The men's 200 metre breaststroke event in swimming at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships took place on 1–2 August at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain.[1][2]
| Men's 200 metre breaststroke at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Palau Sant Jordi | |||||||||
| Dates | August 1, 2013 (heats & semifinals) August 2, 2013 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 43 from 36 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:07.23 CR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were:
| World record |  Akihiro Yamaguchi (JPN) |
2:07.01 | Gifu, Japan | 15 September 2012 | [3][4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competition record |  Christian Sprenger (AUS) |
2:07.31 | Rome, Italy | 30 July 2009 | [5] |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 August | Final | Dániel Gyurta |  Hungary |
2:07.23 | CR |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were held at 10:54.[6]
Semifinals edit
The semifinals were held at 18:54.[7]
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Andrew Willis |  Great Britain |
2:09.11 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Vyacheslav Sinkevich |  Russia |
2:09.47 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Michael Jamieson | Great Britain |
2:09.62 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Matti Mattsson |  Finland |
2:09.96 | Q, NR |
| 5 | 3 | Ryo Tateishi | Japan |
2:10.01 | Q |
| 6 | 8 | Panagiotis Samilidis |  Greece |
2:11.21 | |
| 7 | 2 | Tomáš Klobučník |  Slovakia |
2:11.56 | |
| 8 | 7 | Marat Amaltdinov | Russia |
2:13.06 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Dániel Gyurta | Hungary |
2:08.50 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Marco Koch |  Germany |
2:08.61 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Akihiro Yamaguchi | Japan |
2:10.00 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Kevin Cordes |  United States |
2:10.03 | |
| 5 | 1 | Christian vom Lehn | Germany |
2:10.12 | |
| 6 | 6 | Giedrius Titenis |  Lithuania |
2:10.17 | |
| 7 | 8 | B.J. Johnson | United States |
2:10.79 | |
| 8 | 2 | Laurent Carnol |  Luxembourg |
2:11.73 |
Final edit
The final was held at 19:32.[8]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Dániel Gyurta | Hungary |
2:07.23 | CR, ER |
 |
5 | Marco Koch | Germany |
2:08.54 | |
 |
7 | Matti Mattsson | Finland |
2:08.95 | NR |
| 4 | 3 | Andrew Willis | Great Britain |
2:09.13 | |
| 5 | 2 | Michael Jamieson | Great Britain |
2:09.14 | |
| 6 | 6 | Vyacheslav Sinkevich | Russia |
2:09.34 | |
| 7 | 1 | Akihiro Yamaguchi | Japan |
2:09.57 | |
| 8 | 8 | Ryo Tateishi | Japan |
2:10.28 |
References edit
- ^ "BCN 2013 – Swimming: Schedule". FINA. 8 July 2013. Archived from the original on 23 December 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ Start list
- ^ "Akihiro Yamaguchi Drops World Record in Japan". Swimming World Magazine. 15 September 2012. Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ "Akihiro Yamaguchi sets world record". ESPN. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ Cowley, Michael (31 July 2009). "Gold for Schipper as Sprenger breaks world record". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ Heats Results
- ^ Semifinals Results
- ^ Final Results