Swimming events take place in Long Course (50m) and Short Course (25m) lanes. As a result, two records of each distance are kept, one for each course.
The World Record in the Women's Long Course 200m breaststroke was captured by Rebecca Soni of America on August 15, 2008 during the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She set a time of 2:20.22.
The World Record in the Women's Short Course 200m breaststroke is held by Leisel Jones of Australia who set it on November 29, 2003 in Melbourne, Australia. She was clocked at 2:17.75.
World Record 200m Butterfly: Michael Phelps (USA) March 28, 2008 Time: 1:52.09
19.30s.
Kristy Coventry from Zimbabwe rewrote the world record for the women's 100m breastroke, and the record is 58.77 seconds.
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.
Men's world record is 19.30s.
Michael Johnson.
The world record for the men's 200m sprint is 19.19 seconds, set by Usain Bolt in 2009. For women, the record is 21.34 seconds, set by Florence Griffith-Joyner in 1988.
The current male world breaststroke long course swimming records are: 50m Cameron Van Der Burgh - 26.67s 100m Brenton Rickard -58.58s 200m Christian Sprenger -2:07.31 The current female world breastroke long course swimming records are: 50m - Jessica Hardy - 29.80s 100m - Jessica Hardy - 1:04.45 200m - Annamay Pierse - 2:20.12
Usain Bolt/Jamaica 2009 world championships 100m and 200m 9.58 and 19.19 respectively
Usain Bolt holds the record with a 19.30 in Beijing!
1:54.27
Andy Turner
The current world record holder for the men's 200m dash is Usain Bolt from Jamaica with a time of 19.19 seconds, set in 2009. The women's world record holder is Florence Griffith-Joyner from the United States with a time of 21.34 seconds, set in 1988.