4 × 100 metres medley relay

The 4 × 100 metres medley relay is an event in competitive swimming.

Each of four swimmers on a team swims a 100 m leg of the relay, each swimming a different stroke, in the following sequence: Backstroke (this can only be the first stroke, due to the necessity of starting this leg in the pool rather than by diving in) Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle (in medley swimming, it must be any stroke not previously swum – most swimmers use the front crawl).

World records are ratified by World Aquatics (formerly FINA). The long course world records (men, women and mixed) are currently held by the US. The current short course world record holders are Neutral Athletes B (men) and the US (women).

The men's and women's events have been contested at the Olympic Games since 1960, while the mixed event has been contested since the 2020 games; the current Olympic champions are China (men) and the US (women and mixed). The men's and women's events have been contested at the World Aquatics Championships since the inaugural championships in 1973, while the mixed event was introduced in 2015; the current world champions (long course) are Neutral Athletes B (men and mixed) and the US (women). The men's and women's events have been contested at the World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m) since the inaugural championships in 1993, while the mixed event was introduced in 2024; the current world champions (short course) are Neutral Athletes B (men and mixed) and the US (women).

World record progression

Men long course

Men short course

Women long course

Women short course

Mixed long course

All-time rankings Tables show data for the top 25 4 × 100 m medley relay times and the top 10 national records:- denotes top 10 national record by teams in the top 25 4 × 100 m medley relay times- denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 4 × 100 m medley relay times, by repeat nations- denotes performances in the top 25 4 × 100 m medley relay times by a team with multiple nationalities- denotes top 10 national record for other teams who fall outside the top 25 4 × 100 m medley relay times

Men long course

Correct as of September 2026 Time Athletes Team Date Place 1 13:26.78Ryan Murphy (52.31)Michael Andrew (58.49)Caeleb Dressel (49.03)Zach Apple (46.95)1 August 2021Tokyo 2 23:26.93Miron Lifintsev (52.44)Kirill Prigoda (57.92)Andrey Minakov (50.17)Egor Kornev (46.40)3 August 2025Singapore 3 33:27.01Xu Jiayu (52.05)Qin Haiyang (57.63)Wang Changhao (50.68)Pan Zhanle (46.65)26 September 2023Hangzhou 43:27.20Ryan Murphy (52.04)Nic Fink (58.03)Dare Rose (50.13)Jack Alexy (47.00)US #230 July 2023Fukuoka 53:27.28Aaron Peirsol (52.19)Eric Shanteau (58.57)Michael Phelps (49.72)David Walters (46.80)US #32 August 2009Rome 63:27.46Xu Jiayu (52.37)Qin Haiyang (57.98)Sun Jiajun (51.19)Pan Zhanle (45.92)China #24 August 2024Paris 4 7 3:27.51Luke Greenbank (53.63)Adam Peaty (56.53)James Guy (50.27)Duncan Scott (47.08)1 August 2021TokyoThomas Ceccon (51.93)Nicolò Martinenghi (57.47)Federico Burdisso (50.63)Alessandro Miressi (47.48)25 June 2022Budapest 93:27.79Ryan Murphy (52.51)Nic Fink (57.86)Michael Andrew (50.06)Ryan Held (47.36)US #425 June 2022Budapest 103:27.89Xu Jiayu (52.13)Dong Zhihao (57.94)Xu Fang (50.52)Pan Zhanle (47.30)China #322 September 2026Tokyo 113:27.91Matt Grevers (52.26)Kevin Cordes (58.89)Caeleb Dressel (49.76)Nathan Adrian (47.00)US #530 July 2017Budapest 123:27.95Ryan Murphy (51.85)Cody Miller (59.03)Michael Phelps (50.33)Nathan Adrian (46.74)US #613 August 2016Rio de Janeiro 6 133:27.96Yohann Ndoye-Brouard (52.26)Léon Marchand (58.44)Maxime Grousset (49.27)Yann Le Goff (47.99)3 August 2025Singapore 143:28.01Ryan Murphy (52.44)Nic Fink (58.97)Caeleb Dressel (49.41)Hunter Armstrong (47.19)US #74 August 2024Paris 153:28.10Luke Greenbank (53.95)Adam Peaty (57.20)James Guy (50.81)Duncan Scott (46.14)Great Britain #228 July 2019Gwangju 163:28.38Yohann Ndoye-Brouard (52.60)Léon Marchand (58.62)Maxime Grousset (49.57)Florent Manaudou (47.59)France #24 August 2024Paris 173:28.45Ryan Murphy (52.92)Andrew Wilson (58.65)Caeleb Dressel (49.28)Nathan Adrian (47.60)US #828 July 2019Gwangju 183:28.46Thomas Ceccon (52.82)Nicolò Martinenghi (57.72)Matteo Rivolta (50.75)Alessandro Miressi (47.17)Italy #217 August 2022Rome 193:28.49Miron Lifintsev (52.23)Kirill Prigoda (57.89)Roman Shevliakov (50.98)Egor Kornev (47.39)Russia #218 April 2025Kazan 7 203:28.58Helge Meeuw (52.27)Hendrik Feldwehr (58.51)Benjamin Starke (50.91)Paul Biedermann (46.89)2 August 2009Rome 213:28.59Luke Greenbank (53.64)Adam Peaty (57.38)James Guy (50.65)Duncan Scott (46.92)Great Britain #323 May 2021Budapest 223:28.62Tommy Janton (53.37)Josh Matheny (59.00)Dare Rose (50.30)Jack Alexy (45.95)US #93 August 2025Singapore 8 233:28.64Ashley Delaney (53.10) Brenton Rickard (57.80) Andrew Lauterstein (50.58) Matt Targett (47.16)2 August 2009Rome 243:28.67Kliment Kolesnikov (53.00)Ivan Kozhakin (59.00)Andrey Minakov (50.34)Egor Kornev (46.85)Russia #316 August 2026Paris 9 253:28.70Hidekazu Takehara (53.71)Shin Ohashi (57.64)Shoon Mitsunaga (49.74)Tatsuya Murasa (47.61)22 September 2026Tokyo 103:29.16Guilherme Guido (53.78)Henrique Barbosa (58.68)Gabriel Mangabeira (50.48)César Cielo (46.22)2 August 2009Rome

Men short course

Correct as of September 2026 Time Athletes Team Date Place 13:18.28Kliment Kolesnikov (48.58)Ilya Shymanovich (55.38)Chad Le Clos (48.53)Florent Manaudou (45.79)Energy Standard21 November 2020Budapest 1 23:18.68Miron Lifintsev (49.31)Kirill Prigoda (55.15)Andrey Minakov (48.80)Egor Kornev (45.42)15 December 2024Budapest 2 3 3:18.98Isaac Cooper (49.46)Joshua Yong (56.55)Matthew Temple (48.34)Kyle Chalmers (44.63)18 December 2022MelbourneRyan Murphy (48.96)Nic Fink (54.88)Trenton Julian (49.19)Kieran Smith (45.95)18 December 2022Melbourne 53:19.03Shaine Casas (48.92)Michael Andrew (57.03)Dare Rose (48.55)Jack Alexy (44.53)US #215 December 2024Budapest 4 63:19.06Lorenzo Mora (49.48)Nicolò Martinenghi (55.52)Matteo Rivolta (48.50)Alessandro Miressi (45.56)18 December 2022Melbourne 73:19.16Stanislav Donets (49.63)Sergey Geybel (56.43)Yevgeny Korotyshkin (48.35)Danila Izotov (44.75)Russia #220 December 2009Saint Petersburg 83:19.50Guilherme Guido (49.40)Adam Peaty (54.84)Marius Kusch (49.30)Duncan Scott (45.96)London Roar14 November 2020Budapest 93:19.55Kliment Kolesnikov (49.63)Ilya Shymanovich (55.17)Chad Le Clos (48.98)Florent Manaudou (45.77)Energy Standard14 November 2020Budapest 103:19.64Coleman Stewart (49.62)Nic Fink (55.21)Caeleb Dressel (49.21)Justin Ress (45.80)US #33 December 2021Eindhoven 113:19.65Ryan Murphy (49.36)Felipe Franca Silva (56.18)Tom Shields (48.04)Maxime Rooney (46.07)LA Current21 November 2020Budapest 123:19.76Lorenzo Mora (50.34)Nicolò Martinenghi (55.94)Matteo Rivolta (48.43)Alessandro Miressi (45.05)Italy #221 December 2021Abu Dhabi 133:19.91Lorenzo Mora (49.53)Ludovico Viberti (56.15)Michele Busa (48.81)Alessandro Miressi (45.42)Italy #315 December 2024Budapest 143:19.98Ryan Murphy (49.63)Andrew Wilson (56.84)Caeleb Dressel (48.28)Ryan Held (45.23)US #416 December 2018Hangzhou 153:20.01Coleman Stewart (49.83)Nic Fink (56.30)Caeleb Dressel (48.18)Justin Ress (45.70)US #521 November 2020Budapest 163:20.50Shaine Casas (50.44)Nic Fink (55.27)Trenton Julian (49.36)Ryan Held (45.43)US #621 December 2021Abu Dhabi 173:20.61Kliment Kolesnikov (49.62)Kirill Prigoda (55.98)Mikhail Vekovishchev (50.00)Vladimir Morozov (45.01)Russia #316 December 2018Hangzhou 173:20.61Kliment Kolesnikov (49.90)Ilya Shymanovich (55.38)Chad le Clos (48.92)Adam Barrett (46.41)Energy Standard3 December 2021Eindhoven 193:20.65Kliment Kolesnikov (49.47)Danil Semianinov (57.06)Andrey Minakov (48.81)Aleksandr Shchegolev (45.31)Russia #421 December 2021Abu Dhabi 203:20.67Guilherme Guido (49.59)Adam Peaty (55.36)Marius Kusch (49.69)Duncan Scott (46.03)London Roar21 November 2020Budapest 213:20.68Evgeny Rylov (50.14)Ilya Shymanovich (55.59)Chad Le Clos (49.18)Florent Manaudou (45.77)Energy Standard1 November 2020Budapest 213:20.68Coleman Stewart (49.82)Nic Fink (55.98)Caeleb Dressel (48.81)Justin Ress (46.07)US #74 September 2021Naples 233:20.71Nick Thoman (48.94)Mark Gangloff (57.03)Michael Phelps (49.93)Nathan Adrian (44.81)US #818 December 2009Manchester 243:20.99Nick Thoman (49.88)Mihail Alexandrov (56.52)Ryan Lochte (49.17)Garrett Weber-Gale (45.42)US #919 December 2010Dubai 5 253:21.02Kacper Stokowski (49.10)Jan Kałusowski (56.91)Jakub Majerski (49.16)Ksawery Masiuk (45.85)15 December 2024Budapest 63:21.07Ryosuke Irie (49.95)Yasuhiro Koseki (55.91)Takeshi Kawamoto (49.58)Katsumi Nakamura (45.63)16 December 2018Hangzhou 73:21.14Guilherme Guido (50.11)Felipe Franca Silva (56.73)Marcos Macedo (49.63)César Cielo (44.67)7 December 2014Doha 83:21.17Blake Tierney (49.87)Finlay Knox (56.71)Ilya Kharun (48.66)Yuri Kisil (45.93)15 December 2024Budapest 93:22.17Christian Diener (50.01)Marco Koch (56.68)Marius Kusch (48.91)Damian Wierling (46.57)16 December 2018Hangzhou 103:22.26Florent Manaudou (50.35)Giacomo Perez-Dortona (57.00)Mehdy Metella (49.07)Clement Mignon (45.84)7 December 2014Doha

Women long course

Correct as of September 2026