# World record progression 200 metres butterfly

This is a history of the progression of the World Record for the Swimming event: the 200 Butterfly. It is a listing of the fastest-time-ever swum in the event, in both long course (50m) and short course (25m) swimming pool. These records are maintained/recognized by FINA, which oversees international competitive Aquatics.
The long course records are historically older than the short course records: the long course records go back to at least the 1950s, whereas the short course marks having only been recognized since the early 1990s.

## Men
### Long course

| # | Time | | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location |
| 1 | 2:19.0 | | Mike Troy | United States | 11 July 1959 | - | Los Altos, United States |
| 2 | 2:16.4 | | Mike Troy | United States | 11 July 1959 | - | Los Altos, United States |
| 3 | 2:15.0 | | Mike Troy | United States | 10 July 1960 | - | Evansville, United States |
| 4 | 2:13.4 | | Mike Troy | United States | 23 July 1960 | - | Toledo, United States |
| 5 | 2:13.2 | | Mike Troy | United States | 4 August 1960 | US Olympic Trials | Detroit, United States |
| 6 | 2:12.8 | | Mike Troy | United States | 2 September 1960 | Olympic Games | Rome, Italy |
| 7 | 2:12.6 | | Carl Robie | United States | 19 August 1961 | Men’s NAAA Championships | Los Angeles, United States |
| 8 | 2:12.5 | | Kevin Berry | Australia | 20 February 1962 | - | Melbourne, Australia |
| 9 | 2:12.4 | h | Carl Robie | United States | 11 August 1962 | Men’s National Outdoor Championships | Cuyahoga Falls, United States |
| 10 | 2:10.8 | | Carl Robie | United States | 11 August 1962 | Men’s National Outdoor Championships | Cuyahoga Falls, United States |
| 11 | 2:09.7 | | Kevin Berry | Australia | 23 October 1962 | Australian British Empire & Commonwealth Games Trials | Melbourne, Australia |
| 12 | 2:08.4 | | Kevin Berry | Australia | 12 January 1963 | - | Sydney, Australia |
| 13 | 2:08.2 | | Carl Robie | United States | 18 March 1963 | - | Tokyo, Japan |
| 14 | 2:06.9 | | Kevin Berry | Australia | 29 March 1964 | - | Sydney, Australia |
| 15 | 2:06.6 | | Kevin Berry | Australia | 18 October 1964 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan |
| 16 | 2:06.4 | | Mark Spitz | United States | 26 July 1967 | Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada |
| 17 | 2:06.0 | | John Ferris | United States | 30 August 1967 | Summer Universiade | Tokyo, Japan |
| 18 | 2:05.7 | | Mark Spitz | United States | 8 October 1967 | - | West Berlin, West Germany |
| 19 | 2:05.4 | | Mark Spitz | United States | 22 August 1970 | AAU Nationals | Los Angeles, United States |
| 20 | 2:05.0 | | Gary Hall Sr. | United States | 22 August 1970 | AAU Nationals | Los Angeles, United States |
| 21 | 2:03.9 | | Mark Spitz | United States | 27 August 1971 | AAU Nationals | Houston, United States |
| 22 | 2:03.3 | | Hans-Joachim Fassnacht | West Germany | 31 August 1971 | - | Landskrona, Sweden |
| 23 | 2:01.87 | h | Mark Spitz | United States | 2 August 1972 | US Olympic Trials | Chicago, United States |
| 24 | 2:01.53 | | Mark Spitz | United States | 2 August 1972 | US Olympic Trials | Chicago, United States |
| 25 | 2:00.70 | | Mark Spitz | United States | 28 August 1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany |
| 26 | 2:00.21 | h | Roger Pyttel | East Germany | 3 June 1976 | East German Championships | East Berlin, East Germany |
| 27 | 1:59.63 | | Roger Pyttel | East Germany | 3 June 1976 | East German Championships | East Berlin, East Germany |
| 28 | 1:59.23 | | Mike Bruner | United States | 18 July 1976 | Olympic Games | Montreal, Canada |
| 29 | 1:58.21 | | Craig Beardsley | United States | 30 July 1980 | - | Irvine, United States |
| 30 | 1:58.01 | | Craig Beardsley | United States | 22 August 1981 | - | Kyiv, Soviet Union |
| 31 | 1:57.05 | | Michael Gross | West Germany | 26 August 1983 | European Championships | Rome, Italy |
| 32 | 1:57.04 | | Jon Sieben | Australia | 3 August 1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States |
| 33 | 1:57.01 | | Michael Gross | West Germany | 29 June 1985 | West German Championships | Wuppertal, West Germany |
| 34 | 1:56.65 | | Michael Gross | West Germany | 10 August 1985 | European Championships | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 35 | 1:56.24 | | Michael Gross | West Germany | 28 June 1986 | West German Championships | Hanover, West Germany |
| 36 | 1:55.69 | | Melvin Stewart | United States | 12 January 1991 | World Championships | Perth, Australia |
| 37 | 1:55.22 | | Denis Pankratov | Russia | 14 June 1995 | Mare Nostrum | Canet-en-Roussillon, France |
| 38 | 1:55.18 | | Tom Malchow | United States | 17 June 2000 | Charlotte UltraSwim | Charlotte, United States |
| 39 | 1:54.92 | | Michael Phelps | United States | 30 March 2001 | US National Championships | Austin, United States |
| 40 | 1:54.58 | | Michael Phelps | United States | 24 July 2001 | World Championships | Fukuoka, Japan |
| 41 | 1:53.93 | sf | Michael Phelps | United States | 22 July 2003 | World Championships | Barcelona, Spain |
| 42 | 1:53.80 | | Michael Phelps | United States | 17 August 2006 | Pan Pacific Championships | Victoria, Canada |
| 43 | 1:53.71 | | Michael Phelps | United States | 17 February 2007 | Missouri Grand Prix | Columbia, United States |
| 44 | 1:52.09 | | Michael Phelps | United States | 28 March 2007 | World Championships | Melbourne, Australia |
| 45 | 1:52.03 | | Michael Phelps | United States | 13 August 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China |
| 46 | 1:51.51 | | Michael Phelps | United States | 29 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy |
| 47 | 1:50.73 | | Kristóf Milák | Hungary | 24 July 2019 | World Championships | Gwangju, South Korea |
| 48 | 1:50.34 | | Kristóf Milák | Hungary | 21 June 2022 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary |

### Short course

| Time | Swimmer | Date | Place |
| 1:54.67 | Franck Esposito | February 1, 1992 | Paris, France |
| 1:54.58 | Danyon Loader | February 6, 1993 | Paris, France |
| 1:54.50 | Danyon Loader | February 9, 1993 | Malmö, Sweden |
| 1:54.21 | Danyon Loader | February 13, 1993 | Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
| 1:53.05 | Franck Esposito | March 26, 1994 | Paris, France |
| 1:52.64 | Denis Pankratov | February 2, 1997 | Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
| 1:51.76 | James Hickman | March 28, 1998 | Paris, France |
| 1:51.58 | Franck Esposito | January 14, 2001 | Antibes, France |
| 1:51.21 | Thomas Rupprath | December 1, 2001 | Rostock, Germany |
| 1:50.73 | Franck Esposito | December 8, 2002 | Antibes, France |
| 1:50.60 | Nikolay Skvortsov | December 13, 2008 | Rijeka, Croatia |
| 1:50.53 | Nikolay Skvortsov | February 15, 2009 | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| 1:49.11 | Kaio de Almeida | November 10, 2009 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 1:49.04 | Chad le Clos | August 7, 2013 | Eindhoven, Netherlands |
| 1:48.56 | Chad le Clos | November 5, 2013 | Singapore, Singapore |
| 1:48.24 | Daiya Seto | December 11, 2018 | Hangzhou, China |
| 1:46.85 | Tomoru Honda | October 22, 2022 | Tokyo, Japan |

## Women
### Long course

| # | Time | | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location |
| 1 | 2:40.5 | | Nancy Ramey | United States | 29 June 1958 | - | Los Angeles, United States |
| 2 | 2:38.9 | | Tineke Lagerberg | Netherlands | 13 September 1958 | - | Naarden, Netherlands |
| 3 | 2:37.0 | | Becky Collins | United States | 19 July 1959 | - | Redding, United States |
| 4 | 2:34.4 | | Marianne Heemskerk | Netherlands | 12 June 1960 | - | Leipzig, East Germany |
| 5 | 2:32.8 | | Becky Collins | United States | 13 August 1961 | - | Philadelphia, United States |
| 6 | 2:31.2 | | Sharon Finneran | United States | 19 August 1962 | - | Chicago, United States |
| 7 | 2:30.7 | | Sharon Finneran | United States | 25 August 1962 | - | Los Altos, United States |
| 8 | 2:29.1 | | Susan Pitt | United States | 27 July 1963 | - | Philadelphia, United States |
| 9 | 2:28.1 | | Sharon Stouder | United States | 12 July 1964 | - | Los Angeles, United States |
| 10 | 2:26.4 | | Sharon Stouder | United States | 2 August 1964 | - | Los Angeles, United States |
| 11 | 2:26.3 | | Kendis Moore | United States | 15 August 1965 | - | Maumee, United States |
| 12 | 2:25.8 | | Ada Kok | Netherlands | 21 August 1965 | - | Leiden, Netherlands |
| 13 | 2:25.3 | | Ada Kok | Netherlands | 12 September 1965 | - | Groningen, Netherlands |
| 14 | 2:22.5 | | Ada Kok | Netherlands | 2 August 1967 | - | Groningen, Netherlands |
| 15 | 2:21.0 | | Ada Kok | Netherlands | 25 August 1967 | - | Blackpool, United Kingdom |
| 16 | 2:20.7 | | Karen Moe | United States | 11 July 1970 | - | Santa Clara, United States |
| 17 | 2:19.3 | | Alice Jones | United States | 22 August 1970 | AAU Nationals | Los Angeles, United States |
| 18 | 2:18.6 | | Karen Moe | United States | 7 August 1971 | - | Santa Clara, United States |
| 19 | 2:18.4 | | Ellie Daniel | United States | 28 August 1971 | AAU Nationals | Houston, United States |
| 20 | 2:16.62 | | Karen Moe | United States | 6 August 1972 | US Olympic Trials | Chicago, United States |
| 21 | 2:15.57 | | Karen Moe | United States | 4 September 1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany |
| 22 | 2:15.45 | h | Rosemarie Kother | East Germany | 8 September 1973 | World Championships | Belgrade, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
| 23 | 2:13.76 | | Rosemarie Kother | East Germany | 8 September 1973 | World Championships | Belgrade, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
| 24 | 2:13.60 | | Rosemarie Gabriel | East Germany | 14 March 1976 | URS vs GDR Duel | Tallinn, Soviet Union |
| 25 | 2:12.84 | | Rosemarie Gabriel | East Germany | 4 June 1976 | GDR Olympic Trials & National Championships | East Berlin, East Germany |
| 26 | 2:11.22 | | Rosemarie Gabriel | East Germany | 5 June 1976 | GDR Olympic Trials & National Championships | East Berlin, East Germany |
| 27 | 2:11.20 | | Andrea Pollack | East Germany | 9 April 1978 | - | Leningrad, Soviet Union |
| 28 | 2:09.87 | | Andrea Pollack | East Germany | 4 July 1978 | GDR National Championships & World Championship Trials | East Germany, East Germany |
| 28 | 2:09.87 | = | Tracy Caulkins | United States | 26 July 1978 | World Championships | West Berlin, West Germany |
| 29 | 2:09.77 | | Mary T. Meagher | United States | 7 July 1979 | Pan American Games | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 30 | 2:08.41 | h | Mary T. Meagher | United States | 16 August 1979 | AAU Nationals | Fort Lauderdale, United States |
| 31 | 2:07.01 | | Mary T. Meagher | United States | 16 August 1979 | AAU Nationals | Fort Lauderdale, United States |
| 32 | 2:06.37 | | Mary T. Meagher | United States | 30 July 1980 | - | Irvine, California, United States |
| 33 | 2:05.96 | | Mary T. Meagher | United States | 13 August 1981 | - | Brown Deer, United States |
| 34 | 2:05.81 | | Susie O'Neill | Australia | 17 May 2000 | Australian Championships | Sydney, Australia |
| 35 | 2:05.78 | | Otylia Jędrzejczak | Poland | 4 August 2002 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany |
| 36 | 2:05.61 | | Otylia Jędrzejczak | Poland | 28 July 2005 | World Championships | Montreal, Canada |
| 37 | 2:05.40 | | Jessicah Schipper | Australia | 17 August 2006 | Pan Pacific Championships | Victoria, Canada |
| 38 | 2:04.18 | | Liu Zige | China | 18 August 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China |
| 39 | 2:04.14 | h | Mary Descenza | United States | 29 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy |
| 40 | 2:03.41 | | Jessicah Schipper | Australia | 30 July 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy |
| 41 | 2:01.81 | | Liu Zige | China | 21 October 2009 | Chinese National Games | Jinan, China |

### Short course

| # | Time | Name | Nationality | Date | Meet | Location |
| 1 | 2:05.37 | Susie O'Neill | Australia | 17 February 1999 | World Cup | Malmö, Sweden |
| 2 | 2:04.43 | Susie O'Neill | Australia | 2 September 1999 | Australian Championships | Canberra, Australia |
| 3 | 2:04.16 | Susie O'Neill | Australia | 18 January 2000 | World Cup | Sydney, Australia |
| 4 | 2:04.04 | Yang Yu | China | 18 January 2004 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany |
| 5 | 2:03.53 | Otylia Jędrzejczak | Poland | 13 December 2007 | European Championships | Debrecen, Hungary |
| 6 | 2:03.12 | Yuko Nakanishi | Japan | 23 February 2008 | Japan Open | Tokyo, Japan |
| 7 | 2:02.50 | Liu Zige | China | 11 November 2009 | World Cup | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 8 | 2:00.78 | Liu Zige | China | 15 November 2009 | World Cup | Berlin, Germany |
| 9 | 1:59.61 | Mireia Belmonte | Spain | 3 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar |
| 10 | 1:59.32 | Summer McIntosh | Canada | 12 December 2024 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary |

## All-time top 25
### Men long course

* Correct as of December 2024
| Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue |
| 1 | 1:50.34 | Kristóf Milák (HUN) | 21 June 2022 | Budapest |
| 2 | 1:51.21 | Léon Marchand (FRA) | 31 July 2024 | Paris |
| 3 | 1:51.51 | Michael Phelps (USA) | 29 July 2009 | Rome |
| 4 | 1:52.53 | Daiya Seto (JPN) | 18 January 2020 | Beijing |
| 5 | 1:52.70 | László Cseh (HUN) | 13 August 2008 | Beijing |
| 5 | 1:52.70 | Tomoru Honda (JPN) | 3 December 2022 | Tokyo |
| 7 | 1:52.80 | Ilya Kharun (CAN) | 31 July 2024 | Paris |
| 8 | 1:52.96 | Chad le Clos (RSA) | 31 July 2012 | London |
| 9 | 1:52.97 | Takeshi Matsuda (JPN) | 13 August 2008 | Beijing |
| 10 | 1:53.23 | Paweł Korzeniowski (POL) | 29 July 2009 | Rome |
| 11 | 1:53.40 | Masato Sakai (JPN) | 9 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro |
| 12 | 1:53.42 | Tamás Kenderesi (HUN) | 27 March 2019 | Debrecen |
| 13 | 1:53.62 | Krzysztof Chmielewski (POL) | 26 July 2023 | Fukuoka |
| 14 | 1:53.64 | Tyler Clary (USA) | 8 July 2009 | Indianapolis |
| 15 | 1:53.67 | Carson Foster (USA) | 7 July 2022 | Austin |
| 16 | 1:53.79 | Nao Horomura (JPN) | 6 April 2018 | Tokyo |
| 17 | 1:53.82 | Thomas Heilman (USA) | 26 July 2023 | Fukuoka |
| 18 | 1:53.84 | Luca Urlando (USA) | 14 June 2019 | Clovis |
| 19 | 1:53.86 | Gil Stovall (USA) | 2 July 2008 | Omaha |
| 20 | 1:53.92 | Kaio de Almeida (BRA) | 8 May 2009 | Rio de Janeiro |
| 21 | 1:54.07 | Genki Terakado (JPN) | 21 March 2024 | Tokyo |
| 22 | 1:54.10 | Jan Świtkowski (POL) | 5 August 2015 | Kazan |
| 23 | 1:54.14 | Noe Ponti (SUI) | 30 July 2024 | Paris |
| 23 | 1:54.14 | Noe Ponti (SUI) | 31 July 2024 | Paris |
| 24 | 1:54.15 | Moss Burmester (NZL) | 4 April 2009 | Christchurch |
| 25 | 1:54.16 | Chen Juner (CHN) | 6 May 2023 | Hangzhou |

#### Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:54.16:
* Kristóf Milák also swam 1:50.73 (2019), 1:51.10 (2021), 1:51.25 (2021), 1:51.40 (2021), 1:51.75 (2024), 1:52.01 (2022), 1:52.22 (2021), 1:52.39 (2022), 1:52.50 (2021), 1:52.58 (2023), 1:52.71 (2018), 1:52.72 (2024), 1:52.79 (2018), 1:52.96 (2019), 1:53.18 (2021), 1:53.19 (2019), 1:53.58 (2021), 1:53.64 (2019), 1:53.75 (2019), 1:53.79 (2017), 1:53.87 (2017), 1:53.88 (2022), 1:53.89 (2022), 1:53.92 (2024), 1:53.94 (2018, 2024), 1:53.97 (2022), 1:54.10 (2022).
* Michael Phelps also swam 1:52.03 (2008), 1:52.09 (2007), 1:52.20 (2008), 1:52.76 (2009), 1:52.94 (2015) 1:53.01 (2012), 1:53.31 (2008), 1:53.34 (2011), 1:53.36 (2016), 1:53.48 (2009), 1:53.65 (2012), 1:53.70 (2008, 2008), 1:53.71 (2007), 1:53.80 (2006), 1:53.93 (2003), 1:54.02 (2008), 1:54.04 (2004), 1:54.11 (2010), 1:54.12 (2016).
* Léon Marchand also swam 1:52.43 (2023), 1:53.37 (2022), 1:53.50 (2024), 1:54.08 (2024).
* László Cseh also swam 1:52.91 (2016), 1:53.48 (2015), 1:53.53 (2015), 1:53.71 (2015), 1:53.72 (2017), 1:54.08 (2017).
* Tomoru Honda also swam 1:53.15 (2023), 1:53.30 (2023), 1:53.33 (2024), 1:53.34 (2023), 1:53.53 (2022), 1:53.61 (2022), 1:53.63 (2023), 1:53.66 (2023), 1:53.73 (2021), 1:53.76 (2023), 1:53.87 (2022), 1:53.88 (2024), 1:53.99 (2023), 1:54.01 (2022), 1:54.04 (2022), 1:54.06 (2022).
* Takeshi Matsuda also swam 1:53.21 (2012), 1:53.32 (2009), 1:53.35 (2009), 1:53.87 (2009), 1:54.01 (2011, 2012), 1:54.02 (2008, 2010), 1:54.12 (2011).
* Chad le Clos also swam 1:53.33 (2017), 1:53.68 (2015), 1:54.00 (2018), 1:54.06 (2016), 1:54.15 (2019), 1:54.18 (2015).
* Tamás Kenderesi also swam 1:53.62 (2016), 1:53.96 (2016), 1:54.14 (2018).
* Masato Sakai also swam 1:53.71 (2017).
* Paweł Korzeniowski also swam 1:53.75 (2009).
* Ilya Kharun also swam 1:53.82 (2023), 1:54.01 (2024), 1:54.06 (2024).
* Carson Foster also swam 1:53.85 (2023).
* Daiya Seto also swam 1:53.86 (2019), 1:54.03 (2017), 1:54.08 (2014), 1:54.14 (2016, 2016).
* Nao Horomura also swam 1:53.90 (2017).
* Krzysztof Chmielewski also swam 1:53.90 (2023).
* Luca Urlando also swam 1:54.10 (2022).

### Men short course

* Correct as of December 2024
| Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue |
| 1 | 1:46.85 | Tomoru Honda (JPN) | 22 October 2022 | Tokyo |
| 2 | 1:48.24 | Daiya Seto (JPN) | 11 December 2018 | Hangzhou |
| 2 | 1:48.24 | Ilya Kharun (CAN) | 12 December 2024 | Budapest |
| 4 | 1:48.27 | Chad le Clos (RSA) | 15 December 2022 | Melbourne |
| 5 | 1:48.64 | Alberto Razzetti (ITA) | 12 December 2024 | Budapest |
| 6 | 1:48.66 | Tom Shields (USA) | 22 November 2020 | Budapest |
| 7 | 1:49.00 | László Cseh (HUN) | 6 December 2015 | Netanya |
| 8 | 1:49.11 | Kaio de Almeida (BRA) | 10 November 2009 | Sweden |
| 9 | 1:49.26 | Krzysztof Chmielewski (POL) | 12 December 2024 | Budapest |
| 10 | 1:49.42 | Noè Ponti (SUI) | 15 December 2022 | Melbourne |
| 11 | 1:49.46 | Nikolay Skvortsov (RUS) | 12 December 2009 | Istanbul |
| 12 | 1:49.50 | Takeshi Matsuda (JPN) | 12 November 2011 | Japan |
| 13 | 1:49.61 | Chen Juner (CHN) | 28 October 2022 | Beijing |
| 14 | 1:49.69 | Trenton Julian (USA) | 29 October 2022 | Toronto |
| 15 | 1:49.86 | Kristóf Milák (HUN) | 16 November 2022 | Kaposvár |
| 16 | 1:49.89 | Wang Kuan-hung (TPE) | 16 November 2020 | Budapest |
| 17 | 1:50.13 | Paweł Korzeniowski (POL) | 12 December 2009 | Istanbul |
| 18 | 1:50.23 | Andreas Vazaios (GRE) | 8 December 2019 | Glasgow |
| 19 | 1:50.26 | Teppei Morimoto (JPN) | 15 December 2022 | Melbourne |
| 20 | 1:50.28 | Hidemasa Sano (JPN) | 11 February 2012 | Japan |
| 21 | 1:50.32 | Dinko Jukić (AUT) | 12 December 2009 | Istanbul |
| 22 | 1:50.39 | Li Zhuhao (CHN) | 11 December 2018 | Hangzhou |
| 22 | 1:50.39 | Kregor Zirk (EST) | 12 December 2024 | Budapest |
| 22 | 1:50.39 | Andrey Minakov (RUS) | 12 December 2024 | Budapest |
| 25 | 1:50.44 | Aleksandr Kharlanov (RUS) | 20 November 2022 | Kazan |

#### Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:50.44:
* Chad le Clos also swam 1:48.32 (2018), 1:48.56 (2013), 1:48.57 (2020), 1:48.61 (2014), 1:48.67 (2017), 1:48.76 (2016), 1:48.88 (2014), 1:49.04 (2013), 1:49.07 (2013), 1:49.08 (2017), 1:49.10 (2016), 1:49.20 (2014), 1:49.25 (2017), 1:49.33 (2016), 1:49.59 (2017), 1:49.62 (2022), 1:49.71 (2016), 1:49.73 (2014, 2014), 1:49.78 (2022), 1:49.82 (2016), 1:49.83 (2013), 1:49.84 (2021), 1:49.89 (2022), 1:49.90 (2013), 1:49.93 (2016), 1:49.95 (2016), 1:49.98 (2022), 1:50.15 (2011), 1:50.24 (2020), 1:50.28 (2017, 2020), 1:50.29 (2016, 2018), 1:50.32 (2021), 1:50.33 (2013), 1:50.35 (2016), 1:50.39 (2013), 1:50.42 (2024).
* Daiya Seto also swam 1:48.77 (2019), 1:48.92 (2014), 1:49.22 (2022), 1:49.41 (2021), 1:49.53 (2016), 1:49.68 (2014), 1:49.76 (2021), 1:49.84 (2016), 1:49.87 (2018), 1:49.88 (2018), 1:49.93 (2016), 1:49.97 (2016), 1:49.99 (2022), 1:50.19 (2017), 1:50.28 (2021), 1:50.33 (2017), 1:50.36 (2021).
* Tom Shields also swam 1:49.02 (2020), 1:49.05 (2015), 1:49.26 (2017), 1:49.29 (2017), 1:49.50 (2016), 1:49.62 (2017), 1:49.78 (2020), 1:49.86 (2017), 1:50.08 (2014), 1:50.19 (2014), 1:50.24 (2021), 1:50.25 (2019), 1:50.28 (2020), 1:50.39 (2021), 1:50.43 (2020).
* Alberto Razzetti also swam 1:49.06 (2021), 1:49.44 (2024), 1:50.10 (2023), 1:50.12 (2022), 1:50.24 (2021).
* Kaio de Almeida also swam 1:49.11 (2009).
* Tomoru Honda also swam 1:49.24 (2022), 1:49.84 (2021).
* Noè Ponti also swam 1:49.71 (2023), 1:49.81 (2021), 1:50.32 (2023), 1:50.43 (2022).
* Trenton Julian also swam 1:49.93 (2022), 1:50.01 (2021), 1:50.08 (2022), 1:50.32 (2021).
* Kristóf Milák also swam 1:49.98 (2019).
* Ilya Kharun also swam 1:50.11 (2024).
* Kuan-Hung Wang also swam 1:50.14 (2020).
* Paweł Korzeniowski also swam 1:50.21 (2014), 1:50.43 (2013).
* Krzysztof Chmielewski also swam 1:50.39 (2024).
* Teppei Morimoto also swam 1:50.44 (2021).

### Women long course

* Correct as of December 2024
| Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue |
| 1 | 2:01.81 | Liu Zige (CHN) | 21 October 2009 | Jinan |
| 2 | 2:03.03 | Summer McIntosh (CAN) | 1 August 2024 | Paris |
| 3 | 2:03.41 | Jess Schipper (AUS) | 30 July 2009 | Rome |
| 4 | 2:03.84 | Regan Smith (USA) | 1 August 2024 | Paris |
| 5 | 2:03.86 | Zhang Yufei (CHN) | 29 July 2021 | Tokyo |
| 6 | 2:04.06 | Jiao Liuyang (CHN) | 1 August 2012 | London |
| 7 | 2:04.14 | Mary Descenza (USA) | 29 July 2009 | Rome |
| 8 | 2:04.27 | Katinka Hosszú (HUN) | 29 July 2009 | Rome |
| 9 | 2:04.69 | Natsumi Hoshi (JPN) | 5 April 2012 | Tokyo |
| 10 | 2:04.78 | Mireia Belmonte (ESP) | 1 August 2013 | Barcelona |
| 11 | 2:04.83 | Ellen Gandy (GBR) | 16 March 2009 | Sheffield |
| 12 | 2:04.88 | Madeline Groves (AUS) | 10 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro |
| 13 | 2:05.09 | Aurore Mongel (FRA) | 29 July 2009 | Rome |
| 14 | 2:05.20 | Elizabeth Dekkers (AUS) | 18 April 2024 | Gold Coast |
| 15 | 2:05.26 | Franziska Hentke (GER) | 4 July 2015 | Essen |
| 16 | 2:05.36 | Jemma Lowe (GBR) | 14 June 2011 | Sheffield |
| 17 | 2:05.38 | Gong Jie (CHN) | 1 April 2012 | Shaoxing |
| 18 | 2:05.45 | Alys Thomas (GBR) | 9 April 2018 | Gold Coast |
| 19 | 2:05.61 | Otylia Jędrzejczak (POL) | 28 July 2005 | Montreal |
| 20 | 2:05.62 | Suzuka Hasegawa (JPN) | 30 August 2020 | Tokyo |
| 21 | 2:05.65 | Hali Flickinger (USA) | 29 July 2021 | Tokyo |
| 22 | 2:05.78 | Kathleen Hersey (USA) | 1 August 2012 | London |
| 23 | 2:05.81 | Susie O'Neill (AUS) | 13 May 2000 | Sydney |
| 24 | 2:05.88 | Misty Hyman (USA) | 20 September 2000 | Sydney |
| 25 | 2:05.90 | Cammile Adams (USA) | 10 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro |

#### Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 2:05.90:
* Regan Smith also swam 2:03.87 (2023), 2:04.80 (2024), 2:04.91 (2024), 2:05.30 (2021), 2:05.39 (2024), 2:05.70 (2024), 2:05.79 (2023).
* Liu Zige also swam 2:03.90 (2009), 2:04.18 (2008), 2:04.40 (2011), 2:04.59 (2013), 2:04.65 (2009), 2:04.78 (2013), 2:05.29 (2009), 2:05.90 (2011).
* Summer McIntosh also swam 2:04.00 (2025), 2:04.06 (2023), 2:04.33 (2024), 2:04.70 (2023), 2:04.87 (2024), 2:05.05 (2023), 2:05.20 (2022), 2:05.73 (2024), 2:05.79 (2022), 2:05.81 (2022).
* Katinka Hosszú also swam 2:04.28 (2009), 2:05.59 (2013).
* Mary Descenza also swam 2:04.33 (2009), 2:04.41 (2009).
* Jiao Liuyang also swam 2:04.44 (2011), 2:04.50 (2009), 2:04.54 (2013), 2:04.72 (2008), 2:04.96 (2009), 2:05.18 (2012), 2:05.22 (2009), 2:05.46 (2010), 2:05.55 (2011), 2:05.57 (2009), 2:05.61 (2010), 2:05.79 (2010), 2:05.87 (2013).
* Mireia Belmonte also swam 2:04.79 (2014), 2:04.85 (2016), 2:05.25 (2012), 2:05.26 (2017), 2:05.86 (2015).
* Jess Schipper also swam 2:04.87 (2009), 2:05.40 (2006), 2:05.50 (2009), 2:05.65 (2005).
* Zhang Yufei also swam 2:04.89 (2021), 2:05.09 (2024), 2:05.44 (2021), 2:05.49 (2021), 2:05.57 (2023), 2:05.65 (2023), 2:05.70 (2020), 2:05.84 (2021).
* Natsumi Hoshi also swam 2:05.20 (2016), 2:05.48 (2012), 2:05.56 (2015).
* Elizabeth Dekkers also swam 2:05.26 (2023), 2:05.46 (2023).
* Franziska Hentke also swam 2:05.39 (2017), 2:05.77 (2016).
* Madeline Groves also swam 2:05.41 (2015), 2:05.47 (2016), 2:05.66 (2016).
* Aurore Mongel also swam 2:05.48 (2009).
* Ellen Gandy also swam 2:05.59 (2011), 2:05.90 (2011).
* Otylia Jędrzejczak also swam 2:05.78 (2002).
* Hali Flickinger also swam 2:05.85 (2021), 2:05.87 (2018), 2:05.90 (2022).
* Kathleen Hersey also swam 2:05.90 (2012).

### Women short course

* Correct as of December 2024
| Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue |
| 1 | 1:59.32 | Summer McIntosh (CAN) | 12 December 2024 | Budapest |
| 2 | 1:59.61 | Mireia Belmonte (ESP) | 3 December 2014 | Doha |
| 3 | 2:00.78 | Liu Zige (CHN) | 15 November 2009 | Berlin |
| 4 | 2:01.00 | Regan Smith (USA) | 12 December 2024 | Budapest |
| 5 | 2:01.12 | Katinka Hosszú (HUN) | 3 December 2014 | Doha |
| 6 | 2:01.73 | Kelsi Dahlia (USA) | 12 December 2018 | Hangzhou |
| 7 | 2:02.28 | Jiao Liuyang (CHN) | 12 December 2012 | Istanbul |
| 8 | 2:02.52 | Chen Luying (CHN) | 26 September 2024 | Wuhan |
| 9 | 2:02.79 | Alex Shackell (USA) | 12 December 2024 | Budapest |
| 10 | 2:02.88 | Ellen Gandy (AUS) | 22 August 2013 | Australia |
| 11 | 2:02.91 | Elizabeth Dekkers (AUS) | 12 December 2024 | Budapest |
| 12 | 2:02.96 | Suzuka Hasegawa (JPN) | 14 January 2017 | Japan |
| 13 | 2:03.01 | Franziska Hentke (GER) | 4 December 2015 | Netanya |
| 13 | 2:03.01 | Zhang Yufei (CHN) | 17 December 2021 | Abu Dhabi |
| 15 | 2:03.08 | Madeline Groves (AUS) | 28 November 2015 | Australia |
| 16 | 2:03.12 | Yuko Nakanishi (JPN) | 23 February 2008 | Japan |
| 17 | 2:03.13 | Laura Lahtinen (FIN) | 18 October 2024 | Shanghai |
| 17 | 2:03.13 | Bella Grant (AUS) | 24 October 2024 | Incheon |
| 19 | 2:03.19 | Jemma Lowe (GBR) | 12 December 2012 | Istanbul |
| 20 | 2:03.20 | Audrey Lacroix (CAN) | 6 August 2009 | Great Britain |
| 21 | 2:03.22 | Aurore Mongel (FRA) | 10 December 2009 | Istanbul |
| 22 | 2:03.25 | Brianna Throssell (AUS) | 28 November 2015 | Australia |
| 23 | 2:03.27 | Jess Schipper (AUS) | 22 November 2009 | Singapore |
| 24 | 2:03.30 | Angelina Köhler (GER) | 7 December 2023 | Otopeni |
| 25 | 2:03.35 | Hali Flickinger (USA) | 22 November 2020 | Budapest |
| 25 | 2:03.35 | Zhang Yifan (CHN) | 27 October 2022 | Beijing |

#### Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 2:03.35:
* Mireia Belmonte also swam 2:01.52 (2013), 2:03.02 (2017), 2:03.17 (2014), 2:03.31 (2013).
* Katinka Hosszú also swam 2:01.60 (2018), 2:02.15 (2016), 2:02.20 (2012), 2:02.21 (2013), 2:02.40 (2013), 2:02.42 (2014), 2:02.75 (2017), 2:02.86 (2018), 2:02.87 (2018), 2:02.88 (2018), 2:02.99 (2014), 2:03.01 (2018), 2:03.05 (2013), 2:03.14 (2014, 2018), 2:03.21 (2019), 2:03.26 (2013), 2:03.34 (2016).
* Regan Smith also swam 2:01.85 (2024), 2:03.21 (2024).
* Summer McIntosh also swam 2:01.96 (2024).
* Liu Zige also swam 2:02.50 (2009).
* Chen Luying also swam 2:02.71 (2024).
* Kelsi Dahlia also swam 2:02.89 (2016), 2:03.31 (2018), 2:03.33 (2018).
* Zhang Yufei also swam 2:03.09 (2018), 2:03.29 (2018), 2:03.33 (2018).
* Suzuka Hasegawa also swam 2:03.12 (2020).
* Elizabeth Dekkers also swam 2:03.13 (2024).
* Alex Shackell also swam 2:03.23 (2024).
* Madeline Groves also swam 2:03.34 (2016).