World record progression 200 metres butterfly
Graphs of the progression of the World Records in all four strokes (50m, 100m and 200m distances).
This is a history of the progression of the World Record for the Swimming event: the 200 Butterfly. It is a listing of the fastest-time-ever swum in the event, in both long course (50m) and short course (25m) swimming pool. These records are maintained/recognized by FINA, which oversees international competitive Aquatics.
The long course records are historically older than the short course records: the long course records go back to at least the 1950s, whereas the short course marks having only been recognized since the early 1990s.
Men
Long course
Time |
Swimmer |
Date |
Place |
2:19.0 |
Mike Troy |
July 11, 1959 |
Los Altos, United States |
2:16.4 |
Mike Troy |
July 11, 1959 |
Los Altos, United States |
2:15.0 |
Mike Troy |
July 10, 1960 |
Evansville, United States |
2:13.4 |
Mike Troy |
July 23, 1960 |
Toledo, United States |
2:13.2 |
Mike Troy |
August 4, 1960 |
Detroit, United States |
2:12.8 |
Mike Troy |
September 2, 1960 |
Rome, Italy |
2:12.6 |
Carl Robie |
August 19, 1961 |
Los Angeles, United States |
2:12.5 |
Kevin Berry |
February 20, 1962 |
Melbourne, Australia |
2:12.4 |
Carl Robie |
August 11, 1962 |
Cuyahoga Falls, United States |
2:10.8 |
Carl Robie |
August 11, 1962 |
Cuyahoga Falls, United States |
2:09.7 |
Kevin Berry |
October 23, 1962 |
Melbourne, Australia |
2:08.4 |
Kevin Berry |
January 12, 1963 |
Sydney, Australia |
2:08.2 |
Carl Robie |
March 18, 1963 |
Tokyo, Japan |
2:06.9 |
Kevin Berry |
March 29, 1964 |
Sydney, Australia |
2:06.6 |
Kevin Berry |
October 18, 1964 |
Tokyo, Japan |
2:06.4 |
Mark Spitz |
July 26, 1967 |
Winnipeg, Canada |
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, United States |
2:05.0 |
Gary Hall, Sr. |
August 22, 1970 |
Los Angeles, United States |
2:03.9 |
Mark Spitz |
August 27, 1971 |
Houston, United States |
2:03.3 |
Hans-Joachim Fassnacht |
August 31, 1971 |
Landskrona, Sweden |
2:01.87 |
Mark Spitz |
August 2, 1972 |
Chicago, United States |
2:01.53 |
Mark Spitz |
August 2, 1972 |
Chicago, United States |
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 Bruner |
July 18, 1976 |
Montréal, Québec |
1:58.21 |
Craig Beardsley |
July 30, 1980 |
Irvine, United States |
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, United States |
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, Australia |
1:55.22 |
Denis Pankratov |
June 14, 1995 |
Canet-en-Roussillon, France |
1:55.18 |
Tom Malchow |
June 17, 2000 |
Charlotte, United States |
1:54.92 |
Michael Phelps |
March 30, 2001 |
Austin, United States |
1:54.58 |
Michael Phelps |
July 24, 2001 |
Fukuoka, Japan |
1:53.93 |
Michael Phelps |
July 22, 2003 |
Barcelona, Spain |
1:53.80 |
Michael Phelps |
August 17, 2006 |
Victoria, Canada |
1:53.71 |
Michael Phelps |
February 17, 2007 |
Columbia, United States |
1:52.09 |
Michael Phelps |
March 28, 2007 |
Melbourne, Australia |
1:52.03 |
Michael Phelps |
August 13, 2008 |
Beijing, China |
1:51.51 |
Michael Phelps |
July 29, 2009 |
Rome, Italy |
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 |
1:50.60 |
Nikolay Skvortsov |
December 13, 2008 |
Rijeka, Croatia |
1:50.53 |
Nikolay Skvortsov |
February 15, 2009 |
Saint Petersburg, Russia |
1:49.11 |
Kaio de Almeida |
November 10, 2009 |
Stockholm, Sweden |
1:49.04 |
Chad le Clos |
August 7, 2013 |
Eindhoven, Netherlands |
1:48.56 |
Chad le Clos |
November 5, 2013 |
Singapore, Singapore |
Women
Long course
Time |
Swimmer |
Date |
Place |
2:40.5 |
Nancy Ramey |
June 29, 1958 |
Los Angeles, United States |
2:38.9 |
Tineke Lagerberg |
September 13, 1958 |
Naarden, Netherlands |
2:37.0 |
Becky Collins |
July 19, 1959 |
Redding, United States |
2:34.4 |
Marianne Heemskerk |
June 12, 1960 |
Leipzig, East Germany |
2:32.8 |
Becky Collins |
August 13, 1961 |
Philadelphia, United States |
2:31.2 |
Sharon Finneran |
August 19, 1962 |
Chicago, United States |
2:30.7 |
Sharon Finneran |
August 25, 1962 |
Los Altos, United States |
2:29.1 |
Susan Pitt |
July 27, 1963 |
Philadelphia, United States |
2:28.1 |
Sharon Stouder |
July 12, 1964 |
Los Angeles, United States |
2:26.4 |
Sharon Stouder |
August 2, 1964 |
Los Altos, United States |
2:26.3 |
Kendis Moore |
August 15, 1965 |
Maumee, United States |
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, United States |
2:19.3 |
Alice Jones |
August 22, 1970 |
Los Angeles, United States |
2:18.6 |
Karen Moe |
August 7, 1971 |
Santa Clara, United States |
2:18.4 |
Ellie Daniel |
August 28, 1971 |
Houston, United States |
2:16.62 |
Karen Moe |
August 6, 1972 |
Chicago, United States |
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 8, 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, United States |
2:07.01 |
Mary T. Meagher |
August 16, 1979 |
Fort Lauderdale, United States |
2:06.37 |
Mary T. Meagher |
July 30, 1980 |
Irvine, United States |
2:05.96 |
Mary T. Meagher |
August 13, 1981 |
Brown Deer, United States |
2:05.81 |
Susie O'Neill |
May 17, 2000 |
Sydney, Australia |
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 |
2:04.18 |
Liu Zige |
August 14, 2008 |
Beijing, China |
2:04.14 |
Mary Descenza |
July 29, 2009 |
Rome, Italy |
2:03.41 |
Jessicah Schipper |
July 30, 2009 |
Rome, Italy |
2:01.81 |
Liu Zige |
October 21, 2009 |
Jinan, China |
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, Australia |
2:04.16 |
Susie O'Neill |
January 18, 2000 |
Sydney, Australia |
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 |
2:02.50 |
Liu Zige |
November 11, 2009 |
Stockholm, Sweden |
2:00.78 |
Liu Zige |
November 15, 2009 |
Berlin, Germany |
1:59.61 |
Mireia Belmonte |
December 3, 2014 |
Doha, Qatar |
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