Swimming at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre butterfly explained

Event:Men's 200 metre butterfly
Championship:2023 World Aquatics Championships
Dates:25 July (heats and semifinals)
26 July (final)
Venue:Marine Messe Fukuoka
Location:Fukuoka, Japan
Competitors:38
Nations:34
Win Value:1:52.43
Gold:Léon Marchand
Gold Nation:FRA
Silver:Krzysztof Chmielewski
Silver Nation:POL
Bronze:Tomoru Honda
Bronze Nation:JPN
Prev:2022
Next:2024

The men's 200 metre butterfly competition at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships was held on 25 and 26 July 2023.[1] [2] [3]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.[4]

Results

Heats

The heats were started on 25 July at 11:13.[5]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 4 1:54.21 Q
2 3 1 1:54.99 Q, NR
3 4 6 1:55.02 Q
4 5 2 1:55.17 Q
5 5 6 1:55.35 Q
6 4 5 1:55.36 Q
7 4 4 1:55.46 Q
8 5 3 1:55.59 Q
9 3 6 1:55.69 Q
10 4 3 1:55.72 Q
11 3 7 1:55.75 Q
12 5 5 1:55.85 Q
13 3 5 1:55.93 Q
14 3 3 1:56.03 Q
15 3 2 1:56.23 Q
16 5 1 1:56.51 Q,
17 4 2 1:56.79 Q
18 5 7 1:56.86
19 3 4 1:56.87
20 4 8 1:57.36
21 4 1 1:57.79
22 5 8 1:57.80
23 5 0 1:58.07
24 4 7 1:58.69
25 5 9 1:59.10
26 2 4 1:59.96
27 3 9 2:00.17
28 4 0 2:01.83
29 3 0 2:03.05
30 2 5 2:03.33
31 2 6 2:03.57
32 2 3 2:03.61
33 1 3 2:05.65 NR
34 2 7 2:07.28
35 2 1 2:08.54 NR
36 4 9 2:11.47
37 2 8 2:13.97
38 1 4 2:32.93
1 5
2 2
3 8

Semifinals

The semifinals were held on 25 July at 21:33.[6]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 3 1:53.85 Q
2 2 6 1:54.21 Q
3 2 1 1:54.28 Q, NR
4 2 5 1:54.36 Q
5 2 4 1:54.43 Q
6 1 1 1:54.54 Q
7 1 6 1:54.57 Q
8 1 5 1:54.97 Q
9 2 3 1:55.00
10 1 2 1:55.36
11 1 7 1:55.44
12 1 4 1:55.61
13 2 8 1:56.44
14 2 7 1:56.89
15 2 2 1:57.51
16 1 8 1:57.94

Final

The final was held on 26 July at 20:53.[7]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
5 1:52.43 NR
6 1:53.62
2 1:53.66
4 1 1:53.82
4 3 1:53.82 NR
6 4 1:54.74
7 7 1:55.02
8 8 1:55.43

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Schedule . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240118125431/https://resources.fina.org/fina/document/2023/01/16/8d440e7e-1f63-4fe8-af1c-a96ba1af40bf/20th-FINA-WORLD-CHAMPIONSHIPS-Fukuoka-2023-Schedule-12.01.23.pdf . 18 January 2024 . 17 January 2023.
  2. Web site: Sutherland . James . 13 January 2023 . World Aquatics Announces Competition Schedule For 2023 World Championships In Fukuoka . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240118152954/https://swimswam.com/world-aquatics-announces-competition-schedule-for-2023-world-championships-in-fukuoka/ . 18 January 2024 . 13 January 2023 . SwimSwam.
  3. Web site: 21 July 2023 . Start list . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230723152445/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010104EE0101FFFFFFFFFF00.pdf . 23 July 2023 . omegatiming.com.
  4. Web site: 21 July 2023 . Records book . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240118153205/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001160001FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF1F.pdf . 18 January 2024 . omegatiming.com.
  5. Web site: 25 July 2023 . Heats results . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230803233539/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010104EE0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf . 3 August 2023 . omegatiming.com.
  6. Web site: 25 July 2023 . Semifinals results . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230725145025/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010104EE0102FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf.pdf . 25 July 2023 . omegatiming.com.
  7. Web site: 26 July 2023 . Final results . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231114080851/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010104EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf . 14 November 2023 . omegatiming.com.