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, California
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, Illinois
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, Illinois
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	RSA	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	August 1, 1982		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
1:54.80	Michael Phelps	United States	July 4, 2008	US Olympic Trials	Omaha, Nebraska
1:54.23	Michael Phelps	United States	August 15, 2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China
1:54.10	Ryan Lochte	United States	July 30, 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy
1:54.00	Ryan Lochte	United States	July 28, 2011	World Championships	Shanghai, China	^[1]^[2]

Short course

TIME	SWIMMER	NATIONALITY	DATE	PLACE	REF
1:57.19	Jani Sievinen	Finland	January 17, 1992	Kuopio, Finland
1:56.84	Jani Sievinen	Finland	January 22, 1993	Helsinki, Finland
1:56.62	Jani Sievinen	Finland	February 7, 1993	Paris, France
1:55.59	Jani Sievinen	Finland	February 10, 1993	Malmö, Sweden
1:54.65	Jani Sievinen	Finland	April 21, 1994	Kuopio, Finland
1:54.65	Attila Czene	Hungary	March 23, 2000	Minneapolis, MN, United States
1:53.93	George Bovell	Trinidad and Tobago	March 25, 2004	East Meadow, NY, United States
1:53.46	László Cseh	Hungary	December 8, 2005	Trieste, Italy
1:53.31	Ryan Lochte	United States	April 7, 2006	Shanghai, China
1:53.14	Thiago Pereira	Brazil	November 18, 2007	Berlin, Germany
1:52.99	László Cseh	Hungary	December 13, 2007	Debrecen, Hungary
1:51.56	Ryan Lochte	United States	April 11, 2008	Manchester, United Kingdom
1:51.55	Darian Townsend	South Africa	November 15, 2009	Berlin, Germany
1:50.08	Ryan Lochte	United States	December 17, 2010	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
1:49.63	Ryan Lochte	United States	December 14, 2012	Istanbul, Turkey	^[3]

Women

Long course

TIME	SWIMMER	NATIONALITY	DATE	MEET	PLACE
2:48.2	Patty Kempner	United States	April 27, 1957		Chicago, Illinois
2:47.7	Becky Collins	United States	July 20, 1958		Akron, Ohio
2:43.2	Sylvia Ruuska	United States	August 16, 1958		Fresno, California
2:40.3	Sylvia Ruuska	United States	January 14, 1959		Hobart, Tasmania
2:40.1	Donna de Varona	United States	May 13, 1961		Redding, California
2:37.1	Donna de Varona	United States	July 9, 1961		Tenri, Japan
2:35.0	Donna de Varona	United States	August 12, 1961		Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2:33.3	Donna de Varona	United States	August 18, 1962		Chicago, Illinois
2:31.8	Donna de Varona	United States	July 27, 1963		Los Angeles, California
2:30.1	Donna de Varona	United States	July 11, 1964		Los Angeles, California
2:29.9	Donna de Varona	United States	August 1, 1964		Los Altos, California
2:29.0	Lynn Vidali	United States	July 22, 1966		Los Altos, California
2:27.8	Claudia Kolb	United States	August 21, 1966		Lincoln, Nebraska
2:27.5	Claudia Kolb	United States	July 8, 1967		Santa Clara, California
2:26.1	Claudia Kolb	United States	July 30, 1967		Winnipeg, Canada
2:25.0	Claudia Kolb	United States	August 18, 1967		Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2:23.5	Claudia Kolb	United States	August 25, 1967		Los Angeles, California
2:23.07	Shane Gould	Australia	August 28, 1972	Olympic Games	Munich, West Germany
2:23.01	Kornelia Ender	East Germany	April 13, 1973		East Berlin, East Germany
2:20.51	Andrea Hubner	East Germany	September 4, 1973	World Championships	Belgrade, Yugoslavia
2:18.97	Ulrike Tauber	East Germany	August 18, 1974	European Championships	Vienna, Austria
2:18.83	Ulrike Tauber	East Germany	June 10, 1975		Wittenberg, West Germany
2:18.30	Ulrike Tauber	East Germany	March 12, 1976		Tallinn, Soviet Union
2:17.14	Kornelia Ender	East Germany	June 5, 1976		East Berlin, East Germany
2:16.96	Ulrike Tauber	East Germany	July 10, 1977		Leipzig, East Germany
2:15.95	Ulrike Tauber	East Germany	August 20, 1977	European Championships	Jönköping, Sweden
2:15.85	Ulrike Tauber	East Germany	August 28, 1977		East Berlin, East Germany
2:15.09	Tracy Caulkins	United States	August 2, 1978		The Woodlands, Texas
2:14.07	Tracy Caulkins	United States	August 20, 1978	World Championships	West Berlin, West Germany
2:13.69	Tracy Caulkins	United States	January 5, 1980		Austin, Texas
2:13.00	Petra Schneider	East Germany	May 24, 1980		East Berlin, East Germany
2:11.73	Ute Geweniger	East Germany	July 4, 1981		Magdeburg, East Germany
2:11.65	Lin Li	China	July 30, 1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain
2:09.72	Wu Yanyan	China	October 17, 1997	China's National Games	Shanghai, China
2:08.92	Stephanie Rice	Australia	March 25, 2008	Australian Championships & Olympic Trials	Sydney, New South Wales
2:08.45	Stephanie Rice	Australia	August 13, 2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China
2:07.03	Ariana Kukors	United States	July 26, 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy
2:06.15	Ariana Kukors	United States	July 27, 2009	World Championships	Rome, Italy
2:06.12	Katinka Hosszú	Hungary	August 3, 2015	World Championships	Kazan, Russia

Short course

TIME	SWIMMER	NATIONALITY	DATE	PLACE
2:07.79	Allison Wagner	United States	December 5, 1993	Palma de Mallorca, Spain
2:06.13	Kirsty Coventry	Zimbabwe	April 12, 2008	Manchester, United Kingdom
2:06.01	Evelyn Verrasztó	Hungary	November 6, 2009	Moscow, Russia
2:04.64	Evelyn Verrasztó	Hungary	December 10, 2009	Istanbul, Turkey
2:04.60	Julia Smit	United States	December 19, 2009	Manchester, United Kingdom
2:04.39	Katinka Hosszú	Hungary	August 7, 2013	Eindhoven, Netherlands
2:03.20	Katinka Hosszú	Hungary	August 7, 2013	Eindhoven, Netherlands
2:02.61	Katinka Hosszú	Hungary	August 27, 2014	Doha, Qatar
2:02.13	Katinka Hosszú	Hungary	August 31, 2014	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2:01.86	Katinka Hosszú	Hungary	December 6 , 2014	Doha, Qatar

References

(Dutch)Zwemkroniek
(Italian)Agenda Diana

↑ "Mens 200m IM Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 28 July 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
↑ "Flash! FINA World Championships, Swimming: Ryan Lochte Sets First Post Techsuit-Era World Record". Swimming World Magazine. 28 July 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
↑ "Flash! Ryan Lochte Crushes 1:50 Barrier in 200 IM for World Record". Swimming World Magazine. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2012.

World records in swimming

Freestyle	50 100 200 400 800 1500

Backstroke	50 100 200

Breaststroke	50 100 200

Butterfly	50 100 200

Individual medley	100 200 400

Relays	4 × 50 freestyle relay 4 × 100 freestyle relay 4 × 200 freestyle relay 4 × 50 medley relay 4 × 100 medley relay

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