World record progression 200 metres individual medley

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The first world record in the

International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1956
, followed by the women a year later. In the short course (25 metres) swimming events the world's governing body recognizes world records since March 3, 1991.

Men

Long course

TIME SWIMMER NATIONALITY DATE MEET PLACE REF
2:30.7 George Harrison  United States August 24, 1956 Los Angeles
2:29.1 Frank Brunnell  United States July 19, 1958 Akron, Ohio
2:26.2 Gary Heinrich  United States June 27, 1959 Los Angeles, California
2:24.7 Lance Larson  United States July 11, 1959 Santa Clara, California
2:22.2 John McGill  United States July 23, 1960 Toledo, Ohio
2:22.1 Ted Stickles  United States July 23, 1960 Toledo, Ohio
2:21.3 Ted Stickles  United States July 2, 1961 Chicago
2:20.5 Ted Stickles  United States July 22, 1961 Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
2:19.6 Ted Stickles  United States August 19, 1961 Men's NAAA Championships Los Angeles, California
2:15.9 Ted Stickles  United States August 19, 1961 Los Angeles, California
2:15.5 Dick Roth  United States August 2, 1964 Los Altos, California
2:14.9 Dick Roth  United States August 15, 1964 Maumee, Ohio
2:13.1 Greg Buckingham  United States July 24, 1966 Los Altos, California
2:12.4 Greg Buckingham  United States August 21, 1966 Lincoln, Nebraska
2:11.3 Greg Buckingham  United States August 23, 1967 Oak Park, California
2:10.6 Charlie Hickcox  United States August 31, 1968 US Olympic Trials Los Angeles, California
2:09.6 Gary Hall Sr.  United States August 17, 1969 Louisville, Kentucky
2:09.5 Gary Hall Sr.  United States August 23, 1970 AAU Championships Los Angeles, California
2:09.3 Gunnar Larsson  Sweden September 12, 1970 European Championships
Barcelona, Spain
2:09.30 Gary Hall Sr.  United States August 2, 1972 Chicago
2:07.17 Gunnar Larsson  Sweden September 3, 1972 Olympic Games Munich, West Germany
2:06.32 David Wilkie  United Kingdom August 24, 1974 European Championships
Vienna, Austria
2:06.32 = Steve Furniss  United States September 1, 1974 Concord, California
2:06.08 Bruce Furniss  United States August 23, 1975 Kansas City, Missouri
2:05.31 Graham Smith  Canada August 4, 1977
Montreal, Canada
2:05.24 Aleksandr Sidorenko  Soviet Union July 9, 1978 Moscow, Soviet Union
2:04.39 Steve Lundquist  United States August 2, 1978 The Woodlands, Texas
2:03.56 Graham Smith  Canada August 24, 1978 World Championships West Berlin, West Germany
2:03.29 Jesse Vassallo  United States July 6, 1979 San Juan, Puerto Rico
2:03.24 Bill Barrett  United States August 1, 1980 Irvine, California
2:03.01 Jeremy Reingold  South Africa September 26, 1980 Cape Town, South Africa
2:02.78 Alex Baumann  Canada July 29, 1981 Heidelberg, West Germany
2:02.25 Alex Baumann  Canada October 1982 Commonwealth Games
Brisbane, Queensland
2:01.42 Alex Baumann  Canada August 4, 1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, California
2:00.56 Tamás Darnyi  Hungary August 23, 1987 European Championships
Strasbourg, France
2:00.17 Tamás Darnyi  Hungary September 25, 1988 Olympic Games
Seoul, South Korea
2:00.11 David Wharton  United States August 20, 1989 Pan Pacific Championships
Tokyo, Japan
1:59.36 Tamás Darnyi  Hungary January 13, 1991 World Championships
Perth, Western Australia
1:58.16 Jani Sievinen  Finland September 11, 1994 World Championships
Rome, Italy
1:57.94 Michael Phelps  United States June 29, 2003 Santa Clara Invitational Santa Clara, California
1:57.52 Michael Phelps  United States July 24, 2003 World Championships Barcelona, Spain
1:56.04 Michael Phelps  United States July 25, 2003 World Championships Barcelona, Spain
1:55.94 Michael Phelps  United States August 9, 2003 USA Summer Nationals College Park, Maryland
1:55.84 Michael Phelps  United States August 20, 2006 Pan Pacific Championships
Victoria, Canada
1:54.98 Michael Phelps  United States March 29, 2007 World Championships
Melbourne, Victoria
[1]
1:54.80 Michael Phelps  United States July 4, 2008
US Olympic Trials
Omaha, Nebraska [2]
1:54.23 Michael Phelps  United States August 15, 2008 Olympic Games
Beijing, China
1:54.10 Ryan Lochte  United States July 30, 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy [3]
1:54.00 Ryan Lochte  United States July 28, 2011 World Championships
Shanghai, China
[4]

Short course

# Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
1 1:57.19 Jani Sievinen  Finland 17 January 1992 - Kuopio, Finland
2 1:56.84 Jani Sievinen  Finland 22 January 1993 - Helsinki, Finland
3 1:56.62 Jani Sievinen  Finland 7 February 1993 World Cup Paris, France
4 1:55.59 Jani Sievinen  Finland 10 February 1993 World Cup Malmö, Sweden
5 1:54.65 Jani Sievinen  Finland 21 April 1994 - Kuopio, Finland
5 1:54.65 = Attila Czene  Hungary 23 March 2000 NCAA Division I Championships Minneapolis, United States
6 1:53.93 George Bovell  Trinidad and Tobago 25 March 2004 NCAA Division I Championships East Meadow, United States
7 1:53.46 László Cseh  Hungary 8 December 2005 European Championships Trieste, Italy
8 1:53.31 Ryan Lochte  United States 7 April 2006 World Championships Shanghai, China
9 1:53.14 Thiago Pereira  Brazil 18 November 2007 World Cup Berlin, Germany
10 1:52.99 László Cseh  Hungary 13 December 2007 European Championships Debrecen, Hungary
11 1:51.56 Ryan Lochte  United States 11 April 2008
World Championships
Manchester, United Kingdom
12 1:51.55 Darian Townsend  South Africa 15 November 2009 World Cup Berlin, Germany
13 1:50.08 Ryan Lochte  United States 17 December 2010
World Championships
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
14 1:49.63 Ryan Lochte  United States 14 December 2012
World Championships
Istanbul, Turkey
15 1:48.88 Léon Marchand  France 1 November 2024 World Cup Singapore [5]

Women

Long course

TIME SWIMMER NATIONALITY DATE MEET PLACE
2:48.2 Patty Kempner  United States April 27, 1957 Chicago
2:47.7 Becky Collins  United States July 20, 1958 Akron, Ohio
2:43.2 Sylvia Ruuska  United States August 16, 1958 Fresno, California
2:40.3 Sylvia Ruuska  United States January 14, 1959
Hobart, Tasmania
2:40.1 Donna de Varona  United States May 13, 1961 Redding, California
2:37.1 Donna de Varona  United States July 9, 1961
Tenri
, Japan
2:35.0 Donna de Varona  United States August 12, 1961 Philadelphia
2:33.3 Donna de Varona  United States August 18, 1962 Chicago
2:31.8 Donna de Varona  United States July 27, 1963 Los Angeles
2:30.1 Donna de Varona  United States July 11, 1964 Los Angeles, California
2:29.9 Donna de Varona  United States August 1, 1964 Los Altos, California
2:29.0 Lynn Vidali  United States July 22, 1966 Los Altos, California
2:27.8 Claudia Kolb  United States August 21, 1966 Lincoln, Nebraska
2:27.5 Claudia Kolb  United States July 8, 1967 Santa Clara, California
2:26.1 Claudia Kolb  United States July 30, 1967
Winnipeg, Canada
2:25.0 Claudia Kolb  United States August 18, 1967 Philadelphia
2:23.5 Claudia Kolb  United States August 25, 1967 Los Angeles, California
2:23.07 Shane Gould  Australia August 28, 1972 Olympic Games Munich, West Germany
2:23.01 Kornelia Ender  East Germany April 13, 1973 East Berlin, East Germany
2:20.51
Andrea Hubner
 East Germany September 4, 1973 World Championships Belgrade, Yugoslavia
2:18.97 Ulrike Tauber  East Germany August 18, 1974 European Championships
Vienna, Austria
2:18.83 Ulrike Tauber  East Germany June 10, 1975 Wittenberg, West Germany
2:18.30 Ulrike Tauber  East Germany March 12, 1976 Tallinn, Soviet Union
2:17.14 Kornelia Ender  East Germany June 5, 1976 East Berlin, East Germany
2:16.96 Ulrike Tauber  East Germany July 10, 1977 Leipzig, East Germany
2:15.95 Ulrike Tauber  East Germany August 20, 1977 European Championships Jönköping, Sweden
2:15.85 Ulrike Tauber  East Germany August 28, 1977 East Berlin, East Germany
2:15.09 Tracy Caulkins  United States August 2, 1978 The Woodlands, Texas
2:14.07 Tracy Caulkins  United States August 20, 1978 World Championships West Berlin, West Germany
2:13.69 Tracy Caulkins  United States January 5, 1980 Austin, Texas
2:13.00 Petra Schneider  East Germany May 24, 1980 East Berlin, East Germany
2:11.73 Ute Geweniger  East Germany July 4, 1981 Magdeburg, East Germany
2:11.65 Lin Li  China July 30, 1992 Olympic Games
Barcelona, Spain
2:09.72 Wu Yanyan  China October 17, 1997 China's National Games
Shanghai, China
2:08.92 Stephanie Rice  Australia March 25, 2008 Australian Championships & Olympic Trials
Sydney, New South Wales
2:08.45 Stephanie Rice  Australia August 13, 2008 Olympic Games
Beijing, China
2:07.03 Ariana Kukors  United States July 26, 2009 World Championships
Rome, Italy
2:06.15 Ariana Kukors  United States July 27, 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy
2:06.12 Katinka Hosszú  Hungary August 3, 2015 World Championships Kazan, Russia

Short course

# Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
1 2:07.79 Allison Wagner  United States 5 December 1993 World Championships Palma de Mallorca, Spain
2 2:06.13 Kirsty Coventry  Zimbabwe 12 April 2008 World Championships Manchester, United Kingdom
3 2:06.01 Evelyn Verrasztó  Hungary 6 November 2009 World Cup Moscow, Russia
4 2:04.64 Evelyn Verrasztó  Hungary 10 December 2009 European Championships Istanbul, Turkey [6]
5 2:04.60 Julia Smit  United States 19 December 2009 Duel in the Pool Manchester, United Kingdom [7]
6 2:04.39 h Katinka Hosszú  Hungary 7 August 2013 World Cup Eindhoven, Netherlands [8]
7 2:03.20 Katinka Hosszú  Hungary 7 August 2013 World Cup Eindhoven, Netherlands [9]
8 2:02.61 Katinka Hosszú  Hungary 27 August 2014 World Cup Doha, Qatar [10]
9 2:02.13 Katinka Hosszú  Hungary 31 August 2014 World Cup Dubai, United Arab Emirates [11]
10 2:01.86 Katinka Hosszú  Hungary 6 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [12]
11 2:01.63 Kate Douglass  United States 10 December 2024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [13]

All-time top 25

Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 200 m individual medley times and the top 25 athletes:
- denotes top performance for athletes in the top 25 200 m individual medley times
- denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 200 m individual medley times, by repeat athletes
- denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 athletes who fall outside the top 25 200 m individual medley times

Men long course

Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 1:54.00 Ryan Lochte  United States 28 July 2011 Shanghai [4]
2 2 1:54.06 Léon Marchand  France 2 August 2024 Paris [15]
3 1:54.10 Lochte #2 30 July 2009 Rome [3]
3 4 1:54.16 Michael Phelps  United States 28 July 2011 Shanghai [4]
5 1:54.23 Phelps #2 15 August 2008 Beijing
6 1:54.27 Phelps #3 2 August 2012 London
7 1:54.43 Lochte #3 21 August 2010 Irvine
8 1:54.56 Lochte #4 10 July 2009 Indianapolis
4 9 1:54.62 Wang Shun  China 24 September 2023 Hangzhou [16]
10 1:54.66 Phelps #4 11 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro [17]
11 1:54.75 Phelps #5 9 August 2015 San Antonio
12 1:54.80 Phelps #6 4 July 2008
Omaha
[2]
13 1:54.82 Marchand #2 27 July 2023 Fukuoka [18]
14 1:54.84 Lochte #5 6 August 2010 Irvine
Phelps #7 30 June 2012 Omaha
16 1:54.90 Lochte #6 2 August 2012 London
17 1:54.93 Lochte #7 30 June 2012 Omaha
18 1:54.98 Phelps #8 29 March 2007 Melbourne [1]
Lochte #8 1 August 2013 Barcelona
20 1:55.00 Wang #2 30 July 2021 Tokyo [19]
5 21 1:55.07 Kosuke Hagino  Japan 9 April 2016 Tokyo [20]
6 22 1:55.18 László Cseh  Hungary 29 July 2009 Rome [21]
22 1:55.18 Lochte #9 29 July 2009 Rome [21]
24 1:55.22 Lochte #10 4 July 2008 Omaha [2]
Marchand #3 22 June 2022 Budapest
7 1:55.24 Shaine Casas  United States 30 July 2022 Irvine [22]
8 1:55.26 Michael Andrew  United States 17 June 2021 Omaha [23]
9 1:55.28 Duncan Scott  Great Britain 30 July 2021 Tokyo [19]
10 1:55.36 Eric Shanteau  United States 30 July 2009 Rome [3]
11 1:55.40 Chase Kalisz  United States 11 August 2018 Tokyo
12 1:55.55 Thiago Pereira  Brazil 30 July 2009 Rome [3]
Daiya Seto  Japan 18 January 2020 Beijing
14 1:55.65 Carson Foster  United States 21 June 2024 Indianapolis [24]
15 1:55.72 Mitch Larkin  Australia 12 June 2019 Brisbane
16 1:55.76 Philip Heintz  Germany 16 June 2017 Berlin
17 1:56.07 Tom Dean  Great Britain 27 July 2023 Fukuoka [18]
Finlay Knox  Canada 18 May 2024 Toronto [25]
19 1:56.17 Jérémy Desplanches  Switzerland 30 July 2021 Tokyo [19]
20 1:56.21 Alberto Razzetti  Italy 28 November 2023 Riccione [26]
21 1:56.31 Hugo González  Spain 6 June 2021 Barcelona
22 1:56.35 Tomoyuki Matsushita  Japan 22 March 2025 Tokyo [27]
23 1:56.64 Max Litchfield  Great Britain 26 July 2017 Budapest
24 1:56.69 Leith Brodie  Australia 30 July 2009 Rome [3]
25 1:56.75 Ilya Borodin  Russia 24 July 2024 Yekaterinburg [28]

Men short course

  • Correct as of December 2024[29]
Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 1:48.88 Léon Marchand  France 1 November 2024 Singapore [5]
2 2 1:49.51 Shaine Casas  United States 10 December 2024 Budapest [30]
3 3 1:49.63 Ryan Lochte  United States 14 December 2012 Istanbul
4 1:50.08 Lochte #2 17 December 2010 Dubai
4 5 1:50.15 Matthew Sates  South Africa 13 December 2022 Melbourne [31]
6 1:50.30 Marchand #2 19 October 2024 Shanghai [32]
7 1:50.37 Casas #2 19 October 2022 Toronto
5 8 1:50.47 Kosuke Hagino  Japan 5 December 2014 Doha
6 9 1:50.66 Daiya Seto  Japan 29 October 2021 Kazan
10 1:50.76 Seto #2 21 December 2019 Las Vegas
7 11 1:50.85 Andreas Vazaios  Greece 6 December 2019 Glasgow
8 12 1:50.88 Alberto Razzetti  Italy 10 December 2024 Budapest [30]
9 13 1:50.90 Finlay Knox  Canada 10 December 2024 Budapest [30]
14 1:50.91 Marchand #3 25 October 2024 Incheon
10 15 1:50.96 Carson Foster  United States 13 December 2022 Melbourne [31]
11 16 1:50.98 Duncan Scott  Great Britain 8 December 2023 Otopeni [33]
12 17 1:51.01 Wang Shun  China 11 December 2018 Hangzhou
18 1:51.04 Knox #2 13 December 2022 Melbourne [31]
19 1:51.08 Scott #2 19 October 2024 Shanghai [32]
20 1:51.09 Seto #3 29 September 2018 Eindhoven
21 1:51.12 Seto #4 11 September 2021 Naples
13 22 1:51.14 Caeleb Dressel  United States 11 September 2021 Naples
22 1:51.14 Scott #3 1 November 2024 Singapore [5]
24 1:51.15 Vazaios #2 29 September 2021 Naples
Seto #5 16 December 2021 Dubai
14 1:51.36 László Cseh  Hungary 4 December 2015 Netanya
15 1:51.53 Andrew Seliskar  United States 21 November 2020 Budapest
16 1:51.55 Darian Townsend  South Africa 15 November 2009 Berlin
17 1:51.56 Chad le Clos  South Africa 1 September 2014 Dubai
18 1:51.72 Markus Rogan  Austria 10 December 2009 Istanbul
19 1:51.74 Tomoe Hvas  Norway 6 December 2019 Berlin
20 1:51.78 Noè Ponti  Switzerland 19 October 2024 Shanghai [32]
21 1:51.89 Michael Phelps  United States 23 October 2011 Berlin
22 1:51.92 Philip Heintz  Germany 31 August 2016 Berlin
23 1:51.97 Tomoru Honda  Japan 23 October 2022 Tokyo [34]
24 1:52.01 Kenneth To  Australia 11 August 2013 Berlin [35]
25 1:52.06 Leonardo Santos  Brazil 15 November 2020 Budapest

Women long course

  • Correct as of December 2024[36]
Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 2:06.12 Katinka Hosszú  Hungary 3 August 2015 Kazan [37]
2 2 2:06.15 Ariana Kukors  United States 27 July 2009 Rome [38]
3 3 2:06.56 Summer McIntosh  Canada 3 August 2024 Paris [39]
4 2:06.58 Hosszú #2 9 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro [40]
4 5 2:06.63 Kaylee McKeown  Australia 10 June 2024 Brisbane [41]
5 6 2:06.79 Kate Douglass  United States 22 June 2024 Indianapolis [42]
7 2:06.84 Hosszú #3 2 August 2015 Kazan
6 8 2:06.88 Siobhan-Marie O'Connor  Great Britain 9 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro [40]
9 2:06.89 McIntosh #2 30 March 2023 Toronto
10 2:06.92 Douglass #2 3 August 2024 Paris [39]
11 2:06.99 McKeown #2 17 April 2024 Gold Coast
12 2:07.00 Hosszú #4 24 July 2017 Budapest
13 2:07.02 Hosszú #5 21 July 2019 Gwangju
14 2:07.03 Kukors #2 26 July 2009 Rome [43]
7 14 2:07.03 Stephanie Rice  Australia 27 July 2009 Rome [38]
16 2:07.05 Douglass #3 12 February 2024 Doha
17 2:07.06 McIntosh #3 19 May 2024 Toronto [44]
18 2:07.09 Douglass #4 1 July 2023 Indianapolis
8 19 2:07.13 Alex Walsh  United States 19 June 2022 Budapest [45]
20 2:07.14 Hosszú #6 23 July 2017 Budapest
21 2:07.16 McIntosh #4 13 January 2024 Knoxville
22 2:07.17 Douglass #5 24 July 2023 Fukuoka
23 2:07.19 McKeown #3 12 May 2023 Sydney
24 2:07.30 Hosszú #7 2 August 2015 Kazan
Hosszú #8 19 May 2016 London
9 2:07.57 Ye Shiwen  China 31 July 2012 London
10 2:07.68 Sydney Pickrem  Canada 19 May 2024 Toronto [44]
11 2:07.75 Yu Yiting  China 25 September 2023 Hangzhou [46]
12 2:07.91 Yui Ohashi  Japan 24 July 2017 Budapest
13 2:08.15 Alicia Coutts  Australia 31 July 2012 London
14 2:08.32 Qi Hui  China 17 October 2009 Jinan
Kathleen Baker  United States 29 July 2018 Irvine
16 2:08.34 Kim Seo-yeong  South Korea 24 August 2018 Jakarta
17 2:08.45 Kanako Watanabe  Japan 3 August 2015 Kazan [37]
18 2:08.47 Torri Huske  United States 13 April 2024 San Antonio
19 2:08.48 Regan Smith  United States 2 June 2023 Tempe [47]
20 2:08.51 Madisyn Cox  United States 22 May 2021 Austin [48]
21 2:08.55 Anastasia Gorbenko  Israel 29 May 2024 Barcelona [49]
22 2:08.59 Kirsty Coventry  Zimbabwe 13 August 2008 Beijing [50]
23 2:08.64 Rika Omoto  Japan 10 May 2019 Sydney
24 2:08.70 Melanie Margalis  United States 23 July 2017 Budapest
25 2:08.79 Maya DiRado  United States 9 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro [40]

Women short course

  • Correct as of December 2024[51]
Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 2:01.63 Kate Douglass  United States 10 December 2024 Budapest [13]
2 2 2:01.86 Katinka Hosszú  Hungary 6 December 2014 Doha [12]
3 2:02.12 Douglass #2 13 December 2022 Melbourne [52]
4 2:02.13 Hosszú #2 31 August 2014 Dubai [11]
5 2:02.53 Hosszú #3 5 December 2015 Netanya
6 2:02.61 Hosszú #4 27 August 2014 Doha [10]
3 7 2:02.65 Alex Walsh  United States 10 December 2024 Budapest [13]
4 8 2:02.75 Abbie Wood  Great Britain 10 December 2024 Budapest [13]
9 2:02.90 Hosszú #5 10 December 2016 Windsor, Ontario
10 2:03.07 Hosszú #6 27 August 2014 Doha
11 2:03.20 Hosszú #7 7 August 2013 Eindhoven [9]
12 2:03.25 Hosszú #8 10 August 2013 Berlin
Hosszú #9 15 December 2018 Hangzhou
14 2:03.37 Walsh #2 13 December 2022 Melbourne [52]
5 15 2:03.57 Kaylee McKeown  Australia 13 December 2022 Melbourne [52]
16 2:03.60 Hosszú #10 29 September 2014 Hong Kong
17 2:03.66 Hosszú #11 12 December 2015 Indianapolis
18 2:03.68 McKeown #2 27 November 2020 Brisbane
6 19 2:03.93 Yui Ohashi  Japan 14 November 2020 Budapest
7 20 2:03.99 Yu Yiting  China 2 November 2024 Singapore [53]
8 21 2:04.00 Sydney Pickrem  Canada 21 November 2020 Budapest
9 22 2:04.06 Melanie Margalis  United States 16 October 2020 Budapest
23 2:04.09 Douglass #3 20 October 2024 Shanghai
24 2:04.13 Hosszú #12 6 October 2018 Budapest
25 2:04.16 Hosszú #13 24 November 2019 London
10 2:04.30 Mary-Sophie Harvey  Canada 10 December 2024 Budapest [13]
11 2:04.60 Julia Smit  United States 19 December 2009 Manchester [7]
12 2:04.64 Evelyn Verrasztó  Hungary 10 December 2009 Istanbul [6]
Ye Shiwen  China 15 December 2012 Istanbul
Kayla Sanchez  Canada 14 December 2018 Hangzhou
15 2:04.91 Caitlin Leverenz  United States 16 December 2011
Atlanta
16 2:04.92 Beata Nelson  United States 5 November 2022 Indianapolis [54]
17 2:04.94 Marrit Steenbergen  Netherlands 13 December 2022 Melbourne [52]
18 2:05.02 Ella Eastin  United States 10 December 2016 Windsor
19 2:05.04 Anastasia Gorbenko  Israel 4 September 2021 Naples
20 2:05.13
Siobhan O'Connor
 Great Britain 5 December 2015 Netanya
21 2:05.38 Bailey Andison  Canada 9 September 2021 Naples
22 2:05.41 Rikako Ikee  Japan 14 January 2018 Tokyo [55]
23 2:05.46 Emily Seebohm  Australia 18 November 2017 Singapore
24 2:05.52 Ellen Walshe  Ireland 10 December 2024 Budapest [13]
25 2:05.54 Kathleen Baker  United States 15 December 2018 Hangzhou

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