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The first World Record in the Men's 200 metres Butterfly in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1959. The women's official acknowledged top time came one year earlier. In the short course (25 metres) swimming events the world's governing body recognizes world records since March 3, 1991.
[edit] Long Course
Time |
Swimmer |
Date |
Place |
2:19.0 |
Michael Troy |
July 11, 1959 |
Los Altos, California |
2:16.4 |
Michael Troy |
July 11, 1959 |
Los Altos, California |
2:15.0 |
Michael Troy |
July 10, 1960 |
Evansville, Indiana |
2:13.4 |
Michael Troy |
July 23, 1960 |
Toledo, Ohio |
2:13.2 |
Michael Troy |
August 4, 1960 |
Detroit, Michigan |
2:12.8 |
Michael Troy |
September 2, 1960 |
Rome, Italy |
2:12.6 |
Carl Robie |
August 19, 1961 |
Los Angeles, California |
2:12.5 |
Kevin Berry |
February 20, 1962 |
Melbourne, Victoria |
2:12.4 |
Carl Robie |
August 11, 1962 |
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio |
2:10.8 |
Carl Robie |
August 11, 1962 |
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio |
2:09.7 |
Kevin Berry |
October 23, 1962 |
Melbourne, Victoria |
2:08.4 |
Kevin Berry |
January 12, 1963 |
Sydney, New South Wales |
2:08.2 |
Carl Robie |
March 18, 1963 |
Tokyo, Japan |
2:06.9 |
Kevin Berry |
March 29, 1964 |
Sydney, New South Wales |
2:06.6 |
Kevin Berry |
October 18, 1964 |
Tokyo, Japan |
2:06.4 |
Mark Spitz |
July 26, 1967 |
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
2:06.0 |
John Ferris |
August 30, 1967 |
Tokyo, Japan |
2:05.7 |
Mark Spitz |
October 8, 1967 |
West Berlin, West Germany |
2:05.4 |
Mark Spitz |
August 22, 1970 |
Los Angeles, California |
2:05.0 |
Gary Hall Sr. |
August 22, 1970 |
Los Angeles, California |
2:03.9 |
Mark Spitz |
August 27, 1971 |
Houston, Texas |
2:03.3 |
Hans-Joachim Fassnacht |
August 31, 1971 |
Landskrona, Sweden |
2:01.87 |
Mark Spitz |
August 2, 1972 |
Chicago, Illinois |
2:01.53 |
Mark Spitz |
August 2, 1972 |
Chicago, Illinois |
2:00.70 |
Mark Spitz |
August 28, 1972 |
Munich, West Germany |
2:00.21 |
Roger Pyttel |
June 3, 1976 |
East Berlin, East Germany |
1:59.63 |
Roger Pyttel |
June 3, 1976 |
East Berlin, East Germany |
1:59.23 |
Mike Brunner |
July 18, 1976 |
Montreal, Quebec |
1:58.21 |
Craig Beardsley |
July 30, 1980 |
Irvine, California |
1:58.01 |
Craig Beardsley |
August 22, 1981 |
Kiev, Soviet Union |
1:57.05 |
Michael Gross |
August 26, 1983 |
Rome, Italy |
1:57.04 |
Jon Sieben |
August 3, 1984 |
Los Angeles, California |
1:57.01 |
Michael Gross |
June 29, 1985 |
Wuppertal, West Germany |
1:56.65 |
Michael Gross |
August 10, 1985 |
Sofia, Bulgaria |
1:56.24 |
Michael Gross |
June 28, 1986 |
Hannover, West Germany |
1:55.69 |
Melvin Stewart |
January 12, 1991 |
Perth, Western Australia |
1:55.22 |
Denis Pankratov |
June 14, 1995 |
Canet-en-Roussillon, France |
1:55.18 |
Tom Malchow |
June 17, 2000 |
Charlotte, North Carolina |
1:54.92 |
Michael Phelps |
March 30, 2001 |
Austin, Texas |
1:54.58 |
Michael Phelps |
July 24, 2001 |
Fukuoka, Japan |
1:53.93 |
Michael Phelps |
July 22, 2003 |
Barcelona, Spain |
1:53.82 |
Michael Phelps |
August 17, 2006 |
Victoria, Canada |
1:53.71 |
Michael Phelps |
February 17, 2007 |
Columbia, Missouri |
1:52.09 |
Michael Phelps |
March 28, 2007 |
Melbourne, Victoria |
[edit] 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 |
[edit] Long Course
Time |
Swimmer |
Date |
Place |
2:40.5 |
Nancy Ramey |
June 29, 1958 |
Los Angeles, California |
2:38.9 |
Tineke Lagerberg |
September 13, 1958 |
Naarden, Netherlands |
2:37.0 |
Becky Collins |
July 19, 1959 |
Redding, California |
2:34.4 |
Marianne Heemskerk |
June 12, 1960 |
Leipzig, East Germany |
2:32.8 |
Becky Collins |
August 13, 1961 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
2:31.2 |
Sharon Finneran |
August 19, 1962 |
Chicago, Illinois |
2:30.7 |
Sharon Finneran |
August 25, 1962 |
Los Altos, California |
2:29.1 |
Susan Pitt |
July 27, 1963 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
2:28.1 |
Sharon Stouder |
July 12, 1964 |
Los Angeles, California |
2:26.4 |
Sharon Stouder |
August 2, 1964 |
Los Altos, California |
2:26.3 |
Kenis Moore |
August 15, 1965 |
Maumee, Ohio |
2:25.8 |
Ada Kok |
August 21, 1965 |
Leiden, Netherlands |
2:25.3 |
Ada Kok |
September 12, 1965 |
Groningen, Netherlands |
2:22.5 |
Ada Kok |
August 2, 1967 |
Groningen, Netherlands |
2:21.0 |
Ada Kok |
August 25, 1967 |
Blackpool, United Kingdom |
2:20.7 |
Karen Moe |
July 11, 1970 |
Santa Clara, California |
2:19.3 |
Alice Jones |
August 22, 1970 |
Los Angeles, California |
2:18.6 |
Karen Moe |
August 7, 1971 |
Santa Clara, California |
2:18.4 |
Ellie Daniel |
August 28, 1971 |
Houston, Texas |
2:16.62 |
Karen Moe |
August 6, 1972 |
Chicago, Illinois |
2:15.57 |
Karen Moe |
September 4, 1972 |
Munich, West Germany |
2:15.45 |
Rosemarie Kother |
September 8, 1973 |
Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
2:13.76 |
Rosemarie Kother |
September 9, 1973 |
Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
2:13.60 |
Rosemarie Gabriel |
March 14, 1976 |
Tallinn, Soviet Union |
2:12.84 |
Rosemarie Gabriel |
June 4, 1976 |
East Berlin, East Germany |
2:11.22 |
Rosemarie Gabriel |
June 5, 1976 |
East Berlin, East Germany |
2:11.20 |
Andrea Pollack |
April 9, 1978 |
Leningrad, Soviet Union |
2:09.87 |
Andrea Pollack |
July 4, 1978 |
East Berlin, East Germany |
2:09.77 |
Mary T. Meagher |
July 7, 1979 |
San Juan, Puerto Rico |
2:08.41 |
Mary T. Meagher |
August 16, 1979 |
Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
2:07.01 |
Mary T. Meagher |
August 16, 1979 |
Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
2:06.37 |
Mary T. Meagher |
July 30, 1980 |
Irvine, California |
2:05.96 |
Mary T. Meagher |
August 13, 1981 |
Brown Deer, Wisconsin |
2:05.81 |
Susie O'Neill |
May 17, 2000 |
Sydney, New South Wales |
2:05.78 |
Otylia Jędrzejczak |
August 4, 2002 |
Berlin, Germany |
2:05.61 |
Otylia Jędrzejczak |
July 28, 2005 |
Montreal, Canada |
2:05.40 |
Jessicah Schipper |
August 17, 2006 |
Victoria, Canada |
[edit] Short Course
Time |
Swimmer |
Date |
Place |
2:05.37 |
Susie O'Neill |
February 17, 1999 |
Malmö, Sweden |
2:04.43 |
Susie O'Neill |
September 2, 1999 |
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
2:04.16 |
Susie O'Neill |
January 18, 2000 |
Sydney, New South Wales |
2:04.04 |
Yang Yu |
January 18, 2004 |
Berlin, Germany |
2:03.53 |
Otylia Jędrzejczak |
December 13, 2007 |
Debrecen, Hungary |
2:03.12 |
Yuko Nakanishi |
February 23, 2008 |
Tokyo, Japan |
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