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.
TIME | SWIMMER | NATIONALITY | DATE | MEET | PLACE | REF |
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2:30.7 | George Harrison | United States | August 24, 1956 | Los Angeles | ||
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 | ||
2:20.5 | Ted Stickles | United States | July 22, 1961 | Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio | ||
2:19.6 | Ted Stickles | United States | August 19, 1961 | Men's NAAA Championships | 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 | Charlie Hickcox | United States | August 31, 1968 | US Olympic Trials | 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 | AAU Championships | Los Angeles, California | |
2:09.3 | Gunnar Larsson | Sweden | September 12, 1970 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | |
2:09.30 | Gary Hall Sr. | United States | August 2, 1972 | Chicago | ||
2:07.17 | Gunnar Larsson | Sweden | September 3, 1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany | |
2:06.32 | David Wilkie | United Kingdom | August 24, 1974 | European Championships | 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 | World Championships | 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 | ||
2:03.01 | Jeremy Reingold | South Africa | September 26, 1980 | Cape Town, South Africa | ||
2:02.78 | Alex Baumann | Canada | July 29, 1981 | Heidelberg, West Germany | ||
2:02.25 | Alex Baumann | Canada | October 1982 | Commonwealth Games | Brisbane, Queensland | |
2:01.42 | Alex Baumann | Canada | August 4, 1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, California | |
2:00.56 | Tamás Darnyi | Hungary | August 23, 1987 | European Championships | Strasbourg, France | |
2:00.17 | Tamás Darnyi | Hungary | September 25, 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | |
2:00.11 | David Wharton | United States | August 20, 1989 | Pan Pacific Championships | Tokyo, Japan | |
1:59.36 | Tamás Darnyi | Hungary | January 13, 1991 | World Championships | Perth, Western Australia | |
1:58.16 | Jani Sievinen | Finland | September 11, 1994 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | |
1:57.94 | Michael Phelps | United States | June 29, 2003 | Santa Clara Invitational | Santa Clara, California | |
1:57.52 | Michael Phelps | United States | July 24, 2003 | World Championships | Barcelona, Spain | |
1:56.04 | Michael Phelps | United States | July 25, 2003 | World Championships | Barcelona, Spain | |
1:55.94 | Michael Phelps | United States | August 9, 2003 | USA Summer Nationals | College Park, Maryland | |
1:55.84 | Michael Phelps | United States | August 20, 2006 | Pan Pacific Championships | Victoria, Canada | |
1:54.98 | Michael Phelps | United States | March 29, 2007 | World Championships | Melbourne, Victoria | |
1:54.80 | Michael Phelps | United States | July 4, 2008 | US Olympic Trials | Omaha, Nebraska | |
1:54.23 | Michael Phelps | United States | August 15, 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | |
1:54.10 | Ryan Lochte | United States | July 30, 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | |
1:54.00 | Ryan Lochte | United States | July 28, 2011 | World Championships | Shanghai, China |
TIME | SWIMMER | NATIONALITY | DATE | PLACE | REF |
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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, United States | |
1:53.93 | George Bovell | Trinidad and Tobago | March 25, 2004 | East Meadow, New York, United States | |
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 | |
1:51.55 | Darian Townsend | South Africa | November 15, 2009 | Berlin, Germany | |
1:50.08 | Ryan Lochte | United States | December 17, 2010 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | |
1:49.63 | Ryan Lochte | United States | December 14, 2012 | Istanbul, Turkey |
TIME | SWIMMER | NATIONALITY | DATE | MEET | PLACE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2:48.2 | Patty Kempner | United States | April 27, 1957 | Chicago | |
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 | |
2:33.3 | Donna de Varona | United States | August 18, 1962 | Chicago | |
2:31.8 | Donna de Varona | United States | July 27, 1963 | Los Angeles | |
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 | |
2:23.5 | Claudia Kolb | United States | August 25, 1967 | Los Angeles, California | |
2:23.07 | Shane Gould | Australia | August 28, 1972 | Olympic Games | 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 | World Championships | Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
2:18.97 | Ulrike Tauber | East Germany | August 18, 1974 | European Championships | 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 | European Championships | 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 | World Championships | 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 | Lin Li | China | July 30, 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain |
2:09.72 | Wu Yanyan | China | October 17, 1997 | China's National Games | Shanghai, China |
2:08.92 | Stephanie Rice | Australia | March 25, 2008 | Australian Championships & Olympic Trials | Sydney, New South Wales |
2:08.45 | Stephanie Rice | Australia | August 13, 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China |
2:07.03 | Ariana Kukors | United States | July 26, 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy |
2:06.15 | Ariana Kukors | United States | July 27, 2009 | World Championships | Rome, Italy |
2:06.12 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | August 3, 2015 | World Championships | Kazan, Russia |
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 |
2:06.01 | Evelyn Verrasztó | Hungary | November 6, 2009 | Moscow, Russia |
2:04.64 | Evelyn Verrasztó | Hungary | December 10, 2009 | Istanbul, Turkey |
2:04.60 | Julia Smit | United States | December 19, 2009 | Manchester, United Kingdom |
2:04.39 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | August 7, 2013 | Eindhoven, Netherlands |
2:03.20 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | August 7, 2013 | Eindhoven, Netherlands |
2:02.61 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | August 27, 2014 | Doha, Qatar |
2:02.13 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | August 31, 2014 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
2:01.86 | Katinka Hosszú | Hungary | December 6, 2014 | Doha, Qatar |
Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue | Ref |
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1 | 1:54.00 | Ryan Lochte (USA) | 28 July 2011 | Shanghai | |
2 | 1:54.16 | Michael Phelps (USA) | 28 July 2011 | Shanghai | |
3 | 1:54.62 | Wang Shun (CHN) | 24 September 2023 | Hangzhou | |
4 | 1:54.82 | Léon Marchand (FRA) | 27 July 2023 | Fukuoka | |
5 | 1:55.07 | Kosuke Hagino (JPN) | 4 April 2016 | Tokyo | |
6 | 1:55.18 | László Cseh (HUN) | 29 July 2009 | Rome | |
7 | 1:55.24 | Shaine Casas (USA) | 30 July 2022 | Irvine | |
8 | 1:55.26 | Michael Andrew (USA) | 17 June 2021 | Omaha | |
9 | 1:55.28 | Duncan Scott (GBR) | 30 July 2021 | Tokyo | |
10 | 1:55.36 | Eric Shanteau (USA) | 30 July 2009 | Rome | |
11 | 1:55.40 | Chase Kalisz (USA) | 11 August 2018 | Tokyo | |
12 | 1:55.55 | Thiago Pereira (BRA) | 30 July 2009 | Rome | |
Daiya Seto (JPN) | 18 January 2020 | Beijing | |||
14 | 1:55.71 | Carson Foster (USA) | 22 June 2022 | Budapest | |
15 | 1:55.72 | Mitch Larkin (AUS) | 12 June 2019 | Brisbane | |
16 | 1:55.76 | Philip Heintz (GER) | 16 June 2017 | Berlin | |
17 | 1:56.07 | Tom Dean (GBR) | 27 July 2023 | Fukuoka | |
18 | 1:56.17 | Jérémy Desplanches (SUI) | 30 July 2021 | Tokyo | |
19 | 1:56.21 | Alberto Razzetti (ITA) | 28 November 2023 | Riccione | |
20 | 1:56.31 | Hugo González (ESP) | 6 June 2021 | Barcelona | |
21 | 1:56.64 | Max Litchfield (GBR) | 26 July 2017 | Budapest | |
Finlay Knox (CAN) | 15 February 2024 | Doha | |||
23 | 1:56.69 | Leith Brodie (AUS) | 30 July 2009 | Rome | |
24 | 1:56.79 | Abrahm Devine (USA) | 1 July 2017 | Indianapolis | |
Qin Haiyang (CHN) | 20 October 2019 | Wuhan |
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:56.79:
Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue | Ref |
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1 | 1:49.63 | Ryan Lochte (USA) | 14 December 2012 | Istanbul | |
2 | 1:50.15 | Matthew Sates (RSA) | 13 December 2022 | Melbourne | |
3 | 1:50.37 | Shaine Casas (USA) | 29 October 2022 | Toronto | |
4 | 1:50.47 | Kosuke Hagino (JPN) | 5 December 2014 | Doha | |
5 | 1:50.66 | Daiya Seto (JPN) | 29 October 2021 | Kazan | |
6 | 1:50.85 | Andreas Vazaios (GRE) | 6 December 2019 | Great Britain | |
7 | 1:50.96 | Carson Foster (USA) | 13 December 2022 | Melbourne | |
8 | 1:50.98 | Duncan Scott (GRB) | 8 December 2023 | Otopeni | |
9 | 1:51.01 | Wang Shun (CHN) | 11 December 2018 | Hangzhou | |
10 | 1:51.04 | Finlay Knox (CAN) | 13 December 2022 | Melbourne | |
11 | 1:51.14 | Caeleb Dressel (USA) | 11 September 2021 | Naples | |
12 | 1:51.36 | László Cseh (HUN) | 4 December 2015 | Netanya | |
13 | 1:51.53 | Andrew Seliskar (USA) | 21 November 2020 | Budapest | |
14 | 1:51.54 | Alberto Razzetti (ITA) | 16 December 2021 | Abu Dhabi | |
15 | 1:51.55 | Darian Townsend (RSA) | 15 November 2009 | Berlin | |
16 | 1:51.56 | Chad le Clos (RSA) | 1 September 2014 | Dubai | |
17 | 1:51.72 | Markus Rogan (AUT) | 10 December 2009 | Istanbul | |
18 | 1:51.74 | Tomoe Hvas (NOR) | 6 December 2019 | Glasgow | |
19 | 1:51.89 | Michael Phelps (USA) | 23 October 2011 | Germany | |
20 | 1:51.92 | Philip Heintz (GER) | 31 August 2016 | Germany | |
21 | 1:51.97 | Tomoru Honda (JPN) | 23 October 2022 | Tokyo | |
22 | 1:52.01 | Kenneth To (AUS) | 11 August 2013 | Germany | |
23 | 1:52.06 | Leonardo Santos (BRA) | 15 November 2020 | Budapest | |
24 | 1:52.12 | Hiromasa Fujimori (JPN) | 31 August 2016 | Germany | |
25 | 1:52.13 | Aleksei Sudarev (RUS) | 18 December 2023 | Saint Petersburg |
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:52.13:
Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2:06.12 | Katinka Hosszú (HUN) | 3 August 2015 | Kazan | |
2 | 2:06.15 | Ariana Kukors (USA) | 27 July 2009 | Rome | |
3 | 2:06.88 | Siobhan-Marie O'Connor (GBR) | 9 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | |
4 | 2:06.89 | Summer McIntosh (CAN) | 30 March 2023 | Toronto | |
5 | 2:06.99 | Kaylee McKeown (AUS) | 17 April 2024 | Gold Coast | |
6 | 2:07.03 | Stephanie Rice (AUS) | 27 July 2009 | Rome | |
7 | 2:07.05 | Kate Douglass (USA) | 12 February 2024 | Doha | |
8 | 2:07.13 | Alex Walsh (USA) | 19 June 2022 | Budapest | |
9 | 2:07.57 | Ye Shiwen (CHN) | 31 July 2012 | London | |
10 | 2:07.75 | Yu Yiting (CHN) | 25 September 2023 | Hangzhou | |
11 | 2:07.91 | Yui Ohashi (JPN) | 24 July 2017 | Budapest | |
12 | 2:08.15 | Alicia Coutts (AUS) | 31 July 2012 | London | |
13 | 2:08.32 | Qi Hui (CHN) | 17 October 2009 | Jinan | |
Kathleen Baker (USA) | 29 July 2018 | Irvine | |||
15 | 2:08.34 | Kim Seo-yeong (KOR) | 24 August 2018 | Jakarta | |
16 | 2:08.45 | Kanako Watanabe (JPN) | 3 August 2015 | Kazan | |
17 | 2:08.47 | Torri Huske (USA) | 13 April 2024 | San Antonio | |
18 | 2:08.48 | Regan Smith (USA) | 2 June 2023 | Tempe | |
19 | 2:08.51 | Madisyn Cox (USA) | 22 May 2021 | Austin | |
20 | 2:08.56 | Sydney Pickrem (CAN) | 12 February 2024 | Doha | |
21 | 2:08.59 | Kirsty Coventry (ZIM) | 13 August 2008 | Beijing | |
22 | 2:08.64 | Rika Omoto (JPN) | 10 May 2019 | Sydney | |
23 | 2:08.70 | Melanie Margalis (USA) | 23 July 2017 | Budapest | |
24 | 2:08.79 | Maya DiRado (USA) | 9 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | |
25 | 2:08.86 | Marrit Steenbergen (NED) | 13 April 2024 | Eindhoven |
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 2:08.86:
Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2:01.86 | Katinka Hosszú (HUN) | 6 December 2014 | Doha | |
2 | 2:02.12 | Kate Douglass (USA) | 13 December 2022 | Melbourne | |
3 | 2:03.37 | Alex Walsh (USA) | 13 December 2022 | Melbourne | |
4 | 2:03.57 | Kaylee McKeown (AUS) | 13 December 2022 | Melbourne | |
5 | 2:03.93 | Yui Ohashi (JPN) | 14 November 2020 | Budapest | |
6 | 2:04.00 | Sydney Pickrem (CAN) | 21 November 2020 | Budapest | |
7 | 2:04.06 | Melanie Margalis (USA) | 16 October 2020 | Budapest | |
8 | 2:04.48 | Yu Yiting (CHN) | 20 December 2021 | Abu Dhabi | |
9 | 2:04.60 | Julia Smit (USA) | 19 December 2009 | Great Britain | |
10 | 2:04.64 | Kayla Sanchez (CAN) | 14 December 2018 | Hangzhou | |
Ye Shiwen (CHN) | 15 December 2012 | Istanbul | |||
Evelyn Verrasztó (HUN) | 10 December 2009 | Turkey | |||
13 | 2:04.77 | Abbie Wood (GBR) | 1 November 2020 | Budapest | |
14 | 2:04.91 | Caitlin Leverenz (USA) | 16 December 2011 | United States | |
15 | 2:04.92 | Beata Nelson (USA) | 5 November 2022 | Indianapolis | |
16 | 2:04.94 | Marrit Steenbergen (NED) | 13 December 2022 | Melbourne | |
17 | 2:05.02 | Ella Eastin (USA) | 10 December 2016 | Canada | |
18 | 2:05.04 | Anastasia Gorbenko (ISR) | 4 September 2021 | Naples | |
19 | 2:05.13 | Siobhan O'Connor (GBR) | 5 December 2015 | Israel | |
20 | 2:05.15 | Mary-Sophie Harvey (CAN) | 18 September 2021 | Naples | |
21 | 2:05.38 | Bailey Andison (CAN) | 9 September 2021 | Naples | |
22 | 2:05.41 | Rikako Ikee (JPN) | 14 January 2018 | Tokyo | |
23 | 2:05.46 | Emily Seebohm (AUS) | 18 November 2017 | Singapore | |
24 | 2:05.54 | Kathleen Baker (USA) | 15 December 2018 | Hangzhou | |
25 | 2:05.63 | Alicia Coutts (AUS) | 9 November 2013 | Japan |
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 2:05.63:
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