World record progression 800 metres freestyle

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World record progression for the 800m freestyle

The first world record in the women's 800 metres freestyle in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1931. The women's 880 yard freestyle had been a FINA-recognized world record event since 1919. However, in 1931 FINA decreed that only performances from 1931 onward would be eligible for world record consideration in the 800 metres freestyle. Thus Helene Madison's 1930 world record of 11:41.2 in the 880 yard freestyle was not considered a world record in the 800 metres freestyle even though it was over a longer distance and substantially faster than Yvonne Godard's 1931 world record of 12:18.8 in the 800 metres freestyle. In 1933, Lenore Kight swam the 880 yard freestyle in 11:44.0, which FINA recognised as a world record in the 800 metres freestyle but not in the 880 yard freestyle. This irregularity was finally resolved in 1935, when Kight's 11:34.4 in the 880 yard freestyle broke the records for both the 880 yard freestyle and the 800 metres freestyle.[1] Because of this situation, the world records for the 880 yard freestyle for women from 1919 to 1930 are included below.

Long course

# Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
1 11:25.4 ydHenry Taylor Great Britain Jul 21, 1906- Runcorn, United Kingdom
2 11:24.2 ydNorman Ross United States Jan 10, 1920- Sydney, Australia
3 11:05.2 ydBoy Charlton Australia Jan 13, 1923- Sydney, Australia
4 10:51.8 ydBoy Charlton Australia Jan 19, 1924- Sydney, Australia
5 10:43.6 Arne Borg Sweden Apr 11, 1924- Honolulu, Hawaii
6 10:37.4 Arne Borg Sweden Aug 25, 1925- Harnäs, Sweden
7 10:32.0 ydBoy Charlton Australia Jan 8, 1927- Sydney, Australia
8 10:22.2 ydJohnny Weissmuller United States Jul 27, 1927- Honolulu, Hawaii
9 10:19.6 Jean Taris France May 30, 1930- Paris, France
10 10:17.2 Jean Taris France Jun 9, 1931- Cannes, France
11 10:16.6 Shozo Makino Japan Aug 30, 1931- Osaka, Japan
12 10:15.6 Jean Taris France Jun 21, 1932- Cannes, France
13 10:08.6 Shozo Makino Japan Jun 25, 1933- Tokyo, Japan
14 10:01.2 Shozo Makino Japan Sep 16, 1933- Tokyo, Japan
15 9:55.8 Shozo Makino Japan Sep 15, 1934- Tokyo, Japan
16 9:50.9 Bill Smith United States Jul 24, 1941- Honolulu, Hawaii
17 9:45.6 Hironoshin Furuhashi Japan Jun 26, 1949- Tokyo, Japan
18 9:45.0 Shiro Hashizume Japan Aug 16, 1949- Los Angeles, United States
19 9:40.7 Hironoshin Furuhashi Japan Aug 16, 1949- Los Angeles, United States
20 9:35.5 Hironoshin Furuhashi Japan Aug 16, 1949- Los Angeles, United States
21 9:30.7 Ford Konno United States Jul 7, 1951- Honolulu, Hawaii
22 9:15.7 George Breen United States Oct 27, 1956- New Haven, United States
23 9:17.7 ydJohn Konrads Australia Jan 11, 1958- Sydney, Australia
24 9:14.5 ydJohn Konrads Australia Feb 22, 1958- Melbourne, Australia
25 8:59.6 ydJohn Konrads Australia Jan 10, 1959- Sydney, Australia
26 8:51.5 Murray Rose Australia Aug 26, 1962- Los Altos, United States
27 8:47.4 Semyon Belits-Geiman Soviet Union Aug 3, 1966- Kharkiv, Soviet Union
28 8:47.3 John Bennett Australia Jan 16, 1967- Sydney, Australia
29 8:46.8 Alain Mosconi France Jul 5, 1967- Monaco, Monaco
30 8:42.0 Francis Luyce France Jul 21, 1967- Dinard, France
31 8:34.3 †Mike Burton United States Sep 3, 1968USA Olympic Trials Long Beach, United States
32 8:28.8 †Mike Burton United States Aug 17, 1969AAU Nationals Louisville, United States
33 8:28.6 Graham Windeatt Australia Apr 3, 1971NSW Combined High Schools Championships Sydney, Australia
34 8:23.8 Brad Cooper Australia Jan 12, 1972NSW State Championships Sydney, Australia
35 8:17.60 †Stephen Holland Australia Aug 5, 1973Pre World Championship meet Brisbane, Australia
36 8:16.27 †Stephen Holland Australia Sep 8, 1973World Championships Belgrade, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
37 8:15.88 †Stephen Holland Australia Jan 1, 1974Commonwealth Games Christchurch, New Zealand
38 8:15.2 Stephen Holland Australia Jan 17, 1975QLD State Championships Brisbane, Australia
39 8:15.02 †Stephen Holland Australia Jan 25, 1975New Zealand Games Christchurch, New Zealand
40 8:13.68 †Tim Shaw United States Jun 21, 1975USA World Championship Trials Long Beach, United States
41 8:09.60 Tim Shaw United States Jul 13, 1975Pre World Championship meet Mission Viejo, United States
42 8:06.27 †Stephen Holland Australia Feb 27, 1976Australian Olympic Trials Sydney, Australia
43 8:02.91 Stephen Holland Australia Feb 29, 1976Australian Olympic Trials Sydney, Australia
44 8:01.54 †Bobby Hackett United States Jun 21, 1976USA Olympic Trials Long Beach, United States
45 7:56.49 †Vladimir Salnikov Soviet Union Mar 23, 1979URS vs. GDR Duel Minsk, Soviet Union
46 7:52.83 Vladimir Salnikov Soviet Union Feb 14, 1982URS Winter Nationals Moscow, Soviet Union
47 7:52.23 Vladimir Salnikov Soviet Union Jul 14, 1983Los Angeles International Los Angeles, United States [2]
48 7:50.64 Vladimir Salnikov Soviet Union Jul 4, 1986Goodwill Games Moscow, Soviet Union [2]
49 7:47.85 †Kieren Perkins Australia Aug 25, 1991Pan Pacific Championships Edmonton, Canada [3]
50 7:46.60 Kieren Perkins Australia Feb 16, 1992NSW Age Group Championships Sydney, Australia [4]
51 7:46.00 †Kieren Perkins Australia August 24, 1994Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada [5]
52 7:41.59 Ian Thorpe Australia 26 March 2001Australian Championships Hobart, Australia [6] link link
53 7:39.16 Ian Thorpe Australia 24 July 2001World Championships Fukuoka, Japan [7]
54 7:38.65 Grant Hackett Australia 27 July 2005World Championships Montreal, Canada [8]
55 7:32.12 Zhang Lin China 29 July 2009World Championships Rome, Italy [9]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA; yd – set in a pool measured in yards;
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

Short course

# Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
WB 7:38.90 Vladimir Salnikov Soviet Union Feb 13, 1983Festival Arena Bonn, Germany
1 7:38.75 Michael Gross Germany Feb 3, 1985Festival Arena Bonn, Germany
2 7:34.90 Kieren Perkins Australia Jul 25, 1993Grand Prix Sydney, Australia
3 7:25.28 Grant Hackett Australia Aug 3, 2001Australian Championships Perth, Australia
4 7:23.42 Grant Hackett Australia Jul 20, 2008Victorian Championships Melbourne, Australia [10]
5 7:20.46 Daniel Wiffen Ireland Dec 10, 2023European Championships Otopeni, Romania [11][12]
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA; yd – set in a pool measured in yards;
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

All-time top 25

References

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