World record progression 200 metres freestyle

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

This is a history of the progression of the world record for the 200 metres

FINA
, which oversees international competitive swimming and Aquatics.

The drop in world record times in 2008–2009 coincided with the introduction of polyurethane suits from Speedo (

X-Glide), Adidas (Hydrofoil) and Italian swimming suit manufacturer Jaked (all 100% polyurethane) in 2009. FINA's ban on non-textile suit came into effect in January 2010.[1]
FINA also released a list of approved suits.

The long course records are historically older than the short course records; the latter having only been recognized since the early 1990s.

Men

Long course

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

Short course

# Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
1 1:44.50 Michael Gross  West Germany 1 December 1981 West German Championships Bremen, West Germany
2 1:44.14 Michael Gross  West Germany 5 February 1988 Coca-Cola Meet Boulogne-Billancourt, France
3 1:43.64 Giorgio Lamberti  Italy 11 February 1990 World Cup Bonn, Germany
4 1:43.28 Ian Thorpe  Australia 1 April 1999 World Championships Hong Kong
5 1:42.54 Ian Thorpe  Australia 17 January 2000 World Cup Sydney, Australia
6 1:41.10 Ian Thorpe  Australia 6 February 2000 World Cup Berlin, Germany
7 1:40.83 Paul Biedermann  Germany 16 November 2008 World Cup Berlin, Germany [9]
8 1:39.37 Paul Biedermann  Germany 15 November 2009 World Cup Berlin, Germany [10]
9 1:38.91 r Luke Hobson  United States 13 December 2024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [11]
10 1:38.61 Luke Hobson  United States 15 December 2024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [12][13]

Women

Long course

# Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
1 2:56.0 Fanny Durack  Australia 4 March 1915 - Sydney, Australia
2 2:47.6 Charlotte Boyle  United States 25 August 1921 - New Brighton, United States
3 2:45.2 Gertrude Ederle  United States 4 April 1923 -
Brooklyn
, United States
4 2:40.6 Martha Norelius  United States 28 February 1926 - Miami, United States
5 2:34.6 Helene Madison  United States 6 March 1930 - St. Augustine, United States
6 2:28.6 Willy den Ouden  Netherlands 3 May 1933 - Rotterdam, Netherlands
7 2:27.6 Willy den Ouden  Netherlands 5 May 1934 - Dundee, United Kingdom
8 2:25.3 Willy den Ouden  Netherlands 8 September 1935 - Copenhagen, Denmark
9 2:24.6 Rie van Veen  Netherlands 26 February 1938 - Rotterdam, Netherlands
10 2:21.7 Ragnhild Hveger  Denmark 11 September 1938 - Aarhus, Denmark
11 2:20.7 Dawn Fraser  Australia 25 February 1956 - Sydney, Australia
12 2:19.3 Lorraine Crapp  Australia 25 August 1956 - Townsville, Australia
13 2:18.5 Lorraine Crapp  Australia 20 October 1956 - Sydney, Australia
14 2:17.7 Dawn Fraser  Australia 10 February 1958 - Adelaide, Australia
15 2:14.7 Dawn Fraser  Australia 22 February 1958 - Melbourne, Australia
16 2:11.6 Dawn Fraser  Australia 27 February 1960 - Sydney, Australia
17 2:10.5 Lillian Watson  United States 19 August 1966 - Lincoln, United States
18 2:09.7 Pam Kruse  United States 19 August 1967 AAU Nationals Philadelphia, United States
19 2:09.5 Susan Pederson  United States 6 July 1968 Santa Clara International Santa Clara, United States
20 2:08.8
Edith Wetzel
  United States 2 August 1968 AAU Nationals Lincoln, United States
21 2:07.9 h Linda Gustavson  United States 24 August 1968 US Olympic Trials Los Angeles, United States
22 2:06.7 Debbie Meyer  United States 24 August 1968 US Olympic Trials Los Angeles, United States
23 2:06.5 Shane Gould  Australia 1 May 1971 Coca-Cola International London, United Kingdom
24 2:05.8 Shane Gould  Australia 26 November 1971 - Sydney, Australia
25 2:05.21 Shirley Babashoff  United States 4 August 1972 US Olympic Trials Chicago, United States
26 2:03.56 Shane Gould  Australia 1 September 1972 Olympic Games Munich, West Germany
27 2:03.22 Kornelia Ender  East Germany 22 August 1974 European Championships Vienna, Austria
28 2:02.94 Shirley Babashoff  United States 23 August 1974 AAU National Outdoor Championships Concord, California, United States
28 2:02.94 = Shirley Babashoff  United States 31 August 1974 USA vs. GDR Dual Meet Concord, United States
29 2:02.27 Kornelia Ender  East Germany 15 March 1975 GDR vs. USSR Dual Meet Dresden, East Germany
30 1:59.78 Kornelia Ender  East Germany 2 June 1976 GDR National Championships East Berlin, East Germany
31 1:59.26 Kornelia Ender  East Germany 22 July 1976 Olympic Games Montreal, Canada
32 1:59.04 Barbara Krause  East Germany 2 July 1978 GDR National Championships East Berlin, East Germany
33 1:58.53 Cynthia Woodhead  United States 22 August 1978 World Championships West Berlin, West Germany
34 1:58.43 Cynthia Woodhead  United States 3 July 1979 Pan American Games San Juan, Puerto Rico
35 1:58.23 Cynthia Woodhead  United States 3 September 1979 World Cup Tokyo, Japan
36 1:57.75 Kristin Otto  East Germany 23 May 1984 GDR National Championships Magdeburg, East Germany
37 1:57.55 Heike Friedrich  East Germany 18 June 1986 GDR National Championships East Berlin, East Germany
38 1:56.78 Franziska van Almsick  Germany 6 September 1994 World Championships Rome, Italy
39 1:56.64 Franziska van Almsick  Germany 3 August 2002 European Championships Berlin, Germany
40 1:56.47 sf Federica Pellegrini  Italy 27 March 2007 World Championships Melbourne, Australia [14]
41 1:55.52 Laure Manaudou  France 28 March 2007 World Championships Melbourne, Australia [15]
42 1:55.45 h Federica Pellegrini  Italy 11 August 2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China
43 1:54.82 Federica Pellegrini  Italy 13 August 2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China
44 1:54.47 Federica Pellegrini  Italy 8 March 2009 Italian Championships Riccione, Italy [16]
45 1:53.67 sf Federica Pellegrini  Italy 28 July 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy [17]
46 1:52.98 Federica Pellegrini  Italy 29 July 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy [18]
47 1:52.85 Mollie O'Callaghan  Australia 26 July 2023 World Championships Fukuoka, Japan [19]
48 1:52.23 Ariarne Titmus  Australia 12 June 2024 Australian Trials Brisbane, Australia [20]

Short course

# Time Swimmer Date Event Place
011 1:55.841:55.84 Van Almsick, FranziskaGermany Franziska van Almsick January 9, 1993
World Cup
 Beijing, PR China [21]
022 1:55.421:55.42 Poll, ClaudiaCosta Rica Claudia Poll December 1, 1995
World Championships
 Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [22]
033 1:54.171:54.17 Poll, ClaudiaCosta Rica Claudia Poll April 18, 1997
World Championships
 Gothenburg, Västergötland, Sweden [22]
044 1:54.041:54.04 Benko, LindsayUnited States Lindsay Benko April 7, 2002
World Championships
 Moscow, Central Federal District, Russia [23][22]
055 1:53.291:53.29 Benko, Lindsey
Libby Lenton
 November 19, 2005
World Cup
 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia [24]
066 1:53.181:53.18 Balmy, CoralieFrance Coralie Balmy December 6, 2008 2008 French Championships Angers, France [25]
077 1:51.851:51.85 Pellegrini, FedericaItaly Federica Pellegrini December 14, 2008
European Championships
 Rijeka, Croatia [26]
088 1:51.171:51.17 Pellegrini, FedericaItaly Federica Pellegrini December 13, 2009
European Championships
 Istanbul, Turkey [27]
089 1:50.781:50.78 Sjöström, SarahSweden Sarah Sjöström December 7, 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [28]
0910 1:50.431:50.43 Sjöström, SarahSweden Sarah Sjöström August 12, 2017 World Cup
Netherland
 [29]
1011 1:50.431:50.31 Haughey, SiobhanHong Kong Siobhán Haughey December 16, 2021 World Championships Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates [30]

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
Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 1:42.00 Paul Biedermann  Germany 28 July 2009 Rome [8]
2 1:42.81 Biedermann #2 31 July 2009 Rome
2 3 1:42.96 Michael Phelps  United States 12 August 2008 Beijing [7]
3 4 1:42.97 David Popovici  Romania 15 August 2022 Rome [32]
5 1:43.13 Popovici #2 21 June 2024 Belgrade
4 6 1:43.14 Yannick Agnel  France 30 July 2012 London [33]
7 1:43.21 Popovici #3 20 June 2022 Budapest
8 1:43.22 Phelps #2 28 July 2009 Rome [8]
9 1:43.31 Phelps #3 13 August 2008 Beijing [34]
10 1:43.65 Biedermann #3 27 July 2009 Rome
11 1:43.86 Phelps #4 27 March 2007 Melbourne [6]
5 12 1:43.90 Danila Izotov  Russia 28 July 2009 Rome [8]
13 1:44.02 Biedermann #4 31 July 2009 Rome [35]
6 14 1:44.06 Ian Thorpe  Australia 25 July 2001 Fukuoka [5]
15 1:44.10 Phelps #5 1 July 2008
Omaha
7 16 1:44.14 Lukas Märtens  Germany 27 April 2024 Berlin [36]
17 1:44.20 Agnel #2 30 July 2013 Barcelona
8 18 1:44.22 Tom Dean  Great Britain 27 July 2021 Tokyo [37]
19 1:44.23 Phelps #6 8 July 2009 Indianapolis [38]
9 20 1:44.26 Duncan Scott  Great Britain 27 July 2021 Tokyo [37]
10 21 1.44.30 Matt Richards  Great Britain 25 July 2023 Fukuoka [39]
22 1:44.32 Dean #2 25 July 2023 Fukuoka [39]
11 23 1.44.38
Danas Rapsys
  Lithuania 17 August 2019 Singapore [40]
12 24 1.44.39 Sun Yang  China 25 July 2017 Budapest [41]
25 1:44.40 Popovici #4 19 June 2022 Budapest
13 25 1.44.40 Hwang Sun-woo  South Korea 27 September 2023 Hangzhou [42]
14 1:44.44 Ryan Lochte  United States 26 July 2011 Shanghai [43]
15 1:44.65 Katsuhiro Matsumoto  Japan 5 April 2021 Tokyo [44]
Pan Zhanle  China 4 May 2023 Hangzhou [45]
17 1:44.66 Fernando Scheffer  Brazil 27 July 2021 Tokyo [37]
18 1:44.74
Kieran Smith
  United States 28 July 2021 Tokyo
19 1:44.79 Martin Malyutin  Russia 21 May 2021 Budapest
Maximillian Giuliani  Australia 12 December 2023 Brisbane [46]
Luke Hobson  United States 29 July 2024 Paris [47]
22 1:44.80 Park Tae-hwan  South Korea 13 November 2010 Guangzhou
23 1:44.89 Pieter van den Hoogenband  Netherlands 2 August 2002 Berlin
24 1:44.90 Clyde Lewis  Australia 22 July 2019 Gwangju [48]
25 1:44.95 David Walters  United States 8 July 2009 Indianapolis [38]
Ricky Berens  United States 31 July 2009 Rome [35]

Men short course

  • Correct as of December 2024[49]
Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 1:38.61 Luke Hobson  United States 15 December 2024 Budapest [12]
2 1:38.91 Hobson #2 13 December 2024 Budapest [11]
2 3 1:39.37 Paul Biedermann  Germany 15 November 2009 Berlin [10]
3 4 1:39.70 Yannick Agnel  France 15 November 2012 Angers [50]
4 5 1:39.72 Hwang Sun-woo  South Korea 18 December 2022 Melbourne [51]
6 1:39.81 Biedermann #2 13 December 2009 Istanbul [52]
5 7 1:39.83 Duncan Scott  Great Britain 2 November 2024 Singapore [53]
6 8 1:40.08 Danila Izotov  Russia 13 December 2009 Istanbul [52]
9 1:40.25 Scott #2 22 November 2020 Budapest
10 1:40.29 Scott #3 26 October 2024 Incheon
7 11 1:40.36 Maximillian Giuliani  Australia 15 December 2024 Budapest [12]
8 12 1:40.49 Townley Haas  United States 22 November 2020 Budapest
9 13 1:40.64 Edward Sommerville  Australia 25 September 2024 Adelaide [54]
10 14 1:40.65 Matthew Sates  South Africa 3 October 2021 Berlin [55]
15 1:40.73 Giuliani #2 13 December 2024 Budapest [11]
16 1:40.76 Scott #4 15 November 2020 Budapest
11 17 1:40.79 David Popovici  Romania 18 December 2022 Melbourne [51]
12 18 1:40.80 Brent Hayden  Canada 15 November 2009 Berlin [10]
Cameron McEvoy  Australia 25 November 2015 Sydney
14 20 1:40.82 Kyle Chalmers  Australia 3 October 2021 Berlin [55]
21 1:40.83 Biedermann #3 16 November 2008 Berlin [9]
15 22 1:40.85
Danas Rapsys
  Lithuania 14 December 2017 Copenhagen
16 23 1:40.86 Tom Dean  Great Britain 18 December 2022 Melbourne [51]
24 1:40.87 Izotov #2 13 December 2009 Istanbul [56]
25 1:40.88 Sates #2 23 October 2022 Berlin
17 25 1:40.88 Shaine Casas  United States 13 December 2024 Budapest [57]
18 1:40.89 Darian Townsend  South Africa 15 November 2009 Berlin [10]
19 1:40.91 Léon Marchand  France 2 November 2024 Singapore [53]
20 1:41.01 Aleksandr Shchegolev  Russia 19 November 2021 Eindhoven [58]
Matt Richards  Great Britain 9 December 2023 Otopeni [59]
22 1:41.03 Park Tae-hwan  South Korea 7 December 2016 Windsor
Dominik Kozma  Hungary 7 August 2017 Berlin
24 1:41.04 Kieran Smith  United States 16 December 2022 Melbourne [60]
25 1:41.08 Ryan Lochte  United States 15 December 2010 Dubai

Women long course

  • Correct as of March 2025[61]
Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 1:52.23 Ariarne Titmus  Australia 12 June 2024 Brisbane [20]
2 2 1:52.48 Mollie O'Callaghan  Australia 12 June 2024 Brisbane [20]
3 1:52.85 O'Callaghan #2 26 July 2023 Fukuoka [19]
3 4 1:52.98 Federica Pellegrini  Italy 29 July 2009 Rome [18]
5 1:53.01 Titmus #2 26 July 2023 Fukuoka [19]
6 1:53.09 Titmus #3 14 June 2021 Adelaide [62]
7 1:53.27 O'Callaghan #3 29 July 2024 Paris
8 1:53.31 Titmus #4 20 May 2022 Adelaide
9 1:53.50 Titmus #5 28 July 2021 Tokyo [63]
10 1:53.52 O'Callaghan #4 1 August 2024 Paris [64]
11 1:53.57 O'Callaghan #5 20 April 2024 Gold Coast
4 12 1:53.61 Allison Schmitt  United States 31 July 2012 London
5 13 1:53.65 Summer McIntosh  Canada 26 July 2023 Fukuoka [19]
14 1:53.66 O'Callaghan #6 27 July 2023 Fukuoka
15 1:53.67 Pellegrini #2 28 July 2009 Rome [17]
16 1:53.69 McIntosh #2 14 May 2024 Toronto
6 17 1:53.73 Katie Ledecky  United States 9 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro [65]
18 1:53.81 Titmus #6 29 July 2024 Paris
19 1:53.83 O'Callaghan #7 15 June 2023 Melbourne
20 1:53.89 Titmus #7 29 July 2022 Birmingham [66]
21 1:53.91 McIntosh #3 2 April 2023 Toronto
7 22 1:53.92
Siobhan Haughey
  Hong Kong 29 July 2021 Tokyo [63]
23 1:53.96 Haughey #2 26 July 2023 Fukuoka [19]
24 1:54.01 O'Callaghan #8 29 July 2022 Birmingham [66]
8 25 1:54.08 Sarah Sjöström  Sweden 9 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro [65]
25 1:54.08 Haughey #3 21 October 2023 Budapest
9 1:54.26 Tang Muhan  China 26 September 2021 Xi'an [67]
10 1:54.37 Yang Junxuan  China 29 July 2021 Tokyo [68]
11 1:54.44 Taylor Ruck  Canada 9 August 2018 Tokyo [69]
12 1:54.55 Emma McKeon  Australia 14 June 2021 Adelaide [62]
13 1:54.66 Camille Muffat  France 6 June 2012 Canet-en-Roussillon
14 1:54.68 Femke Heemskerk  Netherlands 3 April 2015 Eindhoven
15 1:54.70 Penny Oleksiak  Canada 28 July 2021 Tokyo [63]
16 1:54.81 Missy Franklin  United States 31 July 2013 Barcelona
17 1:54.85 Rikako Ikee  Japan 9 August 2018 Tokyo [69]
18 1:54.88 Claire Weinstein  United States 1 August 2024 Paris [64]
19 1:54.95 Charlotte Bonnet  France 6 August 2018 Glasgow
20 1:54.96 Liu Yaxin  China 23 March 2025 Qingdao
21 1:54.97 Sara Isaković  Slovenia 13 August 2008 Beijing [70]
22 1:55.05 Pang Jiaying  China 13 August 2008 Beijing [70]
23 1:55.08 Veronika Andrusenko  Russia 25 July 2017 Budapest
24 1:55.12 Barbora Seemanová  Czech Republic 16 May 2024 London [71]
25 1:55.25 Bronte Barratt  Australia 9 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro [65]
Shen Duo  China 9 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro [65]

Women short course

  • Correct as of December 2024[72]
Pos Time Swimmer Date Venue Ref
1 1:50.31  Siobhán Haughey (HKG) 16 December 2021 Abu Dhabi [73][74]
2 1:50.43  Sarah Sjöström (SWE) 12 August 2017 Eindhoven
3 1:51.17  Federica Pellegrini (ITA) 13 December 2009 Istanbul
4 1:51.18  Katinka Hosszú (HUN) 7 December 2014 Doha
5 1:51.25  Li Bingjie (CHN) 28 October 2022 Beijing [75]
6 1:51.38  Ariarne Titmus (AUS) 11 December 2018 Hangzhou
7 1:51.49  Mary-Sophie Harvey (CAN) 15 December 2024 Budapest [76]
8 1:51.61  Yang Junxuan (CHN) 28 October 2022 Beijing [77]
9 1:51.62  Claire Weinstein (USA) 15 December 2024 Budapest [78]
10 1:51.65  Camille Muffat (FRA) 15 November 2012 Angers
11 1:51.66  Emma McKeon (AUS) 25 November 2015 Sydney
12 1:51.67  Allison Schmitt (USA) 19 December 2009 Manchester
13 1:51.69  Femke Heemskerk (NED) 7 December 2014 Doha
14 1:51.75  Lani Pallister (AUS) 15 December 2024 Budapest [79]
15 1:51.81  Mallory Comerford (USA) 11 December 2018 Hangzhou
16 1:51.87  Freya Anderson (GBR) 22 November 2020 Budapest
17 1:52.10  Katie Ledecky (USA) 4 November 2022 Indianapolis [80]
18 1:52.15  Rebecca Smith (CAN) 14 December 2022 Melbourne
19 1:52.19  Charlotte Bonnet (FRA) 16 December 2017 Copenhagen
20 1:52.23  Madison Wilson (AUS) 4 November 2022 Indianapolis [81]
21 1:52.28  Marrit Steenbergen (NED) 18 December 2022 Melbourne
22 1:52.46  Veronika Andrusenko (RUS) 5 December 2015 Netanya
23 1:52.50  Taylor Ruck (CAN) 6 December 2016 Windsor
24 1:52.52  Melani Costa (ESP) 10 August 2013 Berlin
 Madeline Groves (AUS) 30 August 2016 Berlin

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:52.52:

  • Siobhán Haughey also swam 1:50.62 (2024), 1:50.65 (2021), 1:50.66 (2021), 1:51.04 (2021), 1:51.11 (2020), 1:51.13 (2022), 1:51.17 (2021), 1:51.19 (2020, 2022), 1:51.36 (2020, 2022), 1:51.42 (2020), 1:51.46 (2024), 1:51.65 (2022), 1:51.67 (2020), 1:51.80 (2024), 1:51.88 (2020), 1:51.99 (2019), 1:52.25 (2021), 1:52.50 (2021).
  • Sarah Sjöström also swam 1:50.78 (2014), 1:51.44 (2014), 1:51.56 (2017), 1:51.60 (2018), 1:51.63 (2017), 1:51.77 (2017), 1:51.92 (2018), 1:52.00 (2017), 1:52.25 (2018), 1:52.26 (2013), 1:52.35 (2018).
  • Katinka Hosszú also swam 1:51.41 (2014), 1:51.44 (2014), 1:51.50 (2014), 1:51.84 (2014), 1:52.08 (2016), 1:52.25 (2014), 1:52.28 (2016), 1:52.32 (2013, 2013), 1:52.45 (2014).
  • Federica Pellegrini also swam 1:51.63 (2017), 1:51.73 (2016), 1:51.85 (2008), 1:51.89 (2015), 1:52.05 (2017), 1:52.33 (2009).
  • Femke Heemskerk also swam 1:51.72 (2014), 1:51.91 (2018), 1:52.04 (2018), 1:52.22 (2018), 1:52.23 (2017), 1:52.24 (2017, 2020), 1:52.25 (2013), 1:52.36 (2018), 1:52.42 (2010, 2017), 1:52.46 (2014).
  • Emma McKeon also swam 1:51.83 (2020), 1:52.40 (2013), 1:52.49 (2015).
  • Yang Junxuan also swam 1:52.07 (2024).
  • Allison Schmitt also swam 1:52.08 (2011), 1:52.17 (2020).
  • Freya Anderson also swam 1:52.14 (2024), 1:52.16 (2023).
  • Camille Muffat also swam 1:52.20 (2012), 1:52.28 (2012), 1:52.29 (2010).
  • Ariarne Titmus also swam 1:52.22 (2018).
  • Rebecca Smith also swam 1:52.24 (2021, 2022).
  • Katie Ledecky also swam 1:52.31 (2022).
  • Charlotte Bonnet also swam 1:52.36 (2018).
  • Claire Weinstein also swam 1:52.51 (2024).
  • Mallory Comerford also swam 1:52.52 (2018).

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