The first olympic 4x400m relay for men took place in 1912. This is a history of the progression of the world record for the swimming event. The first olympic relay took place in 1908 but was split into two legs of 200m, followed by one of 400m and another of 800m. It is a listing of the fastesttimeever swum in the event, in both long course 50m and short course 25m swimming pool. Four years ago it was a surprise win, and defending her title will be. Stockport metros holly hibbott who was first to the touch 400m freestyle gold in the 1718 years age group for her. That world record has been a monkey on my back since i just missed it in london, said silverman, who now holds four world records including the mens 800m freestyle, the 1,500m free and the 400m individual medley. Hynd smashes world record swimming news british swimming. Katie ledecky beaten in 400m freestyle to open swim worlds. When canadas philippe gagnon swam the previous 400m s10 world record 4. Womens olympic water polo qualifying tournament rescheduled for may hosszu wins record 7th hungary sportswoman of the year. Its the first chance that the british public will get to see their darling of beijing, rebecca adlington, as she looks to defend her 400m freestyle crown. Athletics womens 4 x 100m relay final full replay from the olympic stadium at the london 2012 olympic games.
World record progression 800 metres freestyle wikipedia. Ariarne titmus breaks 400m freestyle record, vows to. Lebanon native takes bronze in womens 400m freestyle. In the 16 years age group final of the womens 400m freestyle european junior medallist tazmin pugh of ellesmere college titans pushed away from the rest of the finals field and secured herself the gold medal. Since 1896, athletics has been on the programme of each edition of. The record book is updated on a seasonal basis when possible. Simone manuel of the united states celebrates after tying for gold with canadian penny oleksiak and sharing a new olympic record time of 52. In the short course 25 metres swimming events the worlds governing body recognizes world records since 3 march 1991 times have consistently dropped over the years due to better training techniques and new developments in the. This website is closed and for reference purposes only. Womens 400 metres world record progression wikipedia. Katie ledecky reacts after setting a meet record of 3. Katie ledecky usa celebrates after winning the womens 400m freestyle final, breaking her own world record in the process. Marie majzlikova of czechoslovakia was the first official womens 100meter world record holder.
Use the following links for other kenyon swimming and diving recordbook. How katie ledecky obliterated her own world record in the. The 2019 world champion in the 400m freestyle ariarne titmus believes it will take a world record to win the event in tokyo. Mens 4 x 100m freestyle relay americas rio olympic. Smith competed in the womens 400meter freestyle, finishing in third place with a time of 4. Usa break womens 4 x 100m relay world record youtube. The first resurrection of the olympic trials came in the womens. Katie ledecky wins gold in womens 400 free, breaks her. That one felt pretty easy, so hopefully means i will be faster tonight, ledecky said. Hamer equals world record paraswimming news british. Chinas sun yang captured a record fourth 400m freestyle world title in an acrimonious final on sunday, before britains adam peaty produced an eyepopping world breaststroke record.
The mens mc 400m freestyle heats saw paralympic champion ollie hynd nova centre top the rankings as he chases down his own world record set at last years paralympic games. Ledecky, who is bidding for the womens 200m, 400m and 800m freestyle titles in rio, beat the previous olympic record by almost three seconds. The 19yearold swimming superstar entered these olympics as the current worldrecord holder in the 400, 800 and 1,500 meter freestyles. Great britains jazz carlin took silver in the womens 400m freestyle at rio 2016, as the usas katie ledecky won in a worldrecord time. At the 2016 rio olympics the australian women including world record holder in the 100m freestyle cate campbell demolished the world record in this event, swimming a 3. Womens 400m freestyle mens 400m medley womens 400m medley womens 800m freestyle mens 1500m freestyle mens 4. Pick of the day womens 400m freestyle final defending champion rebecca adlington should be up against camille muffat, the fastest swimmer in the world this year. Fina recognises world records in the following events for both men and women. In the short course 25 metres swimming events the worlds governing body recognizes world records since march 3, 1991 until the 1960s, a world record set in the slightly longer 880 yard race could be considered a world record in. World record progression 100 metres freestyle wikipedia.
The 400m freestyle world record is overseen and ratified by fina, the aquatic sports governing body responsible for competitive swimming. The first world record in the 400 m for women was recognized by the international amateur athletics federation, now known as the international association of athletics federations, in 1957 to june 21, 2009, the iaaf has ratified 27 world records in the event. Records can be set in long course 50 metres or short course 25 metres swimming pools. In the short course 25 metres swimming events the worlds governing body recognizes world records since march 3, 1991. Katie ledecky of the united states broke her own world record on sunday on the way to winning the womens 400 meters freestyle gold medal, the first stage of. The world records in swimming are ratified by fina, the international governing body of swimming.
Today marks the 100th anniversary of the first womens world record over 440 yards later 400m freestyle and the. In short course meters the womens 400 meter freestyle world record holder is. Swimming sensation ellie simmonds smashed the world record to defended her 400m freestyle paralympics title in a thrilling clash with u. Ninetime paralympic medallist stephanie millward corsham qualified fastest in the womens mc 400m freestyle as she looks to try and book herself a place at a. World record progression 400 metres freestyle wikipedia. The first world record in the mens 400 metres freestyle in long course 50 metres swimming was recognised by the international swimming federation fina in. The 400m freestyle world record is overseen and ratified by fina, the aquatic. The 19yearold american gunning for a rare sweep of the 200m, 400m and 800m freestyle titles clocked an olympic record of 3min 58. Ledecky tunes up with olympic record in 400m free heats. The 400m free is a unique event in that it is an event along with the 800 for women and 1500 for men that is competed only in freestyle and the individual medley, unlike the specialty strokes which are competed at the 100200 meter distance at. These records are maintainedrecognized by fina, which oversees international competitive swimming and aquatics the drop in world record times in the 20082009 coincided. Swimming and diving record book university of california, san.
Aus womens swimming records atlantic university sport aus. World record progression 400 metres individual medley. Ethelda bleibtreys pioneering world record 100 years ago. The us swimmer was so utterly dominant that the only time she wasnt ahead was for 0. The first world record in the 400 metres individual medley in long course 50 metres swimming was recognized by the international swimming federation fina in 1957, followed by the women a year later. Ariarne titmus tips world record to win olympic 400m. Katie ledecky wins gold and breaks her own world record in the womens 800m freestyle.
The short course world record for the 4x100m freestyle for women is currently held by the netherlands as well. The freestyle sensation was the pick of the swims on night one of the trials in brisbane on sunday, lowering her old mark by 0. The first world record in the mens 100 metres freestyle in long course 50 metres swimming was recognised by the international swimming federation fina in 1905. The 25yearold welsh swimmer held off american leah smith. Please note that because a number of antidoping rules violations procedures are still in progress including procedures involving medalists further to the results of the retesting programmes carried out on the samples collected in beijing 2008 and london 2012 the information contained in the list is not final. Ian thorpe wins mens 400m freestyle final sydney 2000 duration. Katie ledecky breaks 400m freestyle world record abc news. Fina recognises world records in the following events for both men and women, except for the mixed relays, where teams consist of two men and two women, in any order. The first world record in the mens 800 metres freestyle in long course 50 metres swimming was recognised by the international swimming federation fina in 1908.
She bettered her own record by almost two seconds, powering home at 3. Olympic wrestling champion in history, a record since broken by kyle snyder. Katie ledecky stormed to the womens 400m freestyle world record on sunday aest, clocking 3. Katie ledecky suffered her first loss in a major international 400m freestyle, getting run down by australian 18yearold ariarne titmus in the last. World record progression 200 metres freestyle wikipedia.
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