Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre backstroke

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Men's 200 metre backstroke
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Ryan Murphy 200 backstroke-2 (35064185201).jpg
Gold medalist Ryan Murphy (2017)
Venue Olympic Aquatics Stadium
Dates10 August 2016 (heats & semifinals)
11 August 2016 (final)
Competitors26 from 19 nations
Winning time1:53.62
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Ryan Murphy Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Mitch Larkin Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Bronze medal icon.svg Evgeny Rylov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
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The men's 200 metre backstroke event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place on 10–11 August at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium. [1] There were 26 competitors from 19 nations. [2]

Summary

The American tradition of excellence continued in the distance backstroke, as Ryan Murphy made a historic milestone to claim the country's sixth straight title, and strike a backstroke double for the first time since Aaron Peirsol did so in 2004. He held off a stiff competition from Australia's reigning world champion Mitch Larkin down the home stretch to earn his second individual gold at the Games with a time of 1:53.62. [3] [2] Leading the race early on the initial length, Larkin pulled closer to Murphy about the midway through the final lap, but could not catch him near the wall to finish with a silver-medal time in 1:53.96. [4] Meanwhile, Russia's Evgeny Rylov finished with the bronze in 1:53.97, a hundredth of a second behind Larkin. [5]

Trailing the top three by over a second, China's Xu Jiayu, runner-up to Murphy in the 100 m backstroke on night three, took the fourth spot in 1:55.16, while his teenage teammate Li Guangyuan posted a sixth-place time in 1:55.89. U.S. swimmer Jacob Pebley, who had upset the defending champion Tyler Clary at the Olympic trials one month earlier, split the Chinese duo to finish fifth with a 1:55.52. [6] Germany's Christian Diener (1:56.27), along with double London 2012 medalist Ryosuke Irie of Japan (1:56.36), rounded out the field. [5]

The medals for the competition were presented by Yumilka Ruiz, Cuba, IOC member, and the gifts were presented by Dmitris Diathestopoulos, Member of the FINA Bureau.

Background

This was the 15th appearance of the 200 metre backstroke event. It was first held in 1900. The event did not return until 1964; since then, it has been on the programme at every Summer Games. From 1904 to 1960, a men's 100 metre backstroke was held instead. In 1964, only the 200 metres was held. Beginning in 1968 and ever since, both the 100 and 200 metre versions have been held. [2]

Three of the 8 finalists from the 2012 Games returned: silver medalist Ryosuke Irie of Japan, fourth-place finisher Radosław Kawęcki of Poland, and eighth-place finisher Mitch Larkin of Australia. Larkin, Kawęcki, and Evgeny Rylov of Russia had reached the podium at the 2015 World Championships, with Irie 4th and American Ryan Murphy taking 5th. Larkin was the favourite, though Murphy had a strong showing at the U.S. Olympic trials and had already won the 100 metre backstroke in Rio (defeating Larkin, who finished fourth). [2]

Azerbaijan, Belarus, and the Virgin Islands each made their debut in the event. Australia made its 14th appearance, most among nations to that point.

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter up to two swimmers if both met the Olympic Qualifying Time (or "OQT"). An NOC with no swimmers meeting the OQT but at least one swimmer meeting the Olympic Selection Time (or "OST") was not guaranteed a place, but was eligible for selection to fill the overall 900 swimmer quota for the Games. For 2016, the OQT was 1:58.22 while the OST was 2:02.36. The qualifying window was 1 March 2015 to 3 July 2016; only approved meets (generally international competitions and national Olympic trials) during that period could be used to meet the standards. There were also universality places available; if no male swimmer from a nation qualified in any event, the NOC could enter one male swimmer in an event.

The two swimmers per NOC limit had been in place since the 1984 Games.

Competition format

The competition followed the format established in 2000, with three rounds: heats, semifinals, and a final. The advancement rule followed the format introduced in 1952. A swimmer's place in the heat was not used to determine advancement; instead, the fastest times from across all heats in a round were used. The top 16 swimmers from the heats advanced to the semifinals. The top 8 semifinalists advanced to the final. Swim-offs were used as necessary to break ties. [1]

This swimming event used backstroke. Because an Olympic-size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of four lengths of the pool.

Records

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

World recordFlag of the United States.svg  Aaron Peirsol  (USA)1:51.92 Rome, Italy 31 July 2009 [7] [8]
Olympic recordFlag of the United States.svg  Tyler Clary  (USA)1:53.41 London, United Kingdom 2 August 2012 [9]

No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.

Schedule

All times are Brasilia Time (UTC-3)

DateTimeRound
Wednesday, 10 August 201613:25
22:28		Heats
Semifinals
Thursday, 11 August 201622:26Final

Results

Heats

RankHeatLaneSwimmerNationTimeNotes
124 Evgeny Rylov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1:55.02Q
225 Xu Jiayu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:55.51Q
344 Mitch Larkin Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:56.01Q
434 Ryan Murphy Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:56.29Q
535 Jacob Pebley Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:56.44Q
623 Jan-Philip Glania Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:56.50Q
47 Andrey Shabasov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1:56.50Q
843 Ryosuke Irie Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1:56.61Q
922 Christian Diener Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:56.62Q
1046 Josh Beaver Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:56.65Q
1136 Li Guangyuan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:56.85Q
1241 Leonardo de Deus Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1:57.00Q, NR
1326 Masaki Kaneko Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1:57.19Q
1432 Hugo González Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1:57.50Q
1548 Corey Main Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1:57.51Q
1633 Yakov Toumarkin Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 1:57.58Q
1745 Radosław Kawęcki Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1:57.61
1814 Robert Glință Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 1:57.91
1927 Ádám Telegdy Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1:59.09
2015 Rexford Tullius Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Virgin Islands 1:59.14
2142 Danas Rapšys Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 1:59.58
2231 Dávid Földházi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1:59.69
38 Omar Pinzón Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 1:59.69
2437 Apostolos Christou Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 1:59.78
2521 Mikita Tsmyh Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 2:00.96
2613 Boris Kirillov Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 2:05.01

Semifinals

RankHeatLaneSwimmerNationTimeNotes
124 Evgeny Rylov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1:54.45Q
225 Mitch Larkin Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:54.73Q
323 Jacob Pebley Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:54.92Q
415 Ryan Murphy Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:55.15Q
514 Xu Jiayu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:55.66Q
627 Li Guangyuan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:55.92Q
716 Ryosuke Irie Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1:56.31Q
822 Christian Diener Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:56.37Q
913 Jan-Philip Glania Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:56.53
1012 Josh Beaver Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:56.57
1121 Masaki Kaneko Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1:56.78
1226 Andrey Shabasov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1:56.84
1317 Leonardo de Deus Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1:57.67
1428 Corey Main Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1:58.08
1518 Yakov Toumarkin Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 1:58.63
1611 Hugo González Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1:59.08

Final

RankLaneSwimmerNationTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg6 Ryan Murphy Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:53.62
Silver medal icon.svg5 Mitch Larkin Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:53.96
Bronze medal icon.svg4 Evgeny Rylov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1:53.97 EU
42 Xu Jiayu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:55.16
53 Jacob Pebley Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:55.52
67 Li Guangyuan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:55.89
78 Christian Diener Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:56.27
81 Ryosuke Irie Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1:56.36

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