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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.
#
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
Netherlands
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
GDR Olympic Trials & National Championships
East Berlin , East Germany
27
1:59.63
Roger Pyttel
East Germany
3 June 1976
GDR Olympic Trials & National 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
FRG Nationals & European Championship Trials
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
41
1:53.93
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Michael Phelps
United States
22 July 2003
World Championships
Barcelona , Spain
42
1:53.80
Michael Phelps
United States
17 August 2006
Pan Pacific Championships
Victoria , Canada
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
45
1:52.03
Michael Phelps
United States
13 August 2008
Olympic Games
Beijing , China
46
1:51.51
Michael Phelps
United States
29 July 2009
World Championships
Rome , Italy
47
1:50.73
Kristóf Milák
Hungary
24 July 2019
World Championships
Gwangju , South Korea
48
1:50.34
Kristóf Milák
Hungary
21 June 2022
World Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[ 1] [ 2]
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
1:48.24
Daiya Seto
December 11, 2018
Hangzhou , China
1:46.85
Tomoru Honda
October 22, 2022
Tokyo, Japan
#
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
35
2:05.78
Otylia Jędrzejczak
Poland
4 August 2002
European Championships
Berlin , Germany
36
2:05.61
Otylia Jędrzejczak
Poland
28 July 2005
World Championships
Montreal , Canada
37
2:05.40
Jessicah Schipper
Australia
17 August 2006
Pan Pacific Championships
Victoria , Canada
38
2:04.18
Liu Zige
China
18 August 2008
Olympic Games
Beijing , China
39
2:04.14
h
Mary Descenza
United States
29 July 2009
World Championships
Rome , Italy
40
2:03.41
Jessicah Schipper
Australia
30 July 2009
World Championships
Rome , Italy
41
2:01.81
Liu Zige
China
21 October 2009
Chinese National Games
Jinan , China
[ 3] [ 4]
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
Correct as of July 2024[ 5]
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:54.16:
Kristóf Milák also swam 1:50.73 (2019), 1:51.10 (2021), 1:51.25 (2021), 1:51.40 (2021), 1:51.75 (2024), 1:52.01 (2022), 1:52.22 (2021), 1:52.39 (2022), 1:52.50 (2021), 1:52.58 (2023), 1:52.71 (2018), 1:52.72 (2024), 1:52.79 (2018), 1:52.96 (2019), 1:53.18 (2021), 1:53.19 (2019), 1:53.58 (2021), 1:53.64 (2019), 1:53.75 (2019), 1:53.79 (2017), 1:53.87 (2017), 1:53.88 (2022), 1:53.89 (2022), 1:53.92 (2024), 1:53.94 (2018, 2024), 1:53.97 (2022), 1:54.10 (2022).
Michael Phelps also swam 1:52.03 (2008), 1:52.09 (2007), 1:52.20 (2008), 1:52.76 (2009), 1:52.94 (2015) 1:53.01 (2012), 1:53.31 (2008), 1:53.34 (2011), 1:53.36 (2016), 1:53.48 (2009), 1:53.65 (2012), 1:53.70 (2008, 2008), 1:53.71 (2007), 1:53.80 (2006), 1:53.93 (2003), 1:54.02 (2008), 1:54.04 (2004), 1:54.11 (2010), 1:54.12 (2016).
Léon Marchand also swam 1:52.43 (2023), 1:53.37 (2022), 1:53.50 (2024), 1:54.08 (2024).
László Cseh also swam 1:52.91 (2016), 1:53.48 (2015), 1:53.53 (2015), 1:53.71 (2015), 1:53.72 (2017), 1:54.08 (2017).
Tomoru Honda also swam 1:53.15 (2023), 1:53.30 (2023), 1:53.33 (2024), 1:53.34 (2023), 1:53.53 (2022), 1:53.61 (2022), 1:53.63 (2023), 1:53.66 (2023), 1:53.73 (2021), 1:53.76 (2023), 1:53.87 (2022), 1:53.88 (2024), 1:53.99 (2023), 1:54.01 (2022), 1:54.04 (2022), 1:54.06 (2022).
Takeshi Matsuda also swam 1:53.21 (2012), 1:53.32 (2009), 1:53.35 (2009), 1:53.87 (2009), 1:54.01 (2011, 2012), 1:54.02 (2008, 2010), 1:54.12 (2011).
Chad le Clos also swam 1:53.33 (2017), 1:53.68 (2015), 1:54.00 (2018), 1:54.06 (2016), 1:54.15 (2019), 1:54.18 (2015).
Tamás Kenderesi also swam 1:53.62 (2016), 1:53.96 (2016), 1:54.14 (2018).
Masato Sakai also swam 1:53.71 (2017).
Paweł Korzeniowski also swam 1:53.75 (2009).
Ilya Kharun also swam 1:53.82 (2023), 1:54.01 (2024), 1:54.06 (2024).
Carson Foster also swam 1:53.85 (2023).
Daiya Seto also swam 1:53.86 (2019), 1:54.03 (2017), 1:54.08 (2014), 1:54.14 (2016, 2016).
Nao Horomura also swam 1:53.90 (2017).
Krzysztof Chmielewski also swam 1:53.90 (2023).
Luca Urlando also swam 1:54.10 (2022).
Correct as of December 2023[ 16]
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:50.62:
Chad le Clos also swam 1:48.56 (2013), 1:48.57 (2020), 1:48.61 (2014), 1:48.67 (2017), 1:48.76 (2016), 1:48.88 (2014), 1:49.04 (2013), 1:49.07 (2013), 1:49.08 (2017), 1:49.10 (2016), 1:49.20 (2014), 1:49.25 (2017), 1:49.33 (2016), 1:49.59 (2017), 1:49.71 (2016), 1:49.73 (2014, 2014), 1:49.78 (2022), 1:49.82 (2016), 1:49.83 (2013), 1:49.84 (2021), 1:49.89 (2022), 1:49.90 (2013), 1:49.93 (2016), 1:49.95 (2016), 1:49.98 (2022), 1:50.15 (2011), 1:50.24 (2020), 1:50.28 (2017, 2020), 1:50.29 (2016, 2018), 1:50.32 (2021), 1:50.33 (2013), 1:50.35 (2016), 1:50.39 (2013), 1:50.48 (2020), 1:50.57 (2020).
Daiya Seto also swam 1:48.77 (2019), 1:48.92 (2014), 1:49.22 (2022), 1:49.41 (2021), 1:49.53 (2016), 1:49.68 (2014), 1:49.76 (2021), 1:49.84 (2016), 1:49.87 (2018), 1:49.88 (2018), 1:49.93 (2016), 1:49.97 (2016), 1:49.99 (2022), 1:50.19 (2017), 1:50.28 (2021), 1:50.33 (2017), 1:50.36 (2021).
Tom Shields also swam 1:49.02 (2020), 1:49.05 (2015), 1:49.26 (2017), 1:49.29 (2017), 1:49.50 (2016), 1:49.62 (2017), 1:49.78 (2020), 1:49.86 (2017), 1:50.08 (2014), 1:50.19 (2014), 1:50.24 (2021), 1:50.25 (2019), 1:50.28 (2020), 1:50.39 (2021), 1:50.43 (2020), 1:50.51 (2021), 1:50.55 (2020), 1:50.56 (2014), 1:50.60 (2017), 1:50.61 (2013).
Kaio de Almeida also swam 1:49.11 (2009).
Tomoru Honda also swam 1:49.24 (2022), 1:49.84 (2021).
Noè Ponti also swam 1:49.71 (2023).
Trenton Julian also swam 1:49.93 (2022), 1:50.01 (2021), 1:50.08 (2022), 1:50.32 (2021).
Kristóf Milák also swam 1:49.98 (2019).
Alberto Razzetti also swam 1:50.10 (2023), 1:50.12 (2022), 1:50.24 (2021).
Kuan-Hung Wang also swam 1:50.14 (2020).
Paweł Korzeniowski also swam 1:50.43 (2013).
Teppei Morimoto also swam 1:50.44 (2021).
Nikolay Skvortsov also swam 1:50.53 (2009), 1:50.58 (2009), 1:50.60 (2008).
Hidemasa Sano also swam 1:50.58 (2011).
Correct as of August 2024[ 27]
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 2:05.90:
Regan Smith also swam 2:03.87 (2023), 2:04.80 (2024), 2:04.91 (2024), 2:05.30 (2021), 2:05.39 (2024), 2:05.70 (2024), 2:05.79 (2023).
Liu Zige also swam 2:03.90 (2009), 2:04.18 (2008), 2:04.40 (2011), 2:04.59 (2013), 2:04.65 (2009), 2:04.78 (2013), 2:05.29 (2009), 2:05.90 (2011).
Summer McIntosh also swam 2:04.06 (2024), 2:04.33 (2024), 2:04.70 (2023), 2:04.87 (2024), 2:05.05 (2023), 2:05.20 (2022), 2:05.73 (2024), 2:05.79 (2022), 2:05.81 (2022).
Katinka Hosszú also swam 2:04.28 (2009), 2:05.59 (2013).
Mary Descenza also swam 2:04.33 (2009), 2:04.41 (2009).
Jiao Liuyang also swam 2:04.44 (2011), 2:04.50 (2009), 2:04.54 (2013), 2:04.72 (2008), 2:04.96 (2009), 2:05.18 (2012), 2:05.22 (2009), 2:05.46 (2010), 2:05.55 (2011), 2:05.57 (2009), 2:05.61 (2010), 2:05.79 (2010), 2:05.87 (2013).
Mireia Belmonte also swam 2:04.79 (2014), 2:04.85 (2016), 2:05.25 (2012), 2:05.26 (2017), 2:05.86 (2015).
Jess Schipper also swam 2:04.87 (2009), 2:05.40 (2006), 2:05.50 (2009), 2:05.65 (2005).
Zhang Yufei also swam 2:04.89 (2021), 2:05.09 (2024), 2:05.44 (2021), 2:05.49 (2021), 2:05.57 (2023), 2:05.65 (2023), 2:05.70 (2020), 2:05.84 (2021).
Natsumi Hoshi also swam 2:05.20 (2016), 2:05.48 (2012), 2:05.56 (2015).
Elizabeth Dekkers also swam 2:05.26 (2023), 2:05.46 (2023).
Franziska Hentke also swam 2:05.39 (2017), 2:05.77 (2016).
Madeline Groves also swam 2:05.41 (2015), 2:05.47 (2016), 2:05.66 (2016).
Aurore Mongel also swam 2:05.48 (2009).
Ellen Gandy also swam 2:05.59 (2011), 2:05.90 (2011).
Otylia Jędrzejczak also swam 2:05.78 (2002).
Hali Flickinger also swam 2:05.85 (2021), 2:05.87 (2018), 2:05.90 (2022).
Kathleen Hersey also swam 2:05.90 (2012).
Correct as of December 2023[ 33]
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 2:03.55:
Mireia Belmonte also swam 2:01.52 (2013), 2:03.02 (2017), 2:03.17 (2014), 2:031.31 (2013), 2:03.37 (2011), 2:03.39 (2014).
Katinka Hosszú also swam 2:01.60 (2018), 2:02.15 (2016), 2:02.20 (2012), 2:02.21 (2013), 2:02.40 (2013), 2:02.42 (2014), 2:02.75 (2017), 2:02.86 (2018), 2:02.87 (2018), 2:02.88 (2018), 2:02.99 (2014), 2:03.01 (2018), 2:03.05 (2013), 2:03.14 (2014, 2018), 2:03.21 (2019), 2:03.26 (2013), 2:03.34 (2016), 2:03.36 (2013).
Zige Liu also swam 2:02.50 (2009).
Kelsi Dahlia also swam 2:02.89 (2016), 2:03.31 (2018), 2:03.33 (2018), 2:03.51 (2018).
Zhang Yufei also swam 2:03.09 (2018), 2:03.29 (2018), 2:03.33 (2018), 2:03.50 (2018).
Suzuka Hasegawa also swam 2:03.12 (2020), 2:03.38 (2020), 2:03.53 (2020).
Madeline Groves also swam 2:03.34 (2016).
Franziska Hentke also swam 2:03.43 (2017), 2:03.47 (2013).