Swimming at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Men's 200 metre freestyle

The Men's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games was held on 31 July at the Manchester Aquatics Centre.

Men's 200 metres freestyle
at the Commonwealth Games
VenueManchester Aquatics Centre
Dates31 July 2002
Competitors21 from 14 nations
Winning time1:44.71 min
Medalists
gold medal    Australia
silver medal    Australia
bronze medal    Canada
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Records

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Prior to this competition, the existing records were as follows;

World record   Ian Thorpe (AUS) 1:44.06 Fukuoka, Japan 25 July 2001 [1]
Commonwealth record   Ian Thorpe (AUS) 1:44.06 Fukuoka, Japan 25 July 2001 [1]
Games record   Ian Thorpe (AUS) 1:46.70 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 12 September 1998

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
31 July Final Ian Thorpe   Australia 1:44.71 GR

Results

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Heats

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The 8 fastest swimmers in the heats qualified for the semifinals.[2]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 4 Ian Thorpe   Australia 1:48.50 Q
2 2 4 Grant Hackett   Australia 1:49.22 Q
3 1 4 Rick Say   Canada 1:49.94 Q
4 3 5 Mark Johnston   Canada 1:50.26 Q
5 3 3 Brian Johns   Canada 1:50.40 Q
6 2 5 Jamie Salter   England 1:50.41 Q
7 1 5 Jason Cram   Australia 1:50.56 Q
8 2 3 David Carry   Scotland 1:51.45 Q
9 2 6 David Davies   Wales 1:51.89
10 3 6 Damian Alleyne   Barbados 1:53.61
11 3 2 Alexandros Aresti   Cyprus 1:54.05
12 1 6 Mark Chay   Singapore 1:55.53
13 2 2 Ron Cowen   Bermuda 1:55.88
14 1 7 Jonathon Le Noury   Guernsey 2:01.63
15 1 2 Ben Lowndes   Guernsey 2:01.94
16 3 7 Ben Wells   Papua New Guinea 2:03.59
17 2 7 Barnsley Albert   Seychelles 2:03.71
18 3 1 Angel Gonzalez   Gibraltar 2:07.35
19 2 1 Colin Bensadon   Gibraltar 2:08.24
20 1 1 Lateef Aliasau   Nigeria 2:10.96
21 3 8 Kpiliboh Otiko   Nigeria 2:12.70

Final

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The final was held on 31 July at 20:31.[3]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Ian Thorpe   Australia 1:44.71 GR
  5 Grant Hackett   Australia 1:46.13
  3 Rick Say   Canada 1:49.40
4 7 Jamie Salter   England 1:50.01
5 2 Brian Johns   Canada 1:50.27
6 1 Jason Cram   Australia 1:50.30
7 6 Mark Johnston   Canada 1:51.18
8 8 David Carry   Scotland 1:51.22

References

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  1. ^ a b "Thorpe shatters another record". BBC Sport. 25 July 2001. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Heats Results". m2002.thecgf.com. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Final Results". m2002.thecgf.com. Retrieved 2 August 2021.