New record category
Relay Speed is now part of World Climbing's official record system. Current world records include 9.75 seconds for the men's relay, 12.89 for the women's relay and 10.89 for the mixed relay.
Selected current relay records
| Category | Time | Athletes | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men — World | 9.75 | Long Jianguo / Zhao Yicheng (CHN) | Sanya 2026 | April 29, 2026 |
| Women — World | 12.89 | Zhou Yafei / Deng Lijuan (CHN) | Kraków 2026 | July 5, 2026 |
| Mixed — World | 10.89 | Samuel Watson / Emma Hunt (USA) | Kraków 2026 | July 4, 2026 |
| Men — Pan America | 9.91 | Samuel Watson / Zach Hammer (USA) | Kraków 2026 | July 5, 2026 |
| Women — Europe | 13.09 | Natalia Kałucka / Aleksandra Kałucka (POL) | Kraków 2026 | July 5, 2026 |
| Mixed — Asia | 11.17 | Zhou Yafei / Zhao Yicheng (CHN) | Kraków 2026 | July 4, 2026 |
Why relay records are new
Four-lane and relay formats moved from testing into major international competition in 2025–2026. The World Climbing Series in Kraków produced multiple relay world and continental records, creating a new performance dataset alongside traditional individual Speed.
What relay time measures
A relay result reflects more than two individual personal bests added together. Team order, exchange rules, pressure, execution and the current relay format affect the official performance. Because the format is still evolving, current event regulations should be used for procedural interpretation.
Mixed world record
Samuel Watson and Emma Hunt became the first mixed team under eleven seconds with 10.89 in Kraków on July 4, 2026. World Climbing lists that performance as both the mixed world and Pan American record.
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 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 →SpeedClimbing.com Records Methodology & Source Policy
How SpeedClimbing.com verifies current records, handles historical progression, dates updates and separates official data from secondary reporting.
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.