List of world records in speed skating


This list of speed skating records is an overview of the records currently held in various speed skating events, as ratified by the International Skating Union.

World records

Men

  • * The average speed for the team pursuit race was calculated using a distance of 3098,88 meters for the men's race. The skaters only utilize the inner lane and the lap distance is accordingly less than the 400 meters of a regular lap skated with one inner curve and one outer curve. For comparison, the fastest known 400m lap was skated by Jenning de Boo on 25 January 2025 in Calgary during a 1000-meter, with a lap time of 23.92 seconds and an average speed of.
  • ** unofficial world best

Women

  • ** The average speed for the team pursuit race was calculated using a distance of 2324,16 meters for the women's race. The skaters only utilize the inner lane and the lap distance is accordingly less than the 400 meters of a regular lap skated with one inner curve and one outer curve. For comparison, the fastest known 400m lap was skated by Femke Kok during a 500m race in Salt Lake City on 16 November 2025, with a lap time of 25.90 seconds and an average speed of.
  • *** unofficial world best

Sea-level world bests

Salt Lake City and Calgary, where most of the current world records were set, are at comparatively high altitudes. Performance is better at these high altitudes because the lower oxygen levels are compensated by the reduced air resistance. Skating statisticians therefore record separate lists of "sea-level world bests" for speed skating records that are set at sea level, from which results in Salt Lake City and Calgary are excluded.