Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke
Men's 200 metre breaststroke at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad | |
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Venue | Tokyo Aquatics Centre |
Dates | TBC |
Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |||
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Qualification | |||
Freestyle | |||
50 m | men | women | |
100 m | men | women | |
200 m | men | women | |
400 m | men | women | |
800 m | men | women | |
1500 m | men | women | |
Backstroke | |||
100 m | men | women | |
200 m | men | women | |
Breaststroke | |||
100 m | men | women | |
200 m | men | women | |
Butterfly | |||
100 m | men | women | |
200 m | men | women | |
Individual medley | |||
200 m | men | women | |
400 m | men | women | |
Freestyle relay | |||
4 × 100 m | men | women | |
4 × 200 m | men | women | |
Medley relay | |||
4 × 100 m | men | mixed | women |
Marathon | |||
10 km | men | women | |
The men's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 2020 Summer Olympics will be held in 2021 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.[1] It will be the event's twenty-sixth consecutive appearance, having been held at every edition since 1908.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | ![]() |
2:06.12 | Gwangju, South Korea | 26 July 2019 | [2] |
Olympic record | ![]() |
2:07.22 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 9 August 2016 | [3][4] |
Qualification
The Olympic Qualifying Time for the event is 2:10.35. Up to two swimmers per National Olympic Committee (NOC) can automatically qualify by swimming that time at an approved qualification event. The Olympic Selection Time is 2:14.26. Up to one swimmer per NOC meeting that time is eligible for selection, allocated by world ranking until the maximum quota for all swimming events is reached. NOCs without a male swimmer qualified in any event can also use their universality place.[5]
Competition format
The competition consists of three rounds: heats, semifinals, and a final. The swimmers with the best 16 times in the heats advance to the semifinals. The swimmers with the best 8 times in the semifinals advance to the final. Swim-offs are used as necessary to break ties for advancement to the next round.[6]
Schedule
All times are Japan standard time (UTC+9)[1]
Date | Time | Round |
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TBC | 19:00 | Heats |
TBC | 10:30 | Semifinals |
TBC | 10:30 | Final |
Results
Heats
The swimmers with the top 16 times, regardless of heat, advance to the semifinals.
Semifinals
The swimmers with the best 8 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the final.
Final
References
- ^ a b "Tokyo 2020: Swimming Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ Lord, Craig (26 July 2019). "Anton Chupkov Cracks 200 Breast World Record Apart In 2:06.12 After Overhauling Matt Wilson In Last Lap Fightback". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Ippei Watanabe Lowers 200 Breast Olympic Record In Semi-Finals". Swimming World Magazine. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "Japan's Ippei Watanabe sets a new Olympic record". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ "Tokyo 2020 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (pdf). Tokyo 2020. FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ "FINA Swimming Rulebook, 2017–21" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.