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200 metres Breaststroke, Men

Date	31 July – 1 August 2012
Status	Olympic
Location	London Aquatics Centre, Olympic Park, Stratford, London
Participants	34 from 28 countries

Kosuke Kitajima of Japan had won gold in this event in 2004 and 2008, but had lost the 2011 World Championships to Hungarian Dániel Gyurta, who was also 2009 World Champion. Gyurta had finished second to Kitajima in 2004 at Athens but was fifth in Beijing. Kitajima was attempting to become the first man to three-peat in swimming at the Olympics, something he would attempted in the London 100 breaststroke.

Both qualified easily for the final in London. In the final Kitajima took it out fast, leading at 50 metres in 28.64, under the world record split. On the second lap, he was caught by Gyurta and Britain’s Michael Jamieson, and Gyurta did not let up. He continued to push the pace and would finish in a world record 2:07.28. Kitajima could not maintain contact, but Jamieson remained close throughout, finishing for silver in 2:07.43, the fourth-fastest time ever. Kitajima was outtouched at the final wall for the bronze medal by his teammate Ryo Tateishi. Kitajima’s attempt to three-peat in the 100 breast also came up short of the podium when he finished fifth.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	R1	SF	Final
1	Dániel Gyurta	HUN	2:08.71 (1 h3)	2:08.32 (1 h2)	2:07.28 (1)	Gold
2	Michael Jamieson	GBR	2:08.98 (2 h3)	2:08.20 (1 h1)	2:07.43 (2)	Silver
3	Ryo Tateishi	JPN	2:09.37 (1 h4)	2:09.13 (3 h1)	2:08.29 (3)	Bronze
4	Kosuke Kitajima	JPN	2:09.43 (2 h5)	2:09.03 (4 h2)	2:08.35 (4)
5	Scott Weltz	USA	2:09.67 (3 h3)	2:08.99 (3 h2)	2:09.02 (5)
6	Clark Burckle	USA	2:09.55 (2 h4)	2:09.11 (2 h1)	2:09.25 (6)
7	Brenton Rickard	AUS	2:11.41 (6 h5)	2:09.31 (5 h2)	2:09.28 (7)
8	Andrew Willis	GBR	2:09.33 (1 h5)	2:08.47 (2 h2)	2:09.44 (8)
9	Tales Cerdeira	BRA	2:11.05 (4 h4)	2:09.77 (4 h1)	–
10	Vyacheslav Sinkevich	RUS	2:10.48 (3 h4)	2:09.90 (6 h2)	–
11	Giedrius Titenis	LTU	2:10.36 (3 h5)	2:09.95 (5 h1)	–
12	Christian vom Lehn	GER	2:11.66 (5 h4)	2:10.50 (6 h1)	–
13	Marco Koch	GER	2:10.61 (4 h5)	2:10.73 (7 h2)	–
14	Glenn Snyders	NZL	2:10.55 (4 h3)	2:11.14 (7 h1)	–
15	Laurent Carnol	LUX	2:10.83 (5 h5)	2:11.17 (8 h1)	–
16	Scott Dickens	CAN	2:10.95 (1 h2)	2:11.71 (8 h2)	–
17	Matti Mattsson	FIN	2:11.81 (5 h3)	–	–
18	Lennart Stekelenburg	NED	2:12.02 (7 h5)	–	–
19	Henrique Barbosa	BRA	2:12.05 (6 h4)	–	–
20	Ákos Molnár	HUN	2:12.42 (7 h4)	–	–
21	Sławomir Kuczko	POL	2:12.51 (2 h2)	–	–
22	Ihor Borysyk	UKR	2:12.61 (6 h3)	–	–
23	Tomáš Klobučník	SVK	2:13.40 (3 h2)	–	–
24	Yannick Käser	SUI	2:13.49 (8 h4)	–	–
25	Choi Gyu-Ung	KOR	2:13.57 (7 h3)	–	–
26	Christian Schurr	MEX	2:14.16 (4 h2)	–	–
27	Panagiotis Samilidis	GRE	2:14.82 (8 h3)	–	–
28	Irakli Bolkvadze	GEO	2:15.86 (1 h1)	–	–
29	Hunor Mate	AUT	2:15.98 (5 h2)	–	–
30	Nuttapong Ketin	THA	2:16.07 (6 h2)	–	–
31	Jakob Sveinsson	ISL	2:16.72 (7 h2)	–	–
32	Dmitry Aleksandrov	KGZ	2:17.92 (2 h1)	–	–
33	Chen Cheng	CHN	2:19.83 (8 h5)	–	–
34	Mamitina Ramantsoa Tsilavina	MAD	– (DQ h1)	–	–

Round One

Date	31 July 2012 — 10:40
Format	Fastest 16 swimmers advanced to semi-finals

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	–	Dániel Gyurta	HUN	2:08.71	Q
2	–	Michael Jamieson	GBR	2:08.98	Q
3	–	Andrew Willis	GBR	2:09.33	Q
4	–	Ryo Tateishi	JPN	2:09.37	Q
5	–	Kosuke Kitajima	JPN	2:09.43	Q
6	–	Clark Burckle	USA	2:09.55	Q
7	–	Scott Weltz	USA	2:09.67	Q
8	–	Giedrius Titenis	LTU	2:10.36	Q
9	–	Vyacheslav Sinkevich	RUS	2:10.48	Q
10	–	Glenn Snyders	NZL	2:10.55	Q
11	–	Marco Koch	GER	2:10.61	Q
12	–	Laurent Carnol	LUX	2:10.83	Q
13	–	Scott Dickens	CAN	2:10.95	Q
14	–	Tales Cerdeira	BRA	2:11.05	Q
15	–	Brenton Rickard	AUS	2:11.41	Q
16	–	Christian vom Lehn	GER	2:11.66	Q
17	–	Matti Mattsson	FIN	2:11.81
18	–	Lennart Stekelenburg	NED	2:12.02
19	–	Henrique Barbosa	BRA	2:12.05
20	–	Ákos Molnár	HUN	2:12.42
21	–	Sławomir Kuczko	POL	2:12.51
22	–	Ihor Borysyk	UKR	2:12.61
23	–	Tomáš Klobučník	SVK	2:13.40
24	–	Yannick Käser	SUI	2:13.49
25	–	Choi Gyu-Ung	KOR	2:13.57
26	–	Christian Schurr	MEX	2:14.16
27	–	Panagiotis Samilidis	GRE	2:14.82
28	–	Irakli Bolkvadze	GEO	2:15.86
29	–	Hunor Mate	AUT	2:15.98
30	–	Nuttapong Ketin	THA	2:16.07
31	–	Jakob Sveinsson	ISL	2:16.72
32	–	Dmitry Aleksandrov	KGZ	2:17.92
33	–	Chen Cheng	CHN	2:19.83
DQ	–	Mamitina Ramantsoa Tsilavina	MAD	–

Heat #1

Time	10:40

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	–	Irakli Bolkvadze	GEO	2:15.86	0.75	30.71 (1)	1:04.99 (1)	1:40.03 (1)	34.28	35.04	35.83
2	–	Dmitry Aleksandrov	KGZ	2:17.92	0.74	31.66 (2)	1:06.35 (2)	1:41.75 (2)	34.69	35.40	36.17
DQ	–	Mamitina Ramantsoa Tsilavina	MAD	–	[0.66]	[33.23] ([3])	[1:11.76] ([3])	– (–)	[38.53]	–	–

Heat #2

Time	10:44

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	–	Scott Dickens	CAN	2:10.95	0.69	29.07 (1)	1:01.77 (1)	1:35.81 (1)	32.70	34.04	35.14	Q
2	–	Sławomir Kuczko	POL	2:12.51	0.74	30.08 (4)	1:03.42 (2)	1:37.69 (2)	33.34	34.27	34.82
3	–	Tomáš Klobučník	SVK	2:13.40	0.69	29.94 (2)	1:04.03 (4)	1:39.07 (4)	34.09	35.04	34.33
4	–	Christian Schurr	MEX	2:14.16	0.70	30.07 (3)	1:03.77 (3)	1:38.29 (3)	33.70	34.52	35.87
5	–	Hunor Mate	AUT	2:15.98	0.71	31.13 (7)	1:05.51 (7)	1:40.65 (7)	34.38	35.14	35.33
6	–	Nuttapong Ketin	THA	2:16.07	0.82	30.60 (6)	1:04.57 (5)	1:40.15 (5)	33.97	35.58	35.92
7	–	Jakob Sveinsson	ISL	2:16.72	0.72	30.22 (5)	1:05.19 (6)	1:40.29 (6)	34.97	35.10	36.43

Heat #3

Time	10:48

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	–	Dániel Gyurta	HUN	2:08.71	0.75	29.43 (1)	1:02.41 (1)	1:35.23 (1)	32.98	32.82	33.48	Q
2	–	Michael Jamieson	GBR	2:08.98	0.79	29.57 (3)	1:02.42 (2)	1:35.50 (2)	32.85	33.08	33.48	Q
3	–	Scott Weltz	USA	2:09.67	0.76	29.92 (7)	1:03.68 (7)	1:36.49 (4)	33.76	32.81	33.18	Q
4	–	Glenn Snyders	NZL	2:10.55	0.61	29.46 (2)	1:03.04 (4)	1:36.78 (5)	33.58	33.74	33.77	Q
5	–	Matti Mattsson	FIN	2:11.81	0.73	29.75 (4)	1:02.74 (3)	1:36.22 (3)	32.99	33.48	35.59
6	–	Ihor Borysyk	UKR	2:12.61	0.78	29.91 (6)	1:03.25 (6)	1:37.14 (6)	33.34	33.89	35.47
7	–	Choi Gyu-Ung	KOR	2:13.57	0.71	30.31 (8)	1:03.88 (8)	1:37.87 (7)	33.57	33.99	35.70
8	–	Panagiotis Samilidis	GRE	2:14.82	0.70	29.76 (5)	1:03.18 (5)	1:38.27 (8)	33.42	35.09	36.55

Heat #4

Time	10:52

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	–	Ryo Tateishi	JPN	2:09.37	0.65	29.51 (3)	1:02.44 (1)	1:35.59 (1)	32.93	33.15	33.78	Q
2	–	Clark Burckle	USA	2:09.55	0.60	29.48 (2)	1:02.52 (3)	1:35.79 (2)	33.04	33.27	33.76	Q
3	–	Vyacheslav Sinkevich	RUS	2:10.48	0.68	30.06 (5)	1:03.24 (4)	1:36.95 (4)	33.18	33.71	33.53	Q
4	–	Tales Cerdeira	BRA	2:11.05	0.71	29.43 (1)	1:02.46 (2)	1:36.19 (3)	33.03	33.73	34.86	Q
5	–	Christian vom Lehn	GER	2:11.66	0.74	30.37 (8)	1:04.04 (8)	1:37.70 (7)	33.67	33.66	33.96	Q
6	–	Henrique Barbosa	BRA	2:12.05	0.73	29.83 (4)	1:03.33 (5)	1:37.13 (5)	33.50	33.80	34.92
7	–	Ákos Molnár	HUN	2:12.42	0.75	30.12 (6)	1:03.59 (6)	1:37.47 (6)	33.47	33.88	34.95
8	–	Yannick Käser	SUI	2:13.49	0.73	30.14 (7)	1:03.85 (7)	1:37.90 (8)	33.71	34.05	35.59

Heat #5

Time	10:56

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	–	Andrew Willis	GBR	2:09.33	0.72	28.90 (1)	1:01.64 (1)	1:35.30 (1)	32.74	33.66	34.03	Q
2	–	Kosuke Kitajima	JPN	2:09.43	0.67	29.18 (2)	1:01.94 (2)	1:35.64 (2)	32.76	33.70	33.79	Q
3	–	Giedrius Titenis	LTU	2:10.36	0.75	29.34 (3)	1:02.44 (3)	1:35.99 (3)	33.10	33.55	34.37	Q
4	–	Marco Koch	GER	2:10.61	0.75	29.77 (5)	1:02.80 (5)	1:36.17 (4)	33.03	33.37	34.44	Q
5	–	Laurent Carnol	LUX	2:10.83	0.74	29.93 (6)	1:03.03 (6)	1:36.60 (6)	33.10	33.57	34.23	Q
6	–	Brenton Rickard	AUS	2:11.41	0.74	29.56 (4)	1:02.46 (4)	1:36.46 (5)	32.90	34.00	34.95	Q
7	–	Lennart Stekelenburg	NED	2:12.02	0.70	30.19 (8)	1:03.51 (7)	1:37.31 (7)	33.32	33.80	34.71
8	–	Chen Cheng	CHN	2:19.83	0.73	30.13 (7)	1:04.66 (8)	1:41.18 (8)	34.53	36.52	38.65

Semi-Finals

Date	31 July 2012 — 20:20
Format	Fastest eight swimmers advanced to final

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	–	Michael Jamieson	GBR	2:08.20	Q
2	–	Dániel Gyurta	HUN	2:08.32	Q
3	–	Andrew Willis	GBR	2:08.47	Q
4	–	Scott Weltz	USA	2:08.99	Q
5	–	Kosuke Kitajima	JPN	2:09.03	Q
6	–	Clark Burckle	USA	2:09.11	Q
7	–	Ryo Tateishi	JPN	2:09.13	Q
8	–	Brenton Rickard	AUS	2:09.31	Q
9	–	Tales Cerdeira	BRA	2:09.77
10	–	Vyacheslav Sinkevich	RUS	2:09.90
11	–	Giedrius Titenis	LTU	2:09.95
12	–	Christian vom Lehn	GER	2:10.50
13	–	Marco Koch	GER	2:10.73
14	–	Glenn Snyders	NZL	2:11.14
15	–	Laurent Carnol	LUX	2:11.17
16	–	Scott Dickens	CAN	2:11.71

Heat #1

Time	20:20

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	–	Michael Jamieson	GBR	2:08.20	0.82	29.35 (5)	1:01.88 (3)	1:34.77 (1)	32.53	32.89	33.43	Q
2	–	Clark Burckle	USA	2:09.11	0.64	29.41 (7)	1:02.01 (4)	1:35.44 (4)	32.60	33.43	33.67	Q
3	–	Ryo Tateishi	JPN	2:09.13	0.64	29.15 (2)	1:01.85 (2)	1:35.03 (2)	32.70	33.18	34.10	Q
4	–	Tales Cerdeira	BRA	2:09.77	0.67	28.94 (1)	1:01.68 (1)	1:35.12 (3)	32.74	33.44	34.65
5	–	Giedrius Titenis	LTU	2:09.95	0.76	29.33 (4)	1:02.11 (5)	1:35.48 (5)	32.78	33.37	34.47
6	–	Christian vom Lehn	GER	2:10.50	0.74	29.25 (3)	1:02.25 (6)	1:35.94 (6)	33.00	33.69	34.56
7	–	Glenn Snyders	NZL	2:11.14	0.65	29.38 (6)	1:02.74 (7)	1:36.52 (7)	33.36	33.78	34.62
8	–	Laurent Carnol	LUX	2:11.17	0.76	29.96 (8)	1:03.49 (8)	1:37.26 (8)	33.53	33.77	33.91

Heat #2

Time	20:28

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	–	Dániel Gyurta	HUN	2:08.32	0.73	29.41 (4)	1:02.25 (5)	1:35.34 (3)	32.84	33.09	32.98	Q
2	–	Andrew Willis	GBR	2:08.47	0.73	29.07 (2)	1:01.91 (2)	1:35.06 (1)	32.84	33.15	33.41	Q
3	–	Scott Weltz	USA	2:08.99	0.72	29.70 (7)	1:02.76 (6)	1:35.60 (6)	33.06	32.84	33.39	Q
4	–	Kosuke Kitajima	JPN	2:09.03	0.68	29.05 (1)	1:01.82 (1)	1:35.43 (4)	32.77	33.61	33.60	Q
5	–	Brenton Rickard	AUS	2:09.31	0.75	29.21 (3)	1:02.14 (4)	1:35.14 (2)	32.93	33.00	34.17	Q
6	–	Vyacheslav Sinkevich	RUS	2:09.90	0.70	29.56 (5)	1:02.06 (3)	1:35.51 (5)	32.50	33.45	34.39
7	–	Marco Koch	GER	2:10.73	0.74	29.65 (6)	1:03.01 (7)	1:36.46 (7)	33.36	33.45	34.27
8	–	Scott Dickens	CAN	2:11.71	0.72	29.79 (8)	1:03.64 (8)	1:37.59 (8)	33.85	33.95	34.12

Final Round

Date	1 August 2012 — 19:30

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	–	Dániel Gyurta	HUN	2:07.28	0.75	29.19 (2)	1:01.56 (2)	1:34.16 (1)	32.37	32.60	33.12	WR
2	–	Michael Jamieson	GBR	2:07.43	0.78	29.20 (3)	1:01.92 (4)	1:34.81 (3)	32.72	32.89	32.62
3	–	Ryo Tateishi	JPN	2:08.29	0.64	29.25 (5)	1:02.27 (6)	1:34.81 (3)	33.02	32.54	33.48
4	–	Kosuke Kitajima	JPN	2:08.35	0.64	28.64 (1)	1:01.40 (1)	1:34.47 (2)	32.76	33.07	33.88
5	–	Scott Weltz	USA	2:09.02	0.72	29.65 (8)	1:03.16 (8)	1:35.86 (8)	33.51	32.70	33.16
6	–	Clark Burckle	USA	2:09.25	0.68	29.55 (7)	1:02.43 (7)	1:35.60 (7)	32.88	33.17	33.65
7	–	Brenton Rickard	AUS	2:09.28	0.73	29.26 (6)	1:02.12 (5)	1:35.53 (6)	32.86	33.41	33.75
8	–	Andrew Willis	GBR	2:09.44	0.74	29.21 (4)	1:01.82 (3)	1:35.03 (5)	32.61	33.21	34.41