Swimming at the 2022 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre breaststroke explained

Event:Men's 200 metre breaststroke
Competition:2022 European Aquatics Championships
Venue:Foro Italico
Dates:13 August (heats and semifinals)
14 August (final)
Competitors:30
Nations:20
Win Value:2:08.96
Gold Nation:GBR
Silver Nation:FIN
Bronze Nation:ITA
Prev:2020
Next:2024

The Men's 200 metre breaststroke competition of the 2022 European Aquatics Championships was held on 13 and 14 August 2022.[1] [2]

Records

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

Name Nation Time Location Date
World record 2:05.95 19 May 2022
European record 2:06.12 26 July 2019
Championship record 2:06.80 6 August 2018

Results

Heats

The heats were started on 13 August at 09:42.[3]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 6 2:11.16 Q
2 3 4 2:11.51 Q
3 4 5 2:11.82 Q
4 3 8 2:11.92 Q, NR
5 3 5 2:12.47 Q
6 3 3 2:12.50 Q
7 4 2 2:12.53 Q
8 4 3 2:12.56 Q
9 3 1 2:12.69 Q
10 2 3 2:12.72 Q
11 2 4 2:12.87 Q
12 2 2 2:13.08 Q
13 2 5 2:13.35 Q
14 4 9 2:13.81 Q
15 2 6 2:13.88 Q
16 4 8 2:13.93 Q
17 4 7 2:14.48
18 3 2 2:14.75
19 2 8 2:14.95
20 3 0 2:14.96
21 2 0 2:15.40
22 2 1 Aleksas Savickas 2:15.63
23 4 1 2:15.98
24 4 0 2:16.42
25 2 9 2:17.89
26 1 4 2:18.46
27 3 9 2:18.51
28 1 3 2:34.53
3 6 Disqualified
3 7
1 5 Did not start
2 7
4 4

Semifinals

The semifinals were started on 13 August at 19:04.[4]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 4 2:09.88 Q
2 1 2 2:10.48 Q
3 2 3 2:10.59 Q
4 1 3 2:10.60 q
5 2 1 2:11.14 Q
6 2 5 2:11.47 q
7 2 4 2:11.48 q
8 2 7 2:11.73 Q
9 1 6 2:12.08
10 1 5 2:12.37
11 2 2 2:12.62
12 1 1 2:12.64
13 2 6 2:12.73
14 1 7 2:13.21
15 1 8 2:13.47
16 2 8 2:13.57

Final

The final was started on 14 August at 19:08.[5]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
8 2:08.96
4 2:09.40
5 2:09.97
4 6 2:10.27
5 3 2:10.45
6 7 2:10.96
7 2 2:11.14
8 1 2:12.27

Notes and References

  1. https://www.roma2022.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Timing-SWIMMING-elite-1.4.pdf Schedule
  2. https://roma2022.microplustimingservices.com/export/NU_ROMA2022/NU/pdf/SWMM200MBR------------HEAT--------_51A1%201.0.pdf?x=10:31:09 Start list
  3. https://roma2022.microplustimingservices.com/export/NU_ROMA2022/NU/pdf/SWMM200MBR------------HEAT--------_74A%201.0.pdf Heats results
  4. https://roma2022.microplustimingservices.com/export/NU_ROMA2022/NU/pdf/SWMM200MBR------------SFNL--------_74A%201.0.pdf Semifinals results
  5. https://roma2022.microplustimingservices.com/export/NU_ROMA2022/NU/pdf/SWMM200MBR------------FNL---------_73A2%201.0.pdf Final results