World record progression 200 metres freestyle

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 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.

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

Short course

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

Women

Long course

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

Short course

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

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  6. 1 2 Paxinos, Stathi; Cowley, Michael (March 28, 2007). "Jones and Phelps lead the way in records deluge". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2007-05-26.
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  8. ↑ "Word Cup 2009 Berlin Results Men's 200m Freestyle" (PDF). omegatiming.com. November 15, 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
  9. 1 2 "Two U.S. women set swim marks in Olympic Trials". The New York Times. August 25, 1968. pp. 1 and 11 of sports.
  10. ↑ Paxinos, Stathi (March 29, 2007). "King of the pool does it again". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2007-05-26.
  11. ↑ "Pellegrini improves her 200 free world record". Associated Press. March 8, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
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