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

World Record: Kaylee McKeown 2:03.14
Olympic Record: Kaylee McKeown 2:03.73 (NEW)
World Junior Record: Regan Smith 2:03.35
Commonwealth Record: Kaylee McKeown 2:03.14

Top 10 All-time Performers:

1. Kaylee McKeown (29.34, 31.39, 31.11, 31.30) 2:03.14
2. Regan Smith (29.06, 31.31, 31.47, 31.51) 2:03.35
3. Missy Franklin  (29.53, 32.85, 31.66, 31.90) 2:04.06
4. Kristy Coventry  (29.44, 31.47, 31.90, 32.00) 2:04.81
5. Anastasia Zueva (30.23, 31.98, 31.37, 31.36) 2:04.94
6. Phoebe Bacon (29.99, 31.50, 31.82, 31.77) 2:05.08
7. Rhyan White (29.65, 31.94, 31.90, 31.64) 2:05.13
8. Margherita Panziera (30.11, 31.77, 31.94, 31.74) 2:05.56
9. Kylie Masse (28.96, 31.42, 32.23, 32.87) 2:05.57
10. Emily Seebohm (29.46, 32.26, 32.58, 31.38) 2:05.68

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The chart below compares the World’s Fastest 200m Backstroke – Women’s 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.

Women’s 200m Backstroke -Long Course
	Kaylee KcKeown	Regan Smith	Missy Franklin	Kirsty Coventry	Anastasia Zueva	Phoebe Bacon	Rhyan White	Margherita Panziera	Emily Seebohm
Height:	5 ft 9 in 175cm	5 ft 7 in 170cm	6 ft 2 in 188cm	5 ft 9 in 176cm	6 ft 0 in 183cm	5 ft 10 in 178cm	5 ft 6 in 168cm	5 ft 11 in 180cm	6 ft 0 in 183cm
Weight:	132Ib 60kg	121 Ib 55kg	165 Ib 75kg	141Ib 64kg	154Ib 70kg			143lb 65kg	141Ib 64kg
Country:	AUS	USA	USA	ZIM	RUS	USA	USA	ITA	AUS
DOB:	2001-07-12	2002-02-09	1995-05-10	1983-09-16	1990-05-08	2002-08-12	2000-01-25	1995-08-12	1992-06-05
Meet:	NSW State Open Championships 2023	18th FINA World Championships 2019	Olympic Games 2012	13th FINA World Championships 2009	13th FINA World Championships 2009	2022 USA World Trials	2022 USA World Trials	Italian National Championships 2021	17th FINA World Championships 2017
1st 50m Split	29.35	29.06	29.53	29.44	30.23	29.99	29.65	30.11	29.46
Strokes	32	34	33	33	29	33	32		30
Split Time:	29.34	29.06	29.53	29.44	30.23	29.99	29.65	30.11	29.46
50m PB:	27.16	27.74	27.98	28.08	27.31	28.02	28.12	28.32	27.37
Time off 50m PB:	2.18	1.32	1.55	1.36	2.92	1.97	1.53	1.79	2.09
Percentage of 50m PB:	108.027%	104.758%	105.540%	104.843%	110.692%	107.031%	105.441%	106.320%	107.636%
2nd 50m Split	31.39	31.31	32.85	31.47	31.98	31.50	31.94	31.77	32.26
Strokes	36	38	37	35	31	30	32		33
Split Time:	1:00.73	1.00.37	1:00.50	1:00.91	1:02.21	1:01.49	1:01.59	1:01.88	1:01.72
3rd 50m Split	31.11	31.47	31.66	31.90	31.37	31.82	31.90	31.94	32.58
Strokes	36	38	38	36	38	31	33		35
Split Time:	1:31.84	1:31.84	1:32.16	1:32.81	1:33.58	1:33.31	1:33.49	1:33.82	1:34.30
4th 50m Split	31.30	31.51	31.90	32.00	31.36	31.77	31.64	31.74	31.38
Strokes	38	40	40	38	40	36	37		40
Total Time:	2:03.14	2:03.35	2:04.06	2:04.81	2:04.94	2:05.08	2:05.13	2:05.56	2:05.68

Here is Kaylee McKeown‘s 200m Backstroke World Record swim to view.

Note: World’s Fastest 200m Backstroke – Women’s Long Course Update July 2024

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