World’s Fastest 200m Breaststroke – Women’s Short Course

  1. Rebecca Soni (31.05, 34.13, 34.82, 34.57) 2:14.57
  2. Evgeniia Chikunova (31.03, 34.57, 34.51, 34.59) 2:14.70
  3. Rikke Pedersen (30.80, 33.99, 34.95, 35.47) 2:15.21
  4. Leisel Jones (31.30, 34.77, 34.93, 34.42) 2:15.42
  5. Lily King (30.25, 34.74, 35.77, 34.80) 2:15.56
  6. Yuliya Efimova (31.15, 34.63, 34.48, 35.39) 2:15.62
  7. Rie Kaneto (31.91, 34.43, 34.63, 34.79) 2:15.76

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The chart below compares the World’s fastest 100m Breaststroke 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. 

Of the above mentioned swimmers Rebecca Soni and Yuliya Efimova also appear in the Women’s 100m Breaststroke Long Course and 200m Breaststroke Long Course lists.

Women's 200m Breaststroke - Short Course
Rebecca SoniEvgeniia ChikunovaRikke PedersenLeisel JonesLilly KingYuliya EfimovaRie Kaneto
Height:5 ft 8 in 173cm5 ft 9 in 175cm5 ft 10 in 177cm5 ft 8.5 in 174 cm 5 ft 10 in 178cm5 ft 9 in 174cm
Weight:134Ib 64kg134 Ib 61kg150 Ib 68kg154 Ib 70 kg141 Ib 64kg148 Ib 67kg
Country:USARUSDENAUSUSARUSJPN
DOB:1987-03-18 2004-11-17 1989-01-09 1985-12-30 1997-02-10 1992-04-03 1988-09-08
Meet:British Gas Duel in the Pool 20092022 Russian Short Course ChampionshipsEuropean Short Course Swimming 2013FINA/Arena Swimming World Cup 2009ISL 2020 Season - FinalFINA Swimming World Cup 2018FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup 2016
1st 25m Split14.18
Strokes66
2nd 25m Split
Strokes776
Split Time:31.0531.0330.8031.3030.2531.1531.91
50m PB:29.8330.3829.8729.7828.7729.0830.67
Time off 50m PB:1.220.650.931.521.482.071.24
Percentage of 50m PB:104.090%102.140%103.425%105.104%105.144%106.751%104.043%
3rd 25m Split
Strokes786
4th 25m Split
Strokes786
Split Time:1:05.181:05.601:04.791:06.071:04.991:05.781:06.34
5th 25m Split
Strokes8887
6th 25m Split
Strokes8897
Split Time:1:40.001:40.111:39.741:41.001:40.761:40.261:40.97
7th 25m Split
Strokes98
8th 25m Split
Strokes810
Total Time:2:14.572:14.702:15.212:15.422:15.562:15.622:15.76

Note: World’s Fastest 200m Breaststroke – Women’s Short Course Update April 2023

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