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

Short course

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

Women

Long course

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

Short course

# Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
1 2:07.79 Allison Wagner  United States 5 December 1993 World Championships Palma de Mallorca, Spain
2 2:06.13 Kirsty Coventry  Zimbabwe 12 April 2008 World Championships Manchester, United Kingdom
3 2:06.01 Evelyn Verrasztó  Hungary 6 November 2009 World Cup Moscow, Russia
4 2:04.64 Evelyn Verrasztó  Hungary 10 December 2009 European Championships Istanbul, Turkey
5 2:04.60 Julia Smit  United States 19 December 2009 Duel in the Pool Manchester, United Kingdom
6 2:04.39 h Katinka Hosszú  Hungary 7 August 2013 World Cup Eindhoven, Netherlands
7 2:03.20 Katinka Hosszú  Hungary 7 August 2013 World Cup Eindhoven, Netherlands
8 2:02.61 Katinka Hosszú  Hungary 27 August 2014 World Cup Doha, Qatar
9 2:02.13 Katinka Hosszú  Hungary 31 August 2014 World Cup Dubai, United Arab Emirates
10 2:01.86 Katinka Hosszú  Hungary 6 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar
11 2:01.63 Kate Douglass  United States 10 December 2024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary

All-time top 25

Men long course

  • Correct as of August 2024
Pos Time Swimmer Date Venue Ref
1 1:54.00  Ryan Lochte (USA) 28 July 2011 Shanghai
2 1:54.06  Léon Marchand (FRA) 2 August 2024 Paris
3 1:54.16  Michael Phelps (USA) 28 July 2011 Shanghai
4 1:54.62  Wang Shun (CHN) 24 September 2023 Hangzhou
5 1:55.07  Kosuke Hagino (JPN) 4 April 2016 Tokyo
6 1:55.18  László Cseh (HUN) 29 July 2009 Rome
7 1:55.24  Shaine Casas (USA) 30 July 2022 Irvine
8 1:55.26  Michael Andrew (USA) 17 June 2021 Omaha
9 1:55.28  Duncan Scott (GBR) 30 July 2021 Tokyo
10 1:55.36  Eric Shanteau (USA) 30 July 2009 Rome
11 1:55.40  Chase Kalisz (USA) 11 August 2018 Tokyo
12 1:55.55  Thiago Pereira (BRA) 30 July 2009 Rome
 Daiya Seto (JPN) 18 January 2020 Beijing
14 1:55.65  Carson Foster (USA) 21 June 2024 Indianapolis
15 1:55.72  Mitch Larkin (AUS) 12 June 2019 Brisbane
16 1:55.76  Philip Heintz (GER) 16 June 2017 Berlin
17 1:56.07  Tom Dean (GBR) 27 July 2023 Fukuoka
 Finlay Knox (CAN) 18 May 2024 Toronto
19 1:56.17  Jérémy Desplanches (SUI) 30 July 2021 Tokyo
20 1:56.21  Alberto Razzetti (ITA) 28 November 2023 Riccione
21 1:56.31  Hugo González (ESP) 6 June 2021 Barcelona
22 1:56.64  Max Litchfield (GBR) 26 July 2017 Budapest
23 1:56.69  Leith Brodie (AUS) 30 July 2009 Rome
24 1:56.75  Ilya Borodin (RUS) 24 July 2024 Yekaterinburg
25 1:56.79  Abrahm Devine (USA) 1 July 2017 Indianapolis
 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 December 2024
Pos Time Swimmer Date Venue Ref
1 1:48.88  Léon Marchand (FRA) 1 November 2024 Singapore
2 1:49.51  Shaine Casas (USA) 10 December 2024 Budapest
3 1:49.63  Ryan Lochte (USA) 14 December 2012 Istanbul
4 1:50.15  Matthew Sates (RSA) 13 December 2022 Melbourne
5 1:50.47  Kosuke Hagino (JPN) 5 December 2014 Doha
6 1:50.66  Daiya Seto (JPN) 29 October 2021 Kazan
7 1:50.85  Andreas Vazaios (GRE) 6 December 2019 Great Britain
8 1:50.88  Alberto Razzetti (ITA) 10 December 2024 Budapest
9 1:50.90  Finlay Knox (CAN) 10 December 2024 Budapest
10 1:50.96  Carson Foster (USA) 13 December 2022 Melbourne
11 1:50.98  Duncan Scott (GRB) 8 December 2023 Otopeni
12 1:51.01  Wang Shun (CHN) 11 December 2018 Hangzhou
13 1:51.14  Caeleb Dressel (USA) 11 September 2021 Naples
14 1:51.36  László Cseh (HUN) 4 December 2015 Netanya
15 1:51.53  Andrew Seliskar (USA) 21 November 2020 Budapest
16 1:51.55  Darian Townsend (RSA) 15 November 2009 Berlin
17 1:51.56  Chad le Clos (RSA) 1 September 2014 Dubai
18 1:51.72  Markus Rogan (AUT) 10 December 2009 Istanbul
19 1:51.74  Tomoe Hvas (NOR) 6 December 2019 Glasgow
20 1:51.78  Noè Ponti (SUI) 19 October 2024 Shanghai
21 1:51.89  Michael Phelps (USA) 23 October 2011 Germany
22 1:51.92  Philip Heintz (GER) 31 August 2016 Germany
23 1:51.97  Tomoru Honda (JPN) 23 October 2022 Tokyo
24 1:52.01  Kenneth To (AUS) 11 August 2013 Germany
25 1:52.06  Leonardo Santos (BRA) 15 November 2020 Budapest

Notes

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

  • Léon Marchand also swam 1:50.30 (2024), 1:50.91 (2024).
  • Shaine Casas also swam 1:50.37 (2022), 1:51.31 (2022), 1:51.52 (2024).
  • Ryan Lochte also swam 1:50.08 (2010), 1:51.31 (2014), 1:51.56 (2008).
  • Matthew Sates also swam 1:51.45 (2021), 1:51.64 (2022).
  • Kosuke Hagino also swam 1:51.27 (2014), 1:51.50 (2013).
  • 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), 1:51.83 (2022), 1:51.88 (2017), 1:51.91 (2024).
  • Andreas Vazaios also swam 1:51.15 (2021), 1:51.70 (2021), 1:51.84 (2020), 1:51.94 (2021).
  • Alberto Razzetti also swam 1:51.54 (2021), 1:51.73 (2022).
  • Finlay Knox also swam 1:51.04 (2022).
  • Carson Foster also swam 1:51.32 (2024), 1:51.35 (2021), 1:51.89 (2022).
  • Duncan Scott also swam 1:51.08 (2024), 1:51.14 (2024), 1:51.25 (2024), 1:51.53 (2021), 1:51.66 (2020), 1:51.85 (2019), 1:51.90 (2023), 1:51.96 (2020).
  • Wang Shun also swam 1:51.45 (2018), 1:51.63 (2016), 1:51.74 (2016), 1:51.84 (2018).
  • Darian Townsend also swam 1:51.79 (2009).
  • Philip Heintz also swam 1:52.03 (2016).

Women long course

  • Correct as of August 2024
Pos Time Swimmer Date Venue Ref
1 2:06.12  Katinka Hosszú (HUN) 3 August 2015 Kazan
2 2:06.15  Ariana Kukors (USA) 27 July 2009 Rome
3 2:06.56  Summer McIntosh (CAN) 3 August 2024 Paris
4 2:06.63  Kaylee McKeown (AUS) 10 June 2024 Brisbane
5 2:06.79  Kate Douglass (USA) 22 June 2024 Indianapolis
6 2:06.88  Siobhan-Marie O'Connor (GBR) 9 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro
7 2:07.03  Stephanie Rice (AUS) 27 July 2009 Rome
8 2:07.13  Alex Walsh (USA) 19 June 2022 Budapest
9 2:07.57  Ye Shiwen (CHN) 31 July 2012 London
10 2:07.68  Sydney Pickrem (CAN) 19 May 2024 Toronto
11 2:07.75  Yu Yiting (CHN) 25 September 2023 Hangzhou
12 2:07.91  Yui Ohashi (JPN) 24 July 2017 Budapest
13 2:08.15  Alicia Coutts (AUS) 31 July 2012 London
14 2:08.32  Qi Hui (CHN) 17 October 2009 Jinan
 Kathleen Baker (USA) 29 July 2018 Irvine
16 2:08.34  Kim Seo-yeong (KOR) 24 August 2018 Jakarta
17 2:08.45  Kanako Watanabe (JPN) 3 August 2015 Kazan
18 2:08.47  Torri Huske (USA) 13 April 2024 San Antonio
19 2:08.48  Regan Smith (USA) 2 June 2023 Tempe
20 2:08.51  Madisyn Cox (USA) 22 May 2021 Austin
21 2:08.55  Anastasia Gorbenko (ISR) 29 May 2024 Barcelona
22 2:08.59  Kirsty Coventry (ZIM) 13 August 2008 Beijing
23 2:08.64  Rika Omoto (JPN) 10 May 2019 Sydney
24 2:08.70  Melanie Margalis (USA) 23 July 2017 Budapest
25 2:08.79  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 December 2024
Pos Time Swimmer Date Venue Ref
1 2:01.63  Kate Douglass (USA) 10 December 2024 Budapest
2 2:01.86  Katinka Hosszú (HUN) 6 December 2014 Doha
3 2:02.65  Alex Walsh (USA) 10 December 2024 Budapest
4 2:02.75  Abbie Wood (GBR) 10 December 2024 Budapest
5 2:03.57  Kaylee McKeown (AUS) 13 December 2022 Melbourne
6 2:03.93  Yui Ohashi (JPN) 14 November 2020 Budapest
7 2:03.99  Yu Yiting (CHN) 2 November 2024 Singapore
8 2:04.00  Sydney Pickrem (CAN) 21 November 2020 Budapest
9 2:04.06  Melanie Margalis (USA) 16 October 2020 Budapest
10 2:04.30  Mary-Sophie Harvey (CAN) 10 December 2024 Budapest
11 2:04.60  Julia Smit (USA) 19 December 2009 Great Britain
12 2:04.64  Kayla Sanchez (CAN) 14 December 2018 Hangzhou
 Ye Shiwen (CHN) 15 December 2012 Istanbul
 Evelyn Verrasztó (HUN) 10 December 2009 Turkey
15 2:04.91  Caitlin Leverenz (USA) 16 December 2011 United States
16 2:04.92  Beata Nelson (USA) 5 November 2022 Indianapolis
17 2:04.94  Marrit Steenbergen (NED) 13 December 2022 Melbourne
18 2:05.02  Ella Eastin (USA) 10 December 2016 Canada
19 2:05.04  Anastasia Gorbenko (ISR) 4 September 2021 Naples
20 2:05.13  Siobhan O'Connor (GBR) 5 December 2015 Israel
21 2:05.38  Bailey Andison (CAN) 9 September 2021 Naples
22 2:05.41  Rikako Ikee (JPN) 14 January 2018 Tokyo
23 2:05.46  Emily Seebohm (AUS) 18 November 2017 Singapore
24 2:05.52  Ellen Walshe (IRE) 10 December 2024 Budapest
25 2:05.54  Kathleen Baker (USA) 15 December 2018 Hangzhou

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 2:05.54:

  • Kate Douglass also swam 2:02.12 (2022), 2:04.09 (2024), 2:04.24 (2021), 2:04.39 (2022), 2:04.68 (2021).
  • 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).
  • Alex Walsh also swam 2:03.37 (2022).
  • Abbie Wood also swam 2:04.77 (2020), 2:04.94 (2021), 2:05.08 (2021), 2:05.16 (2024), 2:05.18 (2023), 2:05.27 (2020), 2:05.36 (2020), 2:05.45 (2021), 2:05.49 (2022).
  • Kaylee McKeown also swam 2:03.68 (2020).
  • 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).
  • Yu Yiting also swam 2:04.48 (2021), 2:04.73 (2024)，2:05.39 (2024).
  • 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), 2:05.29 (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).
  • Mary-Sophie Harvey also swam 2:04.82 (2024), 2:05.15 (2021), 2:05.23 (2024)，2:05.30 (2021).
  • Kayla Sanchez also swam 2:05.32 (2019).
  • Beata Nelson also swam 2:05.00 (2024), 2:05.08 (2022), 2:05.38 (2022).
  • Anastasia Gorbenko also swam 2:05.17 (2021).
  • Siobhan O'Connor also swam 2:05.19 (2015).

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