Women’s 200m Individual Medley – Long Course World Record & Splits

Updated Sept 2026

Current Records

Record	Athlete	Time
World Record	Summer McIntosh	2:05.70
Olympic Record	Summer McIntosh	2:06.56
World Junior Record	Yu Zidi	2:06.10
Commonwealth Record	Summer McIntosh	2:05.70

Top 10 All-Time Performers

#	Athlete	Fly	Back	Breast	Free	Total
1	Summer McIntosh	27.19	30.80	37.76	29.95	2:05.70
2	Yu Zidi	26.91	31.96	37.04	30.19	2:06.10
3	Katinka Hosszú	27.30	31.64	36.70	30.48	2:06.12
4	Ariana Kukors	27.72	31.52	37.07	29.84	2:06.15
5	Kaylee McKeown	27.58	31.83	36.87	30.35	2:06.63
6	Kate Douglass	26.78	33.27	36.57	30.17	2:06.79
7	Yu Yiting	27.25	32.12	36.98	30.47	2:06.82
8	Siobhán O’Connor	27.31	32.30	36.88	30.39	2:06.88
9	Stephanie Rice	27.32	32.78	37.07	29.86	2:07.03
10	Alex Walsh	27.29	32.06	36.84	30.94	2:07.13

Fly = 1st 50 ·
Back = back 50
Breast = breast 50 ·
Free = free 50·
Total = final.

Split Analysis & Comparison

The table below compares elite 200m individual medley long-course performances.
Use it to review stroke splits, stroke counts, and race patterns. Data is collected from official results and race footage where available.

Women’s 200 IM – Long Course
	Summer McIntosh	Katinka Hosszu	Ariana Kukors	Kaylee McKeown	Kate Douglass	Siobhan O’Connor	Stephanie Rice	Alex Walsh	Shiwen Ye	Yiting Yu	Yui Ohashi
Height:	5 ft 8 in 173cm	5 ft 9 in 175cm	5 ft 7 in 170cm	5 ft 9 in 175cm	5 ft 10 in 178cm	5 ft 9 in 174cm	5 ft 9 in 176cm	6 ft 0 in 183cm	5 ft 8 in 172cm	5 ft 8 in 172cm	5 ft 8 in 173cm
Weight:		150 Ib 68kg	141 Ib 64kg	132lb 60kg	125lb 57kg	141 Ib 64 kg	148 Ib 67kg		141 Ib 64kg		125 Ib 57kg
Country:	CAN	HUN	USA	AUS	USA	GBR	AUS	USA	CHN	CHN	JPN
DOB:	2006-08-18	1989-05-03	1989-06-01	2001-07-11	2001-11-17	1995-11-29	1988-06-17	2001-07-31	1996-03-01	2005-09-05	1995-10-18
Meet:	2025 Bell Canadian Swimming Trials	16th FINA World Championships 2015	13th FINA World Championships 2009	2024 Australian Swimming Trials	World Aquatics Championships Doha 2024	Olympic Games Rio 2016	13th FINA World Championships 2009	19th FINA World Championships Budapest 2022	Olympic Games London 2012	2023 Asian Games	17th FINA World Championships 2017
Meet:	2025 Bell Canadian Swimming Trials	16th FINA World Championships 2015	13th FINA World Championships 2009	2024 Australian Swimming Trials	World Aquatics Championships Doha 2024	Olympic Games Rio 2016	13th FINA World Championships 2009	19th FINA World Championships Budapest 2022	Olympic Games London 2012	2023 Asian Games	17th FINA World Championships 2017
1st 50m Split	27.19	27.30	27.72	27.58	26.78	27.31	27.32	27.29	28.25	26.62	27.91
Strokes	21	19	22	21	17	20	20	19	20		19
Split Time:	27.19	27.30	27.72	27.58	26.78	27.31	27.32	27.29	28.25	26.62	27.91
50m PB:		26.62	27.87		26.27	25.49	27.32	27.29	27.54		26.59
Time off 50m PB:	0.00	0.68	-0.15	0.00	0.51	1.82	0.00	0.00	0.71		1.32
Percentage of 50m PB:		102.554%	99.462%	100.000%	101.941%	107.14%	100.000%	100.000%	102.578%		104.964%

2nd 50m Split	30.80	31.64	31.52	31.83	33.27	32.30	31.52	32.06	32.58	32.49	32.62
Strokes	37	43	38	37	35	37	39	34	36		35
Split Time:	57.99	58.94	59.24	59.41	1:00.05	59.61	59.24	59.35	1:00.83	59.11	1:00.29

3rd 50m Split	37.76	36.70	37.07	36.87	36.57	36.88	37.07	36.84	37.42	37.61	37.34
Strokes	23	24	20	22	19	19	22	19	22
Split Time:	1:35.75	1:35.64	1:36.31	1:36.28	1:36.62	1:36.49	1:36.31	1:36.19	1:38.25	1:36.72	1:37.63

4th 50m Split	29.95	30.48	29.84	30.35	30.17	30.39	29.84	30.94	29.32	31.03	30.28
Strokes	40	43	41	39	38	42	42	38	44		41

Total Time:	2:05.70	2:06.12	2:06.15	2:06.63	2:06.79	2:06.88	2:07.03	2:07.13	2:07.57	2:07.75	2:07.91

Race Videos

Katinka Hosszú – former 200m IM World Record

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