200 m freestyle, women, 25 m pool

What to remember

On October 24, 2025, in Toronto, at a World Cup stop, Mollie O'Callaghan swam the 200 m freestyle in 1 min 49.36 s, in a 25 m pool.

The distance is the Australian's own. A freestyle specialist from Queensland, she was world champion in the 200 m freestyle in 2023 and won Olympic gold over the distance at the 2024 Games, along with gold in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. She also held the long course 200 m freestyle world record.

At the 2020 Games she won two gold medals and a bronze as a heats swimmer in the relays. At the Olympics, the women's 200 m freestyle was introduced in 1968, and it has been swum at the World Championships since 1973.