The Men's 200 metre butterfly competition at the 2019 World Championships was held on 23 and 24 July 2019.[1][2] The event was won by Kristóf Milák, who broke a 10-year-old record set by Michael Phelps, and set a new world-record time of 1:50.73 in the process.[3]
Men's 200 metre butterfly at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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Venue | Nambu University Municipal Aquatics Center | |||||||||
Location | Gwangju, South Korea | |||||||||
Dates | 23 July (heats and semifinals) 24 July (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 48 from 43 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 1:50.73 WR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
editPrior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
World record | Michael Phelps (USA) | 1:51.51 | Rome, Italy | 29 July 2009 |
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Competition record | Michael Phelps (USA) | 1:51.51 | Rome, Italy | 29 July 2009 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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24 July | Final | Kristóf Milák | Hungary | 1:50.73 | WR |
Results
editHeats
editThe heats were held on 23 July at 10:45.[4]
Semifinals
editThe semifinals were held on 23 July at 21:35.[5]
Semifinal 1
editRank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 6 | Zach Harting | United States | 1:55.26 | Q |
2 | 4 | Daiya Seto | Japan | 1:55.33 | Q |
3 | 5 | Leonardo de Deus | Brazil | 1:55.71 | Q |
4 | 2 | Federico Burdisso | Italy | 1:55.92 | Q |
5 | 3 | Antani Ivanov | Bulgaria | 1:56.25 | QSO |
6 | 1 | Brendan Hyland | Ireland | 1:56.55 | NR |
7 | 8 | Maksym Shemberev | Azerbaijan | 1:56.78 | |
8 | 7 | David Morgan | Australia | 1:59.57 |
Semifinal 2
editRank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 4 | Kristóf Milák | Hungary | 1:52.96 | Q |
2 | 3 | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 1:55.88 | Q |
3 | 5 | Denys Kesil | Ukraine | 1:55.95 | Q |
4 | 7 | Tamás Kenderesi | Hungary | 1:56.25 | QSO |
5 | 2 | Matthew Temple | Australia | 1:56.52 | |
6 | 1 | Luiz Altamir Melo | Brazil | 1:57.43 | |
7 | 8 | Mackenzie Darragh | Canada | 1:57.89 | |
8 | 6 | Louis Croenen | Belgium | 1:59.12 |
Swim-off
editThe swim-off was held on 24 July at 10:00.[6]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 5 | Tamás Kenderesi | Hungary | 1:59.39 | Q |
2 | 4 | Antani Ivanov | Bulgaria | 1:59.52 |
Final
editThe final was held on 24 July at 20:47.[7]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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4 | Kristóf Milák | Hungary | 1:50.73 | WR | |
3 | Daiya Seto | Japan | 1:53.86 | ||
2 | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 1:54.15 | ||
4 | 7 | Federico Burdisso | Italy | 1:54.39 | NR |
5 | 1 | Denys Kesil | Ukraine | 1:54.79 | NR |
6 | 5 | Zach Harting | United States | 1:55.69 | |
7 | 6 | Leonardo de Deus | Brazil | 1:55.96 | |
8 | 8 | Tamás Kenderesi | Hungary | 1:57.10 |
References
edit- ^ Schedule
- ^ Start list
- ^ James Sutherland (2019-07-24). "Kristof Milak slaughters Phelps' 200 fly world record in 1:50.73". swimswam.com. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
- ^ Heats results
- ^ Semifinals results
- ^ Swim-off results
- ^ Final results