Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre butterfly

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Men's 200 metre butterfly
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
VenueTokyo Aquatics Centre
Dates26 July 2021 (heats)
27 July 2021 (semifinals)
28 July 2021 (final)
Competitors38 from 30 nations
Winning time1:51.25 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kristóf Milák  Hungary
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tomoru Honda  Japan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Federico Burdisso  Italy
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Swimming at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Sample picture of the event (unofficial)
Qualification
Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4×100 mmenwomen
4×200 mmenwomen
Medley relay
4×100 mmenmixedwomen
Marathon
10 kmmenwomen
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The men's 200 metre butterfly event at the 2020 Summer Olympics will be held in 2021 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.[1] It will be the event's seventeenth consecutive appearance, having been held at every edition since 1956.

Records[]

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record  Kristóf Milák (HUN) 1:50.73 Gwangju, South Korea 24 July 2019
Olympic record  Michael Phelps (USA) 1:52.03 Beijing, China 13 August 2008


The following record was established during the competition:

Date Event Swimmer Nation Time Record
July 28 Final Kristóf Milák  Hungary 1:51.25 OR

Qualification[]

Main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

The Olympic Qualifying Time for the event is 1:56.48. Up to two swimmers per National Olympic Committee (NOC) can automatically qualify by swimming that time at an approved qualification event. The Olympic Selection Time is 1:59.97. Up to one swimmer per NOC meeting that time is eligible for selection, allocated by world ranking until the maximum quota for all swimming events is reached. NOCs without a male swimmer qualified in any event can also use their universality place.[2]

Indian Swimmer, Sajan Prakash failed to qualify in the 200m butterfly event.[3]

Competition format[]

The competition consists of three rounds: heats, semifinals, and a final. The swimmers with the best 16 times in the heats advance to the semifinals. The swimmers with the best 8 times in the semifinals advance to the final. Swim-offs are used as necessary to break ties for advancement to the next round.[4]

Schedule[]

All times are Japan standard time (UTC+9)[1]

Date Time Round
26 July 2021 19:17 Heats
27 July 2021 11:35 Semifinals
28 July 2021 10:49 Final

Results[]

Heats[]

The swimmers with the top 16 times, regardless of heat, advance to the semifinals.[5]

Rank Heat Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 5 4 Kristóf Milák  Hungary 1:53.58 Q
2 4 3 Wang Kuan-hung  Chinese Taipei 1:54.44 Q, NR
3 5 7 Leonardo de Deus  Brazil 1:54.83 Q
4 4 6 Zach Harting  United States 1:54.92 Q
5 3 6 Noè Ponti  Switzerland 1:55.05 Q, NR
6 5 3 Tomoru Honda  Japan 1:55.10 Q
7 4 5 Federico Burdisso  Italy 1:55.14 Q
8 3 4 Tamás Kenderesi  Hungary 1:55.18 Q
9 4 4 Daiya Seto  Japan 1:55.26 Q
10 3 1 Giacomo Carini  Italy 1:55.33 Q
11 3 2 Gunnar Bentz  United States 1:55.46 Q
12 4 7 Aleksandr Kudashev  ROC 1:55.54 Q
13 5 1 Krzysztof Chmielewski  Poland 1:55.77 Q
14 4 1 Louis Croenen  Belgium 1:55.78 Q
15 3 7 Léon Marchand  France 1:55.85 Q
16 5 5 Chad le Clos  South Africa 1:55.96 Q
17 5 6 David Thomasberger  Germany 1:56.04
18 5 2 Matthew Temple  Australia 1:56.25
19 2 1 Tomoe Zenimoto Hvas  Norway 1:56.30 NR
20 3 5 Antani Ivanov  Bulgaria 1:56.36
21 3 3 Denys Kesyl  Ukraine 1:56.37
22 2 6 Quah Zheng Wen  Singapore 1:56.42
23 2 3 Brendan Hyland  Ireland 1:57.09
24 2 4 Sajan Prakash  India 1:57.22
25 2 2 Kregor Zirk  Estonia 1:57.26
26 2 7 Alexei Sancov  Moldova 1:57.55 NR
27 3 8 Jakub Majerski  Poland 1:57.91
28 4 8 Moon Seung-woo  South Korea 1:58.09
29 2 5 Ihor Troianovskyi  Ukraine 1:58.37
30 5 8 Ethan du Preez  South Africa 1:58.50
31 2 8 Luis Vega Torres  Cuba 1:59.00
32 1 6 Ayman Kelzi  Syria 1:59.57 NR
33 1 2 Matin Balsini  Iran 1:59.97 NR
34 1 3 Keanan Dols  Jamaica 2:00.25
35 4 2 David Morgan  Australia 2:00.27
36 1 5 Navaphat Wongcharoen  Thailand 2:01.43
37 1 4 Richard Nagy  Slovakia 2:01.91
38 1 7 Simon Bachmann  Seychelles 2:03.54

Semifinals[]

The swimmers with the best 8 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the final.[6]

Rank Heat Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 2 4 Kristóf Milák  Hungary 1:52.22 Q
2 2 5 Leonardo de Deus  Brazil 1:54.97 Q
3 1 8 Chad le Clos  South Africa 1:55.06 Q
4 2 6 Federico Burdisso  Italy 1:55.11 Q
5 1 6 Tamás Kenderesi  Hungary 1:55.17 Q
6 2 7 Gunnar Bentz  United States 1:55.28 Q
7 2 1 Krzysztof Chmielewski  Poland 1:55.29 Q
8 1 3 Tomoru Honda  Japan 1:55.31 Q
9 1 5 Zach Harting  United States 1:55.35
10 2 3 Noè Ponti  Switzerland 1:55.37
11 2 2 Daiya Seto  Japan 1:55.50
12 1 7 Aleksandr Kudashev  ROC 1:55.51
13 1 4 Wang Kuan-hung  Chinese Taipei 1:55.52
14 2 8 Léon Marchand  France 1:55.68
15 1 2 Giacomo Carini  Italy 1:55.95
16 1 1 Louis Croenen  Belgium 1:56.67

Final[]

[7]

Rank Lane Name Nation Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Kristóf Milák  Hungary 1:51.25 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8 Tomoru Honda  Japan 1:53.73
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 Federico Burdisso  Italy 1:54.45
4 2 Tamás Kenderesi  Hungary 1:54.52
5 3 Chad le Clos  South Africa 1:54.93
6 5 Leonardo de Deus  Brazil 1:55.19
7 7 Gunnar Bentz  United States 1:55.46
8 1 Krzysztof Chmielewski  Poland 1:55.88

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Tokyo 2020: Swimming Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Tokyo 2020 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (pdf). Tokyo 2020. FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Swimmers Sajan failed to qualify for semifinals". in.news.yahoo.com. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  4. ^ "FINA Swimming Rulebook, 2017–21" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  5. ^ Heats results
  6. ^ Semifinals results
  7. ^ Final results
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