Swimming at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre backstroke explained

Event:Men's 200 metre backstroke
Competition:2020 European Aquatics Championships
Venue:Danube Arena
Dates:21 May 2021 (heats and semifinals)
22 May 2021 (final)
Competitors:45
Nations:21
Win Value:1:54.46
Gold:Evgeny Rylov
Gold Nation:RUS
Silver:Luke Greenbank
Silver Nation:GBR
Bronze:Roman Mityukov
Bronze Nation:SUI
Prev:2018
Next:2022

The Men's 200 metre backstroke competition of the 2020 European Aquatics Championships was held on 21 and 22 May 2021.[1] [2]

Records

Prior the competition, the existing world, European, and championship records were as follows.

Name Nationality Time Location Date
World record 1:51.92 31 July 2009
European record 1:53.23 8 April 2021
Championship record 1:53.36 8 August 2018

Results

Heats

The heats were started on 21 May 2021 at 10:47.[3]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 4 1:54.67 Q, NR
2 5 4 1:55.74 Q
3 3 1 1:56.42 Q
4 4 2 1:56.66 Q, NR
5 4 5 1:57.22 Q
6 3 2 1:57.41 Q
7 3 4 1:57.70 Q
8 3 5 1:57.79 Q
9 5 7 1:58.15 Q
10 5 6 1:58.48 Q
11 3 0 1:58.58 Q
12 3 6 1:58.64 Q
13 4 8 1:58.84 Q
14 5 9 1:59.07
15 5 2 1:59.10 Q,
15 5 8 1:59.10 Q
17 5 1 1:59.23 Q
18 5 3 1:59.45
18 5 5 1:59.45
20 4 7 1:59.54
21 3 3 1:59.59
22 2 1 1:59.74
23 4 1 1:59.79
24 4 6 2:00.18
25 1 2 2:00.20
26 4 3 2:00.38
27 3 7 2:00.63
28 3 9 2:00.80
29 4 9 2:00.85
30 2 3 2:00.92
31 2 4 2:01.52
31 2 2 2:01.52
33 2 8 2:02.05
34 4 0 2:02.20
35 2 5 2:02.52
36 1 6 2:02.54
37 2 6 2:02.62
38 5 0 2:02.74
39 2 0 2:03.68
40 2 9 2:03.69
41 1 5 2:04.10
42 1 3 2:04.19
43 1 4 2:05.20
44 1 7 2:06.51
45 2 7 2:06.93
3 9 Did not start

Swim-off

The swim-off was held on 21 May at 12:15.[4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 1:59.24 Q
2 5 1:59.27

Semifinals

The semifinals were held on 21 May at 18:30.[5]

Semifinal 1

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 1:55.11 Q
2 7 1:56.37 Q
3 6 1:57.10 q
4 5 1:57.43
5 3 1:57.68
6 1 1:58.03 NR
7 2 1:58.13
8 8 2:02.52

Semifinal 2

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 1:54.43 Q, NR
2 3 1:56.17 Q
3 5 1:56.63 q
4 6 1:57.06q
5 2 1:57.08 q
6 1 1:58.20
7 7 1:58.72
8 8 1:59.38

Final

The final was held on 22 May at 19:17.[6]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
5 1:54.46
4 1:54.62
6 1:56.33
4 7 1:56.37
5 3 1:56.67
6 8 1:57.05
7 1 1:58.56
8 2 1:58.64

Notes and References

  1. https://budapest2020.microplustiming.com/export/NU_Budapest2021/NU/pdf/SWM_Schedule_1.4.pdf Schedule
  2. http://budapest2020.microplustiming.com/export/NU_Budapest2021/NU/pdf/SWMM200MBA------------HEAT--------_51A1%201.0.pdf Start list
  3. http://budapest2020.microplustiming.com/export/NU_Budapest2021/NU/pdf/SWMM200MBA------------HEAT--------_74A%201.0.pdf Heats results
  4. http://budapest2020.microplustiming.com/export/NU_Budapest2021/NU/pdf/SWMM200MBA------------HEAT0001RR--_73A1%201.0.pdf Swim-off results
  5. https://budapest2020.microplustiming.com/export/NU_Budapest2021/NU/pdf/SWMM200MBA------------SFNL--------_73A2%201.0.pdf Semifinals results
  6. http://budapest2020.microplustiming.com/export/NU_Budapest2021/NU/pdf/SWMM200MBA------------FNL-000100--_73A1%201.0.pdf Final results