The Men's 200 metre individual medley swimming events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre from August 26 to September 3, 2021. A total of eight events were contested over this distance.[1]
| Date[2] | Thu 26 | Fri 27 | Sat 28 | Sun 29 | Mon 30 | Tue 31 | Wed 1 | Thu 2 | Fri 3 | ||||||||||
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| Event | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | |
| SM6 200m | H | F | |||||||||||||||||
| SM7 200m | H | F | |||||||||||||||||
| SM8 200m | H | F | |||||||||||||||||
| SM9 200m | H | F | |||||||||||||||||
| SM10 200m | H | F | |||||||||||||||||
| SM11 200m | H | F | |||||||||||||||||
| SM13 200m | H | F | |||||||||||||||||
| SM14 200m | H | F | |||||||||||||||||
The following is a summary of the medals awarded across all 200 metre individual medley events.
| SM6 | 2:38.12 WR | 2:40.92 | 2:41.29 | ||||
| SM7 | 2:29.01 WR | 2:29.99 | 2:31.58 | ||||
| SM8 | 2:20.96 | 2:21.06 | 2:21.53 | ||||
| SM9 | 2:14.90 | 2:15.42 | 2:17.15 | ||||
| SM10 | 2:05.68 PR | 2:07.68 | 2:11.39 | ||||
| SM11 | 2:19.02 WR | 2:27.97 | 2:28.44 | ||||
| SM13 | 2:02.70 | 2:09.92 | 2:10.79 | ||||
| SM14 | 2:08.02 WR | 2:09.56 | 2:09.92 |
The following were the results of the finals only of each of the Men's 200 metre individual medley events in each of the classifications. Further details of each event, including where appropriate heats and semi finals results, are available on that event's dedicated page.
See main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metre individual medley SM6.
The SM6 category is for swimmers who have short stature, arm amputations, or some form of coordination problem on one side of their body.
The final in this classification took place on 26 August 2021:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2:38.12 | WR | ||||
| 5 | 2:40.92 | |||||
| 3 | 2:41.29 | |||||
| 4 | 2 | 2:41.34 | ||||
| 5 | 8 | 2:43.74 | ||||
| 6 | 7 | 2:45.17 | ||||
| 7 | 6 | 2:48.79 | ||||
| 8 | 1 | 2:52.52 |
See main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metre individual medley SM7.
The SM7 category is for swimmers who have one leg and one arm amputation on opposite side, or paralysis on one side of their body. These swimmers have full control of their arms and trunk but variable function in their legs.
The final in this classification took place on 27 August 2021:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2:29.01 | WR | ||||
| 3 | 2:29.99 | |||||
| 2 | 2:31.58 | |||||
| 4 | 5 | 2:31.62 | ||||
| 5 | 6 | 2:32.53 | ||||
| 6 | 7 | 2:35.94 | AF | |||
| 7 | 1 | 2:39.52 | ||||
| 8 | 8 | 2:41.55 |
See main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metre individual medley SM8.
The SM8 category is for swimmers who have a single amputation, or restrictive movement in their hip, knee and ankle joints.
The final in this classification took place on 28 August 2021:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2:20.96 | |||||
| 2 | 2:21.06 | |||||
| 1 | 2:21.53 | |||||
| 4 | 5 | 2:24.97 | ||||
| 5 | 7 | 2:26.94 | ||||
| 6 | 3 | 2:27.57 | ||||
| 7 | 6 | 2:29.48 | ||||
| 8 | 8 | 2:33.36 |
See main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metre individual medley SM9.
The SM9 category is for swimmers who have joint restrictions in one leg, or double below-the-knee amputations.
The final in this classification took place on 1 September 2021:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2:14.90 | ER | ||||
| 4 | 2:15.42 | |||||
| 3 | 2:17.15 | |||||
| 4 | 5 | 2:18.40 | ||||
| 5 | 7 | 2:23.00 | ||||
| 6 | 2 | 2:23.92 | ||||
| 7 | 1 | 2:25.62 | ||||
| 8 | 8 | 2:27.18 |
See main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metre individual medley SM10.
The SM10 category is for swimmers who have minor physical impairments, for example, loss of one hand.
The final in this classification took place on 3 September 2021:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2:05.68 | PR | ||||
| 5 | 2:07.68 | |||||
| 3 | 2:11.39 | |||||
| 4 | 6 | 2:14.20 | ||||
| 5 | 2 | 2:15.26 | ||||
| 6 | 7 | 2:18.97 | ||||
| 7 | 8 | 2:20.37 | ||||
| 8 | 1 | 2:23.26 |
See main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metre individual medley SM11.
The SM11 category is for swimmers who have severe visual impairments and have very low or no light perception, such as blindness, they are required to wear blackened goggles to compete. They use tappers when competing in swimming events.
The final in this classification took place on 30 August 2021:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2:19.02 | WR | ||||
| 7 | 2:27.97 | |||||
| 6 | 2:28.44 | |||||
| 4 | 2 | 2:28.97 | ||||
| 5 | 3 | 2:29.87 | ||||
| 6 | 5 | 2:29.95 | ||||
| 7 | 1 | 2:30.17 | ||||
| 8 | 8 | 2:37.43 |
See main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metre individual medley SM13.
The SM13 category is for swimmers who have minor visual impairment and have high visual acuity. They are required to wear blackened goggles to compete. They may wish to use a tapper.
The final in this classification took place on 30 August 2021:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2:02.70 | WR | ||||
| 3 | 2:09.92 | |||||
| 5 | 2:10.79 | |||||
| 4 | 2 | 2:12.67 | AM | |||
| 5 | 6 | 2:13.71 | ||||
| 6 | 7 | 2:14.05 | ||||
| 7 | 1 | 2:14.38 | ||||
| 8 | 8 | 2:15.15 |
See main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 200 metre individual medley SM14.
The SM14 category is for swimmers who have an intellectual impairment.
The final in this classification took place on 31 August 2021:
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2:08.02 | WR | ||||
| 7 | 2:09.56 | AM | ||||
| 4 | 2:09.92 | |||||
| 4 | 8 | 2:11.29 | ||||
| 5 | 2 | 2:12.00 | ||||
| 6 | 1 | 2:12.89 | ||||
| 7 | 6 | 2:13.21 | ||||
| 8 | 3 | 2:13.25 |