The men's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held on 28 and 29 July 2024 at the Paris Aquatics Centre.[1]
| Men's 200 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Aquatics Centre, Paris La Défense Arena | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 28 July 2024 (Heats and Semis) 29 July 2024 (Final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 25 from 18 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:44.72 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The winning margin was 0.02 seconds, the closest win in this event at the Olympics.
Records
editPrior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Paul Biedermann (GER) |
1:42.00 | Rome, Italy | 28 July 2009 | [2][3] |
| Olympic record |  Michael Phelps (USA) |
1:42.96 | Beijing, China | 12 August 2008 | [4] |
Qualification
editA National Olympic Committee (NOC) may enter a maximum of two qualified athletes in each individual event, but only if both of them have attained the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT). One athlete per event can potentially enter if they meet the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT), or if the total quota of 852 athletes has not been targeted. NOCs may also permit swimmers regardless of time (one per gender) under a Universality place since they have no swimmers attaining either of the standard entry times (OQT/OCT).[5][6]
Following the end of the qualification window, World Aquatics will assess the number of swimmers who have achieved the OQT, the number of relay-only swimmers, and the number of Universality places, before inviting those with OCT to fulfill the total quota of 852. Additionally, OCT places will be distributed by event according to the position of the World Aquatics Rankings during the qualifying deadline.[5]
Time standards
editThe qualifying time standards must be obtained at the 2023 and 2024 World Championships, continental championships, continental swimming meets, national championships and selection trials, and various international meets approved by World Aquatics in the period between 1 March 2023 and 23 June 2024.[7]
The following table outlines the qualifying time standards for Paris 2024 for this event:
| Men's events | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event | OQT* | OCT^ |
| 200 m freestyle | 1:46.26 | 1:46.79 |
* OQTs correspond to the time achieved by a fourteenth-place swimmer in his or her respective preliminary heat of each event at the previous Games.
ª Because the fourteenth-place swimmer achieved a standard slower than the OQT in Tokyo 2020, the OQT used at the previous Games will remain constant.
^ OCTs are derived by adding 0.5% of the OQT standard.
Competition format
editThe 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.
Schedule
editAll times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 28 July 2024 | 10:00 | Heats |
| 19:37 | Semifinals | |
| 29 July 2024 | 17:30 | Final |
Results
editHeats
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Semifinals
editThe swimmers with the best 8 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the final.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | David Popovici |  Romania |
1:44.53 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | Duncan Scott |  Great Britain |
1:44.94 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 6 | Luke Hobson | United States |
1:45.19 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | Lukas Märtens |  Germany |
1:45.36 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | Maximillian Giuliani |  Australia |
1:45.37 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 4 | Danas Rapšys |  Lithuania |
1:45.48 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 3 | Matthew Richards | Great Britain |
1:45.63 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 6 | Katsuhiro Matsumoto |  Japan |
1:45.88 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 5 | Hwang Sun-woo |  South Korea |
1:45.92 | |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | Thomas Neill | Australia |
1:46.18 | |
| 11 | 2 | 5 | Lucas Henveaux |  Belgium |
1:46.20 | |
| 12 | 1 | 7 | Kim Woo-min | South Korea |
1:46.58 | |
| 13 | 1 | 8 | Filippo Megli |  Italy |
1:46.87 | |
| 14 | 2 | 8 | Alessandro Ragaini | Italy |
1:47.08 | |
| 15 | 2 | 1 | Rafael Miroslaw | Germany |
1:47.34 | |
| 16 | 1 | 1 | Denis Loktev |  Israel |
1:47.93 |
Final
edit| Rank | Lane | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | David Popovici | Romania |
1:44.72 | |
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1 | Matthew Richards | Great Britain |
1:44.74 | |
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3 | Luke Hobson | United States |
1:44.79 | |
| 4 | 5 | Duncan Scott | Great Britain |
1:44.87 | |
| 5 | 6 | Lukas Märtens | Germany |
1:45.46 | |
| 5 | 7 | Danas Rapšys | Lithuania |
1:45.46 | |
| 7 | 2 | Maximillian Giuliani | Australia |
1:45.57 | |
| 8 | 8 | Katsuhiro Matsumoto | Japan |
1:46.26 |
References
edit- ^ "Competition Schedule | World Aquatics Official". World Aquatics. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ Dillman, Lisa (29 July 2009). "Suit case: German ends Phelps' reign". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ Jeffery, Nicole (29 July 2009). "Paul Biedermann beats Michael Phelps in 200m freestyle". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ "Phelps breaks 200 free world record by nearly a second". ESPN. 11 August 2008. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Paris 2024 – Swimming Info". World Aquatics. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ Rieder, David (3 April 2022). "Event Changes Likely as Paris 2024 Moves to Nine-Day Schedule of Finals". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ "Paris 2024 - Swimming Info". World Aquatics. 3 October 2022.
- ^ "Men's 200m Freestyle - Heats results" (PDF). Olympics. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Men's 200m Freestyle - Heats results summary" (PDF). Olympics. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Men's 200m Freestyle - Semifinals results" (PDF). Olympics. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Men's 200m Freestyle - Semifinals results summary" (PDF). Olympics. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Men's 200m Freestyle - Finals results" (PDF). Olympics. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.