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.
Men [ ]
Long course [ ]
Time
Swimmer
Date
Place
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, Australia
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, Australia
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, Québec
1:58.21
Craig Beardsley
July 30, 1980
Irvine, 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
Hannover , 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, United States
1:54.92
Michael Phelps
March 30, 2001
Austin, 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, Canada
1:53.71
Michael Phelps
February 17, 2007
Columbia, United States
1:52.09
Michael Phelps
March 28, 2007
Melbourne, Australia
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
Short course [ ]
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
Women [ ]
Long course [ ]
Time
Swimmer
Date
Place
2:40.5
Nancy Ramey
June 29, 1958
Los Angeles, United States
2:38.9
Tineke Lagerberg
September 13, 1958
Naarden , Netherlands
2:37.0
Becky Collins
July 19, 1959
Redding, United States
2:34.4
Marianne Heemskerk
June 12, 1960
Leipzig , East Germany
2:32.8
Becky Collins
August 13, 1961
Philadelphia, United States
2:31.2
Sharon Finneran
August 19, 1962
Chicago, United States
2:30.7
Sharon Finneran
August 25, 1962
Los Altos, United States
2:29.1
Susan Pitt
July 27, 1963
Philadelphia, United States
2:28.1
Sharon Stouder
July 12, 1964
Los Angeles, United States
2:26.4
Sharon Stouder
August 2, 1964
Los Altos, United States
2:26.3
Kendis Moore
August 15, 1965
Maumee, United States
2:25.8
Ada Kok
August 21, 1965
Leiden , Netherlands
2:25.3
Ada Kok
September 12, 1965
Groningen , Netherlands
2:22.5
Ada Kok
August 2, 1967
Groningen , Netherlands
2:21.0
Ada Kok
August 25, 1967
Blackpool , United Kingdom
2:20.7
Karen Moe
July 11, 1970
Santa Clara, United States
2:19.3
Alice Jones
August 22, 1970
Los Angeles, United States
2:18.6
Karen Moe
August 7, 1971
Santa Clara, United States
2:18.4
Ellie Daniel
August 28, 1971
Houston, United States
2:16.62
Karen Moe
August 6, 1972
Chicago, United States
2:15.57
Karen Moe
September 4, 1972
Munich , West Germany
2:15.45
Rosemarie Kother
September 8, 1973
Belgrade , Yugoslavia
2:13.76
Rosemarie Kother
September 8, 1973
Belgrade , Yugoslavia
2:13.60
Rosemarie Gabriel
March 14, 1976
Tallinn , Soviet Union
2:12.84
Rosemarie Gabriel
June 4, 1976
East Berlin , East Germany
2:11.22
Rosemarie Gabriel
June 5, 1976
East Berlin , East Germany
2:11.20
Andrea Pollack
April 9, 1978
Leningrad , Soviet Union
2:09.87
Andrea Pollack
July 4, 1978
East Berlin , East Germany
2:09.87=
Tracy Caulkins
August 26, 1978
West Berlin , West Germany
2:09.77
Mary T. Meagher
July 7, 1979
San Juan, Puerto Rico
2:08.41
Mary T. Meagher
August 16, 1979
Fort Lauderdale , United States
2:07.01
Mary T. Meagher
August 16, 1979
Fort Lauderdale , United States
2:06.37
Mary T. Meagher
July 30, 1980
Irvine, United States
2:05.96
Mary T. Meagher
August 13, 1981
Brown Deer, United States
2:05.81
Susie O'Neill
May 17, 2000
Sydney, Australia
2:05.78
Otylia Jędrzejczak
August 4, 2002
Berlin, Germany
2:05.61
Otylia Jędrzejczak
July 28, 2005
Montreal, Canada
2:05.40
Jessicah Schipper
August 17, 2006
Victoria, Canada
2:04.18
Liu Zige
August 14, 2008
Beijing, China
2:04.14
Mary Descenza
July 29, 2009
Rome, Italy
2:03.41
Jessicah Schipper
July 30, 2009
Rome, Italy
2:01.81
Liu Zige
October 21, 2009
Jinan , China
Short course [ ]
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
All-time top 25 [ ]
Men long course [ ]
Correct as of October 2021[1]
Notes [ ]
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:54.47:
Kristóf Mil��k also swam 1:51.10 (2021), 1:51.25 (2021), 1:51.40 (2021), 1:52.22 (2021), 1:52.50 (2021), 1:52.71 (2018), 1:52.79 (2018), 1:52.96 (2019), 1:53.18 (2021), 1:53.19 (2019), 1:53.58 (2021), 1:53.64 (2019), 1:53.79 (2017), 1:53.87 (2017), 1:53.94 (2018), 1:54.17 (2018), 1:54.19 (2019, 2019), 1:54.38 (2021).
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), 1:53.34 (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), 1:54.04 (2004), 1:54.11 (2010), 1:54.12 (2016), 1:54.31 (2004), 1:54.32 (2006), 1:54.35 (2003, 2009).
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), 1:54.22 (2017), 1:54.29 (2016), 1:54.35 (2008).
Takeshi Matsuda also swam 1:53.21 (2012), 1:53.32 (2009), 1:53.35 (2009), 1:54.01 (2011, 2012), 1:54.02 (2008, 2010), 1:54.12 (2011), 1:54.19 (2012), 1:54.25 (2012), 1:54.30 (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), 1:54.32 (2013), 1:54.42 (2016), 1:54.43 (2012).
Tamás Kenderesi also swam 1:53.62 (2016), 1:53.96 (2016), 1:54.14 (2018), 1:54.33 (2017), 1:54.36 (2018), 1:54.37 (2021), 1:54.43 (2021).
Masato Sakai also swam 1:53.71 (2017), 1:54.21 (2016), 1:54.24 (2015), 1:54.30 (2016).
Tomoru Honda also swam 1:53.87 (2022).
Paweł Korzeniowski also swam 1:53.75 (2009), 1:54.30 (2009), 1:54.33 (2009), 1:54.38 (2008).
Daiya Seto also swam 1:53.86 (2019), 1:54.03 (2017), 1:54.08 (2014), 1:54.14 (2016), 1:54.21 (2017), 1:54.28 (2017), 1:54.34 (2018), 1:54.44 (2019), 1:54.46 (2015).
Nao Horomura also swam 1:53.90 (2017).
Kaio de Almeida also swam 1:54.27 (2009).
Moss Burmester also swam 1:54.35 (2008).
Federico Burdisso also swam 1:54.39 (2019), 1:54.41 (2021), 1:54.45 (2021).
Dinko Jukić also swam 1:54.42 (2009).
Tyler Clary also swam 1:54.42 (2009), 1:54.45 (2009).
Men short course [ ]
Correct as of December 2021[2]
Notes [ ]
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:50.68:
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), 1:49.82 (2016), 1:49.83 (2013), 1:49.84 (2021), 1:49.90 (2013), 1:49.93 (2016), 1:49.95 (2016), 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), 1:50.63 (2019, 2021), 1:50.64 (2020).
Daiya Seto also swam 1:48.77 (2019), 1:48.92 (2014), 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), 1:50.19 (2017), 1:50.28 (2021), 1:50.33 (2017), 1:50.36 (2021), 1:50.68 (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), 1:50.68 (2014).
Kaio de Almeida also swam 1:49.11 (2009).
Kuan-Hung Wang also swam 1:50.14 (2020).
Alberto Razzetti also swam 1:50.24 (2021).
Trenton Julian also swam 1:50.32 (2021).
Paweł Korzeniowski also swam 1:50.43 (2013).
Nikolay Skvortsov also swam 1:50.53 (2009), 1:50.58 (2009), 1:50.60 (2008).
Hidemasa Sano also swam 1:50.58 (2011).
Takeshi Matsuda also swam 1:50.64 (2010).
Aleksandr Kharlanov also swam 1:50.67 (2018).
Women long course [ ]
Correct as of March 2022[10]
Notes [ ]
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 2:05.95:
Liu Zige also swam 2:03.90 (2009), 2:04.18 (2008), 2:04.40 (2011), 2:04.59 (2013), 2:05.29 (2009), 2:05.90 (2011).
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), 2:05.55 (2011), 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), 2:05.44 (2021), 2:05.49 (2021), 2:05.70 (2020), 2:05.84 (2021).
Natsumi Hoshi also swam 2:05.20 (2016), 2:05.48 (2012), 2:05.56 (2015), 2:05.91 (2011).
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), 2:05.95 (2012).
Otylia Jędrzejczak also swam 2:05.78 (2002).
Hali Flickinger also swam 2:05.85 (2021), 2:05.87 (2018).
Kathleen Hersey also swam 2:05.90 (2012).
Women short course [ ]
Correct as of December 2021[15]
Notes [ ]
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 2:03.82:
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), 2:03.59 (2010), 2:03.61 (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), 2:03.67 (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), 2:03.73 (2018), 2:03.74 (2015).
Ellen Gandy also swam 2:03.79 (2013).
Hali Flickinger also swam 2:03.81 (2019).
References [ ]