Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's 200 metre breaststroke

The men's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 24 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.

Men's 200 metre breaststroke
at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
VenueTollcross International Swimming Centre
Dates24 July 2014 (2014-07-24)
Competitors22 from 15 nations
Winning time2:07.30 GR
Medalists
gold medal    Scotland
silver medal    Scotland
bronze medal    England
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The medals were presented by Michael Cavanagh, Chairman of Commonwealth Games Scotland and the quaichs were presented by Louise Martin, Honorary Secretary of the Commonwealth Games Federation, Immediate Past Chair of Commonwealth Games Scotland and Vice-Chair of Glasgow 2014.

Records

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

World record   Akihiro Yamaguchi (JPN) 2:07.01 Gifu, Japan 15 September 2012 [1][2]
Commonwealth record   Christian Sprenger (AUS) 2:07.31 Rome, Italy 30 July 2009
Games record   Brenton Rickard (AUS) 2:10.89 Delhi, India 9 October 2010 [3]

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
24 July Heat Andrew Willis   England 2:10.50 GR
24 July Heat Ross Murdoch   Scotland 2:08.78 GR
24 July Final Ross Murdoch   Scotland 2:07.30 GR

Results

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Heats

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Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 5 Ross Murdoch   Scotland 2:08.78 Q, GR
2 3 4 Michael Jamieson   Scotland 2:10.17 Q
3 3 3 Calum Tait   Scotland 2:10.33 Q
4 2 4 Andrew Willis   England 2:10.50 Q, GR
5 2 5 Adam Peaty   England 2:10.80 Q
6 1 3 James Wilby   England 2:11.62 Q
7 1 5 Robert Holderness   Wales 2:11.70 Q
8 1 4 Christian Sprenger   Australia 2:11.96 Q
9 2 3 Glenn Snyders   New Zealand 2:12.16
10 2 6 Richard Funk   Canada 2:12.56
11 1 6 Evan White   Canada 2:15.86
12 3 7 Guy Davies   Isle of Man 2:19.72
13 2 7 Luke Belton   Guernsey 2:21.28
14 1 7 Thomas Hollingsworth   Guernsey 2:22.38
15 2 2 Dustin Tynes   Bahamas 2:22.90
16 1 2 Micah Fernandes   Kenya 2:24.15
17 3 2 Christopher Cheong   Singapore 2:24.41
18 3 1 Colin Bensadon   Gibraltar 2:35.61
19 2 1 Brandon Schuster   Samoa 2:36.73
20 1 1 Corey Ollivierre   Grenada 2:43.17
21 3 8 Ntseke Setho   Lesotho 3:05.18
3 6 Daniel Tranter   Australia DNS

Final

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Ross Murdoch   Scotland 2:07.30 CR
  5 Michael Jamieson   Scotland 2:08.40
  6 Andrew Willis   England 2:09.87
4 2 Adam Peaty   England 2:10.02
5 3 Calum Tait   Scotland 2:10.21
6 7 James Wilby   England 2:11.53
7 1 Robert Holderness   Wales 2:12.35
8 8 Christian Sprenger   Australia 2:12.69

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Akihiro Yamaguchi sets world record". ESPN. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Commonwealth Games: Brent Hayden Sweeps Sprint Frees on Day Six Finals". Swimming World Magazine. 9 October 2010. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
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