Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre butterfly
The men's 200 metre butterfly event at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held in 2021 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.[1] It was the event's seventeenth consecutive appearance, having been held at every edition since 1956.
Men's 200 metre butterfly at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Tokyo Aquatics Centre | ||||||||||||
Dates | 26 July 2021 (heats) 27 July 2021 (semifinals) 28 July 2021 (final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 38 from 30 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 1:51.25 OR | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Records
editPrior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | Kristóf Milák (HUN) | 1:50.73 | Gwangju, South Korea | 24 July 2019 |
Olympic record | Michael Phelps (USA) | 1:52.03 | Beijing, China | 13 August 2008 |
The following record was established during the competition:
Date | Event | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Record |
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July 28 | Final | Kristóf Milák | Hungary | 1:51.25 | OR |
Qualification
editThe Olympic Qualifying Time for the event is 1:56.48. Up to two swimmers per National Olympic Committee (NOC) can automatically qualify by swimming that time at an approved qualification event. The Olympic Selection Time is 1:59.97. Up to one swimmer per NOC meeting that time is eligible for selection, allocated by world ranking until the maximum quota for all swimming events is reached. NOCs without a male swimmer qualified in any event can also use their universality place.[2]
Competition format
editThe competition consists of three rounds: heats, semifinals, and a final. The swimmers with the best 16 times in the heats advance to the semifinals. The swimmers with the best 8 times in the semifinals advance to the final. Swim-offs are used as necessary to break ties for advancement to the next round.[3]
Schedule
editAll times are Japan standard time (UTC+9)[1]
Date | Time | Round |
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26 July 2021 | 19:17 | Heats |
27 July 2021 | 11:35 | Semifinals |
28 July 2021 | 10:49 | Final |
Results
editHeats
editThe swimmers with the top 16 times, regardless of heat, advance to the semifinals.[4]
Semifinals
editThe swimmers with the best 8 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the final.[5]
Rank | Heat | Lane | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | 2 | 4 | Kristóf Milák | Hungary | 1:52.22 | Q |
2 | 2 | 5 | Leonardo de Deus | Brazil | 1:54.97 | Q |
3 | 1 | 8 | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 1:55.06 | Q |
4 | 2 | 6 | Federico Burdisso | Italy | 1:55.11 | Q |
5 | 1 | 6 | Tamás Kenderesi | Hungary | 1:55.17 | Q |
6 | 2 | 7 | Gunnar Bentz | United States | 1:55.28 | Q |
7 | 2 | 1 | Krzysztof Chmielewski | Poland | 1:55.29 | Q |
8 | 1 | 3 | Tomoru Honda | Japan | 1:55.31 | Q |
9 | 1 | 5 | Zach Harting | United States | 1:55.35 | |
10 | 2 | 3 | Noè Ponti | Switzerland | 1:55.37 | |
11 | 2 | 2 | Daiya Seto | Japan | 1:55.50 | |
12 | 1 | 7 | Aleksandr Kudashev | ROC | 1:55.51 | |
13 | 1 | 4 | Wang Kuan-hung | Chinese Taipei | 1:55.52 | |
14 | 2 | 8 | Léon Marchand | France | 1:55.68 | |
15 | 1 | 2 | Giacomo Carini | Italy | 1:55.95 | |
16 | 1 | 1 | Louis Croenen | Belgium | 1:56.67 |
Final
editRank | Lane | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
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4 | Kristóf Milák | Hungary | 1:51.25 | OR | |
8 | Tomoru Honda | Japan | 1:53.73 | ||
6 | Federico Burdisso | Italy | 1:54.45 | ||
4 | 2 | Tamás Kenderesi | Hungary | 1:54.52 | |
5 | 3 | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 1:54.93 | |
6 | 5 | Leonardo de Deus | Brazil | 1:55.19 | |
7 | 7 | Gunnar Bentz | United States | 1:55.46 | |
8 | 1 | Krzysztof Chmielewski | Poland | 1:55.88 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Tokyo 2020: Swimming Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ "Tokyo 2020 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (pdf). Tokyo 2020. FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "FINA Swimming Rulebook, 2017–21" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "Heats results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Semifinals results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.