The men's 200 metre butterfly event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 26 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.
| Men's 200 metre butterfly at the 2014 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Tollcross International Swimming Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 26 July 2014 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 15 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:55.07 GR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The medals were presented by Kamalesh Sharma, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations and the quaichs were presented by James Hickman, 1998 Commonwealth champion and Global Sports Marketing Manager of Speedo.
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Commonwealth Games records were as follows.
| World record |  Michael Phelps (USA) |
1:51.51 | Rome, Italy | 29 July 2009 | [1][2] |
| Commonwealth record |  Chad le Clos (RSA) |
1:52.96 | London, United Kingdom | 31 July 2012 | |
| Games record | Chad le Clos (RSA) |
1:56.48 | Delhi, India | 4 October 2010 | [3] |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 July | Final | Chad le Clos |  South Africa |
1:55.07 | GR |
Results edit
Heats edit
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | Cameron Brodie |  Scotland |
1:57.28 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Chad le Clos | South Africa |
1:57.45 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | Sebastien Rousseau | South Africa |
1:57.84 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | Mitchell Pratt |  Australia |
1:57.95 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 7 | Joseph Schooling |  Singapore |
1:58.04 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 6 | Daniel Tranter | Australia |
1:58.30 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 5 | Grant Irvine | Australia |
1:58.39 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 6 | Roberto Pavoni |  England |
1:58.49 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 3 | Dylan Bosch | South Africa |
1:58.95 | |
| 10 | 1 | 5 | Joseph Roebuck | England |
1:59.14 | |
| 11 | 1 | 2 | Lewis Smith | Scotland |
1:59.25 | |
| 12 | 1 | 7 | Evan White |  Canada |
2:00.96 | |
| 13 | 2 | 1 | Gamal Assaad | Canada |
2:02.60 | |
| 14 | 1 | 1 | Dominic Walter |  Jamaica |
2:11.51 | |
| 15 | 2 | 8 | Alex Bregazzi |  Isle of Man |
2:15.42 |
Final edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | Chad le Clos | South Africa |
1:55.07 | GR |
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1 | Grant Irvine | Australia |
1:56.34 | |
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3 | Sebastien Rousseau | South Africa |
1:56.43 | |
| 4 | 4 | Cameron Brodie | Scotland |
1:56.59 | |
| 5 | 6 | Mitchell Pratt | Australia |
1:57.13 | |
| 6 | 7 | Daniel Tranter | Australia |
1:57.31 | |
| 7 | 8 | Roberto Pavoni | England |
1:58.03 | |
| 8 | 2 | Joseph Schooling | Singapore |
1:59.09 |
References edit
- ^ Crouse, Karen (30 July 2012). "Phelps Rebounds Amid Boycott Threat". New York Times. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- ^ "Phelps bounces back with 200m fly world record triumph". Sydney Morning Herald. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: Alicia Coutts Smokes 200 IM; Marieke Guehrer, Chad Le Clos, Brent Hayden, Australian Men's Relay Also Set Games Records During Day One Finals". Swimming World Magazine. 4 October 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2010.