A washing machine designed to uniformly and rapidly supply wash water into a drum through a drive shaft. The washing machine comprises a cabinet, a tub supported in the cabinet, a drum rotatably disposed within the tub for containing laundry, a spider mounted to the drum, a drive shaft connected to the spider to rotate the drum, at least one lifter mounted on an inner surface of the drum, and a water supply path formed to allow wash water to be supplied into the drum after passing through the drive shaft, the spider, the drum and the lifter. After sequentially passing through the drive shaft, the spider, the drum and the lifter, the wash water is then injected into the drum from the lifter, so that the wash water is rapidly and uniformly supplied to laundry, thereby enhancing washing and rinsing performance.