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Men's 200 metre individual medley
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
VenueTokyo Aquatics Centre
Dates28 July 2021 (heats)
29 July 2021 (semifinals)
30 July 2021 (final)
Competitors45 from 33 nations
Winning time1:55.00 AS
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Wang Shun  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Duncan Scott  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jérémy Desplanches  Switzerland
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Sample picture of the event (unofficial)
Qualification
Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4 × 100 mmenwomen
4 × 200 mmenwomen
Medley relay
4 × 100 mmenmixedwomen
Marathon
10 kmmenwomen

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]

China's defending bronze medallist Wang Shun came from behind to win Asia's first title in the event. Leading after the halfway mark but eclipsed by the U.S.' Michael Andrew after the breaststroke leg, Wang used a scintillating final freestyle leg to touch first in an Asian record of 1:55.00. With the performance, Wang became the third fastest performer in the event behind the famed U.S. duo of Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps.

Great Britain's Duncan Scott similarly charged home in the freestyle leg but could not catch Wang, settling for his second silver at these Games in 1:55.28. Fourth after the breaststroke leg, Switzerland's Jérémy Desplanches (1:56.17) edged out the home favourite Daiya Seto (1:56.22) on the home straight by 5-hundredths of a second for bronze. Meanwhile, after failing to make the final in the longer medley event days earlier, the reigning World champion Seto again fell short of the podium, taking fourth.

Coming into the Olympics as the fastest swimmer in the world in 2021 by 0.76 seconds, the U.S.' hot favourite Michael Andrew used his typical "fly-and-die" strategy to establish a one second lead on the field at the 150 m mark. However, Andrew faded dramatically over the freestyle lap, splitting 30.69 to finish fifth in 1:57.31 - two seconds behind his personal best time from trials. Japan's defending silver medallist Kosuke Hagino (1:57.40) could not repeat his podium finish from five years earlier, taking sixth in his last Olympics performance. Though Hungarian legend László Cseh (1:57.68) was second after the butterfly leg, he was soon overtaken by the field to finish in seventh. With this event being his only one at these Games, Cseh announced his retirement from competitive swimming after the race. New Zealand's Lewis Clareburt (1:57.70), finalist in the longer medley event days earlier, rounded out the championship field.

Notably, the U.S.' 4-time defending champion Michael Phelps did not contest the event following his retirement in 2016.

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 [2][3]
Olympic record  Michael Phelps (USA) 1:54.23 Beijing, China 15 August 2008 [4]

Qualification[edit]

Main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – 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.[5]

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.[6]

Schedule[edit]

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)[1]

Date Time Round
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.[7]

Rank Heat Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 6 4 Michael Andrew  United States 1:56.40 Q
2 6 3 Jérémy Desplanches  Switzerland 1:56.89 Q
3 6 1 Lewis Clareburt  New Zealand 1:57.27 Q, NR
4 5 3 Chase Kalisz  United States 1:57.38 Q
5 6 2 Kosuke Hagino  Japan 1:57.39 Q
6 5 Duncan Scott  Great Britain Q
7 5 5 Wang Shun  China 1:57.42 Q
8 5 6 Alberto Razzetti  Italy 1:57.46 Q
9 4 4 Mitch Larkin  Australia 1:57.50 Q
10 4 7 László Cseh  Hungary 1:57.51 Q
11 4 5 Hugo González  Spain 1:57.61 Q
12 3 7 Tomoe Zenimoto Hvas  Norway 1:57.64 Q, NR
13 4 3 Philip Heintz  Germany 1:57.72 Q
14 5 2 Andrey Zhilkin  ROC 1:57.94 Q
15 4 2 Matthew Sates  South Africa 1:58.08 Q
16 5 4 Daiya Seto  Japan 1:58.15 Q
17 4 1 Finlay Knox  Canada 1:58.29
18 5 1 Léon Marchand  France 1:58.30
19 6 7 Caio Pumputis  Brazil 1:58.36
20 6 6 Hubert Kós  Hungary 1:58.47
21 4 8 Gabriel Lopes  Portugal 1:58.56
22 3 4 Brendon Smith  Australia 1:58.57
23 3 6 Jacob Heidtmann  Germany 1:58.80
24 5 8 Andreas Vazaios  Greece 1:58.84
25 2 5 Vinicius Lanza  Brazil 1:58.92
26 4 6 Qin Haiyang  China 1:58.95
3 1 Ron Polonsky  Israel
28 6 8 Alexis Santos  Portugal 1:59.32
29 3 5 Maxim Stupin  ROC 1:59.39
30 2 1 Arjan Knipping  Netherlands 1:59.44 NR
2 4 Gal Cohen Groumi  Israel
32 3 8 Bernhard Reitshammer  Austria 1:59.56
33 3 3 Danas Rapšys  Lithuania 1:59.90
34 5 7 Joe Litchfield  Great Britain 2:00.11
35 2 6 Apostolos Papastamos  Greece 2:00.38
36 2 7 Tomas Peribonio  Ecuador 2:00.62
37 3 2 Wang Hsing-hao  Chinese Taipei 2:00.72
38 2 2 José Ángel Martínez  Mexico 2:01.34
39 2 8 Jarod Arroyo  Puerto Rico 2:01.92
40 1 3 Tyler Christianson  Panama 2:02.70 NR
41 1 6 Munzer Kabbara  Lebanon 2:03.08 NR
42 2 3 Raphaël Stacchiotti  Luxembourg 2:03.17
43 1 4 Keanan Dols  Jamaica 2:04.29
44 1 5 Christoph Meier  Liechtenstein 2:04.34
45 1 2 Tasi Limtiaco  Federated States of Micronesia 2:07.69

Semifinals[edit]

The swimmers with the best 8 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the final.[8]

Rank Heat Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes
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]

[9]

Rank Lane Name Nation Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Wang Shun  China 1:55.00 AS
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 Duncan Scott  Great Britain 1:55.28 NR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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]

  1. ^ a b "Tokyo 2020: Swimming Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Ryan Lochte sets world record in 200 IM". ESPN. 28 July 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Crouse, Karen (15 August 2008). "Phelps Moves 200 Meters Closer to His Goal". New York Times. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  5. ^ "Tokyo 2020 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  6. ^ "FINA Swimming Rulebook, 2017–21" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Heats results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Semifinals results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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