200 metres freestyle

none October 2015 thumb|Graphs of the progression of the World Records in all four strokes (50m, 100m and 200m distances). The 200 metres freestyle is an event in competitive swimming. World records are ratified by World Aquatics (formerly FINA). The current long course world record holders are Germany's Paul Biedermann and the Australia's Ariarne Titmus, while the current short course world record holders are the US' Luke Hobson and Australia's Mollie O'Callaghan. The men's event was first contested at the Olympic Games in 1900, but was absent from the program from 1904–1964. In 1968, the men's event was reinstated and the women's event was introduced; the current Olympic champions are Romania's David Popovici, and O'Callaghan. It was first contested at the World Aquatics Championships in 1973; the current world champions (long course) are Popovici and O'Callaghan. It was first contested at the World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m) in 1993; the current world champions (short course) are Hobson, and Hong Kong's Siobhán Haughey. World record progression List of world records in swimming High-technology swimwear Men long course yes yes yes - 0 2:28.6 Frederick Lane AUS dmy 1902 August 18 - UK Weston-super-Mare 0 2:26.8 Zoltan Halmay HUN 1867 dmy 1908 June 28 - HUN Budapest 1 2:31.6 Otto Scheff AUT dmy 1908 November 11 - AUT Vienna 2 2:30.0 Frank Beaurepaire AUS dmy 1910 September 9 - UK Exeter 3 2:25.4 Charles Daniels Charles Daniels (swimmer) USA dmy 1911 March 28 - USA Pittsburgh 4 2:21.6 Norman Ross USA dmy 1916 November 24 - USA San Francisco 5 2:19.8 Tedford Cann USA dmy 1920 April 10 - USA Detroit 6 2:15.6 Johnny Weissmuller USA dmy 1922 May 26 - USA Honolulu 7 2:15.2 Johnny Weissmuller USA dmy 1925 December 9 - USA McKeesport McKeesport, Pennsylvania 8 2:08.0 Johnny Weissmuller USA dmy 1927 April 5 - USA Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, Michigan 9 2:07.2 Jack Medica USA dmy 1935 April 12 - USA Chicago 10 2:06.2 Bill Smith Bill Smith (swimmer) USA dmy 1944 February 12 - USA Columbus Columbus, Ohio 11 2:05.4 Alex Jany FRA dmy 1946 September 20 - FRA Marseille 12 2:04.6 John Marshall John Marshall (swimmer) AUS dmy 1950 March 31 Yale (?) USA New Haven New Haven, Connecticut 13 2:03.9 Ford Konno USA dmy 1954 February 27 - AUS Columbus Columbus, Ohio 14 2:03.4 Jack Wardrop GBR dmy 1955 March 4 - USA Columbus Columbus, Ohio 15 2:01.5 Dick Hanley Dick Hanley (swimmer) USA dmy 1957 March 8 - USA Minneapolis 16 2:04.8 John Konrads AUS dmy 1958 January 8 - AUS Sydney 17 2:03.2 John Konrads AUS dmy 1958 May 5 - AUS Sydney 18 2:03.0 Tsuyoshi Yamanaka JPN dmy 1958 August 22 - JPN Osaka 19 2:02.2 John Konrads AUS dmy 1959 January 16 - AUS Sydney 20 2:01.5 Tsuyoshi Yamanaka JPN dmy 1959 July 26 - JPN Osaka 21 2:01.2 Tsuyoshi Yamanaka JPN dmy 1961 June 24 - JPN Osaka 22 2:01.1 Tsuyoshi Yamanaka JPN dmy 1961 August 6 - JPN Tokyo 23 2:00.4 Tsuyoshi Yamanaka JPN dmy 1961 August 20 Men’s National Outdoor Championships USA Los Angeles 23 2:00.4 = Don Schollander USA dmy 1962 August 11 Men’s National Outdoor Championships USA Cuyahoga Falls Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 25 2:00.3 Bob Windle AUS dmy 1963 April 21 - JPN tokyo 26 1:58.8 Don Schollander USA dmy 1963 July 27 5th Annual Los Angeles Invitiational USA Los Angeles 27 1:58.5 Don Schollander USA dmy 1963 August 17 6th US-Japan swimming and diving meet JPN Tokyo 28 1:58.4 Don Schollander USA dmy 1963 August 24 - JPN Osaka 29 1:58.2 Hans-Joachim Klein Hans-Joachim Klein (swimmer) FRG dmy 1964 May 24 - FRG Dortmund 30 1:57.6 Don Schollander USA dmy 1964 August 1 US National Championships USA Los Altos Los Altos, California 31 1:57.2 Don Schollander USA dmy 1966 July 29 - USA Los Angeles 32 1:56.2 Don Schollander USA dmy 1966 August 19 - USA Lincoln Lincoln, Nebraska 33 1:56.0 Don Schollander USA dmy 1967 July 29 Pan American Games CAN Winnipeg 34 1:55.7 Don Schollander USA dmy 1967 August 12 AAU National Outdoor Championships USA Oak Park Oak Park, Illinois 35 1:54.8 h Don Schollander USA dmy 1968 August 30 US Olympic Trials USA Long Beach Long Beach, California 36 1:54.3 Don Schollander USA dmy 1968 August 30 US Olympic Trials USA Long Beach Long Beach, California 36 1:54.3 = Mark Spitz USA dmy 1969 July 12 Santa Clara Invitational USA Santa Clara Santa Clara, California 38 1:54.2 Mark Spitz USA dmy 1971 September 4 USA vs. GDR Dual Meet GDR Leipzig 39 1:53.5 r Mark Spitz USA dmy 1971 September 10 USA vs. USSR vs. GBR Meet URS Minsk 40 1:52.78 Mark Spitz USA dmy 1972 August 29 Olympic Games FRG Munich 41 1:51.66 Tim Shaw Tim Shaw (swimmer) USA dmy 1974 August 23 AAU National Outdoor Championships USA Concord Concord, California 42 1:51.41 h Bruce Furniss USA dmy 1975 June 18 US World Championship Trials USA Long Beach Long Beach, California 43 1:50.89 Bruce Furniss USA dmy 1975 June 18 US World Championship Trials USA Long Beach Long Beach, California 44 1:50.32 Bruce Furniss USA dmy 1975 August 21 AAU National Outdoor Championships USA Kansas City Kansas City, Missouri 45 1:50.29 Bruce Furniss USA dmy 1976 July 19 Olympic Games CAN Montreal 46 1:49.83 Sergey Kopliakov URS dmy 1979 April 7 USSR Vs. GDR Junior Meet GDR Potsdam 47 1:49.16 Rowdy Gaines USA dmy 1980 April 11 AAU National Indoor Championships USA Austin Austin, Texas 48 1:48.93 Rowdy Gaines USA dmy 1982 July 19 US World Championship Trials USA Mission Viejo Mission Viejo, California 49 1:48.28 Michael Gross Michael Gross (swimmer) FRG dmy 1983 June 22 FRG Nationals Hanover FRG 50 1:47.87 Michael Gross Michael Gross (swimmer) FRG dmy 1983 August 22 European Championships Rome ITA 51 1:47.55 Michael Gross Michael Gross (swimmer) FRG dmy 1984 June 8 FRG Nationals Munich FRG 52 1:47.44 Michael Gross Michael Gross (swimmer) FRG dmy 1984 July 29 Olympic Games Los Angeles USA 53 1:47.25 Duncan Armstrong AUS dmy 1988 September 19 Olympic Games Seoul KOR 54 1:46.69 Giorgio Lamberti ITA dmy 1989 August 15 European Championships Bonn FRG 55 1:46.67 r Grant Hackett AUS dmy 1999 March 23 Australian Championships Brisbane AUS 56 1:46.34 sf Ian Thorpe AUS dmy 1999 August 23 Pan Pacific Championships Sydney AUS Results of the 1999 Pan Pacific Swim News September 1999 https://archive.org/stream/swimnewsn252#page/6/mode/1up April 5, 2014 57 1:46.00 Ian Thorpe AUS dmy 1999 August 24 Pan Pacific Championships Sydney AUS 58 1:45.69 sf Ian Thorpe AUS dmy 2000 May 14 Australian Championships Sydney AUS 2000 Australian Championships - Men's 200m Freestyle Semifinals Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001000D0018000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 14 May 2000 12 March 2025 59 1:45.51 Ian Thorpe AUS dmy 2000 May 15 Australian Championships Sydney AUS 2000 Australian Championships - Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001000D0024000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 15 May 2000 12 March 2025 60 1:45.35 sf Pieter van den Hoogenband NED dmy 2000 September 17 Olympic Games Sydney AUS 2000 Olympic Games - Men's 200m Freestyle Semifinals Results https://websitedevsa.blob.core.windows.net/sitefinity/docs/default-source/eventsdocuments/meet-results/international-event-results/olympic-games/2000-olympic-games.pdf#page=44 Omega Timing 17 September 2000 14 May 2024 60 1:45.35 = Pieter van den Hoogenband NED dmy 2000 September 18 Olympic Games Sydney AUS 2000 Olympic Games - Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://websitedevsa.blob.core.windows.net/sitefinity/docs/default-source/eventsdocuments/meet-results/international-event-results/olympic-games/2000-olympic-games.pdf#page=48 Omega Timing 18 September 2000 14 May 2024 62 1:44.69 Ian Thorpe AUS dmy 2001 March 27 Australian Championships Hobart AUS The Thorpedo Does It Again!! New World Record in the 200m Free https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/the-thorpedo-does-it-again-new-world-record-in-the-200m-free/ Swimming World Magazine Belinda Dennett 27 March 2001 14 May 2025 63 1:44.06 Ian Thorpe AUS dmy 2001 July 25 World Championships Fukuoka JPN Thorpe shatters another record https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/1456307.stm BBC News 25 July 2001 11 April 2008 64 1:43.86 Michael Phelps USA dmy 2007 March 27 World Championships Melbourne AUS 12th FINA World Championships - Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001070D0022000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 27 March 2007 12 March 2025 65 1:42.96 Michael Phelps USA dmy 2008 August 12 Olympic Games Beijing CHN Jason Stallman Phelps wins third gold https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/12/sports/olympics/12phelpsweb.html The New York Times 11 August 2008 7 September 2008 29 December 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201229083718/https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/12/sports/olympics/12phelpsweb.html live 66 1:42.00 Paul Biedermann GER dmy 2009 July 25 World Championships Rome ITA 13th FINA World Championships - Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001090B0022000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 28 July 2009 12 March 2025 Men short course yes yes yes - 1 1:44.50 Michael Gross Michael Gross (swimmer) FRG dmy 1981 December 1 West German Championships FRG Bremen - 2 1:44.14 Michael Gross Michael Gross (swimmer) FRG dmy 1988 February 5 Coca-Cola Meet FRA Boulogne-Billancourt 3 1:43.64 Giorgio Lamberti ITA dmy 1990 February 11 World Cup GER Bonn ref 4 1:43.28 Ian Thorpe AUS dmy 1999 April 1 World Championships HKG 5 1:42.54 Ian Thorpe AUS dmy 2000 January 17 World Cup AUS Sydney 6 1:41.10 Ian Thorpe AUS dmy 2000 February 6 World Cup GER Berlin 7 1:40.83 Paul Biedermann GER dmy 2008 November 16 World Cup GER Berlin 2008 FINA World Cup (Berlin) – Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000108020035000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 16 November 2008 5 April 2025 8 1:39.37 Paul Biedermann GER dmy 2009 November 15 World Cup GER Berlin 2009 FINA World Cup (Berlin) – Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000109050035000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 15 November 2009 5 April 2025 9 1:38.91 r Luke Hobson USA dmy 2024 December 13 World Championships HUN Budapest 2024 World Aquatics Championships (25 m) – Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800080101F80104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 13 December 2024 5 April 2025 10 1:38.61 Luke Hobson USA dmy 2024 December 15 World Championships HUN Budapest 2024 World Aquatics Championships (25 m) – Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800080101EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 15 December 2024 23 December 2024 Women long course yes yes yes 1 2:56.0 Fanny Durack AUS dmy 1915 March 4 - AUS Sydney 2 2:47.6 Charlotte Boyle Charlotte Boyle (swimmer) USA dmy 1921 August 25 - USA New Brighton New Brighton, Minnesota 3 2:45.2 Gertrude Ederle USA dmy 1923 April 4 - USA Brooklyn Brooklyn, New York 4 2:40.6 Martha Norelius USA dmy 1926 February 28 - USA Miami 5 2:34.6 Helene Madison USA dmy 1930 March 6 - USA St. Augustine St. Augustine, Florida 6 2:28.6 Willy den Ouden NED dmy 1933 May 3 - NED Rotterdam 7 2:27.6 Willy den Ouden NED dmy 1934 May 5 - UK Dundee 8 2:25.3 Willy den Ouden NED dmy 1935 September 8 - DEN Copenhagen 9 2:24.6 Rie van Veen NED dmy 1938 February 26 - NED Rotterdam 10 2:21.7 Ragnhild Hveger DEN dmy 1938 September 11 - DEN Aarhus 11 2:20.7 Dawn Fraser AUS dmy 1956 February 25 - AUS Sydney 12 2:19.3 Lorraine Crapp AUS dmy 1956 August 25 - AUS Townsville 13 2:18.5 Lorraine Crapp AUS dmy 1956 October 20 - AUS Sydney 14 2:17.7 Dawn Fraser AUS dmy 1958 February 10 - AUS Adelaide 15 2:14.7 Dawn Fraser AUS dmy 1958 February 22 - AUS Melbourne 16 2:11.6 Dawn Fraser AUS dmy 1960 February 27 - AUS Sydney 17 2:10.5 Lillian Watson USA dmy 1966 August 19 - USA Lincoln Lincoln, Nebraska 18 2:09.7 Pam Kruse USA dmy 1967 August 19 US National Championships USA Philadelphia 19 2:09.5 Susan Pederson Susan Pederson (swimmer) USA dmy 1968 July 6 Santa Clara International USA Santa Clara Santa Clara, California 20 2:08.8 Edith Wetzel USA dmy 1968 August 2 US National Championships USA Lincoln Lincoln, Nebraska 21 2:07.9 h Linda Gustavson USA dmy 1968 August 24 US Olympic Trials USA Los Angeles 22 2:06.7 Debbie Meyer USA dmy 1968 August 24 US Olympic Trials USA Los Angeles 23 2:06.5 Shane Gould AUS dmy 1971 May 1 Coca-Cola International UK London 24 2:05.8 Shane Gould AUS dmy 1971 November 26 - AUS Sydney 25 2:05.21 Shirley Babashoff USA dmy 1972 August 4 US Olympic Trials USA Chicago 26 2:03.56 Shane Gould AUS dmy 1972 September 1 Olympic Games FRG Munich 27 2:03.22 Kornelia Ender GDR dmy 1974 August 22 European Championships AUT Vienna 28 2:02.94 Shirley Babashoff USA dmy 1974 August 23 US National Championships USA Concord Concord, California 28 2:02.94 = Shirley Babashoff USA dmy 1974 August 31 USA vs East Germany Dual Meet USA Concord Concord, California 30 2:02.27 Kornelia Ender GDR dmy 1975 March 15 East Germany vs Soviet Union Dual Meet GDR Dresden 31 1:59.78 Kornelia Ender GDR dmy 1976 June 2 East German Championships GDR East Berlin 32 1:59.26 Kornelia Ender GDR dmy 1976 July 22 Olympic Games CAN Montreal 33 1:59.04 Barbara Krause GDR dmy 1978 July 2 East German Championships GDR East Berlin 34 1:58.53 Cynthia Woodhead USA dmy 1978 August 22 World Championships FRG West Berlin 35 1:58.43 Cynthia Woodhead USA dmy 1979 July 3 Pan American Games PUR San Juan San Juan, Puerto Rico 36 1:58.23 Cynthia Woodhead USA dmy 1979 September 3 World Cup JPN Tokyo 37 1:57.75 Kristin Otto GDR dmy 1984 May 23 East German Championships GDR Magdeburg 38 1:57.55 Heike Friedrich GDR dmy 1986 June 18 East German Championships GDR East Berlin 39 1:56.78 Franziska van Almsick GER dmy 1994 September 6 World Championships ITA Rome 40 1:56.64 Franziska van Almsick GER dmy 2002 August 3 European Championships GER Berlin 2002 European Championships - Women's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000102060050000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf omegatiming.com 3 August 2002 14 May 2025 41 1:56.47 sf Federica Pellegrini ITA dmy 2007 March 27 World Championships Melbourne AUS 12th FINA World Championships - Women's 200m Freestyle Semifinals Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001070D0027000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf omegatiming.com 27 March 2007 14 May 2025 42 1:55.52 Laure Manaudou FRA dmy 2007 March 28 World Championships Melbourne AUS 12th FINA World Championships - Women's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001070D0031000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf omegatiming.com 28 March 2007 14 May 2025 43 1:55.45 h Federica Pellegrini ITA dmy 2008 August 11 Olympic Games Beijing CHN Olympics, Swimming: Flash Federica Pellegrini Downs World Record in 200 Free Prelims https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/olympics-swimming-flash-federica-pellegrini-downs-world-record-in-200-free-prelims/ Swimming World Magazine John Lohn 11 August 2008 14 May 2025 44 1:54.82 Federica Pellegrini ITA dmy 2008 August 13 Olympic Games Beijing CHN Lohn John Olympics, Swimming: Federica Pellegrini Breaks 1:55, Lowers 200 Free World Record http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/18791.asp Swimming World Magazine 12 August 2008 18 May 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120502195817/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/18791.asp 2 May 2012 45 1:54.47 Federica Pellegrini ITA dmy 2009 March 8 Italian Championships Riccione ITA Italian Long Course Championships: Flash Federica Pellegrini Sets World Record in 200 Free – Video Included https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/italian-long-course-championships-flash-federica-pellegrini-sets-world-record-in-200-free-video-included/ Swimming World Magazine 8 March 2009 14 May 2025 46 1:53.67 sf Federica Pellegrini ITA dmy 2009 July 28 World Championships Rome ITA 13th FINA World Championships - Women's 200m Freestyle Semifinals Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001090B0027000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf omegatiming.com 28 July 2009 26 March 2025 47 1:52.98 Federica Pellegrini ITA dmy 2009 July 29 World Championships Rome ITA 13th FINA World Championships - Women's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001090B0031000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf omegatiming.com 29 July 2009 26 March 2025 48 1:52.85 Mollie O'Callaghan AUS dmy 2023 July 26 World Championships Fukuoka JPN 2023 World Aquatics Championships - Women's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010201EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf omegatiming.com 26 July 2023 26 July 2023 49 1:52.23 Ariarne Titmus AUS dmy 2024 June 12 Australian Trials Brisbane AUS 2024 Australian Trials - Women's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://liveresults.swimming.org.au/sal/2024Trials/240610F010.htm swimming.org.au 10 June 2024 10 June 2024 Women short course yes yes yes - 1 1:55.84 Franziska van Almsick GER dmy 1993 1 9 World Cup CHN Beijing page 24, https://www.fina.org/sites/default/files/fswc-goldenbook2015_v2b.pdf - 2 1:55.42 Claudia Poll CRC dmy 1995 12 1 World Championships BRA Rio de Janeiro http://www.fina.org/project/docs/histoFina/HistoFINA_III_b.pdf Archived copy www.fina.org 15 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20150709100932/http://www.fina.org/project/docs/histoFina/HistoFINA_III_b.pdf 9 July 2015 dead 3 1:54.17 Claudia Poll CRC dmy 1997 4 18 World Championships SWE Gothenburg 4 1:54.04 Lindsay Benko Lindsay Mintenko USA dmy 2002 4 7 World Championships RUS Moscow https://www.the-sports.org/swimming-world-short-course-championships-results-2002-women-epf2546.html FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Swimming 2002 - Results Women 5 1:53.29 Libby Lenton Libby Trickett AUS dmy 2005 11 19 World Cup AUS Sydney Ian Hanson Lenton's slashing world record swim in Sydney http://www.swimming.org.au/Events%20,-a-,%20Records/Meets%20,-a-,%20Results/Meet%20News.aspx?oid={6AB49F67-9778-4E52-B6FA-39445DE2170C}&nwid={11491D56-1C84-41D6-B071-BAF529AF1EF9} Swimming Australia November 19, 2005 2007-05-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20070908053800/http://swimming.org.au/Events+,-a-,+Records/Meets+,-a-,+Results/Meet+News.aspx?oid=%7B6AB49F67-9778-4E52-B6FA-39445DE2170C%7D&nwid=%7B11491D56-1C84-41D6-B071-BAF529AF1EF9%7D September 8, 2007 dead mdy 6 1:53.18 Coralie Balmy FRA dmy 2008 12 6 French Championships FRA Angers http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/19766.asp?q=French%20Short%20Course%20Nationals:%20Pair%20of%20World%20Records%20Fall%20During%20Second%20Night Lane 9 News Archive: French Short Course Nationals: Pair of World Records Fall During Second Night Swimmingworldmagazine.com 2012-08-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20120213175340/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/19766.asp?q=French%20Short%20Course%20Nationals:%20Pair%20of%20World%20Records%20Fall%20During%20Second%20Night February 13, 2012 dead mdy-all 7 1:51.85 Federica Pellegrini ITA dmy 2008 12 14 European Championships CRO Rijeka http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2008/rijeka2008/C73A1_Res1Heat_135_Finals_1_Women_200_Free.pdf Archived copy December 14, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20090117084138/http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2008/rijeka2008/C73A1_Res1Heat_135_Finals_1_Women_200_Free.pdf January 17, 2009 dead mdy-all 8 1:51.17 Federica Pellegrini ITA dmy 2009 12 13 European Championships TUR Istanbul http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2009/Istanbul/C73A1_Res1Heat_135_Finals_1_Women_200_Free.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20091228213827/http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2009/Istanbul/C73A1_Res1Heat_135_Finals_1_Women_200_Free.pdf December 28, 2009 OMEGA Sports Live Timekeeping, Official Olympics Games Timekeeper 9 1:50.78 Sarah Sjöström SWE dmy 2014 12 7 World Championships QAT Doha 12th FINA World Championships (25m) - Women's 200m Freestyle Final Results http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010E010D01001602FFFFFFFFFFFF02 Omega Timing 7 December 2014 7 December 2014 10 1:50.43 Sarah Sjöström SWE dmy 2017 8 12 World Cup NED Eindhoven 2017 FINA World Cup (Eindhoven) - Women's 200m Freestyle Final Results http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00011101030201EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01 Omega Timing 12 August 2017 13 August 2017 11 1:50.31 Siobhan Haughey HKG dmy 2021 12 16 World Championships UAE Abu Dhabi 15th FINA World Championships (25m) - Women's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500190201EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 16 December 2021 16 December 2021 12 1:49.77 Mollie O'Callaghan AUS dmy 2025 10 18 World Cup USA Westmont Westmont, Illinois 2025 World Aquatics Cup (Westmont) - Women's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011900070201EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 18 October 2025 19 October 2025 13 1:49.36 Mollie O'Callaghan AUS dmy 2025 10 24 World Cup CAN Toronto 2025 World Aquatics Cup (Toronto) - Women's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011900080201EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 24 October 2025 24 October 2025 All-time top 25 Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 200 m freestyle times and the top 25 athletes:- denotes top performance for athletes in the top 25 200 m freestyle times- denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 200 m freestyle times, by repeat athletes- denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 athletes who fall outside the top 25 200 m freestyle times Men long course Correct as of September 2026Men's 200m Freestyle Long Course All-Time Ranking https://api.worldaquatics.com/fina/rankings/swimming/report/pdf?gender=M&distance=200&stroke=FREESTYLE&poolConfiguration=LCM&year=&startDate=&endDate=&timesMode=ALL_TIMES&regionId=&countryId=&pageSize=200 World Aquatics 14 August 2025 Ath.# Athlete rank Perf.# Performance rank Time Athlete Nation Date Place 1 1 1:42.00 Paul Biedermann 28 July 2009 Rome 2 1:42.81Biedermann #2 31 July 2009 Rome 13th FINA World Championships - Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001090B0052000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 31 July 2009 19 April 2025 2 3 1:42.96 Michael Phelps 12 August 2008 Beijing 3 4 1:42.97 David Popovici 15 August 2022 Rome 2022 European Championships - Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://roma2022.microplustimingservices.com/export/NU_ROMA2022/NU/pdf/SWMM200MFR------------FNL---------_73A2%201.0.pdf?x=00:14:58 Microplus Informatica 15 August 2022 7 September 2022 5 1:43.13Popovici #2 21 June 2024 Belgrade 2024 European Championships - Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800040101EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 21 June 2024 19 April 2025 4 6 1:43.14 Yannick Agnel 30 July 2012 London 2012 London Olympics: Yannick Agnel Earns Second Gold of Meet With 200 Free Triumph; Posts Textile Best; Lochte Out of the Medals https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/World/31463.asp?q=2012-London-Olympics:-Yannick-Agnel-Earns-Second-Gold-of-Meet-With-200-Free-Triumph;-Posts-Textile-Best;-Lochte-Out-of-the-Medals Swimming World 30 July 2012 30 July 2012 7 1:43.21Popovici #3 20 June 2022 Budapest 19th FINA World Championships - Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700000101EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 20 June 2022 19 April 2025 8 1:43.22Phelps #2 28 July 2009 Rome 9 1:43.31Phelps #3 13 August 2008 Beijing Olympics, Swimming: Flash U.S. Men Break 7:00 In Men's 800 Freestyle Relay https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/olympics-swimming-flash-u-s-men-break-700-in-mens-800-freestyle-relay/ Swimming World John Lohn 13 August 2008 14 May 20255101:43.49Zhang Zhanshuo23 September 2026Tokyohttps://results.asiangames2026.org/#/discipline/SWM/results/M.200MFR------------.FNL-.000100--/ 20th Asian Games Aichi and Nagoya 2026 Men 200m Freestyle - Final 23 September 2026 23 September 2026 11 1:43.53Popovici #4 29 July 2025 Singapore 2025 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011900010201F30101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 28 July 2025 28 July 2025 12 1:43.64Popovici #5 26 June 2025 Šamorín David Popovici Swims World Leading 1:43.64 200 Free, Mitsin Breaks Bulgarian National Record https://swimswam.com/david-popovici-swims-world-leading-143-64-200-free-mitsin-breaks-bulgarian-national-record/ SwimSwam Anya Pelshaw 26 June 2025 26 June 2025 13 1:43.65Biedermann #3 27 July 2009 Rome 13th FINA World Championships - Men's 200m Freestyle Semifinals Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001090B001C000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 27 July 2009 19 April 2025 6 14 1:43.73 Luke Hobson 4 June 2025 Indianapolis 4 June 2025 2025 US National Championships - Men's 200 Freestyle Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011900040101EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf 4 June 2025 Omega Timing 7 15 1:43.76 Léon Marchand 10 August 2026 Paris 2026 European Championships - Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011A00010101F80104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 10 August 2026 10 August 2026 16 1:43.84Hobson #2 29 July 2025 Singapore 17 1:43.85Hobson #3 12 August 2026 Irvine 2026 Pan Pacific Championships - Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011A00030101EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 12 August 2026 12 August 2026 18 1:43.86Phelps #4 27 March 2007 Melbourne 8 19 1:43.90 Danila Izotov 28 July 2009 Rome 9 20 1:43.92 Hwang Sun-woo 20 October 2025 Busan Hwang Sunwoo Takes Down Sun Yang's 200 Freestyle Asian Record (Video) https://swimswam.com/hwang-sunwoo-takes-down-sun-yangs-200-freestyle-asian-record-video/ SwimSwam Retta Race 20 October 2025 20 October 2025 10 21 1:43.96 Gabriel Jett 12 August 2026 Irvine 22 1:44.02Biedermann #4 31 July 2009 Rome 13th FINA World Championships - Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Heats Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001090B0048000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 31 July 2009 12 March 2025 11 23 1:44.06 Ian Thorpe 25 July 2001 Fukuoka 24 1:44.10Phelps #5 1 July 2008 Omaha 2008 US Olympic Trials - Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001080B001C000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 1 July 2008 12 March 2025 25 1:44.13Hobson #4 13 August 2026 Irvine 2026 Pan Pacific Championships - Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011A00030101F80104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 13 August 2026 13 August 2026 12 1:44.14 Lukas Märtens 27 April 2024 Berlin Germany's Lukas Maertens Blasts 1:44.14 200 Free, #7 Performer All-Time (Video) https://swimswam.com/germanys-lukas-maertens-blasts-144-14-200-free-7-performer-all-time/ SwimSwam Retta Race 27 April 2024 29 April 2024 13 1:44.22 Tom Dean 27 July 2021 Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games - Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C73A1_SWMM200MFR------------FNL-000100--.pdf olympics.com 27 July 2021 2 August 2021 August 19, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210819185316/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C73A1_SWMM200MFR------------FNL-000100--.pdf dead 14 1:44.26 Duncan Scott 27 July 2021 Tokyo 15 1:44.30 Matt Richards 25 July 2023 Fukuoka 2023 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010101EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 25 July 2023 25 July 2023 16 1:44.38 Danas Rapšys 17 August 2019 Singapore 2019 FINA World Cup (Singapore) - Men's 200m Freestyle Final https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011301020101EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 17 August 2019 12 March 2025 17 1:44.39 Sun Yang 25 July 2017 Budapest 17th FINA World Championships - Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000111010A0101EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 25 July 2017 12 March 2025 18 1:44.44 Ryan Lochte 26 July 2011 Shanghai 14th FINA World Championships - Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010B0D0025000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 26 July 2011 12 March 2025 19 1:44.54 Tatsuya Murasa 29 July 2025 Singapore 20 1:44.55 Tomas Navikonis 14 August 2026 Paris 2026 European Championships - Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011A00010101EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 14 August 2026 14 August 2026 21 1:44.65 Katsuhiro Matsumoto 5 April 2021 Tokyo 2021 Japanese Championships - Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://swim.seiko.co.jp/2021/S70701/ranking/03R027.pdf tokyo-swim.org 5 April 2021 23 April 2021 Pan Zhanle 4 May 2023 Hangzhou 18-yr-old Pan Zhanle's 1:44.65 Puts Sun Yang's 200 Free Chinese Record on Notice https://swimswam.com/18-yr-old-pan-zhanles-144-65-puts-sunyangs-200free-chinese-record-on-notice/ SwimSwam Retta Race 4 May 2023 14 May 2023 23 1:44.66 Fernando Scheffer 27 July 2021 Tokyo 24 1:44.72 Carlos D'Ambrosio 10 August 2026 Paris 25 1:44.74 Kieran Smith 28 July 2021 Tokyo https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C73B1_SWMM4X200MFR----------FNL-000100--.pdf 2020 Olympic Games - Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Final Results 28 July 2021 28 July 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210728034658/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C73B1_SWMM4X200MFR----------FNL-000100--.pdf dead Men short course Correct as of September 2026Men's 200m Freestyle Short Course All-Time Ranking https://api.worldaquatics.com/fina/rankings/swimming/report/pdf?gender=M&distance=200&stroke=FREESTYLE&poolConfiguration=SCM&year=&startDate=&endDate=&timesMode=ALL_TIMES&regionId=&countryId=&pageSize=200 World Aquatics 10 December 2023 Ath.# Athlete rank Perf.# Performance rank Time Athlete Nation Date Place 1 1 1:38.61 Luke Hobson 15 December 2024 Budapest 2 1:38.91Hobson #2 13 December 2024 Budapest 2 3 1:39.37 Paul Biedermann 15 November 2009 Berlin 3 4 1:39.70 Yannick Agnel 15 November 2012 Angers Camille Muffat, Yannick Agnel Chase World Records in France https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/camille-muffat-yannick-agnel-chase-world-records-in-france/ Swimming World 18 November 2012 18 November 2012 4 5 1:39.72 Hwang Sun-woo 18 December 2022 Melbourne 16th FINA World Championships (25m) - Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700030101EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 18 December 2022 31 December 2022 6 1:39.81Biedermann #2 13 December 2009 Istanbul 5 7 1:39.83 Duncan Scott 2 November 2024 Singapore 2024 World Aquatics Cup (Singapore) - Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800070101EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 2 November 2024 11 November 2024 8 1:39.94Hobson #3 25 October 2025 Toronto 2025 World Aquatics Cup (Toronto) - Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011900080101EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 25 October 2025 27 October 2025 6 9 1:40.08 Danila Izotov 13 December 2009 Istanbul 2009 European Championships – Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000109010059000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 13 December 2009 5 April 2025 7 10 1:40.16 Edward Sommerville 29 September 2026 Sydney Edward Sommerville Blasts 1:40.16 200 Free For New Aussie Record, Moves To #7 All-Time https://swimswam.com/edward-sommerville-blasts-140-16-200-free-for-new-aussie-record-moves-to-7-all-time/ SwimSwam James Sutherland 29 September 2026 26 October 2026 8 11 1:40.19 Chris Guiliano 25 October 2025 Toronto 2025 World Aquatics Cup (Toronto) - Men's 200m Freestyle Heats Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011900080101EE0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 25 October 2025 27 October 2025 12 1:40.25Scott #2 22 November 2020 Budapest 2020 International Swimming League (Final) - Men's 200m Freestyle Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000114020F0101EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 22 November 2020 23 April 2025 13 1:40.29Scott #3 26 October 2024 Incheon 2024 World Aquatics Cup (Incheon) - Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800060101EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 26 October 2024 23 April 2025 9 14 1:40.36 Maximillian Giuliani 15 December 2024 Budapest 15 1:40.39Guiliano #2 25 October 2025 Toronto 10 16 1:40.49 Townley Haas 22 November 2020 Budapest 17 1:40.54Scott #4 4 December 2025 Lublin 2025 European Championships (25m) - Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000119000A0101EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 4 December 2025 4 December 2025 18 1:40.59Sommerville #2 9 August 2025 Brisbane 2025 Queensland Championships (25m) - Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://liveresults.swimming.org.au/QLD/SQ2025-26/2025SCCHAMPS/250807F069.htm qld.swimming.org.au 9 August 2025 9 August 2025 19 1:40.62Hobson #4 19 October 2025 Westmont 2025 World Aquatics Cup (Westmont) - Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011900070101EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 19 October 2025 20 October 2025 20 1:40.64Sommerville #3 25 September 2024 Adelaide 2024 Australian Championships (25m) - Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://liveresults.swimming.org.au/sal/2024SC/240926F002.htm swimming.org.au 26 September 2024 7 October 2024 11 21 1:40.65 Matthew Sates 3 October 2021 Berlin 2021 FINA World Cup (Berlin) - Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000115000F0101EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 3 October 2021 14 October 2021 12 22 1:40.69 Carlos D'Ambrosio 30 March 2026 Riccione World Jr Championships Multi-Medalist Carlos D’Ambrosio Downs Ceccon’s SCM 200 Free Record https://swimswam.com/world-jr-championships-multi-medalist-carlos-dambrosio-downs-ceccons-scm-200free-record/#comments SwimSwam Retta Race 30 March 2026 31 March 2026 23 1:40.73Giuliani #2 13 December 2024 Budapest 24 1:40.76Scott #5 15 November 2020 Budapest 2020 International Swimming League (Semifinal 1) - Men's 200m Freestyle Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000114020D0101EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 15 November 2020 23 April 2025 13 25 1:40.79 David Popovici 18 December 2022 Melbourne 14 1:40.80 Brent Hayden 15 November 2009 Berlin Cameron McEvoy 25 November 2015 Sydney Australia's Cameron McEvoy Breaks Thorpe's 15-year Old SCM Record https://swimswam.com/cameron-mcevoy-breaks-thorpes-15-year-old-record/ SwimSwam Lani Cabrera 25 November 2015 24 April 2025 16 1:40.82 Kyle Chalmers 3 October 2021 Berlin 17 1:40.85 Danas Rapšys 14 December 2017 Copenhagen 2017 European Championships - Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results http://copenhagen2017.microplustiming.com/export/NU/NU/pdf/CLS-ASM-200FR-FIN-ALL.pdf microplustiming.com 14 December 2017 14 December 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171215000528/http://copenhagen2017.microplustiming.com/export/NU/NU/pdf/CLS-ASM-200FR-FIN-ALL.pdf 15 December 2017 dead 18 1:40.86 Tom Dean 18 December 2022 Melbourne 19 1:40.88 Shaine Casas 13 December 2024 Budapest 2024 World Aquatics Championships (25m) - Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Heats Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800080101F80101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 13 December 2024 3 January 2025 20 1:40.89 Darian Townsend 15 November 2009 Berlin 21 1:40.91 Léon Marchand 2 November 2024 Singapore 22 1:40.94 Jack McMillan 4 December 2025 Lublin 23 1:41.01 Aleksandr Shchegolev 19 November 2021 Eindhoven 2021 International Swimming League (Match 14) - Men's 200m Freestyle Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500160101EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 19 November 2021 27 December 2021 Matt Richards 9 December 2023 Otopeni 2023 European Championships - Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600090101EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 9 December 2023 10 December 2023 25 1:41.03 Park Tae-hwan 7 December 2016 Windsor 13th FINA World Championships (25m) - Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000110000D00000202FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf Omega Timing 7 December 2016 24 April 2025 Dominik Kozma 7 August 2017 Berlin 2017 FINA World Cup (Berlin) - Men's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011101020101EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 7 August 2017 24 April 2025 Women long course Correct as of August 2026Women's 200m Freestyle Long Course All-Time Ranking https://api.worldaquatics.com/fina/rankings/swimming/report/pdf?gender=F&distance=200&stroke=FREESTYLE&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 1:52.23 Ariarne Titmus 12 June 2024 Brisbane 2 2 1:52.48 Mollie O'Callaghan 12 June 2024 Brisbane 3 1:52.85O'Callaghan #2 26 July 2023 Fukuoka 4 1:52.86O'Callaghan #3 10 June 2026 Sydney Mollie O'Callaghan Posts #4 2 Free Performance Ever, Lani Pallister Ties for #5 All-Time Performer https://swimswam.com/ocallaghan-posts-4-performance-ever-pallister-ties-for-5-all-time-performer-in-200-free/ SwimSwam Charlotte Wells 10 June 2026 10 June 2026 3 5 1:52.98 Federica Pellegrini 29 July 2009 Rome 6 1:53.01Titmus #2 26 July 2023 Fukuoka 7 1:53.09Titmus #3 14 June 2021 Adelaide 2021 Australian Trials - Women's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://liveresults.swimming.org.au/SAL/2021TRIALS/210612F026.htm 14 June 2021 27 March 2025 8 1:53.27O'Callaghan #4 29 July 2024 Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Women's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/SWM/OG2024_SWM_C73A1_SWMW200MFR------------FNL-000100--.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20240815172805/https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/SWM/OG2024_SWM_C73A1_SWMW200MFR------------FNL-000100--.pdf 2024-08-15 2024-12-18 olympics.com International Olympic Committee 9 1:53.31Titmus #4 20 May 2022 Adelaide Ariarne Titmus Rockets to Third-Fastest 200 Free in History: 1:53.31 https://swimswam.com/ariarne-titmus-rockets-to-third-fastest-200-free-in-history-153-31/ SwimSwam James Sutherland 20 May 2022 2 May 2025 10 1:53.48O'Callaghan #5 30 July 2025 Singapore 2025 World Aquatics Championships - Women's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011900010201EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 30 July 2025 30 July 2025 11 1:53.50Titmus #5 28 July 2021 Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games - Women's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C73A1_SWMW200MFR------------FNL-000100--.pdf olympics.com 28 July 2021 5 August 2021 July 28, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210728020237/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C73A1_SWMW200MFR------------FNL-000100--.pdf dead 12 1:53.52O'Callaghan #6 1 August 2024 Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Women's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Final Results https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/SWM/OG2024_SWM_C73B1_SWMW4X200MFR----------FNL-000100--.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20240923041929/https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/SWM/OG2024_SWM_C73B1_SWMW4X200MFR----------FNL-000100--.pdf 2024-09-23 2024-12-18 olympics.com International Olympic CommitteeO'Callaghan #7 20 March 2026 Shenzhen 2026 China Swimming Open: Day Two Finals Live Recap https://swimswam.com/2026-china-swimming-open-day-two-finals-live-recap/ SwimSwam Retta Race 20 March 2026 20 March 2026 14 1:53.57O'Callaghan #8 20 April 2024 Gold Coast Mollie O'Callaghan Rips 7th-Fastest 200 Free Performance Ever at Aussie Open Championships https://swimswam.com/mollie-ocallaghan-rips-7th-fastest-200free-performance-ever-at-aussie-open-championships/ SwimSwam Retta Race 20 April 2024 2 May 2025 4 15 1:53.61 Allison Schmitt 31 July 2012 London 2012 London Olympics: Allison Schmitt Torches 200 Free With Olympic, American Record; Missy Franklin Misses Podium https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/World/31492.asp?q=2012-London-Olympics:-Allison-Schmitt-Torches-200-Free-With-Olympic,-American-Record;-Missy-Franklin-Misses-Podium Swimming World 31 July 2012 24 April 2025 5 16 1:53.65 Summer McIntosh 26 July 2023 Fukuoka Lani Pallister 10 June 2026 Sydney 18 1:53.66O'Callaghan #9 27 July 2023 Fukuoka 2023 World Aquatics Championships - Women's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010201F80104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf omegatiming.com 27 July 2023 27 July 2023 19 1:53.67Pellegrini #2 28 July 2009 Rome Pallister #2 12 August 2026 Irvine 2026 Pan Pacific Championships - Women's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011A00030201EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 12 August 2026 12 August 2026 21 1:53.69McIntosh #2 14 May 2024 Toronto 2024 Canadian Trials - Women's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://results.swimming.ca/2024_Olympic_Paralympic_Trials/ResultList_6F.pdf Swimming Canada 14 May 2024 2 May 2025O'Callaghan #10 8 April 2026 Gold Coast 2026 Australian Open: Day Three Finals Recap https://swimswam.com/2026-australian-open-day-three-finals-live-recap/ SwimSwam Retta Race 8 April 2026 8 April 2026 7 23 1:53.73 Katie Ledecky 9 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro https://www.rio2016.com/en/swimming-standings-sw-womens-200m-freestyle Women's 200m Freestyle Rio 2016 5 August 2016 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160826101530/https://www.rio2016.com/en/swimming-standings-sw-womens-200m-freestyle 26 August 2016 24 1:53.80McIntosh #3 6 March 2026 Westmont Summer McIntosh Breaks Own US Open, Pro Series Record With 1:53.80 200 Freestyle (Video) https://swimswam.com/summer-mcintosh-breaks-own-us-open-pro-series-record-with-153-80-200-freestyle/ SwimSwam Anya Pelshaw 6 March 2026 6 March 2026 25 1:53.81Titmus #6 29 July 2024 Paris 8 1:53.92 Siobhán Haughey 28 July 2021 Tokyo 9 1:54.08 Sarah Sjöström 9 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro 10 1:54.26 Tang Muhan 26 September 2021 Xi'an Women's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://pdf.2021shaanxi.com/SHAANXI2021/SWM/PDF/SHAANXI2021~2021-09-22~2021-09-22~192653325~DT_PDF~C73A~SWMW200MFR------------FNL-000100--~~~1.0~P~.pdf 2021shaanxi.com 22 September 2021 6 October 2021 October 6, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211006162056/https://pdf.2021shaanxi.com/SHAANXI2021/SWM/PDF/SHAANXI2021~2021-09-22~2021-09-22~192653325~DT_PDF~C73A~SWMW200MFR------------FNL-000100--~~~1.0~P~.pdf dead 11 1:54.34 Freya Colbert 16 April 2026 London Freya Colbert Demolishes British 200 Free Record In 1:54.34, Moves to #10 All-Time https://swimswam.com/freya-colbert-demolishes-british-200-free-record-in-154-34-moves-to-10-all-time/ SwimSwam Sam Blacker 16 April 2026 20 May 2026 12 1:54.37 Yang Junxuan 29 July 2021 Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games - Women's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Final Results https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C73B1_SWMW4X100MFR----------FNL-000100--.pdf olympics.com 29 July 2021 12 August 2021 August 24, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210824070315/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C73B1_SWMW4X100MFR----------FNL-000100--.pdf dead 13 1:54.38 Barbora Seemanová 13 August 2026 Paris 2026 European Championships - Women's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011A00010201EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 13 August 2026 13 August 2026 14 1:54.44 Taylor Ruck 9 August 2018 Tokyo Pan Pacific Championships 2018 – Women 200m Freestyle Final Seiko.co.jp 9 August 2018 https://swim.seiko.co.jp/en/2018/S80701/ranking/eng09R014.pdf 11 August 2018 15 1:54.52 Li Bingjie 30 July 2025 Singapore 16 1:54.55 Emma McKeon 11 June 2019 Brisbane 2019 Australian Trials - Women's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://liveresults.swimming.org.au/SAL/2019TRI_021365/190609F011.htm 11 June 2019 2 May 2025 17 1:54.65 Marrit Steenbergen 13 August 2026 Paris 18 1:54.66 Camille Muffat 6 June 2012 Canet-en-Roussillon Mare Nostrum, Canet: Camille Muffat Clears Textile Best in 200 Free https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/World/30747.asp?q=Mare-Nostrum,-Canet:-Camille-Muffat-Clears-Textile-Best-in-200-Free https://archive.today/20130104223806/https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/World/30747.asp?q=Mare-Nostrum,-Canet:-Camille-Muffat-Clears-Textile-Best-in-200-Free dead 4 January 2013 Swimming World 6 June 2012 6 June 2012 19 1:54.67 Claire Weinstein 30 July 2025 Singapore 20 1:54.68 Femke Heemskerk 3 April 2015 Eindhoven Femke Heemskerk Rockets to 4th All Time in 200 Free https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/femke-heemskerk-rockets-to-4th-all-time-in-200-free/ Swimming World 3 April 2015 4 April 2015 21 1:54.70 Penny Oleksiak 28 July 2021 Tokyo 22 1:54.81 Missy Franklin 31 July 2013 Barcelona 15th FINA World Championships - Women's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010D020101001602FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf omegatiming.com 31 July 2013 2 May 2025 23 1:54.85 Rikako Ikee 9 August 2018 Tokyo 24 1:54.95 Charlotte Bonnet 6 August 2018 Glasgow 2018 European Championships - Women's 200m Freestyle Final Results Microplus Informatica 6 August 2018 https://glasgow2018.microplustiming.com/export/NU_GLASGOW2018/NU/pdf/SWMW200MFR------------FNL-000100--_73A1%201.0.pdf 24 April 2025 25 1:54.96 Liu Yaxin 23 March 2025 Qingdao Liu Yaxin Puts Up 1:54.96 200 Free To Become China's 3rd-Best Ever https://swimswam.com/liu-yaxin-puts-up-154-96-200free-to-becomoe-chinas-3rd-best-ever/ SwimSwam James Sutherland 23 March 2025 2 May 2025 Women short course Correct as of October 2026Women's 200m Freestyle Short Course All-Time Ranking https://api.worldaquatics.com/fina/rankings/swimming/report/pdf?gender=F&distance=200&stroke=FREESTYLE&poolConfiguration=SCM&year=&startDate=&endDate=&timesMode=ALL_TIMES&regionId=&countryId=&pageSize=200 World Aquatics 2 November 2025 Ath.# Athlete rank Perf.# Performance rank Time Athlete Nation Date Place 1 1 1:49.36 Mollie O'Callaghan 24 October 2025 Toronto 2 1:49.77 O'Callaghan #2 18 October 2025 Westmont 2 3 1:50.23 Marrit Steenbergen 15 October 2026 Astana 2026 World Aquatics Cup (Astana) – Women's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011A00070201EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 15 October 2026 15 October 2026 3 4 1:50.31 Siobhán Haughey 16 December 2021 Abu Dhabi 5 1:50.33Steenbergen #2 4 December 2025 Lublin 2025 European Championships (25m) - Women's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000119000A0201EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 4 December 2025 4 December 2025 4 6 1:50.43 Sarah Sjöström 12 August 2017 Eindhoven 7 1:50.62Haughey #2 15 December 2024 Budapest 2024 World Aquatics Championships (25m) - Women's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800080201EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 15 December 2024 3 January 2025 8 1:50.65Haughey #3 26 November 2021 Eindhoven 2021 International Swimming League (Match 16) - Women's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500170201EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 26 November 2021 30 April 2025 9 1:50.66Haughey #4 19 November 2021 Eindhoven 2021 International Swimming League (Match 15) - Women's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500160201EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 19 November 2021 30 April 2025 10 1:50.77 O'Callaghan #3 11 October 2025 Carmel 2025 World Aquatics Cup (Carmel) - Women's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011900060201EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 11 October 2025 12 October 2025 11 1:50.78Sjöström #2 7 December 2014 Doha 12 1:50.87Haughey #5 15 October 2026 Astana 13 1:51.02Haughey #6 25 October 2024 Incheon 2024 World Aquatics Cup (Incheon) - Women's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800060201EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 25 October 2024 6 May 2025Haughey #7 9 October 2026 Tashkent 2026 World Aquatics Cup (Tashkent) – Women's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011A00060201EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 9 October 2026 9 October 2026 15 1:51.04Haughey #8 4 December 2021 Eindhoven 2021 International Swimming League (Final) - Women's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000115001B0201EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 4 December 2021 30 April 2025 16 1:51.08Haughey #9 2 October 2026 Baku 2026 World Aquatics Cup (Baku) – Women's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011A00050201EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 2 October 2026 2 October 2026 17 1:51.11Haughey #10 22 November 2020 Budapest 2020 International Swimming League (Final) - Women's 200m Freestyle Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000114020F0201EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 22 November 2020 30 April 2025 18 1:51.13Haughey #11 29 October 2022 Toronto 2022 FINA World Cup (Toronto) - Women's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700080201EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 29 October 2022 6 May 2025 5 19 1:51.17 Federica Pellegrini 13 December 2009 Istanbul 19 1:51.17Haughey #12 12 November 2021 Eindhoven 2021 International Swimming League (Match 12) - Women's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500130201EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 12 November 2021 30 April 2025 6 21 1:51.18 Katinka Hosszú 7 December 2014 Doha 22 1:51.19Haughey #13 10 November 2020 Budapest 2020 International Swimming League (Match 9) - Women's 200m Freestyle Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000114020B0201EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 10 November 2020 30 April 2025Haughey #14 4 November 2022 Indianapolis 2022 FINA World Cup (Indianapolis) - Women's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700090201EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 4 November 2022 5 November 2022 7 24 1:51.25 Li Bingjie 28 October 2022 Beijing Li Bingjie Posts 1:51.25 200 Free Chn Record, 15:41.80 1500 Asian Record https://swimswam.com/li-bingjie-posts-151-25-200-free-chn-record-1541-80-1500-asian-record/ SwimSwam Retta Race 28 October 2022 30 October 2022 25 1:51.36Haughey #15 15 November 2020 Budapest 2020 International Swimming League (Semifinal 1) - Women's 200m Freestyle Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000114020D0201EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 15 November 2020 30 April 2025Haughey #16 22 October 2022 Berlin 2022 FINA World Cup (Berlin) - Women's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700070201EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 22 October 2022 6 May 2025 8 1:51.38 Ariarne Titmus 11 December 2018 Hangzhou 14th FINA World Championships (25m) - Women's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000112010C0201EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 11 December 2018 30 April 2025 9 1:51.47 Minna Abraham 4 December 2025 Lublin 10 1:51.49 Mary-Sophie Harvey 15 December 2024 Budapest 11 1:51.61 Yang Junxuan 28 October 2022 Beijing 12 1:51.62 Claire Weinstein 15 December 2024 Budapest 13 1:51.65 Camille Muffat 15 November 2012 Angers 14 1:51.66 Emma McKeon 28 November 2015 Sydney Race Highlights: Cate Campbell Breaks 100 Free World Record https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/race-highlights-cate-campbell-breaks-100-free-world-record/ Swimming World Jason Marsteller 28 November 2015 6 May 2025 15 1:51.67 Allison Schmitt 19 December 2009 Manchester 2009 Duel in the Pool - Women's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000109000010000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 19 December 2009 30 April 2025 16 1:51.69 Femke Heemskerk 7 December 2014 Doha 17 1:51.75 Lani Pallister 15 December 2024 Budapest 24 October 2025 Toronto 18 1:51.81 Mallory Comerford 11 December 2018 Hangzhou 19 1:51.87 Freya Anderson 22 November 2020 Budapest 20 1:51.94 Freya Colbert 3 December 2025 Lublin 2025 European Championships (25m) - Women's 200m Freestyle Semifinals Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000119000A0201EE0102FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 3 December 2025 4 December 2025 4 December 2025 Lublin 21 1:52.10 Katie Ledecky 4 November 2022 Indianapolis 22 1:52.15 Rebecca Smith 14 December 2022 Melbourne 16th FINA World Championships (25m) - Women's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Final Results https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700030201F80104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf Omega Timing 14 December 2022 6 May 2025 23 1:52.19 Charlotte Bonnet 16 December 2017 Copenhagen 2017 European Short Course Championships - Women's 200m Freestyle Final Results https://copenhagen2017.microplustiming.com/export/NU/NU/pdf/CLS-ASF-200FR-FIN-ALL.pdf microplustiming.com 16 December 2017 6 May 2025 24 1:52.23 Madison Wilson 4 November 2022 Indianapolis 25 1:52.36 Anna Peplowski 15 October 2026 Astana Olympic champions Men List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)#200 metre freestyle List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men) § 200 m freestyle Edition Winner Time Notes FRA Paris 1900 Frederick Lane AUS 1900 Summer 2:25.2 Karl Ruberl set an Olympic record of 2:22.6 in the semifinals. 1904–1964not included in the program MEX Mexico City 1968 Michael Wenden AUS 1968 Summer 1:55.2 swimming FRG Munich 1972 Mark Spitz USA 1972 Summer 1:52.78 swimming CAN Montreal 1976 Bruce Furniss USA 1976 Summer 1:50.29 swimming URS Moscow 1980 Sergey Koplyakov URS 1980 Summer 1:49.81 swimming USA Los Angeles 1984 Michael Gross FRG 1984 Summer 1:47.44 swimming KOR Seoul 1988 Duncan Armstrong AUS 1988 Summer 1:47.25 swimming ESP Barcelona 1992 Yevgeny Sadovyi EUN 1992 Summer 1:46.70 swimming USA Atlanta 1996 Danyon Loader NZL 1996 Summer 1:47.63 AUS Sydney 2000 Pieter van den Hoogenband NED 2000 Summer 1:45.35 =swimmingPieter van den Hoogenband set a world record of 1:45.35 in the semifinals. GRE Athens 2004 Ian Thorpe AUS 2004 Summer 1:44.71 swimming CHN Beijing 2008 Michael Phelps USA 2008 Summer 1:42.96 swimming GBR London 2012 Yannick Agnel FRA 2012 Summer 1:43.14 BRA Rio de Janeiro 2016 Sun Yang CHN 2016 Summer 1:44.65 JPN Tokyo 2020 Tom Dean GBR 2020 Summer 1:44.22 FRA Paris 2024 David Popovici ROU 2024 Summer 1:44.72 Women List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)#200 metre freestyle List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women) § 200 m freestyle Edition Winner Time Notes MEX Mexico City 1968 Debbie Meyer USA 1968 Summer 2:10.5 swimming FRG Munich 1972 Shane Gould AUS 1972 Summer 2:03.56 swimming CAN Montreal 1976 Kornelia Ender GDR 1976 Summer 1:59.26 swimming URS Moscow 1980 Barbara Krause GDR 1980 Summer 1:58.33 swimming USA Los Angeles 1984 Mary Wayte USA 1984 Summer 1:59.23 swimming KOR Seoul 1988 Heike Friedrich GDR 1988 Summer 1:57.65 swimming ESP Barcelona 1992 Nicole Haislett USA 1992 Summer 1:57.90 USA Atlanta 1996 Claudia Poll CRC 1996 Summer 1:58.16 AUS Sydney 2000 Susie O'Neill AUS 2000 Summer 1:58.24 GRE Athens 2004 Camelia Potec ROU 2004 Summer 1:58.03 CHN Beijing 2008 Federica Pellegrini ITA 2008 Summer 1:54.82 swimming GBR London 2012 Allison Schmitt USA 2012 Summer 1:53.61 swimming BRA Rio de Janeiro 2016 Katie Ledecky USA 2016 Summer 1:53.73 JPN Tokyo 2020 Ariarne Titmus AUS 2020 Summer 1:53.50 swimming FRA Paris 2024 Mollie O'Callaghan AUS 2024 Summer 1:53.27 swimming World champions (long course) Men List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men)#200 metre freestyle List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men) § 200 m freestyle Edition Winner Time Notes YUG Belgrade 1973 Jim Montgomery USA 1:53.02 CR COL Cali 1975 Tim Shaw USA 1:51.04 CR FRG West Berlin 1978 Bill Forrester USA 1:51.02 CR ECU Guayaquil 1982 Michael Gross FRG 1:49.84 CR ESP Madrid 1986 Michael Gross FRG 1:47.92 CR AUS Perth 1991 Giorgio Lamberti ITA 1:47.27 CR ITA Rome 1994 Antti Kasvio FIN 1:47.32 AUS Perth 1998 Michael Klim AUS 1:47.41 JPN Fukuoka 2001 Ian Thorpe AUS 1:44.06 swimming ESP Barcelona 2003 Ian Thorpe AUS 1:45.14 CAN Montreal 2005 Michael Phelps USA 1:45.20 AUS Melbourne 2007 Michael Phelps USA 1:43.86 swimming ITA Rome 2009 Paul Biedermann GER 1:42.00 swimming CHN Shanghai 2011 Ryan Lochte USA 1:44.44 ESP Barcelona 2013 Yannick Agnel FRA 1:44.20 RUS Kazan 2015 James Guy GBR 1:45.14 HUN Budapest 2017 Sun Yang CHN 1:44.39 KOR Gwangju 2019 Sun Yang CHN 1:44.93 HUN Budapest 2022David Popovici ROU 1:43.21 JPN Fukuoka 2023Matt Richards GBR 1:44.30 QAT Doha 2024Hwang Sun-woo KOR 1:44.75 SGP Singapore 2025David Popovici ROU 1:43.53 Women List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)#200 metre freestyle List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women) § 200 m freestyle Edition Winner Time Notes YUG Belgrade 1973 Keena Rothhammer USA 2:04.99 CR COL Cali 1975 Shirley Babashoff USA 2:02.50 CR FRG West Berlin 1978 Cynthia Woodhead USA 1:58.53 swimming ECU Guayaquil 1982 Annemarie Verstappen NED 1:59.53 ESP Madrid 1986 Heike Friedrich GDR 1:58.26 CR AUS Perth 1991 Hayley Lewis AUS 2:00.48 ITA Rome 1994 Franziska van Almsick GER 1:56.78 swimming AUS Perth 1998 Claudia Poll CRC 1:58.90 JPN Fukuoka 2001 Giaan Rooney AUS 1:58.57 ESP Barcelona 2003 Alena Popchanka BLR 1:58.32 CAN Montreal 2005 Solenne Figuès FRA 1:58.60 AUS Melbourne 2007 Laure Manaudou FRA 1:55.52 swimming ITA Rome 2009 Federica Pellegrini ITA 1:52.98 swimming CHN Shanghai 2011 Federica Pellegrini ITA 1:55.58 ESP Barcelona 2013 Missy Franklin USA 1:54.81 RUS Kazan 2015 Katie Ledecky USA 1:55.16 HUN Budapest 2017 Federica Pellegrini ITA 1:54.73 KOR Gwangju 2019 Federica Pellegrini ITA 1:54.22 HUN Budapest 2022 Yang Junxuan CHN 1:54.92 JPN Fukuoka 2023Mollie O'Callaghan AUS 1:52.85 swimmingQAT Doha 2024Siobhán Haughey HKG 1:54.89 Singapore Singapore 2025Mollie O'Callaghan AUS 1:53.48 World champions (short course) Men List of World Swimming Championships (25 m) medalists (men)#200 metre freestyle Edition Winner Time Notes ESP Palma de Mallorca 1993 Antti Kasvio FIN 1:45.21 CR BRA Rio de Janeiro 1995 Gustavo Borges BRA 1:45.55 SWE Gothenburg 1997 Gustavo Borges BRA 1:45.45 HKG Hong Kong 1999 Ian Thorpe AUS 1:43.28 swimming GRE Athens 2000 Béla Szabados HUN 1:45.27 RUS Moscow 2002 Klete Keller USA 1:44.36 USA Indianapolis 2004 Michael Phelps USA 1:43.59 CHN Shanghai 2006 Ryk Neethling RSA 1:43.51 GBR Manchester 2008 Kenrick Monk AUS 1:43.46 UAE Dubai 2010 Ryan Lochte USA 1:41.08 CRTUR Istanbul 2012 Ryan Lochte USA 1:41.92 QAT Doha 2014 Chad le Clos RSA 1:41.45 CAN Windsor 2016Park Tae-hwan KOR 1:41.03 CRCHN Hangzhou 2018 Blake Pieroni USA 1:41.49 UAE Abu Dhabi 2021Hwang Sun-woo KOR 1:41.60 AUS Melbourne 2022Hwang Sun-woo KOR 1:39.72 CRHUN Budapest 2024Luke Hobson USA 1:38.61 swimming Women List of World Swimming Championships (25 m) medalists (women)#200 metre freestyle Edition Winner Time Notes ESP Palma de Mallorca 1993 Karen Pickering GBR 1:56.25 CR BRA Rio de Janeiro 1995 Claudia Poll CRC 1:55.42 swimming SWE Gothenburg 1997 Claudia Poll CRC 1:54.17 swimming HKG Hong Kong 1999 Martina Moravcová SVK 1:56.11 GRE Athens 2000 Yang Yu CHN 1:56.06 RUS Moscow 2002 Lindsay Benko USA 1:54.04 swimming USA Indianapolis 2004 Josefin Lillhage SWE 1:56.35 CHN Shanghai 2006 Yang Yu CHN 1:54.94 GBR Manchester 2008 Kylie Palmer AUS 1:54.41 UAE Dubai 2010 Camille Muffat FRA 1:52.29 CRTUR Istanbul 2012 Allison Schmitt USA 1:53.59 QAT Doha 2014 Sarah Sjöström SWE 1:50.78 swimmingCAN Windsor 2016 Federica Pellegrini ITA 1:51.73 CHN Hangzhou 2018 Ariarne Titmus AUS 1:51.38 UAE Abu Dhabi 2021Siobhán Haughey HKG 1:50.31 swimmingAUS Melbourne 2022Siobhán Haughey HKG 1:51.65 HUN Budapest 2024Siobhán Haughey HKG 1:50.62 Notes References Freestyle 0200 metres World record progression 0200 metres freestyle