World record progression 200 metres breaststroke#Long course 2

File:Graphic data for World Record Progression in Men and Women Swimming 50m-100m-200m.png

The first world record in the men's 200 metres breaststroke in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1908 and the first world record in the women's 200 metres breaststroke was recognised in 1921. In the short course (25 metres) swimming events the world's governing body recognizes world records since March 3, 1991.

There have been two rule changes enacted by FINA for this event that have resulted in the nullification of world records.

In the mid-1930s, many breaststroke swimmers began practicing an early variant of the butterfly stroke that involved recovering the arms above the water in an effort to reduce drag. This technique was disallowed when the butterfly stroke was established as a distinct stroke with its own rules in 1953, and world records set using the technique were nullified.

Another style was developed by the Japanese swimmer Masaru Furukawa shortly after this rule change. It involved swimming underwater for as much of each pool length as possible without surfacing, as the act of breaking the water's surface created resistance, slowing a swimmer. This method of swimming the breaststroke was disallowed by FINA in 1956 and records set with the technique were nullified.

Men

=Long course=

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|number = 1

|time = 3:09.2

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Frederick

|lastname = Holman

|namearticle = Frederick Holman (swimmer)

|nation = GBR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1908|July|18}}

|meet = -

|country = UK

|city = London

|ref =

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{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 2

|time = 3:08.3

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Robert

|lastname = Andersson

|namearticle = Robert Andersson (water polo)

|nation = GBR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1909|April|18}}

|meet = -

|country = SWE

|city = Stockholm

|ref =

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{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 3

|time = 3:00.8

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Félicien

|lastname = Courbet

|namearticle =

|nation = BEL

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1910|October|2}}

|meet = -

|country = BEL

|city = Schaerbeek

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 4

|time = 2:56.6

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Percy

|lastname = Courtman

|namearticle =

|nation = GBR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1914|July|28}}

|meet = -

|country = UK

|city = Garston

|cityarticle = Garston, Liverpool

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 5

|time = 2:54.4

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Erich

|lastname = Rademacher

|namearticle =

|nation = GER

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1922|November|12}}

|meet = -

|country = NED

|city = Amsterdam

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 6

|time = 2:52.6

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Bob

|lastname = Skelton

|namearticle = Bob Skelton (swimmer)

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1924|March|24}}

|meet = -

|country = USA

|city = Milwaukee

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 7

|time = 2:50.4

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Erich

|lastname = Rademacher

|namearticle =

|nation = GER

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1924|April|7}}

|meet = -

|country = GER

|city = Magdeburg

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 8

|time = 2:48.0

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Erich

|lastname = Rademacher

|namearticle =

|nation = GER

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1927|March|11}}

|meet = -

|country = BEL

|city = Brussels

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 9

|time = 2:45.0

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Yoshiyuki

|lastname = Tsuruta

|namearticle =

|nation = JPN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1927|July|29}}

|meet = -

|country = JPN

|city = Kyoto

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 10

|time = 2:44.6

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Lionel

|lastname = Spence

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1931|April|2}}

|meet = -

|country = USA

|city = Chicago

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 11

|time = 2:44.0

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Lionel

|lastname = Spence

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1932|April|1}}

|meet = -

|country = USA

|city = New Haven

|cityarticle = New Haven, Connecticut

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 12

|time = 2:42.6

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Jacques

|lastname = Cartonnet

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1933|February|8}}

|meet = -

|country = FRA

|city = Paris

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 13

|time = 2:42.4

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Erwin

|lastname = Sietas

|namearticle =

|nation = GER

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1935|March|16}}

|meet = -

|country = GER

|city = Düsseldorf

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 14

|time = 2:39.6

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Jacques

|lastname = Cartonnet

|namearticle =

|nation = FRA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1935|May|4}}

|meet = -

|country = FRA

|city = Paris

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = -

|time = 2:37.2

|recordinfo = {{ref label|Butterfly|a|}}

|firstname = Jack

|lastname = Kasley

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1936|March|28}}

|meet = -

|country = USA

|city = New Haven

|cityarticle = New Haven, Connecticut

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 15

|time = 2:36.8

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Alfred

|lastname = Nakache

|namearticle =

|nation = FRA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1941|July|6}}

|meet = -

|country = FRA

|city = Marseille

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = -

|time = 2:35.6

|recordinfo = {{ref label|Short Course|b|}}

|firstname = Joe

|lastname = Verdeur

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1946|April|5}}

|meet = -

|country = USA

|city = Bainbridge

|cityarticle = Bainbridge, Georgia

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = -

|time = 2:35.0

|recordinfo = {{ref label|Short Course|b|}}

|firstname = Joe

|lastname = Verdeur

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1947|February|15}}

|meet = -

|country = USA

|city = New Haven

|cityarticle = New Haven, Connecticut

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = -

|time = 2:32.0

|recordinfo = {{ref label|Short Course|b|}}

|firstname = Joe

|lastname = Verdeur

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1948|February|14}}

|meet = -

|country = USA

|city = New Haven

|cityarticle = New Haven, Connecticut

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = -

|time = 2:30.5

|recordinfo = {{ref label|Short Course|b|}}

|firstname = Joe

|lastname = Verdeur

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1948|April|2}}

|meet = -

|country = USA

|city = New Haven

|cityarticle = New Haven, Connecticut

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = -

|time = 2:30.0

|recordinfo = {{ref label|Short Course|b|}}

|firstname = Joe

|lastname = Verdeur

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1948|June|28}}

|meet = -

|country = USA

|city = New Haven

|cityarticle = New Haven, Connecticut

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = -

|time = 2:36.3

|recordinfo = {{ref label|Butterfly|a|}}

|firstname = Joe

|lastname = Verdeur

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1948|July|10}}

|meet = -

|country = USA

|city = Detroit

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = -

|time = 2:28.3

|recordinfo = {{ref label|Short Course|b|}}

|firstname = Joe

|lastname = Verdeur

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1950|February|15}}

|meet = -

|country = USA

|city = New Haven

|cityarticle = New Haven, Connecticut

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = -

|time = 2:34.4

|recordinfo = {{ref label|John Davies|c|}}

|firstname = Herbert

|lastname = Klein

|namearticle = Herbert Klein (swimmer)

|nation = GER

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1950|August|13}}

|meet = -

|country = FRG

|city = Göppingen

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = -

|time = 2:27.3

|recordinfo = {{ref label|Short Course|b|}}

|firstname = Herbert

|lastname = Klein

|namearticle = Herbert Klein (swimmer)

|nation = GER

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1951|June|9}}

|meet = -

|country = FRG

|city = Munich

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = -

|time = 2:34.4

|recordinfo = =, {{ref label|John Davies|c|}}

|firstname = John

|lastname = Davies

|namearticle = John Davies (swimmer)

|nation = AUS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1952|August|1}}

|meet = -

|country = FIN

|city = Helsinki

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 16

|time = 2:37.4

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Knud

|lastname = Gleie

|namearticle =

|nation = DEN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1953|February|14}}

|meet = -

|country = DEN

|city = Copenhagen

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = -

|time = 2:36.6

|recordinfo = {{ref label|Underwater|d|}}

|firstname = Masaru

|lastname = Furukawa

|namearticle =

|nation = JPN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1954|April|10}}

|meet = -

|country = JPN

|city = Tokyo

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = -

|time = 2:35.4

|recordinfo = {{ref label|Underwater|d|}}

|firstname = Masaru

|lastname = Furukawa

|namearticle =

|nation = JPN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1954|April|10}}

|meet = -

|country = JPN

|city = Tokyo

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = -

|time = 2:35.2

|recordinfo = {{ref label|Underwater|d|}}

|firstname = Mamoru

|lastname = Tanaka

|namearticle =

|nation = JPN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1954|September|17}}

|meet = -

|country = JPN

|city = Tokyo

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = -

|time = 2:33.7

|recordinfo = {{ref label|Underwater|d|}}

|firstname = Masaru

|lastname = Furukawa

|namearticle =

|nation = JPN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1955|August|5}}

|meet = -

|country = JPN

|city = Tokyo

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = -

|time = 2:31.0

|recordinfo = {{ref label|Underwater|d|}}

|firstname = Masaru

|lastname = Furukawa

|namearticle =

|nation = JPN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1955|October|1}}

|meet = -

|country = JPN

|city = Tokyo

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 17

|time = 2:36.5

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Terry

|lastname = Gathercole

|namearticle =

|nation = AUS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1958|June|28}}

|meet = -

|country = AUS

|city = Townsville

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 18

|time = 2:33.6

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Chet

|lastname = Jastremski

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1961|July|28}}

|meet = -

|country = JPN

|city = Tokyo

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 19

|time = 2:29.6

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Chet

|lastname = Jastremski

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1961|August|19}}

|meet = -

|country = USA

|city = Los Angeles

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 20

|time = 2:28.2

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Chet

|lastname = Jastremski

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1964|August|30}}

|meet = -

|country = USA

|city = New York City

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 21

|time = 2:27.8

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Ian

|lastname = O'Brien

|namearticle =

|nation = AUS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1964|October|15}}

|meet = Olympic Games

|country = JPN

|city = Tokyo

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 22

|time = 2:27.4

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Vladimir

|lastname = Kosinsky

|namearticle =

|nation = URS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1968|April|3}}

|meet = -

|country = URS

|city = Tallinn

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 23

|time = 2:26.5

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Nikolai

|lastname = Pankin

|namearticle =

|nation = URS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1969|March|22}}

|meet = -

|country = URS

|city = Minsk

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 24

|time = 2:25.4

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Nikolai

|lastname = Pankin

|namearticle =

|nation = URS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1969|April|19}}

|meet = -

|country = GDR

|city = Magdeburg

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 25

|time = 2:23.5

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Brian

|lastname = Job

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1970|August|22}}

|meet = AAU National Championships

|country = USA

|city = Los Angeles

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 26

|time = 2:22.79

|recordinfo =

|firstname = John

|lastname = Hencken

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1972|August|5}}

|meet = US Olympic Trials

|country = USA

|city = Chicago

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 27

|time = 2:21.55

|recordinfo =

|firstname = John

|lastname = Hencken

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1972|September|2}}

|meet = Olympic Games

|country = FRG

|city = Munich

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 28

|time = 2:20.52

|recordinfo =

|firstname = John

|lastname = Hencken

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1973|August|24}}

|meet = US National Championships

|country = USA

|city = Louisville

|cityarticle = Louisville, Kentucky

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 29

|time = 2:19.28

|recordinfo =

|firstname = David

|lastname = Wilkie

|namearticle = David Wilkie (swimmer)

|nation = GBR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1973|September|6}}

|meet = World Championships

|country = YUG

|city = Belgrade

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 30

|time = 2:18.93

|recordinfo =

|firstname = John

|lastname = Hencken

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1974|August|24}}

|meet = AAU National Championships

|country = USA

|city = Concord

|cityarticle = Concord, California

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 31

|time = 2:18.21

|recordinfo =

|firstname = John

|lastname = Hencken

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1974|September|1}}

|meet = USA vs GDR Dual Meet

|country = USA

|city = Concord

|cityarticle = Concord, California

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 32

|time = 2:15.11

|recordinfo =

|firstname = David

|lastname = Wilkie

|namearticle = David Wilkie (swimmer)

|nation = GBR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1976|July|24}}

|meet = Olympic Games

|country = CAN

|city = Montreal

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 33

|time = 2:14.77

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Victor

|lastname = Davis

|namearticle =

|nation = CAN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1982|August|5}}

|meet = World Championships

|country = ECU

|city = Guayaquil

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 34

|time = 2:14.58

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Victor

|lastname = Davis

|namearticle =

|nation = CAN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1984|June|17}}

|meet = -

|country = CAN

|city = Etobicoke

|cityarticle = Etobicoke, Ontario

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 35

|time = 2:13.34

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Victor

|lastname = Davis

|namearticle =

|nation = CAN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1984|August|2}}

|meet = Olympic Games

|country = USA

|city = Los Angeles

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 36

|time = 2:12.90

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Mike

|lastname = Barrowman

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1989|August|4}}

|meet = US National Championships

|country = USA

|city = Los Angeles

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 36

|time = 2:12.90

|recordinfo = =

|firstname = Nick

|lastname = Gillingham

|namearticle =

|nation = GBR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1989|August|19}}

|meet = European Championships

|country = FRG

|city = Bonn

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 37

|time = 2:12.89

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Mike

|lastname = Barrowman

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1989|August|20}}

|meet = Pan Pacific Championships

|country = JPN

|city = Tokyo

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 38

|time = 2:11.53

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Mike

|lastname = Barrowman

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1990|July|20}}

|meet = Goodwill Games

|country = USA

|city = Seattle

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 39

|time = 2:11.23

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Mike

|lastname = Barrowman

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1991|January|11}}

|meet = World Championships

|country = AUS

|city = Perth

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 40

|time = 2:10.60

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Mike

|lastname = Barrowman

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1991|August|13}}

|meet = US National Championships

|country = USA

|city = Fort Lauderdale

|cityarticle = Fort Lauderdale, Florida

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 41

|time = 2:10.16

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Mike

|lastname = Barrowman

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1992|July|29}}

|meet = Olympic Games

|country = ESP

|city = Barcelona

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 42

|time = 2:09.97

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Kosuke

|lastname = Kitajima

|namearticle =

|nation = JPN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2002|October|2}}

|meet = Asian Games

|country = KOR

|city = Busan

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 43

|time = 2:09.52

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Dimitri

|lastname = Komornikov

|namearticle =

|nation = RUS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2003|June|15}}

|meet = Mare Nostrum

|country = ESP

|city = Barcelona

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 44

|time = 2:09.42

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Kosuke

|lastname = Kitajima

|namearticle =

|nation = JPN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2003|July|24}}

|meet = World Championships

|country = ESP

|city = Barcelona

|cityarticle =

|ref = {{cite web|title=10th FINA World Championships - Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010305003C000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=24 July 2003|access-date=15 March 2025}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 45

|time = 2:09.04

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Brendan

|lastname = Hansen

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2004|July|11}}

|meet = US Olympic Trials

|country = USA

|city = Long Beach

|cityarticle = Long Beach, California

|ref = {{cite web|title=2004 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010409002D000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=11 July 2004|access-date=15 March 2025}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 46

|time = 2:08.74

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Brendan

|lastname = Hansen

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2006|August|5}}

|meet = US National Championships

|country = USA

|city = Irvine

|cityarticle = Irvine, California

|ref = {{cite web|title=2006 ConocoPhillips National Championships - Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000106070038000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=5 August 2006|access-date=15 March 2025}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 47

|time = 2:08.50

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Brendan

|lastname = Hansen

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2006|August|21}}

|meet = Pan Pacific Championships

|country = CAN

|city = Victoria

|cityarticle = Victoria, British Columbia

|ref = [http://www.ishof.org/library/pdf/medalists.pdf ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Pacific Championships history] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010202854/http://www.ishof.org/library/pdf/medalists.pdf |date=2014-10-10 }}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 48

|time = 2:07.51

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Kosuke

|lastname = Kitajima

|namearticle =

|nation = JPN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2008|June|8}}

|meet = Japan Open

|country = JPN

|city = Tokyo

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 49

|time = 2:07.31

|recordinfo = sf

|firstname = Christian

|lastname = Sprenger

|namearticle =

|nation = AUS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2009|July|30}}

|meet = World Championships

|country = ITA

|city = Rome

|cityarticle =

|ref = {{cite web|title=13th FINA World Championships - Men's 200m Breaststroke Semifinals Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001090B0040000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=30 July 2009|access-date=15 March 2025}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 50

|time = 2:07.28

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Dániel

|lastname = Gyurta

|namearticle =

|nation = HUN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2012|August|1}}

|meet = Olympic Games

|country = UK

|city = London

|cityarticle =

|ref = {{cite magazine|title=2012 London Olympics: Hungary's Daniel Gyurta Breaks World Record in 200 Breast Victory; Kosuke Kitajima Misses Podium in Threepeat Bid; Scott Weltz, Clark Burckle Fifth-Sixth|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/World/31520.asp?q=2012-London-Olympics:-Hungary's-Daniel-Gyurta-Breaks-World-Record-in-200-Breast-Victory;-Kosuke-Kitajima-Misses-Podium-in-Threepeat-Bid;-Scott-Weltz,-Clark-Burckle-Fifth-Sixth|magazine=Swimming World|date=1 August 2012|access-date=2 August 2012}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 51

|time = 2:07.01

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Akihiro

|lastname = Yamaguchi

|namearticle =

|nation = JPN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2012|September|15}}

|meet = Japanese Sports Festival

|country = JPN

|city = Gifu

|cityarticle =

|ref = {{cite magazine |title=Akihiro Yamaguchi Drops World Record in Japan|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/World/31983.asp?q=Akihiro-Yamaguchi-Drops-World-Record-in-Japan-|magazine=Swimming World|date=15 September 2012|access-date=16 September 2012}}{{dead link|date=October 2016}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 52

|time = 2:06.67

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Ippei

|lastname = Watanabe

|namearticle = Ippei Watanabe (swimmer)

|nation = JPN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2017|January|29}}

|meet = Kosuke Kitajima Cup

|country = JPN

|city = Tokyo

|cityarticle =

|ref = {{cite magazine|title=Ippei Watanabe Breaks 200 Breast World Record, First Man Under 2:07|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/ippei-watanabe-breaks-200-breast-world-record-first-man-under-207/|magazine=Swimming World|date=28 January 2017|access-date=29 January 2017}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 52

|time = 2:06.67

|recordinfo = sf, =

|firstname = Matthew

|lastname = Wilson

|namearticle = Matthew Wilson (swimmer)

|nation = AUS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2019|July|25}}

|meet = World Championships

|country = KOR

|city = Gwangju

|cityarticle =

|ref = {{cite web|title=18th FINA World Championships - Men's 200m Breaststroke Semifinals Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011301070103EE02FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=25 July 2019|access-date=15 March 2025}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 53

|time = 2:06.12

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Anton

|lastname = Chupkov

|namearticle =

|nation = RUS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2019|July|26}}

|meet = World Championships

|country = KOR

|city = Gwangju

|cityarticle =

|ref = {{cite web|title=18th FINA World Championships - Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011301070103EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=26 July 2019|access-date=15 March 2025}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 54

|time = 2:05.95

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Zac

|lastname = Stubblety-Cook

|namearticle =

|nation = AUS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2022|May|22}}

|meet = Australian Championships

|country = AUS

|city = Adelaide

|cityarticle =

|ref = {{cite web|title=Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://liveresults.swimming.org.au/sal/2022AUS/220518F015.htm|publisher=swimming.org.au|date=19 May 2022|access-date=19 May 2022}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 55

|time = 2:05.48

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Qin

|lastname = Haiyang

|namearticle =

|nation = CHN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2023|July|27}}

|meet = World Championships

|country = JPN

|city = Fukuoka

|cityarticle =

|ref = {{cite web|title= 2023 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010103EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=28 July 2023|access-date=15 March 2025}}

}}

==Notes==

{{Ordered list|list-style-type=upper-alpha

|{{note|Butterfly}}Record was set using a butterfly technique and was nullified in 1953.

|{{note|Short Course}}Record was set in a 25 m pool and was annulled after World Aquatics required 50 m pools to be used.

|{{note|John Davies}}After the records set in a 25 m pool were nullified, the world record was reverted to Herbert Klein's mark from 1950, which John Davies equaled in 1952. However, these records were also later annulled because they employed a butterfly technique.

|{{note|Underwater}}Masaru Furukawa and Mamoru Tanaka set their world records by swimming most of the race while underwater. Their records were annulled in 1956.

}}

=Short course=

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 1

|time = 2:07.93

|firstname = Nick

|lastname = Gillingham

|namearticle =

|nation = GBR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1991|October|20}}

|meet = -

|city = Birmingham

|country = UK

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 2

|time = 2:07.80

|firstname = Philip

|lastname = Rogers

|namearticle = Philip Rogers (swimmer)

|nation = AUS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1993|August|28}}

|meet = Australian Championships

|city = Melbourne

|country = AUS

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 3

|time = 2:07.79

|firstname = Andrey

|lastname = Korneyev

|namearticle =

|nation = RUS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1998|January|20}}

|meet = World Cup

|city = Paris

|country = FRA

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 4

|time = 2:07.59

|firstname = Roman

|lastname = Sludnov

|namearticle =

|nation = RUS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2000|March|19}}

|meet = World Championships

|city = Athens

|country = GRE

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 5

|time = 2:06.40

|firstname = Ed

|lastname = Moses

|namearticle = Ed Moses (swimmer)

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2000|March|25}}

|meet = NCAA Division I Championships

|city = Minneapolis

|country = USA

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 6

|time = 2:04.37

|firstname = Ed

|lastname = Moses

|namearticle = Ed Moses (swimmer)

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2002|January|18}}

|meet = World Cup

|city = Paris

|country = FRA

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 7

|time = 2:03.28

|firstname = Ed

|lastname = Moses

|namearticle = Ed Moses (swimmer)

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2002|January|22}}

|meet = World Cup

|city = Stockholm

|country = SWE

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 8

|time = 2:03.17

|firstname = Ed

|lastname = Moses

|namearticle = Ed Moses (swimmer)

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2002|January|26}}

|meet = World Cup

|city = Berlin

|country = GER

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 9

|time = 2:02.92

|firstname = Ed

|lastname = Moses

|namearticle = Ed Moses (swimmer)

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2004|January|17}}

|meet = World Cup

|city = Berlin

|country = GER

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 10

|time = 2:01.98

|firstname = Christian

|lastname = Sprenger

|namearticle =

|nation = AUS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2009|August|10}}

|meet = Australian Championships

|city = Hobart

|country = AUS

|ref = {{cite news|title=Three WRs fall at short course champs|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-08-10/three-wrs-fall-at-short-course-champs/1385858|newspaper=ABC News|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=11 August 2009|access-date=10 May 2013}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 11

|time = 2:00.67

|firstname = Dániel

|lastname = Gyurta

|namearticle =

|nation = HUN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2009|December|13}}

|meet = European Championships

|city = Istanbul

|country = TUR

|ref = {{cite web|title=2009 European Championships - Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000109010055000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=13 December 2009|access-date=7 April 2025}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 12

|time = 2:00.48

|firstname = Dániel

|lastname = Gyurta

|namearticle =

|nation = HUN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2014|August|31}}

|meet = World Cup

|city = Dubai

|country = UAE

|ref = {{cite web|title=2014 FINA World Cup (Dubai) - Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010E010600020B02FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=31 August 2014|access-date=7 April 2025}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 13

|time = 2:00.44

|firstname = Marco

|lastname = Koch

|namearticle =

|nation = GER

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2016|November|20}}

|meet = German Championships

|city = Berlin

|country = GER

|ref = {{cite web |url=https://swimswam.com/marco-koch-breaks-200-scm-breast-world-record-german-nationals/ |title=Marco Koch breaks 200 SCM breast world record at German nationals |first1=Daniela |last1=Kapser |date=November 20, 2016 |publisher=Swimswam |access-date=November 20, 2016 }}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 14

|time = 2:00.16

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Kirill

|lastname = Prigoda

|namearticle =

|nation = RUS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2018|December|13}}

|meet = World Championships

|city = Hangzhou

|country = CHN

|ref = {{cite web|title=2018 FINA World Championships (25m) - Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000112010C0103EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=13 December 2018|access-date=7 April 2025}}

}}

Women

=Long course=

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 1

|time = 3:38.2

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Ellie

|lastname = Van Den Bogaert

|namearticle =

|nation = BEL

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1921|August|7}}

|meet = -

|country = BEL

|city = Antwerp

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 2

|time = 3:34.6

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Ellie

|lastname = Van Den Bogaert

|namearticle =

|nation = BEL

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1922|May|6}}

|meet = -

|country = BEL

|city = Brussels

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 3

|time = 3:31.4

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Ellie

|lastname = Van Den Bogaert

|namearticle =

|nation = BEL

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1922|October|4}}

|meet = -

|country = BEL

|city = Antwerp

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 4

|time = 3:20.4

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Irene

|lastname = Gilbert

|namearticle =

|nation = GBR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1923|June|18}}

|meet = -

|country = UK

|city = Rotherham

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 5

|time = 3:20.2

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Erna

|lastname = Murray

|namearticle =

|nation = GER

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1925|April|5}}

|meet = -

|country = GER

|city = Leipzig

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 6

|time = 3:19.1

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Brita

|lastname = Hazelius

|namearticle =

|nation = SWE

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1926|August|11}}

|meet = -

|country = SWE

|city = Stockholm

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 7

|time = 3:18.4

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Mietje

|lastname = Baron

|namearticle =

|nation = NED

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1926|October|24}}

|meet = -

|country = BEL

|city = Brussels

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 8

|time = 3:16.6

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Else

|lastname = Jacobsen

|namearticle =

|nation = DEN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1927|August|20}}

|meet = -

|country = NOR

|city = Oslo

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 9

|time = 3:15.8

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Charlotte

|lastname = Mühe

|namearticle =

|nation = GER

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1928|April|15}}

|meet = -

|country = GER

|city = Magdeburg

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 10

|time = 3:11.2

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Mietje

|lastname = Baron

|namearticle =

|nation = NED

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1928|April|22}}

|meet = -

|country = NED

|city = Rotterdam

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 10

|time = 3:11.2

|recordinfo = =

|firstname = Charlotte

|lastname = Mühe

|namearticle =

|nation = GER

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1928|July|15}}

|meet = -

|country = GER

|city = Berlin

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 11

|time = 3:10.6

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Margery

|lastname = Hinton

|namearticle =

|nation = GBR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1931|July|20}}

|meet = -

|country = UK

|city = Manchester

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 12

|time = 3:08.4

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Clare

|lastname = Dennis

|namearticle =

|nation = AUS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1932|January|18}}

|meet = -

|country = AUS

|city = Sydney

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 13

|time = 3:08.2

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Lisa

|lastname = Rocke

|namearticle =

|nation = GER

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1932|April|21}}

|meet = -

|country = GER

|city = Leipzig

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 14

|time = 3:03.4

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Else

|lastname = Jacobsen

|namearticle =

|nation = DEN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1932|May|11}}

|meet = -

|country = SWE

|city = Stockholm

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 15

|time = 3:00.4

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Hideko

|lastname = Maehata

|namearticle =

|nation = JPN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1933|September|30}}

|meet = -

|country = JPN

|city = Tokyo

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 16

|time = 3:00.2

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Jopie

|lastname = Waalberg

|namearticle =

|nation = NED

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1937|May|11}}

|meet = -

|country = NED

|city = Amsterdam

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 17

|time = 2:58.0

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Jopie

|lastname = Waalberg

|namearticle =

|nation = NED

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1937|June|27}}

|meet = -

|country = NED

|city = Zaandijk

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 18

|time = 2:56.9

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Jopie

|lastname = Waalberg

|namearticle =

|nation = NED

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1937|October|2}}

|meet = -

|country = BEL

|city = Ghent

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 19

|time = 2:56.0

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Maria

|lastname = Lenk

|namearticle =

|nation = BRA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1939|November|8}}

|meet = -

|country = BRA

|city = Rio de Janeiro

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = -

|time = 2:55.5

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Anni

|lastname = Kapell

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1941|March|19}}

|meet = -

|country = GER

|city = Düsseldorf

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = -

|time = 2:52.6

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Nel

|lastname = van Vliet

|namearticle =

|nation = NED

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1946|August|17}}

|meet = -

|country = NED

|city = Bilthoven

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = -

|time = 2:51.9

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Nel

|lastname = van Vliet

|namearticle =

|nation = NED

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1947|March|29}}

|meet = -

|country = NED

|city = Amsterdam

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = -

|time = 2:49.2

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Nel

|lastname = van Vliet

|namearticle =

|nation = NED

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1947|July|20}}

|meet = -

|country = NED

|city = Hilversum

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = -

|time = 2:48.8

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Éva

|lastname = Novák

|namearticle = Éva Novák-Gerard

|nation = HUN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1950|October|21}}

|meet = -

|country = HUN

|city = Székesfehérvár

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = -

|time = 2:48.5

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Éva

|lastname = Novák

|namearticle = Éva Novák-Gerard

|nation = HUN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1951|May|5}}

|meet = -

|country = URS

|city = Moscow

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = -

|time = 2:46.4

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Ada

|lastname = den Haan

|namearticle =

|nation = NED

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1956|November|13}}

|meet = -

|country = NED

|city = Naarden

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 20

|time = 2:52.6

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Ada

|lastname = den Haan

|namearticle =

|nation = NED

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1957|May|18}}

|meet = Netherlands vs Great Britain International

|country = UK

|city = Blackpool

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 21

|time = 2:51.9

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Ada

|lastname = den Haan

|namearticle =

|nation = NED

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1957|August|3}}

|meet = -

|country = NED

|city = Rhenen

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 22

|time = 2:51.3

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Ada

|lastname = den Haan

|namearticle =

|nation = NED

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1957|August|4}}

|meet = -

|country = NED

|city = Rhenen

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 23

|time = 2:50.3

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Anita

|lastname =Lonsbrough

|namearticle =

|nation = GBR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1959|July|25}}

|meet = Netherlands vs Great Britain International

|country = NED

|city = Waalwijk

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 24

|time = 2:50.2

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Wiltrud

|lastname = Urselmann

|namearticle =

|nation = GER

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1960|June|6}}

|meet = -

|country = FRG

|city = Aachen

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 25

|time = 2:49.5

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Anita

|lastname =Lonsbrough

|namearticle =

|nation = GBR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1960|August|27}}

|meet = Olympic Games

|country = ITA

|city = Rome

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 26

|time = 2:48.0

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Karin

|lastname = Beyer

|namearticle =

|nation = GDR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1961|August|5}}

|meet = -

|country = HUN

|city = Budapest

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 27

|time = 2:47.7

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Galina

|lastname = Prozumenshchikova

|namearticle =

|nation = URS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1964|April|11}}

|meet = -

|country = UK

|city = Blackpool

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 28

|time = 2:45.4

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Galina

|lastname = Prozumenshchikova

|namearticle =

|nation = URS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1964|May|17}}

|meet = -

|country = GDR

|city = East Berlin

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 29

|time = 2:45.3

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Galina

|lastname = Prozumenshchikova

|namearticle =

|nation = URS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1965|September|12}}

|meet = -

|country = NED

|city = Groningen

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 30

|time = 2:43.0

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Irina

|lastname = Pozdnyakova

|namearticle =

|nation = URS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1966|July|16}}

|meet = -

|country = URS

|city = Moscow

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 31

|time = 2:40.8

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Galina

|lastname = Prozumenshchikova

|namearticle =

|nation = URS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1966|August|22}}

|meet = European Championships

|country = NED

|city = Utrecht

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 32

|time = 2:40.5

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Catie

|lastname = Ball

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1967|July|9}}

|meet = Santa Clara Invitational

|country = USA

|city = Santa Clara

|cityarticle = Santa Clara, California

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 33

|time = 2:39.5

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Catie

|lastname = Ball

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1967|August|20}}

|meet = AAU National Championships

|country = USA

|city = Philadelphia

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 34

|time = 2:38.5

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Catie

|lastname = Ball

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1968|August|26}}

|meet = US Olympic Trials

|country = USA

|city = Los Angeles

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 35

|time = 2:37.89

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Anne-Katrin

|lastname = Schott

|namearticle =

|nation = GDR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1974|July|6}}

|meet = GDR National Championships

|country = GDR

|city = Rostock

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 36

|time = 2:37.44

|recordinfo = h

|firstname = Karla

|lastname = Linke

|namearticle =

|nation = GDR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1974|August|19}}

|meet = European Championships

|country = AUT

|city = Vienna

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 37

|time = 2:34.99

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Karla

|lastname = Linke

|namearticle =

|nation = GDR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1974|August|19}}

|meet = European Championships

|country = AUT

|city = Vienna

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 38

|time = 2:33.35

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Marina

|lastname = Koshevaya

|namearticle =

|nation = URS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1976|July|21}}

|meet = Olympic Games

|country = CAN

|city = Montreal

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 39

|time = 2:33.32

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Yulia

|lastname = Bogdanova

|namearticle =

|nation = URS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1978|April|7}}

|meet = -

|country = URS

|city = Leningrad

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 40

|time = 2:33.11

|recordinfo = h

|firstname = Lina

|lastname = Kačiušytė

|namearticle =

|nation = URS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1978|August|24}}

|meet = World Championships

|country = FRG

|city = West Berlin

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 41

|time = 2:31.42

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Lina

|lastname = Kačiušytė

|namearticle =

|nation = URS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1978|August|24}}

|meet = World Championships

|country = FRG

|city = West Berlin

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 42

|time = 2:31.09

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Svetlana

|lastname = Varganova

|namearticle =

|nation = URS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1979|March|30}}

|meet = USSR vs GDR Duel

|country = URS

|city = Minsk

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 43

|time = 2:28.36

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Lina

|lastname = Kačiušytė

|namearticle =

|nation = URS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1979|April|6}}

|meet = USSR vs GDR Junior Meet

|country = GDR

|city = Potsdam

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 44

|time = 2:28.33

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Silke

|lastname = Hörner

|namearticle =

|nation = GDR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1985|June|5}}

|meet = -

|country = GDR

|city = Leipzig

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 45

|time = 2:28.20

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Sylvia

|lastname = Gerasch

|namearticle =

|nation = GDR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1986|March|1}}

|meet = -

|country = URS

|city = Leningrad

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 46

|time = 2:27.40

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Silke

|lastname = Hörner

|namearticle =

|nation = GDR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1986|August|18}}

|meet = World Championships

|country = ESP

|city = Madrid

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 47

|time = 2:27.27

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Allison

|lastname = Higson

|namearticle =

|nation = CAN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1988|May|28}}

|meet = -

|country = CAN

|city = Montreal

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 48

|time = 2:26.71

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Silke

|lastname = Hörner

|namearticle =

|nation = GDR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1988|September|21}}

|meet = Olympic Games

|country = KOR

|city = Seoul

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 49

|time = 2:25.92

|recordinfo = h

|firstname = Anita

|lastname = Nall

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1992|March|2}}

|meet = US Olympic Trials

|country = USA

|city = Indianapolis

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 50

|time = 2:25.35

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Anita

|lastname = Nall

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1992|March|2}}

|meet = US Olympic Trials

|country = USA

|city = Indianapolis

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 51

|time = 2:24.76

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Rebecca

|lastname = Brown

|namearticle = Rebecca Brown (swimmer)

|nation = AUS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1994|March|15}}

|meet = Australian Championships

|country = AUS

|city = Brisbane

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 52

|time = 2:24.69

|recordinfo = h

|firstname = Penelope

|lastname = Heyns

|namearticle =

|nation = RSA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1999|July|17}}

|meet = Janet Evans Invitational

|country = USA

|city = Los Angeles

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 53

|time = 2:24.51

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Penelope

|lastname = Heyns

|namearticle =

|nation = RSA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1999|July|17}}

|meet = Janet Evans Invitational

|country = USA

|city = Los Angeles

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 54

|time = 2:24.42

|recordinfo = sf

|firstname = Penelope

|lastname = Heyns

|namearticle =

|nation = RSA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1999|August|26}}

|meet = Pan Pacific Championships

|country = AUS

|city = Sydney

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 55

|time = 2:23.64

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Penelope

|lastname = Heyns

|namearticle =

|nation = RSA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1999|August|27}}

|meet = Pan Pacific Championships

|country = AUS

|city = Sydney

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 56

|time = 2:22.99

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Qi

|lastname = Hui

|namearticle =

|nation = CHN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2001|April|13}}

|meet = Chinese National Championships

|country = CHN

|city = Hangzhou

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 56

|time = 2:22.99

|recordinfo = =

|firstname = Amanda

|lastname = Beard

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2003|July|25}}

|meet = World Championships

|country = ESP

|city = Barcelona

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 57

|time = 2:22.96

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Leisel

|lastname = Jones

|namearticle =

|nation = AUS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2004|July|10}}

|meet = Swimming Australia Grand Prix

|country = AUS

|city = Brisbane

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 58

|time = 2:22.44

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Amanda

|lastname = Beard

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2004|July|12}}

|meet = US Olympic Trials

|country = USA

|city = Long Beach

|cityarticle = Long Beach, California

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 59

|time = 2:21.72

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Leisel

|lastname = Jones

|namearticle =

|nation = AUS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2005|July|29}}

|meet = World Championships

|country = CAN

|city = Montreal

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 60

|time = 2:20.54

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Leisel

|lastname = Jones

|namearticle =

|nation = AUS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2006|February|1}}

|meet = Australian Championships

|country = AUS

|city = Melbourne

|cityarticle =

|ref = {{cite news|first=Michael|last=Cowley|title=Lethal again: Jones beats own record|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/02/01/1138590567924.html?page=fullpage|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=2 February 2006|access-date=24 March 2008}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 61

|time = 2:20.22

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Rebecca

|lastname = Soni

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2008|August|15}}

|meet = Olympic Games

|country = CHN

|city = Beijing

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 62

|time = 2:20.12

|recordinfo = sf

|firstname = Annamay

|lastname = Pierse

|namearticle =

|nation = CAN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2009|July|29}}

|meet = World Championships

|country = ITA

|city = Rome

|cityarticle =

|ref = {{cite web|title=Women's 200m Breaststroke Semifinals Results|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=0001090B003D000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01|publisher=Omega Timing|date=30 July 2009|access-date=12 August 2017}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 63

|time = 2:20.00

|recordinfo = sf

|firstname = Rebecca

|lastname = Soni

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2012|August|1}}

|meet = Olympic Games

|country = UK

|city = London

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 64

|time = 2:19.59

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Rebecca

|lastname = Soni

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2012|August|2}}

|meet = Olympic Games

|country = UK

|city = London

|cityarticle =

|ref = {{cite web|title=Women's 200m Breaststroke Results|url=http://www.london2012.com/swimming/event/women-200m-breaststroke/index.html|publisher=www.london2012.com|date=2 August 2012|access-date=5 August 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121204181416/www.london2012.com/swimming/event/women-200m-breaststroke/index.html|archive-date=4 December 2012}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 65

|time = 2:19.11

|recordinfo = sf

|firstname = Rikke

|lastname = Møller Pedersen

|namearticle =

|nation = DEN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2013|August|1}}

|meet = World Championships

|country = ESP

|city = Barcelona

|cityarticle =

|ref = {{cite web|title=Women's 200m Breaststroke Semifinals Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010D020101021F01FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=1 August 2013|access-date=12 March 2025}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 66

|time = 2:18.95

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Tatjana

|lastname = Schoenmaker

|namearticle = Tatjana Smith

|nation = RSA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2021|July|30}}

|meet = Olympic Games

|country = JPN

|city = Tokyo

|cityarticle =

|ref = {{cite web|title=Women's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C73A1_SWMW200MBR------------FNL-000100--.pdf|publisher=olympics.com|date=30 July 2021|access-date=30 July 2021|archive-date=23 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210823071631/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C73A1_SWMW200MBR------------FNL-000100--.pdf}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 67

|time = 2:17.55

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Evgeniia

|lastname = Chikunova

|namearticle =

|nation = RUS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2023|April|21}}

|meet = Russian Championships

|country = RUS

|city = Kazan

|cityarticle =

|ref = {{cite web|title=Women's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://new.russwimming.ru/upload/live/4R_LC_2023/ResultList_137F.pdf|publisher=russwimming.ru|date=21 April 2023|access-date=21 April 2023}}

}}

=Short course=

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 1

|time = 2:22.92

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Susanne

|lastname = Bornike

|namearticle =

|nation = GDR

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1989|February|12}}

|meet = World Cup

|country = FRG

|city = Bonn

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 2

|time = 2:22.89

|recordinfo = h

|firstname = Dai

|lastname = Guohong

|namearticle =

|nation = CHN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1993|December|3}}

|meet = World Championships

|country = ESP

|city = Palma de Mallorca

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 3

|time = 2:21.99

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Dai

|lastname = Guohong

|namearticle =

|nation = CHN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1993|December|3}}

|meet = World Championships

|country = ESP

|city = Palma de Mallorca

|cityarticle =

|ref

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 4

|time = 2:20.85

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Samantha

|lastname = Riley

|namearticle =

|nation = AUS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1995|December|1}}

|meet = World Championships

|country = BRA

|city = Rio de Janeiro

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 5

|time = 2:20.22

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Masami

|lastname = Tanaka

|namearticle =

|nation = JPN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1999|April|2}}

|meet = World Championships

|country = HKG

|city =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 6

|time = 2:19.25

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Qi

|lastname = Hui

|namearticle =

|nation = CHN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2001|January|28}}

|meet = World Cup

|country = FRA

|city = Paris

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 7

|time = 2:18.86

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Qi

|lastname = Hui

|namearticle =

|nation = CHN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2002|December|2}}

|meet = World Cup

|country = CHN

|city = Shanghai

|cityarticle =

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 8

|time = 2:17.75

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Leisel

|lastname = Jones

|namearticle =

|nation = AUS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2003|November|29}}

|meet = World Cup

|country = AUS

|city = Melbourne

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 9

|time = 2:17.50

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Annamay

|lastname = Pierse

|namearticle =

|nation = CAN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2009|March|14}}

|meet = Canadian Spring Nationals

|country = CAN

|city = Toronto

|ref =

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 10

|time = 2:16.83

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Annamay

|lastname = Pierse

|namearticle =

|nation = CAN

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2009|August|7}}

|meet = British Grand Prix

|country = UK

|city = Leeds

|ref = {{cite news|title=British Short Course Grand Prix: Flash! Annamay Pierse Lowers 200 Breast World Record; Canada Breaks 800 Free Relay Mark|url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/british-short-course-grand-prix-flash-annamay-pierse-lowers-200-breast-world-record-canada-breaks-800-free-relay-mark/|date=7 August 2009|access-date=5 May 2025|website=Swimming World Magazine}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 11

|time = 2:15.42

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Leisel

|lastname = Jones

|namearticle =

|nation = AUS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2009|November|15}}

|meet = World Cup

|country = GER

|city = Berlin

|cityarticle =

|ref = {{cite web|title=2009 FINA World Cup (Berlin) - Women's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000109050040000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=omegatiming.com|date=15 November 2009|access-date=5 May 2024}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 12

|time = 2:14.57

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Rebecca

|lastname = Soni

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2009|December|18}}

|meet = Duel in the Pool

|country = UK

|city = Manchester

|ref = {{cite web|title=2009 Duel in the Pool - Women's 200m Breaststroke Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000109000008000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=omegatiming.com|date=18 December 2009|access-date=5 May 2024}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = -

|time = 2:14.39

|recordinfo = {{ref label|Yefimova|a|}}

|firstname = Yuliya

|lastname = Yefimova

|namearticle =

|nation = RUS

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2013|December|14}}

|meet = European Championships

|country = DEN

|city = Herning

|cityarticle =

|ref = {{cite web|title=2013 European Short Course Championships - Women's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205075302/http://www.microplustiming.it/herning2013/pdf/Book.pdf#page=114|work=Wayback Machine|date=14 December 2013|access-date=5 May 2025}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 13

|time = 2:14.16

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Kate

|lastname = Douglass

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2024|October|24}}

|meet = World Cup

|country = KOR

|city = Incheon

|ref = {{cite web|title=2024 World Aquatics Cup (Incheon) - Women's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800060203EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=omegatiming.com|date=24 October 2024|access-date=31 October 2024}}{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zt2aLE0_qnM | title=🇺🇸 Kate Douglass with Her First Ever Individual World Record in 200m Breaststroke (SCM) | website=YouTube | date=30 October 2024 }}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 14

|time = 2:12.72

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Kate

|lastname = Douglass

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2024|October|31}}

|meet = World Cup

|country = SGP

|city =

|ref = {{cite web|title=2024 World Aquatics Cup (Singapore) - Women's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800070203EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=omegatiming.com|date=31 October 2024|access-date=31 October 2024}}{{cite web|title= Video - Women's 200m Breaststroke Final |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lBVRVyBrD0|publisher=World Aquatics |date=31 October 2024|access-date=1 November 2024}}

}}

{{Swimmingrecord

|number = 15

|time = 2:12.50

|recordinfo =

|firstname = Kate

|lastname = Douglass

|namearticle =

|nation = USA

|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2024|December|13}}

|meet = World Championships

|country = HUN

|city = Budapest

|ref = {{cite web|title=2024 World Aquatics Championships (25 m) - Women's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800080203EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=13 December 2024|access-date=29 December 2024}}

}}

==Notes==

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|{{note|Yefimova}}Rescinded in May 2014 due to doping violation.

}}

All-time top 25

style="wikitable"

Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 200 m breaststroke times and the top 25 athletes:

style="background: #f6F5CE" |- denotes top performance for athletes in the top 25 200 m breaststroke times

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

style="background: #CCFFCC" |- denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 athletes who fall outside the top 25 200 m breaststroke times

=Men long course=

Correct as of June 2025{{cite web|title=Men's 200m Breaststroke Long Course All-Time Ranking|url=https://api.worldaquatics.com/fina/rankings/swimming/report/pdf?gender=M&distance=200&stroke=BREASTSTROKE&poolConfiguration=LCM&year=&startDate=&endDate=×Mode=ALL_TIMES®ionId=&countryId=&pageSize=200|publisher=World Aquatics|access-date=4 July 2025}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! {{abbr|Ath.#|Athlete rank}}

! {{abbr|Perf.#|Performance rank}}

! Time

! Athlete

! Nation

! Date

! Place

! class="unsortable" | {{refh}}

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 1

| 2:05.48

| Qin Haiyang

| {{CHN}}

| 28 July 2023

| Fukuoka

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 2

| 2:05.85

| Léon Marchand

| {{FRA}}

| 31 July 2024

| Paris

| {{Cite web|title=2024 Olympic Games - Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Results |url=https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/SWM/OG2024_SWM_C73A2_SWMM200MBR------------SFNL--------.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817142435/https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/SWM/OG2024_SWM_C73A2_SWMM200MBR------------SFNL--------.pdf |archive-date=17 August 2024|access-date=18 December 2024|website=olympics.com |publisher=International Olympic Committee}}

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 3

| 2:05.95

| Zac Stubblety-Cook

| {{AUS}}

| 19 May 2022

| Adelaide

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 4

| 2:06.12

| Anton Chupkov

| {{RUS}}

| 26 July 2019

| Gwangju

rowspan="2" |

| align=center | 5

| 2:06.28

|Stubblety-Cook #2

| rowspan="2" |

| 15 June 2021

| Adelaide

| {{cite web|title=2021 Australian Trials - Men's 800m Freestyle Final Results|url=https://liveresults.swimming.org.au/SAL/2021TRIALS/210612F030.htm|publisher=swimming.org.au|date=15 June 2021|access-date=23 April 2025}}

align=center | 6

| 2:06.38

|Stubblety-Cook #3

| 29 July 2021

| Tokyo

| {{cite web|title=2020 Olympic Games - Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C73A1_SWMM200MBR------------FNL-000100--.pdf|publisher=olympics.com|date=29 July 2021|access-date=6 August 2021|archive-date=29 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729021726/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C73A1_SWMM200MBR------------FNL-000100--.pdf}}

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 5

| align=center | 7

| 2:06.40

| Shoma Sato

| {{JPN}}

| 7 April 2021

| Tokyo

| {{cite web|title=Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=http://swim.seiko.co.jp/2021/S70701/ranking/05R051.pdf|publisher=seiko.co.jp|date=7 April 2021|access-date=23 April 2021}}

| align=center | 7

| 2:06.40

|Stubblety-Cook #4

| 23 July 2023

| Fukuoka

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 6

| align=center | 9

| 2:06.54

| Matthew Fallon

| {{USA}}

| 19 June 2024

| Indianapolis

| {{cite web|title=2024 US Olympic Trials - Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800030103EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=19 June 2024|access-date=19 June 2024}}

| align=center | 10

| 2:06.59

|Marchand #2

| 11 June 2023

| Rennes

| {{cite web|title=2023 French Championships - Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.liveffn.com/cgi-bin/resultats.php?competition=81501&langue=gbr&go=epreuve&epreuve=73|publisher=liveffn.com|date=11 June 2023|accessdate=11 June 2023}}

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| rowspan="2" align=center | 7

| rowspan="2" align=center | 11

| rowspan="2" | 2:06.67

| Ippei Watanabe

| {{JPN}}

| 29 January 2017

| Tokyo

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| Matthew Wilson

| {{AUS}}

| 25 July 2019

| Gwangju

rowspan="8" |

| align=center | 13

| 2:06.68

|Wilson #2

| rowspan="8" |

| 26 July 2019

| Gwangju

align=center | 14

| 2:06.72

|Stubblety-Cook #5

| 22 June 2022

| Budapest

| {{cite web|title=19th FINA World Championships - Men's 200m Breaststroke Semifinals Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700000103EE0102FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=26 July 2019|access-date=23 April 2025}}

align=center | 15

| 2:06.73

|Watanabe #2

| 26 July 2019

| Gwangju

align=center | 16

| 2:06.74

|Sato #2

| 7 February 2021

| Tokyo

| {{cite magazine|title=19-Yr-Old Shoma Sato Scorches Another 2:06 200 Breaststroke|url=https://swimswam.com/19-yr-old-shomasato-scorchesanother-206-200breaststroke/|magazine=SwimSwam|author=Retta Race|date=7 February 2021|access-date=1 May 2025}}

align=center | 17

| 2:06.78

|Sato #3

| 24 January 2021

| Tokyo

| {{cite magazine|title=Calling Tokyo: 19-Yr-Old Shoma Sato Scorches 2:06.78 200 Breast|url=https://swimswam.com/calling-tokyo-19-yr-old-shoma-sato-scorches-20678-200breast/|magazine=SwimSwam|author=Retta Race|date=24 January 2021|access-date=1 May 2025}}

align=center | 18

| 2:06.79

|Stubblety-Cook #6

| 31 July 2024

| Paris

align=center | 19

| 2:06.80

|Chupkov #2

| 6 August 2018

| Glasgow

| {{cite web|title=2018 European Championships - Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=http://glasgow2018.microplustiming.com/export/NU_GLASGOW2018/NU/pdf/SWMM200MBR------------FNL-000100--_73A1%201.0.pdf|publisher=Microplus Informatica|date=6 August 2018|access-date=1 May 2025}}

align=center | 20

| 2:06.83

|Chupkov #3

| 25 July 2019

| Gwangju

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 9

| align=center | 21

| 2:06.85

| Arno Kamminga

| {{NED}}

| 4 December 2020

| Rotterdam

| {{cite web|title=2020 Rotterdam Qualification Meet - Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://rqm2020.nl/rqm2020.nl/livetiming/2020/ResultList_17F.pdf|publisher=rqm2020.nl|date=4 December 2020|access-date=4 December 2020}}

rowspan="6" |

| align=center | 22

| 2:06.94

|Watanabe #3

| rowspan="6" |

| 21 March 2024

| Tokyo

align=center | 23

| 2:06.96

|Chupkov #4

| 28 July 2017

| Budapest

| {{cite web|title=17th FINA World Championships - Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000111010A0103EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=28 July 2017|access-date=23 April 2025}}

align=center | 24

| 2:06.99

|Chupkov #5

| 20 May 2021

| Budapest

rowspan="3" align=center | 25

| rowspan="3" | 2:07.00

|Chupkov #6

| 9 April 2019

| Moscow

Stubblety-Cook #7

| 16 May 2021

| Sydney

Stubblety-Cook #8

| 12 December 2021

| Brisbane

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 10

| rowspan="16" |

| 2:07.01

| Akihiro Yamaguchi

| {{JPN}}

| 15 September 2012

| Gifu

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| rowspan="2" align=center | 11

| rowspan="2" | 2:07.07

| Yamato Fukasawa

| {{JPN}}

| 17 February 2024

| Chiba

| {{cite magazine|title=Yamato Fukasawa Fires Off 2:07.07 200 Breast At Konami Open, Would Have Won Doha|url=https://swimswam.com/yamato-fukasawa-fires-off-20707-200breaset-at-konami-open-would-have-won-doha/|magazine=SwimSwam|author=Retta Race|date=17 February 2024|access-date=17 February 2024}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| Yu Hanaguruma

| {{JPN}}

| 21 March 2024

| Tokyo

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 13

| 2:07.13

| Matti Mattsson

| {{FIN}}

| 29 July 2021

| Tokyo

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 14

| 2:07.17

| Josh Prenot

| {{USA}}

| 30 June 2016

| Omaha

| {{cite web|title=2016 US Olympic Trials - Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000110000300020B02FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=30 June 2016|access-date=23 April 2025}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 15

| 2:07.18

| Yasuhiro Koseki

| {{JPN}},

| 16 April 2017

| Nagoya

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 16

| 2:07.23

| Dániel Gyurta

| {{HUN}}

| 2 August 2013

| Barcelona

| {{cite web|title=15th FINA World Championships - Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010D020100020B02FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=2 August 2013|access-date=23 April 2025}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 17

| 2:07.25

| Kirill Prigoda

| {{RUS}}

| 21 July 2022

| Kazan

| {{cite magazine|title=Anton Chupkov Posts 2:07.19 200 Breast at Russian Solidarity Games|url=https://swimswam.com/anton-chupkov-posts-20719-200breast-at-russian-solidarity-games/|magazine=SwimSwam|author=Retta Race|date=22 July 2022|access-date=27 June 2025}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 18

| 2:07.27

| Shin Ohashi

| {{JPN}}

| 20 June 2025

| Osaka

|{{cite web|title=Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://live-results.swim.or.jp/race-result/2725301?program_id=18&display_program_id=16&heat=1&searchFlg=1|work=swim.or.jp|date=20 June 2025|access-date=20 June 2025}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 19

| 2:07.30

| Ross Murdoch

| {{GBR2}}

| 24 July 2014

| Glasgow

| {{cite magazine|title=Australia Breaks Women’s 400 Free Relay World Record at Commonwealth Games|url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/flash-commonwealth-games-australia-breaks-world-record-in-400-free-relay/|magazine=Swimming World|author=Jason Marsteller|date=24 July 2014|access-date=24 April 2025}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 20

| 2:07.31

| Christian Sprenger

| {{AUS}}

| 30 July 2009

| Rome

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 21

| 2:07.41

| Kevin Cordes

| {{USA}}

| 28 June 2017

| Indianapolis

| {{cite web|title=2017 US National Championships - Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000111010E00020B02FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=28 June 2017|access-date=23 April 2025}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 22

| 2:07.42

| Eric Shanteau

| {{USA}}

| 30 July 2009

| Rome

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 23

| 2:07.43

| Michael Jamieson

| {{GBR2}}

| 1 August 2012

| London

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 24

| 2:07.46

| Dmitriy Balandin

| {{KAZ}}

| 10 August 2016

| Rio de Janeiro

| {{cite web|title=2016 Olympic Games - Men's 200m Breaststroke Results|url=https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_odf-documents/S/W/SWM032101_Results_2016_08_10_cc25b534_ed55_4e73_9aa4_f7a393585784.pdf|publisher=Rio 2016 official website|date=10 August 2016|access-date=10 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811011648/https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_odf-documents/S/W/SWM032101_Results_2016_08_10_cc25b534_ed55_4e73_9aa4_f7a393585784.pdf|archive-date=11 August 2016|df=dmy-all}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 25

| 2:07.47

| Marco Koch

| {{GER}}

| 18 August 2014

| Berlin

| {{cite web|title=2014 European Championships - Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=http://84.33.37.145/berlin2014/export/Berlin2014/NU/pdf/CLS-ASM-200BR-FIN-ALL.pdf?x=19:16:50|publisher=Microplus Informatica|date=21 August 2014|access-date=21 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914220155/http://84.33.37.145/berlin2014/export/Berlin2014/NU/pdf/CLS-ASM-200BR-FIN-ALL.pdf?x=19:16:50|archive-date=14 September 2017}}

=Men short course=

Correct as of December 2024{{cite web|title=Men's 200m Breaststroke Short Course All-Time Ranking|url=https://api.worldaquatics.com/fina/rankings/swimming/report/pdf?gender=M&distance=200&stroke=BREASTSTROKE&poolConfiguration=SCM&year=&startDate=&endDate=×Mode=ALL_TIMES®ionId=&countryId=&pageSize=200|publisher=World Aquatics|access-date=10 December 2023}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! {{abbr|Ath.#|Athlete rank}}

! {{abbr|Perf.#|Performance rank}}

! Time

! Athlete

! Nation

! Date

! Place

! class="unsortable" | {{refh}}

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 1

| 2:00.16

| Kirill Prigoda

| {{RUS}}

| 13 December 2018

| Hangzhou

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 2

| 2:00.35

| Daiya Seto

| {{JPN}}

| 16 December 2022

| Melbourne

| {{cite web|title=16th FINA World Championships (25m) - Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700030103EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=16 December 2022|access-date=19 December 2022}}

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 3

| 2:00.44

| Marco Koch

| {{GER}}

| 20 November 2016

| Berlin

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 4

| 2:00.48

| Dániel Gyurta

| {{HUN}}

| 31 August 2014

| Dubai

rowspan="7" |

| align=center | 5

| 2:00.53

|Koch #2

| rowspan="7" |

| 3 December 2015

| Netanya

| {{cite web|title=2015 European Short Course Championships - Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://netanya2015.microplustiming.com/export/NU_Netanya/NU/pdf/CLS-ASM-200BR-FINALE-ALL.pdf?x=15:50:04|work=microplustiming.com|date=3 December 2015|accessdate=10 May 2025}}

align=center | 6

| 2:00.58

|Koch #3

| 1 November 2020

| Budapest

| {{cite web|title=2020 International Swimming League (Match 6) - Men's 200m Breaststroke Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011402080103EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=1 November 2020|access-date=10 May 2025}}

align=center | 7

| 2:00.67

|Gyurta #2

| 13 December 2009

| Istanbul

align=center | 8

| 2:00.72

|Gyurta #3

| 15 December 2013

| Herning

| {{cite web|title=2013 European Short Course Championships - Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205075302/http://www.microplustiming.it/herning2013/pdf/Book.pdf#page=244|work=Wayback Machine|date=15 December 2013|access-date=10 May 2025}}

align=center | 9

| 2:00.81

|Koch #4

| 26 October 2020

| Budapest

| {{cite web|title=2020 International Swimming League (Match 4) - Men's 200m Breaststroke Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011402060103EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=26 October 2020|access-date=10 May 2025}}

align=center | 10

| 2:01.06

|Gyurta #4

| 27 August 2014

| Doha

| {{cite web|title=2014 FINA World Cup (Doha) - Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010E010500020B02FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=27 August 2014|access-date=10 May 2025}}

align=center | 11

| 2:01.11

|Prigoda #2

| 14 December 2017

| Copenhagen

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 5

| align=center | 12

| 2:01.15

| Qin Haiyang

| {{CHN}}

| 13 December 2018

| Hangzhou

rowspan="13" |

| align=center | 13

| 2:01.18

|Prigoda #3

| rowspan="13" |

| 19 November 2017

| Singapore

| {{cite web|title=2017 FINA World Cup (Singapore) - Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011101090103EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=19 November 2017|access-date=10 May 2025}}

align=center | 14

| 2:01.20

|Prigoda #4

| 14 November 2020

| Budapest

| {{cite web|title=2020 International Swimming League (Semifinal 1) - Men's 200m Breaststroke Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000114020D0103EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=14 November 2020|access-date=10 May 2025}}

align=center | 15

| 2:01.21

|Koch #5

| 8 December 2016

| Windsor

| {{cite web|title=13th FINA World Championships (25m) - Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000110000D00020B02FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=8 December 2016|access-date=10 May 2025}}

align=center | 16

| 2:01.24

|Prigoda #5

| 4 October 2017

| Doha

| {{cite web|title=2017 FINA World Cup (Doha) - Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011101040103EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=4 October 2017|access-date=10 May 2025}}

align=center | 17

| 2:01.28

|Koch #6

| 31 August 2014

| Dubai

rowspan="3" align=center | 18

| rowspan="3" | 2:01.30

|Gyurta #5

| 9 November 2013

| Tokyo

| {{cite web|title=2013 FINA World Cup (Tokyo) - Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010D020B00020B02FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=9 November 2013|access-date=10 May 2025}}

Seto #2

| 19 November 2017

| Singapore

Prigoda #6

| 11 November 2018

| Tokyo

| {{cite web|title=2018 FINA World Cup (Tokyo) - Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000112010A0103EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=11 November 2018|access-date=10 May 2025}}

align=center | 21

| 2:01.31

|Koch #7

| 14 November 2020

| Budapest

align=center | 22

| 2:01.35

|Gyurta #6

| 14 December 2012

| Istanbul

| {{cite web|title=11th FINA World Championships (25m) - Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010C010D00020B02FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=14 December 2012|access-date=10 May 2025}}

align=center | 23

| 2:01.37

|Gyurta #7

| 10 August 2013

| Berlin

| {{cite web|title=2013 FINA World Cup (Berlin) - Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010D020600020B02FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=10 August 2013|access-date=10 May 2025}}

align=center | 24

| 2:01.40

|Koch #8

| 5 November 2020

| Budapest

| {{cite web|title=2020 International Swimming League (Match 8) - Men's 200m Breaststroke Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000114020A0103EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=5 November 2020|access-date=10 May 2025}}

align=center | 25

| 2:01.41

|Koch #9

| 21 October 2016

| Singapore

| {{cite web|title=2016 FINA World Cup (Singapore) - Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000110000A00020B02FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=21 October 2016|access-date=10 May 2025}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| rowspan="2" align=center | 6

| rowspan="20" |

| rowspan="2" | 2:01.43

| Michael Jamieson

| {{GBR2}}

| 15 December 2013

| Herning

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| Arno Kamminga

| {{NED}}

| 17 December 2020

| Amsterdam

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 8

| 2:01.45

| Carles Coll Marti

| {{ESP}}

| 13 December 2024

| Budapest

| {{cite web|title=2024 World Aquatics Championships (25m) - Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800080103EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=13 December 2024|access-date=29 December 2024}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 9

| 2:01.57

| Anton Chupkov

| {{RUS}}

| 11 November 2018

| Tokyo

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 10

| 2:01.60

| Nic Fink

| {{USA}}

| 16 December 2022

| Melbourne

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 11

| 2:01.65

| Anton McKee

| {{ISL}}

| 1 November 2020

| Budapest

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 12

| 2:01.67

| Joshua Yong

| {{AUS}}

| 20 October 2024

| Shanghai

| {{cite web|title=2024 World Aquatics Cup (Shanghai) - Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800050103EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=20 October 2024|access-date=29 October 2024}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 13

| 2:01.70

| Ippei Watanabe

| {{JPN}}

| 23 October 2022

| Tokyo

| {{cite web|title=Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=http://swim.seiko.co.jp/2022/S70702/ranking/02R094.pdf|website=swim.seiko.co.jp|date=23 October 2022|access-date=23 October 2022}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 14

| 2:01.73

| Ilya Shymanovich

| {{BLR}}

| 6 November 2021

| Kazan

| {{cite web|title=2021 European Short Course Championships - Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=http://kazan2021.microplustiming.com/export/NU_Kazan2021/NU/pdf/SWMM200MBR------------FNL-000100--_73A1%201.0.pdf?x=23:59:00|work=microplustiming.com|date=6 November 2021|access-date=20 November 2021}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 15

| 2:01.78

| Yasuhiro Koseki

| {{JPN}}

| 27 October 2019

| Tokyo

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 16

| 2:01.85

| Mikhail Dorinov

| {{RUS}}

| 14 December 2017

| Copenhagen

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 17

| 2:01.91

| Aleksandr Zhigalov

| {{RUS}}

| 23 November 2024

| Saint Petersburg

| {{cite web|title=Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://russwimming.ru/upload/live/4R_SC_2024/ResultList_125F.pdf|publisher=russwimming.ru|date=23 November 2024|access-date=23 November 2024}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 18

| 2:01.98

| Christian Sprenger

| {{AUS}}

| 10 August 2009

| Hobart

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 19

| 2:02.01

| Yamato Fukasawa

| {{JPN}}

| 13 December 2024

| Budapest

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 20

| 2:02.18

| Erik Persson

| {{SWE}}

| 6 November 2021

| Kazan

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 21

| 2:02.27

| Will Licon

| {{USA}}

| 21 November 2020

| Budapest

| {{cite web|title=2020 International Swimming League (Final) - Men's 200m Breaststroke Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000114020F0103EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=21 November 2020|access-date=10 May 2025}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| rowspan="2" align=center | 22

| rowspan="2" | 2:02.33

| Cody Miller

| {{USA}}

| 11 December 2015

| Indianapolis

| {{cite web|title=2015 Duel in the Pool - Men's 200m Breaststroke Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010F020D00020B02FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=11 December 2015|access-date=10 May 2025}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| Caspar Corbeau

| {{NED}}

| 2 November 2024

| Singapore

| {{cite web|title=2024 World Aquatics Cup (Singapore) - Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800070103EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=2 November 2024|access-date=17 November 2024}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| rowspan="2" align=center | 24

| rowspan="2" | 2:02.38

| Oleg Kostin

| {{RUS}}

| 15 November 2013

| Kazan

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| Kevin Cordes

| {{USA}}

| 20 December 2013

| Glasgow

=Women long course=

Correct as of April 2025{{cite web|title=Men's 50m Freestyle Long Course All-Time Ranking|url=https://www.worldaquatics.com/swimming/rankings?gender=M&distance=50&stroke=FREESTYLE&poolConfiguration=LCM&year=all&startDate=&endDate=×Mode=ALL_TIMES®ionId=all&countryId=|publisher=World Aquatics|access-date=23 March 2025}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! {{abbr|Ath.#|Athlete rank}}

! {{abbr|Perf.#|Performance rank}}

! Time

! Athlete

! Nation

! Date

! Place

! class="unsortable" | {{refh}}

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 1

| 2:17.55

| Evgeniia Chikunova

| {{RUS}}

| 21 April 2023

| Kazan

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 2

| 2:18.95

| Tatjana Smith

| {{RSA}}

| 30 July 2021

| Tokyo

rowspan="2" |

| align=center | 3

| 2:18.98

|Chikunova #2

| rowspan="2" |

| 27 July 2024

| Yekaterinburg

| {{cite web|title=2024 Russian Championships - Women's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://russwimming.ru/upload/live/ruscup2024_ekaterinburg/ResultList_137F.pdf|website=russwimming.ru|date=27 July 2024|access-date=24 April 2025}}

align=center | 4

| 2:19.01

|Smith #2

| 10 April 2024

| Gqeberha

| {{cite web|title=2024 South African Championships - Women's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://swimsa.org/results/2024/sa-national-swimming-championships-newton-park-swimming-pool-gqeberha-8-13-april-2024/sanat-2024_full-set-of-results-with-splits.pdf#page=16|website=swimsa.org/|date=10 April 2024|access-date=24 April 2025}}

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 3

| align=center | 5

| 2:19.11

| Rikke Møller Pedersen

| {{DEN}}

| 1 August 2013

| Barcelona

| align=center | 6

| 2:19.16

|Smith #3

| 28 July 2021

| Tokyo

| {{Cite web |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C74A_SWMW200MBR------------HEAT--------.pdf |title=2020 Olympic Games - Women's 200 Breaststroke Heats Results|access-date=28 July 2021 |archive-date=28 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728111720/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C74A_SWMW200MBR------------HEAT--------.pdf |url-status=dead }}

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 4

| align=center | 7

| 2:19.24

| Kate Douglass

| {{USA}}

| 1 August 2024

| Paris

| {{Cite web|title=2024 Olympic Games - Women's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/SWM/OG2024_SWM_C73A1_SWMW200MBR------------FNL-000100--.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240923042616/https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/SWM/OG2024_SWM_C73A1_SWMW200MBR------------FNL-000100--.pdf |archive-date=23 September 2024|access-date=18 December 2024|website=olympics.com |publisher=International Olympic Committee}}

rowspan="2" |

| align=center | 8

| 2:19.30

|Douglass #2

| rowspan="2" |

| 13 January 2024

| Knoxville

| {{cite web|title=2024 TYR Pro Swim Series (Knoxville) - Women's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.swmeets.com/Realtime/ProSeries/2024/Knoxville/240110F023.htm|publisher=swmeets.com|date=13 January 2024|access-date=13 January 2024|archive-date=14 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114002412/https://www.swmeets.com/Realtime/ProSeries/2024/Knoxville/240110F023.htm|url-status=live}}

align=center | 9

| 2:19.33

|Smith #4

| 29 July 2021

| Tokyo

| {{Cite web |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C74A_SWMW200MBR------------SFNL--------.pdf |title=2020 Olympic Games - Women's 200 Breaststroke Semifinals Results|access-date=29 July 2021 |archive-date=23 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210823071648/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C74A_SWMW200MBR------------SFNL--------.pdf |url-status=dead }}

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 5

| align=center | 10

| 2:19.41

| Yuliya Yefimova

| {{RUS}}

| 2 August 2013

| Barcelona

| {{cite web|title=Women's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010D020101021F02FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=2 August 2013|access-date=12 March 2025}}

| align=center | 11

| 2:19.46

|Douglass #3

| 20 June 2024

| Indianapolis

| {{cite web|title=2024 US Olympic Trials - Women's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800030203EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=20 June 2024|access-date=23 April 2025}}

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 6

| align=center | 12

| 2:19.59

| Rebecca Soni

| {{USA}}

| 2 August 2012

| London

rowspan="2" |

| align=center | 13

| 2:19.60

|Smith #5

| rowspan="2" |

| 1 August 2024

| Paris

align=center | 14

| 2:19.61

|Møller Pedersen #2

| 13 April 2014

| Eindhoven

| {{cite magazine|title=Rikke Moller Pedersen Puts World Record on Notice at Eindhoven Cup|url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/rikke-moller-pedersen-puts-world-record-on-notice-at-eindhoven-cup/|magazine=Swimming World Magazine|author=Jason Marsteller|date=13 April 2014|access-date=24 April 2025}}

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 7

| align=center | 15

| 2:19.64

| Viktoria Zeynep Gunes

| {{TUR}}

| 30 August 2015

| Singapore

| {{cite web|title=Women's 200m Breaststroke Results|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010F020E01021F02FFFFFFFFFFFF02|publisher=Omega Timing|date=30 August 2015|access-date=30 August 2015}}

| align=center | 15

| 2:19.64

|Yefimova #2

| 28 July 2017

| Budapest

| {{cite web|title=17th FINA World Championships - Women's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=http://omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000111010A0203EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01|publisher=Omega Timing|date=28 July 2017|access-date=28 March 2025}}

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 8

| align=center | 17

| 2:19.65

| Rie Kaneto

| {{JPN}}

| 9 April 2016

| Tokyo

| {{cite magazine|title=Rie Kaneto, Kosuke Hagino Post New National Records At Japanese Nationals|url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/rie-kaneto-kosuke-hagino-post-new-national-records-at-japanese-nationals/|magazine=Swimming World Magazine|date=9 April 2016|access-date=15 April 2016}}

rowspan="3" |

| align=center | 18

| 2:19.66

|Douglass #4

| rowspan="3" |

| 19 June 2024

| Indianapolis

| {{cite web|title=2024 US Olympic Trials - Women's 200m Breaststroke Heats Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800030203EE0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=19 June 2024|access-date=23 April 2025}}

align=center | 19

| 2:19.67

|Møller Pedersen #3

| 12 June 2014

| Canet-en-Roussillon

| {{cite magazine|title=Rikke Pedersen Breaks 2:20 in 200 Breast Again to Sweep Breaststrokes in Canet|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/World/39482.asp?q=Rikke-Pedersen-Breaks-2:20-in-200-Breast-Again-to-Sweep-Breaststrokes-in-Canet|magazine=Swimming World Magazine|date=12 June 2014|access-date=13 June 2014}}

align=center | 20

| 2:19.74

|Douglass #5

| 31 July 2024

| Paris

| {{Cite web |title=2024 Olympic Games - Women's 200m Breaststroke Semifinals Results |url=https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/SWM/OG2024_SWM_C73A2_SWMW200MBR------------SFNL--------.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240815172807/https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/SWM/OG2024_SWM_C73A2_SWMW200MBR------------SFNL--------.pdf |archive-date=2024-08-15 |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=olympics.com |publisher=International Olympic Committee}}

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 9

| align=center | 21

| 2:19.81

| Tes Schouten

| {{NED}}

| 16 February 2024

| Doha

| {{cite web|title=Women's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800000203EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=16 February 2024|access-date=17 February 2024}}

rowspan="4" |

| align=center | 22

| 2:19.83

|Yefimova #3

| rowspan="4" |

| 13 June 2017

| Barcelona

| {{cite magazine|title=Yulia Efimova Scares 200 Breast World Record at Mare Nostrum Barcelona|url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/yuliya-efimova-scares-world-record-mare-nostrum-barcelona/|magazine=Swimming World Magazine|author=Diana Pimer|date=13 June 2017|access-date=24 April 2025}}

align=center | 23

| 2:19.84

|Møller Pedersen #4

| 22 August 2014

| Berlin

| {{cite web|title=2014 European Championships - Women's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=http://www.microplustiming.com/berlin2014/export/Berlin2014/NU/pdf/CLS-ASF-200BR-FIN-ALL.pdf|publisher=Microplus Informatica|date=22 August 2014|access-date=22 August 2014}}

align=center | 24

| 2:19.85

|Yefimova #4

| 1 August 2013

| Barcelona

align=center | 25

| 2:19.89

|Douglass #6

| 13 April 2024

| San Antonio

| {{cite web|title=2024 TYR Pro Swim Series (San Antonio) - Women's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800020203EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=13 April 2024|access-date=23 April 2025}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 10

| rowspan="16" |

| 2:19.92

| Lilly King

| {{USA}}

| 30 July 2021

| Tokyo

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 11

| 2:20.12

| Annamay Pierse

| {{CAN}}

| 30 July 2009

| Rome

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 12

| 2:20.54

| Leisel Jones

| {{AUS}}

| 1 February 2006

| Melbourne

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 13

| 2:20.72

| Satomi Suzuki

| {{JPN}}

| 2 August 2012

| London

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 14

| 2:20.77

| Annie Lazor

| {{USA}}

| 19 May 2019

| Bloomington

| {{cite magazine|title=Annie Lazor Becomes 9th-Best 200m Breaststroker in History in Bloomington|url=https://swimswam.com/annie-lazor-becomes-9th-best-200m-breaststroker-in-history-in-bloomington/|magazine=SwimSwam|author=Braden Keith|date=19 May 2019|access-date=7 May 2025}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 15

| 2:20.89

| Molly Renshaw

| {{GBR2}}

| 15 April 2021

| London

| {{cite web|title=2021 British Trials - Women's 200m Breaststroke Results|url=https://results.swimming.org/swimming/results/2021/bsst/RW9F256.HTM|publisher=britishswimming.org|date=15 April 2021|access-date=7 May 2025}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 16

| 2:20.90

| Kanako Watanabe

| {{JPN}}

| 12 April 2015

| Tokyo

| {{cite web|title=2015 Japanese Championships - Women's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://swim.seiko.co.jp/en/2015/S70701/ranking/eng12R083.pdf|date=12 April 2015|accessdate=7 May 2025}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 17

| 2:21.37

| Qi Hui

| {{CHN}}

| 17 October 2009

| Jinan

| {{cite news |url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/22400.asp |title=Chinese National Games: Pang Jiaying Sets Asian Record |publisher=SwimmingWorldMagazine |date=2009-10-22 |access-date=2010-04-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404192509/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/22400.asp |archive-date=2012-04-04 |url-status=dead }}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 18

| 2:21.45

| Taylor McKeown

| {{AUS}}

| 11 April 2016

| Adelaide

| {{cite magazine|title=Taylor McKeown Vaults to 3rd in World With Olympic Qualifying 200 Breaststroke|url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/taylor-mckeown-vaults-to-3rd-in-world-with-olympic-qualifying-200-breaststroke/|magazine=Swimming World Magazine|author=Cathleen Pruden|date=11 April 2016|access-date=7 May 2025}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 19

| 2:21.62

| Nađa Higl

| {{SRB}}

| 31 July 2009

| Rome

| {{cite web|title=13th FINA World Championships - Women's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001090B004E000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=31 July 2009|access-date=12 March 2025}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 20

| 2:21.69

| Abbie Wood

| {{GBR2}}

| 15 April 2021

| London

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 21

| 2:21.74

| Micah Sumrall

| {{USA}}

| 1 August 2013

| Barcelona

| {{cite web|title=15th FINA World Championships - Women's 200m Breaststroke Heats Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010D020101021F00FFFFFFFFFFFF02|publisher=Omega Timing|date=1 August 2013|access-date=12 March 2025}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 22

| 2:21.77

| Bethany Galat

| {{USA}}

| 28 July 2017

| Budapest

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 23

| 2:21.85

| Reona Aoki

| {{JPN}}

| 8 April 2018

| Tokyo

| {{cite web|title=2018 Japanese Championships - Women's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://swim.seiko.co.jp/en/2018/S70701/ranking/eng08R085.pdf|date=8 April 2018|accessdate=7 May 2025}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 24

| 2:21.86

| Angharad Evans

| {{GBR2}}

| 17 April 2025

| London

| {{cite web|title=Women's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://results.swimming.org/swimming/results/2025/agbchamps/R356.pdf|publisher=swimming.org|date=20 April 2025|access-date=30 April 2025}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 25

| 2:21.93

| Shi Jinglin

| {{CHN}}

| 28 July 2017

| Budapest

=Women short course=

Correct as of December 2024{{cite web|title=Women's 200m Breaststroke Short Course All-Time Ranking|url=https://api.worldaquatics.com/fina/rankings/swimming/report/pdf?gender=F&distance=200&stroke=BREASTSTROKE&poolConfiguration=SCM&year=&startDate=&endDate=×Mode=ALL_TIMES®ionId=&countryId=&pageSize=200|publisher=World Aquatics|access-date=7 December 2023}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! {{abbr|Ath.#|Athlete rank}}

! {{abbr|Perf.#|Performance rank}}

! Time

! Athlete

! Nation

! Date

! Place

! class="unsortable" | {{refh}}

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 1

| 2:12.50

| Kate Douglass

| {{USA}}

| 13 December 2024

| Budapest

rowspan="2" |

| align=center | 2

| 2:12.72

|Douglass #2

| rowspan="2" |

| 31 October 2024

| Singapore

align=center | 3

| 2:14.16

|Douglass #3

| 24 October 2024

| Incheon

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 2

| align=center | 4

| 2:14.39

| Yulia Yefimova

| {{RUS}}

| 13 December 2013

| Herning

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 3

| align=center | 5

| 2:14.57

| Rebecca Soni

| {{USA}}

| 18 December 2009

| Manchester

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 4

| align=center | 6

| 2:14.70

| Evgeniia Chikunova

| {{RUS}}

| 25 November 2022

| Kazan

| {{cite web|title=2022 Russian Championships - Women's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://russwimming.ru/upload/live/4R_SC_2022/ResultList_146F_us.pdf|work=russwimming.ru|date=25 November 2022|access-date=27 November 2022}}

| align=center | 7

| 2:15.14

|Chikunova #2

| 13 December 2024

| Budapest

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 5

| align=center | 8

| 2:15.21

| Rikke Møller Pedersen

| {{DEN}}

| 13 December 2013

| Herning

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 6

| align=center | 9

| 2:15.42

| Leisel Jones

| {{AUS}}

| 15 November 2009

| Berlin

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 7

| align=center | 10

| 2:15.56

| Lilly King

| {{USA}}

| 21 November 2020

| Budapest

| {{cite web|title=2020 International Swimming League (Final) - Women's 200m Breaststroke Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000114020F0203EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=21 November 2020|access-date=5 May 2025}}

| align=center | 11

| 2:15.62

|Yefimova #2

| 28 September 2018

| Eindhoven

| {{cite web|title=2018 FINA World Cup (Eindhoven) - Women's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011201070203EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=28 September 2018|access-date=5 May 2025}}

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 8

| align=center | 12

| 2:15.76

| Rie Kaneto

| {{JPN}}

| 9 October 2016

| Doha

| {{cite web|title=2016 FINA World Cup (Doha) - Women's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000110000901021F02FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=9 October 2016|access-date=5 May 2025}}

rowspan="8" |

| align=center | 13

| 2:15.77

|Douglass #4

| rowspan="8" |

| 16 December 2022

| Melbourne

| {{cite web|title=16th FINA World Championships (25m) - Women's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700030203EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=16 December 2022|access-date=5 May 2025}}

align=center | 14

| 2:15.80

|King #2

| 5 November 2020

| Budapest

| {{cite web|title=2020 International Swimming League (Match 8) - Women's 200m Breaststroke Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000114020A0203EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=5 November 2020|access-date=5 May 2025}}

align=center | 15

| 2:15.91

|Kaneto #2

| 1 October 2016

| Beijing

| {{cite web|title=2016 FINA World Cup (Beijing) - Women's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000110000701021F02FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=1 October 2016|access-date=5 May 2025}}

align=center | 16

| 2:15.93

|Møller Pedersen #2

| 11 August 2013

| Berlin

| {{cite web|title=2013 FINA World Cup (Berlin) - Women's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010D020601021F02FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=11 August 2013|access-date=10 May 2025}}

align=center | 17

| 2:15.96

|Douglass #5

| 18 October 2024

| Shanghai

| {{cite web|title=2024 World Aquatics Cup (Shanghai) - Women's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800050203EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=18 October 2024|access-date=10 May 2025}}

align=center | 18

| 2:16.04

|King #3

| 26 October 2020

| Budapest

| {{cite web|title=2020 International Swimming League (Match 4) - Women's 200m Breaststroke Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011402060203EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=26 October 2020|access-date=5 May 2025}}

align=center | 19

| 2:16.05

|Yefimova #3

| 15 November 2018

| Singapore

| {{cite web|title=2018 FINA World Cup (Singapore) - Women's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000112010B0203EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=15 November 2018|access-date=5 May 2025}}

align=center | 20

| 2:16.08

|Møller Pedersen #3

| 16 December 2012

| Istanbul

| {{cite web|title=11th FINA World Championships (25m) - Women's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010C010D01021F02FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=16 December 2012|access-date=10 May 2025}}

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 9

| align=center | 21

| 2:16.09

| Tes Schouten

| {{NED}}

| 8 December 2023

| Otopeni

| {{cite web|title=2023 European Short Course Championships - Women's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600090203EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=8 December 2023|access-date=8 December 2023}}

rowspan="3" |

| align=center | 22

| 2:16.27

|Kaneto #3

| rowspan="3" |

| 31 August 2016

| Berlin

| {{cite web|title=2016 FINA World Cup (Berlin) - Women's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000110000501021F02FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=31 August 2016|access-date=5 May 2025}}

align=center | 23

| 2:16.29

|Yefimova #4

| 9 November 2018

| Tokyo

| {{cite web|title=2018 FINA World Cup (Tokyo) - Women's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000112010A0203EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=9 November 2018|access-date=5 May 2025}}

align=center | 24

| 2:16.30

|Kaneto #4

| 5 October 2016

| Dubai

| {{cite web|title=2016 FINA World Cup (Dubai) - Women's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000110000801021F02FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=5 October 2016|access-date=5 May 2025}}

bgcolor=f6F5CE

| align=center | 10

| align=center | 25

| 2:16.33

| Annie Lazor

| {{USA}}

| 21 November 2020

| Budapest

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 11

| rowspan="15" |

| 2:16.51

| Emily Escobedo

| {{USA}}

| 5 November 2020

| Budapest

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| rowspan="2" align=center | 12

| rowspan="2" | 2:16.83

| Alex Walsh

| {{USA}}

| 13 December 2024

| Budapest

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| Annamay Pierse

| {{CAN}}

| 7 August 2009

| Leeds

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 14

| 2:16.92

| Kanako Watanabe

| {{JPN}}

| 7 December 2014

| Doha

| {{cite web|title=12th FINA World Championships (25m) - Women's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010E010D01021F02FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=7 December 2014|access-date=10 May 2025}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 15

| 2:16.93

| Laura Sogar

| {{USA}}

| 16 December 2012

| Istanbul

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 16

| 2:17.00

| Kelsey Wog

| {{CAN}}

| 25 November 2023

| Winnipeg

| {{cite web|title=Women's 200m Breaststroke Results|url=https://www.swimming.ca/en/meet/41153/?gender=F&competition=Style-14|publisher=Swimming Canada|access-date=31 January 2024}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 17

| 2:17.10

| Jocelyn Ulyett

| {{GBR2}}

| 6 December 2019

| Sheffield

| {{cite web|title=2019 Swim England Winter Championships - Women's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://results.swimming.org/swimming/results/2019/sesc19/RW9F255.HTM|publisher=results.swimming.org/|date=6 December 2019|access-date=8 May 2025}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 18

| 2:17.25

| Mio Motegi

| {{JPN}}

| 16 February 2014

| Tokyo

| {{cite magazine|title=Watanabe; Koseki Break Two National Records Apiece to Conclude 2014 Japan SC Championships|url=https://swimswam.com/watanabe-koseki-break-two-national-records-apiece-conclude-2014-japan-sc-championships/|magazine=SwimSwam|author=Braden Keith|date=16 February 2014|access-date=10 May 2025}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 19

| 2:17.30

| Alina Zmushka

| {{BLR}}

| 13 December 2024

| Budapest

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 20

| 2:17.50

| Katy Freeman

| {{USA}}

| 18 December 2009

| Manchester

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 21

| 2:17.52

| Nađa Higl

| {{SRB}}

| 11 December 2009

| Istanbul

| {{cite web|title=2009 European Short Course Championships - Women's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000109010026000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=11 December 2009|access-date=10 May 2025}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 22

| 2:17.75

| Sydney Pickrem

| {{CAN}}

| 21 November 2020

| Budapest

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 23

| 2:17.80

| Molly Renshaw

| {{GBR2}}

| 14 November 2020

| Budapest

| {{cite web|title=2020 International Swimming League (Semifinal 1) - Women's 200m Breaststroke Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000114020D0203EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=14 November 2020|access-date=5 May 2025}}

bgcolor=CCFFCC

| align=center | 24

| 2:17.84

| Alia Atkinson

| {{JAM}}

| 2 November 2014

| Singapore

| {{cite web|title=2014 FINA World Cup (Singapore) - Women's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010E010C01021F02FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=2 November 2014|access-date=10 May 2025}}

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| 2:17.99

| Breeja Larson

| {{USA}}

| 30 October 2016

| Hong Kong

| {{cite web|title=2016 FINA World Cup (Hong Kong) - Women's 200m Breaststroke Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000110000C01021F02FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=30 October 2016|access-date=5 May 2025}}

References

Breaststroke 200 metres

World record progression 200 metres breaststroke