World record progression 200 metres butterfly

Main article: List of world records in swimming

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	United States	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	East German Championships	East Berlin, East Germany
27	1:59.63		Roger Pyttel	East Germany	3 June 1976	East German 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	West German Championships	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	[1] [2]

Short course

Time	Swimmer	Date	Place
1:54.67	Franck Esposito	February 1, 1992	Paris, France
1:54.58	Danyon Loader	February 6, 1993	Paris, France
1:54.50	Danyon Loader	February 9, 1993	Malmö, Sweden
1:54.21	Danyon Loader	February 13, 1993	Gelsenkirchen, Germany
1:53.05	Franck Esposito	March 26, 1994	Paris, France
1:52.64	Denis Pankratov	February 2, 1997	Gelsenkirchen, Germany
1:51.76	James Hickman	March 28, 1998	Paris, France
1:51.58	Franck Esposito	January 14, 2001	Antibes, France
1:51.21	Thomas Rupprath	December 1, 2001	Rostock, Germany
1:50.73	Franck Esposito	December 8, 2002	Antibes, France
1:50.60	Nikolay Skvortsov	December 13, 2008	Rijeka, Croatia
1:50.53	Nikolay Skvortsov	February 15, 2009	Saint Petersburg, Russia
1:49.11	Kaio de Almeida	November 10, 2009	Stockholm, Sweden
1:49.04	Chad le Clos	August 7, 2013	Eindhoven, Netherlands
1:48.56	Chad le Clos	November 5, 2013	Singapore, Singapore
1:48.24	Daiya Seto	December 11, 2018	Hangzhou, China
1:46.85	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	[3] [4]

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 December 2024 ^[5]

Pos	Time	Swimmer	Date	Venue	Ref
1	1:50.34	Kristóf Milák  (HUN)	21 June 2022	Budapest	[6] [7]
2	1:51.21	Léon Marchand  (FRA)	31 July 2024	Paris	[8]
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	[9]
7	1:52.80	Ilya Kharun  (CAN)	31 July 2024	Paris	[10]
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	[11]
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	[12]
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	[13]
22	1:54.10	Jan Świtkowski  (POL)	5 August 2015	Kazan
23	1:54.14	Noe Ponti  (SUI)	30 July 2024	Paris	[14]
			31 July 2024	Paris	[15]
24	1:54.15	Moss Burmester  (NZL)	4 April 2009	Christchurch
25	1:54.16	Chen Juner  (CHN)	6 May 2023	Hangzhou	[16]

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 ^[17]

Pos	Time	Swimmer	Date	Venue	Ref
1	1:46.85	Tomoru Honda  (JPN)	22 October 2022	Tokyo	[18] [19]
2	1:48.24	Daiya Seto  (JPN)	11 December 2018	Hangzhou
		Ilya Kharun  (CAN)	12 December 2024	Budapest	[20]
4	1:48.27	Chad le Clos  (RSA)	15 December 2022	Melbourne	[21]
5	1:48.64	Alberto Razzetti  (ITA)	12 December 2024	Budapest	[22]
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	[23]
10	1:49.42	Noè Ponti  (SUI)	15 December 2022	Melbourne	[24]
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	[25]
14	1:49.69	Trenton Julian  (USA)	29 October 2022	Toronto	[26]
15	1:49.86	Kristóf Milák  (HUN)	16 November 2022	Kaposvár	[27]
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	[28]
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	[29]
		Andrey Minakov  (RUS)	12 December 2024	Budapest	[30]
25	1:50.44	Aleksandr Kharlanov  (RUS)	20 November 2022	Kazan

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:50.44:

• Chad le Clos also swam 1:48.32 (2018), 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), 1:49.62 (2022), 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), 1:50.42 (2024).
• 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), 1:49.81 (2021), 1:50.32 (2023), 1:50.43 (2022).
• 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).
• Paweł Korzeniowski also swam 1:50.21 (2014), 1:50.43 (2013).
• Krzysztof Chmielewski also swam 1:50.39 (2024).
• Teppei Morimoto also swam 1:50.44 (2021).

Women long course

• Correct as of December 2024 ^[31]

Pos	Time	Swimmer	Date	Venue	Ref
1	2:01.81	Liu Zige  (CHN)	21 October 2009	Jinan	[32]
2	2:03.03	Summer McIntosh  (CAN)	1 August 2024	Paris	[33]
3	2:03.41	Jess Schipper  (AUS)	30 July 2009	Rome
4	2:03.84	Regan Smith  (USA)	1 August 2024	Paris	[34]
5	2:03.86	Zhang Yufei  (CHN)	29 July 2021	Tokyo	[35]
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	[36]
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	[37]
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 2:04.00 (2025), 2:04.06 (2023), 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 ^[38]

Pos	Time	Swimmer	Date	Venue	Ref
1	1:59.32	Summer McIntosh  (CAN)	12 December 2024	Budapest	[39] [40]
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	[41]
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	[42]
9	2:02.79	Alex Shackell  (USA)	12 December 2024	Budapest	[43]
10	2:02.88	Ellen Gandy  (AUS)	22 August 2013	Australia
11	2:02.91	Elizabeth Dekkers  (AUS)	12 December 2024	Budapest	[44]
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	[45]
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	[46]
		Bella Grant  (AUS)	24 October 2024	Incheon	[47]
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	[48]
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), 2:03.31 (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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