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

World Record: Siobhan Haughey 1:50.31
World Junior Record: Claire Weinstein, USA, 1:51.62, 15 December 2024, World Champs
Commonwealth Record: Ariane Titmus 1:51.38

Top 10 All-time Performers:

1. Siobhan Haughey (26.20, 27.61, 28.22, 28.28) 1:50.31
2. Sarah Sjoestroem (25.99, 28.46, 28.16, 27.82) 1:50.43
3. Federica Pellegrini (26.58, 28.26, 28.25, 28.08) 1:51.17
4. Katinka Hosszu (26.04, 28.62, 28.38, 28.14) 1:51.18
5. Li BingJie (26.60, 28.48, 28.51, 27.66) 1:51.25
6. Ariarne Titmus (26.46, 28.35, 28.28, 28.00) 1:51.38
7. Mary-Sophie Harvey (26.05, 28.24, 28.23, 28.35) 1:51.49
8. Yang Junxuan (26.43, 28.65, 28.80, 27.73)1:51.61
9. Claire Weinstein (26.05, 27.86, 28.60, 29.11) 1:51.62
10. Camille Muffat (25.81, 27.98, 28.72, 29.14 ) 1:51.65

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The chart below compares the World’s Fastest 200m Freestyle – Women’s Short 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 - Short Course
	Siobhan Haughey	Sarah Sjoestroem	Federica Pellegrini	Katinka Hosszu	Li Bingjie	Ariane Titmus	Yang Junxuan	Camille Muffat
Height:	5 ft 10 in 178cm	6 ft 0 in 182cm	5 ft 10 in 179cm	5 ft 9 in 175cm		5 ft 10 in 177cm		6 ft 0 in 183cm
Weight:	132 Ib 60kg	168 Ib 76kg	143 Ib 65kg	150 Ib 68kg		139 Ib 63kg		157 Ib 71
Country:	HKG	SWE	ITA	HUN	CHN	AUS	CHN	FRA
DOB:	1997-10-13	1993-08-17	1988-08-05	1989-05-03	2002-03-03	2000-09-07	2002-01-26	1989-10-29
Meet:	2021 FINA Short Course World Championships	FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup 2017	European Short Course Swimming Championships 2009	12th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) 2014	2022 China Nationals Short Course	14th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) 2018	2022 China Nationals Short Course	French Short Course Swimming Championships 2012
1st 25m Split
Strokes	11?	10	14	8		13
2nd 25m Split
Strokes	15	14	17	13		18
Split Time:	26.20	25.99	26.58	26.04	26.60	26.46	26.43	25.81
50m PB:	24.09	23.00	24.55	24.43		26.43		24.55
Time off 50m PB:	2.11	2.99	2.03	1.61		0.2		1.26
Percentage of 50m PB:	108.759%	113.000%	108.269%	106.590%		100.114%		105.132%
3rd 25m Split
Strokes	15	15	16	15		18
4th 25m Split
Strokes	15	14	16	16
Split Time:	53.81	54.45	54.84	54.66	55.08	54.81	55.08	53.79
5th 25m Split
Strokes	16		17	16		18
6th 25m Split
Strokes	16	16	17	16		18
Split Time:	1:22.03	1:22.61	1:23.09	1:23.04	1:23.59	1:23.19	1:23.88	1:22.51
7th 25m Split
Strokes		16	18	17		18
8th 25m Split
Strokes	17	17	18	18		19
Total Time:	1:50.31	1:50.43	1:51.17	1:51.18	1:51.25	1:51.38	1:51.61	1:51.65

Here is Siobhan Haughey’s 200m Freestyle World Record swim to view.

Here is the list for comparison for the Women’s 100m Freestyle Short Course list.

Update: World’s Fastest 200m Freestyle – Women’s Short Course Update July 2024

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