Unraveling the Speed Tiers in 200m Breaststroke: An Insight into the Top 200 Swimmers’ 100m Times

Today, we delve into the speed tiers of the top 200 swimmers in the 200m breaststroke, exploring their 100m times.

The topmost tier of swimmers, those who fall under the 2:07 bracket, boasts a total of seven athletes. Remarkably, this group have an average 100m PB time of 59.29 seconds, with a range of 57.80-1:01.02 seconds. This group represents the crème de la crème of the 200m breaststroke.

The following speed tier, comprising those who clock between 2:07.00-2:07.99, consists of 26 swimmers. These athletes, while slightly trailing the first tier, maintain an impressive average 100m PB of 58.83 seconds. With a time range of 57.93-1:00.75 seconds, this tier remains significantly competitive.

The 2:08.00-2:08.99 tier, consisting of 27 swimmers, shows a mild escalation in the 100m average PB, registering at 59.78 seconds. However, it’s worth noting the time range is broader here, with a range of 56.88-1:02.16 seconds, indicative of a more diverse group of swimmers.

Further down the list, the 2:09.00-2:09.99 tier comprises 42 swimmers. These athletes have a 100m average PB of 1:00.57 seconds and a range of 58.71-1:02.58 seconds. As the number of swimmers in the tier increases, the average time begins to see a slight increase, showcasing the stiff competition in this range.

The largest tier, including swimmers who clock between 2:10.00-2:10.99, houses 58 swimmers. The 100m average PB rises slightly to 1:01.02 seconds, with a time range of 58.26-1:02.79 seconds.

The last group, up to the top 200 mark, includes swimmers timing between 2:11.00-2:11.44. This tier has 38 swimmers with an average 100m PB of 1:01.53 seconds and a range of 58.14-1:02.67 seconds.

Speed Tiers in 200m Breaststroke

Tier 1: Sub 2:07

Number of Swimmers: 7

100m PB Average: 59.29

Range: 57.80-1:01.02 (3.22seconds)

Tier 2: 2:07.00-2:07.99

Number of Swimmers: 26

100m PB Average: 58.83

Range: 57.93-1:00.75 (2.82seconds)

Tier 3: 2:08.00-2:08.99

Number of Swimmers: 27

100m PB Average: 59.78

Range: 56.88-1:02.16 (5.28seconds)

Tier 4: 2:09.00-2:09.99 

Number of Swimmers: 42

100m PB Average: 1:00.57

Range: 58.71-1:02.58 (3.87seconds)

Tier 5: 2:10.00-2:10.99

Number of Swimmers: 58

100m PB Average: 1:01.02

Range: 58.26-1:02.79 (4.53seconds)

Tier 6: 2:11.00-2:11.44 (ends top 200)

 

Number of Swimmers: 38

100m PB Average: 1:01.53

Range: 58.14-1:02.67 (4.53seconds)

Unraveling the Speed Tiers in 200m Breaststroke

Men's 200 Breaststroke
Rank	Name	Time	100m Time
1	STUBBLETY-COOK Zac	2:05.95	59.51
2	CHUPKOV Anton	2:06.12	58.83
3	SATO Shoma	2:06.40	59.18
4	MARCHAND Leon	2:06.59	1:01.02
5	WILSON Matthew	2:06.67	59.17
5	WATANABE Ippei	2:06.67	59.52
7	KAMMINGA Arno	2:06.85	57.80
8	YAMAGUCHI Akihiro	2:07.01	59.56
9	MATTSSON Matti	2:07.13	59.99
10	PRENOT Josh	2:07.17	59.60
11	KOSEKI Yasuhiro	2:07.18	58.78
12	GYURTA Daniel	2:07.23	59.53
13	MURDOCH Ross	2:07.30	59.09
14	SPRENGER Christian	2:07.31	58.79
15	QIN Haiyang	2:07.35	57.93
16	CORDES Kevin	2:07.41	58.64
17	SHANTEAU Eric	2:07.42	58.96
18	JAMIESON Michael	2:07.43	59.89
19	BALANDIN Dmitriy	2:07.46	59.03
20	PRIGODA Kirill	2:07.47	58.98
20	KOCH Marco	2:07.47	1:00.08
22	WILBY James	2:07.49	58.46
23	KITAJIMA Kosuke	2:07.51	58.90
24	FINK Nic	2:07.55	58.36
25	MURA Ryuya	2:07.58	59.31
26	LICON Will	2:07.62	1:00.30
27	PERSSON Erik	2:07.66	1:00.08
28	WILLIS Andrew	2:07.73	1:00.27
29	WILSON Andrew	2:07.77	58.74
30	TITENIS Giedrius	2:07.80	58.96
31	RICKARD Brenton	2:07.89	58.58
32	FALLON Matt	2:07.91	1:00.75
33	HANAGURUMA Yu	2:07.99	59.76
34	KHOMENKO Ilya	2:08.09	59.48
35	TATEISHI Ryo	2:08.17	59.60
36	TOMITA Naoya	2:08.25	1:00.65
37	PEATY Adam	2:08.34	56.88
38	KOHINATA Kazuki	2:08.42	1:00.19
39	BARBOSA Henrique	2:08.44	59.03
40	FACCI Loris	2:08.50	1:01.52
40	HANSEN Brendan	2:08.50	59.13
42	PIZZINI Luca	2:08.52	1:00.54
43	CORBEAU Caspar	2:08.57	59.56
44	CHO Sung Jae	2:08.59	59.65
45	SINKEVICH Viatcheslav	2:08.62	1:00.71
46	GIORGETTI Edoardo	2:08.63	1:00.36
47	PALATOV Aleksandr	2:08.70	59.59
48	BORYSIK Igor	2:08.73	58.67
49	MCKEE Anton	2:08.74	1:00.32
50	YAN Zibei	2:08.75	58.63
51	VOM LEHN Christian	2:08.81	59.47
52	DONG Zhihao	2:08.83	1:00.42
53	SWANSON Charlie	2:08.84	1:00.06
53	BROWN Michael	2:08.84	1:00.01
55	FUKASAWA Yamato	2:08.92	1:00.29
56	DUBOSCQ Hugues	2:08.94	58.64
57	HIRAKAWA Kaede	2:08.98	1:00.06
57	MILLER Cody	2:08.98	58.87
57	BOSSINI Paolo	2:08.98	1:02.16
60	WELTZ Scott	2:08.99	1:00.20
61	FOSTER Jake	2:09.00	1:00.81
62	GILCHRIST Kristopher	2:09.01	59.09
63	POUCH Aj	2:09.07	1:00.36
63	DORINOV Mikhail	2:09.07	1:01.06
63	BENSON Craig	2:09.07	59.50
66	SPANN Scott	2:09.08	1:01.12
67	BURCKLE Clark	2:09.11	1:00.81
68	GADIROV Rustam	2:09.18	1:00.50
69	SIDLAUSKAS Andrius	2:09.20	59.12
70	RYZHKOV Yevgeniy	2:09.26	1:01.02
71	CERDEIRA Tales	2:09.31	1:00.47
72	SUENAGA Yuta	2:09.33	59.93
73	FALKO Grigory	2:09.36	1:00.40
74	MATHENY Josh	2:09.40	59.44
75	ROY Daniel	2:09.48	1:00.88
76	TAKAHASHI Yukihiro	2:09.50	1:01.10
77	KOMORNIKOV Dmitry	2:09.52	1:00.66
78	VIQUERAT Antoine	2:09.54	1:00.49
78	MAO Feilian	2:09.54	1:00.79
80	WATANABE Hayato	2:09.57	59.97
81	HIROSHIMA Ikuru	2:09.58	1:02.58
82	DE LARA OJEDA Miguel Alejandro	2:09.60	1:00.14
83	VERSFELD Neil	2:09.61	1:00.39
84	CAVE Daniel	2:09.62	59.99
85	MARC Antoine	2:09.68	1:01.51
85	SAVICKAS Aleksas	2:09.68	1:00.54
85	EPITROPOV Lyubomir	2:09.68	1:00.32
85	DALE OEN Alexander	2:09.68	58.71
89	WHITLEY Reece	2:09.69	1:00.05
89	ALVAREZ Melquiades	2:09.69	1:00.45
91	YAMAO Hayato	2:09.71	1:00.28
92	SAMILIDIS Panagiotis	2:09.72	1:00.25
93	CARNOL Laurent	2:09.78	1:00.76
94	SEMIANINOV Danil	2:09.82	59.64
94	SIMON Thiago	2:09.82	1:01.15
96	OGRETIR Berkay	2:09.86	59.18
96	ZHANG Ruixuan	2:09.86	1:00.46
98	PILGER Maximilian	2:09.87	1:00.71
99	ROTHBAUER Christopher	2:09.88	1:00.36
100	KALISZ Chase	2:09.90	1:00.64
101	PUMPUTIS Caio	2:09.93	59.72
102	KOPTIELOV Mykyta	2:09.94	1:01.26
102	OTSUKA Kazuki	2:09.94	1:01.48
104	WIEKIERA Dawid	2:09.99	1:00.39
105	DERGOUSOFF James	2:10.01	1:00.86
106	HARLEY George James	2:10.04	1:00.96
107	GREENE Darragh	2:10.05	59.76
107	SETO Daiya	2:10.05	59.79
109	PETRASHOV Denis	2:10.07	59.87
109	ZHIGALOV Alexander	2:10.07	1:00.12
111	IKESHITA Takatoshi	2:10.08	1:00.81
112	JOHNSON B J	2:10.09	1:00.68
113	MOURI Mamoru	2:10.10	1:00.64
113	WATANABE Kazuki	2:10.10	1:00.44
115	VAN DER BURGH Cameron	2:10.13	58.46
116	HAYASHI Kazuki	2:10.16	1:00.62
116	BREE Andrew	2:10.16	1:01.76
116	BARROWMAN Mike	2:10.16	1:02.02
119	LI Xiang	2:10.17	59.55
120	MARTINENGHI Nicolo	2:10.19	58.26
120	CHOI Kyuwoong	2:10.19	1:00.80
122	OHKAWA Takaaki	2:10.21	1:01.12
122	TAIT Calum	2:10.21	1:01.35
122	DIERING William	2:10.21	1:02.54
125	OSHIKIRI Yuta	2:10.23	1:00.54
126	OHKUBO Rintarou	2:10.28	1:00.66
127	MATZERATH Lucas	2:10.33	59.09
128	CLAVERIE Carlos	2:10.35	1:00.48
129	KASER Yannick	2:10.37	1:00.35
130	ZABOJNIK Matej	2:10.40	1:00.63
131	CORBY Eoin	2:10.50	59.99
132	MIYAMOTO Ippei	2:10.51	1:00.99
133	TYBUR Jonathan	2:10.55	1:00.76
133	SNYDERS Glenn	2:10.55	59.78
135	KOSTIN Oleg	2:10.58	59.95
136	HOLDERNESS Robert	2:10.61	1:00.71
137	ALLIKVEE Martin	2:10.63	1:00.47
138	BIZZARRI Flavio	2:10.64	1:00.90
139	OSAKI Ikuma	2:10.66	1:00.28
140	ISHIDA Ryuichi	2:10.68	1.01.70
141	BUTLER Gregory	2:10.69	1:00.03
141	BAUMANN Ashton	2:10.69	1:01.08
141	EDMOND Ian	2:10.69	1:02.79
144	HORVATH David	2:10.70	1:01.05
144	WATANABE Kazuki	2:10.70	1:00.54
146	COLL MARTI Carles	2:10.71	1:01.28
147	SCHAFER Nick	2:10.75	1:01.80
148	SOMOV Evgenii	2:10.79	1:00.11
148	PEREIRA Thiago	2:10.79	1:02.02
150	CROUS Jarred	2:10.80	1:00.99
151	DE SCHRYVER Noah Nicolas	2:10.83	1:02.62
151	POLYAKOV Vladislav	2:10.83	1:00.80
153	ARAI Yuta	2:10.84	1:00.77
154	GOTOU Kohei	2:10.87	1:00.63
154	FIORAVANTI Domenico	2:10.87	1:00.46
156	WOLNIAK Slawomir	2:10.90	1:01.39
157	SUDAREV Aleksei	2:10.91	na
158	REICH Maxwell	2:10.94	1:01.41
158	YU Zongda	2:10.94	1:00.40
160	WANG Lizhuo	2:10.95	59.44
160	DICKENS Andrew	2:10.95	59.85
162	SHYMANOVICH Ilya	2:10.97	58.29
163	KLOBUCNIK Tomas	2:11.00	1:00.43
164	ENOKIDA Daiki	2:11.03	1.02.16
165	AL-WIR Amro	2:11.05	1:01.87
166	NAGASHIMA Ryo	2:11.06	1:00.66
167	AMALTDINOV Marat	2:11.08	1:01.89
168	PODOPRIGORA Maxim	2:11.09	1:01.59
169	KEEFER Elliott	2:11.10	1:01.41
170	CASTELLO Andrea	2:11.15	1:00.50
171	HUNTER Liam	2:11.16	1:00.25
172	MORDASHEV Kirill	2:11.18	1:02.31
173	VERGNES Lucien	2:11.19	1:01.51
173	KUSTOV Ivan	2:11.19	1:00.83
175	KOULOURIS Dimitrios	2:11.20	1:01.64
176	ROZSA Norbert	2:11.23	1:01.24
177	QUINN Nicholas	2:11.24	1:00.83
178	HAYASHI Taiyou	2:11.25	1:01.32
179	OSELEDETS Dmytro	2:11.27	1:01.55
179	MACDONALD Daniel J	2:11.27	1:00.51
181	TAIVASSALO Brayden	2:11.28	1:01.10
182	GILLINGHAM Nick	2:11.29	1:01.81
183	PHELPS Michael	2:11.30	1:02.67
184	CHILLINGWORTH Adam John	2:11.31	1:01.95
185	ANDREW Michael	2:11.32	58.14
185	ROGUSKI Bartlomiej	2:11.32	1:01.76
187	HOYT Trevor James	2:11.35	1:01.88
187	KANEKO Takahiro	2:11.35	1:00.97
187	STEKELENBURG Lennart	2:11.35	1:00.36
190	RUMMOLO Davide	2:11.37	1:02.60
191	MOSES Ed	2:11.38	1:00.29
192	EVDOKIMOV Ilya	2:11.39	1:00.22
192	SCHWINGENSCHLOGL Fabian	2:11.39	58.95
194	WANG Boyu	2:11.41	1:01.44
194	MOLNAR Akos	2:11.41	1:01.47
194	POZNIKOFF Andrew	2:11.41	1:02.56
194	CHRISTENSEN Chris	2:11.41	1:02.41
198	COPE Thomas	2:11.43	1:00.25
198	DAHLIA Thomas	2:11.43	1:01.32
200	BEERI Tom	2:11.44	1:02.42

Worth checking out:

• Elite Swimmers of the 2:07 Club: Dominating the 200m Breaststroke
• Men’s 200m Breaststroke – Long Course
• Men’s 100m Breaststroke – Long Course

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Update: Unraveling the Speed Tiers in 200m Breaststroke 8th July 2023