The Men's 200 metre breaststroke competition of the 2022 European Aquatics Championships was held on 13 and 14 August 2022.[1][2]
| Men's 200 metre breaststroke at the 2022 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Foro Italico | |||||||||
| Dates | 13 August (heats and semifinals) 14 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 30 from 20 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:08.96 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Zac Stubblety-Cook |  Australia |
2:05.95 | Adelaide | 19 May 2022 |
| European record | Anton Chupkov |  Russia |
2:06.12 | Gwangju | 26 July 2019 |
| Championship record | 2:06.80 | Glasgow | 6 August 2018 |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were started on 13 August at 09:42.[3]
Semifinals edit
The semifinals were started on 13 August at 19:04.[4]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 | Matti Mattsson |  Finland |
2:09.88 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | Luca Pizzini |  Italy |
2:10.48 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | Andrius Šidlauskas |  Lithuania |
2:10.59 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | Dawid Wiekiera |  Poland |
2:10.60 | q |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Antoine Viquerat |  France |
2:11.14 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 5 | Anton Sveinn McKee |  Iceland |
2:11.47 | q |
| 7 | 2 | 4 | Matěj Zábojník |  Czech Republic |
2:11.48 | q |
| 8 | 2 | 7 | James Wilby |  Great Britain |
2:11.73 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 6 | Lyubomir Epitropov |  Bulgaria |
2:12.08 | |
| 10 | 1 | 5 | Gabriel Lopes |  Portugal |
2:12.37 | |
| 11 | 2 | 2 | Maksym Ovchinnikov |  Ukraine |
2:12.62 | |
| 12 | 1 | 1 | David Verrasztó |  Hungary |
2:12.64 | |
| 13 | 2 | 6 | Darragh Greene |  Ireland |
2:12.73 | |
| 14 | 1 | 7 | Greg Butler | Great Britain |
2:13.21 | |
| 15 | 1 | 8 | Gábor Zombori | Hungary |
2:13.47 | |
| 16 | 2 | 8 | Andrea Castello | Italy |
2:13.57 |
Final edit
The final was started on 14 August at 19:08.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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8 | James Wilby | Great Britain |
2:08.96 | |
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4 | Matti Mattsson | Finland |
2:09.40 | |
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5 | Luca Pizzini | Italy |
2:09.97 | |
| 4 | 6 | Dawid Wiekiera | Poland |
2:10.27 | |
| 5 | 3 | Andrius Šidlauskas | Lithuania |
2:10.45 | |
| 6 | 7 | Anton Sveinn McKee | Iceland |
2:10.96 | |
| 7 | 2 | Antoine Viquerat | France |
2:11.14 | |
| 8 | 1 | Matěj Zábojník | Czech Republic |
2:12.27 |