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

World Record: Siobhan Haughey 1:50.31
World Junior Record: Bella Sims 1:52.59
Commonwealth Record: Ariane Titmus 1:51.38

Top 8 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. Yang Junxuan (26.43, 28.65, 28.80, 27.73)1:51.61
  8. 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 HaugheySarah SjoestroemFederica PellegriniKatinka HosszuLi BingjieAriane TitmusYang JunxuanCamille Muffat
Height:5 ft 10 in 178cm6 ft 0 in 182cm5 ft 10 in 179cm5 ft 9 in 175cm5 ft 10 in 177cm6 ft 0 in 183cm
Weight:132 Ib 60kg168 Ib 76kg143 Ib 65kg150 Ib 68kg139 Ib 63kg157 Ib 71
Country:HKGSWEITAHUNCHNAUSCHNFRA
DOB:1997-10-13 1993-08-17 1988-08-05 1989-05-03 2002-03-032000-09-07 2002-01-261989-10-29
Meet:2021 FINA Short Course World ChampionshipsFINA/airweave Swimming World Cup 2017European Short Course Swimming Championships 200912th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) 20142022 China Nationals Short Course14th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) 20182022 China Nationals Short CourseFrench Short Course Swimming Championships 2012
1st 25m Split
Strokes11?1014813
2nd 25m Split
Strokes1514171318
Split Time:26.2025.9926.5826.0426.6026.4626.4325.81
50m PB:24.0923.0024.5524.4326.4324.55
Time off 50m PB:2.112.992.031.610.21.26
Percentage of 50m PB:108.759%113.000%108.269%106.590%100.114%105.132%
3rd 25m Split
Strokes1515161518
4th 25m Split
Strokes15141616
Split Time:53.8154.4554.8454.6655.0854.8155.0853.79
5th 25m Split
Strokes16171618
6th 25m Split
Strokes1616171618
Split Time:1:22.031:22.611:23.091:23.041:23.591:23.191:23.881:22.51
7th 25m Split
Strokes16181718
8th 25m Split
Strokes1717181819
Total Time:1:50.311:50.431:51.171:51.181:51.251:51.381:51.611:51.65

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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