Women’s 200m Freestyle – Long Course World Record & Splits
Current Records:
World Record: Ariarne Titmus 1:52.23
Olympic Record: Mollie O’Callaghan 1:53.27
World Junior Record: Summer McIntosh 1:53.65
Commonwealth Record: Ariarne Titmus 1:52.23
Top 8 All-time Performers:
- Ariarne Titmus (26.64, 28.49, 28.82, 28.28) 1:52.23
- Mollie O’Callaghan (26.59, 28.74, 28.78, 28.37) 1:52.48
- Federica Pellegrini (27.34, 28.26, 28.78, 28.60) 1:52.98
- Allison Schmitt (27.18, 28.20, 29.97, 29.26) 1:53.61
- Summer McIntosh (27.03, 28.79, 28.95, 28.88) 1:53.65
- Katie Ledecky (27.00, 28.43, 29.12, 29.18) 1:53.73
- Siobhan Haughey (26.77, 28.33, 29.08, 29.74) 1:53.92
- Sarah Sjoestroem (26.84, 29.02, 29.09, 29.13) 1:54.08
Data Analysis and Comparison:
The chart below compares the World’s Fastest 200m Freestyle – 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 Freestyle - Long Course | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ariarne Titmus | Mollie O'Callaghan | Federica Pellegrini | Allison Schmitt | Summer McIntosh | Katie Ledecky | Siobhan Haughey | Sarah Sjoestroem | |
| Height: | 5ft 10in 1.77m | 5ft 8 in 1.73m | 5ft 10in 1.79m | 6ft 1in 1.85m | 5ft 8 in 1.73m | 6ft 1.83m | 5ft 10in 1.78m | 6ft 1.82m |
| Weight: | 139lb 63kg | 130lb 59kg | 143lb 65kg | 165lb 75kg | 160lb 73kg | 132lb 60kg | 168lb 76kg | |
| Country: | AUS | AUS | Italy | USA | CAN | USA | HKG | Sweden |
| DOB: | 2000-09-07 | 2004-04-02 | 1988-08-05 | 1990-06-07 | 2006-08-18 | 1997-03-17 | 1997-10-31 | 1993-08-17 |
| Meet: | 2024 Australian Swimming Trials | 2024 Australian Swimming Trials | 13th FINA World Championships 2009 | Olympic Games London 2012 | World Aquatics Championships - Fukuoka 2023 | Olympic Games Rio 2016 | Tokyo Olympics 2020 (2021) | Olympic Games Rio 2016 |
| 1st 50m Split | ||||||||
| Strokes | 34 | 28 | 36 | 32 | 32 | 38 | 31 | |
| Split Time: | 26.64 | 26.59 | 27.34 | 27.18 | 27.03 | 27.00 | 26.77 | 26.84 |
| 50m PB: | 26.13 | 24.52 | 24.92 | 25.40 | 26.39 | 25.45 | 24.59 | 23.67 |
| 2nd 50m Split | ||||||||
| Strokes | 39 | 32 | 38 | 35 | 38 | 41 | 35 | |
| Split Time: | 28.49 | 28.74 | 28.26 | 28.20 | 28.79 | 28.43 | 28.33 | 29.02 |
| 100m Time: | 55.13 | 55.33 | 55.60 | 55.38 | 55.82 | 55.43 | 55.10 | 55.86 |
| 3rd 50m Split | ||||||||
| Strokes | 40 | 33 | 42 | 37 | ? | 42 | 37 | |
| Split Time: | 28.82 | 28.78 | 28.78 | 28.97 | 28.85 | 29.12 | 29.08 | 29.09 |
| 150m Time: | 1:23.95 | 1:24.11 | 1:24.38 | 1:24.35 | 1:24.77 | 1:24.55 | 1:24.18 | 1:24.95 |
| 4th 50m Split | ||||||||
| Strokes | 42 | 38 | 43 | 39 | ? | 45 | 41 | |
| Split Time: | 28.28 | 28.37 | 28.60 | 29.26 | 28.88 | 29.18 | 29.74 | 29.13 |
| Total Time: | 1:52.23 | 1:52.48 | 1:52.98 | 1:53.61 | 1:53.65 | 1:53.73 | 1:53.92 | 1:54.08 |
Watch Ariarne Titmus’s 200m Freestyle World Record
Note: Women’s 200m Freestyle – Long Course World Record & Splits – Updated June 2025
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