World record progression 200 metres breaststroke

The first world record in the men's 200 metres breaststroke in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1908 and the first world record in the women's 200 metres breaststroke was recognised in 1921. In the short course (25 metres) swimming events the world's governing body recognizes world records since March 3, 1991.

Graphic data for World Record Progression in Men and Women Swimming 50m-100m-200m Long and Short Course Butterfly-Backstroke-Breaststroke-Freestyle

There have been two rule changes enacted by FINA for this event that have resulted in the nullification of world records.

In the mid-1930s, many breaststroke swimmers began practicing an early variant of the butterfly stroke that involved recovering the arms above the water in an effort to reduce drag. This technique was disallowed when the butterfly stroke was established as a distinct stroke with its own rules in 1953, and world records set using the technique were nullified.

Another style was developed by the Japanese swimmer Masaru Furukawa shortly after this rule change. It involved swimming underwater for as much of each pool length as possible without surfacing, as the act of breaking the water's surface created resistance, slowing a swimmer. This method of swimming the breaststroke was disallowed by FINA in 1956 and records set with the technique were nullified.

Long course

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# Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
1 3:09.2 Frederick Holman   Great Britain 18 July 1908 - London, United Kingdom
2 3:08.3 Robert Andersson   Great Britain 18 April 1909 - Stockholm, Sweden
3 3:00.8 Félicien Courbet   Belgium 2 October 1910 - Schaerbeek, Belgium
4 2:56.6 Percy Courtman   Great Britain 28 July 1914 - Garston, United Kingdom
5 2:54.4 Erich Rademacher   Germany 12 November 1922 - Amsterdam, Netherlands
6 2:52.6 Bob Skelton   United States 24 March 1924 - [[[Milwaukee]], United States
7 2:50.4 Erich Rademacher   Germany 7 April 1924 - Magdeburg, Germany
8 2:48.0 Erich Rademacher   Germany 11 March 1927 - Brussels, Belgium
9 2:45.0 Yoshiyuki Tsuruta   Japan 29 July 1927 - Kyoto, Japan
10 2:44.6 Lionel Spence   United States 2 April 1931 - Chicago, United States
11 2:44.0 Lionel Spence   United States 1 April 1932 - New Haven, United States
12 2:42.6 Jacques Cartonnet   United States 8 February 1933 - Paris, France
13 2:42.4 Erwin Sietas   Germany 16 March 1935 - Düsseldorf, Germany
14 2:39.6 Jacques Cartonnet   France 4 May 1935 - Paris, France
- 2:37.2 [a] Jack Kasley   United States 28 March 1936 - New Haven, United States
15 2:36.8 Alfred Nakache   France 6 July 1941 - Marseille, France
- 2:35.6 [b] Joe Verdeur   United States 5 April 1946 - Bainbridge, United States
- 2:35.0 [b] Joe Verdeur   United States 15 February 1947 - New Haven, United States
- 2:32.0 [b] Joe Verdeur   United States 14 February 1948 - New Haven, United States
- 2:30.5 [b] Joe Verdeur   United States 2 April 1948 - New Haven, United States
- 2:30.0 [b] Joe Verdeur   United States 28 June 1948 - New Haven, United States
- 2:36.3 [a] Joe Verdeur   United States 10 July 1948 - Detroit, United States
- 2:28.3 [b] Joe Verdeur   United States 15 February 1950 - New Haven, United States
- 2:34.4 [c] Herbert Klein   Germany 13 August 1950 - Göppingen, West Germany
- 2:27.3 [b] Herbert Klein   Germany 9 June 1951 - Munich, West Germany
- 2:34.4 =, [c] John Davies   Australia 1 August 1952 - Helsinki, Finland
16 2:37.4 Knud Gleie   Denmark 14 February 1953 - Copenhagen, Denmark
- 2:36.6 [d] Masaru Furukawa   Japan 10 April 1954 - Tokyo, Japan
- 2:35.4 [d] Masaru Furukawa   Japan 10 April 1954 - Tokyo, Japan
- 2:35.2 [d] Mamoru Tanaka   Japan 17 September 1954 - Tokyo, Japan
- 2:33.7 [d] Masaru Furukawa   Japan 5 August 1955 - Tokyo, Japan
- 2:31.0 [d] Masaru Furukawa   Japan 1 October 1955 - Tokyo, Japan
17 2:36.5 Terry Gathercole   Australia 28 June 1958 - Townsville, Australia
18 2:33.6 Chet Jastremski   United States 28 July 1961 - Tokyo, Japan
19 2:29.6 Chet Jastremski   United States 19 August 1961 - Los Angeles, United States
20 2:28.2 Chet Jastremski   United States 30 August 1964 - New York City, United States
21 2:27.8 Ian O'Brien   Australia 15 October 1964 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan
22 2:27.4 Vladimir Kosinsky   Soviet Union 3 April 1968 - Tallinn, Soviet Union
23 2:26.5 Nikolai Pankin   Soviet Union 22 March 1969 - Minsk, Soviet Union
24 2:25.4 Nikolai Pankin   Soviet Union 19 April 1969 - Magdeburg, East Germany
25 2:23.5 Brian Job   United States 22 August 1970 AAU National Championships Los Angeles, United States
26 2:22.79 John Hencken   United States 5 August 1972 US Olympic Trials Chicago, United States
27 2:21.55 John Hencken   United States 2 September 1972 Olympic Games Munich, West Germany
28 2:20.52 John Hencken   United States 24 August 1973 US National Championships Louisville, United States
29 2:19.28 David Wilkie   Great Britain 6 September 1973 World Championships Belgrade, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
30 2:18.93 John Hencken   United States 24 August 1974 AAU National Championships Concord, California, United States
31 2:18.21 John Hencken   United States 1 September 1974 USA vs GDR Dual Meet Concord, California, United States
32 2:15.11 David Wilkie   Great Britain 24 July 1976 Olympic Games Montreal, Canada
33 2:14.77 Victor Davis   Canada 5 August 1982 World Championships Guayaquil, Ecuador
34 2:14.58 Victor Davis   Canada 17 June 1984 Etobicoke, Canada
35 2:13.34 Victor Davis   Canada 2 August 1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States
36 2:12.90 Mike Barrowman   United States 4 August 1989 US National Championships Los Angeles, United States
36 2:12.90 = Nick Gillingham   Great Britain 19 August 1989 European Championships Los Angeles, United States
37 2:12.89 Mike Barrowman   United States 20 August 1989 Pan Pacific Championships Tokyo, Japan
38 2:11.53 Mike Barrowman   United States 20 July 1990 Goodwill Games Seattle, United States
39 2:11.23 Mike Barrowman   United States 11 January 1991 World Championships Perth, Australia
40 2:10.60 Mike Barrowman   United States 13 August 1991 US National Championships Fort Lauderdale, United States
41 2:10.16 Mike Barrowman   United States 29 July 1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain
42 2:09.97 Kosuke Kitajima   Japan 2 October 2002 Asian Games Busan, South Korea
43 2:09.52 Dimitri Komornikov   Russia 15 June 2003 Mare Nostrum Barcelona, Spain
44 2:09.42 Kosuke Kitajima   Japan 24 July 2003 World Championships Barcelona, Spain
45 2:09.04 Brendan Hansen   United States 11 July 2004 US Olympic Trials Long Beach, United States
46 2:08.74 Brendan Hansen   United States 5 August 2006 US National Championships Irvine, United States
47 2:08.50 Brendan Hansen   United States 21 August 2006 Pan Pacific Championships Victoria, Canada
48 2:07.51 Kosuke Kitajima   Japan 8 June 2008 Japan Open Tokyo, Japan
49 2:07.31 sf Christian Sprenger   Australia 30 July 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy
50 2:07.28 Dániel Gyurta   Hungary 1 August 2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom
51 2:07.01 Akihiro Yamaguchi   Japan 15 September 2012 Japanese Sports Festival Gifu, Japan
52 2:06.67 Ippei Watanabe   Japan 29 January 2017 Kosuke Kitajima Cup Tokyo, Japan
52 2:06.67 sf, = Matthew Wilson   Australia 25 July 2019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea
53 2:06.12 Anton Chupkov   Russia 26 July 2019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea
54 2:05.95 Zac Stubblety-Cook   Australia 22 May 2022 Australian Championships Adelaide, Australia
55 2:05.48 Qin Haiyang   China 27 July 2023 World Championships Fukuoka, Japan

Notes

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  1. ^ Record was set using a butterfly technique and was nullified in 1953.
  2. ^ Record was set in a 25 m pool and was annulled after World Aquatics required 50 m pools to be used.
  3. ^ After the records set in a 25 m pool were nullified, the world record was reverted to Herbert Klein’s mark from 1950, which John Davies equaled in 1952. However, these records were also later annulled because they employed a butterfly technique.
  4. ^ Masaru Furukawa and Mamoru Tanaka set their world records by swimming most of the race while underwater. Their records were annulled in 1956.

Short course

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# Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
1 2:07.93 Nick Gillingham   Great Britain 20 October 1991 - Birmingham, United Kingdom
2 2:07.80 Philip Rogers   Australia 28 August 1993 Australian Championships Melbourne, Australia
3 2:07.79 Andrey Korneyev   Russia 20 January 1998 World Cup Paris, France
4 2:07.59 Roman Sludnov   Russia 19 March 2000 World Championships Athens, Greece
5 2:06.40 Ed Moses   United States 25 March 2000 NCAA Division I Championships Minneapolis, United States
6 2:04.37 Ed Moses   United States 18 January 2002 World Cup Paris, France
7 2:03.28 Ed Moses   United States 22 January 2002 World Cup Stockholm, Sweden
8 2:03.17 Ed Moses   United States 26 January 2002 World Cup Berlin, Germany
9 2:02.92 Ed Moses   United States 17 January 2004 World Cup Berlin, Germany
10 2:01.98 Christian Sprenger   Australia 10 August 2009 Australian Championships Hobart, Australia
11 2:00.67 Dániel Gyurta   Hungary 13 December 2009 European Championships Istanbul, Turkey
12 2:00.48 Dániel Gyurta   Hungary 31 August 2014 World Cup Dubai, United Arab Emirates
13 2:00.44 Marco Koch   Germany 20 November 2016 German Championships Berlin, Germany [1]
14 2:00.16 Kirill Prigoda   Russia 13 December 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China

Women

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Long course

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# Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
1 3:38.2 Ellie Van Den Bogaert   Belgium 7 August 1921 - Antwerp, Belgium
2 3:34.6 Ellie Van Den Bogaert   Belgium 6 May 1922 - Brussels, Belgium
3 3:31.4 Ellie Van Den Bogaert   Belgium 4 October 1922 - Antwerp, Belgium
4 3:20.4 Irene Gilbert   Great Britain 18 June 1923 - Rotherham, United Kingdom
5 3:20.2 Erna Murray   Germany 5 April 1925 - Leipzig, Germany
6 3:19.1 Brita Hazelius   Sweden 11 August 1926 - Stockholm, Sweden
7 3:18.4 Mietje Baron   Netherlands 24 October 1926 - Brussels, Belgium
8 3:16.6 Else Jacobsen   Denmark 20 August 1927 - Oslo, Norway
9 3:15.8 Charlotte Mühe   Germany 15 April 1928 - Magdeburg, Germany
10 3:11.2 Mietje Baron   Netherlands 22 April 1928 - Rotterdam, Netherlands
10 3:11.2 = Charlotte Mühe   Germany 15 July 1928 - Berlin, Germany
11 3:10.6 Margery Hinton   Great Britain 20 July 1931 - Manchester, United Kingdom
12 3:08.4 Clare Dennis   Australia 18 January 1932 - Sydney, Australia
13 3:08.2 Lisa Rocke   Germany 21 April 1932 - Leipzig, Germany
14 3:03.4 Else Jacobsen   Denmark 11 May 1932 - Stockholm, Sweden
15 3:00.4 Hideko Maehata   Japan 30 September 1933 - Tokyo, Japan
16 3:00.2 Jopie Waalberg   Netherlands 11 May 1937 - Amsterdam, Netherlands
17 2:58.0 Jopie Waalberg   Netherlands 27 June 1937 - Zaandijk, Netherlands
18 2:56.9 Jopie Waalberg   Netherlands 2 October 1937 - Ghent, Belgium
19 2:56.0 Maria Lenk   Brazil 8 November 1939 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- 2:55.5 Anni Kapell   United States 19 March 1941 - Düsseldorf, Germany
- 2:52.6 Nel van Vliet   Netherlands 17 August 1946 - Bilthoven, Netherlands
- 2:51.9 Nel van Vliet   Netherlands 29 March 1947 - Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 2:49.2 Nel van Vliet   Netherlands 20 July 1947 - Hilversum, Netherlands
- 2:48.8 Éva Novák   Hungary 21 October 1950 - Székesfehérvár, Hungary
- 2:48.5 Éva Novák   Hungary 5 May 1951 - Moscow, Soviet Union
- 2:46.4 Ada den Haan   Netherlands 13 November 1956 - Naarden, Netherlands
20 2:52.6 Ada den Haan   Netherlands 18 May 1957 Netherlands vs Great Britain International Blackpool, United Kingdom
21 2:51.9 Ada den Haan   Netherlands 3 August 1957 - Rhenen, Netherlands
22 2:51.3 Ada den Haan   Netherlands 4 August 1957 - Rhenen, Netherlands
23 2:50.3 Anita Lonsbrough   Great Britain 25 July 1959 Netherlands vs Great Britain International Waalwijk, Netherlands
24 2:50.2 Wiltrud Urselmann   Germany 6 June 1960 - Aachen, West Germany
25 2:49.5 Anita Lonsbrough   Great Britain 27 August 1960 Olympic Games Rome, Italy
26 2:48.0 Karin Beyer   East Germany 5 August 1961 - Budapest, Hungary
27 2:47.7 Galina Prozumenshchikova   Soviet Union 11 April 1964 - Blackpool, United Kingdom
28 2:45.4 Galina Prozumenshchikova   Soviet Union 17 May 1964 - East Berlin, East Germany
29 2:45.3 Galina Prozumenshchikova   Soviet Union 12 September 1965 - Groningen, Netherlands
30 2:43.0 Irina Pozdnyakova   Soviet Union 16 July 1966 - Moscow, Soviet Union
31 2:40.8 Galina Prozumenshchikova   Soviet Union 22 August 1966 European Championships Utrecht, Netherlands
32 2:40.5 Catie Ball   United States 9 July 1967 Santa Clara Invitational Santa Clara, United States
33 2:39.5 Catie Ball   United States 20 August 1967 AAU National Championships Philadelphia, United States
34 2:38.5 Catie Ball   United States 26 August 1968 US Olympic Trials Los Angeles, United States
35 2:37.89 Anne-Katrin Schott   East Germany 6 July 1974 GDR National Championships Rostock, East Germany
36 2:37.44 h Karla Linke   East Germany 19 August 1974 European Championships Vienna, Austria
37 2:34.99 Karla Linke   East Germany 19 August 1974 European Championships Vienna, Austria
38 2:33.35 Marina Koshevaya   Soviet Union 21 July 1976 Olympic Games Montreal, Canada
39 2:33.32 Yulia Bogdanova   Soviet Union 7 April 1978 - Leningrad, Soviet Union
40 2:33.11 h Lina Kačiušytė   Soviet Union 24 August 1978 World Championships West Berlin, West Germany
41 2:31.42 Lina Kačiušytė   Soviet Union 24 August 1978 World Championships West Berlin, West Germany
42 2:31.09 Svetlana Varganova   Soviet Union 30 March 1979 USSR vs GDR Duel Minsk, Soviet Union
43 2:28.36 Lina Kačiušytė   Soviet Union 6 April 1979 USSR vs GDR Junior Meet Potsdam, East Germany
44 2:28.33 Silke Hörner   East Germany 5 June 1985 - Leipzig, East Germany
45 2:28.20 Sylvia Gerasch   East Germany 1 March 1986 - Leningrad, Soviet Union
46 2:27.40 Silke Hörner   East Germany 18 August 1986 World Championships Madrid, Spain
47 2:27.27 Allison Higson   Canada 28 May 1988 - Montreal, Canada
48 2:26.71 Silke Hörner   East Germany 21 September 1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea
49 2:25.92 h Anita Nall   United States 2 March 1992 US Olympic Trials Indianapolis, United States
50 2:25.35 Anita Nall   United States 2 March 1992 US Olympic Trials Indianapolis, United States
51 2:24.76 Rebecca Brown   Australia 15 March 1994 Australian Championships Brisbane, Australia
52 2:24.69 h Penelope Heyns   South Africa 17 July 1999 Janet Evans Invitational Los Angeles, United States
53 2:24.51 Penelope Heyns   South Africa 17 July 1999 Janet Evans Invitational Los Angeles, United States
54 2:24.42 sf Penelope Heyns   South Africa 26 August 1999 Pan Pacific Championships Sydney, Australia
55 2:23.64 Penelope Heyns   South Africa 27 August 1999 Pan Pacific Championships Sydney, Australia
56 2:22.99 Qi Hui   China 13 April 2001 Chinese National Championships Hangzhou, China
56 2:22.99 = Amanda Beard   United States 25 July 2003 World Championships Barcelona, Spain
57 2:22.96 Leisel Jones   Australia 10 July 2004 Swimming Australia Grand Prix Brisbane, Australia
58 2:22.44 Amanda Beard   United States 12 July 2004 US Olympic Trials Long Beach, United States
59 2:21.72 Leisel Jones   Australia 29 July 2005 World Championships Montreal, Canada
60 2:20.54 Leisel Jones   Australia 1 February 2006 Australian Championships Melbourne, Australia [2]
61 2:20.22 Rebecca Soni   United States 15 August 2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China
62 2:20.12 sf Annamay Pierse   Canada 29 July 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy [3]
63 2:20.00 sf Rebecca Soni   United States 1 August 2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom
64 2:19.59 Rebecca Soni   United States 2 August 2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom
65 2:19.11 sf Rikke Møller Pedersen   Denmark 1 August 2013 World Championships Barcelona, Spain
66 2:18.95 Tatjana Schoenmaker   South Africa 30 July 2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan [4]
67 2:17.55 Evgeniia Chikunova   Russia 21 April 2023 Russian Championships Kazan, Russia [5]

Short course

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# Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
1 2:22.92 Susanne Bornike   East Germany 12 February 1989 World Cup Bonn, West Germany
2 2:22.89 h Dai Guohong   China 3 December 1993 World Championships Palma de Mallorca, Spain
3 2:21.99 Dai Guohong   China 3 December 1993 World Championships Palma de Mallorca, Spain
4 2:20.85 Samantha Riley   Australia 1 December 1995 World Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
5 2:20.22 Masami Tanaka   Japan 2 April 1999 World Championships Hong Kong
6 2:19.25 Qi Hui   China 28 January 2001 World Cup Paris, France
7 2:18.86 Qi Hui   China 2 December 2002 World Cup Shanghai, China
8 2:17.75 Leisel Jones   Australia 29 November 2003 World Cup Melbourne, Australia
9 2:17.50 Annamay Pierse   Canada 14 March 2009 Canadian Spring Nationals Toronto, Canada
10 2:16.83 Annamay Pierse   Canada 7 August 2009 British Grand Prix Leeds, United Kingdom
11 2:15.42 Leisel Jones   Australia 15 November 2009 World Cup Berlin, Germany
12 2:14.57 Rebecca Soni   United States 18 December 2009 Duel in the Pool Manchester, United Kingdom
- 2:14.39 [6] Yulia Yefimova   Russia 14 December 2013 European Championships Herning, Denmark
13 2:14.16 Kate Douglass   United States 24 October 2024 World Cup Incheon, South Korea [7]
14 2:12.72 Kate Douglass   United States 31 October 2024 World Cup Singapore, Singapore [8] [9]

All-time top 25

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Men long course

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  • Correct as of July 2024[10]
Pos Time Swimmer Date Venue Ref
1 2:05.48   Qin Haiyang (CHN) 28 July 2023 Fukuoka [11]
2 2:05.85   Léon Marchand (FRA) 31 July 2024 Paris [12]
3 2:05.95   Zac Stubblety-Cook (AUS) 19 May 2022 Adelaide [13]
4 2:06.12   Anton Chupkov (RUS) 26 July 2019 Gwangju
5 2:06.40   Shoma Sato (JPN) 7 April 2021 Tokyo [14]
6 2:06.54   Matthew Fallon (USA) 19 June 2024 Indianapolis [15]
7 2:06.67   Ippei Watanabe (JPN) 29 January 2017 Tokyo
  Matthew Wilson (AUS) 25 July 2019 Gwangju
9 2:06.85   Arno Kamminga (NED) 4 December 2020 Rotterdam
10 2:07.01   Akihiro Yamaguchi (JPN) 15 September 2012 Gifu
11 2:07.07   Yamato Fukasawa (JPN) 17 February 2024 Chiba [16]
  Yu Hanaguruma (JPN) 21 March 2024 Tokyo [17]
13 2:07.13   Matti Mattsson (FIN) 29 July 2021 Tokyo [18]
14 2:07.17   Josh Prenot (USA) 30 June 2016 Omaha
15 2:07.18   Yasuhiro Koseki (JPN) 16 April 2017 Nagoya
16 2:07.23   Dániel Gyurta (HUN) 2 August 2013 Barcelona
17 2:07.25   Kirill Prigoda (RUS) 21 July 2022 Kazan [19]
18 2:07.30   Ross Murdoch (GBR) 24 July 2014 Glasgow
19 2:07.31   Christian Sprenger (AUS) 30 July 2009 Rome
20 2:07.41   Kevin Cordes (USA) 28 June 2017 Indianapolis
21 2:07.42   Eric Shanteau (USA) 30 July 2009 Rome
22 2:07.43   Michael Jamieson (GBR) 1 August 2012 London
23 2:07.46   Dmitriy Balandin (KAZ) 10 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro
24 2:07.47   Marco Koch (GER) 18 August 2014 Berlin
25 2:07.49   James Wilby (GBR) 19 April 2019 Glasgow

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  • Zac Stubblety-Cook also swam 2:06.28 (2021), 2:06.38 (2021), 2:06.40 (2023), 2:06.72 (2022), 2:06.79 (2024), 2:07.00 (2021, 2021), 2:07.07 (2022), 2:07.27 (2023), 2:07.28 (2019), 2:07.35 (2021), 2:07.36 (2019), 2:07.37 (2021), 2:07.40 (2024).
  • Léon Marchand also swam 2:06.59 (2023).
  • Matthew Wilson also swam 2:06.68 (2019), 2:07.16 (2019), 2:07.29 (2019).
  • Ippei Watanabe also swam 2:06.73 (2019), 2:06.94 (2024), 2:07.02 (2019, 2024), 2:07.08 (2020), 2:07.22 (2016), 2:07.44 (2017), 2:07.47 (2017).
  • Shoma Sato also swam 2:06.74 (2021), 2:06.78 (2021), 2:07.02 (2020).
  • Anton Chupkov also swam 2:06.80 (2018), 2:06.83 (2019), 2:06.96 (2017), 2:06.99 (2021), 2:07.00 (2019), 2:07.14 (2017), 2:07.19 (2022), 2:07.24 (2021), 2:07.32 (2020), 2:07.46 (2017), 2:07.48 (2019).
  • Arno Kamminga also swam 2:07.01 (2021), 2:07.17 (2020) 2:07.18 (2020), 2:07.23 (2021), 2:07.35 (2021), 2:07.37 (2021), 2:07.39 (2021), 2:07.48 (2021).
  • Qin Haiyang also swam 2:07.03 (2023), 2:07.32 (2023), 2:07.35 (2017), 2:07.45 (2023).
  • Dániel Gyurta also swam 2:07.28 (2012).
  • Josh Prenot also swam 2:07.28 (2018).
  • Yasuhiro Koseki also swam 2:07.29 (2017).
  • Matthew Fallon also swam 2:07.39 (2024).
  • Kirill Prigoda also swam 2:07.47 (2023).

Men short course

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  • Correct as of October 2024[20]
Pos Time Swimmer Date Venue Ref
1 2:00.16   Kirill Prigoda (RUS) 13 December 2018 Hangzhou
2 2:00.35   Daiya Seto (JPN) 16 December 2022 Melbourne [21]
3 2:00.44   Marco Koch (GER) 20 November 2016 Berlin
4 2:00.48   Dániel Gyurta (HUN) 31 August 2014 Dubai
5 2:01.15   Qin Haiyang (CHN) 13 December 2018 Hangzhou
6 2:01.43   Michael Jamieson (GBR) 15 December 2013 Glasgow
  Arno Kamminga (NED) 17 December 2020 Amsterdam
8 2:01.57   Anton Chupkov (RUS) 11 November 2018 Tokyo
9 2:01.60   Nic Fink (USA) 16 December 2022 Melbourne [22]
10 2:01.65   Anton McKee (ISL) 1 November 2020 Budapest
11 2:01.67   Joshua Yong (AUS) 20 October 2024 Shanghai [23]
12 2:01.70   Ippei Watanabe (JPN) 23 October 2022 Tokyo [24]
13 2:01.73   Ilya Shymanovich (BLR) 6 November 2021 Kazan [25]
14 2:01.78   Yasuhiro Koseki (JPN) 27 October 2019 Tokyo
15 2:01.85   Mikhail Dorinov (RUS) 14 December 2017 Copenhagen
16 2:01.98   Christian Sprenger (AUS) 10 August 2009 Hobart
17 2:02.18   Erik Persson (SWE) 6 November 2021 Kazan [26]
18 2:02.27   Will Licon (USA) 21 November 2020 Budapest
19 2:02.33   Cody Miller (USA) 11 December 2015 Indianapolis
20 2:02.38   Kevin Cordes (USA) 15 December 2013 Glasgow
  Oleg Kostin (RUS) 18 November 2013 Kazan
22 2:02.41   Caspar Corbeau (NED) 9 December 2023 Otopeni [27]
23 2:02.45   Viatcheslav Sinkevich (RUS) 21 December 2012 St. Petersburg
24 2:02.50   Grigory Falko (RUS) 13 December 2009 Istanbul
25 2:02.56   Neil Versfeld (RSA) 14 November 2009 Berlin

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Women long course

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  • Correct as of August 2024[28]
Pos Time Swimmer Date Venue Ref
1 2:17.55   Evgeniia Chikunova (RUS) 21 April 2023 Kazan [29]
2 2:18.95   Tatjana Schoenmaker (RSA) 30 July 2021 Tokyo [30]
3 2:19.11   Rikke Møller Pedersen (DEN) 1 August 2013 Barcelona
4 2:19.24   Kate Douglass (USA) 13 July 2024 Paris [31]
5 2:19.41   Yuliya Yefimova (RUS) 2 August 2013 Barcelona
6 2:19.59   Rebecca Soni (USA) 2 August 2012 London
7 2:19.64   Viktoriya Zeynep Güneş (TUR) 30 August 2015 Singapore
8 2:19.65   Rie Kaneto (JPN) 4 April 2016 Tokyo
9 2:19.81   Tes Schouten (NED) 16 February 2024 Doha [32]
10 2:19.92   Lilly King (USA) 30 July 2021 Tokyo [33]
11 2:20.12   Annamay Pierse (CAN) 30 July 2009 Rome
12 2:20.54   Leisel Jones (AUS) 1 February 2006 Melbourne
13 2:20.72   Satomi Suzuki (JPN) 2 August 2012 London
14 2:20.77   Annie Lazor (USA) 19 May 2019 Bloomington
15 2:20.89   Molly Renshaw (GBR) 15 April 2021 London
16 2:20.90   Kanako Watanabe (JPN) 12 April 2015 Tokyo
17 2:21.37   Qi Hui (CHN) 17 October 2009 Jinan
18 2:21.45   Taylor McKeown (AUS) 11 April 2016 Adelaide
19 2:21.62   Nađa Higl (SRB) 31 July 2009 Rome
20 2:21.69   Abbie Wood (GBR) 15 April 2021 London
21 2:21.74   Micah Sumrall (USA) 1 August 2013 Barcelona
22 2:21.77   Bethany Galat (USA) 28 July 2017 Budapest
23 2:21.85   Reona Aoki (JPN) 8 April 2018 Tokyo
24 2:21.93   Shi Jinglin (CHN) 28 July 2017 Budapest
25 2:21.97   Mirna Jukić (AUT) 31 July 2009 Rome

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  • Tatjana Schoenmaker also swam 2:19.01 (2024), 2:19.16 (2021), 2:19.33 (2021), 2:19.60 (2024), 2:19.92 (2024), 2:19.94 (2024), 2:20.17 (2021), 2:20.30 (2023), 2:20.35 (2023), 2:20.80 (2023), 2:21.30 (2021), 2:21.31 (2023), 2:21.57 (2024), 2:21.76 (2022), 2:21.79 (2019), 2:21.92 (2022).
  • Kate Douglass also swam 2:19.30 (2024), 2:19.46 (2024), 2:19.66 (2024), 2:19.74 (2024), 2:19.89 (2024), 2:19.95 (2024), 2:20.91 (2024), 2:21.22 (2023), 2:21.23 (2023, 2024), 2:21.43 (2022), 2:21.87 (2023).
  • Rikke Møller Pedersen also swam 2:19.61 (2014), 2:19.67 (2014), 2:19.84 (2014), 2:19.94 (2014), 2:20.08 (2013), 2:20.53 (2013), 2:21.55 (2013), 2:21.58 (2015), 2:21.60 (2015), 2:21.65 (2012), 2:21.69 (2016).
  • Yuliya Yefimova also swam 2:19.64 (2017), 2:19.83 (2017), 2:19.85 (2013), 2:20.15 (2017), 2:20.17 (2019), 2:20.72 (2018), 2:20.92 (2012), 2:21.20 (2019), 2:21.31 (2018), 2:21.35 (2017), 2:21.41 (2016), 2:21.49 (2017), 2:21.54 (2017), 2:21.59 (2019), 2:21.60 (2019), 2:21.86 (2021), 2:21.97 (2016).
  • Evgeniia Chikunova also swam 2:19.74 (2024), 2:20.41 (2022), 2:20.57 (2021), 2:20.88 (2021), 2:21.07 (2019), 2:21.63 (2021), 2:21.87 (2020).
  • Rebecca Soni also swam 2:20.00 (2012), 2:20.22 (2008), 2:20.38 (2009), 2:20.69 (2010), 2:20.93 (2009), 2:21.03 (2011), 2:21.13 (2012), 2:21.40 (2012), 2:21.41 (2010), 2:21.45 (2012), 2:21.46 (2011), 2:21.47 (2011), 2:21.60 (2010).
  • Rie Kaneto also swam 2:20.04 (2016), 2:20.30 (2016), 2:20.72 (2009), 2:20.93 (2016), 2:21.05 (2016), 2:21.58 (2014), 2:21.90 (2014, 2015), 2:21.92 (2014).
  • Leisel Jones also swam 2:20.58 (2008), 2:20.72 (2006), 2:21.34 (2008), 2:21.45 (2007), 2:21.60 (2006), 2:21.72 (2005), 2:21.81 (2008), 2:21.84 (2007).
  • Annamay Pierse also swam 2:20.71 (2009), 2:21.68 (2009), 2:21.84 (2009).
  • Annie Lazor also swam 2:20.84 (2021), 2:21.07 (2021), 2:21.40 (2019), 2:21.67 (2020), 2:21.91 (2022), 2:21.94 (2021).
  • Lilly King also swam 2:20.95 (2023), 2:21.19 (2022), 2:21.39 (2019), 2:21.75 (2021), 2:21.82 (2021), 2:21.83 (2017), 2:21.93 (2024).
  • Tes Schouten also swam 2:21.05 (2024), 2:21.43 (2024), 2:21.50 (2024), 2:21.52 (2023), 2:21.63 (2023), 2:21.71 (2023, 2023), 2:21.84 (2023).
  • Kanako Watanabe also swam 2:21.09 (2014), 2:21.15 (2015), 2:21.41 (2014), 2:21.82 (2014).
  • Molly Renshaw also swam 2:21.34 (2021), 2:21.55 (2021).
  • Taylor McKeown also swam 2:21.69 (2016).
  • Bethany Galat also swam 2:21.84 (2019), 2:21.86 (2017).
  • Abbie Wood also swam 2:21.86 (2021).
  • Micah Sumrall also swam 2:21.88 (2018).

Women short course

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  • Correct as of October 2024[34]
Pos Time Swimmer Date Venue Ref
1 2:12.72   Kate Douglass (USA) 31 October 2024 Singapore
2 2:14.39 [a]   Yuliya Efimova (RUS) 14 December 2013 Herning
3 2:14.57   Rebecca Soni (USA) 18 December 2009 Manchester
4 2:14.70   Evgeniia Chikunova (RUS) 25 November 2022 Kazan [35]
5 2:15.21   Rikke Møller Pedersen (DEN) 13 December 2013 Herning
6 2:15.42   Leisel Jones (AUS) 15 November 2009 Berlin
7 2:15.56   Lilly King (USA) 21 November 2020 Budapest
8 2:15.76   Rie Kaneto (JPN) 9 October 2016 Doha
9 2:16.09   Tes Schouten (NED) 8 December 2023 Otopeni [36]
10 2:16.33   Annie Lazor (USA) 21 November 2020 Budapest
11 2:16.51   Emily Escobedo (USA) 5 November 2020 Budapest
12 2:16.83   Annamay Pierse (CAN) 7 August 2009 Leeds
13 2:16.92   Kanako Watanabe (JPN) 7 December 2014 Doha
14 2:16.93   Laura Sogar (USA) 16 December 2012 Istanbul
15 2:17.00   Kelsey Wog (CAN) 25 November 2023 Winnipeg [37]
16 2:17.10   Jocelyn Ulyett (GBR) 6 December 2019 Sheffield
17 2:17.25   Mio Motegi (JPN) 15 December 2014 Tokyo
18 2:17.50   Katy Freeman (USA) 18 December 2009 Manchester
19 2:17.52   Nadja Higl (SRB) 11 December 2009 Istanbul
20 2:17.75   Sydney Pickrem (CAN) 21 November 2020 Budapest
21 2:17.80   Molly Renshaw (GBR) 14 November 2020 Buapest
22 2:17.84   Alia Atkinson (JAM) 2 November 2014 Singapore
23 2:17.99   Breeja Larson (USA) 30 October 2016 Hong Kong
24 2:18.02   Tatjana Schoenmaker (RSA) 26 October 2020 Pietermaritzburg
25 2:18.03   Vitalina Simonova (RUS) 7 November 2014 Kazan
8 November 2014 Kazan

Notes

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  1. ^ rescinded because of doping violation

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 2:18.03:

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