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[edit]
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 Olympic 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[edit]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | Ryan Lochte (USA) | 1:54.00 | Shanghai, China | 28 July 2011 | [3][4] |
Olympic record | Michael Phelps (USA) | 1:54.23 | Beijing, China | 15 August 2008 | [5] |
Qualification[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
Heats[edit]
The swimmers with the top 16 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the semifinals.[8]
Semifinals[edit]
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 | China | 1:56.22 | Q |
2 | 1 | 3 | Duncan Scott | Great Britain | 1:56.69 | Q |
3 | 1 | 8 | Daiya Seto | Japan | 1:56.86 | Q |
4 | 2 | 4 | Michael Andrew | United States | 1:57.08 | Q |
5 | 1 | 4 | Jérémy Desplanches | Switzerland | 1:57.38 | Q |
6 | 2 | 3 | Kosuke Hagino | Japan | 1:57.47 | Q |
7 | 2 | 5 | Lewis Clareburt | New Zealand | 1:57.55 | Q |
8 | 1 | 2 | László Cseh | Hungary | 1:57.64 | Q |
9 | 1 | 6 | Alberto Razzetti | Italy | 1:57.70 | |
10 | 2 | 2 | Mitch Larkin | Australia | 1:57.80 | |
11 | 2 | 7 | Hugo González | Spain | 1:57.96 | |
12 | 1 | 5 | Chase Kalisz | United States | 1:58.03 | |
13 | 2 | 1 | Philip Heintz | Germany | 1:58.13 | |
14 | 2 | 8 | Matthew Sates | South Africa | 1:58.75 | |
15 | 1 | 1 | Andrey Zhilkin | ROC | 1:59.05 | |
16 | 1 | 7 | Tomoe Zenimoto Hvas | Norway | 2:00.21 |
Final[edit]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
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4 | Wang Shun | China | 1:55.00 | AS | |
5 | Duncan Scott | Great Britain | 1:55.28 | NR | |
2 | Jérémy Desplanches | Switzerland | 1:56.17 | NR | |
4 | 3 | Daiya Seto | Japan | 1:56.22 | |
5 | 6 | Michael Andrew | United States | 1:57.31 | |
6 | 7 | Kosuke Hagino | Japan | 1:57.49 | |
7 | 8 | László Cseh | Hungary | 1:57.68 | |
8 | 1 | Lewis Clareburt | New Zealand | 1:57.70 |
References[edit]
- ^ 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.