The men's 200 metre breaststroke competition at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships was held on 27 and 28 July 2023.[1][2][3]
| Men's 200 metre breaststroke at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Marine Messe Fukuoka | |||||||||
| Location | Fukuoka, Japan | |||||||||
| Dates | 27 July (heats and semifinals) 28 July (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 44 from 40 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:05.48 WR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.[4]
| World record |  Zac Stubblety-Cook (AUS) |
2:05.95 | Adelaide, Australia | 19 May 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competition record |  Anton Chupkov (RUS) |
2:06.12 | Gwangju, South Korea | 26 July 2019 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 July | Final | Qin Haiyang |  China |
2:05.48 | WR |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were started on 27 July at 11:28.[5]
Semifinals edit
The semifinals were held on 27 July at 20:43.[6]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Zac Stubblety-Cook | Australia |
2:07.27 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | Qin Haiyang | China |
2:07.70 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | Matt Fallon |  United States |
2:07.90 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 6 | Dong Zhihao | China |
2:08.47 | Q, WJ |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | Caspar Corbeau |  Netherlands |
2:08.49 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | Josh Matheny | United States |
2:09.04 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | Anton McKee |  Iceland |
2:09.19 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 6 | Ippei Watanabe |  Japan |
2:09.50 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 7 | Erik Persson |  Sweden |
2:09.89 | |
| 10 | 1 | 1 | Matti Mattsson |  Finland |
2:09.93 | |
| 11 | 1 | 5 | Aleksas Savickas |  Lithuania |
2:10.16 | |
| 12 | 1 | 2 | Arno Kamminga | Netherlands |
2:10.57 | |
| 13 | 1 | 7 | Antoine Marc |  France |
2:10.66 | |
| 14 | 2 | 8 | Shoma Sato | Japan |
2:10.72 | |
| 15 | 2 | 1 | Lyubomir Epitropov |  Bulgaria |
2:11.28 | |
| 16 | 1 | 8 | Maksym Ovchinnikov |  Ukraine |
2:11.95 |
Final edit
The final will start on 28 July at 21:24.[7]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
5 | Qin Haiyang | China |
2:05.48 | WR |
 |
4 | Zac Stubblety-Cook | Australia |
2:06.40 | |
 |
3 | Matt Fallon | United States |
2:07.74 | |
| 4 | 6 | Dong Zhihao | China |
2:08.04 | WJ |
| 5 | 2 | Caspar Corbeau | Netherlands |
2:08.42 | |
| 6 | 8 | Ippei Watanabe | Japan |
2:08.78 | |
| 7 | 1 | Anton McKee | Iceland |
2:09.50 | |
| 8 | 7 | Josh Matheny | United States |
2:10.41 |
References edit
- ^ "Schedule" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ Sutherland, James (13 January 2023). "World Aquatics Announces Competition Schedule For 2023 World Championships In Fukuoka". SwimSwam. Archived from the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ "Start list" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 21 July 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Records book" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 21 July 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 January 2024.
- ^ "Heats results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 27 July 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 July 2023.
- ^ "Semifinals results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 27 July 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 July 2023.
- ^ "Final results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 27 July 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 November 2023.