World’s Fastest 200m Freestyle – Women’s Long Course

World Record: Ariarne Titmus 1:52.23
Olympic Record: Mollie O’Callaghan 1:53.27 (New)
World Junior Record: Summer McIntosh 1:53.65
Commonwealth Record: Ariarne Titmus 1:52.23

Top 8 All-time Performers:

1. Ariarne Titmus (26.64, 28.49, 28.82, 28.28) 1:52.23
2. Mollie O’Callaghan (26.59, 28.74, 28.78, 28.37) 1:52.48
3. Federica Pellegrini (27.34, 28.26, 28.78, 28.60) 1:52.98
4. Allison Schmitt (27.18, 28.20, 29.97, 29.26) 1:53.61
5. Summer McIntosh (27.03, 28.79, 28.95, 28.88) 1:53.65
6. Katie Ledecky (27.00, 28.43, 29.12, 29.18) 1:53.73
7. Siobhan Haughey (26.77, 28.33, 29.08, 29.74) 1:53.92
8. Sarah Sjoestroem (26.84, 29.02, 29.09, 29.13) 1:54.08

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The chart below compares the World’s fastest 200m Freestyle swimmers. 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.

Women's 200m Freestyle - Long Course
	Ariarne Titmus	Mollie O'Callaghan	Federica Pellegrini	Allison Schmitt	Summer McIntosh	Katie Ledecky	Siobhan Haughey	Sarah Sjoestroem
Height:	5ft 10in 1.77m	5ft 8 in 1.73m	5ft 10in 1.79m	6ft 1in 1.85m	5ft 8 in 1.73m	6ft 1.83m	5ft 10in 1.78m	6ft 1.82m
Weight:	139lb 63kg	130lb 59kg	143lb 65kg	165lb 75kg		160lb 73kg	132lb 60kg	168lb 76kg
Country:	AUS	AUS	Italy	USA	CAN	USA	HKG	Sweden
DOB:	2000-09-07	2004-04-02	1988-08-05	1990-06-07	2006-08-18	1997-03-17	1997-10-31	1993-08-17
Meet:	2024 Australian Swimming Trials	2024 Australian Swimming Trials	13th FINA World Championships 2009	Olympic Games London 2012	World Aquatics Championships - Fukuoka 2023	Olympic Games Rio 2016	Tokyo Olympics 2020 (2021)	Olympic Games Rio 2016
1st 50m Split
Strokes	34	28	36	32	32	38		31
Split Time:	26.64	26.59	27.34	27.18	27.03	27.00	26.77	26.84
50m PB:	26.13	24.52	24.92	25.40	26.39	25.45	24.59	23.67
2nd 50m Split
Strokes	39	32	38	35	38	41		35
Split Time:	28.49	28.74	28.26	28.20	28.79	28.43	28.33	29.02
100m Time:	55.13	55.33	55.60	55.38	55.82	55.43	55.10	55.86
3rd 50m Split
Strokes	40	33	42	37	?	42		37
Split Time:	28.82	28.78	28.78	28.97	28.85	29.12	29.08	29.09
150m Time:	1:23.95	1:24.11	1:24.38	1:24.35	1:24.77	1:24.55	1:24.18	1:24.95
4th 50m Split
Strokes	42	38	43	39	?	45		41
Split Time:	28.28	28.37	28.60	29.26	28.88	29.18	29.74	29.13
Total Time:	1:52.23	1:52.48	1:52.98	1:53.61	1:53.65	1:53.73	1:53.92	1:54.08

Here is Federica Pellegrini’s 200m Freestyle World Record swim to view.

From the swimmers mentioned above Sarah Sjoestroem is also mentioned on Women’s 100m Freestyle Long Course list.

Swimmers from the 200m list above that progress to the Women’s 400m Long Course are Katie Ledecky, Ariane Titmus, and Federica Pellegrini.

Note: World’s Fastest 200m Freestyle – Women’s Long Course – Updated July 2024