Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre butterfly

Men's 200 metre butterfly
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
VenueTokyo Aquatics Centre
Dates26 July 2021 (heats)
27 July 2021 (semifinals)
28 July 2021 (final)
Competitors38 from 30 nations
Winning time1:51.25 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kristóf Milák  Hungary
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tomoru Honda  Japan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Federico Burdisso  Italy
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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 butterfly event at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held in 2021 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.[1] It was the event's seventeenth consecutive appearance, having been held at every edition since 1956.

Summary

After breaking Michael Phelps' decade-long world record in the event in 2019, Hungary's Kristóf Milák finally won his first individual Olympic title. Overcoming a suit malfunction[2] minutes before the start of the race, Milák dominated the race to win gold in an Olympic record of 1:51.25. Despite overhauling the field by more than two seconds, Milák expressed disappointment in not breaking the world record due to his suit change.

Fourth at the final turn, Japan's Tomoru Honda rallied to join Milák on the podium and deliver the host nation a silver medal in 1:53.73. Meanwhile, Italy's Federico Burdisso moved from third to second at the 150 m mark, but could not hold off Honda in the final lap, settling for bronze in 1:54.45. Hungary's Tamás Kenderesi (1:54.52) eclipsed South Africa's 2012 champion Chad le Clos (1:54.93), who faded in the closing stages after commanding a brief lead, by 0.41 seconds to take fourth. Outside the 1:54 club, Brazil's Leonardo de Deus (1:55.19), the U.S.' Gunnar Bentz (1:55.46) and Poland's Krzysztof Chmielewski (1:55.88) rounded out the championship field.

Notably, it marked the first time in the 21st century where U.S. great Michael Phelps did not appear in the event.

Records

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

World record  Kristóf Milák (HUN) 1:50.73 Gwangju, South Korea 24 July 2019
Olympic record  Michael Phelps (USA) 1:52.03 Beijing, China 13 August 2008

The following record was established during the competition:

Date Event Swimmer Nation Time Record
July 28 Final Kristóf Milák  Hungary 1:51.25 OR

Qualification

Main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

The Olympic Qualifying Time for the event is 1:56.48. 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 1:59.97. 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.[3]

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.[4]

Schedule

All times are Japan standard time (UTC+9)[1]

Date Time Round
26 July 2021 19:17 Heats
27 July 2021 11:35 Semifinals
28 July 2021 10:49 Final

Results

Heats

The swimmers with the top 16 times, regardless of heat, advance to the semifinals.[5]

Rank Heat Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 5 4 Kristóf Milák  Hungary 1:53.58 Q
2 4 3 Wang Kuan-hung  Chinese Taipei 1:54.44 Q, NR
3 5 7 Leonardo de Deus  Brazil 1:54.83 Q
4 4 6 Zach Harting  United States 1:54.92 Q
5 3 6 Noè Ponti  Switzerland 1:55.05 Q, NR
6 5 3 Tomoru Honda  Japan 1:55.10 Q
7 4 5 Federico Burdisso  Italy 1:55.14 Q
8 3 4 Tamás Kenderesi  Hungary 1:55.18 Q
9 4 4 Daiya Seto  Japan 1:55.26 Q
10 3 1 Giacomo Carini  Italy 1:55.33 Q
11 3 2 Gunnar Bentz  United States 1:55.46 Q
12 4 7 Aleksandr Kudashev  ROC 1:55.54 Q
13 5 1 Krzysztof Chmielewski  Poland 1:55.77 Q
14 4 1 Louis Croenen  Belgium 1:55.78 Q
15 3 7 Léon Marchand  France 1:55.85 Q
16 5 5 Chad le Clos  South Africa 1:55.96 Q
17 5 6 David Thomasberger  Germany 1:56.04
18 5 2 Matthew Temple  Australia 1:56.25
19 2 1 Tomoe Zenimoto Hvas  Norway 1:56.30 NR
20 3 5 Antani Ivanov  Bulgaria 1:56.36
21 3 3 Denys Kesyl  Ukraine 1:56.37
22 2 6 Quah Zheng Wen  Singapore 1:56.42
23 2 3 Brendan Hyland  Ireland 1:57.09
24 2 4 Sajan Prakash  India 1:57.22
25 2 2 Kregor Zirk  Estonia 1:57.26
26 2 7 Alexei Sancov  Moldova 1:57.55 NR
27 3 8 Jakub Majerski  Poland 1:57.91
28 4 8 Moon Seung-woo  South Korea 1:58.09
29 2 5 Ihor Troianovskyi  Ukraine 1:58.37
30 5 8 Ethan du Preez  South Africa 1:58.50
31 2 8 Luis Vega Torres  Cuba 1:59.00
32 1 6 Ayman Kelzi  Syria 1:59.57 NR
33 1 2 Matin Balsini  Iran 1:59.97 NR
34 1 3 Keanan Dols  Jamaica 2:00.25
35 4 2 David Morgan  Australia 2:00.27
36 1 5 Navaphat Wongcharoen  Thailand 2:01.43
37 1 4 Richard Nagy  Slovakia 2:01.91
38 1 7 Simon Bachmann  Seychelles 2:03.54

Semifinals

The swimmers with the best 8 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the final.[6]

Rank Heat Lane Swimmer Nation Time Notes
1 2 4 Kristóf Milák  Hungary 1:52.22 Q
2 2 5 Leonardo de Deus  Brazil 1:54.97 Q
3 1 8 Chad le Clos  South Africa 1:55.06 Q
4 2 6 Federico Burdisso  Italy 1:55.11 Q
5 1 6 Tamás Kenderesi  Hungary 1:55.17 Q
6 2 7 Gunnar Bentz  United States 1:55.28 Q
7 2 1 Krzysztof Chmielewski  Poland 1:55.29 Q
8 1 3 Tomoru Honda  Japan 1:55.31 Q
9 1 5 Zach Harting  United States 1:55.35
10 2 3 Noè Ponti  Switzerland 1:55.37
11 2 2 Daiya Seto  Japan 1:55.50
12 1 7 Aleksandr Kudashev  ROC 1:55.51
13 1 4 Wang Kuan-hung  Chinese Taipei 1:55.52
14 2 8 Léon Marchand  France 1:55.68
15 1 2 Giacomo Carini  Italy 1:55.95
16 1 1 Louis Croenen  Belgium 1:56.67

Final

[7]

Rank Lane Name Nation Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Kristóf Milák  Hungary 1:51.25 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8 Tomoru Honda  Japan 1:53.73
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 Federico Burdisso  Italy 1:54.45
4 2 Tamás Kenderesi  Hungary 1:54.52
5 3 Chad le Clos  South Africa 1:54.93
6 5 Leonardo de Deus  Brazil 1:55.19
7 7 Gunnar Bentz  United States 1:55.46
8 1 Krzysztof Chmielewski  Poland 1:55.88

References

  1. ^ a b "Tokyo 2020: Swimming Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Milak angry despite win, says hole in suit prevented record". AP News. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Tokyo 2020 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (pdf). Tokyo 2020. FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  4. ^ "FINA Swimming Rulebook, 2017–21" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Heats results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Semifinals results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.