The first world record in the men's 200 metres breaststroke in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1908 and the first world record in the women's 200 metres breaststroke was recognised in 1921. In the short course (25 metres) swimming events the world's governing body recognizes world records since March 3, 1991.
There have been two rule changes enacted by FINA for this event that have resulted in the nullification of world records.
In the mid-1930s, many breaststroke swimmers began practicing an early variant of the butterfly stroke that involved recovering the arms above the water in an effort to reduce drag. This technique was disallowed when the butterfly stroke was established as a distinct stroke with its own rules in 1953, and world records set using the technique were nullified.
Another style was developed by the Japanese swimmer Masaru Furukawa shortly after this rule change. It involved swimming underwater for as much of each pool length as possible without surfacing, as the act of breaking the water's surface created resistance, slowing a swimmer. This method of swimming the breaststroke was disallowed by FINA in 1956 and records set with the technique were nullified.
(see History of swimming)
Time | Swimmer | Date | Place |
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3:09.2 | Frederick Holman | July 18, 1908 | London, United Kingdom |
3:08.3 | Robert Andersson | April 18, 1909 | Stockholm, Sweden |
3:00.8 | Félicien Courbet | October 2, 1910 | Schaerbeek, Belgium |
2:56.6 | Percy Courtman | July 28, 1914 | Garston, United Kingdom |
2:54.4 | Erich Rademacher | November 12, 1922 | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
2:52.6 | Bob Skelton | March 21, 1924 | Milwaukee, United States |
2:50.4 | Erich Rademacher | April 7, 1924 | Magdeburg, Germany |
2:48.0 | Erich Rademacher | March 11, 1927 | Brussels, Belgium |
2:45.0 | Yoshiyuki Tsuruta | July 27, 1929 | Kyoto, Japan |
2:44.6 | Lionel Spence | April 2, 1931 | Chicago, United States |
2:44.0 | Lionel Spence | April 1, 1932 | New Haven, United States |
2:42.6[1] | Jacques Cartonnet | February 8, 1933 | Paris, France |
2:42.4 | Erwin Sietas | March 16, 1935 | Düsseldorf, Germany |
2:39.6[2] | Jacques Cartonnet | May 4, 1935 | Paris, France |
2:37.2[3] | Jack Kasley | March 28, 1936 | New Haven, United States |
2:36.8[4] | Alfred Nakache | July 6, 1941 | Marseille, France |
2:36.3[5] | Joe Verdeur | July 10, 1948 | Detroit, Michigan, United States |
2:35.6[6][7] | Joe Verdeur | April 5, 1946 | Bainbridge, United States |
2:35.0[8] | Joe Verdeur | February 15, 1947 | New Haven, United States |
2:34.4[9] | Herbert Klein | August 13, 1950 | Göppingen, West Germany |
2:34.4[10] | John Davies | August 1, 1952 | Helsinki, Finland |
2:32.0[11] | Joe Verdeur | February 14, 1948 | New Haven, United States |
2:30.5[12] | Joe Verdeur | April 2, 1948 | New Haven, United States |
2:30.0[13] | Joe Verdeur | June 28, 1948 | New Haven, United States |
2:28.3[14][15] | Joe Verdeur | March 31, 1950 | New Haven, United States |
2:27.3[16] | Herbert Klein | June 9, 1951 | Munich, West Germany |
2:37.4[17] | Knud Gleie | February 14, 1953 | Copenhagen, Denmark |
2:36.6 | Masaru Furukawa | April 10, 1954 | Tokyo, Japan |
2:35.4 | Masaru Furukawa | April 10, 1954 | Tokyo, Japan |
2:35.2 | Mamoru Tanaka | September 17, 1954 | Tokyo, Japan |
2:33.7 | Masaru Furukawa | August 5, 1955 | Tokyo, Japan |
2:31.0 | Masaru Furukawa | October 1, 1955 | Tokyo, Japan |
2:36.5 | Terence Gathercole | June 28, 1958 | Townsville, Australia |
2:33.6 | Chet Jastremski | July 28, 1961 | Tokyo, Japan |
2:29.6 | Chet Jastremski | August 19, 1961 | Los Angeles, United States |
2:28.2 | Chet Jastremski | August 30, 1964 | New York City, United States |
2:27.8 | Ian O'Brien | October 15, 1964 | Tokyo, Japan |
2:27.4 | Vladimir Kosinsky | April 3, 1968 | Tallinn, USSR |
2:26.5 | Nikolai Pankin | March 22, 1969 | Minsk, USSR |
2:25.4 | Nikolai Pankin | April 19, 1969 | Magdeburg, East Germany |
2:23.5 | Brian Job | August 22, 1970 | Los Angeles, United States |
2:22.79 | John Hencken | August 5, 1972 | Chicago, United States |
2:21.55 | John Hencken | September 2, 1972 | Munich, West Germany |
2:20.52 | John Hencken | August 24, 1973 | Louisville, United States |
2:19.28 | David Wilkie | September 6, 1973 | Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
2:18.93 | John Hencken | August 24, 1974 | Concord, United States |
2:18.21 | John Hencken | September 1, 1974 | Concord, United States |
2:15.11 | David Wilkie | July 24, 1976 | Montreal, Canada |
2:14.77 | Victor Davis | August 5, 1982 | Guayaquil, Ecuador |
2:14.58 | Victor Davis | June 17, 1984 | Etobicoke, Canada |
2:13.34 | Victor Davis | August 2, 1984 | Los Angeles, United States |
2:12.90 | Mike Barrowman | August 4, 1989 | Los Angeles, United States |
2:12.90e = | Nick Gillingham | August 19, 1989 | Bonn, West Germany |
2:12.89 | Mike Barrowman | August 20, 1989 | Tokyo, Japan |
2:11.53 | Mike Barrowman | July 20, 1990 | Seattle, United States |
2:11.23 | Mike Barrowman | January 11, 1991 | Perth, Australia |
2:10.60 | Mike Barrowman | August 13, 1991 | Fort Lauderdale, United States |
2:10.16 | Mike Barrowman | July 29, 1992 | Barcelona, Spain |
2:09.97 | Kosuke Kitajima | October 2, 2002 | Busan, South Korea |
2:09.52 | Dimitri Komornikov | June 15, 2003 | Barcelona, Spain |
2:09.42 | Kosuke Kitajima | July 24, 2003 | Barcelona, Spain |
2:09.04 | Brendan Hansen | July 11, 2004 | Long Beach, United States |
2:08.74 | Brendan Hansen | August 5, 2006 | Irvine, United States |
2:08.50 | Brendan Hansen | August 21, 2006 | Victoria, Canada |
2:07.51 | Kosuke Kitajima | June 8, 2008 | Tokyo, Japan |
2:07.31 | Christian Sprenger | July 30, 2009 | Rome, Italy |
2:07.28 | Dániel Gyurta | August 1, 2012 | London, United Kingdom |
2:07.01 | Akihiro Yamaguchi | September 15, 2012 | Gifu, Japan |
2:06.67 | Ippei Watanabe | January 29, 2017 | Tokyo, Japan |
2:06.67 | Matthew Wilson | July 25, 2019 | Gwangju, South Korea |
2:06.12 | Anton Chupkov | July 26, 2019 | Gwangju, South Korea |
2:05.95 | Zac Stubblety-Cook | May 19, 2022 | Adelaide, Australia |
2:05.48 | Qin Haiyang | July 28, 2023 | Fukuoka, Japan |
The world record for the 200-meter breaststroke prior to the bifurcation of the butterfly breaststroke into separate strokes in 1953 could be accomplished in either short or long course pools. FINA recognized only one world record for the 200-meter breaststroke. The 1952 US Olympic Book lists the 200-meter breaststroke world record as belonging to Herbert Klein with a time of 2:27.3 [18] who swam it in a short course pool. FINA now recognizes and lists on their website Herbert Klein's long course world record of 2:34.4 for the 200-meter breaststroke set on August 13, 1950, in Göppingen, Germany rather than his world record of 2:27.3 set in a short course pool. John Davies tied Herbert Klein's long course world record of 2:34.4 for the 200-meter breaststroke at their 1952 Olympic final.[19] Bowen Stassforth's time of 2:34.7 in the 220 yard breaststroke (long course) at the 1952 AAU Outdoor Nationals correlates to a time of 2:33[20] in the 200 meter breaststroke (long course). This performance was the fastest all-time for the 220 yard breaststroke (long course) and would have been the fastest 200 meter breaststroke (long course) in history (pre-bifurcation of the breaststroke in 1953) as well if it had been dual timed. This is evidenced by the dual distance timed race in the 1950 National AAU Indoor Championships in the 220 yard breaststroke (short course) between Joe Verdeur and Robert Brawner. During the race, Verdeur broke the world record for 200 meters with a time of 2:28.3 (short course). However, Brawner won the race with a time of 2:29.3 for the full 220 yards beating Verdeur who was second in 2:29.4.[21]
Time | Swimmer | Date | Place |
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2:07.93 | Nick Gillingham | October 20, 1991 | Birmingham, United Kingdom |
2:07.80 | Philip Rogers | August 28, 1993 | Melbourne, Australia |
2:07.79 | Andrey Korneyev | March 28, 1998 | Paris, France |
2:07.59 | Roman Sloudnov | March 19, 2000 | Athens, Greece |
2:06.40 | Ed Moses | March 25, 2000 | Minneapolis, United States |
2:04.37 | Ed Moses | January 18, 2002 | Paris, France |
2:03.28 | Ed Moses | January 22, 2002 | Stockholm, Sweden |
2:03.17 | Ed Moses | January 26, 2002 | Berlin, Germany |
2:02.92 | Ed Moses | January 17, 2004 | Berlin, Germany |
2:01.98 | Christian Sprenger | August 10, 2009 | Hobart, Australia |
2:00.67 | Dániel Gyurta | December 13, 2009 | Istanbul, Turkey |
2:00.48 | Dániel Gyurta | August 31, 2014 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
2:00.44[22] | Marco Koch | November 20, 2016 | Berlin, Germany |
2:00.16 | Kirill Prigoda | December 13, 2018 | Hangzhou, China |
Time | Swimmer | Date | Place |
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3:38.2 | Ellie Van Den Bogaert | August 7, 1921 | Antwerp, Belgium |
3:34.6 | Ellie Van Den Bogaert | May 6, 1922 | Brussels, Belgium |
3:31.4 | Ellie Van Den Bogaert | October 4, 1922 | Antwerp, Belgium |
3:20.4 | Irene Gilbert | June 18, 1923 | Rotherham, United Kingdom |
3:20.2 | Erna Murray | April 5, 1925 | Leipzig, Germany |
3:19.1 | Brita Hazelius | August 11, 1926 | Stockholm, Sweden |
3:18.4 | Mietje Baron | October 24, 1926 | Brussels, Belgium |
3:16.6 | Else Jacobsen | August 20, 1927 | Oslo, Norway |
3:15.8 | Charlotte Mühe | April 15, 1928 | Magdeburg, Germany |
3:11.2 | Mietje Baron | April 22, 1928 | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
3:11.2 = | Charlotte Mühe | July 15, 1928 | Berlin, Germany |
3:10.6 | Margery Hinton | July 20, 1931 | Manchester, United Kingdom |
3:08.4 | Clare Dennis | January 18, 1932 | Sydney, Australia |
3:08.2 | Lisa Rocke | April 21, 1932 | Leipzig, Germany |
3:03.4 | Else Jacobsen | May 11, 1932 | Stockholm, Sweden |
3:00.4 | Hideko Maehata | September 30, 1933 | Tokyo, Japan |
3:00.2 | Jopie Waalberg | May 11, 1937 | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
2:58.0 | Jopie Waalberg | June 27, 1937 | Zaandijk, Netherlands |
2:56.9 | Jopie Waalberg | October 2, 1937 | Ghent, Belgium |
2:56.0 | Maria Lenk | November 8, 1939 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
2:55.5 | Anni Kapell | March 19, 1941 | Düsseldorf, Germany |
2:52.6 | Nel van Vliet | August 17, 1946 | Bilthoven, Netherlands |
2:51.9 | Nel van Vliet | March 29, 1947 | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
2:49.2 | Nel van Vliet | July 20, 1947 | Hilversum, Netherlands |
2:48.8 | Eva Novak | October 21, 1950 | Székesfehérvár, Hungary |
2:48.5 | Eva Novak | May 5, 1951 | Moscow, USSR |
2:46.4 | Ada den Haan | November 13, 1956 | Naarden, Netherlands |
2:52.6 | Ada den Haan | May 18, 1957 | Blackpool, United Kingdom |
2:51.9 | Ada den Haan | August 3, 1957 | Rhenen, Netherlands |
2:51.3 | Ada den Haan | August 4, 1957 | Rhenen, Netherlands |
2:50.3 | Anita Lonsbrough | July 25, 1959 | Waalwijk, Netherlands |
2:50.2 | Wiltrud Urselmann | June 6, 1960 | Aachen, West Germany |
2:49.5 | Anita Lonsbrough | August 27, 1960 | Rome, Italy |
2:48.0 | Karin Beyer | August 5, 1961 | Budapest, Hungary |
2:47.7 | Galina Prozumenshchikova | April 11, 1964 | Blackpool, United Kingdom |
2:45.4 | Galina Prozumenshchikova | May 17, 1964 | East Berlin, East Germany |
2:45.3 | Galina Prozumenshchikova | September 12, 1965 | Groningen, Netherlands |
2:43.0 | Irina Pozdnyakova | July 16, 1966 | Moscow, USSR |
2:40.8 | Galina Prozumenshchikova | August 22, 1966 | Utrecht, Netherlands |
2:40.5 | Catie Ball | July 9, 1967 | Santa Clara, California |
2:39.5 | Catie Ball | August 20, 1967 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
2:38.5 | Catie Ball | August 26, 1968 | Los Angeles, California |
2:37.89 | Anne-Katrin Schott | July 6, 1974 | Rostock, East Germany |
2:37.44 | Karla Linke | August 19, 1974 | Vienna, Austria |
2:34.99 | Karla Linke | August 19, 1974 | Vienna, Austria |
2:33.35 | Marina Koshevaya | July 21, 1976 | Montreal, Quebec |
2:33.32 | Yuliya Bogdanova | April 7, 1978 | Leningrad, USSR |
2:33.11 | Lina Kačiušytė | August 24, 1978 | West Berlin |
2:31.42 | Lina Kačiušytė | August 24, 1978 | West Berlin |
2:31.09 | Svetlana Varganova | March 30, 1979 | Minsk, USSR |
2:28.36 | Lina Kačiušytė | April 6, 1979 | Potsdam, East Germany |
2:28.33 | Silke Hörner | June 5, 1985 | Leipzig, East Germany |
2:28.20 | Sylvia Gerasch | March 1, 1986 | Leningrad, USSR |
2:27.40 | Silke Hörner | August 18, 1986 | Madrid, Spain |
2:27.27 | Allison Higson | May 28, 1988 | Montreal, Quebec |
2:26.71 | Silke Hörner | September 21, 1988 | Seoul, South Korea |
2:25.92 | Anita Nall | March 2, 1992 | Indianapolis, Indiana |
2:25.35 | Anita Nall | March 2, 1992 | Indianapolis, Indiana |
2:24.76 | Rebecca Brown | March 15, 1994 | Brisbane, Australia |
2:24.69 | Penelope Heyns | July 17, 1999 | Los Angeles, California |
2:24.51 | Penelope Heyns | July 17, 1999 | Los Angeles, California |
2:24.42 | Penelope Heyns | August 26, 1999 | Sydney, Australia |
2:23.64 | Penelope Heyns | August 27, 1999 | Sydney, Australia |
2:22.99 | Qi Hui | April 13, 2001 | Hangzhou, China |
2:22.99e = | Amanda Beard | July 25, 2003 | Barcelona, Spain |
2:22.96 | Leisel Jones | July 10, 2004 | Brisbane, Australia |
2:22.44 | Amanda Beard | July 12, 2004 | Long Beach, California |
2:21.72 | Leisel Jones | July 29, 2005 | Montreal, Quebec |
2:20.54 | Leisel Jones | February 1, 2006 | Melbourne, Australia |
2:20.22 | Rebecca Soni | August 15, 2008 | Beijing, China |
2:20.12 | Annamay Pierse | July 30, 2009 | Rome, Italy |
2:20.00 | Rebecca Soni | August 1, 2012 | London, United Kingdom |
2:19.59 | Rebecca Soni | August 2, 2012 | London, United Kingdom |
2:19.11 | Rikke Møller Pedersen | August 1, 2013 | Barcelona, Spain |
2:18.95[23] | Tatjana Schoenmaker | July 30, 2021 | Tokyo, Japan |
2:17.55[24] | Evgeniia Chikunova | April 21, 2023 | Kazan, Russia |
Time | Swimmer | Date | Place |
---|---|---|---|
2:22.92 | Susanne Bornike | February 12, 1989 | Bonn, West Germany |
2:22.89 | Dai Guohong | December 3, 1993 | Palma de Mallorca, Spain |
2:21.99 | Dai Guohong | December 3, 1993 | Palma de Mallorca, Spain |
2:20.85 | Samantha Riley | December 1, 1995 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
2:20.22 | Masami Tanaka | April 2, 1999 | Hong Kong |
2:19.25 | Qi Hui | January 28, 2001 | Paris, France |
2:18.86 | Qi Hui | December 2, 2002 | Shanghai, China |
2:17.75 | Leisel Jones | November 29, 2003 | Melbourne, Australia |
2:17.50 | Annamay Pierse | March 14, 2009 | Toronto, Canada |
2:16.83 | Annamay Pierse | August 7, 2009 | Leeds, United Kingdom |
2:15.42 | Leisel Jones | November 15, 2009 | Berlin, Germany |
2:14.57 | Rebecca Soni | December 18, 2009 | Manchester, United Kingdom |
2:14.39 [25] | Yuliya Efimova | December 14, 2013 | Herning, Denmark |
Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue | Ref |
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1 | 2:05.48 | Qin Haiyang (CHN) | 28 July 2023 | Fukuoka | [27] |
2 | 2:05.95 | Zac Stubblety-Cook (AUS) | 19 May 2022 | Adelaide | [28] |
3 | 2:06.12 | Anton Chupkov (RUS) | 26 July 2019 | Gwangju | |
4 | 2:06.40 | Shoma Sato (JPN) | 7 April 2021 | Tokyo | [29] |
5 | 2:06.59 | Léon Marchand (FRA) | 11 June 2023 | Rennes | [30] |
6 | 2:06.67 | Ippei Watanabe (JPN) | 29 January 2017 | Tokyo | |
Matthew Wilson (AUS) | 25 July 2019 | Gwangju | |||
8 | 2:06.85 | Arno Kamminga (NED) | 4 December 2020 | Rotterdam | |
9 | 2:07.01 | Akihiro Yamaguchi (JPN) | 15 September 2012 | Gifu | |
10 | 2:07.07 | Yamato Fukasawa (JPN) | 17 February 2024 | Chiba | [31] |
Yu Hanaguruma (JPN) | 21 March 2024 | Tokyo | [32] | ||
12 | 2:07.13 | Matti Mattsson (FIN) | 29 July 2021 | Tokyo | [33] |
13 | 2:07.17 | Josh Prenot (USA) | 30 June 2016 | Omaha | |
14 | 2:07.18 | Yasuhiro Koseki (JPN) | 16 April 2017 | Nagoya | |
15 | 2:07.23 | Dániel Gyurta (HUN) | 2 August 2013 | Barcelona | |
16 | 2:07.25 | Kirill Prigoda (RUS) | 21 July 2022 | Kazan | [34] |
17 | 2:07.30 | Ross Murdoch (GBR) | 24 July 2014 | Glasgow | |
18 | 2:07.31 | Christian Sprenger (AUS) | 30 July 2009 | Rome | |
19 | 2:07.41 | Kevin Cordes (USA) | 28 June 2017 | Indianapolis | |
20 | 2:07.42 | Eric Shanteau (USA) | 30 July 2009 | Rome | |
21 | 2:07.43 | Michael Jamieson (GBR) | 1 August 2012 | London | |
22 | 2:07.46 | Dmitriy Balandin (KAZ) | 10 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | |
23 | 2:07.47 | Marco Koch (GER) | 18 August 2014 | Berlin | |
24 | 2:07.49 | James Wilby (GBR) | 19 April 2019 | Glasgow | |
25 | 2:07.51 | Kosuke Kitajima (JPN) | 8 June 2008 | Tokyo |
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 2:07.51:
Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue | Ref |
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1 | 2:00.16 | Kirill Prigoda (RUS) | 13 December 2018 | Hangzhou | |
2 | 2:00.35 | Daiya Seto (JPN) | 16 December 2022 | Melbourne | [36] |
3 | 2:00.44 | Marco Koch (GER) | 20 November 2016 | Berlin | |
4 | 2:00.48 | Dániel Gyurta (HUN) | 31 August 2014 | Dubai | |
5 | 2:01.15 | Qin Haiyang (CHN) | 13 December 2018 | Hangzhou | |
6 | 2:01.43 | Michael Jamieson (GBR) | 15 December 2013 | Glasgow | |
Arno Kamminga (NED) | 17 December 2020 | Amsterdam | |||
8 | 2:01.57 | Anton Chupkov (RUS) | 11 November 2018 | Tokyo | |
9 | 2:01.60 | Nic Fink (USA) | 16 December 2022 | Melbourne | [37] |
10 | 2:01.65 | Anton McKee (ISL) | 1 November 2020 | Budapest | |
11 | 2:01.70 | Ippei Watanabe (JPN) | 23 October 2022 | Tokyo | [38] |
12 | 2:01.73 | Ilya Shymanovich (BLR) | 6 November 2021 | Kazan | [39] |
13 | 2:01.78 | Yasuhiro Koseki (JPN) | 27 October 2019 | Tokyo | |
14 | 2:01.85 | Mikhail Dorinov (RUS) | 14 December 2017 | Copenhagen | |
15 | 2:01.98 | Christian Sprenger (AUS) | 10 August 2009 | Hobart | |
16 | 2:02.18 | Erik Persson (SWE) | 6 November 2021 | Kazan | [40] |
17 | 2:02.27 | Will Licon (USA) | 21 November 2020 | Budapest | |
18 | 2:02.33 | Cody Miller (USA) | 11 December 2015 | Indianapolis | |
19 | 2:02.38 | Kevin Cordes (USA) | 15 December 2013 | Glasgow | |
Oleg Kostin (RUS) | 18 November 2013 | Kazan | |||
21 | 2:02.41 | Caspar Corbeau (NED) | 9 December 2023 | Otopeni | [41] |
22 | 2:02.45 | Viatcheslav Sinkevich (RUS) | 21 December 2012 | St. Petersburg | |
23 | 2:02.50 | Grigory Falko (RUS) | 13 December 2009 | Istanbul | |
24 | 2:02.56 | Neil Versfeld (RSA) | 14 November 2009 | Berlin | |
25 | 2:02.58 | Thiago Simon (BRA) | 13 September 2016 | São Paulo |
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 2:02.58:
Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue | Ref |
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1 | 2:17.55 | Evgeniia Chikunova (RUS) | 21 April 2023 | Kazan | [43] |
2 | 2:18.95 | Tatjana Schoenmaker (RSA) | 30 July 2021 | Tokyo | [44] |
3 | 2:19.11 | Rikke Møller Pedersen (DEN) | 1 August 2013 | Barcelona | |
4 | 2:19.30 | Kate Douglass (USA) | 13 January 2024 | Knoxville | [45] |
5 | 2:19.41 | Yuliya Yefimova (RUS) | 2 August 2013 | Barcelona | |
6 | 2:19.59 | Rebecca Soni (USA) | 2 August 2012 | London | |
7 | 2:19.64 | Viktoriya Zeynep Güneş (TUR) | 30 August 2015 | Singapore | |
8 | 2:19.65 | Rie Kaneto (JPN) | 4 April 2016 | Tokyo | |
9 | 2:19.81 | Tes Schouten (NED) | 16 February 2024 | Doha | [46] |
10 | 2:19.92 | Lilly King (USA) | 30 July 2021 | Tokyo | [47] |
11 | 2:20.12 | Annamay Pierse (CAN) | 30 July 2009 | Rome | |
12 | 2:20.54 | Leisel Jones (AUS) | 1 February 2006 | Melbourne | |
13 | 2:20.72 | Satomi Suzuki (JPN) | 2 August 2012 | London | |
14 | 2:20.77 | Annie Lazor (USA) | 19 May 2019 | Bloomington | |
15 | 2:20.89 | Molly Renshaw (GBR) | 15 April 2021 | London | |
16 | 2:20.90 | Kanako Watanabe (JPN) | 12 April 2015 | Tokyo | |
17 | 2:21.37 | Qi Hui (CHN) | 17 October 2009 | Jinan | |
18 | 2:21.45 | Taylor McKeown (AUS) | 11 April 2016 | Adelaide | |
19 | 2:21.62 | Nađa Higl (SRB) | 31 July 2009 | Rome | |
20 | 2:21.69 | Abbie Wood (GBR) | 15 April 2021 | London | |
21 | 2:21.74 | Micah Sumrall (USA) | 1 August 2013 | Barcelona | |
22 | 2:21.77 | Bethany Galat (USA) | 28 July 2017 | Budapest | |
23 | 2:21.85 | Reona Aoki (JPN) | 8 April 2018 | Tokyo | |
24 | 2:21.93 | Shi Jinglin (CHN) | 28 July 2017 | Budapest | |
25 | 2:21.97 | Mirna Jukić (AUT) | 31 July 2009 | Rome |
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 2:21.97:
Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue | Ref |
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1 | 2:14.39 [a] | Yuliya Efimova (RUS) | 14 December 2013 | Herning | |
2 | 2:14.57 | Rebecca Soni (USA) | 18 December 2009 | Manchester | |
3 | 2:14.70 | Evgeniia Chikunova (RUS) | 25 November 2022 | Kazan | [49] |
4 | 2:15.21 | Rikke Møller Pedersen (DEN) | 13 December 2013 | Herning | |
5 | 2:15.42 | Leisel Jones (AUS) | 15 November 2009 | Berlin | |
6 | 2:15.56 | Lilly King (USA) | 21 November 2020 | Budapest | |
7 | 2:15.76 | Rie Kaneto (JPN) | 9 October 2016 | Doha | |
8 | 2:15.77 | Kate Douglass (USA) | 16 December 2022 | Melbourne | [50] |
9 | 2:16.09 | Tes Schouten (NED) | 8 December 2023 | Otopeni | [51] |
10 | 2:16.33 | Annie Lazor (USA) | 21 November 2020 | Budapest | |
11 | 2:16.51 | Emily Escobedo (USA) | 5 November 2020 | Budapest | |
12 | 2:16.83 | Annamay Pierse (CAN) | 7 August 2009 | Leeds | |
13 | 2:16.92 | Kanako Watanabe (JPN) | 7 December 2014 | Doha | |
14 | 2:16.93 | Laura Sogar (USA) | 16 December 2012 | Istanbul | |
15 | 2:17.00 | Kelsey Wog (CAN) | 25 November 2023 | Winnipeg | [52] |
16 | 2:17.10 | Jocelyn Ulyett (GBR) | 6 December 2019 | Sheffield | |
17 | 2:17.25 | Mio Motegi (JPN) | 15 December 2014 | Tokyo | |
18 | 2:17.50 | Katy Freeman (USA) | 18 December 2009 | Manchester | |
19 | 2:17.52 | Nadja Higl (SRB) | 11 December 2009 | Istanbul | |
20 | 2:17.75 | Sydney Pickrem (CAN) | 21 November 2020 | Budapest | |
21 | 2:17.80 | Molly Renshaw (GBR) | 14 November 2020 | Buapest | |
22 | 2:17.84 | Alia Atkinson (JAM) | 2 November 2014 | Singapore | |
23 | 2:17.99 | Breeja Larson (USA) | 30 October 2016 | Hong Kong | |
24 | 2:18.02 | Tatjana Schoenmaker (RSA) | 26 October 2020 | Pietermaritzburg | |
25 | 2:18.03 | Vitalina Simonova (RUS) | 7 November 2014 | Kazan | |
8 November 2014 | Kazan |
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 2:18.03: