Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's 200 metre individual medley

The men's 200 metre individual medley event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 29 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.

Men's 200 metre individual medley
at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
VenueTollcross International Swimming Centre
Dates29 July 2014 (2014-07-29)
Competitors25 from 16 nations
Winning time1:57.83 GR
Medalists
gold medal    Australia
silver medal    Scotland
bronze medal    South Africa
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The medals were presented by David Wilkie, the 1974 Commonwealth champion in this event and the quaichs were presented by Dr. Bridget McConnell, Board member of Glasgow 2014.

Records edit

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Commonwealth Games records were as follows.

World record   Ryan Lochte (USA) 1:54.00 Shanghai, China 28 July 2011 [1][2]
Commonwealth record   Leith Brodie (AUS) 1:56.69 Rome, Italy 30 July 2009
Games record   James Goddard (ENG) 1:58.10 Delhi, India 8 October 2010 [3]

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
29 July Final Daniel Tranter   Australia 1:57.83 GR

Results edit

Heats edit

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 4 Daniel Tranter   Australia 1:59.05 Q
2 2 5 Daniel Wallace   Scotland 1:59.36 Q
3 4 6 Sebastien Rousseau   South Africa 1:59.61 Q
4 4 5 Roberto Pavoni   England 1:59.79 Q
5 4 3 Joseph Roebuck   England 2:00.46 Q
6 3 5 Ieuan Lloyd   Wales 2:00.73 Q
7 2 4 Chad le Clos   South Africa 2:00.78 Q
8 3 4 Thomas Fraser-Holmes   Australia 2:00.97 Q
9 3 6 Evan White   Canada 2:01.28
10 3 2 Mitchell Donaldson   New Zealand 2:01.32
11 2 2 Xavier Mohammed   Wales 2:01.47
12 4 7 Luke Reilly   Canada 2:03.10
13 3 3 Dylan Bosch   South Africa 2:04.03
14 2 6 Lewis Coleman   England 2:04.63
15 4 2 Joseph Schooling   Singapore 2:07.04
16 3 7 Thomas Hollingsworth   Guernsey 2:08.35
17 4 1 Luke Belton   Guernsey 2:13.54
18 2 7 Colin Bensadon   Gibraltar 2:13.74
19 3 1 Ralph Goveia   Zambia 2:13.90
20 2 1 Alexandros Axiotis   Zambia 2:14.58
21 4 8 Brandon Schuster   Samoa 2:18.49
22 1 5 Igor Mogne   Mozambique 2:18.89
23 1 3 Stanford Kawale   Papua New Guinea 2:24.57
24 1 4 Nisar Ahmed   Pakistan 2:25.69
2 3 Mitch Larkin   Australia DNS

Final edit

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Daniel Tranter   Australia 1:57.83 GR
  5 Daniel Wallace   Scotland 1:58.72
  1 Chad le Clos   South Africa 1:58.85
4 8 Thomas Fraser-Holmes   Australia 1:58.86
5 6 Roberto Pavoni   England 1:59.30
6 2 Joseph Roebuck   England 1:59.33
7 7 Ieuan Lloyd   Wales 2:00.44
8 3 Sebastien Rousseau   South Africa 2:01.61

References edit

  1. ^ "Ryan Lochte sets world record in 200 IM". ESPN. 28 July 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  2. ^ "FINA World Championships, Swimming: Ryan Lochte Sets First Post Techsuit-Era World Record". Swimming World Magazine. 28 July 2011. Archived from the original on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Commonwealth Games: Rebecca Adlington Breaks 24-Year-Old Record; Geoff Huegill, Leisel Jones and Yolane Kukla Make History". Swimming World Magazine. 8 October 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2010.

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