World Record Progression

200 m Breaststroke Long Course

Women

Time	Name	Country	Date	Place
2:20.12	PIERSE, Annamay	CAN	2009-07-30	Rome
2:20.22	SONI, Rebecca	USA	2008-08-15	Beijing
2:20.54	JONES, Leisel	AUS	2006-02-01	Melbourne
2:21.72	JONES, Leisel	AUS	2005-07-29	Montreal
2:22.44	BEARD, Amanda	USA	2004-07-12	Long Beach
2:22.96	JONES, Leisel	AUS	2004-07-10	Brisbane
2:22.99	BEARD, Amanda	USA	2003-07-25	Barcelona
2:22.99	QI, Hui	CHN	2001-04-13	Hangzhou
2:23.64	HEYNS, Penny	RSA	1999-08-27	Sydney
2:24.42	HEYNS, Penny	RSA	1999-08-26	Sydney
2:24.51	HEYNS, Penny	RSA	1999-07-17	Los Angeles
2:24.69	HEYNS, Penny	RSA	1999-07-17	Los Angeles
2:24.76	BROWN, Rebecca	AUS	1994-03-15	Queensland
2:25.35	NALL, Anita	USA	1992-03-02	Indianapolis
2:25.92	NALL, Anita	USA	1992-03-02	Indianapolis
2:26.71	HÖRNER, Silke	GDR	1988-09-21	Seoul
2:27.27	HIGSON, Allison	CAN	1988-05-28	Montreal
2:27.40	HÖRNER, Silke	GDR	1986-08-18	Madrid
2:28.20	GERASCH, Sylvia	GDR	1986-03-01	Leningrad
2:28.33	HÖRNER, Silke	GDR	1985-06-05	Leipzig
2:28.36	KACHUSHITE, Lina	URS	1979-04-06	Potsdam
2:31.09	VARGANOVA, Svetlana	URS	1979-03-30	Minsk
2:31.42	KACHUSHITE, Lina	URS	1978-08-24	Berlin
2:33.11	KACHUSHITE, Lina	URS	1978-08-24	Berlin
2:33.32	BOGDANOVA, Julia	URS	1978-04-07	Leningrad
2:33.35	KOSHEVAIA, Marina	URS	1976-07-21	Montreal
2:34.99	LINKE, Karla	GDR	1974-08-19	Vienna
2:37.44	LINKE, Karla	GDR	1974-08-19	Vienna
2:37.89	SCHOTT, Anne-Katrin	GDR	1974-07-06	Rostock
2:38.5	BALL, Catherine	USA	1968-08-26	Los Angeles
2:39.5	BALL, Catherine	USA	1967-08-20	Philadelphia
2:40.5	BALL, Catherine	USA	1967-07-09	Santa Clara
2:40.8	PROSUMENSCHIKOVA, Galina	URS	1966-08-22	Utrecht
2:45.3	PROSUMENSCHIKOVA, Galina	URS	1965-09-12	Groningen
2:45.4	PROSUMENSCHIKOVA, Galina	URS	1964-05-17	Berlin
2:47.7	PROSUMENSCHIKOVA, Galina	URS	1964-04-11	Blackpool
2:48.0	BEYER, Karin	GDR	1961-08-05	Budapest
2:49.5	LONSBROUGH, Anita	GBR	1960-08-27	Rome
2:50.2	URSELMANN, Wiltrud	FRG	1960-06-06	Aachen
2:50.3	LONSBROUGH, Anita	GBR	1959-07-25	Waalwijk
2:51.3	DEN HAAN, Ada	NED	1957-08-04	Rhenen
2:51.9	DEN HAAN, Ada	NED	1957-08-03	Rhenen
2:52.5	DEN HAAN, Ada	NED	1957-05-18	Blackpool
2:46.4	DEN HAAN, Ada	NED	1956-11-13	Naarden
2:48.5	NOVAK, Eva	HUN	1951-05-05	Moscow
2:48.8	NOVAK, Eva	HUN	1950-10-21	Szekesfehervar
2:49.2	VAN VLIET, Nel	NED	1947-07-20	Hilversum
2:51.9	VAN VLIET, Nel	NED	1947-03-29	Amsterdam
2:52.6	VAN VLIET, Nel	NED	1946-08-17	Bilthoven
2:56.0	LENK, Maria	BRA	1939-11-08	Rio de Janeiro
2:56.9	WAALBERG, Jopie	NED	1937-10-02	Gand
2:58.0	WAALBERG, Jopie	NED	1937-06-27	Zaandyk
3:00.2	WAALBERG, Jopie	NED	1937-05-11	Amsterdam
3:00.4	MAEHATA, Hideko	JPN	1933-09-30	Tokyo
3:03.4	JACOBSEN, Else	DEN	1932-05-11	Stockholm
3:08.2	ROCKE, Lisa	GER	1932-04-21	Leipzig
3:08.4	DENNIS, Clare	AUS	1932-01-18	Sydney
3:10.6	HINTON, Margery	GBR	1931-07-20	Manchester
3:11.2	MUHE, Lotte	GER	1928-07-15	Berlin
3:12.8	BARON, Marie	NED	1928-04-22	Rotterdam
3:15.8	MUHE, Lotte	GER	1928-07-15	Berlin
3:16.6	JACOBSEN, Else	DEN	1927-08-20	Oslo
3:18.4	BARON, Marie	NED	1926-10-24	Brussel
3:19.1	HAZELIUS, B	SWE	1926-08-11	Stockholm
3:20.2	MURRAY, Erna	GER	1925-04-05	Aachen
3:20.4	GILBERT, Irene	GBR	1923-06-18	Rotherham
3:31.4	V D BOGAERT, E	BEL	1922-10-04	Antwerp
3:34.6	V D BOGAERT, E	BEL	1922-05-06	Brussel
3:38.2	V D BOGAERT, E	BEL	1921-08-07	Antwerp