World record progression 200 metres breaststroke

The first world record in the men's 200 metres breaststroke in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1908 and the first world record in the women's 200 metres breaststroke was recognised in 1921. In the short course (25 metres) swimming events the world's governing body recognizes world records since March 3, 1991.

There have been two rule changes enacted by FINA for this event that have resulted in the nullification of world records.

In the mid-1930s, many breaststroke swimmers began practicing an early variant of the butterfly stroke that involved recovering the arms above the water in an effort to reduce drag. This technique was disallowed when the butterfly stroke was established as a distinct stroke with its own rules in 1953, and world records set using the technique were nullified.

Another style was developed by the Japanese swimmer Masaru Furukawa shortly after this rule change. It involved swimming underwater for as much of each pool length as possible without surfacing, as the act of breaking the water's surface created resistance, slowing a swimmer. This method of swimming the breaststroke was disallowed by FINA in 1956 and records set with the technique were nullified.

Men

Long course


#	Time		Name	Nationality	Date	Meet	Location
1	3:09.2		Frederick Holman	Great Britain	18 July 1908	-	London, United Kingdom
2	3:08.3		Robert Andersson	Great Britain	18 April 1909	-	Stockholm, Sweden
3	3:00.8		Félicien Courbet	Belgium	2 October 1910	-	Schaerbeek, Belgium
4	2:56.6		Percy Courtman	Great Britain	28 July 1914	-	Garston, United Kingdom
5	2:54.4		Erich Rademacher	Germany	12 November 1922	-	Amsterdam, Netherlands
6	2:52.6		Bob Skelton	United States	24 March 1924	-	Milwaukee, United States
7	2:50.4		Erich Rademacher	Germany	7 April 1924	-	Magdeburg, Germany
8	2:48.0		Erich Rademacher	Germany	11 March 1927	-	Brussels, Belgium
9	2:45.0		Yoshiyuki Tsuruta	Japan	29 July 1927	-	Kyoto, Japan
10	2:44.6		Lionel Spence	United States	2 April 1931	-	Chicago, United States
11	2:44.0		Lionel Spence	United States	1 April 1932	-	New Haven, United States
12	2:42.6		Jacques Cartonnet	United States	8 February 1933	-	Paris, France
13	2:42.4		Erwin Sietas	Germany	16 March 1935	-	Düsseldorf, Germany
14	2:39.6		Jacques Cartonnet	France	4 May 1935	-	Paris, France
-	2:37.2	^[a]	Jack Kasley	United States	28 March 1936	-	New Haven, United States
15	2:36.8		Alfred Nakache	France	6 July 1941	-	Marseille, France
-	2:35.6	^[b]	Joe Verdeur	United States	5 April 1946	-	Bainbridge, United States
-	2:35.0	^[b]	Joe Verdeur	United States	15 February 1947	-	New Haven, United States
-	2:32.0	^[b]	Joe Verdeur	United States	14 February 1948	-	New Haven, United States
-	2:30.5	^[b]	Joe Verdeur	United States	2 April 1948	-	New Haven, United States
-	2:30.0	^[b]	Joe Verdeur	United States	28 June 1948	-	New Haven, United States
-	2:36.3	^[a]	Joe Verdeur	United States	10 July 1948	-	Detroit, United States
-	2:28.3	^[b]	Joe Verdeur	United States	15 February 1950	-	New Haven, United States
-	2:34.4	^[c]	Herbert Klein	Germany	13 August 1950	-	Göppingen, West Germany
-	2:27.3	^[b]	Herbert Klein	Germany	9 June 1951	-	Munich, West Germany
-	2:34.4	=, ^[c]	John Davies	Australia	1 August 1952	-	Helsinki, Finland
16	2:37.4		Knud Gleie	Denmark	14 February 1953	-	Copenhagen, Denmark
-	2:36.6	^[d]	Masaru Furukawa	Japan	10 April 1954	-	Tokyo, Japan
-	2:35.4	^[d]	Masaru Furukawa	Japan	10 April 1954	-	Tokyo, Japan
-	2:35.2	^[d]	Mamoru Tanaka	Japan	17 September 1954	-	Tokyo, Japan
-	2:33.7	^[d]	Masaru Furukawa	Japan	5 August 1955	-	Tokyo, Japan
-	2:31.0	^[d]	Masaru Furukawa	Japan	1 October 1955	-	Tokyo, Japan
17	2:36.5		Terry Gathercole	Australia	28 June 1958	-	Townsville, Australia
18	2:33.6		Chet Jastremski	United States	28 July 1961	-	Tokyo, Japan
19	2:29.6		Chet Jastremski	United States	19 August 1961	-	Los Angeles, United States
20	2:28.2		Chet Jastremski	United States	30 August 1964	-	New York City, United States
21	2:27.8		Ian O'Brien	Australia	15 October 1964	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan
22	2:27.4		Vladimir Kosinsky	Soviet Union	3 April 1968	-	Tallinn, Soviet Union
23	2:26.5		Nikolai Pankin	Soviet Union	22 March 1969	-	Minsk, Soviet Union
24	2:25.4		Nikolai Pankin	Soviet Union	19 April 1969	-	Magdeburg, East Germany
25	2:23.5		Brian Job	United States	22 August 1970	AAU National Championships	Los Angeles, United States
26	2:22.79		John Hencken	United States	5 August 1972	US Olympic Trials	Chicago, United States
27	2:21.55		John Hencken	United States	2 September 1972	Olympic Games	Munich, West Germany
28	2:20.52		John Hencken	United States	24 August 1973	US National Championships	Louisville, United States
29	2:19.28		David Wilkie	Great Britain	6 September 1973	World Championships	Belgrade, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
30	2:18.93		John Hencken	United States	24 August 1974	AAU National Championships	Concord, United States
31	2:18.21		John Hencken	United States	1 September 1974	USA vs GDR Dual Meet	Concord, United States
32	2:15.11		David Wilkie	Great Britain	24 July 1976	Olympic Games	Montreal, Canada
33	2:14.77		Victor Davis	Canada	5 August 1982	World Championships	Guayaquil, Ecuador
34	2:14.58		Victor Davis	Canada	17 June 1984	-	Etobicoke, Canada
35	2:13.34		Victor Davis	Canada	2 August 1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States
36	2:12.90		Mike Barrowman	United States	4 August 1989	US National Championships	Los Angeles, United States
36	2:12.90	=	Nick Gillingham	Great Britain	19 August 1989	European Championships	Bonn, West Germany
37	2:12.89		Mike Barrowman	United States	20 August 1989	Pan Pacific Championships	Tokyo, Japan
38	2:11.53		Mike Barrowman	United States	20 July 1990	Goodwill Games	Seattle, United States
39	2:11.23		Mike Barrowman	United States	11 January 1991	World Championships	Perth, Australia
40	2:10.60		Mike Barrowman	United States	13 August 1991	US National Championships	Fort Lauderdale, United States
41	2:10.16		Mike Barrowman	United States	29 July 1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain
42	2:09.97		Kosuke Kitajima	Japan	2 October 2002	Asian Games	Busan, South Korea
43	2:09.52		Dimitri Komornikov	Russia	15 June 2003	Mare Nostrum	Barcelona, Spain
44	2:09.42		Kosuke Kitajima	Japan	24 July 2003	World Championships	Barcelona, Spain
45	2:09.04		Brendan Hansen	United States	11 July 2004	US Olympic Trials	Long Beach, United States
46	2:08.74		Brendan Hansen	United States	5 August 2006	US National Championships	Irvine, United States
47	2:08.50		Brendan Hansen	United States	21 August 2006	Pan Pacific Championships	Victoria, Canada
48	2:07.51		Kosuke Kitajima	Japan	8 June 2008	Japan Open	Tokyo, Japan
49	2:07.31	sf	Christian Sprenger	Australia	30 July 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy
50	2:07.28		Dániel Gyurta	Hungary	1 August 2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom
51	2:07.01		Akihiro Yamaguchi	Japan	15 September 2012	Japanese Sports Festival	Gifu, Japan
52	2:06.67		Ippei Watanabe	Japan	29 January 2017	Kosuke Kitajima Cup	Tokyo, Japan
52	2:06.67	sf, =	Matthew Wilson	Australia	25 July 2019	World Championships	Gwangju, South Korea
53	2:06.12		Anton Chupkov	Russia	26 July 2019	World Championships	Gwangju, South Korea
54	2:05.95		Zac Stubblety-Cook	Australia	22 May 2022	Australian Championships	Adelaide, Australia
55	2:05.48		Qin Haiyang	China	27 July 2023	World Championships	Fukuoka, Japan

Notes

^ Record was set using a butterfly technique and was nullified in 1953.
^ Record was set in a 25 m pool and was annulled after World Aquatics required 50 m pools to be used.
^ After the records set in a 25 m pool were nullified, the world record was reverted to Herbert Klein's mark from 1950, which John Davies equaled in 1952. However, these records were also later annulled because they employed a butterfly technique.
^ Masaru Furukawa and Mamoru Tanaka set their world records by swimming most of the race while underwater. Their records were annulled in 1956.

Short course


#	Time	Name	Nationality	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
1	2:07.93	Nick Gillingham	Great Britain	20 October 1991	-	Birmingham, United Kingdom
2	2:07.80	Philip Rogers	Australia	28 August 1993	Australian Championships	Melbourne, Australia
3	2:07.79	Andrey Korneyev	Russia	20 January 1998	World Cup	Paris, France
4	2:07.59	Roman Sludnov	Russia	19 March 2000	World Championships	Athens, Greece
5	2:06.40	Ed Moses	United States	25 March 2000	NCAA Division I Championships	Minneapolis, United States
6	2:04.37	Ed Moses	United States	18 January 2002	World Cup	Paris, France
7	2:03.28	Ed Moses	United States	22 January 2002	World Cup	Stockholm, Sweden
8	2:03.17	Ed Moses	United States	26 January 2002	World Cup	Berlin, Germany
9	2:02.92	Ed Moses	United States	17 January 2004	World Cup	Berlin, Germany
10	2:01.98	Christian Sprenger	Australia	10 August 2009	Australian Championships	Hobart, Australia
11	2:00.67	Dániel Gyurta	Hungary	13 December 2009	European Championships	Istanbul, Turkey
12	2:00.48	Dániel Gyurta	Hungary	31 August 2014	World Cup	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
13	2:00.44	Marco Koch	Germany	20 November 2016	German Championships	Berlin, Germany	^[1]
14	2:00.16	Kirill Prigoda	Russia	13 December 2018	World Championships	Hangzhou, China

Women

Long course


#	Time		Name	Nationality	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
1	3:38.2		Ellie Van Den Bogaert	Belgium	7 August 1921	-	Antwerp, Belgium
2	3:34.6		Ellie Van Den Bogaert	Belgium	6 May 1922	-	Brussels, Belgium
3	3:31.4		Ellie Van Den Bogaert	Belgium	4 October 1922	-	Antwerp, Belgium
4	3:20.4		Irene Gilbert	Great Britain	18 June 1923	-	Rotherham, United Kingdom
5	3:20.2		Erna Murray	Germany	5 April 1925	-	Leipzig, Germany
6	3:19.1		Brita Hazelius	Sweden	11 August 1926	-	Stockholm, Sweden
7	3:18.4		Mietje Baron	Netherlands	24 October 1926	-	Brussels, Belgium
8	3:16.6		Else Jacobsen	Denmark	20 August 1927	-	Oslo, Norway
9	3:15.8		Charlotte Mühe	Germany	15 April 1928	-	Magdeburg, Germany
10	3:11.2		Mietje Baron	Netherlands	22 April 1928	-	Rotterdam, Netherlands
10	3:11.2	=	Charlotte Mühe	Germany	15 July 1928	-	Berlin, Germany
11	3:10.6		Margery Hinton	Great Britain	20 July 1931	-	Manchester, United Kingdom
12	3:08.4		Clare Dennis	Australia	18 January 1932	-	Sydney, Australia
13	3:08.2		Lisa Rocke	Germany	21 April 1932	-	Leipzig, Germany
14	3:03.4		Else Jacobsen	Denmark	11 May 1932	-	Stockholm, Sweden
15	3:00.4		Hideko Maehata	Japan	30 September 1933	-	Tokyo, Japan
16	3:00.2		Jopie Waalberg	Netherlands	11 May 1937	-	Amsterdam, Netherlands
17	2:58.0		Jopie Waalberg	Netherlands	27 June 1937	-	Zaandijk, Netherlands
18	2:56.9		Jopie Waalberg	Netherlands	2 October 1937	-	Ghent, Belgium
19	2:56.0		Maria Lenk	Brazil	8 November 1939	-	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
-	2:55.5		Anni Kapell	United States	19 March 1941	-	Düsseldorf, Germany
-	2:52.6		Nel van Vliet	Netherlands	17 August 1946	-	Bilthoven, Netherlands
-	2:51.9		Nel van Vliet	Netherlands	29 March 1947	-	Amsterdam, Netherlands
-	2:49.2		Nel van Vliet	Netherlands	20 July 1947	-	Hilversum, Netherlands
-	2:48.8		Éva Novák	Hungary	21 October 1950	-	Székesfehérvár, Hungary
-	2:48.5		Éva Novák	Hungary	5 May 1951	-	Moscow, Soviet Union
-	2:46.4		Ada den Haan	Netherlands	13 November 1956	-	Naarden, Netherlands
20	2:52.6		Ada den Haan	Netherlands	18 May 1957	Netherlands vs Great Britain International	Blackpool, United Kingdom
21	2:51.9		Ada den Haan	Netherlands	3 August 1957	-	Rhenen, Netherlands
22	2:51.3		Ada den Haan	Netherlands	4 August 1957	-	Rhenen, Netherlands
23	2:50.3		Anita Lonsbrough	Great Britain	25 July 1959	Netherlands vs Great Britain International	Waalwijk, Netherlands
24	2:50.2		Wiltrud Urselmann	Germany	6 June 1960	-	Aachen, West Germany
25	2:49.5		Anita Lonsbrough	Great Britain	27 August 1960	Olympic Games	Rome, Italy
26	2:48.0		Karin Beyer	East Germany	5 August 1961	-	Budapest, Hungary
27	2:47.7		Galina Prozumenshchikova	Soviet Union	11 April 1964	-	Blackpool, United Kingdom
28	2:45.4		Galina Prozumenshchikova	Soviet Union	17 May 1964	-	East Berlin, East Germany
29	2:45.3		Galina Prozumenshchikova	Soviet Union	12 September 1965	-	Groningen, Netherlands
30	2:43.0		Irina Pozdnyakova	Soviet Union	16 July 1966	-	Moscow, Soviet Union
31	2:40.8		Galina Prozumenshchikova	Soviet Union	22 August 1966	European Championships	Utrecht, Netherlands
32	2:40.5		Catie Ball	United States	9 July 1967	Santa Clara Invitational	Santa Clara, United States
33	2:39.5		Catie Ball	United States	20 August 1967	AAU National Championships	Philadelphia, United States
34	2:38.5		Catie Ball	United States	26 August 1968	US Olympic Trials	Los Angeles, United States
35	2:37.89		Anne-Katrin Schott	East Germany	6 July 1974	GDR National Championships	Rostock, East Germany
36	2:37.44	h	Karla Linke	East Germany	19 August 1974	European Championships	Vienna, Austria
37	2:34.99		Karla Linke	East Germany	19 August 1974	European Championships	Vienna, Austria
38	2:33.35		Marina Koshevaya	Soviet Union	21 July 1976	Olympic Games	Montreal, Canada
39	2:33.32		Yulia Bogdanova	Soviet Union	7 April 1978	-	Leningrad, Soviet Union
40	2:33.11	h	Lina Kačiušytė	Soviet Union	24 August 1978	World Championships	West Berlin, West Germany
41	2:31.42		Lina Kačiušytė	Soviet Union	24 August 1978	World Championships	West Berlin, West Germany
42	2:31.09		Svetlana Varganova	Soviet Union	30 March 1979	USSR vs GDR Duel	Minsk, Soviet Union
43	2:28.36		Lina Kačiušytė	Soviet Union	6 April 1979	USSR vs GDR Junior Meet	Potsdam, East Germany
44	2:28.33		Silke Hörner	East Germany	5 June 1985	-	Leipzig, East Germany
45	2:28.20		Sylvia Gerasch	East Germany	1 March 1986	-	Leningrad, Soviet Union
46	2:27.40		Silke Hörner	East Germany	18 August 1986	World Championships	Madrid, Spain
47	2:27.27		Allison Higson	Canada	28 May 1988	-	Montreal, Canada
48	2:26.71		Silke Hörner	East Germany	21 September 1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea
49	2:25.92	h	Anita Nall	United States	2 March 1992	US Olympic Trials	Indianapolis, United States
50	2:25.35		Anita Nall	United States	2 March 1992	US Olympic Trials	Indianapolis, United States
51	2:24.76		Rebecca Brown	Australia	15 March 1994	Australian Championships	Brisbane, Australia
52	2:24.69	h	Penelope Heyns	South Africa	17 July 1999	Janet Evans Invitational	Los Angeles, United States
53	2:24.51		Penelope Heyns	South Africa	17 July 1999	Janet Evans Invitational	Los Angeles, United States
54	2:24.42	sf	Penelope Heyns	South Africa	26 August 1999	Pan Pacific Championships	Sydney, Australia
55	2:23.64		Penelope Heyns	South Africa	27 August 1999	Pan Pacific Championships	Sydney, Australia
56	2:22.99		Qi Hui	China	13 April 2001	Chinese National Championships	Hangzhou, China
56	2:22.99	=	Amanda Beard	United States	25 July 2003	World Championships	Barcelona, Spain
57	2:22.96		Leisel Jones	Australia	10 July 2004	Swimming Australia Grand Prix	Brisbane, Australia
58	2:22.44		Amanda Beard	United States	12 July 2004	US Olympic Trials	Long Beach, United States
59	2:21.72		Leisel Jones	Australia	29 July 2005	World Championships	Montreal, Canada
60	2:20.54		Leisel Jones	Australia	1 February 2006	Australian Championships	Melbourne, Australia	^[2]
61	2:20.22		Rebecca Soni	United States	15 August 2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China
62	2:20.12	sf	Annamay Pierse	Canada	29 July 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy	^[3]
63	2:20.00	sf	Rebecca Soni	United States	1 August 2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom
64	2:19.59		Rebecca Soni	United States	2 August 2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom
65	2:19.11	sf	Rikke Møller Pedersen	Denmark	1 August 2013	World Championships	Barcelona, Spain
66	2:18.95		Tatjana Schoenmaker	South Africa	30 July 2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	^[4]
67	2:17.55		Evgeniia Chikunova	Russia	21 April 2023	Russian Championships	Kazan, Russia	^[5]

Short course


#	Time		Name	Nationality	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
1	2:22.92		Susanne Bornike	East Germany	12 February 1989	World Cup	Bonn, West Germany
2	2:22.89	h	Dai Guohong	China	3 December 1993	World Championships	Palma de Mallorca, Spain
3	2:21.99		Dai Guohong	China	3 December 1993	World Championships	Palma de Mallorca, Spain
4	2:20.85		Samantha Riley	Australia	1 December 1995	World Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
5	2:20.22		Masami Tanaka	Japan	2 April 1999	World Championships	Hong Kong
6	2:19.25		Qi Hui	China	28 January 2001	World Cup	Paris, France
7	2:18.86		Qi Hui	China	2 December 2002	World Cup	Shanghai, China
8	2:17.75		Leisel Jones	Australia	29 November 2003	World Cup	Melbourne, Australia
9	2:17.50		Annamay Pierse	Canada	14 March 2009	Canadian Spring Nationals	Toronto, Canada
10	2:16.83		Annamay Pierse	Canada	7 August 2009	British Grand Prix	Leeds, United Kingdom
11	2:15.42		Leisel Jones	Australia	15 November 2009	World Cup	Berlin, Germany
12	2:14.57		Rebecca Soni	United States	18 December 2009	Duel in the Pool	Manchester, United Kingdom
-	2:14.39	^[a]	Yuliya Yefimova	Russia	14 December 2013	European Championships	Herning, Denmark
13	2:14.16		Kate Douglass	United States	24 October 2024	World Cup	Incheon, South Korea	^[6]^[7]
14	2:12.72		Kate Douglass	United States	31 October 2024	World Cup	Singapore	^[8] ^[9]

Notes

^ Rescinded in May 2014 due to doping violation.

All-time top 25

Men long course

Correct as of July 2024^[10]

Pos	Time	Swimmer	Date	Venue	Ref
1	2:05.48	Qin Haiyang (CHN)	28 July 2023	Fukuoka	^[11]
2	2:05.85	Léon Marchand (FRA)	31 July 2024	Paris	^[12]
3	2:05.95	Zac Stubblety-Cook (AUS)	19 May 2022	Adelaide	^[13]
4	2:06.12	Anton Chupkov (RUS)	26 July 2019	Gwangju
5	2:06.40	Shoma Sato (JPN)	7 April 2021	Tokyo	^[14]
6	2:06.54	Matthew Fallon (USA)	19 June 2024	Indianapolis	^[15]
7	2:06.67	Ippei Watanabe (JPN)	29 January 2017	Tokyo
7	2:06.67	Matthew Wilson (AUS)	25 July 2019	Gwangju
9	2:06.85	Arno Kamminga (NED)	4 December 2020	Rotterdam
10	2:07.01	Akihiro Yamaguchi (JPN)	15 September 2012	Gifu
11	2:07.07	Yamato Fukasawa (JPN)	17 February 2024	Chiba	^[16]
11	2:07.07	Yu Hanaguruma (JPN)	21 March 2024	Tokyo	^[17]
13	2:07.13	Matti Mattsson (FIN)	29 July 2021	Tokyo	^[18]
14	2:07.17	Josh Prenot (USA)	30 June 2016	Omaha
15	2:07.18	Yasuhiro Koseki (JPN)	16 April 2017	Nagoya
16	2:07.23	Dániel Gyurta (HUN)	2 August 2013	Barcelona
17	2:07.25	Kirill Prigoda (RUS)	21 July 2022	Kazan	^[19]
18	2:07.30	Ross Murdoch (GBR)	24 July 2014	Glasgow
19	2:07.31	Christian Sprenger (AUS)	30 July 2009	Rome
20	2:07.41	Kevin Cordes (USA)	28 June 2017	Indianapolis
21	2:07.42	Eric Shanteau (USA)	30 July 2009	Rome
22	2:07.43	Michael Jamieson (GBR)	1 August 2012	London
23	2:07.46	Dmitriy Balandin (KAZ)	10 August 2016	Rio de Janeiro
24	2:07.47	Marco Koch (GER)	18 August 2014	Berlin
25	2:07.49	James Wilby (GBR)	19 April 2019	Glasgow

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 2:07.49:

Zac Stubblety-Cook also swam 2:06.28 (2021), 2:06.38 (2021), 2:06.40 (2023), 2:06.72 (2022), 2:06.79 (2024), 2:07.00 (2021, 2021), 2:07.07 (2022), 2:07.27 (2023), 2:07.28 (2019), 2:07.35 (2021), 2:07.36 (2019), 2:07.37 (2021), 2:07.40 (2024).
Léon Marchand also swam 2:06.59 (2023).
Matthew Wilson also swam 2:06.68 (2019), 2:07.16 (2019), 2:07.29 (2019).
Ippei Watanabe also swam 2:06.73 (2019), 2:06.94 (2024), 2:07.02 (2019, 2024), 2:07.08 (2020), 2:07.22 (2016), 2:07.44 (2017), 2:07.47 (2017).
Shoma Sato also swam 2:06.74 (2021), 2:06.78 (2021), 2:07.02 (2020).
Anton Chupkov also swam 2:06.80 (2018), 2:06.83 (2019), 2:06.96 (2017), 2:06.99 (2021), 2:07.00 (2019), 2:07.14 (2017), 2:07.19 (2022), 2:07.24 (2021), 2:07.32 (2020), 2:07.46 (2017), 2:07.48 (2019).
Arno Kamminga also swam 2:07.01 (2021), 2:07.17 (2020) 2:07.18 (2020), 2:07.23 (2021), 2:07.35 (2021), 2:07.37 (2021), 2:07.39 (2021), 2:07.48 (2021).
Qin Haiyang also swam 2:07.03 (2023), 2:07.32 (2023), 2:07.35 (2017), 2:07.45 (2023).
Dániel Gyurta also swam 2:07.28 (2012).
Josh Prenot also swam 2:07.28 (2018).
Yasuhiro Koseki also swam 2:07.29 (2017).
Matthew Fallon also swam 2:07.39 (2024).
Kirill Prigoda also swam 2:07.47 (2023).

Men short course

Correct as of November 2024^[20]

Pos	Time	Swimmer	Date	Venue	Ref
1	2:00.16	Kirill Prigoda (RUS)	13 December 2018	Hangzhou
2	2:00.35	Daiya Seto (JPN)	16 December 2022	Melbourne	^[21]
3	2:00.44	Marco Koch (GER)	20 November 2016	Berlin
4	2:00.48	Dániel Gyurta (HUN)	31 August 2014	Dubai
5	2:01.15	Qin Haiyang (CHN)	13 December 2018	Hangzhou
6	2:01.43	Michael Jamieson (GBR)	15 December 2013	Glasgow
6	2:01.43	Arno Kamminga (NED)	17 December 2020	Amsterdam
8	2:01.57	Anton Chupkov (RUS)	11 November 2018	Tokyo
9	2:01.60	Nic Fink (USA)	16 December 2022	Melbourne	^[22]
10	2:01.65	Anton McKee (ISL)	1 November 2020	Budapest
11	2:01.67	Joshua Yong (AUS)	20 October 2024	Shanghai	^[23]
12	2:01.70	Ippei Watanabe (JPN)	23 October 2022	Tokyo	^[24]
13	2:01.73	Ilya Shymanovich (BLR)	6 November 2021	Kazan	^[25]
14	2:01.78	Yasuhiro Koseki (JPN)	27 October 2019	Tokyo
15	2:01.85	Mikhail Dorinov (RUS)	14 December 2017	Copenhagen
16	2:01.98	Christian Sprenger (AUS)	10 August 2009	Hobart
17	2:02.18	Erik Persson (SWE)	6 November 2021	Kazan	^[26]
18	2:02.27	Will Licon (USA)	21 November 2020	Budapest
19	2:02.33	Cody Miller (USA)	11 December 2015	Indianapolis
19	2:02.33	Caspar Corbeau (NED)	2 November 2024	Singapore
21	2:02.38	Kevin Cordes (USA)	15 December 2013	Glasgow
21	2:02.38	Oleg Kostin (RUS)	18 November 2013	Kazan
23	2:02.45	Viatcheslav Sinkevich (RUS)	21 December 2012	St. Petersburg
24	2:02.50	Grigory Falko (RUS)	13 December 2009	Istanbul
25	2:02.56	Neil Versfeld (RSA)	14 November 2009	Berlin

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 2:02.56:

Dániel Gyurta also swam 2:00.67 (2009).
Daiya Seto also swam 2:01.30 (2017), 2:01.49 (2021), 2:01.65 (2021), 2:02.43 (2022), 2:02.48 (2021).
Qin Haiyang also swam 2:01.64 (2018), 2:01.92 (2024), 2:02.22 (2022).
Anton Chupkov also swam 2:01.65 (2017).
Anton McKee also swam 2:01.73 (2020).
Arno Kamminga also swam 2:01.74 (2021), 2:01.92 (2021), 2:02.13 (2021), 2:02.42 (2021), 2:02.54 (2021).
Mikhail Dorinov also swam 2:02.07 (2021).
Ilya Shymanovich also swam 2:02.10 (2021).
Nic Fink also swam 2:02.20 (2020), 2:02.28 (2021).
Erik Persson also swam 2:02.39 (2021).
Caspar Corbeau also swam 2:02.41 (2023), 2:02.42 (2024).
Ippei Watanabe also swam 2:02.53 (2022).

Women long course

Correct as of August 2024^[27]

Pos	Time	Swimmer	Date	Venue	Ref
1	2:17.55	Evgeniia Chikunova (RUS)	21 April 2023	Kazan	^[28]
2	2:18.95	Tatjana Schoenmaker (RSA)	30 July 2021	Tokyo	^[29]
3	2:19.11	Rikke Møller Pedersen (DEN)	1 August 2013	Barcelona
4	2:19.24	Kate Douglass (USA)	13 July 2024	Paris	^[30]
5	2:19.41	Yuliya Yefimova (RUS)	2 August 2013	Barcelona
6	2:19.59	Rebecca Soni (USA)	2 August 2012	London
7	2:19.64	Viktoriya Zeynep Güneş (TUR)	30 August 2015	Singapore
8	2:19.65	Rie Kaneto (JPN)	4 April 2016	Tokyo
9	2:19.81	Tes Schouten (NED)	16 February 2024	Doha	^[31]
10	2:19.92	Lilly King (USA)	30 July 2021	Tokyo	^[32]
11	2:20.12	Annamay Pierse (CAN)	30 July 2009	Rome
12	2:20.54	Leisel Jones (AUS)	1 February 2006	Melbourne
13	2:20.72	Satomi Suzuki (JPN)	2 August 2012	London
14	2:20.77	Annie Lazor (USA)	19 May 2019	Bloomington
15	2:20.89	Molly Renshaw (GBR)	15 April 2021	London
16	2:20.90	Kanako Watanabe (JPN)	12 April 2015	Tokyo
17	2:21.37	Qi Hui (CHN)	17 October 2009	Jinan
18	2:21.45	Taylor McKeown (AUS)	11 April 2016	Adelaide
19	2:21.62	Nađa Higl (SRB)	31 July 2009	Rome
20	2:21.69	Abbie Wood (GBR)	15 April 2021	London
21	2:21.74	Micah Sumrall (USA)	1 August 2013	Barcelona
22	2:21.77	Bethany Galat (USA)	28 July 2017	Budapest
23	2:21.85	Reona Aoki (JPN)	8 April 2018	Tokyo
24	2:21.93	Shi Jinglin (CHN)	28 July 2017	Budapest
25	2:21.97	Mirna Jukić (AUT)	31 July 2009	Rome

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 2:21.97:

Tatjana Schoenmaker also swam 2:19.01 (2024), 2:19.16 (2021), 2:19.33 (2021), 2:19.60 (2024), 2:19.92 (2024), 2:19.94 (2024), 2:20.17 (2021), 2:20.30 (2023), 2:20.35 (2023), 2:20.80 (2023), 2:21.30 (2021), 2:21.31 (2023), 2:21.57 (2024), 2:21.76 (2022), 2:21.79 (2019), 2:21.92 (2022).
Kate Douglass also swam 2:19.30 (2024), 2:19.46 (2024), 2:19.66 (2024), 2:19.74 (2024), 2:19.89 (2024), 2:19.95 (2024), 2:20.91 (2024), 2:21.22 (2023), 2:21.23 (2023, 2024), 2:21.43 (2022), 2:21.87 (2023).
Rikke Møller Pedersen also swam 2:19.61 (2014), 2:19.67 (2014), 2:19.84 (2014), 2:19.94 (2014), 2:20.08 (2013), 2:20.53 (2013), 2:21.55 (2013), 2:21.58 (2015), 2:21.60 (2015), 2:21.65 (2012), 2:21.69 (2016).
Yuliya Yefimova also swam 2:19.64 (2017), 2:19.83 (2017), 2:19.85 (2013), 2:20.15 (2017), 2:20.17 (2019), 2:20.72 (2018), 2:20.92 (2012), 2:21.20 (2019), 2:21.31 (2018), 2:21.35 (2017), 2:21.41 (2016), 2:21.49 (2017), 2:21.54 (2017), 2:21.59 (2019), 2:21.60 (2019), 2:21.86 (2021), 2:21.97 (2016).
Evgeniia Chikunova also swam 2:19.74 (2024), 2:20.41 (2022), 2:20.57 (2021), 2:20.88 (2021), 2:21.07 (2019), 2:21.63 (2021), 2:21.87 (2020).
Rebecca Soni also swam 2:20.00 (2012), 2:20.22 (2008), 2:20.38 (2009), 2:20.69 (2010), 2:20.93 (2009), 2:21.03 (2011), 2:21.13 (2012), 2:21.40 (2012), 2:21.41 (2010), 2:21.45 (2012), 2:21.46 (2011), 2:21.47 (2011), 2:21.60 (2010).
Rie Kaneto also swam 2:20.04 (2016), 2:20.30 (2016), 2:20.72 (2009), 2:20.93 (2016), 2:21.05 (2016), 2:21.58 (2014), 2:21.90 (2014, 2015), 2:21.92 (2014).
Leisel Jones also swam 2:20.58 (2008), 2:20.72 (2006), 2:21.34 (2008), 2:21.45 (2007), 2:21.60 (2006), 2:21.72 (2005), 2:21.81 (2008), 2:21.84 (2007).
Annamay Pierse also swam 2:20.71 (2009), 2:21.68 (2009), 2:21.84 (2009).
Annie Lazor also swam 2:20.84 (2021), 2:21.07 (2021), 2:21.40 (2019), 2:21.67 (2020), 2:21.91 (2022), 2:21.94 (2021).
Lilly King also swam 2:20.95 (2023), 2:21.19 (2022), 2:21.39 (2019), 2:21.75 (2021), 2:21.82 (2021), 2:21.83 (2017), 2:21.93 (2024).
Tes Schouten also swam 2:21.05 (2024), 2:21.43 (2024), 2:21.50 (2024), 2:21.52 (2023), 2:21.63 (2023), 2:21.71 (2023, 2023), 2:21.84 (2023).
Kanako Watanabe also swam 2:21.09 (2014), 2:21.15 (2015), 2:21.41 (2014), 2:21.82 (2014).
Molly Renshaw also swam 2:21.34 (2021), 2:21.55 (2021).
Taylor McKeown also swam 2:21.69 (2016).
Bethany Galat also swam 2:21.84 (2019), 2:21.86 (2017).
Abbie Wood also swam 2:21.86 (2021).
Micah Sumrall also swam 2:21.88 (2018).

Women short course

Correct as of October 2024^[33]

Pos	Time	Swimmer	Date	Venue	Ref
1	2:12.72	Kate Douglass (USA)	31 October 2024	Singapore
2	2:14.39	Yuliya Yefimova (RUS) ^[a]	14 December 2013	Herning
3	2:14.57	Rebecca Soni (USA)	18 December 2009	Manchester
4	2:14.70	Evgeniia Chikunova (RUS)	25 November 2022	Kazan	^[34]
5	2:15.21	Rikke Møller Pedersen (DEN)	13 December 2013	Herning
6	2:15.42	Leisel Jones (AUS)	15 November 2009	Berlin
7	2:15.56	Lilly King (USA)	21 November 2020	Budapest
8	2:15.76	Rie Kaneto (JPN)	9 October 2016	Doha
9	2:16.09	Tes Schouten (NED)	8 December 2023	Otopeni	^[35]
10	2:16.33	Annie Lazor (USA)	21 November 2020	Budapest
11	2:16.51	Emily Escobedo (USA)	5 November 2020	Budapest
12	2:16.83	Annamay Pierse (CAN)	7 August 2009	Leeds
13	2:16.92	Kanako Watanabe (JPN)	7 December 2014	Doha
14	2:16.93	Laura Sogar (USA)	16 December 2012	Istanbul
15	2:17.00	Kelsey Wog (CAN)	25 November 2023	Winnipeg	^[36]
16	2:17.10	Jocelyn Ulyett (GBR)	6 December 2019	Sheffield
17	2:17.25	Mio Motegi (JPN)	15 December 2014	Tokyo
18	2:17.50	Katy Freeman (USA)	18 December 2009	Manchester
19	2:17.52	Nadja Higl (SRB)	11 December 2009	Istanbul
20	2:17.75	Sydney Pickrem (CAN)	21 November 2020	Budapest
21	2:17.80	Molly Renshaw (GBR)	14 November 2020	Buapest
22	2:17.84	Alia Atkinson (JAM)	2 November 2014	Singapore
23	2:17.99	Breeja Larson (USA)	30 October 2016	Hong Kong
24	2:18.02	Tatjana Schoenmaker (RSA)	26 October 2020	Pietermaritzburg
25	2:18.03	Vitalina Simonova (RUS)	7 November 2014	Kazan
25	2:18.03	Vitalina Simonova (RUS)	8 November 2014	Kazan

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 2:18.03:

Kate Douglass also swam 2:14.16 (2024), 2:15.77 (2022), 2:15.96 (2024), 2:16.52 (2022), 2:17.10 (2024), 2:17.11 (2024).
Yuliya Yefimova also swam 2:15.62 (2018), 2:16.05 (2018), 2:16.29 (2018).
Lilly King also swam 2:15.80 (2020), 2:16.04 (2020), 2:17.13 (2022), 2:17.56 (2022), 2:17.66 (2021).
Rie Kaneto also swam 2:15.91 (2016), 2:16.27 (2016), 2:16.30 (2016).
Rikke Møller Pedersen also swam 2:15.93 (2013), 2:16.08 (2012).
Evgenia Chikunova also swam 2:16.88 (2021), 2:17.57 (2021), 2:17.88 (2021).
Tes Schouten also swam 2:16.98 (2023).
Annamay Pierse also swam 2:17.50 (2009).
Leisel Jones also swam 2:17.75 (2003).
Emily Escobedo also swam 2:17.85 (2021).
Molly Renshaw also swam 2:17.96 (2021).
Kelsey Wog also swam 2:17.13 (2020), 2:17.18 (2020), 2:17.51 (2020).

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[6] "Women's 200m Breaststroke Final Results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.

[7] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zt2aLE0_qnM

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[9] "Video - Women's 200m Breaststroke Final". World Aquatics. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.

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