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 pools. 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.
| # | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2:19.0 | Mike Troy | 11 July 1959 | - | Los Altos, United States | |||
| 2 | 2:16.4 | Mike Troy | 11 July 1959 | - | Los Altos, United States | |||
| 3 | 2:15.0 | Mike Troy | 10 July 1960 | - | Evansville, United States | |||
| 4 | 2:13.4 | Mike Troy | 23 July 1960 | - | Toledo, United States | |||
| 5 | 2:13.2 | Mike Troy | 4 August 1960 | US Olympic Trials | Detroit, United States | |||
| 6 | 2:12.8 | Mike Troy | 2 September 1960 | Olympic Games | Rome, Italy | |||
| 7 | 2:12.6 | Carl Robie | 19 August 1961 | Men’s NAAA Championships | Los Angeles, United States | |||
| 8 | 2:12.5 | Kevin Berry | 20 February 1962 | - | Melbourne, Australia | |||
| 9 | 2:12.4 | h | Carl Robie | 11 August 1962 | Men’s National Outdoor Championships | Cuyahoga Falls, United States | ||
| 10 | 2:10.8 | Carl Robie | 11 August 1962 | Men’s National Outdoor Championships | Cuyahoga Falls, United States | |||
| 11 | 2:09.7 | Kevin Berry | 23 October 1962 | Australian Trials | Melbourne, Australia | |||
| 12 | 2:08.4 | Kevin Berry | 12 January 1963 | - | Sydney, Australia | |||
| 13 | 2:08.2 | Carl Robie | 18 March 1963 | - | Tokyo, Japan | |||
| 14 | 2:06.9 | Kevin Berry | 29 March 1964 | - | Sydney, Australia | |||
| 15 | 2:06.6 | Kevin Berry | 18 October 1964 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | |||
| 16 | 2:06.4 | Mark Spitz | 26 July 1967 | Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | |||
| 17 | 2:06.0 | John Ferris | 30 August 1967 | Summer Universiade | Tokyo, Japan | |||
| 18 | 2:05.7 | Mark Spitz | 8 October 1967 | - | West Berlin, West Germany | |||
| 19 | 2:05.4 | Mark Spitz | 22 August 1970 | AAU Nationals | Los Angeles, United States | |||
| 20 | 2:05.0 | Gary Hall Sr. | 22 August 1970 | AAU Nationals | Los Angeles, United States | |||
| 21 | 2:03.9 | Mark Spitz | 27 August 1971 | AAU Nationals | Houston, United States | |||
| 22 | 2:03.3 | Hans-Joachim Fassnacht | 31 August 1971 | - | Landskrona, Sweden | |||
| 23 | 2:01.87 | h | Mark Spitz | 2 August 1972 | US Olympic Trials | Chicago, United States | ||
| 24 | 2:01.53 | Mark Spitz | 2 August 1972 | US Olympic Trials | Chicago, United States | |||
| 25 | 2:00.70 | Mark Spitz | 28 August 1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany | |||
| 26 | 2:00.21 | h | Roger Pyttel | 3 June 1976 | East German Championships | East Berlin, East Germany | ||
| 27 | 1:59.63 | Roger Pyttel | 3 June 1976 | East German Championships | East Berlin, East Germany | |||
| 28 | 1:59.23 | Mike Bruner | 18 July 1976 | Olympic Games | Montreal, Canada | |||
| 29 | 1:58.21 | Craig Beardsley | 30 July 1980 | - | Irvine, United States | |||
| 30 | 1:58.01 | Craig Beardsley | 22 August 1981 | - | Kyiv, Soviet Union | |||
| 31 | 1:57.05 | Michael Gross | 26 August 1983 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | |||
| 32 | 1:57.04 | Jon Sieben | 3 August 1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | |||
| 33 | 1:57.01 | Michael Gross | 29 June 1985 | West German Championships | Wuppertal, West Germany | |||
| 34 | 1:56.65 | Michael Gross | 10 August 1985 | European Championships | Sofia, Bulgaria | |||
| 35 | 1:56.24 | Michael Gross | 28 June 1986 | West German Championships | Hanover, West Germany | |||
| 36 | 1:55.69 | Melvin Stewart | 12 January 1991 | World Championships | Perth, Australia | |||
| 37 | 1:55.22 | Denis Pankratov | 14 June 1995 | Mare Nostrum | Canet-en-Roussillon, France | |||
| 38 | 1:55.18 | Tom Malchow | 17 June 2000 | Charlotte UltraSwim | Charlotte, United States | |||
| 39 | 1:54.92 | Michael Phelps | 30 March 2001 | US National Championships | Austin, United States | |||
| 40 | 1:54.58 | Michael Phelps | 24 July 2001 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | [1] | ||
| 41 | 1:53.93 | sf | Michael Phelps | 22 July 2003 | World Championships | Barcelona, Spain | [2] | |
| 42 | 1:53.80 | Michael Phelps | 17 August 2006 | Pan Pacific Championships | Victoria, Canada | [3] | ||
| 43 | 1:53.71 | Michael Phelps | 17 February 2007 | US Grand Prix | Columbia, United States | [4] | ||
| 44 | 1:52.09 | Michael Phelps | 28 March 2007 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [5] | ||
| 45 | 1:52.03 | Michael Phelps | 13 August 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | [6] | ||
| 46 | 1:51.51 | Michael Phelps | 29 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [7] | ||
| 47 | 1:50.73 | Kristóf Milák | 24 July 2019 | World Championships | Gwangju, South Korea | [8] | ||
| 48 | 1:50.34 | Kristóf Milák | 21 June 2022 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [9] [10] |
| # | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:54.67 | Franck Esposito | 1 February 1992 | - | Paris, France | |||
| 2 | 1:54.58 | Danyon Loader | 6 February 1993 | World Cup | Paris, France | |||
| 3 | 1:54.50 | Danyon Loader | 9 February 1993 | World Cup | Malmö, Sweden | |||
| 4 | 1:54.21 | Danyon Loader | 13 February 1993 | World Cup | Gelsenkirchen, Germany | |||
| 5 | 1:53.05 | Franck Esposito | 26 March 1994 | World Cup | Paris, France | |||
| 6 | 1:52.64 | Denis Pankratov | 2 February 1997 | World Cup | Gelsenkirchen, Germany | |||
| 7 | 1:51.76 | James Hickman | 28 March 1998 | World Cup | Paris, France | |||
| 8 | 1:51.58 | Franck Esposito | 14 January 2001 | - | Paris, France | |||
| 9 | 1:51.21 | Thomas Rupprath | 1 December 2001 | - | Rostock, Germany | |||
| 10 | 1:50.73 | Franck Esposito | 8 December 2002 | - | Antibes, France | |||
| 11 | 1:50.60 | Nikolay Skvortsov | 13 December 2008 | European Championships | Rijeka, Croatia | |||
| 12 | 1:50.53 | Nikolay Skvortsov | 15 February 2009 | Russian Championships | Saint Petersburg, Russia | |||
| 13 | 1:49.11 | Kaio de Almeida | 10 November 2009 | World Cup | Stockholm, Sweden | [11] | ||
| 14 | 1:49.04 | Chad le Clos | 7 August 2013 | World Cup | Eindhoven, Netherlands | [12] | ||
| 15 | 1:48.56 | Chad le Clos | 5 November 2013 | World Cup | Singapore | [13] | ||
| 16 | 1:48.24 | Daiya Seto | 11 December 2018 | World Championships | Hangzhou, China | [14] | ||
| 17 | 1:46.85 | Tomoru Honda | 22 October 2022 | Japan Open | Tokyo, Japan | [15] |
| # | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2:40.5 | Nancy Ramey | 29 June 1958 | - | Los Angeles, United States | |||
| 2 | 2:38.9 | Tineke Lagerberg | 13 September 1958 | - | Naarden, Netherlands | |||
| 3 | 2:37.0 | Becky Collins | 19 July 1959 | - | Redding, United States | |||
| 4 | 2:34.4 | Marianne Heemskerk | 12 June 1960 | - | Leipzig, East Germany | |||
| 5 | 2:32.8 | Becky Collins | 13 August 1961 | - | Philadelphia, United States | |||
| 6 | 2:31.2 | Sharon Finneran | 19 August 1962 | - | Chicago, United States | |||
| 7 | 2:30.7 | Sharon Finneran | 25 August 1962 | - | Los Altos, United States | |||
| 8 | 2:29.1 | Susan Pitt | 27 July 1963 | - | Philadelphia, United States | |||
| 9 | 2:28.1 | Sharon Stouder | 12 July 1964 | - | Los Angeles, United States | |||
| 10 | 2:26.4 | Sharon Stouder | 2 August 1964 | - | Los Angeles, United States | |||
| 11 | 2:26.3 | Kendis Moore | 15 August 1965 | - | Maumee, United States | |||
| 12 | 2:25.8 | Ada Kok | 21 August 1965 | - | Leiden, Netherlands | |||
| 13 | 2:25.3 | Ada Kok | 12 September 1965 | - | Groningen, Netherlands | |||
| 14 | 2:22.5 | Ada Kok | 2 August 1967 | - | Groningen, Netherlands | |||
| 15 | 2:21.0 | Ada Kok | 25 August 1967 | - | Blackpool, United Kingdom | |||
| 16 | 2:20.7 | Karen Moe | 11 July 1970 | - | Santa Clara, United States | |||
| 17 | 2:19.3 | Alice Jones | 22 August 1970 | US National Championships | Los Angeles, United States | |||
| 18 | 2:18.6 | Karen Moe | 7 August 1971 | - | Santa Clara, United States | |||
| 19 | 2:18.4 | Ellie Daniel | 28 August 1971 | US National Championships | Houston, United States | |||
| 20 | 2:16.62 | Karen Moe | 6 August 1972 | US Olympic Trials | Chicago, United States | |||
| 21 | 2:15.57 | Karen Moe | 4 September 1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany | |||
| 22 | 2:15.45 | h | Rosemarie Kother | 8 September 1973 | World Championships | Belgrade, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | ||
| 23 | 2:13.76 | Rosemarie Kother | 8 September 1973 | World Championships | Belgrade, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | |||
| 24 | 2:13.60 | Rosemarie Gabriel | 14 March 1976 | Soviet Union vs East Germany Dual Meet | Tallinn, Soviet Union | |||
| 25 | 2:12.84 | Rosemarie Gabriel | 4 June 1976 | East German Championships | East Berlin, East Germany | |||
| 26 | 2:11.22 | Rosemarie Gabriel | 5 June 1976 | East German Championships | East Berlin, East Germany | |||
| 27 | 2:11.20 | Andrea Pollack | 9 April 1978 | - | Leningrad, Soviet Union | |||
| 28 | 2:09.87 | Andrea Pollack | 4 July 1978 | East German Championships | East Germany, East Germany | |||
| 28 | 2:09.87 | = | Tracy Caulkins | 26 July 1978 | World Championships | West Berlin, West Germany | ||
| 29 | 2:09.77 | Mary T. Meagher | 7 July 1979 | Pan American Games | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |||
| 30 | 2:08.41 | h | Mary T. Meagher | 16 August 1979 | US National Championships | Fort Lauderdale, United States | ||
| 31 | 2:07.01 | Mary T. Meagher | 16 August 1979 | US National Championships | Fort Lauderdale, United States | |||
| 32 | 2:06.37 | Mary T. Meagher | 30 July 1980 | US National Championships | Irvine, United States | |||
| 33 | 2:05.96 | Mary T. Meagher | 13 August 1981 | US National Championships | Brown Deer, United States | |||
| 34 | 2:05.81 | Susie O'Neill | 17 May 2000 | Australian Championships | Sydney, Australia | [16] | ||
| 35 | 2:05.78 | Otylia Jędrzejczak | 4 August 2002 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | [17] | ||
| 36 | 2:05.61 | Otylia Jędrzejczak | 28 July 2005 | World Championships | Montreal, Canada | [18] | ||
| 37 | 2:05.40 | Jessicah Schipper | 17 August 2006 | Pan Pacific Championships | Victoria, Canada | [19] | ||
| 38 | 2:04.18 | Liu Zige | 14 August 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | [20] | ||
| 39 | 2:04.14 | h | Mary DeScenza | 29 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [21] | |
| 40 | 2:03.41 | Jessicah Schipper | 30 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | [22] | ||
| 41 | 2:01.81 | Liu Zige | 21 October 2009 | Chinese National Games | Jinan, China | [23] [24] |
| # | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2:05.37 | Susie O'Neill | 17 February 1999 | World Cup | Malmö, Sweden | |||
| 2 | 2:04.43 | Susie O'Neill | 2 September 1999 | Australian Championships | Canberra, Australia | |||
| 3 | 2:04.16 | Susie O'Neill | 18 January 2000 | World Cup | Sydney, Australia | |||
| 4 | 2:04.04 | Yang Yu | 18 January 2004 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | |||
| 5 | 2:03.53 | Otylia Jędrzejczak | 13 December 2007 | European Championships | Debrecen, Hungary | |||
| 6 | 2:03.12 | Yuko Nakanishi | 23 February 2008 | Japan Open | Tokyo, Japan | [25] | ||
| 7 | 2:02.50 | Liu Zige | 11 November 2009 | World Cup | Stockholm, Sweden | [26] | ||
| 8 | 2:00.78 | Liu Zige | 15 November 2009 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | [27] | ||
| 9 | 1:59.61 | Mireia Belmonte | 3 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [28] | ||
| 10 | 1:59.32 | Summer McIntosh | 12 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | [29] |
| Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 200 m butterfly times and the top 25 athletes: |
| - denotes top performance for athletes in the top 25 200 m butterfly times |
| - denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 200 m butterfly times, by repeat athletes |
| - denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 athletes who fall outside the top 25 200 m butterfly times |
| Ath.# | Perf.# | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1:50.34 | Kristóf Milák | 21 June 2022 | Budapest | [9] | |
| 2 | 1:50.73 | Milák #2 | 24 July 2019 | Gwangju | [8] | ||
| 3 | 1:51.10 | Milák #3 | 19 May 2021 | Budapest | [31] | ||
| 2 | 4 | 1:51.21 | Léon Marchand | 31 July 2024 | Paris | [32] | |
| 5 | 1:51.25 | Milák #4 | 28 July 2021 | Tokyo | [33] | ||
| 6 | 1:51.40 | Milák #5 | 23 March 2021 | Budapest | [34] | ||
| 3 | 7 | 1:51.51 | Michael Phelps | 29 July 2009 | Rome | [7] | |
| 8 | 1:51.75 | Milák #6 | 31 July 2024 | Paris | [32] | ||
| 4 | 9 | 1:51.87 | Luca Urlando | 30 July 2025 | Singapore | [35] | |
| 10 | 1:52.01 | Milák #7 | 16 August 2022 | Rome | [36] | ||
| 11 | 1:52.03 | Phelps #2 | 13 August 2008 | Beijing | [6] | ||
| 12 | 1:52.09 | Phelps #3 | 28 March 2007 | Melbourne | [5] | ||
| 13 | 1:52.20 | Phelps #4 | 2 July 2008 | Omaha | [37] | ||
| 14 | 1:52.22 | Milák #8 | 27 July 2021 | Tokyo | [38] | ||
| 15 | 1:52.37 | Urlando #2 | 4 April 2025 | Sacramento | [39] | ||
| 16 | 1:52.39 | Milák #9 | 20 June 2022 | Budapest | [40] | ||
| 17 | 1:52.43 | Marchand #2 | 26 July 2023 | Fukuoka | [41] | ||
| 18 | 1:52.50 | Milák #10 | 23 March 2021 | Budapest | [42] | ||
| 5 | 19 | 1:52.53 | Daiya Seto | 18 January 2020 | Beijing | [43] | |
| 20 | 1:52.58 | Milák #11 | 20 April 2023 | Kaposvár | [44] | ||
| 6 | 21 | 1:52.64 | Krzysztof Chmielewski | 30 July 2025 | Singapore | [35] | |
| 7 | 22 | 1:52.70 | László Cseh | 13 August 2008 | Beijing | [6] | |
| Tomoru Honda | 3 December 2022 | Tokyo | [45] | ||||
| 24 | 1:52.71 | Milák #12 | 28 March 2018 | Debrecen | [46] | ||
| Urlando #3 | 29 July 2025 | Singapore | [47] | ||||
| 9 | 1:52.80 | Ilya Kharun | 31 July 2024 | Paris | [32] | ||
| 10 | 1:52.96 | Chad le Clos | 31 July 2012 | London | [48] | ||
| 11 | 1:52.97 | Takeshi Matsuda | 13 August 2008 | Beijing | [6] | ||
| 12 | 1:53.23 | Paweł Korzeniowski | 29 July 2009 | Rome | [7] | ||
| 13 | 1:53.40 | Masato Sakai | 9 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | [49] | ||
| 14 | 1:53.42 | Tamás Kenderesi | 27 March 2019 | Debrecen | [50] | ||
| 15 | 1:53.64 | Tyler Clary | 8 July 2009 | Indianapolis | [51] | ||
| 16 | 1:53.67 | Carson Foster | 7 July 2022 | Austin | [52] | ||
| 17 | 1:53.79 | Nao Horomura | 6 April 2018 | Tokyo | [53] | ||
| 18 | 1:53.82 | Thomas Heilman | 26 July 2023 | Fukuoka | [41] | ||
| 19 | 1:53.86 | Gil Stovall | 2 July 2008 | Omaha | [37] | ||
| 20 | 1:53.92 | Kaio de Almeida | 8 May 2009 | Rio de Janeiro | [54] | ||
| 21 | 1:54.02 | Chen Juner | 29 July 2025 | Singapore | [55] | ||
| 22 | 1:54.07 | Genki Terakado | 21 March 2024 | Tokyo | [56] | ||
| 23 | 1:54.10 | Jan Świtkowski | 5 August 2015 | Kazan | [57] | ||
| 24 | 1:54.14 | Noè Ponti | 30 July 2024 | Paris | [58] | ||
| 31 July 2024 | Paris | [32] | |||||
| 25 | 1:54.15 | Moss Burmester | 4 April 2009 | Christchurch | [59] |
| Ath.# | Perf.# | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1:46.85 | Tomoru Honda | 22 October 2022 | Tokyo | [15] | |
| 2 | 2 | 1:48.24 | Daiya Seto | 11 December 2018 | Hangzhou | [14] | |
| Ilya Kharun | 12 December 2024 | Budapest | [61] | ||||
| 4 | 4 | 1:48.27 | Chad le Clos | 15 December 2022 | Melbourne | [62] | |
| 5 | 1:48.32 | le Clos #2 | 11 December 2018 | Hangzhou | [14] | ||
| 6 | 1:48.46 | Kharun #2 | 18 October 2025 | Westmont | [63] | ||
| 7 | 1:48.56 | le Clos #3 | 5 November 2013 | Singapore | [13] | ||
| 8 | 1:48.57 | le Clos #4 | 22 November 2020 | Budapest | [64] | ||
| 9 | 1:48.61 | le Clos #5 | 7 December 2014 | Doha | [65] | ||
| 5 | 10 | 1:48.64 | Alberto Razzetti | 12 December 2024 | Budapest | [61] | |
| 6 | 11 | 1:48.66 | Tom Shields | 22 November 2020 | Budapest | [64] | |
| 12 | 1:48.67 | le Clos #6 | 11 August 2017 | Eindhoven | [66] | ||
| 13 | 1:48.76 | le Clos #7 | 6 December 2016 | Windsor | [67] | ||
| 14 | 1:48.77 | Seto #2 | 21 December 2019 | Las Vegas | [68] | ||
| 7 | 14 | 1:48.77 | Noè Ponti | 11 April 2025 | Uster | [69] | |
| 16 | 1:48.88 | le Clos #8 | 1 November 2014 | Singapore | [70] | ||
| 17 | 1:48.92 | Seto #3 | 7 December 2014 | Doha | [65] | ||
| 8 | 18 | 1:49.00 | László Cseh | 6 December 2015 | Netanya | [71] | |
| 19 | 1:49.02 | Shields #2 | 16 November 2020 | Budapest | [72] | ||
| 20 | 1:49.04 | le Clos #9 | 7 August 2013 | Eindhoven | [12] | ||
| 21 | 1:49.05 | Shields #3 | 12 December 2015 | Indianapolis | [73] | ||
| 22 | 1:49.06 | Razzetti #2 | 16 December 2021 | Abu Dhabi | [74] | ||
| 23 | 1:49.07 | le Clos #10 | 17 October 2013 | Dubai | [75] | ||
| 24 | 1:49.08 | le Clos #11 | 7 August 2017 | Berlin | [76] | ||
| 25 | 1:49.10 | le Clos #12 | 3 September 2016 | Moscow | [77] | ||
| 9 | 1:49.11 | Kaio de Almeida | 10 November 2009 | Stockholm | [11] | ||
| 10 | 1:49.26 | Krzysztof Chmielewski | 12 December 2024 | Budapest | [61] | ||
| 11 | 1:49.46 | Nikolay Skvortsov | 12 December 2009 | Istanbul | [78] | ||
| 12 | 1:49.50 | Takeshi Matsuda | 12 November 2011 | Tokyo | [79] | ||
| 13 | 1:49.61 | Chen Juner | 28 October 2022 | Beijing | [80] | ||
| 14 | 1:49.69 | Trenton Julian | 29 October 2022 | Toronto | [81] | ||
| 15 | 1:49.86 | Kristóf Milák | 16 November 2022 | Kaposvár | [82] | ||
| 16 | 1:49.89 | Wang Kuan-hung | 16 November 2020 | Budapest | [72] | ||
| 17 | 1:50.13 | Paweł Korzeniowski | 12 December 2009 | Istanbul | [78] | ||
| 18 | 1:50.23 | Andreas Vazaios | 8 December 2019 | Glasgow | [83] | ||
| 19 | 1:50.26 | Teppei Morimoto | 15 December 2022 | Melbourne | [84] | ||
| 20 | 1:50.28 | Hidemasa Sano | 11 February 2012 | Tokyo | [85] | ||
| 21 | 1:50.32 | Dinko Jukić | 12 December 2009 | Istanbul | [78] | ||
| 22 | 1:50.39 | Li Zhuhao | 11 December 2018 | Hangzhou | [14] | ||
| Kregor Zirk | 12 December 2024 | Budapest | [86] | ||||
| Andrey Minakov | 12 December 2024 | Budapest | [61] | ||||
| 25 | 1:50.44 | Aleksandr Kharlanov | 20 November 2022 | Kazan |
| Ath.# | Perf.# | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2:01.81 | Liu Zige | 21 October 2009 | Jinan | [23] | |
| 2 | 2 | 2:01.99 | Summer McIntosh | 31 July 2025 | Singapore | [88] | |
| 3 | 2:02.26 | McIntosh #2 | 10 June 2025 | Victoria | [89] | ||
| 4 | 2:03.03 | McIntosh #3 | 1 August 2024 | Paris | [90] | ||
| 3 | 5 | 2:03.41 | Jessicah Schipper | 30 July 2009 | Rome | [22] | |
| 4 | 6 | 2:03.84 | Regan Smith | 1 August 2024 | Paris | [90] | |
| 5 | 7 | 2:03.86 | Zhang Yufei | 29 July 2021 | Tokyo | [91] | |
| 8 | 2:03.87 | Smith #2 | 4 June 2023 | Tempe | [92] | ||
| 9 | 2:03.90 | Liu #2 | 30 July 2009 | Rome | [22] | ||
| 10 | 2:04.00 | McIntosh #4 | 6 March 2025 | Westmont | [93] | ||
| 6 | 11 | 2:04.06 | Jiao Liuyang | 1 August 2012 | London | [94] | |
| 11 | 2:04.06 | McIntosh #5 | 26 July 2023 | Fukuoka | [95] | ||
| 7 | 13 | 2:04.14 | Mary DeScenza | 29 July 2009 | Rome | [21] | |
| 14 | 2:04.18 | Liu #3 | 14 August 2008 | Beijing | [20] | ||
| 8 | 15 | 2:04.27 | Katinka Hosszú | 29 July 2009 | Rome | [96] | |
| 16 | 2:04.28 | Hosszú #2 | 30 July 2009 | Rome | [22] | ||
| 17 | 2:04.33 | DeScenza #2 | 29 July 2009 | Rome | [96] | ||
| McIntosh #6 | 28 May 2024 | Toronto | [97] | ||||
| 19 | 2:04.40 | Liu #4 | 6 April 2011 | Wuhan | [98] | ||
| 20 | 2:04.41 | DeScenza #3 | 30 July 2009 | Rome | [22] | ||
| 21 | 2:04.44 | Jiao #2 | 6 April 2011 | Wuhan | [98] | ||
| 22 | 2:04.50 | Jiao #3 | 30 July 2009 | Rome | [22] | ||
| 23 | 2:04.54 | Jiao #4 | 8 September 2013 | Shenyang | [99] | ||
| 24 | 2:04.59 | Liu #5 | 1 August 2013 | Barcelona | [100] | ||
| 25 | 2:04.65 | Liu #6 | 6 December 2009 | Hong Kong | [101] | ||
| 9 | 2:04.69 | Natsumi Hoshi | 5 April 2012 | Tokyo | [102] | ||
| 10 | 2:04.78 | Mireia Belmonte | 1 August 2013 | Barcelona | [100] | ||
| 11 | 2:04.83 | Ellen Gandy | 16 March 2009 | Sheffield | [103] | ||
| 12 | 2:04.88 | Madeline Groves | 10 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | [104] | ||
| 13 | 2:05.09 | Aurore Mongel | 29 July 2009 | Rome | [96] | ||
| 14 | 2:05.20 | Elizabeth Dekkers | 18 April 2024 | Gold Coast | [105] | ||
| Tess Howley | 22 July 2025 | Berlin | [106] | ||||
| 16 | 2:05.26 | Franziska Hentke | 3 July 2015 | Essen | [107] | ||
| 17 | 2:05.36 | Jemma Lowe | 17 June 2011 | Sheffield | [108] | ||
| 18 | 2:05.38 | Gong Jie | 6 April 2012 | Shaoxing | [109] | ||
| 19 | 2:05.45 | Alys Thomas | 9 April 2018 | Gold Coast | [110] | ||
| 20 | 2:05.61 | Otylia Jędrzejczak | 28 July 2005 | Montreal | [18] | ||
| 21 | 2:05.62 | Suzuka Hasegawa | 30 August 2020 | Tokyo | [111] | ||
| 22 | 2:05.65 | Hali Flickinger | 29 July 2021 | Tokyo | [91] | ||
| 23 | 2:05.78 | Kathleen Hersey | 1 August 2012 | London | [94] | ||
| 24 | 2:05.80 | Caroline Bricker | 3 June 2025 | Indianapolis | [112] | ||
| 25 | 2:05.81 | Susie O'Neill | 17 May 2000 | Sydney | [16] |
| Ath.# | Perf.# | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1:59.32 | Summer McIntosh | 12 December 2024 | Budapest | [29] | |
| 2 | 2 | 1:59.61 | Mireia Belmonte | 3 December 2014 | Doha | [28] | |
| 3 | 3 | 2:00.20 | Regan Smith | 17 October 2025 | Westmont | [114] | |
| 4 | 2:00.28 | Smith #2 | 10 October 2025 | Carmel | [115] | ||
| 5 | 2:00.34 | Smith #3 | 23 October 2025 | Toronto | [116] | ||
| 4 | 6 | 2:00.78 | Liu Zige | 15 November 2009 | Berlin | [27] | |
| 7 | 2:01.00 | Smith #4 | 12 December 2024 | Budapest | [29] | ||
| 5 | 8 | 2:01.12 | Katinka Hosszú | 3 December 2014 | Doha | [28] | |
| 9 | 2:01.52 | Belmonte #2 | 12 December 2013 | Herning | [117] | ||
| 10 | 2:01.60 | Hosszú #2 | 12 December 2018 | Hangzhou | [118] | ||
| 6 | 11 | 2:01.73 | Kelsi Dahlia | 12 December 2018 | Hangzhou | [118] | |
| 12 | 2:01.85 | Smith #5 | 18 October 2024 | Shanghai | [119] | ||
| 13 | 2:01.96 | McIntosh #2 | 12 December 2024 | Budapest | [120] | ||
| 14 | 2:02.15 | Hosszú #3 | 7 December 2016 | Windsor | [121] | ||
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