Susie O'Neill's record 2:05.81: was recorded on 17/05/2000, Sydney (AUS) This was broken by Otylia Jedrzejczak of Poland, 2:05.78: on 4/08/2002 in Berlin
Michael Phelps (USA).
2 minutes 14.41 Seconds
The woman's record in the 200 m butterfly is currently held by Zige Liu of China and is a 2:04.18
400m Individual medley 4x100m freestle relay 200m freestyle 200m butterfly 4 x 200m freestyle relay 200m individual medley 100m butterfly 4x100m medley relay. Winning gold in 8 out of 8.
200m Freestyle 100m Butterfly 200m Butterfly 200m Individual Medley 400m Individual Medley 4 x 100m Freestyle Reley (First Leg) 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay (First Leg) 4 x 100m Medley Relay (Butterfly Leg/Third Leg)
A great swimmer in the 50m.100m freestyle and 50m.100m.200m butterfly. individual medley 200m
19.30
19.30s.
No. There are 17 men's events, Phelps is competing in only 5 individual events: 200m Individual Medley, 100m Butterfly, 400m Individual Medley, 200m Butterfly and 200m Freestyle. He will also participate in 2 or 3 relays.
The male world record for the 200m sprint is 19.19 seconds, set by Usain Bolt of Jamaica in 2009.
Usain Bolt broke the 100m world record 3 times and the 200m world record 2 times. He first broke the 100m record May 31, 2008. He rebroke it August 16, 2008 and August 16, 2009. He first broke the 200m world record August 20, 2008. He rebroke the 200m world record August 20, 2009.
Michael Phelps won gold in the 100 meter butterfly at the 2008 Games in Beijing in a time of 50.58 seconds, a new Olympic record.