World record progression 200 metres individual medley

      The first world record in the 200 metres individual medley in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1956, followed by the women a year later. In the short course (25 metres) swimming events the world's governing body recognizes world records since March 3, 1991.

      Men

      Long course

      TIME SWIMMER NATIONALITY DATE MEET PLACE REF
      2:30.7 George Harrison  United States August 24, 1956 Los Angeles, California
      2:29.1 Frank Brunnell  United States July 19, 1958 Akron, Ohio
      2:26.2 Gary Heinrich  United States June 27, 1959 Los Angeles, California
      2:24.7 Lance Larson  United States July 11, 1959 Santa Clara, California
      2:22.2 John McGill  United States July 23, 1960 Toledo, Ohio
      2:22.1 Ted Stickles  United States July 23, 1960 Toledo, Ohio
      2:21.3 Ted Stickles  United States July 2, 1961 Chicago, Illinois
      2:20.5 Ted Stickles  United States July 22, 1961 Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
      2:19.6 Ted Stickles  United States August 19, 1961 Men’s NAAA Championships Los Angeles, California
      2:15.9 Ted Stickles  United States August 19, 1961 Los Angeles, California
      2:15.5 Dick Roth  United States August 2, 1964 Los Altos, California
      2:14.9 Dick Roth  United States August 15, 1964 Maumee, Ohio
      2:13.1 Greg Buckingham  United States July 24, 1966 Los Altos, California
      2:12.4 Greg Buckingham  United States August 21, 1966 Lincoln, Nebraska
      2:11.3 Greg Buckingham  United States August 23, 1967 Oak Park, California
      2:10.6 Charlie Hickcox  United States August 31, 1968 US Olympic Trials Los Angeles, California
      2:09.6 Gary Hall, Sr.  United States August 17, 1969 Louisville, Kentucky
      2:09.5 Gary Hall, Sr.  United States August 23, 1970 AAU Championships Los Angeles, California
      2:09.3 Gunnar Larsson  Sweden September 12, 1970 European Championships Barcelona, Spain
      2:09.30 Gary Hall, Sr.  United States August 2, 1972 Chicago, Illinois
      2:07.17 Gunnar Larsson  Sweden September 3, 1972 Olympic Games Munich, West Germany
      2:06.32 David Wilkie  United Kingdom August 24, 1974 European Championships Vienna, Austria
      2:06.32 Steve Furniss  United States September 1, 1974 Concord, California
      2:06.08 Bruce Furniss  United States August 23, 1975 Kansas City, Missouri
      2:05.31 Graham Smith  Canada August 4, 1977 Montreal, Canada
      2:05.24 Aleksandr Sidorenko  Soviet Union July 9, 1978 Moscow, Soviet Union
      2:04.39 Steve Lundquist  United States August 2, 1978 The Woodlands, Texas
      2:03.56 Graham Smith  Canada August 24, 1978 World Championships West Berlin, West Germany
      2:03.29 Jesse Vassallo  United States July 6, 1979 San Juan, Puerto Rico
      2:03.24 Bill Barrett  United States August 1, 1980 Irvine, California
      2:02.78 Alex Baumann  Canada July 29, 1981 Heidelberg, West Germany
      2:02.25 Alex Baumann  Canada August 1, 1982 Brisbane, Queensland
      2:01.42 Alex Baumann  Canada August 4, 1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, California
      2:00.56 Tamás Darnyi  Hungary August 23, 1987 European Championships Strasbourg, France
      2:00.17 Tamás Darnyi  Hungary September 25, 1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea
      2:00.11 David Wharton  United States August 20, 1989 Pan Pacific Championships Tokyo, Japan
      1:59.36 Tamás Darnyi  Hungary January 13, 1991 World Championships Perth, Western Australia
      1:58.16 Jani Sievinen  Finland September 11, 1994 World Championships Rome, Italy
      1:57.94 Michael Phelps  United States June 29, 2003 Santa Clara Invitational Santa Clara, California
      1:57.52 Michael Phelps  United States July 24, 2003 World Championships Barcelona, Spain
      1:56.04 Michael Phelps  United States July 25, 2003 World Championships Barcelona, Spain
      1:55.94 Michael Phelps  United States August 9, 2003 ConocoPhillips Summer Nationals College Park, Maryland
      1:55.84 Michael Phelps  United States August 20, 2006 Pan Pacific Championships Victoria, Canada
      1:54.98 Michael Phelps  United States March 29, 2007 World Championships Melbourne, Victoria
      1:54.80 Michael Phelps  United States July 4, 2008 US Olympic Trials Omaha, Nebraska
      1:54.23 Michael Phelps  United States August 15, 2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China
      1:54.10 Ryan Lochte  United States July 30, 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy
      1:54.00 Ryan Lochte  United States July 28, 2011 World Championships Shanghai, China [1][2]

      Short course

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

      Long course

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

      Short course

      TIME SWIMMER NATIONALITY DATE PLACE
      2:07.79 Allison Wagner  United States December 5, 1993 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
      2:06.13 Kirsty Coventry  Zimbabwe April 12, 2008 Manchester, United Kingdom
      2:04.64 Evelyn Verrasztó  Hungary December 10, 2009 Istanbul, Turkey
      2:04.60 Julia Smit  United States December 19, 2009 Manchester, United Kingdom
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      References

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