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Swimming at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Men's 200 metre freestyle

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Men's 200 metres freestyle
at the Commonwealth Games
VenueManchester Aquatics Centre
Dates31 July 2002
Competitors21 from 14 nations
Winning time1:44.71 min
Medalists
gold medal    Australia
silver medal    Australia
bronze medal    Canada
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The Men's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games was held on 31 July at the Manchester Aquatics Centre.

Records

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Prior to this competition, the existing records were as follows;

World record  Ian Thorpe (AUS) 1:44.06 Fukuoka, Japan 25 July 2001 [1]
Commonwealth record  Ian Thorpe (AUS) 1:44.06 Fukuoka, Japan 25 July 2001 [1]
Games record  Ian Thorpe (AUS) 1:46.70 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 12 September 1998

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
31 July Final Ian Thorpe  Australia 1:44.71 GR

Results

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Heats

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The 8 fastest swimmers in the heats qualified for the semifinals.[2]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 4 Ian Thorpe  Australia 1:48.50 Q
2 2 4 Grant Hackett  Australia 1:49.22 Q
3 1 4 Rick Say  Canada 1:49.94 Q
4 3 5 Mark Johnston  Canada 1:50.26 Q
5 3 3 Brian Johns  Canada 1:50.40 Q
6 2 5 Jamie Salter  England 1:50.41 Q
7 1 5 Jason Cram  Australia 1:50.56 Q
8 2 3 David Carry  Scotland 1:51.45 Q
9 2 6 David Davies  Wales 1:51.89
10 3 6 Damian Alleyne  Barbados 1:53.61
11 3 2 Alexandros Aresti  Cyprus 1:54.05
12 1 6 Mark Chay  Singapore 1:55.53
13 2 2 Ron Cowen  Bermuda 1:55.88
14 1 7 Jonathon Le Noury  Guernsey 2:01.63
15 1 2 Ben Lowndes  Guernsey 2:01.94
16 3 7 Ben Wells  Papua New Guinea 2:03.59
17 2 7 Barnsley Albert  Seychelles 2:03.71
18 3 1 Angel Gonzalez  Gibraltar 2:07.35
19 2 1 Colin Bensadon  Gibraltar 2:08.24
20 1 1 Lateef Aliasau  Nigeria 2:10.96
21 3 8 Kpiliboh Otiko  Nigeria 2:12.70

Final

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The final was held on 31 July at 20:31.[3]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Ian Thorpe  Australia 1:44.71 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 Grant Hackett  Australia 1:46.13
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3 Rick Say  Canada 1:49.40
4 7 Jamie Salter  England 1:50.01
5 2 Brian Johns  Canada 1:50.27
6 1 Jason Cram  Australia 1:50.30
7 6 Mark Johnston  Canada 1:51.18
8 8 David Carry  Scotland 1:51.22

References

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  1. ^ a b "Thorpe shatters another record". BBC Sport. 25 July 2001. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Heats Results". m2002.thecgf.com. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Final Results". m2002.thecgf.com. Retrieved 2 August 2021.