I can help with the latest but need to confirm current events. Based on recent public reports, as of 2021 Tatjana Schoenmaker set the current long-course women’s 200m breaststroke world record at 2:18.95 during the Tokyo Olympics, and that record has stood since then. Recent short-course records have also seen fast times, but the question asks specifically about the world record, which is the long-course mark (2:18.95) held by Schoenmaker since 2021.[1][2]
Key points to know
- Long-course (50m pool) women’s 200m breaststroke world record: 2:18.95 by Tatjana Schoenmaker, set at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics (held in 2021).[1]
- The record has remained the official world record for the event in long course since that performance, with no widely recognized faster time at seniorWorld Championships or Olympics announced to date.[1]
- Short-course (25m pool) records exist separately; notable recent performances include Kate Douglass’ breakthroughs in short course, but those are not the long-course world record.[4][8][9]
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www.cbssports.comOlympic swimmer Kate Douglass just shattered another world record. Explore her college and Olympic history and see if she plans to compete at the 2028 Olympics.
www.forbes.comThe five-time Olympic champion shaved nearly a half second off the old short course record, which stood for mere days in between World Cup stops.
www.olympics.comFrenchman Leon Marchand is one of five top contenders to break the world record in the 200-meter breaststroke.
www.swimmingworldmagazine.comAnton Chupkov of Russia broke the world record in the men's 200-meter breaststroke at the world swimming championships. He won gold in 2 minutes, 6.12 seconds.
apnews.comKate Douglass’ strong performances continued at the 2024 Short Course National Championship in Budapest, Hungary, as she beat her own 200-meter short course world record on Friday. With a time of 2:12.50, Douglass bests her previous 200 meter time of 2:14.16, set at the World Aquatics Swimming Cup in October, according to SwimSwam. This record...
pelhamexaminer.comFlying South African Tatjana Schoenmaker smashed the long-standing women’s 200m breaststroke world record. Tatjana Schoenmaker breaks the world record with 2:18.95 in women’s 200-meter breaststroke at Tokyo Olympics. The previous world record holder was Dane Rikke Moller Pedersen in 2013, with a time of 2:19.11. South African Schoenmaker also held the previous Olympic record for the event with her time of 2:19.16. … Then she really turned it on. She pushed well ahead to touch the wall in the...
sachamberusa.comSouth Africa's Tatjana Schoenmaker captured the first individual swimming world record of the Tokyo Olympics in the women's 200m breastsroke
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