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Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's 200 metre butterfly

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Men's 200 metre butterfly
at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
VenueTollcross International Swimming Centre
Dates26 July 2014 (2014-07-26)
Competitors15 from 8 nations
Winning time1:55.07 GR
Medalists
gold medal    South Africa
silver medal    Australia
bronze medal    South Africa
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The men's 200 metre butterfly event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 26 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.

The medals were presented by Kamalesh Sharma, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations and the quaichs were presented by James Hickman, 1998 Commonwealth champion and Global Sports Marketing Manager of Speedo.

Records

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

World record  Michael Phelps (USA) 1:51.51 Rome, Italy 29 July 2009 [1][2]
Commonwealth record  Chad le Clos (RSA) 1:52.96 London, United Kingdom 31 July 2012
Games record  Chad le Clos (RSA) 1:56.48 Delhi, India 4 October 2010 [3]

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
26 July Final Chad le Clos  South Africa 1:55.07 GR

Results

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Heats

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Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 2 Cameron Brodie  Scotland 1:57.28 Q
2 2 4 Chad le Clos  South Africa 1:57.45 Q
3 1 4 Sebastien Rousseau  South Africa 1:57.84 Q
4 2 3 Mitchell Pratt  Australia 1:57.95 Q
5 2 7 Joseph Schooling  Singapore 1:58.04 Q
6 1 6 Daniel Tranter  Australia 1:58.30 Q
7 2 5 Grant Irvine  Australia 1:58.39 Q
8 2 6 Roberto Pavoni  England 1:58.49 Q
9 1 3 Dylan Bosch  South Africa 1:58.95
10 1 5 Joseph Roebuck  England 1:59.14
11 1 2 Lewis Smith  Scotland 1:59.25
12 1 7 Evan White  Canada 2:00.96
13 2 1 Gamal Assaad  Canada 2:02.60
14 1 1 Dominic Walter  Jamaica 2:11.51
15 2 8 Alex Bregazzi  Isle of Man 2:15.42

Final

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 Chad le Clos  South Africa 1:55.07 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1 Grant Irvine  Australia 1:56.34
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3 Sebastien Rousseau  South Africa 1:56.43
4 4 Cameron Brodie  Scotland 1:56.59
5 6 Mitchell Pratt  Australia 1:57.13
6 7 Daniel Tranter  Australia 1:57.31
7 8 Roberto Pavoni  England 1:58.03
8 2 Joseph Schooling  Singapore 1:59.09

References

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  1. ^ Crouse, Karen (30 July 2012). "Phelps Rebounds Amid Boycott Threat". New York Times. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Phelps bounces back with 200m fly world record triumph". Sydney Morning Herald. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Commonwealth Games: Alicia Coutts Smokes 200 IM; Marieke Guehrer, Chad Le Clos, Brent Hayden, Australian Men's Relay Also Set Games Records During Day One Finals". Swimming World Magazine. 4 October 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
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