Hansen je dionicu isplivao za 2:09.04 minuta, što je za 38 stotinki bolje od prijašnjeg rekorda Japanca Kosuke Kitajime iz Barcelone 2003).
EVOLUCIJA SVJETSKOG REKORDA NA 200 PRSNO
2:12.90: Nick Gillingham (VBR), 18/08/89 Bonn
2:12.89: Mike Barrowmann (USA), 20/08/89 Tokio
2:11.53: Mike Barrowmann (USA), 20/07/90 Seattle
2:11.23: Mike Barrowmann (USA), 11/01/91 Perth
2:10.60: Mike Barrowmann (USA), 13/08/91 Fort Lauderdale
2:10.16: Mike Barrowmann (USA), 29/07/92 Barcelona
2:09.97: Kosuke Kitajima (JAP), 02/10/02 Busan
2:09.52: Dimitri Komornikov (RUS), 14/06/03 Barcelona
2:09.42: Kosuke Kitajima (JAP), 24/07/03 Barcelona
2:09.04: Brendan Hansen (USA), 11/07/04 a Long Beach