World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay

This article includes the world record progression for the 4×200 metres freestyle relay, and it shows the chronological history of world record times in that competitive swimming event. The 4×200 metres freestyle relay is a relay event in which each of four swimmers on a team swims a 200-metre freestyle leg in sequence. The world records are recognized by and maintained by FINA ("Fédération Internationale de Natation"), the international competitive swimming and aquatics federation that oversees the sport in international competition.

World records in swimming were first recognized by FINA in 1908. The long course (50-metre pool) world records are historically older than the short course (25-metre pool) records. FINA amended its regulations governing the recognition of world records in 1956; specifically, FINA mandated that only record times that were contested in 50-metre (or 55-yard) pools were eligible for recognition after that time.^[1] The short-course world records have been separately recognized since 1991.

The men's 4×200-metre event was first contested at 1908 Summer Olympics in London, but the women's 4×200-metre event didn't appear until the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Prior to 1996, the shorter 4×100-metre freestyle relay was the only women's freestyle relay event staged.

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#	Time		Name	Nationality	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
1	10:55.6		John Derbyshire Paul Radmilovic William Foster Henry Taylor	Great Britain	24 July 1908	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom
2	10:26.4		Ken Huszagh Duke Kahanamoku Perry McGillivray Harry Hebner	United States	12 July 1912	Olympic Games	Stockholm, Sweden
3	10:14.0		Harold Hardwick Malcolm Champion Leslie Boardman Cecil Healy	Australasia	12 July 1912	Olympic Games	Stockholm, Sweden
4	10:11.6		Cecil Healy Malcolm Champion Leslie Boardman Harold Hardwick	Australasia	15 July 1912	Olympic Games	Stockholm, Sweden
5	10:04.4		Perry McGillivray Pua Kealoha Norman Ross Duke Kahanamoku	United States	29 August 1920	Olympic Games	Antwerp, Belgium
6	9:53.4		Wally O'Connor Harry Glancy Ralph Breyer Johnny Weissmuller	United States	20 July 1924	Olympic Games	Paris, France
7	9:49.6		August Heitmann Joachim Rademacher Friedrich Berger Herbert Heinrich	Germany	1927	European Championships	Bologna, Italy
8	9:38.8		Paul Samson Austin Clapp David Young Johnny Weissmuller	United States	11 August 1928	Olympic Games	Amsterdam, Netherlands
9	9:36.2		Austin Clapp Walter Laufer George Kojac Johnny Weissmuller	United States	11 August 1928	Olympic Games	Amsterdam, Netherlands
10	9:34.0		András Wanié László Szabados András Székely István Bárány	Hungary	1931	European Championships	Paris, France
11	8:58.4		Yasuji Miyazaki (2:14.1) Masanori Yusa (2:14.7) Takashi Yokoyama (2:14.8) Hisakichi Toyoda (2:14.8)	Japan	9 August 1932	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States
12	8:52.2		Masanori Yusa Shozo Makino Sunao Ishiharada Hiroshi Negami	Japan	19 August 1935	-	Tokyo, Japan
13	8:51.5		Masanori Yusa Shigeo Sugiura Masaharu Taguchi Shigeo Arai	Japan	11 August 1936	Olympic Games	Berlin, Germany
14	8:46.0		Wally Ris Jimmy McLane Wally Wolf Bill Smith	United States	3 August 1948	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom
15	8:45.4		Yoshihiro Hamaguchi Shigeyuki Maruyama Shuichi Murayama Hironoshin Furuhashi	Japan	18 August 1949	-	Los Angeles, United States
16	8:43.2		W. Farnsworth L. Munson J. Blum R. Reid	United States	24 February 1950	-	New Haven, United States
17	8:40.6		Yoshihiro Hamaguchi Shuichi Murayama Shiro Hashizume Hironoshin Furuhashi	Japan	2 April 1950	-	Marília, Brazil
18	8:33.0		Joseph Bernardo Willy Blioch Jean Boiteux Alex Jany	France	2 August 1951	-	Marseille, France
19	8:29.4		Wayne Moore Jimmy McLane Don Sheff Dick Thoman	United States	16 February 1952	-	New Haven, United States
20	8:24.5		Boris Nikitin Vladimir Strushanov Gennadi Nikolayev Vitaly Sorokin	Soviet Union	4 November 1956	-	Moscow, Soviet Union
21	8:23.6		Kevin O'Halloran John Devitt Murray Rose Jon Henricks	Australia	3 December 1956	Olympic Games	Melbourne, Australia
22	8:21.6		Tsuyoshi Yamanaka Toshizo Umemoto Makoto Fukui Tatsuo Fujimoto	Japan	22 July 1959	-	Tokyo, Japan
23	8:18.7		Tsuyoshi Yamanaka Makoto Fukui Katsunori Kenjo Tatsuo Fujimoto	Japan	26 July 1959	-	Osaka, Japan
24	8:17.0		Alan Somers Peter Sintz George Breen Mike Troy	United States	23 July 1960	-	Toledo, Ohio, United States
25	8:16.6		David Dickson John Konrads Jon Henricks Murray Rose	Australia	6 August 1960	-	Townsville, Australia
26	8:10.2		George Harrison Dick Blick Mike Troy Jeff Farrell	United States	1 September 1960	Olympic Games	Rome, Italy
27	8:09.8		Tatsuo Fujimoto Yukiaki Okabe Makoto Fukui Tsuyoshi Yamanaka	Japan	21 April 1963	-	Tokyo, Japan
28	8:07.6		Steve Clark Ed Townsend Don Schollander Michael Wall	United States	10 August 1963	-	Chicago, United States
29	8:03.7		Richard McDonough Don Schollander Roy Saari Ed Townsend	United States	19 August 1963	-	Tokyo, Japan
30	8:01.8		David Lyons Don Schollander Bill Mettler Michael Wall	United States	28 September 1964	-	Los Angeles, United States
31	7:52.1		Roy Saari Gary Ilman Don Schollander Steve Clark	United States	18 October 1964	-	Tokyo, Japan
32	7:50.8		Greg Rogers Mike Wenden Graham White Bill Devenish	Australia	24 July 1970	British Commonwealth Games	Edinburgh, United Kingdom
33	7:48.0		Gary Hall, Sr. Mark Lambert Tom McBreen John Kinsella	United States	28 August 1970	-	Tokyo, Japan
34	7:45.8		Jerry Heidenreich Frank Heckl Steve Genter Jim McConica	United States	9 August 1971	Pan American Games	Cali, Colombia
35	7:43.3		Jerry Heidenreich Tom McBreen Mark Spitz Fred Tyler	United States	10 September 1971	-	Minsk, Soviet Union
36	7:35.78		John Kinsella Fred Tyler Steve Genter Mark Spitz	United States	31 August 1972	Olympic Games	Munich, Germany
37	7:33.22		Robin Backhaus Richard Klatt Kurt Krumpholz Jim Montgomery	United States	7 September 1973	World Championships	Belgrade, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
38	7:30.54		Rex Favero Bruce Furniss Tim Shaw Steve Furniss	United States	22 August 1975	-	Kansas City, United States
39	7:30.33	h	Mike Bruner Bruce Furniss Doug Northway Tim Shaw	United States	21 July 1976	Olympic Games	Montreal, Canada
40	7:23.22		Mike Bruner Bruce Furniss John Naber Jim Montgomery	United States	21 July 1976	Olympic Games	Montreal, Canada
41	7:20.82		Rowdy Gaines Bruce Furniss Bill Forrester Bobby Hackett	United States	24 August 1978	World Championships	West Berlin, West Germany
42	7:20.40		Andreas Schmidt Michael Gross Alexander Schowtka Thomas Fahrner	West Germany	23 August 1983	European Championships	Rome, Italy
43	7:18.87	h	Geoff Gaberino (1:49.80) David Larson (1:50.18) Bruce Hayes (1:50.04) Richard Saeger (1:48.85)	United States	30 July 1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States
44	7:15.69		Mike Heath (1:48.67) David Larson (1:49.01) Jeff Float (1:49.60) Bruce Hayes (1:48.41)	United States	30 July 1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States
45	7:13.10		Peter Sitt Rainer Henkel Thomas Fahrner Michael Gross	West Germany	19 August 1987	European Championships	Strasbourg, France
46	7:12.51		Troy Dalbey (1:49.37) Matt Cetlinski (1:48.44) Doug Gjertsen (1:48.26) Matt Biondi (1:46.44)	United States	21 September 1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea
47	7:11.95		(1:49.55) Dmitry Lepikov (1:46.58) Vladimir Pyshnenko (1:48.99) Veniamin Tayanovich (1:46.83) Yevgeny Sadovyi	Unified Team	27 July 1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain
48	7:11.86		Ian Thorpe (1:47.48) Daniel Kowalski (1:47.81) Matthew Dunn (1:49.15) Michael Klim (1:47.42)	Australia	13 September 1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	^[2]
49	7:08.79		Ian Thorpe (1:46.28) Bill Kirby (1:48.96) Grant Hackett (1:46.30) Michael Klim (1:47.25)	Australia	25 August 1999	Pan Pacific Championships	Sydney, Australia
50	7:07.05		Ian Thorpe (1:46.03) Michael Klim (1:46.40) Todd Pearson (1:47.36) Bill Kirby (1:47.26)	Australia	19 Sep 2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia
51	7:04.66		Grant Hackett (1:46.11) Michael Klim (1:46.49) Bill Kirby (1:47.92) Ian Thorpe (1:44.14)	Australia	27 July 2001	World Championships	Fukuoka, Japan
52	7:03.24		Michael Phelps (1:45.36) Ryan Lochte (1:45.86) Klete Keller (1:46.31) Peter Vanderkaay (1:45.71)	United States	30 March 2007	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia
53	6:58.56		Michael Phelps (1:43.31) Ryan Lochte (1:44.28) Ricky Berens (1:46.29) Peter Vanderkaay (1:44.68)	United States	13 August 2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	^[3]
54	6:58.55		Michael Phelps (1:44.49) Ricky Berens (1:44.13) David Walters (1:45.47) Ryan Lochte (1:44.46)	United States	31 July 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy	^[4]

#	Time	Name	Nationality	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
1	7:02.74	Michael Klim (1:45.21) Grant Hackett (1:45.61) William Kirby (1:46.41) Matthew Dunn (1:45.51)	Australia	18 Apr 1997	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden
2	7:01.60	Michael Klim Matthew Dunn William Kirby Todd Pearson	Australia	1 Sep 1999	Australian Championships Time Trial	Canberra, Australia
3	7:01.33	Joshua Davis Neil Walker Scott Tucker Chad Carvin	United States	17 Mar 2000	World Championships	Athens, Greece
4	6:56.41	William Kirby (1:44.97) Ian Thorpe (1:42.63) Michael Klim (1:45.55) Grant Hackett (1:43.26)	Australia	7 Aug 2001	Australian Championships	Perth, Australia
5	6:52.66	Kirk Palmer (1:43.12) Grant Hackett (1:42.75) Grant Brits (1:44.01) Kenrick Monk (1:42.78)	Australia	31 Aug 2007	Australian Championships	Melbourne, Australia
6	6:51.05	Colin Russell (1:43.60) Stefan Hirniak (1:43.41) Brent Hayden (1:41.49) Joel Greenshields (1:42.55)	Canada	7 Aug 2009	British Grand Prix	Leeds, United Kingdom	^[5]
7	6:49.04	Nikita Lobintsev (1:42.10) Danila Izotov (1:42.15) Yevgeny Lagunov (1:42.32) Alexander Sukhorukov (1:42.47)	Russia	16 Dec 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	^[6]
8	6:46.81	Luiz Altamir Melo (1:42.03) Fernando Scheffer (1:40.99) Leonardo Coelho Santos (1:42.81) Breno Correia (1:40.87)	Brazil	14 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China	^[7]
9	6:44.12	Kieran Smith (1:41.04) Carson Foster (1:40.48) Trenton Julian (1:41.44) Drew Kibler (1:41.16)	United States	16 December 2022	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	^[8]
10	6:40.51	Luke Hobson (1:38.91) Carson Foster (1:40.77) Shaine Casas (1:40.34) Kieran Smith (1:40.49)	United States	13 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	^[9]^[10]

#	Time	Name	Nationality	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
1	8:02.27	Kristin Otto Astrid Strauss Cornelia Sirch Birgit Meineke	East Germany	22 Aug 1983	European Championships	Rome, Italy	^[11]
2	7:59.33	Manuela Stellmach (2:00.31) Astrid Strauss (1:59.44) Nadja Bergknecht (2:00.42) Heike Friedrich (1:59.16)	East Germany	17 Aug 1986	World Championships	Madrid, Spain	^[11]
3	7:55.47	Manuela Stellmach (2:00.23) Astrid Strauss (1:58.90) Anke Möhring (1:58.73) Heike Friedrich (1:57.61)	East Germany	18 Aug 1987	European Championships	Strasbourg, France	^[12] ^[13]
4	7:53.42	Natalie Coughlin (1:57.74) Carly Piper (1:59.39) Dana Vollmer (1:58.12) Kaitlin Sandeno (1:58.17)	United States	18 Aug 2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	^[12]
5	7:50.82	Petra Dallmann (1:59.14) Daniela Samulski (1:58.27) Britta Steffen (1:57.77) Annika Lurz (1:55.64)	Germany	3 Aug 2006	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	^[12]
6	7:50.09	Natalie Coughlin (1:56.43) Dana Vollmer (1:57.49) Lacey Nymeyer (1:59.19) Katie Hoff (1:56.98)	United States	29 Mar 2007	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia
7	7:44.31	Stephanie Rice (1:56.60) Bronte Barratt (1:56.58) Kylie Palmer (1:55.22) Linda Mackenzie (1:55.91)	Australia	14 August 2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	^[14]
8	7:42.08	Yang Yu (1:55.47) Zhu Qianwei (1:55.79) Liu Jing (1:56.09) Pang Jiaying (1:54.73)	China	30 July 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy	^[15]
9	7:41.50	Ariarne Titmus (1:54.27) Madison Wilson (1:56.73) Brianna Throssell (1:55.60) Emma McKeon (1:54.90)	Australia	25 July 2019	World Championships	Gwangju, South Korea	^[16]
10	7:40.33	Yang Junxuan (1:54.37) Tang Muhan (1:55.00) Zhang Yufei (1:55.66) Li Bingjie (1:55.30)	China	29 July 2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	^[17]
11	7:39.29	Madison Wilson (1:56.27) Kiah Melverton (1:55.40) Mollie O'Callaghan (1:54.80) Ariarne Titmus (1:52.82)	Australia	31 July 2022	Commonwealth Games	Birmingham, United Kingdom	^[18]
12	7:37.50	Mollie O'Callaghan (1:53.66) Shayna Jack (1:55.63) Brianna Throssell (1:55.80) Ariarne Titmus (1:52.41)	Australia	27 July 2023	World Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	^[19]

#	Time	Name	Nationality	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
1	7:58.74	?	?	198_?	?		^[20] ^[21]
2	7:52.45	Shan Ying Zhou Guanbin Le Jingyi Lü Bin	China	3 December 1993	World Championships	Palma de Mallorca, Spain	^[20] ^[22]
3	7:51.92	Luna Wang (1:57.01) Nian Yun (1:56.35) Chen Yan (1:59.76) Shan Ying (1:58.80)	China	17 April 1997	World Championhips	Gothenburg, Sweden	^[22] ^[23] ^[24]
4	7:51.70	Josefin Lillhage (1:57.80) Louise Jöhncke (1:59.01) Johanna Sjöberg (1:57.27) Malin Svahnström (1:57.62)	Sweden	1 April 1999	World Championships	Hong Kong, Hong Kong	^[24] ^[25]
5	7:49.11	Claire Huddart (1:58.19) Nicola Jackson (1:56.20) Karen Legg (1:57.51) Karen Pickering (1:57.21)	Great Britain	16 March 2000	World Championships	Athens, Greece	^[26]
6	7:47.14	Karen Legg (1:57.18) Janine Belton (1:58.52) Nicola Jackson (1:55.51) Karen Pickering (1:55.86)	Great Britain	10 August 2001	British Championships	Norwich, United Kingdom	^[27] ^[28]
7	7:46.30	Xu Yanwei (1:55.73) Zhu Yingwen (1:57.04) Tang Jingzhi (1:58.37) Yang Yu (1:55.16)	China	3 April 2002	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	^[29] ^[30]
8	7:38.90	Inge Dekker (1:55.36) Femke Heemskerk (1:53.44) Marleen Veldhuis (1:54.17) Ranomi Kromowidjojo (1:55.93)	Netherlands	9 April 2008	World Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom	^[31]
9	7:35.94	Chen Qian (1:54.73) Tang Yi (1:53.54) Liu Jing (1:53.59) Zhu Qianwei (1:54.08)	China	15 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	^[32]
10	7:32.85	Inge Dekker (1:54.73) Femke Heemskerk (1:51.22) Ranomi Kromowidjojo (1:54.17) Sharon van Rouwendaal (1:52.73)	Netherlands	3 Dec 2014	World Championhips	Doha, Qatar	^[33]
11	7:30.87	Madison Wilson (1:53.13) Mollie O'Callaghan (1:52.83) Leah Neale (1:52.67) Lani Pallister (1:52.24)	Australia	14 December 2022	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	^[34]
12	7:30.13	Alex Walsh (1:53.25) Paige Madden (1:53.18) Katie Grimes (1:53.39) Claire Weinstein (1:50.31)	United States	12 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	^[35]^[36]

Pos	Time	Swimmer	Nationality	Date	Venue	Ref
1	6:58.55	Michael Phelps (1:44.49) Ricky Berens (1:44.13) David Walters (1:45.47) Ryan Lochte (1:44.46)	United States	31 July 2009	Rome	^[4]
2	6:58.58	Thomas Dean (1:45.72) James Guy (1:44.40) Matthew Richards (1:45.01) Duncan Scott (1:43.45)	Great Britain	28 July 2021	Tokyo	^[38]
3	6:59.15	Nikita Lobintsev (1:45.10) Mikhail Polischuk (1:45.42) Danila Izotov (1:44.48) Alexander Sukhorukov (1:44.15)	Russia	31 July 2009	Rome	^[4]
4	7:00.85	Clyde Lewis (1:45.58) Kyle Chalmers (1:45.37) Alexander Graham (1:45.05) Mack Horton (1:44.85)	Australia	26 July 2019	Gwangju	^[39]
5	7:00.91	Ji Xinjie (1:46.22) Pan Zhanle (1:44.41) Wang Shun (1:46.08) Zhang Zhanshuo (1:44.20)	China	1 August 2025	Singapore	^[40]
6	7:01.73	Yang Jae-hoon (1:46.83) Lee Ho-joon (1:45.36) Kim Woo-min (1:44.50) Hwang Sun-woo (1:44.53)	South Korea	26 September 2023	Hangzhou	^[41]
7	7:02.01	Filippo Megli (1:45.86) Gabriele Detti (1:45.30) Stefano Ballo (1:45.27) Stefano Di Cola (1:45.58)	Italy	26 July 2019	Gwangju	^[39]
8	7:02.26	Sho Uchida (1:45.90) Yoshihiro Okumura (1:45.83) Shogo Hihara (1:45.99) Takeshi Matsuda (1:44.54)	Japan	31 July 2009	Rome	^[4]
9	7:02.77	Amaury Leveaux (1:46.70) Grégory Mallet (1:46.83) Clément Lefert (1:46.00) Yannick Agnel (1:43.24)	France	31 July 2012	London	^[42]
10	7:03.19	Paul Biedermann (1:42.81) Felix Wolf (1:47.65) Yannick Lebherz (1:47.31) Clemens Rapp (1:45.42)	Germany	31 July 2009	Rome	^[4]

World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay

Men

Long course

Short course

Women

Long course

Short course

All-time top 10 by country

Men long course

Men short course

Women long course

Women short course

Mixed long course

All-time top 25

Men long course

Men short course

Women long course

Women short course

Mixed long course

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Pos	Time	Swimmer	Nationality	Date	Venue	Ref
1	6:40.51	Luke Hobson (1:38.91) Carson Foster (1:40.77) Shaine Casas (1:40.34) Kieran Smith (1:40.49)	United States	13 December 2024	Budapest	^[44]
2	6:45.54	Maximillian Giuliani (1:40.73) Edward Sommerville (1:41.03) Harrison Turner (1:42.21) Elijah Winnington (1:41.57)	Australia	13 December 2024	Budapest	^[45]
3	6:46.81	Luiz Altamir Melo (1:42.03) Fernando Scheffer (1:40.99) Leonardo Coelho Santos (1:42.81) Breno Correia (1:40.98)	Brazil	14 December 2018	Hangzhou
4	6:46.84	Martin Malyutin (1:42.34) Mikhail Vekovishchev (1:41.57) Ivan Girev (1:41.85) Aleksandr Krasnykh (1:41.08)	Russia	14 December 2018	Hangzhou
5	6:47.51	Filippo Megli (1:42.26) Manuel Frigo (1:42.15) Carlos D'Ambrosio (1:41.48) Alberto Razzetti (1:41.62)	Italy	13 December 2024	Budapest	^[46]
6	6:47.53	Ji Xinjie (1:42.67) Xu Jiayu (1:41.68) Sun Yang (1:41.25) Wang Shun (1:41.93)	China	14 December 2018	Hangzhou
7	6:50.43	Rafael Miroslaw (1:41.25) Kaii Winkler (1:42.32) Timo Sorgius (1:41.87) Florian Wellbrock (1:44.99)	Germany	13 December 2024	Budapest	^[47]
8	6:51.05	Colin Russell (1:43.60) Stefan Hirniak (1:43.41) Brent Hayden(1:41.49) Joel Greenshields (1:42.55)	Canada	7 August 2009	Leeds
9	6:52.04	Temma Watanabe (1:43.78) Katsuhiro Matsumoto (1:40.66) Hidenari Mano (1:43.18) Shuya Matsumoto (1:44.42)	Japan	16 December 2022	Melbourne	^[48]
10	6:52.13	Myles Brown (1:43.25) Sebastien Rousseau (1:43.96) Chad le Clos (1:40.61) Leith Shankland (1:44.31)	South Africa	4 December 2014	Doha

Pos	Time	Swimmer	Nationality	Date	Venue	Ref
1	7:37.50	Mollie O'Callaghan (1:53.66) Shayna Jack (1:55.63) Brianna Throssell (1:55.80) Ariarne Titmus (1:52.41)	Australia	27 July 2023	Fukuoka	^[19]
2	7:40.01	Claire Weinstein (1:54.83) Anna Peplowski (1:54.75) Erin Gemmell (1:56.72) Katie Ledecky (1:53.71)	United States	31 July 2025	Singapore	^[50]
3	7:40.33	Yang Junxuan (1:54.37) Tang Muhan (1:55.00) Zhang Yufei (1:55.66) Li Bingjie (1:55.30)	China	29 July 2021	Tokyo	^[17]
4	7:43.77	Summer McIntosh (1:55.74) Rebecca Smith (1:57.30) Kayla Sanchez (1:55.59) Penny Oleksiak (1:55.14)	Canada	29 July 2021	Tokyo	^[17]
5	7:45.51	Joanne Jackson (1:55.98) Jazmin Carlin (1:56.78) Caitlin McClatchey (1:56.42) Rebecca Adlington (1:56.33)	Great Britain	30 July 2009	Rome	^[15]
6	7:46.57	Renata Fabiola Spagnolo (1:58.79) Alessia Filippi (1:56.97) Alice Carpanese (1:57.36) Federica Pellegrini (1:53.45)	Italy	30 July 2009	Rome	^[15]
7	7:47.49	Camille Muffat (1:55.51) Charlotte Bonnet (1:57.78) Ophélie-Cyrielle Étienne (1:58.05) Coralie Balmy (1:56.15)	France	1 August 2012	London	^[51]
8	7:48.04	Ágnes Mutina (1:56.64) Evelyn Verrasztó (1:57.20) Eszter Dara (1:59.04) Katinka Hosszú (1:55.16)	Hungary	30 July 2009	Rome	^[15]
9	7:48.25	Anna Egorova (1:58.19) Anastasia Guzhenkova (1:56.43) Valeriya Salamatina (1:56.93) Veronika Andrusenko (1:56.70)	Russia	25 July 2019	Gwangju	^[16]
10	7:48.96	Chihiro Igarashi (1:57.88) Rikako Ikee (1:54.69) Rio Shirai (1:58.29) Yui Ohashi (1:58.10)	Japan	10 August 2018	Tokyo	^[52]

Pos	Time	Swimmer	Nationality	Date	Venue	Ref
1	7:30.13	Alex Walsh (1:53.25) Paige Madden (1:53.18) Katie Grimes (1:53.39) Claire Weinstein (1:50.31)	United States	12 December 2024	Budapest	^[53]^[54]
2	7:30.87	Madison Wilson (1:53.13) Mollie O'Callaghan (1:52.83) Leah Neale (1:52.67) Lani Pallister (1:52.24)	Australia	14 December 2022	Melbourne	^[55]
3	7:32.85	Inge Dekker (1:54.73) Femke Heemskerk (1:51.22) Ranomi Kromowidjojo (1:54.17) Sharon van Rouwendaal (1:52.73)	Netherlands	3 December 2014	Doha
4	7:32.96	Summer McIntosh (1:54.30) Kayla Sanchez (1:52.97) Katerine Savard (1:54.01) Rebecca Smith (1:51.68)	Canada	20 December 2021	Abu Dhabi	^[56]
5	7:33.39	Nikolett Pádár (1:52.81) Panna Ugrai (1:52.59) Dóra Molnár (1:55.39) Lilla Minna Ábrahám (1:52.60)	Hungary	12 December 2024	Budapest	^[57]
6	7:34.08	Li Bingjie (1:54.56) Yang Junxuan (1:53.06) Zhang Yuhan (1:53.94) Wang Jianjiahe (1:52.52)	China	15 December 2018	Hangzhou
7	7:36.64	Anna Egorova (1:54.18) Daria Mullakaeva (1:55.22) Anastasia Guzhenkova (1:53.94) Veronika Andrusenko (1:53.30)	Russia	15 December 2018	Hangzhou
8	7:38.33	Camille Muffat (1:53.17) Coralie Balmy (1:53.71) Mylène Lazare (1:56.24) Ophélie Etienne (1:55.21)	France	15 December 2010	Dubai
9	7:38.96	Joanne Jackson (1:54.78) Melanie Marshall (1:55.83) Caitlin McClatchey (1:54.64) Rebecca Adlington (1:53.71)	Great Britain	10 April 2008	Manchester
10	7:41.91	Gabriella Fagundez (1:56.42) Sarah Sjöström (1:54.88) Ida Varga (1:55.31) Petra Granlund (1:53.30)	Sweden	3 December 2014	Doha

Pos	Time	Swimmer	Nationality	Date	Venue	Ref
1	7:26.67	Thomas Dean (1:46.54) James Guy (1:45.43) Abbie Wood (1:56.67) Freya Anderson (1:58.03)	Great Britain	18 May 2021	Budapest	^[58]
2	7:28.43	Jacob Heidtmann (1:46.52) Henning Mühlleitner (1:47.32) Reva Foos (1:58.25) Annika Bruhn (1:56.34)	Germany	4 August 2018	Glasgow	^[59]
3	7:29.25	Hadrien Salvan (1:47.63) Wissam-Amazigh Yebba (1:46.53) Charlotte Bonnet (1:56.39) Lucile Tessariol (1:58.70)	France	16 August 2022	Rome	^[60]
4	7:29.35	Stefano Ballo (1:46.96) Stefano Di Cola (1:46.16) Federica Pellegrini (1:55.66) Margherita Panziera (2:00.57)	Italy	18 May 2021	Budapest	^[58]
5	7:29.37	Mikhail Vekovishchev (1:47.10) Mikhail Dovgalyuk (1:47.37) Valeriya Salamatina (1:56.18) Viktoriya Andreyeva (1:58.72)	Russia	4 August 2018	Glasgow	^[61]
6	7:31.19	Kristóf Milák (1:48.04) Nándor Németh (1:46.90) Katinka Hosszú (1:57.31) Zsuzsanna Jakabos (1:58.94)	Hungary	4 August 2018	Glasgow	^[62]
7	7:32.39	Kyle Stolk (1:48.64) Stan Pijnenburg (1:47.79) Femke Heemskerk (1:56.13) Robin Neumann (1:59.83)	Netherlands	4 August 2018	Glasgow	^[63]
8	7:32.96	Denis Loktev (1:48.08) Ron Polonsky (1:48.71) Andrea Murez (1:57.31) Anastasia Gorbenko (1:58.86)	Israel	18 May 2021	Budapest	^[58]
9	7:35.81	Mikkel Gadgaard (1:48.75) Andreas Hansen (1:48.55) Signe Bro (2:00.10) Helena Rosendahl Bach (1:58.41)	Denmark	18 May 2021	Budapest	^[58]
10	7:41.29	Kamil Sieradzki (1:49.04) Mateusz Chowaniec (1:50.94) Aleksandra Knop (2:02.31) Aleksandra Polańska (1:59.00)	Poland	16 August 2022	Rome	^[64]