Swimming at the 2010 Asian Games – Men's 200 metre breaststroke explained

Event:	Men's 200 metre breaststroke
Games:	2010 Asian Games
Venue:	Aoti Aquatics Centre
Date:	18 November 2010
Competitors:	20
Nations:	18
Win Value:	2:10.36
Gold:	Naoya Tomita
Goldnoc:	JPN
Silver:	Xue Ruipeng
Silvernoc:	CHN
Silver2:	Choi Kyu-woong
Silvernoc2:	KOR
Prev:	2006
Next:	2014

See main article: Swimming at the 2010 Asian Games.

The men's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 2010 Asian Games took place on 18 November 2010 at Guangzhou Aoti Aquatics Centre.

There were 20 competitors from 18 countries who took part in this event. Three heats were held, with two containing the maximum number of swimmers (eight). The heat in which a swimmer competed did not formally matter for advancement, as the swimmers with the top eight times from the entire field qualified for the finals.

Naoya Tomita from Japan won the gold medal, Xue Ruipeng from China and Choi Kyu-woong from South Korea were both awarded the silver medal due to reaching in the same time.

Schedule

All times are China Standard Time

width=220	Date	width=50	Time	width=100	Event
Thursday, 18 November 2010	09:22	Heats
	18:23	Final

Results

Legend

• DSQ — Disqualified

Heats

width=40	Rank	width=40	Heat	width=250	Athlete	width=80	Time	width=50	Notes
1	1		2:15.20
2	2		2:15.26
3	2		2:15.49
4	1		2:15.59
5	3		2:16.06
6	2		2:16.15
7	3		2:17.15
8	3		2:17.61
9	1		2:19.77
10	2		2:19.78
11	2		2:20.90
12	3		2:21.06
13	3		2:21.45
14	3		2:22.06
15	1		2:23.08
16	1		2:24.93
17	2		2:27.99
18	3		2:29.19
19	1		2:31.61
20	2		2:36.48

Final

width=40	Rank	width=250	Athlete	width=80	Time	width=50	Notes
		2:10.36
		2:12.25
		2:12.25
4		2:12.37
5		2:12.38
6		2:14.94
7		2:17.79
—		DSQ

References

• 16th Asian Games Results

External links

• Men's 200m Breaststroke Heats Official Website
• Men's 200m Breaststroke Ev.No.35 Final Official Website