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

Updated April 2026

Current Records

Record	Athlete	Time
World Record	Evgeniia Chikunova	2:17.55
Olympic Record	Tatjana Smith	2:18.95
World Junior Record	Viktoriya Güneş	2:19.64
Commonwealth Record	Tatjana Smith	2:18.95

Olympic/Commonwealth holder listed as Tatjana Schoenmaker in older results; now competes as Tatjana Smith.

Top 10 All-Time Performers

#	Athlete	50	100 (split / total)	150	200 (split / 2nd 100)	Total
1	Evgeniia Chikunova	32.13	35.15 / 1:07.28	35.19	35.08 / 1:10.27	2:17.55
2	Kate Douglass	31.51	35.03 / 1:06.54	35.61	36.35 / 1:11.96	2:18.50
3	Tatjana Smith	31.64	35.42 / 1:07.06	35.42	36.47 / 1:11.89	2:18.95
4	Rikke Møller Pedersen	31.80	35.47 / 1:07.27	35.62	36.22 / 1:11.84	2:19.11
5	Yuliya Efimova	32.58	35.72 / 1:08.30	35.30	35.81 / 1:11.11	2:19.41
6	Rebecca Soni	32.49	35.61 / 1:08.10	35.85	35.64 / 1:11.49	2:19.59
7	Viktoriya Güneş	32.10	35.49 / 1:07.59	35.93	36.12 / 1:12.05	2:19.64
8	Rie Kaneto	32.54	35.39 / 1:07.93	35.83	35.89 / 1:11.72	2:19.65
9	Angharad Evans	31.97	35.26 / 1:07.23	35.92	36.55 / 1:12.47	2:19.70
10	Tes Schouten	31.80	35.40 / 1:07.20	35.66	36.95 / 1:12.61	2:19.81

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 breaststroke 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 Breaststroke – Long Course
	Evgeniia Chikunova	Tatjana Schoenmaker	Rikke Pedersen	Kate Douglass	Yuliya Efimova	Rebecca Soni	Viktoria Gunes	Rie Kaneto
Height:		5 ft 10 in	5 ft 9 in 175cm	5 ft 10 in 178cm	5 ft 10 in 178cm	5 ft 8 in 173cm	5 ft 11 in 180cm	5 ft 9 in 174cm
Weight:		139 lb 63kg	134 Ib 61kg	125 Ib 57kg	141 Ib 64kg	134Ib 64kg	150 Ib 68kg	148 Ib 67kg
Country:	RUS	RSA	DEN	USA	RUS	USA	TUR	JPN
DOB:	2004-11-17	1997-07-09	1989-01-09	2001-11-17	1992-04-03	1987-03-18	1998-06-19	1988-09-08
Meet:	Russian National Championships 2023	Tokyo Olympics 2020 (2021)	15th FINA World Championships 2013	Olympic Games Paris 2024	15th FINA World Championships 2013	Olympic Games London 2012	5th FINA Junior World Championships 2015	Japan Swim 2016

1st 50m Split	32.13	31.64	31.80	31.83	32.58	32.49	32.10	32.54
Strokes	14	18	14		14	20
Split Time:	32.13	31.64	31.80	31.83	32.58	32.49	32.10	32.54
50m PB:	30.81	30.21	30.57	31.66	29.52	30.11	30.55	31.77
Time off 50m PB:	1.32	1.43	1.23	0.17	3.06	2.38	1.55	0.77
Percentage of 50m PB:	104.284%	104.734%	104.024%	100.537%	110.366%	107.904%	105.074%	102.424%

2nd 50m Split	35.15	35.42	35.47	35.26	35.72	35.61	35.49	35.39
Strokes	17	18	16		16	21
Split Time:	1:07.28	1:07.06	1:07.27	1:07.09	1:08.30	1:08.10	1:07.59	1:07.93
100m PB:	1:04.92	1:04.82	1:05.93	1:06.67	1:04.36	1:04.84	1:06.77	1:06.58
Time off 100m PB:	2.24	2.24	1.34	0.42	3.94	3.26	0.82	1.35
Percentage of 100m PB:	103.456%	103.456%	102.032%	100.630%	106.122%	105.028%	101.228%	102.028%

3rd 50m Split	35.19	35.42	35.62	35.81	35.30	35.85	35.93	35.83
Strokes	18	21	16		18	22
Split Time:	1:42.47	1:42.48	1:42.89	1:42.90	1:43.60	1:43.95	1:43.52	1:43.76

4th 50m Split	35.08	36.47	36.22	36.34	35.81	35.64	36.12	35.89
Strokes	21	25	18		25	26
Split Time:	2:17.55	2:18.95	2:19.11	2:19.24	2:19.41	2:19.59	2:19.64	2:19.65

Total Time:	2:17.55	2:18.95	2:19.11	2:19.24	2:19.41	2:19.59	2:19.64	2:19.65

Race Videos

Evgeniia Chikunova – 2:17.55 World Record

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