200 metres backstroke

none thumb|Graphs of the progression of the World Records in all four strokes (50 m, 100 m and 200 m distances) until 2010. The 200 metres backstroke is an event in competitive swimming. World records are ratified by World Aquatics (formerly FINA). The current long course world record holders are the US' Aaron Peirsol and Australia's Kaylee McKeown, while the current short course world record holders are Hungary's Hubert Kós, and McKeown. The men's event was first contested at the Olympic Games in 1900; it was removed from the 1904 program and was reinstated at the 1964 games. The women's event has been contested since 1968. The current Olympic champions are Kós and McKeown. The men's and women's events have been contested at the World Aquatics Championships since the inaugural championships in 1973; the current world champions (long course) are Kós and McKeown. The men's and women's events have been contested at the World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m) since the inaugural championships in 1993; the current world champions (short course) are Kós, and the US' Regan Smith. World record progression List of world records in swimming High-technology swimwear Men long course Old regulations NoTimeNameNationalityDateLocation13'04"4Oscar SchieleGER empire Germany27 June 1909Berlin, GermanySchwimmen im Kochsee; Berliner Volkszeitung; 29 June 1909; via the European Library22'59"8George ArnoldGER empire Germany3 January 1910Magdeburg, Germany32'56"4Maurice WechesserBelgium18 October 1910Schaerbeek, Belgium42'50"6Hermann PentzGER empire Germany11 March 1911Magdeburg, Germany52'48"4Otto FahrGER empire Germany3 April 1912Magdeburg, Germany62'47"1Walter LauferUnited States24 June 1926Bremen, GermanyNew World Record https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5629495/ Bluefield Daily Telegraph 25 June 1926 6 Newspapers.com June 19, 2016 72'44"9Walter LauferUnited States11 July 1926Nuremberg, Germany82'38"8Walter LauferUnited States13 July 1926Magdeburg, GermanyUued ilmarekordid; Waba Maa; 16 July 1926; via the European LibraryLAUFER BREAKS FOURTH SWIM MARK IN GERMANY https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5629576/walter_laufer_in_magdeburg/ The Indianapolis News 14 July 1926 20 Newspapers.com June 19, 2016 92'37"8Toshio IrieJapan14 October 1928Tamagawa, JapanToshio Irie at sports-reference.com102'32"2George KojacUnited States16 June 1930New Haven, United States112'27"8Al Vande WegheUnited States30 August 1934Honolulu, Hawaii122'24"0Adolph KieferUnited States11 April 1935Chicago, United States132'23"0Adolph KieferUnited States23 May 1941Honolulu, Hawaii142'22"9Harry HolidayUnited States18 May 1943Detroit, United States152'19"3Adolph KieferUnited States4 March 1944Annapolis, United States162'18"5Allen StackUnited States4 May 1949New Haven, United States172'18"3Gilbert BozonFrance26 June 1953Algiers, Algeria New regulations yes yes yes 01 2:18.5 Allen Stack United States dmy 1949 May 4 - New Haven USA International Swimming Hall of Fame, Current Exhibits, World Records: Men - 200m Backstroke. Archived July 16, 2010. Retrieved March 12, 2015.Associated Press, " Sets Swim Record", The Ottawa Journal (May 5, 1949).|Retrieved March 12, 2015. 02 2:18.3 Gilbert Bozon France dmy 1953 June 26 - Algiers ALG 03 2:18.8 John Monckton John Monckton (swimmer) AUS Australia dmy 1958 January 15 - Sydney AUS 04 2:18.4 John Monckton John Monckton (swimmer) AUS Australia dmy 1958 February 18 - Melbourne AUS 05 2:17.9 Frank McKinney United States dmy 1959 July 12 - Los Altos, CaliforniaLos Altos USA United Press International, " Paddler Sets Record in Back Event", The Salt Lake Tribune, p. 26 (July 13, 1959). Retrieved March 12, 2015. 06 2:17.8 Frank McKinney United States dmy 1959 July 25 - Osaka JPN Associated Press, " U.S. Swimmers Take Early Lead in Jap Swimming Meet", The Ogden Standard-Examiner, p. 2B (July 26, 1959). Retrieved March 12, 2015. 07 2:17.6 Chuck Bittick United States dmy 1960 June 26 - Los Angeles USA 08 2:16.0 Tom Stock Tom Stock (swimmer) United States dmy 1960 July 24 - Toledo, OhioToledo USA 09 2:13.2 Tom Stock Tom Stock (swimmer) United States dmy 1961 July 2 - Chicago USA 10 2:11.5 Tom Stock Tom Stock (swimmer) United States dmy 1961 August 20 - Los Angeles USA 11 2:10.9 Tom Stock Tom Stock (swimmer) United States dmy 1962 August 10 - Cuyahoga Falls USA 12 2:10.3 Jed Graef United States dmy 1964 October 13 1964 Summer Olympics Tokyo JPN 13 2:09.4 Charles Hickcox United States dmy 1967 August 29 1967 Summer Universiade Tokyo JPN 14 2:07.9 Roland Matthes GDR East Germany dmy 1967 November 8 - Leipzig GDR 15 2:07.5 Roland Matthes GDR East Germany dmy 1968 August 14 GDR Olympic Trials Leipzig GDR 16 2:07.4 Roland Matthes GDR East Germany dmy 1969 July 12 Santa Clara Invitational Santa Clara, CaliforniaSanta Clara USA http://www.corbisimages.com/stock-photo/rights-managed/U1637718/roland-matthes-being-embraced-by-opponent-in Roland Matthes Being Embraced by Opponent in Pool Corbis Images July 12, 1969 March 15, 2015 17 2:06.6 Gary Hall Gary Hall Sr. United States dmy 1969 August 14 AAU Nationals Louisville Louisville, Kentucky USA 17 2:06.6 = Roland Matthes GDR East Germany dmy 1969 August 29 - Berlin FRG 18 2:06.3 Mike Stamm United States dmy 1970 August 20 AAU Nationals Los Angeles USA 19 2:06.1 Roland Matthes GDR East Germany dmy 1970 September 11 European Championships Barcelona ESP 20 2:05.6 Roland Matthes GDR East Germany dmy 1971 September 3 GDR vs USA Duel Leipzig GDR 21 2:02.8 Roland Matthes GDR East Germany dmy 1972 July 10 GDR Olympic Trials Leipzig GDR 21 2:02.82 = Roland Matthes GDR East Germany dmy 1972 September 2 1972 Summer Olympics Munich FRG 22 2:01.87 Roland Matthes GDR East Germany dmy 1973 September 6 World Championships Belgrade Yugoslavia 23 2:00.64 John Naber United States dmy 1976 June 19 USA Olympic Trials Long Beach Long Beach, California USA 24 1:59.19 John Naber United States dmy 1976 July 24 1976 Summer Olympics Montreal CAN 25 1:58.93 Rick Carey United States dmy 1983 August 3 1983 U.S. Summer Nationals Clovis Clovis, California USA "Rick Carey replaces John Naber as 200-meter back record holder", The Tuscaloosa News (August 3, 1983). 26 1:58.86 Rick Carey United States dmy 1984 June 27 1984 U.S. Olympic Trials Indianapolis USA 27 1:58.41 Sergei Zabolotnov URS Soviet Union dmy 1984 August 21 Friendship Games Moscow URS 28 1:58.14 Igor Polyansky URS Soviet Union dmy 1985 March 3 GDR vs URS Duel Erfurt GDR 29 1:57.30 Martin Zubero Spain dmy 1991 August 13 1991 U.S. Summer Nationals Fort Lauderdale USA Associated Press, "Swimming National Meet: Barrowman, Zubero get world marks," Los Angeles Times (August 14, 1991). Retrieved April 14, 2012. 30 1:56.57 Martin Zubero Spain dmy 1991 November 23 Alabama LC Invitational Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa, Alabama USA "200-meter Backstroke record falls to former UF swimmer", Orlando Sentinel (November 25, 1991). Retrieved April 14, 2012. 31 1:55.87 Lenny Krayzelburg United States dmy 1999 August 27 Pan Pacific Championships Sydney AUS 32 1:55.15 Aaron Peirsol United States dmy 2002 March 20 US Spring National Championships Minneapolis USA 33 1:54.74 Aaron Peirsol United States dmy 2004 July 12 US Olympic Trials Long Beach Long Beach, California USA 2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Men's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010409003B000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 12 July 2004 14 March 2025 34 1:54.66 Aaron Peirsol United States dmy 2005 July 29 World Championships Montreal CAN XI FINA World Championships - Men's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010509004D000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 29 July 2005 14 March 2025 35 1:54.44 Aaron Peirsol United States dmy 2006 August 19 Pan Pacific Championships Victoria Victoria, British Columbia CAN 2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships - Men's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010605002A000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01 Omega Timing 19 August 2006 14 March 2025 36 1:54.32 Ryan Lochte United States dmy 2007 March 30 World Championships Melbourne AUS 12th FINA World Championships - Men's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001070D004B000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 30 March 2007 14 March 2025 36 1:54.32 = Aaron Peirsol United States dmy 2008 July 4 US Olympic Trials Omaha USA 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Men's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001080B003E000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 4 July 2008 14 March 2025 37 1:53.94 Ryan Lochte United States dmy 2008 August 15 Olympic Games Beijing CHN - 1:52.86 Ryosuke Irie JPN dmy 2009 May 10 Duel in the Pool: Australia vs Japan Canberra AUS Men's 200 m backstroke results http://www.clubsonline.com.au/uploads/swimresults/National/2009Duel/090509F019.htm Swimming Australia 10 May 2009 13 November 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20090724004418/http://www.clubsonline.com.au/uploads/swimresults/National/2009Duel/090509F019.htm 24 July 2009 dead 38 1:53.08 Aaron Peirsol United States dmy 2009 July 11 US National Championships Indianapolis USA 2009 US National Championships - Men's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001090E003B000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 11 July 2009 14 March 2025 39 1:51.92 Aaron Peirsol United States dmy 2009 July 31 World Championships Rome ITA 13th FINA World Championships - Men's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001090B004B000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 31 July 2009 14 March 2025 FINA Men short course yes yes yes WB 1:55.93 Mark Tewksbury Canada dmy 1991 March 1 World Cup Toronto CAN 1 1:52.51 Martin Lopez-Zubero Spain dmy 1991 April 10 ? Gainesville Gainesville, Florida USA (scm-m) This Day in Sports History April 10 https://web.archive.org/web/20180419165110/http://thisdayinhistoryinfo.info/sports/410.htm 2018-04-19 ; retrieved 2012-04-14. 2 1:52.47 Lenny Krayzelburg United States dmy 1999 November 18 World Cup College Park College Park, Maryland USA (scm-m) Three World Records set at World Cup. Published by Swimming World on 1999-11-20; retrieved 2012-04-14. 3 1:52.43 Lenny Krayzelburg United States dmy 2000 February 06 World Cup Berlin GER (scm-m) Krayzelburg sets another swim record, Associated Press. Published by the Los Angeles Times on 2000-02-07; retrieved 2012-04-14. 4 1:51.62 Matt Welsh Australia dmy 2000 October 13 ? Melbourne AUS 4 1:51.62 = Gordan Kožulj Croatia dmy 2001 January 21 World Cup Berlin GER 6 1:51.17 Aaron Peirsol United States dmy 2002 April 7 World Championships Moscow RUS 7 1:50.52 Aaron Peirsol United States dmy 2004 October 11 World Championships Indianapolis USA 8 1:50.43 Markus Rogan AUT Austria dmy 2005 December 8 European Championships Trieste ITA 9 1:49.05 Ryan Lochte United States dmy 2006 April 9 World Championships Shanghai CHN 10 1:47.84 Markus Rogan AUT Austria dmy 2008 April 13 World Championships Manchester UK 9th FINA World Championships (25m) - Men's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001080E005B000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 13 April 2008 8 May 2025 11 1:47.08 George Du Rand RSA South Africa dmy 2009 November 7 World Cup Moscow RUS 2009 FINA World Cup (Moscow) - Men's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000109070043000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 7 November 2009 8 May 2025 12 1:46.11 Arkady Vyatchanin RUS Russia dmy 2009 November 15 World Cup Berlin GER 2009 FINA World Cup (Berlin) - Men's 200m Backstroke Final Results http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000109050042000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01 Omega Timing 15 November 2009 8 May 2025 13 1:45.63 Mitch Larkin AUS Australia dmy 2015 November 27 Australian Championships Sydney AUS http://www.swimvortex.com/dolphin-mitch-larkin-leaps-to-145-6-wr-200-back-not-far-off-free-pace-of-the-albatross/ Dolphin Mitch Larkin Leaps To 1:45.6 WR 200 Back Not Far Off Free Pace Of The Albatross Craig Lord November 27, 2015 Swimvortex November 27, 2015 June 8, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170608191914/http://www.swimvortex.com/dolphin-mitch-larkin-leaps-to-145-6-wr-200-back-not-far-off-free-pace-of-the-albatross/ dead 14 1:45.12 Hubert Kós HUN dmy 2025 10 23 World Cup CAN Toronto 2025 World Aquatics Cup (Toronto) - Men's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011900080102EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 23 October 2025 23 October 2025 FINA Women long course Old Regulations NoTimeNameNationalityDateLocation13'06"8Sybil BauerUnited States4 July 1922Brighton Beach, United States23'03"8Sybil BauerUnited States9 February 1924Miami, United States32'59"2Marie Braun24 November 1928Brussels, Belgium42'58"8Eleanor HolmUnited States1 February 1930Buffalo, United States52'58"2Eleanor HolmUnited States1 March 1930New York City, United States62'50"4Phyllis HardingUnited Kingdom19 September 1932Wallasey, United Kingdom72'49"6Rie Mastenbroek20 January 1935Amsterdam, Netherlands82'48"7Eleanor HolmUnited States3 March 1936Toledo, United States92'44"6Nida Senff2 February 1937Amsterdam, Netherlands102'41"3Ragnhild Hveger14 February 1937Århus, Denmark112'41"0Cor Kint17 April 1938Århus, Denmark122'40"6Iet van Feggelen26 October 1938Düsseldorf, Germany132'39"0Iet van Feggelen18 December 1938Amsterdam, Netherlands142'38"8Cor Kint29 November 1939Rotterdam, Netherlands152'35"3Geertje Wielema2 April 1950Hilversum, Netherlands New Regulations yes yes yes 1 2:39.9 Philippa Gould NZL New Zealand dmy 1957 Jan 16 ? Auckland NZL International Swimming Hall of Fame, Current Exhibits, World Records: Women - 200m Backstroke. Archived July 16, 2010. Retrieved March 12, 2015. 2 2:38.5 Lenie de Nijs Netherlands dmy 1957 May 17 ? Blackpool UK 3 2:37.4 Chris von Saltza United States dmy 1958 Aug 1 ? Topeka USA 4 2:37.1 Satoko Tanaka Japan dmy 1959 Jul 12 ? Tokyo JPN 5 2:34.8 Satoko Tanaka Japan dmy 1960 Apr 2 ? Tokyo JPN 6 2:33.5 Lynn Burke United States dmy 1960 Jul 15 ? Indianapolis USA 7 2:33.3 Satoko Tanaka Japan dmy 1960 Jul 23 ? Tokyo JPN 8 2:33.2 Satoko Tanaka Japan dmy 1961 Jul 30 ? Tokyo JPN 9 2:32.1 Satoko Tanaka Japan dmy 1962 Jun 3 ? Beppu JPN 10 2:31.6 Satoko Tanaka Japan dmy 1962 Jul 29 ? Osaka JPN 11 2:29.6 Satoko Tanaka Japan dmy 1963 Feb 10 ? Sydney AUS 12 2:28.9 Satoko Tanaka Japan dmy 1963 Feb 18 ? Perth Perth, Western Australia AUS 13 2:28.5 Satoko Tanaka Japan dmy 1963 Feb 21 ? Perth Perth, Western Australia AUS 14 2:28.2 Satoko Tanaka Japan dmy 1963 Aug 4 ? Tokyo JPN 15 2:27.4 Cathy Ferguson United States dmy 1964 Sep 28 ? Los Angeles USA 16 2:27.1 Karen Muir RSA 1928 South Africa dmy 1966 Jul 25 ? Béziers FRA 17 2:26.4 Karen Muir RSA 1928 South Africa dmy 1966 Aug 18 ? Lincoln Lincoln, Nebraska USA 18 2:24.4 Elaine Tanner Canada dmy 1967 Jul 26 Pan American Games Winnipeg CAN 19 2:24.1 Karen Muir RSA 1928 South Africa dmy 1968 Jan 6 ? Kimberley Kimberley, Northern Cape RSA 20 2:23.8 Karen Muir RSA 1928 South Africa dmy 1968 Jul 21 ? Los Angeles USA 21 2:21.5 Susie Atwood United States dmy 1969 Aug 14 AAU Nationals Louisville Louisville, Kentucky USA 22 2:20.64 Melissa Belote United States dmy 1972 Aug 5 USA Olympic Trials Chicago USA 23 2:20.58 Melissa Belote United States dmy 1972 Sep 4 Olympic Games Munich FRG 24 2:19.19 Melissa Belote United States dmy 1972 Sep 4 Olympic Games Munich FRG 25 2:18.41 Ulrike Richter GDR East Germany dmy 1974 Jul 7 GDR Nationals/ECTs Rostock GDR 26 2:17.35 Ulrike Richter GDR East Germany dmy 1974 Aug 25 European Championships Vienna AUT 27 2:16.33 Nancy Garapick Canada dmy 1975 Apr 27 Eastern Championships Brantford CAN 28 2:16.10 Birgit Treiber GDR East Germany dmy 1975 Jun 6 GDR Nationals/WCTs Wittenberg GDR 29 2:15.46 Birgit Treiber GDR East Germany dmy 1975 Jul 27 World Championships Cali COL 30 2:14.41 Antje Stille GDR East Germany dmy 1976 Feb 29 GDR Winter Nationals East Berlin GDR 31 2:13.50 Antje Stille GDR East Germany dmy 1976 Mar 13 URS vs GDR Duel Tallinn URS 32 2:12.47 Birgit Treiber GDR East Germany dmy 1976 Jun 4 GDR Olympic Trials East Berlin GDR 33 2:11.93 Linda Jezek United States dmy 1978 Aug 28 World Championships West Berlin FRG 34 2:11.77 Rica Reinisch GDR East Germany dmy 1980 Jul 27 Olympic Games Moscow URS 35 2:09.91 Cornelia Sirch GDR East Germany dmy 1982 Aug 8 World Championships Guayaquil ECU 36 2:08.60 Betsy Mitchell United States dmy 1986 6 27 U.S. Swimming World Championship Trials Orlando Orlando, Florida USA 37 2:06.62 Krisztina Egerszegi HUN Hungary dmy 1991 8 25 European Championships Athens GRE 38 2:06.39 Kirsty Coventry ZIM Zimbabwe dmy 2008 2 16 US Grand Prix Columbia Columbia, Missouri USA USA Swimming Grand Prix, Missouri: Flash! Kirsty Coventry Tracks Down Krisztina Egerszegi’s 200 Back World Record https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/usa-swimming-grand-prix-missouri-flash-kirsty-coventry-tracks-down-krisztina-egerszegis-200-back-world-record/ Swimming World 16 February 2008 29 June 2025 39 2:06.09 Margaret Hoelzer United States dmy 2008 7 5 US Olympic Trials Omaha USA 2008 US Olympic Trials - Women's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001080B0045000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 29 June 2008 24 April 2025 40 2:05.24 Kirsty Coventry ZIM Zimbabwe dmy 2008 8 16 Olympic Games Beijing CHN http://en.beijing2008.cn/news/sports/headlines/swimming/n214548409.shtml Women's 200m Backstroke: Coventry finally wins gold 2008-08-16 Beijing 2008 2008-08-16 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080817074512/http://en.beijing2008.cn/news/sports/headlines/swimming/n214548409.shtml 2008-08-17 41 2:04.81 Kirsty Coventry ZIM Zimbabwe dmy 2009 8 01 World Championships Rome ITA Women's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001090B005B000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 1 August 2009 1 August 2009 42 2:04.06 Missy Franklin United States dmy 2012 8 3 Olympic Games London GBR Womens 200m Backstroke Results http://www.london2012.com/swimming/event/women-200m-backstroke/phase=sww042100/index.html www.london2012.com 3 August 2012 12 September 2012 https://archive.today/20130103191350/http://www.london2012.com/swimming/event/women-200m-backstroke/phase=sww042100/index.html 3 January 2013 dead dmy-all 43 2:03.35 sf Regan Smith Regan Smith (swimmer) United States dmy 2019 7 26 World Championships Gwangju KOR Women's 200m Backstroke Semifinal Results http://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011301070202EE02FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 26 July 2019 26 July 2019 44 2:03.14 Kaylee McKeown Australia dmy 2023 3 10 NSW State Championships Sydney AUS Kaylee McKeown Crushes 2:03.14 200 Backstroke World Record https://swimswam.com/kaylee-mckeown-crushes-203-14-200backstroke-world-record/ SwimSwam Retta Race 10 March 2023 14 March 2023 FINA Women short course yes yes yes 1 2:07.11 Anna Simcic New Zealand 1 February 1992 World Cup Paris France 2 2:06.09 He Cihong China 5 December 1993 World Championships Palma de Mallorca ESP (scm-w) Swimming: Price breaks short-course world record, by Astrid Andersson, The Telegraph. Published 2011-08-05; retrieved 2012-04-14. 3 2:05.83 Clementine Stoney Australia 4 August 2001 Australian Championships Perth Perth, Western Australia AUS 4 2:04.44 Sarah Price Sarah Price (swimmer) Great Britain 5 August 2001 Australian Championships Perth Perth, Western Australia AUS 5 2:03.62 Natalie Coughlin United States 27 November 2001 World Cup East Meadow East Meadow, New York USA 6 2:03.24 Reiko Nakamura Japan 23 February 2008 Japan Open Tokyo JPN 7 2:00.91 Kirsty Coventry Zimbabwe 11 April 2008 World Championships Manchester UK 9th FINA World Championships (25m) - Women's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001080E0035000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 11 April 2008 5 May 2025 8 2:00.18 Shiho Sakai Japan 14 November 2009 World Cup Berlin GER 2009 FINA World Cup (Berlin) - Women's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000109050020000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 14 November 2009 5 May 2025 9 2:00.03 Missy Franklin United States 22 October 2011 World Cup Berlin GER 2011 FINA World Cup (Berlin) - Women's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010B060020000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 22 October 2011 5 May 2025 10 1:59.23 Katinka Hosszú Hungary 5 December 2014 World Championships Doha QAT Women's 200m Backstroke Results http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010E010D01011C02FFFFFFFFFFFF02 Omega Timing 5 December 2014 6 December 2014 11 1:58.94 Kaylee McKeown Australia 28 November 2020 Australian Championships Brisbane AUS Women 13 & Over 200 Backstroke Results http://swimmingresults.net/sw/results.aspx?SW=1.3.0.0.0.569f5e1469a3c026fe207130900865b6 swimmingresults.net 28 November 2020 28 November 2020 26 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210826120718/https://swimmingresults.net/sw/results.aspx?SW=1.3.0.0.0.569f5e1469a3c026fe207130900865b6 dead 12 1:58.83 Regan Smith Regan Smith (swimmer) United States 2 November 2024 World Cup SGP Women's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800070202EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 4 November 2024 2 November 2024 13 1:58.04 Regan Smith Regan Smith (swimmer) United States 15 December 2024 World Championships Budapest HUN 2024 World Aquatics Championships (25 m) - Women's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800080202EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 15 December 2024 27 December 2024Video - Women's 200m Backstroke Final https://vkvideo.ru/video-228643357_456239035 15 December 2024 27 December 2024 14 1:57.87 Kaylee McKeown AUS dmy 2025 10 19 World Cup USA Westmont Westmont, Illinois 2025 World Aquatics Cup (Westmont) - Women's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011900070202EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 19 October 2025 20 October 2025 15 1:57.33 Kaylee McKeown AUS dmy 2025 10 25 World Cup Toronto CAN 2025 World Aquatics Cup (Toronto) - Women's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011900080202EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 25 October 2025 25 October 2025 FINA All-time top 25 Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 200 m backstroke times and the top 25 athletes:- denotes top performance for athletes in the top 25 200 m backstroke times- denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 200 m backstroke times, by repeat athletes- denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 athletes who fall outside the top 25 200 m backstroke times Men long course Correct as of August 2026Men's 200m Backstroke Long Course All-Time Ranking https://api.worldaquatics.com/fina/rankings/swimming/report/pdf?gender=M&distance=200&stroke=BACKSTROKE&poolConfiguration=LCM&year=&startDate=&endDate=&timesMode=ALL_TIMES&regionId=&countryId=&pageSize=200 World Aquatics 23 March 2025 Ath.# Athlete rank Perf.# Performance rank Time Athlete Nation Date Place 1 1 1:51.92 Aaron Peirsol 31 July 2009 Rome 2 2 1:52.30 Hubert Kós 11 August 2026 Paris2026 European Aquatics Championships - Men's 200m Backstroke Semifinals https://s3-crs-prod.microplustimingservices.com/EA-CRS/_PDF/EUCH26/SWM/2026-08-11/SWMM200MBA------------SFNL--------__C74A_1.0.pdf Microplus Timing 11 August 2026 11 August 2026 3 3 1:52.51 Ryosuke Irie 31 July 2009 Rome 4 1:52.86Irie #2 10 May 2009 Canberra 4 5 1:52.96 Ryan Lochte 29 July 2011 Shanghai 14th FINA World Championships - Men's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010B0D004E000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 29 July 2011 14 March 2025 6 1:53.08Peirsol #2 11 July 2009 Indianapolis Kós #2 12 August 2026 Paris 2026 European Championships - Men's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011A00010102EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 12 August 2026 12 August 2026 5 8 1:53.17 Mitch Larkin 7 November 2015 Dubai 2015 FINA World Cup (Dubai) - Men's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010F020800010802FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf Omega Timing 7 November 2015 14 March 2025 9 1:53.19 Kós #3 1 August 2025 Singapore 2025 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011900010102EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 1 August 2025 1 August 2025 6 10 1:53.23 Evgeny Rylov 8 April 2021 Kazan 2021 Russian Championships - Men's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://russwimming.ru/upload/live/4R_LC_2021/ResultList_130F.pdf russwimming.ru 8 April 2021 18 April 2021 18 April 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210418131225/https://russwimming.ru/upload/live/4R_LC_2021/ResultList_130F.pdf dead 11 1:53.26Irie #3 25 September 2014 Incheon Ning Zetao Sets Asian Record; Ryosuke Irie Shines on Night Five of Asian Games https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/ning-zetao-sets-asian-record-ryosuke-irie-shines-on-night-five-of-asian-games/ 25 September 2014 20 April 2025 Swimming World 12 1:53.27Rylov #2 30 July 2021 Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games - Men's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C73A1_SWMM200MBA------------FNL-000100--.pdf olympics.com 30 July 2021 30 July 2021 21 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210821220630/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C73A1_SWMM200MBA------------FNL-000100--.pdf dead 13 1:53.34Larkin #2 29 October 2015 Tokyo 2015 FINA World Cup (Tokyo) - Men's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010F020600010802FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf Omega Timing 29 October 2015 21 April 2025 14 1:53.36Rylov #3 8 August 2018 Glasgow 2018 European Championships - Men's 200m Backstroke Final Results http://glasgow2018.microplustiming.com/export/NU_GLASGOW2018/NU/pdf/SWMM200MBA------------FNL-000100--_73A1%201.0.pdf Microplus Timing 8 August 2018 8 August 2018 7 14 1:53.36 Pieter Coetze 1 August 2025 Singapore 16 1:53.40Rylov #4 26 July 2019 Gwangju 18th FINA World Championships - Men's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011301070102EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 26 July 2019 21 April 2025 8 17 1:53.41 Tyler Clary 2 August 2012 London 2012 London Olympics: Tyler Clary Sets Olympic Record in 200 Back Victory; Ryosuke Irie Earns Silver; Ryan Lochte Claims 10th Career Medal With Bronze https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/2012-london-olympics-tyler-clary-sets-olympic-record-in-200-back-victory-ryosuke-irie-earns-silver-ryan-lochte-claims-10th-career-medal-with-bronze/ 2 August 2012 20 April 2025 Swimming World 9 18 1:53.57 Ryan Murphy 12 August 2018 Tokyo 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships - Men's 200m Backstroke Final Results http://swim.seiko.co.jp/en/2018/S80701/ranking/eng12R073.pdf Seiko 12 August 2018 25 March 2025 19 1:53.58Larkin #3 7 August 2015 Kazan 16th FINA World Championships - Men's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010F020000010802FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf Omega Timing 7 August 2015 21 April 2025 20 1:53.61Rylov #5 28 July 2017 Budapest 17th FINA World Championships - Men's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000111010A0102EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 28 July 2017 21 April 2025 21 1:53.62Murphy #2 11 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro Ryan Murphy Continues American Dominance With Gold Medal Performance In 200 Back https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/ryan-murphy-continues-american-dominance-in-200-back/ Swimming World Taylor Brien 11 August 2016 21 April 2025 22 1:53.71Rylov #6 25 April 2018 Moscow Rylov, Morozov Add More Wins On Last Day Of Russian Nationals https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/rylov-morozov-add-more-wins-on-last-day-of-russian-nationals/ Swimming World James Sica 25 April 2018 24 April 2025 23 1:53.72Larkin #4 15 December 2015 Brisbane Larkin Sets New All Comers Record in the 200 Backstroke https://swimswam.com/larkin-sets-new-comers-record-200-backstroke/ SwimSwam Jeff Grace 15 December 2015 24 April 2025 24 1:53.73Irie #4 7 December 2009 Hong Kong East Asian Games: Meet Record Bonanza On Second Day https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/east-asian-games-meet-record-bonanza-on-second-day/ 7 December 2009 24 April 2025 Swimming World 25 1:53.78Irie #5 2 August 2012 London 10 1:53.81 Apostolos Siskos 12 August 2026 Paris 11 1:53.96 Thomas Ceccon 12 August 2026 Paris 12 1:53.99 Xu Jiayu 23 August 2018 Jakarta Xu Jiayu Clocks 1:53.99 to Break Own Chinese Record in Men’s 200 Back https://swimswam.com/xu-jiayu-clocks-153-99-to-break-own-chinese-record-in-mens-200-back/ SwimSwam James Sutherlund 23 August 2018 24 April 2025 13 1:54.07 Roman Mityukov 12 August 2026 Paris 14 1:54.23 Kosuke Hagino 10 April 2014 Tokyo Star-Studded Finals; First Japanese Man Under 22 in 50 Free Headline Final Night in Tokyo https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/star-studded-finals-first-japanese-man-under-22-in-50-free-headline-final-night-in-tokyo/ Swimming World Jason Marsteller 10 April 2014 24 April 2025 15 1:54.24 Radosław Kawęcki 2 August 2013 Barcelona 15th FINA World Championships - Men's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010D020100010802FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf Omega Timing 2 August 2013 21 April 2025 16 1:54.25 Jack Aikins 4 June 2025 Indianapolis 4 June 2025 2025 US National Championships - Men's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011900040102EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf 4 June 2025 Omega Timing 17 1:54.40 Jan Cejka 11 August 2026 Paris 18 1:54.43 Luke Greenbank 21 May 2021 Budapest 2020 European Championships - Men's 200m Backstroke Semifinals Results http://budapest2020.microplustiming.com/export/NU_Budapest2021/NU/pdf/SWMM200MBA------------SFNL--------_74A%201.0.pdf?x=00:44:47 microplustiming.com 21 May 2021 13 June 2021 19 1:54.47 Yohann Ndoye Brouard 31 July 2025 Singapore 2025 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 200m Backstroke Semifinals Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011900010102EE0102FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 31 July 2025 31 July 2025 20 1:54.51 Hugo González 20 June 2024 Palma 2024 Spanish Championships - Men's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://campeonatos.rfen.es/23-24/OPEN_VERANO/ResultList_21F_us.pdf#page=2 RFEN 20 June 2024 20 June 2024 21 1:54.59 Nick Thoman 5 August 2009 Federal Way 2009 US Open - Men's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001090A0018000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 5 August 2009 24 April 2025 22 1:54.61 Keaton Jones 20 June 2024 Indianapolis 2024 US Olympic Trials - Men's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800030102EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 20 June 2024 21 June 2024 23 1:54.65 Michael Phelps 31 July 2007 Indianapolis 2007 US National Championships - Men's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001070B001A000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 31 July 2007 24 April 2025 24 1:54.75 Arkady Vyatchanin 31 July 2009 Rome 25 1:54.77 Jacob Pebley 1 July 2016 Omaha 2016 US Olympic Trials - Men's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000110000300010802FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf Omega Timing 1 July 2016 24 April 2025 Men short course Correct as of December 2025Men's 200m Backstroke Short Course All-Time Ranking https://api.worldaquatics.com/fina/rankings/swimming/report/pdf?gender=M&distance=200&stroke=BACKSTROKE&poolConfiguration=SCM&year=&startDate=&endDate=&timesMode=ALL_TIMES&regionId=&countryId=&pageSize=200 World Aquatics 12 October 2025 Ath.# Athlete rank Perf.# Performance rank Time Athlete Nation Date Place 1 1 1:45.12 Hubert Kós 23 October 2025 Toronto 2 2 1:45.63 Mitch Larkin 27 November 2015 Sydney 3 1:45.65Kós #2 15 December 2024 Budapest 2024 World Aquatics Championships (25m) - Men's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800080102EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 15 December 2024 8 May 2025 3 4 1:46.11 Arkady Vyatchanin 15 November 2009 Berlin 4 5 1:46.37 Evgeny Rylov 21 November 2020 Budapest 2020 International Swimming League (Final) - Men's 200m Backstroke Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000114020F0102EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 21 November 2020 8 May 2025 6 1:46.41Vyatchanin #2 22 November 2009 Singapore 2009 FINA World Cup (Singapore) - Men's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000109040040000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 22 November 2009 8 May 2025 5 7 1:46.68 Ryan Lochte 19 December 2010 Dubai 10th FINA World Championships (25m) - Men's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010A00005B000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 19 December 2010 8 May 2025 8 1:46.84Kós #3 10 October 2025 Carmel 2025 World Aquatics Cup (Carmel) - Men's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011900060102EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 10 October 2025 12 October 2025 9 1:47.02Rylov #2 16 December 2018 Hangzhou 13th FINA World Championships (25m) - Men's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000112010C0102EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 16 December 2018 8 May 2025 6 10 1:47.08 George Du Rand 7 November 2009 Moscow 7 11 1:47.34 Ryan Murphy 16 December 2018 Hangzhou 8 12 1:47.38 Radosław Kawęcki 7 December 2014 Doha 12th FINA World Championships (25m) - Men's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010E010D00010802FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf Omega Timing 7 December 2014 8 May 2025 13 1:47.41Larkin #2 4 November 2016 Brisbane 2016 Australian Championships (25m) - Men's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://liveresults.swimming.org.au/SAL/2016sc/161103F024.htm swimming.org.au 4 November 2016 8 May 2025Murphy #2 21 November 2020 Budapest Murphy #3 18 December 2022 Melbourne 16th FINA World Championships (25m) - Men's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700030102EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 18 December 2022 14 January 2023 16 1:47.48Murphy #4 15 November 2020 Budapest 2020 International Swimming League (Semifinal 2) - Men's 200m Backstroke Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000114020E0102EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 15 November 2020 8 May 2025 9 17 1:47.49 Thomas Ceccon 23 October 2025 Toronto 18 1:47.51Kós #4 17 October 2025 Westmont 2025 World Aquatics Cup (Westmont) - Men's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011900070102EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 17 October 2025 19 October 2025 19 1:47.63Kawęcki #2 11 August 2013 Berlin 2013 FINA World Cup (Berlin) - Men's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010D020600010802FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf Omega Timing 11 August 2013 8 May 2025Kawęcki #3 11 December 2016 Windsor 13th FINA World Championships (25m) - Men's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000110000D00010802FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf Omega Timing 11 December 2016 8 May 2025 10 21 1:47.64 Markus Rogan 11 November 2009 Stockholm 2009 FINA World Cup (Stockholm) - Men's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000109060041000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 11 November 2009 8 May 2025 22 1:47.66Vyatchanin #3 11 November 2009 Stockholm 11 23 1:47.68 Léon Marchand 10 October 2025 Carmel 24 1:47.72Larkin #3 9 November 2014 Adelaide Larkin Sweeps Backstrokes, McKeon Wins 5th Gold on Final Day of Aussie SC Champs https://swimswam.com/larkin-sweeps-backstrokes-mckeon-wins-5th-gold-final-day-aussie-sc-champs/ SwimSwam Braden Keith 9 November 2014 8 May 2025 25 1:47.84Rogan #2 13 April 2008 Manchester 12 1:47.89 John Shortt 3 December 2025 Lublin 2025 European Championships (25m) - Men's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000119000A0102EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 3 December 2025 4 December 2025 13 1:48.01 Shaine Casas 18 December 2022 Melbourne 14 1:48.02 Kliment Kolesnikov 13 December 2017 Copenhagen 2017 European Short Course Championships - Men's 200m Backstroke Final Results http://copenhagen2017.microplustiming.com/export/NU/NU/pdf/CLS-ASM-200BK-FIN-ALL.pdf microplustiming.com 13 December 2017 8 May 2025 15 1:48.08 Pieter Coetze 16 October 2026 Astana 2026 World Aquatics Cup (Astana) – Men's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011A00070102EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 16 October 2026 16 October 2026 16 1:48.25 Masaki Kaneko 17 January 2016 Tokyo 17 1:48.32 Xu Jiayu 9 November 2018 Tokyo 2018 FINA World Cup (Tokyo) - Men's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000112010A0102EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 9 November 2018 8 May 2025 18 1:48.43 Lorenzo Mora 10 December 2023 Otopeni Men's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600090102EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 10 December 2023 12 December 2023 19 1:48.53 Luke Greenbank 10 December 2023 Otopeni 20 1:48.55 Mewen Tomac 10 December 2023 Otopeni 21 1:48.59 Jacob Pebley 29 September 2021 Naples Men's 200m Backstroke Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000115000E0102EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf omegatiming.com 29 September 2021 19 November 2021 22 1:48.60 Tyler Clary 11 August 2013 Berlin 23 1:48.62 Stanislav Donets 10 December 2009 Istanbul 2009 European Short Course Championships - Men's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010901000F000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 10 December 2009 8 May 2025 24 1:48.74 Matt Grevers 18 December 2009 Manchester 2009 Duel in the Pool - Men's 200m Backstroke Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000109000007000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 18 December 2009 8 May 2025 25 1:48.77 Ryosuke Irie 7 December 2014 Doha Women long course Correct as of September 2026Women's 200m Backstroke Long Course All-Time Ranking https://api.worldaquatics.com/fina/rankings/swimming/report/pdf?gender=F&distance=200&stroke=BACKSTROKE&poolConfiguration=LCM&year=&startDate=&endDate=&timesMode=ALL_TIMES&regionId=&countryId=&pageSize=200 World Aquatics 4 August 2025 Ath.# Athlete rank Perf.# Performance rank Time Athlete Nation Date Place 1 1 2:03.14 Kaylee McKeown 10 March 2023 Sydney 2 2:03.30McKeown #2 13 June 2024 Brisbane 2024 Australian Trials - Women's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://liveresults.swimming.org.au/sal/2024Trials/240610F014.htm swimming.org.au 13 June 2024 19 April 2025 3 2:03.33 McKeown #3 2 August 2025 Singapore 2025 World Aquatics Championships - Women's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011900010202EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 2 August 2025 2 August 2025 2 4 2:03.35 Regan Smith 26 July 2019 Gwangju 5 2:03.69Smith #2 27 July 2019 Gwangju 18th FINA World Championships - Women's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011301070202EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 27 July 2019 19 April 2025 6 2:03.70McKeown #4 16 June 2023 Melbourne 2023 Australian Trials - Women's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://liveresults.swimming.org.au/sal/2023TRIALS/230613F016.htm Swimming Australia 16 June 2023 10 May 2025 7 2:03.73McKeown #5 2 August 2024 Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Women's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/SWM/OG2024_SWM_C73A1_SWMW200MBA------------FNL-000100--.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20240923064543/https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/SWM/OG2024_SWM_C73A1_SWMW200MBA------------FNL-000100--.pdf 23 September 2024 18 December 2024 olympics.com International Olympic Committee 8 2:03.80Smith #3 28 June 2023 Indianapolis 2023 US National Championships - Women's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600030202EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 28 June 2023 19 April 2025 9 2:03.84McKeown #6 20 April 2024 Gold Coast 2024 Australian Championships - Women's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://liveresults.swimming.org.au/sal/2024Opens/240417F059.htm swimming.org.au 20 April 2024 19 April 2025 10 2:03.85McKeown #7 29 July 2023 Fukuoka 2023 World Aquatics Championships - Women's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010202EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 29 July 2023 19 April 2025 11 2:03.98McKeown #8 11 June 2026 Sydney Kaylee McKeown still waiting for new personal best, world record after Australian Swimming Trials https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-11/australian-swimming-trials-chalmers-mckeown-pallister/106788356 Jon Healy Australian Broadcasting Corporation 11 June 2026 11 June 2026 12 2:03.99Smith #4 9 March 2024 Westmont 2024 TYR Pro Swim Series (Westmont) - Women's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800010202EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 9 March 2024 19 April 2025 3 13 2:04.06 Missy Franklin 3 August 2012 London 14 2:04.13Smith #5 14 August 2026 Irvine 2026 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships - Women's 200m Backstroke Heats Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011A00030202EE0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 14 August 2026 15 August 2026 15 2:04.18McKeown #9 14 May 2023 Sydney Kaylee McKeown and Zac Stubblety-Cook Shake The Life Out Of Their World Records On Final Night In Sydney https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/kaylee-mckeown-and-zac-stubblety-cook-shake-the-life-out-of-their-world-records-on-final-night-in-sydney/ Swimming World Ian Hanson 14 May 2023 10 May 2025 16 2:04.21McKeown #10 15 March 2024 Sydney 2024 NSW Championships - Women's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://liveresults.swimming.org.au/nsw/2024NSWOpen/240315F013.htm swimming.org.au 15 March 2024 10 May 2025 17 2:04.26Smith #6 2 August 2024 Paris 18 2:04.27Smith #7 2 December 2023 Greensboro 2023 US Open - Women's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600040202EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 2 December 2023 19 April 2025 19 2:04.28McKeown #11 17 June 2021 Adelaide 2021 Australian Trials - Women's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://liveresults.swimming.org.au/SAL/2021TRIALS/210612F046.htm swimming.org.au 17 June 2021 10 May 2025 20 2:04.29 Smith #8 2 August 2025 Singapore 21 2:04.31McKeown #12 14 May 2021 Sydney McKeown Fires Off 2:04.31 200 Back to Lower Own Aussie Record https://swimswam.com/mckeown-fires-off-20431-200back-to-lower-own-aussie-record/ SwimSwam Retta Race 14 May 2021 10 May 2025 4 22 2:04.37 Isabelle Stadden 1 May 2026 Fort Lauderdale Isabelle Stadden Blasts 2:04.37 200 Back To Become #4 Performer All-Time https://swimswam.com/isabelle-stadden-blasts-204-37-200-back-to-become-4-performer-all-time/ SwimSwam Anya Pelshaw 1 May 2026 1 May 2026 23 2:04.47McKeown #13 12 June 2025 Adelaide 2025 Australian Swimming Trials Results https://qld.swimming.org.au/news-articles/2025-australian-swimming-trials-results qld.swimming.org.au 10 June 2025 20 June 2025 24 2:04.49McKeown #14 15 November 2020 Brisbane Kaylee McKeown Enters New LCM 200 Back Territory: 2:04.49 for #3 Ever https://swimswam.com/kaylee-mckeown-enters-new-lcm-200back-territory-20449-for-3ever/ SwimSwam Retta Race 15 November 2020 10 May 2025 25 2:04.57McKeown #15 21 March 2025 Sydney Kaylee McKeown Crushes 2:04.57 200 Back In 2025 Racing Debut https://swimswam.com/kaylee-mckeown-crushes-20457-200back-in-2025-racing-debut/ SwimSwam Retta Race 21 March 2025 28 March 2025 5 2:04.81 Kirsty Coventry 1 August 2009 Rome 6 2:04.94 Anastasia Fesikova 1 August 2009 Rome 7 2:05.08 Phoebe Bacon 27 April 2022 Greensboro 2022 International Team Trials - Women's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700010202EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 27 April 2022 19 April 2025 8 2:05.09 Claire Curzan 4 June 2025 Indianapolis 4 June 2025 2025 US National Championships - Women's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011900040202EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf 4 June 2025 Omega Timing 9 2:05.13 Rhyan White 27 April 2022 Greensboro 10 2:05.42 Kylie Masse 31 July 2021 Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games - Women's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C73A1_SWMW200MBA------------FNL-000100--.pdf olympics.com 31 July 2021 12 August 2021 22 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210822071929/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C73A1_SWMW200MBA------------FNL-000100--.pdf dead 11 2:05.56 Margherita Panziera 31 March 2021 Riccione Women's 200m Backstroke Final Results http://fin2021.microplustiming.com/export/NU_2021_03_31-04_03_Riccione/NU/pdf/CLS-ASF-200DO-FIN-ALL.pdf?x=18:39:31 microplustiming.com 31 March 2021 1 April 2021 12 2:05.68 Emily Seebohm 29 July 2017 Budapest 17th FINA World Championships - Women's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000111010A0202EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 29 July 2017 29 July 2017 13 2:05.77 Peng Xuwei 22 September 2026 Tokyo Women's 200m Backstroke – Final – Results https://results.asiangames2026.org/ag2026/reports/ENG.SWMW200MBA------------FNL-000100--.C73A1_1_0.pdf results.asiangames2026.org 22 September 2026 30 September 2026 14 2:05.85 Katinka Hosszú 29 July 2017 Budapest 15 2:05.99 Maya DiRado 12 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro Maya DiRado Upsets Katinka Hosszu For Victory In The 200 Back https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/maya-dirado-upsets-katinka-hosszu-for-victory-in-the-200-back/ 12 August 2016 Swimming World 29 August 2016 Leah Shackley 18 July 2025 Berlin Women's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://s3-crs-prod.microplustimingservices.com/RHRU2025/static/_PDF/WUG2025/SWM/2025-07-18/SWMW200MBA------------FNL-000100--__C73A1_1.0.pdf microplustimingservices.com 18 July 2025 18 July 2025 17 2:06.05 Maggie Wanezek 19 June 2026 Indianapolis Pro Swim Series Indianapolis, Day 3 Finals: Katie Ledecky Goes Sub-4:00 in 400 Free for 35th Time https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/pro-swim-series-indianapolis-day-3-finals-katie-ledecky-goes-sub-400-in-400-free-for-35th-time/ Swimming World David Rieder 19 June 2026 19 June 2026 18 2:06.06 Belinda Hocking 30 July 2011 Shanghai 14th FINA World Championships - Women's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010B0D005F000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 30 July 2011 7 March 2025 19 2:06.09 Margaret Hoelzer 29 June 2008 Omaha 20 2:06.13 Katie Shanahan 11 August 2026 Paris 2026 European Aquatics Championships - Women's 200m Backstroke Final Microplus Timing 11 August 2026 https://s3-crs-prod.microplustimingservices.com/EA-CRS/_PDF/EUCH26/SWM/2026-08-11/SWMW200MBA------------FNL-000100--__C73A1_1.0.pdf 11 August 2026 21 2:06.14 Kathleen Baker 9 August 2018 Tokyo 2018 Pan Pacific Championships - Women's 200m Backstroke Final Seiko.co.jp 12 August 2018 http://swim.seiko.co.jp/en/2018/S80701/ranking/eng12R071.pdf 15 August 2018 22 2:06.18 Elizabeth Beisel 2 August 2012 London 2012 London Olympics: Elizabeth Beisel, Missy Franklin Earn Top Two Spots in 200 Back Semis; Defending Champion Kirsty Coventry Finishes Sixth https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/2012-london-olympics-elizabeth-beisel-missy-franklin-earn-top-two-spots-in-200-back-semis-defending-champion-kirsty-coventry-finishes-sixth/ 12 August 2016 Swimming World 29 August 2016 23 2:06.29 Elizabeth Pelton 25 June 2013 Indianapolis 2013 US National Championships - Women's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010D020001011C02FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf Omega Timing 25 June 2013 24 April 2025 24 2:06.36 Taylor Ruck 2 March 2018 Atlanta Taylor Ruck Drops Canadian 200 Free Record Shortly After 2:06.3 200 Bk https://swimswam.com/taylor-ruck-drops-canadian-200-free-record-shortly-206-3-200-bk/ SwimSwam James Sutherland 2 March 2018 10 May 2025 25 2:06.46 Zhao Jing 13 November 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games: Zhao Jing, Tae Hwan Park Set Asian Records on Day Two https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/asian-games-zhao-jing-tae-hwan-park-set-asian-records-on-day-two/ 13 November 2010 19 April 2025 Swimming World Women short course Correct as of October 2025Women's 200m Backstroke Short Course All-Time Ranking https://api.worldaquatics.com/fina/rankings/swimming/report/pdf?gender=F&distance=200&stroke=BACKSTROKE&poolConfiguration=SCM&year=&startDate=&endDate=&timesMode=ALL_TIMES&regionId=&countryId=&pageSize=200 World Aquatics 11 August 2025 Ath.# Athlete rank Perf.# Performance rank Time Athlete Nation Date Place 1 1 1:57.33 Kaylee McKeown 25 October 2025 Toronto 2 2 1:57.86 Regan Smith 25 October 2025 Toronto 3 1:57.87McKeown #2 19 October 2025 Westmont 4 1:57.91Smith #2 19 October 2025 Westmont 5 1:58.04Smith #3 15 December 2024 Budapest 6 1:58.83Smith #4 2 November 2024 Singapore 7 1:58.86McKeown #3 12 October 2025 Carmel 2025 World Aquatics Cup (Carmel) - Women's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011900060202EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 12 October 2025 13 October 2025 8 1:58.94McKeown #4 28 November 2020 Brisbane 3 9 1:59.23 Katinka Hosszú 5 December 2014 Doha 4 10 1:59.25 Minna Atherton 23 November 2019 London 2019 International Swimming League (European Derby) - Women's 200m Backstroke Results 9 https://isl.global/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/isl_london_day_1_results.pdf#page=9 isl.global 23 November 2019 5 May 2025 11 1:59.26McKeown #5 18 December 2022 Melbourne 16th FINA World Championships (25m) - Women's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700030202EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 18 December 2022 7 January 2023 5 12 1:59.35 Daryna Zevina 26 August 2016 Chartres 2016 FINA World Cup (Chartres) - Women's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000110000401011C02FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf Omega Timing 26 August 2016 5 May 2025 13 1:59.48Atherton #2 26 October 2019 Budapest 2019 International Swimming League (Budapest) - Women's 200m Backstroke Results 9 https://isl.global/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/isl_results_budapest_day_1-1.pdf#page=9 isl.global 26 October 2019 5 May 2025McKeown #6 25 August 2022 Sydney Kaylee Mckeown Slays 5th Fastest 200 Back Performance of All-time https://swimswam.com/kaylee-mckeown-slays-5th-fastest-200back-performance-of-all-time/ SwimSwam Retta Race 25 August 2022 5 May 2025 6 15 1:59.49 Emily Seebohm 26 November 2015 Sydney Marsteller Jason 26 November 2015 Race Video: Emily Seebohm Clocks Near World Record 1:59.49 in 200 Back https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/race-video-emily-seebohm-clocks-near-world-record-159-49-in-200-back/ 5 May 2025 Swimming World 16 1:59.60Smith #5 26 October 2024 Incheon 2024 World Aquatics Cup (Incheon) - Women's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800060202EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 26 October 2024 5 May 2025 17 1:59.71Smith #6 15 October 2026 Charlottesville 18 1:59.75Hosszú #2 11 December 2015 Indianapolis 2015 Duel in the Pool - Women's 200m Backstroke Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010F020D01011C02FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf Omega Timing 11 December 2015 5 May 2025 19 1:59.84Hosszú #3 4 December 2015 Netanya 2015 European Short Course Championships - Women's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://netanya2015.microplustiming.com/export/NU_Netanya/NU/pdf/CLS-ASF-200BK-FINALE-ALL.pdf?x=17:47:40 microplustiming.com 4 December 2015 5 May 2025 20 1:59.94Seebohm #2 6 October 2018 Budapest 2018 FINA World Cup (Budapest) - Women's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011201080202EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 6 October 2018 5 May 2025 21 1:59.95Hosszú #4 4 December 2015 Netanya 2015 European Short Course Championships - Women's 200m Backstroke Heats Results https://netanya2015.microplustiming.com/export/NU_Netanya/NU/pdf/CLS-ASF-200BK-ELIM-ALL.pdf?x=17:48:37#page=2 microplustiming.com 4 December 2015 5 May 2025 7 22 1:59.96 Summer McIntosh 15 December 2024 Budapest 8 23 2:00.03 Missy Franklin 22 October 2011 Berlin 24 2:00.05Hosszú #5 11 August 2017 Eindhoven 2017 FINA World Cup (Eindhoven) - Women's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011101030202EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 11 August 2017 5 May 2025 25 2:00.07Smith #7 12 October 2025 Carmel 9 2:00.15 Anastasiya Shkurdai 10 November 2023 Brest 2023 Belarusian Championships - Women's 200m Backstroke Final Results http://brest-dvvs.by/upload/20231107/ResultList_26F_us.pdf brest-dvvs.by 10 November 2023 10 November 2023 10 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231110151337/http://brest-dvvs.by/upload/20231107/ResultList_26F_us.pdf dead 10 2:00.18 Shiho Sakai 14 November 2009 Berlin 11 2:00.27 Beata Nelson 21 November 2020 Budapest 2020 International Swimming League (Final) - Women's 200m Backstroke Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000114020F0202EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 21 November 2020 5 May 2025 12 2:00.53 Claire Curzan 18 December 2022 Melbourne 13 2:00.55 Isabelle Stadden 15 October 2026 Charlottesville 14 2:00.69 Kathleen Baker 6 October 2018 Budapest 15 2:00.71 Lisa Bratton 13 December 2018 Hangzhou 14th FINA World Championships (25m) - Women's 200m Backstroke Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000112010C0202EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 13 December 2018 5 May 2025 16 2:00.76 Phoebe Bacon 15 December 2024 Budapest 17 2:00.83 Elizabeth Simmonds 16 December 2011 Atlanta 2011 Duel in the Pool - Women's 200m Backstroke Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010B000006000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 16 December 2011 5 May 2025 18 2:00.91 Kirsty Coventry 11 April 2008 Manchester 19 2:01.24 Belinda Hocking 22 October 2011 Berlin 20 2:01.26 Kira Toussaint 4 November 2021 Kazan 2021 European Short Course Championships - Women's 200m Backstroke Final Results http://kazan2021.microplustiming.com/export/NU_Kazan2021/NU/pdf/SWMW200MBA------------FNL-000100--_73A1%201.0.pdf?x=23:38:07 microplustiming.com 4 November 2021 4 November 2021 Kylie Masse 18 December 2022 Melbourne 22 2:01.29 Amy Bilquist 30 October 2020 Budapest 2020 International Swimming League (Match 5) - Women's 200m Backstroke Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011402070202EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 30 October 2020 5 May 2025 23 2:01.33 Courtney Bartholomew 11 December 2015 Indianapolis 24 2:01.45 Margherita Panziera 6 December 2019 Glasgow 2019 European Short Course Championships - Women's 200m Backstroke Final Results http://glasgow2019.microplustiming.com/export/NU_GLASGOW2019/NU/pdf/SWMW200MBA------------FNL-000100--_73A1%201.0.pdf microplustiming.com 6 December 2019 6 December 2019 25 2:01.57 Daria Ustinova 4 December 2015 Netanya Olympic champions Men List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)#200 metre backstroke Edition Winner Time Notes FRA Paris 1900 Ernst Hoppenberg GER 1900 Summer 2:47.0 swimming 1904–1960not included in the program JPN Tokyo 1964 Jed Graef USA 1964 Summer 2:10.3 swimming MEX Mexico City 1968 Roland Matthes GDR 1968 Summer 2:09.6 swimming FRG Munich 1972 Roland Matthes GDR 1972 Summer 2:02.82 =swimming CAN Montreal 1976 John Naber USA 1976 Summer 1:59.19 swimming URS Moscow 1980 Sándor Wladár HUN 1980 Summer 2:01.93 USA Los Angeles 1984 Rick Carey USA 1984 Summer 2:00.23 Rick Carey set an Olympic record of 1:58.99 in the heats. KOR Seoul 1988 Igor Polyansky URS 1988 Summer 1:59.37 ESP Barcelona 1992 Martín López-Zubero ESP 1992 Summer 1:58.47 swimming USA Atlanta 1996 Brad Bridgewater USA 1996 Summer 1:58.54 AUS Sydney 2000 Lenny Krayzelburg USA 2000 Summer 1:56.76 swimming GRE Athens 2004 Aaron Peirsol USA 2004 Summer 1:54.95 swimming CHN Beijing 2008 Ryan Lochte USA 2008 Summer 1:53.94 swimming GBR London 2012 Tyler Clary USA 2012 Summer 1:53.41 swimming BRA Rio de Janeiro 2016 Ryan Murphy USA 2016 Summer 1:53.62 JPN Tokyo 2020 Evgeny Rylov ROC 2020 Summer 1:53.27 swimming FRA Paris 2024 Hubert Kós HUN 2024 Summer 1:54.26 Women List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)#200 metre backstroke Edition Winner Time Notes MEX Mexico City 1968 Lillian Watson USA 1968 Summer 2:24.8 swimming FRG Munich 1972 Melissa Belote USA 1972 Summer 2:19.19 swimming CAN Montreal 1976 Ulrike Tauber GDR 1976 Summer 2:13.43 swimming URS Moscow 1980 Rica Reinisch GDR 1980 Summer 2:11.77 swimming USA Los Angeles 1984 Jolanda de Rover NED 1984 Summer 2:12.38 KOR Seoul 1988 Krisztina Egerszegi HUN 1988 Summer 2:09.29 swimming ESP Barcelona 1992 Krisztina Egerszegi HUN 1992 Summer 2:07.06 swimming USA Atlanta 1996 Krisztina Egerszegi HUN 1996 Summer 2:07.83 AUS Sydney 2000 Diana Mocanu ROU 2000 Summer 2:08.16 GRE Athens 2004 Kirsty Coventry ZIM 2004 Summer 2:09.19 CHN Beijing 2008 Kirsty Coventry ZIM 2008 Summer 2:05.24 swimming GBR London 2012 Missy Franklin USA 2012 Summer 2:04.06 swimming BRA Rio de Janeiro 2016 Maya DiRado USA 2016 Summer 2:05.99 JPN Tokyo 2020 Kaylee McKeown AUS 2020 Summer 2:04.68 FRA Paris 2024 Kaylee McKeown AUS 2024 Summer 2:03.73 swimming World champions (long course) Men List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men)#200 metre backstroke 200 m backstroke at the World Championships Edition Winner Time Notes YUG Belgrade 1973 Roland Matthes GDR 2:01.87 swimming COL Cali 1975 Zoltán Verrasztó HUN 2:05.05 FRG West Berlin 1978 Jesse Vassallo USA 2:02.16 ECU Guayaquil 1982 Rick Carey USA 2:00.82 CR ESP Madrid 1986 Igor Polyansky URS 1:58.78 CR AUS Perth 1991 Martín López-Zubero ESP 1:59.52 ITA Rome 1994 Vladimir Selkov RUS 1:57.42 CR AUS Perth 1998 Lenny Krayzelburg USA 1:58.84 JPN Fukuoka 2001 Aaron Peirsol USA 1:57.13 CR ESP Barcelona 2003 Aaron Peirsol USA 1:55.92 Aaron Peirsol set a championship record of 1:55.82 in the semifinals. CAN Montreal 2005 Aaron Peirsol USA 1:54.66 swimming AUS Melbourne 2007 Ryan Lochte USA 1:54.32 swimming ITA Rome 2009 Aaron Peirsol USA 1:51.92 swimming CHN Shanghai 2011 Ryan Lochte USA 1:52.96 ESP Barcelona 2013 Ryan Lochte USA 1:53.79 RUS Kazan 2015 Mitch Larkin AUS 1:53.58 HUN Budapest 2017 Evgeny Rylov RUS 1:53.61 KOR Gwangju 2019 Evgeny Rylov RUS 1:53.40 HUN Budapest 2022Ryan Murphy USA 1:54.52 JPN Fukuoka 2023Hubert Kós HUN 1:54.14 QAT Doha 2024Hugo González ESP 1:55.30 Singapore Singapore 2025Hubert Kós HUN 1:53.19 Women List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)#200 metre backstroke 200 m backstroke at the World Championships Edition Winner Time Notes YUG Belgrade 1973 Melissa Belote USA 2:20.52 CR COL Cali 1975 Birgit Treiber GDR 2:15.46 swimming FRG West Berlin 1978 Linda Jezek USA 2:11.93 swimming ECU Guayaquil 1982 Cornelia Sirch GDR 2:09.91 swimming ESP Madrid 1986 Cornelia Sirch GDR 2:11.37 AUS Perth 1991 Krisztina Egerszegi HUN 2:09.15 CR ITA Rome 1994 He Cihong CHN 2:07.40 CR AUS Perth 1998 Roxana Maracineanu FRA 2:11.26 JPN Fukuoka 2001 Diana Mocanu ROU 2:09.94 ESP Barcelona 2003 Katy Sexton GBR 2:08.74 CAN Montreal 2005 Kirsty Coventry ZIM 2:08.52 AUS Melbourne 2007 Margaret Hoelzer USA 2:07.16 CR ITA Rome 2009 Kirsty Coventry ZIM 2:04.81 swimming CHN Shanghai 2011 Missy Franklin USA 2:05.10 ESP Barcelona 2013 Missy Franklin USA 2:04.76 CR RUS Kazan 2015Emily Seebohm AUS 2:05.81 HUN Budapest 2017Emily Seebohm AUS 2:05.68 KOR Gwangju 2019 Regan Smith USA 2:03.69 Regan Smith set a world record of 2:03.35 in the semifinals.HUN Budapest 2022Kaylee McKeown AUS 2:05.08 JPN Fukuoka 2023Kaylee McKeown AUS 2:03.85 QAT Doha 2024 Claire Curzan USA 2:05.77 Singapore Singapore 2025Kaylee McKeown AUS 2:03.33 CR World champions (short course) Men List of World Swimming Championships (25 m) medalists (men)#200 metre backstroke Edition Winner Time Notes ESP Palma de Mallorca 1993 Tripp Schwenk USA 1:54.19 CR BRA Rio de Janeiro 1995 Rodolfo Falcón CUB 1:55.16 SWE Gothenburg 1997 Neisser Bent CUB 1:54.21 HKG Hong Kong 1999 Josh Watson AUS 1:54.67 GRE Athens 2000 Gordan Kožulj CRO 1:53.31 CR RUS Moscow 2002 Aaron Peirsol USA 1:51.17 swimming USA Indianapolis 2004 Aaron Peirsol USA 1:50.52 swimming CHN Shanghai 2006 Ryan Lochte USA 1:49.05 swimming GBR Manchester 2008 Markus Rogan AUT 1:47.84 swimmingUAE Dubai 2010 Ryan Lochte USA 1:46.68 CRTUR Istanbul 2012 Radosław Kawęcki POL 1:48.48 QAT Doha 2014 Radosław Kawęcki POL 1:47.38 CAN Windsor 2016 Radosław Kawęcki POL 1:47.63 CHN Hangzhou 2018 Evgeny Rylov RUS 1:47.02 UAE Abu Dhabi 2021 Radosław Kawęcki POL 1:48.68 AUS Melbourne 2022 Ryan Murphy USA 1:47.41 HUN Budapest 2024 Hubert Kós HUN 1:45.65 CR Women List of World Swimming Championships (25 m) medalists (women)#200 metre backstroke Edition Winner Time Notes ESP Palma de Mallorca 1993 He Cihong CHN 2:06.09 swimming BRA Rio de Janeiro 1995 Mette Jacobsen DEN 2:08.18 SWE Gothenburg 1997 Chen Yan CHN 2:07.50 HKG Hong Kong 1999 Mai Nakamura JPN 2:06.49 GRE Athens 2000 Antje Buschschulte GER 2:07.29 RUS Moscow 2002 Lindsay Benko USA 2:04.97 CR USA Indianapolis 2004 Margaret Hoelzer USA 2:05.84 CHN Shanghai 2006 Margaret Hoelzer USA 2:05.29 GBR Manchester 2008 Kirsty Coventry ZIM 2:00.91 swimmingUAE Dubai 2010 Alexianne Castel FRA 2:01.67 TUR Istanbul 2012 Daryna Zevina UKR 2:02.24 QAT Doha 2014 Katinka Hosszú HUN 1:59.23 swimmingCAN Windsor 2016 Katinka Hosszú HUN 2:00.79 CHN Hangzhou 2018 Lisa Bratton USA 2:00.71 UAE Abu Dhabi 2021Rhyan White USA 2:01.58 AUS Melbourne 2022Kaylee McKeown AUS 1:59.26 HUN Budapest 2024Regan Smith USA 1:58.04 swimming Notes References 30em Backstroke 200 metres World record progression 200 metres backstroke