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 EventNameCountryTimeDatePlaceAverage speedMeetingRef 500 metersProgression Pavel Kulizhnikov 33.61 9 March 2019 Salt Lake City 2018–19 World Cup Final 500 meters × 2 Progression Jenning de Boo 68.22 14 February 2025 Heerenveen 2025 Dutch Single Distances Championships 1000 metersProgression Jordan Stolz 1:05.37 26 January 2024 Salt Lake City 2023–24 World Cup 1500 metersProgression Kjeld Nuis 1:40.17 10 March 2019 Salt Lake City 2018–19 World Cup Final 3000 metersProgression Metoděj Jílek 3:32.52 26 October 2025 Salt Lake City 2025 Fall World Cup Qualifier 5000 metersProgression Sander Eitrem 5:58.52 24 January 2026 Inzell 2025–26 World Cup 5 10000 metersProgression Davide Ghiotto 12:25.69 25 January 2025 Calgary 2024–25 ISU World Cup 3 Team sprint(3 laps) Progression Austin KlebaCooper McLeodZach Stoppelmoor 1:16.98 26 January 2025 Calgary 2024–25 ISU World Cup 3 Team pursuit(8 laps) *Progression Casey DawsonEmery LehmanEthan Cepuran 3:32.49 16 November 2025 Salt Lake City 2025–26 World Cup Sprint combination Progression Jenning de Boo 134.670 pts 5–6 March 2026 Heerenveen 2026 World Sprint Championships Small combination Erben Wennemars 146.365 pts 12–13 August 2005 Calgary Summer Classic 2005 Big combinationProgression Jordan Stolz 144.740 pts 9–10 March 2024 Inzell 2024 World Allround Championships One hour ** 43,735.94 m 9 December 2015 Inzell
* The average speed for the team pursuit race was calculated using a distance of 3098,88 meters for the men's race.:nl:Ploegenachtervolging (schaatsen) 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 .Best known Flying Laps as of 18-02-14 ** unofficial world best (not recognized as a world record by ISU)
Women EventNameCountryTimeDatePlaceAverage speedMeetingRef500 metersProgression Femke Kok 36.09 16 November 2025 Salt Lake City 2025–26 World Cup 500 meters × 2 Femke Kok 73.97 15 February 2025 Heerenveen 2025 Dutch Single Distances Championships 1000 metersProgression Brittany Bowe 1:11.61 9 March 2019 Salt Lake City 2018–19 World Cup Final 1500 metersProgression Miho Takagi 1:49.83 10 March 2019 Salt Lake City 2018–19 World Cup Final 3000 metersProgression Martina Sáblíková 3:52.02 9 March 2019 Salt Lake City 2018–19 World Cup Final 5000 metersProgression Natalya Voronina 6:39.02 15 February 2020 Salt Lake City 2020 World Single Distances Championships 10,000 meters ***Progression Martina Sáblíková 13:48.33 15 March 2007 Calgary Olympic Oval Finale 2007 Team sprint(3 laps)Progression Femke KokJutta LeerdamLetitia de Jong 1:24.02 13 February 2020 Salt Lake City 2020 World Single Distances Championships Team pursuit(6 laps) **Progression Nana TakagiAyano SatoMiho Takagi 2:50.76 14 February 2020 Salt Lake City 2020 World Single Distances Championships Sprint combination Progression Nao Kodaira 146.390 pts 25–26 February 2017 Calgary 2017 World Sprint Championships Mini combination Joy Beune 153.776 pts 9–10 March 2018 Salt Lake City 2018 World Junior Championships Small combination Progression Cindy Klassen 154.580 pts 18–19 March 2006 Calgary 2006 World Allround Championships One hour *** Carien Kleibeuker 40,569.56 m 9 December 2015 Inzell
** 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 (not recognized as a world record by ISU)
Mixed EventNameCountryTimeDatePlaceAverage speedMeetingRef Mixed Gender Relay Wesley DijsChloé Hoogendoorn 2:54.05 23 November 2025 Calgary 2025–26 World Cup
Sea-level world bests Salt Lake City and Calgary, where most of the current world records were set (see above), are at comparatively high altitudes (greater than 1 km above sea level). 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 (or close to) sea level, from which results in Salt Lake City and Calgary are excluded.
Men EventNameCountryTimeDatePlaceMeetingRef 500 meters Jordan Stolz 33.77 14 February 2026 Milan 2026 Winter Olympics 500 meters × 2 Jenning de Boo 68.22 14 February 2025 Heerenveen 2025 Dutch Single Distances Championships 1000 meters Jordan Stolz 1:06.16 31 January 2025 Milwaukee 2024–25 World Cup 1500 meters Jordan Stolz 1:41.46 1 February 2025 Milwaukee 2024–25 World Cup 3000 meters Metoděj Jílek 3:34.09 16 September 2025 Heerenveen Rick Schipper Test Match 5000 meters Sander Eitrem 5:58.52 24 January 2026 Inzell 2025–26 World Cup 10000 meters Davide Ghiotto 12:26.30 26 October 2024 Inzell Invitation Race Team sprint(3 laps) Stefan WestenbroekJenning de BooTim Prins 1:17.22 7 December 2025 Heerenveen 2025–26 World Cup Team pursuit(8 laps) Sander EitremPeder KongshaugSverre Lunde Pedersen 3:34.22 5 January 2024 Heerenveen 2024 European Championships Sprint combination Jenning de Boo 134.670 pts5–6 March 2026 Heerenveen 2026 World Sprint Championships Small combination Koen Verweij 148.517 pts 12–13 March 2010 Moscow 2010 World Junior Championships Big combination Jordan Stolz 144.740 pts 9–10 March 2024 Inzell 2024 World Allround Championships
Women EventNameCountryTimeDatePlaceMeetingRef 500 meters Femke Kok 36.49 15 February 2026 Milan 2026 Winter Olympics 500 meters × 2 Femke Kok 73.97 15 February 2025 Heerenveen 2025 Dutch Single Distances Championships 1000 meters Jutta Leerdam 1:12.31 9 February 2026 Milan 2026 Winter Olympics 1500 meters Joy Beune 1:52.11 1 February 2025 Milwaukee 2024–25 World Cup 3000 meters Irene Schouten 3:54.04 20 November 2022 Heerenveen 2022–23 World Cup 5000 meters Irene Schouten 6:41.25 5 March 2023 Heerenveen 2023 World Single Distances Championships Team sprint(3 laps) Anna BoersmaMarrit FledderusFemke Kok 1:25.18 7 December 2025 Heerenveen 2025–26 World Cup Team pursuit(6 laps) Ivanie BlondinValérie MaltaisIsabelle Weidemann 2:53.44 15 February 2022 Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Sprint combination Femke Kok 146.670 pts 5–6 March 2026 Heerenveen 2026 World Sprint Championships Mini combination Cindy Klassen 157.950 pts 15–17 November 2002 Erfurt 2002–03 World Cup Small combination Joy Beune 157.268 pts 9–10 March 2024 Inzell 2024 World Allround Championships
References General ISU world records 6 May 2026 updated Specific
External links ISU web site Speed skating statistics by Evert Stenlund