Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre freestyle
| Men's 200 metre freestyle at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| 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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| 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 freestyle event at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held on 28 and 29 July 2024 at the Paris Aquatics Centre.[1] The winning margin was 0.02 seconds, the closest win in this event at the Olympics.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record | File:Flag of Germany.svg Paul Biedermann (GER) | 1:42.00 | Rome, Italy | 28 July 2009 | [2][3] |
| Olympic record | File:Flag of the United States.svg Michael Phelps (USA) | 1:42.96 | Beijing, China | 12 August 2008 | [4] |
Qualification
A 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
The 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
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.
Schedule
All 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
Heats
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Semifinals
The swimmers with the best 8 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the final.
Final
| Rank | Lane | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st place, gold medalist(s) | 4 | David Popovici | File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania | 1:44.72 | |
| 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | 1 | Matthew Richards | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain | 1:44.74 | |
| 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | 3 | Luke Hobson | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 1:44.79 | |
| 4 | 5 | Duncan Scott | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain | 1:44.87 | |
| 5 | 6 | Lukas Märtens | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 1:45.46 | |
| 5 | 7 | Danas Rapšys | File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | 1:45.46 | |
| 7 | 2 | Maximillian Giuliani | File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | 1:45.57 | |
| 8 | 8 | Katsuhiro Matsumoto | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 1:46.26 |
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "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.
