Men’s 200m Breaststroke – Long Course World Record & Splits
Current Records:
World Record: Haiyang Qin 2:05.48
Olympic Record: Leon Marchand 2:05.85
World Junior Record: Shin Ohashi 2:07.27
Commonwealth Record: Zac Stubblety-Cook 2:05.95
Top 10 All-time Performers:
- Haiyang Qin (28.53, 32.19, 32.64, 32.12) 2:05.48
- Leon Marchand (28.42, 32.17, 32.53, 32.73) 2:05.85
- Zac Stubblety-Cook (29.43, 32.46, 32.43, 31.63) 2:05.95
- Anton Chupkov (29.73, 32.49, 32.01, 31.89) 2:06.12
- Shoma Sato (28.88, 32.01, 32.50, 33.01) 2:06.40
- Matt Fallon (29.19, 32.31, 32.50, 32.54) 2:06.54
- Matthew Wilson (28.80, 31.97, 32.91, 32.99) 2:06.67
- Ippei Watanabe (28.95, 32.38, 32.69, 32.65) 2:06.67
- Arno Kamminga (28.81, 32.03, 32.69, 33.32) 2:06.85
- Akihiro Yamaguchi (29.16, 32.56, 33.06, 32.23) 2:07.01
Article of interest: Elite Swimmers of the 2:07 Club: Dominating the 200m Breaststroke
Data Analysis and Comparison:
The chart below compares the World’s Fastest 200m Breaststroke – Men’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.
| Men's 200m Breaststroke - Long Course | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haiyang Qin | Leon Marchand | Zac Stubblety-Cook | Anton Chupkov | Shoma Sato | Matt Fallon | Matthew Wilson | Ippei Watanabe | Arno Kamminga | Akihiro Yamaguchi | |
| Height: | 6ft 183cm | 6ft 2 in 187cm | 5ft 11in 181cm | 6ft 2in 1.88cm | 5ft 9.7in 177cm | 6ft 1in 186cm | 6ft 4in 193cm | 6ft 0.5in 184cm | 5ft 9in 175cm | |
| Weight: | 165lb 75kg | 170lb 77kg | 158lb 72kg | 157lb 71kg | 161lb 73kg | 176lb 80kg | 168lb 76kg | 148lb 67kg | ||
| Country: | China | France | Australia | Russia | Japan | USA | Australia | Japan | Netherlands | Japan |
| DOB: | 1999-01-04 | 2002-05-17 | 1999-01-04 | 1997-02-22 | 2001-11-08 | 2002-10-03 | 1998-12-08 | 1997-03-18 | 1995-10-22 | 1994-09-11 |
| Meet: | World Aquatics Championships - Fukuoka 2023 | Olympic Games Paris 2024 | 2022 Australian Swimming Championships | 18th FINA World Championships 2019 | 2021 Japan Swim (Olympic Trials) | 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials | 18th FINA World Championships 2019 | 10th Tokyo Swimming Championships 2017 | Rotterdam Qualification Meet 2020 | 67th Japan National Sports Festival - Swimming Com |
| 1st 50m Split | ||||||||||
| Strokes | 14 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | ||
| Split Time: | 28.53 | 28.82 | 29.43 | 29.73 | 28.88 | 29.19 | 28.80 | 28.95 | 28.81 | 29.16 |
| 50m PB: | 26.20 | 28.82 | 28.15 | 27.40 | 28.04 | 28.23 | 27.51 | 27.95 | 26.88 | 28.14 |
| Time off 50m PB: | 2.33 | 0.00 | 1.28 | 2.33 | 0.84 | 0.96 | 1.29 | 1.00 | 1.93 | 1.02 |
| Percentage of 50m PB: | 108.893% | 100.000% | 104.547% | 108.504% | 102.996% | 103.401% | 104.689% | 103.578% | 107.180% | 103.625% |
| 2nd 50m Split | ||||||||||
| Strokes | 16 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | ||
| Split Time: | 32.19 | 32.17 | 32.46 | 32.49 | 32.01 | 32.31 | 31.97 | 32.38 | 32.03 | 32.56 |
| 100m Time: | 1:00.72 | 1:00.59 | 1:01.89 | 1:02.22 | 1:00.89 | 1:01.50 | 1:00.77 | 1:01.33 | 1:00.84 | 1:01.72 |
| 3rd 50m Split | ||||||||||
| Strokes | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 17 | ||
| Split Time: | 32.64 | 32.53 | 32.43 | 32.01 | 32.50 | 32.50 | 32.91 | 32.69 | 32.69 | 33.06 |
| 150m Times: | 1:33.36 | 1:33.12 | 1:34.32 | 1:34.23 | 1:33.39 | 1:34.00 | 1:33.68 | 1:34.02 | 1:33.53 | 1:34.78 |
| 4th 50m Split | ||||||||||
| Strokes | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | ||
| Split Time: | 32.12 | 32.73 | 31.63 | 31.89 | 33.01 | 32.54 | 32.99 | 32.65 | 33.32 | 32.23 |
| Total Time: | 2:05.48 | 2:05.85 | 2:05.95 | 2:06.12 | 2:06.40 | 2:06.54 | 2:06.67 | 2:06.67 | 2:06.85 | 2:07.01 |
Watch Qin Haiyang World Record 200m Breaststroke
Additionally, here is Zac Stubblety-Cook’s 2:05.95 swim. Anton Chupkov 2:06.12 swim with Matthew Wilson and Ippei Watanabe are also in this video.
Want to know how many times each swimmer has gone under the 2:07.00 mark, have a look at this post Elite Swimmers of the 2:07 Club: Dominating the 200m Breaststroke.
Previous World Record
Here is the list of the Men’s 100m Breaststroke Long Course for comparison.
Note: Men’s 200m Breaststroke – Long Course World Record & Splits Update June 2024
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