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

Event:Men's 200 metre individual medley
Championship:2023 World Aquatics Championships
Dates:26 July (heats and semifinals)
27 July (final)
Venue:Marine Messe Fukuoka
Location:Fukuoka, Japan
Competitors:49
Nations:43
Win Value:1:54.82
Gold:Léon Marchand
Gold Nation:FRA
Silver:Duncan Scott
Silver Nation:GBR
Bronze:Tom Dean
Bronze Nation:GBR
Prev:2022
Next:2024

The men's 200 metre individual medley competition at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships was held on 26 and 27 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 26 July at 11:17.[5]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 5 1:57.76 Q
2 4 5 1:57.80 Q
3 6 6 1:57.88 Q
4 6 7 1:58.00 Q
5 5 6 1:58.08 Q
6 6 3 1:58.20 Q
7 6 5 1:58.24 Q
8 4 6 1:58.30 Q
9 6 4 1:58.38 Q
10 4 7 1:58.47 Q
11 5 4 1:58.56 Q
12 4 3 1:58.64 Q
13 6 2 1:58.74 Q
14 5 7 1:58.77 Q
15 6 1 1:59.03 Q
16 4 4 1:59.05 Q
17 5 2 1:59.15
18 5 8 1:59.72
18 5 9 1:59.72
20 6 8 2:00.00
21 4 0 2:00.01
22 5 0 2:01.14
23 4 1 2:01.22
24 3 5 2:01.42
25 4 8 2:01.75
26 5 1 2:01.82
27 3 2 2:02.64
28 3 0 2:02.99 NR
29 3 7 2:03.38
30 3 4 2:03.76
31 6 9 2:03.87
32 3 3 2:03.89
33 2 4 2:04.71
34 4 9 2:04.92
35 6 0 2:05.77
36 3 8 2:05.97
37 3 9 2:06.31
38 3 1 2:06.37
39 2 2 2:06.60
40 2 5 2:06.67
41 2 3 2:08.50
42 2 6 2:09.32
43 1 3 2:10.10
44 2 1 2:13.17
45 2 7 2:13.80
46 1 5 2:20.01
47 1 4 2:20.23
48 2 0 2:28.39
2 8
4 2
5 3
3 6

Semifinals

The semifinals was held on 26 July at 21:29.[6]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 2 1:56.34 Q
2 2 4 1:56.50 Q
3 2 6 1:56.55 Q
4 1 2 1:56.58 Q
5 2 5 1:57.06 Q
6 1 4 1:57.15 Q
7 1 3 1:57.18 Q
8 2 7 1:57.23 Q
9 2 1 1:57.39
10 1 6 1:57.51
11 1 8 1:57.97
12 2 3 1:58.01
13 1 7 1:58.23
14 1 5 1:58.29
15 2 8 1:59.35
16 1 1 2:00.28

Final

The final was held on 27 July at 21:03.[7]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
4 1:54.82 ER
5 1:55.95
1 1:56.07
4 8 1:56.35
5 3 1:56.43
6 7 1:56.70
7 6 1:57.37
8 2 1:57.82

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/20230723152442/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010105EE0101FFFFFFFFFF00.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: 26 July 2023 . Heats results . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240114193410/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010105EE0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf . 14 January 2024 . omegatiming.com.
  6. Web site: 26 July 2023 . Semifinals results . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230726124500/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010105EE0102FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf . 26 July 2023 . omegatiming.com.
  7. Web site: 27 July 2023 . Final results . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231224114729/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011600010105EE0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf . 24 December 2023 . omegatiming.com.