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 [ 2] 55 1:46.00 Ian Thorpe Australia 24 August 1999 Pan Pacific Championships Sydney , Australia [ 2] 56 1:45.69 sf Ian Thorpe Australia 14 May 2000 Australian Championships Sydney , Australia [ 3] 57 1:45.51 Ian Thorpe Australia 15 May 2000 Australian Championships Sydney , Australia [ 4] 58 1:45.35 sf Pieter van den Hoogenband Netherlands 17 September 2000 Olympic Games Sydney , Australia [ 5] 58 1:45.35 = Pieter van den Hoogenband Netherlands 18 September 2000 Olympic Games Sydney , Australia [ 6] 59 1:44.69 Ian Thorpe Australia 27 March 2001 Australian Championships Hobart , Australia [ 7] 60 1:44.06 Ian Thorpe Australia 25 July 2001 World Championships Fukuoka , Japan [ 8] 61 1:43.86 Michael Phelps United States 27 March 2007 World Championships Melbourne , Australia [ 9] 62 1:42.96 Michael Phelps United States 12 August 2008 Olympic Games Beijing , China [ 10] 63 1:42.00 Paul Biedermann Germany 25 July 2009 World Championships Rome , Italy [ 11]
Short course
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 US National Championships 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 US National Championships 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 US National Championships Concord , United States 28 2:02.94 = Shirley Babashoff United States 31 August 1974 USA vs East Germany Dual Meet Concord , United States 29 2:02.27 Kornelia Ender East Germany 15 March 1975 East Germany vs Soviet Union Dual Meet Dresden , East Germany 30 1:59.78 Kornelia Ender East Germany 2 June 1976 East German 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 East German 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 East German Championships Magdeburg , East Germany 37 1:57.55 Heike Friedrich East Germany 18 June 1986 East German 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 [ 16] 40 1:56.47 sf Federica Pellegrini Italy 27 March 2007 World Championships Melbourne , Australia [ 17] 41 1:55.52 Laure Manaudou France 28 March 2007 World Championships Melbourne , Australia [ 18] 42 1:55.45 h Federica Pellegrini Italy 11 August 2008 Olympic Games Beijing , China [ 19] 43 1:54.82 Federica Pellegrini Italy 13 August 2008 Olympic Games Beijing , China [ 20] 44 1:54.47 Federica Pellegrini Italy 8 March 2009 Italian Championships Riccione , Italy [ 21] 45 1:53.67 sf Federica Pellegrini Italy 28 July 2009 World Championships Rome , Italy [ 22] 46 1:52.98 Federica Pellegrini Italy 29 July 2009 World Championships Rome , Italy [ 23] 47 1:52.85 Mollie O'Callaghan Australia 26 July 2023 World Championships Fukuoka , Japan [ 24] 48 1:52.23 Ariarne Titmus Australia 12 June 2024 Australian Trials Brisbane , Australia [ 25]
Short course # Time Swimmer Date Event Place 01 1 1:55.84 1:55.84 Van Almsick, Franziska Franziska van Almsick January 9, 1993 World Cup Beijing , PR China [ 26] 02 2 1:55.42 1:55.42 Poll, Claudia Claudia Poll December 1, 1995 World Championships Rio de Janeiro , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil [ 27] 03 3 1:54.17 1:54.17 Poll, Claudia Claudia Poll April 18, 1997 World Championships Gothenburg , Västergötland , Sweden [ 27] 04 4 1:54.04 1:54.04 Benko, Lindsay Lindsay Benko April 7, 2002 World Championships Moscow, Central Federal District , Russia [ 28] [ 27] 05 5 1:53.29 1:53.29 Benko, Lindsey Libby Lenton November 19, 2005 World Cup Sydney , New South Wales , Australia [ 29] 06 6 1:53.18 1:53.18 Balmy, Coralie Coralie Balmy December 6, 2008 2008 French Championships Angers , France [ 30] 07 7 1:51.85 1:51.85 Pellegrini, Federica Federica Pellegrini December 14, 2008 European Championships Rijeka , Croatia [ 31] 08 8 1:51.17 1:51.17 Pellegrini, Federica Federica Pellegrini December 13, 2009 European Championships Istanbul , Turkey [ 32] 08 9 1:50.78 1:50.78 Sjöström, Sarah Sarah Sjöström December 7, 2014 World Championships Doha , Qatar [ 33] 09 10 1:50.43 1:50.43 Sjöström, Sarah Sarah Sjöström August 12, 2017 World Cup Eindhoven , Netherlands [ 34] 10 11 1:50.43 1:50.31 Haughey, Siobhán Siobhán Haughey December 16, 2021 World Championships Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates [ 35]
All-time top 25 Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 200 m freestyle times and the top 25 athletes : - denotes top performance for athletes in the top 25 200 m freestyle times - denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 200 m freestyle times , by repeat athletes - denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 athletes who fall outside the top 25 200 m freestyle times
Men long course Correct as of August 2025[ 36]
Men short course Correct as of August 2025[ 66]
Women long course Correct as of July 2025[ 87]
Women short course Correct as of December 2024[ 112]
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