Source hierarchy
Current records are sourced first from World Climbing's official Speed record tables. Historical milestones use World Climbing event reports and official Olympic results where available. Secondary sources are not used to override governing data.
Current records
Every page naming a current record should display or inherit a verification date. The live governing-body record table is treated as the source of truth. If our page conflicts with a newer official listing, the official listing wins.
Historical progression
Historical timelines are labeled according to scope. A “key milestones” table is not presented as an exhaustive ratification ledger unless every transition has been verified. This prevents an incomplete timeline from masquerading as a complete database.
Record categories
World, continental, Olympic, men's relay, women's relay and mixed relay data are kept conceptually separate. One performance can occupy more than one category, such as a world record that is also a continental record.
Precision and tie-breaking
We preserve official displayed record times rather than recalculating from video or unofficial timing. Thousandths shown in event results are not used to invent a different record value when the governing record table lists hundredths.
Corrections and updates
If a record changes or a historical entry is shown to be wrong, the page should be updated promptly and the site's Corrections Policy applies. Time-sensitive record pages are candidates for periodic verification rather than “publish once and forget.”
Records & performance data
Current Speed Climbing World Records
Current men's and women's speed climbing world records, with athlete, event, location, date and verification status.
Open reference →Men's Speed Climbing World Record Progression
Key milestones in the men's speed climbing world record progression, from the five-second barrier to Zhao Yicheng's 4.54-second record.
Open reference →Women's Speed Climbing World Record Progression
Key milestones in the women's speed climbing world record progression, including Aleksandra Mirosław's record era and Emma Hunt's first sub-six run.
Open reference →Speed Climbing Continental Records
Current African, Asian, European, Oceania and Pan American speed climbing records for men and women, verified August 19, 2026.
Open reference →Olympic Speed Climbing Records
Official Olympic speed climbing records from Paris 2024, and how an Olympic record differs from a world record.
Open reference →Speed Climbing Relay Records
Current men's, women's and mixed speed relay world records and why relay records are a new part of the sport's performance data.
Open reference →Speed Climbing Record Milestones
Major speed climbing performance milestones: sub-five men, sub-six women, Olympic breakthroughs and emerging relay barriers.
Open reference →Personal Best vs Official Speed Climbing Record
The difference between a speed climbing personal best, training time, event result, continental record, Olympic record and world record.
Open reference →Primary record sources
- World Climbing — Men's Speed Records
- World Climbing — Women's Speed Records
- World Climbing — Mixed Team Speed Relay Records
- World Climbing — Speed discipline overview
Current-record pages are date-sensitive. Figures on SpeedClimbing.com were verified against World Climbing on August 19, 2026. Governing-body data supersedes this site if a record changes after that date.