World record progression 200 metres backstroke
This is a history of the progression of the world record for the 200-meter backstroke event. It is a listing of the fastest-time-ever swum in the event, in both long course (50-meter) and short course (25-meter) swimming pools. These records are maintained/recognized by FINA, which oversees international competitive swimming and aquatics.
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Graphs of the progression of the World Records in all four strokes (50 m, 100 m and 200 m distances).
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
Old regulations
No | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3'04"4 | Oscar Schiele | ![]() |
27 June 1909 | Berlin, Germany[1] |
2 | 2'59"8 | George Arnold | ![]() |
3 January 1910 | Magdeburg, Germany |
3 | 2'56"4 | Maurice Wechesser | ![]() |
18 October 1910 | Schaerbeek, Belgium |
4 | 2'50"6 | Hermann Pentz | ![]() |
11 March 1911 | Magdeburg, Germany |
5 | 2'48"4 | Otto Fahr | ![]() |
3 April 1912 | Magdeburg, Germany |
6 | 2'47"1 | Walter Laufer | ![]() |
24 June 1926 | Bremen, Germany[2] |
7 | 2'44"9 | Walter Laufer | ![]() |
11 July 1926 | Nuremberg, Germany |
8 | 2'38"8 | Walter Laufer | ![]() |
13 July 1926 | Magdeburg, Germany[3][4] |
9 | 2'37"8 | Toshio Irie | ![]() |
14 October 1928 | Tamagawa, Japan[5] |
10 | 2'32"2 | George Kojac | ![]() |
16 June 1930 | New Haven, United States |
11 | 2'27"8 | Al Vande Weghe | ![]() |
30 August 1934 | Honolulu, Hawaii |
12 | 2'24"0 | Adolph Kiefer | ![]() |
11 April 1935 | Chicago, United States |
13 | 2'23"0 | Adolph Kiefer | ![]() |
23 May 1941 | Honolulu, Hawaii |
14 | 2'22"9 | Harry Holiday | ![]() |
18 May 1943 | Detroit, United States |
15 | 2'19"3 | Adolph Kiefer | ![]() |
4 March 1944 | Annapolis, United States |
16 | 2'18"5 | Allen Stack | ![]() |
4 May 1949 | New Haven, United States |
17 | 2'18"3 | Gilbert Bozon | ![]() |
26 June 1953 | Algiers, Algeria |
New regulations
# | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2:18.5 | Allen Stack | ![]() |
4 May 1949 | - | New Haven, United States | [6][7] | ||
2:18.3 | Gilbert Bozon | ![]() |
26 June 1953 | - | Algiers, Algeria | [6] | ||
2:18.8 | John Monckton | ![]() |
15 January 1958 | - | Sydney, Australia | [6] | ||
2:18.4 | John Monckton | ![]() |
18 February 1958 | - | Melbourne, Australia | [6] | ||
2:17.9 | Frank McKinney | ![]() |
12 July 1959 | - | Los Altos, United States | [6][8] | ||
2:17.8 | Frank McKinney | ![]() |
25 July 1959 | - | Osaka, Japan | [6][9] | ||
2:17.6 | Chuck Bittick | ![]() |
26 June 1960 | - | Los Angeles, United States | [6] | ||
2:16.0 | Tom Stock | ![]() |
24 July 1960 | - | Toledo, United States | [6] | ||
2:13.2 | Tom Stock | ![]() |
2 July 1961 | - | Chicago, United States | [6] | ||
2:11.5 | Tom Stock | ![]() |
20 August 1961 | - | Los Angeles, United States | [6] | ||
2:10.9 | Tom Stock | ![]() |
10 August 1962 | - | Cuyahoga Falls, United States | [6] | ||
2:10.3 | Jed Graef | ![]() |
13 October 1964 | 1964 Summer Olympics | Tokyo, Japan | [6] | ||
2:09.4 | Charles Hickcox | ![]() |
29 August 1967 | 1967 Summer Universiade | Tokyo, Japan | [6] | ||
2:07.9 | Roland Matthes | ![]() |
8 November 1967 | - | Leipzig, East Germany | [6] | ||
2:07.5 | Roland Matthes | ![]() |
14 August 1968 | GDR Olympic Trials | Leipzig, East Germany | [6] | ||
2:07.4 | Roland Matthes | ![]() |
12 July 1969 | Santa Clara Invitational | Santa Clara, United States | [6][10] | ||
2:06.6 | Gary Hall | ![]() |
14 August 1969 | AAU Nationals | Louisville, United States | [6] | ||
2:06.6 | = | Roland Matthes | ![]() |
29 August 1969 | - | Berlin, West Germany | [6] | |
2:06.3 | Mike Stamm | ![]() |
20 August 1970 | AAU Nationals | Los Angeles, United States | [6] | ||
2:06.1 | Roland Matthes | ![]() |
11 September 1970 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | [6] | ||
2:05.6 | Roland Matthes | ![]() |
3 September 1971 | GDR vs USA Duel | Leipzig, East Germany | [6] | ||
2:02.8 | Roland Matthes | ![]() |
10 July 1972 | GDR Olympic Trials | Leipzig, East Germany | [6] | ||
2:02.82 | = | Roland Matthes | ![]() |
2 September 1972 | 1972 Summer Olympics | Munich, West Germany | [6] | |
2:01.87 | Roland Matthes | ![]() |
6 September 1973 | World Championships | Belgrade, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | [6] | ||
2:00.64 | John Naber | ![]() |
19 June 1976 | USA Olympic Trials | Long Beach, United States | [6] | ||
1:59.19 | John Naber | ![]() |
24 July 1976 | 1976 Summer Olympics | Montreal, Canada | [6] | ||
1:58.93 | Rick Carey | ![]() |
3 August 1983 | 1983 U.S. Summer Nationals | Clovis, United States | [6][11] | ||
1:58.86 | Rick Carey | ![]() |
27 June 1984 | 1984 U.S. Olympic Trials | Indianapolis, United States | [6] | ||
1:58.41 | Sergei Zabolotnov | ![]() |
21 August 1984 | Friendship Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | [6] | ||
1:58.14 | Igor Polyansky | ![]() |
3 March 1985 | GDR vs URS Duel | Erfurt, East Germany | [6] | ||
1:57.30 | Martin Zubero | ![]() |
13 August 1991 | 1991 U.S. Summer Nationals | Fort Lauderdale, United States | [6][12] | ||
1:56.57 | Martin Zubero | ![]() |
23 November 1991 | Alabama LC Invitational | Tuscaloosa, United States | [6][13] | ||
1:55.87 | Lenny Krayzelburg | ![]() |
27 August 1999 | 1999 Pan Pacific Championships | Sydney, Australia | [6] | ||
1:55.15 | Aaron Peirsol | ![]() |
20 March 2002 | U.S. Spring Nationals | Minneapolis, United States | [6] | ||
1:54.74 | Aaron Peirsol | ![]() |
12 July 2004 | USA Olympic Trials | Long Beach, United States | [6] | ||
1:54.66 | Aaron Peirsol | ![]() |
29 July 2005 | 2005 World Championships | Montreal, Canada | [6] | ||
1:54.44 | Aaron Peirsol | ![]() |
19 August 2006 | 2006 Pan Pacific Championships | Victoria, Canada | |||
1:54.32 | Ryan Lochte | ![]() |
30 March 2007 | 2007 World Championships | Melbourne, Australia | |||
1:54.32 | = | Aaron Peirsol | ![]() |
4 July 2008 | 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials | Omaha, United States | ||
1:53.94 | Ryan Lochte | ![]() |
15 August 2008 | 2008 Summer Olympics | Beijing, China | |||
1:53.08 | Aaron Peirsol | ![]() |
11 July 2009 | 2009 U.S. Summer Nationals | Indianapolis, United States | |||
1:51.92 | Aaron Peirsol | ![]() |
31 July 2009 | 2009 World Championships | Rome, Italy | |||
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial
Short course
# | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WBT | 1:55.93 | Mark Tewksbury | ![]() |
1 March 1991 | ? | Toronto, Canada | ||
01 | 1:52.51 | Martin Lopez-Zubero | ![]() |
10 April 1991 | ? | Gainesville, United States | [14] | |
02 | 1:52.47 | Lenny Krayzelburg | ![]() |
18 November 1999 | World Cup meet | College Park, United States | [15] | |
03 | 1:52.43 | Lenny Krayzelburg | ![]() |
6 February 2000 | World Cup meet | Berlin, Germany | [16] | |
04 | 1:51.62 | Matt Welsh | ![]() |
13 October 2000 | ? | Melbourne, Australia | ||
05 | 1:51.62 | = | Gordan Kožulj | ![]() |
21 January 2001 | ? | Berlin, Germany | |
06 | 1:51.17 | Aaron Peirsol | ![]() |
7 April 2002 | Short Course Worlds | Moscow, Russia | ||
07 | 1:50.52 | Aaron Peirsol | ![]() |
11 October 2004 | Short Course Worlds | Indianapolis, United States | ||
08 | 1:50.43 | Markus Rogan | ![]() |
8 December 2005 | Short Course Europeans | Trieste, Italy | ||
09 | 1:49.05 | Ryan Lochte | ![]() |
9 April 2006 | Short Course Worlds | Shanghai, China | ||
10 | 1:47.84 | Markus Rogan | ![]() |
13 April 2008 | Short Course Worlds | Manchester, United Kingdom | ||
11 | 1:47.08 | George Du Rand | ![]() |
7 November 2009 | World Cup meet | Moscow, Russia | ||
12 | 1:46.11 | Arkady Vyatchanin | ![]() |
15 November 2009 | World Cup meet | Berlin, Germany | ||
13 | 1:45.63 | Mitch Larkin | ![]() |
27 November 2015 | Australian Championships | Sydney, Australia | [17] | |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial
Women
Long course
Old Regulations
No | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3'06"8 | Sybil Bauer | ![]() |
4 July 1922 | Brighton Beach, United States |
2 | 3'03"8 | Sybil Bauer | ![]() |
9 February 1924 | Miami, United States |
3 | 2'59"2 | Marie Braun | ![]() |
24 November 1928 | Brussels, Belgium |
4 | 2'58"8 | Eleanor Holm | ![]() |
1 February 1930 | Buffalo, United States |
5 | 2'58"2 | Eleanor Holm | ![]() |
1 March 1930 | New York City, United States |
6 | 2'50"4 | Phyllis Harding | ![]() |
19 September 1932 | Wallasey, United Kingdom |
7 | 2'49"6 | Rie Mastenbroek | ![]() |
20 January 1935 | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
8 | 2'48"7 | Eleanor Holm | ![]() |
3 March 1936 | Toledo, United States |
9 | 2'44"6 | Nida Senff | ![]() |
2 February 1937 | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
10 | 2'41"3 | Ragnhild Hveger | ![]() |
14 February 1937 | Århus, Denmark |
11 | 2'41"0 | Cor Kint | ![]() |
17 April 1938 | Århus, Denmark |
12 | 2'40"6 | Iet van Feggelen | ![]() |
26 October 1938 | Düsseldorf, Germany |
13 | 2'39"0 | Iet van Feggelen | ![]() |
18 December 1938 | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
14 | 2'38"8 | Cor Kint | ![]() |
29 November 1939 | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
15 | 2'35"3 | Geertje Wielema | ![]() |
2 April 1950 | Hilversum, Netherlands |
New Regulations
# | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | 2:39.9 | Philippa Gould | ![]() |
16 Jan 1957 | ? | Auckland, New Zealand | [18] | |
02 | 2:38.5 | Lenie de Nijs | ![]() |
17 May 1957 | ? | Blackpool, United Kingdom | ||
03 | 2:37.4 | Chris von Saltza | ![]() |
1 Aug 1958 | ? | Topeka, United States | ||
04 | 2:37.1 | Satoko Tanaka | ![]() |
12 Jul 1959 | ? | Tokyo, Japan | ||
05 | 2:34.8 | Satoko Tanaka | ![]() |
2 Apr 1960 | ? | Tokyo, Japan | ||
06 | 2:33.5 | Lynn Burke | ![]() |
15 Jul 1960 | ? | Indianapolis, United States | ||
07 | 2:33.3 | Satoko Tanaka | ![]() |
23 Jul 1960 | ? | Tokyo, Japan | ||
08 | 2:33.2 | Satoko Tanaka | ![]() |
30 Jul 1961 | ? | Tokyo, Japan | ||
09 | 2:32.1 | Satoko Tanaka | ![]() |
3 Jun 1962 | ? | Beppu, Japan | ||
10 | 2:31.6 | Satoko Tanaka | ![]() |
29 Jul 1962 | ? | Osaka, Japan | ||
11 | 2:29.6 | Satoko Tanaka | ![]() |
10 Feb 1963 | ? | Sydney, Australia | ||
12 | 2:28.9 | Satoko Tanaka | ![]() |
18 Feb 1963 | ? | Perth, Australia | ||
13 | 2:28.5 | Satoko Tanaka | ![]() |
21 Feb 1963 | ? | Perth, Australia | ||
14 | 2:28.2 | Satoko Tanaka | ![]() |
4 Aug 1963 | ? | Tokyo, Japan | ||
15 | 2:27.4 | Cathy Ferguson | ![]() |
28 Sep 1964 | ? | Los Angeles, United States | ||
16 | 2:27.1 | Karen Muir | ![]() |
25 Jul 1966 | ? | Béziers, France | ||
17 | 2:26.4 | Karen Muir | ![]() |
18 Aug 1966 | ? | Lincoln, United States | ||
18 | 2:24.4 | Elaine Tanner | ![]() |
26 Jul 1967 | Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | ||
19 | 2:24.1 | Karen Muir | ![]() |
6 Jan 1968 | ? | Kimberley, South Africa | ||
20 | 2:23.8 | Karen Muir | ![]() |
21 Jul 1968 | ? | Los Angeles, United States | ||
21 | 2:21.5 | Susie Atwood | ![]() |
14 Aug 1969 | AAU Nationals | Louisville, United States | ||
22 | 2:20.64 | Melissa Belote | ![]() |
5 Aug 1972 | USA Olympic Trials | Chicago, United States | ||
23 | 2:20.58 | Melissa Belote | ![]() |
4 Sep 1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany | ||
24 | 2:19.19 | Melissa Belote | ![]() |
4 Sep 1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany | ||
25 | 2:18.41 | Ulrike Richter | ![]() |
7 Jul 1974 | GDR Nationals/ECTs | Rostock, East Germany | ||
26 | 2:17.35 | Ulrike Richter | ![]() |
25 Aug 1974 | European Championships | Vienna, Austria | ||
27 | 2:16.33 | Nancy Garapick | ![]() |
27 Apr 1975 | Eastern Championships | Brantford, Canada | ||
28 | 2:16.10 | Birgit Treiber | ![]() |
6 Jun 1975 | GDR Nationals/WCTs | Wittenberg, East Germany | ||
29 | 2:15.46 | Birgit Treiber | ![]() |
27 Jul 1975 | World Championships | Cali, Colombia | ||
30 | 2:14.41 | Antje Stille | ![]() |
29 Feb 1976 | GDR Winter Nationals | East Berlin, East Germany | ||
31 | 2:13.50 | Antje Stille | ![]() |
13 Mar 1976 | URS vs GDR Duel | Tallinn, Soviet Union | ||
32 | 2:12.47 | Birgit Treiber | ![]() |
4 Jun 1976 | GDR Olympic Trials | East Berlin, East Germany | ||
33 | 2:11.93 | Linda Jezek | ![]() |
28 Aug 1978 | World Championships | West Berlin, West Germany | ||
34 | 2:11.77 | Rica Reinisch | ![]() |
27 Jul 1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | ||
35 | 2:09.91 | Cornelia Sirch | ![]() |
8 Aug 1982 | World Championships | Guayaquil, Ecuador | ||
36 | 2:08.60 | Betsy Mitchell | ![]() |
27 Jun 1986 | U.S. Swimming World Championship Trials | Orlando, United States | ||
37 | 2:06.62 | Krisztina Egerszegi | ![]() |
25 Aug 1991 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | ||
38 | 2:06.39 | Kirsty Coventry | ![]() |
16 Feb 2008 | USA Grand Prix meet-Missouri | Columbia, United States | ||
39 | 2:06.09 | Margaret Hoelzer | ![]() |
5 Jul 2008 | USA Olympic Trials | Omaha, United States | ||
40 | 2:05.24 | Kirsty Coventry | ![]() |
16 Aug 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | [19] | |
41 | 2:04.81 | Kirsty Coventry | ![]() |
1 Aug 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | ||
42 | 2:04.06 | Missy Franklin | ![]() |
3 Aug 2012 | 2012 Summer Olympics | London, United Kingdom | ||
43 | 2:03.35 | sf | Regan Smith | ![]() |
26 Jul 2019 | World Championships | Gwangju, South Korea | [20] |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial
Short course
# | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WBT | ? | ? ? | ? | 1 Mar 1991 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | ||
01 | 2:07.11 | Anna Simcic | ![]() |
1 Feb 1992 | World Cup | Paris, France | ||
02 | 2:06.09 | Cihong He | ![]() |
5 Dec 1993 | World Championships | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | [21] | |
03 | 2:05.83 | Clementine Stoney | ![]() |
4 Aug 2001 | Australia Championships | Perth, Australia | [21] | |
04 | 2:04.44 | Sara Price | ![]() |
5 Aug 2001 | Australia Championships | Perth, Australia | [21] | |
05 | 2:03.62 | Natalie Coughlin | ![]() |
27 Nov 2001 | World Cup | East Meadow, United States | ||
06 | 2:03.24 | Reiko Nakamura | ![]() |
23 Feb 2008 | Japan Open 2008 | Tokyo, Japan | ||
07 | 2:00.91 | Kirsty Coventry | ![]() |
11 Apr 2008 | World Championships | Manchester, United Kingdom | ||
08 | 2:00.18 | Shiho Sakai | ![]() |
14 Nov 2009 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | ||
09 | 2:00.03 | Missy Franklin | ![]() |
22 Oct 2011 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany | ||
10 | 1:59.23 | Katinka Hosszú | ![]() |
5 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [22] | |
Legend: # – Record awaiting ratification by FINA;
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial
Records not set in finals: h – heat; sf – semifinal; r – relay 1st leg; rh – relay heat 1st leg; b – B final; † – en route to final mark; tt – time trial
All-time top 25
Men
- Correct as of August 2020
Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1:51.92 | ![]() | 31 July 2009 | Italy |
2 | 1:52.51 | ![]() | 31 July 2009 | Italy |
3 | 1:52.96 | ![]() | 29 July 2011 | China |
4 | 1:53.17 | ![]() | 7 November 2015 | United Arabic Emirates |
5 | 1:53.36 | ![]() | 8 August 2018 | Great Britain |
6 | 1:53.41 | ![]() | 2 August 2012 | Great Britain |
7 | 1:53.57 | ![]() | 9 August 2018 | Japan |
8 | 1:53.99 | ![]() | 23 August 2018 | Indonesia |
9 | 1:54.23 | ![]() | 10 April 2014 | Japan |
10 | 1:54.24 | ![]() | 2 August 2013 | Spain |
11 | 1:54.59 | ![]() | 5 August 2009 | United States |
12 | 1:54.65 | ![]() | 31 July 2007 | United States |
13 | 1:54.75 | ![]() | 31 July 2009 | Italy |
14 | 1:54.77 | ![]() | 1 July 2016 | United States |
15 | 1:54.92 | ![]() | 31 July 2009 | Italy |
16 | 1:55.14 | ![]() | 28 July 2017 | Hungary |
17 | 1:55.25 | ![]() | 30 July 2009 | Italy |
18 | 1:55.47 | ![]() | 10 July 2013 | Russia |
19 | 1:55.49 | ![]() | 15 August 2008 | China |
20 | 1:55.53 | ![]() | 8 April 2017 | China |
21 | 1:55.54 | ![]() | 23 August 2018 | Indonesia |
22 | 1:55.56 | ![]() | 23 July 2016 | United States |
23 | 1:55.57 | ![]() | 8 July 2019 | Italy |
24 | 1:55.58 | ![]() | 4 October 2010 | India |
![]() | 28 July 2017 | Hungary |
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:55.58:
- Aaron Peirsol also swam 1:53.08 (2009), 1:54.06 (2009), 1:54.32 (2008), 1:54.33 (2008), 1:54.44 (2006), 1:54.66 (2005), 1:54.74 (2004), 1:54.80 (2007), 1:54.95 (2004), 1:55.14 (2004), 1:55.15 (2002), 1:55.26 (2008).
- Ryosuke Irie also swam 1:53.26 (2014), 1:53.78 (2012), 1:53.91 (2014), 1:54.02 (2012), 1:54.03 (2012), 1:54.08 (2011), 1:54.11 (2011), 1:54.13 (2009), 1:54.14 (2009), 1:54.34 (2011), 1:54.54 (2011), 1:54.55 (2011), 1:54.62 (2011, 2015), 1:54.72 (2013), 1:54.80 (2012), 1:54.81 (2014, 2015), 1:54.91 (2014), 1:54.93 (2015), 1:54.97 (2014), 1:55.05 (2012), 1:55.07 (2013), 1:55.10 (2014), 1:55.11 (2011, 2018), 1:55.12 (2018), 1:55.14 (2014), 1:55.20 (2009), 1:55.21 (2010), 1:55.23 (2015), 1:55.36 (2015), 1:55.38 (2015), 1:55.39 (2013), 1:55.45 (2010), 1:55.50 (2013), 1:55.51 (2018), 1:55.55 (2015, 2020).
- Ryan Lochte also swam 1:53.79 (2013), 1:53.82 (2009), 1:53.94 (2008, 2012), 1:54.12 (2010), 1:54.32 (2007), 1:54.54 (2012), 1:55.16 (2013), 1:55.26 (2010), 1:55.39 (2009), 1:55.40 (2008, 2012).
- Mitch Larkin also swam 1:53.34 (2015), 1:53.58 (2015), 1:53.72 (2015), 1:53.80 (2015), 1:53.90 (2016), 1:53.96 (2016), 1:54.29 (2015), 1:54.73 (2016), 1:55.03 (2019), 1:55.08 (2016), 1:55.16 (2016), 1:55.26 (2014), 1:55.27 (2014), 1:55.31 (2016), 1:55.38 (2016), 1:55.40 (2018), 1:55.52 (2015).
- Evgeny Rylov also swam 1:53.40 (2019), 1:53.61 (2017), 1:53.71 (2018), 1:53.81 (2017, 2017), 1:53.97 (2016), 1:54.00 (2019), 1:54.21 (2016, 2016), 1:54.45 (2016), 1:54.60 (2015), 1:54.76 (2016), 1:54.96 (2017), 1:55.02 (2016), 1:55.43 (2016, 2016), 1:55.48 (2019), 1:55.50 (2018), 1:55.54 (2015).
- Tyler Clary also swam 1:54.64 (2013), 1:54.69 (2011), 1:54.71 (2012), 1:54.73 (2014), 1:54.88 (2012), 1:54.90 (2010), 1:54.91 (2014), 1:55.16 (2013), 1:55.33 (2016), 1:55.56 (2010), 1:55.58 (2013).
- Ryan Murphy also swam 1:53.62 (2016), 1:53.95 (2016), 1:54.07 (2018), 1:54.12 (2019), 1:54.15 (2018), 1:54.21 (2017), 1:54.30 (2017), 1:54.93 (2017), 1:55.00 (2015), 1:55.04 (2016), 1:55.10 (2015), 1:55.15 (2016), 1:55.22 (2020), 1:55.46 (2018).
- Xu Jiayu also swam 1:54.03 (2017), 1:54.79 (2016, 2017), 1:55.04 (2017), 1:55.05 (2014), 1:55.11 (2014), 1:55.13 (2015), 1:55.16 (2016), 1:55.19 (2016), 1:55.20 (2015), 1:55.24 (2019), 1:55.26 (2017), 1:55.42 (2017), 1:55.43 (2018), 1:55.51 (2016).
- Kosuke Hagino also swam 1:54.77 (2014), 1:55.12 (2013), 1:55.43 (2013).
- Radoslaw Kawecki also swam 1:54.55 (2015), 1:55.28 (2012), 1:55.54 (2015).
- Arkady Vyatchanin also swam 1:54.90 (2009), 1:54.93 (2008), 1:55.44 (2006).
- Jacob Pebley also swam 1:54.78 (2017), 1:54.92 (2016), 1:55.06 (2017), 1:55.18 (2016), 1:55.20 (2017), 1:55.52 (2016), 1:55.56 (2017).
- Kliment Kolesnikov also swam 1:55.15 (2017), 1:55.49 (2017).
- Stanislav Donets also swam 1:55.36 (2009).
Women
- Correct as of August 2020
Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2:03.35 | ![]() | 26 July 2019 | South Korea |
2 | 2:04.06 | ![]() | 3 August 2012 | Great Britain |
3 | 2:04.81 | ![]() | 1 August 2009 | Italy |
4 | 2:04.94 | ![]() | 1 August 2009 | Italy |
5 | 2:05.68 | ![]() | 29 July 2017 | Hungary |
6 | 2:05.72 | ![]() | 6 April 2019 | Italy |
7 | 2:05.85 | ![]() | 29 July 2017 | Hungary |
8 | 2:05.94 | ![]() | 5 April 2019 | Canada |
9 | 2:05.99 | ![]() | 12 August 2016 | Brazil |
10 | 2:06.06 | ![]() | 30 July 2011 | China |
11 | 2:06.09 | ![]() | 29 June 2008 | United States |
12 | 2:06.14 | ![]() | 9 August 2018 | Japan |
13 | 2:06.18 | ![]() | 2 August 2012 | Great Britain |
14 | 2:06.26 | ![]() | 27 July 2019 | South Korea |
15 | 2:06.29 | ![]() | 25 June 2013 | United States |
16 | 2:06.36 | ![]() | 2 March 2018 | United States |
17 | 2:06.46 | ![]() | 13 November 2010 | China |
18 | 2:06.55 | ![]() | 14 October 2017 | China |
19 | 2:06.62 | ![]() | 25 August 1991 | Greece |
20 | 2:06.64 | ![]() | 26 April 2008 | France |
21 | 2:06.66 | ![]() | 1 August 2009 | Italy |
22 | 2:06.79 | ![]() | 2 April 2010 | Great Britain |
23 | 2:06.80 | ![]() | 3 August 2013 | Spain |
24 | 2:06.82 | ![]() | 14 June 2019 | Australia |
25 | 2:06.92 | ![]() | 22 April 2016 | Russia |
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 2:06.92:
- Regan Smith also swam 2:03.69 (2019), 2:05.94 (2020), 2:06.01 (2019), 2:06.16 (2020), 2:06.43 (2018), 2:06.46 (2018), 2:06.47 (2019).
- Missy Franklin also swam 2:04.76 (2013), 2:05.10 (2011), 2:05.68 (2013), 2:05.90 (2011), 2:06.12 (2012), 2:06.33 (2013), 2:06.34 (2015), 2:06.46 (2013), 2:06.84 (2012).
- Kirsty Coventry also swam 2:05.24 (2008), 2:05.86 (2009), 2:06.39 (2008), 2:06.72 (2009), 2:06.76 (2008).
- Anastasia Fesikova also swam 2:05.92 (2012), 2:06.59 (2012).
- Emily Seebohm also swam 2:05.81 (2015, 2017), 2:06.56 (2015), 2:06.59 (2016), 2:06.66 (2017), 2:06.69 (2015), 2:06.82 (2018).
- Margherita Panziera also swam 2:06.18 (2018), 2:06.41 (2019), 2:06.59 (2019), 2:06.62 (2019), 2:06.64 (2019), 2:06.67 (2019), 2:06.87 (2019).
- Katinka Hosszu also swam 2:06.03 (2016), 2:06.05 (2016), 2:06.09 (2016), 2:06.18 (2015), 2:06.81 (2015), 2:06.84 (2015), 2:06.88 (2016).
- Kylie Masse also swam 2:05.97 (2017), 2:05.98 (2018), 2:06.57 (2019), 2:06.62 (2019).
- Maya DiRado also swam 2:06.90 (2016).
- Belinda Hocking also swam 2:06.40 (2014), 2:06.49 (2016), 2:06.66 (2013), 2:06.68 (2012), 2:06.88 (2011).
- Margaret Hoelzer also swam 2:06.23 (2008).
- Kathleen Baker also swam 2:06.38 (2017), 2:06.43 (2018), 2:06.46 (2020), 2:06.48 (2017), 2:06.66 (2017), 2:06.82 (2017).
- Elizabeth Beisel also swa 2:06.39 (2009), 2:06.55 (2012).
- Kaylee McKeown also swam 2:06.35 (2019), 2:06.72 (2017).
- Taylor Ruck also swam 2:06.41 (2018), 2:06.42 (2018), 2:06.70 (2019), 2:06.87 (2017).
gollark: Make it a nocturne. Nobody likes nocturnes.
gollark: About 20 hours to go, then.
gollark: I think that that's around the time I wake up on the 31st.
gollark: When is the drawing, anyway? The *start* of the 31st? The *end*?
gollark: Probably.
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