The men's 200-metre butterfly event at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships took place between 23 July – 24 July. Both the heats and semifinals were held on 23 July[1][2] with the heats being held in the morning session and the semifinals being held in the evening session. The final was held on 24 July.[3]
| Men's 200 metre butterfly at the 2001 FINA World Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | 23 July 2001 (heats, semifinals) 24 July 2001 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 40 | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1 minute 54.58 seconds | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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In the final, American swimmer Michael Phelps broke his own world record with a time of 1:54.58, bettering his previous record of 1:54.92. For Phelps, this was also his first world title since finishing 5th in the same event at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[4]
Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows:
| World record |  Michael Phelps (USA) |
1:54.92 | Austin, United States | 30 March 2001 |
| Championship record | Melvin Stewart (USA) |
1:55.69 | Perth, Australia | 12 January 1991 |
The following record was established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 July | Semifinal 2 | Franck Esposito |
 France |
1:55.03 | CR |
| Tom Malchow |  United States
| ||||
| 24 July | Final | Michael Phelps | United States |
1:54.58 | WR |
Results edit
Heats edit
Semifinals edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franck Esposito | France |
1:55.03 | Q, CR |
| 1 | Tom Malchow | United States |
1:55.03 | Q, CR |
| 3 | Michael Phelps | United States |
1:56.41 | Q |
| 4 | Denys Sylantyev |  Ukraine |
1:56.51 | Q |
| 5 | Takashi Yamamoto |  Japan |
1:56.85 | Q |
| 6 | Justin Norris |  Australia |
1:56.98 | Q |
| 7 | Anatoly Polyakov |  Russia |
1:57.34 | Q |
| 8 | Andrew Livingston |  Puerto Rico |
1:57.94 | Q |
| 9 | Ioan Gherghel |  Romania |
1:57.96 | |
| 10 | Thomas Rupprath |  Germany |
1:58.15 | |
| 11 | Christian Galenda |  Italy |
1:58.20 | |
| 12 | Viktor Bodrogi |  Hungary |
1:58.60 | |
| 13 | Juan José Veloz |  Mexico |
1:59.06 | |
| 14 | William Kirby | Australia |
1:59.52 | |
| 15 | Ioannis Drymonakos |  Greece |
1:59.56 | |
| 16 | Tero Välimaa |  Finland |
2:01.37 |
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Michael Phelps | United States |
1:54.58 | WR |
 |
Tom Malchow | United States |
1:55.28 | |
 |
Anatoly Polyakov | Russia |
1:55.68 | |
| 4 | Franck Esposito | France |
1:55.71 | |
| 5 | Takashi Yamamoto | Japan |
1:55.84 | |
| 6 | Denys Sylantyev | Ukraine |
1:56.71 | |
| 7 | Justin Norris | Australia |
1:57.18 | |
| 8 | Andrew Livingston | Puerto Rico |
1:58.68 |
Key: WR = World record
References edit
- ^ "Heats Results". FINA. Archived from the original on 24 October 2004. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Semifinals Results". FINA. Archived from the original on 24 October 2004. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Final Results". FINA. Archived from the original on 19 October 2004. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Swimming: Thorpe and Phelps smash world records". The Daily Telegraph. 24 July 2001. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
- ^ "FINA World Swimming Fukoka". Archived from the original on 18 December 2001. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ "FINA World Swimming Fukoka". Archived from the original on 9 November 2001. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
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