World’s Fastest Men’s 200m Butterfly – Long Course

World Record: Kristof Milak 1:50.34
Olympic Record: Leon Marchand 1:51.21 (NEW)
World Junior Record: Kristof Milak 1:50.34
Commonwealth Record: Chad Le Clos 1:52.96

Top 10 All-time Performers:

  1. Kristof Milak (24.19, 27.70, 28.62, 29.83) 1:50.34
  2. Leon Marchand (24.96, 28.50, 28.78, 28.97) 1:51.21
  3. Michael Phelps (24.76, 28.12, 29.05, 29.58) 1:51.51 
  4. Luca Urlando (25.60, 28.15, 28.57, 30.05) 1:52.37
  5. Daiya Seto (24.72, 28.64, 28.98, 30.19) 1:52.53
  6. Tomoru Honda (25.52, 28.51, 29.00, 29.67) 1:52.70
    Laszio Cseh (25.58, 29.01, 28.80, 29.31)1:52.70
  7. Ilya Kharun (25.06, 28.61, 29.37, 29.76) 1:52.80
  8. Chad Le Clos (25.27, 28.79, 29.70, 29.20) 1:52.96
  9. Takeshi Matsuda (25.58, 28.83, 29.17, 29.39) 1:52.97

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The chart below compares the World’s Fastest Men’s 200m Butterfly – Long Course 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.

Men's 200m Butterfly - Long Course
Kristof MilakLeon MarchandMichael PhelpsDaiya SetoTomoru HondaLaszio CsehChad Le ClosIlya KharunTakeshi Matsuda
Height:6ft 3in 1.90m6ft 0 in 183cm6ft 4in 1.93m5 ft 9 in 174cm5 ft 8in 172cm6 ft 2 in 188cm6 ft 2 in 189cm6 ft 0 in 184cm
Weight:183lb 83kg170lb 77kg194lb 88kg165Ib 75kg181Ib 82kg185Ib 84kg179Ib 81kg
Country:HungaryFRAUSAJPNJPNHUNRSACANJPN
DOB:2000-02-20 2002-05-171985-06-30 1994-05-24 2001-12-311985-12-03 1992-04-12 2005-02-71984-06-23
Meet:19th FINA World Championships 2022Olympic Games Paris 202413th FINA World Championships 2009FINA Champions Swim Series 20202022 Japan Nationals ChampionshipsOlympic Games Beijing 2008Olympic Games London 2012Olympic Games Paris 2024Olympic Games Beijing 2008
1st 50m Split
Strokes161718151617
Split Time:24.1924.9624.7624.7225.5225.5825.2725.0625.58
50m PB:23.6124.6723.3624.5824.6123.0623.2323.2724.37
Time off 50m PB:1.050.291.400.140.912.522.041.791.21
Percentage of 50m PB:104.447%101.176%105.993%100.570%103.698%110.928%108.782%107.692%104.965%
2nd 50m Split27.7028.5028.1228.6428.5129.0128.7928.6128.83
Strokes171821161819
Split Time:51.8953.4652.8853.3654.0354.5953.6754.41
3rd 50m Split28.6228.7829.0528.9829.0028.8029.7029.3729.17
Strokes182021172020
Split Time:1:20.511:22.241:21.931:22.341:23.031:23.391:23.761:23.041:23.58
4th 50m Split29.8328.9729.5830.1929.6729.3129.2029.7629.39
Strokes192123182022
Total Time:1:50.341:51.211:51.511:52.531:52.701:52.701:52.961:52.801:52.97

Here is Kristof Milak’s  200m Butterfly World Record swim to view.

And here is Kristof Milak’s previous World Record for comparison.

Here is the list of the Men’s 100m Butterfly Long Course.

Note: World’s Fastest Men’s 200m Butterfly – Long Course Update April 2025

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