World record progression 200 metres freestyle
This is a history of the progression of the World Record for the Swimming event: the 200 Freestyle. 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 swimming and Aquatics.
The drop in world record times in the 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 on January 2010.[1] FINA also release 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 | Swimmer | Date | Event | Place | |
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0 | 2:28.6 | August 18, 1902 | ? | Weston-super-Mare, United Kingdom | [2] | |
0 | 2:26.8 | June 28, 1908 | ? | Budapest, Hungary | ? | |
1 | 2:31.6 | November 11, 1908 | ? | Vienna, Austria | ? | |
2 | 2:30.0 | September 9, 1910 | ? | Exeter, United Kingdom | ? | |
3 | 2:25.4 | March 28, 1911 | ? | Pittsburgh, United States | ? | |
4 | 2:21.6 | November 24, 1916 | ? | San Francisco, United States | ? | |
5 | 2:19.8 | April 10, 1920 | ? | Detroit, United States | ? | |
6 | 2:15.6 | May 26, 1922 | ? | Honolulu, United States | ? | |
7 | 2:15.2 | December 9, 1925 | ? | McKeesport, McKeesport, United States | ? | |
8 | 2:08.0 | April 5, 1927 | ? | Ann Arbor, United States | ? | |
9 | 2:07.2 | April 12, 1935 | ? | Chicago, United States | ? | |
10 | 2:06.2 | February 12, 1944 | ? | Columbus, United States | ? | |
11 | 2:05.4 | September 20, 1946 | ? | Marseille, France | ? | |
12 | 2:04.6 | March 31, 1950 | Yale (?) | New Haven, United States | ? | |
13 | 2:03.9 | February 27, 1954 | ? | Columbus, United States | ? | |
14 | 2:03.4 | March 4, 1955 | ? | Columbus, United States | ? | |
15 | 2:01.5 | March 8, 1957 | ? | Minneapolis, United States | ? | |
16 | 2:04.8 | January 18, 1958 | ? | Sydney, Australia | ? | |
17 | 2:03.2 | May 5, 1958 | ? | Sydney, Australia | ? | |
18 | 2:03.0 | August 22, 1958 | ? | Osaka, Japan | ? | |
19 | 2:02.2 | January 16, 1959 | ? | Sydney, Australia | ? | |
20 | 2:01.5 | July 26, 1959 | ? | Osaka, Japan | ? | |
21 | 2:01.2 | June 24, 1961 | ? | Osaka, Japan | ? | |
22 | 2:01.1 | August 6, 1961 | ? | Tokyo, Japan | ? | |
23 | 2:00.4 | August 20, 1961 | Men's National Outdoor Swimming Championships | Los Angeles, United States | ? | |
23= | 2:00.4 | August 11, 1962 | Men's National Outdoor Swimming Championships | Cuyahoga Falls, Summit County, Ohio, United States | ? | |
24 | 2:00.3 | April 21, 1963 | ? | Tokyo, Japan | ? | |
25 | 1:58.8 | July 27, 1963 | 5th Annual Los Angeles Invitiational | Los Angeles, United States | [3] | |
26 | 1:58.5 | August 17, 1963 | 6th US-Japan swimming and diving meet | Tokyo, Japan | [4] | |
27 | 1:58.4 | August 24, 1963 | ? | Osaka, Japan | ? | |
28 | 1:58.2 | May 24, 1964 | ? | Dortmund, West Germany | ? | |
29 | 1:57.6 | August 1, 1964 | ? | Los Altos, Los Altos, United States | ? | |
30 | 1:57.2 | July 29, 1966 | Los Angeles, United States | [5] | ||
31 | 1:56.2 | August 19, 1966 | ? | Lincoln, United States | ? | |
32 | 1:56.0 | July 29, 1967 | Pan-American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | ? | |
33 | 1:55.7 | August 12, 1967 | AAU Nationals | Oak Park, United States | ? | |
34 | 1:54.8 | August 30, 1968 | USA Olympic Trials (elec. 1:54.89) | Long Beach, United States | ? | |
35 | 1:54.3 | August 30, 1968 | USA Olympic Trials (elec. 1:54.28) | Long Beach, United States | ? | |
35= | 1:54.3 | July 12, 1969 | Santa Clara Invitational | Santa Clara, United States | [6][7] | |
36 | 1:54.2 | September 4, 1971 | USAvGDR Duel | Leipzig, East Germany | ? | |
37 | 1:53.5 | September 10, 1971 | USAvUSSRvGBR Meet (1st leg relay) | Minsk, Belorussian SSR, Soviet Union | ? | |
38 | 1:52.78 | August 29, 1972 | 1972 Summer Olympics | Munich, West Germany | ? | |
39 | 1:51.66 | August 23, 1974 | AAU Senior National Outdoor Swimming Championships | Concord, United States | ? | |
40 | 1:51.41 | June 18, 1975 | USA World Championship Trials | Long Beach, United States | ? | |
41 | 1:50.89 | June 18, 1975 | USA World Championship Trials | Long Beach, United States | ? | |
42 | 1:50.32 | August 21, 1975 | AAU Senior National Outdoor Swimming Championships | Kansas City, United States | ? | |
43 | 1:50.29 | July 19, 1976 | 1976 Summer Olympics | Montreal, Canada | ? | |
44 | 1:49.83 | April 7, 1979 | URSvGDR Junior meet | Potsdam, East Germany | ? | |
45 | 1:49.16 | April 11, 1980 | AAU Senior National Indoor Championships | Austin, United States | ? | |
46 | 1:48.93 | July 19, 1982 | USA World Championship Trials | Mission Viejo, United States | ? | |
47 | 1:48.28 | June 21, 1983 | FRG Nationals & European Championship Trials | Hanover, West Germany | ? | |
48 | 1:47.87 | August 22, 1983 | European Swimming Championships | Rome, Italy | ? | |
49 | 1:47.55 | June 8, 1984 | FRG Olympic Trials | Munich, West Germany | ? | |
50 | 1:47.44 | July 29, 1984 | 1984 Summer Olympics | Los Angeles, United States | ? | |
51 | 1:47.25 | September 19, 1988 | 1988 Summer Olympics | Seoul, South Korea | ? | |
52 | 1:46.69 | August 15, 1989 | European Swimming Championships | Bonn, West Germany | ? | |
53 | 1:46.67 | March 23, 1999 | Australian Championships (1st leg relay) | Brisbane, Australia | ? | |
54 | 1:46.34 | August 23, 1999 | 1999 Pan Pacific Championships | Sydney, Australia | ? | |
55 | 1:46.00 | August 24, 1999 | 1999 Pan Pacific Championships | Sydney, Australia | ? | |
56 | 1:45.69 | May 14, 2000 | 2000 Australian Olympic Swimming Trials | Sydney, Australia | ? | |
57 | 1:45.51 | May 15, 2000 | 2000 Australian Olympic Swimming Trials | Sydney, Australia | | |
58 | 1:45.35 | September 17, 2000 | 2000 Summer Olympics | Sydney, Australia | ||
58= | 1:45.35 | September 18, 2000 | 2000 Summer Olympics | Sydney, Australia | | |
59 | 1:44.69 | March 27, 2001 | 2001 Australian Championships & World Championship Trials | Hobart, Australia | [8] | |
60 | 1:44.06 | July 25, 2001 | 2001 FINA World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | ? | |
61 | 1:43.86 | March 27, 2007 | 2007 FINA World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [9] | |
62 | 1:42.96 | August 12, 2008 | 2008 Summer Olympics | Beijing, China | [10] | |
63 | 1:42.00 | July 28, 2009 | 2009 FINA World Championships | Rome, Italy | |
Short course
# | Time | Swimmer | Date | Event | Place | |
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1 | 1:44.50 | December 1, 1981 | German Nationals | Bremen Germany | ? | |
2 | 1:44.14 | February 5, 1988 | Coca-Cola Sponsored Meet | Boulogne-Billancourt France | ? | |
3 | 1:43.64 | February 11, 1990 | World Cup | Bonn, Germany | ? | |
4 | 1:43.28 | April 1, 1999 | World SC Championships | Hong Kong China | ? | |
5 | 1:42.54 | January 17, 2000 | World Cup | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ? | |
6 | 1:41.10 | February 6, 2000 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | ? | |
7 | 1:40.83 | Nov 16, 2008 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | ? | |
8 | 1:39.37 | Nov 15, 2009 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | [11] |
Women
Long course
# | Time | Swimmer | Date | Event | Place | |
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1 | 2:56.0 | March 4, 1915 | ? | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ? | |
2 | 2:47.6 | August 25, 1921 | ? | New Brighton, Minnesota, United States | ? | |
3 | 2:45.2 | April 4, 1923 | ? | Brooklyn, New York, United States | ? | |
4 | 2:40.6 | February 28, 1926 | ? | Miami, Florida, United States | ? | |
5 | 2:34.6 | March 6, 1930 | ? | St. Augustine, Florida, United States | ? | |
6 | 2:28.6 | May 3, 1933 | ? | Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands | ? | |
7 | 2:27.6 | May 5, 1934 | ? | Dundee, United Kingdom | ? | |
8 | 2:25.3 | September 8, 1935 | ? | Copenhagen, Denmark | ? | |
9 | 2:24.6 | February 26, 1938 | ? | Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands | ? | |
10 | 2:21.7 | September 11, 1938 | ? | Aarhus, Aarhus County, Denmark | ? | |
11 | 2:20.7 | February 25, 1956 | ? | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ? | |
12 | 2:19.3 | August 25, 1956 | ? | Townsville, Townsville, Queensland, Australia | ? | |
13 | 2:18.5 | October 20, 1956 | ? | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ? | |
14 | 2:17.7 | February 10, 1958 | ? | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | ? | |
15 | 2:14.7 | February 22, 1958 | ? | Melbourne, Australia | ? | |
16 | 2:11.6 | February 27, 1960 | ? | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ? | |
17 | 2:10.5 | August 19, 1966 | ? | Lincoln, Nebraska, United States | ? | |
18 | 2:09.7 | August 19, 1967 | AAU Nationals | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | ? | |
19 | 2:09.5 | July 6, 1968 | Santa Clara Invitational | Santa Clara, California, United States | ? | |
20 | 2:08.8 | August 2, 1968 | AAU Nationals | Lincoln, Nebraska, United States | ? | |
21 | 2:07.9 | August 24, 1968 | USA Olympic Trials | Los Angeles, United States | [12] | |
22 | 2:06.7 | August 24, 1968 | USA Olympic Trials (elec. 2:06.86) | Los Angeles, United States | [12] | |
23 | 2:06.5 | May 1, 1971 | Coca-Cola International | London, United Kingdom | ? | |
24 | 2:05.8 | November 26, 1971 | ? | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ? | |
25 | 2:05.21 | August 4, 1972 | USA Olympic Trials | Chicago, Illinois, United States | ? | |
26 | 2:03.56 | September 1, 1972 | 1972 Summer Olympics | Munich, Bavaria, West Germany | ? | |
27 | 2:03.22 | August 22, 1974 | 1974 European Championships | Vienna, Austria | ? | |
28 | 2:02.94 | August 23, 1974 | AAU Senior National Outdoor Championships | Concord, California, United States | ? | |
28= | 2:02.94 | August 31, 1974 | USAvGDR Dual Meet | Concord, California, United States | ? | |
29 | 2:02.27 | March 15, 1975 | GDRvURS Duel | Dresden, Dresden, East Germany | ? | |
30 | 1:59.78 | June 2, 1976 | GDR Olympic Trials | East Berlin, East Germany | ? | |
31 | 1:59.26 | July 22, 1976 | 1976 Summer Olympics | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ? | |
32 | 1:59.04 | July 2, 1978 | GDR Nationals & World Championship Trials | East Berlin, East Germany | ? | |
33 | 1:58.53 | August 22, 1978 | 1978 World Championships | West Berlin | ? | |
34 | 1:58.43 | July 3, 1979 | Pan-American Games | San Juan, Puerto Rico | ? | |
35 | 1:58.23 | September 3, 1979 | FINA Swimming World Cup | Tokyo, Japan | ? | |
36 | 1:57.75 | May 23, 1984 | GDR Nationals | Magdeburg, Magdeburg, East Germany | ? | |
37 | 1:57.55 | June 18, 1986 | GDR Nationals & World Championship Trials | East Berlin, East Germany | ? | |
38 | 1:56.78 | September 6, 1994 | 1994 World Championships | Rome, Lazio, Italy | ? | |
39 | 1:56.64 | August 3, 2002 | 2002 European Championships | Berlin, Germany | ? | |
40 | 1:56.47 | March 27, 2007 | 2007 World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [9] | |
41 | 1:55.52 | March 28, 2007 | 2007 World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | [13] | |
42 | 1:55.45 | August 11, 2008 | 2008 Summer Olympics | Beijing, China | ||
43 | 1:54.82 | August 13, 2008 | 2008 Summer Olympics | Beijing, China | ||
44 | 1:54.47 | March 8, 2009 | Italian Championships | Riccione, Italy | [14] | |
45 | 1:53.67 | July 28, 2009 | 2009 World Championships | Rome, Italy | ||
46 | 1:52.98 | July 29, 2009 | 2009 World Championships | Rome, Italy | |
Short course
# | Time | Swimmer | Date | Event | Place | |
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1 | 1:55.84 | January 9, 1993 | World Cup | Beijing, PR China | [15] | |
2 | 1:55.42 | December 1, 1995 | World Championships | Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | [16] | |
3 | 1:54.17 | April 18, 1997 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Västergötland, Sweden | [16] | |
4 | 1:54.04 | April 7, 2002 | World Championships | Moscow, Central Federal District, Russia | [17][16] | |
5 | 1:53.29 | November 19, 2005 | World Cup | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | [18] | |
6 | 1:53.18 | December 6, 2008 | 2008 French Championships | Angers, France | [19] | |
7 | 1:51.85 | December 14, 2008 | European Championships | Rijeka, Croatia | [20] | |
8 | 1:51.17 | December 13, 2009 | European Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | [21] | |
9 | 1:50.78 | December 7, 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [22] | |
10 | 1:50.43 | August 12, 2017 | World Cup | Eindhoven, Netherland | [23] |
All-time top 25
Men
Correct as of August 2019
Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue |
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1 | 1:42.00 | 28 July 2009 | Italy | |
2 | 1:42.96 | 12 August 2008 | China | |
3 | 1:43.14 | 30 July 2012 | Great Britain | |
4 | 1:43.90 | 28 July 2009 | Italy | |
5 | 1:44.06 | 25 July 2001 | Japan | |
6 | 1:44.38 | 17 August 2019 | Singapore | |
7 | 1:44.39 | 25 July 2017 | Hungary | |
8 | 1:44.44 | 26 July 2011 | China | |
9 | 1:44.80 | 13 November 2010 | China | |
10 | 1:44.89 | 2 August 2002 | Berlin | |
11 | 1:44.90 | 22 July 2019 | Gwangju | |
12 | 1:44.91 | 26 July 2019 | Gwangju | |
13 | 1:44.95 | 7 July 2009 | United States | |
31 July 2009 | Italy | |||
15 | 1:45.03 | 28 June 2017 | United States | |
16 | 1:45.08 | 24 July 2014 | Great Britain | |
17 | 1:45.10 | 31 July 2009 | Italy | |
18 | 1:45.14 | 12 August 2008 | China | |
4 August 2015 | Russia | |||
20 | 1:45.20 | 8 August 2016 | Brazil | |
21 | 1:45.22 | 23 July 2019 | Gwangju | |
22 | 1:45.23 | 21 September 2014 | South Korea | |
8 August 2016 | Brazil | |||
25 July 2017 | Hungary | |||
25 | 1:45.24 | 28 July 2009 | Italy |
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:45.24:
- Paul Biedermann also swam 1:42.81 (2009), 1:43.65 (2009), 1:44.02 (2009), 1:44.88 (2011), 1:45.20 (2011).
- Michael Phelps also swam 1:43.22 (2009), 1:43.31 (2008), 1:43.86 (2007), 1:44.49 (2009), 1:44.79 (2011), 1:45.20 (2005), 1:45.23 (2009).
- Yannick Agnel also swam 1:44.20 (2013), 1:44.42 (2012), 1:44.99 (2011).
- 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), 1:44.99 (2011), 1:45.15 (2017), 1:45.20 (2015).
- Ian Thorpe also swam 1:44.71 (2004), 1:45.14 (2003).
- Taehwan Park also swam 1:44.85 (2008), 1:44.92 (2011), 1:44.93 (2012), 1:45.16 (2016), 1:45.25 (2014).
- Danila Izotov also swam 1:44.87 (2013), 1:45.09 (2009), 1:45.14 (2013).
- Ryan Lochte also swam 1:45.04 (2012), 1:45.15 (2012).
- Townley Haas also swam 1:45.04 (2017).
- Danas Rapsys also swam 1:45.12 (2018).
- Duncan Scott also swam 1:45.16 (2017).
- James Guy also swam 1:45.18 (2017), 1:45.19 (2016).
- Pieter van den Hoogenband also swam 1:45.23 (2004).
Women
- Correct as of January 2020
Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1:52.98 | 29 July 2009 | Italy | |
2 | 1:53.61 | 31 July 2012 | Great Britain | |
3 | 1:53.73 | 9 August 2016 | Brazil | |
4 | 1:54.08 | 9 August 2016 | Brazil | |
5 | 1:54.27 | 25 July 2019 | South Korea | |
6 | 1:54.44 | 9 August 2018 | Japan | |
7 | 1:54.55 | 11 June 2019 | Australia | |
8 | 1:54.66 | 6 June 2012 | France | |
9 | 1:54.68 | 3 April 2015 | Netherlands | |
10 | 1:54.81 | 31 July 2013 | Spain | |
11 | 1:54.85 | 9 August 2018 | Japan | |
12 | 1:54.95 | 6 August 2018 | Great Britain | |
13 | 1:54.97 | 13 August 2008 | China | |
14 | 1:54.98 | 24 July 2019 | South Korea | |
19 January 2020 | Beijing | |||
16 | 1:55.05 | 13 August 2008 | China | |
17 | 1:55.08 | 25 July 2017 | Hungary | |
18 | 1:55.25 | 9 August 2016 | Brazil | |
9 August 2016 | Brazil | |||
20 | 1:55.29 | 28 July 2009 | Italy | |
30 July 2009 | Italy | |||
21 | 1:55.41 | 6 November 2015 | United Arab Emirates | |
22 | 1:55.47 | 30 July 2009 | Italy | |
23 | 1:55.52 | 28 March 2007 | Australia | |
24 | 1:55.54 | 28 July 2009 | Italy | |
25 | 1:55.64 | 8 April 2017 | Sweden |
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:55.64:
- 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), 1:55.18 (2016), 1:55.30 (2016), 1:55.32 (2015), 1:55.42 (2016), 1:55.42 (2019), 1:55.45 (2008), 1:55.58 (2011), 1:55.58 (2017).
- Ariarne Titmus also swam 1:54.30 (2019), 1:54.66 (2019), 1:54.85 (2018), 1:55.09 (2019), 1:55.27 (2018).
- 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), 1:55.23 (2012), 1:55.30 (2016), 1:55.39 (2019), 1:55.44 (2019), 1:55.48 (2016), 1:55.51 (2017).
- Allison Schmitt also swam 1:54.40 (2012), 1:54.96 (2009), 1:55.04 (2012), 1:55.59 (2012).
- Katie Ledecky also swam 1:54.43 (2016), 1:54.56 (2018), 1:54.60 (2018), 1:54.69 (2017), 1:54.81 (2016), 1:54.82 (2016), 1:54.84 (2017), 1:54.85 (2016), 1:54.88 (2016), 1:55.01 (2016), 1:55.10 (2016), 1:55.15 (2018), 1:55.16 (2014), 1:55.16 (2015), 1:55.16 (2018), 1:55.18 (2017), 1:55.32 (2018), 1:55.34 (2017), 1:55.37 (2015), 1:55.42 (2018), 1:55.60 (2016).
- Taylor Ruck also swam 1:54.81 (2018), 1:55.45 (2018), 1:55.58 (2018).
- Emma McKeon also swam 1:54.83 (2016), 1:54.92 (2016), 1:54.99 (2017), 1:55.18 (2017), 1:55.53 (2016), 1:55.57 (2014).
- Camille Muffat also swam 1:54.87 (2012), 1:55.21 (2012), 1:55.40 (2012), 1:55.48 (2013), 1:55.51 (2012), 1:55.58 (2012).
- Rikako Ikee also swam 1:55.04 (2018).
- Missy Franklin also swam 1:55.06 (2011), 1:55.49 (2015), 1:55.56 (2013).
- Femke Heemskerk also swam 1:55.22 (2015), 1:55.35 (2014), 1:55.54 (2011).
- Veronika Andrusenko also swam 1:55.26 (2017).
- Yang Junxuan also swam 1:55.43 (2019).
- Charlotte Bonnet also swam 1:55.53 (2018).
- Dana Vollmer also swam 1:55.64 (2009).
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