Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's 200 metre breaststroke

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Men's 200 metre breaststroke
at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Venue Tollcross International Swimming Centre
Dates24 July 2014 (2014-07-24)
Competitors22 from 15 nations
Winning time2:07.30 GR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Ross Murdoch  Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Silver medal icon.svg   Michael Jamieson  Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Bronze medal icon.svg   Andrew Willis  Flag of England.svg  England
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The men's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 24 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.

2014 Commonwealth Games 20th edition of the Commonwealth Games sports event

The 2014 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014,, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Commonwealth Games as governed by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF). It took place in Glasgow, Scotland, from 23 July to 3 August 2014.

The swimming competitions at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland took place from 24 to 29 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre.

The Tollcross International Swimming Centre is a swimming pool and leisure centre in Glasgow. It hosted the Swimming events at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Contents

The medals were presented by Michael Cavanagh, Chairman of Commonwealth Games Scotland and the quaichs were presented by Louise Martin, Honorary Secretary of the Commonwealth Games Federation, Immediate Past Chair of Commonwealth Games Scotland and Vice-Chair of Glasgow 2014.

Quaich two-handed drinking vessel from Scotland

A quaich, archaically quaigh or quoich, is a special kind of shallow two-handled drinking cup or bowl in Scotland. It derives from the Scottish Gaelic cuach meaning a cup.

Commonwealth Games Federation international organization responsible for its namesake competitions

The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), currently branded as Commonwealth Sport, is the international organisation responsible for the direction and control of the Commonwealth Games and Commonwealth Youth Games, and is the foremost authority in matters relating to the games. The headquarters of CGF are located in London, England.

Records

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

World recordFlag of Japan.svg  Akihiro Yamaguchi  (JPN)2:07.01 Gifu, Japan 15 September 2012 [1] [2]
Commonwealth record'
Games recordFlag of Australia.svg  Brenton Rickard  (AUS)2:10.89 Delhi, India 9 October 2010 [3]

The following records were established during the competition:

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
24 JulyHeat Andrew Willis Flag of England.svg  England 2:10.50GR
24 JulyHeat Ross Murdoch Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2:08.78GR
24 JulyFinal Ross Murdoch Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2:07.30GR

Results

Heats

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
135 Ross Murdoch Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2:08.78Q, GR
234 Michael Jamieson Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2:10.17Q
333 Calum Tait Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2:10.33Q
424 Andrew Willis Flag of England.svg  England 2:10.50Q, GR
525 Adam Peaty Flag of England.svg  England 2:10.80Q
613 James Wilby Flag of England.svg  England 2:11.62Q
715 Robert Holderness Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales 2:11.70Q
814 Christian Sprenger Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:11.96Q
923 Glenn Snyders Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2:12.16
1026 Richard Funk Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 2:12.56
1116 Evan White Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 2:15.86
1237 Guy Davies Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man 2:19.72
1327 Luke Belton Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey 2:21.28
1417 Thomas Hollingsworth Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey 2:22.38
1522 Dustin Tynes Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 2:22.90
1612 Micah Fernandes Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2:24.15
1732 Christopher Cheong Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 2:24.41
1831 Colin Bensadon Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 2:35.61
1921 Brandon Schuster Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 2:36.73
2011 Corey Ollivierre Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 2:43.17
2138 Ntseke Setho Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 3:05.18
36 Daniel Tranter Flag of Australia.svg  Australia DNS

Final

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg4 Ross Murdoch Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2:07.30 GR
Silver medal icon.svg5 Michael Jamieson Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2:08.40
Bronze medal icon.svg6 Andrew Willis Flag of England.svg  England 2:09.87
42 Adam Peaty Flag of England.svg  England 2:10.02
53 Calum Tait Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2:10.21
67 James Wilby Flag of England.svg  England 2:11.53
71 Robert Holderness Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales 2:12.35
88 Christian Sprenger Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2:12.69

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The women's 50 metre backstroke event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 28 and 29 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.

The women's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 26 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.

The women's 200 metre butterfly event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 28 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.

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References

  1. ↑ "Akihiro Yamaguchi Drops World Record in Japan". Swimming World Magazine. 15 September 2012. Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "Akihiro Yamaguchi sets world record". ESPN. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "Commonwealth Games: Brent Hayden Sweeps Sprint Frees on Day Six Finals". Swimming World Magazine. 9 October 2010. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
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