Men's 200 metre breaststroke at the 2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) | ||||||||||
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Venue | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre | |||||||||
Location | Melbourne, Australia | |||||||||
Dates | 16 December (heats and final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 32 from 29 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 2:00.35 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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2022 FINA World Swimming Championships | ||
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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 | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Breaststroke | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Butterfly | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Individual medley | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
Freestyle relay | ||
4×50 m | men | women |
4×100 m | men | women |
4×200 m | men | women |
Medley relay | ||
4×50 m | men | women |
4×100 m | men | women |
Mixed relay | ||
4×50 m | freestyle | medley |
The Men's 200 metre breaststroke competition of the 2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 16 December 2022. [1]
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
World record | Kirill Prigoda (RUS) | 2:00.16 | Hangzhou, China | 13 December 2018 |
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Competition record | Kirill Prigoda (RUS) | 2:00.16 | Hangzhou, China | 13 December 2018 |
The heats were started at 11:39. [2]
The final was held at 19:51. [3]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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4 | Daiya Seto | Japan | 2:00.35 | AS | |
5 | Nic Fink | United States | 2:01.60 | AM | |
6 | Qin Haiyang | China | 2:02.22 | ||
4 | 3 | Ippei Watanabe | Japan | 2:02.53 | |
5 | 7 | Erik Persson | Sweden | 2:03.19 | |
6 | 2 | Antoine Viquerat | France | 2:03.33 | NR |
7 | 1 | Marco Koch | Germany | 2:05.01 | |
8 | Caio Pumputis | Brazil | Disqualified |
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Nicolas Fink is an American competition swimmer who specializes in breaststroke events. He won three gold medals, two silver medals, and a bronze medal at the 2021 World Short Course Championships in relay and individual breaststroke events. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, he placed fifth in the 200 meter breaststroke. He won the silver medal in the 200 meter breaststroke at the 2014 Pan Pacific Championships, and a gold medal in the 4×100 meter medley relay and a silver medal in the 200 meter breaststroke at the 2019 Pan American Games. He currently represents the Cali Condors which is part of the International Swimming League.
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The Women's 200 metre breaststroke competition of the 2022 FINA World Swimming Championships was held on 16 December 2022.