soviet Union vs East Germany Dual Meet Moscow, Soviet Union
39 14:54.76 Vladimir Salnikov Soviet Union 22 February 1983Soviet Union Winter Championships Moscow, Soviet Union
- 14:53.59 [a]Glen Housman Australia 13 December 1989Australian Trials Adelaide, Australia [2]
40 14:50.36 Jörg Hoffmann Germany 13 January 1991World Championships Perth, Australia
41 14:48.40 Kieren Perkins Australia 5 April 1992Australian Championships Canberra, Australia
42 14:43.48 Kieren Perkins Australia 31 July 1992Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain
43 14:41.66 Kieren Perkins Australia 24 August 1994Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada [3]
44 14:34.56 Grant Hackett Australia 29 July 2001World Championships Fukuoka, Japan [3]
45 14:34.14 Sun Yang China 31 July 2011World Championships Shanghai, China [4]
46 14:31.02 Sun Yang China 4 August 2012Olympic Games London, United Kingdom [5]
47 14:30.67 Bobby Finke United States 4 August 2024Olympic Games Paris, France [6]
48 14:26.79 #Johannes Liebmann Germany 15 August 2026European Championships Paris, France [7]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by World Aquatics;
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; so – swim-off; tt – time trial

Men short course

# Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
1 14:32.40 Kieren Perkins Australia 2 February 1992Swimming Australia Grand Prix Canberra, Australia
2 14:26.52 Kieren Perkins Australia 14 July 1993- Auckland, New Zealand
3 14:19.55 Grant Hackett Australia 27 September 1998Australian Championships Perth, Australia [8]
4 14:10.10 Grant Hackett Australia 7 August 2001Australian Championships Perth, Australia [8]
5 14:08.06 Gregorio Paltrinieri Italy 4 December 2015European Championships Netanya, Israel [9]
6 14:06.88 Florian Wellbrock  Germany 21 December 2021World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [10]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by World Aquatics;
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; so – swim-off; tt – time trial

Women long course

# Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
1 25:06.6 Helen Wainwright United States 19 August 1922- New York City, United States
2 24:07.6 Ethel McGary United States 31 December 1925- Coral Gables, United States
3 24:00.2 Edith Mayne Great Britain 15 September 1926- Exmouth, United Kingdom
4 23:44.6 Martha Norelius United States 28 July 1927- Massapequa, United States
5 23:17.2 Helene Madison United States 15 July 1931- New York City, United States
6 22:36.7 Grete Frederiksen Denmark 26 June 1936- Copenhagen, Denmark
7 21:45.7 Ragnhild Hveger Denmark 3 July 1938- Helsinki, Finland
8 21:10.1 Ragnhild Hveger Denmark 11 August 1940- Helsinki, Finland
9 20:57.0 Ragnhild Hveger Denmark 20 August 1941- Copenhagen, Denmark
10 20:46.5 Lenie de Nijs Netherlands 23 July 1955- Utrecht, Netherlands
11 20:22.8 Jans Koster Netherlands 21 August 1956- Utrecht, Netherlands
12 20:03.1 Jans Koster Netherlands 27 July 1957- Hilversum, Netherlands
13 19:25.7 Ilsa Konrads Australia 13 January 1960- Sydney, Australia
14 19:23.6 Jane Cederqvist Sweden 8 September 1960- Uppsala, Sweden
15 19:02.8 Margareta Rylander Sweden 27 June 1961- Uppsala, Sweden
16 18:44.0 Carolyn House United States 16 August 1962- Chicago, United States
17 18:30.5 Patty Caretto United States 30 July 1964- Los Altos, United States
18 18:23.7 Patty Caretto United States 12 August 1965- Los Altos, United States
19 18:12.9 Patty Caretto United States 21 August 1966- Lincoln, United States
20 18:11.1 Debbie Meyer United States 9 July 1967Santa Clara Invitational Santa Clara, United States
21 17:50.2 Debbie Meyer United States 20 August 1967AAU Nationals Philadelphia, United States
22 17:31.2 Debbie Meyer United States 21 August 1968- Los Angeles, United States
23 17:19.9 Debbie Meyer United States 17 August 1969AAU Nationals Louisville, United States
24 17:19.20 Cathy Calhoun United States 28 August 1971AAU Nationals Houston, United States
25 17:00.6 Shane Gould Australia 12 December 1971- Sydney, Australia
26 16:56.9 Shane Gould Australia 11 February 1973Australian Championships Adelaide, Australia
27 16:54.14 Jo Harshbarger United States 25 August 1973USA World Championship Trials Louisville, United States
28 16:49.9 Jennifer Turrall Australia 9 December 1973Top-level meet Sydney, Australia
29 16:48.2 Jennifer Turrall Australia 9 January 1974NSW State Championships Sydney, Australia
30 16:43.4 Jennifer Turrall Australia 13 July 1974- Sydney, Australia
31 16:39.28 Jennifer Turrall Australia 3 August 1974Los Angeles Invitational Los Angeles, United States
32 16:33.94 Jennifer Turrall Australia 25 August 1974AAU Nationals Concord, United States
33 16:24.60 Alice Browne United States 21 August 1977AAU Nationals Mission Viejo, United States
34 16:14.93 Tracey Wickham Australia 8 February 1978Invitational Brisbane, Australia
35 16:06.63 Tracey Wickham Australia 25 February 1979Australian Championships Perth, Australia
36 16:04.49 Kim Linehan United States 19 August 1979AAU Nationals Fort Lauderdale, United States
37 16:00.73 Janet Evans United States 31 July 1987USA Nationals & Pan Pacific Trials Orlando, United States
38 15:52.10 Janet Evans United States 26 March 1988USA Spring Nationals Orlando, United States
39 15:42.54 Kate Ziegler United States 17 June 2007TYR Meet of Champions Mission Viejo, United States [11]
40 15:36.53 Katie Ledecky United States 30 July 2013World Championships Barcelona, Spain [12]
41 15:34.23 Katie Ledecky  United States 19 June 2014Woodlands Senior Invitational Meet Shenandoah, United States [13]
42 15:28.36 Katie Ledecky  United States 24 August 2014Pan Pacific Championships Gold Coast, Australia [14]
43 15:27.71 hKatie Ledecky  United States 3 August 2015World Championships Kazan, Russia [15]
44 15:25.48 Katie Ledecky  United States 4 August 2015World Championships Kazan, Russia [16]
45 15:20.48 Katie Ledecky  United States 16 May 2018TYR Pro Swim Series Indianapolis, United States [17]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by World Aquatics;
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; so – swim-off; tt – time trial

Women short course

# Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
1 15:43.31 Petra Schneider East Germany Jan 10, 1982- Gainesville, United States [18]
2 15:42.39 Laure Manaudou France Nov 20, 2004Regional meet La Roche-sur-Yon, France [18]
3 15:32.90 Kate Ziegler United States Oct 12, 2007Alex Athletics Jubiläums Challenge Essen, Germany [19]
4 15:28.65 Lotte Friis Denmark Nov 29, 2009Local Club Meet Copenhagen, Denmark [20]
5 15:26.95 Mireia Belmonte Spain Nov 29, 2013Spanish Championships Castelló de la Plana, Spain [21]
6 15:22.68 Lauren Boyle  New Zealand Aug 9, 2014Wellington Winter Championships Wellington, New Zealand [22]
7 15:19.71 Mireia Belmonte  Spain Dec 12, 2014Spanish Championships Sabadell, Spain [23]
8 15:18.01 Sarah Köhler  Germany Nov 16, 2019German Championships Berlin, Germany [24]
9 15:08.24 Katie Ledecky  United States Oct 29, 2022FINA World Cup Toronto, Canada [25]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by World Aquatics;
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; so – swim-off; tt – time trial

All-time top 25

Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 1500 m freestyle times and the top 25 athletes:
- denotes top performance for athletes in the top 25 1500 m freestyle times
- denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 1500 m freestyle times, by repeat athletes
- denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 athletes who fall outside the top 25 1500 m freestyle times

Men long course

  • Correct as of August 2026[26]
Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 14:26.79 Johannes Liebmann  Germany 15 August 2026 Paris [7]
2 2 14:30.67 Bobby Finke  United States 4 August 2024 Paris [6]
3 3 14:31.02 Sun Yang  China 4 August 2012 London [5]
4 4 14:31.54 Ahmed Hafnaoui  Tunisia 30 July 2023 Fukuoka [27]
5 14:31.59 Finke #2 30 July 2023 Fukuoka [27]
5 6 14:32.80 Gregorio Paltrinieri  Italy 25 June 2022 Budapest [28]
7 14:33.10 Paltrinieri #2 13 August 2020 Rome [29]
6 8 14:33.97 Samuel Short  Australia 15 August 2026 Irvine [30]
9 14:34.04 Paltrinieri #3 18 May 2016 London [31]
7 10 14:34.07 Daniel Wiffen  Ireland 18 February 2024 Doha [32]
11 14:34.14 Sun #2 31 July 2011 Shanghai [4]
8 12 14:34.41 Ahmed Jaouadi  Tunisia 3 August 2025 Singapore [33]
13 14:34.55 Paltrinieri #4 4 August 2024 Paris [6]
9 14 14:34.56 Grant Hackett  Australia 29 July 2001 Fukuoka [3]
15 14:34.57 Paltrinieri #5 13 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro [34]
10 16 14:34.89 Florian Wellbrock  Germany 21 April 2023 Berlin [35]
17 14:34.91 Wiffen #2 14 April 2023 Stockholm [36]
18 14:35.43 Sun #3 18 November 2010 Guangzhou [37]
11 19 14:35.69 Sven Schwarz  Germany 3 August 2025 Singapore [33]
20 14:35.79 Wiffen #3 11 August 2023 Dublin [38]
21 14:35.85 Paltrinieri #6 30 July 2017 Budapest [39]
12 22 14:36.10 Mykhailo Romanchuk  Ukraine 16 August 2022 Rome [40]
23 14:36.15 Wellbrock #2 5 August 2018 Glasgow [41]
24 14:36.25 Wellbrock #3 4 May 2025 Berlin [42]
25 14:36.45 Wellbrock #4 18 April 2021 Berlin [43]
13 14:37.28 Oussama Mellouli  Tunisia 2 August 2009 Rome [44]
14 14:39.03 Oliver Klemet  Germany 4 May 2025 Berlin [42]
15 14:39.45 Zalán Sárkány  Hungary 15 August 2026 Paris [7]
16 14:39.48 Connor Jaeger  United States 13 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro [34]
17 14:39.54 Mack Horton  Australia 13 April 2016 Adelaide [45]
18 14:39.63 Ryan Cochrane  Canada 4 August 2012 London [5]
19 14:40.28 Lukas Märtens  Germany 25 March 2022 Magdeburg [46]
20 14:40.86 Gabriele Detti  Italy 13 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro [34]
21 14:40.91 Dávid Betlehem  Hungary 4 August 2024 Paris [6]
22 14:41.13 Yuriy Prilukov  Russia 15 August 2008 Beijing [47]
23 14:41.22 Kuzey Tunçelli  Turkey 4 August 2024 Paris [6]
24 14:41.66 Kieren Perkins  Australia 24 August 1994 Victoria [3]
25 14:42.59 Kazushi Imafuku  Japan 15 August 2026 Irvine [30]

Men short course

  • Correct as of December 2025[48]
Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 14:06.88 Florian Wellbrock  Germany 21 December 2021 Abu Dhabi [10]
2 2 14:08.06 Gregorio Paltrinieri  Italy 4 December 2015 Netanya [9]
3 3 14:09.11 Daniel Wiffen  Ireland 7 December 2023 Otopeni [49]
4 4 14:09.14 Mykhailo Romanchuk  Ukraine 16 December 2018 Hangzhou [50]
5 14:09.87 Paltrinieri #2 16 December 2018 Hangzhou [50]
6 14:09.88 Wellbrock #2 4 November 2021 Kazan [51]
5 7 14:10.10 Grant Hackett  Australia 7 August 2001 Perth [8]
6 8 14:10.94 Ahmed Hafnaoui  Tunisia 21 December 2021 Abu Dhabi [10]
9 14:11.47 Romanchuk #2 21 December 2021 Abu Dhabi [10]
10 14:13.07 Paltrinieri #3 4 November 2021 Kazan [51]
11 14:13.96 Wiffen #2 4 December 2025 Lublin [52]
12 14:14.45 Wiffen #3 10 December 2022 Glasgow [53]
13 14:14.59 Romanchuk #3 15 December 2017 Copenhagen [54]
14 14:15.49 Romanchuk #4 22 October 2016 Singapore [55]
7 15 14:15.51 Park Tae-hwan  South Korea 11 December 2016 Windsor [56]
Zalán Sárkány  Hungary 4 December 2025 Lublin [52]
17 14:16.10 Paltrinieri #4 7 December 2014 Doha [57]
9 18 14:16.13 Yuriy Prilukov  Russia 9 December 2006 Helsinki [58]
10 19 14:16.40 Ahmed Jaouadi  Tunisia 10 December 2024 Budapest [59]
20 14:16.88 Paltrinieri #5 13 December 2022 Melbourne [60]
21 14:17.14 Paltrinieri #6 6 December 2019 Glasgow [61]
22 14:17.27 Wellbrock #3 10 December 2024 Budapest [59]
11 23 14:18.00 Gabriele Detti  Italy 4 December 2015 Netanya [9]
24 14:18.10 Paltrinieri #7 5 December 2019 Glasgow [62]
12 25 14:18.15 Henrik Christiansen  Norway 6 December 2019 Glasgow [61]
13 14:18.79 Oussama Mellouli  Tunisia 7 December 2014 Doha [57]
14 14:19.29 Connor Jaeger  United States 12 December 2015 Indianapolis [63]
15 14:19.62 Damien Joly  France 13 December 2022 Melbourne [60]
16 14:19.65 Dávid Betlehem  Hungary 4 December 2025 Lublin [52]
17 14:20.44 Jan Wolfgarten  Germany 12 December 2009 Istanbul [64]
18 14:20.64 Kuzey Tunçelli  Turkey 10 December 2024 Budapest [59]
19 14:21.78 David Aubry  France 7 December 2023 Otopeni [49]
20 14:22.29 Sven Schwarz  Germany 10 December 2024 Budapest [59]
21 14:22.47 Zhang Lin  China 21 February 2009 Tokyo [65]
22 14:22.77 David Johnston  United States 27 August 2022 Sydney [66]
23 14:23.26 Kazushi Imafuku  Japan 29 March 2025 Tokyo [67]
24 14:23.35 Ryan Cochrane  Canada 7 December 2014 Doha [57]
25 14:23.98 Victor Johansson  Sweden 3 December 2025 Lublin [68]

Women long course

  • Correct as of August 2026[69]
Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 15:20.48 Katie Ledecky  United States 16 May 2018 Indianapolis [17]
2 15:23.21 Ledecky #2 14 January 2026 Austin [70]
3 15:24.51 Ledecky #3 30 April 2025 Fort Lauderdale [71]
4 15:25.48 Ledecky #4 4 August 2015 Kazan [16]
5 15:25.62 Ledecky #5 29 April 2026 Fort Lauderdale [72]
6 15:26.27 Ledecky #6 25 July 2023 Fukuoka [73]
7 15:26.44 Ledecky #7 29 July 2025 Singapore [74]
8 15:27.71 Ledecky #8 3 August 2015 Kazan [15]
9 15:28.36 Ledecky #9 24 August 2014 Gold Coast [14]
10 15:29.51 Ledecky #10 4 March 2020 Des Moines [75]
11 15:29.64 Ledecky #11 1 July 2023 Indianapolis [76]
12 15:30.02 Ledecky #12 31 July 2024 Paris [77]
13 15:30.15 Ledecky #13 20 June 2022 Budapest [78]
2 14 15:31.79 Simona Quadarella  Italy 29 July 2025 Singapore [74]
15 15:31.82 Ledecky #14 25 July 2017 Budapest [79]
16 15:34.23 Ledecky #15 19 June 2014 Shenandoah [13]
17 15:34.66 Ledecky #16 17 June 2026 Indianapolis [80]
18 15:35.35 Ledecky #17 26 July 2021 Tokyo [81]
19 15:35.65 Ledecky #18 1 June 2017 Santa Clara [82]
20 15:35.98 Ledecky #19 7 December 2019 Greensboro [83]
21 15:36.09 Ledecky #20 12 August 2026 Irvine [84]
22 15:36.53 Ledecky #21 30 July 2013 Barcelona [12]
23 15:36.68 Ledecky #22 28 July 2025 Singapore [85]
24 15:36.76 Ledecky #23 7 June 2025 Indianapolis [86]
25 15:36.87 Ledecky #24 16 February 2025 Plantation [87]
3 15:38.62 Lani Pallister  Australia 12 August 2026 Irvine [84]
4 15:38.88 Lotte Friis  Denmark 30 July 2013 Barcelona [12]
5 15:40.14 Lauren Boyle  New Zealand 4 August 2015 Kazan [16]
6 15:40.35 Anastasiya Kirpichnikova  France[b] 31 July 2024 Paris [77]
7 15:41.16 Isabel Gose  Germany 31 July 2024 Paris [77]
8 15:41.41 Erica Sullivan  United States 28 July 2021 Tokyo [88]
9 15:41.49 Wang Jianjiahe  China 26 July 2021 Tokyo [81]
10 15:42.54 Kate Ziegler  United States 17 June 2007 Mission Viejo [11]
11 15:42.91 Sarah Köhler  Germany 28 July 2021 Tokyo [88]
12 15:43.94 Li Bingjie  China 19 May 2025 Shenzhen [89]
13 15:44.89 Katie Grimes  United States 20 June 2022 Budapest [78]
14 15:44.93 Alessia Filippi  Italy 28 July 2009 Rome [90]
15 15:46.13 Maddy Gough  Australia 15 June 2021 Adelaide [91]
16 15:47.09 Boglárka Kapás  Hungary 4 August 2015 Kazan [16]
17 15:47.26 Jazmin Carlin  Great Britain 26 June 2013 Sheffield [92]
18 15:50.89 Mireia Belmonte  Spain 25 July 2017 Budapest [79]
19 15:51.68 Delfina Pignatiello  Argentina 15 June 2019 Barcelona [93]
20 15:52.10 Janet Evans  United States 26 March 1988 Orlando
21 15:52.17 Jessica Ashwood  Australia 4 August 2015 Kazan [16]
22 15:52.37 Camelia Potec  Romania 26 April 2009 Montpellier
23 15:52.50 Maya Werner  Germany 14 August 2026 Paris [94]
24 15:53.49 Moesha Johnson  Australia 12 August 2026 Irvine [84]
25 15:54.19 Ashley Twichell  United States 23 July 2019 Gwangju [95]

Women short course

  • Correct as of November 2025[96]
Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 15:08.24 Katie Ledecky  United States 29 October 2022 Toronto [25]
2 2 15:13.83 Lani Pallister  Australia 19 October 2025 Westmont [97]
3 3 15:18.01 Sarah Köhler  Germany 16 November 2019 Berlin [24]
4 4 15:18.30 Anastasiya Kirpichnikova  Russia[b] 5 November 2021 Kazan [98]
5 5 15:19.71 Mireia Belmonte  Spain 12 December 2014 Sabadell [23]
6 15:20.12 Kirpichnikova #2 8 December 2023 Otopeni [99]
7 15:21.43 Pallister #2 16 December 2022 Melbourne [100]
6 8 15:22.68 Lauren Boyle  New Zealand 9 August 2014 Wellington [22]
9 15:24.63 Pallister #3 24 August 2022 Sydney [101]
7 10 15:24.69 Isabel Gose  Germany 15 December 2024 Budapest [102]
11 15:25.50 Gose #2 19 November 2023 Wuppertal [103]
12 15:26.08 Kirpichnikova #3 4 November 2021 Kazan [104]
13 15:26.95 Belmonte #2 29 November 2013 Castellón de la Plana [21]
14 15:28.33 Pallister #4 29 November 2020 Brisbane [105]
8 15 15:28.65 Lotte Friis  Denmark 28 November 2009 Birkerød [20]
9 16 15:29.74 Simona Quadarella  Italy 5 March 2021 Rome [106]
24 April 2021 Pietralata [107]
18 15:29.93 Quadarella #3 7 December 2025 Lublin [108]
19 15:30.14 Quadarella #4 13 December 2024 Budapest [102]
10 20 15:30.22 Erika Fairweather  New Zealand 19 October 2025 Westmont [97]
11 21 15:31.19 Maddy Gough  Australia 26 September 2020 Brisbane [109]
12 22 15:32.90 Kate Ziegler  United States 12 October 2007 Essen [19]
23 15:33.40 Quadarella #5 14 November 2024 Riccione [110]
24 15:33.42 Kirpichnikova #4 26 October 2023 Angers [111]
25 15:34.16 Quadarella #6 5 November 2021 Kazan [98]
13 15:34.31 Kareena Lee  Australia 29 November 2020 Brisbane [105]
14 15:36.43 Martina Caramignoli  Italy 5 March 2021 Rome [106]
15 15:37.78 Erika Villaecija  Spain 26 November 2009 Castellón de la Plana [112]
16 15:38.64 Phoebe Hines  Australia 29 November 2020 Brisbane
17 15:40.05 Leonie Beck  Germany 25 October 2019 Wuppertal [113]
18 15:40.52 Moesha Johnson  Australia 29 November 2020 Brisbane
19 15:41.29 Jillian Cox  United States 13 December 2024 Budapest [102]
20 15:41.80 Li Bingjie  China 28 October 2022 Beijing [114]
21 15:42.05 Katie Grimes  United States 4 November 2022 Indianapolis [115]
22 15:42.14 Kseniya Misharina  Russia 10 November 2025 Kazan [116]
23 15:42.18 Caitlin Deans  New Zealand 19 October 2025 Westmont [97]
24 15:42.39 Laure Manaudou  France 20 November 2004 La Roche-sur-Yon [18]
25 15:43.31 Petra Schneider  East Germany 10 January 1982 Gainesville [18]

Olympic champions

Men

Edition Winner Time Notes Ref.
United Kingdom London 1908  Henry Taylor (GBR) 22:48.4 WR
Sweden Stockholm 1912  George Hodgson (CAN) 22:00.0 WR
Belgium Antwerp 1920  Norman Ross (USA) 22:23.2
France Paris 1924  Boy Charlton (AUS) 20:06.6 WR
Netherlands Amsterdam 1928  Arne Borg (SWE) 19:51.8 OR
United States Los Angeles 1932  Kusuo Kitamura (JPN) 19:12.4 OR
Nazi Germany Berlin 1936  Noboru Terada (JPN) 19:13.7
United Kingdom London 1948  Jimmy McLane (USA) 19:18.5
Finland Helsinki 1952  Ford Konno (USA) 18:30.3 OR
Australia Melbourne 1956  Murray Rose (AUS) 17:58.9 [c]
Italy Rome 1960  John Konrads (AUS) 17:19.6 OR
Japan Tokyo 1964  Bob Windle (AUS) 17:01.7 OR
Mexico Mexico City 1968  Mike Burton (USA) 16:38.9 OR
West Germany Munich 1972  Mike Burton (USA) 15:52.58 WR
Canada Montreal 1976  Brian Goodell (USA) 15:02.40 WR
Soviet Union Moscow 1980  Vladimir Salnikov (URS) 14:58.27 WR
United States Los Angeles 1984  Mike O'Brien (USA) 15:05.20
South Korea Seoul 1988  Vladimir Salnikov (URS) 15:00.40
Spain Barcelona 1992  Kieren Perkins (AUS) 14:43.48 WR
United States Atlanta 1996  Kieren Perkins (AUS) 14:56.40
Australia Sydney 2000  Grant Hackett (AUS) 14:48.33
Greece Athens 2004  Grant Hackett (AUS) 14:43.40 OR
China Beijing 2008  Oussama Mellouli (TUN) 14:40.84 [d]
United Kingdom London 2012  Sun Yang (CHN) 14:31.02 WR
Brazil Rio de Janeiro 2016  Gregorio Paltrinieri (ITA) 14:34.57
Japan Tokyo 2020  Bobby Finke (USA) 14:39.65
France Paris 2024  Bobby Finke (USA) 14:30.67 WR

Women

Edition Winner Time Notes Ref.
Japan Tokyo 2020  Katie Ledecky (USA) 15:37.34 [e]
France Paris 2024  Katie Ledecky (USA) 15:30.02 OR

World champions (long course)

Men

Edition Winner Time Notes Ref.
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Belgrade 1973  Stephen Holland (AUS) 15:31.85 WR
Colombia Cali 1975  Tim Shaw (USA) 15:28.92 CR
West Germany West Berlin 1978  Vladimir Salnikov (URS) 15:03.99 CR
Ecuador Guayaquil 1982  Vladimir Salnikov (URS) 15:01.77 CR
Spain Madrid 1986  Rainer Henkel (FRG) 15:05.31
Australia Perth 1991  Jörg Hoffmann (GER) 14:50.36 WR
Italy Rome 1994  Kieren Perkins (AUS) 14:50.52
Australia Perth 1998  Grant Hackett (AUS) 14:51.70
Japan Fukuoka 2001  Grant Hackett (AUS) 14:34.56 WR
Spain Barcelona 2003  Grant Hackett (AUS) 14:43.14
Canada Montreal 2005  Grant Hackett (AUS) 14:42.58
Australia Melbourne 2007  Mateusz Sawrymowicz (POL) 14:45.94
Italy Rome 2009  Oussama Mellouli (TUN) 14:37.28
China Shanghai 2011  Sun Yang (CHN) 14:34.14 WR
Spain Barcelona 2013  Sun Yang (CHN) 14:41.15
Russia Kazan 2015  Gregorio Paltrinieri (ITA) 14:39.67
Hungary Budapest 2017  Gregorio Paltrinieri (ITA) 14:35.85
South Korea Gwangju 2019  Florian Wellbrock (GER) 14:36.54
Hungary Budapest 2022  Gregorio Paltrinieri (ITA) 14:32.80 CR
Japan Fukuoka 2023  Ahmed Hafnaoui (TUN) 14:31.54 CR
Qatar Doha 2024  Daniel Wiffen (IRL) 14:34.07
Singapore Singapore 2025  Ahmed Jaouadi (TUN) 14:34.41

Women

Edition Winner Time Notes Ref.
Japan Fukuoka 2001  Hannah Stockbauer (GER) 16:01.02 CR
Spain Barcelona 2003  Hannah Stockbauer (GER) 16:00.18 CR
Canada Montreal 2005  Kate Ziegler (USA) 16:00.41
Australia Melbourne 2007  Kate Ziegler (USA) 15:53.05 CR
Italy Rome 2009  Alessia Filippi (ITA) 15:44.93 CR
China Shanghai 2011  Lotte Friis (DEN) 15:49.59
Spain Barcelona 2013  Katie Ledecky (USA) 15:36.53 WR
Russia Kazan 2015  Katie Ledecky (USA) 15:25.48 WR
Hungary Budapest 2017  Katie Ledecky (USA) 15:31.82
South Korea Gwangju 2019  Simona Quadarella (ITA) 15:40.89
Hungary Budapest 2022  Katie Ledecky (USA) 15:30.15
Japan Fukuoka 2023  Katie Ledecky (USA) 15:26.27
Qatar Doha 2024  Simona Quadarella (ITA) 15:46.99
Singapore Singapore 2025  Katie Ledecky (USA) 15:26.44

World champions (short course)

Men

Edition Winner Time Notes Ref.
Spain Palma de Mallorca 1993  Daniel Kowalski (AUS) 14:42.04 CR
Brazil Rio de Janeiro 1995  Daniel Kowalski (AUS) 14:48.51
Sweden Gothenburg 1997  Grant Hackett (AUS) 14:39.54 CR
Hong Kong Hong Kong 1999  Grant Hackett (AUS) 14:32.87 CR
Greece Athens 2000  Jörg Hoffmann (USA) 14:47.57
Russia Moscow 2002  Grant Hackett (AUS) 14:33.94
United States Indianapolis 2004  Yuri Prilukov (RUS) 14:39.16
China Shanghai 2006  Yuri Prilukov (RUS) 14:23.92 CR
United Kingdom Manchester 2008  Yuri Prilukov (RUS) 14:22.98 CR
United Arab Emirates Dubai 2010  Oussama Mellouli (TUN) 14:24.16
Turkey Istanbul 2012  Mads Glæsner (DEN) 14:30.01
Qatar Doha 2014  Gregorio Paltrinieri (ITA) 14:16.10 CR
Canada Windsor 2016  Park Tae-hwan (KOR) 14:15.51 CR
China Hangzhou 2018  Mykhailo Romanchuk (UKR) 14:09.14 CR
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi 2021  Florian Wellbrock (GER) 14:06.88 WR
Australia Melbourne 2022  Gregorio Paltrinieri (ITA) 14:16.88
Hungary Budapest 2024  Ahmed Jaouadi (TUN) 14:16.40

Women

Edition Winner Time Notes Ref.
Australia Melbourne 2022  Lani Pallister (AUS) 15:21.43 CR
Hungary Budapest 2024  Isabel Gose (GER) 15:24.69

Notes

  1. ↑ Glen Housman's time of 14:53.59 was not ratified as a world record due to an electronic timing error.
  2. 1 2 Anastasiya Kirpichnikova initially represented Russia, before switching her sporting citizenship to France in April 2023. The attributed nation indicates which team she represented at the time.
  3. ↑ George Breen set a world record of 17:52.9 in the heats.
  4. ↑ Grant Hackett set an Olympic record of 14:38.92 in the heats.
  5. ↑ Katie Ledecky set an Olympic record of 15:35.35 in the heats.

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