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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
VenueTokyo Aquatics Centre
Dates26 July 2021 (heats)
27 July 2021 (semifinals)
28 July 2021 (final)
Competitors38 from 30 nations
Winning time1:51.25 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kristóf Milák  Hungary
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tomoru Honda  Japan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Federico Burdisso  Italy
← 2016
2024 →

Records edit

Prior 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
July 28 Final Kristóf Milák   Hungary 1:51.25 OR

Qualification edit

Main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

The 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 edit

The 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 edit

All times are Japan standard time (UTC+9)[1]

Date Time Round
26 July 2021 19:17 Heats
27 July 2021 11:35 Semifinals
28 July 2021 10:49 Final

Results edit

Heats edit

The swimmers with the top 16 times, regardless of heat, advance to the semifinals.[4]

Rank Heat Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 5 4 Kristóf Milák   Hungary 1:53.58 Q
2 4 3 Wang Kuan-hung   Chinese Taipei 1:54.44 Q, NR
3 5 7 Leonardo de Deus   Brazil 1:54.83 Q
4 4 6 Zach Harting   United States 1:54.92 Q
5 3 6 Noè Ponti   Switzerland 1:55.05 Q, NR
6 5 3 Tomoru Honda   Japan 1:55.10 Q
7 4 5 Federico Burdisso   Italy 1:55.14 Q
8 3 4 Tamás Kenderesi   Hungary 1:55.18 Q
9 4 4 Daiya Seto   Japan 1:55.26 Q
10 3 1 Giacomo Carini   Italy 1:55.33 Q
11 3 2 Gunnar Bentz   United States 1:55.46 Q
12 4 7 Aleksandr Kudashev   ROC 1:55.54 Q
13 5 1 Krzysztof Chmielewski   Poland 1:55.77 Q
14 4 1 Louis Croenen   Belgium 1:55.78 Q
15 3 7 Léon Marchand   France 1:55.85 Q
16 5 5 Chad le Clos   South Africa 1:55.96 Q
17 5 6 David Thomasberger   Germany 1:56.04
18 5 2 Matthew Temple   Australia 1:56.25
19 2 1 Tomoe Zenimoto Hvas   Norway 1:56.30 NR
20 3 5 Antani Ivanov   Bulgaria 1:56.36
21 3 3 Denys Kesyl   Ukraine 1:56.37
22 2 6 Quah Zheng Wen   Singapore 1:56.42
23 2 3 Brendan Hyland   Ireland 1:57.09
24 2 4 Sajan Prakash   India 1:57.22
25 2 2 Kregor Zirk   Estonia 1:57.26
26 2 7 Alexei Sancov   Moldova 1:57.55 NR
27 3 8 Jakub Majerski   Poland 1:57.91
28 4 8 Moon Seung-woo   South Korea 1:58.09
29 2 5 Ihor Troianovskyi   Ukraine 1:58.37
30 5 8 Ethan du Preez   South Africa 1:58.50
31 2 8 Luis Vega Torres   Cuba 1:59.00
32 1 6 Ayman Kelzi   Syria 1:59.57 NR
33 1 2 Matin Balsini   Iran 1:59.97 NR
34 1 3 Keanan Dols   Jamaica 2:00.25
35 4 2 David Morgan   Australia 2:00.27
36 1 5 Navaphat Wongcharoen   Thailand 2:01.43
37 1 4 Richard Nagy   Slovakia 2:01.91
38 1 7 Simon Bachmann   Seychelles 2:03.54

Semifinals edit

The swimmers with the best 8 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the final.[5]

Rank Heat Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes
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 edit

[6]

Rank Lane Name Nation Time Notes
  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

  1. ^ a b "Tokyo 2020: Swimming Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Tokyo 2020 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (pdf). Tokyo 2020. FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  3. ^ "FINA Swimming Rulebook, 2017–21" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Heats results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Semifinals results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
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