World record progression 200 metres medley

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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.

Contents 1 Men 1.1 Long Course 1.2 Short Course 2 Women 2.1 Long Course 2.2 Short Course 3 References

[edit] Men

[edit] Long Course

TIME	SWIMMER	NATIONALITY	DATE	PLACE
2:30.7	George Harrison	United States	August 24, 1956	Los Angeles, California
2:29.1	Frank Brunnell	United States	July 19, 1958	Akron, Ohio
2:26.2	Gary Heinrich	United States	June 27, 1959	Los Angeles, California
2:24.7	Lance Larson	United States	July 11, 1959	Santa Clara, California
2:22.2	John McGill	United States	July 23, 1960	Toledo, Ohio
2:22.1	Ted Stickles	United States	July 23, 1960	Toledo, Ohio
2:21.3	Ted Stickles	United States	July 2, 1961	Chicago, Illinois
2:20.5	Ted Stickles	United States	July 22, 1961	Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
2:19.6	Ted Stickles	United States	August 19, 1961	Los Angeles, California
2:15.9	Ted Stickles	United States	August 19, 1961	Los Angeles, California
2:15.5	Dick Roth	United States	August 2, 1964	Los Altos, California
2:14.9	Dick Roth	United States	August 15, 1964	Maumee, Ohio
2:13.1	Greg Buckingham	United States	July 24, 1966	Los Altos, California
2:12.4	Greg Buckingham	United States	August 21, 1966	Lincoln, Nebraska
2:11.3	Greg Buckingham	United States	August 23, 1967	Oak Park, California
2:10.6	Charles Hickcox	United States	August 31, 1968	Los Angeles, California
2:09.6	Gary Hall Sr.	United States	August 17, 1969	Louisville, Kentucky
2:09.5	Gary Hall Sr.	United States	August 23, 1970	Los Angeles, California
2:09.3	Gunnar Larsson	Sweden	September 12, 1970	Barcelona, Spain
2:09.30	Gary Hall	United States	August 2, 1972	Chicago, Illinois
2:07.17	Gunnar Larsson	Sweden	September 3, 1972	Munich, West Germany
2:06.32	David Wilkie	United Kingdom	August 24, 1974	Vienna, Austria
2:06.32	Steve Furniss	United States	September 1, 1974	Concord, California
2:06.08	Bruce Furniss	United States	August 23, 1975	Kansas City, Missouri
2:05.31	Graham Smith	Canada	August 4, 1977	Montreal, Canada
2:05.24	Aleksandr Sidorenko	Soviet Union	July 9, 1978	Moscow, Soviet Union
2:04.39	Steve Lundquist	United States	August 2, 1978	The Woodlands, Texas
2:03.56	Graham Smith	Canada	August 24, 1978	West Berlin, West Germany
2:03.29	Jesse Vassallo	United States	July 6, 1979	San Juan, Puerto Rico
2:03.24	Bill Barrett	United States	August 1, 1980	Irvine, California
2:02.78	Alex Baumann	Canada	July 29, 1981	Heidelberg, West Germany
2:02.25	Alex Baumann	Canada	August 1, 1982	Brisbane, Queensland
2:01.42	Alex Baumann	Canada	August 4, 1984	Los Angeles, California
2:00.56	Tamás Darnyi	Hungary	August 23, 1987	Strasbourg, France
2:00.17	Tamás Darnyi	Hungary	September 25, 1988	Seoul, South Korea
2:00.11	David Wharton	United States	August 20, 1989	Tokyo, Japan
1:59.36	Tamás Darnyi	Hungary	January 13, 1991	Perth, Western Australia
1:58.16	Jani Sievinen	Finland	September 11, 1994	Rome, Italy
1:57.94	Michael Phelps	United States	June 29, 2003	Santa Clara, California
1:57.52	Michael Phelps	United States	July 24, 2003	Barcelona, Spain
1:56.04	Michael Phelps	United States	July 25, 2003	Barcelona, Spain
1:55.94	Michael Phelps	United States	August 9, 2003	College Park, Maryland
1:55.84	Michael Phelps	United States	August 20, 2006	Victoria, Canada
1:54.98	Michael Phelps	United States	March 29, 2007	Melbourne, Victoria

[edit] Short Course

TIME	SWIMMER	NATIONALITY	DATE	PLACE
1:57.19	Jani Sievinen	Finland	January 17, 1992	Kuopio, Finland
1:56.84	Jani Sievinen	Finland	January 22, 1993	Helsinki, Finland
1:56.62	Jani Sievinen	Finland	February 7, 1993	Paris, France
1:55.59	Jani Sievinen	Finland	February 10, 1993	Malmö, Sweden
1:54.65	Jani Sievinen	Finland	April 21, 1994	Kuopio, Finland
1:54.65	Attila Czene	Hungary	March 23, 2000	Minneapolis, Minnesota
1:53.93	George Bovell	Trinidad and Tobago	March 25, 2004	East Meadow, New York
1:53.46	László Cseh	Hungary	December 8, 2005	Trieste, Italy
1:53.31	Ryan Lochte	United States	April 7, 2006	Shanghai, China
1:53.14	Thiago Pereira	Brazil	November 18, 2007	Berlin, Germany
1:52.99	László Cseh	Hungary	December 13, 2007	Debrecen, Hungary
1:51.56	Ryan Lochte	United States	April 11, 2008	Manchester, United Kingdom

[edit] Women

[edit] Long Course

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

[edit] Short Course

TIME	SWIMMER	NATIONALITY	DATE	PLACE
2:07.79	Allison Wagner	United States	December 5, 1993	Palma de Mallorca, Spain
2:06.13	Kirsty Coventry	Zimbabwe	April 12, 2008	Manchester, United Kingdom

[edit] References

• (Dutch)Zwemkroniek
• (Italian)Agenda Diana

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