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The first world record in the 200 metres individual medley in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1956 , followed by the women a year later. In the short course (25 metres) swimming events the world's governing body recognizes world records since March 3, 1991.
TIME
SWIMMER
NATIONALITY
DATE
MEET
PLACE
REF
2:30.7
George Harrison
United States
August 24, 1956
Los Angeles
2:29.1
Frank Brunnell
United States
July 19, 1958
Akron, Ohio
2:26.2
Gary Heinrich
United States
June 27, 1959
Los Angeles, California
2:24.7
Lance Larson
United States
July 11, 1959
Santa Clara, California
2:22.2
John McGill
United States
July 23, 1960
Toledo, Ohio
2:22.1
Ted Stickles
United States
July 23, 1960
Toledo, Ohio
2:21.3
Ted Stickles
United States
July 2, 1961
Chicago
2:20.5
Ted Stickles
United States
July 22, 1961
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
2:19.6
Ted Stickles
United States
August 19, 1961
Men's NAAA Championships
Los Angeles, California
2:15.9
Ted Stickles
United States
August 19, 1961
Los Angeles, California
2:15.5
Dick Roth
United States
August 2, 1964
Los Altos, California
2:14.9
Dick Roth
United States
August 15, 1964
Maumee, Ohio
2:13.1
Greg Buckingham
United States
July 24, 1966
Los Altos, California
2:12.4
Greg Buckingham
United States
August 21, 1966
Lincoln, Nebraska
2:11.3
Greg Buckingham
United States
August 23, 1967
Oak Park, California
2:10.6
Charlie Hickcox
United States
August 31, 1968
US Olympic Trials
Los Angeles, California
2:09.6
Gary Hall Sr.
United States
August 17, 1969
Louisville, Kentucky
2:09.5
Gary Hall Sr.
United States
August 23, 1970
AAU Championships
Los Angeles, California
2:09.3
Gunnar Larsson
Sweden
September 12, 1970
European Championships
Barcelona, Spain
2:09.30
Gary Hall Sr.
United States
August 2, 1972
Chicago
2:07.17
Gunnar Larsson
Sweden
September 3, 1972
Olympic Games
Munich , West Germany
2:06.32
David Wilkie
United Kingdom
August 24, 1974
European Championships
Vienna, Austria
2:06.32 =
Steve Furniss
United States
September 1, 1974
Concord, California
2:06.08
Bruce Furniss
United States
August 23, 1975
Kansas City, Missouri
2:05.31
Graham Smith
Canada
August 4, 1977
Montreal, Canada
2:05.24
Aleksandr Sidorenko
Soviet Union
July 9, 1978
Moscow, Soviet Union
2:04.39
Steve Lundquist
United States
August 2, 1978
The Woodlands, Texas
2:03.56
Graham Smith
Canada
August 24, 1978
World Championships
West Berlin , West Germany
2:03.29
Jesse Vassallo
United States
July 6, 1979
San Juan, Puerto Rico
2:03.24
Bill Barrett
United States
August 1, 1980
Irvine, California
2:03.01
Jeremy Reingold
South Africa
September 26, 1980
Cape Town , South Africa
2:02.78
Alex Baumann
Canada
July 29, 1981
Heidelberg , West Germany
2:02.25
Alex Baumann
Canada
October 1982
Commonwealth Games
Brisbane, Queensland
2:01.42
Alex Baumann
Canada
August 4, 1984
Olympic Games
Los Angeles, California
2:00.56
Tamás Darnyi
Hungary
August 23, 1987
European Championships
Strasbourg, France
2:00.17
Tamás Darnyi
Hungary
September 25, 1988
Olympic Games
Seoul, South Korea
2:00.11
David Wharton
United States
August 20, 1989
Pan Pacific Championships
Tokyo, Japan
1:59.36
Tamás Darnyi
Hungary
January 13, 1991
World Championships
Perth, Western Australia
1:58.16
Jani Sievinen
Finland
September 11, 1994
World Championships
Rome, Italy
1:57.94
Michael Phelps
United States
June 29, 2003
Santa Clara Invitational
Santa Clara, California
1:57.52
Michael Phelps
United States
July 24, 2003
World Championships
Barcelona, Spain
1:56.04
Michael Phelps
United States
July 25, 2003
World Championships
Barcelona, Spain
1:55.94
Michael Phelps
United States
August 9, 2003
USA Summer Nationals
College Park, Maryland
1:55.84
Michael Phelps
United States
August 20, 2006
Pan Pacific Championships
Victoria, Canada
1:54.98
Michael Phelps
United States
March 29, 2007
World Championships
Melbourne, Victoria
1:54.80
Michael Phelps
United States
July 4, 2008
US Olympic Trials
Omaha, Nebraska
1:54.23
Michael Phelps
United States
August 15, 2008
Olympic Games
Beijing, China
1:54.10
Ryan Lochte
United States
July 30, 2009
World Championships
Rome, Italy
1:54.00
Ryan Lochte
United States
July 28, 2011
World Championships
Shanghai, China
[ 1] [ 2]
#
Time
Name
Nationality
Date
Meet
Location
Ref
1
1:57.19
Jani Sievinen
Finland
17 January 1992
-
Kuopio , Finland
2
1:56.84
Jani Sievinen
Finland
22 January 1993
-
Helsinki , Finland
3
1:56.62
Jani Sievinen
Finland
7 February 1993
World Cup
Paris , France
4
1:55.59
Jani Sievinen
Finland
10 February 1993
World Cup
Malmö , Sweden
5
1:54.65
Jani Sievinen
Finland
21 April 1994
-
Kuopio , Finland
5
1:54.65
=
Attila Czene
Hungary
23 March 2000
NCAA Division I Championships
Minneapolis , United States
6
1:53.93
George Bovell
Trinidad and Tobago
25 March 2004
NCAA Division I Championships
East Meadow , United States
7
1:53.46
László Cseh
Hungary
8 December 2005
European Championships
Trieste , Italy
8
1:53.31
Ryan Lochte
United States
7 April 2006
World Championships
Shanghai , China
9
1:53.14
Thiago Pereira
Brazil
18 November 2007
World Cup
Berlin , Germany
10
1:52.99
László Cseh
Hungary
13 December 2007
European Championships
Debrecen , Hungary
11
1:51.56
Ryan Lochte
United States
11 April 2008
World Championships
Manchester , United Kingdom
12
1:51.55
Darian Townsend
South Africa
15 November 2009
World Cup
Berlin , Germany
13
1:50.08
Ryan Lochte
United States
17 December 2010
World Championships
Dubai , United Arab Emirates
14
1:49.63
Ryan Lochte
United States
14 December 2012
World Championships
Istanbul , Turkey
15
1:48.88
Léon Marchand
France
1 November 2024
World Cup
Singapore
[ 3]
TIME
SWIMMER
NATIONALITY
DATE
MEET
PLACE
2:48.2
Patty Kempner
United States
April 27, 1957
Chicago
2:47.7
Becky Collins
United States
July 20, 1958
Akron, Ohio
2:43.2
Sylvia Ruuska
United States
August 16, 1958
Fresno, California
2:40.3
Sylvia Ruuska
United States
January 14, 1959
Hobart, Tasmania
2:40.1
Donna de Varona
United States
May 13, 1961
Redding, California
2:37.1
Donna de Varona
United States
July 9, 1961
Tenri , Japan
2:35.0
Donna de Varona
United States
August 12, 1961
Philadelphia
2:33.3
Donna de Varona
United States
August 18, 1962
Chicago
2:31.8
Donna de Varona
United States
July 27, 1963
Los Angeles
2:30.1
Donna de Varona
United States
July 11, 1964
Los Angeles, California
2:29.9
Donna de Varona
United States
August 1, 1964
Los Altos, California
2:29.0
Lynn Vidali
United States
July 22, 1966
Los Altos, California
2:27.8
Claudia Kolb
United States
August 21, 1966
Lincoln, Nebraska
2:27.5
Claudia Kolb
United States
July 8, 1967
Santa Clara, California
2:26.1
Claudia Kolb
United States
July 30, 1967
Winnipeg, Canada
2:25.0
Claudia Kolb
United States
August 18, 1967
Philadelphia
2:23.5
Claudia Kolb
United States
August 25, 1967
Los Angeles, California
2:23.07
Shane Gould
Australia
August 28, 1972
Olympic Games
Munich , West Germany
2:23.01
Kornelia Ender
East Germany
April 13, 1973
East Berlin , East Germany
2:20.51
Andrea Hubner
East Germany
September 4, 1973
World Championships
Belgrade , Yugoslavia
2:18.97
Ulrike Tauber
East Germany
August 18, 1974
European Championships
Vienna, Austria
2:18.83
Ulrike Tauber
East Germany
June 10, 1975
Wittenberg , West Germany
2:18.30
Ulrike Tauber
East Germany
March 12, 1976
Tallinn , Soviet Union
2:17.14
Kornelia Ender
East Germany
June 5, 1976
East Berlin, East Germany
2:16.96
Ulrike Tauber
East Germany
July 10, 1977
Leipzig , East Germany
2:15.95
Ulrike Tauber
East Germany
August 20, 1977
European Championships
Jönköping , Sweden
2:15.85
Ulrike Tauber
East Germany
August 28, 1977
East Berlin, East Germany
2:15.09
Tracy Caulkins
United States
August 2, 1978
The Woodlands, Texas
2:14.07
Tracy Caulkins
United States
August 20, 1978
World Championships
West Berlin , West Germany
2:13.69
Tracy Caulkins
United States
January 5, 1980
Austin, Texas
2:13.00
Petra Schneider
East Germany
May 24, 1980
East Berlin, East Germany
2:11.73
Ute Geweniger
East Germany
July 4, 1981
Magdeburg , East Germany
2:11.65
Lin Li
China
July 30, 1992
Olympic Games
Barcelona, Spain
2:09.72
Wu Yanyan
China
October 17, 1997
China's National Games
Shanghai, China
2:08.92
Stephanie Rice
Australia
March 25, 2008
Australian Championships & Olympic Trials
Sydney, New South Wales
2:08.45
Stephanie Rice
Australia
August 13, 2008
Olympic Games
Beijing, China
2:07.03
Ariana Kukors
United States
July 26, 2009
World Championships
Rome, Italy
2:06.15
Ariana Kukors
United States
July 27, 2009
World Championships
Rome, Italy
2:06.12
Katinka Hosszú
Hungary
August 3, 2015
World Championships
Kazan , Russia
TIME
SWIMMER
NATIONALITY
DATE
PLACE
2:07.79
Allison Wagner
United States
December 5, 1993
Palma de Mallorca , Spain
2:06.13
Kirsty Coventry
Zimbabwe
April 12, 2008
Manchester , United Kingdom
2:06.01
Evelyn Verrasztó
Hungary
November 6, 2009
Moscow, Russia
2:04.64
Evelyn Verrasztó
Hungary
December 10, 2009
Istanbul , Turkey
2:04.60
Julia Smit
United States
December 19, 2009
Manchester , United Kingdom
2:04.39
Katinka Hosszú
Hungary
August 7, 2013
Eindhoven , Netherlands
2:03.20
Katinka Hosszú
Hungary
August 7, 2013
Eindhoven , Netherlands
2:02.61
Katinka Hosszú
Hungary
August 27, 2014
Doha , Qatar
2:02.13
Katinka Hosszú
Hungary
August 31, 2014
Dubai , United Arab Emirates
2:01.86
Katinka Hosszú
Hungary
December 6, 2014
Doha , Qatar
Correct as of August 2024[ 4]
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:56.79:
Ryan Lochte also swam 1:54.10 (2009), 1:54.43 (2010), 1:54.56 (2009), 1:54.84 (2010), 1:54.90 (2012), 1:54.93 (2012), 1:54.98 (2013), 1:55.18 (2009), 1:55.22 (2008), 1:55.44 (2013), 1:55.51 (2012), 1:55.81 (2015), 1:56.02 (2014), 1:56.11 (2006), 1:56.13 (2012), 1:56.19 (2007), 1:56.22 (2016), 1:56.28 (2016), 1:56.50 (2014), 1:56.53 (2008), 1:56.71 (2016), 1:56.74 (2011), 1:56.78 (2006).
Michael Phelps also swam 1:54.23 (2008), 1:54.27 (2012), 1:54.66 (2016), 1:54.75 (2015), 1:54.80 (2008), 1:54.84 (2012), 1:54.98 (2007), 1:55.78 (2016), 1:55.84 (2006), 1:55.91 (2016), 1:55.94 (2003, 2010), 1:56.04 (2003, 2014), 1:56.32 (2012), 1:56.50 (2006), 1:56.55 (2014), 1:56.66 (2012), 1:56.68 (2005), 1:56.71 (2004).
Léon Marchand also swam 1:54.82 (2023), 1:55.22 (2022), 1:55.68 (2023), 1:55.74 (2024), 1:55.75 (2022), 1:56.25 (2023), 1:56.31 (2024), 1:56.34 (2023).
Wang Shun also swam 1:55.00 (2021), 1:55.35 (2024), 1:55.55 (2023), 1:56.00 (2024), 1:56.16 (2017), 1:56.22 (2021), 1:56.27 (2020), 1:56.28 (2017), 1:56.33 (2021), 1:56.52 (2018), 1:56.57 (2018), 1:56.66 (2016, 2019), 1:56.78 (2021).
László Cseh also swam 1:55.24 (2009), 1:56.22 (2012), 1:56.34 (2009), 1:56.52 (2008), 1:56.66 (2012), 1:56.74 (2012).
Duncan Scott also swam 1:55.31 (2024), 1:55.90 (2021), 1:55.95 (2023), 1:56.08 (2022), 1:56.49 (2024), 1:56.50 (2023), 1:56.65 (2019), 1:56.69 (2021), 1:56.72 (2023).
Kosuke Hagino also swam 1:55.33 (2014), 1:55.34 (2014), 1:55.38 (2014), 1:55.74 (2013), 1:55.90 (2014), 1:55.98 (2016), 1:56.01 (2017, 2017), 1:56.02 (2014), 1:56.04 (2017), 1:56.13 (2016), 1:56.29 (2013), 1:56.30 (2015, 2017), 1:56.37 (2018), 1:56.46 (2017), 1:56.61 (2016), 1:56.66 (2018), 1:56.75 (2018).
Michael Andrew also swam 1:55.44 (2021), 1:56.25 (2021), 1:56.40 (2021).
Chase Kalisz also swam 1:55.56 (2017), 1:55.73 (2018), 1:55.88 (2017), 1:56.21 (2022), 1:56.43 (2022), 1:56.48 (2017), 1:56.51 (2017), 1:56.52 (2022), 1:56.76 (2022), 1:56.78 (2019).
Carson Foster also swam 1:55.71 (2022), 1:56.10 (2024), 1:56.19 (2023), 1:56.37 (2024), 1:56.43 (2023), 1:56.44 (2022), 1:56.51 (2023), 1:56.55 (2023), 1:56.65 (2022).
Shaine Casas also swam 1:55.83 (2024), 1:56.06 (2023, 2023), 1:56.35 (2023), 1:56.70 (2022).
Eric Shanteau also swam 1:56.00 (2009).
Daiya Seto also swam 1:56.14 (2019), 1:56.22 (2021, 2022), 1:56.27 (2022), 1:56.59 (2024), 1:56.62 (2023), 1:56.69 (2019), 1:56.70 (2023), 1:56.72 (2023), 1:56.74 (2022).
Mitch Larkin also swam 1:56.21 (2018), 1:56.29 (2021), 1:56.32 (2020), 1:56.74 (2021).
Thiago Pereira also swam 1:56.30 (2013), 1:56.65 (2015), 1:56.74 (2012).
Tom Dean also swam 1:56.46 (2024), 1:56.65 (2023), 1:56.77 (2022).
Jérémy Desplanches also swam 1:56.56 (2019), 1:56.73 (2019).
Hugo González also swam 1:56.58 (2023), 1:56.76 (2021).
Philip Heintz also swam 1:56.59 (2017), 1:56.67 (2018).
Finlay Knox also swam 1:56.64 (2024).
Max Litchfield also swam 1:56.70 (2017).
Leith Brodie also swam 1:56.75 (2009).
Correct as of November 2024[ 16]
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:52.06:
Ryan Lochte also swam 1:50.08 (2010), 1:51.31 (2014), 1:51.56 (2008).
Léon Marchand also swam 1:50.30 (2024), 1:50.91 (2024).
Daiya Seto also swam 1:50.76 (2019), 1:51.09 (2018), 1:51.12 (2021), 1:51.15 (2021), 1:51.39 (2022), 1:51.40 (2017), 1:51.76 (2022), 1:51.79 (2014), 1:51.80 (2021), 1:51.88 (2017).
Duncan Scott also swam 1:51.08 (2024), 1:51.14 (2024), 1:51.25 (2024), 1:51.53 (2023), 1:51.66 (2020), 1:51.85 (2019), 1:51.90 (2023), 1:51.96 (2020).
Andreas Vazaios also swam 1:51.15 (2021), 1:51.84 (2020), 1:51.94 (2021).
Kosuke Hagino also swam 1:51.27 (2014), 1:51.50 (2013).
Shaine Casas also swam 1:51.31 (2022).
Carson Foster also swam 1:51.35 (2021), 1:51.89 (2022).
Wang Shun also swam 1:51.45 (2018), 1:51.63 (2016), 1:51.74 (2016), 1:51.84 (2018).
Matthew Sates also swam 1:51.45 (2021).
Darian Townsend also swam 1:51.79 (2009).
Philip Heintz also swam 1:52.03 (2016).
Alberto Razzetti also swam 1:51.73 (2022).
Correct as of August 2024[ 28]
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 2:08.79:
Katinka Hosszú also swam 2:06.58 (2016), 2:06.84 (2015), 2:07.00 (2017), 2:07.02 (2019), 2:07.14 (2017), 2:07.17 (2019), 2:07.30 (2015, 2016), 2:07.45 (2016), 2:07.46 (2009), 2:07.49 (2017), 2:07.53 (2019), 2:07.69 (2016), 2:07.92 (2013, 2016), 2:08.11 (2014), 2:08.13 (2016), 2:08.15 (2019), 2:08.20 (2016), 2:08.28 (2019), 2:08.41 (2014), 2:08.45 (2013), 2:08.49 (2017), 2:08.50 (2019), 2:08.55 (2019), 2:08.57 (2019), 2:08.59 (2013), 2:08.60 (2016), 2:08.61 (2015), 2:08.63 (2019, 2019), 2:08.66 (2015), 2:08.72 (2019), 2:08.77 (2015).
Summer McIntosh also swam 2:06.89 (2023), 2:07.06 (2024), 2:07.16 (2024), 2:08.08 (2023), 2:08.19 (2024), 2:08.30 (2024), 2:08.70 (2022).
Kate Douglass also swam 2:06.92 (2024), 2:07.05 (2024), 2:07.09 (2023), 2:07.17 (2023), 2:07.76 (2024), 2:07.89 (2024), 2:08.29 (2023), 2:08.41 (2024), 2:08.46 (2023), 2:08.53 (2024), 2:08.59 (2024).
Kaylee McKeown also swam 2:06.99 (2024), 2:07.19 (2023), 2:07.54 (2023), 2:07.60 (2023), 2:08.08 (2024), 2:08.16 (2023), 2:08.19 (2021), 2:08.23 (2020), 2:08.27 (2023), 2:08.57 (2022), 2:08.66 (2024), 2:08.73 (2021).
Ariana Kukors also swam 2:07.03 (2009), 2:08.53 (2009).
Alex Walsh also swam 2:07.45 (2024), 2:07.63 (2024), 2:07.84 (2022), 2:07.86 (2024), 2:07.89 (2023), 2:07.97 (2023), 2:07.99 (2024), 2:08.27 (2023), 2:08.60 (2024), 2:08.65 (2021), 2:08.74 (2022, 2024).
Siobhan-Marie O'Connor also swam 2:07.57 (2016), 2:08.21 (2014), 2:08.44 (2016), 2:08.45 (2015), 2:08.77 (2015).
Yui Ohashi also swam 2:08.16 (2018), 2:08.52 (2021).
Yu Yiting also swam 2:08.34 (2023), 2:08.49 (2024), 2:08.74 (2023).
Ye Shiwen also swam 2:08.39 (2012), 2:08.60 (2019).
Stephanie Rice also swam 2:08.45 (2008), 2:08.68 (2009).
Sydney Pickrem also swam 2:08.56 (2024), 2:08.61 (2019, 2023), 2:08.70 (2019), 2:08.71 (2019), 2:08.76 (2024).
Kim Seo-yeong also swam 2:08.61 (2018).
Alicia Coutts also swam 2:08.63 (2013).
Anastasia Gorbenko also swam 2:08.63 (2024).
Kathleen Baker also swam 2:08.75 (2020).
Correct as of November 2024[ 39]
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 2:05.63:
Katinka Hosszú also swam 2:02.13 (2014), 2:02.53 (2015), 2:02.61 (2014), 2:02.90 (2016), 2:03.07 (2014), 2:03.20 (2013), 2:03.25 (2013, 2018), 2:03.60 (2014), 2:03.66 (2015), 2:04.13 (2018), 2:04.16 (2019), 2:04.31 (2013), 2:04.33 (2013), 2:04.37 (2017), 2:04.39 (2013), 2:04.43 (2017), 2:04.52 (2013), 2:04.56 (2016), 2:04.64 (2017), 2:04.65 (2018), 2:04.68 (2019), 2:04.72 (2012), 2:04.76 (2016, 2017), 2:04.79 (2018), 2:04.94 (2017), 2:04.98 (2017), 2:05.00 (2017), 2:05.01 (2017), 2:05.05 (2013), 2:05.06 (2018), 2:05.07 (2013), 2:05.11 (2019), 2:05.18 (2014), 2:05.25 (2018), 2:05.29 (2017, 2017), 2:05.33 (2013, 2016), 2:05.34 (2013), 2:05.39 (2016), 2:05.42 (2018), 2:05.45 (2013), 2:05.57 (2016), 2:05.60 (2016).
Kaylee McKeown also swam 2:03.68 (2020).
Kate Douglass also swam 2:04.09 (2024), 2:04.39 (2022), 2:04.68 (2021).
Melanie Margalis also swam 2:04.18 (2020), 2:04.32 (2020), 2:04.62 (2018), 2:04.65 (2018), 2;05.18 (2019), 2:05.32 (2019)).
Sydney Pickrem also swam 2:04.29 (2021), 2:04.34 (2019), 2:04.40 (2020), 2:04.59 (2021), 2:04.85 (2019), 2:05.21 (2021),2:05.22 (2022), 2:05.23 (2022).
Yu Yiting also swam 2:04.48 (2021), 2:04.73 (2024),2:05.39 (2024).
Yui Ohashi also swam 2:04.86 (2021), 2:05.04 (2020), 2:05.09 (2020), 2:05.10 (2020), 2:05.13 (2020), 2:05.26 (2020), 2:05.29 (2018), 2:05.45 (2021).
Abbie Wood also swam 2:04.94 (2021), 2:05.08 (2021), 2:05.27 (2020), 2:05.36 (2020), 2:05.45 (2021), 2:05.56 (2020), 2:05.58 (2023), 2:05.63 (2021).
Beata Nelson also swam 2:05.00 (2024), 2:05.08 (2022).
Mary-Sophie Harvey also swam 2:05.15 (2021), 2:05.23 (2024),2:05.30 (2021).
Anastasia Gorbenko also swam 2:05.17 (2021).
Siobhan O'Connor also swam 2:05.19 (2015).
Kayla Sanchez also swam 2:05.32 (2019).