The Men's 200 metre butterfly competition at the 2019 World Championships was held on 23 and 24 July 2019.[1][2] The event was won by Kristóf Milák, who broke a 10-year-old record set by Michael Phelps, and set a new world-record time of 1:50.73 in the process.[3]
| Men's 200 metre butterfly at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Nambu University Municipal Aquatics Center | |||||||||
| Location | Gwangju, South Korea | |||||||||
| Dates | 23 July (heats and semifinals) 24 July (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 48 from 43 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:50.73 WR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| World record |  Michael Phelps (USA) |
1:51.51 | Rome, Italy | 29 July 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competition record | Michael Phelps (USA) |
1:51.51 | Rome, Italy | 29 July 2009 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 July | Final | Kristóf Milák |  Hungary |
1:50.73 | WR |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were held on 23 July at 10:45.[4]
Semifinals edit
The semifinals were held on 23 July at 21:35.[5]
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Zach Harting | United States |
1:55.26 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Daiya Seto |  Japan |
1:55.33 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Leonardo de Deus |  Brazil |
1:55.71 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Federico Burdisso |  Italy |
1:55.92 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Antani Ivanov |  Bulgaria |
1:56.25 | QSO |
| 6 | 1 | Brendan Hyland |  Ireland |
1:56.55 | NR |
| 7 | 8 | Maksym Shemberev |  Azerbaijan |
1:56.78 | |
| 8 | 7 | David Morgan |  Australia |
1:59.57 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Kristóf Milák | Hungary |
1:52.96 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Chad le Clos |  South Africa |
1:55.88 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Denys Kesil |  Ukraine |
1:55.95 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Tamás Kenderesi | Hungary |
1:56.25 | QSO |
| 5 | 2 | Matthew Temple | Australia |
1:56.52 | |
| 6 | 1 | Luiz Altamir Melo | Brazil |
1:57.43 | |
| 7 | 8 | Mackenzie Darragh |  Canada |
1:57.89 | |
| 8 | 6 | Louis Croenen |  Belgium |
1:59.12 |
Swim-off edit
The swim-off was held on 24 July at 10:00.[6]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Tamás Kenderesi | Hungary |
1:59.39 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Antani Ivanov | Bulgaria |
1:59.52 |
Final edit
The final was held on 24 July at 20:47.[7]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Kristóf Milák | Hungary |
1:50.73 | WR |
 |
3 | Daiya Seto | Japan |
1:53.86 | |
 |
2 | Chad le Clos | South Africa |
1:54.15 | |
| 4 | 7 | Federico Burdisso | Italy |
1:54.39 | NR |
| 5 | 1 | Denys Kesil | Ukraine |
1:54.79 | NR |
| 6 | 5 | Zach Harting | United States |
1:55.69 | |
| 7 | 6 | Leonardo de Deus | Brazil |
1:55.96 | |
| 8 | 8 | Tamás Kenderesi | Hungary |
1:57.10 |
References edit
- ^ Schedule
- ^ Start list
- ^ James Sutherland (2019-07-24). "Kristof Milak slaughters Phelps' 200 fly world record in 1:50.73". swimswam.com. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
- ^ Heats results
- ^ Semifinals results
- ^ Swim-off results
- ^ Final results