200 Metres - World Athletics
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worldathletics.orgI don’t currently have live access to the latest headlines, but here’s what’s generally true about the 200m world record as of recent years:
- The men’s 200m world record is Usain Bolt’s 19.19 seconds, set in 2009, and it remains the benchmark many athletes aim to approach in major championships.[1]
- Subsequent notable 200m performances include fast times by athletes like Noah Lyles, who has run sub-20 seconds multiple times, but no official world record since Bolt’s 2009 mark as of the latest widely reported events.[2][5]
- In swimming, the term “200m world record” refers to different events (e.g., 200m freestyle, 200m IM, 200m butterfly). Recent world records in the 200m IM include Léon Marchand’s late-2020s performances, but those are separate disciplines from track and field’s 200m sprint.[3][4][6][7]
If you’d like, I can pull the very latest updates and provide a concise, cited summary. Would you like me to fetch current news headlines on the 200m world record for track and field or swimming, and specify which event you mean?
[Citation: bolt 19.19 world record context ][1]