Women’s 200m Freestyle – Short Course World Record & Splits
World record history, all-time fastest performers, race splits, and technical comparisons
for the women’s 200m freestyle in a 25m pool (SCM).
Updated September 2026
Current Records
| Record | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Meet / Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record | Mollie O’Callaghan | Australia | 1:49.36 | World Aquatics Swimming World Cup, Toronto · 24 Oct 2025 |
| World Junior Record | Claire Weinstein | United States | 1:51.62 | World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m), Budapest · 15 Dec 2024 |
| Commonwealth Record | Mollie O’Callaghan | Australia | 1:49.36 | World Aquatics Swimming World Cup, Toronto · 24 Oct 2025 |
Top 10 All-Time Performers
| Rank | Swimmer | 50m Splits | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mollie O’Callaghan | 25.45 / 27.80 / 28.22 / 27.89 | 1:49.36 |
| 2 | Siobhán Haughey | 26.20 / 27.61 / 28.22 / 28.28 | 1:50.31 |
| 3 | Marrit Steenbergen | — | 1:50.33 |
| 4 | Sarah Sjöström | 25.99 / 28.46 / 28.16 / 27.82 | 1:50.43 |
| 5 | Federica Pellegrini | 26.58 / 28.26 / 28.25 / 28.08 | 1:51.17 |
| 6 | Katinka Hosszú | 26.04 / 28.62 / 28.38 / 28.14 | 1:51.18 |
| 7 | Li Bingjie | 26.60 / 28.48 / 28.51 / 27.66 | 1:51.25 |
| 8 | Ariarne Titmus | — | 1:51.38 |
| 9 | Minna Abraham | — | 1:51.47 |
| 10 | Mary-Sophie Harvey | — | 1:51.49 |
Steenbergen’s 1:50.33 and Abraham’s 1:51.47 were swum at the European Aquatics
Championships (25m) in Lublin on 4 December 2025. Do not attach the old page’s
Titmus or Harvey split lines to these times. Those published splits do not add up
to 1:51.38 or 1:51.49.
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