View source for World record progression 200 metres breaststroke

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{{main|List of world records in swimming}}
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[[File:Graphic data for World Record Progression in Men and Women Swimming 50m-100m-200m.png|thumb|Graphic data for World Record Progression in Men and Women Swimming 50m-100m-200m Long and Short Course Butterfly-Backstroke-Breaststroke-Freestyle]]

The first '''world record in the men's 200&nbsp;metres [[breaststroke]]''' in long course (50&nbsp;metres) [[swimming (sport)|swimming]] was recognised by the [[International Swimming Federation]] (FINA) in [[1908 in sports|1908]] and the first '''world record in the women's 200&nbsp;metres breaststroke''' was recognised in [[1921 in sports|1921]]. In the short course (25&nbsp;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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{{Swimmingrecord
|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 =
}}
{{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 =
}}
{{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 = [[Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke|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 = [[Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke|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 = [[Swimming at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre breaststroke|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 = [[Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke|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 = [[Swimming at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships|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 = [[Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke|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 = [[1989 European Aquatics Championships|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 = [[1989 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|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 = [[Swimming at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships|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 = [[Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre breaststroke|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 = [[Swimming at the 2002 Asian Games – Men's 200 metre breaststroke|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 = [[Swimming at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre breaststroke|World Championships]]
|country = ESP
|city = Barcelona
|cityarticle = 
|ref = <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}}</ref>
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 45
|time = 2:09.04
|recordinfo = 
|firstname = Brendan
|lastname = Hansen
|namearticle = 
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2004|July|11}}
|meet = [[2004 United States Olympic trials (swimming)|US Olympic Trials]]
|country = USA
|city = Long Beach
|cityarticle = Long Beach, California
|ref = <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}}</ref>
}}
{{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 = <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}}</ref>
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 47
|time = 2:08.50
|recordinfo = 
|firstname = Brendan
|lastname = Hansen
|namearticle = 
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2006|August|21}}
|meet = [[2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 200 metre breaststroke|Pan Pacific Championships]]
|country = CAN
|city = Victoria
|cityarticle = Victoria, British Columbia
|ref = <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 }}</ref>
}}
{{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 = [[Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre breaststroke|World Championships]]
|country = ITA
|city = Rome
|cityarticle = 
|ref = <ref name=M2009WC>{{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}}</ref>
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 50
|time = 2:07.28
|recordinfo = 
|firstname = Dániel
|lastname = Gyurta
|namearticle = 
|nation = HUN
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2012|August|1}}
|meet = [[Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke|Olympic Games]]
|country = UK
|city = London
|cityarticle = 
|ref = <ref name=M2012OG>{{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}}</ref>
}}
{{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 = <ref name=2012Japan>{{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}}</ref>
}}
{{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 = <ref name=2017Japan>{{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}}</ref>
}}
{{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 = [[Swimming at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre breaststroke|World Championships]]
|country = KOR
|city = Gwangju
|cityarticle = 
|ref = <ref name=M2019WCsf>{{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}}</ref>
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 53
|time = 2:06.12
|recordinfo = 
|firstname = Anton
|lastname = Chupkov
|namearticle = 
|nation = RUS
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2019|July|26}}
|meet = [[Swimming at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre breaststroke|World Championships]]
|country = KOR
|city = Gwangju
|cityarticle = 
|ref = <ref name=M2019WC>{{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}}</ref>
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 54
|time = 2:05.95
|recordinfo = 
|firstname = Zac
|lastname = Stubblety-Cook
|namearticle = 
|nation = AUS
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2022|May|22}}
|meet = [[2022 Australian Swimming Championships|Australian Championships]]
|country = AUS
|city = Adelaide
|cityarticle = 
|ref = <ref name=2022Australian>{{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}}</ref>
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 55
|time = 2:05.48
|recordinfo = 
|firstname = Qin
|lastname = Haiyang
|namearticle = 
|nation = CHN
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2023|July|27}}
|meet = [[Swimming at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre breaststroke|World Championships]]
|country = JPN
|city = Fukuoka
|cityarticle = 
|ref = <ref name=M2023WC>{{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}}</ref>
}}
{{end}}

====Notes====
{{refbegin}}
{{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&nbsp;m pool and was annulled after World Aquatics required 50&nbsp;m pools to be used.
|{{note|John Davies}}After the records set in a 25&nbsp;m pool were nullified, the world record was reverted to [[Herbert Klein (swimmer)|Herbert Klein's]] mark from 1950, which [[John Davies (swimmer)|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.
}}
{{refend}}

===Short course===
{{swimmingrecordlisttop|number=yes|nationality=yes|meet=yes}}
{{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 = [[2000 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|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 = <ref name=M2009Aus>{{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 (Australia)|ABC News]]|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|date=11 August 2009|access-date=10 May 2013}}</ref>
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 11
|time = 2:00.67
|firstname = Dániel
|lastname = Gyurta
|namearticle = 
|nation = HUN
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2009|December|13}}
|meet = [[2009 European Short Course Swimming Championships|European Championships]]
|city = Istanbul
|country = TUR
|ref = <ref name=M2009EC>{{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}}</ref>
}}
{{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 = <ref name=M2014Dubai>{{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}}</ref>
}}
{{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 = <ref name=M2016German>{{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 }}</ref>
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 14
|time = 2:00.16
|recordinfo = 
|firstname = Kirill
|lastname = Prigoda
|namearticle = 
|nation = RUS
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2018|December|13}}
|meet = [[2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|World Championships]]
|city = Hangzhou
|country = CHN
|ref = <ref name=M2018WC>{{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}}</ref>
}}
{{end}}

==Women==

===Long course===
{{swimmingrecordlisttop|number=yes|nationality=yes|meet=yes}}
{{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 = [[Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke|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 = [[1966 European Aquatics Championships|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 = [[1974 European Aquatics Championships|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 = [[1974 European Aquatics Championships|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 = [[Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke|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 = [[Swimming at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships|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 = [[Swimming at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships|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 = [[Swimming at the 1986 World Aquatics Championships|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 = [[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke|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 = [[1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 200 metre breaststroke|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 = [[1999 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Women's 200 metre breaststroke|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 = [[Swimming at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre breaststroke|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 = [[2004 United States Olympic trials (swimming)|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 = [[Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre breaststroke|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 = <ref name="Cowley 2006-02-02">{{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}}</ref>
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 61
|time = 2:20.22
|recordinfo = 
|firstname = Rebecca
|lastname = Soni
|namearticle = 
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2008|August|15}}
|meet = [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke|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 = [[Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre breaststroke|World Championships]]
|country = ITA
|city = Rome
|cityarticle = 
|ref = <ref name=W2009WCsf>{{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}}</ref>
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 63
|time = 2:20.00
|recordinfo = sf
|firstname = Rebecca
|lastname = Soni
|namearticle = 
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2012|August|1}}
|meet = [[Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke|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 = [[Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke|Olympic Games]]
|country = UK
|city = London
|cityarticle = 
|ref = <ref name=W2012OG>{{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}}</ref>
}}
{{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 = [[Swimming at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre breaststroke|World Championships]]
|country = ESP
|city = Barcelona
|cityarticle = 
|ref = <ref name=W2013WCsf>{{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}}</ref>
}}
{{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 = [[Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke|Olympic Games]]
|country = JPN
|city = Tokyo
|cityarticle = 
|ref = <ref name=W2020OG>{{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}}</ref>
}}
{{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 = <ref name=W2023Russian>{{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}}</ref>
}}
{{end}}

===Short course===
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{{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 = [[1993 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 200 metre breaststroke|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 = [[1993 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 200 metre breaststroke|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 = [[1995 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|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 = [[1999 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|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 = <ref name=W2009Leeds>{{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}}</ref>
}}
{{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 = <ref name=W2009Berlin>{{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}}</ref>
}}
{{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 = <ref name=W2009Duel>{{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}}</ref>
}}
{{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 = [[2013 European Short Course Swimming Championships|European Championships]]
|country = DEN
|city = Herning
|cityarticle = 
|ref = <ref name=W2013EC>{{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}}</ref>
}}
{{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 = <ref name=W2024Incheon>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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 }}</ref>
}}
{{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 = <ref name=W2024Singapore>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 15
|time = 2:12.50
|recordinfo = 
|firstname = Kate
|lastname = Douglass
|namearticle = 
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2024|December|13}}
|meet = [[2024 World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 200 metre breaststroke|World Championships]]
|country = HUN
|city = Budapest
|ref = <ref name=W2024WC(25)>{{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}}</ref>
}}
{{end}}
====Notes====
{{refbegin}}
{{Ordered list|list-style-type=upper-alpha
|{{note|Yefimova}}Rescinded in May 2014 due to doping violation.
}}
{{refend}}

==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<ref>{{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=&timesMode=ALL_TIMES&regionId=all&countryId=|publisher=World Aquatics|access-date=23 March 2025}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! {{abbr|Ath.#|Athlete rank}}  
! {{abbr|Perf.#|Performance rank}} 
! Time 
! Athlete 
! Nation 
! Date 
! Place 
! class="unsortable" | {{refh}}
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 1
| align=center | 1
| 2:05.48
| [[Qin Haiyang]]
| {{CHN}}
| 28 July 2023
| [[Fukuoka]]
| <ref name=M2023WC/>
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 2
| align=center | 2
| 2:05.85
| [[Léon Marchand]]
| {{FRA}}
| 31 July 2024
| [[Paris]]
| <ref name=M2024OG>{{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]]}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 3
| align=center | 3
| 2:05.95
| [[Zac Stubblety-Cook]]
| {{AUS}}
| 19 May 2022
| [[Adelaide]]
| <ref name=2022Australian/>
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 4
| align=center | 4
| 2:06.12
| [[Anton Chupkov]]
| {{RUS}}
| 26 July 2019
| [[Gwangju]]
| <ref name=M2019WC/>
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| align=center | 5
| 2:06.28
|''Stubblety-Cook #2''
| rowspan="2" |
| 15 June 2021
| Adelaide
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 6
| 2:06.38
|''Stubblety-Cook #3''
| 29 July 2021
| [[Tokyo]]
| <ref name=M2020OG>{{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}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 5
| align=center | 7
| 2:06.40
| [[Shoma Sato (swimmer)|Shoma Sato]]
| {{JPN}}
| 7 April 2021
| Tokyo
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
| 
| align=center | 7
| 2:06.40
|''Stubblety-Cook #4''
| 
| 23 July 2023
| Fukuoka
| <ref name=M2023WC/>
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 6
| align=center | 9
| 2:06.54
| [[Matthew Fallon]]
| {{USA}}
| 19 June 2024
| [[Indianapolis]]
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
| 
| align=center | 10
| 2:06.59
|''Marchand #2''
| 
| 11 June 2023
| [[Rennes]]
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| rowspan="2" align=center | 7
| rowspan="2" align=center | 11
| rowspan="2" | 2:06.67
| [[Ippei Watanabe (swimmer)|Ippei Watanabe]]
| {{JPN}}
| 29 January 2017
| Tokyo
| <ref name=2017Japan/>
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| [[Matthew Wilson (swimmer)|Matthew Wilson]]
| {{AUS}}
| 25 July 2019
| Gwangju
| <ref name=M2019WCsf/>
|-
| rowspan="8" | 
| align=center | 13
| 2:06.68
|''Wilson #2''
| rowspan="8" | 
| 26 July 2019
| Gwangju
| <ref name=M2019WC/>
|-
| align=center | 14
| 2:06.72
|''Stubblety-Cook #5''
| 22 June 2022
| [[Budapest]]
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 15
| 2:06.73
|''Watanabe #2''
| 26 July 2019
| Gwangju
| <ref name=M2019WC/>
|-
| align=center | 16
| 2:06.74
|''Sato #2''
| 7 February 2021
| Tokyo
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|- 
| align=center | 17
| 2:06.78
|''Sato #3''
| 24 January 2021
| Tokyo
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 18
| 2:06.79
|''Stubblety-Cook #6''
| 31 July 2024
| Paris
| <ref name=M2024OG/>
|- 
| align=center | 19
| 2:06.80
|''Chupkov #2''
| 6 August 2018
| [[Glasgow]]
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 20
| 2:06.83
|''Chupkov #3''
| 25 July 2019
| Gwangju
| <ref name=M2019WCsf/>
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 9
| align=center | 21
| 2:06.85
| [[Arno Kamminga]]
| {{NED}}
| 4 December 2020
| [[Rotterdam]]
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
| 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
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
| 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]]
| <ref name=2012Japan/>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| rowspan="2" align=center | 11
| rowspan="2" | 2:07.07
| [[Yamato Fukasawa]]
| {{JPN}}
| 17 February 2024
| [[Chiba (city)|Chiba]]
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| [[Yu Hanaguruma]]
| {{JPN}}
| 21 March 2024
| Tokyo
| 
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 13
| 2:07.13
| [[Matti Mattsson]]
| {{FIN}}
| 29 July 2021
| Tokyo
| <ref name=M2020OG/>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 14
| 2:07.17
| [[Josh Prenot]]
| {{USA}}
| 30 June 2016
| Omaha
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|- 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]]
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 17
| 2:07.25
| [[Kirill Prigoda]]
| {{RUS}}
| 21 July 2022
| [[Kazan]]
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 18
| 2:07.27
| [[Shin Ohashi]]
| {{JPN}}
| 20 June 2025
| [[Osaka]]
|<ref>{{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}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 19
| 2:07.30
| [[Ross Murdoch]]
| {{GBR2}}
| 24 July 2014
| Glasgow
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 20
| 2:07.31
| [[Christian Sprenger]]
| {{AUS}}
| 30 July 2009
| Rome
| <ref name=M2009WC/>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 21
| 2:07.41
| [[Kevin Cordes]]
| {{USA}}
| 28 June 2017
| Indianapolis
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 22
| 2:07.42
| [[Eric Shanteau]]
| {{USA}}
| 30 July 2009
| Rome
| <ref name=M2009WC/>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 23
| 2:07.43
| [[Michael Jamieson]]
| {{GBR2}}
| 1 August 2012
| [[London]]
| <ref name=M2012OG/>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 24
| 2:07.46
| [[Dmitriy Balandin]]
| {{KAZ}}
| 10 August 2016
| [[Rio de Janeiro]]
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 25
| 2:07.47
| [[Marco Koch]]
| {{GER}}
| 18 August 2014
| [[Berlin]]
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|}

===Men short course===
*Correct as of December 2024<ref>{{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=&timesMode=ALL_TIMES&regionId=&countryId=&pageSize=200|publisher=World Aquatics|access-date=10 December 2023}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! {{abbr|Ath.#|Athlete rank}}  
! {{abbr|Perf.#|Performance rank}} 
! Time 
! Athlete 
! Nation 
! Date 
! Place 
! class="unsortable" | {{refh}}
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 1
| align=center | 1
| 2:00.16
| [[Kirill Prigoda]]
| {{RUS}}
| 13 December 2018
| [[Hangzhou]]
| <ref name=M2018WC/>
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 2
| align=center | 2
| 2:00.35
| [[Daiya Seto]]
| {{JPN}}
| 16 December 2022
| [[Melbourne]]
| <ref name=M2022WC>{{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}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 3
| align=center | 3
| 2:00.44
| [[Marco Koch]]
| {{GER}}
| 20 November 2016
| [[Berlin]]
| <ref name=M2016German/>
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 4
| align=center | 4
| 2:00.48
| [[Dániel Gyurta]]
| {{HUN}}
| 31 August 2014
| [[Dubai]]
| <ref name=M2014Dubai/>
|-
| rowspan="7"  |
| align=center | 5
| 2:00.53
|''Koch #2''
| rowspan="7" | 
| 3 December 2015
| [[Netanya]]
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 6
| 2:00.58
|''Koch #3''
| 1 November 2020
| [[Budapest]]
| <ref name=M2020ISL6>{{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}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 7
| 2:00.67
|''Gyurta #2''
| 13 December 2009
| [[Istanbul]]
| <ref name=M2009EC/>
|-
| align=center | 8
| 2:00.72
|''Gyurta #3''
| 15 December 2013
| [[Herning]]
| <ref name=M2013EC>{{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}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 9
| 2:00.81
|''Koch #4''
| 26 October 2020
| Budapest
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 10
| 2:01.06
|''Gyurta #4''
| 27 August 2014
| [[Doha]]
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
| 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
| <ref name=M2018WC/>
|-
| rowspan="13" |
| align=center | 13
| 2:01.18
|''Prigoda #3''
| rowspan="13" |
| 19 November 2017
| [[Singapore]]
| <ref name=M2017Singapore>{{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}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 14
| 2:01.20
|''Prigoda #4''
| 14 November 2020
| Budapest
| <ref name=M2020ISLsf1>{{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}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 15
| 2:01.21
|''Koch #5''
| 8 December 2016
| [[Windsor, Ontario|Windsor]]
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 16
| 2:01.24
|''Prigoda #5''
| 4 October 2017
| Doha
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 17
| 2:01.28
|''Koch #6'' 
| 31 August 2014
| Dubai
| <ref name=M2014Dubai/>
|-
| rowspan="3" align=center | 18
| rowspan="3" | 2:01.30
|''Gyurta #5''
| 9 November 2013
| Tokyo
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
|''Seto #2''
| 19 November 2017
| Singapore
| <ref name=M2017Singapore/>
|-
|''Prigoda #6''
| 11 November 2018
| Tokyo
| <ref name=M2018Tokyo>{{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}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 21
| 2:01.31
|''Koch #7''
| 14 November 2020
| Budapest
| <ref name=M2020ISLsf1/>
|-
| align=center | 22
| 2:01.35
|''Gyurta #6''
| 14 December 2012
| Istanbul
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 23
| 2:01.37
|''Gyurta #7''
| 10 August 2013
| Berlin
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 24
| 2:01.40
|''Koch #8''
| 5 November 2020
| Budapest
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 25
| 2:01.41
|''Koch #9''
| 21 October 2016
| Singapore
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| rowspan="2" align=center | 6
| rowspan="20" |
| rowspan="2" | 2:01.43
| [[Michael Jamieson]]
| {{GBR2}}
| 15 December 2013
| [[Herning]]
| <ref name=M2013EC/>
|- 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]]
| <ref name=M2024WC>{{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}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 9
| 2:01.57
| [[Anton Chupkov]]
| {{RUS}}
| 11 November 2018
| [[Tokyo]]
| <ref name=M2018Tokyo/>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 10
| 2:01.60
| [[Nic Fink]]
| {{USA}}
| 16 December 2022
| Melbourne
| <ref name=M2022WC/>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 11
| 2:01.65
| [[Anton McKee]]
| {{ISL}}
| 1 November 2020
| Budapest
| <ref name=M2020ISL6/>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 12
| 2:01.67
| [[Joshua Yong]]
| {{AUS}}
| 20 October 2024
| [[Shanghai]]
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 13
| 2:01.70
| [[Ippei Watanabe (swimmer)|Ippei Watanabe]]
| {{JPN}}
| 23 October 2022
| Tokyo
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 14
| 2:01.73
| [[Ilya Shymanovich]]
| {{BLR}}
| 6 November 2021
| [[Kazan]]
| <ref name=M2021EC(25)>{{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}}</ref>
|- 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]]
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 18
| 2:01.98
| [[Christian Sprenger]]
| {{AUS}}
| 10 August 2009
| [[Hobart]]
| <ref name=M2009Aus/>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 19
| 2:02.01
| [[Yamato Fukasawa]]
| {{JPN}}
| 13 December 2024
| Budapest
| <ref name=M2024WC/>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 20
| 2:02.18
| [[Erik Persson (swimmer)|Erik Persson]]
| {{SWE}}
| 6 November 2021
| Kazan
| <ref name=M2021EC(25)/>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 21
| 2:02.27
| [[Will Licon]]
| {{USA}}
| 21 November 2020
| Budapest
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| rowspan="2" align=center | 22
| rowspan="2" | 2:02.33
| [[Cody Miller]]
| {{USA}}
| 11 December 2015
| [[Indianapolis]]
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| [[Caspar Corbeau]]
| {{NED}}
| 2 November 2024
| [[Singapore]]
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|- 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<ref>{{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=&timesMode=ALL_TIMES&regionId=all&countryId=|publisher=World Aquatics|access-date=23 March 2025}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! {{abbr|Ath.#|Athlete rank}}  
! {{abbr|Perf.#|Performance rank}} 
! Time 
! Athlete 
! Nation 
! Date 
! Place 
! class="unsortable" | {{refh}}
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 1
| align=center | 1
| 2:17.55
| [[Evgeniia Chikunova]]
| {{RUS}}
| 21 April 2023
| [[Kazan]]
| <ref name=W2023Russian/>
|-
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 2
| align=center | 2
| 2:18.95
| [[Tatjana Smith]]
| {{RSA}}
| 30 July 2021
| [[Tokyo]]
| <ref name=W2020OG/>
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| align=center | 3
| 2:18.98
|''Chikunova #2''
| rowspan="2" |
| 27 July 2024
| [[Yekaterinburg]]
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 4
| 2:19.01
|''Smith #2''
| 10 April 2024
| [[Gqeberha]]
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 3
| align=center | 5
| 2:19.11
| [[Rikke Møller Pedersen]]
| {{DEN}}
| 1 August 2013
| [[Barcelona]]
| <ref name=W2013WCsf/>
|-
| 
| align=center | 6
| 2:19.16
|''Smith #3''
| 
| 28 July 2021
| Tokyo
| <ref>{{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 }}</ref>
|-
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 4
| align=center | 7
| 2:19.24
| [[Kate Douglass]]
| {{USA}}
| 1 August 2024
| [[Paris]]
| <ref name=W2024OG>{{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]]}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| align=center | 8
| 2:19.30
|''Douglass #2''
| rowspan="2" |
| 13 January 2024
| [[Knoxville]]
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 9
| 2:19.33
|''Smith #4''
| 29 July 2021
| Tokyo
| <ref>{{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 }}</ref>
|-
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 5
| align=center | 10
| 2:19.41
| [[Yuliya Yefimova]]
| {{RUS}}
| 2 August 2013
| Barcelona
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
| 
| align=center | 11
| 2:19.46
|''Douglass #3''
| 
| 20 June 2024
| [[Indianapolis]]
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 6
| align=center | 12
| 2:19.59
| [[Rebecca Soni]]
| {{USA}}
| 2 August 2012
| [[London]]
| <ref name=W2012OG/>
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| align=center | 13
| 2:19.60
|''Smith #5''
| rowspan="2" |
| 1 August 2024
| Paris
| <ref name=W2024OG/>
|- 
| align=center | 14
| 2:19.61
|''Møller Pedersen #2''
| 13 April 2014
| [[Eindhoven]]
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 7
| align=center | 15
| 2:19.64
| [[Viktoria Zeynep Gunes]]
| {{TUR}}
| 30 August 2015
| [[Singapore]]
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
| 
| align=center | 15
| 2:19.64
|''Yefimova #2''
| 
| 28 July 2017
| [[Budapest]]
| <ref name=W2017WC>{{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}}</ref>
|-
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 8
| align=center | 17
| 2:19.65
| [[Rie Kaneto]]
| {{JPN}}
| 9 April 2016
| Tokyo
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |
| align=center | 18
| 2:19.66
|''Douglass #4''
| rowspan="3" |
| 19 June 2024
| Indianapolis
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 19
| 2:19.67
|''Møller Pedersen #3''
| 12 June 2014
| [[Canet-en-Roussillon]]
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 20
| 2:19.74
|''Douglass #5''
| 31 July 2024
| Paris
| <ref>{{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]]}}</ref>
|-
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 9
| align=center | 21
| 2:19.81
| [[Tes Schouten]]
| {{NED}}
| 16 February 2024
| [[Doha]]
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" | 
| align=center | 22
| 2:19.83
|''Yefimova #3''
| rowspan="4" | 
| 13 June 2017
| Barcelona
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|- 
| align=center | 23
| 2:19.84
|''Møller Pedersen #4''
| 22 August 2014
| [[Berlin]]
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 24
| 2:19.85
|''Yefimova #4''
| 1 August 2013
| Barcelona
| <ref name=W2013WCsf/>
|-
| align=center | 25
| 2:19.89
|''Douglass #6''
| 13 April 2024
| [[San Antonio]]
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 10
| rowspan="16" |
| 2:19.92
| [[Lilly King]]
| {{USA}}
| 30 July 2021
| Tokyo
| <ref name=W2020OG/>
|-
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 11
| 2:20.12
| [[Annamay Pierse]]
| {{CAN}}
| 30 July 2009
| [[Rome]]
| <ref name=W2009WCsf/>
|-
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 12
| 2:20.54
| [[Leisel Jones]]
| {{AUS}}
| 1 February 2006
| [[Melbourne]]
| <ref name="Cowley 2006-02-02"/>
|-
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 13
| 2:20.72
| [[Satomi Suzuki]]
| {{JPN}}
| 2 August 2012
| London
| <ref name=W2012OG/>
|-
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 14
| 2:20.77
| [[Annie Lazor]]
| {{USA}}
| 19 May 2019
| [[Bloomington, Indiana|Bloomington]]
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 15
| 2:20.89
| [[Molly Renshaw]]
| {{GBR2}}
| 15 April 2021
| London
| <ref name=2021GBR>{{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}}</ref>
|-
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 16
| 2:20.90
| [[Kanako Watanabe]]
| {{JPN}}
| 12 April 2015
| Tokyo
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 17
| 2:21.37
| [[Qi Hui]]
| {{CHN}}
| 17 October 2009
| [[Jinan]]
| <ref>{{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 }}</ref>
|-
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 18
| 2:21.45
| [[Taylor McKeown]]
| {{AUS}}
| 11 April 2016
| [[Adelaide]]
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 19
| 2:21.62
| [[Nađa Higl]]
| {{SRB}}
| 31 July 2009
| Rome
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 20
| 2:21.69
| [[Abbie Wood]]
| {{GBR2}}
| 15 April 2021
| London
| <ref name=2021GBR/>
|-
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 21
| 2:21.74
| [[Micah Sumrall]]
| {{USA}}
| 1 August 2013
| Barcelona
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 22
| 2:21.77
| [[Bethany Galat]]
| {{USA}}
| 28 July 2017
| Budapest
| <ref name=W2017WC/>
|-
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 23
| 2:21.85
| [[Reona Aoki]]
| {{JPN}}
| 8 April 2018
| Tokyo
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 24
| 2:21.86
| [[Angharad Evans]]
| {{GBR2}}
| 17 April 2025
| London
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 25
| 2:21.93
| [[Shi Jinglin]]
| {{CHN}}
| 28 July 2017
| Budapest
| <ref name=W2017WC/>
|}

===Women short course===
*Correct as of December 2024<ref>{{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=&timesMode=ALL_TIMES&regionId=&countryId=&pageSize=200|publisher=World Aquatics|access-date=7 December 2023}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! {{abbr|Ath.#|Athlete rank}}  
! {{abbr|Perf.#|Performance rank}} 
! Time 
! Athlete 
! Nation 
! Date 
! Place 
! class="unsortable" | {{refh}}
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 1
| align=center | 1
| 2:12.50
| [[Kate Douglass]]
| {{USA}}
| 13 December 2024
| [[Budapest]]
| <ref name=W2024WC(25)/>
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| align=center | 2
| 2:12.72
|''Douglass #2''
| rowspan="2" | 
| 31 October 2024
| [[Singapore]]
| <ref name=W2024Singapore/>
|-
| align=center | 3
| 2:14.16
|''Douglass #3''
| 24 October 2024
| [[Incheon]]
| <ref name=W2024Incheon/>
|-
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 2
| align=center | 4
| 2:14.39
| [[Yulia Yefimova]]
| {{RUS}}
| 13 December 2013
| [[Herning]]
| <ref name=W2013EC/>
|-
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 3
| align=center | 5
| 2:14.57
| [[Rebecca Soni]]
| {{USA}}
| 18 December 2009
| [[Manchester]]
| <ref name=W2009Duel/>
|-
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 4
| align=center | 6
| 2:14.70
| [[Evgeniia Chikunova]]
| {{RUS}}
| 25 November 2022
| [[Kazan]]
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
| 
| align=center | 7
| 2:15.14
|''Chikunova #2''
|  
| 13 December 2024
| Budapest
| <ref name=W2024WC(25)/>
|-
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 5
| align=center | 8
| 2:15.21
| [[Rikke Møller Pedersen]]
| {{DEN}}
| 13 December 2013
| Herning
| <ref name=W2013EC/>
|-
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 6
| align=center | 9
| 2:15.42
| [[Leisel Jones]]
| {{AUS}}
| 15 November 2009
| [[Berlin]]
| <ref name=W2009Berlin/>
|-
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 7
| align=center | 10
| 2:15.56
| [[Lilly King]]
| {{USA}}
| 21 November 2020
| Budapest
| <ref name=W2020ISL>{{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}}</ref>
|-
|
| align=center | 11
| 2:15.62
|''Yefimova #2''
|
| 28 September 2018
| [[Eindhoven]]
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 8
| align=center | 12
| 2:15.76
| [[Rie Kaneto]]
| {{JPN}}
| 9 October 2016
| [[Doha]]
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="8" |
| align=center | 13
| 2:15.77
|''Douglass #4''
| rowspan="8" |
| 16 December 2022
| [[Melbourne]]
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 14
| 2:15.80
|''King #2''
| 5 November 2020
| Budapest
| <ref name=W2020ISL8>{{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}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 15
| 2:15.91
|''Kaneto #2''
| 1 October 2016
| [[Beijing]]
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 16
| 2:15.93
|''Møller Pedersen #2''
| 11 August 2013
| Berlin
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 17
| 2:15.96
|''Douglass #5''
| 18 October 2024
| [[Shanghai]]
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 18
| 2:16.04
|''King #3''
| 26 October 2020
| Budapest
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 19
| 2:16.05
|''Yefimova #3''
| 15 November 2018
| Singapore
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 20
| 2:16.08
|''Møller Pedersen #3''
| 16 December 2012
| [[Istanbul]]
| <ref name=W2012WC>{{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}}</ref>
|-
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 9
| align=center | 21
| 2:16.09
| [[Tes Schouten]]
| {{NED}}
| 8 December 2023
| [[Otopeni]]
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |
| align=center | 22
| 2:16.27
|''Kaneto #3''
| rowspan="3" |
| 31 August 2016
| Berlin
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 23
| 2:16.29
|''Yefimova #4''
| 9 November 2018
| [[Tokyo]]
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 24
| 2:16.30
|''Kaneto #4''
| 5 October 2016
| [[Dubai]]
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 10
| align=center | 25
| 2:16.33
| [[Annie Lazor]]
| {{USA}}
| 21 November 2020
| Budapest
| <ref name=W2020ISL/>
|-
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 11
| rowspan="15" |
| 2:16.51
| [[Emily Escobedo]]
| {{USA}}
| 5 November 2020
| Budapest
| <ref name=W2020ISL8/>
|-
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| rowspan="2" align=center | 12
| rowspan="2" | 2:16.83
| [[Alex Walsh]]
| {{USA}}
| 13 December 2024
| Budapest
| <ref name=W2024WC(25)/>
|-
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| [[Annamay Pierse]]
| {{CAN}}
| 7 August 2009
| [[Leeds]]
| <ref name=W2009Leeds/>
|-
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 14
| 2:16.92
| [[Kanako Watanabe]]
| {{JPN}}
| 7 December 2014
| [[Doha]]
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 15
| 2:16.93
| [[Laura Sogar]]
| {{USA}}
| 16 December 2012
| Istanbul
| <ref name=W2012WC/>
|-
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 16
| 2:17.00
| [[Kelsey Wog]]
| {{CAN}}
| 25 November 2023
| [[Winnipeg]]
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 17
| 2:17.10
| [[Jocelyn Ulyett]]
| {{GBR2}}
| 6 December 2019
| [[Sheffield]]
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 18
| 2:17.25
| [[Mio Motegi]]
| {{JPN}}
| 16 February 2014
| [[Tokyo]]
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 19
| 2:17.30
| [[Alina Zmushka]]
| {{BLR}}
| 13 December 2024
| Budapest
| <ref name=W2024WC(25)/>
|-
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 20
| 2:17.50
| [[Katy Freeman]]
| {{USA}}
| 18 December 2009
| [[Manchester]]
| <ref name=W2009Duel/>
|-
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 21
| 2:17.52
| [[Nađa Higl]]
| {{SRB}}
| 11 December 2009
| Istanbul
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 22
| 2:17.75
| [[Sydney Pickrem]]
| {{CAN}}
| 21 November 2020
| Budapest
| <ref name=W2020ISL/>
|-
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 23
| 2:17.80
| [[Molly Renshaw]]
| {{GBR2}}
| 14 November 2020
| Budapest
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 24
| 2:17.84
| [[Alia Atkinson]]
| {{JAM}}
| 2 November 2014
| [[Singapore]]
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|-
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 25
| 2:17.99
| [[Breeja Larson]]
| {{USA}}
| 30 October 2016
| [[Hong Kong]]
| <ref>{{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}}</ref>
|}

==References==

<references />
{{World records in swimming}}
[[Category:World record progressions in swimming|Breaststroke 200 metres]]
[[Category:Breaststroke|World record progression 200 metres breaststroke]]