The Men's 200 metre freestyle competition at the 2019 World Championships was held on 22 and 23 July 2019.[1][2] Sun Yang was the defending champion, and defended his title. Lithuania's Danas Rapšys finished first, but was disqualified for flinching just before the start.[3] During the medal ceremony, Great Britain's Duncan Scott refused to shake hands with China's Sun Yang, with Sun Yang calling Scott a "loser" in response.[4][5]
| Men's 200 metre freestyle at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Nambu University Municipal Aquatics Center | ||||||||||||
| Location | Gwangju, South Korea | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 22 July (heats and semifinals) 23 July (final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 66 from 58 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:44.93 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| World record |  Paul Biedermann (GER) |
1:42.00 | Rome, Italy | 28 July 2009 |
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| Competition record | Paul Biedermann (GER) |
1:42.00 | Rome, Italy | 28 July 2009 |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were held on 22 July at 10:57.[6]
Semifinals edit
The semifinals were held on 22 July at 21:12.[7]
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Clyde Lewis |  Australia |
1:44.90 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Sun Yang |  China |
1:45.31 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Dominik Kozma |  Hungary |
1:45.57 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Fernando Scheffer |  Brazil |
1:45.83 | |
| 5 | 2 | Ji Xinjie | China |
1:45.88 | |
| 6 | 5 | Kyle Chalmers | Australia |
1:46.21 | |
| 7 | 7 | Andrew Seliskar |  United States |
1:46.83 | |
| 8 | 8 | Maarten Brzoskowski |  Netherlands |
1:47.13 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Danas Rapšys |  Lithuania |
1:45.44 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Duncan Scott |  Great Britain |
1:45.56 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Katsuhiro Matsumoto |  Japan |
1:45.56 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Martin Malyutin |  Russia |
1:45.60 | Q |
| 5 | 8 | Filippo Megli |  Italy |
1:45.76 | Q, NR |
| 6 | 4 | James Guy | Great Britain |
1:45.95 | |
| 7 | 7 | Mikhail Dovgalyuk | Russia |
1:46.20 | |
| 8 | 1 | Townley Haas | United States |
1:46.37 |
Final edit
The final was held on 23 July at 20:02.[8]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | Sun Yang | China |
1:44.93 | |
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2 | Katsuhiro Matsumoto | Japan |
1:45.22 | NR |
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1 | Martin Malyutin | Russia |
1:45.63 | |
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6 | Duncan Scott | Great Britain |
1:45.63 | |
| 5 | 8 | Filippo Megli | Italy |
1:45.67 | NR |
| 6 | 4 | Clyde Lewis | Australia |
1:45.78 | |
| 7 | 7 | Dominik Kozma | Hungary |
1:45.90 | |
| 3 | Danas Rapšys | Lithuania |
DSQ |
References edit
- ^ Schedule
- ^ "Start list" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
- ^ https://beta.washingtonpost.com/sports/sun-wins-200-free-via-disqualification-at-world-swimming/2019/07/23/b70742c0-ad3c-11e9-9411-a608f9d0c2d3_story.html?outputType=amp [dead link]
- ^ "World Aquatics Championships: Duncan Scott wins 200m freestyle bronze as Sun Yang takes gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ "'I don't know why he's here': Adam Peaty backs Scott's decision to snub Sun Yang". The Guardian. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ Heats results
- ^ Semifinals results
- ^ Final results