World record progression 200 metres individual medley

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The first world record in the 200 metres individual medley in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1956, followed by the women a year later. In the short course (25 metres) swimming events the world's governing body recognizes world records since March 3, 1991.

Men

Long course

TIME SWIMMER NATIONALITY DATE MEET PLACE REF
2:30.7 George Harrison File:Flag of the United States.svg United States August 24, 1956 Los Angeles
2:29.1 Frank Brunnell File:Flag of the United States.svg United States July 19, 1958 Akron, Ohio
2:26.2 Gary Heinrich File:Flag of the United States.svg United States June 27, 1959 Los Angeles, California
2:24.7 Lance Larson File:Flag of the United States.svg United States July 11, 1959 Santa Clara, California
2:22.2 John McGill File:Flag of the United States.svg United States July 23, 1960 Toledo, Ohio
2:22.1 Ted Stickles File:Flag of the United States.svg United States July 23, 1960 Toledo, Ohio
2:21.3 Ted Stickles File:Flag of the United States.svg United States July 2, 1961 Chicago
2:20.5 Ted Stickles File:Flag of the United States.svg United States July 22, 1961 Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
2:19.6 Ted Stickles File:Flag of the United States.svg United States August 19, 1961 Men's NAAA Championships Los Angeles, California
2:15.9 Ted Stickles File:Flag of the United States.svg United States August 19, 1961 Los Angeles, California
2:15.5 Dick Roth File:Flag of the United States.svg United States August 2, 1964 Los Altos, California
2:14.9 Dick Roth File:Flag of the United States.svg United States August 15, 1964 Maumee, Ohio
2:13.1 Greg Buckingham File:Flag of the United States.svg United States July 24, 1966 Los Altos, California
2:12.4 Greg Buckingham File:Flag of the United States.svg United States August 21, 1966 Lincoln, Nebraska
2:11.3 Greg Buckingham File:Flag of the United States.svg United States August 23, 1967 Oak Park, California
2:10.6 Charlie Hickcox File:Flag of the United States.svg United States August 31, 1968 US Olympic Trials Los Angeles, California
2:09.6 Gary Hall Sr. File:Flag of the United States.svg United States August 17, 1969 Louisville, Kentucky
2:09.5 Gary Hall Sr. File:Flag of the United States.svg United States August 23, 1970 AAU Championships Los Angeles, California
2:09.3 Gunnar Larsson File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden September 12, 1970 European Championships Barcelona, Spain
2:09.30 Gary Hall Sr. File:Flag of the United States.svg United States August 2, 1972 Chicago
2:07.17 Gunnar Larsson File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden September 3, 1972 Olympic Games Munich, West Germany
2:06.32 David Wilkie File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom August 24, 1974 European Championships Vienna, Austria
2:06.32 = Steve Furniss File:Flag of the United States.svg United States September 1, 1974 Concord, California
2:06.08 Bruce Furniss File:Flag of the United States.svg United States August 23, 1975 Kansas City, Missouri
2:05.31 Graham Smith File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada August 4, 1977 Montreal, Canada
2:05.24 Aleksandr Sidorenko File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union July 9, 1978 Moscow, Soviet Union
2:04.39 Steve Lundquist File:Flag of the United States.svg United States August 2, 1978 The Woodlands, Texas
2:03.56 Graham Smith File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada August 24, 1978 World Championships West Berlin, West Germany
2:03.29 Jesse Vassallo File:Flag of the United States.svg United States July 6, 1979 San Juan, Puerto Rico
2:03.24 Bill Barrett File:Flag of the United States.svg United States August 1, 1980 Irvine, California
2:03.01 Jeremy Reingold File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg South Africa September 26, 1980 Cape Town, South Africa
2:02.78 Alex Baumann File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada July 29, 1981 Heidelberg, West Germany
2:02.25 Alex Baumann File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada October 1982 Commonwealth Games Brisbane, Queensland
2:01.42 Alex Baumann File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada August 4, 1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, California
2:00.56 Tamás Darnyi File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary August 23, 1987 European Championships Strasbourg, France
2:00.17 Tamás Darnyi File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary September 25, 1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea
2:00.11 David Wharton File:Flag of the United States.svg United States August 20, 1989 Pan Pacific Championships Tokyo, Japan
1:59.36 Tamás Darnyi File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary January 13, 1991 World Championships Perth, Western Australia
1:58.16 Jani Sievinen File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland September 11, 1994 World Championships Rome, Italy
1:57.94 Michael Phelps File:Flag of the United States.svg United States June 29, 2003 Santa Clara Invitational Santa Clara, California
1:57.52 Michael Phelps File:Flag of the United States.svg United States July 24, 2003 World Championships Barcelona, Spain
1:56.04 Michael Phelps File:Flag of the United States.svg United States July 25, 2003 World Championships Barcelona, Spain
1:55.94 Michael Phelps File:Flag of the United States.svg United States August 9, 2003 USA Summer Nationals College Park, Maryland
1:55.84 Michael Phelps File:Flag of the United States.svg United States August 20, 2006 Pan Pacific Championships Victoria, Canada
1:54.98 Michael Phelps File:Flag of the United States.svg United States March 29, 2007 World Championships Melbourne, Victoria
1:54.80 Michael Phelps File:Flag of the United States.svg United States July 4, 2008 US Olympic Trials Omaha, Nebraska
1:54.23 Michael Phelps File:Flag of the United States.svg United States August 15, 2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China
1:54.10 Ryan Lochte File:Flag of the United States.svg United States July 30, 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy
1:54.00 Ryan Lochte File:Flag of the United States.svg United States July 28, 2011 World Championships Shanghai, China [1][2]

Short course

# Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
1 1:57.19 Jani Sievinen File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland 17 January 1992 - Kuopio, Finland
2 1:56.84 Jani Sievinen File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland 22 January 1993 - Helsinki, Finland
3 1:56.62 Jani Sievinen File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland 7 February 1993 World Cup Paris, France
4 1:55.59 Jani Sievinen File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland 10 February 1993 World Cup Malmö, Sweden
5 1:54.65 Jani Sievinen File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland 21 April 1994 - Kuopio, Finland
5 1:54.65 = Attila Czene File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 23 March 2000 NCAA Division I Championships Minneapolis, United States
6 1:53.93 George Bovell File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago 25 March 2004 NCAA Division I Championships East Meadow, United States
7 1:53.46 László Cseh File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 8 December 2005 European Championships Trieste, Italy
8 1:53.31 Ryan Lochte File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 7 April 2006 World Championships Shanghai, China
9 1:53.14 Thiago Pereira File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 18 November 2007 World Cup Berlin, Germany
10 1:52.99 László Cseh File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 13 December 2007 European Championships Debrecen, Hungary
11 1:51.56 Ryan Lochte File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 11 April 2008 World Championships Manchester, United Kingdom
12 1:51.55 Darian Townsend File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 15 November 2009 World Cup Berlin, Germany
13 1:50.08 Ryan Lochte File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 17 December 2010 World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates
14 1:49.63 Ryan Lochte File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 14 December 2012 World Championships Istanbul, Turkey
15 1:48.88 Léon Marchand File:Flag of France.svg France 1 November 2024 World Cup Singapore [3]

Women

Long course

TIME SWIMMER NATIONALITY DATE MEET PLACE
2:48.2 Patty Kempner File:Flag of the United States.svg United States April 27, 1957 Chicago
2:47.7 Becky Collins File:Flag of the United States.svg United States July 20, 1958 Akron, Ohio
2:43.2 Sylvia Ruuska File:Flag of the United States.svg United States August 16, 1958 Fresno, California
2:40.3 Sylvia Ruuska File:Flag of the United States.svg United States January 14, 1959 Hobart, Tasmania
2:40.1 Donna de Varona File:Flag of the United States.svg United States May 13, 1961 Redding, California
2:37.1 Donna de Varona File:Flag of the United States.svg United States July 9, 1961 Tenri, Japan
2:35.0 Donna de Varona File:Flag of the United States.svg United States August 12, 1961 Philadelphia
2:33.3 Donna de Varona File:Flag of the United States.svg United States August 18, 1962 Chicago
2:31.8 Donna de Varona File:Flag of the United States.svg United States July 27, 1963 Los Angeles
2:30.1 Donna de Varona File:Flag of the United States.svg United States July 11, 1964 Los Angeles, California
2:29.9 Donna de Varona File:Flag of the United States.svg United States August 1, 1964 Los Altos, California
2:29.0 Lynn Vidali File:Flag of the United States.svg United States July 22, 1966 Los Altos, California
2:27.8 Claudia Kolb File:Flag of the United States.svg United States August 21, 1966 Lincoln, Nebraska
2:27.5 Claudia Kolb File:Flag of the United States.svg United States July 8, 1967 Santa Clara, California
2:26.1 Claudia Kolb File:Flag of the United States.svg United States July 30, 1967 Winnipeg, Canada
2:25.0 Claudia Kolb File:Flag of the United States.svg United States August 18, 1967 Philadelphia
2:23.5 Claudia Kolb File:Flag of the United States.svg United States August 25, 1967 Los Angeles, California
2:23.07 Shane Gould File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia August 28, 1972 Olympic Games Munich, West Germany
2:23.01 Kornelia Ender File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany April 13, 1973 East Berlin, East Germany
2:20.51 Andrea Hubner File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany September 4, 1973 World Championships Belgrade, Yugoslavia
2:18.97 Ulrike Tauber File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany August 18, 1974 European Championships Vienna, Austria
2:18.83 Ulrike Tauber File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany June 10, 1975 Wittenberg, West Germany
2:18.30 Ulrike Tauber File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany March 12, 1976 Tallinn, Soviet Union
2:17.14 Kornelia Ender File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany June 5, 1976 East Berlin, East Germany
2:16.96 Ulrike Tauber File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany July 10, 1977 Leipzig, East Germany
2:15.95 Ulrike Tauber File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany August 20, 1977 European Championships Jönköping, Sweden
2:15.85 Ulrike Tauber File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany August 28, 1977 East Berlin, East Germany
2:15.09 Tracy Caulkins File:Flag of the United States.svg United States August 2, 1978 The Woodlands, Texas
2:14.07 Tracy Caulkins File:Flag of the United States.svg United States August 20, 1978 World Championships West Berlin, West Germany
2:13.69 Tracy Caulkins File:Flag of the United States.svg United States January 5, 1980 Austin, Texas
2:13.00 Petra Schneider File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany May 24, 1980 East Berlin, East Germany
2:11.73 Ute Geweniger File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany July 4, 1981 Magdeburg, East Germany
2:11.65 Lin Li File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China July 30, 1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain
2:09.72 Wu Yanyan File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China October 17, 1997 China's National Games Shanghai, China
2:08.92 Stephanie Rice File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia March 25, 2008 Australian Championships & Olympic Trials Sydney, New South Wales
2:08.45 Stephanie Rice File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia August 13, 2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China
2:07.03 Ariana Kukors File:Flag of the United States.svg United States July 26, 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy
2:06.15 Ariana Kukors File:Flag of the United States.svg United States July 27, 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy
2:06.12 Katinka Hosszú File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary August 3, 2015 World Championships Kazan, Russia

Short course

TIME SWIMMER NATIONALITY DATE PLACE
2:07.79 Allison Wagner File:Flag of the United States.svg United States December 5, 1993 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
2:06.13 Kirsty Coventry File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe April 12, 2008 Manchester, United Kingdom
2:06.01 Evelyn Verrasztó File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary November 6, 2009 Moscow, Russia
2:04.64 Evelyn Verrasztó File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary December 10, 2009 Istanbul, Turkey
2:04.60 Julia Smit File:Flag of the United States.svg United States December 19, 2009 Manchester, United Kingdom
2:04.39 Katinka Hosszú File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary August 7, 2013 Eindhoven, Netherlands
2:03.20 Katinka Hosszú File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary August 7, 2013 Eindhoven, Netherlands
2:02.61 Katinka Hosszú File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary August 27, 2014 Doha, Qatar
2:02.13 Katinka Hosszú File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary August 31, 2014 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2:01.86 Katinka Hosszú File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary December 6, 2014 Doha, Qatar

All-time top 25

Men long course

  • Correct as of August 2024[4]
Pos Time Swimmer Date Venue Ref
1 1:54.00 File:Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Lochte (USA) 28 July 2011 Shanghai
2 1:54.06 File:Flag of France.svg Léon Marchand (FRA) 2 August 2024 Paris [5]
3 1:54.16 File:Flag of the United States.svg Michael Phelps (USA) 28 July 2011 Shanghai
4 1:54.62 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Shun (CHN) 24 September 2023 Hangzhou [6]
5 1:55.07 File:Flag of Japan.svg Kosuke Hagino (JPN) 4 April 2016 Tokyo
6 1:55.18 File:Flag of Hungary.svg László Cseh (HUN) 29 July 2009 Rome
7 1:55.24 File:Flag of the United States.svg Shaine Casas (USA) 30 July 2022 Irvine [7]
8 1:55.26 File:Flag of the United States.svg Michael Andrew (USA) 17 June 2021 Omaha [8]
9 1:55.28 File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Duncan Scott (GBR) 30 July 2021 Tokyo [9]
10 1:55.36 File:Flag of the United States.svg Eric Shanteau (USA) 30 July 2009 Rome
11 1:55.40 File:Flag of the United States.svg Chase Kalisz (USA) 11 August 2018 Tokyo
12 1:55.55 File:Flag of Brazil.svg Thiago Pereira (BRA) 30 July 2009 Rome
File:Flag of Japan.svg Daiya Seto (JPN) 18 January 2020 Beijing
14 1:55.65 File:Flag of the United States.svg Carson Foster (USA) 21 June 2024 Indianapolis [10]
15 1:55.72 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mitch Larkin (AUS) 12 June 2019 Brisbane
16 1:55.76 File:Flag of Germany.svg Philip Heintz (GER) 16 June 2017 Berlin
17 1:56.07 File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Dean (GBR) 27 July 2023 Fukuoka [11]
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Finlay Knox (CAN) 18 May 2024 Toronto [12]
19 1:56.17 File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jérémy Desplanches (SUI) 30 July 2021 Tokyo [13]
20 1:56.21 File:Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Razzetti (ITA) 28 November 2023 Riccione [14]
21 1:56.31 File:Flag of Spain.svg Hugo González (ESP) 6 June 2021 Barcelona
22 1:56.64 File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Litchfield (GBR) 26 July 2017 Budapest
23 1:56.69 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Leith Brodie (AUS) 30 July 2009 Rome
24 1:56.75 File:Flag of Russia.svg Ilya Borodin (RUS) 24 July 2024 Yekaterinburg [15]
25 1:56.79 File:Flag of the United States.svg Abrahm Devine (USA) 1 July 2017 Indianapolis
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Qin Haiyang (CHN) 20 October 2019 Wuhan

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:56.79:

  • Ryan Lochte also swam 1:54.10 (2009), 1:54.43 (2010), 1:54.56 (2009), 1:54.84 (2010), 1:54.90 (2012), 1:54.93 (2012), 1:54.98 (2013), 1:55.18 (2009), 1:55.22 (2008), 1:55.44 (2013), 1:55.51 (2012), 1:55.81 (2015), 1:56.02 (2014), 1:56.11 (2006), 1:56.13 (2012), 1:56.19 (2007), 1:56.22 (2016), 1:56.28 (2016), 1:56.50 (2014), 1:56.53 (2008), 1:56.71 (2016), 1:56.74 (2011), 1:56.78 (2006).
  • Michael Phelps also swam 1:54.23 (2008), 1:54.27 (2012), 1:54.66 (2016), 1:54.75 (2015), 1:54.80 (2008), 1:54.84 (2012), 1:54.98 (2007), 1:55.78 (2016), 1:55.84 (2006), 1:55.91 (2016), 1:55.94 (2003, 2010), 1:56.04 (2003, 2014), 1:56.32 (2012), 1:56.50 (2006), 1:56.55 (2014), 1:56.66 (2012), 1:56.68 (2005), 1:56.71 (2004).
  • Léon Marchand also swam 1:54.82 (2023), 1:55.22 (2022), 1:55.68 (2023), 1:55.74 (2024), 1:55.75 (2022), 1:56.25 (2023), 1:56.31 (2024), 1:56.34 (2023).
  • Wang Shun also swam 1:55.00 (2021), 1:55.35 (2024), 1:55.55 (2023), 1:56.00 (2024), 1:56.16 (2017), 1:56.22 (2021), 1:56.27 (2020), 1:56.28 (2017), 1:56.33 (2021), 1:56.52 (2018), 1:56.57 (2018), 1:56.66 (2016, 2019), 1:56.78 (2021).
  • László Cseh also swam 1:55.24 (2009), 1:56.22 (2012), 1:56.34 (2009), 1:56.52 (2008), 1:56.66 (2012), 1:56.74 (2012).
  • Duncan Scott also swam 1:55.31 (2024), 1:55.90 (2021), 1:55.95 (2023), 1:56.08 (2022), 1:56.49 (2024), 1:56.50 (2023), 1:56.65 (2019), 1:56.69 (2021), 1:56.72 (2023).
  • Kosuke Hagino also swam 1:55.33 (2014), 1:55.34 (2014), 1:55.38 (2014), 1:55.74 (2013), 1:55.90 (2014), 1:55.98 (2016), 1:56.01 (2017, 2017), 1:56.02 (2014), 1:56.04 (2017), 1:56.13 (2016), 1:56.29 (2013), 1:56.30 (2015, 2017), 1:56.37 (2018), 1:56.46 (2017), 1:56.61 (2016), 1:56.66 (2018), 1:56.75 (2018).
  • Michael Andrew also swam 1:55.44 (2021), 1:56.25 (2021), 1:56.40 (2021).
  • Chase Kalisz also swam 1:55.56 (2017), 1:55.73 (2018), 1:55.88 (2017), 1:56.21 (2022), 1:56.43 (2022), 1:56.48 (2017), 1:56.51 (2017), 1:56.52 (2022), 1:56.76 (2022), 1:56.78 (2019).
  • Carson Foster also swam 1:55.71 (2022), 1:56.10 (2024), 1:56.19 (2023), 1:56.37 (2024), 1:56.43 (2023), 1:56.44 (2022), 1:56.51 (2023), 1:56.55 (2023), 1:56.65 (2022).
  • Shaine Casas also swam 1:55.83 (2024), 1:56.06 (2023, 2023), 1:56.35 (2023), 1:56.70 (2022).
  • Eric Shanteau also swam 1:56.00 (2009).
  • Daiya Seto also swam 1:56.14 (2019), 1:56.22 (2021, 2022), 1:56.27 (2022), 1:56.59 (2024), 1:56.62 (2023), 1:56.69 (2019), 1:56.70 (2023), 1:56.72 (2023), 1:56.74 (2022).
  • Mitch Larkin also swam 1:56.21 (2018), 1:56.29 (2021), 1:56.32 (2020), 1:56.74 (2021).
  • Thiago Pereira also swam 1:56.30 (2013), 1:56.65 (2015), 1:56.74 (2012).
  • Tom Dean also swam 1:56.46 (2024), 1:56.65 (2023), 1:56.77 (2022).
  • Jérémy Desplanches also swam 1:56.56 (2019), 1:56.73 (2019).
  • Hugo González also swam 1:56.58 (2023), 1:56.76 (2021).
  • Philip Heintz also swam 1:56.59 (2017), 1:56.67 (2018).
  • Finlay Knox also swam 1:56.64 (2024).
  • Max Litchfield also swam 1:56.70 (2017).
  • Leith Brodie also swam 1:56.75 (2009).

Men short course

  • Correct as of November 2024[16]
Pos Time Swimmer Date Venue Ref
1 1:48.88 File:Flag of France.svg Léon Marchand (FRA) 1 November 2024 Singapore [17]
2 1:49.63 File:Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Lochte (USA) 14 December 2012 Istanbul [18]
3 1:50.15 File:Flag of South Africa.svg Matthew Sates (RSA) 13 December 2022 Melbourne [19]
4 1:50.37 File:Flag of the United States.svg Shaine Casas (USA) 29 October 2022 Toronto [20]
5 1:50.47 File:Flag of Japan.svg Kosuke Hagino (JPN) 5 December 2014 Doha
6 1:50.66 File:Flag of Japan.svg Daiya Seto (JPN) 29 October 2021 Kazan [21]
7 1:50.85 File:Flag of Greece.svg Andreas Vazaios (GRE) 6 December 2019 Great Britain
8 1:50.96 File:Flag of the United States.svg Carson Foster (USA) 13 December 2022 Melbourne [22]
9 1:50.98 File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Duncan Scott (GRB) 8 December 2023 Otopeni [23]
10 1:51.01 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Shun (CHN) 11 December 2018 Hangzhou
11 1:51.04 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Finlay Knox (CAN) 13 December 2022 Melbourne [24]
12 1:51.14 File:Flag of the United States.svg Caeleb Dressel (USA) 11 September 2021 Naples
13 1:51.36 File:Flag of Hungary.svg László Cseh (HUN) 4 December 2015 Netanya
14 1:51.53 File:Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Seliskar (USA) 21 November 2020 Budapest
15 1:51.54 File:Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Razzetti (ITA) 16 December 2021 Abu Dhabi [25]
16 1:51.55 File:Flag of South Africa.svg Darian Townsend (RSA) 15 November 2009 Berlin
17 1:51.56 File:Flag of South Africa.svg Chad le Clos (RSA) 1 September 2014 Dubai
18 1:51.72 File:Flag of Austria.svg Markus Rogan (AUT) 10 December 2009 Istanbul
19 1:51.74 File:Flag of Norway.svg Tomoe Hvas (NOR) 6 December 2019 Glasgow
20 1:51.78 File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Noè Ponti (SUI) 19 October 2024 Shanghai [26]
21 1:51.89 File:Flag of the United States.svg Michael Phelps (USA) 23 October 2011 Germany
22 1:51.92 File:Flag of Germany.svg Philip Heintz (GER) 31 August 2016 Germany
23 1:51.97 File:Flag of Japan.svg Tomoru Honda (JPN) 23 October 2022 Tokyo [27]
24 1:52.01 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kenneth To (AUS) 11 August 2013 Germany
25 1:52.06 File:Flag of Brazil.svg Leonardo Santos (BRA) 15 November 2020 Budapest

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:52.06:

  • Ryan Lochte also swam 1:50.08 (2010), 1:51.31 (2014), 1:51.56 (2008).
  • Léon Marchand also swam 1:50.30 (2024), 1:50.91 (2024).
  • Daiya Seto also swam 1:50.76 (2019), 1:51.09 (2018), 1:51.12 (2021), 1:51.15 (2021), 1:51.39 (2022), 1:51.40 (2017), 1:51.76 (2022), 1:51.79 (2014), 1:51.80 (2021), 1:51.88 (2017).
  • Duncan Scott also swam 1:51.08 (2024), 1:51.14 (2024), 1:51.25 (2024), 1:51.53 (2023), 1:51.66 (2020), 1:51.85 (2019), 1:51.90 (2023), 1:51.96 (2020).
  • Andreas Vazaios also swam 1:51.15 (2021), 1:51.84 (2020), 1:51.94 (2021).
  • Kosuke Hagino also swam 1:51.27 (2014), 1:51.50 (2013).
  • Shaine Casas also swam 1:51.31 (2022).
  • Carson Foster also swam 1:51.35 (2021), 1:51.89 (2022).
  • Wang Shun also swam 1:51.45 (2018), 1:51.63 (2016), 1:51.74 (2016), 1:51.84 (2018).
  • Matthew Sates also swam 1:51.45 (2021).
  • Darian Townsend also swam 1:51.79 (2009).
  • Philip Heintz also swam 1:52.03 (2016).
  • Alberto Razzetti also swam 1:51.73 (2022).

Women long course

  • Correct as of August 2024[28]
Pos Time Swimmer Date Venue Ref
1 2:06.12 File:Flag of Hungary.svg Katinka Hosszú (HUN) 3 August 2015 Kazan
2 2:06.15 File:Flag of the United States.svg Ariana Kukors (USA) 27 July 2009 Rome
3 2:06.56 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Summer McIntosh (CAN) 3 August 2024 Paris [29]
4 2:06.63 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kaylee McKeown (AUS) 10 June 2024 Brisbane [30]
5 2:06.79 File:Flag of the United States.svg Kate Douglass (USA) 22 June 2024 Indianapolis [31]
6 2:06.88 File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Siobhan-Marie O'Connor (GBR) 9 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro
7 2:07.03 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephanie Rice (AUS) 27 July 2009 Rome
8 2:07.13 File:Flag of the United States.svg Alex Walsh (USA) 19 June 2022 Budapest [32]
9 2:07.57 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ye Shiwen (CHN) 31 July 2012 London
10 2:07.68 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sydney Pickrem (CAN) 19 May 2024 Toronto [33]
11 2:07.75 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yu Yiting (CHN) 25 September 2023 Hangzhou [34]
12 2:07.91 File:Flag of Japan.svg Yui Ohashi (JPN) 24 July 2017 Budapest
13 2:08.15 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alicia Coutts (AUS) 31 July 2012 London
14 2:08.32 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Qi Hui (CHN) 17 October 2009 Jinan
File:Flag of the United States.svg Kathleen Baker (USA) 29 July 2018 Irvine
16 2:08.34 File:Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Seo-yeong (KOR) 24 August 2018 Jakarta
17 2:08.45 File:Flag of Japan.svg Kanako Watanabe (JPN) 3 August 2015 Kazan
18 2:08.47 File:Flag of the United States.svg Torri Huske (USA) 13 April 2024 San Antonio [35]
19 2:08.48 File:Flag of the United States.svg Regan Smith (USA) 2 June 2023 Tempe [36]
20 2:08.51 File:Flag of the United States.svg Madisyn Cox (USA) 22 May 2021 Austin [37]
21 2:08.55 File:Flag of Israel.svg Anastasia Gorbenko (ISR) 29 May 2024 Barcelona [38]
22 2:08.59 File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Kirsty Coventry (ZIM) 13 August 2008 Beijing
23 2:08.64 File:Flag of Japan.svg Rika Omoto (JPN) 10 May 2019 Sydney
24 2:08.70 File:Flag of the United States.svg Melanie Margalis (USA) 23 July 2017 Budapest
25 2:08.79 File:Flag of the United States.svg Maya DiRado (USA) 9 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 2:08.79:

  • Katinka Hosszú also swam 2:06.58 (2016), 2:06.84 (2015), 2:07.00 (2017), 2:07.02 (2019), 2:07.14 (2017), 2:07.17 (2019), 2:07.30 (2015, 2016), 2:07.45 (2016), 2:07.46 (2009), 2:07.49 (2017), 2:07.53 (2019), 2:07.69 (2016), 2:07.92 (2013, 2016), 2:08.11 (2014), 2:08.13 (2016), 2:08.15 (2019), 2:08.20 (2016), 2:08.28 (2019), 2:08.41 (2014), 2:08.45 (2013), 2:08.49 (2017), 2:08.50 (2019), 2:08.55 (2019), 2:08.57 (2019), 2:08.59 (2013), 2:08.60 (2016), 2:08.61 (2015), 2:08.63 (2019, 2019), 2:08.66 (2015), 2:08.72 (2019), 2:08.77 (2015).
  • Summer McIntosh also swam 2:06.89 (2023), 2:07.06 (2024), 2:07.16 (2024), 2:08.08 (2023), 2:08.19 (2024), 2:08.30 (2024), 2:08.70 (2022).
  • Kate Douglass also swam 2:06.92 (2024), 2:07.05 (2024), 2:07.09 (2023), 2:07.17 (2023), 2:07.76 (2024), 2:07.89 (2024), 2:08.29 (2023), 2:08.41 (2024), 2:08.46 (2023), 2:08.53 (2024), 2:08.59 (2024).
  • Kaylee McKeown also swam 2:06.99 (2024), 2:07.19 (2023), 2:07.54 (2023), 2:07.60 (2023), 2:08.08 (2024), 2:08.16 (2023), 2:08.19 (2021), 2:08.23 (2020), 2:08.27 (2023), 2:08.57 (2022), 2:08.66 (2024), 2:08.73 (2021).
  • Ariana Kukors also swam 2:07.03 (2009), 2:08.53 (2009).
  • Alex Walsh also swam 2:07.45 (2024), 2:07.63 (2024), 2:07.84 (2022), 2:07.86 (2024), 2:07.89 (2023), 2:07.97 (2023), 2:07.99 (2024), 2:08.27 (2023), 2:08.60 (2024), 2:08.65 (2021), 2:08.74 (2022, 2024).
  • Siobhan-Marie O'Connor also swam 2:07.57 (2016), 2:08.21 (2014), 2:08.44 (2016), 2:08.45 (2015), 2:08.77 (2015).
  • Yui Ohashi also swam 2:08.16 (2018), 2:08.52 (2021).
  • Yu Yiting also swam 2:08.34 (2023), 2:08.49 (2024), 2:08.74 (2023).
  • Ye Shiwen also swam 2:08.39 (2012), 2:08.60 (2019).
  • Stephanie Rice also swam 2:08.45 (2008), 2:08.68 (2009).
  • Sydney Pickrem also swam 2:08.56 (2024), 2:08.61 (2019, 2023), 2:08.70 (2019), 2:08.71 (2019), 2:08.76 (2024).
  • Kim Seo-yeong also swam 2:08.61 (2018).
  • Alicia Coutts also swam 2:08.63 (2013).
  • Anastasia Gorbenko also swam 2:08.63 (2024).
  • Kathleen Baker also swam 2:08.75 (2020).

Women short course

  • Correct as of November 2024[39]
Pos Time Swimmer Date Venue Ref
1 2:01.86 File:Flag of Hungary.svg Katinka Hosszú (HUN) 6 December 2014 Doha
2 2:02.12 File:Flag of the United States.svg Kate Douglass (USA) 13 December 2022 Melbourne [40]
3 2:03.37 File:Flag of the United States.svg Alex Walsh (USA) 13 December 2022 Melbourne [41]
4 2:03.57 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kaylee McKeown (AUS) 13 December 2022 Melbourne [42]
5 2:03.93 File:Flag of Japan.svg Yui Ohashi (JPN) 14 November 2020 Budapest
6 2:03.99 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yu Yiting (CHN) 2 November 2024 Singapore [43]
7 2:04.00 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sydney Pickrem (CAN) 21 November 2020 Budapest
8 2:04.06 File:Flag of the United States.svg Melanie Margalis (USA) 16 October 2020 Budapest
9 2:04.60 File:Flag of the United States.svg Julia Smit (USA) 19 December 2009 Great Britain
10 2:04.64 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kayla Sanchez (CAN) 14 December 2018 Hangzhou
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ye Shiwen (CHN) 15 December 2012 Istanbul
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Evelyn Verrasztó (HUN) 10 December 2009 Turkey
13 2:04.77 File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Abbie Wood (GBR) 1 November 2020 Budapest
14 2:04.82 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mary-Sophie Harvey (CAN) 2 November 2024 Singapore [44]
15 2:04.91 File:Flag of the United States.svg Caitlin Leverenz (USA) 16 December 2011 United States
16 2:04.92 File:Flag of the United States.svg Beata Nelson (USA) 5 November 2022 Indianapolis [45]
17 2:04.94 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marrit Steenbergen (NED) 13 December 2022 Melbourne [46]
18 2:05.02 File:Flag of the United States.svg Ella Eastin (USA) 10 December 2016 Canada
19 2:05.04 File:Flag of Israel.svg Anastasia Gorbenko (ISR) 4 September 2021 Naples
20 2:05.13 File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Siobhan O'Connor (GBR) 5 December 2015 Israel
21 2:05.38 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bailey Andison (CAN) 9 September 2021 Naples
22 2:05.41 File:Flag of Japan.svg Rikako Ikee (JPN) 14 January 2018 Tokyo [47]
23 2:05.46 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Emily Seebohm (AUS) 18 November 2017 Singapore
24 2:05.54 File:Flag of the United States.svg Kathleen Baker (USA) 15 December 2018 Hangzhou
25 2:05.63 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alicia Coutts (AUS) 9 November 2013 Japan

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 2:05.63:

  • Katinka Hosszú also swam 2:02.13 (2014), 2:02.53 (2015), 2:02.61 (2014), 2:02.90 (2016), 2:03.07 (2014), 2:03.20 (2013), 2:03.25 (2013, 2018), 2:03.60 (2014), 2:03.66 (2015), 2:04.13 (2018), 2:04.16 (2019), 2:04.31 (2013), 2:04.33 (2013), 2:04.37 (2017), 2:04.39 (2013), 2:04.43 (2017), 2:04.52 (2013), 2:04.56 (2016), 2:04.64 (2017), 2:04.65 (2018), 2:04.68 (2019), 2:04.72 (2012), 2:04.76 (2016, 2017), 2:04.79 (2018), 2:04.94 (2017), 2:04.98 (2017), 2:05.00 (2017), 2:05.01 (2017), 2:05.05 (2013), 2:05.06 (2018), 2:05.07 (2013), 2:05.11 (2019), 2:05.18 (2014), 2:05.25 (2018), 2:05.29 (2017, 2017), 2:05.33 (2013, 2016), 2:05.34 (2013), 2:05.39 (2016), 2:05.42 (2018), 2:05.45 (2013), 2:05.57 (2016), 2:05.60 (2016).
  • Kaylee McKeown also swam 2:03.68 (2020).
  • Kate Douglass also swam 2:04.09 (2024), 2:04.39 (2022), 2:04.68 (2021).
  • Melanie Margalis also swam 2:04.18 (2020), 2:04.32 (2020), 2:04.62 (2018), 2:04.65 (2018), 2;05.18 (2019), 2:05.32 (2019)).
  • Sydney Pickrem also swam 2:04.29 (2021), 2:04.34 (2019), 2:04.40 (2020), 2:04.59 (2021), 2:04.85 (2019), 2:05.21 (2021),2:05.22 (2022), 2:05.23 (2022).
  • Yu Yiting also swam 2:04.48 (2021), 2:04.73 (2024),2:05.39 (2024).
  • Yui Ohashi also swam 2:04.86 (2021), 2:05.04 (2020), 2:05.09 (2020), 2:05.10 (2020), 2:05.13 (2020), 2:05.26 (2020), 2:05.29 (2018), 2:05.45 (2021).
  • Abbie Wood also swam 2:04.94 (2021), 2:05.08 (2021), 2:05.27 (2020), 2:05.36 (2020), 2:05.45 (2021), 2:05.56 (2020), 2:05.58 (2023), 2:05.63 (2021).
  • Beata Nelson also swam 2:05.00 (2024), 2:05.08 (2022).
  • Mary-Sophie Harvey also swam 2:05.15 (2021), 2:05.23 (2024),2:05.30 (2021).
  • Anastasia Gorbenko also swam 2:05.17 (2021).
  • Siobhan O'Connor also swam 2:05.19 (2015).
  • Kayla Sanchez also swam 2:05.32 (2019).

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