Swimming at the 2014 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre individual medley
The Men's 200 metre individual medley competition of the 2014 European Aquatics Championships was held on 19–20 August.[1]
| Men's 200 metre individual medley at the Swimming at the 2014 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | 19–20 August | |||||||||
| Competitors | 36 from 24 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:58.10 | |||||||||
| 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 | Ryan Lochte |  United States |
1:54.00 | Shanghai | 24 July 2011 |
| European record | László Cseh |  Hungary |
1:55.18 | Rome | 29 July 2009 |
| Championship record | László Cseh | Hungary |
1:56.66 | Debrecen | 23 May 2012 |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were held at 10:07.[2]
Semifinals edit
The semifinals were held at 18:46.[3]
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Markus Deibler |  Germany |
1:59.43 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Eduardo Solaeche |  Spain |
1:59.64 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Federico Turrini |  Italy |
1:59.80 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Andreas Vazaios |  Greece |
2:00.45 | |
| 5 | 3 | Yakov Toumarkin |  Israel |
2:00.90 | |
| 6 | 6 | Gal Nevo | Israel |
2:01.03 | |
| 7 | 8 | Alexander Tikhonov |  Russia |
2:01.23 | |
| 8 | 7 | Diogo Carvalho |  Portugal |
2:01.52 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | László Cseh | Hungary |
1:58.00 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Philip Heintz | Germany |
1:58.17 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Roberto Pavoni |  Great Britain |
1:59.54 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Alexis Santos | Portugal |
2:00.12 | Q |
| 5 | 8 | Marcin Cieślak |  Poland |
2:00.32 | Q |
| 6 | 7 | Dávid Verrasztó | Hungary |
2:00.43 | |
| 7 | 1 | Albert Puig | Spain |
2:01.13 | |
| 8 | 2 | Simon Sjödin |  Sweden |
2:02.83 |
Final edit
The final was held at 19:22.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | László Cseh | Hungary |
1:58.10 | |
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5 | Philip Heintz | Germany |
1:58.17 | |
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6 | Roberto Pavoni | Great Britain |
1:58.22 | |
| 4 | 3 | Markus Deibler | Germany |
1:58.29 | |
| 5 | 2 | Eduardo Solaeche | Spain |
1:59.11 | |
| 6 | 7 | Federico Turrini | Italy |
2:00.44 | |
| 7 | 8 | Marcin Cieślak | Poland |
2:00.65 | |
| 8 | 1 | Alexis Santos | Portugal |
2:01.41 |