| | Event type
200 metres Butterfly, Men
| Date | 26 – 28 July 2021 |
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| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Olympic Aquatics Centre, 2-1, 2chome, Tatsumi, Koto-ku, Tatsumi-no-Mori Seaside Park, Tokyo, Japan |
| Participants | 38 from 30 countries |
Hungary’s Kristóf Milak was a heavy favorite in this event. He came in as the 2019 World Champion where he had broken Michael Phelps’s 10-year-old world record and Milak was more than two seconds faster than the next active performer. Others expected to challenge for the lesser medals were the 2012 gold medallist Chad le Clos of South Africa and Japan’s Daiya Seto, the 2018 short-course World Champion. Seto’s teammate, Tomoru Honda, was also watched carefully as he had beaten Seto at Japan’s Olympic Trials in April.
Milak was never challenged, leading the semi-finals by over two seconds, and winning the gold medal by 2½ seconds over Honda. Seto would not qualify for the final and le Clos, who was close to the lead for 100 metres in the final, could not hold on and would finish fifth. The bronze medal went to Italy’s Federico Burdisso, who had recently won silver at the European Championships.
Two days after this final, Milak would win another medal with silver in the 100 fly, trailing American Caeleb Dressel. None of the other 200 finalists would feature in that event.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | R1 | SF | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kristóf Milák |  HUN | 1:53.58 (1 h5) | 1:52.22 (1 h2) | 1:51.25 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | Tomoru Honda |  JPN | 1:55.10 (3 h5) | 1:55.31 (3 h1) | 1:53.73 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | Federico Burdisso |  ITA | 1:55.14 (3 h4) | 1:55.11 (3 h2) | 1:54.45 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Tamás Kenderesi | HUN | 1:55.18 (2 h3) | 1:55.17 (2 h1) | 1:54.52 (4) | |||
| 5 | Chad le Clos |  RSA | 1:55.96 (5 h5) | 1:55.06 (1 h1) | 1:54.93 (5) | |||
| 6 | Leonardo de Deus |  BRA | 1:54.83 (2 h5) | 1:54.97 (2 h2) | 1:55.19 (6) | |||
| 7 | Gunnar Bentz |  USA | 1:55.46 (4 h3) | 1:55.28 (4 h2) | 1:55.46 (7) | |||
| 8 | Krzysztof Chmielewski |  POL | 1:55.77 (4 h5) | 1:55.29 (5 h2) | 1:55.88 (8) | |||
| 9 | Zach Harting | USA | 1:54.92 (2 h4) | 1:55.35 (4 h1) | – | |||
| 10 | Noè Ponti |  SUI | 1:55.05 (1 h3) | 1:55.37 (6 h2) | – | |||
| 11 | Daiya Seto | JPN | 1:55.26 (4 h4) | 1:55.50 (7 h2) | – | |||
| 12 | Aleksandr Kudashev |  ROC | 1:55.54 (5 h4) | 1:55.51 (5 h1) | – | |||
| 13 | Eddie Wang |  TPE | 1:54.44 (1 h4) | 1:55.52 (6 h1) | – | |||
| 14 | Léon Marchand |  FRA | 1:55.85 (5 h3) | 1:55.68 (8 h2) | – | |||
| 15 | Giacomo Carini | ITA | 1:55.33 (3 h3) | 1:55.95 (7 h1) | – | |||
| 16 | Louis Croenen |  BEL | 1:55.78 (6 h4) | 1:56.67 (8 h1) | – | |||
| 17 | David Thomasberger |  GER | 1:56.04 (6 h5) | – | – | |||
| 18 | Matthew Temple |  AUS | 1:56.25 (7 h5) | – | – | |||
| 19 | Tomoe Hvas |  NOR | 1:56.30 (1 h2) | – | – | |||
| 20 | Antani Ivanov |  BUL | 1:56.36 (6 h3) | – | – | |||
| 21 | Denys Kesil |  UKR | 1:56.37 (7 h3) | – | – | |||
| 22 | Quah Zheng Wen |  SGP | 1:56.42 (2 h2) | – | – | |||
| 23 | Brendan Hyland |  IRL | 1:57.09 (3 h2) | – | – | |||
| 24 | Sajan Prakash |  IND | 1:57.22 (4 h2) | – | – | |||
| 25 | Kregor Zirk |  EST | 1:57.26 (5 h2) | – | – | |||
| 26 | Alexei Sancov |  MDA | 1:57.55 (6 h2) | – | – | |||
| 27 | Jakub Majerski | POL | 1:57.91 (8 h3) | – | – | |||
| 28 | Mun Seung-U |  KOR | 1:58.09 (7 h4) | – | – | |||
| 29 | Ihor Troianovskyi | UKR | 1:58.37 (7 h2) | – | – | |||
| 30 | Ethan du Preez | RSA | 1:58.50 (8 h5) | – | – | |||
| 31 | Luis Vega |  CUB | 1:59.00 (8 h2) | – | – | |||
| 32 | Ayman Kelzi |  SYR | 1:59.57 (1 h1) | – | – | |||
| 33 | Matin Balsini |  IRI | 1:59.97 (2 h1) | – | – | |||
| 34 | Keanan Dols |  JAM | 2:00.25 (3 h1) | – | – | |||
| 35 | David Morgan | AUS | 2:00.27 (8 h4) | – | – | |||
| 36 | Navaphat Wongcharoen |  THA | 2:01.43 (4 h1) | – | – | |||
| 37 | Richard Nagy |  SVK | 2:01.91 (5 h1) | – | – | |||
| 38 | Simon Bachmann |  SEY | 2:03.54 (6 h1) | – | – |
Round One
| Date | 26 July 2021 — 19:17 |
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Heat #1
| Time | 19:17 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | Reaction Time | 50 m | 100 m | 150 m | 50-100 m Time (Rank) | 100-150 m Time (Rank) | 150-200 m Time (Rank) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Ayman Kelzi | SYR | 1:59.57 | 0.64 | 26.87 (2) | 57.34 (2) | 1:27.70 (1) | 30.47 (=2) | 30.36 (1) | 31.87 (3) | ||
| 2 | – | Matin Balsini | IRI | 1:59.97 | 0.66 | 27.17 (4) | 57.73 (5) | 1:28.64 (3) | 30.56 (4) | 30.91 (2) | 31.33 (1) | ||
| 3 | – | Keanan Dols | JAM | 2:00.25 | 0.61 | 26.91 (3) | 57.63 (3) | 1:28.65 (4) | 30.72 (5) | 31.02 (3) | 31.60 (2) | ||
| 4 | – | Navaphat Wongcharoen | THA | 2:01.43 | 0.56 | 27.22 (5) | 57.69 (4) | 1:28.77 (5) | 30.47 (=2) | 31.08 (4) | 32.66 (4) | ||
| 5 | – | Richard Nagy | SVK | 2:01.91 | 0.71 | 26.69 (1) | 56.54 (1) | 1:28.21 (2) | 29.85 (1) | 31.67 (5) | 33.70 (6) | ||
| 6 | – | Simon Bachmann | SEY | 2:03.54 | 0.73 | 27.44 (6) | 58.29 (6) | 1:30.15 (6) | 30.85 (6) | 31.86 (6) | 33.39 (5) |
Heat #2
| Time | 19:23 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | Reaction Time | 50 m | 100 m | 150 m | 50-100 m Time (Rank) | 100-150 m Time (Rank) | 150-200 m Time (Rank) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Tomoe Hvas | NOR | 1:56.30 | 0.66 | 25.77 (2) | 54.63 (2) | 1:24.72 (2) | 28.86 (1) | 30.09 (2) | 31.58 (5) | ||
| 2 | – | Quah Zheng Wen | SGP | 1:56.42 | 0.56 | 25.44 (1) | 54.55 (1) | 1:24.48 (1) | 29.11 (2) | 29.93 (1) | 31.94 (7) | ||
| 3 | – | Brendan Hyland | IRL | 1:57.09 | 0.66 | 26.12 (4) | 55.70 (3) | 1:26.40 (6) | 29.58 (5) | 30.70 (7) | 30.69 (1) | ||
| 4 | – | Sajan Prakash | IND | 1:57.22 | 0.70 | 26.27 (5) | 55.84 (5) | 1:26.26 (4) | 29.57 (4) | 30.42 (6) | 30.96 (2) | ||
| 5 | – | Kregor Zirk | EST | 1:57.26 | 0.63 | 26.42 (6) | 55.76 (4) | 1:26.16 (3) | 29.34 (3) | 30.40 (4) | 31.10 (3) | ||
| 6 | – | Alexei Sancov | MDA | 1:57.55 | 0.60 | 25.82 (3) | 55.91 (6) | 1:26.32 (5) | 30.09 (8) | 30.41 (5) | 31.23 (4) | ||
| 7 | – | Ihor Troianovskyi | UKR | 1:58.37 | 0.63 | 26.45 (7) | 56.33 (8) | 1:26.49 (7) | 29.88 (7) | 30.16 (3) | 31.88 (6) | ||
| 8 | – | Luis Vega | CUB | 1:59.00 | 0.67 | 26.49 (8) | 56.15 (7) | 1:26.94 (8) | 29.66 (6) | 30.79 (8) | 32.06 (8) |
Heat #3
| Time | 19:29 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | Reaction Time | 50 m | 100 m | 150 m | 50-100 m Time (Rank) | 100-150 m Time (Rank) | 150-200 m Time (Rank) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Noè Ponti | SUI | 1:55.05 | 0.70 | 25.57 (1) | 55.19 (=3) | 1:25.41 (4) | 29.62 (5) | 30.22 (5) | 29.64 (2) | ||
| 2 | – | Tamás Kenderesi | HUN | 1:55.18 | 0.70 | 25.83 (5) | 55.69 (7) | 1:25.73 (5) | 29.86 (7) | 30.04 (2) | 29.45 (1) | ||
| 3 | – | Giacomo Carini | ITA | 1:55.33 | 0.67 | 25.65 (2) | 54.72 (1) | 1:24.90 (2) | 29.07 (1) | 30.18 (4) | 30.43 (4) | ||
| 4 | – | Gunnar Bentz | USA | 1:55.46 | 0.72 | 25.66 (3) | 54.78 (2) | 1:24.83 (1) | 29.12 (2) | 30.05 (3) | 30.63 (6) | ||
| 5 | – | Léon Marchand | FRA | 1:55.85 | 0.67 | 25.76 (4) | 55.19 (=3) | 1:25.09 (3) | 29.43 (3) | 29.90 (1) | 30.76 (7) | ||
| 6 | – | Antani Ivanov | BUL | 1:56.36 | 0.72 | 25.92 (7) | 55.45 (5) | 1:25.88 (6) | 29.53 (4) | 30.43 (7) | 30.48 (5) | ||
| 7 | – | Denys Kesil | UKR | 1:56.37 | 0.61 | 25.91 (6) | 56.08 (8) | 1:26.57 (8) | 30.17 (8) | 30.49 (8) | 29.80 (3) | ||
| 8 | – | Jakub Majerski | POL | 1:57.91 | 0.64 | 25.99 (8) | 55.65 (6) | 1:25.93 (7) | 29.66 (6) | 30.28 (6) | 31.98 (8) |
Heat #4
| Time | 19:35 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | Reaction Time | 50 m | 100 m | 150 m | 50-100 m Time (Rank) | 100-150 m Time (Rank) | 150-200 m Time (Rank) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Eddie Wang | TPE | 1:54.44 | 0.56 | 25.61 (4) | 54.55 (2) | 1:24.52 (2) | 28.94 (2) | 29.97 (4) | 29.92 (1) | ||
| 2 | – | Zach Harting | USA | 1:54.92 | 0.64 | 26.17 (8) | 55.36 (7) | 1:24.78 (4) | 29.19 (3) | 29.42 (1) | 30.14 (2) | ||
| 3 | – | Federico Burdisso | ITA | 1:55.14 | 0.69 | 24.94 (1) | 53.57 (1) | 1:24.20 (1) | 28.63 (1) | 30.63 (6) | 30.94 (6) | ||
| 4 | – | Daiya Seto | JPN | 1:55.26 | 0.59 | 25.34 (2) | 54.61 (3) | 1:24.56 (3) | 29.27 (4) | 29.95 (3) | 30.70 (4) | ||
| 5 | – | Aleksandr Kudashev | ROC | 1:55.54 | 0.70 | 25.74 (6) | 55.03 (5) | 1:24.82 (5) | 29.29 (5) | 29.79 (2) | 30.72 (5) | ||
| 6 | – | Louis Croenen | BEL | 1:55.78 | 0.67 | 25.70 (5) | 55.21 (6) | 1:25.45 (6) | 29.51 (7) | 30.24 (5) | 30.33 (3) | ||
| 7 | – | Mun Seung-U | KOR | 1:58.09 | 0.64 | 25.55 (3) | 54.86 (4) | 1:25.96 (7) | 29.31 (6) | 31.10 (7) | 32.13 (7) | ||
| 8 | – | David Morgan | AUS | 2:00.27 | 0.63 | 25.89 (7) | 55.82 (8) | 1:27.14 (8) | 29.93 (8) | 31.32 (8) | 33.13 (8) |
Heat #5
| Time | 19:41 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | Reaction Time | 50 m | 100 m | 150 m | 50-100 m Time (Rank) | 100-150 m Time (Rank) | 150-200 m Time (Rank) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Kristóf Milák | HUN | 1:53.58 | 0.69 | 24.80 (1) | 54.01 (1) | 1:23.32 (1) | 29.21 (7) | 29.31 (1) | 30.26 (1) | ||
| 2 | – | Leonardo de Deus | BRA | 1:54.83 | 0.66 | 25.29 (5) | 54.04 (2) | 1:24.05 (2) | 28.75 (1) | 30.01 (4) | 30.78 (4) | ||
| 3 | – | Tomoru Honda | JPN | 1:55.10 | 0.62 | 25.61 (=6) | 54.79 (7) | 1:24.75 (4) | 29.18 (6) | 29.96 (3) | 30.35 (2) | ||
| 4 | – | Krzysztof Chmielewski | POL | 1:55.77 | 0.62 | 26.18 (8) | 55.35 (8) | 1:25.15 (7) | 29.17 (=4) | 29.80 (2) | 30.62 (3) | ||
| 5 | – | Chad le Clos | RSA | 1:55.96 | 0.66 | 24.97 (2) | 54.07 (3) | 1:24.53 (3) | 29.10 (3) | 30.46 (6) | 31.43 (7) | ||
| 6 | – | David Thomasberger | GER | 1:56.04 | 0.72 | 25.15 (3) | 54.51 (6) | 1:24.76 (5) | 29.36 (8) | 30.25 (5) | 31.28 (6) | ||
| 7 | – | Matthew Temple | AUS | 1:56.25 | 0.65 | 25.61 (=6) | 54.48 (5) | 1:25.18 (8) | 28.87 (2) | 30.70 (8) | 31.07 (5) | ||
| 8 | – | Ethan du Preez | RSA | 1:58.50 | 0.69 | 25.25 (4) | 54.42 (4) | 1:25.02 (6) | 29.17 (=4) | 30.60 (7) | 33.48 (8) |
Semi-Finals
| Date | 27 July 2021 — 11:35 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Kristóf Milák | HUN | 1:52.22 | ||
| 2 | – | Leonardo de Deus | BRA | 1:54.97 | ||
| 3 | – | Chad le Clos | RSA | 1:55.06 | ||
| 4 | – | Federico Burdisso | ITA | 1:55.11 | ||
| 5 | – | Tamás Kenderesi | HUN | 1:55.17 | ||
| 6 | – | Gunnar Bentz | USA | 1:55.28 | ||
| 7 | – | Krzysztof Chmielewski | POL | 1:55.29 | ||
| 8 | – | Tomoru Honda | JPN | 1:55.31 | ||
| 9 | – | Zach Harting | USA | 1:55.35 | ||
| 10 | – | Noè Ponti | SUI | 1:55.37 | ||
| 11 | – | Daiya Seto | JPN | 1:55.50 | ||
| 12 | – | Aleksandr Kudashev | ROC | 1:55.51 | ||
| 13 | – | Eddie Wang | TPE | 1:55.52 | ||
| 14 | – | Léon Marchand | FRA | 1:55.68 | ||
| 15 | – | Giacomo Carini | ITA | 1:55.95 | ||
| 16 | – | Louis Croenen | BEL | 1:56.67 |
Heat #1
| Time | 11:35 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | Reaction Time | 50 m | 100 m | 150 m | 50-100 m Time (Rank) | 100-150 m Time (Rank) | 150-200 m Time (Rank) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Chad le Clos | RSA | 1:55.06 | 0.60 | 24.45 (1) | 52.68 (1) | 1:23.24 (1) | 28.23 (1) | 30.56 (8) | 31.82 (=7) | ||
| 2 | – | Tamás Kenderesi | HUN | 1:55.17 | 0.69 | 25.99 (7) | 55.35 (7) | 1:25.79 (8) | 29.36 (7) | 30.44 (7) | 29.38 (1) | ||
| 3 | – | Tomoru Honda | JPN | 1:55.31 | 0.62 | 25.66 (4) | 54.96 (6) | 1:25.15 (5) | 29.30 (=5) | 30.19 (4) | 30.16 (3) | ||
| 4 | – | Zach Harting | USA | 1:55.35 | 0.63 | 26.13 (8) | 55.64 (8) | 1:25.27 (7) | 29.51 (8) | 29.63 (1) | 30.08 (2) | ||
| 5 | – | Aleksandr Kudashev | ROC | 1:55.51 | 0.73 | 25.69 (6) | 54.94 (5) | 1:24.82 (3) | 29.25 (4) | 29.88 (3) | 30.69 (4) | ||
| 6 | – | Eddie Wang | TPE | 1:55.52 | 0.58 | 25.68 (5) | 54.82 (3) | 1:24.65 (2) | 29.14 (2) | 29.83 (2) | 30.87 (6) | ||
| 7 | – | Giacomo Carini | ITA | 1:55.95 | 0.66 | 25.61 (3) | 54.83 (4) | 1:25.20 (6) | 29.22 (3) | 30.37 (6) | 30.75 (5) | ||
| 8 | – | Louis Croenen | BEL | 1:56.67 | 0.66 | 25.34 (2) | 54.64 (2) | 1:24.85 (4) | 29.30 (=5) | 30.21 (5) | 31.82 (=7) |
Heat #2
| Time | 11:41 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | Reaction Time | 50 m | 100 m | 150 m | 50-100 m Time (Rank) | 100-150 m Time (Rank) | 150-200 m Time (Rank) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Kristóf Milák | HUN | 1:52.22 | 0.68 | 24.46 (1) | 52.91 (1) | 1:22.07 (1) | 28.45 (=1) | 29.16 (1) | 30.15 (2) | ||
| 2 | – | Leonardo de Deus | BRA | 1:54.97 | 0.66 | 25.63 (5) | 54.35 (=3) | 1:24.27 (3) | 28.72 (3) | 29.92 (4) | 30.70 (=3) | ||
| 3 | – | Federico Burdisso | ITA | 1:55.11 | 0.69 | 24.98 (2) | 53.43 (2) | 1:23.18 (2) | 28.45 (=1) | 29.75 (2) | 31.93 (8) | ||
| 4 | – | Gunnar Bentz | USA | 1:55.28 | 0.72 | 25.61 (4) | 54.35 (=3) | 1:24.54 (5) | 28.74 (4) | 30.19 (6) | 30.74 (=5) | ||
| 5 | – | Krzysztof Chmielewski | POL | 1:55.29 | 0.65 | 25.69 (6) | 54.65 (6) | 1:24.46 (4) | 28.96 (5) | 29.81 (3) | 30.83 (7) | ||
| 6 | – | Noè Ponti | SUI | 1:55.37 | 0.69 | 25.70 (7) | 55.10 (8) | 1:25.43 (8) | 29.40 (8) | 30.33 (8) | 29.94 (1) | ||
| 7 | – | Daiya Seto | JPN | 1:55.50 | 0.61 | 25.30 (3) | 54.61 (5) | 1:24.76 (6) | 29.31 (7) | 30.15 (5) | 30.74 (=5) | ||
| 8 | – | Léon Marchand | FRA | 1:55.68 | 0.68 | 25.77 (8) | 54.77 (7) | 1:24.98 (7) | 29.00 (6) | 30.21 (7) | 30.70 (=3) |
Final Round
| Date | 28 July 2021 — 10:49 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | Reaction Time | 50 m | 100 m | 150 m | 50-100 m Time (Rank) | 100-150 m Time (Rank) | 150-200 m Time (Rank) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Kristóf Milák | HUN | 1:51.25 | 0.66 | 24.48 (1) | 53.48 (3) | 1:22.15 (1) | 29.00 (5) | 28.67 (1) | 29.10 (1) | ||
| 2 | – | Tomoru Honda | JPN | 1:53.73 | 0.62 | 25.52 (4) | 54.43 (4) | 1:23.90 (4) | 28.91 (3) | 29.47 (2) | 29.83 (3) | ||
| 3 | – | Federico Burdisso | ITA | 1:54.45 | 0.66 | 25.00 (3) | 53.42 (2) | 1:23.10 (2) | 28.42 (1) | 29.68 (4) | 31.35 (8) | ||
| 4 | – | Tamás Kenderesi | HUN | 1:54.52 | 0.68 | 25.57 (6) | 55.13 (7) | 1:24.71 (6) | 29.56 (8) | 29.58 (3) | 29.81 (2) | ||
| 5 | – | Chad le Clos | RSA | 1:54.93 | 0.59 | 24.66 (2) | 53.32 (1) | 1:23.61 (3) | 28.66 (2) | 30.29 (8) | 31.32 (7) | ||
| 6 | – | Leonardo de Deus | BRA | 1:55.19 | 0.66 | 25.73 (7) | 55.05 (6) | 1:24.97 (7) | 29.32 (7) | 29.92 (5) | 30.22 (4) | ||
| 7 | – | Gunnar Bentz | USA | 1:55.46 | 0.70 | 25.54 (5) | 54.46 (5) | 1:24.66 (5) | 28.92 (4) | 30.20 (6) | 30.80 (6) | ||
| 8 | – | Krzysztof Chmielewski | POL | 1:55.88 | 0.63 | 25.96 (8) | 55.24 (8) | 1:25.47 (8) | 29.28 (6) | 30.23 (7) | 30.41 (5) |