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 4, 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]
|
| 1:52.69
|
Léon Marchand
|
France
|
July 30, 2025
|
World Championships
|
Singapore, Singapore
|
[6]
|
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
|
[7]
|
| 13
|
1:50.08
|
|
Ryan Lochte |
United States
|
17 December 2010 |
World Championships
|
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
|
[8]
|
| 14
|
1:49.63
|
|
Ryan Lochte |
United States
|
14 December 2012 |
World Championships
|
Istanbul, Turkey
|
[9]
|
| 15
|
1:48.88
|
|
Léon Marchand |
France
|
1 November 2024 |
World Cup
|
Singapore
|
[10]
|
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 Dual 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 Dual 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
|
[11]
|
| 34
|
2:08.45
|
|
Stephanie Rice |
Australia
|
13 August 2008 |
Olympic Games
|
Beijing, China
|
[12]
|
| 35
|
2:07.03
|
sf |
Ariana Kukors |
United States
|
26 July 2009 |
World Championships
|
Rome, Italy
|
[13]
|
| 36
|
2:06.15
|
|
Ariana Kukors |
United States
|
27 July 2009 |
World Championships
|
Rome, Italy
|
[14]
|
| 37
|
2:06.12
|
|
Katinka Hosszú |
Hungary
|
3 August 2015 |
World Championships
|
Kazan, Russia
|
[15]
|
| 38
|
2:05.70
|
|
Summer McIntosh |
Canada
|
9 June 2025 |
Canadian Trials
|
Victoria, Canada
|
[16]
|
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
|
[17]
|
| 5
|
2:04.60
|
|
Julia Smit |
United States
|
19 December 2009 |
Duel in the Pool
|
Manchester, United Kingdom
|
[18]
|
| 6
|
2:04.39
|
h |
Katinka Hosszú |
Hungary
|
7 August 2013 |
World Cup
|
Eindhoven, Netherlands
|
[19]
|
| 7
|
2:03.20
|
|
Katinka Hosszú |
Hungary
|
7 August 2013 |
World Cup
|
Eindhoven, Netherlands
|
[20]
|
| 8
|
2:02.61
|
|
Katinka Hosszú |
Hungary
|
27 August 2014 |
World Cup
|
Doha, Qatar
|
[21]
|
| 9
|
2:02.13
|
|
Katinka Hosszú |
Hungary
|
31 August 2014 |
World Cup
|
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
|
[22]
|
| 10
|
2:01.86
|
|
Katinka Hosszú |
Hungary
|
6 December 2014 |
World Championships
|
Doha, Qatar
|
[23]
|
| 11
|
2:01.63
|
|
Kate Douglass |
United States
|
10 December 2024 |
World Championships
|
Budapest, Hungary
|
[24]
|
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 July 2025[25]
Men short course
- Correct as of August 2025[52]
Women long course
- Correct as of July 2025[77]
Women short course
- Correct as of December 2024[106]
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