The men's 200 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships took place July 25 and 26. The heats and semifinals took place July 25 and the final was held July 26.
| Men's 200 metre freestyle at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | July 25, 2011 (heats and semifinals) July 26, 2011 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 60 from 51 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:44.44 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
editPrior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record Championship record |
Paul Biedermann |  Germany |
1:42.00 | Rome | July 28, 2009 |
Results
editHeats
edit60 swimmers participated in 8 heats, qualified swimmers are listed:[1]
Semifinals
editThe semifinal were held at 18:57.[2]
Semifinal 1
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Yannick Agnel |  France |
1:45.62 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Park Tae-Hwan |  South Korea |
1:46.23 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Nikita Lobintsev |  Russia |
1:47.34 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Sebastiaan Verschuren |  Netherlands |
1:47.52 | |
| 5 | 6 | Ross Davenport |  Great Britain |
1:47.76 | |
| 6 | 8 | Kenrick Monk |  Australia |
1:47.86 | |
| 7 | 2 | Shaune Fraser |  Cayman Islands |
1:48.46 | |
| 8 | 7 | Nimrod Shapira Bar Or |  Israel |
1:48.59 |
Semifinal 2
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Paul Biedermann | Germany |
1:45.93 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Ryan Lochte |  United States |
1:46.11 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Michael Phelps | United States |
1:46.91 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Dominik Meichtry |  Switzerland |
1:47.30 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Danila Izotov | Russia |
1:47.39 | Q |
| 6 | 7 | Robert Renwick | Great Britain |
1:47.89 | |
| 7 | 8 | Nicolas Oliveira |  Brazil |
1:48.18 | |
| 8 | 1 | Yuki Kobori |  Japan |
1:48.65 |
Final
editThe final was held at 18:02.[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
3 | Ryan Lochte | United States |
1:44.44 | |
 |
2 | Michael Phelps | United States |
1:44.79 | |
 |
5 | Paul Biedermann | Germany |
1:44.88 | |
| 4 | 6 | Park Tae-Hwan | South Korea |
1:44.92 | |
| 5 | 4 | Yannick Agnel | France |
1:44.99 | NR |
| 6 | 1 | Nikita Lobintsev | Russia |
1:46.57 | |
| 7 | 7 | Dominik Meichtry | Switzerland |
1:47.02 | |
| 8 | 8 | Danila Izotov | Russia |
1:47.46 |
References
edit- ^ "2011 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 200 metre freestyle (heats)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 2011-07-25.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2011 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 200 metre freestyle (semifinals)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 2011-07-25.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre freestyle (final)" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 2011-07-26.[permanent dead link]
External links
edit- 2011 World Aquatics Championships: Men's 200 metre freestyle entry list, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2011-07-23.
- FINA World Championships, Swimming: Ryan Lochte Bests Michael Phelps For 200 Free Gold, Swimming World Magazine (2011-07-26); retrieved 2011-08-11.