Swimming at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's 200 metre butterfly

The men's 200 metre butterfly event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games was held on 31 July at the Sandwell Aquatics Centre. The event was won by New Zealand's Lewis Clareburt, defeating South Africa's Chad le Clos, the event's reigning Commonwealth champion.[1]

Men's 200 metre butterfly
at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
VenueSandwell Aquatics Centre
Date31 July 2022 (2022-07-31)
Competitors20 from 14 nations
Winning time1:55.60
Medalists
gold medal    New Zealand
silver medal    South Africa
bronze medal    England
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Records edit

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:[2]

World record   Kristóf Milák (HUN) 1:50.34 Budapest, Hungary 21 June 2022
Commonwealth record   Chad le Clos (RSA) 1:52.96 London, United Kingdom 31 July 2012
Games record   Chad le Clos (RSA) 1:54.00 Gold Coast, Australia 7 April 2018

Schedule edit

The schedule is as follows:[3]

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Date Time Round
Sunday 31 July 2022 10:30 Heats
19:28 Final

Results edit

Heats edit

[4]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 3 Lewis Clareburt   New Zealand 1:56.76 Q
2 3 4 Chad le Clos   South Africa 1:56.85 Q
3 3 6 Duncan Scott   Scotland 1:57.48 Q
4 2 4 Bowen Gough   Australia 1:57.53 Q
5 2 5 Jay Lelliott   England 1:57.93 Q
6 1 4 Mason Wilby   England 1:57.97 Q
7 1 5 James Guy   England 1:58.30 Q
8 2 6 Brendon Smith   Australia 1:58.86 Q
9 2 3 Kieren Pollard   Australia 1:58.99 R, S-off
9 3 5 Sajan Prakash   India 1:58.99 R, S-off
11 1 3 Tom Beeley   Scotland 1:59.40
12 3 2 Patrick Hussey   Canada 1:59.41
13 1 6 Keanan Dols   Jamaica 2:01.75
14 1 2 Isaac Dodds   Jersey 2:06.41
15 2 2 Simon Bachmann   Seychelles 2:09.25
16 3 7 Peter Allen   Isle of Man 2:09.37
17 2 7 Ethan Stubbs-Green   Antigua and Barbuda 2:10.25
18 1 7 Johnpaul Balloqui   Gibraltar 2:10.50
19 3 1 Aidan Carroll   Gibraltar 2:12.47
20 2 1 Mohamed Rihan Shiham   Maldives 2:37.81

Swim-off edit

[5]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 Sajan Prakash   India 1:58.31 R
2 4 Kieren Pollard   Australia 1:58.57 R

Final edit

[6]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  4 Lewis Clareburt   New Zealand 1:55.60
  5 Chad le Clos   South Africa 1:55.89
  1 James Guy   England 1:56.77
4 6 Bowen Gough   Australia 1:56.84
5 3 Duncan Scott   Scotland 1:56.89
6 7 Mason Wilby   England 1:57.12
7 2 Jay Lelliott   England 1:58.13
8 8 Brendon Smith   Australia 2:00.24

References edit

  1. ^ de George, Matthew (31 July 2022). "Commonwealth Games: Lewis Clareburt Tips Chad le Clos in Tight 200 Fly". Swimming World. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Current records - Men (as at 30 July 2022)" (PDF). Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Swimming – Daily Schedule". Birmingham 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  4. ^ Heats results
  5. ^ Swim-off results
  6. ^ Final results