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 | Swimmer | Date | Place |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
1:58.21 | Craig Beardsley | July 30, 1980 | Irvine, California, 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 | Hanover, 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, North Carolina, United States |
1:54.92 | Michael Phelps | March 30, 2001 | Austin, Texas, 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, British Columbia, Canada |
1:53.71 | Michael Phelps | February 17, 2007 | Columbia, Missouri, United States |
1:52.09 | Michael Phelps | March 28, 2007 | Melbourne |
1:52.03 | Michael Phelps | August 13, 2008 | Beijing, China |
1:51.51 | Michael Phelps | July 29, 2009 | Rome, Italy |
1:50.73 | Kristóf Milák | July 24, 2019 | Gwangju, South Korea |
1:50.34 | Kristóf Milák | June 21, 2022 | Budapest, Hungary |
Time | Swimmer | Date | Place |
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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 | Swimmer | Date | Place |
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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 |
Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue | Ref |
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1 | 1:50.34 | Kristóf Milák ( HUN) | 21 June 2022 | Budapest | [2] |
2 | 1:51.51 | Michael Phelps ( USA) | 29 July 2009 | Rome | |
3 | 1:52.43 | Léon Marchand ( FRA) | 26 July 2023 | Fukuoka | [3] |
4 | 1:52.53 | Daiya Seto ( JPN) | 18 January 2020 | Beijing | |
5 | 1:52.70 | László Cseh ( HUN) | 13 August 2008 | Beijing | |
Tomoru Honda ( JPN) | 3 December 2022 | Tokyo | [4] | ||
7 | 1:52.96 | Chad le Clos ( RSA) | 31 July 2012 | London | |
8 | 1:52.97 | Takeshi Matsuda ( JPN) | 13 August 2008 | Beijing | |
9 | 1:53.23 | Paweł Korzeniowski ( POL) | 29 July 2009 | Rome | |
10 | 1:53.40 | Masato Sakai ( JPN) | 9 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | |
11 | 1:53.42 | Tamás Kenderesi ( HUN) | 27 March 2019 | Debrecen | |
12 | 1:53.62 | Krzysztof Chmielewski ( POL) | 26 July 2023 | Fukuoka | [5] |
13 | 1:53.64 | Tyler Clary ( USA) | 8 July 2009 | Indianapolis | |
14 | 1:53.67 | Carson Foster ( USA) | 7 July 2022 | Austin | |
15 | 1:53.79 | Nao Horomura ( JPN) | 6 April 2018 | Tokyo | |
16 | 1:53.82 | Thomas Heilman ( USA) | 26 July 2023 | Fukuoka | [6] |
Ilya Kharun ( CAN) | 26 July 2023 | Fukuoka | [7] | ||
18 | 1:53.84 | Luca Urlando ( USA) | 14 June 2019 | Clovis | |
19 | 1:53.86 | Gil Stovall ( USA) | 2 July 2008 | Omaha | |
20 | 1:53.92 | Kaio de Almeida ( BRA) | 8 May 2009 | Rio de Janeiro | |
21 | 1:54.07 | Genki Terakado ( JPN) | 21 March 2024 | Tokyo | [8] |
22 | 1:54.10 | Jan Świtkowski ( POL) | 5 August 2015 | Kazan | |
23 | 1:54.15 | Moss Burmester ( NZL) | 4 April 2009 | Christchurch | |
24 | 1:54.16 | Chen Juner ( CHN) | 6 May 2023 | Hangzhou | [9] |
25 | 1:54.20 | Noe Ponti ( SUI) | 20 June 2022 | Budapest | [10] |
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:54.20:
Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1:46.85 | Tomoru Honda ( JPN) | 22 October 2022 | Tokyo | [12] |
2 | 1:48.24 | Daiya Seto ( JPN) | 11 December 2018 | Hangzhou | |
3 | 1:48.27 | Chad le Clos ( RSA) | 15 December 2022 | Melbourne | [13] |
4 | 1:48.66 | Tom Shields ( USA) | 22 November 2020 | Budapest | |
5 | 1:49.00 | László Cseh ( HUN) | 6 December 2015 | Netanya | |
6 | 1:49.06 | Alberto Razzetti ( ITA) | 16 December 2021 | Abu Dhabi | [14] |
7 | 1:49.11 | Kaio de Almeida ( BRA) | 10 November 2009 | Sweden | |
8 | 1:49.42 | Noè Ponti ( SUI) | 15 December 2022 | Melbourne | [15] |
9 | 1:49.46 | Nikolay Skvortsov ( RUS) | 12 December 2009 | Istanbul | |
10 | 1:49.50 | Takeshi Matsuda ( JPN) | 12 November 2011 | Japan | |
11 | 1:49.61 | Chen Juner ( CHN) | 28 October 2022 | Beijing | [16] |
12 | 1:49.69 | Trenton Julian ( USA) | 29 October 2022 | Toronto | [17] |
13 | 1:49.86 | Kristóf Milák ( HUN) | 16 November 2022 | Kaposvár | [18] |
14 | 1:49.89 | Wang Kuan-hung ( TPE) | 16 November 2020 | Budapest | |
15 | 1:50.13 | Paweł Korzeniowski ( POL) | 12 December 2009 | Istanbul | |
16 | 1:50.23 | Andreas Vazaios ( GRE) | 8 December 2019 | Glasgow | |
17 | 1:50.26 | Teppei Morimoto ( JPN) | 15 December 2022 | Melbourne | [19] |
18 | 1:50.28 | Hidemasa Sano ( JPN) | 11 February 2012 | Japan | |
19 | 1:50.32 | Dinko Jukić ( AUT) | 12 December 2009 | Istanbul | |
20 | 1:50.39 | Li Zhuhao ( CHN) | 11 December 2018 | Hangzhou | |
21 | 1:50.46 | Jack Conger ( USA) | 21 December 2019 | Las Vegas | |
22 | 1:50.51 | Yuya Sakamoto ( JPN) | 17 October 2020 | Japan | |
Kregor Zirk ( EST) | 15 December 2022 | Melbourne | [20] | ||
24 | 1:50.54 | Aleksandr Kharlanov ( RUS) | 17 December 2017 | Copenhagen | |
25 | 1:50.62 | Tomoe Hvas ( NOR) | 19 September 2021 | Naples | [21] |
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:50.62:
Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue | Ref |
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1 | 2:01.81 | Liu Zige ( CHN) | 21 October 2009 | Jinan | |
2 | 2:03.41 | Jess Schipper ( AUS) | 30 July 2009 | Rome | |
3 | 2:03.86 | Zhang Yufei ( CHN) | 29 July 2021 | Tokyo | [23] |
4 | 2:03.87 | Regan Smith ( USA) | 4 June 2023 | Tempe | [24] |
5 | 2:04.06 | Jiao Liuyang ( CHN) | 1 August 2012 | London | |
Summer McIntosh ( CAN) | 27 July 2023 | Fukuoka | [25] | ||
7 | 2:04.14 | Mary Descenza ( USA) | 29 July 2009 | Rome | |
8 | 2:04.27 | Katinka Hosszú ( HUN) | 29 July 2009 | Rome | |
9 | 2:04.69 | Natsumi Hoshi ( JPN) | 5 April 2012 | Tokyo | |
10 | 2:04.78 | Mireia Belmonte ( ESP) | 1 August 2013 | Barcelona | |
11 | 2:04.83 | Ellen Gandy ( GBR) | 16 March 2009 | Sheffield | |
12 | 2:04.88 | Madeline Groves ( AUS) | 10 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | |
13 | 2:05.09 | Aurore Mongel ( FRA) | 29 July 2009 | Rome | |
14 | 2:05.20 | Elizabeth Dekkers ( AUS) | 18 April 2024 | Gold Coast | [26] |
15 | 2:05.26 | Franziska Hentke ( GER) | 4 July 2015 | Essen | |
16 | 2:05.36 | Jemma Lowe ( GBR) | 14 June 2011 | Sheffield | |
17 | 2:05.38 | Gong Jie ( CHN) | 1 April 2012 | Shaoxing | |
18 | 2:05.45 | Alys Thomas ( GBR) | 9 April 2018 | Gold Coast | |
19 | 2:05.61 | Otylia Jędrzejczak ( POL) | 28 July 2005 | Montreal | |
20 | 2:05.62 | Suzuka Hasegawa ( JPN) | 30 August 2020 | Tokyo | |
21 | 2:05.65 | Hali Flickinger ( USA) | 29 July 2021 | Tokyo | [27] |
22 | 2:05.78 | Kathleen Hersey ( USA) | 1 August 2012 | London | |
23 | 2:05.81 | Susie O'Neill ( AUS) | 13 May 2000 | Sydney | |
24 | 2:05.88 | Misty Hyman ( USA) | 20 September 2000 | Sydney | |
25 | 2:05.90 | Cammile Adams ( USA) | 10 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro |
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 2:05.90:
Pos | Time | Swimmer | Date | Venue | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1:59.61 | Mireia Belmonte ( ESP) | 3 December 2014 | Doha | |
2 | 2:00.78 | Liu Zige ( CHN) | 15 November 2009 | Berlin | |
3 | 2:01.12 | Katinka Hosszú ( HUN) | 3 December 2014 | Doha | |
4 | 2:01.73 | Kelsi Dahlia ( USA) | 12 December 2018 | Hangzhou | |
5 | 2:02.28 | Jiao Liuyang ( CHN) | 12 December 2012 | Istanbul | |
6 | 2:02.88 | Ellen Gandy ( AUS) | 22 August 2013 | Australia | |
7 | 2:02.96 | Suzuka Hasegawa ( JPN) | 14 January 2017 | Japan | |
8 | 2:03.01 | Franziska Hentke ( GER) | 4 December 2015 | Netanya | |
Zhang Yufei ( CHN) | 17 December 2021 | Abu Dhabi | [29] | ||
10 | 2:03.08 | Madeline Groves ( AUS) | 28 November 2015 | Australia | |
11 | 2:03.12 | Yuko Nakanishi ( JPN) | 23 February 2008 | Japan | |
12 | 2:03.19 | Jemma Lowe ( GBR) | 12 December 2012 | Istanbul | |
13 | 2:03.20 | Audrey Lacroix ( CAN) | 6 August 2009 | Great Britain | |
14 | 2:03.22 | Aurore Mongel ( FRA) | 10 December 2009 | Istanbul | |
15 | 2:03.25 | Brianna Throssell ( AUS) | 28 November 2015 | Australia | |
16 | 2:03.27 | Jess Schipper ( AUS) | 22 November 2009 | Singapore | |
17 | 2:03.30 | Angelina Köhler ( GER) | 7 December 2023 | Otopeni | [30] |
18 | 2:03.35 | Hali Flickinger ( USA) | 22 November 2020 | Budapest | |
Zhang Yifan ( CHN) | 27 October 2022 | Beijing | |||
20 | 2:03.37 | Dakota Luther ( USA) | 15 December 2022 | Melbourne | [31] |
21 | 2:03.39 | Cammile Adams ( USA) | 12 December 2015 | United States | |
22 | 2:03.40 | Summer McIntosh ( CAN) | 3 November 2022 | Indianapolis | [32] |
23 | 2:03.49 | Kathleen Hersey ( USA) | 16 December 2011 | United States | |
24 | 2:03.53 | Otylia Jędrzejczak ( POL) | 13 December 2007 | Budapest | |
25 | 2:03.55 | Kina Hayashi ( JPN) | 16 October 2021 | Tokyo | [33] |
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 2:03.55: