Record Holders
| Speed | Craft | Pilot(s) | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70.86 mph (114.04 km/h) | HD-4 | Casey Baldwin | Bras d'Or Lake | 19 September 1919 |
| 74.87 mph (120.49 km/h) | Miss America | Gar Wood | Detroit River | 15 September 1920 |
| 80.567 mph (129.660 km/h) | Miss America II | Gar Wood | Detroit River | 6 September 1921 |
| 87.392 mph (140.644 km/h) | Farman Hydroglider | Jules Fisher | River Seine | 10 November 1924 |
| 92.838 mph (149.408 km/h) | Miss America II | George Wood | Detroit River | 4 September 1928 |
| 93.123 mph (149.867 km/h) | Miss America VII | Gar Wood | Indian Creek | 23 March 1929 |
| 98.760 mph (158.939 km/h) | Miss England II | Henry Segrave | Windermere | 13 June 1930 |
| 102.256 mph (164.565 km/h) | Miss America IX | Gar Wood | Indian Creek | 20 March 1931 |
| 103.49 mph (166.55 km/h) | Miss England II | Kaye Don | Paraná River | 15 April 1931 |
| 110.223 mph (177.387 km/h) | Miss England II | Kaye Don | Lake Garda | 31 July 1931 |
| 111.712 mph (179.783 km/h) | Miss America IX | Gar Wood | Indian Creek | 5 February 1932 |
| 117 mph (188 km/h) | Miss England III | Kaye Don | Loch Lomond | 18 July 1932 |
| 119.81 mph (192.82 km/h) | Miss England III | Kaye Don | Loch Lomond | 18 July 1932 |
| 124.86 mph (200.94 km/h) | Miss America X | Gar Wood | St. Clair River | 20 September 1932 |
| 126.32 mph (203.29 km/h) | Bluebird K3 | Malcolm Campbell | Lake Maggiore | 1 September 1937 |
| 129.50 mph (208.41 km/h) | Bluebird K3 | Malcolm Campbell | Lake Maggiore | 2 September 1937 |
| 130.91 mph (210.68 km/h) | Bluebird K3 | Malcolm Campbell | Hallwilersee | 17 September 1938 |
| 141.74 mph (228.11 km/h) | Bluebird K4 | Malcolm Campbell | Coniston Water | 19 August 1939 |
| 160.323 mph (258.015 km/h) | Slo-Mo-Shun IV | Stanley Sayres, Ted O. Jones | Lake Washington | 26 June 1950 |
| 178.497 mph (287.263 km/h) | Slo-Mo-Shun IV | Stanley Sayres, Elmer Leninschmidt | Lake Washington | 7 July 1952 |
| 202.32 mph (325.60 km/h) | Bluebird K7 | Donald Campbell | Ullswater | 23 July 1955 |
| 216.20 mph (347.94 km/h) | Bluebird K7 | Donald Campbell | Lake Mead | 16 November 1955 |
| 225.63 mph (363.12 km/h) | Bluebird K7 | Donald Campbell | Coniston Water | 19 September 1956 |
| 239.07 mph (384.75 km/h) | Bluebird K7 | Donald Campbell | Coniston Water | 7 November 1957 |
| 248.62 mph (400.12 km/h) | Bluebird K7 | Donald Campbell | Coniston Water | 10 November 1958 |
| 260.35 mph (418.99 km/h) | Bluebird K7 | Donald Campbell | Coniston Water | 14 May 1959 |
| 276.33 mph (444.71 km/h) | Bluebird K7 | Donald Campbell | Lake Dumbleyung | 31 December 1964 |
| 285.22 mph (459.02 km/h) | Hustler | Lee Taylor | Lake Guntersville | 30 June 1967 |
| 288.60 mph (464.46 km/h) | Spirit of Australia | Ken Warby | Blowering Dam | 20 November 1977 |
| 317.596 mph (511.121 km/h) | Spirit of Australia | Ken Warby | Blowering Dam | 8 October 1978 |
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