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Main article: List of world records in swimming
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 Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
1 2:19.0 Mike Troy  United States 11 July 1959 - Los Altos, United States
2 2:16.4 Mike Troy  United States 11 July 1959 - Los Altos, United States
3 2:15.0 Mike Troy  United States 10 July 1960 - Evansville, United States
4 2:13.4 Mike Troy  United States 23 July 1960 - Toledo, United States
5 2:13.2 Mike Troy  United States 4 August 1960 US Olympic Trials Detroit, United States
6 2:12.8 Mike Troy  United States 2 September 1960 Olympic Games Rome, Italy
7 2:12.6 Carl Robie  United States 19 August 1961 Men’s NAAA Championships Los Angeles, United States
8 2:12.5 Kevin Berry  Australia 20 February 1962 - Melbourne, Australia
9 2:12.4 h Carl Robie  United States 11 August 1962 Men’s National Outdoor Championships Cuyahoga Falls, United States
10 2:10.8 Carl Robie  United States 11 August 1962 Men’s National Outdoor Championships Cuyahoga Falls, United States
11 2:09.7 Kevin Berry  Australia 23 October 1962 Australian British Empire & Commonwealth Games Trials Melbourne, Australia
12 2:08.4 Kevin Berry  Australia 12 January 1963 - Sydney, Australia
13 2:08.2 Carl Robie  United States 18 March 1963 - Tokyo, Japan
14 2:06.9 Kevin Berry  Australia 29 March 1964 - Sydney, Australia
15 2:06.6 Kevin Berry  Australia 18 October 1964 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan
16 2:06.4 Mark Spitz  United States 26 July 1967 Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada
17 2:06.0 John Ferris  United States 30 August 1967 Summer Universiade Tokyo, Japan
18 2:05.7 Mark Spitz  United States 8 October 1967 - West Berlin, West Germany
19 2:05.4 Mark Spitz  United States 22 August 1970 AAU Nationals Los Angeles, United States
20 2:05.0 Gary Hall Sr.  United States 22 August 1970 AAU Nationals Los Angeles, United States
21 2:03.9 Mark Spitz  United States 27 August 1971 AAU Nationals Houston, United States
22 2:03.3 Hans-Joachim Fassnacht  West Germany 31 August 1971 - Landskrona, Sweden
23 2:01.87 h Mark Spitz  United States 2 August 1972 US Olympic Trials Chicago, United States
24 2:01.53 Mark Spitz  United States 2 August 1972 US Olympic Trials Chicago, United States
25 2:00.70 Mark Spitz  United States 28 August 1972 Olympic Games Munich, West Germany
26 2:00.21 h Roger Pyttel  East Germany 3 June 1976 East German Championships East Berlin, East Germany
27 1:59.63 Roger Pyttel  East Germany 3 June 1976 East German Championships East Berlin, East Germany
28 1:59.23 Mike Bruner  United States 18 July 1976 Olympic Games Montreal, Canada
29 1:58.21 Craig Beardsley  United States 30 July 1980 - Irvine, United States
30 1:58.01 Craig Beardsley  United States 22 August 1981 - Kyiv, Soviet Union
31 1:57.05 Michael Gross  West Germany 26 August 1983 European Championships Rome, Italy
32 1:57.04 Jon Sieben  Australia 3 August 1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States
33 1:57.01 Michael Gross  West Germany 29 June 1985 West German Championships Wuppertal, West Germany
34 1:56.65 Michael Gross  West Germany 10 August 1985 European Championships Sofia, Bulgaria
35 1:56.24 Michael Gross  West Germany 28 June 1986 West German Championships Hanover, West Germany
36 1:55.69 Melvin Stewart  United States 12 January 1991 World Championships Perth, Australia
37 1:55.22 Denis Pankratov  Russia 14 June 1995 Mare Nostrum Canet-en-Roussillon, France
38 1:55.18 Tom Malchow  United States 17 June 2000 Charlotte UltraSwim Charlotte, United States
39 1:54.92 Michael Phelps  United States 30 March 2001 US National Championships Austin, United States
40 1:54.58 Michael Phelps  United States 24 July 2001 World Championships Fukuoka, Japan [1]
41 1:53.93 sf Michael Phelps  United States 22 July 2003 World Championships Barcelona, Spain [2]
42 1:53.80 Michael Phelps  United States 17 August 2006 Pan Pacific Championships Victoria, Canada [3]
43 1:53.71 Michael Phelps  United States 17 February 2007 Missouri Grand Prix Columbia, United States
44 1:52.09 Michael Phelps  United States 28 March 2007 World Championships Melbourne, Australia [4]
45 1:52.03 Michael Phelps  United States 13 August 2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China [5]
46 1:51.51 Michael Phelps  United States 29 July 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy [6]
47 1:50.73 Kristóf Milák  Hungary 24 July 2019 World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [7]
48 1:50.34 Kristóf Milák  Hungary 21 June 2022 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [8][9]

Short course

Time Swimmer Date Place
1:54.67 France Franck Esposito February 1, 1992 Paris, France
1:54.58 New Zealand Danyon Loader February 6, 1993 Paris, France
1:54.50 New Zealand Danyon Loader February 9, 1993 Malmö, Sweden
1:54.21 New Zealand Danyon Loader February 13, 1993 Gelsenkirchen, Germany
1:53.05 France Franck Esposito March 26, 1994 Paris, France
1:52.64 Russia Denis Pankratov February 2, 1997 Gelsenkirchen, Germany
1:51.76 United Kingdom James Hickman March 28, 1998 Paris, France
1:51.58 France Franck Esposito January 14, 2001 Antibes, France
1:51.21 Germany Thomas Rupprath December 1, 2001 Rostock, Germany
1:50.73 France Franck Esposito December 8, 2002 Antibes, France
1:50.60 Russia Nikolay Skvortsov December 13, 2008 Rijeka, Croatia
1:50.53 Russia Nikolay Skvortsov February 15, 2009 Saint Petersburg, Russia
1:49.11 Brazil Kaio de Almeida November 10, 2009 Stockholm, Sweden
1:49.04 South Africa Chad le Clos August 7, 2013 Eindhoven, Netherlands
1:48.56 South Africa Chad le Clos November 5, 2013 Singapore, Singapore
1:48.24 Japan Daiya Seto December 11, 2018 Hangzhou, China
1:46.85 Japan Tomoru Honda October 22, 2022 Tokyo, Japan

Women

Long course

# Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
1 2:40.5 Nancy Ramey  United States 29 June 1958 - Los Angeles, United States
2 2:38.9 Tineke Lagerberg  Netherlands 13 September 1958 - Naarden, Netherlands
3 2:37.0 Becky Collins  United States 19 July 1959 - Redding, United States
4 2:34.4 Marianne Heemskerk  Netherlands 12 June 1960 - Leipzig, East Germany
5 2:32.8 Becky Collins  United States 13 August 1961 - Philadelphia, United States
6 2:31.2 Sharon Finneran  United States 19 August 1962 - Chicago, United States
7 2:30.7 Sharon Finneran  United States 25 August 1962 - Los Altos, United States
8 2:29.1 Susan Pitt  United States 27 July 1963 - Philadelphia, United States
9 2:28.1 Sharon Stouder  United States 12 July 1964 - Los Angeles, United States
10 2:26.4 Sharon Stouder  United States 2 August 1964 - Los Angeles, United States
11 2:26.3 Kendis Moore  United States 15 August 1965 - Maumee, United States
12 2:25.8 Ada Kok  Netherlands 21 August 1965 - Leiden, Netherlands
13 2:25.3 Ada Kok  Netherlands 12 September 1965 - Groningen, Netherlands
14 2:22.5 Ada Kok  Netherlands 2 August 1967 - Groningen, Netherlands
15 2:21.0 Ada Kok  Netherlands 25 August 1967 - Blackpool, United Kingdom
16 2:20.7 Karen Moe  United States 11 July 1970 - Santa Clara, United States
17 2:19.3 Alice Jones  United States 22 August 1970 AAU Nationals Los Angeles, United States
18 2:18.6 Karen Moe  United States 7 August 1971 - Santa Clara, United States
19 2:18.4 Ellie Daniel  United States 28 August 1971 AAU Nationals Houston, United States
20 2:16.62 Karen Moe  United States 6 August 1972 US Olympic Trials Chicago, United States
21 2:15.57 Karen Moe  United States 4 September 1972 Olympic Games Munich, West Germany
22 2:15.45 h Rosemarie Kother  East Germany 8 September 1973 World Championships Belgrade, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
23 2:13.76 Rosemarie Kother  East Germany 8 September 1973 World Championships Belgrade, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
24 2:13.60 Rosemarie Gabriel  East Germany 14 March 1976 URS vs GDR Duel Tallinn, Soviet Union
25 2:12.84 Rosemarie Gabriel  East Germany 4 June 1976 GDR Olympic Trials & National Championships East Berlin, East Germany
26 2:11.22 Rosemarie Gabriel  East Germany 5 June 1976 GDR Olympic Trials & National Championships East Berlin, East Germany
27 2:11.20 Andrea Pollack  East Germany 9 April 1978 - Leningrad, Soviet Union
28 2:09.87 Andrea Pollack  East Germany 4 July 1978 GDR National Championships & World Championship Trials East Germany, East Germany
28 2:09.87 = Tracy Caulkins  United States 26 July 1978 World Championships West Berlin, West Germany
29 2:09.77 Mary T. Meagher  United States 7 July 1979 Pan American Games San Juan, Puerto Rico
30 2:08.41 h Mary T. Meagher  United States 16 August 1979 AAU Nationals Fort Lauderdale, United States
31 2:07.01 Mary T. Meagher  United States 16 August 1979 AAU Nationals Fort Lauderdale, United States
32 2:06.37 Mary T. Meagher  United States 30 July 1980 - Irvine, California, United States
33 2:05.96 Mary T. Meagher  United States 13 August 1981 - Brown Deer, United States
34 2:05.81 Susie O'Neill  Australia 17 May 2000 Australian Championships Sydney, Australia [10]
35 2:05.78 Otylia Jędrzejczak  Poland 4 August 2002 European Championships Berlin, Germany [11]
36 2:05.61 Otylia Jędrzejczak  Poland 28 July 2005 World Championships Montreal, Canada [12]
37 2:05.40 Jessicah Schipper  Australia 17 August 2006 Pan Pacific Championships Victoria, Canada [13]
38 2:04.18 Liu Zige  China 18 August 2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China [14]
39 2:04.14 h Mary Descenza  United States 29 July 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy [15]
40 2:03.41 Jessicah Schipper  Australia 30 July 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy [16]
41 2:01.81 Liu Zige  China 21 October 2009 Chinese National Games Jinan, China [17][18]

Short course

# Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref
1 2:05.37 Susie O'Neill  Australia 17 February 1999 World Cup Malmö, Sweden
2 2:04.43 Susie O'Neill  Australia 2 September 1999 Australian Championships Canberra, Australia
3 2:04.16 Susie O'Neill  Australia 18 January 2000 World Cup Sydney, Australia
4 2:04.04 Yang Yu  China 18 January 2004 World Cup Berlin, Germany
5 2:03.53 Otylia Jędrzejczak  Poland 13 December 2007 European Championships Debrecen, Hungary
6 2:03.12 Yuko Nakanishi  Japan 23 February 2008 Japan Open Tokyo, Japan
7 2:02.50 Liu Zige  China 11 November 2009 World Cup Stockholm, Sweden [19]
8 2:00.78 Liu Zige  China 15 November 2009 World Cup Berlin, Germany [20]
9 1:59.61 Mireia Belmonte  Spain 3 December 2014 World Championships Doha, Qatar [21]
10 1:59.32 Summer McIntosh  Canada 12 December 2024 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [22]

All-time top 25

Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 200 m butterfly times and the top 25 athletes:
- denotes top performance for athletes in the top 25 200 m butterfly times
- denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 200 m butterfly times, by repeat athletes
- denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 athletes who fall outside the top 25 200 m butterfly times

Men long course

  • Correct as of April 2025[23]
Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 1:50.34 Kristóf Milák  Hungary 21 June 2022 Budapest [8]
2 1:50.73 Milák #2 24 July 2019 Gwangju [7]
3 1:51.10 Milák #3 19 May 2021 Budapest [24]
2 4 1:51.21 Léon Marchand  France 31 July 2024 Paris [25]
5 1:51.25 Milák #4 28 July 2021 Tokyo [26]
6 1:51.40 Milák #5 23 March 2021 Budapest [27]
3 7 1:51.51 Michael Phelps  United States 29 July 2009 Rome [6]
8 1:51.75 Milák #6 31 July 2024 Paris [25]
9 1:52.01 Milák #7 16 August 2022 Rome [28]
10 1:52.03 Phelps #2 13 August 2008 Beijing [5]
11 1:52.09 Phelps #3 28 March 2007 Melbourne [4]
12 1:52.20 Phelps #4 2 July 2008 Omaha [29]
13 1:52.22 Milák #8 27 July 2021 Tokyo [30]
4 14 1:52.37 Luca Urlando  United States 4 April 2025 Sacramento [31]
15 1:52.39 Milák #9 20 June 2022 Budapest [32]
16 1:52.43 Marchand #2 26 July 2023 Fukuoka [33]
17 1:52.50 Milák #10 23 March 2021 Budapest [34]
5 18 1:52.53 Daiya Seto  Japan 18 January 2020 Beijing [35]
19 1:52.58 Milák #11 20 April 2023 Kaposvár [36]
6 20 1:52.70 László Cseh  Hungary 13 August 2008 Beijing [5]
Tomoru Honda  Japan 3 December 2022 Tokyo [37]
22 1:52.71 Milák #12 28 March 2018 Debrecen [38]
23 1:52.72 Milák #13 30 July 2024 Paris [39]
24 1:52.76 Phelps #5 8 July 2009 Indianapolis [40]
25 1:52.79 Milák #14 30 August 2018 Glasgow [41]
8 1:52.80 Ilya Kharun  Canada 31 July 2024 Paris [25]
9 1:52.96 Chad le Clos  South Africa 31 July 2012 London [42]
10 1:52.97 Takeshi Matsuda  Japan 13 August 2008 Beijing [5]
11 1:53.23 Paweł Korzeniowski  Poland 29 July 2009 Rome [6]
12 1:53.40 Masato Sakai  Japan 9 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro [43]
13 1:53.42 Tamás Kenderesi  Hungary 27 March 2019 Debrecen [44]
14 1:53.62 Krzysztof Chmielewski  Poland 26 July 2023 Fukuoka [33]
15 1:53.64 Tyler Clary  United States 8 July 2009 Indianapolis [40]
16 1:53.67 Carson Foster  United States 7 July 2022 Austin [45]
17 1:53.79 Nao Horomura  Japan 6 April 2018 Tokyo [46]
18 1:53.82 Thomas Heilman  United States 26 July 2023 Fukuoka [33]
19 1:53.86 Gil Stovall  United States 2 July 2008 Omaha [29]
20 1:53.92 Kaio de Almeida  Brazil 8 May 2009 Rio de Janeiro [47]
21 1:54.07 Genki Terakado  Japan 21 March 2024 Tokyo [48]
22 1:54.10 Jan Świtkowski  Poland 5 August 2015 Kazan [49]
23 1:54.14 Noè Ponti  Switzerland 30 July 2024 Paris [39]
31 July 2024 Paris [25]
24 1:54.15 Moss Burmester  New Zealand 4 April 2009 Christchurch [50]
25 1:54.16 Chen Juner  China 6 May 2023 Hangzhou [51]

Men short course

  • Correct as of April 2025[52]
Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 1:46.85 Tomoru Honda  Japan 22 October 2022 Tokyo [53]
2 2 1:48.24 Daiya Seto  Japan 11 December 2018 Hangzhou [54]
Ilya Kharun  Canada 12 December 2024 Budapest [55]
4 4 1:48.27 Chad le Clos  South Africa 15 December 2022 Melbourne [56]
5 1:48.32 le Clos #2 11 December 2018 Hangzhou [54]
6 1:48.56 le Clos #3 5 November 2013 Singapore [57]
7 1:48.57 le Clos #4 22 November 2020 Budapest
8 1:48.61 le Clos #5 7 December 2014 Doha
5 9 1:48.64 Alberto Razzetti  Italy 12 December 2024 Budapest [55]
6 10 1:48.66 Tom Shields  United States 22 November 2020 Budapest
11 1:48.67 le Clos #6 11 August 2017 Eindhoven
12 1:48.76 le Clos #7 6 December 2016 Windsor
13 1:48.77 Seto #2 21 December 2019 Las Vegas
7 13 1:48.77 Noè Ponti  Switzerland 11 April 2025 Uster
15 1:48.88 le Clos #8 1 November 2014 Singapore
16 1:48.92 Seto #3 7 December 2014 Doha
8 17 1:49.00 László Cseh  Hungary 6 December 2015 Netanya
18 1:49.02 Shields #2 16 November 2020 Budapest
19 1:49.04 le Clos #9 7 August 2013 Eindhoven [58]
20 1:49.05 Shields #3 12 December 2015 Indianapolis
21 1:49.06 Razzetti #2 16 December 2021 Abu Dhabi
22 1:49.07 le Clos #10 17 October 2013 Dubai [59]
23 1:49.08 le Clos #11 7 August 2017 Berlin
24 1:49.10 le Clos #12 3 September 2016 Moscow
9 25 1:49.11 Kaio de Almeida  Brazil 10 November 2009 Stockholm [60]
10 1:49.26 Krzysztof Chmielewski  Poland 12 December 2024 Budapest [55]
11 1:49.46 Nikolay Skvortsov  Russia 12 December 2009 Istanbul
12 1:49.50 Takeshi Matsuda  Japan 12 November 2011 Tokyo
13 1:49.61 Chen Juner  China 28 October 2022 Beijing [61]
14 1:49.69 Trenton Julian  United States 29 October 2022 Toronto
15 1:49.86 Kristóf Milák  Hungary 16 November 2022 Kaposvár [62]
16 1:49.89 Wang Kuan-hung  Chinese Taipei 16 November 2020 Budapest
17 1:50.13 Paweł Korzeniowski  Poland 12 December 2009 Istanbul
18 1:50.23 Andreas Vazaios  Greece 8 December 2019 Glasgow
19 1:50.26 Teppei Morimoto  Japan 15 December 2022 Melbourne [63]
20 1:50.28 Hidemasa Sano  Japan 11 February 2012 Tokyo
21 1:50.32 Dinko Jukić  Austria 12 December 2009 Istanbul
22 1:50.39 Li Zhuhao  China 11 December 2018 Hangzhou [54]
Kregor Zirk  Estonia 12 December 2024 Budapest [64]
Andrey Minakov  Russia 12 December 2024 Budapest [55]
25 1:50.44 Aleksandr Kharlanov  Russia 20 November 2022 Kazan

Women long course

  • Correct as of March 2025[65]
Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 2:01.81 Liu Zige  China 21 October 2009 Jinan [17]
2 2 2:03.03 Summer McIntosh  Canada 1 August 2024 Paris [66]
3 3 2:03.41 Jessicah Schipper  Australia 30 July 2009 Rome [16]
4 4 2:03.84 Regan Smith  United States 1 August 2024 Paris [66]
5 5 2:03.86 Zhang Yufei  China 29 July 2021 Tokyo [67]
6 2:03.87 Smith #2 4 June 2023 Tempe [68]
7 2:03.90 Liu #2 30 July 2009 Rome [16]
8 2:04.00 McIntosh #2 6 March 2025 Westmont [69]
6 9 2:04.06 Jiao Liuyang  China 1 August 2012 London [70]
9 2:04.06 McIntosh #3 26 July 2023 Fukuoka [71]
7 11 2:04.14 Mary DeScenza  United States 29 July 2009 Rome [15]
12 2:04.18 Liu #3 14 August 2008 Beijing [14]
8 13 2:04.27 Katinka Hosszú  Hungary 29 July 2009 Rome [72]
14 2:04.28 Hosszú #2 30 July 2009 Rome [16]
15 2:04.33 DeScenza #2 29 July 2009 Rome [72]
McIntosh #4 28 May 2024 Toronto [73]
17 2:04.40 Liu #4 6 April 2011 Wuhan [74]
18 2:04.41 DeScenza #3 30 July 2009 Rome [16]
19 2:04.44 Jiao #2 6 April 2011 Wuhan [74]
20 2:04.50 Jiao #3 30 July 2009 Rome [16]
21 2:04.54 Jiao #4 8 September 2013 Shenyang [75]
22 2:04.59 Liu #5 1 August 2013 Barcelona [76]
23 2:04.65 Liu #6 6 December 2009 Hong Kong [77]
9 24 2:04.69 Natsumi Hoshi  Japan 5 April 2012 Tokyo [78]
25 2:04.70 McIntosh #5 31 March 2023 Toronto [79]
10 2:04.78 Mireia Belmonte  Spain 1 August 2013 Barcelona [76]
11 2:04.83 Ellen Gandy  Great Britain 16 March 2009 Sheffield [80]
12 2:04.88 Madeline Groves  Australia 10 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro [81]
13 2:05.09 Aurore Mongel  France 29 July 2009 Rome [72]
14 2:05.20 Elizabeth Dekkers  Australia 18 April 2024 Gold Coast [82]
15 2:05.26 Franziska Hentke  Germany 3 July 2015 Essen [83]
16 2:05.36 Jemma Lowe  Great Britain 17 June 2011 Sheffield [84]
17 2:05.38 Gong Jie  China 6 April 2012 Shaoxing [85]
18 2:05.45 Alys Thomas  Great Britain 9 April 2018 Gold Coast [86]
19 2:05.61 Otylia Jędrzejczak  Poland 28 July 2005 Montreal [12]
20 2:05.62 Suzuka Hasegawa  Japan 30 August 2020 Tokyo [87]
21 2:05.65 Hali Flickinger  United States 29 July 2021 Tokyo [67]
22 2:05.78 Kathleen Hersey  United States 1 August 2012 London [70]
23 2:05.81 Susie O'Neill  Australia 17 May 2000 Sydney [10]
24 2:05.88 Misty Hyman  United States 20 September 2000 Sydney [88]
25 2:05.90 Cammile Adams  United States 10 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro [81]

Women short course

  • Correct as of December 2024[89]
Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 1:59.32 Summer McIntosh  Canada 12 December 2024 Budapest [22]
2 2 1:59.61 Mireia Belmonte  Spain 3 December 2014 Doha [21]
3 3 2:00.78 Liu Zige  China 15 November 2009 Berlin [20]
4 4 2:01.00 Regan Smith  United States 12 December 2024 Budapest [22]
5 5 2:01.12 Katinka Hosszú  Hungary 3 December 2014 Doha [21]
6 2:01.52 Belmonte #2 12 December 2013 Herning [90]
7 2:01.60 Hosszú #2 12 December 2018 Hangzhou [91]
6 8 2:01.73 Kelsi Dahlia  United States 12 December 2018 Hangzhou [91]
9 2:01.85 Smith #2 18 October 2024 Shanghai [92]
10 2:01.96 McIntosh #2 12 December 2024 Budapest [93]
11 2:02.15 Hosszú #3 7 December 2016 Windsor
12 2:02.20 Hosszú #4 12 December 2012 Istanbul [94]
13 2:02.21 Hosszú #5 20 December 2013 Saint Petersburg
7 14 2:02.28 Jiao Liuyang  China 12 December 2012 Istanbul [94]
15 2:02.40 Hosszú #6 20 December 2013 Saint Petersburg
16 2:02.42 Hosszú #7 3 December 2014 Doha
17 2:02.50 Liu #3 11 November 2009 Stockholm [19]
8 18 2:02.52 Chen Luying  China 26 September 2024 Wuhan [95]
19 2:02.71 Chen #2 18 October 2024 Shanghai [92]
20 2:02.75 Hosszú #8 2 August 2017 Moscow
9 21 2:02.79 Alex Shackell  United States 12 December 2024 Budapest [93]
22 2:02.86 Hosszú #9 15 November 2018 Singapore [96]
23 2:02.87 Hosszú #10 28 September 2018 Eindhoven [97]
10 24 2:02.88 Ellen Gandy  Australia 22 August 2013 Sydney [98]
24 2:02.88 Hosszú #11 2 November 2018 Beijing [99]
11 2:02.91 Elizabeth Dekkers  Australia 12 December 2024 Budapest [22]
12 2:02.96 Suzuka Hasegawa  Japan 14 January 2017 Tokyo
13 2:03.01 Franziska Hentke  Germany 4 December 2015 Netanya [100]
Zhang Yufei  China 17 December 2021 Abu Dhabi [101]
15 2:03.08 Madeline Groves  Australia 28 November 2015 Sydney
16 2:03.12 Yuko Nakanishi  Japan 23 February 2008 Tokyo
17 2:03.13 Laura Lahtinen  Finland 18 October 2024 Shanghai [92]
Bella Grant  Australia 24 October 2024 Incheon [102]
19 2:03.19 Jemma Lowe  Great Britain 12 December 2012 Istanbul [94]
20 2:03.20 Audrey Lacroix  Canada 6 August 2009 Leeds [103]
21 2:03.22 Aurore Mongel  France 10 December 2009 Istanbul [104]
22 2:03.25 Brianna Throssell  Australia 28 November 2015 Sydney
23 2:03.27 Jessicah Schipper  Australia 22 November 2009 Singapore [105]
24 2:03.30 Angelina Köhler  Germany 7 December 2023 Otopeni [106]
25 2:03.35 Hali Flickinger  United States 22 November 2020 Budapest
Zhang Yifan  China 27 October 2022 Beijing

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