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

Updated May 2026

Current Records

Record	Athlete	Time
World Record	Kaylee McKeown	2:03.14
Olympic Record	Kaylee McKeown	2:03.73
World Junior Record	Regan Smith	2:03.35
Commonwealth Record	Kaylee McKeown	2:03.14

Top 10 All-Time Performers

#	Athlete	50	100 (split / total)	150	200 (split / 2nd 100)	Total
1	Kaylee McKeown	29.34	31.39 / 1:00.73	31.11	31.30 / 1:02.41	2:03.14
2	Regan Smith	29.06	31.31 / 1:00.37	31.47	31.51 / 1:02.98	2:03.35
3	Missy Franklin	29.53	32.85 / 1:02.38	31.66	31.90 / 1:03.56	2:04.06
4	Isabelle Stadden	29.39	31.65 / 1:01.04	31.75	31.58 / 1:03.33	2:04.37
5	Kirsty Coventry	29.44	31.47 / 1:00.91	31.90	32.00 / 1:03.90	2:04.81
6	Anastasia Zueva	30.23	31.98 / 1:02.21	31.37	31.36 / 1:02.73	2:04.94
7	Phoebe Bacon	29.99	31.50 / 1:01.49	31.82	31.77 / 1:03.59	2:05.08
8	Claire Curzan	29.23	31.38 / 1:00.61	32.37	32.11 / 1:04.48	2:05.09
9	Rhyan White	29.65	31.94 / 1:01.59	31.90	31.64 / 1:03.54	2:05.13
10	Kylie Masse	29.30	31.44 / 1:00.74	32.17	32.51 / 1:04.68	2:05.42

50 = 1st 50 ·
100 = 2nd 50 / cumulative 100 ·
150 = 3rd 50 ·
200 = 4th 50 / 2nd 100 ·
Total = final.

Split Analysis & Comparison

The table below compares elite 200m backstroke long-course performances.
Use it to review 50m splits, stroke counts, and race patterns. Data is collected
from official results and race footage where available.

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

Race Videos

Kaylee McKeown – 2:03.14 World Record

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