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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 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
Mike Troy
July 11, 1959
Los Altos, United States
2:16.4
Mike Troy
July 11, 1959
Los Altos, United States
2:15.0
Mike Troy
July 10, 1960
Evansville, United States
2:13.4
Mike Troy
July 23, 1960
Toledo, United States
2:13.2
Mike Troy
August 4, 1960
Detroit, United States
2:12.8
Mike Troy
September 2, 1960
Rome, Italy
2:12.6
Carl Robie
August 19, 1961
Los Angeles, United States
2:12.5
Kevin Berry
February 20, 1962
Melbourne
2:12.4
Carl Robie
August 11, 1962
Cuyahoga Falls , United States
2:10.8
Carl Robie
August 11, 1962
Cuyahoga Falls , United States
2:09.7
Kevin Berry
October 23, 1962
Melbourne
2:08.4
Kevin Berry
January 12, 1963
Sydney, Australia
2:08.2
Carl Robie
March 18, 1963
Tokyo, Japan
2:06.9
Kevin Berry
March 29, 1964
Sydney, Australia
2:06.6
Kevin Berry
October 18, 1964
Tokyo, Japan
2:06.4
Mark Spitz
July 26, 1967
Winnipeg, Canada
2:06.0
John Ferris
August 30, 1967
Tokyo, Japan
2:05.7
Mark Spitz
October 8, 1967
West Berlin , West Germany
2:05.4
Mark Spitz
August 22, 1970
Los Angeles, United States
2:05.0
Gary Hall Sr.
August 22, 1970
Los Angeles , United States
2:03.9
Mark Spitz
August 27, 1971
Houston , United States
2:03.3
Hans-Joachim Fassnacht
August 31, 1971
Landskrona , Sweden
2:01.87
Mark Spitz
August 2, 1972
Chicago , United States
2:01.53
Mark Spitz
August 2, 1972
Chicago , United States
2:00.70
Mark Spitz
August 28, 1972
Munich , West Germany
2:00.21
Roger Pyttel
June 3, 1976
East Berlin , East Germany
1:59.63
Roger Pyttel
June 3, 1976
East Berlin , East Germany
1:59.23
Mike Bruner
July 18, 1976
Montréal
1:58.21
Craig Beardsley
July 30, 1980
Irvine, California , United States]]
1:58.01
Craig Beardsley
August 22, 1981
Kiev , Soviet Union
1:57.05
Michael Gross
August 26, 1983
Rome , Italy
1:57.04
Jon Sieben
August 3, 1984
Los Angeles , United States
1:57.01
Michael Gross
June 29, 1985
Wuppertal , West Germany
1:56.65
Michael Gross
August 10, 1985
Sofia , Bulgaria
1:56.24
Michael Gross
June 28, 1986
Hanover , West Germany
1:55.69
Melvin Stewart
January 12, 1991
Perth , Australia
1:55.22
Denis Pankratov
June 14, 1995
Canet-en-Roussillon , France
1:55.18
Tom Malchow
June 17, 2000
Charlotte, North Carolina , United States
1:54.92
Michael Phelps
March 30, 2001
Austin, Texas , United States
1:54.58
Michael Phelps
July 24, 2001
Fukuoka , Japan
1:53.93
Michael Phelps
July 22, 2003
Barcelona , Spain
1:53.80
Michael Phelps
August 17, 2006
Victoria, British Columbia , Canada
1:53.71
Michael Phelps
February 17, 2007
Columbia, Missouri , United States
1:52.09
Michael Phelps
March 28, 2007
Melbourne
1:52.03
Michael Phelps
August 13, 2008
Beijing, China
1:51.51
Michael Phelps
July 29, 2009
Rome, Italy
1:50.73
Kristóf Milák
July 24, 2019
Gwangju, South Korea
1:50.34
Kristóf Milák
June 21, 2022
Budapest , Hungary
Short course
Time
Swimmer
Date
Place
1:54.67
Franck Esposito
February 1, 1992
Paris, France
1:54.58
Danyon Loader
February 6, 1993
Paris, France
1:54.50
Danyon Loader
February 9, 1993
Malmö , Sweden
1:54.21
Danyon Loader
February 13, 1993
Gelsenkirchen , Germany
1:53.05
Franck Esposito
March 26, 1994
Paris, France
1:52.64
Denis Pankratov
February 2, 1997
Gelsenkirchen , Germany
1:51.76
James Hickman
March 28, 1998
Paris, France
1:51.58
Franck Esposito
January 14, 2001
Antibes , France
1:51.21
Thomas Rupprath
December 1, 2001
Rostock, Germany
1:50.73
Franck Esposito
December 8, 2002
Antibes , France
1:50.60
Nikolay Skvortsov
December 13, 2008
Rijeka , Croatia
1:50.53
Nikolay Skvortsov
February 15, 2009
Saint Petersburg , Russia
1:49.11
Kaio de Almeida
November 10, 2009
Stockholm , Sweden
1:49.04
Chad le Clos
August 7, 2013
Eindhoven , Netherlands
1:48.56
Chad le Clos
November 5, 2013
Singapore , Singapore
1:48.24
Daiya Seto
December 11, 2018
Hangzhou , China
1:46.85
Tomoru Honda
October 22, 2022
Tokyo, Japan
Women
Long course
Time
Swimmer
Date
Place
2:40.5
Nancy Ramey
June 29, 1958
Los Angeles, United States
2:38.9
Tineke Lagerberg
September 13, 1958
Naarden , Netherlands
2:37.0
Becky Collins
July 19, 1959
Redding, United States
2:34.4
Marianne Heemskerk
June 12, 1960
Leipzig , East Germany
2:32.8
Becky Collins
August 13, 1961
Philadelphia, United States
2:31.2
Sharon Finneran
August 19, 1962
Chicago, United States
2:30.7
Sharon Finneran
August 25, 1962
Los Altos, United States
2:29.1
Susan Pitt
July 27, 1963
Philadelphia, United States
2:28.1
Sharon Stouder
July 12, 1964
Los Angeles, United States
2:26.4
Sharon Stouder
August 2, 1964
Los Altos, United States
2:26.3
Kendis Moore
August 15, 1965
Maumee, United States
2:25.8
Ada Kok
August 21, 1965
Leiden , Netherlands
2:25.3
Ada Kok
September 12, 1965
Groningen , Netherlands
2:22.5
Ada Kok
August 2, 1967
Groningen , Netherlands
2:21.0
Ada Kok
August 25, 1967
Blackpool , United Kingdom
2:20.7
Karen Moe
July 11, 1970
Santa Clara, United States
2:19.3
Alice Jones
August 22, 1970
Los Angeles, United States
2:18.6
Karen Moe
August 7, 1971
Santa Clara, United States
2:18.4
Ellie Daniel
August 28, 1971
Houston, United States
2:16.62
Karen Moe
August 6, 1972
Chicago, United States
2:15.57
Karen Moe
September 4, 1972
Munich , West Germany
2:15.45
Rosemarie Kother
September 8, 1973
Belgrade , Yugoslavia
2:13.76
Rosemarie Kother
September 8, 1973
Belgrade , Yugoslavia
2:13.60
Rosemarie Gabriel
March 14, 1976
Tallinn , Soviet Union
2:12.84
Rosemarie Gabriel
June 4, 1976
East Berlin , East Germany
2:11.22
Rosemarie Gabriel
June 5, 1976
East Berlin , East Germany
2:11.20
Andrea Pollack
April 9, 1978
Leningrad , Soviet Union
2:09.87
Andrea Pollack
July 4, 1978
East Berlin , East Germany
2:09.87=
Tracy Caulkins
August 26, 1978
West Berlin , West Germany
2:09.77
Mary T. Meagher
July 7, 1979
San Juan, Puerto Rico
2:08.41
Mary T. Meagher
August 16, 1979
Fort Lauderdale , United States
2:07.01
Mary T. Meagher
August 16, 1979
Fort Lauderdale , United States
2:06.37
Mary T. Meagher
July 30, 1980
Irvine, United States
2:05.96
Mary T. Meagher
August 13, 1981
Brown Deer, United States
2:05.81
Susie O'Neill
May 17, 2000
Sydney, Australia
2:05.78
Otylia Jędrzejczak
August 4, 2002
Berlin, Germany
2:05.61
Otylia Jędrzejczak
July 28, 2005
Montreal, Canada
2:05.40
Jessicah Schipper
August 17, 2006
Victoria, Canada
2:04.18
Liu Zige
August 14, 2008
Beijing, China
2:04.14
Mary Descenza
July 29, 2009
Rome, Italy
2:03.41
Jessicah Schipper
July 30, 2009
Rome, Italy
2:01.81
Liu Zige
October 21, 2009
Jinan , China
Short course
Time
Swimmer
Date
Place
2:05.37
Susie O'Neill
February 17, 1999
Malmö , Sweden
2:04.43
Susie O'Neill
September 2, 1999
Canberra, Australia
2:04.16
Susie O'Neill
January 18, 2000
Sydney, Australia
2:04.04
Yang Yu
January 18, 2004
Berlin, Germany
2:03.53
Otylia Jędrzejczak
December 13, 2007
Debrecen , Hungary
2:03.12
Yuko Nakanishi
February 23, 2008
Tokyo, Japan
2:02.50
Liu Zige
November 11, 2009
Stockholm , Sweden
2:00.78
Liu Zige
November 15, 2009
Berlin, Germany
1:59.61
Mireia Belmonte
December 3, 2014
Doha , Qatar
All-time top 25
Men long course
Correct as of July 2022[ 1]
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:54.35:
Kristóf Milák also swam 1:50.73 (2019), 1:51.10 (2021), 1:51.25 (2021), 1:51.40 (2021), 1:52.01 (2022), 1:52.22 (2021), 1:52.39 (2022), 1:52.50 (2021), 1:52.71 (2018), 1:52.79 (2018), 1:52.96 (2019), 1:53.18 (2021), 1:53.19 (2019), 1:53.58 (2021), 1:53.64 (2019), 1:53.79 (2017), 1:53.87 (2017), 1:53.88 (2022), 1:53.89 (2022), 1:53.94 (2018), 1:53.97 (2022), 1:54.10 (2022), 1:54.17 (2018), 1:54.19 (2019, 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), 1:53.48 (2009), 1:53.65 (2012), 1:53.70 (2008, 2008), 1:53.71 (2007), 1:53.80 (2006), 1:53.93 (2003), 1:54.03 (2008), 1:54.04 (2004), 1:54.11 (2010), 1:54.12 (2016), 1:54.31 (2004), 1:54.32 (2006), 1:54.35 (2003, 2009).
László Cseh also swam 1:52.91 (2016), 1:53.48 (2015), 1:53.53 (2015), 1:53.71 (2015), 1:53.72 (2017), 1:54.08 (2017), 1:54.22 (2017), 1:54.29 (2016), 1:54.35 (2008).
Takeshi Matsuda also swam 1:53.21 (2012), 1:53.32 (2009), 1:53.35 (2009), 1:54.01 (2011, 2012), 1:54.02 (2008, 2010), 1:54.12 (2011), 1:54.19 (2012), 1:54.25 (2012), 1:54.30 (2011).
Chad le Clos also swam 1:53.33 (2017), 1:53.68 (2015), 1:54.00 (2018), 1:54.06 (2016), 1:54.15 (2019), 1:54.18 (2015), 1:54.32 (2013).
Tomoru Honda also swam 1:53.61 (2022), 1:53.73 (2021), 1:53.87 (2022), 1:54.01 (2022), 1:54.06 (2022).
Tamás Kenderesi also swam 1:53.62 (2016), 1:53.96 (2016), 1:54.14 (2018), 1:54.33 (2017).
Masato Sakai also swam 1:53.71 (2017), 1:54.21 (2016), 1:54.24 (2015), 1:54.30 (2016).
Paweł Korzeniowski also swam 1:53.75 (2009), 1:54.30 (2009), 1:54.33 (2009).
Daiya Seto also swam 1:53.86 (2019), 1:54.03 (2017), 1:54.08 (2014), 1:54.14 (2016), 1:54.21 (2017), 1:54.28 (2017), 1:54.34 (2018).
Nao Horomura also swam 1:53.90 (2017).
Luca Urlando also swam 1:54.10 (2022).
Kaio de Almeida also swam 1:54.27 (2009).
Noè Ponti also swam 1:54.29 (2022).
Léon Marchand also swam 1:54.32 (2022).
Trenton Julian also swam 1:54.34 (2022).
Moss Burmester also swam 1:54.35 (2008).
Men short course
Correct as of November 2022[ 7]
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:50.64:
Chad le Clos also swam 1:48.56 (2013), 1:48.57 (2020), 1:48.61 (2014), 1:48.67 (2017), 1:48.76 (2016), 1:48.88 (2014), 1:49.04 (2013), 1:49.07 (2013), 1:49.08 (2017), 1:49.10 (2016), 1:49.20 (2014), 1:49.25 (2017), 1:49.33 (2016), 1:49.59 (2017), 1:49.71 (2016), 1:49.73 (2014, 2014), 1:49.78 (2022), 1:49.82 (2016), 1:49.83 (2013), 1:49.84 (2021), 1:49.89 (2022), 1:49.90 (2013), 1:49.93 (2016), 1:49.95 (2016), 1:50.15 (2011), 1:50.24 (2020), 1:50.28 (2017, 2020), 1:50.29 (2016, 2018), 1:50.32 (2021), 1:50.33 (2013), 1:50.35 (2016), 1:50.39 (2013), 1:50.48 (2020), 1:50.57 (2020), 1:50.63 (2019, 2021), 1:50.64 (2020).
Daiya Seto also swam 1:48.77 (2019), 1:48.92 (2014), 1:49.41 (2021), 1:49.53 (2016), 1:49.68 (2014), 1:49.76 (2021), 1:49.84 (2016), 1:49.87 (2018), 1:49.88 (2018), 1:49.93 (2016), 1:49.97 (2016), 1:50.19 (2017), 1:50.28 (2021), 1:50.33 (2017), 1:50.36 (2021).
Tom Shields also swam 1:49.02 (2020), 1:49.05 (2015), 1:49.26 (2017), 1:49.29 (2017), 1:49.50 (2016), 1:49.62 (2017), 1:49.78 (2020), 1:49.86 (2017), 1:50.08 (2014), 1:50.19 (2014), 1:50.24 (2021), 1:50.25 (2019), 1:50.28 (2020), 1:50.39 (2021), 1:50.43 (2020), 1:50.51 (2021), 1:50.55 (2020), 1:50.56 (2014), 1:50.60 (2017), 1:50.61 (2013).
Kaio de Almeida also swam 1:49.11 (2009).
Kuan-Hung Wang also swam 1:50.14 (2020).
Alberto Razzetti also swam 1:50.24 (2021).
Trenton Julian also swam 1:50.01 (2021), 1:50.08 (2022), 1:50.32 (2021).
Paweł Korzeniowski also swam 1:50.43 (2013).
Nikolay Skvortsov also swam 1:50.53 (2009), 1:50.58 (2009), 1:50.60 (2008).
Hidemasa Sano also swam 1:50.58 (2011).
Takeshi Matsuda also swam 1:50.64 (2010).
Tomoru Honda also swam 1:49.24 (2022), 1:49.84 (2021).
Kristóf Milák also swam 1:49.98 (2019)
Women long course
Correct as of June 2022[ 16]
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 2:05.95:
Liu Zige also swam 2:03.90 (2009), 2:04.18 (2008), 2:04.40 (2011), 2:04.59 (2013), 2:04.78 (2013), 2:05.29 (2009), 2:05.90 (2011).
Katinka Hosszú also swam 2:04.28 (2009), 2:05.59 (2013).
Mary Descenza also swam 2:04.33 (2009), 2:04.41 (2009).
Jiao Liuyang also swam 2:04.44 (2011), 2:04.50 (2009), 2:04.54 (2013), 2:04.72 (2008), 2:04.96 (2009), 2:05.18 (2012), 2:05.55 (2011), 2:05.79 (2010), 2:05.87 (2013).
Mireia Belmonte also swam 2:04.79 (2014), 2:04.85 (2016), 2:05.25 (2012), 2:05.26 (2017), 2:05.86 (2015).
Jess Schipper also swam 2:04.87 (2009), 2:05.40 (2006), 2:05.50 (2009), 2:05.65 (2005), 2:05.93 (2009).
Zhang Yufei also swam 2:04.89 (2021), 2:05.44 (2021), 2:05.49 (2021), 2:05.70 (2020), 2:05.84 (2021).
Natsumi Hoshi also swam 2:05.20 (2016), 2:05.48 (2012), 2:05.56 (2015), 2:05.91 (2011).
Franziska Hentke also swam 2:05.39 (2017), 2:05.77 (2016).
Madeline Groves also swam 2:05.41 (2015), 2:05.47 (2016), 2:05.66 (2016).
Aurore Mongel also swam 2:05.48 (2009).
Ellen Gandy also swam 2:05.59 (2011), 2:05.90 (2011), 2:05.95 (2012).
Otylia Jędrzejczak also swam 2:05.78 (2002).
Summer McIntosh also swam 2:05.79 (2022), 2:05.81 (2022).
Hali Flickinger also swam 2:05.85 (2021), 2:05.87 (2018), 2:05.90 (2022).
Kathleen Hersey also swam 2:05.90 (2012).
Women short course
Correct as of November 2022[ 21]
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 2:03.61:
Mireia Belmonte also swam 2:01.52 (2013), 2:03.02 (2017), 2:03.17 (2014), 2:031.31 (2013), 2:03.37 (2011), 2:03.39 (2014), 2:03.59 (2010), 2:03.61 (2014).
Katinka Hosszú also swam 2:01.60 (2018), 2:02.15 (2016), 2:02.20 (2012), 2:02.21 (2013), 2:02.40 (2013), 2:02.42 (2014), 2:02.75 (2017), 2:02.86 (2018), 2:02.87 (2018), 2:02.88 (2018), 2:02.99 (2014), 2:03.01 (2018), 2:03.05 (2013), 2:03.14 (2014, 2018), 2:03.21 (2019), 2:03.26 (2013), 2:03.34 (2016), 2:03.36 (2013).
Zige Liu also swam 2:02.50 (2009).
Kelsi Dahlia also swam 2:02.89 (2016), 2:03.31 (2018), 2:03.33 (2018), 2:03.51 (2018).
Zhang Yufei also swam 2:03.09 (2018), 2:03.29 (2018), 2:03.33 (2018), 2:03.50 (2018).
Suzuka Hasegawa also swam 2:03.12 (2020), 2:03.38 (2020), 2:03.53 (2020).
Madeline Groves also swam 2:03.34 (2016).
Franziska Hentke also swam 2:03.43 (2017), 2:03.47 (2013).
References