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

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Men's 200 metre freestyle
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
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VenueTokyo Aquatics Centre
Dates25 July 2021 (heats)
26 July 2021 (semifinals)
27 July 2021 (final)
Competitors39 from 30 nations
Winning time1:44.22 NR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Thomas Dean  Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Duncan Scott  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Fernando Scheffer  Brazil
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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 freestyle event at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held from 25 to 27 July 2021 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.[1] There were 39 competitors from 30 nations, with the ultimate numbers determined through the ongoing selection process, including universality places.[2]

Background[]

It was the event's 16th appearance, having been held in 1900 and 1904 and then at every edition since 1968.

The only finalist from the 2016 Games to return was fifth-place finisher Townley Haas of the United States, who did not make the final this time. Reigning Olympic champion and two-time reigning World Champion Sun Yang of China missed the Games due to a doping ban.[3]

Qualification[]

Main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

The Olympic Qualifying Time for the event was 1:47.02. Up to two swimmers per National Olympic Committee (NOC) could automatically qualify by swimming that time at an approved qualification event. The Olympic Selection Time was 1:50.23. Up to one swimmer per NOC meeting that time was 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 could also use their universality place.[2]

Competition format[]

The competition consisted of three rounds: heats, semifinals, and a final. The swimmers with the best 16 times in the heats advanced to the semifinals. The swimmers with the best 8 times in the semifinals advanced to the final. A swim-off were used to break a tie for advancement to the next round.[4]

Records[]

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

World record  Paul Biedermann (GER) 1:42.00 Rome, Italy 28 July 2009 [5][6]
Olympic record  Michael Phelps (USA) 1:42.96 Beijing, China 12 August 2008 [7]

No new records were set during the competition.

Schedule[]

The event was moved to a three-day schedule, with each round on separate, consecutive days.[1] All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Date Time Round
Sunday, 25 July 2021 19:17 Heats
Monday, 26 July 2021 10:37 Semifinals
Tuesday, 27 July 2021 10:43 Final

Results[]

Heats[]

The swimmers with the top 16 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the semifinals.[8]

Rank Heat Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 3 5 Hwang Sun-woo  South Korea 1:44.62 Q, NR
2 4 2 Fernando Scheffer  Brazil 1:45.05 Q, SA
3 3 4 Thomas Dean  Great Britain 1:45.24 Q
4 2 1 David Popovici  Romania 1:45.32 Q
5 4 4 Duncan Scott  Great Britain 1:45.37 Q
6 4 5 Martin Malyutin  ROC 1:45.50 Q
7 3 7 Stefano Ballo  Italy 1:45.80 Q
8 5 2 Thomas Neill  Australia 1:45.81 Q
9 5 4 Danas Rapšys  Lithuania 1:45.84 Q
10 3 6 Townley Haas  United States 1:45.86 Q
11 5 8 Kregor Zirk  Estonia 1:46.10 Q, NR
12 3 1 Nándor Németh  Hungary 1:46.19 Q
13 5 3 Kieran Smith  United States 1:46.20 Q
14 2 3 Velimir Stjepanović  Serbia 1:46.26 Q
15 3 2 Antonio Djakovic  Switzerland 1:46.37 Q
16 4 1 Stefano Di Cola  Italy 1:46.67 Q
17 5 5 Katsuhiro Matsumoto  Japan 1:46.69 WSO
5 7 Lukas Märtens  Germany LSO
19 2 5 Jacob Heidtmann  Germany 1:46.73
20 4 8 Jordan Pothain  France 1:46.75
21 4 3 Ji Xinjie  China 1:46.86
22 5 6 Elijah Winnington  Australia 1:46.99
23 4 7 Robin Hanson  Sweden 1:47.02
24 3 3 Ivan Girev  ROC 1:47.11
5 1 Murilo Sartori  Brazil 1:47.11
26 2 8 Alexei Sancov  Moldova 1:47.46
27 2 4 Denis Loktev  Israel 1:47.68
28 3 8 Jonathan Atsu  France 1:47.75
29 2 7 Alex Sobers  Barbados 1:48.09 NR
30 4 6 Dominik Kozma  Hungary 1:48.87
31 1 6 Dimitrios Markos  Greece 1:49.16
32 2 2 Welson Sim  Malaysia 1:49.24
33 1 5 Mikel Schreuders  Aruba 1:49.43
34 2 6 Baturalp Ünlü  Turkey 1:49.75
35 1 3 Joaquín Vargas  Peru 1:49.93 NR
36 1 2 Mokhtar Al-Yamani  Yemen 1:49.97
37 1 4 Wesley Roberts  Cook Islands 1:50.41
38 1 7 James Freeman  Botswana 1:52.87
39 1 1 Audai Hassouna  Libya 1:56.27 NR
Swim-off
Rank Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 4 Katsuhiro Matsumoto  Japan 1:46.06
2 5 Lukas Märtens  Germany 1:46.40

Semifinals[]

The swimmers with the best 8 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the final.[9]

Rank Heat Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 2 3 Duncan Scott  Great Britain 1:44.60 Q
2 2 1 Kieran Smith  United States 1:45.07 Q
3 2 2 Danas Rapšys  Lithuania 1:45.32 Q
4 2 5 Thomas Dean  Great Britain 1:45.34 Q
5 1 3 Martin Malyutin  ROC 1:45.45 Q
6 2 4 Hwang Sun-woo  South Korea 1:45.53 Q
7 1 5 David Popovici  Romania 1:45.68 Q
8 1 4 Fernando Scheffer  Brazil 1:45.71 Q
9 1 6 Thomas Neill  Australia 1:45.74
10 2 6 Stefano Ballo  Italy 1:45.84
11 2 8 Antonio Djakovic  Switzerland 1:45.92
12 1 2 Townley Haas  United States 1:46.07
13 2 7 Kregor Zirk  Estonia 1:46.67
14 1 8 Stefano Di Cola  Italy 1:47.19
15 1 7 Nándor Németh  Hungary 1:47.20
16 1 1 Velimir Stjepanović  Serbia 1:47.62

Final[]

Rank Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes
200m freestyle final[10]
1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 Thomas Dean  Great Britain 1:44.22 NR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 Duncan Scott  Great Britain 1:44.26
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 8 Fernando Scheffer  Brazil 1:44.66 SA
4 1 David Popovici  Romania 1:44.68 NR, JWR
5 2 Martin Malyutin  ROC 1:45.01
6 5 Kieran Smith  United States 1:45.12
7 7 Hwang Sun-woo  South Korea 1:45.26
8 3 Danas Rapšys  Lithuania 1:45.78

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Tokyo 2020: Swimming Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Tokyo 2020 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  3. ^ "China's Sun Yang has doping ban reduced but will still miss Tokyo Olympics". CNN. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  4. ^ "FINA Swimming Rulebook, 2017–21" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  5. ^ Dillman, Lisa (29 July 2009). "Suit case: German ends Phelps' reign". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  6. ^ Jeffery, Nicole (29 July 2009). "Paul Biedermann beats Michael Phelps in 200m freestyle". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  7. ^ "Phelps breaks 200 free world record by nearly a second". ESPN. 11 August 2008. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  8. ^ Heats results
  9. ^ Semifinals results
  10. ^ Final results
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