Top 10 Fastest 500 Freestyle Swimmers – Women’s SCY
- Katie Ledecky 4:24.06 (2017 NCAA DI – Women 3/16/2017)
- Leah Smith 4:28.90 (NCAA DI – Women 3/16/2017)
- Katie Anderson 4:30.47 (2007 MD NBAC CHRISTMAS INVITATION 12/7/2007)
- Dagny Knutson 4:31.18 (2009 Winter Nationals 12/3/2009)
- Brooke Forde 4:31.34 (2019 NCAA DI – Women 3/21/2019)
- Cierra Runge 4:31.90 (2015 PAC-12 Champs women 2/26/2015)
- Allison Schmitt 4:32.08 (2015 ST American Short Course Champs 3/5/2015)
- Bella Sims 4:32.13 (2021 FL GAIN Invitational 4/10/2021)
- Brittany MacLean 4:32.53 (2014 NCAA DI – Women 3/20/2014)
- Missy Franklin 4:32.66 (USA 2014 NCAA DI – Women 3/20/2014)
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Here is a look at Katie Ledecky’s 4:26.06 swim which set the new NCAA and American Record.
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For Comparison below is the list of the:
Fastest 1000 Freestyle Swimmers – Women’s SCY
- Katie Ledecky 8:59.65 (2015 PV NCAP Invitational 12/13/2015)
- Katie Anderson 9:10.77 (2007 MD NBAC CHRISTMAS INVITATION 12/7/2007)
- Erica Sullivan 9:17.32 (USA 2018 NT King Marlin Pro-Am Class 12/13/2018)
- Leah Smith 9:20.15 (2016 ACC Champs women 2/17/2016)
- Ashley Twichell 9:21.41 (2019 Sectionals – Raleigh 3/7/2019)
- Stephanie Peacock 9:23.50 (2015 NT Pro-Am Classic 12/17/2015)
- Brittany MacLean 9:23.78 (2014 NCAA DI – Women 3/20/2014)
- Lotte Friis 9:23.85 (2014 MD NBAC 41ST ANNUAL CHRISTMAS 12/12/2014)
- Janet Evans 9:25.49 (1989 US NAG Records 1/2/1989)
- Cierra Runge 9:25.79 (2013 MD NBAC Christmas Meet 12/13/2013)
Note: Top 10 Fastest 500 Freestyle Swimmers – Women’s SCY Update April 2023