World record progression 200 metres individual medley explained

See main article: article and List of world records in swimming. The first world record in the 200 metres individual medley in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognised by 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		August 24, 1956		Los Angeles
2:29.1	Frank Brunnell		July 19, 1958		Akron, Ohio
2:26.2	Gary Heinrich		June 27, 1959		Los Angeles, California
2:24.7	Lance Larson		July 11, 1959		Santa Clara, California
2:22.2	John McGill		July 23, 1960		Toledo, Ohio
2:22.1	Ted Stickles		July 23, 1960		Toledo, Ohio
2:21.3	Ted Stickles		July 2, 1961		Chicago
2:20.5	Ted Stickles		July 22, 1961		Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
2:19.6	Ted Stickles		August 19, 1961	Men's NAAA Championships	Los Angeles, California
2:15.9	Ted Stickles		August 19, 1961		Los Angeles, California
2:15.5	Dick Roth		August 2, 1964		Los Altos, California
2:14.9	Dick Roth		August 15, 1964		Maumee, Ohio
2:13.1	Greg Buckingham		July 24, 1966		Los Altos, California
2:12.4	Greg Buckingham		August 21, 1966		Lincoln, Nebraska
2:11.3	Greg Buckingham		August 23, 1967		Oak Park, California
2:10.6	Charlie Hickcox		August 31, 1968	US Olympic Trials	Los Angeles, California
2:09.6	Gary Hall Sr.		August 17, 1969		Louisville, Kentucky
2:09.5	Gary Hall Sr.		August 23, 1970	AAU Championships	Los Angeles, California
2:09.3	Gunnar Larsson		September 12, 1970	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain
2:09.30	Gary Hall Sr.		August 2, 1972		Chicago
2:07.17	Gunnar Larsson		September 3, 1972	Olympic Games	Munich, West Germany
2:06.32	David Wilkie		August 24, 1974	European Championships	Vienna, Austria
2:06.32 =	Steve Furniss		September 1, 1974		Concord, California
2:06.08	Bruce Furniss		August 23, 1975		Kansas City, Missouri
2:05.31	Graham Smith		August 4, 1977		Montreal, Canada
2:05.24	Aleksandr Sidorenko		July 9, 1978		Moscow, Soviet Union
2:04.39	Steve Lundquist		August 2, 1978		The Woodlands, Texas
2:03.56	Graham Smith		August 24, 1978	World Championships	West Berlin, West Germany
2:03.29	Jesse Vassallo		July 6, 1979		San Juan, Puerto Rico
2:03.24	Bill Barrett		August 1, 1980		Irvine, California
2:03.01	Jeremy Reingold	South Africa	September 26, 1980		Cape Town, South Africa
2:02.78	Alex Baumann		July 29, 1981		Heidelberg, West Germany
2:02.25	Alex Baumann		October 1982	Commonwealth Games	Brisbane, Queensland
2:01.42	Alex Baumann		August 4, 1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, California
2:00.56	Tamás Darnyi		August 23, 1987	European Championships	Strasbourg, France
2:00.17	Tamás Darnyi		September 25, 1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea
2:00.11	David Wharton		August 20, 1989	Pan Pacific Championships	Tokyo, Japan
1:59.36	Tamás Darnyi		January 13, 1991	World Championships	Perth, Western Australia
1:58.16	Jani Sievinen		September 11, 1994	World Championships	Rome, Italy
1:57.94	Michael Phelps		June 29, 2003	Santa Clara Invitational	Santa Clara, California
1:57.52	Michael Phelps		July 24, 2003	World Championships	Barcelona, Spain
1:56.04	Michael Phelps		July 25, 2003	World Championships	Barcelona, Spain
1:55.94	Michael Phelps		August 9, 2003	USA Summer Nationals	College Park, Maryland
1:55.84	Michael Phelps		August 20, 2006	Pan Pacific Championships	Victoria, Canada
1:54.98	Michael Phelps		March 29, 2007	World Championships	Melbourne, Victoria
1:54.80	Michael Phelps		July 4, 2008	US Olympic Trials	Omaha, Nebraska
1:54.23	Michael Phelps		August 15, 2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China
1:54.10	Ryan Lochte		July 30, 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy
1:54.00	Ryan Lochte		July 28, 2011	World Championships	Shanghai, China	^[1] ^[2]

Short course

TIME	SWIMMER	NATIONALITY	DATE	PLACE	REF
1:57.19	Jani Sievinen		January 17, 1992	Kuopio, Finland
1:56.84	Jani Sievinen		January 22, 1993	Helsinki, Finland
1:56.62	Jani Sievinen		February 7, 1993	Paris, France
1:55.59	Jani Sievinen		February 10, 1993	Malmö, Sweden
1:54.65	Jani Sievinen		April 21, 1994	Kuopio, Finland
1:54.65 =	Attila Czene		March 23, 2000	Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
1:53.93	George Bovell		March 25, 2004	East Meadow, New York, United States
1:53.46	László Cseh		December 8, 2005	Trieste, Italy
1:53.31	Ryan Lochte		April 7, 2006	Shanghai, China
1:53.14	Thiago Pereira		November 18, 2007	Berlin, Germany
1:52.99	László Cseh		December 13, 2007	Debrecen, Hungary
1:51.56	Ryan Lochte		April 11, 2008	Manchester, United Kingdom
1:51.55	Darian Townsend		November 15, 2009	Berlin, Germany
1:50.08	Ryan Lochte		December 17, 2010	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
1:49.63	Ryan Lochte		December 14, 2012	Istanbul, Turkey	^[3]

Women

Long course

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

Short course

TIME	SWIMMER	NATIONALITY	DATE	PLACE
2:07.79	Allison Wagner		December 5, 1993	Palma de Mallorca, Spain
2:06.13	Kirsty Coventry		April 12, 2008	Manchester, United Kingdom
2:06.01	Evelyn Verrasztó		November 6, 2009	Moscow, Russia
2:04.64	Evelyn Verrasztó		December 10, 2009	Istanbul, Turkey
2:04.60	Julia Smit		December 19, 2009	Manchester, United Kingdom
2:04.39	Katinka Hosszú		August 7, 2013	Eindhoven, Netherlands
2:03.20	Katinka Hosszú		August 7, 2013	Eindhoven, Netherlands
2:02.61	Katinka Hosszú		August 27, 2014	Doha, Qatar
2:02.13	Katinka Hosszú		August 31, 2014	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2:01.86	Katinka Hosszú		December 6, 2014	Doha, Qatar

All-time top 25

Men long course

• Correct as of August 2024^[4]

Pos	Time	Swimmer	Date	Venue	Ref
1	1:54.00		28 July 2011	Shanghai
2	1:54.06		2 August 2024		^[5]
3	1:54.16		28 July 2011	Shanghai
4	1:54.62		24 September 2023		^[6]
5	1:55.07		4 April 2016	Tokyo
6	1:55.18		29 July 2009	Rome
7	1:55.24		30 July 2022	Irvine	^[7]
8	1:55.26		17 June 2021		^[8]
9	1:55.28		30 July 2021	Tokyo	^[9]
10	1:55.36		30 July 2009	Rome
11	1:55.40		11 August 2018	Tokyo
12	1:55.55		30 July 2009	Rome
			18 January 2020	Beijing
14	1:55.65		21 June 2024	Indianapolis	^[10]
15	1:55.72		12 June 2019
16	1:55.76		16 June 2017	Berlin
17	1:56.07		27 July 2023	Fukuoka	^[11]
			18 May 2024	Toronto	^[12]
19	1:56.17		30 July 2021	Tokyo	^[13]
20	1:56.21		28 November 2023		^[14]
21	1:56.31		6 June 2021	Barcelona
22	1:56.64		26 July 2017	Budapest
23	1:56.69		30 July 2009	Rome
24	1:56.75		24 July 2024	Yekaterinburg	^[15]
25	1:56.79		1 July 2017	Indianapolis
			20 October 2019	Wuhan

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:56.79:

• Ryan Lochte also swam 1:54.10 (2009), 1:54.43 (2010), 1:54.56 (2009), 1:54.84 (2010), 1:54.90 (2012), 1:54.93 (2012), 1:54.98 (2013), 1:55.18 (2009), 1:55.22 (2008), 1:55.44 (2013), 1:55.51 (2012), 1:55.81 (2015), 1:56.02 (2014), 1:56.11 (2006), 1:56.13 (2012), 1:56.19 (2007), 1:56.22 (2016), 1:56.28 (2016), 1:56.50 (2014), 1:56.53 (2008), 1:56.71 (2016), 1:56.74 (2011), 1:56.78 (2006).
• Michael Phelps also swam 1:54.23 (2008), 1:54.27 (2012), 1:54.66 (2016), 1:54.75 (2015), 1:54.80 (2008), 1:54.84 (2012), 1:54.98 (2007), 1:55.78 (2016), 1:55.84 (2006), 1:55.91 (2016), 1:55.94 (2003, 2010), 1:56.04 (2003, 2014), 1:56.32 (2012), 1:56.50 (2006), 1:56.55 (2014), 1:56.66 (2012), 1:56.68 (2005), 1:56.71 (2004).
• Léon Marchand also swam 1:54.82 (2023), 1:55.22 (2022), 1:55.68 (2023), 1:55.74 (2024), 1:55.75 (2022), 1:56.25 (2023), 1:56.34 (2023).
• Wang Shun also swam 1:55.00 (2021), 1:55.35 (2024), 1:55.55 (2023), 1:56.16 (2017), 1:56.22 (2021), 1:56.27 (2020), 1:56.28 (2017), 1:56.33 (2021), 1:56.52 (2018), 1:56.57 (2018), 1:56.66 (2016, 2019), 1:56.78 (2021).
• László Cseh also swam 1:55.24 (2009), 1:56.22 (2012), 1:56.34 (2009), 1:56.52 (2008), 1:56.66 (2012), 1:56.74 (2012).
• Kosuke Hagino also swam 1:55.33 (2014), 1:55.34 (2014), 1:55.38 (2014), 1:55.74 (2013), 1:55.90 (2014), 1:55.98 (2016), 1:56.01 (2017, 2017), 1:56.02 (2014), 1:56.04 (2017), 1:56.13 (2016), 1:56.29 (2013), 1:56.30 (2015, 2017), 1:56.37 (2018), 1:56.46 (2017), 1:56.61 (2016), 1:56.66 (2018), 1:56.75 (2018).
• Michael Andrew also swam 1:55.44 (2021), 1:56.25 (2021), 1:56.40 (2021).
• Chase Kalisz also swam 1:55.56 (2017), 1:55.73 (2018), 1:55.88 (2017), 1:56.21 (2022), 1:56.43 (2022), 1:56.48 (2017), 1:56.51 (2017), 1:56.52 (2022), 1:56.76 (2022), 1:56.78 (2019).
• Carson Foster also swam 1:55.71 (2022), 1:56.19 (2023), 1:56.43 (2023), 1:56.44 (2022), 1:56.51 (2023), 1:56.55 (2023), 1:56.65 (2022).
• Duncan Scott also swam 1:55.90 (2021), 1:55.95 (2023), 1:56.08 (2022), 1:56.50 (2023), 1:56.65 (2019), 1:56.69 (2021), 1:56.72 (2023).
• Shaine Casas also swam 1:55.83 (2024), 1:56.06 (2023, 2023), 1:56.35 (2023), 1:56.70 (2022).
• Eric Shanteau also swam 1:56.00 (2009).
• Daiya Seto also swam 1:56.14 (2019), 1:56.22 (2021, 2022), 1:56.27 (2022), 1:56.62 (2023), 1:56.69 (2019), 1:56.70 (2023), 1:56.72 (2023), 1:56.74 (2022).
• Mitch Larkin also swam 1:56.21 (2018), 1:56.29 (2021), 1:56.32 (2020), 1:56.74 (2021).
• Thiago Pereira also swam 1:56.30 (2013), 1:56.65 (2015), 1:56.74 (2012).
• Jérémy Desplanches also swam 1:56.56 (2019), 1:56.73 (2019).
• Hugo González also swam 1:56.58 (2023), 1:56.76 (2021).
• Philip Heintz also swam 1:56.59 (2017), 1:56.67 (2018).
• Finlay Knox also swam 1:56.64 (2024).
• Tom Dean also swam 1:56.65 (2023), 1:56.77 (2022).
• Max Litchfield also swam 1:56.70 (2017).
• Leith Brodie also swam 1:56.75 (2009).

Men short course

• Correct as of December 2023^[16]

Pos	Time	Swimmer	Date	Venue	Ref
1	1:49.63		14 December 2012
2	1:50.15		13 December 2022	Melbourne	^[17]
3	1:50.37		29 October 2022		^[18]
4	1:50.47		5 December 2014
5	1:50.66		29 October 2021		^[19]
6	1:50.85		6 December 2019	Great Britain
7	1:50.96		13 December 2022	Melbourne	^[20]
8	1:50.98		8 December 2023	Otopeni	^[21]
9	1:51.01		11 December 2018	Hangzhou
10	1:51.04		13 December 2022	Melbourne	^[22]
11	1:51.14		11 September 2021	Naples
12	1:51.36		4 December 2015	Netanya
13	1:51.53		21 November 2020
14	1:51.54		16 December 2021	Abu Dhabi	^[23]
15	1:51.55		15 November 2009	Berlin
16	1:51.56		1 September 2014	Dubai
17	1:51.72		10 December 2009	Istanbul
18	1:51.74		6 December 2019	Glasgow
19	1:51.89		23 October 2011	Germany
20	1:51.92		31 August 2016	Germany
21	1:51.97		23 October 2022	Tokyo	^[24]
22	1:52.01		11 August 2013	Germany
23	1:52.06		15 November 2020	Budapest
24	1:52.12		31 August 2016	Germany
25	1:52.13		18 December 2023	Saint Petersburg	^[25]

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:52.13:

• Ryan Lochte also swam 1:50.08 (2010), 1:51.31 (2014), 1:51.56 (2008).
• Daiya Seto also swam 1:50.76 (2019), 1:51.09 (2018), 1:51.12 (2021), 1:51.15 (2021), 1:51.39 (2022), 1:51.40 (2017), 1:51.76 (2022), 1:51.79 (2014), 1:51.80 (2021), 1:51.88 (2017).
• Andreas Vazaios also swam 1:51.15 (2021), 1:51.84 (2020), 1:51.94 (2021).
• Kosuke Hagino also swam 1:51.27 (2014), 1:51.50 (2013).
• Shaine Casas also swam 1:51.31 (2022).
• Carson Foster also swam 1:51.35 (2021), 1:51.89 (2022).
• Wang Shun also swam 1:51.45 (2018), 1:51.63 (2016), 1:51.74 (2016), 1:51.84 (2018), 1:52.08 (2018).
• Matthew Sates also swam 1:51.45 (2021).
• Duncan Scott also swam 1:51.53 (2023), 1:51.66 (2020), 1:51.85 (2019), 1:51.90 (2023), 1:51.96 (2020).
• Darian Townsend also swam 1:51.79 (2009).
• Philip Heintz also swam 1:52.03 (2016), 1:52.07 (2016), 1:52.08 (2016).
• Alberto Razzetti also swam 1:51.73 (2022), 1:52.10 (2021).
• Chad le Clos also swam 1:52.11 (2013).

Women long course

• Correct as of August 2024^[26]

Pos	Time	Swimmer	Date	Venue	Ref
1	2:06.12		3 August 2015	Kazan
2	2:06.15		27 July 2009	Rome
3	2:06.56		3 August 2024		^[27]
4	2:06.63		10 June 2024		^[28]
5	2:06.79		22 June 2024		^[29]
6	2:06.88		9 August 2016	Rio de Janeiro
7	2:07.03		27 July 2009	Rome
8	2:07.13		19 June 2022	Budapest	^[30]
9	2:07.57		31 July 2012	London
10	2:07.68		19 May 2024	Toronto	^[31]
11	2:07.75		25 September 2023		^[32]
12	2:07.91		24 July 2017	Budapest
13	2:08.15		31 July 2012	London
14	2:08.32		17 October 2009	Jinan
			29 July 2018	Irvine
16	2:08.34		24 August 2018	Jakarta
17	2:08.45		3 August 2015	Kazan
18	2:08.47		13 April 2024	San Antonio	^[33]
19	2:08.48		2 June 2023	Tempe	^[34]
20	2:08.51		22 May 2021	Austin	^[35]
21	2:08.55		29 May 2024		^[36]
22	2:08.59		13 August 2008	Beijing
23	2:08.64		10 May 2019	Sydney
24	2:08.70		23 July 2017	Budapest
25	2:08.79		9 August 2016	Rio de Janeiro

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 2:08.79:

• Katinka Hosszú also swam 2:06.58 (2016), 2:06.84 (2015), 2:07.00 (2017), 2:07.02 (2019), 2:07.14 (2017), 2:07.17 (2019), 2:07.30 (2015, 2016), 2:07.45 (2016), 2:07.46 (2009), 2:07.49 (2017), 2:07.53 (2019), 2:07.69 (2016), 2:07.92 (2013, 2016), 2:08.11 (2014), 2:08.13 (2016), 2:08.15 (2019), 2:08.20 (2016), 2:08.28 (2019), 2:08.41 (2014), 2:08.45 (2013), 2:08.49 (2017), 2:08.50 (2019), 2:08.55 (2019), 2:08.57 (2019), 2:08.59 (2013), 2:08.60 (2016), 2:08.61 (2015), 2:08.63 (2019, 2019), 2:08.66 (2015), 2:08.72 (2019), 2:08.77 (2015).
• Summer McIntosh also swam 2:06.89 (2023), 2:07.06 (2024), 2:07.16 (2024), 2:08.08 (2023), 2:08.19 (2024), 2:08.30 (2024), 2:08.70 (2022).
• Kate Douglass also swam 2:06.92 (2024), 2:07.05 (2024), 2:07.09 (2023), 2:07.17 (2023), 2:07.76 (2024), 2:07.89 (2024), 2:08.29 (2023), 2:08.41 (2024), 2:08.46 (2023), 2:08.53 (2024), 2:08.59 (2024).
• Kaylee McKeown also swam 2:06.99 (2024), 2:07.19 (2023), 2:07.54 (2023), 2:07.60 (2023), 2:08.08 (2024), 2:08.16 (2023), 2:08.19 (2021), 2:08.23 (2020), 2:08.27 (2023), 2:08.57 (2022), 2:08.66 (2024), 2:08.73 (2021).
• Ariana Kukors also swam 2:07.03 (2009), 2:08.53 (2009).
• Alex Walsh also swam 2:07.45 (2024), 2:07.63 (2024), 2:07.84 (2022), 2:07.86 (2024), 2:07.89 (2023), 2:07.97 (2023), 2:07.99 (2024), 2:08.27 (2023), 2:08.60 (2024), 2:08.65 (2021), 2:08.74 (2022, 2024).
• Siobhan-Marie O'Connor also swam 2:07.57 (2016), 2:08.21 (2014), 2:08.44 (2016), 2:08.45 (2015), 2:08.77 (2015).
• Yui Ohashi also swam 2:08.16 (2018), 2:08.52 (2021).
• Yu Yiting also swam 2:08.34 (2023), 2:08.49 (2024), 2:08.74 (2023).
• Ye Shiwen also swam 2:08.39 (2012), 2:08.60 (2019).
• Stephanie Rice also swam 2:08.45 (2008), 2:08.68 (2009).
• Sydney Pickrem also swam 2:08.56 (2024), 2:08.61 (2019, 2023), 2:08.70 (2019), 2:08.71 (2019), 2:08.76 (2024).
• Kim Seo-yeong also swam 2:08.61 (2018).
• Alicia Coutts also swam 2:08.63 (2013).
• Anastasia Gorbenko also swam 2:08.63 (2024).
• Kathleen Baker also swam 2:08.75 (2020).

Women short course

• Correct as of December 2023^[37]

Pos	Time	Swimmer	Date	Venue	Ref
1	2:01.86		6 December 2014	Doha
2	2:02.12		13 December 2022	Melbourne	^[38]
3	2:03.37		13 December 2022	Melbourne	^[39]
4	2:03.57		13 December 2022	Melbourne	^[40]
5	2:03.93		14 November 2020	Budapest
6	2:04.00		21 November 2020	Budapest
7	2:04.06		16 October 2020	Budapest
8	2:04.48		20 December 2021	Abu Dhabi	^[41]
9	2:04.60		19 December 2009	Great Britain
10	2:04.64		14 December 2018	Hangzhou
			15 December 2012	Istanbul
			10 December 2009	Turkey
13	2:04.77		1 November 2020	Budapest
14	2:04.91		16 December 2011	United States
15	2:04.92		5 November 2022	Indianapolis	^[42]
16	2:04.94		13 December 2022	Melbourne	^[43]
17	2:05.02		10 December 2016	Canada
18	2:05.04		4 September 2021	Naples
19	2:05.13		5 December 2015	Israel
20	2:05.15		18 September 2021	Naples
21	2:05.38		9 September 2021	Naples
22	2:05.41		14 January 2018	Tokyo	^[44]
23	2:05.46		18 November 2017	Singapore
24	2:05.54		15 December 2018	Hangzhou
25	2:05.63		9 November 2013	Japan

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 2:05.63:

• Katinka Hosszú also swam 2:02.13 (2014), 2:02.53 (2015), 2:02.61 (2014), 2:02.90 (2016), 2:03.07 (2014), 2:03.20 (2013), 2:03.25 (2013, 2018), 2:03.60 (2014), 2:03.66 (2015), 2:04.13 (2018), 2:04.16 (2019), 2:04.31 (2013), 2:04.33 (2013), 2:04.37 (2017), 2:04.39 (2013), 2:04.43 (2017), 2:04.52 (2013), 2:04.56 (2016), 2:04.64 (2017), 2:04.65 (2018), 2:04.68 (2019), 2:04.72 (2012), 2:04.76 (2016, 2017), 2:04.79 (2018), 2:04.94 (2017), 2:04.98 (2017), 2:05.00 (2017), 2:05.01 (2017), 2:05.05 (2013), 2:05.06 (2018), 2:05.07 (2013), 2:05.11 (2019), 2:05.18 (2014), 2:05.25 (2018), 2:05.29 (2017, 2017), 2:05.33 (2013, 2016), 2:05.34 (2013), 2:05.39 (2016), 2:05.42 (2018), 2:05.45 (2013), 2:05.57 (2016), 2:05.60 (2016).
• Kaylee McKeown also swam 2:03.68 (2020).
• Melanie Margalis also swam 2:04.18 (2020), 2:04.32 (2020), 2:04.62 (2018), 2:04.65 (2018), 2;05.18 (2019), 2:05.32 (2019)).
• Sydney Pickrem also swam 2:04.29 (2021), 2:04.34 (2019), 2:04.40 (2020), 2:04.59 (2021), 2:04.85 (2019), 2:05.21 (2021)，2:05.22 (2022), 2:05.23 (2022).
• Kate Douglass also swam 2:04.24 (2021), 2:04.39 (2022), 2:04.68 (2021).
• Yui Ohashi also swam 2:04.86 (2021), 2:05.04 (2020), 2:05.09 (2020), 2:05.10 (2020), 2:05.13 (2020), 2:05.26 (2020), 2:05.29 (2018), 2:05.45 (2021).
• Abbie Wood also swam 2:04.94 (2021), 2:05.08 (2021), 2:05.27 (2020), 2:05.36 (2020), 2:05.45 (2021), 2:05.56 (2020), 2:05.58 (2023), 2:05.63 (2021).
• Beata Nelson also swam 2:05.08 (2022).
• Anastasia Gorbenko also swam 2:05.17 (2021).
• Siobhan O'Connor also swam 2:05.19 (2015).
• Mary-Sophie Harvey also swam 2:05.30 (2021).
• Kayla Sanchez also swam 2:05.32 (2019).

References

• Zwemkroniek
• Agenda Diana

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