World record progression 200 metres freestyle

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 200 metres freestyle swimming event. It is a listing of the fastest-times-ever swum in the event, in both long course (50m) and short course (25m) swimming pools. These records are maintained and recognized by FINA, which oversees international competitive swimming and Aquatics.

The drop in world record times in 2008–2009 coincided with the introduction of polyurethane suits from Speedo (LZR, 50% polyurethane) in 2008 and by Arena (X-Glide), Adidas (Hydrofoil) and Italian swimming suit manufacturer Jaked (all 100% polyurethane) in 2009. FINA's ban on non-textile suit came into effect in January 2010. ^[1] FINA also released a list of approved suits.

The long course records are historically older than the short course records; the latter having only been recognized since the early 1990s.

Men

Long course

#	Time		Name	Nationality	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
0	2:28.6		Frederick Lane	Australia	18 August 1902	-	Weston-super-Mare, United Kingdom
0	2:26.8		Zoltan Halmay	Hungary	28 June 1908	-	Budapest, Hungary
1	2:31.6		Otto Scheff	Austria	11 November 1908	-	Vienna, Austria
2	2:30.0		Frank Beaurepaire	Australia	9 September 1910	-	Exeter, United Kingdom
3	2:25.4		Charles Daniels	United States	28 March 1911	-	Pittsburgh, United States
4	2:21.6		Norman Ross	United States	24 November 1916	-	San Francisco, United States
5	2:19.8		Tedford Cann	United States	10 April 1920	-	Detroit, United States
6	2:15.6		Johnny Weissmuller	United States	26 May 1922	-	Honolulu, United States
7	2:15.2		Johnny Weissmuller	United States	9 December 1925	-	McKeesport, United States
8	2:08.0		Johnny Weissmuller	United States	5 April 1927	-	Ann Arbor, United States
9	2:07.2		Jack Medica	United States	12 April 1935	-	Chicago, United States
10	2:06.2		Bill Smith	United States	12 February 1944	-	Columbus, United States
11	2:05.4		Alex Jany	France	20 September 1946	-	Marseille, France
12	2:04.6		John Marshall	Australia	31 March 1950	Yale (?)	New Haven, United States
13	2:03.9		Ford Konno	United States	27 February 1954	-	Columbus, Australia
14	2:03.4		Jack Wardrop	Great Britain	4 March 1955	-	Columbus, United States
15	2:01.5		Dick Hanley	United States	8 March 1957	-	Minneapolis, United States
16	2:04.8		John Konrads	Australia	8 January 1958	-	Sydney, Australia
17	2:03.2		John Konrads	Australia	5 May 1958	-	Sydney, Australia
18	2:03.0		Tsuyoshi Yamanaka	Japan	22 August 1958	-	Osaka, Japan
19	2:02.2		John Konrads	Australia	16 January 1959	-	Sydney, Australia
20	2:01.5		Tsuyoshi Yamanaka	Japan	26 July 1959	-	Osaka, Japan
21	2:01.2		Tsuyoshi Yamanaka	Japan	24 June 1961	-	Osaka, Japan
22	2:01.1		Tsuyoshi Yamanaka	Japan	6 August 1961	-	Tokyo, Japan
23	2:00.4		Tsuyoshi Yamanaka	Japan	20 August 1961	Men’s National Outdoor Championships	Los Angeles, United States
23	2:00.4	=	Don Schollander	United States	11 August 1962	Men’s National Outdoor Championships	Cuyahoga Falls, United States
24	2:00.3		Bob Windle	Australia	21 April 1963	-	tokyo, Japan
25	1:58.8		Don Schollander	United States	27 July 1963	5th Annual Los Angeles Invitiational	Los Angeles, United States
26	1:58.5		Don Schollander	United States	17 August 1963	6th US-Japan swimming and diving meet	Tokyo, Japan
27	1:58.4		Don Schollander	United States	24 August 1963	-	Osaka, Japan
28	1:58.2		Hans-Joachim Klein	West Germany	24 May 1964	-	Dortmund, West Germany
29	1:57.6		Don Schollander	United States	1 August 1964	US National Championships	Los Altos, United States
30	1:57.2		Don Schollander	United States	29 July 1966	-	Los Angeles, United States
31	1:56.2		Don Schollander	United States	19 August 1966	-	Lincoln, United States
32	1:56.0		Don Schollander	United States	29 July 1967	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Canada
33	1:55.7		Don Schollander	United States	12 August 1967	AAU National Outdoor Championships	Oak Park, United States
34	1:54.8	h	Don Schollander	United States	30 August 1968	US Olympic Trials	Long Beach, United States
35	1:54.3		Don Schollander	United States	30 August 1968	US Olympic Trials	Long Beach, United States
35	1:54.3	=	Mark Spitz	United States	12 July 1969	Santa Clara Invitational	Santa Clara, United States
36	1:54.2		Mark Spitz	United States	4 September 1971	USA vs. GDR Dual Meet	Leipzig, East Germany
37	1:53.5	r	Mark Spitz	United States	10 September 1971	USA vs. USSR vs. GBR Meet	Minsk, Soviet Union
38	1:52.78		Mark Spitz	United States	29 August 1972	Olympic Games	Munich, West Germany
39	1:51.66		Tim Shaw	United States	23 August 1974	AAU National Outdoor Championships	Concord, United States
40	1:51.41	h	Bruce Furniss	United States	18 June 1975	US World Championship Trials	Long Beach, United States
41	1:50.89		Bruce Furniss	United States	18 June 1975	US World Championship Trials	Long Beach, United States
42	1:50.32		Bruce Furniss	United States	21 August 1975	AAU National Outdoor Championships	Kansas City, United States
43	1:50.29		Bruce Furniss	United States	19 July 1976	Olympic Games	Montreal, Canada
44	1:49.83		Sergey Kopliakov	Soviet Union	7 April 1979	USSR Vs. GDR Junior Meet	Potsdam, East Germany
45	1:49.16		Rowdy Gaines	United States	11 April 1980	AAU National Indoor Championships	Austin, United States
46	1:48.93		Rowdy Gaines	United States	19 July 1982	US World Championship Trials	Mission Viejo, United States
47	1:48.28		Michael Gross	West Germany	22 June 1983	FRG Nationals	Hanover, West Germany
48	1:47.87		Michael Gross	West Germany	22 August 1983	European Championships	Rome, Italy
49	1:47.55		Michael Gross	West Germany	8 June 1984	FRG Nationals	Munich, West Germany
50	1:47.44		Michael Gross	West Germany	29 July 1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States
51	1:47.25		Duncan Armstrong	Australia	19 September 1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea
52	1:46.69		Giorgio Lamberti	Italy	15 August 1989	European Championships	Bonn, West Germany
53	1:46.67	r	Grant Hackett	Australia	23 March 1999	Australian Championships	Brisbane, Australia
54	1:46.34	sf	Ian Thorpe	Australia	23 August 1999	Pan Pacific Championships	Sydney, Australia
55	1:46.00		Ian Thorpe	Australia	24 August 1999	Pan Pacific Championships	Sydney, Australia
56	1:45.69	sf	Ian Thorpe	Australia	14 May 2000	Australian Championships	Sydney, Australia
57	1:45.51		Ian Thorpe	Australia	15 May 2000	Australian Championships	Sydney, Australia
58	1:45.35	sf	Pieter van den Hoogenband	Netherlands	17 September 2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia
58	1:45.35	=	Pieter van den Hoogenband	Netherlands	18 September 2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia
59	1:44.69		Ian Thorpe	Australia	27 March 2001	Australian Championships	Hobart, Australia
60	1:44.06		Ian Thorpe	Australia	25 July 2001	World Championships	Fukuoka, Japan
61	1:43.86		Michael Phelps	United States	27 March 2007	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia
62	1:42.96		Michael Phelps	United States	12 August 2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China
63	1:42.00		Paul Biedermann	Germany	25 July 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy

Short course

#	Time		Name	Nationality	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
1	1:44.50		Michael Gross	West Germany	1 December 1981	West German Championships	Bremen, West Germany
2	1:44.14		Michael Gross	West Germany	5 February 1988	Coca-Cola Meet	Boulogne-Billancourt, France
3	1:43.64		Giorgio Lamberti	Italy	11 February 1990	World Cup	Bonn, Germany
4	1:43.28		Ian Thorpe	Australia	1 April 1999	World Championships	Hong Kong
5	1:42.54		Ian Thorpe	Australia	17 January 2000	World Cup	Sydney, Australia
6	1:41.10		Ian Thorpe	Australia	6 February 2000	World Cup	Berlin, Germany
7	1:40.83		Paul Biedermann	Germany	16 November 2008	World Cup	Berlin, Germany
8	1:39.37		Paul Biedermann	Germany	15 November 2009	World Cup	Berlin, Germany
9	1:38.91	r	Luke Hobson	United States	13 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[2]
10	1:38.61		Luke Hobson	United States	15 December 2024	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[3] [4]

Women

Long course

#	Time		Name	Nationality	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
1	2:56.0		Fanny Durack	Australia	4 March 1915	-	Sydney, Australia
2	2:47.6		Charlotte Boyle	United States	25 August 1921	-	New Brighton, United States
3	2:45.2		Gertrude Ederle	United States	4 April 1923	-	Brooklyn, United States
4	2:40.6		Martha Norelius	United States	28 February 1926	-	Miami, United States
5	2:34.6		Helene Madison	United States	6 March 1930	-	St. Augustine, United States
6	2:28.6		Willy den Ouden	Netherlands	3 May 1933	-	Rotterdam, Netherlands
7	2:27.6		Willy den Ouden	Netherlands	5 May 1934	-	Dundee, United Kingdom
8	2:25.3		Willy den Ouden	Netherlands	8 September 1935	-	Copenhagen, Denmark
9	2:24.6		Rie van Veen	Netherlands	26 February 1938	-	Rotterdam, Netherlands
10	2:21.7		Ragnhild Hveger	Denmark	11 September 1938	-	Aarhus, Denmark
11	2:20.7		Dawn Fraser	Australia	25 February 1956	-	Sydney, Australia
12	2:19.3		Lorraine Crapp	Australia	25 August 1956	-	Townsville, Australia
13	2:18.5		Lorraine Crapp	Australia	20 October 1956	-	Sydney, Australia
14	2:17.7		Dawn Fraser	Australia	10 February 1958	-	Adelaide, Australia
15	2:14.7		Dawn Fraser	Australia	22 February 1958	-	Melbourne, Australia
16	2:11.6		Dawn Fraser	Australia	27 February 1960	-	Sydney, Australia
17	2:10.5		Lillian Watson	United States	19 August 1966	-	Lincoln, United States
18	2:09.7		Pam Kruse	United States	19 August 1967	AAU Nationals	Philadelphia, United States
19	2:09.5		Susan Pederson	United States	6 July 1968	Santa Clara International	Santa Clara, United States
20	2:08.8		Edith Wetzel	United States	2 August 1968	AAU Nationals	Lincoln, United States
21	2:07.9	h	Linda Gustavson	United States	24 August 1968	US Olympic Trials	Los Angeles, United States
22	2:06.7		Debbie Meyer	United States	24 August 1968	US Olympic Trials	Los Angeles, United States
23	2:06.5		Shane Gould	Australia	1 May 1971	Coca-Cola International	London, United Kingdom
24	2:05.8		Shane Gould	Australia	26 November 1971	-	Sydney, Australia
25	2:05.21		Shirley Babashoff	United States	4 August 1972	US Olympic Trials	Chicago, United States
26	2:03.56		Shane Gould	Australia	1 September 1972	Olympic Games	Munich, West Germany
27	2:03.22		Kornelia Ender	East Germany	22 August 1974	European Championships	Vienna, Austria
28	2:02.94		Shirley Babashoff	United States	23 August 1974	AAU National Outdoor Championships	Concord, California, United States
28	2:02.94	=	Shirley Babashoff	United States	31 August 1974	USA vs. GDR Dual Meet	Concord, United States
29	2:02.27		Kornelia Ender	East Germany	15 March 1975	GDR vs. USSR Dual Meet	Dresden, East Germany
30	1:59.78		Kornelia Ender	East Germany	2 June 1976	GDR National Championships	East Berlin, East Germany
31	1:59.26		Kornelia Ender	East Germany	22 July 1976	Olympic Games	Montreal, Canada
32	1:59.04		Barbara Krause	East Germany	2 July 1978	GDR National Championships	East Berlin, East Germany
33	1:58.53		Cynthia Woodhead	United States	22 August 1978	World Championships	West Berlin, West Germany
34	1:58.43		Cynthia Woodhead	United States	3 July 1979	Pan American Games	San Juan, Puerto Rico
35	1:58.23		Cynthia Woodhead	United States	3 September 1979	World Cup	Tokyo, Japan
36	1:57.75		Kristin Otto	East Germany	23 May 1984	GDR National Championships	Magdeburg, East Germany
37	1:57.55		Heike Friedrich	East Germany	18 June 1986	GDR National Championships	East Berlin, East Germany
38	1:56.78		Franziska van Almsick	Germany	6 September 1994	World Championships	Rome, Italy
39	1:56.64		Franziska van Almsick	Germany	3 August 2002	European Championships	Berlin, Germany
40	1:56.47	sf	Federica Pellegrini	Italy	27 March 2007	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[5]
41	1:55.52		Laure Manaudou	France	28 March 2007	World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[6]
42	1:55.45	h	Federica Pellegrini	Italy	11 August 2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China
43	1:54.82		Federica Pellegrini	Italy	13 August 2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China
44	1:54.47		Federica Pellegrini	Italy	8 March 2009	Italian Championships	Riccione, Italy	[7]
45	1:53.67	sf	Federica Pellegrini	Italy	28 July 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy
46	1:52.98		Federica Pellegrini	Italy	29 July 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy	link
47	1:52.85		Mollie O'Callaghan	Australia	26 July 2023	World Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	[8]
48	1:52.23		Ariarne Titmus	Australia	12 June 2024	Australian Trials	Brisbane, Australia	[9]

Short course

#	Time	Swimmer	Date	Event	Place
011	1:55.841:55.84	Van Almsick, Franziska Franziska van Almsick	January 9, 1993	World Cup	Beijing, PR China	[10]
022	1:55.421:55.42	Poll, Claudia Claudia Poll	December 1, 1995	World Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	[11]
033	1:54.171:54.17	Poll, Claudia Claudia Poll	April 18, 1997	World Championships	Gothenburg, Västergötland, Sweden	[11]
044	1:54.041:54.04	Benko, Lindsay Lindsay Benko	April 7, 2002	World Championships	Moscow, Central Federal District, Russia	[12] [11]
055	1:53.291:53.29	Benko, Lindsey Libby Lenton	November 19, 2005	World Cup	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	[13]
066	1:53.181:53.18	Balmy, Coralie Coralie Balmy	December 6, 2008	2008 French Championships	Angers, France	[14]
077	1:51.851:51.85	Pellegrini, Federica Federica Pellegrini	December 14, 2008	European Championships	Rijeka, Croatia	[15]
088	1:51.171:51.17	Pellegrini, Federica Federica Pellegrini	December 13, 2009	European Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[16]
089	1:50.781:50.78	Sjöström, Sarah Sarah Sjöström	December 7, 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[17]
0910	1:50.431:50.43	Sjöström, Sarah Sarah Sjöström	August 12, 2017	World Cup	Eindhoven, Netherland	[18]
1011	1:50.431:50.31	Haughey, Siobhan Siobhán Haughey	December 16, 2021	World Championships	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	[19]

All-time top 25

Men long course

• Correct as of December 2024 ^[20]

Pos	Time	Swimmer	Date	Venue	Ref
1	1:42.00	Paul Biedermann  (GER)	28 July 2009	Rome	[21]
2	1:42.96	Michael Phelps  (USA)	12 August 2008	Beijing	[22]
3	1:42.97	David Popovici  (ROU)	15 August 2022	Rome	[23]
4	1:43.14	Yannick Agnel  (FRA)	30 July 2012	London
5	1:43.90	Danila Izotov  (RUS)	28 July 2009	Rome
6	1:44.06	Ian Thorpe  (AUS)	25 July 2001	Fukuoka
7	1:44.14	Lukas Märtens  (GER)	27 April 2024	Berlin	[24]
8	1:44.22	Tom Dean  (GBR)	27 July 2021	Tokyo	[25]
9	1:44.26	Duncan Scott  (GBR)	27 July 2021	Tokyo	[26]
10	1:44.30	Matt Richards  (GBR)	25 July 2023	Fukuoka	[27]
11	1:44.38	Danas Rapsys  (LTU)	17 August 2019	Singapore
12	1:44.39	Sun Yang  (CHN)	25 July 2017	Budapest
13	1:44.40	Hwang Sun-woo  (KOR)	27 September 2023	Hangzhou	[28]
14	1:44.44	Ryan Lochte  (USA)	26 July 2011	Shanghai
15	1:44.65	Katsuhiro Matsumoto  (JPN)	5 April 2021	Tokyo	[29]
		Pan Zhanle  (CHN)	4 May 2023	Hangzhou	[30]
17	1:44.66	Fernando Scheffer  (BRA)	27 July 2021	Tokyo	[31]
18	1:44.74	Kieran Smith  (USA)	28 July 2021	Tokyo
19	1:44.79	Martin Malyutin  (RUS)	21 May 2021	Budapest
		Maximillian Giuliani  (AUS)	12 December 2023	Brisbane	[32]
		Luke Hobson  (USA)	29 July 2024	Paris	[33]
22	1:44.80	Park Tae-hwan  (KOR)	13 November 2010	Guangzhou
23	1:44.89	Pieter van den Hoogenband  (NED)	2 August 2002	Berlin
24	1:44.90	Clyde Lewis  (AUS)	22 July 2019	Gwangju
25	1:44.95	David Walters  (USA)	7 July 2009	Indianapolis
		Ricky Berens  (USA)	31 July 2009	Rome

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:44.95:

• Paul Biedermann also swam 1:42.81 (2009), 1:43.65 (2009), 1:44.02 (2009), 1:44.71 (2009), 1:44.88 (2009, 2011).
• David Popovici also swam 1:43.13 (2024), 1:43.21 (2022), 1:44.40 (2022), 1:44.53 (2024), 1:44.68 (2021), 1:44.70 (2023), 1:44.72 (2024), 1:44.74 (2024), 1:44.90 (2023), 1:44.91 (2022).
• Michael Phelps also swam 1:43.22 (2009), 1:43.31 (2008), 1:43.86 (2007), 1:44.10 (2008), 1:44.23 (2009), 1:44.49 (2009), 1:44.79 (2011).
• Yannick Agnel also swam 1:44.20 (2013), 1:44.42 (2012).
• Tom Dean also swam 1:44.32 (2023), 1:44.58 (2021), 1:44.93 (2023).
• Hwang Sun-woo also swam 1:44.42 (2023), 1:44.47 (2022), 1:44.61 (2023), 1:44.62 (2021), 1:44.67 (2022), 1:44.75 (2024), 1:44.90 (2024).
• Duncan Scott also swam 1:44.47 (2021), 1:44.60 (2021), 1:44.75 (2024), 1:44.91 (2019), 1:44.94 (2024).
• Sun Yang also swam 1:44.47 (2013), 1:44.63 (2016), 1:44.65 (2016), 1:44.82 (2016), 1:44.91 (2017), 1:44.93 (2012, 2019).
• Ian Thorpe also swam 1:44.69 (2001), 1:44.71 (2002, 2004), 1:44.75 (2002).
• Matt Richards also swam 1:44.69 (2024), 1:44.74 (2024), 1:44.83 (2023).
• Lukas Märtens also swam 1:44.79 (2023), 1:44.89 (2024).
• Park Tae-hwan also swam 1:44.85 (2008), 1:44.92 (2011), 1:44.93 (2012).
• Luke Hobson also swam 1:44.87 (2023), 1:44.89 (2024).
• Danila Izotov also swam 1:44.87 (2013).

Men short course

• Correct as of December 2024 ^[34]

Pos	Time	Swimmer	Date	Venue	Ref
1	1:38.61	Luke Hobson  (USA)	15 December 2024	Budapest	[35] [36]
2	1:39.37	Paul Biedermann  (GER)	15 November 2009	Berlin
3	1:39.70	Yannick Agnel  (FRA)	15 November 2012	Angers
4	1:39.72	Hwang Sun-woo  (KOR)	18 December 2022	Melbourne	[37]
5	1:39.83	Duncan Scott  (GBR)	2 November 2024	Singapore	[38]
6	1:40.08	Danila Izotov  (RUS)	13 December 2009	Istanbul
7	1:40.36	Maximillian Giuliani  (AUS)	15 December 2024	Budapest	[39]
8	1:40.49	Townley Haas  (USA)	22 November 2020	Budapest
9	1:40.64	Edward Sommerville  (AUS)	25 September 2024	Adelaide	[40]
10	1:40.65	Matthew Sates  (RSA)	3 October 2021	Berlin	[41]
11	1:40.79	David Popovici  (ROU)	18 December 2022	Melbourne	[42]
12	1:40.80	Brent Hayden  (CAN)	15 November 2009	Berlin
		Cameron McEvoy  (AUS)	25 November 2015	Sydney
14	1:40.82	Kyle Chalmers  (AUS)	3 October 2021	Berlin	[43]
15	1:40.85	Danas Rapsys  (LTU)	14 December 2017	Copenhagen
16	1:40.86	Tom Dean  (GBR)	18 December 2022	Melbourne	[44]
17	1:40.88	Shaine Casas  (USA)	13 December 2024	Budapest	[45]
18	1:40.89	Darian Townsend  (RSA)	15 November 2009	Berlin
19	1:40.91	Léon Marchand  (FRA)	2 November 2024	Singapore	[46]
20	1:41.01	Aleksandr Shchegolev  (RUS)	19 November 2021	Eindhoven	[47]
		Matthew Richards  (GBR)	9 December 2023	Otopeni	[48]
22	1:41.03	Park Tae-hwan  (KOR)	7 December 2016	Windsor
		Dominik Kozma  (HUN)	7 August 2017	Berlin
24	1:41.04	Kieran Smith  (USA)	16 December 2022	Melbourne	[49]
25	1:41.08	Ryan Lochte  (USA)	15 December 2010	Dubai

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:41.08:

• Luke Hobson also swam 1:38.91 (2024).
• Paul Biedermann also swam 1:39.81 (2009), 1:40.83 (2008).
• Duncan Scott also swam 1:40.25 (2020), 1:40.29 (2024), 1:40.76 (2020), 1:40.92 (2019, 2024).
• Maximillian Giuliani also swam 1:40.73 (2024).
• Danila Izotov also swam 1:40.87 (2009).
• Matthew Sates also swam 1:40.88 (2022).
• Danas Rapsys also swam 1:40.95 (2018).
• Kyle Chalmers also swam 1:40.98 (2022).
• Tom Dean also swam 1:40.98 (2022).
• Hwang Sun-woo also swam 1:40.99 (2022).

Women long course

• Correct as of December 2024 ^[50]

Pos	Time	Swimmer	Date	Venue	Ref
1	1:52.23	Ariarne Titmus  (AUS)	12 June 2024	Brisbane	[51] [52]
2	1:52.48	Mollie O'Callaghan  (AUS)	12 June 2024	Brisbane	[53]
3	1:52.98	Federica Pellegrini  (ITA)	29 July 2009	Rome
4	1:53.61	Allison Schmitt  (USA)	31 July 2012	London
5	1:53.65	Summer McIntosh  (CAN)	26 July 2023	Fukuoka	[54]
6	1:53.73	Katie Ledecky  (USA)	9 August 2016	Rio de Janeiro
7	1:53.92	Siobhán Haughey  (HKG)	28 July 2021	Tokyo	[55]
8	1:54.08	Sarah Sjöström  (SWE)	9 August 2016	Rio de Janeiro
9	1:54.26	Tang Muhan  (CHN)	22 September 2021	Xi'an	[56]
10	1:54.37	Yang Junxuan  (CHN)	29 July 2021	Tokyo	[57]
11	1:54.44	Taylor Ruck  (CAN)	9 August 2018	Tokyo
12	1:54.55	Emma McKeon  (AUS)	11 June 2019	Brisbane
13	1:54.66	Camille Muffat  (FRA)	6 June 2012	Canet-en-Roussillon
14	1:54.68	Femke Heemskerk  (NED)	3 April 2015	Eindhoven
15	1:54.70	Penny Oleksiak  (CAN)	28 July 2021	Tokyo	[58]
16	1:54.81	Missy Franklin  (USA)	31 July 2013	Barcelona
17	1:54.85	Rikako Ikee  (JPN)	9 August 2018	Tokyo
18	1:54.88	Claire Weinstein  (USA)	1 August 2024	Paris	[59]
19	1:54.95	Charlotte Bonnet  (FRA)	6 August 2018	Glasgow
20	1:54.97	Sara Isaković  (SLO)	13 August 2008	Beijing
21	1:55.05	Pang Jiaying  (CHN)	13 August 2008	Beijing
22	1:55.08	Veronika Andrusenko  (RUS)	25 July 2017	Budapest
23	1:55.12	Barbora Seemanova  (CZE)	26 May 2024	London	[60]
24	1:55.25	Bronte Barratt  (AUS)	9 August 2016	Rio de Janeiro
		Shen Duo  (CHN)	9 August 2016	Rio de Janeiro

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:55.25:

• Mollie O'Callaghan also swam 1:52.85 (2023), 1:53.27 (2024), 1:53.52 (2024), 1:53.57 (2024), 1:53.66 (2023), 1:53.83 (2023), 1:54.01 (2022), 1:54.36 (2023), 1:54.70 (2024), 1:54.76 (2024), 1:54.91 (2023), 1:54.94 (2022), 1:55.11 (2021), 1:55.15 (2023), 1:55.22 (2022).
• Ariarne Titmus also swam 1:53.01 (2023), 1:53.09 (2021), 1:53.31 (2022), 1:53.50 (2021), 1:53.81 (2024), 1:53.89 (2022), 1:54.14 (2023), 1:54.27 (2019), 1:54.30 (2019), 1:54.51 (2021), 1:54.64 (2023, 2024), 1:54.66 (2019, 2022), 1:54.82 (2021), 1:54.85 (2018), 1:55.09 (2019).
• Federica Pellegrini also swam 1:53.67 (2009), 1:54.22 (2019), 1:54.47 (2009), 1:54.55 (2016), 1:54.73 (2017), 1:54.82 (2008), 1:55.00 (2015), 1:55.14 (2013, 2019), 1:55.18 (2016).
• Summer McIntosh also swam 1:53.69 (2024), 1:53.91 (2023), 1:54.13 (2023), 1:54.21 (2024), 1:54.67 (2023), 1:54.79 (2022), 1:55.04 (2023), 1:55.24 (2022).
• Siobhán Haughey also swam 1:53.96 (2023), 1:54.08 (2023), 1:54.12 (2023), 1:54.20 (2023), 1:54.52 (2024), 1:54.53 (2024), 1:54.55 (2024), 1:54.57 (2024), 1:54.77 (2023), 1:54.89 (2021, 2024), 1:54.98 (2019), 1:55.03 (2023), 1:55.04 (2023), 1:55.16 (2021), 1:55.21 (2020).
• Sarah Sjöström also swam 1:54.31 (2015), 1:54.34 (2016), 1:54.65 (2016), 1:54.77 (2015), 1:54.78 (2019), 1:54.87 (2016), 1:55.04 (2014), 1:55.05 (2015), 1:55.10 (2023), 1:55.14 (2019), 1:55.23 (2012).
• Katie Ledecky also swam 1:54.40 (2021), 1:54.43 (2016), 1:54.50 (2022), 1:54.56 (2018), 1:54.59 (2020), 1:54.60 (2018), 1:54.66 (2022), 1:54.69 (2017), 1:54.81 (2016), 1:54.82 (2016), 1:54.84 (2017), 1:54.85 (2016), 1:54.88 (2016), 1:54.96 (2023), 1:54.97 (2024), 1:55.01 (2016), 1:55.10 (2016), 1:55.11 (2021), 1:55.15 (2018, 2022), 1:55.16 (2014, 2015, 2018), 1:55.18 (2017), 1:55.21 (2021), 1:55.22 (2024), 1:55.25 (2024).
• Allison Schmitt also swam 1:54.40 (2012), 1:54.96 (2009), 1:55.04 (2012).
• Yang Junxuan also swam 1:54.48 (2021), 1:54.52 (2024),1:54.57 (2021), 1:54.70 (2021), 1:54.92 (2022), 1:54.98 (2020), 1:55.01 (2021), 1:55.05 (2021).
• Emma McKeon also swam 1:54.74 (2021), 1:54.83 (2016), 1:54.92 (2016), 1:54.99 (2017), 1:55.18 (2017).
• Taylor Ruck also swam 1:54.81 (2018).
• Camille Muffat also swam 1:54.87 (2012), 1:55.21 (2012).
• Rikako Ikee also swam 1:55.04 (2018).
• Missy Franklin also swam 1:55.06 (2011).
• Femke Heemskerk also swam 1:55.22 (2015).
• Claire Weinstein also swam 1:55.24 (2024).

Women short course

• Correct as of December 2024 ^[61]

Pos	Time	Swimmer	Date	Venue	Ref
1	1:50.31	Siobhán Haughey  (HKG)	16 December 2021	Abu Dhabi	[62] [63]
2	1:50.43	Sarah Sjöström  (SWE)	12 August 2017	Eindhoven
3	1:51.17	Federica Pellegrini  (ITA)	13 December 2009	Istanbul
4	1:51.18	Katinka Hosszú  (HUN)	7 December 2014	Doha
5	1:51.25	Li Bingjie  (CHN)	28 October 2022	Beijing	[64]
6	1:51.38	Ariarne Titmus  (AUS)	11 December 2018	Hangzhou
7	1:51.49	Mary-Sophie Harvey  (CAN)	15 December 2024	Budapest	[65]
8	1:51.61	Yang Junxuan  (CHN)	28 October 2022	Beijing	[66]
9	1:51.62	Claire Weinstein  (USA)	15 December 2024	Budapest	[67]
10	1:51.65	Camille Muffat  (FRA)	15 November 2012	Angers
11	1:51.66	Emma McKeon  (AUS)	25 November 2015	Sydney
12	1:51.67	Allison Schmitt  (USA)	19 December 2009	Manchester
13	1:51.69	Femke Heemskerk  (NED)	7 December 2014	Doha
14	1:51.75	Lani Pallister  (AUS)	15 December 2024	Budapest	[68]
15	1:51.81	Mallory Comerford  (USA)	11 December 2018	Hangzhou
16	1:51.87	Freya Anderson  (GBR)	22 November 2020	Budapest
17	1:52.10	Katie Ledecky  (USA)	4 November 2022	Indianapolis	[69]
18	1:52.15	Rebecca Smith  (CAN)	14 December 2022	Melbourne
19	1:52.19	Charlotte Bonnet  (FRA)	16 December 2017	Copenhagen
20	1:52.23	Madison Wilson  (AUS)	4 November 2022	Indianapolis	[70]
21	1:52.28	Marrit Steenbergen  (NED)	18 December 2022	Melbourne
22	1:52.46	Veronika Andrusenko  (RUS)	5 December 2015	Netanya
23	1:52.50	Taylor Ruck  (CAN)	6 December 2016	Windsor
24	1:52.52	Melani Costa  (ESP)	10 August 2013	Berlin
		Madeline Groves  (AUS)	30 August 2016	Berlin

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:52.52:

• Siobhán Haughey also swam 1:50.62 (2024), 1:50.65 (2021), 1:50.66 (2021), 1:51.04 (2021), 1:51.11 (2020), 1:51.13 (2022), 1:51.17 (2021), 1:51.19 (2020, 2022), 1:51.36 (2020, 2022), 1:51.42 (2020), 1:51.46 (2024), 1:51.65 (2022), 1:51.67 (2020), 1:51.80 (2024), 1:51.88 (2020), 1:51.99 (2019), 1:52.25 (2021), 1:52.50 (2021).
• Sarah Sjöström also swam 1:50.78 (2014), 1:51.44 (2014), 1:51.56 (2017), 1:51.60 (2018), 1:51.63 (2017), 1:51.77 (2017), 1:51.92 (2018), 1:52.00 (2017), 1:52.25 (2018), 1:52.26 (2013), 1:52.35 (2018).
• Katinka Hosszú also swam 1:51.41 (2014), 1:51.44 (2014), 1:51.50 (2014), 1:51.84 (2014), 1:52.08 (2016), 1:52.25 (2014), 1:52.28 (2016), 1:52.32 (2013, 2013), 1:52.45 (2014).
• Federica Pellegrini also swam 1:51.63 (2017), 1:51.73 (2016), 1:51.85 (2008), 1:51.89 (2015), 1:52.05 (2017), 1:52.33 (2009).
• Femke Heemskerk also swam 1:51.72 (2014), 1:51.91 (2018), 1:52.04 (2018), 1:52.22 (2018), 1:52.23 (2017), 1:52.24 (2017, 2020), 1:52.25 (2013), 1:52.36 (2018), 1:52.42 (2010, 2017), 1:52.46 (2014).
• Emma McKeon also swam 1:51.83 (2020), 1:52.40 (2013), 1:52.49 (2015).
• Yang Junxuan also swam 1:52.07 (2024).
• Allison Schmitt also swam 1:52.08 (2011), 1:52.17 (2020).
• Freya Anderson also swam 1:52.14 (2024), 1:52.16 (2023).
• Camille Muffat also swam 1:52.20 (2012), 1:52.28 (2012), 1:52.29 (2010).
• Ariarne Titmus also swam 1:52.22 (2018).
• Rebecca Smith also swam 1:52.24 (2021, 2022).
• Katie Ledecky also swam 1:52.31 (2022).
• Charlotte Bonnet also swam 1:52.36 (2018).
• Claire Weinstein also swam 1:52.51 (2024).
• Mallory Comerford also swam 1:52.52 (2018).

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