The Men's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games was held on 31 July at the Manchester Aquatics Centre.
| Men's 200 metres freestyle at the Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Manchester Aquatics Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 31 July 2002 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 21 from 14 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:44.71 min | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing records were as follows;
| World record |  Ian Thorpe (AUS) |
1:44.06 | Fukuoka, Japan | 25 July 2001 | [1] |
| Commonwealth record | Ian Thorpe (AUS) |
1:44.06 | Fukuoka, Japan | 25 July 2001 | [1] |
| Games record | Ian Thorpe (AUS) |
1:46.70 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 12 September 1998 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July | Final | Ian Thorpe |  Australia |
1:44.71 | GR |
Results edit
Heats edit
The 8 fastest swimmers in the heats qualified for the semifinals.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 4 | Ian Thorpe | Australia |
1:48.50 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Grant Hackett | Australia |
1:49.22 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | Rick Say |  Canada |
1:49.94 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | 5 | Mark Johnston | Canada |
1:50.26 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | Brian Johns | Canada |
1:50.40 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 5 | Jamie Salter |  England |
1:50.41 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 5 | Jason Cram | Australia |
1:50.56 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 3 | David Carry |  Scotland |
1:51.45 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 6 | David Davies |  Wales |
1:51.89 | |
| 10 | 3 | 6 | Damian Alleyne |  Barbados |
1:53.61 | |
| 11 | 3 | 2 | Alexandros Aresti |  Cyprus |
1:54.05 | |
| 12 | 1 | 6 | Mark Chay |  Singapore |
1:55.53 | |
| 13 | 2 | 2 | Ron Cowen |  Bermuda |
1:55.88 | |
| 14 | 1 | 7 | Jonathon Le Noury |  Guernsey |
2:01.63 | |
| 15 | 1 | 2 | Ben Lowndes | Guernsey |
2:01.94 | |
| 16 | 3 | 7 | Ben Wells |  Papua New Guinea |
2:03.59 | |
| 17 | 2 | 7 | Barnsley Albert |  Seychelles |
2:03.71 | |
| 18 | 3 | 1 | Angel Gonzalez |  Gibraltar |
2:07.35 | |
| 19 | 2 | 1 | Colin Bensadon | Gibraltar |
2:08.24 | |
| 20 | 1 | 1 | Lateef Aliasau |  Nigeria |
2:10.96 | |
| 21 | 3 | 8 | Kpiliboh Otiko | Nigeria |
2:12.70 |
Final edit
The final was held on 31 July at 20:31.[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Ian Thorpe | Australia |
1:44.71 | GR |
 |
5 | Grant Hackett | Australia |
1:46.13 | |
 |
3 | Rick Say | Canada |
1:49.40 | |
| 4 | 7 | Jamie Salter | England |
1:50.01 | |
| 5 | 2 | Brian Johns | Canada |
1:50.27 | |
| 6 | 1 | Jason Cram | Australia |
1:50.30 | |
| 7 | 6 | Mark Johnston | Canada |
1:51.18 | |
| 8 | 8 | David Carry | Scotland |
1:51.22 |
References edit
- ^ a b "Thorpe shatters another record". BBC Sport. 25 July 2001. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Heats Results". m2002.thecgf.com. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Final Results". m2002.thecgf.com. Retrieved 2 August 2021.