Top Times Multiple Athletes All Time All Events* All Rounds Time FINA Swimmer Date of Birth Age Nation Team Place Meet Date 400 LCM Freestyle 1 3:56.46 1000 Ledecky, Katie Mar 17, 1997 19 USA United States 1st 2016 Olympic Games Rio Aug 6, 2016 2 3:56.69 997 Titmus, Ariarne Sep 7, 2000 20 AUS Australia 1st Olympic Games Tokyo Jul 24, 2021 3 3:59.15 966 Pellegrini, Federica Aug 5, 1988 20 ITA Italy 1st World Championships Rome Jul 26, 2009 4 4:00.60 949 Jackson, Joanne Sep 12, 1986 22 GBR Great Britain 2nd World Championships Rome Jul 26, 2009 5 4:00.65 948 Smith, Leah G. Apr 19, 1995 21 USA United States 2nd 2016 USA Olympic Trials Jun 26, 2016 6 4:00.79 947 Adlington, Rebecca Feb 17, 1989 20 GBR Great Britain 3rd World Championships Rome Jul 26, 2009 7 4:01.08 943 Li, Bingjie Mar 3, 2002 19 CHN China 3rd Olympic Games Tokyo Jul 24, 2021 8 4:01.13 943 Muffat, Camille Oct 28, 1989 22 FRA France 1st Championnats de France Elite Mar 19, 2012 9 4:01.23 941 Carlin, Jazmin R. Sep 17, 1990 25 GBR Great Britain 2nd 2016 Olympic Games Rio Aug 6, 2016 10 4:01.31 940 Kesely, Ajna Sep 10, 2001 17 HUN Hungary 4th 18th FINA World Championships Jul 21, 2019 11 4:01.77 935 Schmitt, Allison R. Jun 7, 1990 22 USA United States 2nd 2012 Olympic Games London Jul 28, 2012 12 4:01.95 933 Tang, Muhan Sep 4, 2003 18 CHN China 1st CHN National Games Sep 19, 2021 13 4:02.13 931 Manaudou, Laure Oct 9, 1986 19 FRA France 1st 2006 European Championships Budapest Jul 31, 2006 14 4:02.20 930 Hoff, Katie Jun 3, 1989 18 USA United States 1st Missouri Grand Prix Feb 15, 2008 15 4:02.28 929 Fairweather, Erika Jane Dec 31, 2003 17 NZL New Zealand 4th Olympic Games Tokyo (prelims) Jul 24, 2021 16 4:02.35 928 Chen, Qian Apr 16, 1993 16 CHN China 1st China National Games Jinan Oct 17, 2009 17 4:02.37 928 Kapas, Boglarka Apr 22, 1993 23 HUN Hungary 4th 2016 Olympic Games Rio Aug 6, 2016 18 4:02.42 928 McIntosh, Summer Aug 18, 2006 14 CAN Canada 4th Olympic Games Tokyo Jul 24, 2021 19 4:02.47 927 Costa Schmid, Melanie Apr 24, 1989 24 ESP Spain 2nd 2013 World Championships Jul 28, 2013 20 4:03.02 921 Van Rouwendaal, Sharon Sep 9, 1993 21 NED Netherlands 2nd 2015 World Championships Kazan Aug 2, 2015 20 4:03.02 921 Wang, Jianjiahe Jul 17, 2002 18 CHN China 1st CHN Swim Series (prelims) Jan 1, 2021 22 4:03.11 920 Cao, Yue Oct 29, 1995 17 CHN China 1st Chinese National Games Shenyang Sep 4, 2013 23 4:03.21 919 Gose, Isabel May 9, 2002 19 GER Germany 6th Olympic Games Tokyo (prelims) Jul 24, 2021 24 4:03.29 918 Balmy, Coralie Jun 2, 1987 22 FRA France 5th World Championships Rome Jul 26, 2009 25 4:03.34 917 Ashwood, Jessica Apr 28, 1993 22 AUS Australia 3rd 2015 World Championships Kazan Aug 2, 2015 26 4:03.35 917 Quadarella, Simona Dec 18, 1998 19 ITA Italy 1st European Championships Glasgow Aug 3, 2018 27 4:03.40 916 Palmer, Kylie Feb 25, 1990 22 AUS Australia 1st 2012 AUS Olympic Trials Mar 15, 2012 28 4:03.41 916 Potec, Camelia Feb 19, 1982 27 ROU Romania 6th World Championships Rome Jul 26, 2009 29 4:03.43 916 Maclean, Brittany Mar 3, 1994 22 CAN Canada 5th 2016 Olympic Games Rio (prelims) Aug 6, 2016 30 4:03.52 915 Barratt, Bronte Feb 8, 1989 24 AUS St Peters Western, QLD 1st 2013 Australia Swimming Championship Apr 26, 2013 31 4:03.63 914 Boyle, Lauren M. Dec 14, 1987 24 NZL New Zealand 4th 2012 Olympic Games London (prelims) Jul 28, 2012 32 4:03.84 911 Belmonte, Mireia Nov 10, 1990 23 ESP Spain 1st ESP Open Apr 10, 2014 33 4:03.85 911 Evans, Janet Aug 28, 1971 17 USA United States 1st 1988 Olympic Games Seoul Sep 18, 1988 34 4:03.92 911 Ziegler, Kate M. Jun 27, 1988 20 USA The Fish 2nd 2008 USA Olympic Team Trials Jun 29, 2008 35 4:03.96 910 Kohler, Sarah Jun 20, 1994 23 GER Germany 1st Universiade Taipei Aug 20, 2017 36 4:03.98 910 Friis, Lotte Feb 9, 1988 24 DEN Denmark 4th 2012 Olympic Games London Jul 28, 2012 36 4:03.98 910 Madden, Paige C. Oct 22, 1998 22 USA United States 7th Olympic Games Tokyo (prelims) Jul 24, 2021 38 4:04.10 909 Egorova, Anna May 31, 1998 22 RUS Russian Federation 1st RUS Nationals Kazan Apr 3, 2021 38 4:04.10 909 Cook, Tamsin Dec 25, 1998 22 AUS Australia 2nd AUS Olympic Trials Adelaide Jun 12, 2021 40 4:04.12 908 Liu, Jing Mar 8, 1990 19 CHN China 2nd China National Games Jinan Oct 17, 2009 41 4:04.18 908 Sutton, Chloe E. Feb 3, 1992 20 USA Mission Viejo Nadadores 2nd USA Olympic Team Trials Jun 26, 2012 42 4:04.23 907 Jedrzejczak, Otylia Dec 13, 1983 23 POL Poland 2nd 2007 World Championships Melbourne Mar 25, 2007 43 4:04.38 905 Zhang, Yuhan Jan 6, 1995 18 CHN China 2nd Chinese National Games Shenyang Sep 4, 2013 44 4:04.54 904 Etienne, Ophélie-Cyrielle Sep 9, 1990 18 FRA France 7th World Championships Rome Jul 26, 2009 45 4:04.55 904 Runge, Cierra E. Mar 7, 1996 18 USA United States 2nd 2014 Pan Pacific Championships Aug 21, 2014 46 4:04.59 903 Shao, Yiwen Mar 10, 1995 16 CHN China 1st CHN Nationals Rizhao Sep 21, 2011 47 4:04.60 903 Nordin, Emma Nov 1, 1999 21 USA United States 1st USA Swim Series Indianapolis May 12, 2021 48 4:04.62 903 Li, Xuanxu Feb 5, 1994 17 CHN China 2nd CHN Nationals Rizhao Sep 21, 2011 49 4:04.73 902 Mackenzie, Linda Dec 14, 1983 24 AUS Australia 1st 2008 AUS Nationals Sydney Mar 22, 2008 50 4:04.78 901 Melverton, Kiah Nov 5, 1996 24 AUS Australia 3rd AUS Olympic Trials Adelaide Jun 12, 2021 51 4:04.96 899 Hosszu, Katinka May 3, 1989 27 HUN Hungary 1st Bergen Swim Festival 2016 May 27, 2016 52 4:05.00 899 Chen, Yan Jan 1, 1981 16 CHN China 1st CHN National Games Shanghai Oct 19, 1997 53 4:05.01 898 Hibbott, Holly Dec 13, 1999 18 GBR Great Britain 3rd European Championships Glasgow Aug 3, 2018 54 4:05.09 898 Burckle, Caroline S. Jun 24, 1986 22 USA Lakeside Swim Team 4th 2008 USA Olympic Team Trials Jun 29, 2008 55 4:05.19 896 Shibata, Ai May 14, 1982 24 JPN Japan 3rd 2007 World Championships Melbourne Mar 25, 2007 56 4:05.42 894 Pallister, Lani Jun 6, 2002 17 AUS Australia 1st 7th FINA World Junior Championships Aug 23, 2019 57 4:05.49 893 Carli, Diletta May 7, 1996 19 ITA Italy 2nd Trofeo Sette Colli Rome Jun 12, 2015 58 4:05.55 893 Li, Xue Jan 1, 1986 23 CHN China 3rd China National Games Jinan Oct 17, 2009 59 4:05.57 892 Bi, Wenxin Sep 22, 1999 18 CHN China 3rd China National Games Aug 31, 2017 59 4:05.57 892 Kobori, Waka Aug 10, 2000 20 JPN Japan 11th Olympic Games Tokyo (prelims) Jul 24, 2021 61 4:05.60 892 Gough, Maddy Jun 8, 1999 22 AUS Australia 4th AUS Olympic Trials Adelaide Jun 12, 2021 62 4:05.75 890 Xu, Danlu Aug 3, 1998 14 CHN China 1st Asian Championships Dubai Nov 15, 2012 63 4:05.80 890 Bennett, Brooke M. May 6, 1980 20 USA United States 1st 2000 Olympic Games Sydney Sep 15, 2000 63 4:05.80 890 Meitz, Kaersten F. Dec 4, 1995 23 USA United States 1st Universiadi Napoli Jul 4, 2019 65 4:05.81 890 Song, Wenyan Apr 9, 1992 18 CHN China 2nd CHN Spring Nationals Wuhan Apr 2, 2011 66 4:05.84 889 Mohring, Anke Aug 28, 1969 19 GDR GDR 1st European Championships Bonn Aug 17, 1989 66 4:05.84 889 Goldman, Katie Jul 5, 1992 18 AUS Australia 2nd 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships Aug 20, 2010 68 4:05.93 888 Xin, Xin Nov 6, 1996 15 CHN China 2nd CHN Nationals Shaoxing Apr 1, 2012 69 4:05.94 888 Friedrich, Heike Apr 18, 1970 18 GDR GDR 2nd 1988 Olympic Games Seoul Sep 18, 1988 70 4:06.01 888 Andrusenko, Veronika Jan 20, 1991 28 RUS Russian Federation 1st RUS Nationals Moscow Apr 8, 2019 71 4:06.02 887 Pinto, Andreina Sep 10, 1991 21 VEN Venezuela 8th 2013 World Championships (prelims) Jul 28, 2013 71 4:06.02 887 Fairweather, Remy Mar 22, 1997 17 AUS Pelican Waters Caloundra 2nd 2014 Australian Swimming Championships Apr 6, 2014 73 4:06.04 887 Sjoestroem, Sarah Aug 17, 1993 20 SWE Sweden 1st Golden Lanes Amiens Mar 14, 2014 74 4:06.12 886 Dong, Jie Oct 31, 1998 19 CHN China 5th China National Games Aug 31, 2017 75 4:06.18 886 Bi, Yirong Jun 20, 1996 17 CHN China 1st 2014 Chinese Nationals May 12, 2014 76 4:06.19 886 Sandeno, Kaitlin S.