The men's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2010 Asian Games took place on 17 November 2010 at Guangzhou Aoti Aquatics Centre.
| Men's 200 metre freestyle at the 2010 Asian Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Aoti Aquatics Centre | |||||||||
| Date | 14 November 2010 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 29 from 17 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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There were 29 competitors from 17 countries who took part in this event. Four heats were held, with most containing the maximum number of swimmers (eight). The heat in which a swimmer competed did not formally matter for advancement, as the swimmers with the top eight times from the entire field qualified for the finals.
Defending champion Park Tae-hwan from South Korea won the gold medal with 1 minute 44.80 seconds, which also broke the Asian record.
Schedule edit
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 14 November 2010 | 09:30 | Heats |
| 18:25 | Final |
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.
| World Record |  Paul Biedermann (GER) |
1:42.00 | Rome, Italy | 28 July 2009 |
| Asian Record |  Park Tae-hwan (KOR) |
1:44.85 | Beijing, China | 12 August 2008 |
| Games Record |  Park Tae-hwan (KOR) |
1:47.12 | Doha, Qatar | 3 December 2006 |
Results edit
- Legend
- DNS — Did not start
Heats edit
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Sun Yang (CHN) |
1:47.85 | |
| 2 | 2 | Zhang Lin (CHN) |
1:48.86 | |
| 3 | 4 | Park Tae-hwan (KOR) |
1:49.15 | |
| 4 | 4 |  Yuki Kobori (JPN) |
1:49.61 | |
| 5 | 3 | Takeshi Matsuda (JPN) |
1:50.20 | |
| 6 | 3 | Lee Hyun-seung (KOR) |
1:50.45 | |
| 7 | 4 |  Danny Yeo (SIN) |
1:51.70 | |
| 8 | 2 | Clement Lim (SIN) |
1:51.91 | |
| 9 | 2 |  Oleg Rabota (KAZ) |
1:52.60 | |
| 10 | 2 |  Sarit Tiewong (THA) |
1:53.33 | |
| 11 | 4 |  Petr Romashkin (UZB) |
1:53.42 | |
| 12 | 4 |  Jessie Lacuna (PHI) |
1:53.50 | |
| 13 | 3 |  Aaron D'Souza (IND) |
1:53.93 | |
| 14 | 2 | Sobitjon Amilov (UZB) |
1:54.02 | |
| 15 | 4 |  Triady Fauzi Sidiq (INA) |
1:54.51 | |
| 16 | 3 |  Abdullah Al-Thuwaini (IOC) |
1:54.72 | |
| 17 | 3 | Alexandr Ivanov (KAZ) |
1:54.98 | |
| 18 | 3 |  Kent Cheung (HKG) |
1:55.03 | |
| 19 | 2 |  Saeid Maleka Ashtiani (IRI) |
1:55.04 | |
| 20 | 1 | Rohit Halvaldar (IND) |
1:55.48 | |
| 21 | 3 | Kong Chun Yin (HKG) |
1:56.51 | |
| 22 | 4 |  Loai Tashkandi (KSA) |
1:57.67 | |
| 23 | 1 |  Antonio Tong (MAC) |
1:58.05 | |
| 24 | 4 | Punyawee Sontana (THA) |
1:58.73 | |
| 25 | 3 | Mohammad Madwa (IOC) |
1:58.92 | |
| 26 | 2 | Hazem Tashkandi (KSA) |
2:03.90 | |
| 27 | 1 |  Abdulrahman Al-Ollan (QAT) |
2:06.64 | |
| 28 | 1 | Hussain Al-Lanjawi (QAT) |
2:23.84 | |
| — | 2 |  Rami Anis (SYR) |
DNS |
Final edit
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Park Tae-hwan (KOR) |
1:44.80 | AR |
 |
Sun Yang (CHN) |
1:46.25 | |
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Takeshi Matsuda (JPN) |
1:47.73 | |
| 4 | Zhang Lin (CHN) |
1:48.10 | |
| 5 | Yuki Kobori (JPN) |
1:48.15 | |
| 6 | Lee Hyun-seung (KOR) |
1:50.42 | |
| 7 | Danny Yeo (SIN) |
1:51.07 | |
| 8 | Clement Lim (SIN) |
1:52.25 |
References edit
External links edit
- Men's 200m Freestyle Heats Official Website
- Men's 100m Freestyle Ev.No.9 Final Official Website