World record progression 200 metres individual medley

Main article: List of world records in swimming

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.

Men

Long course

TIME	SWIMMER	NATIONALITY	DATE	MEET	PLACE	REF
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]
1:54.80	Michael Phelps	United States	July 4, 2008	US Olympic Trials	Omaha, Nebraska	[2]
1:54.23	Michael Phelps	United States	August 15, 2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	[3]
1:54.10	Ryan Lochte	United States	July 30, 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[4]
1:54.00	Ryan Lochte	United States	July 28, 2011	World Championships	Shanghai, China	[5]

Short course

#	Time		Name	Nationality	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
1	1:57.19		Jani Sievinen	Finland	17 January 1992	-	Kuopio, Finland
2	1:56.84		Jani Sievinen	Finland	22 January 1993	-	Helsinki, Finland
3	1:56.62		Jani Sievinen	Finland	7 February 1993	World Cup	Paris, France
4	1:55.59		Jani Sievinen	Finland	10 February 1993	World Cup	Malmö, Sweden
5	1:54.65		Jani Sievinen	Finland	21 April 1994	-	Kuopio, Finland
5	1:54.65	=	Attila Czene	Hungary	23 March 2000	NCAA Division I Championships	Minneapolis, United States
6	1:53.93		George Bovell	Trinidad and Tobago	25 March 2004	NCAA Division I Championships	East Meadow, United States
7	1:53.46		László Cseh	Hungary	8 December 2005	European Championships	Trieste, Italy
8	1:53.31		Ryan Lochte	United States	7 April 2006	World Championships	Shanghai, China
9	1:53.14		Thiago Pereira	Brazil	18 November 2007	World Cup	Berlin, Germany
10	1:52.99		László Cseh	Hungary	13 December 2007	European Championships	Debrecen, Hungary
11	1:51.56		Ryan Lochte	United States	11 April 2008	World Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom
12	1:51.55		Darian Townsend	South Africa	15 November 2009	World Cup	Berlin, Germany	[6]
13	1:50.08		Ryan Lochte	United States	17 December 2010	World Championships	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[7]
14	1:49.63		Ryan Lochte	United States	14 December 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[8]
15	1:48.88		Léon Marchand	France	1 November 2024	World Cup	Singapore	[9]

Women

Long course

#	Time		Name	Nationality	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
1	2:48.2		Patty Kempner	United States	27 April 1957	-	Chicago, United States
2	2:47.7		Becky Collins	United States	20 July 1958	-	Akron, United States
3	2:43.2		Sylvia Ruuska	United States	16 August 1958	-	Fresno, United States
4	2:40.3		Sylvia Ruuska	United States	14 January 1959	-	Hobart, Australia
5	2:40.1		Donna de Varona	United States	13 May 1961	-	Redding, United States
6	2:37.1		Donna de Varona	United States	9 July 1961	-	Tenri, Japan
7	2:35.0		Donna de Varona	United States	12 August 1961	-	Philadelphia, United States
8	2:33.3		Donna de Varona	United States	18 August 1962	-	Chicago, United States
9	2:31.8		Donna de Varona	United States	27 July 1963	Los Angeles Invitational	Los Angeles, United States
10	2:30.1		Donna de Varona	United States	11 July 1964	-	Los Angeles, United States
11	2:29.9		Donna de Varona	United States	1 August 1964	US National Championships	Los Altos, United States
12	2:29.0		Lynn Vidali	United States	22 July 1966	-	Los Altos, United States
13	2:27.8		Claudia Kolb	United States	21 August 1966	-	Lincoln, United States
14	2:27.5		Claudia Kolb	United States	8 July 1967	Santa Clara International	Santa Clara, United States
15	2:26.1		Claudia Kolb	United States	30 July 1967	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Canada
16	2:23.5		Claudia Kolb	United States	25 August 1967	-	Los Angeles, United States
17	2:23.07		Shane Gould	Australia	28 August 1972	Olympic Games	Munich, West Germany
18	2:23.01		Kornelia Ender	East Germany	13 April 1973	-	East Berlin, East Germany
19	2:20.51		Andrea Hubner	East Germany	13 April 1973	World Championships	Belgrade, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
20	2:18.97		Ulrike Tauber	East Germany	18 August 1974	European Championships	Vienna, Austria
21	2:18.83		Ulrike Tauber	East Germany	10 June 1975	East German Championships	Wittenberg, West Germany
22	2:18.30		Ulrike Tauber	East Germany	12 March 1976	Soviet Union vs East Germany Duel Meet	Tallinn, Soviet Union
23	2:17.14		Kornelia Ender	East Germany	5 June 1976	East German Championships	East Berlin, East Germany
24	2:16.96		Ulrike Tauber	East Germany	10 July 1977	-	Leipzig, East Germany
25	2:15.95		Ulrike Tauber	East Germany	20 August 1977	European Championships	Jönköping, Sweden
26	2:15.85		Ulrike Tauber	East Germany	28 August 1977	USA vs East Germany Duel Meet	East Berlin, East Germany
27	2:15.09		Tracy Caulkins	United States	2 August 1978	US National Championships	The Woodlands, United States
28	2:14.07		Tracy Caulkins	United States	20 August 1978	World Championships	West Berlin, West Germany
28	2:13.69		Tracy Caulkins	United States	5 January 1980	-	Austin, United States
29	2:13.00		Petra Schneider	East Germany	24 May 1980	-	East Berlin, East Germany
30	2:11.73		Ute Geweniger	East Germany	4 July 1981	-	Magdeburg, East Germany
31	2:11.65		Lin Li	China	30 July 1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain
32	2:09.72		Wu Yanyan	China	17 October 1997	Chinese National Games	Shanghai, China
33	2:08.92		Stephanie Rice	Australia	25 March 2008	Australian Championships	Sydney, Australia	[10]
34	2:08.45		Stephanie Rice	Australia	13 August 2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	[11]
35	2:07.03	sf	Ariana Kukors	United States	26 July 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[12]
36	2:06.15		Ariana Kukors	United States	27 July 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy	[13]
37	2:06.12		Katinka Hosszú	Hungary	3 August 2015	World Championships	Kazan, Russia	[14]

Short course

#	Time		Name	Nationality	Date	Meet	Location	Ref
1	2:07.79		Allison Wagner	United States	5 December 1993	World Championships	Palma de Mallorca, Spain
2	2:06.13		Kirsty Coventry	Zimbabwe	12 April 2008	World Championships	Manchester, United Kingdom
3	2:06.01		Evelyn Verrasztó	Hungary	6 November 2009	World Cup	Moscow, Russia
4	2:04.64		Evelyn Verrasztó	Hungary	10 December 2009	European Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[15]
5	2:04.60		Julia Smit	United States	19 December 2009	Duel in the Pool	Manchester, United Kingdom	[16]
6	2:04.39	h	Katinka Hosszú	Hungary	7 August 2013	World Cup	Eindhoven, Netherlands	[17]
7	2:03.20		Katinka Hosszú	Hungary	7 August 2013	World Cup	Eindhoven, Netherlands	[18]
8	2:02.61		Katinka Hosszú	Hungary	27 August 2014	World Cup	Doha, Qatar	[19]
9	2:02.13		Katinka Hosszú	Hungary	31 August 2014	World Cup	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	[20]
10	2:01.86		Katinka Hosszú	Hungary	6 December 2014	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	[21]
11	2:01.63		Kate Douglass	United States	10 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 individual medley times and the top 25 athletes:

- denotes top performance for athletes in the top 25 200 m individual medley times

- denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 200 m individual medley times, by repeat athletes

- denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 athletes who fall outside the top 25 200 m individual medley times

Men long course

• Correct as of April 2025^[23]

Ath.#	Perf.#	Time	Athlete	Nation	Date	Place	Ref.
1	1	1:54.00	Ryan Lochte	United States	28 July 2011	Shanghai	[5]
2	2	1:54.06	Léon Marchand	France	2 August 2024	Paris	[24]
	3	1:54.10	Lochte #2		30 July 2009	Rome	[4]
3	4	1:54.16	Michael Phelps	United States	28 July 2011	Shanghai	[5]
	5	1:54.23	Phelps #2		15 August 2008	Beijing	[3]
	6	1:54.27	Phelps #3		2 August 2012	London	[25]
	7	1:54.43	Lochte #3		21 August 2010	Irvine	[26]
	8	1:54.56	Lochte #4		10 July 2009	Indianapolis	[27]
4	9	1:54.62	Wang Shun	China	24 September 2023	Hangzhou	[28]
	10	1:54.66	Phelps #4		11 August 2016	Rio de Janeiro	[29]
	11	1:54.75	Phelps #5		9 August 2015	San Antonio	[30]
	12	1:54.80	Phelps #6		4 July 2008	Omaha	[2]
	13	1:54.82	Marchand #2		27 July 2023	Fukuoka	[31]
	14	1:54.84	Lochte #5		6 August 2010	Irvine	[32]
			Phelps #7		30 June 2012	Omaha	[33]
	16	1:54.90	Lochte #6		2 August 2012	London	[25]
	17	1:54.93	Lochte #7		30 June 2012	Omaha	[33]
	18	1:54.98	Phelps #8		29 March 2007	Melbourne	[1]
			Lochte #8		1 August 2013	Barcelona	[34]
	20	1:55.00	Wang #2		30 July 2021	Tokyo	[35]
5	21	1:55.07	Kosuke Hagino	Japan	9 April 2016	Tokyo	[36]
6	22	1:55.18	László Cseh	Hungary	29 July 2009	Rome	[37]
	22	1:55.18	Lochte #9		29 July 2009	Rome	[37]
	24	1:55.22	Lochte #10		4 July 2008	Omaha	[2]
Marchand #3			22 June 2022	Budapest	[38]
7		1:55.24	Shaine Casas	United States	30 July 2022	Irvine	[39]
8		1:55.26	Michael Andrew	United States	17 June 2021	Omaha	[40]
9		1:55.28	Duncan Scott	Great Britain	30 July 2021	Tokyo	[35]
10		1:55.36	Eric Shanteau	United States	30 July 2009	Rome	[4]
11		1:55.40	Chase Kalisz	United States	11 August 2018	Tokyo	[41]
12		1:55.55	Thiago Pereira	Brazil	30 July 2009	Rome	[4]
Daiya Seto		Japan	18 January 2020	Beijing	[42]
14		1:55.65	Carson Foster	United States	21 June 2024	Indianapolis	[43]
15		1:55.72	Mitch Larkin	Australia	12 June 2019	Brisbane	[44]
16		1:55.76	Philip Heintz	Germany	16 June 2017	Berlin	[45]
17	1:56.07	Tom Dean	Great Britain	27 July 2023	Fukuoka	[31]
Finlay Knox	Canada	18 May 2024	Toronto	[46]
19	1:56.17	Jérémy Desplanches	Switzerland	30 July 2021	Tokyo	[35]
20	1:56.21	Alberto Razzetti	Italy	28 November 2023	Riccione	[47]
21	1:56.31	Hugo González	Spain	6 June 2021	Barcelona	[48]
22	1:56.35	Tomoyuki Matsushita	Japan	22 March 2025	Tokyo	[49]
23	1:56.40	Hubert Kós	Hungary	9 April 2025	Kaposvár	[50]
24	1:56.64	Max Litchfield	Great Britain	26 July 2017	Budapest	[51]
25	1:56.69	Leith Brodie	Australia	30 July 2009	Rome	[4]

Men short course

• Correct as of December 2024^[52]

Ath.#	Perf.#	Time	Athlete	Nation	Date	Place	Ref.
1	1	1:48.88	Léon Marchand	France	1 November 2024	Singapore	[9]
2	2	1:49.51	Shaine Casas	United States	10 December 2024	Budapest	[53]
3	3	1:49.63	Ryan Lochte	United States	14 December 2012	Istanbul	[8]
	4	1:50.08	Lochte #2		17 December 2010	Dubai	[7]
4	5	1:50.15	Matthew Sates	South Africa	13 December 2022	Melbourne	[54]
	6	1:50.30	Marchand #2		19 October 2024	Shanghai	[55]
	7	1:50.37	Casas #2		19 October 2022	Toronto	[56]
5	8	1:50.47	Kosuke Hagino	Japan	5 December 2014	Doha	[57]
6	9	1:50.66	Daiya Seto	Japan	29 October 2021	Kazan	[58]
	10	1:50.76	Seto #2		21 December 2019	Las Vegas	[59]
7	11	1:50.85	Andreas Vazaios	Greece	6 December 2019	Glasgow	[60]
8	12	1:50.88	Alberto Razzetti	Italy	10 December 2024	Budapest	[53]
9	13	1:50.90	Finlay Knox	Canada	10 December 2024	Budapest	[53]
	14	1:50.91	Marchand #3		25 October 2024	Incheon	[61]
10	15	1:50.96	Carson Foster	United States	13 December 2022	Melbourne	[54]
11	16	1:50.98	Duncan Scott	Great Britain	8 December 2023	Otopeni	[62]
12	17	1:51.01	Wang Shun	China	11 December 2018	Hangzhou	[63]
	18	1:51.04	Knox #2		13 December 2022	Melbourne	[54]
	19	1:51.08	Scott #2		19 October 2024	Shanghai	[55]
	20	1:51.09	Seto #3		29 September 2018	Eindhoven	[64]
	21	1:51.12	Seto #4		11 September 2021	Naples	[65]
13	22	1:51.14	Caeleb Dressel	United States	11 September 2021	Naples	[65]
	22	1:51.14	Scott #3		1 November 2024	Singapore	[9]
	24	1:51.15	Vazaios #2		29 September 2021	Naples	[66]
			Seto #5		16 December 2021	Dubai	[67]
14		1:51.36	László Cseh	Hungary	4 December 2015	Netanya	[68]
15		1:51.53	Andrew Seliskar	United States	21 November 2020	Budapest	[69]
16		1:51.55	Darian Townsend	South Africa	15 November 2009	Berlin	[6]
17		1:51.56	Chad le Clos	South Africa	1 September 2014	Dubai	[70]
18		1:51.72	Markus Rogan	Austria	10 December 2009	Istanbul	[71]
19		1:51.74	Tomoe Hvas	Norway	6 December 2019	Glasgow	[60]
20	1:51.78	Noè Ponti	Switzerland	19 October 2024	Shanghai	[55]
21	1:51.89	Michael Phelps	United States	23 October 2011	Berlin	[72]
22	1:51.92	Philip Heintz	Germany	31 August 2016	Berlin	[73]
23	1:51.97	Tomoru Honda	Japan	23 October 2022	Tokyo	[74]
24	1:52.01	Kenneth To	Australia	11 August 2013	Berlin	[75]
25	1:52.06	Leonardo Santos	Brazil	15 November 2020	Budapest	[76]

Women long course

• Correct as of May 2025^[77]

Ath.#	Perf.#	Time	Athlete	Nation	Date	Place	Ref.
1	1	2:06.12	Katinka Hosszú	Hungary	3 August 2015	Kazan	[14]
2	2	2:06.15	Ariana Kukors	United States	27 July 2009	Rome	[13]
3	3	2:06.56	Summer McIntosh	Canada	3 August 2024	Paris	[78]
	4	2:06.58	Hosszú #2		9 August 2016	Rio de Janeiro	[79]
4	5	2:06.63	Kaylee McKeown	Australia	10 June 2024	Brisbane	[80]
5	6	2:06.79	Kate Douglass	United States	22 June 2024	Indianapolis	[81]
	7	2:06.84	Hosszú #3		2 August 2015	Kazan	[82]
6	8	2:06.88	Siobhan-Marie O'Connor	Great Britain	9 August 2016	Rio de Janeiro	[79]
	9	2:06.89	McIntosh #2		30 March 2023	Toronto	[83]
	10	2:06.92	Douglass #2		3 August 2024	Paris	[78]
	11	2:06.99	McKeown #2		17 April 2024	Gold Coast	[84]
	12	2:07.00	Hosszú #4		24 July 2017	Budapest	[85]
	13	2:07.02	Hosszú #5		21 July 2019	Gwangju	[86]
	14	2:07.03	Kukors #2		26 July 2009	Rome	[12]
7	14	2:07.03	Stephanie Rice	Australia	27 July 2009	Rome	[13]
	16	2:07.05	Douglass #3		12 February 2024	Doha	[87]
	17	2:07.06	McIntosh #3		19 May 2024	Toronto	[88]
	18	2:07.09	Douglass #4		1 July 2023	Indianapolis	[89]
8	19	2:07.13	Alex Walsh	United States	19 June 2022	Budapest	[90]
	20	2:07.14	Hosszú #6		23 July 2017	Budapest	[91]
	21	2:07.16	McIntosh #4		13 January 2024	Knoxville	[92]
	22	2:07.17	Hosszú #7		21 July 2019	Gwangju	[93]
			Douglass #5		24 July 2023	Fukuoka	[94]
	24	2:07.19	McKeown #3		12 May 2023	Sydney	[95]
	25	2:07.30	Hosszú #8		2 August 2015	Kazan	[96]
			Hosszú #9		19 May 2016	London	[97]
9		2:07.57	Ye Shiwen	China	31 July 2012	London	[98]
10		2:07.68	Sydney Pickrem	Canada	19 May 2024	Toronto	[88]
11		2:07.75	Yu Yiting	China	25 September 2023	Hangzhou	[99]
12		2:07.91	Yui Ohashi	Japan	24 July 2017	Budapest	[85]
13		2:08.15	Alicia Coutts	Australia	31 July 2012	London	[98]
14		2:08.32	Qi Hui	China	17 October 2009	Jinan	[100]
Kathleen Baker		United States	29 July 2018	Irvine	[101]
16		2:08.34	Kim Seo-yeong	South Korea	24 August 2018	Jakarta	[102]
17		2:08.45	Kanako Watanabe	Japan	3 August 2015	Kazan	[14]
18	2:08.47	Torri Huske	United States	13 April 2024	San Antonio	[103]
19	2:08.48	Regan Smith	United States	2 June 2023	Tempe	[104]
20	2:08.51	Madisyn Cox	United States	22 May 2021	Austin	[105]
21	2:08.55	Anastasia Gorbenko	Israel	29 May 2024	Barcelona	[106]
22	2:08.59	Kirsty Coventry	Zimbabwe	13 August 2008	Beijing	[11]
23	2:08.64	Rika Omoto	Japan	10 May 2019	Sydney	[107]
24	2:08.70	Melanie Margalis	United States	23 July 2017	Budapest	[91]
25	2:08.79	Maya DiRado	United States	9 August 2016	Rio de Janeiro	[79]

Women short course

• Correct as of December 2024^[108]

Ath.#	Perf.#	Time	Athlete	Nation	Date	Place	Ref.
1	1	2:01.63	Kate Douglass	United States	10 December 2024	Budapest	[22]
2	2	2:01.86	Katinka Hosszú	Hungary	6 December 2014	Doha	[21]
	3	2:02.12	Douglass #2		13 December 2022	Melbourne	[109]
	4	2:02.13	Hosszú #2		31 August 2014	Dubai	[20]
	5	2:02.53	Hosszú #3		5 December 2015	Netanya	[110]
	6	2:02.61	Hosszú #4		27 August 2014	Doha	[19]
3	7	2:02.65	Alex Walsh	United States	10 December 2024	Budapest	[22]
4	8	2:02.75	Abbie Wood	Great Britain	10 December 2024	Budapest	[22]
	9	2:02.90	Hosszú #5		10 December 2016	Windsor	[111]
	10	2:03.07	Hosszú #6		27 August 2014	Doha	[112]
	11	2:03.20	Hosszú #7		7 August 2013	Eindhoven	[18]
	12	2:03.25	Hosszú #8		10 August 2013	Berlin	[113]
			Hosszú #9		15 December 2018	Hangzhou	[114]
	14	2:03.37	Walsh #2		13 December 2022	Melbourne	[109]
5	15	2:03.57	Kaylee McKeown	Australia	13 December 2022	Melbourne	[109]
	16	2:03.60	Hosszú #10		29 September 2014	Hong Kong	[115]
	17	2:03.66	Hosszú #11		12 December 2015	Indianapolis	[116]
	18	2:03.68	McKeown #2		27 November 2020	Brisbane	[117]
6	19	2:03.93	Yui Ohashi	Japan	14 November 2020	Budapest	[118]
7	20	2:03.99	Yu Yiting	China	2 November 2024	Singapore	[119]
8	21	2:04.00	Sydney Pickrem	Canada	21 November 2020	Budapest	[120]
9	22	2:04.06	Melanie Margalis	United States	16 October 2020	Budapest	[121]
	23	2:04.09	Douglass #3		20 October 2024	Shanghai	[122]
	24	2:04.13	Hosszú #12		6 October 2018	Budapest	[123]
	25	2:04.16	Hosszú #13		24 November 2019	London	[124]
10		2:04.30	Mary-Sophie Harvey	Canada	10 December 2024	Budapest	[22]
11		2:04.60	Julia Smit	United States	19 December 2009	Manchester	[16]
12		2:04.64	Evelyn Verrasztó	Hungary	10 December 2009	Istanbul	[15]
			Ye Shiwen	China	15 December 2012	Istanbul	[125]
Kayla Sanchez		Canada	14 December 2018	Sheffield	[126]
15		2:04.91	Caitlin Leverenz	United States	16 December 2011	Atlanta	[127]
16		2:04.92	Beata Nelson	United States	5 November 2022	Indianapolis	[128]
17		2:04.94	Marrit Steenbergen	Netherlands	13 December 2022	Melbourne	[109]
18	2:05.02	Ella Eastin	United States	10 December 2016	Windsor	[111]
19	2:05.04	Anastasia Gorbenko	Israel	4 September 2021	Naples	[129]
20	2:05.13	Siobhan-Marie O'Connor	Great Britain	5 December 2015	Netanya	[110]
21	2:05.38	Bailey Andison	Canada	9 September 2021	Naples	[130]
22	2:05.41	Rikako Ikee	Japan	14 January 2018	Tokyo	[131]
23	2:05.46	Emily Seebohm	Australia	18 November 2017	Singapore	[132]
24	2:05.52	Ellen Walshe	Ireland	10 December 2024	Budapest	[22]
25	2:05.54	Kathleen Baker	United States	15 December 2018	Hangzhou	[114]