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The first '''World Record in the 200 metres [[medley swimming|Individual Medley]]''' in long course (50 metres) [[swimming]] was recognised by the [[International Swimming Federation]] (FINA) in [[1956 in sports|1956]], followed by the women a year later. In the short course (25 metres) swimming events the world's governing body recognizes world records since [[March 3]], [[1991]].
{{main article|List of world records in swimming}}
The first '''world record in the 200 metres individual medley''' in long course (50 metres) [[swimming (sport)|swimming]] was recognised by the [[International Swimming Federation]] (FINA) in [[1956 in sports|1956]], followed by the women a year later. In the short course (25 metres) swimming events the world's governing body recognizes world records since March 3, 1991.
 
==Men==
 
===Long Course===
===Long course===
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|-
!TIME
Line 9 ⟶ 12:
!NATIONALITY
!DATE
!MEET
!PLACE
!REF
|-
|align="center" |'''2:30.7'''
|[[George Harrison (swimmer)|George Harrison]]
|{{USAflagu|United States}}
|align="center" |[[August 24]], [[1956]]
|
|[[Los Angeles, California]]
|[[Los Angeles]]
|-
|align="center" |'''2:29.1'''
|[[Frank Brunnell]]
|{{USAflagu|United States}}
|align="center" |[[July 19]], [[1958]]
|
|[[Akron, Ohio]]
|-
|align="center" |'''2:26.2'''
|[[Gary Heinrich]]
|{{USAflagu|United States}}
|align="center" |[[June 27]], [[1959]]
|
|Los Angeles, California
|-
|align="center" |'''2:24.7'''
|[[Lance Larson]]
|{{USAflagu|United States}}
|align="center" |[[July 11]], [[1959]]
|
|[[Santa Clara, California]]
|-
|align="center" |'''2:22.2'''
|[[John McGill (swimmer)|John McGill]]
|{{USAflagu|United States}}
|align="center" |[[July 23]], [[1960]]
|
|[[Toledo, Ohio]]
|-
|align="center" |'''2:22.1'''
|[[Edward Stickles|Ted Stickles]]
|{{USAflagu|United States}}
|align="center" |[[July 23]], [[1960]]
|
|Toledo, Ohio
|-
|align="center" |'''2:21.3'''
|Ted Stickles
|{{USAflagu|United States}}
|align="center" |[[July 2]], [[1961]]
|
|[[Chicago, Illinois]]
|[[Chicago]]
|-
|align="center" |'''2:20.5'''
|Ted Stickles
|{{USAflagu|United States}}
|align="center" |[[July 22]], [[1961]]
|
|[[Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio]]
|[[Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio]]
|-
|align="center" |'''2:19.6'''
|Ted Stickles
|{{USAflagu|United States}}
|align="center" |[[August 19]], [[1961]]
|Men's NAAA Championships
|Los Angeles, California
|-
|align="center" |'''2:15.9'''
|Ted Stickles
|{{USAflagu|United States}}
|align="center" |[[August 19]], [[1961]]
|
|Los Angeles, California
|-
|align="center" |'''2:15.5'''
|[[Dick Roth]]
|{{USAflagu|United States}}
|align="center" |[[August 2]], [[1964]]
|
|Los Altos, California
|-
|align="center" |'''2:14.9'''
|Dick Roth
|{{USAflagu|United States}}
|align="center" |[[August 15]], [[1964]]
|
|[[Maumee, Ohio]]
|-
|align="center" |'''2:13.1'''
|[[Greg Buckingham]]
|{{USAflagu|United States}}
|align="center" |[[July 24]], [[1966]]
|
|[[Los Altos, California]]
|-
|align="center" |'''2:12.4'''
|Greg Buckingham
|{{USAflagu|United States}}
|align="center" |[[August 21]], [[1966]]
|
|[[Lincoln, Nebraska]]
|-
|align="center" |'''2:11.3'''
|Greg Buckingham
|{{USAflagu|United States}}
|align="center" |[[August 23]], [[1967]]
|
|[[Oak Park, California]]
|-
|align="center" |'''2:10.6'''
|[[CharlesCharlie Hickcox]]
|{{USAflagu|United States}}
|align="center" |[[August 31]], [[1968]]
|US Olympic Trials
|Los Angeles, California
|-
|align="center" |'''2:09.6'''
|[[Gary Hall Sr.]]
|{{USAflagu|United States}}
|align="center" |[[August 17]], [[1969]]
|
|[[Louisville, Kentucky]]
|-
|align="center" |'''2:09.5'''
|Gary Hall Sr.
|{{USAflagu|United States}}
|align="center" |[[August 23]], [[1970]]
|AAU Championships
|Los Angeles, California
|-
|align="center" |'''2:09.3'''
|[[Gunnar Larsson (swimmer)|Gunnar Larsson]]
|{{SWEflagu|Sweden}}
|align="center" |[[September 12]], [[1970]]
|[[1970 European Aquatics Championships|European Championships]]
|[[Barcelona, Spain]]
|-
|align="center" |'''2:09.30'''
|Gary Hall Sr.
|{{flagu|United States}}
|align="center" |August 2, 1972
|
|[[Chicago]]
|-
|align="center" |'''2:07.17'''
|Gunnar Larsson
|{{SWEflagu|Sweden}}
|align="center" |[[September 3]], [[1972]]
|[[Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Munich]], [[West Germany]]
|-
|align="center" |'''2:06.32'''
|[[David Wilkie (swimmer)|David Wilkie]]
|{{flagu|United Kingdom}}
|{{GBR}}
|align="center" |[[August 24]], [[1974]]
|[[1974 European Aquatics Championships|European Championships]]
|[[Vienna, Austria]]
|-
|align="center" |'''2:06.32 ='''
|[[Steve Furniss]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|align="center" |September 1, 1974
|
|[[Concord, California]]
|-
|align="center" |'''2:06.08'''
|[[Bruce Furniss]]
|[[Graham Smith (swimmer)|Graham Smith]]
|{{CANflagu|United States}}
|align="center" |[[August 23]], [[1975]]
|
|[[Kansas City, Missouri]]
|-
|align="center" |'''2:05.31'''
|[[Graham Smith (Canadian swimmer)|Graham Smith]]
|[[Aleksandr Sidorenko]]
|{{URSflagu|Canada}}
|align="center" |[[August 4]], [[1977]]
|
|[[Montreal, Canada]]
|-
|align="center" |'''2:05.24'''
|[[Oleksandr Sydorenko|Aleksandr Sidorenko]]
|[[Steve Lundquist]]
|{{USAURS}}
|align="center" |[[July 9]], [[1978]]
|
|[[Moscow]], [[Soviet Union]]
|Moscow, Soviet Union
|-
|align="center" |'''2:04.39'''
|[[Steve Lundquist]]
|[[Graham Smith (swimmer)|Graham Smith]]
|{{CANflagu|United States}}
|align="center" |[[August 2]], [[1978]]
|
|[[The Woodlands, Texas]]
|-
|align="center" |'''2:03.6556'''
|[[Graham Smith (Canadian swimmer)|Graham Smith]]
|[[Jesse Vassallo]]
|{{USAflagu|Canada}}
|align="center" |[[August 24]], [[1978]]
|[[1978 World Aquatics Championships|World Championships]]
|[[West Berlin]], [[West Germany]]
|-
|align="center" |'''2:03.29'''
|[[Jesse Vassallo]]
|[[Bill Barrett (swimmer)|Bill Barrett]]
|{{USAflagu|United States}}
|align="center" |[[July 6]], [[1979]]
|
|[[San Juan, Puerto Rico]]
|-
|align="center" |'''2:03.24'''
|[[Bill Barrett (swimmer)|Bill Barrett]]
|[[Alex Baumann]]
|{{CANflagu|United States}}
|align="center" |[[August 1]], [[1980]]
|
|[[Irvine, California]]
|-
|align="center" |'''2:03.01'''
|[[Jeremy Reingold]]
|{{flag|South Africa|1928}}
|align="center" |September 26, 1980
|
|[[Cape Town]], [[South Africa]]
|-
|align="center" |'''2:02.78'''
|[[Alex Baumann]]
|{{CANflagu|Canada}}
|align="center" |[[July 29]], [[1981]]
|
|[[Heidelberg]], [[West Germany]]
|-
|align="center" |'''2:02.25'''
|Alex Baumann
|{{CANflagu|Canada}}
|align="center" |[[AugustOctober 1]]4, [[1982]]
|[[Aquatics at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]
|[[Brisbane, Australia]]
|[[Brisbane, Queensland]]
|-
|align="center" |'''2:01.42'''
|Alex Baumann
|{{CANflagu|Canada}}
|align="center" |[[August 4]], [[1984]]
|[[Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Los Angeles, California]]
|Los Angeles, California
|-
|align="center" |'''2:00.56'''
|[[Tamás Darnyi]]
|{{HUN}}
|[[Image:Flag of Hungary (1957-1989).png|20px]] [[Hungary]]
|align="center" |[[August 23]], [[1987]]
|[[1987 European Aquatics Championships|European Championships]]
|[[Strasbourg, France]]
|-
|align="center" |'''2:00.17'''
|[[Tamás Darnyi]]
|{{HUN}}
|[[Image:Flag of Hungary (1957-1989).png|20px]] [[Hungary]]
|align="center" |[[September 25]], [[1988]]
| [[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Seoul, South Korea]]
|-
|align="center" |'''2:00.11'''
|[[David Wharton]]
|{{USAflagu|United States}}
|align="center" |[[August 20]], [[1989]]
|[[1989 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|Pan Pacific Championships]]
|[[Tokyo, Japan]]
|-
|align="center" |'''1:59.36'''
|[[Tamás Darnyi]]
|{{HUN}}
|align="center" |[[January 13]], [[1991]]
|[[1991 World Aquatics Championships|World Championships]]
|[[Perth, Western Australia]]
|-
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|[[Jani Sievinen]]
|{{FIN}}
|align="center" |[[September 11]], [[1994]]
|[[1994 World Aquatics Championships|World Championships]]
|[[Rome, Italy]]
|-
|align="center" |'''1:57.94'''
|[[Michael Phelps]]
|{{USAflagu|United States}}
|align="center" |[[June 29]], [[2003]]
|[[Santa Clara, California]]Invitational
|Santa Clara, California
|-
|align="center" |'''1:57.52'''
|Michael Phelps
|{{USAflagu|United States}}
|align="center" |[[July 24]], [[2003]]
|[[Swimming at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships|World Championships]]
|[[Barcelona, Spain]]
|Barcelona, Spain
|-
|align="center" |'''1:56.04'''
|Michael Phelps
|{{USAflagu|United States}}
|align="center" |[[July 25]], [[2003]]
|[[Swimming at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships|World Championships]]
|Barcelona, Spain
|-
|align="center" |'''1:55.94'''
|Michael Phelps
|{{USAflagu|United States}}
|align="center" |[[August 9]], [[2003]]
| [[United States Swimming National Championships|USA Summer Nationals]]
|[[College Park, Maryland]]
|-
|align="center" |'''1:55.84'''
|Michael Phelps
|{{USAflagu|United States}}
|align="center" |[[August 20]], [[2006]]
|[[2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|Pan Pacific Championships]]
|[[Victoria, Canada]]
|}
 
===Short Course===
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|-
!TIME
!SWIMMER
!NATIONALITY
!DATE
!PLACE
|-
|align="center" |'''1:5754.1998'''
|Michael Phelps
|[[Jani Sievinen]]
|{{FINflagu|United States}}
|align="center" |[[JanuaryMarch 17]]29, [[1992]]2007
|[[Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships|World Championships]]
|[[Kuopio]], [[Finland]]
|[[Melbourne, Victoria]]
|<ref name=M2007WC>{{cite web|title=12th FINA World Championships - Mens 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001070D003C000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=[[Omega SA|Omega Timing]]|date=29 March 2007|access-date=2 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |'''1:5654.8480'''
|Michael Phelps
|Jani Sievinen
|{{FINflagu|United States}}
|align="center" |[[JanuaryJuly 22]]4, [[1993]]2008
| [[2008 United States Olympic Trials (swimming)|US Olympic Trials]]
|[[Helsinki, Finland]]
|[[Omaha, Nebraska]]
|<ref name=M2008US>{{cite web|title=2008 US Olympic Trials - Mens 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001080B0040000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=[[Omega SA|Omega Timing]]|date=15 August 2008|access-date=2 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |'''1:5654.6223'''
|Michael Phelps
|Jani Sievinen
|{{FINflagu|United States}}
|align="center" |[[FebruaryAugust 7]]15, [[1993]]2008
|[[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Paris, France]]
|[[Beijing, China]]
| <ref name=M2008OG>{{cite news|title=Olympics, Swimming: Flash Michael Phelps Wins Sixth Gold, World Record in 200 IM|url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/olympics-swimming-flash-michael-phelps-wins-sixth-gold-world-record-in-200-im/|date=15 August 2008|access-date=25 April 2025|website=Swimming World}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |'''1:5554.5910'''
|[[Ryan Lochte]]
|Jani Sievinen
|{{FINflagu|United States}}
|align="center" |[[FebruaryJuly 10]]30, [[1993]]2009
|[[Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships|World Championships]]
|[[Malmö, Sweden]]
|Rome, Italy
|<ref name=M2009WC>{{cite web|title=13th FINA World Championships - Mens 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001090B003C000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=[[Omega SA|Omega Timing]]|date=30 July 2009|access-date=2 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |'''1:54.6500'''
|Ryan Lochte
|Jani Sievinen
|{{FINflagu|United States}}
|align="center" |[[AprilJuly 21]]28, [[1994]]2011
|[[Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre individual medley|World Championships]]
|[[Kuopio]], [[Finland]]
|[[Shanghai, China]]
|<ref name=M2011WC>{{cite web|title=14th FINA World Championships - Mens 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010B0D003F000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=[[Omega SA|Omega Timing]]|date=28 July 2011|access-date=28 July 2011}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |'''1:5452.6569'''
|[[LászlóLéon CsehMarchand]]
|{{HUNflagu|France}}
|align="center" |[[MarchJuly 23]]30, [[2000]]2025
|[[Swimming at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre individual medley|World Championships]]
|[[Minneapolis, Minnesota]]
|[[Singapore, Singapore]]
|<ref name=M2025WCsf>{{cite web|title=2025 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 200m IM Semifinals Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011900010105EE0102FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=30 July 2025|access-date=30 July 2025}}</ref>
|}
 
===Short course===
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{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 1
|time = 1:57.19
|firstname = Jani
|lastname = Sievinen
|namearticle =
|nation = FIN
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1992|January|17}}
|meet = -
|city = Kuopio
|country = FIN
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 2
|time = 1:56.84
|firstname = Jani
|lastname = Sievinen
|namearticle =
|nation = FIN
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1993|January|22}}
|meet = -
|city = Helsinki
|country = FIN
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 3
|time = 1:56.62
|firstname = Jani
|lastname = Sievinen
|namearticle =
|nation = FIN
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1993|February|7}}
|meet = World Cup
|city = Paris
|country = FRA
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 4
|time = 1:55.59
|firstname = Jani
|lastname = Sievinen
|namearticle =
|nation = FIN
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1993|February|10}}
|meet = World Cup
|city = Malmö
|country = SWE
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 5
|time = 1:54.65
|firstname = Jani
|lastname = Sievinen
|namearticle =
|nation = FIN
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1994|April|21}}
|meet = -
|city = Kuopio
|country = FIN
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 5
|time = 1:54.65
|recordinfo = =
|firstname = Attila
|lastname = Czene
|namearticle =
|nation = HUN
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2000|March|23}}
|meet = NCAA Division I Championships
|city = Minneapolis
|country = USA
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 6
|time = 1:53.93
|recordinfo =
|firstname = George
|lastname = Bovell
|namearticle =
|nation = TTO
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2004|March|25}}
|meet = NCAA Division I Championships
|city = East Meadow
|cityarticle = East Meadow, New York
|country = USA
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 7
|time = 1:53.46
|firstname = László
|lastname = Cseh
|namearticle =
|nation = HUN
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2005|December|8}}
|meet = [[2005 European Short Course Swimming Championships|European Championships]]
|city = Trieste
|country = ITA
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 8
|time = 1:53.31
|firstname = Ryan
|lastname = Lochte
|namearticle =
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2006|April|7}}
|meet = [[2006 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|World Championships]]
|city = Shanghai
|country = CHN
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 9
|time = 1:53.14
|firstname = Thiago
|lastname = Pereira
|namearticle =
|nation = BRA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2007|November|18}}
|meet = World Cup
|city = Berlin
|country = GER
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 10
|time = 1:52.99
|firstname = László
|lastname = Cseh
|namearticle =
|nation = HUN
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2007|December|13}}
|meet = [[2007 European Short Course Swimming Championships|European Championships]]
|city = Debrecen
|country = HUN
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 11
|time = 1:51.56
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Ryan
|lastname = Lochte
|namearticle =
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2008|April|11}}
|meet = [[2008 FINA Short Course World Championships|World Championships]]
|city = Manchester
|country = UK
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 12
|time = 1:51.55
|firstname = Darian
|lastname = Townsend
|namearticle =
|nation = RSA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2009|November|15}}
|meet = World Cup
|city = Berlin
|country = GER
|ref = <ref name=M2009Berlin>{{cite web|title=2009 FINA World Cup (Berlin) - Men's 200 IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010905003D000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=15 November 2009|access-date=26 April 2025}}</ref>
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 13
|time = 1:50.08
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Ryan
|lastname = Lochte
|namearticle =
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2010|December|17}}
|meet = [[2010 FINA Short Course World Championships|World Championships]]
|city = Dubai
|country = UAE
|ref = <ref name=M2010WC>{{cite web|title=10th FINA World Championships (25m) - Men's 200 IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010A00003E000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=17 December 2010|access-date=26 April 2025}}</ref>
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 14
|time = 1:49.63
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Ryan
|lastname = Lochte
|namearticle =
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2012|December|14}}
|meet = [[2012 FINA Short Course World Championships|World Championships]]
|city = Istanbul
|country = TUR
|ref = <ref name=M2012WC>{{cite web|title=11th FINA World Championships (25m) - Men's 200 IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010C010D00041002FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=14 December 2012|access-date=26 April 2025}}</ref>
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 15
|time = 1:48.88
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Léon
|lastname = Marchand
|namearticle =
|nation = FRA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2024|November|1}}
|meet = World Cup
|city =
|country = SGP
|ref = <ref name=M2024Singapore>{{cite web|title=Men's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800070105EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=31 October 2024|access-date=10 November 2024}}</ref>
}}
{{end}}
 
==Women==
 
===Long course===
{{swimmingrecordlisttop|number=yes|nationality=yes|meet=yes}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|-
|number = 1
|align="center" |'''1:53.93'''
|time = 2:48.2
|[[George Bovell]]
|recordinfo =
|{{TRI}}
|firstname = Patty
|align="center" |[[March 25]], [[2004]]
|lastname = Kempner
|[[East Meadow, New York]]
|namearticle =
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1957|April|27}}
|meet = -
|country = USA
|city = Chicago
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|-
|number = 2
|align="center" |'''1:53.46'''
|time = 2:47.7
|László Cseh
|recordinfo =
|{{HUN}}
|firstname = Becky
|align="center" |[[December 8]], [[2005]]
|lastname = Collins
|[[Trieste, Italy]]
|namearticle =
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1958|July|20}}
|meet = -
|country = USA
|city = Akron
|cityarticle = Akron, Ohio
|ref
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 3
|time = 2:43.2
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Sylvia
|lastname = Ruuska
|namearticle =
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1958|August|16}}
|meet = -
|country = USA
|city = Fresno
|cityarticle = Fresno, California
|ref
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 4
|time = 2:40.3
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Sylvia
|lastname = Ruuska
|namearticle =
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1959|January|14}}
|meet = -
|country = AUS
|city = Hobart
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 5
|time = 2:40.1
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Donna
|lastname = de Varona
|namearticle =
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1961|May|13}}
|meet = -
|country = USA
|city = Redding
|cityarticle = Redding, California
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 6
|time = 2:37.1
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Donna
|lastname = de Varona
|namearticle =
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1961|July|9}}
|meet = -
|country = JPN
|city = Tenri
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 7
|time = 2:35.0
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Donna
|lastname = de Varona
|namearticle =
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1961|August|12}}
|meet = -
|country = USA
|city = Philadelphia
|cityarticle =
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 8
|time = 2:33.3
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Donna
|lastname = de Varona
|namearticle =
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1962|August|18}}
|meet = -
|country = USA
|city = Chicago
|cityarticle =
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 9
|time = 2:31.8
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Donna
|lastname = de Varona
|namearticle =
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1963|July|27}}
|meet = Los Angeles Invitational
|country = USA
|city = Los Angeles
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 10
|time = 2:30.1
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Donna
|lastname = de Varona
|namearticle =
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1964|July|11}}
|meet = -
|country = USA
|city = Los Angeles
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 11
|time = 2:29.9
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Donna
|lastname = de Varona
|namearticle =
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1964|August|1}}
|meet = US National Championships
|country = USA
|city = Los Altos
|cityarticle = Los Altos, California
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 12
|time = 2:29.0
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Lynn
|lastname = Vidali
|namearticle =
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1966|July|22}}
|meet = -
|country = USA
|city = Los Altos
|cityarticle = Los Altos, California
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 13
|time = 2:27.8
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Claudia
|lastname = Kolb
|namearticle =
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1966|August|21}}
|meet = -
|country = USA
|city = Lincoln
|cityarticle = Lincoln, Nebraska
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 14
|time = 2:27.5
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Claudia
|lastname = Kolb
|namearticle =
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1967|July|8}}
|meet = Santa Clara International
|country = USA
|city = Santa Clara
|cityarticle = Santa Clara, California
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 15
|time = 2:26.1
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Claudia
|lastname = Kolb
|namearticle =
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1967|July|30}}
|meet = [[Swimming at the 1967 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]]
|country = CAN
|city = Winnipeg
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 16
|time = 2:23.5
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Claudia
|lastname = Kolb
|namearticle =
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1967|August|25}}
|meet = -
|country = USA
|city = Los Angeles
|cityarticle =
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 17
|time = 2:23.07
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Shane
|lastname = Gould
|namearticle =
|nation = AUS
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1972|August|28}}
|meet = [[Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre individual medley|Olympic Games]]
|city = Munich
|country = FRG
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 18
|time = 2:23.01
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Kornelia
|lastname = Ender
|namearticle =
|nation = GDR
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1973|April|13}}
|meet = -
|city = East Berlin
|cityarticle =
|country = GDR
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 19
|time = 2:20.51
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Andrea
|lastname = Hubner
|namearticle =
|nation = GDR
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1973|April|13}}
|meet = [[Swimming at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships|World Championships]]
|city = Belgrade
|country = YUG
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 20
|time = 2:18.97
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Ulrike
|lastname = Tauber
|namearticle =
|nation = GDR
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1974|August|18}}
|meet = [[1974 European Aquatics Championships|European Championships]]
|city = Vienna
|country = AUT
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 21
|time = 2:18.83
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Ulrike
|lastname = Tauber
|namearticle =
|nation = GDR
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1975|June|10}}
|meet = East German Championships
|city = Wittenberg
|country = FRG
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 22
|time = 2:18.30
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Ulrike
|lastname = Tauber
|namearticle =
|nation = GDR
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1976|March|12}}
|meet = Soviet Union vs East Germany Dual Meet
|city = Tallinn
|country = URS
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 23
|time = 2:17.14
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Kornelia
|lastname = Ender
|namearticle =
|nation = GDR
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1976|June|5}}
|meet = East German Championships
|city = East Berlin
|country = GDR
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 24
|time = 2:16.96
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Ulrike
|lastname = Tauber
|namearticle =
|nation = GDR
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1977|July|10}}
|meet = -
|city = Leipzig
|country = GDR
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 25
|time = 2:15.95
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Ulrike
|lastname = Tauber
|namearticle =
|nation = GDR
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1977|August|20}}
|meet = [[1977 European Aquatics Championships|European Championships]]
|city = Jönköping
|country = SWE
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 26
|time = 2:15.85
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Ulrike
|lastname = Tauber
|namearticle =
|nation = GDR
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1977|8|28}}
|meet = USA vs East Germany Dual Meet
|city = East Berlin
|country = GDR
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 27
|time = 2:15.09
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Tracy
|lastname = Caulkins
|namearticle =
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1978|8|2}}
|meet = US National Championships
|city = The Woodlands
|cityarticle = The Woodlands, Texas
|country = USA
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 28
|time = 2:14.07
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Tracy
|lastname = Caulkins
|namearticle =
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1978|August|20}}
|meet = [[Swimming at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships|World Championships]]
|city = West Berlin
|country = FRG
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 28
|time = 2:13.69
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Tracy
|lastname = Caulkins
|namearticle =
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1980|January|5}}
|meet = -
|city =Austin
|cityarticle = Austin, Texas
|country = USA
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 29
|time = 2:13.00
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Petra
|lastname = Schneider
|namearticle =
|nation = GDR
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1980|May|24}}
|meet = -
|city = East Berlin
|cityarticle =
|country = GDR
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 30
|time = 2:11.73
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Ute
|lastname = Geweniger
|namearticle =
|nation = GDR
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1981|July|4}}
|meet = -
|city = Magdeburg
|cityarticle =
|country = GDR
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 31
|time = 2:11.65
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Lin
|lastname = Li
|namearticle = Lin Li (swimmer)
|nation = CHN
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1992|July|30}}
|meet = [[Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre individual medley|Olympic Games]]
|city = Barcelona
|country = ESP
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 32
|time = 2:09.72
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Wu
|lastname = Yanyan
|namearticle =
|nation = CHN
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1997|October|17}}
|meet = Chinese National Games
|city = Shanghai
|country = CHN
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 33
|time = 2:08.92
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Stephanie
|lastname = Rice
|namearticle =
|nation = AUS
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2008|March|25}}
|meet = [[2008 Australian Swimming Championships|Australian Championships]]
|city = Sydney
|country = AUS
|ref = <ref>{{cite magazine|title=Australian Trials: Flash! Stephanie Rice Obliterates 200 IM World Record, Several Commonwealth Records Fall|url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/australian-trials-flash-stephanie-rice-obliterates-200-im-world-record-several-commonwealth-records-fall/|date=25 March 2008|access-date=5 May 2025|magazine=[[Swimming World]]}}</ref>
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 34
|time = 2:08.45
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Stephanie
|lastname = Rice
|namearticle =
|nation = AUS
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2008|August|13}}
|meet = [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre individual medley|Olympic Games]]
|city = Beijing
|country = CHN
|ref = <ref name=W2008OG>{{cite magazine|last=Lohn|first=John|title=Olympics, Swimming: Stephanie Rice Clocks World Record to Win 200 IM|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/18795.asp|magazine=[[Swimming World]]|date=12 August 2008|accessdate=17 May 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508192749/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/18795.asp|archivedate=8 May 2013}}</ref>
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 35
|time = 2:07.03
|recordinfo = sf
|firstname = Ariana
|lastname = Kukors
|namearticle =
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2009|July|26}}
|meet = [[Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre individual medley|World Championships]]
|city = Rome
|country = ITA
|ref = <ref name=W2009WCsf>{{cite web|title=13th FINA World Championships - Women's 200m IM Semifinals Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001090B000A000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=26 July 2009|access-date=2 April 2025}}</ref>
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 36
|time = 2:06.15
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Ariana
|lastname = Kukors
|namearticle =
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2009|July|27}}
|meet = [[Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre individual medley|World Championships]]
|city = Rome
|country = ITA
|ref = <ref name=W2009WC>{{cite web|title=13th FINA World Championships - Women's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001090B001D000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=27 July 2009|access-date=2 April 2025}}</ref>
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 37
|time = 2:06.12
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Katinka
|lastname = Hosszú
|namearticle =
|nation = HUN
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2015|August|3}}
|meet = [[Swimming at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 200 metre individual medley|World Championships]]
|city = Kazan
|cityarticle =
|country = RUS
|ref = <ref name=W2015WC>{{cite web|title=16th FINA World Championships - Women's 200m IM Final Results|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010F020001042402FFFFFFFFFFFF02|publisher=Omega Timing|date=3 August 2015|access-date=3 August 2015}}</ref>
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 38
|time = 2:05.70
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Summer
|lastname = McIntosh
|namearticle =
|nation = CAN
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2025|6|9}}
|meet = Canadian Trials
|city = Victoria
|cityarticle = Victoria, British Columbia
|country = CAN
|ref = <ref name=W2025Canada>{{cite web|title=2025 Canadian Trials - Women's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://results.swimming.ca/2025_Canadian_Swimming_Trials/ResultList_17F.pdf|work=results.swimming.ca|date=9 June 2025|accessdate=9 June 2025}}</ref>
}}
{{end}}
 
===Short course===
{{swimmingrecordlisttop|number=yes|nationality=yes|meet=yes}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 1
|time = 2:07.79
|firstname = Allison
|lastname = Wagner
|namearticle =
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|1993|December|5}}
|meet = [[1993 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 200 metre individual medley|World Championships]]
|city = Palma de Mallorca
|country = ESP
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 2
|time = 2:06.13
|firstname = Kirsty
|lastname = Coventry
|namearticle =
|nation = ZIM
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2008|April|12}}
|meet = [[2008 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|World Championships]]
|city = Manchester
|country = UK
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 3
|time = 2:06.01
|firstname = Evelyn
|lastname = Verrasztó
|namearticle =
|nation = HUN
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2009|November|6}}
|meet = World Cup
|city = Moscow
|country = RUS
|ref =
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 4
|time = 2:04.64
|firstname = Evelyn
|lastname = Verrasztó
|namearticle =
|nation = HUN
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2009|December|10}}
|meet = [[2009 European Short Course Swimming Championships|European Championships]]
|city = Istanbul
|country = TUR
|ref = <ref name=W2009EC>{{cite web|title=2009 European Championships - Women's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000109010012000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=10 December 2009|access-date=8 April 2025}}</ref>
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 5
|time = 2:04.60
|firstname = Julia
|lastname = Smit
|namearticle =
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2009|December|19}}
|meet = Duel in the Pool
|city = Manchester
|country = UK
|ref = <ref name=W2009Duel>{{cite web|title=2009 Duel in the Pool - Women's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010900001A000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=19 December 2009|access-date=8 April 2025}}</ref>
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 6
|time = 2:04.39
|recordinfo = h
|firstname = Katinka
|lastname = Hosszú
|namearticle =
|nation = HUN
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2013|August|7}}
|meet = World Cup
|city = Eindhoven
|country = NED
|ref = <ref>{{cite web|title=2013 FINA World Cup (Eindhoven) - Women's 200m IM Heats Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010D020501042400FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=7 August 2013|access-date=8 April 2025}}</ref>
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 7
|time = 2:03.20
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Katinka
|lastname = Hosszú
|namearticle =
|nation = HUN
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2013|August|7}}
|meet = World Cup
|city = Eindhoven
|country = NED
|ref = <ref name=W2013Eindhoven>{{cite web|title=2013 FINA World Cup (Eindhoven) - Women's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010D020501042402FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=7 August 2013|access-date=8 April 2025}}</ref>
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 8
|time = 2:02.61
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Katinka
|lastname = Hosszú
|namearticle =
|nation = HUN
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2014|August|27}}
|meet = World Cup
|city = Doha
|country = QAT
|ref = <ref name=W2014Doha>{{cite web|title=2014 FINA World Cup (Doha) - Women's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010E010501042402FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=27 August 2014|access-date=8 April 2025}}</ref>
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 9
|time = 2:02.13
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Katinka
|lastname = Hosszú
|namearticle =
|nation = HUN
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2014|August|31}}
|meet = World Cup
|city = Dubai
|country = UAE
|ref = <ref name=W2014Dubai>{{cite web|title=2014 FINA World Cup (Dubai) - Women's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010E010601042402FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=31 August 2014|access-date=8 April 2025}}</ref>
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 10
|time = 2:01.86
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Katinka
|lastname = Hosszú
|namearticle =
|nation = HUN
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2014|December|6}}
|meet = [[2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 200 metre individual medley|World Championships]]
|city = Doha
|country = QAT
|ref = <ref name=W2014WC>{{cite web|title=2014 FINA World Championships (25 m) - Women's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010E010D01042402FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=6 December 2014|access-date=8 April 2025}}</ref>
}}
{{Swimmingrecord
|number = 11
|time = 2:01.63
|recordinfo =
|firstname = Kate
|lastname = Douglass
|namearticle =
|nation = USA
|date = {{Dts|format=dmy|2024|December|10}}
|meet = [[2024 World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25 m) – Women's 200 metre individual medley|World Championships]]
|city = Budapest
|country = HUN
|ref = <ref name=W2024WC>{{cite web|title=2024 World Aquatics Championships (25 m) - Women's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800080205EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=10 December 2024|access-date=30 December 2024}}</ref>
}}
{{end}}
 
==All-time top 25==
{| style="wikitable"
|-
| Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 '''200 m individual medley times''' and the top 25 '''athletes''':
|-
| style="background: #f6F5CE" |''- denotes top performance for '''athletes''' in the top 25 '''200 m individual medley times'''''
|-
|''- denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 '''200 m individual medley times''', by repeat athletes''
|align="center" |'''1:53.31'''
|-
|[[Ryan Lochte]]
| style="background: #CCFFCC" |''- denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 '''athletes''' who fall outside the top 25 200 m individual medley times''
|{{USA}}
|align="center" |[[April 7]], [[2006]]
|[[Shanghai, China]]
|}
 
===Men long course===
==Women==
*Correct as of July 2025<ref>{{cite web|title=Men's 200m Individual Medley Long Course All-Time Ranking|url=https://api.worldaquatics.com/fina/rankings/swimming/report/pdf?gender=M&distance=200&stroke=MEDLEY&poolConfiguration=LCM&year=&startDate=&endDate=&timesMode=ALL_TIMES&regionId=&countryId=&pageSize=200|publisher=World Aquatics|access-date=2 August 2025}}</ref>
===Long Course===
{| class="wikitable" width=90% style="font-size: 90%;sortable"
! {{abbr|Ath.#|Athlete rank}}
|-
! {{abbr|Perf.#|Performance rank}}
!TIME
! Time
!SWIMMER
! Athlete
!NATIONALITY
! Nation
!DATE
! Date
!PLACE
! Place
! class="unsortable" | {{refh}}
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 1
| align=center | 1
| 1:52.69
| [[Léon Marchand]]
| {{FRA}}
| 30 July 2025
| [[Singapore]]
| <ref name=M2025WCsf/>
|-
|
|align="center" |'''2:48.2'''
| align=center | 2
|[[Patty Kempner]]
| 1:53.68
|{{USA}}
| ''Marchand #2''
|align="center" |[[April 27]], [[1957]]
|
|[[Chicago, Illinois]]
| 31 July 2025
| Singapore
| <ref name=M2025WC>{{cite web|title=2025 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011900010105EE0102FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=31 July 2025|access-date=31 July 2025}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 2
| align=center | 3
| 1:54.00
| [[Ryan Lochte]]
| {{USA}}
| 28 July 2011
| [[Shanghai]]
| <ref name=M2011WC/>
|-
| rowspan="2" |
|align="center" |'''2:47.7'''
| align=center | 4
|[[Becky Collins]]
| 1:54.06
|{{USA}}
| ''Marchand #3''
|align="center" |[[July 20]], [[1958]]
| rowspan="2" |
|[[Akron, Ohio]]
| 2 August 2024
| [[Paris]]
| <ref>{{Cite web|title=2024 Olympic Games - Men's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/SWM/OG2024_SWM_C73A1_SWMM200MIM------------FNL-000100--.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240923024301/https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/SWM/OG2024_SWM_C73A1_SWMM200MIM------------FNL-000100--.pdf |archive-date=23 September 2024|access-date=18 December 2024|website=olympics.com |publisher=[[International Olympic Committee]]}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |'''2:43.2''' 5
| 1:54.10
|[[Sylvia Ruuska]]
|''Lochte #2''
|{{USA}}
| 30 July 2009
|align="center" |[[August 16]], [[1958]]
| [[Fresno, CaliforniaRome]]
| <ref name=M2009WC/>
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 3
| align=center | 6
| 1:54.16
| [[Michael Phelps]]
| {{USA}}
| 28 July 2011
| Shanghai
| <ref name=M2011WC/>
|-
| rowspan="2" |
|align="center" |'''2:40.3'''
| align=center | 7
|Sylvia Ruuska
| 1:54.23
|{{USA}}
|''Phelps #2''
|align="center" |[[January 14]], [[1959]]
| rowspan="2" |
|[[Hobart, Australia]]
| 15 August 2008
| [[Beijing]]
| <ref name=M2008OG/>
|-
| align="center" |'''2:40.1''' 8
| 1:54.27
|[[Donna de Varona]]
|''Phelps #3''
|{{USA}}
| 2 August 2012
|align="center" |[[May 13]], [[1961]]
| [[London]]
|[[Redding, California]]
| <ref name=M2012OG>{{cite magazine|title=2012 London Olympics: Michael Phelps First Man To Threepeat Event in 200 IM; Earns Astonishing 20th Olympic Medal, 16th Gold; Ryan Lochte Earns 11th Medal With Silver Finish; Laszlo Cseh Third|url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/2012-london-olympics-michael-phelps-first-man-to-threepeat-event-in-200-im-earns-astonishing-20th-olympic-medal-16th-gold-ryan-lochte-earns-11th-medal-with-silver-finish-laszlo-cseh-third/|magazine=[[Swimming World]]|date=2 August 2012|accessdate=10 July 2013}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 4
| align=center | 9
| 1:54.30
| [[Shaine Casas]]
| {{USA}}
| 31 July 2025
| Singapore
| <ref name=M2025WC/>
|-
| rowspan="2" |
|align="center" |'''2:37.1'''
| align=center | 10
|Donna de Varona
| 1:54.43
|{{USA}}
|''Lochte #3''
|align="center" |[[July 9]], [[1961]]
| rowspan="2" |
|[[Tenri]], [[Japan]]
| 21 August 2010
| [[Irvine, California|Irvine]]
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2010 Pan Pacific Championships - Men's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010A0B0044000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=[[Omega SA|Omega Timing]]|date=21 August 2010|access-date=25 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |'''2:35.0''' 11
| 1:54.56
|Donna de Varona
|''Lochte #4''
|{{USA}}
| 10 July 2009
|align="center" |[[August 12]], [[1961]]
| [[Indianapolis]]
|[[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2009 US National Championships - Men's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001090E0030000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=[[Omega SA|Omega Timing]]|date=10 July 2009|access-date=25 April 2025}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 5
| align=center | 12
| 1:54.62
| [[Wang Shun]]
| {{CHN}}
| 24 September 2023
| [[Hangzhou]]
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2022 Asian Games - Men's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://info.hangzhou2022.cn/resAG2022-/pdf/AG2022-/SWM/AG2022-_SWM_C73A1_SWMM200MIM------------FNL-000100--.pdf|work=hangzhou2022.cn|date=24 September 2023|access-date=24 September 2023}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="11" |
|align="center" |'''2:33.3'''
| align=center | 13
|Donna de Varona
| 1:54.66
|{{USA}}
|''Phelps #4''
|align="center" |[[August 18]], [[1962]]
| rowspan="11" |
|[[Chicago, Illinois]]
| 11 August 2016
| [[Rio de Janeiro]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/swimming-standings-sw-mens-200m-individual-medley |title=Men's 200m Individual Medley |publisher=[[Rio 2016]] |accessdate=5 August 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826101641/https://www.rio2016.com/en/swimming-standings-sw-mens-200m-individual-medley |archivedate=26 August 2016 }}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |'''2:31.8''' 14
| 1:54.75
|Donna de Varona
|''Phelps #5''
|{{USA}}
| 9 August 2015
|align="center" |[[July 27]], [[1963]]
| [[Los Angeles,San CaliforniaAntonio]]
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2015 US National Championships - Men's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010F020B00041002FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf|work=[[Omega SA|Omega Timing]]|date=9 August 2015|access-date=25 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |'''2:30.1''' 15
| 1:54.80
|Donna de Varona
|''Phelps #6''
|{{USA}}
| 4 July 2008
|align="center" |[[July 11]], [[1964]]
| [[Omaha]]
|Los Angeles, California
| <ref name=M2008US/>
|-
| align="center" |'''2:29.9''' 16
| 1:54.82
|Donna de Varona
|''Marchand #4''
|{{USA}}
| 27 July 2023
|align="center" |[[August 1]], [[1964]]
| [[Fukuoka]]
|[[Los Altos, California]]
| <ref name=M2023WC>{{cite web|title=2023 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010105EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=[[Omega SA|Omega Timing]]|date=27 July 2023|access-date=27 July 2023}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" align=center | 17
|align="center" |'''2:29.0'''
| rowspan="2" | 1:54.84
|[[Lynn Vidali]]
|''Lochte #5''
|{{USA}}
| 6 August 2010
|align="center" |[[July 22]], [[1966]]
| Irvine
|Los Altos, California
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2010 US National Championships - Men's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010A11002F000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=[[Omega SA|Omega Timing]]|date=6 August 2010|access-date=25 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|''Phelps #7''
|align="center" |'''2:27.8'''
| 30 June 2012
|[[Claudia Kolb]]
| Omaha
|{{USA}}
| <ref name=M2012US>{{cite web|title=2012 US Olympic Trials - Men's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010C010200041002FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf|work=[[Omega SA|Omega Timing]]|date=30 June 2012|access-date=25 April 2025}}</ref>
|align="center" |[[August 21]], [[1966]]
|[[Lincoln, Nebraska]]
|-
| align="center" |'''2:27.5''' 19
| 1:54.90
|Claudia Kolb
|''Lochte #6''
|{{USA}}
| 2 August 2012
|align="center" |[[July 8]], [[1967]]
| London
|[[Santa Clara, California]]
| <ref name=M2012OG/>
|-
| align="center" |'''2:26.1''' 20
| 1:54.93
|Claudia Kolb
|''Lochte #7''
|{{USA}}
| 30 June 2012
|align="center" |[[July 30]], [[1967]]
| Omaha
|[[Winnipeg, Canada]]
| <ref name=M2012US/>
|-
| rowspan="2" align=center | 21
|align="center" |'''2:25.0'''
| rowspan="2" | 1:54.98
|Claudia Kolb
|''Phelps #8''
|{{USA}}
| 29 March 2007
|align="center" |[[August 18]], [[1967]]
| [[Melbourne]]
|[[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
| <ref name=M2007WC/>
|-
|''Lochte #8''
|align="center" |'''2:23.5'''
| 1 August 2013
|Claudia Kolb
| [[Barcelona]]
|{{USA}}
| <ref>{{cite web|title=15th FINA World Championships - Men's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010D020100041002FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf|work=[[Omega SA|Omega Timing]]|date=1 August 2013|access-date=25 April 2025}}</ref>
|align="center" |[[August 25]], [[1967]]
|[[Los Angeles, California]]
|-
| align="center" |'''2: 23.07'''
| 1:55.00
|[[Shane Gould]]
|''Wang #2''
|{{AUS}}
| 30 July 2021
|align="center" |[[August 28]], [[1972]]
|[[Munich]], [[West GermanyTokyo]]
| <ref name=M2020OG>{{cite web|title=2020 Olympic Games - Men's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C73A1_SWMM200MIM------------FNL-000100--.pdf|publisher=olympics.com|date=30 July 2021|access-date=12 August 2021|archive-date=30 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730023646/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SWM/OG2020-_SWM_C73A1_SWMM200MIM------------FNL-000100--.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 6
| align=center | 24
| 1:55.07
| [[Kosuke Hagino]]
| {{JPN}}
| 9 April 2016
| Tokyo
| <ref>{{cite magazine|title=Rie Kaneto, Kosuke Hagino Post New National Records At Japanese Nationals|url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/rie-kaneto-kosuke-hagino-post-new-national-records-at-japanese-nationals/|magazine=[[Swimming World]]|date=9 April 2016|access-date=10 April 2016}}</ref>
|-
|
|align="center" |'''2:23.01'''
| align=center | 25
|[[Kornelia Ender]]
| 1:55.13
|{{GDR}}
|''Casas #2''
|align="center" |[[April 13]], [[1973]]
|
|[[East Berlin]], [[East Germany]]
| 30 July 2025
| Singapore
| <ref name=M2025WCsf/>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 7
| rowspan="19" |
| 1:55.18
| [[László Cseh]]
| {{HUN}}
| 29 July 2009
| Rome
| <ref>{{cite web|title=13th FINA World Championships - Mens 200m IM Semifinals Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001090B0034000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=[[Omega SA|Omega Timing]]|date=29 July 2009|access-date=2 April 2025}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 8
| 1:55.26
| [[Michael Andrew (swimmer)|Michael Andrew]]
| {{USA}}
| 17 June 2021
| Omaha
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2020 US Olympic Trials (Wave II) - Men's 200m IM Semifinals Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500030105EE02FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=[[Omega SA|Omega Timing]]|date=17 June 2021|access-date=2 April 2025}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 9
| 1:55.28
| [[Duncan Scott (swimmer)|Duncan Scott]]
| {{GBR2}}
| 30 July 2021
| Tokyo
| <ref name=M2020OG/>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 10
| 1:55.34
| [[Hubert Kós]]
| {{HUN}}
| 30 July 2025
| Singapore
| <ref name=M2025WC/>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 11
| 1:55.36
| [[Eric Shanteau]]
| {{USA}}
| 30 July 2009
| Rome
| <ref name=M2009WC/>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 12
| 1:55.40
| [[Chase Kalisz]]
| {{USA}}
| 11 August 2018
| Tokyo
| <ref>{{cite web | title = 2018 Pan Pacific Championships - Men's 200m IM Final Results| work = Seiko.co.jp | date = 11 August 2018 | url = http://swim.seiko.co.jp/en/2018/S80701/ranking/eng11R059.pdf |accessdate = 12 August 2018}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| rowspan="2" align=center | 13
| rowspan="2" | 1:55.55
| [[Thiago Pereira]]
| {{BRA}}
| 30 July 2009
| Rome
| <ref name=M2009WC/>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| [[Daiya Seto]]
| {{JPN}}
| 18 January 2020
| Beijing
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2020 FINA Champions Series - Men's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011402010105EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=[[Omega SA|Omega Timing]]|date=18 January 2020|access-date=25 April 2025}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 15
| 1:55.65
| [[Carson Foster]]
| {{USA}}
| 21 June 2024
| Indianapolis
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2024 US Olympic Trials - Men's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800030105EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=[[Omega SA|Omega Timing]]|date=21 June 2024|access-date=22 June 2024}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 16
| 1:55.72
| [[Mitch Larkin]]
| {{AUS}}
| 12 June 2019
| [[Brisbane]]
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2019 Australian Trials - Men's 200m IM Final Results|url=http://liveresults.swimming.org.au/SAL/2019TRI_021365/190609F016.htm|publisher=swimming.org.au|date=12 June 2019|access-date=12 June 2019|archive-date=12 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412053730/http://liveresults.swimming.org.au/SAL/2019TRI_021365/190609F016.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 17
| 1:55.76
| [[Philip Heintz]]
| {{GER}}
| 16 June 2017
| [[Berlin]]
| <ref>{{cite magazine|title=Phillip Heintz Topples 200 IM German Record Twice at 2017 German Nationals|url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/phillip-heintz-topples-200-im-german-record-twice-at-2017-german-nationals/|magazine=[[Swimming World]]|date=16 June 2017|access-date=18 June 2017}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| rowspan="2" align=center | 18
| rowspan="2" | 1:56.07
| [[Tom Dean (swimmer)|Tom Dean]]
| {{GBR2}}
| 27 July 2023
| Fukuoka
| <ref name=M2023WC/>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| [[Finlay Knox]]
| {{CAN}}
| 18 May 2024
| [[Toronto]]
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2024 Canadian Trials - Men's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://results.swimming.ca/2024_Olympic_Paralympic_Trials/ResultList_22F.pdf|publisher=swimming.ca|date=18 May 2023|accessdate=19 May 2023}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 20
| 1:56.17
| [[Jérémy Desplanches]]
| {{SUI}}
| 30 July 2021
| Tokyo
| <ref name=M2020OG/>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 21
| 1:56.21
| [[Alberto Razzetti]]
| {{ITA}}
| 28 November 2023
| [[Riccione]]
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Men's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://fin2023.microplustiming.com/export/NU_2023_11_28-30_Riccione/NU/pdf/CLS-ASM-200MX-FIN-ALL.pdf|publisher=microplustiming.com|date=28 November 2023|access-date=29 November 2023}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 22
| 1:56.31
| [[Hugo González (swimmer)|Hugo González]]
| {{ESP}}
| 6 June 2021
| Barcelona
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2021 Mare Nostrum (Barcelona) - Men's 200 IM Final Results|url=http://competicions.natacio.cat/2021/TICB2021/ResultList_30F.pdf|work=competicions.natacio.cat|date=6 June 2021|accessdate=7 June 2021}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 23
| 1:56.35
| [[Tomoyuki Matsushita]]
| {{JPN}}
| 22 March 2025
| Tokyo
| <ref>{{cite magazine|title=Olympic Medalist Matsushita Rips 1:56.35 Lifetime Best In 200 IM At JPN Swim|url=https://swimswam.com/olympic-medalist-matsushita-rips-156-35-lifetime-best-in-200im-at-japan-swim/|magazine=[[SwimSwam]]|author=Retta Race|date=22 March 2025|access-date=28 March 2025}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 24
| 1:56.64
| [[Max Litchfield]]
| {{GBR2}}
| 26 July 2017
| [[Budapest]]
| <ref>{{cite web|title=17th FINA World Championships - Men's 200m IM Heats Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000111010A0105EE01FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=[[Omega SA|Omega Timing]]|date=26 July 2017|access-date=25 April 2025}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 25
| 1:56.69
| [[Leith Brodie]]
| {{AUS}}
| 30 July 2009
| Rome
| <ref name=M2009WC/>
|}
 
===Men short course===
*Correct as of August 2025<ref>{{cite web|title=Men's 200m Individual Medley Short Course All-Time Ranking|url=https://api.worldaquatics.com/fina/rankings/swimming/report/pdf?gender=M&distance=200&stroke=MEDLEY&poolConfiguration=SCM&year=&startDate=&endDate=&timesMode=ALL_TIMES&regionId=&countryId=&pageSize=200|publisher=World Aquatics|access-date=16 August 2025}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! {{abbr|Ath.#|Athlete rank}}
! {{abbr|Perf.#|Performance rank}}
! Time
! Athlete
! Nation
! Date
! Place
! class="unsortable" | {{refh}}
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 1
| align=center | 1
| 1:48.88
| [[Léon Marchand]]
| {{FRA}}
| 1 November 2024
| [[Singapore]]
| <ref name=M2024Singapore/>
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 2
| align=center | 2
| 1:49.51
| [[Shaine Casas]]
| {{USA}}
| 10 December 2024
| [[Budapest]]
| <ref name=M2024WC>{{cite web|title=2024 World Aquatics Championships (25m) - Men's 200 IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800080105EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=10 December 2024|access-date=11 December 2024}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 3
| align=center | 3
| 1:49.63
| [[Ryan Lochte]]
| {{USA}}
| 14 December 2012
| [[Istanbul]]
| <ref name=M2012WC/>
|-
|
|align="center" |'''2:20.51'''
| align=center | 4
|[[Andrea Hubner]]
| 1:50.08
|{{GDR}}
|''Lochte #2''
|align="center" |[[September 4]], [[1973]]
|
|[[Belgrade]], [[Yugoslavia]]
| 17 December 2010
| [[Dubai]]
| <ref name=M2010WC/>
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 4
| align=center | 5
| 1:50.15
| [[Matthew Sates]]
| {{RSA}}
| 13 December 2022
| [[Melbourne]]
| <ref name=M2022WC>{{cite web|title=16th FINA World Championships (25m) - Men's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700030105EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=13 December 2022|access-date=15 December 2022}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |
|align="center" |'''2:18.97'''
| align=center | 6
|[[Ulrike Tauber]]
| 1:50.30
|{{GDR}}
|''Marchand #2''
|align="center" |[[August 18]], [[1974]]
| rowspan="2" |
|[[Vienna, Austria]]
| 19 October 2024
| [[Shanghai]]
| <ref name=M2024Shanghai>{{cite web|title=2024 World Aquatics Cup (Shanghai) - Men's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800050105EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=19 October 2024|access-date=28 October 2024}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |'''2:18.83''' 7
| 1:50.37
|Ulrike Tauber
|''Casas #2''
|{{GDR}}
| 19 October 2022
|align="center" |[[June 10]], [[1975]]
| [[Toronto]]
|[[Wittenberg]], [[West Germany]]
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2022 FINA World Cup (Toronto) - Men's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700080105EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=19 October 2022|access-date=26 April 2025}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 5
| align=center | 8
| 1:50.47
| [[Kosuke Hagino]]
| {{JPN}}
| 5 December 2014
| [[Doha]]
| <ref>{{cite web|title=12th FINA World Championships (25m) - Men's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010E010D00041002FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=5 December 2014|access-date=26 April 2025}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 6
| align=center | 9
| 1:50.66
| [[Daiya Seto]]
| {{JPN}}
| 29 October 2021
| [[Kazan]]
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2021 FINA World Cup (Kazan) - Men's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010E010600041002FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=29 October 2021|access-date=26 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|
|align="center" |'''2:18.30'''
| align=center | 10
|Ulrike Tauber
| 1:50.76
|{{GDR}}
|''Seto #2''
|align="center" |[[March 12]], [[1976]]
|
|[[Tallinn]], [[Soviet Union]]
| 21 December 2019
| [[Las Vegas]]
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2019 International Swimming League (Final) - Men's 200m IM Results|page=12|url=https://isl.global/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/las-vegas-day-2-isl-results.pdf#page=12|website=isl.global|date=21 December 2019|access-date=15 May 2025}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 7
| align=center | 11
| 1:50.85
| [[Andreas Vazaios]]
| {{GRE}}
| 6 December 2019
| [[Glasgow]]
| <ref name=M2019EC>{{cite web|title=2019 European Short Course Championships - Men's 200m IM Final Results|url=http://glasgow2019.microplustiming.com/export/NU_GLASGOW2019/NU/pdf/SWMM200MIM------------FNL-000100--_73A1%201.0.pdf|website=microplustiming.com|date=6 December 2019|access-date=6 December 2019}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 8
| align=center | 12
| 1:50.88
| [[Alberto Razzetti]]
| {{ITA}}
| 10 December 2024
| Budapest
| <ref name=M2024WC/>
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 9
| align=center | 13
| 1:50.90
| [[Finlay Knox]]
| {{CAN}}
| 10 December 2024
| Budapest
| <ref name=M2024WC/>
|-
|
|align="center" |'''2:17.14'''
| align=center | 14
|[[Kornelia Ender]]
| 1:50.91
|{{GDR}}
|''Marchand #3''
|align="center" |[[June 5]], [[1976]]
|
|[[East Berlin]], [[East Germany]]
| 25 October 2024
| [[Incheon]]
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2024 World Aquatics Cup (Incheon) - Men's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800060105EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=25 October 2024|access-date=5 May 2025}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 10
| align=center | 15
| 1:50.96
| [[Carson Foster]]
| {{USA}}
| 13 December 2022
| Melbourne
| <ref name=M2022WC/>
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 11
| align=center | 16
| 1:50.98
| [[Duncan Scott (swimmer)|Duncan Scott]]
| {{GBR2}}
| 8 December 2023
| [[Otopeni]]
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2023 European Championships - Men's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600090105EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=8 December 2023|access-date=8 December 2023}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 12
| align=center | 17
| 1:51.01
| [[Wang Shun]]
| {{CHN}}
| 11 December 2018
| [[Hangzhou]]
| <ref>{{cite web|title=14th FINA World Championships (25m) - Men's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000112010C0105EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=11 December 2018|access-date=5 May 2025}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" |
|align="center" |'''2:16.96'''
| align=center | 18
|Ulrike Tauber
| 1:51.04
|{{GDR}}
|''Knox #2''
|align="center" |[[July 10]], [[1977]]
| rowspan="4" |
|[[Leipzig]], [[East Germany]]
| 13 December 2022
| Melbourne
| <ref name=M2022WC/>
|-
| align="center" |'''2:15.95''' 19
| 1:51.08
|Ulrike Tauber
|''Scott #2''
|{{GDR}}
| 19 October 2024
|align="center" |[[August 20]], [[1977]]
| Shanghai
|[[Jönköping]], [[Sweden]]
| <ref name=M2024Shanghai/>
|-
| align="center" |'''2:15.85''' 20
| 1:51.09
|Ulrike Tauber
|''Seto #3''
|{{GDR}}
| 29 September 2018
|align="center" |[[August 28]], [[1977]]
| [[Eindhoven]]
|[[East Berlin]], [[East Germany]]
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2018 FINA World Cup (Eindhoven) - Men's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011201070105EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=29 September 2018|access-date=5 May 2025}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |'''2:15.09''' 21
| 1:51.12
|[[Tracy Caulkins]]
|''Seto #4''
|{{USA}}
| 11 September 2021
|align="center" |[[August 2]], [[1978]]
| [[Naples]]
|[[The Woodlands, Texas]]
| <ref name=M2021ISL>{{cite web|title=2021 International Swimming League (Match 6) - Men's 200m IM Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500090105EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=11 September 2021|access-date=5 May 2025}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 13
| align=center | 22
| 1:51.14
| [[Caeleb Dressel]]
| {{USA}}
| 11 September 2021
| Naples
| <ref name=M2021ISL/>
|-
| rowspan="3" |
|align="center" |'''2:14.07'''
| align=center | 22
|Tracy Caulkins
| 1:51.14
|{{USA}}
|''Scott #3''
|align="center" |[[August 20]], [[1978]]
| rowspan="3" |
|[[West Berlin]], [[West Germany]]
| 1 November 2024
| Singapore
| <ref name=M2024Singapore/>
|-
| rowspan="2" align=center | 24
|align="center" |'''2:13.69'''
| rowspan="2" | 1:51.15
|Tracy Caulkins
|''Vazaios #2''
|{{USA}}
| 29 September 2021
|align="center" |[[January 5]], [[1980]]
| Naples
|[[Austin, Texas]]
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2021 International Swimming League (Match 11) - Men's 200m IM Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000115000E0105EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=29 September 2021|access-date=5 May 2025}}</ref>
|-
|''Seto #5''
|align="center" |'''2:13.00'''
| 16 December 2021
|[[Petra Schneider]]
| Dubai
|{{GDR}}
| <ref>{{cite web|title=15th FINA World Championships (25m) - Men's 200m IM Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500190105EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=16 December 2021|access-date=5 May 2025}}</ref>
|align="center" |[[May 24]], [[1980]]
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
|[[East Berlin]], [[East Germany]]
| align=center | 14
| rowspan="12" |
| 1:51.36
| [[László Cseh]]
| {{HUN}}
| 4 December 2015
| [[Netanya]]
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2015 European Short Course Championships - Men's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://netanya2015.microplustiming.com/export/NU_Netanya/NU/pdf/CLS-ASM-200MD-FINALE-ALL.pdf?x=17:04:50|work=microplustiming.com|date=4 December 2015|accessdate=5 May 2025}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 15
| 1:51.53
| [[Andrew Seliskar]]
| {{USA}}
| 21 November 2020
| Budapest
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2020 International Swimming League (Final) - Men's 200m IM Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000114020F0105EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=21 November 2020|access-date=5 May 2025}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 16
| 1:51.55
| [[Darian Townsend]]
| {{RSA}}
| 15 November 2009
| [[Berlin]]
| <ref name=M2009Berlin/>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 17
| 1:51.56
| [[Chad le Clos]]
| {{RSA}}
| 1 September 2014
| Dubai
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2014 FINA World Cup (Dubai) - Men's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010E010600041002FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=1 September 2014|access-date=26 April 2025}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 18
| 1:51.72
| [[Markus Rogan]]
| {{AUT}}
| 10 December 2009
| Istanbul
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2009 European Championships - Men's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000109010015000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=10 December 2009|access-date=26 April 2025}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 19
| 1:51.74
| [[Tomoe Hvas]]
| {{NOR}}
| 6 December 2019
| Glasgow
| <ref name=M2019EC/>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 20
| 1:51.78
| [[Noè Ponti]]
| {{SUI}}
| 19 October 2024
| Shanghai
| <ref name=M2024Shanghai/>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 21
| 1:51.89
| [[Michael Phelps]]
| {{USA}}
| 23 October 2011
| Berlin
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2011 FINA World Cup (Berlin) - Men's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010B06003E000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=23 October 2011|access-date=5 May 2025}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 22
| 1:51.92
| [[Philip Heintz]]
| {{GER}}
| 31 August 2016
| Berlin
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2016 FINA World Cup (Berlin) - Men's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000110000500041002FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=31 August 2016|access-date=5 May 2025}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 23
| 1:51.97
| [[Tomoru Honda]]
| {{JPN}}
| 23 October 2022
| [[Tokyo]]
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2022 Japan Open Men's 200m IM Final Results|url=http://swim.seiko.co.jp/2022/S70702/ranking/02R088.pdf|website=swim.seiko.co.jp|date=23 October 2022|accessdate=23 October 2022}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 24
| 1:52.01
| [[Kenneth To]]
| {{AUS}}
| 11 August 2013
| Berlin
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2013 FINA World Cup (Berlin) - Men's 200m IM Final Results|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010D020600041002FFFFFFFFFFFF02|publisher=Omega Timing|date=11 August 2013|access-date=12 August 2013}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 25
| 1:52.06
| [[Leonardo Coelho Santos|Leonardo Santos]]
| {{BRA}}
| 15 November 2020
| Budapest
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2020 International Swimming League (Semifinal 2) - Men's 200m IM Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000114020E0105EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=21 November 2020|access-date=5 May 2025}}</ref>
|}
 
===Women long course===
*Correct as of July 2025<ref>{{cite web|title=Men's 400m Freestyle Long Course All-Time Ranking|url=https://www.worldaquatics.com/swimming/rankings?gender=M&distance=400&stroke=FREESTYLE&poolConfiguration=LCM&year=all&startDate=&endDate=&timesMode=ALL_TIMES&regionId=all&countryId=|publisher=World Aquatics|access-date=23 March 2025}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! {{abbr|Ath.#|Athlete rank}}
! {{abbr|Perf.#|Performance rank}}
! Time
! Athlete
! Nation
! Date
! Place
! class="unsortable" | {{refh}}
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 1
| align=center | 1
| 2:05.70
| [[Summer McIntosh]]
| {{CAN}}
| 9 June 2025
| [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]]
| <ref name=W2025Canada/>
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 2
| align=center | 2
| 2:06.12
| [[Katinka Hosszú]]
| {{HUN}}
| 3 August 2015
| [[Kazan]]
| <ref name=W2015WC/>
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 3
| align=center | 3
| 2:06.15
| [[Ariana Kukors]]
| {{USA}}
| 27 July 2009
| [[Rome]]
| <ref name=W2009WC/>
|-
| rowspan="2" |
|align="center" |'''2:11.73'''
| align=center | 4
|[[Ute Geweniger]]
| 2:06.56
|{{GDR}}
|''McIntosh #2''
|align="center" |[[July 4]], [[1981]]
| rowspan="2" |
|[[Magdeburg]], [[East Germany]]
| 3 August 2024
| [[Paris]]
| <ref name=W2024OG>{{Cite web|title=2024 Olympic Games - Women's 200m IM Final Results |url=https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/SWM/OG2024_SWM_C73A1_SWMW200MIM------------FNL-000100--.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240923023916/https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/SWM/OG2024_SWM_C73A1_SWMW200MIM------------FNL-000100--.pdf |archive-date=23 September 2024|access-date=18 December 2024|website=olympics.com |publisher=[[International Olympic Committee]]}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |'''2:11.65''' 5
| 2:06.58
|[[Li Lin]]
|''Hosszú #2''
|{{CHN}}
| 9 August 2016
|align="center" |[[July 30]], [[1992]]
| [[Barcelona,Rio de SpainJaneiro]]
| <ref name=W2016OG>{{cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/swimming-standings-sw-womens-200m-individual-medley |title=2016 Olympic Games - Women's 200m IM Final Results|publisher=[[Rio 2016]] |accessdate=5 August 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826094705/https://www.rio2016.com/en/swimming-standings-sw-womens-200m-individual-medley |archivedate=26 August 2016 }}</ref>
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 4
| align=center | 6
| 2:06.63
| [[Kaylee McKeown]]
| {{AUS}}
| 10 June 2024
| [[Brisbane]]
| <ref>{{cite magazine|title=Kaylee Mckeown Clocks 2:06.63 200 IM Statement Swim For Aussie Record|url=https://swimswam.com/kaylee-mckeown-clocks-206-63-200im-statement-swim-for-aussie-record/|magazine=[[SwimSwam]]|author=Retta Race|date=10 June 2024|access-date=10 June 2024}}</ref>
|-
|
|align="center" |'''2:09.72'''
| align=center | 7
|[[Yanyan Wu]]
| 2:06.69
|{{CHN}}
|''McIntosh #3''
|align="center" |[[October 17]], [[1997]]
|
|[[Shanghai, China]]
| 28 July 2025
| [[Singapore]]
| <ref name=W2025WC>{{cite web|title=2025 World Aquatics Championships - Women's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011900010205EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=28 July 2025|access-date=28 July 2025}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 5
| align=center | 8
| 2:06.79
| [[Kate Douglass]]
| {{USA}}
| 22 June 2024
| [[Indianapolis]]
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2024 US Olympic Trials - Women's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800030205EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=22 June 2024|access-date=24 June 2024}}</ref>
|-
|
| align=center | 9
| 2:06.84
|''Hosszú #3''
|
| 2 August 2015
| Kazan
| <ref>{{cite web|title=16th FINA World Championships - Women's 200m IM Semifinals Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010F020001042401FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=2 August 2015|access-date=23 April 2025}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 6
| align=center | 10
| 2:06.88
| [[Siobhan-Marie O'Connor]]
| {{GBR2}}
| 9 August 2016
| Rio de Janeiro
| <ref name=W2016OG/>
|-
| rowspan="6" |
| align=center | 11
| 2:06.89
|''McIntosh #4''
| rowspan="6" |
| 30 March 2023
| [[Toronto]]
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2023 Canadian Trials - Women's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://results.swimming.ca/2023_Bell_Canadian_Trials/230328F029.htm|publisher=swimming.ca|date=30 March 2023|accessdate=30 March 2023}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 12
| 2:06.92
|''Douglass #2''
| 3 August 2024
| Paris
| <ref name=W2024OG/>
|-
| align=center | 13
| 2:06.99
|''McKeown #2''
| 17 April 2024
| [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]]
| <ref>{{cite magazine|title=Kaylee McKeown Blasts 2:06.99 200 IM Aussie Record, #5 Performer All-Time|url=https://swimswam.com/kaylee-mckeown-blasts-206-99-200-im-aussie-record-5-performer-all-time/|magazine=[[SwimSwam]]|author=Retta Race|date=17 April 2024|access-date=30 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 14
| 2:07.00
|''Hosszú #4''
| 24 July 2017
| [[Budapest]]
| <ref name=W2017WC>{{cite web|title=17th FINA World Championships - Women's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000111010A0205EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=24 July 2017|access-date=23 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 15
| 2:07.02
|''Hosszú #5''
| 21 July 2019
| [[Gwangju]]
| <ref>{{cite web|title=18th FINA World Championships - Women's 200m IM Heats Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011301070205EE01FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=21 July 2019|access-date=23 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 16
| 2:07.03
|''Kukors #2''
| 26 July 2009
| Rome
| <ref name=W2009WCsf/>
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 7
| align=center | 16
| 2:07.03
| [[Stephanie Rice]]
| {{AUS}}
| 27 July 2009
| Rome
| <ref name=W2009WC/>
|-
| rowspan="3" |
| align=center | 18
| 2:07.05
|''Douglass #3''
| rowspan="3" |
| 12 February 2024
| [[Doha]]
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2024 World Aquatics Championships - Women's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800000205EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=[[Omega SA|Omega Timing]]|date=12 February 2024|access-date=23 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 19
| 2:07.06
|''McIntosh #5''
| 19 May 2024
| Toronto
| <ref name=W2024Canadian>{{cite web|title=2024 Canadian Trials - Women's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://results.swimming.ca/2024_Olympic_Paralympic_Trials/ResultList_27F.pdf|work=swimming.ca/|date=19 May 2024|access-date=9 May 2025}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 20
| 2:07.09
|''Douglass #4''
| 1 July 2023
| Indianapolis
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2023 US National Championships - Women's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600030205EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=1 July 2023|access-date=23 April 2025}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 8
| align=center | 21
| 2:07.13
| [[Alex Walsh]]
| {{USA}}
| 19 June 2022
| Budapest
| <ref>{{cite web|title=19th FINA World Championships - Women's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700000205EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=[[Omega SA|Omega Timing]]|date=19 June 2022|access-date=29 August 2022}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" |
| align=center | 22
| 2:07.14
|''Hosszú #6''
| rowspan="4" |
| 23 July 2017
| Budapest
| <ref name=W2017WCsf>{{cite web|title=17th FINA World Championships - Women's 200m IM Semifinals Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000111010A0205EE02FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=23 July 2017|access-date=23 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 23
| 2:07.16
|''McIntosh #6''
| 13 January 2024
| [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]]
| <ref>{{cite magazine|title=Summer Mcintosh Lowers Pro Swim Series Record in 200 IM (2:07.16) With World-Leading Time|url=https://swimswam.com/summer-mcintosh-lowers-pro-swim-series-record-in-200-im-207-16-with-world-leading-time/|magazine=[[SwimSwam]]|author=Retta Race|date=13 January 2024|access-date=30 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" align=center | 24
| rowspan="2" | 2:07.17
|''Hosszú #7''
| 21 July 2019
| Gwangju
| <ref>{{cite web|title=18th FINA World Championships - Women's 200m IM Semifinals Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011301070205EE02FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=21 July 2019|access-date=23 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|''Douglass #5''
| 24 July 2023
| [[Fukuoka]]
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2023 World Aquatics Championships - Women's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010205EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=[[Omega SA|Omega Timing]]|date=24 July 2023|access-date=23 April 2025}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 9
| rowspan="17" |
| 2:07.57
| [[Ye Shiwen]]
| {{CHN}}
| 31 July 2012
| [[London]]
| <ref name=W2012OG>{{cite magazine|title=2012 London Olympics: Ye Shiwen Uses Superb Freestyle Leg to Power to IM Sweep With Olympic Record in 200 IM; Alicia Coutts, Caitlin Leverenz 2-3; Ariana Kukors Fifth|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/World/31496.asp?q=2012-London-Olympics:-Ye-Shiwen-Uses-Superb-Freestyle-Leg-to-Power-to-IM-Sweep-With-Olympic-Record-in-200-IM;-Alicia-Coutts,-Caitlin-Leverenz-2-3;-Ariana-Kukors-Fifth|magazine=[[Swimming World]]|date=31 July 2012|access-date=2 August 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222213709/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/World/31496.asp?q=2012-London-Olympics:-Ye-Shiwen-Uses-Superb-Freestyle-Leg-to-Power-to-IM-Sweep-With-Olympic-Record-in-200-IM;-Alicia-Coutts,-Caitlin-Leverenz-2-3;-Ariana-Kukors-Fifth|archive-date=22 February 2014}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 10
| 2:07.68
| [[Sydney Pickrem]]
| {{CAN}}
| 19 May 2024
| Toronto
| <ref name=W2024Canadian/>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 11
| 2:07.75
| [[Yu Yiting]]
| {{CHN}}
| 25 September 2023
| [[Hangzhou]]
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2022 Asian Games - Women's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://info.hangzhou2022.cn/resAG2022-/pdf/AG2022-/SWM/AG2022-_SWM_C73A1_SWMW200MIM------------FNL-000100--.pdf|work=hangzhou2022.cn|date=25 September 2023|access-date=28 September 2023}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 12
| 2:07.91
| [[Yui Ohashi]]
| {{JPN}}
| 24 July 2017
| Budapest
| <ref name=W2017WC/>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 13
| 2:08.15
| [[Alicia Coutts]]
| {{AUS}}
| 31 July 2012
| London
| <ref name=W2012OG/>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| rowspan="2" align=center | 14
| rowspan="2" | 2:08.32
| [[Qi Hui]]
| {{CHN}}
| 17 October 2009
| [[Jinan]]
| <ref>{{cite magazine|title=Chinese National Games: Qi Hui Sets Asian Record|url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/chinese-national-games-qi-hui-sets-asian-record/|date=17 October 2009|access-date=24 April 2025|magazine=[[Swimming World]]}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| [[Kathleen Baker]]
| {{USA}}
| 29 July 2018
| [[Irvine, California|Irvine]]
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2018 US National Championships - Women's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011201020205EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=29 July 2018|access-date=23 April 2025}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 16
| 2:08.34
| [[Kim Seo-yeong (swimmer)|Kim Seo-yeong]]
| {{KOR}}
| 24 August 2018
| [[Jakarta]]
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2018 Asian Games - Women's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://en.asiangames2018.id/sport/swimming/event/swimming-women-200m-individual-medley/phase/sww052100/|website=asiangames2018.id|date=24 August 2018|access-date=24 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180824183559/https://en.asiangames2018.id/sport/swimming/event/swimming-women-200m-individual-medley/phase/sww052100/|archive-date=24 August 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 17
| 2:08.45
| [[Kanako Watanabe]]
| {{JPN}}
| 3 August 2015
| Kazan
| <ref name=W2015WC/>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 18
| 2:08.47
| [[Torri Huske]]
| {{USA}}
| 13 April 2024
| [[San Antonio]]
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2024 TYR Pro Swim Series (San Antonio) - Women's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800020205EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=[[Omega SA|Omega Timing]]|date=13 April 2024|access-date=23 April 2025}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 19
| 2:08.48
| [[Regan Smith (swimmer)|Regan Smith]]
| {{USA}}
| 2 June 2023
| [[Tempe, Arizona|Tempe]]
| <ref>{{cite magazine|title=Regan Smith Rips 2:08.48 200 IM to Become Fourth-fastest American of All-time|url=https://swimswam.com/regan-smith-rips-208-48-200-im-to-become-fourth-fastest-american-of-all-time/|magazine=[[SwimSwam]]|author=YanYan Li|date=2 June 2023|access-date=5 June 2023}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 20
| 2:08.51
| [[Madisyn Cox]]
| {{USA}}
| 22 May 2021
| [[Austin, Texas|Austin]]
| <ref>{{cite magazine|title=Madisyn Cox Swims Fastest 200 IM of 2021 at Longhorn Invite Day 3 Finals|url=https://swimswam.com/madisyn-cox-swims-fastest-200-im-of-2021-at-longhorn-invite-day-3-finals/|magazine=[[SwimSwam]]|author=Robert Gibbs|date=22 May 2021|accessdate=10 July 2021}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 21
| 2:08.55
| [[Anastasia Gorbenko]]
| {{ISR}}
| 29 May 2024
| [[Barcelona]]
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2024 Mare Nostrum Tour (Barcelona) - Women's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://competicions.natacio.cat/2024/TICB2024/ResultList_14F.pdf|publisher=natacio.cat|date=29 May 2024|access-date=29 May 2024}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 22
| 2:08.59
| [[Kirsty Coventry]]
| {{ZIM}}
| 13 August 2008
| [[Beijing]]
| <ref name=W2008OG/>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 23
| 2:08.64
| [[Rika Omoto]]
| {{JPN}}
| 10 May 2019
| [[Sydney]]
| <ref>{{cite magazine|title=Seto Clocks 1st Sub-52 1Fly While Omoto Rocks World’s #2 200 IM In Sydney|url=https://swimswam.com/seto-clocks-1st-sub-52-100-fly-while-omoto-rocks-worlds-2-200im-in-sydney/|magazine=[[SwimSwam]]|author=Retta Race|date=10 May 2019|access-date=30 April 2025}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 24
| 2:08.70
| [[Melanie Margalis]]
| {{USA}}
| 23 July 2017
| Budapest
| <ref name=W2017WCsf/>
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 25
| 2:08.78
| [[Mary-Sophie Harvey]]
| {{CAN}}
| 9 June 2025
| Victoria
| <ref name=W2025Canada/>
|}
 
===ShortWomen Courseshort course===
*Correct as of December 2024<ref>{{cite web|title=Women's 200m Individual Medley Short Course All-Time Ranking|url=https://api.worldaquatics.com/fina/rankings/swimming/report/pdf?gender=F&distance=200&stroke=MEDLEY&poolConfiguration=SCM&year=&startDate=&endDate=&timesMode=ALL_TIMES&regionId=&countryId=&pageSize=200|publisher=World Aquatics|access-date=10 December 2023}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable" width=90% style="font-size: 90%;"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! {{abbr|Ath.#|Athlete rank}}
!TIME
! {{abbr|Perf.#|Performance rank}}
!SWIMMER
! Time
!NATIONALITY
! Athlete
!DATE
! Nation
!PLACE
! Date
! Place
! class="unsortable" | {{refh}}
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 1
| align=center | 1
| 2:01.63
| [[Kate Douglass]]
| {{USA}}
| 10 December 2024
| [[Budapest]]
| <ref name=W2024WC/>
|-
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 2
| align=center | 2
| 2:01.86
| [[Katinka Hosszú]]
| {{HUN}}
| 6 December 2014
| [[Doha]]
| <ref name=W2014WC/>
|-
| rowspan="4" |
| align=center | 3
| 2:02.12
|''Douglass #2''
| rowspan="4" |
| 13 December 2022
| [[Melbourne]]
| <ref name=W2022WC>{{cite web|title=16th FINA World Championships (25m) - Women's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700030205EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=13 December 2022|access-date=15 December 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 4
| 2:02.13
|''Hosszú #2''
| 31 August 2014
| [[Dubai]]
| <ref name=W2014Dubai/>
|-
| align=center | 5
| 2:02.53
|''Hosszú #3''
| 5 December 2015
| [[Netanya]]
| <ref name=W2015EC>{{cite web|title=2015 European Championships - Women's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://netanya2015.microplustiming.com/export/NU_Netanya/NU/pdf/CLS-ASF-200MD-FINALE-ALL.pdf|work=microplustiming.com|date=5 December 2015|accessdate=30 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 6
| 2:02.61
|''Hosszú #4''
| 27 August 2014
| Doha
| <ref name=W2014Doha/>
|-
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 3
| align=center | 7
| 2:02.65
| [[Alex Walsh]]
| {{USA}}
| 10 December 2024
| Budapest
| <ref name=W2024WC/>
|-
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 4
| align=center | 8
| 2:02.75
| [[Abbie Wood]]
| {{GBR2}}
| 10 December 2024
| Budapest
| <ref name=W2024WC/>
|-
| rowspan="6" |
| align=center | 9
| 2:02.90
|''Hosszú #5''
| rowspan="6" |
| 10 December 2016
| [[Windsor, Ontario|Windsor]]
| <ref name=W2016WC>{{cite web|title=13th FINA World Championships (25m) - Women's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000110000D01042402FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=10 December 2016|access-date=30 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 10
| 2:03.07
|''Hosszú #6''
| 27 August 2014
| Doha
| <ref>{{cite magazine|title=Katinka Hosszu Puts a Few World Records on Notice During FINA World Cup Prelims|url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/katinka-hosszu-puts-a-few-world-records-on-notice-during-fina-world-cup-prelims/|magazine=[[Swimming World Magazine]]|author=Jason Marsteller|date=27 August 2014|access-date=30 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 11
| 2:03.20
|''Hosszú #7''
| 7 August 2013
| [[Eindhoven]]
| <ref name=W2013Eindhoven/>
|-
| rowspan="2" align=center | 12
| rowspan="2" | 2:03.25
|''Hosszú #8''
| 10 August 2013
| [[Berlin]]
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2013 FINA World Cup (Berlin) - Women's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010D020601042402FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=10 August 2013|access-date=1 May 2025}}</ref>
|-
|''Hosszú #9''
| 15 December 2018
| [[Hangzhou]]
| <ref name=W2018WC>{{cite web|title=14th FINA World Championships (25m) - Women's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000112010C0205EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=15 December 2018|access-date=1 May 2025}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 14
| 2:03.37
|''Walsh #2''
| 13 December 2022
| Melbourne
| <ref name=W2022WC/>
|-
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 5
| align=center | 15
| 2:03.57
| [[Kaylee McKeown]]
| {{AUS}}
| 13 December 2022
| Melbourne
| <ref name=W2022WC/>
|-
| rowspan="3" |
| align=center | 16
| 2:03.60
|''Hosszú #10''
| rowspan="3" |
| 29 September 2014
| [[Hong Kong]]
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2016 FINA World Cup (Hong Kong) - Women's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010E010701042402FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=29 September 2014|access-date=30 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 17
| 2:03.66
|''Hosszú #11''
| 12 December 2015
| [[Indianapolis]]
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2015 Duel in the Pool - Women's 200m IM Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010F020D01042402FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=12 December 2015|access-date=1 May 2025}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 18
| 2:03.68
|''McKeown #2''
| 27 November 2020
| [[Brisbane]]
| <ref>{{cite magazine|title=Kaylee McKeown Nails Aussie Record in 200 IM, 2nd Fastest Performer Ever
|url=https://swimswam.com/kaylee-mckeown-nails-aussie-record-in-2-im-7th-fastest-performer-ever/|magazine=[[SwimSwam]]|author=Retta Race|date=28 November 2020|access-date=30 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 6
| align=center | 19
| 2:03.93
| [[Yui Ohashi]]
| {{JPN}}
| 14 November 2020
| Budapest
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2020 International Swimming League (Semifinal 1) - Women's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000114020D0205EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=14 November 2020|access-date=4 May 2025}}</ref>
|-
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 7
| align=center | 20
| 2:03.99
| [[Yu Yiting]]
| {{CHN}}
| 2 November 2024
| [[Singapore]]
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2024 World Aquatics Cup (Singapore) - Women's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800070205EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=2 November 2024|access-date=10 November 2024}}</ref>
|-
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 8
| align=center | 21
| 2:04.00
| [[Sydney Pickrem]]
| {{CAN}}
| 21 November 2020
| Budapest
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2020 International Swimming League (Final) - Women's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000114020F0205EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=21 November 2020|access-date=4 May 2025}}</ref>
|-
|- bgcolor=f6F5CE
| align=center | 9
| align=center | 22
| 2:04.06
| [[Melanie Margalis]]
| {{USA}}
| 16 October 2020
| Budapest
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2020 International Swimming League (Match 1) - Women's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011402030205EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=16 October 2020|access-date=4 May 2025}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |
| align=center | 23
| 2:04.09
|''Douglass #3''
| rowspan="3" |
| 20 October 2024
| [[Shanghai]]
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2024 World Aquatics Cup (Shanghai) - Women's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800050205EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=20 October 2020|access-date=4 May 2025}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 24
| 2:04.13
|''Hosszú #12''
| 6 October 2018
| Budapest
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2018 FINA World Cup (Budapest) - Women's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011201080205EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|publisher=Omega Timing|date=15 December 2018|access-date=1 May 2025}}</ref>
|-
| align=center | 25
| 2:04.16
|''Hosszú #13''
| 24 November 2019
| [[London]]
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2019 International Swimming League (European Derby) - Women's 200m IM Results|page=13|url=https://isl.global/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/isl_london_day_2_resuls.pdf#page=13|website=isl.global|date=24 November 2019|access-date=6 May 2025}}</ref>
|-
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 10
| rowspan="16" |
| 2:04.30
| [[Mary-Sophie Harvey]]
| {{CAN}}
| 10 December 2024
| Budapest
| <ref name=W2024WC/>
|-
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 11
| 2:04.60
| [[Julia Smit]]
| {{USA}}
| 19 December 2009
| [[Manchester]]
| <ref name=W2009Duel/>
|-
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| rowspan="3" align=center | 12
| rowspan="3" | 2:04.64
| [[Evelyn Verrasztó]]
| {{HUN}}
| 10 December 2009
| [[Istanbul]]
| <ref name=W2009EC/>
|-
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| [[Ye Shiwen]]
| {{CHN}}
| 15 December 2012
| Istanbul
| <ref>{{cite web|title=11th FINA World Championships (25m) - Women's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010C010D01042402FFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=15 December 2012|access-date=6 May 2025}}</ref>
|-
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| [[Kayla Sanchez]]
| {{CAN}}
| 14 December 2018
| [[Sheffield]]
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2018 Swim England Winter Championships - Women's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://swimmingresults.org.uk/swimming/results/2018/sesc18/RW16F159.HTM|publisher=swimmingresults.org.uk|date=14 December 2018|accessdate=14 December 2018}}</ref>
|-
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 15
| 2:04.91
| [[Caitlin Leverenz]]
| {{USA}}
| 16 December 2011
| [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]]
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2011 Duel in the Pool - Women's 200m IM Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00010B00001A000000FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=16 December 2011|access-date=6 May 2025}}</ref>
|-
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 16
| 2:04.92
| [[Beata Nelson]]
| {{USA}}
| 5 November 2022
| Indianapolis
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2022 FINA World Cup (Indianapolis) - Women's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700090205EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=5 November 2022|access-date=6 November 2022}}</ref>
|-
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 17
| 2:04.94
| [[Marrit Steenbergen]]
| {{NED}}
| 13 December 2022
| Melbourne
| <ref name=W2022WC/>
|-
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 18
| 2:05.02
| [[Ella Eastin]]
| {{USA}}
| 10 December 2016
| Windsor
| <ref name=W2016WC/>
|-
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 19
| 2:05.04
| [[Anastasia Gorbenko]]
| {{ISR}}
| 4 September 2021
| [[Naples]]
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2021 International Swimming League (Match 4) - Women's 200m IM Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500070205EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=4 September 2021|access-date=6 May 2025}}</ref>
|-
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 20
| 2:05.13
| [[Siobhan-Marie O'Connor]]
| {{GBR2}}
| 5 December 2015
| Netanya
| <ref name=W2015EC/>
|-
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 21
| 2:05.38
| [[Bailey Andison]]
| {{CAN}}
| 9 September 2021
| Naples
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2021 International Swimming League (Match 5) - Women's 200m IM Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500080205EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=9 September 2021|access-date=6 May 2025}}</ref>
|-
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 22
| 2:05.41
| [[Rikako Ikee]]
| {{JPN}}
| 14 January 2018
| [[Tokyo]]
| <ref>{{cite news|title=Teen Phenom Rikako Ikee Crushes 4 National Records Over 2 Days|url=https://swimswam.com/teen-phenom-rikako-ikee-crushes-4-nat-records-over-2-days/|magazine=[[SwimSwam]]|author=Retta Race|date=14 January 2018|access-date=28 December 2021}}</ref>
|-
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 23
| 2:05.46
| [[Emily Seebohm]]
| {{AUS}}
| 18 November 2017
| Singapore
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2017 FINA World Cup (Singapore) - Women's 200m IM Final Results|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011101090205EE04FFFFFFFFFFFF01.pdf|work=Omega Timing|date=18 November 2017|access-date=6 May 2025}}</ref>
|-
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
| align=center | 24
| 2:05.52
| [[Ellen Walshe]]
| {{IRL}}
| 10 December 2024
| Budapest
| <ref name=W2024WC/>
|-
|- bgcolor=CCFFCC
|align="center" |'''2:07.79'''
| align=center | 25
|[[Allison Wagner]]
| 2:05.54
|{{USA}}
| [[Kathleen Baker]]
|align="center" |[[December 5]], [[1993]]
| {{USA}}
|[[Palma de Mallorca]], [[Spain]]
| 15 December 2018
| Hangzhou
| <ref name=W2018WC/>
|}
 
==See also==
* [[World record progression 400m medley]]
 
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
* {{nl icon}}[http://www.zwemkroniek.com/recordhistorie.php?record=wrh50&afstand=200wissel Zwemkroniek]
* {{it icon}}[http://www.agendadiana.it/home.php Agenda Diana]
 
{{World records in swimming}}
[[Category:World record progressions in swimming|Individual medley 200 metres]]
 
[[Category:Medley swimming|World record progression 200 metres individual medley]]
 
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