World record progression 200 metres freestyle

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[edit] Men

[edit] Long Course

# TIME SWIMMER DATE EVENT PLACE
011 2:31.62:31.6 Scheff, OttoFlag of Austria Otto Scheff 01908-11-11 11 November 1908 ? Flag of Austria Vienna, Austria ?
022 2:30.02:30.0 Beaurepaire, FrankFlag of Australia Frank Beaurepaire 01910-09-09 9 September 1910 ? Flag of the United Kingdom Exeter, England, United Kingdom ?
033 2:25.42:25.4 Daniels, CharlesFlag of the United States Charles Daniels 01911-03-28 28 March 1911 ? Flag of the United States Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States ?
044 2:21.62:21.6 Ross, NormanFlag of the United States Norman Ross 01916-11-24 24 November 1916 ? Flag of the United States San Francisco, California, United States ?
055 2:19.82:19.8 Cann, TedfordFlag of the United States Tedford Cann 01920-04-10 10 April 1920 ? Flag of the United States Detroit, Michigan, United States ?
066 2:15.62:15.6 Weissmuller, JohnnyFlag of the United States Johnny Weissmuller 01922-05-26 26 May 1922 ? Flag of the United States Honolulu, Hawaii, United States ?
077 2:15.22:15.2 Weissmuller, JohnnyFlag of the United States Johnny Weissmuller 01925-12-09 9 December 1925 ? Flag of the United States McKeesport, Pennsylvania, United States ?
088 2:08.02:08.0 Weissmuller, JohnnyFlag of the United States Johnny Weissmuller 01927-04-05 5 April 1927 ? Flag of the United States Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States ?
099 2:07.22:07.2 Medica, JackFlag of the United States Jack Medica 01935-04-12 12 April 1935 ? Flag of the United States Chicago, Illinois, United States ?
1010 2:06.22:06.2 Smith, WilliamFlag of the United States William Smith 01944-02-12 12 February 1944 ? Flag of the United States Columbus, Ohio, United States ?
1111 2:05.42:05.4 Jany, AlexFlag of France Alex Jany 01946-09-20 20 September 1946 ? Flag of France Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France ?
1212 2:04.62:04.6 Marshall, JohnFlag of Australia John Marshall 01950-03-31 31 March 1950 Yale (?) Flag of the United States New Haven, Connecticut, United States ?
1313 2:03.92:03.9 Konno, FordFlag of the United States Ford Konno 01954-02-27 27 February 1954 ? Flag of the United States Columbus, Ohio, United States ?
1414 2:03.42:03.4 Wardrop, JohnFlag of the United Kingdom John Wardrop 01955-03-04 4 March 1955 ? Flag of the United States Columbus, Ohio, United States ?
1515 2:01.52:01.5 Hanley, DickFlag of the United States Dick Hanley 01957-03-08 8 March 1957 ? Flag of the United States Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States ?
1616 2:04.82:04.8 Konrads, JohnFlag of Australia John Konrads 01958-01-18 18 January 1958 ? Flag of Australia Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ?
1717 2:03.22:03.2 Konrads, JohnFlag of Australia John Konrads 01958-05-05 5 May 1958 ? Flag of Australia Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ?
1818 2:03.02:03.0 Yamanaka, TsuyoshiFlag of Japan Tsuyoshi Yamanaka 01958-08-22 22 August 1958 ? Flag of Japan Osaka, Kansai, Japan ?
1919 2:02.22:02.2 Konrads, JohnFlag of Australia John Konrads 01959-01-16 16 January 1959 ? Flag of Australia Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ?
2020 2:01.52:01.5 Yamanaka, TsuyoshiFlag of Japan Tsuyoshi Yamanaka 01959-07-26 26 July 1959 ? Flag of Japan Osaka, Kansai, Japan ?
2121 2:01.22:01.2 Yamanaka, TsuyoshiFlag of Japan Tsuyoshi Yamanaka 01961-06-24 24 June 1961 ? Flag of Japan Osaka, Kansai, Japan ?
2222 2:01.12:01.1 Yamanaka, TsuyoshiFlag of Japan Tsuyoshi Yamanaka 01961-08-06 6 August 1961 ? Flag of Japan Tokyo, Kantō, Japan ?
2323 2:00.42:00.4 Yamanaka, TsuyoshiFlag of Japan Tsuyoshi Yamanaka 01961-08-20 20 August 1961 ? Flag of the United States Los Angeles, California, United States ?
2424 2:00.42:00.4e Schollander, DonFlag of the United States Don Schollander 01962-08-11 11 August 1962 ? ? ?
2424 2:00.32:00.3 Windle, BobFlag of Australia Bob Windle 01963-04-21 21 April 1963 ? Flag of Japan Tokyo, Kantō, Japan ?
2525 1:58.81:58.8 Schollander, DonFlag of the United States Don Schollander 01963-07-27 27 July 1963 5th Annual Los Angeles Invitiational Flag of the United States Los Angeles, California, United States [1]
2626 1:58.51:58.5 Schollander, DonFlag of the United States Don Schollander 01963-08-17 17 August 1963 6th US-Japan swimming and diving meet Flag of Japan Tokyo, Kantō, Japan [2]
2727 1:58.41:58.4 Schollander, DonFlag of the United States Don Schollander 01963-08-24 24 August 1963 ? Flag of Japan Osaka, Kansai, Japan ?
2828 1:58.21:58.2 Klein, Hans-JoachimFlag of West Germany Hans-Joachim Klein 01964-05-24 24 May 1964 ? Flag of West Germany Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany ?
2929 1:57.61:57.6 Schollander, DonFlag of the United States Don Schollander 01964-08-01 1 August 1964 ? Flag of the United States Los Altos, California, United States ?
3030 1:57.21:57.2 Schollander, DonFlag of the United States Don Schollander 01966-07-29 29 July 1966 ? Flag of the United States Los Angeles, California, United States ?
3131 1:56.21:56.2 Schollander, DonFlag of the United States Don Schollander 01966-08-19 19 August 1966 ? Flag of the United States Lincoln, Nebraska, United States ?
3232 1:56.01:56.0 Schollander, DonFlag of the United States Don Schollander 01967-07-29 29 July 1967 Pan-American Games Flag of Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada ?
3333 1:55.71:55.7 Schollander, DonFlag of the United States Don Schollander 01967-08-12 12 August 1967 ? Flag of the United States Oak Park, Illinois, United States ?
3434 1:54.81:54.8 Schollander, DonFlag of the United States Don Schollander 01968-08-30 30 August 1968 ? Flag of the United States Long Beach, California, United States ?
3434 1:54.31:54.3 Schollander, DonFlag of the United States Don Schollander 01968-08-30 30 August 1968 ? Flag of the United States Long Beach, California, United States ?
3535 1:54.31:54.3e Spitz, MarkFlag of the United States Mark Spitz 01969-07-12 12 July 1969 ? Flag of the United States Santa Clara, California, United States ?
3535 1:54.21:54.2 Spitz, MarkFlag of the United States Mark Spitz 01971-09-04 4 September 1971 ? Flag of the German Democratic Republic Leipzig, Leipzig, East Germany ?
3636 1:53.51:53.5 Spitz, MarkFlag of the United States Mark Spitz 01971-09-10 10 September 1971 USA-USSR Dual Meet Flag of the Soviet Union Minsk, Belorussian SSR, Soviet Union ?
3737 1:52.781:52.78 Spitz, MarkFlag of the United States Mark Spitz 01972-08-29 29 August 1972 1972 Summer Olympics Flag of West Germany Munich, Bavaria, West Germany ?
3838 1:51.661:51.66 Shaw, TimFlag of the United States Tim Shaw 01974-08-23 23 August 1974 AAU Senior National Outdor Swimming Championships Flag of the United States Concord, California, United States ?
3939 1:51.411:51.41 Furniss, BruceFlag of the United States Bruce Furniss 01975-06-18 18 June 1975 USA World Championships Trials Flag of the United States Long Beach, California, United States ?
4040 1:50.891:50.89 Furniss, BruceFlag of the United States Bruce Furniss 01975-06-18 18 June 1975 USA World Championships Trials Flag of the United States Long Beach, California, United States ?
4141 1:50.321:50.32 Furniss, BruceFlag of the United States Bruce Furniss 01975-08-21 21 August 1975 AAU Senior National Outdoor Swimming Championships Flag of the United States Kansas City, Missouri, United States ?
4242 1:50.291:50.29 Furniss, BruceFlag of the United States Bruce Furniss 01978-07-19 19 July 1978 1976 Summer Olympics Flag of Canada Montreal, Quebec, Canada ?
4343 1:49.831:49.83 Koplyakov, SergeyFlag of the Soviet Union Sergey Koplyakov 01979-04-07 7 April 1979 ? Flag of the German Democratic Republic Potsdam, Potsdam, East Germany ?
4444 1:49.161:49.16 Gaines, RowdyFlag of the United States Rowdy Gaines 01980-04-11 11 April 1980 AAU Senior National Indoor Championships Flag of the United States Austin, Texas, United States ?
4545 1:48.931:48.93 Gaines, RowdyFlag of the United States Rowdy Gaines 01982-07-19 19 July 1982 USA World Championships Trials Flag of the United States Mission Viejo, California, United States ?
4646 1:48.281:48.28 Gross, MichaelFlag of West Germany Michael Gross 01983-06-21 21 June 1983 ? Flag of West Germany Hanover, Lower Saxony, West Germany ?
4747 1:47.871:47.87 Gross, MichaelFlag of West Germany Michael Gross 01983-08-22 22 August 1983 European Swimming Championships Flag of Italy Rome, Lazio, Italy ?
4848 1:47.551:47.55 Gross, MichaelFlag of West Germany Michael Gross 01984-06-08 8 June 1984 ? Flag of West Germany Munich, Bavaria, West Germany ?
4949 1:47.441:47.44 Gross, MichaelFlag of West Germany Michael Gross 01984-07-29 29 July 1984 1984 Summer Olympics Flag of the United States Los Angeles, California, United States ?
5050 1:47.251:47.25 Armstrong, DuncanFlag of Australia Duncan Armstrong 01988-09-19 19 September 1988 1988 Summer Olympics Flag of South Korea Seoul, Seoul National Capital Area, South Korea ?
5151 1:46.691:46.69 Lamberti, GiorgioFlag of Italy Giorgio Lamberti 01989-08-15 15 August 1989 European Swimming Championships Flag of West Germany Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany ?
5252 1:46.671:46.67 Hackett, GrantFlag of Australia Grant Hackett 01999-03-23 23 March 1999 Australian Championships Flag of Australia Brisbane, Queensland, Australia ?
5353 1:46.341:46.34 Thorpe, IanFlag of Australia Ian Thorpe 01999-08-23 23 August 1999 1999 Pan Pacific Championships Flag of Australia Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ?
5454 1:46.001:46.00 Thorpe, IanFlag of Australia Ian Thorpe 01999-08-24 24 August 1999 1999 Pan Pacific Championships Flag of Australia Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ?
5555 1:45.691:45.69 Thorpe, IanFlag of Australia Ian Thorpe 02000-05-14 14 May 2000 2000 Australian Olympic Swimming Trials Flag of Australia Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ?
5656 1:45.511:45.51 Thorpe, IanFlag of Australia Ian Thorpe 02000-05-15 15 May 2000 2000 Australian Olympic Swimming Trials Flag of Australia Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ?
5757 1:45.351:45.35 Van den Hoogenband, PieterFlag of the Netherlands Pieter van den Hoogenband 02000-09-17 17 September 2000 2000 Summer Olympics Flag of Australia Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ?
5858 1:45.351:45.35e Van den Hoogenband, PieterFlag of the Netherlands Pieter van den Hoogenband 02000-09-18 18 September 2000 2000 Summer Olympics Flag of Australia Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ?
5959 1:44.691:44.69 Thorpe, IanFlag of Australia Ian Thorpe 02001-03-27 27 March 2001 2001 Australian Championships and World Championship Trails Flag of Australia Hobart, Tasmania, Australia [3]
6060 1:44.061:44.06 Thorpe, IanFlag of Australia Ian Thorpe 02001-07-25 25 July 2001 2001 FINA World Championships Flag of Japan Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan ?
6161 1:43.861:43.86 Phelps, MichaelFlag of the United States Michael Phelps 02007-03-27 27 March 2007 2007 FINA World Championships Flag of Australia Melbourne, Victoria, Australia [4]

[edit] Short Course

# TIME SWIMMER DATE EVENT PLACE
011 1:43.281:43.28 Thorpe, IanFlag of Australia Ian Thorpe 01999-04-01 1 April 1999 ? Flag of Hong Kong Hong Kong ?
022 1:42.541:42.54 Thorpe, IanFlag of Australia Ian Thorpe 02000-01-17 17 January 2000 ? Flag of Australia Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ?
033 1:41.101:41.10 Thorpe, IanFlag of Australia Ian Thorpe 02000-06-02 2 June 2000 ? Flag of Germany Berlin, Germany ?

[edit] Women

[edit] Long Course

# TIME SWIMMER DATE EVENT PLACE
011 2:56.02:56.0 Durack, FannyFlag of Australia Fanny Durack 01915-03-04 4 March 1915 ? Flag of Australia Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ?
022 2:47.62:47.6 Boyle, CharlotteFlag of the United States Charlotte Boyle 01921-08-25 25 August 1921 ? Flag of the United States New Brighton, Minnesota, United States ?
033 2:45.22:45.2 Ederle, GertrudeFlag of the United States Gertrude Ederle 01923-04-04 4 April 1923 ? Flag of the United States Brooklyn, New York, United States ?
044 2:40.62:40.6 Norelius, MarthaFlag of the United States Martha Norelius 01926-02-28 28 February 1926 ? Flag of the United States Miami, Florida, United States ?
055 2:34.62:34.6 Madison, HeleneFlag of the United States Helene Madison 01930-03-06 6 March 1930 ? Flag of the United States St. Augustine, Florida, United States ?
066 2:28.62:28.6 Den Ouden, WillyFlag of the Netherlands Willy den Ouden 01933-05-03 3 May 1933 ? Flag of the Netherlands Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands ?
077 2:27.62:27.6 Den Ouden, WillyFlag of the Netherlands Willy den Ouden 01934-05-05 5 May 1934 ? Flag of the United Kingdom Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom ?
088 2:25.32:25.3 Den Ouden, WillyFlag of the Netherlands Willy den Ouden 01935-09-08 8 September 1935 ? Flag of Denmark Copenhagen, Denmark ?
099 2:24.62:24.6 Van Veen, RieFlag of the Netherlands Rie van Veen 01938-02-26 26 February 1938 ? Flag of the Netherlands Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands ?
1010 2:21.72:21.7 Hveger, RagnhildFlag of Denmark Ragnhild Hveger 01938-09-11 11 September 1938 ? Flag of Denmark Aarhus, Aarhus County, Denmark ?
1111 2:20.72:20.7 Fraser, DawnFlag of Australia Dawn Fraser 01956-02-25 25 February 1956 ? Flag of Australia Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ?
1212 2:19.32:19.3 Crapp, LorraineFlag of Australia Lorraine Crapp 01956-08-25 25 August 1956 ? Flag of Australia Townsville, Queensland, Australia ?
1313 2:18.52:18.5 Crapp, LorraineFlag of Australia Lorraine Crapp 01956-10-20 20 October 1956 ? Flag of Australia Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ?
1414 2:17.72:17.7 Fraser, DawnFlag of Australia Dawn Fraser 01958-02-10 10 February 1958 ? Flag of Australia Adelaide, South Australia, Australia ?
1515 2:14.72:14.7 Fraser, DawnFlag of Australia Dawn Fraser 01958-02-22 22 February 1958 ? Flag of Australia Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ?
1616 2:11.62:11.6 Fraser, DawnFlag of Australia Dawn Fraser 01960-02-27 27 February 1960 ? Flag of Australia Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ?
1717 2:10.52:10.5 Watson, PokeyFlag of the United States Pokey Watson 01966-08-19 19 August 1966 ? Flag of the United States Lincoln, Nebraska, United States ?
1818 2:09.72:09.7 Kruse, PamelaFlag of the United States Pamela Kruse 01967-08-19 19 August 1967 ? Flag of the United States Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States ?
1919 2:09.52:09.5 Pedersen, SusanFlag of the United States Susan Pedersen 01968-07-06 6 July 1968 ? Flag of the United States Santa Clara, California, United States ?
2020 2:08.82:08.8 Wetzel, EdithFlag of the United States Edith Wetzel 01968-08-02 2 August 1968 ? Flag of the United States Lincoln, Nebraska, United States ?
2121 2:07.92:07.9 Gustavson, LindaFlag of the United States Linda Gustavson 01968-08-24 24 August 1968 US Olympic Trials Flag of the United States Los Angeles, California, United States [5]
2222 2:06.72:06.7 Meyer, DebbieFlag of the United States Debbie Meyer 01968-08-24 24 August 1968 US Olympic Trials Flag of the United States Los Angeles, California, United States [5]
2323 2:06.52:06.5 Gould, ShaneFlag of Australia Shane Gould 01971-05-01 1 May 1971 ? Flag of the United Kingdom London, England, United Kingdom ?
2424 2:05.82:05.8 Gould, ShaneFlag of Australia Shane Gould 01971-11-26 26 November 1971 ? Flag of Australia Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ?
2525 2:05.212:05.21 Babashoff, ShirleyFlag of the United States Shirley Babashoff 01972-08-04 4 August 1972 USA Olympic Trials Flag of the United States Chicago, Illinois, United States ?
2626 2:03.562:03.56 Gould, ShaneFlag of Australia Shane Gould 01972-09-01 1 September 1972 1972 Summer Olympics Flag of West Germany Munich, Bavaria, West Germany ?
2727 2:03.222:03.22 Ender, KorneliaFlag of the German Democratic Republic Kornelia Ender 01974-08-22 22 August 1974 European Swimming Championships Flag of Austria Vienna, Austria ?
2828 2:02.942:02.94 Babashoff, ShirleyFlag of the United States Shirley Babashoff 01974-08-23 23 August 1974 AAU Senior National Outdoor Championships Flag of the United States Concord, California, United States ?
2929 2:02.942:02.94e Babashoff, ShirleyFlag of the United States Shirley Babashoff 01974-08-31 31 August 1974 USA-GDR Dual Meet Flag of the United States Concord, California, United States ?
3030 2:02.272:02.27 Ender, KorneliaFlag of the German Democratic Republic Kornelia Ender 01975-03-15 15 March 1975 ? Flag of the German Democratic Republic Dresden, Dresden, East Germany ?
3131 1:59.781:59.78 Ender, KorneliaFlag of the German Democratic Republic Kornelia Ender 01976-06-02 2 June 1976 ? Flag of the German Democratic Republic East Berlin, East Germany ?
3232 1:59.261:59.26 Ender, KorneliaFlag of the German Democratic Republic Kornelia Ender 01976-07-22 22 July 1976 1976 Summer Olympics Flag of Canada Montreal, Quebec, Canada ?
3333 1:59.041:59.04 Krause, BarbaraFlag of the German Democratic Republic Barbara Krause 01978-07-02 2 July 1978 ? Flag of the German Democratic Republic East Berlin, East Germany ?
3434 1:58.531:58.53 Woodhead, CynthiaFlag of the United States Cynthia Woodhead 01978-08-28 28 August 1978 FINA World Championships Flag of West Germany West Berlin, West Germany ?
3535 1:58.431:58.43 Woodhead, CynthiaFlag of the United States Cynthia Woodhead 01979-07-03 3 July 1979 Pan-American Games Flag of Puerto Rico San Juan, Puerto Rico ?
3636 1:58.231:58.23 Woodhead, CynthiaFlag of the United States Cynthia Woodhead 01979-09-03 3 September 1979 FINA World Cup Flag of Japan Tokyo, Japan ?
3737 1:57.751:57.75 Otto, KristinFlag of the German Democratic Republic Kristin Otto 01984-05-23 23 May 1984 ? Flag of the German Democratic Republic Magdeburg, Magdeburg, East Germany ?
3838 1:57.551:57.55 Friedrich, HeikeFlag of the German Democratic Republic Heike Friedrich 01986-06-18 18 June 1986 ? Flag of the German Democratic Republic East Berlin, East Germany ?
3939 1:56.781:56.78 Van Almsick, FranziskaFlag of Germany Franziska van Almsick 01994-09-06 6 September 1994 1994 World Championships Flag of Italy Rome, Lazio, Italy ?
4040 1:56.641:56.64 Van Almsick, FranziskaFlag of Germany Franziska van Almsick 02002-08-03 3 August 2002 2002 European Championships Flag of Germany Berlin, Germany ?
4141 1:56.471:56.47 Pellegrini, FedericaFlag of Italy Federica Pellegrini 02007-03-27 27 March 2007 2007 World Championships Flag of Australia Melbourne, Victoria, Australia [4]
4242 1:55.521:55.52 Manaudou, LaureFlag of France Laure Manaudou 02007-03-28 28 March 2007 2007 World Championships Flag of Australia Melbourne, Victoria, Australia [6]

[edit] Short Course

# TIME SWIMMER DATE EVENT PLACE
011 1:55.841:55.84 Van Almsick, FranziskaFlag of Germany Franziska van Almsick 01993-01-09 9 January 1993 ? Flag of the People's Republic of China Beijing, PR China ?
022 1:55.421:55.42 Poll, ClaudiaFlag of Costa Rica Claudia Poll 01995-12-01 1 December 1995 ? Flag of Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ?
033 1:54.171:54.17 Poll, ClaudiaFlag of Costa Rica Claudia Poll 01997-04-18 18 April 1997 ? Flag of Sweden Gothenburg, Västergötland, Sweden ?
044 1:54.041:54.04 Benko, LindsayFlag of the United States Lindsay Benko 02002-04-07 7 April 2002 2002 Short Course World Championships Flag of Russia Moscow, Central Federal District, Russia ?
055 1:53.291:53.29 Benko, LindseyFlag of Australia Libby Lenton 02005-11-19 19 November 2005 2005/2006 FINA Swimming World Cup Series Flag of Australia Sydney, New South Wales, Australia [7]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Schollander sets world swim mark", The New York Times, AP, 1963-07-28, p. 16 of sports. 
  2. ^ "U.S. swimmers set 2 world records", The New York Times, UPI, 1963-08-18, pp. 1 and 12 of sports. 
  3. ^ Hanson, Ian. "1:44.69 - 200m world record to Ian Thorpe", Swimming Australia, 2001-03-27. Retrieved on 2007-06-10. 
  4. ^ a b Paxinos, Stathi; Cowley, Michael. "Jones and Phelps lead the way in records deluge", The Sydney Morning Herald, 2007-03-28. Retrieved on 2007-05-26. 
  5. ^ a b "Two U.S. women set swim marks in Olympic Trials", The New York Times, 1968-08-25, pp. 1 and 11 of sports. 
  6. ^ Paxinos, Stathi. "King of the pool does it again", The Sydney Morning Herald, 2007-03-29. Retrieved on 2007-05-26. 
  7. ^ Hanson, Ian. "Lenton's slashing world record swim in Sydney", Swimming Australia, 2005-11-19. Retrieved on 2007-05-26. 
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