Men's 200 metre backstroke at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Tokyo Aquatics Centre | ||||||||||||
Dates | 28 July 2021 (heats) 29 July 2021 (semifinals) 30 July 2021 (final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 29 from 23 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 1:53.27 OR | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |||
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100 m | men | women | |
200 m | men | women | |
400 m | men | women | |
800 m | men | women | |
1500 m | men | women | |
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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 backstroke event at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held from 28 to 30 July 2021 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. [1] There will be approximately 30 competitors from approximately 20 nations, with the ultimate numbers determined through the ongoing selection process, including universality places. [2]
This was the 16th 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.
Of the 2016 finalists, defending Olympic champion Ryan Murphy returned, along with bronze medalist Evgeny Rylov of Russia (competing under the ROC banner), fourth-place finisher Xu Jiayu of China, seventh-place finisher Christian Diener of Germany, and eighth-place finisher (and 2012 silver medalist) Ryosuke Irie of Japan. Rylov had won the 2017 and 2019 World Championships with Murphy finishing second both times.
The Olympic Qualifying Time for the event was 1:57.50. Up to two swimmers per National Olympic Committee (NOC) could automatically qualify by swimming that time at an approved qualification event. The Olympic Selection Time was 2:01.03. Up to one swimmer per NOC meeting that time was eligible for selection, allocated by world ranking until the maximum quota for all swimming events was reached. NOCs without a male swimmer qualified in any event could also use their universality place. [3]
The competition consisted of three rounds: heats, semifinals, and a final. The swimmers with the best 16 times in the heats advanced to the semifinals. The swimmers with the best 8 times in the semifinals advanced to the final. Swim-offs were used as necessary to break ties for advancement to the next round. [4]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | Aaron Peirsol (USA) | 1:51.92 | Rome, Italy | 31 July 2009 | [5] [6] |
Olympic record | Tyler Clary (USA) | 1:53.41 | London, United Kingdom | 2 August 2012 | [7] |
The following records was established during the competition:
Date | Event | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Record |
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July 30 | Final | Evgeny Rylov | ROC | 1:53.27 | OR |
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) [1]
Date | Time | Round |
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28 July 2021 | 19:21 | Heats |
29 July 2021 | 11:04 | Semifinals |
30 July 2021 | 10:50 | Final |
The swimmers with the top 16 times, regardless of heat, advance to the semifinals. [8]
The swimmers with the best 8 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the final. [9]
Rank | Heat | Lane | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | 4 | Evgeny Rylov | ROC | 1:54.45 | Q |
2 | 2 | 4 | Luke Greenbank | Great Britain | 1:54.98 | Q |
3 | 2 | 6 | Ryan Murphy | United States | 1:55.38 | Q |
4 | 1 | 1 | Ádám Telegdy | Hungary | 1:56.19 | Q |
5 | 2 | 1 | Nicolás García | Spain | 1:56.35 | Q |
6 | 2 | 5 | Bryce Mefford | United States | 1:56.37 | Q |
7 | 1 | 3 | Radosław Kawęcki | Poland | 1:56.68 | Q |
8 | 1 | 6 | Ryosuke Irie | Japan | 1:56.69 | Q |
9 | 1 | 8 | Yohann Ndoye-Brouard | France | 1:56.83 | |
10 | 1 | 2 | Tristan Hollard | Australia | 1:56.92 | |
11 | 1 | 5 | Lee Ju-ho | South Korea | 1:56.93 | |
12 | 2 | 3 | Grigory Tarasevich | ROC | 1:57.06 | |
13 | 2 | 7 | Roman Mityukov | Switzerland | 1:57.07 | |
14 | 2 | 2 | Keita Sunama | Japan | 1:57.16 | |
15 | 1 | 7 | Brodie Williams | Great Britain | 1:57.73 | |
16 | 2 | 8 | Markus Thormeyer | Canada | 1:59.36 |
Rank | Lane | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
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4 | Evgeny Rylov | ROC | 1:53.27 | OR | |
3 | Ryan Murphy | United States | 1:54.15 | ||
5 | Luke Greenbank | Great Britain | 1:54.72 | ||
4 | 7 | Bryce Mefford | United States | 1:55.49 | |
5 | 6 | Ádám Telegdy | Hungary | 1:56.15 | |
6 | 1 | Radosław Kawęcki | Poland | 1:56.39 | |
7 | 8 | Ryosuke Irie | Japan | 1:57.32 | |
8 | 2 | Nicolás García | Spain | 1:59.06 |
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Evgeny Mikhailovich Rylov is a Russian competitive swimmer and Olympic champion specializing in backstroke events. He won three gold medals at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, and a bronze medal at his senior international debut at the 2015 World Championships in Kazan. He also won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and a gold medal at the 2017 World Championships in Budapest, both were in the 200 metre backstroke event. In 2018, at the 2018 World Short Course Championships, he won gold medals in the 200 metre backstroke and 50 metre backstroke. At the 2019 World Championships, he won a gold medal in the 200 metre backstroke, silver medal in the 100 metre backstroke, and silver medal in the 50 metre backstroke. He won the gold medal in the 100 metre backstroke and 200 metre backstroke at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
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