World record progression 200 metres butterfly
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 pool. 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.
Men
Long course
Time | Swimmer | Date | Place |
---|---|---|---|
2:19.0 | July 11, 1959 | Los Altos, United States | |
2:16.4 | July 11, 1959 | Los Altos, United States | |
2:15.0 | July 10, 1960 | Evansville, United States | |
2:13.4 | July 23, 1960 | Toledo, United States | |
2:13.2 | August 4, 1960 | Detroit, United States | |
2:12.8 | September 2, 1960 | Rome, Italy | |
2:12.6 | August 19, 1961 | Los Angeles, United States | |
2:12.5 | February 20, 1962 | Melbourne, Australia | |
2:12.4 | August 11, 1962 | Cuyahoga Falls, United States | |
2:10.8 | August 11, 1962 | Cuyahoga Falls, United States | |
2:09.7 | October 23, 1962 | Melbourne, Australia | |
2:08.4 | January 12, 1963 | Sydney, Australia | |
2:08.2 | March 18, 1963 | Tokyo, Japan | |
2:06.9 | March 29, 1964 | Sydney, Australia | |
2:06.6 | October 18, 1964 | Tokyo, Japan | |
2:06.4 | July 26, 1967 | Winnipeg, Canada | |
2:06.0 | August 30, 1967 | Tokyo, Japan | |
2:05.7 | October 8, 1967 | West Berlin, West Germany | |
2:05.4 | August 22, 1970 | Los Angeles, United States | |
2:05.0 | August 22, 1970 | Los Angeles, United States | |
2:03.9 | August 27, 1971 | Houston, United States | |
2:03.3 | August 31, 1971 | Landskrona, Sweden | |
2:01.87 | August 2, 1972 | Chicago, United States | |
2:01.53 | August 2, 1972 | Chicago, United States | |
2:00.70 | August 28, 1972 | Munich, West Germany | |
2:00.21 | June 3, 1976 | East Berlin, East Germany | |
1:59.63 | June 3, 1976 | East Berlin, East Germany | |
1:59.23 | July 18, 1976 | Montréal, Québec | |
1:58.21 | July 30, 1980 | Irvine, United States | |
1:58.01 | August 22, 1981 | Kiev, Soviet Union | |
1:57.05 | August 26, 1983 | Rome, Italy | |
1:57.04 | August 3, 1984 | Los Angeles, United States | |
1:57.01 | June 29, 1985 | Wuppertal, West Germany | |
1:56.65 | August 10, 1985 | Sofia, Bulgaria | |
1:56.24 | June 28, 1986 | Hannover, West Germany | |
1:55.69 | January 12, 1991 | Perth, Australia | |
1:55.22 | June 14, 1995 | Canet-en-Roussillon, France | |
1:55.18 | June 17, 2000 | Charlotte, United States | |
1:54.92 | March 30, 2001 | Austin, United States | |
1:54.58 | July 24, 2001 | Fukuoka, Japan | |
1:53.93 | July 22, 2003 | Barcelona, Spain | |
1:53.80 | August 17, 2006 | Victoria, Canada | |
1:53.71 | February 17, 2007 | Columbia, United States | |
1:52.09 | March 28, 2007 | Melbourne, Australia | |
1:52.03 | August 13, 2008 | Beijing, China | |
1:51.51 | July 29, 2009 | Rome, Italy | |
1:50.73 | July 24, 2019 | Gwangju, South Korea |
Short course
Time | Swimmer | Date | Place |
---|---|---|---|
1:54.67 | February 1, 1992 | Paris, France | |
1:54.58 | February 6, 1993 | Paris, France | |
1:54.50 | February 9, 1993 | Malmö, Sweden | |
1:54.21 | February 13, 1993 | Gelsenkirchen, Germany | |
1:53.05 | March 26, 1994 | Paris, France | |
1:52.64 | February 2, 1997 | Gelsenkirchen, Germany | |
1:51.76 | March 28, 1998 | Paris, France | |
1:51.58 | January 14, 2001 | Antibes, France | |
1:51.21 | December 1, 2001 | Rostock, Germany | |
1:50.73 | December 8, 2002 | Antibes, France | |
1:50.60 | December 13, 2008 | Rijeka, Croatia | |
1:50.53 | February 15, 2009 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | |
1:49.11 | November 10, 2009 | Stockholm, Sweden | |
1:49.04 | August 7, 2013 | Eindhoven, Netherlands | |
1:48.56 | November 5, 2013 | Singapore, Singapore | |
1:48.24 | December 11, 2018 | Hangzhou, China |
Women
Long course
Time | Swimmer | Date | Place |
---|---|---|---|
2:40.5 | June 29, 1958 | Los Angeles, United States | |
2:38.9 | September 13, 1958 | Naarden, Netherlands | |
2:37.0 | July 19, 1959 | Redding, United States | |
2:34.4 | June 12, 1960 | Leipzig, East Germany | |
2:32.8 | August 13, 1961 | Philadelphia, United States | |
2:31.2 | August 19, 1962 | Chicago, United States | |
2:30.7 | August 25, 1962 | Los Altos, United States | |
2:29.1 | July 27, 1963 | Philadelphia, United States | |
2:28.1 | July 12, 1964 | Los Angeles, United States | |
2:26.4 | August 2, 1964 | Los Altos, United States | |
2:26.3 | August 15, 1965 | Maumee, United States | |
2:25.8 | August 21, 1965 | Leiden, Netherlands | |
2:25.3 | September 12, 1965 | Groningen, Netherlands | |
2:22.5 | August 2, 1967 | Groningen, Netherlands | |
2:21.0 | August 25, 1967 | Blackpool, United Kingdom | |
2:20.7 | July 11, 1970 | Santa Clara, United States | |
2:19.3 | August 22, 1970 | Los Angeles, United States | |
2:18.6 | August 7, 1971 | Santa Clara, United States | |
2:18.4 | August 28, 1971 | Houston, United States | |
2:16.62 | August 6, 1972 | Chicago, United States | |
2:15.57 | September 4, 1972 | Munich, West Germany | |
2:15.45 | September 8, 1973 | Belgrade, Yugoslavia | |
2:13.76 | September 8, 1973 | Belgrade, Yugoslavia | |
2:13.60 | March 14, 1976 | Tallinn, Soviet Union | |
2:12.84 | June 4, 1976 | East Berlin, East Germany | |
2:11.22 | June 5, 1976 | East Berlin, East Germany | |
2:11.20 | April 9, 1978 | Leningrad, Soviet Union | |
2:09.87 | July 4, 1978 | East Berlin, East Germany | |
2:09.87= | August 26, 1978 | West Berlin, West Germany | |
2:09.77 | July 7, 1979 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
2:08.41 | August 16, 1979 | Fort Lauderdale, United States | |
2:07.01 | August 16, 1979 | Fort Lauderdale, United States | |
2:06.37 | July 30, 1980 | Irvine, United States | |
2:05.96 | August 13, 1981 | Brown Deer, United States | |
2:05.81 | May 17, 2000 | Sydney, Australia | |
2:05.78 | August 4, 2002 | Berlin, Germany | |
2:05.61 | July 28, 2005 | Montreal, Canada | |
2:05.40 | August 17, 2006 | Victoria, Canada | |
2:04.18 | August 14, 2008 | Beijing, China | |
2:04.14 | July 29, 2009 | Rome, Italy | |
2:03.41 | July 30, 2009 | Rome, Italy | |
2:01.81 | October 21, 2009 | Jinan, China |
Short course
Time | Swimmer | Date | Place |
---|---|---|---|
2:05.37 | February 17, 1999 | Malmö, Sweden | |
2:04.43 | September 2, 1999 | Canberra, Australia | |
2:04.16 | January 18, 2000 | Sydney, Australia | |
2:04.04 | January 18, 2004 | Berlin, Germany | |
2:03.53 | December 13, 2007 | Debrecen, Hungary | |
2:03.12 | February 23, 2008 | Tokyo, Japan | |
2:02.50 | November 11, 2009 | Stockholm, Sweden | |
2:00.78 | November 15, 2009 | Berlin, Germany | |
1:59.61 | December 3, 2014 | Doha, Qatar |
All-time top 25
Men
- Correct as of January 2020
Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1:50.73 | 24 July 2019 | South Korea | |
2 | 1:51.51 | 29 July 2009 | Italy | |
3 | 1:52.53 | 18 January 2020 | Beijing | |
4 | 1:52.70 | 13 August 2008 | China | |
5 | 1:52.96 | 31 July 2012 | Great Britain | |
6 | 1:52.97 | 13 August 2008 | China | |
7 | 1:53.23 | 29 July 2009 | Italy | |
8 | 1:53.40 | 9 August 2016 | Brazil | |
9 | 1:53.42 | 27 March 2019 | Hungary | |
10 | 1:53.64 | 7 July 2009 | United States | |
11 | 1:53.79 | 6 April 2018 | Japan | |
12 | 1:53.84 | 14 June 2019 | United States | |
13 | 1:53.86 | 29 June 2008 | United States | |
14 | 1:53.92 | 5 May 2009 | Brazil | |
15 | 1:54.10 | 5 August 2015 | Russia | |
16 | 1:54.15 | 4 April 2009 | New Zealand | |
17 | 1:54.31 | 12 August 2008 | China | |
18 | 1:54.35 | 13 August 2008 | China | |
31 July 2012 | Great Britain | |||
20 | 1:54.39 | 24 July 2019 | South Korea | |
21 | 1:54.43 | 30 July 2012 | Great Britain | |
22 | 1:54.46 | 29 June 2008 | United States | |
17 March 2009 | Australia | |||
24 | 1:54.47 | 4 August 2015 | Russia | |
27 June 2017 | United States |
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:54.47:
- Kristóf Milák also swam 1:52.71 (2018), 1:52.96 (2019), 1:54.19 (2019).
- Michael Phelps also swam 1:52.03 (2008), 1:52.09 (2007), 1:52.20 (2008), 1:52.76 (2009), 1:52.94 (2015) 1:53.01 (2012), 1:53.34 (2011), 1:53.36 (2016), 1:53.80 (2006), 1:53.93 (2003), 1:54.04 (2004), 1:54.11 (2010), 1:54.31 (2004), 1:54.32 (2006), 1:54.35 (2003)
- Daiya Seto also swam 1:53.86 (2019), 1:54.03 (2017).
- Chad le Clos also swam 1:54.15 (2019).
- Tyler Clary also swam 1:54.42 (2009).
Women
- Correct as of June 2019
Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2:01.81 | 21 October 2009 | Italy | |
2 | 2:03.41 | 30 July 2009 | Italy | |
3 | 2:04.06 | 1 August 2012 | Great Britain | |
4 | 2:04.14 | 29 July 2009 | Italy | |
5 | 2:04.27 | 29 July 2009 | Italy | |
6 | 2:04.69 | 2 April 2012 | Japan | |
7 | 2:04.78 | 1 August 2013 | Spain | |
8 | 2:04.83 | 16 March 2009 | Great Britain | |
9 | 2:04.88 | 10 August 2016 | Brazil | |
10 | 2:05.09 | 29 July 2009 | Italy | |
11 | 2:05.26 | 4 July 2015 | Germany | |
12 | 2:05.36 | 14 June 2011 | Great Britain | |
13 | 2:05.38 | 1 April 2012 | China | |
14 | 2:05.45 | 9 April 2018 | Australia | |
15 | 2:05.61 | 28 July 2005 | Canada | |
16 | 2:05.78 | 1 August 2012 | Great Britain | |
17 | 2:05.81 | 13 May 2000 | Australia | |
18 | 2:05.87 | 25 July 2018 | United States | |
19 | 2:05.88 | 20 September 2000 | Australia | |
20 | 2:05.90 | 10 August 2016 | Brazil | |
21 | 2:05.95 | 30 July 2009 | Italy | |
22 | 2:05.96 | 13 August 1981 | United States | |
23 | 2:05.99 | 29 July 2009 | Italy | |
24 | 2:06.00 | 10 July 2016 | Japan | |
25 | 2:06.01 | 27 March 2004 | Australia |
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 2:06.01:
- Ellen Gandy also swam 2:05.59 (2011).
- Hali Flickinger also swam 2:05.96 (2019).
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References
- World Records: Men - 200M Butterfly – International Swimming Hall of Fame, archived July 16, 2010
- World Records: Women - 200M Butterfly – International Swimming Hall of Fame, archived July 16, 2010
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