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

Updated July 2026

Current Records

Record	Athlete	Time
World Record	Summer McIntosh	2:01.65
Olympic Record	Summer McIntosh	2:02.26
World Junior Record	Summer McIntosh	2:03.03
Commonwealth Record	Summer McIntosh	2:01.65

Top 10 All-Time Performers

#	Athlete	50	100 (split / total)	150	200 (split / 2nd 100)	Total
1	Summer McIntosh	27.45	30.76 / 58.21	31.52	31.92 / 1:03.44	2:01.65
2	Liu Zige	27.40	30.60 / 58.00	32.00	31.81 / 1:03.81	2:01.81
3	Jessicah Schipper	28.21	32.04 / 1:00.25	31.98	31.18 / 1:03.16	2:03.41
4	Regan Smith	27.60	31.76 / 59.36	32.14	32.34 / 1:04.48	2:03.84
5	Zhang Yufei	26.92	31.37 / 58.29	32.74	32.83 / 1:05.57	2:03.86
6	Jiao Liuyang	28.49	32.13 / 1:00.62	32.13	31.31 / 1:03.44	2:04.06
7	Mary Descenza	28.79	31.78 / 1:00.57	31.92	31.65 / 1:03.57	2:04.14
8	Katinka Hosszú	28.71	32.00 / 1:00.71	32.07	31.49 / 1:03.56	2:04.27
9	Natsumi Hoshi	28.32	32.33 / 1:00.65	32.05	31.99 / 1:04.04	2:04.69
10	Mireia Belmonte	—	—	—	—	2:04.78

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 butterfly 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 100m Butterfly Long Course

Women’s 200m Butterfly – Long Course
	Summer McIntosh	Zige Liu	Jess Schipper	Regan Smith	Zhang Yufei	Liuyang Jiao	Mary Descenza	Katinka Hosszu	Natsumi Hoshi
Height:	5 ft 8 in 173cm	5 ft 11 in 181cm	5 ft 7 in 170cm	5 ft 7 in 171cm	5 ft 9 in 176cm	5 ft 8 in 173cm	5 ft 10 in 178cm	5 ft 9 in 175cm	5 ft 5 in 164cm
Weight:		148 Ib 67kg	132 Ib 60kg	123 Ib 56kg	126lb 57kg	139 Ib 63kg		150 Ib 68kg	119 lb 54kg
Country:	CAN	CHN	AUS	USA	CHN	CHN	USA	HUN	JPN
DOB:	2006-08-18	1989-03-31	1986-11-19	2002-02-09	1998-04-19	1991-08-06	1984-09-17	1989-05-03	1990-08-21
Meet:	2026 Canadian Swimming Trials	11th Chinese National Games	13th FINA World Championships 2009	Olympic Games Paris 2024	Tokyo Olympics 2020 (2021)	Olympic Games London 2012	13th FINA World Championships 2009	13th FINA World Championships 2009	Japan National Championships 2012

1st 50m Split	27.45	27.40	28.21	27.60	26.92	28.49	28.79	28.71	28.32
Strokes	21	20	19	19		19			20
Split Time:	27.45	27.40	28.21	27.60	26.92	28.49	28.79	28.71	28.32

2nd 50m Split	30.76	30.60	32.04	31.76	31.37	32.13	31.78	32.00	32.33
Strokes	23	24		24		22			24
Split Time:	58.21	58.00	1:00.25	59.36	58.29	1:00.62	1:00.57	1:00.71	1:00.65

3rd 50m Split	31.52	32.00	31.98	32.14	32.74	32.13	31.92	32.07	32.05
Strokes	24	25		23		23			24
Split Time:	1:29.73	1:30.00	1:32.23	1:31.50	1:31.03	1:32.75	1:32.49	1:32.73	1:32.70

4th 50m Split	31.92	31.81	31.18	32.34	32.83	31.31	31.65	31.49	31.99
Strokes	25	25	24	23		23			25

Total time:	2:01.65	2:01.81	2:03.41	2:03.84	2:03.86	2:04.06	2:04.14	2:04.27	2:04.69

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