The Men's 200 metre breaststroke competition of the 2014 European Aquatics Championships was held on 20–21 August.[1]
| Men's 200 metre breaststroke at the Swimming at the 2014 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | 20–21 August | |||||||||
| Competitors | 38 from 25 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:07.47 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Akihiro Yamaguchi |  Japan |
2:07.01 | Gifu | 15 September 2012 |
| European record | Dániel Gyurta |  Hungary |
2:07.23 | Barcelona | 2 August 2013 |
| Championship record | Dániel Gyurta | Hungary |
2:08.60 | Debrecen | 24 May 2012 |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were held at 10:01.[2]
Semifinals edit
The semifinals were held at 18:25.[3]
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Ross Murdoch |  Great Britain |
2:08.65 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Andrew Willis | Great Britain |
2:08.93 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Luca Pizzini |  Italy |
2:10.90 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Kirill Prigoda |  Russia |
2:11.26 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Matti Mattsson |  Finland |
2:12.93 | |
| 6 | 1 | Erik Persson |  Sweden |
2:13.09 | |
| 7 | 7 | Thomas Dahlia |  France |
2:13.29 | |
| 8 | 8 | Quentin Coton | France |
2:13.61 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Marco Koch |  Germany |
2:08.83 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Ilya Khomenko | Russia |
2:10.00 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Giedrius Titenis |  Lithuania |
2:10.05 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Laurent Carnol |  Luxembourg |
2:11.89 | Q |
| 5 | 7 | Dmytro Oseledets |  Ukraine |
2:12.27 | |
| 6 | 2 | Mikolaj Machnik |  Poland |
2:12.98 | |
| 7 | 8 | Melquíades Álvarez |  Spain |
2:14.62 | |
| 8 | 1 | Yannick Käser |  Switzerland |
2:14.67 |
Final edit
The final was held at 18:46.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | Marco Koch | Germany |
2:07.47 | CR |
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4 | Ross Murdoch | Great Britain |
2:07.77 | |
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2 | Giedrius Titenis | Lithuania |
2:08.93 | |
| 4 | 3 | Andrew Willis | Great Britain |
2:09.19 | |
| 5 | 6 | Ilya Khomenko | Russia |
2:10.36 | |
| 6 | 7 | Luca Pizzini | Italy |
2:10.93 | |
| 7 | 8 | Laurent Carnol | Luxembourg |
2:12.50 | |
| 8 | 1 | Kirill Prigoda | Russia |
2:12.96 |