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.
Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 200 m individual medley times and the top 25 athletes:
- denotes top performance for athletes in the top 25 200 m individual medley times
- denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 200 m individual medley times, by repeat athletes
- denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 athletes who fall outside the top 25 200 m individual medley times
Men long course
Correct as of December 2025
Ath.#
Perf.#
Time
Athlete
Nation
Date
Place
Ref.
1
1
1:52.69
Léon Marchand
France
30 July 2025
Singapore
2
1:53.68
Marchand #2
31 July 2025
Singapore
2
3
1:54.00
Ryan Lochte
United States
28 July 2011
Shanghai
4
1:54.06
Marchand #3
2 August 2024
Paris
5
1:54.10
Lochte #2
30 July 2009
Rome
3
6
1:54.16
Michael Phelps
United States
28 July 2011
Shanghai
7
1:54.23
Phelps #2
15 August 2008
Beijing
8
1:54.27
Phelps #3
2 August 2012
London
4
9
1:54.30
Shaine Casas
United States
31 July 2025
Singapore
10
1:54.43
Lochte #3
21 August 2010
Irvine
11
1:54.56
Lochte #4
10 July 2009
Indianapolis
5
12
1:54.62
Wang Shun
China
24 September 2023
Hangzhou
13
1:54.66
Phelps #4
11 August 2016
Rio de Janeiro
14
1:54.75
Phelps #5
9 August 2015
San Antonio
15
1:54.80
Phelps #6
4 July 2008
Omaha
16
1:54.82
Marchand #4
27 July 2023
Fukuoka
17
1:54.84
Lochte #5
6 August 2010
Irvine
Phelps #7
30 June 2012
Omaha
19
1:54.90
Lochte #6
2 August 2012
London
20
1:54.93
Lochte #7
30 June 2012
Omaha
21
1:54.98
Phelps #8
29 March 2007
Melbourne
Lochte #8
1 August 2013
Barcelona
23
1:55.00
Wang #2
30 July 2021
Tokyo
6
24
1:55.07
Kosuke Hagino
Japan
9 April 2016
Tokyo
25
1:55.13
Casas #2
30 July 2025
Singapore
7
1:55.18
László Cseh
Hungary
29 July 2009
Rome
8
1:55.26
Michael Andrew
United States
17 June 2021
Omaha
9
1:55.28
Duncan Scott
Great Britain
30 July 2021
Tokyo
10
1:55.34
Hubert Kós
Hungary
31 July 2025
Singapore
11
1:55.36
Eric Shanteau
United States
30 July 2009
Rome
12
1:55.40
Chase Kalisz
United States
11 August 2018
Tokyo
13
1:55.55
Thiago Pereira
Brazil
30 July 2009
Rome
Daiya Seto
Japan
18 January 2020
Beijing
15
1:55.60
Tomoyuki Matsushita
Japan
30 November 2025
Tokyo
16
1:55.65
Carson Foster
United States
21 June 2024
Indianapolis
17
1:55.72
Mitch Larkin
Australia
12 June 2019
Brisbane
18
1:55.76
Philip Heintz
Germany
16 June 2017
Berlin
19
1:55.85
Kosuke Makino
Japan
14 September 2025
Kusatsu
20
1:56.07
Tom Dean
Great Britain
27 July 2023
Fukuoka
Finlay Knox
Canada
18 May 2024
Toronto
22
1:56.17
Jérémy Desplanches
Switzerland
30 July 2021
Tokyo
23
1:56.21
Alberto Razzetti
Italy
28 November 2023
Riccione
24
1:56.31
Hugo González
Spain
6 June 2021
Barcelona
25
1:56.64
Max Litchfield
Great Britain
26 July 2017
Budapest
Men short course
Correct as of December 2025
Ath.#
Perf.#
Time
Athlete
Nation
Date
Place
Ref.
1
1
1:48.88
Léon Marchand
France
1 November 2024
Singapore
2
2
1:49.43
Shaine Casas
United States
11 October 2025
Carmel
3
1:49.51
Casas #2
10 December 2024
Budapest
3
4
1:49.63
Ryan Lochte
United States
14 December 2012
Istanbul
5
1:49.73
Marchand #2
11 October 2025
Carmel
6
1:50.08
Lochte #2
17 December 2010
Dubai
Casas #3
18 October 2025
Westmont
4
8
1:50.15
Matthew Sates
South Africa
13 December 2022
Melbourne
9
1:50.30
Marchand #3
19 October 2024
Shanghai
10
1:50.37
Casas #4
19 October 2022
Toronto
5
11
1:50.47
Kosuke Hagino
Japan
5 December 2014
Doha
6
12
1:50.66
Daiya Seto
Japan
29 October 2021
Kazan
13
1:50.76
Seto #2
21 December 2019
Las Vegas
7
14
1:50.85
Andreas Vazaios
Greece
6 December 2019
Glasgow
8
15
1:50.88
Alberto Razzetti
Italy
10 December 2024
Budapest
9
16
1:50.90
Finlay Knox
Canada
10 December 2024
Budapest
17
1:50.91
Marchand #4
25 October 2024
Incheon
10
18
1:50.96
Carson Foster
United States
13 December 2022
Melbourne
11
19
1:50.98
Duncan Scott
Great Britain
8 December 2023
Otopeni
12
20
1:51.01
Wang Shun
China
11 December 2018
Hangzhou
21
1:51.04
Knox #2
13 December 2022
Melbourne
22
1:51.08
Scott #2
19 October 2024
Shanghai
23
1:51.09
Seto #3
29 September 2018
Eindhoven
24
1:51.12
Seto #4
11 September 2021
Naples
13
25
1:51.14
Caeleb Dressel
United States
11 September 2021
Naples
25
1:51.14
Scott #3
1 November 2024
Singapore
14
1:51.36
László Cseh
Hungary
4 December 2015
Netanya
15
1:51.39
Hugo González
Spain
6 December 2025
Lublin
16
1:51.53
Andrew Seliskar
United States
21 November 2020
Budapest
17
1:51.55
Darian Townsend
South Africa
15 November 2009
Berlin
18
1:51.56
Chad le Clos
South Africa
1 September 2014
Dubai
19
1:51.72
Markus Rogan
Austria
10 December 2009
Istanbul
20
1:51.74
Tomoe Hvas
Norway
6 December 2019
Glasgow
21
1:51.78
Noè Ponti
Switzerland
19 October 2024
Shanghai
22
1:51.89
Michael Phelps
United States
23 October 2011
Berlin
23
1:51.92
Philip Heintz
Germany
31 August 2016
Berlin
24
1:51.97
Tomoru Honda
Japan
23 October 2022
Tokyo
25
1:52.01
Kenneth To
Australia
11 August 2013
Berlin
Women long course
Correct as of November 2025
Ath.#
Perf.#
Time
Athlete
Nation
Date
Place
Ref.
1
1
2:05.70
Summer McIntosh
Canada
9 June 2025
Victoria
2
2
2:06.12
Katinka Hosszú
Hungary
3 August 2015
Kazan
3
3
2:06.15
Ariana Kukors
United States
27 July 2009
Rome
4
2:06.56
McIntosh #2
3 August 2024
Paris
5
2:06.58
Hosszú #2
9 August 2016
Rio de Janeiro
4
6
2:06.63
Kaylee McKeown
Australia
10 June 2024
Brisbane
7
2:06.69
McIntosh #3
28 July 2025
Singapore
5
8
2:06.79
Kate Douglass
United States
22 June 2024
Indianapolis
9
2:06.84
Hosszú #3
2 August 2015
Kazan
6
10
2:06.88
Siobhan-Marie O'Connor
Great Britain
9 August 2016
Rio de Janeiro
11
2:06.89
McIntosh #4
30 March 2023
Toronto
12
2:06.92
Douglass #2
3 August 2024
Paris
13
2:06.99
McKeown #2
17 April 2024
Gold Coast
14
2:07.00
Hosszú #4
24 July 2017
Budapest
15
2:07.02
Hosszú #5
21 July 2019
Gwangju
16
2:07.03
Kukors #2
26 July 2009
Rome
7
16
2:07.03
Stephanie Rice
Australia
27 July 2009
Rome
18
2:07.05
Douglass #3
12 February 2024
Doha
19
2:07.06
McIntosh #5
19 May 2024
Toronto
20
2:07.09
Douglass #4
1 July 2023
Indianapolis
8
21
2:07.13
Alex Walsh
United States
19 June 2022
Budapest
22
2:07.14
Hosszú #6
23 July 2017
Budapest
23
2:07.16
McIntosh #6
13 January 2024
Knoxville
24
2:07.17
Hosszú #7
21 July 2019
Gwangju
Douglass #5
24 July 2023
Fukuoka
9
2:07.41
Yu Zidi
China
11 November 2025
Shenzhen
10
2:07.57
Ye Shiwen
China
31 July 2012
London
11
2:07.68
Sydney Pickrem
Canada
19 May 2024
Toronto
12
2:07.75
Yu Yiting
China
25 September 2023
Hangzhou
13
2:07.91
Yui Ohashi
Japan
24 July 2017
Budapest
14
2:08.15
Alicia Coutts
Australia
31 July 2012
London
15
2:08.32
Qi Hui
China
17 October 2009
Jinan
Kathleen Baker
United States
29 July 2018
Irvine
17
2:08.34
Kim Seo-yeong
South Korea
24 August 2018
Jakarta
18
2:08.45
Kanako Watanabe
Japan
3 August 2015
Kazan
19
2:08.47
Torri Huske
United States
13 April 2024
San Antonio
20
2:08.48
Regan Smith
United States
2 June 2023
Tempe
21
2:08.51
Madisyn Cox
United States
22 May 2021
Austin
22
2:08.55
Anastasia Gorbenko
Israel
29 May 2024
Barcelona
23
2:08.59
Kirsty Coventry
Zimbabwe
13 August 2008
Beijing
24
2:08.64
Rika Omoto
Japan
10 May 2019
Sydney
25
2:08.70
Melanie Margalis
United States
23 July 2017
Budapest
Women short course
Correct as of December 2025
Ath.#
Perf.#
Time
Athlete
Nation
Date
Place
Ref.
1
1
2:01.63
Kate Douglass
United States
10 December 2024
Budapest
2
2
2:01.83
Marritt Steenbergen
Netherlands
6 December 2025
Lublin
3
3
2:01.86
Katinka Hosszú
Hungary
6 December 2014
Doha
4
2:02.12
Douglass #2
13 December 2022
Melbourne
5
2:02.13
Hosszú #2
31 August 2014
Dubai
6
2:02.53
Hosszú #3
5 December 2015
Netanya
7
2:02.61
Hosszú #4
27 August 2014
Doha
4
8
2:02.65
Alex Walsh
United States
10 December 2024
Budapest
5
9
2:02.75
Abbie Wood
Great Britain
10 December 2024
Budapest
10
2:02.90
Hosszú #5
10 December 2016
Windsor
11
2:03.07
Hosszú #6
27 August 2014
Doha
12
2:03.20
Hosszú #7
7 August 2013
Eindhoven
13
2:03.25
Hosszú #8
10 August 2013
Berlin
Hosszú #9
15 December 2018
Hangzhou
15
2:03.37
Walsh #2
13 December 2022
Melbourne
6
16
2:03.57
Kaylee McKeown
Australia
13 December 2022
Melbourne
17
2:03.60
Hosszú #10
29 September 2014
Hong Kong
18
2:03.66
Hosszú #11
12 December 2015
Indianapolis
19
2:03.68
McKeown #2
27 November 2020
Brisbane
7
20
2:03.93
Yui Ohashi
Japan
14 November 2020
Budapest
8
21
2:03.99
Yu Yiting
China
2 November 2024
Singapore
9
22
2:04.00
Sydney Pickrem
Canada
21 November 2020
Budapest
23
2:04.01
Walsh #3
25 October 2025
Toronto
10
24
2:04.06
Melanie Margalis
United States
16 October 2020
Budapest
25
2:04.09
Douglass #3
20 October 2024
Shanghai
11
2:04.30
Mary-Sophie Harvey
Canada
10 December 2024
Budapest
12
2:04.60
Julia Smit
United States
19 December 2009
Manchester
13
2:04.64
Evelyn Verrasztó
Hungary
10 December 2009
Istanbul
Ye Shiwen
China
15 December 2012
Istanbul
Kayla Sanchez
Canada
14 December 2018
Sheffield
16
2:04.75
Ellen Walshe
Ireland
25 October 2025
Toronto
17
2:04.91
Caitlin Leverenz
United States
16 December 2011
Atlanta
18
2:04.92
Beata Nelson
United States
5 November 2022
Indianapolis
19
2:04.93
Anastasia Gorbenko
Israel
19 October 2025
Westmont
20
2:05.02
Ella Eastin
United States
10 December 2016
Windsor
21
2:05.13
Siobhan-Marie O'Connor
Great Britain
5 December 2015
Netanya
22
2:05.38
Bailey Andison
Canada
9 September 2021
Naples
23
2:05.41
Rikako Ikee
Japan
14 January 2018
Tokyo
24
2:05.46
Emily Seebohm
Australia
18 November 2017
Singapore
25
2:05.54
Kathleen Baker
United States
15 December 2018
Hangzhou
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