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To June 21, 2009, the IAAF has ratified 35 world records in the event. [ 1] The following table shows the world record progression in the men's 4 x 100 metre relay, as ratified by the IAAF. "y" denotes time for 4 x 110 yards (402.34 m), ratified as a record for this event.
The women's 4×100-metre event was first contested at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, but the men's 4×100-metre event did not appear until the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Prior to 1964, the longer 4×200-metre freestyle relay was the only men's relay event staged. The men's 4×100-metre freestyle is often considered "swimming’s ...
4 × 100 metres relay. The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners must begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race. Each runner carries a relay baton.
The first world record in the 4 x 400 metres for men ( athletics) was recognized by the International Amateur Athletics Federation, now known as the International Association of Athletics Federations, in 1912. The IAAF's first record in the event was for a mark set the year before the organization's formation.
World Cup Malmö, Sweden [21] 3 1:00.60 Hu Xiaowen China: 26 Feb 1998: World Cup Beijing, China [22] 4 1:00.43 Martina Moravcová Slovakia: 12 Dec 1998: European SC Championships Sheffield, United Kingdom [23] 5 1:00.41 Jenny Thompson United States: 16 Jan 1999: World Cup Sydney, Australia [24] 6 1:00.35 h: Martina Moravcová Slovakia: 2 Apr ...
World record progression 400 metres freestyle. World record progression 800 metres freestyle. World record progression 1500 metres freestyle. World record progression 4 × 50 metres freestyle relay. World record progression 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay. World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay.
The 4×100 metres medley relay is a medley race in which each of four swimmers on a team swims a 100-metre leg of the relay, each swimming a different stroke, in the following sequence: Freestyle ("freestyle" means anything swum on the front – most swimmers use the front crawl ). Swimming world records are recognized by and maintained by FINA ...
[2] The championship records for the event are 37.04 seconds for men, set by Jamaica in 2011, and 41.03 seconds for women, set by the United States in 2023. [3] The men's world record has been broken or equalled at the competition on four occasions. [4] The women's world record has never been broken or equalled at the competition.