World record progression 200 metres freestyle

This is a history of the progression of the World Record for the Swimming event: the 200 Freestyle. 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 swimming and Aquatics.

Graphs of the progression of the World Records in all four strokes (50m, 100m and 200m distances).

The drop in world record times in the 2008/2009 coincided with the introduction of polyurethane suits from Speedo (LZR, 50% polyurethane) in 2008 and by Arena (X-Glide), Adidas (Hydrofoil) and Italian swimming suit manufacturer Jaked (all 100% polyurethane) in 2009. FINA's ban on non-textile suit came into effect on January 2010.[1] FINA also release a list of approved suits.

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

#	Time	Swimmer	Date	Event	Place
0	2:28.6	Freddy Lane	August 18, 1902	?	Weston-super-Mare, United Kingdom	[2]
0	2:26.8	Zoltan Halmay	June 28, 1908	?	Budapest, Hungary	?
1	2:31.6	Otto Scheff	November 11, 1908	?	Vienna, Austria	?
2	2:30.0	Frank Beaurepaire	September 9, 1910	?	Exeter, United Kingdom	?
3	2:25.4	Charles Daniels	March 28, 1911	?	Pittsburgh, United States	?
4	2:21.6	Norman Ross	November 24, 1916	?	San Francisco, United States	?
5	2:19.8	Tedford Cann	April 10, 1920	?	Detroit, United States	?
6	2:15.6	Johnny Weissmuller	May 26, 1922	?	Honolulu, United States	?
7	2:15.2	Johnny Weissmuller	December 9, 1925	?	McKeesport, McKeesport, United States	?
8	2:08.0	Johnny Weissmuller	April 5, 1927	?	Ann Arbor, United States	?
9	2:07.2	Jack Medica	April 12, 1935	?	Chicago, United States	?
10	2:06.2	Bill Smith	February 12, 1944	?	Columbus, United States	?
11	2:05.4	Alex Jany	September 20, 1946	?	Marseille, France	?
12	2:04.6	John Marshall	March 31, 1950	Yale (?)	New Haven, United States	?
13	2:03.9	Ford Konno	February 27, 1954	?	Columbus, United States	?
14	2:03.4	Jack Wardrop	March 4, 1955	?	Columbus, United States	?
15	2:01.5	Dick Hanley	March 8, 1957	?	Minneapolis, United States	?
16	2:04.8	John Konrads	January 18, 1958	?	Sydney, Australia	?
17	2:03.2	John Konrads	May 5, 1958	?	Sydney, Australia	?
18	2:03.0	Tsuyoshi Yamanaka	August 22, 1958	?	Osaka, Japan	?
19	2:02.2	John Konrads	January 16, 1959	?	Sydney, Australia	?
20	2:01.5	Tsuyoshi Yamanaka	July 26, 1959	?	Osaka, Japan	?
21	2:01.2	Tsuyoshi Yamanaka	June 24, 1961	?	Osaka, Japan	?
22	2:01.1	Tsuyoshi Yamanaka	August 6, 1961	?	Tokyo, Japan	?
23	2:00.4	Tsuyoshi Yamanaka	August 20, 1961	Men's National Outdoor Swimming Championships	Los Angeles, United States	?
23=	2:00.4	Don Schollander	August 11, 1962	Men's National Outdoor Swimming Championships	Cuyahoga Falls, Summit County, Ohio, United States	?
24	2:00.3	Bob Windle	April 21, 1963	?	Tokyo, Japan	?
25	1:58.8	Don Schollander	July 27, 1963	5th Annual Los Angeles Invitiational	Los Angeles, United States	[3]
26	1:58.5	Don Schollander	August 17, 1963	6th US-Japan swimming and diving meet	Tokyo, Japan	[4]
27	1:58.4	Don Schollander	August 24, 1963	?	Osaka, Japan	?
28	1:58.2	Hans-Joachim Klein	May 24, 1964	?	Dortmund, West Germany	?
29	1:57.6	Don Schollander	August 1, 1964	?	Los Altos, Los Altos, United States	?
30	1:57.2	Don Schollander	July 29, 1966		Los Angeles, United States	[5] ​
31	1:56.2	Don Schollander	August 19, 1966	?	Lincoln, United States	?
32	1:56.0	Don Schollander	July 29, 1967	Pan-American Games	Winnipeg, Canada	?
33	1:55.7	Don Schollander	August 12, 1967	AAU Nationals	Oak Park, United States	?
34	1:54.8	Don Schollander	August 30, 1968	USA Olympic Trials (elec. 1:54.89)	Long Beach, United States	?
35	1:54.3	Don Schollander	August 30, 1968	USA Olympic Trials (elec. 1:54.28)	Long Beach, United States	?
35=	1:54.3	Mark Spitz	July 12, 1969	Santa Clara Invitational	Santa Clara, United States	[6][7]
36	1:54.2	Mark Spitz	September 4, 1971	USAvGDR Duel	Leipzig, East Germany	?
37	1:53.5	Mark Spitz	September 10, 1971	USAvUSSRvGBR Meet (1st leg relay)	Minsk, Belorussian SSR, Soviet Union	?
38	1:52.78	Mark Spitz	August 29, 1972	1972 Summer Olympics	Munich, West Germany	?
39	1:51.66	Tim Shaw	August 23, 1974	AAU Senior National Outdoor Swimming Championships	Concord, United States	?
40	1:51.41	Bruce Furniss	June 18, 1975	USA World Championship Trials	Long Beach, United States	?
41	1:50.89	Bruce Furniss	June 18, 1975	USA World Championship Trials	Long Beach, United States	?
42	1:50.32	Bruce Furniss	August 21, 1975	AAU Senior National Outdoor Swimming Championships	Kansas City, United States	?
43	1:50.29	Bruce Furniss	July 19, 1976	1976 Summer Olympics	Montreal, Canada	?
44	1:49.83	Sergey Kopliakov	April 7, 1979	URSvGDR Junior meet	Potsdam, East Germany	?
45	1:49.16	Rowdy Gaines	April 11, 1980	AAU Senior National Indoor Championships	Austin, United States	?
46	1:48.93	Rowdy Gaines	July 19, 1982	USA World Championship Trials	Mission Viejo, United States	?
47	1:48.28	Michael Gross	June 21, 1983	FRG Nationals & European Championship Trials	Hanover, West Germany	?
48	1:47.87	Michael Gross	August 22, 1983	European Swimming Championships	Rome, Italy	?
49	1:47.55	Michael Gross	June 8, 1984	FRG Olympic Trials	Munich, West Germany	?
50	1:47.44	Michael Gross	July 29, 1984	1984 Summer Olympics	Los Angeles, United States	?
51	1:47.25	Duncan Armstrong	September 19, 1988	1988 Summer Olympics	Seoul, South Korea	?
52	1:46.69	Giorgio Lamberti	August 15, 1989	European Swimming Championships	Bonn, West Germany	?
53	1:46.67	Grant Hackett	March 23, 1999	Australian Championships (1st leg relay)	Brisbane, Australia	?
54	1:46.34	Ian Thorpe	August 23, 1999	1999 Pan Pacific Championships	Sydney, Australia	?
55	1:46.00	Ian Thorpe	August 24, 1999	1999 Pan Pacific Championships	Sydney, Australia	?
56	1:45.69	Ian Thorpe	May 14, 2000	2000 Australian Olympic Swimming Trials	Sydney, Australia	?
57	1:45.51	Ian Thorpe	May 15, 2000	2000 Australian Olympic Swimming Trials	Sydney, Australia	​
58	1:45.35	Pieter van den Hoogenband	September 17, 2000	2000 Summer Olympics	Sydney, Australia
58=	1:45.35	Pieter van den Hoogenband	September 18, 2000	2000 Summer Olympics	Sydney, Australia	​
59	1:44.69	Ian Thorpe	March 27, 2001	2001 Australian Championships & World Championship Trials	Hobart, Australia	[8] ​
60	1:44.06	Ian Thorpe	July 25, 2001	2001 FINA World Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	?
61	1:43.86	Michael Phelps	March 27, 2007	2007 FINA World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[9] ​
62	1:42.96	Michael Phelps	August 12, 2008	2008 Summer Olympics	Beijing, China	[10] ​
63	1:42.00	Paul Biedermann	July 28, 2009	2009 FINA World Championships	Rome, Italy	​

Short course

#	Time	Swimmer	Date	Event	Place
1	1:44.50	Michael Gross	December 1, 1981	German Nationals	Bremen Germany	?
2	1:44.14	Michael Gross	February 5, 1988	Coca-Cola Sponsored Meet	Boulogne-Billancourt France	?
3	1:43.64	Giorgio Lamberti	February 11, 1990	World Cup	Bonn, Germany	?
4	1:43.28	Ian Thorpe	April 1, 1999	World SC Championships	Hong Kong China	?
5	1:42.54	Ian Thorpe	January 17, 2000	World Cup	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	?
6	1:41.10	Ian Thorpe	February 6, 2000	World Cup	Berlin, Germany	?
7	1:40.83	Paul Biedermann	Nov 16, 2008	World Cup	Berlin, Germany	?
8	1:39.37	Paul Biedermann	Nov 15, 2009	World Cup	Berlin, Germany	[11]

Women

Long course

#	Time	Swimmer	Date	Event	Place
1	2:56.0	Fanny Durack	March 4, 1915	?	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	?
2	2:47.6	Charlotte Boyle	August 25, 1921	?	New Brighton, Minnesota, United States	?
3	2:45.2	Gertrude Ederle	April 4, 1923	?	Brooklyn, New York, United States	?
4	2:40.6	Martha Norelius	February 28, 1926	?	Miami, Florida, United States	?
5	2:34.6	Helene Madison	March 6, 1930	?	St. Augustine, Florida, United States	?
6	2:28.6	Willy den Ouden	May 3, 1933	?	Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands	?
7	2:27.6	Willy den Ouden	May 5, 1934	?	Dundee, United Kingdom	?
8	2:25.3	Willy den Ouden	September 8, 1935	?	Copenhagen, Denmark	?
9	2:24.6	Rie van Veen	February 26, 1938	?	Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands	?
10	2:21.7	Ragnhild Hveger	September 11, 1938	?	Aarhus, Aarhus County, Denmark	?
11	2:20.7	Dawn Fraser	February 25, 1956	?	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	?
12	2:19.3	Lorraine Crapp	August 25, 1956	?	Townsville, Townsville, Queensland, Australia	?
13	2:18.5	Lorraine Crapp	October 20, 1956	?	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	?
14	2:17.7	Dawn Fraser	February 10, 1958	?	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia	?
15	2:14.7	Dawn Fraser	February 22, 1958	?	Melbourne, Australia	?
16	2:11.6	Dawn Fraser	February 27, 1960	?	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	?
17	2:10.5	Lillian Watson	August 19, 1966	?	Lincoln, Nebraska, United States	?
18	2:09.7	Pam Kruse	August 19, 1967	AAU Nationals	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States	?
19	2:09.5	Susan Pedersen	July 6, 1968	Santa Clara Invitational	Santa Clara, California, United States	?
20	2:08.8	Edith Wetzel	August 2, 1968	AAU Nationals	Lincoln, Nebraska, United States	?
21	2:07.9	Linda Gustavson	August 24, 1968	USA Olympic Trials	Los Angeles, United States	[12]
22	2:06.7	Debbie Meyer	August 24, 1968	USA Olympic Trials (elec. 2:06.86)	Los Angeles, United States	[12]
23	2:06.5	Shane Gould	May 1, 1971	Coca-Cola International	London, United Kingdom	?
24	2:05.8	Shane Gould	November 26, 1971	?	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	?
25	2:05.21	Shirley Babashoff	August 4, 1972	USA Olympic Trials	Chicago, Illinois, United States	?
26	2:03.56	Shane Gould	September 1, 1972	1972 Summer Olympics	Munich, Bavaria, West Germany	?
27	2:03.22	Kornelia Ender	August 22, 1974	1974 European Championships	Vienna, Austria	?
28	2:02.94	Shirley Babashoff	August 23, 1974	AAU Senior National Outdoor Championships	Concord, California, United States	?
28=	2:02.94	Shirley Babashoff	August 31, 1974	USAvGDR Dual Meet	Concord, California, United States	?
29	2:02.27	Kornelia Ender	March 15, 1975	GDRvURS Duel	Dresden, Dresden, East Germany	?
30	1:59.78	Kornelia Ender	June 2, 1976	GDR Olympic Trials	East Berlin, East Germany	?
31	1:59.26	Kornelia Ender	July 22, 1976	1976 Summer Olympics	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	?
32	1:59.04	Barbara Krause	July 2, 1978	GDR Nationals & World Championship Trials	East Berlin, East Germany	?
33	1:58.53	Cynthia Woodhead	August 22, 1978	1978 World Championships	West Berlin	?
34	1:58.43	Cynthia Woodhead	July 3, 1979	Pan-American Games	San Juan, Puerto Rico	?
35	1:58.23	Cynthia Woodhead	September 3, 1979	FINA Swimming World Cup	Tokyo, Japan	?
36	1:57.75	Kristin Otto	May 23, 1984	GDR Nationals	Magdeburg, Magdeburg, East Germany	?
37	1:57.55	Heike Friedrich	June 18, 1986	GDR Nationals & World Championship Trials	East Berlin, East Germany	?
38	1:56.78	Franziska van Almsick	September 6, 1994	1994 World Championships	Rome, Lazio, Italy	?
39	1:56.64	Franziska van Almsick	August 3, 2002	2002 European Championships	Berlin, Germany	?
40	1:56.47	Federica Pellegrini	March 27, 2007	2007 World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[9]
41	1:55.52	Laure Manaudou	March 28, 2007	2007 World Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[13]
42	1:55.45	Federica Pellegrini	August 11, 2008	2008 Summer Olympics	Beijing, China
43	1:54.82	Federica Pellegrini	August 13, 2008	2008 Summer Olympics	Beijing, China
44	1:54.47	Federica Pellegrini	March 8, 2009	Italian Championships	Riccione, Italy	[14]
45	1:53.67	Federica Pellegrini	July 28, 2009	2009 World Championships	Rome, Italy
46	1:52.98	Federica Pellegrini	July 29, 2009	2009 World Championships	Rome, Italy	​

Short course

#	Time	Swimmer	Date	Event	Place
1	1:55.84	Franziska van Almsick	January 9, 1993	World Cup	Beijing, PR China	[15]
2	1:55.42	Claudia Poll	December 1, 1995	World Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	[16]
3	1:54.17	Claudia Poll	April 18, 1997	World Championships	Gothenburg, Västergötland, Sweden	[16]
4	1:54.04	Lindsay Benko	April 7, 2002	World Championships	Moscow, Central Federal District, Russia	[17][16]
5	1:53.29	Libby Lenton	November 19, 2005	World Cup	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	[18]
6	1:53.18	Coralie Balmy	December 6, 2008	2008 French Championships	Angers, France	[19]
7	1:51.85	Federica Pellegrini	December 14, 2008	European Championships	Rijeka, Croatia	[20]
8	1:51.17	Federica Pellegrini	December 13, 2009	European Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[21]
9	1:50.78	Sarah Sjöström	December 7, 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[22]
10	1:50.43	Sarah Sjöström	August 12, 2017	World Cup	Eindhoven, Netherland	[23]

All-time top 25

Men long course

• Correct as of January 2020

Pos	Time	Swimmer	Date	Venue
1	1:42.00	Paul Biedermann (GER)	28 July 2009	Italy
2	1:42.96	Michael Phelps (USA)	12 August 2008	China
3	1:43.14	Yannick Agnel (FRA)	30 July 2012	Great Britain
4	1:43.90	Danila Izotov (RUS)	28 July 2009	Italy
5	1:44.06	Ian Thorpe (AUS)	25 July 2001	Japan
6	1:44.38	Danas Rapsys (LTU)	17 August 2019	Singapore
7	1:44.39	Sun Yang (CHN)	25 July 2017	Hungary
8	1:44.44	Ryan Lochte (USA)	26 July 2011	China
9	1:44.80	Taehwan Park (KOR)	13 November 2010	China
10	1:44.89	Pieter van den Hoogenband (NED)	2 August 2002	Berlin
11	1:44.90	Clyde Lewis (AUS)	22 July 2019	Gwangju
12	1:44.91	Duncan Scott (GBR)	26 July 2019	Gwangju
13	1:44.95	David Walters (USA)	7 July 2009	United States
		Ricky Berens (USA)	31 July 2009	Italy
15	1:45.03	Townley Haas (USA)	28 June 2017	United States
16	1:45.08	Thomas Fraser-Holmes (AUS)	24 July 2014	Great Britain
17	1:45.10	Nikita Lobintsev (RUS)	31 July 2009	Italy
18	1:45.13	Katsuhiro Matsumoto (JPN)	22 January 2021	Tokyo
19	1:45.14	Peter Vanderkaay (USA)	12 August 2008	China
		James Guy (GBR)	4 August 2015	Russia
21	1:45.20	Chad le Clos (RSA)	8 August 2016	Brazil
22	1:45.23	Kosuke Hagino (JPN)	21 September 2014	South Korea
		Conor Dwyer (USA)	8 August 2016	Brazil
		Aleksandr Krasnykh (RUS)	25 July 2017	Hungary
25	1:45.24	Sho Uchida (JPN)	28 July 2009	Italy

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:45.24:

• Paul Biedermann also swam 1:42.81 (2009), 1:43.65 (2009), 1:44.02 (2009), 1:44.88 (2011), 1:45.20 (2011).
• Michael Phelps also swam 1:43.22 (2009), 1:43.31 (2008), 1:43.86 (2007), 1:44.10 (2008), 1:44.23 (2009), 1:44.49 (2009), 1:44.79 (2011), 1:44.98 (2007), 1:45.20 (2005), 1:45.23 (2009).
• Yannick Agnel also swam 1:44.20 (2013), 1:44.42 (2012), 1:44.99 (2011).
• Sun Yang also swam 1:44.47 (2013), 1:44.63 (2016), 1:44.65 (2016), 1:44.82 (2016), 1:44.91 (2017), 1:44.93 (2012), 1:44.99 (2011), 1:45.15 (2017), 1:45.20 (2015).
• Ian Thorpe also swam 1:44.69 (2001), 1:44.71 (2002, 2004), 1:44.75 (2002), 1:45.09 (2002), 1:45.14 (2003).
• Taehwan Park also swam 1:44.85 (2008), 1:44.92 (2011), 1:44.93 (2012), 1:45.16 (2016), 1:45.25 (2014).
• Danila Izotov also swam 1:44.87 (2013), 1:45.09 (2009), 1:45.14 (2013).
• Ryan Lochte also swam 1:45.04 (2012), 1:45.15 (2012).
• Townley Haas also swam 1:45.04 (2017).
• Danas Rapsys also swam 1:45.12 (2018).
• Duncan Scott also swam 1:45.16 (2017).
• James Guy also swam 1:45.18 (2017), 1:45.19 (2016).
• Katsuhiro Matsumoto also swam 1:45.22 (2019).
• Pieter van den Hoogenband also swam 1:45.23 (2004).

Men short course

• Correct as of November 2020

Pos	Time	Swimmer	Date	Venue
1	1:39.37	Paul Biedermann (GER)	15 November 2009	Germany
2	1:39.70	Yannick Agnel (FRA)	15 November 2012	France
3	1:40.08	Danila Izotov (RUS)	13 December 2009	Turkey
4	1:40.25	Duncan Scott (GBR)	22 November 2020	Budapest
5	1:40.49	Townley Haas (USA)	22 November 2020	Budapest
6	1:40.80	Brent Hayden (CAN)	15 November 2009	Germany
		Cameron McEvoy (AUS)	25 November 2015	Australia
8	1:40.85	Danas Rapsys (LTU)	14 December 2017	Denmark
9	1:40.89	Darian Townsend (RSA)	15 November 2009	Germany
10	1:41.03	Park Tae-hwan (KOR)	7 December 2016	Canada
		Dominik Kozma (HUN)	7 August 2017	Germany
12	1:41.08	Ryan Lochte (USA)	15 December 2010	United Arab Emirates
13	1:41.10	Ian Thorpe (AUS)	6 February 2000	Germany
14	1:41.15	Blake Pieroni (USA)	17 November 2018	Singapore
15	1:41.30	Conor Dwyer (USA)	11 August 2013	Germany
16	1:41.40	Alexander Graham (AUS)	28 November 2020	Australia
17	1:41.45	Chad le Clos (RSA)	3 December 2014	Qatar
18	1:41.50	Kyle Chalmers (AUS)	17 November 2018	Singapore
19	1:41.52	Nikita Lobintsev (RUS)	13 December 2009	Turkey
		Mikhail Vekovishchev (RUS)	5 December 2019	Great Britain
21	1:41.62	Kacper Majchrzak (POL)	7 August 2017	Germany
22	1:41.64	Laszlo Cseh (HUN)	13 December 2009	Turkey
23	1:41.65	Filippo Magnini (ITA)	13 December 2009	Turkey
24	1:41.75	Kliment Kolesnikov (RUS)	23 December 2017	Russia
25	1:41.77	Katsuhiro Matsumoto (JPN)	31 October 2020	Budapest

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:41.77:

• Duncan Scott also swam 1:40.76 (2020).
• Danas Rapsys also swam 1:41.55 (2020).
• Alexander Graham also swam 1:41.58 (2019), 1:41.74 (2019).

Women long course

• Correct as of January 2020

Pos	Time	Swimmer	Date	Venue
1	1:52.98	Federica Pellegrini (ITA)	29 July 2009	Italy
2	1:53.61	Allison Schmitt (USA)	31 July 2012	Great Britain
3	1:53.73	Katie Ledecky (USA)	9 August 2016	Brazil
4	1:54.08	Sarah Sjöström (SWE)	9 August 2016	Brazil
5	1:54.27	Ariarne Titmus (AUS)	25 July 2019	South Korea
6	1:54.44	Taylor Ruck (CAN)	9 August 2018	Japan
7	1:54.55	Emma McKeon (AUS)	11 June 2019	Australia
8	1:54.66	Camille Muffat (FRA)	6 June 2012	France
9	1:54.68	Femke Heemskerk (NED)	3 April 2015	Netherlands
10	1:54.81	Missy Franklin (USA)	31 July 2013	Spain
11	1:54.85	Rikako Ikee (JPN)	9 August 2018	Japan
12	1:54.95	Charlotte Bonnet (FRA)	6 August 2018	Great Britain
13	1:54.97	Sara Isakovic (SLO)	13 August 2008	China
14	1:54.98	Siobhan Haughey (HKG)	24 July 2019	South Korea
		Yang Junxuan (CHN)	19 January 2020	Beijing
16	1:55.05	Pang Jiaying (CHN)	13 August 2008	China
17	1:55.08	Veronika Andrusenko (RUS)	25 July 2017	Hungary
18	1:55.25	Bronte Barratt (AUS)	9 August 2016	Brazil
		Shen Duo (CHN)	9 August 2016	Brazil
20	1:55.29	Dana Vollmer (USA)	28 July 2009	Italy
			30 July 2009	Italy
21	1:55.41	Katinka Hosszu (HUN)	6 November 2015	United Arab Emirates
22	1:55.47	Yang Yu (CHN)	30 July 2009	Italy
23	1:55.52	Laure Manaudou (FRA)	28 March 2007	Australia
24	1:55.54	Joanne Jackson (GBR)	28 July 2009	Italy
25	1:55.64	Michelle Coleman (SWE)	8 April 2017	Sweden

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:55.64:

• Federica Pellegrini also swam 1:53.67 (2009), 1:54.22 (2019), 1:54.47 (2009), 1:54.55 (2016), 1:54.73 (2017), 1:54.82 (2008), 1:55.00 (2015), 1:55.14 (2013), 1:55.18 (2016), 1:55.30 (2016), 1:55.32 (2015), 1:55.42 (2016), 1:55.42 (2019), 1:55.45 (2008), 1:55.58 (2011), 1:55.58 (2017).
• Ariarne Titmus also swam 1:54.30 (2019), 1:54.66 (2019), 1:54.85 (2018), 1:55.09 (2019), 1:55.27 (2018), 1:55.36 (2019).
• Sarah Sjöström also swam 1:54.31 (2015), 1:54.34 (2016), 1:54.65 (2016), 1:54.77 (2015), 1:54.78 (2019), 1:54.87 (2016), 1:55.04 (2014), 1:55.05 (2015), 1:55.23 (2012), 1:55.30 (2016), 1:55.39 (2019), 1:55.44 (2019), 1:55.48 (2016), 1:55.51 (2017).
• Allison Schmitt also swam 1:54.40 (2012), 1:54.96 (2009), 1:55.04 (2012), 1:55.59 (2012).
• Katie Ledecky also swam 1:54.43 (2016), 1:54.56 (2018), 1:54.60 (2018), 1:54.69 (2017), 1:54.81 (2016), 1:54.82 (2016), 1:54.84 (2017), 1:54.85 (2016), 1:54.88 (2016), 1:55.01 (2016), 1:55.10 (2016), 1:55.15 (2018), 1:55.16 (2014), 1:55.16 (2015), 1:55.16 (2018), 1:55.18 (2017), 1:55.32 (2018), 1:55.34 (2017), 1:55.37 (2015), 1:55.42 (2018), 1:55.60 (2016).
• Taylor Ruck also swam 1:54.81 (2018), 1:55.45 (2018), 1:55.58 (2018).
• Emma McKeon also swam 1:54.83 (2016), 1:54.92 (2016), 1:54.99 (2017), 1:55.18 (2017), 1:55.53 (2016), 1:55.57 (2014).
• Camille Muffat also swam 1:54.87 (2012), 1:55.21 (2012), 1:55.40 (2012), 1:55.48 (2013), 1:55.51 (2012), 1:55.58 (2012).
• Rikako Ikee also swam 1:55.04 (2018).
• Missy Franklin also swam 1:55.06 (2011), 1:55.49 (2015), 1:55.56 (2013).
• Femke Heemskerk also swam 1:55.22 (2015), 1:55.35 (2014), 1:55.54 (2011).
• Veronika Andrusenko also swam 1:55.26 (2017).
• Yang Junxuan also swam 1:55.43 (2019).
• Charlotte Bonnet also swam 1:55.53 (2018).
• Dana Vollmer also swam 1:55.64 (2009).

Women short course

• Correct as of November 2020

Pos	Time	Swimmer	Date	Venue
1	1:50.43	Sarah Sjöström (SWE)	12 August 2017	Netherlands
2	1:51.11	Siobhan Haughey (HKG)	22 November 2020	Budapest
3	1:51.17	Federica Pellegrini (ITA)	13 December 2009	Turkey
4	1:51.18	Katinka Hosszu (HUN)	7 December 2014	Qatar
5	1:51.38	Ariarne Titmus (AUS)	11 December 2018	China
6	1:51.65	Camille Muffat (FRA)	15 November 2012	France
7	1:51.66	Emma McKeon (AUS)	25 November 2018	Australia
8	1:51.67	Allison Schmitt (USA)	19 December 2009	Great Britain
9	1:51.69	Femke Heemskerk (NED)	18 October 2014	Germany
10	1:51.81	Mallory Comerford (USA)	11 December 2018	China
11	1:51.87	Freya Anderson (GBR)	22 November 2020	Budapest
12	1:52.19	Charlotte Bonnet (FRA)	16 December 2017	Denmark
13	1:52.46	Veronika Andrusenko (RUS)	5 December 2015	Israel
14	1:52.50	Taylor Ruck (CAN)	6 December 2016	Canada
15	1:52.52	Melani Costa (ESP)	10 August 2013	Germany
		Madeline Groves (AUS)	30 August 2016	Germany
17	1:52.59	Kayla Sanchez (CAN)	21 December 2018	Switzerland
18	1:52.61	Evelyn Verraszto (HUN)	13 December 2009	Turkey
19	1:52.64	Rikako Ikee (JPN)	13 January 2018	Japan
20	1:52.74	Missy Franklin (USA)	12 December 2015	United States
21	1:52.91	Katie Hoff (USA)	19 December 2010	United Arab Emirates
22	1:52.92	Rebecca Smith (CAN)	2 November 2020	Budapest
23	1:52.96	Kylie Palmer (AUS)	19 December 2010	United Arab Emirates
24	1:53.02	Angie Bainbridge (AUS)	22 October 2011	Germany
25	1:53.07	Tang Yi (CHN)	19 December 2010	United Arab Emirates

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:53.07:

• Siobhan Haughey also swam 1:51.19 (2020).
• Allison Schmitt also swam 1:52.17 (2020).
• Freya Anderson also swam 1:52.60 (2020).
• Femke Heemskerk also swam 1:52.90 (2020).

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