World record progression 200 metres breaststroke

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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.

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.

Men

Long course

# 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, United States
31 2:18.21 John Hencken  United States 1 September 1974 USA vs GDR Dual Meet Concord, 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 Bonn, West Germany
38 2:12.89 Mike Barrowman  United States 20 August 1989 Pan Pacific Championships Tokyo, Japan
39 2:11.53 Mike Barrowman  United States 20 July 1990 Goodwill Games Seattle, United States
40 2:11.23 Mike Barrowman  United States 11 January 1991 World Championships Perth, Australia
41 2:10.60 Mike Barrowman  United States 13 August 1991 US National Championships Fort Lauderdale, United States
42 2:10.16 Mike Barrowman  United States 29 July 1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain
43 2:09.97 Kosuke Kitajima  Japan 2 October 2002 Asian Games Busan, South Korea
44 2:09.52 Dimitri Komornikov  Russia 15 June 2003 Mare Nostrum Barcelona, Spain
45 2:09.42 Kosuke Kitajima  Japan 24 July 2003 World Championships Barcelona, Spain
46 2:09.04 Brendan Hansen  United States 11 July 2004 US Olympic Trials Long Beach, United States
47 2:08.74 Brendan Hansen  United States 5 August 2006 US National Championships Irvine, United States
48 2:08.50 Brendan Hansen  United States 21 August 2006 Pan Pacific Championships Victoria, Canada
49 2:07.51 Kosuke Kitajima  Japan 8 June 2008 Japan Open Tokyo, Japan
50 2:07.31 sf Christian Sprenger  Australia 30 July 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy
51 2:07.28 Dániel Gyurta  Hungary 1 August 2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom
52 2:07.01 Akihiro Yamaguchi  Japan 15 September 2012 Japanese Sports Festival Gifu, Japan
53 2:06.67 Ippei Watanabe  Japan 29 January 2017 Kosuke Kitajima Cup Tokyo, Japan
53 2:06.67 sf, = Matthew Wilson  Australia 25 July 2019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea
55 2:06.12 Anton Chupkov  Russia 26 July 2019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea
56 2:05.95 Zac Stubblety-Cook  Australia 22 May 2022 Australian Championships Adelaide, Australia
57 2:05.48 Qin Haiyang  China 27 July 2023 World Championships Fukuoka, Japan

Notes

  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

# 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
14 2:00.16 Kirill Prigoda  Russia 13 December 2018 World Championships Hangzhou, China
15 1:59.52 Caspar Corbeau  Netherlands 25 October 2025 World Cup Toronto, Canada

Women

Long course

# 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
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
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
67 2:17.55 Evgeniia Chikunova  Russia 21 April 2023 Russian Championships Kazan, Russia

Short course

# 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 [a] Yuliya 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
14 2:12.72 Kate Douglass  United States 31 October 2024 World Cup Singapore
15 2:12.50 Kate Douglass  United States 13 December 2024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary

Notes

  1. ^ Rescinded in May 2014 due to doping violation.

All-time top 25

Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 200 m breaststroke times and the top 25 athletes:
- denotes top performance for athletes in the top 25 200 m breaststroke times
- denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 200 m breaststroke times, by repeat athletes
- denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 athletes who fall outside the top 25 200 m breaststroke times

Men long course

  • Correct as of December 2025
Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 2:05.48 Qin Haiyang ‹See TfM› China 28 July 2023 Fukuoka
2 2 2:05.85 Léon Marchand  France 31 July 2024 Paris
3 3 2:05.95 Zac Stubblety-Cook  Australia 19 May 2022 Adelaide
4 4 2:06.12 Anton Chupkov  Russia 26 July 2019 Gwangju
5 2:06.28 Stubblety-Cook #2 15 June 2021 Adelaide
6 2:06.38 Stubblety-Cook #3 29 July 2021 Tokyo
5 7 2:06.40 Shoma Sato  Japan 7 April 2021 Tokyo
7 2:06.40 Stubblety-Cook #4 23 July 2023 Fukuoka
6 9 2:06.54 Matthew Fallon  United States 19 June 2024 Indianapolis
10 2:06.59 Marchand #2 11 June 2023 Rennes
7 11 2:06.67 Ippei Watanabe  Japan 29 January 2017 Tokyo
Matthew Wilson  Australia 25 July 2019 Gwangju
13 2:06.68 Wilson #2 26 July 2019 Gwangju
14 2:06.72 Stubblety-Cook #5 22 June 2022 Budapest
15 2:06.73 Watanabe #2 26 July 2019 Gwangju
16 2:06.74 Sato #2 7 February 2021 Tokyo
17 2:06.78 Sato #3 24 January 2021 Tokyo
18 2:06.79 Stubblety-Cook #6 31 July 2024 Paris
19 2:06.80 Chupkov #2 6 August 2018 Glasgow
20 2:06.83 Chupkov #3 25 July 2019 Gwangju
9 21 2:06.85 Arno Kamminga  Netherlands 4 December 2020 Rotterdam
10 22 2:06.91 Shin Ohashi  Japan 21 July 2025 Kusatsu
23 2:06.94 Watanabe #3 21 March 2024 Tokyo
24 2:06.96 Chupkov #4 28 July 2017 Budapest
Ohashi #2 30 November 2025 Tokyo
11 2:07.01 Akihiro Yamaguchi  Japan 15 September 2012 Gifu
12 2:07.07 Yamato Fukasawa  Japan 17 February 2024 Chiba
Yu Hanaguruma  Japan 21 March 2024 Tokyo
14 2:07.13 Matti Mattsson  Finland 29 July 2021 Tokyo
15 2:07.17 Josh Prenot  United States 30 June 2016 Omaha
16 2:07.18 Yasuhiro Koseki  Japan 16 April 2017 Nagoya
17 2:07.23 Dániel Gyurta  Hungary 2 August 2013 Barcelona
18 2:07.25 Kirill Prigoda  Russia 21 July 2022 Kazan
19 2:07.30 Ross Murdoch  Great Britain 24 July 2014 Glasgow
20 2:07.31 Christian Sprenger  Australia 30 July 2009 Rome
21 2:07.32 Filip Nowacki  Great Britain 22 August 2025 Otopeni
22 2:07.41 Kevin Cordes  United States 28 June 2017 Indianapolis
23 2:07.42 Eric Shanteau  United States 30 July 2009 Rome
24 2:07.43 Michael Jamieson  Great Britain 1 August 2012 London
25 2:07.46 Dmitriy Balandin  Kazakhstan 10 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro

Men short course

  • Correct as of December 2025
Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 1:59.52 Caspar Corbeau  Netherlands 25 October 2025 Toronto
2 2 2:00.16 Kirill Prigoda  Russia 13 December 2018 Hangzhou
3 3 2:00.35 Daiya Seto  Japan 16 December 2022 Melbourne
4 4 2:00.44 Marco Koch  Germany 20 November 2016 Berlin
5 5 2:00.48 Dániel Gyurta  Hungary 31 August 2014 Dubai
6 2:00.53 Koch #2 3 December 2015 Netanya
7 2:00.58 Koch #3 1 November 2020 Budapest
8 2:00.67 Gyurta #2 13 December 2009 Istanbul
9 2:00.72 Gyurta #3 15 December 2013 Herning
10 2:00.81 Koch #4 26 October 2020 Budapest
6 11 2:00.86 Carles Coll  Spain 5 December 2025 Lublin
12 2:01.06 Gyurta #4 27 August 2014 Doha
13 2:01.11 Prigoda #2 14 December 2017 Copenhagen
7 14 2:01.15 Qin Haiyang ‹See TfM› China 13 December 2018 Hangzhou
15 2:01.18 Prigoda #3 19 November 2017 Singapore
16 2:01.20 Prigoda #4 14 November 2020 Budapest
17 2:01.21 Koch #5 8 December 2016 Windsor
18 2:01.24 Prigoda #5 4 October 2017 Doha
19 2:01.27 Corbeau #2 5 December 2025 Lublin
20 2:01.28 Koch #6 31 August 2014 Dubai
21 2:01.30 Gyurta #5 9 November 2013 Tokyo
Seto #2 19 November 2017 Singapore
Prigoda #6 11 November 2018 Tokyo
24 2:01.31 Koch #7 14 November 2020 Budapest
25 2:01.35 Gyurta #6 14 December 2012 Istanbul
8 2:01.43 Michael Jamieson  Great Britain 15 December 2013 Herning
Arno Kamminga  Netherlands 17 December 2020 Amsterdam
10 2:01.57 Anton Chupkov  Russia 11 November 2018 Tokyo
11 2:01.60 Nic Fink  United States 16 December 2022 Melbourne
12 2:01.65 Anton McKee  Iceland 1 November 2020 Budapest
13 2:01.67 Joshua Yong  Australia 20 October 2024 Shanghai
14 2:01.70 Ippei Watanabe  Japan 23 October 2022 Tokyo
15 2:01.73 Ilya Shymanovich  Belarus 6 November 2021 Kazan
16 2:01.78 Yasuhiro Koseki  Japan 27 October 2019 Tokyo
17 2:01.85 Mikhail Dorinov  Russia 14 December 2017 Copenhagen
18 2:01.91 Aleksandr Zhigalov  Russia 23 November 2024 Saint Petersburg
19 2:01.98 Christian Sprenger  Australia 10 August 2009 Hobart
20 2:02.00 Léon Marchand  France 12 October 2025 Carmel
21 2:02.01 Yamato Fukasawa  Japan 13 December 2024 Budapest
22 2:02.03 Shin Ohashi  Japan 25 October 2025 Toronto
23 2:02.18 Erik Persson  Sweden 6 November 2021 Kazan
24 2:02.27 Will Licon  United States 21 November 2020 Budapest
25 2:02.33 Cody Miller  United States 11 December 2015 Indianapolis

Women long course

  • Correct as of October 2025
Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 2:17.55 Evgeniia Chikunova  Russia 21 April 2023 Kazan
2 2 2:18.50 Kate Douglass  United States 1 August 2025 Singapore
3 3 2:18.95 Tatjana Smith  South Africa 30 July 2021 Tokyo
4 2:18.98 Chikunova #2 27 July 2024 Yekaterinburg
5 2:19.01 Smith #2 10 April 2024 Gqeberha
4 6 2:19.11 Rikke Møller Pedersen  Denmark 1 August 2013 Barcelona
7 2:19.16 Smith #3 28 July 2021 Tokyo
8 2:19.24 Douglass #2 1 August 2024 Paris
9 2:19.30 Douglass #3 13 January 2024 Knoxville
10 2:19.33 Smith #4 29 July 2021 Tokyo
5 11 2:19.41 Yuliya Yefimova  Russia 2 August 2013 Barcelona
12 2:19.46 Douglass #4 20 June 2024 Indianapolis
6 13 2:19.59 Rebecca Soni  United States 2 August 2012 London
14 2:19.60 Smith #5 1 August 2024 Paris
15 2:19.61 Møller Pedersen #2 13 April 2014 Eindhoven
7 16 2:19.64 Viktoria Zeynep Gunes  Turkey 30 August 2015 Singapore
16 2:19.64 Yefimova #2 28 July 2017 Budapest
8 18 2:19.65 Rie Kaneto  Japan 9 April 2016 Tokyo
19 2:19.66 Douglass #5 19 June 2024 Indianapolis
20 2:19.67 Møller Pedersen #3 12 June 2014 Canet-en-Roussillon
21 2:19.74 Douglass #6 31 July 2024 Paris
9 22 2:19.81 Tes Schouten  Netherlands 16 February 2024 Doha
23 2:19.83 Yefimova #3 13 June 2017 Barcelona
24 2:19.84 Møller Pedersen #4 22 August 2014 Berlin
25 2:19.85 Yefimova #4 1 August 2013 Barcelona
10 2:19.92 Lilly King  United States 30 July 2021 Tokyo
11 2:20.12 Annamay Pierse  Canada 30 July 2009 Rome
12 2:20.54 Leisel Jones  Australia 1 February 2006 Melbourne
13 2:20.72 Satomi Suzuki  Japan 2 August 2012 London
14 2:20.77 Annie Lazor  United States 19 May 2019 Bloomington
15 2:20.89 Molly Renshaw  Great Britain 15 April 2021 London
16 2:20.90 Kanako Watanabe  Japan 12 April 2015 Tokyo
17 2:21.37 Qi Hui ‹See TfM› China 17 October 2009 Jinan
18 2:21.45 Taylor McKeown  Australia 11 April 2016 Adelaide
19 2:21.62 Nađa Higl  Serbia 31 July 2009 Rome
20 2:21.69 Abbie Wood  Great Britain 15 April 2021 London
21 2:21.74 Micah Sumrall  United States 1 August 2013 Barcelona
22 2:21.77 Bethany Galat  United States 28 July 2017 Budapest
23 2:21.85 Reona Aoki  Japan 8 April 2018 Tokyo
24 2:21.86 Angharad Evans  Great Britain 17 April 2025 London
25 2:21.93 Shi Jinglin ‹See TfM› China 28 July 2017 Budapest

Women short course

  • Correct as of October 2025
Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 2:12.50 Kate Douglass  United States 13 December 2024 Budapest
2 2:12.72 Douglass #2 31 October 2024 Singapore
3 2:13.45 Douglass #3 23 October 2025 Toronto
4 2:13.97 Douglass #4 10 October 2025 Carmel
5 2:14.16 Douglass #5 24 October 2024 Incheon
2 6 2:14.39 Yulia Yefimova  Russia 13 December 2013 Herning
3 7 2:14.57 Rebecca Soni  United States 18 December 2009 Manchester
7 2:14.57 Douglass #6 17 October 2025 Westmont
4 9 2:14.70 Evgeniia Chikunova  Russia 25 November 2022 Kazan
10 2:15.14 Chikunova #2 13 December 2024 Budapest
5 11 2:15.21 Rikke Møller Pedersen  Denmark 13 December 2013 Herning
6 12 2:15.42 Leisel Jones  Australia 15 November 2009 Berlin
7 13 2:15.56 Lilly King  United States 21 November 2020 Budapest
14 2:15.62 Yefimova #2 28 September 2018 Eindhoven
15 2:15.74 Douglass #7 23 October 2025 Toronto
8 16 2:15.76 Rie Kaneto  Japan 9 October 2016 Doha
17 2:15.77 Douglass #8 16 December 2022 Melbourne
18 2:15.80 King #2 5 November 2020 Budapest
19 2:15.91 Kaneto #2 1 October 2016 Beijing
20 2:15.93 Møller Pedersen #2 11 August 2013 Berlin
21 2:15.96 Douglass #9 18 October 2024 Shanghai
22 2:15.99 Douglass #10 10 October 2025 Carmel
23 2:16.04 King #3 26 October 2020 Budapest
24 2:16.05 Yefimova #3 15 November 2018 Singapore
25 2:16.08 Møller Pedersen #3 16 December 2012 Istanbul
9 2:16.09 Tes Schouten  Netherlands 8 December 2023 Otopeni
10 2:16.33 Annie Lazor  United States 21 November 2020 Budapest
11 2:16.51 Emily Escobedo  United States 5 November 2020 Budapest
12 2:16.83 Alex Walsh  United States 13 December 2024 Budapest
Annamay Pierse  Canada 7 August 2009 Leeds
14 2:16.92 Kanako Watanabe  Japan 7 December 2014 Doha
15 2:16.93 Laura Sogar  United States 16 December 2012 Istanbul
16 2:17.00 Kelsey Wog  Canada 25 November 2023 Winnipeg
17 2:17.10 Jocelyn Ulyett  Great Britain 6 December 2019 Sheffield
18 2:17.25 Mio Motegi  Japan 16 February 2014 Tokyo
19 2:17.30 Alina Zmushka  Belarus 13 December 2024 Budapest
20 2:17.50 Katy Freeman  United States 18 December 2009 Manchester
21 2:17.52 Nađa Higl  Serbia 11 December 2009 Istanbul
22 2:17.75 Sydney Pickrem  Canada 21 November 2020 Budapest
23 2:17.80 Molly Renshaw  Great Britain 14 November 2020 Budapest
Anna Elendt  Germany 10 October 2025 Carmel
25 2:17.84 Alia Atkinson  Jamaica 2 November 2014 Singapore

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