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

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 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

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record Ryan Lochte (USA)1:54.00 Shanghai, China28 July 2011[3][4]
Olympic record Michael Phelps (USA)1:54.23 Beijing, China15 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
28 July 202119:54Heats
29 July 202112:08Semifinals
30 July 202111:16Final

Results

Heats

The swimmers with the top 16 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the semifinals.[8]

RankHeatLaneSwimmerNationTimeNotes
164Michael Andrew United States1:56.40Q
263Jérémy Desplanches Switzerland1:56.89Q
361Lewis Clareburt New Zealand1:57.27Q, NR
453Chase Kalisz United States1:57.38Q
562Kosuke Hagino Japan1:57.39Q
65Duncan Scott Great BritainQ
755Wang Shun China1:57.42Q
856Alberto Razzetti Italy1:57.46Q
944Mitch Larkin Australia1:57.50Q
1047László Cseh Hungary1:57.51Q
1145Hugo González Spain1:57.61Q
1237Tomoe Zenimoto Hvas Norway1:57.64Q, NR
1343Philip Heintz Germany1:57.72Q
1452Andrey Zhilkin ROC1:57.94Q
1542Matthew Sates South Africa1:58.08Q
1654Daiya Seto Japan1:58.15Q
1741Finlay Knox Canada1:58.29
1851Léon Marchand France1:58.30
1967Caio Pumputis Brazil1:58.36
2066Hubert Kós Hungary1:58.47
2148Gabriel Lopes Portugal1:58.56
2234Brendon Smith Australia1:58.57
2336Jacob Heidtmann Germany1:58.80
2458Andreas Vazaios Greece1:58.84
2525Vinicius Lanza Brazil1:58.92
2646Qin Haiyang China1:58.95
31Ron Polonsky Israel
2868Alexis Santos Portugal1:59.32
2935Maxim Stupin ROC1:59.39
3021Arjan Knipping Netherlands1:59.44NR
24Gal Cohen Groumi Israel
3238Bernhard Reitshammer Austria1:59.56
3333Danas Rapšys Lithuania1:59.90
3457Joe Litchfield Great Britain2:00.11
3526Apostolos Papastamos Greece2:00.38
3627Tomas Peribonio Ecuador2:00.62
3732Wang Hsing-hao Chinese Taipei2:00.72
3822José Ángel Martínez Mexico2:01.34
3928Jarod Arroyo Puerto Rico2:01.92
4013Tyler Christianson Panama2:02.70NR
4116Munzer Kabbara Lebanon2:03.08NR
4223Raphaël Stacchiotti Luxembourg2:03.17
4314Keanan Dols Jamaica2:04.29
4415Christoph Meier Liechtenstein2:04.34
4512Tasi Limtiaco Federated States of Micronesia2:07.69

Semifinals

The swimmers with the best 8 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the final.[9]

RankHeatLaneSwimmerNationTimeNotes
126Wang Shun China1:56.22Q
213Duncan Scott Great Britain1:56.69Q
318Daiya Seto Japan1:56.86Q
424Michael Andrew United States1:57.08Q
514Jérémy Desplanches Switzerland1:57.38Q
623Kosuke Hagino Japan1:57.47Q
725Lewis Clareburt New Zealand1:57.55Q
812László Cseh Hungary1:57.64Q
916Alberto Razzetti Italy1:57.70
1022Mitch Larkin Australia1:57.80
1127Hugo González Spain1:57.96
1215Chase Kalisz United States1:58.03
1321Philip Heintz Germany1:58.13
1428Matthew Sates South Africa1:58.75
1511Andrey Zhilkin ROC1:59.05
1617Tomoe Zenimoto Hvas Norway2:00.21

Final

[10]

RankLaneNameNationTimeNotes
1st place, gold medalist(s)4Wang Shun China1:55.00AS
2nd place, silver medalist(s)5Duncan Scott Great Britain1:55.28NR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2Jérémy Desplanches Switzerland1:56.17NR
43Daiya Seto Japan1:56.22
56Michael Andrew United States1:57.31
67Kosuke Hagino Japan1:57.49
78László Cseh Hungary1:57.68
81Lewis Clareburt New Zealand1:57.70

References

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