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Graphs of the progression of the World Records in all four strokes (50m, 100m and 200m distances).

This is a history of the progression of the World Record for the Swimming event: the 200 Butterfly. It is a listing of the fastest-time-ever swum in the event, in both long course (50m) and short course (25m) swimming pool. These records are maintained/recognized by FINA, which oversees international competitive Aquatics.

The long course records are historically older than the short course records: the long course records go back to at least the 1950s, whereas the short course marks having only been recognized since the early 1990s.

Men

Long course

# Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
1 2:19.0 Mike Troy  United States 11 July 1959 - Los Altos, United States
2 2:16.4 Mike Troy  United States 11 July 1959 - Los Altos, United States
3 2:15.0 Mike Troy  United States 10 July 1960 - Evansville, United States
4 2:13.4 Mike Troy  United States 23 July 1960 - Toledo, United States
5 2:13.2 Mike Troy  United States 4 August 1960 US Olympic Trials Detroit, United States
6 2:12.8 Mike Troy  United States 2 September 1960 Olympic Games Rome, Italy
7 2:12.6 Carl Robie  United States 19 August 1961 Men’s NAAA Championships Los Angeles, United States
8 2:12.5 Kevin Berry  Australia 20 February 1962 - Melbourne, Australia
9 2:12.4 h Carl Robie  United States 11 August 1962 Men’s National Outdoor Championships Cuyahoga Falls, United States
10 2:10.8 Carl Robie  United States 11 August 1962 Men’s National Outdoor Championships Cuyahoga Falls, United States
11 2:09.7 Kevin Berry  Australia 23 October 1962 Australian British Empire & Commonwealth Games Trials Melbourne, Australia
12 2:08.4 Kevin Berry  Australia 12 January 1963 - Sydney, Australia
13 2:08.2 Carl Robie  Netherlands 18 March 1963 - Tokyo, Japan
14 2:06.9 Kevin Berry  Australia 29 March 1964 - Sydney, Australia
15 2:06.6 Kevin Berry  Australia 18 October 1964 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan
16 2:06.4 Mark Spitz  United States 26 July 1967 Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada
17 2:06.0 John Ferris  United States 30 August 1967 Summer Universiade Tokyo, Japan
18 2:05.7 Mark Spitz  United States 8 October 1967 - West Berlin, West Germany
19 2:05.4 Mark Spitz  United States 22 August 1970 AAU Nationals Los Angeles, United States
20 2:05.0 Gary Hall Sr.  United States 22 August 1970 AAU Nationals Los Angeles, United States
21 2:03.9 Mark Spitz  United States 27 August 1971 AAU Nationals Houston, United States
22 2:03.3 Hans-Joachim Fassnacht  West Germany 31 August 1971 - Landskrona, Sweden
23 2:01.87 h Mark Spitz  United States 2 August 1972 US Olympic Trials Chicago, United States
24 2:01.53 Mark Spitz  United States 2 August 1972 US Olympic Trials Chicago, United States
25 2:00.70 Mark Spitz  United States 28 August 1972 Olympic Games Munich, West Germany
26 2:00.21 h Roger Pyttel  East Germany 3 June 1976 GDR Olympic Trials & National Championships East Berlin, East Germany
27 1:59.63 Roger Pyttel  East Germany 3 June 1976 GDR Olympic Trials & National Championships East Berlin, East Germany
28 1:59.23 Mike Bruner  United States 18 July 1976 Olympic Games Montreal, Canada
29 1:58.21 Craig Beardsley  United States 30 July 1980 - Irvine, United States
30 1:58.01 Craig Beardsley  United States 22 August 1981 - Kyiv, Soviet Union
31 1:57.05 Michael Gross  West Germany 26 August 1983 European Championships Rome, Italy
32 1:57.04 Jon Sieben  Australia 3 August 1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States
33 1:57.01 Michael Gross  West Germany 29 June 1985 FRG Nationals & European Championship Trials Wuppertal, West Germany
34 1:56.65 Michael Gross  West Germany 10 August 1985 European Championships Sofia, Bulgaria
35 1:56.24 Michael Gross  West Germany 28 June 1986 West German Championships Hanover, West Germany
36 1:55.69 Melvin Stewart  United States 12 January 1991 World Championships Perth, Australia
37 1:55.22 Denis Pankratov  Russia 14 June 1995 Mare Nostrum Canet-en-Roussillon, France
38 1:55.18 Tom Malchow  United States 17 June 2000 Charlotte UltraSwim Charlotte, United States
39 1:54.92 Michael Phelps  United States 30 March 2001 US National Championships Austin, United States
40 1:54.58 Michael Phelps  United States 24 July 2001 World Championships Fukuoka, Japan
41 1:53.93 sf Michael Phelps  United States 22 July 2003 World Championships Barcelona, Spain
42 1:53.80 Michael Phelps  United States 17 August 2006 Pan Pacific Championships Victoria, Canada
43 1:53.71 Michael Phelps  United States 17 February 2007 Missouri Grand Prix Columbia, United States
44 1:52.09 Michael Phelps  United States 28 March 2007 World Championships Melbourne, Australia
45 1:52.03 Michael Phelps  United States 13 August 2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China
46 1:51.51 Michael Phelps  United States 29 July 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy
47 1:50.73 Kristóf Milák  Hungary 24 July 2019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea
48 1:50.34 Kristóf Milák  Hungary 21 June 2022 World Championships Budapest, Hungary

Short course

Time Swimmer Date Place
1:54.67 France Franck Esposito February 1, 1992 Paris, France
1:54.58 New Zealand Danyon Loader February 6, 1993 Paris, France
1:54.50 New Zealand Danyon Loader February 9, 1993 Malmö, Sweden
1:54.21 New Zealand Danyon Loader February 13, 1993 Gelsenkirchen, Germany
1:53.05 France Franck Esposito March 26, 1994 Paris, France
1:52.64 Russia Denis Pankratov February 2, 1997 Gelsenkirchen, Germany
1:51.76 United Kingdom James Hickman March 28, 1998 Paris, France
1:51.58 France Franck Esposito January 14, 2001 Antibes, France
1:51.21 Germany Thomas Rupprath December 1, 2001 Rostock, Germany
1:50.73 France Franck Esposito December 8, 2002 Antibes, France
1:50.60 Russia Nikolay Skvortsov December 13, 2008 Rijeka, Croatia
1:50.53 Russia Nikolay Skvortsov February 15, 2009 Saint Petersburg, Russia
1:49.11 Brazil Kaio de Almeida November 10, 2009 Stockholm, Sweden
1:49.04 South Africa Chad le Clos August 7, 2013 Eindhoven, Netherlands
1:48.56 South Africa Chad le Clos November 5, 2013 Singapore, Singapore
1:48.24 Japan Daiya Seto December 11, 2018 Hangzhou, China
1:46.85 Japan Tomoru Honda October 22, 2022 Tokyo, Japan

Women

Long course

# Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
1 2:40.5 Nancy Ramey  United States 29 June 1958 - Los Angeles, United States
2 2:38.9 Tineke Lagerberg  Netherlands 13 September 1958 - Naarden, Netherlands
3 2:37.0 Becky Collins  United States 19 July 1959 - Redding, United States
4 2:34.4 Marianne Heemskerk  Netherlands 12 June 1960 - Leipzig, East Germany
5 2:32.8 Becky Collins  United States 13 August 1961 - Philadelphia, United States
6 2:31.2 Sharon Finneran  United States 19 August 1962 - Chicago, United States
7 2:30.7 Sharon Finneran  United States 25 August 1962 - Los Altos, United States
8 2:29.1 Susan Pitt  United States 27 July 1963 - Philadelphia, United States
9 2:28.1 Sharon Stouder  United States 12 July 1964 - Los Angeles, United States
10 2:26.4 Sharon Stouder  United States 2 August 1964 - Los Angeles, United States
11 2:26.3 Kendis Moore  United States 15 August 1965 - Maumee, United States
12 2:25.8 Ada Kok  Netherlands 21 August 1965 - Leiden, Netherlands
13 2:25.3 Ada Kok  Netherlands 12 September 1965 - Groningen, Netherlands
14 2:22.5 Ada Kok  Netherlands 2 August 1967 - Groningen, Netherlands
15 2:21.0 Ada Kok  Netherlands 25 August 1967 - Blackpool, United Kingdom
16 2:20.7 Karen Moe  United States 11 July 1970 - Santa Clara, United States
17 2:19.3 Alice Jones  United States 22 August 1970 AAU Nationals Los Angeles, United States
18 2:18.6 Karen Moe  United States 7 August 1971 - Santa Clara, United States
19 2:18.4 Ellie Daniel  United States 28 August 1971 AAU Nationals Houston, United States
20 2:16.62 Karen Moe  United States 6 August 1972 US Olympic Trials Chicago, United States
21 2:15.57 Karen Moe  United States 4 September 1972 Olympic Games Munich, West Germany
22 2:15.45 h Rosemarie Kother  East Germany 8 September 1973 World Championships Belgrade, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
23 2:13.76 Rosemarie Kother  East Germany 8 September 1973 World Championships Belgrade, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
24 2:13.60 Rosemarie Gabriel  East Germany 14 March 1976 URS vs GDR Duel Tallinn, Soviet Union
25 2:12.84 Rosemarie Gabriel  East Germany 4 June 1976 GDR Olympic Trials & National Championships East Berlin, East Germany
26 2:11.22 Rosemarie Gabriel  East Germany 5 June 1976 GDR Olympic Trials & National Championships East Berlin, East Germany
27 2:11.20 Andrea Pollack  East Germany 9 April 1978 - Leningrad, Soviet Union
28 2:09.87 Andrea Pollack  East Germany 4 July 1978 GDR National Championships & World Championship Trials East Germany, East Germany
28 2:09.87 = Tracy Caulkins  United States 26 July 1978 World Championships West Berlin, West Germany
29 2:09.77 Mary T. Meagher  United States 7 July 1979 Pan American Games San Juan, Puerto Rico
30 2:08.41 h Mary T. Meagher  United States 16 August 1979 AAU Nationals Fort Lauderdale, United States
31 2:07.01 Mary T. Meagher  United States 16 August 1979 AAU Nationals Fort Lauderdale, United States
32 2:06.37 Mary T. Meagher  United States 30 July 1980 - Irvine, California, United States
33 2:05.96 Mary T. Meagher  United States 13 August 1981 - Brown Deer, United States
34 2:05.81 Susie O'Neill  Australia 17 May 2000 Australian Championships Sydney, Australia
35 2:05.78 Otylia Jędrzejczak  Poland 4 August 2002 European Championships Berlin, Germany
36 2:05.61 Otylia Jędrzejczak  Poland 28 July 2005 World Championships Montreal, Canada
37 2:05.40 Jessicah Schipper  Australia 17 August 2006 Pan Pacific Championships Victoria, Canada
38 2:04.18 Liu Zige  China 18 August 2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China
39 2:04.14 h Mary Descenza  United States 29 July 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy
40 2:03.41 Jessicah Schipper  Australia 30 July 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy
41 2:01.81 Liu Zige  China 21 October 2009 Chinese National Games Jinan, China

Short course

# Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
1 2:05.37 Susie O'Neill  Australia 17 February 1999 World Cup Malmö, Sweden
2 2:04.43 Susie O'Neill  Australia 2 September 1999 Australian Championships Canberra, Australia
3 2:04.16 Susie O'Neill  Australia 18 January 2000 World Cup Sydney, Australia
4 2:04.04 Yang Yu  China 18 January 2004 World Cup Berlin, Germany
5 2:03.53 Otylia Jędrzejczak  Poland 13 December 2007 European Championships Debrecen, Hungary
6 2:03.12 Yuko Nakanishi  Japan 23 February 2008 Japan Open Tokyo, Japan
7 2:02.50 Liu Zige  China 11 November 2009 World Cup Stockholm, Sweden
8 2:00.78 Liu Zige  China 15 November 2009 World Cup Berlin, Germany
9 1:59.61 Mireia Belmonte  Spain 3 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar
10 1:59.32 Summer McIntosh  Canada 12 December 2024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary

All-time top 25

Men long course

  • Correct as of July 2024
Pos Time Swimmer Date Venue Ref
1 1:50.34  Kristóf Milák (HUN) 21 June 2022 Budapest
2 1:51.21  Léon Marchand (FRA) 31 July 2024 Paris
3 1:51.51  Michael Phelps (USA) 29 July 2009 Rome
4 1:52.53  Daiya Seto (JPN) 18 January 2020 Beijing
5 1:52.70  László Cseh (HUN) 13 August 2008 Beijing
 Tomoru Honda (JPN) 3 December 2022 Tokyo
7 1:52.80  Ilya Kharun (CAN) 31 July 2024 Paris
8 1:52.96  Chad le Clos (RSA) 31 July 2012 London
9 1:52.97  Takeshi Matsuda (JPN) 13 August 2008 Beijing
10 1:53.23  Paweł Korzeniowski (POL) 29 July 2009 Rome
11 1:53.40  Masato Sakai (JPN) 9 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro
12 1:53.42  Tamás Kenderesi (HUN) 27 March 2019 Debrecen
13 1:53.62  Krzysztof Chmielewski (POL) 26 July 2023 Fukuoka
14 1:53.64  Tyler Clary (USA) 8 July 2009 Indianapolis
15 1:53.67  Carson Foster (USA) 7 July 2022 Austin
16 1:53.79  Nao Horomura (JPN) 6 April 2018 Tokyo
17 1:53.82  Thomas Heilman (USA) 26 July 2023 Fukuoka
18 1:53.84  Luca Urlando (USA) 14 June 2019 Clovis
19 1:53.86  Gil Stovall (USA) 2 July 2008 Omaha
20 1:53.92  Kaio de Almeida (BRA) 8 May 2009 Rio de Janeiro
21 1:54.07  Genki Terakado (JPN) 21 March 2024 Tokyo
22 1:54.10  Jan Świtkowski (POL) 5 August 2015 Kazan
23 1:54.14  Noe Ponti (SUI) 30 July 2024 Paris
31 July 2024 Paris
24 1:54.15  Moss Burmester (NZL) 4 April 2009 Christchurch
25 1:54.16  Chen Juner (CHN) 6 May 2023 Hangzhou

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:54.16:

  • Kristóf Milák also swam 1:50.73 (2019), 1:51.10 (2021), 1:51.25 (2021), 1:51.40 (2021), 1:51.75 (2024), 1:52.01 (2022), 1:52.22 (2021), 1:52.39 (2022), 1:52.50 (2021), 1:52.58 (2023), 1:52.71 (2018), 1:52.72 (2024), 1:52.79 (2018), 1:52.96 (2019), 1:53.18 (2021), 1:53.19 (2019), 1:53.58 (2021), 1:53.64 (2019), 1:53.75 (2019), 1:53.79 (2017), 1:53.87 (2017), 1:53.88 (2022), 1:53.89 (2022), 1:53.92 (2024), 1:53.94 (2018, 2024), 1:53.97 (2022), 1:54.10 (2022).
  • Michael Phelps also swam 1:52.03 (2008), 1:52.09 (2007), 1:52.20 (2008), 1:52.76 (2009), 1:52.94 (2015) 1:53.01 (2012), 1:53.31 (2008), 1:53.34 (2011), 1:53.36 (2016), 1:53.48 (2009), 1:53.65 (2012), 1:53.70 (2008, 2008), 1:53.71 (2007), 1:53.80 (2006), 1:53.93 (2003), 1:54.02 (2008), 1:54.04 (2004), 1:54.11 (2010), 1:54.12 (2016).
  • Léon Marchand also swam 1:52.43 (2023), 1:53.37 (2022), 1:53.50 (2024), 1:54.08 (2024).
  • László Cseh also swam 1:52.91 (2016), 1:53.48 (2015), 1:53.53 (2015), 1:53.71 (2015), 1:53.72 (2017), 1:54.08 (2017).
  • Tomoru Honda also swam 1:53.15 (2023), 1:53.30 (2023), 1:53.33 (2024), 1:53.34 (2023), 1:53.53 (2022), 1:53.61 (2022), 1:53.63 (2023), 1:53.66 (2023), 1:53.73 (2021), 1:53.76 (2023), 1:53.87 (2022), 1:53.88 (2024), 1:53.99 (2023), 1:54.01 (2022), 1:54.04 (2022), 1:54.06 (2022).
  • Takeshi Matsuda also swam 1:53.21 (2012), 1:53.32 (2009), 1:53.35 (2009), 1:53.87 (2009), 1:54.01 (2011, 2012), 1:54.02 (2008, 2010), 1:54.12 (2011).
  • Chad le Clos also swam 1:53.33 (2017), 1:53.68 (2015), 1:54.00 (2018), 1:54.06 (2016), 1:54.15 (2019), 1:54.18 (2015).
  • Tamás Kenderesi also swam 1:53.62 (2016), 1:53.96 (2016), 1:54.14 (2018).
  • Masato Sakai also swam 1:53.71 (2017).
  • Paweł Korzeniowski also swam 1:53.75 (2009).
  • Ilya Kharun also swam 1:53.82 (2023), 1:54.01 (2024), 1:54.06 (2024).
  • Carson Foster also swam 1:53.85 (2023).
  • Daiya Seto also swam 1:53.86 (2019), 1:54.03 (2017), 1:54.08 (2014), 1:54.14 (2016, 2016).
  • Nao Horomura also swam 1:53.90 (2017).
  • Krzysztof Chmielewski also swam 1:53.90 (2023).
  • Luca Urlando also swam 1:54.10 (2022).

Men short course

  • Correct as of December 2024
Pos Time Swimmer Date Venue Ref
1 1:46.85  Tomoru Honda (JPN) 22 October 2022 Tokyo
2 1:48.24  Daiya Seto (JPN) 11 December 2018 Hangzhou
 Ilya Kharun (CAN) 12 December 2024 Budapest
4 1:48.27  Chad le Clos (RSA) 15 December 2022 Melbourne
5 1:48.64  Alberto Razzetti (ITA) 12 December 2024 Budapest
6 1:48.66  Tom Shields (USA) 22 November 2020 Budapest
7 1:49.00  László Cseh (HUN) 6 December 2015 Netanya
8 1:49.11  Kaio de Almeida (BRA) 10 November 2009 Sweden
9 1:49.26  Krzysztof Chmielewski (POL) 12 December 2024 Budapest
10 1:49.42  Noè Ponti (SUI) 15 December 2022 Melbourne
11 1:49.46  Nikolay Skvortsov (RUS) 12 December 2009 Istanbul
12 1:49.50  Takeshi Matsuda (JPN) 12 November 2011 Japan
13 1:49.61  Chen Juner (CHN) 28 October 2022 Beijing
14 1:49.69  Trenton Julian (USA) 29 October 2022 Toronto
15 1:49.86  Kristóf Milák (HUN) 16 November 2022 Kaposvár
16 1:49.89  Wang Kuan-hung (TPE) 16 November 2020 Budapest
17 1:50.13  Paweł Korzeniowski (POL) 12 December 2009 Istanbul
18 1:50.23  Andreas Vazaios (GRE) 8 December 2019 Glasgow
19 1:50.26  Teppei Morimoto (JPN) 15 December 2022 Melbourne
20 1:50.28  Hidemasa Sano (JPN) 11 February 2012 Japan
21 1:50.32  Dinko Jukić (AUT) 12 December 2009 Istanbul
22 1:50.39  Li Zhuhao (CHN) 11 December 2018 Hangzhou
 Kregor Zirk (EST) 12 December 2024 Budapest
 Andrey Minakov (RUS) 12 December 2024 Budapest
25 1:50.46  Jack Conger (USA) 21 December 2019 Las Vegas

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:50.46:

  • Chad le Clos also swam 1:48.56 (2013), 1:48.57 (2020), 1:48.61 (2014), 1:48.67 (2017), 1:48.76 (2016), 1:48.88 (2014), 1:49.04 (2013), 1:49.07 (2013), 1:49.08 (2017), 1:49.10 (2016), 1:49.20 (2014), 1:49.25 (2017), 1:49.33 (2016), 1:49.59 (2017), 1:49.71 (2016), 1:49.73 (2014, 2014), 1:49.78 (2022), 1:49.82 (2016), 1:49.83 (2013), 1:49.84 (2021), 1:49.89 (2022), 1:49.90 (2013), 1:49.93 (2016), 1:49.95 (2016), 1:49.98 (2022), 1:50.15 (2011), 1:50.24 (2020), 1:50.28 (2017, 2020), 1:50.29 (2016, 2018), 1:50.32 (2021), 1:50.33 (2013), 1:50.35 (2016), 1:50.39 (2013).
  • Daiya Seto also swam 1:48.77 (2019), 1:48.92 (2014), 1:49.22 (2022), 1:49.41 (2021), 1:49.53 (2016), 1:49.68 (2014), 1:49.76 (2021), 1:49.84 (2016), 1:49.87 (2018), 1:49.88 (2018), 1:49.93 (2016), 1:49.97 (2016), 1:49.99 (2022), 1:50.19 (2017), 1:50.28 (2021), 1:50.33 (2017), 1:50.36 (2021).
  • Tom Shields also swam 1:49.02 (2020), 1:49.05 (2015), 1:49.26 (2017), 1:49.29 (2017), 1:49.50 (2016), 1:49.62 (2017), 1:49.78 (2020), 1:49.86 (2017), 1:50.08 (2014), 1:50.19 (2014), 1:50.24 (2021), 1:50.25 (2019), 1:50.28 (2020), 1:50.39 (2021), 1:50.43 (2020).
  • Alberto Razzetti also swam 1:49.06 (2021), 1:49.44 (2024), 1:50.10 (2023), 1:50.12 (2022), 1:50.24 (2021).
  • Kaio de Almeida also swam 1:49.11 (2009).
  • Tomoru Honda also swam 1:49.24 (2022), 1:49.84 (2021).
  • Noè Ponti also swam 1:49.71 (2023).
  • Trenton Julian also swam 1:49.93 (2022), 1:50.01 (2021), 1:50.08 (2022), 1:50.32 (2021).
  • Kristóf Milák also swam 1:49.98 (2019).
  • Ilya Kharun also swam 1:50.11 (2024).
  • Kuan-Hung Wang also swam 1:50.14 (2020).
  • Krzysztof Chmielewski also swam 1:50.39 (2024).
  • Paweł Korzeniowski also swam 1:50.43 (2013).
  • Teppei Morimoto also swam 1:50.44 (2021).

Women long course

  • Correct as of August 2024
Pos Time Swimmer Date Venue Ref
1 2:01.81  Liu Zige (CHN) 21 October 2009 Jinan
2 2:03.03  Summer McIntosh (CAN) 1 August 2024 Paris
3 2:03.41  Jess Schipper (AUS) 30 July 2009 Rome
4 2:03.84  Regan Smith (USA) 1 August 2024 Paris
5 2:03.86  Zhang Yufei (CHN) 29 July 2021 Tokyo
6 2:04.06  Jiao Liuyang (CHN) 1 August 2012 London
7 2:04.14  Mary Descenza (USA) 29 July 2009 Rome
8 2:04.27  Katinka Hosszú (HUN) 29 July 2009 Rome
9 2:04.69  Natsumi Hoshi (JPN) 5 April 2012 Tokyo
10 2:04.78  Mireia Belmonte (ESP) 1 August 2013 Barcelona
11 2:04.83  Ellen Gandy (GBR) 16 March 2009 Sheffield
12 2:04.88  Madeline Groves (AUS) 10 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro
13 2:05.09  Aurore Mongel (FRA) 29 July 2009 Rome
14 2:05.20  Elizabeth Dekkers (AUS) 18 April 2024 Gold Coast
15 2:05.26  Franziska Hentke (GER) 4 July 2015 Essen
16 2:05.36  Jemma Lowe (GBR) 14 June 2011 Sheffield
17 2:05.38  Gong Jie (CHN) 1 April 2012 Shaoxing
18 2:05.45  Alys Thomas (GBR) 9 April 2018 Gold Coast
19 2:05.61  Otylia Jędrzejczak (POL) 28 July 2005 Montreal
20 2:05.62  Suzuka Hasegawa (JPN) 30 August 2020 Tokyo
21 2:05.65  Hali Flickinger (USA) 29 July 2021 Tokyo
22 2:05.78  Kathleen Hersey (USA) 1 August 2012 London
23 2:05.81  Susie O'Neill (AUS) 13 May 2000 Sydney
24 2:05.88  Misty Hyman (USA) 20 September 2000 Sydney
25 2:05.90  Cammile Adams (USA) 10 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 2:05.90:

  • Regan Smith also swam 2:03.87 (2023), 2:04.80 (2024), 2:04.91 (2024), 2:05.30 (2021), 2:05.39 (2024), 2:05.70 (2024), 2:05.79 (2023).
  • Liu Zige also swam 2:03.90 (2009), 2:04.18 (2008), 2:04.40 (2011), 2:04.59 (2013), 2:04.65 (2009), 2:04.78 (2013), 2:05.29 (2009), 2:05.90 (2011).
  • Summer McIntosh also swam 2:04.06 (2024), 2:04.33 (2024), 2:04.70 (2023), 2:04.87 (2024), 2:05.05 (2023), 2:05.20 (2022), 2:05.73 (2024), 2:05.79 (2022), 2:05.81 (2022).
  • Katinka Hosszú also swam 2:04.28 (2009), 2:05.59 (2013).
  • Mary Descenza also swam 2:04.33 (2009), 2:04.41 (2009).
  • Jiao Liuyang also swam 2:04.44 (2011), 2:04.50 (2009), 2:04.54 (2013), 2:04.72 (2008), 2:04.96 (2009), 2:05.18 (2012), 2:05.22 (2009), 2:05.46 (2010), 2:05.55 (2011), 2:05.57 (2009), 2:05.61 (2010), 2:05.79 (2010), 2:05.87 (2013).
  • Mireia Belmonte also swam 2:04.79 (2014), 2:04.85 (2016), 2:05.25 (2012), 2:05.26 (2017), 2:05.86 (2015).
  • Jess Schipper also swam 2:04.87 (2009), 2:05.40 (2006), 2:05.50 (2009), 2:05.65 (2005).
  • Zhang Yufei also swam 2:04.89 (2021), 2:05.09 (2024), 2:05.44 (2021), 2:05.49 (2021), 2:05.57 (2023), 2:05.65 (2023), 2:05.70 (2020), 2:05.84 (2021).
  • Natsumi Hoshi also swam 2:05.20 (2016), 2:05.48 (2012), 2:05.56 (2015).
  • Elizabeth Dekkers also swam 2:05.26 (2023), 2:05.46 (2023).
  • Franziska Hentke also swam 2:05.39 (2017), 2:05.77 (2016).
  • Madeline Groves also swam 2:05.41 (2015), 2:05.47 (2016), 2:05.66 (2016).
  • Aurore Mongel also swam 2:05.48 (2009).
  • Ellen Gandy also swam 2:05.59 (2011), 2:05.90 (2011).
  • Otylia Jędrzejczak also swam 2:05.78 (2002).
  • Hali Flickinger also swam 2:05.85 (2021), 2:05.87 (2018), 2:05.90 (2022).
  • Kathleen Hersey also swam 2:05.90 (2012).

Women short course

  • Correct as of December 2024
Pos Time Swimmer Date Venue Ref
1 1:59.32  Summer McIntosh (CAN) 12 December 2024 Budapest
2 1:59.61  Mireia Belmonte (ESP) 3 December 2014 Doha
3 2:00.78  Liu Zige (CHN) 15 November 2009 Berlin
4 2:01.00  Regan Smith (USA) 12 December 2024 Budapest
5 2:01.12  Katinka Hosszú (HUN) 3 December 2014 Doha
6 2:01.73  Kelsi Dahlia (USA) 12 December 2018 Hangzhou
7 2:02.28  Jiao Liuyang (CHN) 12 December 2012 Istanbul
8 2:02.52  Chen Luying (CHN) 26 September 2024 Wuhan
9 2:02.79  Alex Shackell (USA) 12 December 2024 Budapest
10 2:02.88  Ellen Gandy (AUS) 22 August 2013 Australia
11 2:02.91  Elizabeth Dekkers (AUS) 12 December 2024 Budapest
12 2:02.96  Suzuka Hasegawa (JPN) 14 January 2017 Japan
13 2:03.01  Franziska Hentke (GER) 4 December 2015 Netanya
 Zhang Yufei (CHN) 17 December 2021 Abu Dhabi
15 2:03.08  Madeline Groves (AUS) 28 November 2015 Australia
16 2:03.12  Yuko Nakanishi (JPN) 23 February 2008 Japan
17 2:03.13  Laura Lahtinen (FIN) 18 October 2024 Shanghai
 Bella Grant (AUS) 24 October 2024 Incheon
19 2:03.19  Jemma Lowe (GBR) 12 December 2012 Istanbul
20 2:03.20  Audrey Lacroix (CAN) 6 August 2009 Great Britain
21 2:03.22  Aurore Mongel (FRA) 10 December 2009 Istanbul
22 2:03.25  Brianna Throssell (AUS) 28 November 2015 Australia
23 2:03.27  Jess Schipper (AUS) 22 November 2009 Singapore
24 2:03.30  Angelina Köhler (GER) 7 December 2023 Otopeni
25 2:03.35  Hali Flickinger (USA) 22 November 2020 Budapest
 Zhang Yifan (CHN) 27 October 2022 Beijing

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 2:03.35:

  • Mireia Belmonte also swam 2:01.52 (2013), 2:03.02 (2017), 2:03.17 (2014), 2:031.31 (2013).
  • Katinka Hosszú also swam 2:01.60 (2018), 2:02.15 (2016), 2:02.20 (2012), 2:02.21 (2013), 2:02.40 (2013), 2:02.42 (2014), 2:02.75 (2017), 2:02.86 (2018), 2:02.87 (2018), 2:02.88 (2018), 2:02.99 (2014), 2:03.01 (2018), 2:03.05 (2013), 2:03.14 (2014, 2018), 2:03.21 (2019), 2:03.26 (2013), 2:03.34 (2016).
  • Regan Smith also swam 2:01.85 (2024), 2:03.21 (2024).
  • Summer McIntosh also swam 2:01.96 (2024).
  • Liu Zige also swam 2:02.50 (2009).
  • Chen Luying also swam 2:02.71 (2024).
  • Kelsi Dahlia also swam 2:02.89 (2016), 2:03.31 (2018), 2:03.33 (2018).
  • Zhang Yufei also swam 2:03.09 (2018), 2:03.29 (2018), 2:03.33 (2018).
  • Suzuka Hasegawa also swam 2:03.12 (2020).
  • Elizabeth Dekkers also swam 2:03.13 (2024).
  • Alex Shackell also swam 2:03.23 (2024).
  • Madeline Groves also swam 2:03.34 (2016).

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