Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 200 metre individual medley

The men's 200 metre individual medley event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held on 10 April at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre.

Men's 200 metre individual medley
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
VenueGold Coast Aquatic Centre
Dates10 April
Competitors24 from 14 nations
Winning time1:57.67
Medalists
gold medal    Australia
silver medal    Scotland
bronze medal    Australia
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Records edit

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

World record   Ryan Lochte (USA) 1:54.00 Shanghai, China 28 July 2011
Commonwealth record   Max Litchfield (GBR) 1:56.64 Budapest, Hungary 26 July 2017
Games record   Daniel Tranter (AUS) 1:57.83 Glasgow, United Kingdom 29 July 2014

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
10 April Final Mitch Larkin   Australia 1:57.67 GR

Results edit

Heats edit

The heats were held at 11:13.[1]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nation Result Notes
1 3 5 Mitch Larkin   Australia 1:59.02 Q
2 3 4 Clyde Lewis   Australia 1:59.50 Q
3 3 6 Daniel Wallace   Scotland 2:00.21 Q
4 1 4 Duncan Scott   Scotland 2:00.44 Q
5 2 5 Bradlee Ashby   New Zealand 2:00.57 Q
6 2 4 Mark Szaranek   Scotland 2:00.58 Q
7 1 5 Xavier Castelli   Wales 2:00.97 Q
8 1 2 Lewis Clareburt   New Zealand 2:01.33 Q
9 1 6 Mackenzie Darragh   Canada 2:01.67
10 3 3 Joe Litchfield   England 2:01.78
11 2 6 Jarryd Baxter   South Africa 2:02.23
12 1 3 Travis Mahoney   Australia 2:02.30
13 2 3 Jarvis Parkinson   England 2:02.85
14 2 7 Tristan Cote   Canada 2:03.09
15 3 2 Ayrton Sweeney   South Africa 2:03.19
16 2 2 James Brown   Northern Ireland 2:03.34
17 3 7 Eben Vorster   South Africa 2:07.11
18 2 1 Jason Arthur   Ghana 2:07.44
19 1 7 Brandon Schuster   Samoa 2:08.44
20 3 1 Taichi Vakasama   Fiji 2:12.35
21 3 8 Izaak Bastian   Bahamas 2:12.87
22 1 1 Stefano Mitchell   Antigua and Barbuda 2:18.59
23 2 8 Jadon Wuilliez   Antigua and Barbuda 2:19.95
24 1 8 Samuele Rossi   Seychelles 2:21.10

Final edit

The final was held at 20:15.[2]

Rank Lane Name Nation Result Notes
  4 Mitch Larkin   Australia 1:57.67 GR
  6 Duncan Scott   Scotland 1:57.86
  5 Clyde Lewis   Australia 1:58.18
4 7 Mark Szaranek   Scotland 1:59.24
5 2 Bradlee Ashby   New Zealand 1:59.59
6 3 Daniel Wallace   Scotland 1:59.85
7 8 Lewis Clareburt   New Zealand 2:01.13
8 1 Xavier Castelli   Wales 2:01.49

References edit