The men's 200 metre freestyle competition at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships was held on 24 and 25 July 2023.[1][2][3]
| Men's 200 metre freestyle at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Marine Messe Fukuoka | |||||||||
| Location | Fukuoka, Japan | |||||||||
| Dates | 24 July (heats and semifinals) 25 July (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 72 from 64 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:44.30 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.[4]
| World record |  Paul Biedermann (GER) |
1:42.00 | Rome, Italy | 28 July 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competition record | Paul Biedermann (GER) |
1:42.00 | Rome, Italy | 28 July 2009 |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were started on 24 July at 11:27.[5]
Semifinals edit
The semifinals was started on 24 July at 21:11.[6]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 5 | David Popovici |  Romania |
1:44.70 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Luke Hobson |  United States |
1:44.87 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Hwang Sun-woo |  South Korea |
1:45.07 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 5 | Tom Dean |  Great Britain |
1:45.29 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | Matt Richards | Great Britain |
1:45.40 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 3 | Lee Ho-joon | South Korea |
1:45.93 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 3 | Kieran Smith | United States |
1:45.96 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 2 | Felix Auböck |  Austria |
1:45.97 | |
| 8 | 1 | 6 | Katsuhiro Matsumoto |  Japan |
1:45.97 | |
| 10 | 2 | 1 | Marco De Tullio |  Italy |
1:46.05 | |
| 10 | 2 | 7 | Pan Zhanle |  China |
1:46.05 | |
| 12 | 2 | 8 | Rafael Miroslaw | Germany |
1:46.30 | |
| 13 | 1 | 7 | Alexander Graham |  Australia |
1:46.61 | |
| 14 | 1 | 8 | Antonio Djakovic |  Switzerland |
1:46.66 | |
| 15 | 2 | 6 | Lucas Henveaux |  Belgium |
1:46.77 | |
| 16 | 2 | 2 | Fernando Scheffer |  Brazil |
1:47.35 |
Swim-off edit
The swim-off was held on 24 July at 22:00.[7]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Felix Auböck | Austria |
1:46.30 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Katsuhiro Matsumoto | Japan |
1:46.37 |
Final edit
The final was held on 25 July at 20:02.[8]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
2 | Matt Richards | Great Britain |
1:44.30 | |
 |
6 | Tom Dean | Great Britain |
1:44.32 | |
 |
3 | Hwang Sun-woo | South Korea |
1:44.42 | NR |
| 4 | 4 | David Popovici | Romania |
1:44.90 | |
| 5 | 5 | Luke Hobson | United States |
1:45.09 | |
| 6 | 7 | Lee Ho-joon | South Korea |
1:46.04 | |
| 7 | 1 | Kieran Smith | United States |
1:46.10 | |
| 8 | 8 | Felix Auböck | Austria |
1:46.40 |
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 4 October 2023.
- ^ "Records book" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 21 July 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 January 2024.
- ^ "Heats results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 24 July 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 January 2024.
- ^ "Semifinals results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 24 July 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 October 2023.
- ^ "Swim-off results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 24 July 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 October 2023.
- ^ "Final results" (PDF). omegatiming.com. 25 July 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 October 2023.