Men's 200 metre freestyle at the 2014 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Tollcross International Swimming Centre | |||||||||
Dates | 25 July 2014 | |||||||||
Competitors | 37 from 24 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 1:45.08 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games | ||
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Freestyle | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
100 m S8 | women | |
100 m S9 | men | |
200 m | men | women |
200 m S14 | men | |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | women | |
1500 m | men | |
Backstroke | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
100 m SB9 | 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 | ||
200 m | men | women |
200 m SM8 | men | |
200 m SM10 | women | |
400 m | men | women |
Freestyle relay | ||
4×100 m | men | women |
4×200 m | men | women |
Medley relay | ||
4×100 m | men | women |
The men's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 25 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.
The medals were presented by Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, Vice-Patron of the Commonwealth Games Federation and the quaichs were presented by Councillor Archie Graham, Board member Glasgow 2014.
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Commonwealth Games records were as follows.
World record | Paul Biedermann (GER) | 1:42.00 | Rome, Italy | 28 July 2009 | [1] [2] |
Commonwealth record | Ian Thorpe (AUS) | 1:44.06 | Fukuoka, Japan | 25 July 2001 | |
Games record | Ian Thorpe (AUS) | 1:44.71 | Manchester, England | 31 July 2002 | [3] |
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 3 | Nick Grainger | England | 1:48.29 | Q |
2 | 4 | Ieuan Lloyd | Wales | 1:48.96 | |
3 | 5 | Ryan Cochrane | Canada | 1:49.28 |
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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5 | Thomas Fraser-Holmes | Australia | 1:45.08 | ||
4 | Cameron McEvoy | Australia | 1:45.56 | ||
3 | Calum Jarvis | Wales | 1:46.53 | ||
4 | 1 | David McKeon | Australia | 1:46.74 | |
5 | 6 | Robert Renwick | Scotland | 1:46.79 | |
6 | 7 | James Guy | England | 1:46.84 | |
7 | 2 | Matthew Stanley | New Zealand | 1:48.11 | |
8 | 8 | Nick Grainger | England | 1:49.69 |
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