Swimming at the 2024 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre butterfly explained

Event:Men's 200 metre butterfly
Competition:2024 European Aquatics Championships
Venue:Sports Centre Milan Gale Muškatirović
Dates:21 June (heats and semifinals)
22 June (final)
Competitors:25
Nations:18
Win Value:1:54.43
Gold:Kristóf Milák
Gold Nation:HUN
Silver:Krzysztof Chmielewski
Silver Nation:POL
Bronze:Michał Chmielewski
Bronze Nation:POL
Prev:2022
Next:2026

The Men's 200 metre butterfly competition of the 2024 European Aquatics Championships was held on 21 and 22 June 2024.[1] [2]

Records

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

Name Nationality Time Location Date
World record
European record
1:50.34 21 June 2022
Championship record 1:51.10 19 May 2021

Results

Heats

The heats were started on 21 June at 09:59.
Qualification Rules: The 16 fastest from the heats qualify to the semifinals.[3]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 4 1:55.65 Q
2 3 4 1:55.71 Q
3 1 4 1:56.44 Q
4 3 5 1:56.51 Q
5 3 3 1:56.76 Q
6 1 3 1:57.02
7 2 3 1:57.75 Q
8 2 5 1:58.17 Q
9 2 6 1:58.46
10 3 2 1:58.49 Q
11 3 7 1:58.57 Q
12 1 2 1:58.85 Q
13 3 6 1:59.02
14 1 7 1:59.05 Q
15 2 7 1:59.20 Q
16 1 5 1:59.25 Q
17 3 1 1:59.65 Q
18 1 6 2:00.65 Q
19 1 1 2:01.82 Q
20 2 2 2:02.02
21 3 8 2:02.36
22 3 0 2:03.78
23 2 1 2:04.19
24 1 8 2:04.74
25 1 8 2:05.49

Semifinals

The semifinals were started on 21 June at 19:27.
Qualification Rules: The first 2 competitors of each semifinal and the remaining fastest (up to a total of 8 qualified competitors) from the semifinals advance to the final.[4]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 4 1:54.64 Q
2 2 4 1:55.12 Q
3 1 5 1:55.76 Q
4 2 5 1:56.05 Q
5 1 6 1:56.42 Q
6 2 3 1:56.94 Q
7 1 3 1:57.13 Q
8 2 6 1:57.15 Q
9 2 1 1:57.80
10 1 2 1:58.12
11 2 2 1:58.47
12 1 7 1:58.86
13 2 7 1:58.89
14 2 8 1:58.98
15 1 1 1:59.06
1 8

Final

The final was held on 22 June at 18:30.[5]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
4 1:54.43
5 1:54.78
3 1:55.51
4 6 1:56.07
5 2 1:56.44
6 7 1:56.55
6 1 1:57.26
8 8 1:58.24

Notes and References

  1. https://www.len.eu/belgrade2024/live/#/athletic-sports-schedule/SWM/* Schedule
  2. https://www.len.eu/belgrade2024/live/#/startlist/SWM/ST/M/200MBF------------/HEAT/-------- Start list
  3. https://www.len.eu/belgrade2024/live/#/summary/SWM/ST/M/200MBF------------/HEAT/-------- Heats results
  4. https://www.len.eu/belgrade2024/live/#/summary/SWM/ST/M/200MBF------------/SFNL/000100-- Semifinals results
  5. https://www.len.eu/belgrade2024/live/#/result/SWM/ST/M/200MBF------------/FNL-/000100-- Final results