Men’s 400m Individual Medley – Short Course World Record & Splits
Current Records:
World Record: Daiya Seto, Japan, 3:54.81, 20 December 2019, International Swimming League
World Junior Record: Chen Juner, China, 1:49.61 – 28 October 2022, Chinese Championships
Commonwealth Record: Thomas Fraser-Holmes, Australia, 3:57.91 – 28 November 2015, Australian Championships
Top 9 All-time Performers:
- Daiya Seto (24.26, 28.09, 29.48, 29.57, 33.08, 33.42, 29.07, 27.84) 3:54.81
- Ryan Lochte (25.57, 29.05, 29.89, 29.22, 33.55, 33.86, 27.69, 26.67) 3:55.50
- Ilia Borodin 3:56.47
- Alberto Razzetti 3:57.01
- Laszio Cseh (24.70, 28.88, 30.01, 28.77, 34.03, 34.72, 28.88, 27.28) 3:57.27
- Ous Mellouli (25.56, 29.29, 30.15, 29.75, 33.63, 34.12, 28.14, 26.76) 3:57.40
- Carson Foster 3:57.45
- Tyler Clary (25.31, 29.12, 29.88, 28.68, 34.41, 34.28, 28.31, 27.57) 3:57.56
- Thomas Fraser-Holmes (25.21, 29.01, 30.18, 29.37, 33.57, 34.46, 28.59, 27.52) 3:57.91
Data Analysis and Comparison:
The chart below compares the World’s Fastest 400m Individual Medley – Men’s Short Course swimmers. Swimmers and coaches can looks at the individual Splits, Stroke Counts and the first 50m split compared to swimmers 50m PB. All swim data has been collected from our team reviewing race footage where possible.
| Men's 400m IM - Short Course | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daiya Seto | Ryan Lochte | Laszio Cseh | Ous Mellouli | Tyler Clary | Thomas Fraser-Holmes | |
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in 174 cm | 6 ft 2 in 188 cm | 6 ft 2 in 188cm | 6 ft 4 in 192cm | 6 ft 1 in 185cm | 6 ft 4 in 194cm |
| Weight: | 165 Ib 75kg | 195 Ib 88kg | 181 Ib 82kg | 185 Ib 84kg | 185 Ib 84kg | 187 Ib 85kg |
| Country: | JPN | USA | HUN | TUN | USA | AUS |
| DOB: | 1994-05-24 | 1984-08-03 | 1985-12-03 | 1984-02-16 | 1989-03-12 | 1991-10-09 |
| Meet: | ISL 2019 Season - Grand Final | 10th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) 2010 | European Short Course Swimming Championships 2009 | 10th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) 2010 | 10th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) 2010 | 2015 Hancock Prospecting Australian Championships |
| 1st 25m Strokes | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2nd 25m Strokes: | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 50m Split Time: | 24.26 | 25.57 | 24.7 | 25.56 | 25.31 | 25.21 |
| 50m PB: | 23.57 | 22.94 | 22.88 | 24.25 | 24.84 | 24.45 |
| Time off 50m PB: | 0.69 | 2.63 | 1.82 | 1.31 | 0.47 | 0.76 |
| Percentage of 50m PB: | 102.927% | 111.465% | 107.954% | 105.402% | 101.892% | 103.108% |
| 3rd 25m Strokes: | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 2nd 50m Split: | 28.09 | 29.05 | 28.88 | 29.29 | 29.12 | 29.01 |
| 4th 25m Strokes | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||
| Split Time: | 52.35 | 54.62 | 53.58 | 54.85 | 54.43 | 54.22 |
| 5th 25m Strokes: | 11 | 11 | 13 | |||
| 3rd 50m Split | 29.48 | 29.89 | 30.01 | 30.15 | 29.88 | 30.18 |
| 6th 25m Strokes: | 11 | 11 | 13 | |||
| Split Time: | 1:21.83 | 1:24.51 | 1:23.59 | 1:25.00 | 1:24.31 | 1:24.40 |
| 7th 25m Strokes: | 12 | 11 | ||||
| 4th 50m Split | 29.57 | 29.22 | 28.77 | 29.75 | 28.68 | 29.37 |
| 8th 25m Strokes | 13 | 12 | 14 | |||
| Split Time: | 1:51.40 | 1:53.73 | 1:52.36 | 1:54.75 | 1:52.99 | 1.:53.77 |
| 9th 25m Strokes: | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | ||
| 5th 50m Split | 33.08 | 33.55 | 34.03 | 33.63 | 34.41 | 33.57 |
| 10th 25m Strokes: | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
| Split Time: | 2:24.48 | 2:27.28 | 2:26.39 | 2:28.38 | 2:27.40 | 2:27.34 |
| 11th 25m Strokes: | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 6th 50m Split | 33.42 | 33.86 | 34.72 | 34.12 | 34.28 | 34.46 |
| 12th 25m Strokes: | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||
| Split Time: | 2:57.90 | 3:01.14 | 3:01.11 | 3:02.50 | 3:01.68 | 3:01.80 |
| 13th 25m Strokes: | 15 | 13 | 16 | |||
| 7th 50m Split | 29.07 | 27.69 | 28.88 | 28.14 | 28.31 | 28.59 |
| 14th 25m Strokes: | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | ||
| Split Time: | 3:26.97 | 3:28.83 | 3:29.99 | 3:30.64 | 3:29.99 | 3:30.39 |
| 15th 25m Strokes: | 15 | 12 | 15 | 15 | ||
| 8th 50m Split | 27.84 | 26.67 | 27.28 | 26.76 | 27.57 | 27.52 |
| 16th 25m Strokes | 17 | 11 | 15 | 16 | ||
| Split Time: | 3:54.81 | 3:55.50 | 3:57.27 | 3:57.40 | 3:57.56 | 3:57.91 |
| Total Time: | 3:54.81 | 3:55.50 | 3:57.27 | 3:57.40 | 3:57.56 | 3:57.91 |
Watch Daiya Seto 400m Individual Medley World Record
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Note: World’s Fastest 400m Individual Medley – Men’s Short Course Update April 2023
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