World’s Fastest 200m Breaststroke – Men’s Short Course

World Record: Kirill Prigoda, Russia, 2:00.16, 13 December 2018, World Championships
World Junior Record: Akihiro Yamaguchi, Japan, 2:03.23 – 14 December 2012, World Championships
Commonwealth Record: Michael Jamieson, Great Britain, 2:01.43, 15 December 2013, European Championships

Top 7 All-time Performers:

1. Kirill Prigoda (27.01, 30.61, 31.13, 31.41) 2:00.16
2. Marco Koch (27.46, 30.93, 30.93, 31.12) 2:00.44
3. Daniel Gyurta (27.75, 31.00, 30.89, 30.84) 2:00.48
4. Qin Haiyang (27.45, 30.84, 31.23, 31.63) 2:01.15
5. Daiya Seto (27.88, 30.89, 31.26, 31.27) 2:01.30
6. Arno Kamminga (28.03, 30.73, 31.18, 31.49) 2:01.43
7. Michael Jamieson (27.95, 30.81, 30.94, 31.73) 2:01.43

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The chart below compares the World’s Fastest 200m Breaststroke swimmers short course. Swimmers and coaches can looks at the individual Splits, Stroke Counts and the first 50m split compared to swimmers 50m PB. All swim data has been collected from our team reviewing race footage where possible.

Men's 200m Breaststroke - Short Course
	Krill Prigoda	Marco Koch	Daniel Gyurta	Qin Haiyang	Daiya Seto	Arno Kamminga	Michael Jamieson
Height:	192cm 6 ft 4 in	185cm 6 ft 1 in	185cm 6 ft 1 in	183cm 6 ft	174cm 5 ft 9 in	184cm 6 ft 1 in	186cm 6 ft 1 in
Weight:	88kg 194Ib	83kg 183Ib	77kg 170Ib	75kg 165lb	75kg 165Ib		81kg 179 Ib
Country:	RUS	GER	HUN	CHN	JPN	NED	GBR
DOB:	1995-12-29	1990-01-25	1989-05-04	1999-05-17	1994-05-24	1995-10-22	1988-08-05
Meet:	14th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) 2018	2016 German national short course championships	FINA/MASTBANK Swimming World Cup 2014	14th FINA World Swimming	FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup 2017	Christmas Competition 2020	European Short Course Swimming Championships 2013
1st 25m Split
Strokes	3			4
2nd 25m Split
Strokes	4			5
Split Time:	27.01	27.46	27.75	27.45	27.88	28.03	27.95
50m PB:	25.49	26.52	26.56	27.45	26.66	25.84	27.95
Time off 50m PB:	1.52	0.94	1.19	0.00	1.22	2.19	0.00
Percentage of 50m PB:	105.963%	103.544%	104.480%	100.000%	104.576%	108.475%	100.000%
3rd 25m Split
Strokes	4			5
4th 25m Split
Strokes	5			5
Split Time:	57.62	58.39	58.75	58.29	58.77	58.76	58.76
5th 25m Split
Strokes	5			6
6th 25m Split
Strokes	5			6
Split Time:	1.28.75	1.29.32	1.29.64	1.29.52	1.30.03	1.29.94	1.29.70
7th 25m Split
Strokes	6			7
8th 25m Split
Strokes	7			8
Total Time:	2.00.16	2.00.44	2.00.48	2.01.15	2.01.30	2.01.43	2.01.43

Here is Kirill Prigoda’s 200m Breaststroke World Record swim to view.

Here is the list of the Men’s 100m Breaststroke Short Course for comparison.

Statistical Insights:

• Time Differences:
  • The top 7 all-time performers are separated by just 1.27 seconds. This narrow range underscores the intense competitiveness of the event and the elite standards required to be among the fastest.
• Average Time of Top 7 Performers:
  • The average time of the top 7 swimmers is approximately 2:00.91, highlighting the benchmark for elite performance in this event.

Note: World’s Fastest 200m Breaststroke – Men’s Short Course Update July 2023