Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre individual medley
Men's 200 metre individual medley at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Tokyo Aquatics Centre | ||||||||||||
Dates | 28 July 2021 (heats) 29 July 2021 (semifinals) 30 July 2021 (final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 45 from 33 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 1:55.00 AS | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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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 individual medley event at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held from 28 to 30 July 2021 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.[1] It was the event's twelfth appearance, having been first held in 1968 and 1972 and then at every edition since 1984.
Summary
Rio 2016 bronze medalist and top qualifier Wang Shun put up a strong performance in the finals, leading at the 100th meters mark and placing second at the 150th meters mark. He swam a stunning final freestyle leg to touch the wall first in a new Asian record of 1:55.00, beating second place Duncan Scott by 0.28 seconds to become the first Asian male swimmer to win a gold medal at the men's 200m individual medley at any Olympics games. [2]
Hot favorite U.S. swimmer Michael Andrew, who was leading at the 150th meters mark, failed to hold on for the last leg despite having a full second lead. He finished in the fifth position.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | ![]() |
1:54.00 | Shanghai, China | 28 July 2011 | [3][4] |
Olympic record | ![]() |
1:54.23 | Beijing, China | 15 August 2008 | [5] |
Qualification
The Olympic Qualifying Time for the event is 1:59.67. 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 2:03.26. 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.[6]
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.[7]
Schedule
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)[1]
Date | Time | Round |
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28 July 2021 | 19:54 | Heats |
29 July 2021 | 12:08 | Semifinals |
30 July 2021 | 11:16 | Final |
Results
Heats
The swimmers with the top 16 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the semifinals.[8]
Semifinals
The swimmers with the best 8 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the final.[9]
Rank | Heat | Lane | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | 2 | 6 | Wang Shun | ![]() |
1:56.22 | Q |
2 | 1 | 3 | Duncan Scott | ![]() |
1:56.69 | Q |
3 | 1 | 8 | Daiya Seto | ![]() |
1:56.86 | Q |
4 | 2 | 4 | Michael Andrew | ![]() |
1:57.08 | Q |
5 | 1 | 4 | Jérémy Desplanches | ![]() |
1:57.38 | Q |
6 | 2 | 3 | Kosuke Hagino | ![]() |
1:57.47 | Q |
7 | 2 | 5 | Lewis Clareburt | ![]() |
1:57.55 | Q |
8 | 1 | 2 | László Cseh | ![]() |
1:57.64 | Q |
9 | 1 | 6 | Alberto Razzetti | ![]() |
1:57.70 | |
10 | 2 | 2 | Mitch Larkin | ![]() |
1:57.80 | |
11 | 2 | 7 | Hugo González | ![]() |
1:57.96 | |
12 | 1 | 5 | Chase Kalisz | ![]() |
1:58.03 | |
13 | 2 | 1 | Philip Heintz | ![]() |
1:58.13 | |
14 | 2 | 8 | Matthew Sates | ![]() |
1:58.75 | |
15 | 1 | 1 | Andrey Zhilkin | ![]() |
1:59.05 | |
16 | 1 | 7 | Tomoe Zenimoto Hvas | ![]() |
2:00.21 |
Final
Rank | Lane | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
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4 | Wang Shun | ![]() |
1:55.00 | AS,NR |
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5 | Duncan Scott | ![]() |
1:55.28 | NR |
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2 | Jérémy Desplanches | ![]() |
1:56.17 | NR |
4 | 3 | Daiya Seto | ![]() |
1:56.22 | |
5 | 6 | Michael Andrew | ![]() |
1:57.31 | |
6 | 7 | Kosuke Hagino | ![]() |
1:57.49 | |
7 | 8 | László Cseh | ![]() |
1:57.68 | |
8 | 1 | Lewis Clareburt | ![]() |
1:57.70 |
References
- ^ a b "Tokyo 2020: Swimming Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ "Wang Shun succeeds Michael Phelps as new 200m IM king". FINA. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Ryan Lochte sets world record in 200 IM". ESPN. 28 July 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ "FINA World Championships, Swimming: Ryan Lochte Sets First Post Techsuit-Era World Record". Swimming World Magazine. 28 July 2011. Archived from the original on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ^ Crouse, Karen (15 August 2008). "Phelps Moves 200 Meters Closer to His Goal". New York Times. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Heats results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Semifinals results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.