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.

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

Old regulations

No	Time	Name	Nationality	Date	Location
1	3'04"4	Oscar Schiele	Germany	27 June 1909	Berlin, Germany[1]
2	2'59"8	George Arnold	Germany	3 January 1910	Magdeburg, Germany
3	2'56"4	Maurice Wechesser	Belgium	18 October 1910	Schaerbeek, Belgium
4	2'50"6	Hermann Pentz	Germany	11 March 1911	Magdeburg, Germany
5	2'48"4	Otto Fahr	Germany	3 April 1912	Magdeburg, Germany
6	2'47"1	Walter Laufer	United States	24 June 1926	Bremen, Germany[2]
7	2'44"9	Walter Laufer	United States	11 July 1926	Nuremberg, Germany
8	2'38"8	Walter Laufer	United States	13 July 1926	Magdeburg, Germany[3][4]
9	2'37"8	Toshio Irie	Japan	14 October 1928	Tamagawa, Japan[5]
10	2'32"2	George Kojac	United States	16 June 1930	New Haven, United States
11	2'27"8	Al Vande Weghe	United States	30 August 1934	Honolulu, Hawaii
12	2'24"0	Adolph Kiefer	United States	11 April 1935	Chicago, United States
13	2'23"0	Adolph Kiefer	United States	23 May 1941	Honolulu, Hawaii
14	2'22"9	Harry Holiday	United States	18 May 1943	Detroit, United States
15	2'19"3	Adolph Kiefer	United States	4 March 1944	Annapolis, United States
16	2'18"5	Allen Stack	United States	4 May 1949	New Haven, United States
17	2'18"3	Gilbert Bozon	France	26 June 1953	Algiers, Algeria

New regulations

#	Time		Name	Nationality	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
	2:18.5		Allen Stack	United States	4 May 1949	-	New Haven, United States	[6][7]
	2:18.3		Gilbert Bozon	France	26 June 1953	-	Algiers, Algeria	[6]
	2:18.8		John Monckton	Australia	15 January 1958	-	Sydney, Australia	[6]
	2:18.4		John Monckton	Australia	18 February 1958	-	Melbourne, Australia	[6]
	2:17.9		Frank McKinney	United States	12 July 1959	-	Los Altos, United States	[6][8]
	2:17.8		Frank McKinney	United States	25 July 1959	-	Osaka, Japan	[6][9]
	2:17.6		Chuck Bittick	United States	26 June 1960	-	Los Angeles, United States	[6]
	2:16.0		Tom Stock	United States	24 July 1960	-	Toledo, United States	[6]
	2:13.2		Tom Stock	United States	2 July 1961	-	Chicago, United States	[6]
	2:11.5		Tom Stock	United States	20 August 1961	-	Los Angeles, United States	[6]
	2:10.9		Tom Stock	United States	10 August 1962	-	Cuyahoga Falls, United States	[6]
	2:10.3		Jed Graef	United States	13 October 1964	1964 Summer Olympics	Tokyo, Japan	[6]
	2:09.4		Charles Hickcox	United States	29 August 1967	1967 Summer Universiade	Tokyo, Japan	[6]
	2:07.9		Roland Matthes	East Germany	8 November 1967	-	Leipzig, East Germany	[6]
	2:07.5		Roland Matthes	East Germany	14 August 1968	GDR Olympic Trials	Leipzig, East Germany	[6]
	2:07.4		Roland Matthes	East Germany	12 July 1969	Santa Clara Invitational	Santa Clara, United States	[6][10]
	2:06.6		Gary Hall	United States	14 August 1969	AAU Nationals	Louisville, United States	[6]
	2:06.6	=	Roland Matthes	East Germany	29 August 1969	-	Berlin, West Germany	[6]
	2:06.3		Mike Stamm	United States	20 August 1970	AAU Nationals	Los Angeles, United States	[6]
	2:06.1		Roland Matthes	East Germany	11 September 1970	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	[6]
	2:05.6		Roland Matthes	East Germany	3 September 1971	GDR vs USA Duel	Leipzig, East Germany	[6]
	2:02.8		Roland Matthes	East Germany	10 July 1972	GDR Olympic Trials	Leipzig, East Germany	[6]
	2:02.82	=	Roland Matthes	East Germany	2 September 1972	1972 Summer Olympics	Munich, West Germany	[6]
	2:01.87		Roland Matthes	East Germany	6 September 1973	World Championships	Belgrade, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia	[6]
	2:00.64		John Naber	United States	19 June 1976	USA Olympic Trials	Long Beach, United States	[6]
	1:59.19		John Naber	United States	24 July 1976	1976 Summer Olympics	Montreal, Canada	[6]
	1:58.93		Rick Carey	United States	3 August 1983	1983 U.S. Summer Nationals	Clovis, United States	[6][11]
	1:58.86		Rick Carey	United States	27 June 1984	1984 U.S. Olympic Trials	Indianapolis, United States	[6]
	1:58.41		Sergei Zabolotnov	Soviet Union	21 August 1984	Friendship Games	Moscow, Soviet Union	[6]
	1:58.14		Igor Polyansky	Soviet Union	3 March 1985	GDR vs URS Duel	Erfurt, East Germany	[6]
	1:57.30		Martin Zubero	Spain	13 August 1991	1991 U.S. Summer Nationals	Fort Lauderdale, United States	[6][12]
	1:56.57		Martin Zubero	Spain	23 November 1991	Alabama LC Invitational	Tuscaloosa, United States	[6][13]
	1:55.87		Lenny Krayzelburg	United States	27 August 1999	1999 Pan Pacific Championships	Sydney, Australia	[6]
	1:55.15		Aaron Peirsol	United States	20 March 2002	U.S. Spring Nationals	Minneapolis, United States	[6]
	1:54.74		Aaron Peirsol	United States	12 July 2004	USA Olympic Trials	Long Beach, United States	[6]
	1:54.66		Aaron Peirsol	United States	29 July 2005	2005 World Championships	Montreal, Canada	[6]
	1:54.44		Aaron Peirsol	United States	19 August 2006	2006 Pan Pacific Championships	Victoria, Canada
	1:54.32		Ryan Lochte	United States	30 March 2007	2007 World Championships	Melbourne, Australia
	1:54.32	=	Aaron Peirsol	United States	4 July 2008	2008 U.S. Olympic Trials	Omaha, United States
	1:53.94		Ryan Lochte	United States	15 August 2008	2008 Summer Olympics	Beijing, China
	1:53.08		Aaron Peirsol	United States	11 July 2009	2009 U.S. Summer Nationals	Indianapolis, United States
	1:51.92		Aaron Peirsol	United States	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

Short course

#	Time		Name	Nationality	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
WBT	1:55.93		Mark Tewksbury	Canada	1 March 1991	World Cup meet	Toronto, Canada
01	1:52.51		Martin Lopez-Zubero	Spain	10 April 1991	?	Gainesville, United States	[14]
02	1:52.47		Lenny Krayzelburg	United States	18 November 1999	World Cup meet	College Park, United States	[15]
03	1:52.43		Lenny Krayzelburg	United States	6 February 2000	World Cup meet	Berlin, Germany	[16]
04	1:51.62		Matt Welsh	Australia	13 October 2000	?	Melbourne, Australia
05	1:51.62	=	Gordan Kožulj	Croatia	21 January 2001	World Cup meet	Berlin, Germany
06	1:51.17		Aaron Peirsol	United States	7 April 2002	Short Course Worlds	Moscow, Russia
07	1:50.52		Aaron Peirsol	United States	11 October 2004	Short Course Worlds	Indianapolis, United States
08	1:50.43		Markus Rogan	Austria	8 December 2005	Short Course Europeans	Trieste, Italy
09	1:49.05		Ryan Lochte	United States	9 April 2006	Short Course Worlds	Shanghai, China
10	1:47.84		Markus Rogan	Austria	13 April 2008	Short Course Worlds	Manchester, United Kingdom
11	1:47.08		George Du Rand	South Africa	7 November 2009	World Cup meet	Moscow, Russia
12	1:46.11		Arkady Vyatchanin	Russia	15 November 2009	World Cup meet	Berlin, Germany
13	1:45.63		Mitch Larkin	Australia	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

Women

Old Regulations

No	Time	Name	Nationality	Date	Location
1	3'06"8	Sybil Bauer	United States	4 July 1922	Brighton Beach, United States
2	3'03"8	Sybil Bauer	United States	9 February 1924	Miami, United States
3	2'59"2	Marie Braun	Netherlands	24 November 1928	Brussels, Belgium
4	2'58"8	Eleanor Holm	United States	1 February 1930	Buffalo, United States
5	2'58"2	Eleanor Holm	United States	1 March 1930	New York City, United States
6	2'50"4	Phyllis Harding	United Kingdom	19 September 1932	Wallasey, United Kingdom
7	2'49"6	Rie Mastenbroek	Netherlands	20 January 1935	Amsterdam, Netherlands
8	2'48"7	Eleanor Holm	United States	3 March 1936	Toledo, United States
9	2'44"6	Nida Senff	Netherlands	2 February 1937	Amsterdam, Netherlands
10	2'41"3	Ragnhild Hveger	Denmark	14 February 1937	Århus, Denmark
11	2'41"0	Cor Kint	Netherlands	17 April 1938	Århus, Denmark
12	2'40"6	Iet van Feggelen	Netherlands	26 October 1938	Düsseldorf, Germany
13	2'39"0	Iet van Feggelen	Netherlands	18 December 1938	Amsterdam, Netherlands
14	2'38"8	Cor Kint	Netherlands	29 November 1939	Rotterdam, Netherlands
15	2'35"3	Geertje Wielema	Netherlands	2 April 1950	Hilversum, Netherlands

New Regulations

#	Time		Name	Nationality	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
01	2:39.9		Philippa Gould	New Zealand	16 Jan 1957	?	Auckland, New Zealand	[18]
02	2:38.5		Lenie de Nijs	Netherlands	17 May 1957	?	Blackpool, United Kingdom
03	2:37.4		Chris von Saltza	USA	1 Aug 1958	?	Topeka, United States
04	2:37.1		Satoko Tanaka	Japan	12 Jul 1959	?	Tokyo, Japan
05	2:34.8		Satoko Tanaka	Japan	2 Apr 1960	?	Tokyo, Japan
06	2:33.5		Lynn Burke	USA	15 Jul 1960	?	Indianapolis, United States
07	2:33.3		Satoko Tanaka	Japan	23 Jul 1960	?	Tokyo, Japan
08	2:33.2		Satoko Tanaka	Japan	30 Jul 1961	?	Tokyo, Japan
09	2:32.1		Satoko Tanaka	Japan	3 Jun 1962	?	Beppu, Japan
10	2:31.6		Satoko Tanaka	Japan	29 Jul 1962	?	Osaka, Japan
11	2:29.6		Satoko Tanaka	Japan	10 Feb 1963	?	Sydney, Australia
12	2:28.9		Satoko Tanaka	Japan	18 Feb 1963	?	Perth, Australia
13	2:28.5		Satoko Tanaka	Japan	21 Feb 1963	?	Perth, Australia
14	2:28.2		Satoko Tanaka	Japan	4 Aug 1963	?	Tokyo, Japan
15	2:27.4		Cathy Ferguson	USA	28 Sep 1964	?	Los Angeles, United States
16	2:27.1		Karen Muir	South Africa	25 Jul 1966	?	Béziers, France
17	2:26.4		Karen Muir	South Africa	18 Aug 1966	?	Lincoln, United States
18	2:24.4		Elaine Tanner	Canada	26 Jul 1967	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Canada
19	2:24.1		Karen Muir	South Africa	6 Jan 1968	?	Kimberley, South Africa
20	2:23.8		Karen Muir	South Africa	21 Jul 1968	?	Los Angeles, United States
21	2:21.5		Susie Atwood	USA	14 Aug 1969	AAU Nationals	Louisville, United States
22	2:20.64		Melissa Belote	USA	5 Aug 1972	USA Olympic Trials	Chicago, United States
23	2:20.58		Melissa Belote	USA	4 Sep 1972	Olympic Games	Munich, West Germany
24	2:19.19		Melissa Belote	USA	4 Sep 1972	Olympic Games	Munich, West Germany
25	2:18.41		Ulrike Richter	East Germany	7 Jul 1974	GDR Nationals/ECTs	Rostock, East Germany
26	2:17.35		Ulrike Richter	East Germany	25 Aug 1974	European Championships	Vienna, Austria
27	2:16.33		Nancy Garapick	Canada	27 Apr 1975	Eastern Championships	Brantford, Canada
28	2:16.10		Birgit Treiber	East Germany	6 Jun 1975	GDR Nationals/WCTs	Wittenberg, East Germany
29	2:15.46		Birgit Treiber	East Germany	27 Jul 1975	World Championships	Cali, Colombia
30	2:14.41		Antje Stille	East Germany	29 Feb 1976	GDR Winter Nationals	East Berlin, East Germany
31	2:13.50		Antje Stille	East Germany	13 Mar 1976	URS vs GDR Duel	Tallinn, Soviet Union
32	2:12.47		Birgit Treiber	East Germany	4 Jun 1976	GDR Olympic Trials	East Berlin, East Germany
33	2:11.93		Linda Jezek	USA	28 Aug 1978	World Championships	West Berlin, West Germany
34	2:11.77		Rica Reinisch	East Germany	27 Jul 1980	Olympic Games	Moscow, Soviet Union
35	2:09.91		Cornelia Sirch	East Germany	8 Aug 1982	World Championships	Guayaquil, Ecuador
36	2:08.60		Betsy Mitchell	USA	27 Jun 1986	U.S. Swimming World Championship Trials	Orlando, United States
37	2:06.62		Krisztina Egerszegi	Hungary	25 Aug 1991	European Championships	Athens, Greece
38	2:06.39		Kirsty Coventry	Zimbabwe	16 Feb 2008	USA Grand Prix meet-Missouri	Columbia, United States
39	2:06.09		Margaret Hoelzer	USA	5 Jul 2008	USA Olympic Trials	Omaha, United States
40	2:05.24		Kirsty Coventry	Zimbabwe	16 Aug 2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	[19]
41	2:04.81		Kirsty Coventry	Zimbabwe	1 Aug 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy
42	2:04.06		Missy Franklin	USA	3 Aug 2012	2012 Summer Olympics	London, United Kingdom
43	2:03.35	sf	Regan Smith	United States	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

Short course

#	Time		Name	Nationality	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
WBT	?		? ?	?	1 March 1991	World Cup	Berlin, Germany
01	2:07.11		Anna Simcic	New Zealand	1 February 1992	World Cup	Paris, France
02	2:06.09		Cihong He	China	5 December 1993	World Championships	Palma de Mallorca, Spain	[21]
03	2:05.83		Clementine Stoney	Australia	4 August 2001	Australian Championships	Perth, Australia	[21]
04	2:04.44		Sarah Price	Great Britain	5 August 2001	Australian Championships	Perth, Australia	[21]
05	2:03.62		Natalie Coughlin	United States	27 November 2001	World Cup	East Meadow, United States
06	2:03.24		Reiko Nakamura	Japan	23 February 2008	Japan Open 2008	Tokyo, Japan
07	2:00.91		Kirsty Coventry	Zimbabwe	11 April 2008	World Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom
08	2:00.18		Shiho Sakai	Japan	14 November 2009	World Cup	Berlin, Germany
09	2:00.03		Missy Franklin	United States	22 October 2011	World Cup	Berlin, Germany
10	1:59.23		Katinka Hosszú	Hungary	5 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[22]
11	1:58.94		Kaylee McKeown	Australia	28 November 2020	Australian Championships	Brisbane, Australia	[23]

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

All-time top 25

Men long course

• Correct as of August 2020

Pos	Time	Swimmer	Date	Venue
1	1:51.92	Aaron Peirsol (USA)	31 July 2009	Italy
2	1:52.51	Ryosuke Irie (JPN)	31 July 2009	Italy
3	1:52.96	Ryan Lochte (USA)	29 July 2011	China
4	1:53.17	Mitch Larkin (AUS)	7 November 2015	United Arabic Emirates
5	1:53.36	Evgeny Rylov (RUS)	8 August 2018	Great Britain
6	1:53.41	Tyler Clary (USA)	2 August 2012	Great Britain
7	1:53.57	Ryan Murphy (USA)	9 August 2018	Japan
8	1:53.99	Xu Jiayu (CHN)	23 August 2018	Indonesia
9	1:54.23	Kosuke Hagino (JPN)	10 April 2014	Japan
10	1:54.24	Radoslaw Kawecki (POL)	2 August 2013	Spain
11	1:54.59	Nick Thoman (USA)	5 August 2009	United States
12	1:54.65	Michael Phelps (USA)	31 July 2007	United States
13	1:54.75	Arkady Vyatchanin (RUS)	31 July 2009	Italy
14	1:54.77	Jacob Pebley (USA)	1 July 2016	United States
15	1:54.92	Aschwin Wildeboer (ESP)	31 July 2009	Italy
16	1:55.14	Kliment Kolesnikov (RUS)	28 July 2017	Hungary
17	1:55.25	Stanislav Donets (RUS)	30 July 2009	Italy
18	1:55.47	Jack Conger (USA)	10 July 2013	Russia
19	1:55.49	Markus Rogan (AUT)	15 August 2008	China
20	1:55.53	Li Guangyuan (CHN)	8 April 2017	China
21	1:55.54	Keita Sunama (JPN)	23 August 2018	Indonesia
22	1:55.56	Sean Lehane (USA)	23 July 2016	United States
23	1:55.57	Austin Katz (USA)	8 July 2019	Italy
24	1:55.58	James Goddard (GBR)	4 October 2010	India
		Peter Bernek (HUN)	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 long course

• Correct as of November 2020

Pos	Time	Swimmer	Date	Venue
1	2:03.35	Regan Smith (USA)	26 July 2019	South Korea
2	2:04.06	Missy Franklin (USA)	3 August 2012	Great Britain
3	2:04.49	Kaylee McKeown (AUS)	15 November 2020	Brisbane
4	2:04.81	Kirsty Coventry (ZIM)	1 August 2009	Italy
5	2:04.94	Anastasia Fesikova (RUS)	1 August 2009	Italy
6	2:05.68	Emily Seebohm (AUS)	29 July 2017	Hungary
7	2:05.72	Margherita Panziera (ITA)	6 April 2019	Italy
8	2:05.85	Katinka Hosszu (HUN)	29 July 2017	Hungary
9	2:05.94	Kylie Masse (CAN)	5 April 2019	Canada
10	2:05.99	Maya DiRado (USA)	12 August 2016	Brazil
11	2:06.06	Belinda Hocking (AUS)	30 July 2011	China
12	2:06.09	Margaret Hoelzer (USA)	29 June 2008	United States
13	2:06.14	Kathleen Baker (USA)	9 August 2018	Japan
14	2:06.18	Elizabeth Beisel (USA)	2 August 2012	Great Britain
15	2:06.29	Elizabeth Pelton (USA)	25 June 2013	United States
16	2:06.36	Taylor Ruck (CAN)	2 March 2018	United States
17	2:06.46	Zhao Jing (CHN)	13 November 2010	China
18	2:06.55	Peng Xuwei (CHN)	14 October 2017	China
19	2:06.62	Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN)	25 August 1991	Greece
20	2:06.64	Laure Manaudou (FRA)	26 April 2008	France
21	2:06.66	Gemma Spofforth (GBR)	1 August 2009	Italy
22	2:06.79	Elizabeth Simmonds (GBR)	2 April 2010	Great Britain
23	2:06.80	Hilary Caldwell (CAN)	3 August 2013	Spain
24	2:06.82	Minna Atherton (AUS)	14 June 2019	Australia
25	2:06.92	Daria Ustinova (RUS)	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).
• Kaylee McKeown also swam 2:05.16 (2020), 2:05.51 (2021), 2:05.83 (2020), 2:06.26 (2019), 2:06.35 (2019), 2:06.38 (2020), 2:06.76 (2017).
• 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).
• Kylie Masse also swam 2:05.97 (2017), 2:05.98 (2018), 2:06.57 (2019), 2:06.62 (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).
• 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).
• Margaret Hoelzer also swam 2:06.23 (2008).
• Belinda Hocking also swam 2:06.40 (2014), 2:06.49 (2016), 2:06.66 (2013), 2:06.68 (2012), 2:06.88 (2011).
• 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 swam 2:06.39 (2009), 2:06.55 (2012).
• Taylor Ruck also swam 2:06.41 (2018), 2:06.42 (2018), 2:06.70 (2019), 2:06.87 (2017).
• Maya DiRado also swam 2:06.90 (2016).

Women short course

• Correct as of November 2020

Pos	Time	Swimmer	Date	Venue
1	1:58.94	Kaylee McKeown (AUS)	28 November 2020	Brisbane
2	1:59.23	Katinka Hosszú (HUN)	5 December 2014	Doha
3	1:59.25	Minna Atherton (AUS)	23 November 2019	London
4	1:59.35	Daryna Zevina (UKR)	26 August 2016	Chartres
5	1:59.49	Emily Seebohm (AUS)	26 November 2015	Sydney
6	2:00.03	Missy Franklin (USA)	22 October 2011	Berlin
7	2:00.18	Shiho Sakai (JPN)	14 November 2009	Berlin
8	2:00.27	Beata Nelsen (USA)	22 November 2020	Budapest
9	2:00.69	Kathleen Baker (USA)	6 October 2018	Budapest
10	2:00.71	Lisa Bratton (USA)	13 December 2018	Hangzhou
11	2:00.83	Elizabeth Simmonds (GBR)	16 December 2011	Atlanta
12	2:00.91	Kirsty Coventry (ZIM)	11 April 2008	Manchester
13	2:01.24	Belinda Hocking (AUS)	22 October 2011	Berlin
14	2:01.29	Amy Bilquist (USA)	30 October 2020	Budapest
15	2:01.33	Courtney Bartholomew (USA)	11 December 2015	Indianapolis
16	2:01.45	Margherita Panziera (ITA)	6 December 2019	Glasgow
17	2:01.57	Daria Ustinova (RUS)	4 December 2015	Netanya
18	2:01.66	Taylor Ruck (CAN)	20 December 2017	Lausanne
19	2:01.67	Alexianne Castel (FRA)	17 December 2010	Dubai
		Aya Terakawa (JPN)	14 November 2009	Berlin
21	2:01.75	Madison Wilson (AUS)	7 November 2014	Adelaide
22	2:01.76	Kylie Masse (CAN)	5 November 2020	Budapest
23	2:01.94	Hali Flickinger (USA)	21 November 2020	Budapest
24	2:02.16	Elizabeth Pelton (USA)	16 December 2011	Atlanta
25	2:02.23	Regan Smith (USA)	15 November 2017	Tokyo

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 2:02.23:

• Katinka Hosszu also swam 1:59.75 (2015), 1:59.84 (2015), 1:59.95 (2015), 2:00.05 (2017), 2:00.18 (2017), 2:00.37 (2017), 2:00.52 (2016), 2:00.53 (2017), 2:00.79 (2016), 2:00.85 (2014), 2:01.00 (2018), 2:01.17 (2014), 2:01.24 (2016), 2:01.48 (2016), 2:01.59 (2017), 2:01.60 (2014), 2:01.66 (2016), 2:01.72 (2014, 2016), 2:01.80 (2016), 2:01.97 (2014), 2:01.99 (2018), 2:02.05 (2014), 2:02.06 (2017), 2:02.09 (2019).
• Minna Atherton also swam 1:59.48 (2019), 2:00.58 (2019), 2:01.59 (2019), 2:02.02 (2018), 2:02.20 (2018).
• Daryna Zevina also swam 2:00.47 (2016), 2:00.75 (2016), 2:00.81 (2013), 2:00.97 (2016), 2:01.17 (2013), 2:01.25 (2016), 2:01.47 (2013), 2:01.61 (2016), 2:01.62 (2013), 2:01.66 (2013), 2:01.70 (2013), 2:01.97 (2012), 2:02.04 (2013), 2:02.20 (2013).
• Emily Seebohm also swam 1:59.94 (2018), 2:00.13 (2014), 2:00.65 (2017), 2:01.04 (2020), 2:01.13 (2018), 2:01.15 (2017), 2:01.16 (2020), 2:01.37 (2018), 2:01.41 (2017), 2:01.56 (2020), 2:01.58 (2016), 2:01.60 (2018), 2:01.79 (2020), 2:01.82 (2016), 2:01.87 (2014), 2:01.91 (2018), 2:01.98 (2017), 2:02.10 (2020), 2:02.13 (2013), 2:02.22 (2018), 2:02.23 (2019).
• Missy Franklin also swam 2:00.14 (2011), 2:01.53 (2015), 2:02.01 (2010).
• Shiho Sakai also swam 2:02.15 (2011), 2:02.16 (2009).
• Beata Nelsen also swam 2:01.31 (2020), 2:01.65 (2020).
• Kathleen Baker also swam 2:00.79 (2018), 2:00.85 (2018), 2:01.22 (2019), 2:01.57 (2019)
• Lisa Bratton also swam 2:00.99 (2020), 2:01.00 (2018), 2:01.61 (2020), 2:01.74 (2020), 2:01.77 (2020)
• Elizabeth Simmonds also swam 2:00.91 (2015), 2:01.48 (2009), 2:02.01 (2009), 2:02.12 (2009), 2:02.14 (2015).
• Belinda Hocking also swam 2:01.30 (2011), 2:01.89 (2013), 2:02.13 (2013).
• Amy Bilquist also swam 2:01.61 (2019), 2:01.72 (2020), 2:01.88 (2020), 2:02.23 (2020).
• Margherita Panziera also swam 2:01.56 (2018).
• Kylie Masse also swam 2:01.88 (2019), 2:01.93 (2019), 2:01.95 (2020), 2:02.02 (2020).

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