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200 metres butterfly

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The 200 metres butterfly is an event in competitive swimming. World records are ratified by World Aquatics (formerly FINA). The current long course world record holders are Hungary's Kristóf Milák and Canada's Summer McIntosh, while the current short course world record holders are Japan's Tomoru Honda, and McIntosh.

Graphs of the progression of the World Records in all four strokes (50m, 100m and 200m distances).

The men's event was first contested at the Olympic Games in 1956, while the women's event was introduced at the 1968 games; the current Olympic champions are France's Léon Marchand, and McIntosh. The men's and women's events have been contested at the World Aquatics Championships since the inaugural championships in 1973; the current world champions (long course) are the US' Luca Urlando, and McIntosh. The men's and women's events have been contested at the World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m) since the inaugural championships in 1993; the current world champions (short course) are Canada's Ilya Kharun and McIntosh.

World record progression

Main article: List of world records in swimming
See also: High-technology swimwear

Men long course

More information #, Time ...
# Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation 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 1960US Olympic Trials Detroit, United States
6 2:12.8 Mike Troy United States 2 September 1960Olympic Games Rome, Italy
7 2:12.6 Carl Robie United States 19 August 1961Men’s NAAA Championships Los Angeles, United States
8 2:12.5 Kevin Berry Australia 20 February 1962- Melbourne, Australia
9 2:12.4 hCarl Robie United States 11 August 1962Men’s National Outdoor Championships Cuyahoga Falls, United States
10 2:10.8 Carl Robie United States 11 August 1962Men’s National Outdoor Championships Cuyahoga Falls, United States
11 2:09.7 Kevin Berry Australia 23 October 1962Australian 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 1964Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan
16 2:06.4 Mark Spitz United States 26 July 1967Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada
17 2:06.0 John Ferris United States 30 August 1967Summer 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 1970AAU Nationals Los Angeles, United States
20 2:05.0 Gary Hall Sr. United States 22 August 1970AAU Nationals Los Angeles, United States
21 2:03.9 Mark Spitz United States 27 August 1971AAU Nationals Houston, United States
22 2:03.3 Hans-Joachim Fassnacht West Germany 31 August 1971- Landskrona, Sweden
23 2:01.87 hMark Spitz United States 2 August 1972US Olympic Trials Chicago, United States
24 2:01.53 Mark Spitz United States 2 August 1972US Olympic Trials Chicago, United States
25 2:00.70 Mark Spitz United States 28 August 1972Olympic Games Munich, West Germany
26 2:00.21 hRoger Pyttel East Germany 3 June 1976East German Championships East Berlin, East Germany
27 1:59.63 Roger Pyttel East Germany 3 June 1976East German Championships East Berlin, East Germany
28 1:59.23 Mike Bruner United States 18 July 1976Olympic 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 1983European Championships Rome, Italy
32 1:57.04 Jon Sieben Australia 3 August 1984Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States
33 1:57.01 Michael Gross West Germany 29 June 1985West German Championships Wuppertal, West Germany
34 1:56.65 Michael Gross West Germany 10 August 1985European Championships Sofia, Bulgaria
35 1:56.24 Michael Gross West Germany 28 June 1986West German Championships Hanover, West Germany
36 1:55.69 Melvin Stewart United States 12 January 1991World Championships Perth, Australia
37 1:55.22 Denis Pankratov Russia 14 June 1995Mare Nostrum Canet-en-Roussillon, France
38 1:55.18 Tom Malchow United States 17 June 2000Charlotte UltraSwim Charlotte, United States
39 1:54.92 Michael Phelps United States 30 March 2001US Spring National Championships Austin, United States
40 1:54.58 Michael Phelps United States 24 July 2001World Championships Fukuoka, Japan [1]
41 1:53.93 sfMichael Phelps United States 22 July 2003World Championships Barcelona, Spain [2]
42 1:53.80 Michael Phelps United States 17 August 2006Pan Pacific Championships Victoria, Canada [3]
43 1:53.71 Michael Phelps United States 17 February 2007Missouri Grand Prix Columbia, United States [4]
44 1:52.09 Michael Phelps United States 28 March 2007World Championships Melbourne, Australia [5]
45 1:52.03 Michael Phelps United States 13 August 2008Olympic Games Beijing, China [6]
46 1:51.51 Michael Phelps United States 29 July 2009World Championships Rome, Italy [7]
47 1:50.73 Kristóf Milák Hungary 24 July 2019World Championships Gwangju, South Korea [8]
48 1:50.34 Kristóf Milák Hungary 21 June 2022World Championships Budapest, Hungary [9][10]
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Men short course

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# Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
1 1:54.67 Franck Esposito France 1 February 1992- Paris, France
2 1:54.58 Danyon Loader New Zealand 6 February 1993World Cup Paris, France
3 1:54.50 Danyon Loader New Zealand 9 February 1993World Cup Malmö, Sweden
4 1:54.21 Danyon Loader New Zealand 13 February 1993World Cup Gelsenkirchen, Germany
5 1:53.05 Franck Esposito France 26 March 1994World Cup Paris, France
6 1:52.64 Denis Pankratov Russia 2 February 1997World Cup Gelsenkirchen, Germany
7 1:51.76 James Hickman Great Britain 28 March 1998World Cup Paris, France
8 1:51.58 Franck Esposito France 14 January 2001- Paris, France
9 1:51.21 Thomas Rupprath Germany 1 December 2001- Rostock, Germany
10 1:50.73 Franck Esposito France 8 December 2002- Antibes, France
11 1:50.60 Nikolay Skvortsov Russia 13 December 2008European Championships Rijeka, Croatia
12 1:50.53 Nikolay Skvortsov Russia 15 February 2009Russian Championships Saint Petersburg, Russia
13 1:49.11 Kaio de Almeida Brazil 10 November 2009World Cup Stockholm, Sweden [11]
14 1:49.04 Chad le Clos South Africa 7 August 2013World Cup Eindhoven, Netherlands [12]
15 1:48.56 Chad le Clos South Africa 5 November 2013World Cup Singapore [13]
16 1:48.24 Daiya Seto Japan 11 December 2018World Championships Hangzhou, China [14]
17 1:46.85 Tomoru Honda Japan 22 October 2022Japan Open Tokyo, Japan [15]
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Women long course

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# Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation 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 1970US National Championships 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 1971US National Championships Houston, United States
20 2:16.62 Karen Moe United States 6 August 1972US Olympic Trials Chicago, United States
21 2:15.57 Karen Moe United States 4 September 1972Olympic Games Munich, West Germany
22 2:15.45 hRosemarie Kother East Germany 8 September 1973World Championships Belgrade, Yugoslavia
23 2:13.76 Rosemarie Kother East Germany 8 September 1973World Championships Belgrade, Yugoslavia
24 2:13.60 Rosemarie Gabriel East Germany 14 March 1976Soviet Union vs East Germany Dual Meet Tallinn, Soviet Union
25 2:12.84 Rosemarie Gabriel East Germany 4 June 1976East German Championships East Berlin, East Germany
26 2:11.22 Rosemarie Gabriel East Germany 5 June 1976East German 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 1978East German Championships East Germany, East Germany
28 2:09.87 =Tracy Caulkins United States 26 July 1978World Championships West Berlin, West Germany
30 2:09.77 Mary T. Meagher United States 7 July 1979Pan American Games San Juan, Puerto Rico
31 2:08.41 hMary T. Meagher United States 16 August 1979US National Championships Fort Lauderdale, United States
32 2:07.01 Mary T. Meagher United States 16 August 1979US National Championships Fort Lauderdale, United States
33 2:06.37 Mary T. Meagher United States 30 July 1980US National Championships Irvine, United States
34 2:05.96 Mary T. Meagher United States 13 August 1981US National Championships Brown Deer, United States
35 2:05.81 Susie O'Neill Australia 17 May 2000Australian Championships Sydney, Australia [16]
36 2:05.78 Otylia Jędrzejczak Poland 4 August 2002European Championships Berlin, Germany [17]
37 2:05.61 Otylia Jędrzejczak Poland 28 July 2005World Championships Montreal, Canada [18]
38 2:05.40 Jessicah Schipper Australia 17 August 2006Pan Pacific Championships Victoria, Canada [19]
39 2:04.18 Liu Zige China 14 August 2008Olympic Games Beijing, China [20]
40 2:04.14 hMary DeScenza United States 29 July 2009World Championships Rome, Italy [21]
41 2:03.41 Jessicah Schipper Australia 30 July 2009World Championships Rome, Italy [22]
42 2:01.81 Liu Zige China 21 October 2009Chinese National Games Jinan, China [23][24]
43 2:01.65 Summer McIntosh Canada 5 July 2026Canadian Trials Montreal, Canada [25][26]
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Women short course

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# Time NameNationalityDateMeetLocation Ref
1 2:05.37 Susie O'Neill Australia 17 February 1999World Cup Malmö, Sweden
2 2:04.43 Susie O'Neill Australia 2 September 1999Australian Championships Canberra, Australia
3 2:04.16 Susie O'Neill Australia 18 January 2000World Cup Sydney, Australia
4 2:04.04 Yang Yu China 18 January 2004World Cup Berlin, Germany
5 2:03.53 Otylia Jędrzejczak Poland 13 December 2007European Championships Debrecen, Hungary
6 2:03.12 Yuko Nakanishi Japan 23 February 2008Japan Open Tokyo, Japan [27]
7 2:02.50 Liu Zige China 11 November 2009World Cup Stockholm, Sweden [28]
8 2:00.78 Liu Zige China 15 November 2009World Cup Berlin, Germany [29]
9 1:59.61 Mireia Belmonte Spain 3 December 2014World Championships Doha, Qatar [30]
10 1:59.32 Summer McIntosh Canada 12 December 2024World Championships Budapest, Hungary [31]
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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 August 2026[32]
More information Ath.#, Perf.# ...
Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 1:50.34 Kristóf Milák  Hungary 21 June 2022 Budapest [9]
2 1:50.73 Milák #2 24 July 2019 Gwangju [8]
3 1:51.10 Milák #3 19 May 2021 Budapest [33]
2 4 1:51.21 Léon Marchand  France 31 July 2024 Paris [34]
5 1:51.25 Milák #4 28 July 2021 Tokyo [35]
6 1:51.40 Milák #5 23 March 2021 Budapest [36]
3 7 1:51.51 Michael Phelps  United States 29 July 2009 Rome [7]
8 1:51.72 Marchand #2 15 August 2026 Paris [37]
9 1:51.75 Milák #6 31 July 2024 Paris [34]
4 10 1:51.87 Luca Urlando  United States 30 July 2025 Singapore [38]
11 1:52.01 Milák #7 16 August 2022 Rome [39]
12 1:52.03 Phelps #2 13 August 2008 Beijing [6]
13 1:52.09 Phelps #3 28 March 2007 Melbourne [5]
14 1:52.20 Phelps #4 2 July 2008 Omaha [40]
15 1:52.22 Milák #8 27 July 2021 Tokyo [41]
16 1:52.37 Urlando #2 4 April 2025 Sacramento [42]
17 1:52.39 Milák #9 20 June 2022 Budapest [43]
18 1:52.43 Marchand #3 26 July 2023 Fukuoka [44]
19 1:52.50 Milák #10 23 March 2021 Budapest [45]
5 20 1:52.53 Daiya Seto  Japan 18 January 2020 Beijing [46]
21 1:52.57 Marchand #4 6 December 2025 Austin [47]
22 1:52.58 Milák #11 20 April 2023 Kaposvár [48]
6 23 1:52.64 Krzysztof Chmielewski  Poland 30 July 2025 Singapore [38]
7 24 1:52.70 László Cseh  Hungary 13 August 2008 Beijing [6]
Tomoru Honda  Japan 3 December 2022 Tokyo [49]
9 1:52.80 Ilya Kharun  Canada 31 July 2024 Paris [34]
10 1:52.96 Chad le Clos  South Africa 31 July 2012 London [50]
11 1:52.97 Takeshi Matsuda  Japan 13 August 2008 Beijing [6]
12 1:53.23 Paweł Korzeniowski  Poland 29 July 2009 Rome [7]
13 1:53.40 Masato Sakai  Japan 9 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro [51]
14 1:53.42 Tamás Kenderesi  Hungary 27 March 2019 Debrecen [52]
15 1:53.64 Tyler Clary  United States 8 July 2009 Indianapolis [53]
16 1:53.67 Carson Foster  United States 7 July 2022 Austin [54]
12 August 2026 Irvine [55]
17 1:53.79 Nao Horomura  Japan 6 April 2018 Tokyo [56]
18 1:53.82 Thomas Heilman  United States 26 July 2023 Fukuoka [44]
19 1:53.86 Gil Stovall  United States 2 July 2008 Omaha [40]
20 1:53.92 Kaio de Almeida  Brazil 8 May 2009 Rio de Janeiro [57]
21 1:54.02 Chen Juner  China 29 July 2025 Singapore [58]
22 1:54.06 Richárd Márton  Hungary 15 August 2026 Paris [37]
23 1:54.07 Genki Terakado  Japan 21 March 2024 Tokyo [59]
24 1:54.10 Jan Świtkowski  Poland 5 August 2015 Kazan [60]
25 1:54.13 Apostolos Siskos  Greece 15 August 2026 Paris [37]
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Men short course

  • Correct as of December 2025[61]
More information Ath.#, Perf.# ...
Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 1:46.85 Tomoru Honda  Japan 22 October 2022 Tokyo [15]
2 2 1:48.24 Daiya Seto  Japan 11 December 2018 Hangzhou [14]
Ilya Kharun  Canada 12 December 2024 Budapest [62]
4 4 1:48.27 Chad le Clos  South Africa 15 December 2022 Melbourne [63]
5 1:48.32 le Clos #2 11 December 2018 Hangzhou [14]
6 1:48.46 Kharun #2 18 October 2025 Westmont [64]
7 1:48.56 le Clos #3 5 November 2013 Singapore [13]
8 1:48.57 le Clos #4 22 November 2020 Budapest [65]
9 1:48.61 le Clos #5 7 December 2014 Doha [66]
5 10 1:48.64 Alberto Razzetti  Italy 12 December 2024 Budapest [62]
6 11 1:48.66 Tom Shields  United States 22 November 2020 Budapest [65]
12 1:48.67 le Clos #6 11 August 2017 Eindhoven [67]
13 1:48.76 le Clos #7 6 December 2016 Windsor [68]
14 1:48.77 Seto #2 21 December 2019 Las Vegas [69]
7 14 1:48.77 Noè Ponti  Switzerland 11 April 2025 Uster [70]
16 1:48.88 le Clos #8 1 November 2014 Singapore [71]
17 1:48.92 Seto #3 7 December 2014 Doha [66]
8 18 1:49.00 László Cseh  Hungary 6 December 2015 Netanya [72]
19 1:49.02 Shields #2 16 November 2020 Budapest [73]
20 1:49.04 le Clos #9 7 August 2013 Eindhoven [12]
21 1:49.05 Shields #3 12 December 2015 Indianapolis [74]
22 1:49.06 Razzetti #2 16 December 2021 Abu Dhabi [75]
23 1:49.07 le Clos #10 17 October 2013 Dubai [76]
24 1:49.08 le Clos #11 7 August 2017 Berlin [77]
25 1:49.10 le Clos #12 3 September 2016 Moscow [78]
9 1:49.11 Kaio de Almeida  Brazil 10 November 2009 Stockholm [11]
10 1:49.26 Krzysztof Chmielewski  Poland 12 December 2024 Budapest [62]
11 1:49.46 Nikolay Skvortsov  Russia 12 December 2009 Istanbul [79]
12 1:49.50 Takeshi Matsuda  Japan 12 November 2011 Tokyo [80]
13 1:49.61 Chen Juner  China 28 October 2022 Beijing [81]
14 1:49.69 Trenton Julian  United States 29 October 2022 Toronto [82]
15 1:49.86 Kristóf Milák  Hungary 16 November 2022 Kaposvár [83]
16 1:49.89 Wang Kuan-hung  Chinese Taipei 16 November 2020 Budapest [73]
17 1:50.13 Paweł Korzeniowski  Poland 12 December 2009 Istanbul [79]
18 1:50.23 Andreas Vazaios  Greece 8 December 2019 Glasgow [84]
19 1:50.26 Teppei Morimoto  Japan 15 December 2022 Melbourne [85]
20 1:50.28 Hidemasa Sano  Japan 11 February 2012 Tokyo [86]
21 1:50.30 Michal Chmielewski  Poland 7 December 2025 Lublin [87]
22 1:50.32 Dinko Jukić  Austria 12 December 2009 Istanbul [79]
23 1:50.39 Li Zhuhao  China 11 December 2018 Hangzhou [14]
Kregor Zirk  Estonia 12 December 2024 Budapest [88]
Andrey Minakov  Russia 12 December 2024 Budapest [62]
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Women long course

  • Correct as of July 2026[89]
More information Ath.#, Perf.# ...
Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 2:01.65 Summer McIntosh  Canada 5 July 2026 Montreal [25]
2 2 2:01.81 Liu Zige  China 21 October 2009 Jinan [23]
3 2:01.99 McIntosh #2 31 July 2025 Singapore [90]
4 2:02.26 McIntosh #3 10 June 2025 Victoria [91]
5 2:02.62 McIntosh #4 6 December 2025 Austin [92]
6 2:03.03 McIntosh #5 1 August 2024 Paris [93]
3 7 2:03.41 Jessicah Schipper  Australia 30 July 2009 Rome [22]
4 8 2:03.84 Regan Smith  United States 1 August 2024 Paris [93]
5 9 2:03.86 Zhang Yufei  China 29 July 2021 Tokyo [94]
10 2:03.87 Smith #2 4 June 2023 Tempe [95]
11 2:03.90 Liu #2 30 July 2009 Rome [22]
12 2:04.00 McIntosh #6 6 March 2025 Westmont [96]
6 13 2:04.06 Jiao Liuyang  China 1 August 2012 London [97]
13 2:04.06 McIntosh #7 26 July 2023 Fukuoka [98]
McIntosh #8 6 June 2026 Austin [99]
7 16 2:04.14 Mary DeScenza  United States 29 July 2009 Rome [21]
17 2:04.18 Liu #3 14 August 2008 Beijing [20]
8 18 2:04.27 Katinka Hosszú  Hungary 29 July 2009 Rome [100]
19 2:04.28 Hosszú #2 30 July 2009 Rome [22]
20 2:04.33 DeScenza #2 29 July 2009 Rome [100]
McIntosh #9 28 May 2024 Toronto [101]
22 2:04.40 Liu #4 6 April 2011 Wuhan [102]
23 2:04.41 DeScenza #3 30 July 2009 Rome [22]
24 2:04.44 Jiao #2 6 April 2011 Wuhan [102]
25 2:04.50 Jiao #3 30 July 2009 Rome [22]
9 2:04.69 Natsumi Hoshi  Japan 5 April 2012 Tokyo [103]
10 2:04.78 Mireia Belmonte  Spain 1 August 2013 Barcelona [104]
11 2:04.83 Ellen Gandy  Great Britain[a] 16 March 2009 Sheffield [105]
12 2:04.88 Madeline Groves  Australia 10 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro [106]
13 2:04.95 Elizabeth Dekkers  Australia 11 June 2026 Sydney [107]
14 2:05.09 Aurore Mongel  France 29 July 2009 Rome [100]
15 2:05.20 Tess Howley  United States 22 July 2025 Berlin [108]
16 2:05.26 Franziska Hentke  Germany 3 July 2015 Essen [109]
17 2:05.36 Jemma Lowe  Great Britain 17 June 2011 Sheffield [110]
18 2:05.38 Gong Jie  China 6 April 2012 Shaoxing [111]
19 2:05.45 Alys Thomas  Great Britain 9 April 2018 Gold Coast [112]
Chen Luying  China 14 November 2025 Shenzhen [113]
21 2:05.61 Otylia Jędrzejczak  Poland 28 July 2005 Montreal [18]
22 2:05.62 Suzuka Hasegawa  Japan 30 August 2020 Tokyo [114]
23 2:05.65 Hali Flickinger  United States 29 July 2021 Tokyo [94]
24 2:05.71 Yu Zidi  China 19 March 2026 Shenzhen [115]
25 2:05.78 Kathleen Hersey  United States 1 August 2012 London [97]
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Women short course

  • Correct as of October 2025[116]
More information Ath.#, Perf.# ...
Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 1:59.32 Summer McIntosh  Canada 12 December 2024 Budapest [31]
2 2 1:59.61 Mireia Belmonte  Spain 3 December 2014 Doha [30]
3 3 2:00.20 Regan Smith  United States 17 October 2025 Westmont [117]
4 2:00.28 Smith #2 10 October 2025 Carmel [118]
5 2:00.34 Smith #3 23 October 2025 Toronto [119]
4 6 2:00.78 Liu Zige  China 15 November 2009 Berlin [29]
7 2:01.00 Smith #4 12 December 2024 Budapest [31]
5 8 2:01.12 Katinka Hosszú  Hungary 3 December 2014 Doha [30]
9 2:01.52 Belmonte #2 12 December 2013 Herning [120]
10 2:01.60 Hosszú #2 12 December 2018 Hangzhou [121]
6 11 2:01.73 Kelsi Dahlia  United States 12 December 2018 Hangzhou [121]
12 2:01.85 Smith #5 18 October 2024 Shanghai [122]
13 2:01.96 McIntosh #2 12 December 2024 Budapest [123]
14 2:02.15 Hosszú #3 7 December 2016 Windsor [124]
15 2:02.20 Hosszú #4 12 December 2012 Istanbul [125]
16 2:02.21 Hosszú #5 20 December 2013 Saint Petersburg [126]
7 17 2:02.28 Jiao Liuyang  China 12 December 2012 Istanbul [125]
8 18 2:02.36 Ellen Walshe  Ireland 23 October 2025 Toronto [119]
19 2:02.40 Hosszú #6 20 December 2013 Saint Petersburg
20 2:02.42 Hosszú #7 3 December 2014 Doha [127]
21 2:02.50 Liu #2 11 November 2009 Stockholm [28]
9 22 2:02.51 Alex Shackell  United States 10 October 2025 Carmel [118]
10 23 2:02.52 Chen Luying  China 26 September 2024 Wuhan [128]
24 2:02.71 Chen #2 18 October 2024 Shanghai [122]
25 2:02.75 Hosszú #8 2 August 2017 Moscow [129]
11 2:02.88 Ellen Gandy  Australia[a] 22 August 2013 Sydney [130]
12 2:02.91 Elizabeth Dekkers  Australia 12 December 2024 Budapest [31]
13 2:02.96 Suzuka Hasegawa  Japan 14 January 2017 Tokyo
14 2:03.01 Franziska Hentke  Germany 4 December 2015 Netanya [131]
Zhang Yufei  China 17 December 2021 Abu Dhabi [132]
16 2:03.08 Madeline Groves  Australia 28 November 2015 Sydney [133]
17 2:03.12 Yuko Nakanishi  Japan 23 February 2008 Tokyo [27]
18 2:03.13 Laura Lahtinen  Finland 18 October 2024 Shanghai [122]
Bella Grant  Australia 24 October 2024 Incheon [134]
20 2:03.19 Jemma Lowe  Great Britain 12 December 2012 Istanbul [125]
21 2:03.20 Audrey Lacroix  Canada 6 August 2009 Leeds [135]
22 2:03.22 Aurore Mongel  France 10 December 2009 Istanbul [136]
23 2:03.25 Brianna Throssell  Australia 28 November 2015 Sydney [133]
24 2:03.27 Jessicah Schipper  Australia 22 November 2009 Singapore [137]
25 2:03.30 Angelina Köhler  Germany 7 December 2023 Otopeni [138]
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Olympic champions

Men

See also: List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men) § 200 metre butterfly
More information Edition, Winner ...
Edition Winner Time Notes Ref.
Australia Melbourne 1956  William Yorzyk (USA) 2:19.3
Italy Rome 1960  Mike Troy (USA) 2:12.8 WR
Japan Tokyo 1964  Kevin Berry (AUS) 2:06.6 WR
Mexico Mexico City 1968  Carl Robie (USA) 2:08.7
West Germany Munich 1972  Mark Spitz (USA) 2:00.70 WR
Canada Montreal 1976  Mike Bruner (USA) 1:59.23 WR
Soviet Union Moscow 1980  Sergey Fesenko Sr. (URS) 1:59.76
United States Los Angeles 1984  Jon Sieben (AUS) 1:57.04 WR
South Korea Seoul 1988  Michael Gross (FRG) 1:56.94 OR
Spain Barcelona 1992  Melvin Stewart (USA) 1:56.26 OR
United States Atlanta 1996  Denis Pankratov (RUS) 1:56.51
Australia Sydney 2000  Tom Malchow (USA) 1:55.35 OR
Greece Athens 2004  Michael Phelps (USA) 1:54.04 OR
China Beijing 2008  Michael Phelps (USA) 1:52.03 WR
United Kingdom London 2012  Chad le Clos (RSA) 1:52.96
Brazil Rio de Janeiro 2016  Michael Phelps (USA) 1:53.36
Japan Tokyo 2020  Kristóf Milák (HUN) 1:51.25 OR
France Paris 2024  Léon Marchand (FRA) 1:51.21 OR
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Women

See also: List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women) § 200 metre butterfly
More information Edition, Winner ...
Edition Winner Time Notes Ref.
Mexico Mexico City 1968  Ada Kok (NED) 2:24.7 OR
West Germany Munich 1972  Karen Moe (USA) 2:15.57 WR
Canada Montreal 1976  Andrea Pollack (GDR) 2:11.41 OR
Soviet Union Moscow 1980  Ines Geissler (GDR) 2:10.44 OR
United States Los Angeles 1984  Mary T. Meagher (USA) 2:06.90 OR
South Korea Seoul 1988  Kathleen Nord (GDR) 2:09.51
Spain Barcelona 1992  Summer Sanders (USA) 2:08.67
United States Atlanta 1996  Susie O'Neill (AUS) 2:07.76
Australia Sydney 2000  Misty Hyman (USA) 2:05.88 OR
Greece Athens 2004  Otylia Jędrzejczak (POL) 2:06.05
China Beijing 2008  Liu Zige (CHN) 2:04.18 WR
United Kingdom London 2012  Jiao Liuyang (CHN) 2:04.06 OR
Brazil Rio de Janeiro 2016  Mireia Belmonte (ESP) 2:04.85
Japan Tokyo 2020  Zhang Yufei (CHN) 2:03.86 OR
France Paris 2024  Summer McIntosh (CAN) 2:03.03 OR
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World champions (long course)

Men

See also: List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men) § 200 metre butterfly
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Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Belgrade 1973  Robin Backhaus (USA) 2:03.32 CR
Colombia Cali 1975  Bill Forrester (USA) 2:01.95 CR
West Germany West Berlin 1978  Mike Bruner (USA) 1:59.38 CR
Ecuador Guayaquil 1982  Michael Gross (FRG) 1:58.85 CR
Spain Madrid 1986  Michael Gross (FRG) 1:56.53 CR
Australia Perth 1991  Melvin Stewart (USA) 1:55.69 WR
Italy Rome 1994  Denis Pankratov (RUS) 1:56.54
Australia Perth 1998  Denys Sylantyev (UKR) 1:56.61
Japan Fukuoka 2001  Michael Phelps (USA) 1:54.58 WR
Spain Barcelona 2003  Michael Phelps (USA) 1:54.35 [b]
Canada Montreal 2005  Paweł Korzeniowski (POL) 1:55.02
Australia Melbourne 2007  Michael Phelps (USA) 1:52.09 WR
Italy Rome 2009  Michael Phelps (USA) 1:51.51 WR
China Shanghai 2011  Michael Phelps (USA) 1:53.34
Spain Barcelona 2013  Chad le Clos (RSA) 1:54.32
Russia Kazan 2015  László Cseh (HUN) 1:53.48
Hungary Budapest 2017  Chad le Clos (RSA) 1:53.33
South Korea Gwangju 2019  Kristóf Milák (HUN) 1:50.73 WR
Hungary Budapest 2022  Kristóf Milák (HUN) 1:50.34 WR
Japan Fukuoka 2023  Léon Marchand (FRA) 1:52.43
Qatar Doha 2024  Tomoru Honda (JPN) 1:53.88
Singapore Singapore 2025  Luca Urlando (USA) 1:51.87
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Women

See also: List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women) § 200 metre butterfly
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Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Belgrade 1973  Rosemarie Kother (GDR) 2:13.76 WR
Colombia Cali 1975  Rosemarie Kother (GDR) 2:13.82
West Germany West Berlin 1978  Tracy Caulkins (USA) 2:09.87 =WR
Ecuador Guayaquil 1982  Ines Geissler (GDR) 2:08.66 CR
Spain Madrid 1986  Mary T. Meagher (USA) 2:08.41 CR
Australia Perth 1991  Summer Sanders (USA) 2:09.24
Italy Rome 1994  Liu Limin (CHN) 2:07.25 CR
Australia Perth 1998  Susie O'Neill (AUS) 2:07.93
Japan Fukuoka 2001  Petria Thomas (AUS) 2:06.73 CR
Spain Barcelona 2003  Otylia Jędrzejczak (POL) 2:07.56
Canada Montreal 2005  Otylia Jędrzejczak (POL) 2:05.61 WR
Australia Melbourne 2007  Jessicah Schipper (AUS) 2:06.39
Italy Rome 2009  Jessicah Schipper (AUS) 2:03.41 WR
China Shanghai 2011  Jiao Liuyang (CHN) 2:05.55
Spain Barcelona 2013  Liu Zige (CHN) 2:04.59
Russia Kazan 2015  Natsumi Hoshi (JPN) 2:05.56
Hungary Budapest 2017  Mireia Belmonte (ESP) 2:05.26
South Korea Gwangju 2019  Boglárka Kapás (HUN) 2:06.78
Hungary Budapest 2022  Summer McIntosh (CAN) 2:05.20
Japan Fukuoka 2023  Summer McIntosh (CAN) 2:04.06
Qatar Doha 2024  Laura Stephens (GBR) 2:07.35
Singapore Singapore 2025  Summer McIntosh (CAN) 2:01.99 CR
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World champions (short course)

Men

See also: List of World Swimming Championships (25 m) medalists (men) § 200 metre butterfly
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Spain Palma de Mallorca 1993  Franck Esposito (FRA) 1:55.42 CR
Brazil Rio de Janeiro 1995  Scott Goodman (AUS) 1:54.79 CR
Sweden Gothenburg 1997  James Hickman (GBR) 1:55.55
Hong Kong Hong Kong 1999  James Hickman (GBR) 1:52.71 CR
Greece Athens 2000  James Hickman (GBR) 1:53.57
Russia Moscow 2002  James Hickman (GBR) 1:53.14
United States Indianapolis 2004  James Hickman (GBR) 1:53.41
China Shanghai 2006  Wu Peng (CHN) 1:52.36 CR
United Kingdom Manchester 2008  Moss Burmester (NZL) 1:51.05 CR
United Arab Emirates Dubai 2010  Chad le Clos (RSA) 1:51.56
Turkey Istanbul 2012  Kazuya Kaneda (JPN) 1:51.01 CR
Qatar Doha 2014  Chad le Clos (RSA) 1:48.61 CR
Canada Windsor 2016  Chad le Clos (RSA) 1:48.76
China Hangzhou 2018  Daiya Seto (JPN) 1:48.24 WR
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi 2021  Alberto Razzetti (ITA) 1:49.06
Australia Melbourne 2022  Chad le Clos (RSA) 1:48.27
Hungary Budapest 2024  Ilya Kharun (CAN) 1:48.24 =CR
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Women

See also: List of World Swimming Championships (25 m) medalists (women) § 200 metre butterfly
More information Edition, Winner ...
Edition Winner Time Notes Ref.
Spain Palma de Mallorca 1993  Liu Limin (CHN) 2:08.51 CR
Brazil Rio de Janeiro 1995  Susie O'Neill (AUS) 2:06.18 CR
Sweden Gothenburg 1997  Liu Limin (CHN) 2:07.20
Hong Kong Hong Kong 1999  Mette Jacobsen (DEN) 2:06.52
Greece Athens 2000  Mette Jacobsen (DEN) 2:08.10
Russia Moscow 2002  Petria Thomas (AUS) 2:05.76 CR
United States Indianapolis 2004  Kaitlin Sandeno (USA) 2:06.95
China Shanghai 2006  Jessicah Schipper (AUS) 2:05.11 CR
United Kingdom Manchester 2008  Mary DeScenza (USA) 2:04.27 CR
United Arab Emirates Dubai 2010  Mireia Belmonte (ESP) 2:03.59 CR
Turkey Istanbul 2012  Katinka Hosszú (HUN) 2:02.20 CR
Qatar Doha 2014  Mireia Belmonte (ESP) 1:59.61 WR
Canada Windsor 2016  Katinka Hosszú (HUN) 2:02.15
China Hangzhou 2018  Katinka Hosszú (HUN) 2:01.60
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi 2021  Zhang Yufei (CHN) 2:03.01
Australia Melbourne 2022  Dakota Luther (USA) 2:03.37
Hungary Budapest 2024  Summer McIntosh (CAN) 1:59.32 WR
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Ellen Gandy initially represented Great Britain, before switching her sporting citizenship to Australia in December 2012. The attributed nation indicates which team she represented at the time.
  2. [b]
    Michael Phelps set a world record of 1:53.93 in the semifinals.

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