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200 metres Freestyle, Men

Date	7 – 8 August 2016
Status	Olympic
Location	Estádio Aquático Olímpico, Parque Olímpico da Barra, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro
Participants	47 from 36 countries

British swimmer James Guy had won this event at the 2015 World Championships, but Sun Yang of China led the world list coming into Rio. Defending gold medalist Yannick Agnel of France was back, although he had only finished third in the French Olympic trials and was controversially added to the team for this event. German Paul Biedermann was the world record holder, but set that mark in the high-tech suit era, and had never won an Olympic medal.

Sun won the gold medal, swimming 1:44.65, ahead of the surprising Chad le Clos of South Africa, who set an African record with 1:45.20. Bronze went to American Conor Dwyer as Guy finished fourth and Biedermann sixth.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	R1	SF	Final
1	Sun Yang	CHN	1:45.75 (1 h5)	1:44.63 (1 h2)	1:44.65 (1)	Gold
2	Chad le Clos	RSA	1:45.89 (2 h5)	1:45.94 (5 h2)	1:45.20 (2)	Silver
3	Conor Dwyer	USA	1:45.95 (1 h6)	1:45.55 (1 h1)	1:45.23 (3)	Bronze
4	James Guy	GBR	1:46.13 (2 h6)	1:46.23 (3 h1)	1:45.49 (4)
5	Townley Haas	USA	1:46.13 (2 h4)	1:45.92 (4 h2)	1:45.58 (5)
6	Paul Biedermann	GER	1:45.78 (1 h4)	1:45.69 (2 h1)	1:45.84 (6)
7	Kosuke Hagino	JPN	1:46.19 (3 h6)	1:45.45 (2 h2)	1:45.90 (7)
8	Aleksandr Krasnykh	RUS	1:47.15 (5 h6)	1:45.69 (3 h2)	1:45.91 (8)
9	Thomas Fraser-Holmes	AUS	1:46.49 (4 h5)	1:46.24 (6 h2)	–
10	Kacper Majchrzak	POL	1:47.12 (6 h5)	1:46.30 (4 h1)	–
11	Sebastiaan Verschuren	NED	1:46.32 (3 h5)	1:46.34 (5 h1)	–
12	Myles Brown	RSA	1:46.78 (5 h5)	1:46.57 (6 h1)	–
13	Velimir Stjepanović	SRB	1:46.64 (4 h6)	1:47.28 (7 h1)	–
14	Glenn Surgeloose	BEL	1:47.19 (5 h4)	1:47.36 (8 h1)	–
15	Dominik Kozma	HUN	1:46.68 (4 h4)	1:47.53 (7 h2)	–
16	Cristian Quintero	VEN	1:47.02 (1 h2)	1:48.00 (8 h2)	–
17	Jérémy Stravius	FRA	1:46.67 (3 h4)	–	–
18	Felix Auböck	AUT	1:47.24 (1 h3)	–	–
19	Yannick Agnel	FRA	1:47.35 (6 h4)	–	–
20	Matt Stanley	NZL	1:47.37 (2 h3)	–	–
21	Matias Koski	FIN	1:47.40 (6 h6)	–	–
22	Federico Grabich	ARG	1:47.41 (3 h3)	–	–
23	Andrea D'Arrigo	ITA	1:47.46 (4 h3)	–	–
24	Marwan El-Kamash	EGY	1:47.52 (5 h3)	–	–
25	João de Lucca	BRA	1:47.63 (7 h4)	–	–
26	Welson Sim	MAS	1:47.67 (6 h3)	–	–
27	Dion Dreesens	NED	1:47.76 (7 h6)	–	–
28	Christoph Fildebrandt	GER	1:47.81 (7 h5)	–	–
29	Park Tae-Hwan	KOR	1:48.06 (8 h6)	–	–
30	David McKeon	AUS	1:48.38 (8 h5)	–	–
31	Khader Baqlah	JOR	1:48.42 (1 h1)	–	–
32	Shang Keyuan	CHN	1:48.46 (2 h2)	–	–
33	Marco Belotti	ITA	1:48.71 (3 h2)	–	–
34	Alexei Sancov	MDA	1:48.85 (2 h1)	–	–
35	Cam Kurle	GBR	1:49.08 (4 h2)	–	–
36	Nikita Lobintsev	RUS	1:49.35 (7 h3)	–	–
37	Péter Bernek	HUN	1:49.73 (8 h3)	–	–
38	Alexandre Haldemann	SUI	1:49.94 (5 h2)	–	–
39	Anže Tavčar	SLO	1:49.96 (3 h1)	–	–
40	Henrik Christiansen	NOR	1:50.09 (6 h2)	–	–
=41	Hoàng Quý Phước	VIE	1:50.39 (=7 h2)	–	–
=41	Ahmed Mathlouthi	TUN	1:50.39 (=7 h2)	–	–
43	Marcelo Acosta	ESA	1:51.46 (4 h1)	–	–
44	Noah Mascoll-Gomes	ANT	1:53.16 (5 h1)	–	–
45	Mikel Schreuders	ARU	1:55.10 (6 h1)	–	–
46	Brandon Schuster	SAM	1:57.72 (7 h1)	–	–
47	Ahmed Gebrel	PLE	1:59.71 (8 h1)	–	–
DNS	Nicolas Oliveira	BRA	– (DNS h4)	–	–

Round One

Date	7 August 2016 — 13:19
Format	Fastest 16 swimmers advanced to semi-finals

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	4	Sun Yang	CHN	1:45.75	Q
2	4	Paul Biedermann	GER	1:45.78	Q
3	6	Chad le Clos	RSA	1:45.89	Q
4	3	Conor Dwyer	USA	1:45.95	Q
=5	5	Townley Haas	USA	1:46.13	Q
=5	4	James Guy	GBR	1:46.13	Q
7	5	Kosuke Hagino	JPN	1:46.19	Q
8	3	Sebastiaan Verschuren	NED	1:46.32	Q
9	5	Thomas Fraser-Holmes	AUS	1:46.49	Q
10	6	Velimir Stjepanović	SRB	1:46.64	Q
11	6	Jérémy Stravius	FRA	1:46.67		1
12	8	Dominik Kozma	HUN	1:46.68	Q
13	7	Myles Brown	RSA	1:46.78	Q
14	4	Cristian Quintero	VEN	1:47.02	Q
15	1	Kacper Majchrzak	POL	1:47.12	Q
16	7	Aleksandr Krasnykh	RUS	1:47.15	Q
17	7	Glenn Surgeloose	BEL	1:47.19	Q
18	6	Felix Auböck	AUT	1:47.24
19	3	Yannick Agnel	FRA	1:47.35
20	7	Matt Stanley	NZL	1:47.37
21	8	Matias Koski	FIN	1:47.40
22	4	Federico Grabich	ARG	1:47.41
23	3	Andrea D'Arrigo	ITA	1:47.46
24	8	Marwan El-Kamash	EGY	1:47.52
25	2	João de Lucca	BRA	1:47.63
26	2	Welson Sim	MAS	1:47.67
27	1	Dion Dreesens	NED	1:47.76
28	8	Christoph Fildebrandt	GER	1:47.81
29	2	Park Tae-Hwan	KOR	1:48.06
30	2	David McKeon	AUS	1:48.38
31	4	Khader Baqlah	JOR	1:48.42
32	6	Shang Keyuan	CHN	1:48.46
33	5	Marco Belotti	ITA	1:48.71
34	3	Alexei Sancov	MDA	1:48.85
35	3	Cam Kurle	GBR	1:49.08
36	1	Nikita Lobintsev	RUS	1:49.35
37	5	Péter Bernek	HUN	1:49.73
38	2	Alexandre Haldemann	SUI	1:49.94
39	5	Anže Tavčar	SLO	1:49.96
40	1	Henrik Christiansen	NOR	1:50.09
=41	7	Hoàng Quý Phước	VIE	1:50.39
=41	8	Ahmed Mathlouthi	TUN	1:50.39
43	6	Marcelo Acosta	ESA	1:51.46
44	7	Noah Mascoll-Gomes	ANT	1:53.16
45	2	Mikel Schreuders	ARU	1:55.10
46	1	Brandon Schuster	SAM	1:57.72
47	8	Ahmed Gebrel	PLE	1:59.71
DNS	1	Nicolas Oliveira	BRA	–

Heat #1

Time	13:19

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	4	Khader Baqlah	JOR	1:48.42	0.73	25.29 (2)	52.89 (2)	1:20.73 (2)	27.60 (2)	27.84 (1)	27.69 (2)
2	3	Alexei Sancov	MDA	1:48.85	0.64	25.61 (3)	53.56 (3)	1:21.46 (3)	27.95 (3)	27.90 (2)	27.39 (1)
3	5	Anže Tavčar	SLO	1:49.96	0.76	25.14 (1)	52.49 (1)	1:20.53 (1)	27.35 (1)	28.04 (3)	29.43 (4)
4	6	Marcelo Acosta	ESA	1:51.46	0.66	26.21 (5)	54.35 (4)	1:23.11 (4)	28.14 (4)	28.76 (5)	28.35 (3)
5	7	Noah Mascoll-Gomes	ANT	1:53.16	0.68	26.72 (6)	54.88 (6)	1:23.63 (5)	28.16 (5)	28.75 (4)	29.53 (5)
6	2	Mikel Schreuders	ARU	1:55.10	0.71	26.03 (4)	54.38 (5)	1:23.70 (6)	28.35 (6)	29.32 (6)	31.40 (7)
7	1	Brandon Schuster	SAM	1:57.72	0.70	26.78 (7)	56.83 (8)	1:27.00 (7)	30.05 (8)	30.17 (7)	30.72 (6)
8	8	Ahmed Gebrel	PLE	1:59.71	0.74	27.66 (8)	56.65 (7)	1:27.81 (8)	28.99 (7)	31.19 (8)	31.90 (8)

Heat #2

Time	13:24

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	4	Cristian Quintero	VEN	1:47.02	0.66	25.06 (2)	51.93 (1)	1:19.15 (1)	26.87 (1)	27.22 (1)	27.87 (3)	Q
2	6	Shang Keyuan	CHN	1:48.46	0.71	25.76 (6)	53.60 (6)	1:21.68 (6)	27.84 (=5)	28.08 (4)	26.78 (1)
3	5	Marco Belotti	ITA	1:48.71	0.66	25.37 (3)	53.01 (3)	1:21.22 (4)	27.64 (3)	28.21 (6)	27.49 (2)
4	3	Cam Kurle	GBR	1:49.08	0.73	25.38 (4)	53.05 (4)	1:20.92 (3)	27.67 (4)	27.87 (3)	28.16 (5)
5	2	Alexandre Haldemann	SUI	1:49.94	0.78	24.95 (1)	52.55 (2)	1:20.22 (2)	27.60 (2)	27.67 (2)	29.72 (8)
6	1	Henrik Christiansen	NOR	1:50.09	0.76	25.62 (5)	53.55 (5)	1:21.66 (5)	27.93 (8)	28.11 (5)	28.43 (7)
=7	7	Hoàng Quý Phước	VIE	1:50.39	0.67	25.84 (7)	53.74 (7)	1:22.38 (8)	27.90 (7)	28.64 (8)	28.01 (4)
=7	8	Ahmed Mathlouthi	TUN	1:50.39	0.70	26.01 (8)	53.85 (8)	1:22.18 (7)	27.84 (=5)	28.33 (7)	28.21 (6)

Heat #3

Time	13:29

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	6	Felix Auböck	AUT	1:47.24	0.78	25.91 (8)	53.00 (8)	1:20.31 (7)	27.09 (4)	27.31 (3)	26.93 (1)
2	7	Matt Stanley	NZL	1:47.37	0.73	25.57 (7)	52.20 (4)	1:19.72 (3)	26.63 (1)	27.52 (5)	27.65 (3)
3	4	Federico Grabich	ARG	1:47.41	0.67	24.53 (1)	51.47 (1)	1:18.91 (1)	26.94 (2)	27.44 (4)	28.50 (6)
4	3	Andrea D'Arrigo	ITA	1:47.46	0.69	25.34 (4)	52.56 (5)	1:19.61 (2)	27.22 (6)	27.05 (1)	27.85 (4)
5	8	Marwan El-Kamash	EGY	1:47.52	0.68	24.99 (3)	52.02 (3)	1:19.89 (5)	27.03 (3)	27.87 (6)	27.63 (2)
6	2	Welson Sim	MAS	1:47.67	0.70	25.52 (6)	52.65 (6)	1:19.78 (4)	27.13 (5)	27.13 (2)	27.89 (5)
7	1	Nikita Lobintsev	RUS	1:49.35	0.72	24.65 (2)	51.89 (2)	1:19.90 (6)	27.24 (7)	28.01 (7)	29.45 (8)
8	5	Péter Bernek	HUN	1:49.73	0.74	25.46 (5)	52.90 (7)	1:21.06 (8)	27.44 (8)	28.16 (8)	28.67 (7)

Heat #4

Time	13:34

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	4	Paul Biedermann	GER	1:45.78	0.84	24.99 (5)	51.70 (5)	1:18.72 (1)	26.71 (4)	27.02 (1)	27.06 (2)	Q
2	5	Townley Haas	USA	1:46.13	0.79	24.90 (4)	51.50 (2)	1:18.86 (2)	26.60 (1)	27.36 (=3)	27.27 (3)	Q
3	6	Jérémy Stravius	FRA	1:46.67	0.70	24.46 (1)	51.08 (1)	1:19.04 (4)	26.62 (2)	27.96 (7)	27.63 (4)		2
4	8	Dominik Kozma	HUN	1:46.68	0.71	24.84 (3)	51.53 (3)	1:18.93 (3)	26.69 (3)	27.40 (5)	27.75 (5)	Q
5	7	Glenn Surgeloose	BEL	1:47.19	0.74	25.85 (7)	52.97 (7)	1:20.33 (7)	27.12 (6)	27.36 (=3)	26.86 (1)	Q
6	3	Yannick Agnel	FRA	1:47.35	0.70	24.58 (2)	51.63 (4)	1:19.05 (5)	27.05 (5)	27.42 (6)	28.30 (7)
7	2	João de Lucca	BRA	1:47.63	0.68	25.07 (6)	52.22 (6)	1:19.36 (6)	27.15 (7)	27.14 (2)	28.27 (6)
DNS	1	Nicolas Oliveira	BRA	–	–	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)	– (–)

Heat #5

Time	13:39

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	4	Sun Yang	CHN	1:45.75	0.77	25.36 (8)	52.23 (6)	1:19.35 (4)	26.87 (3)	27.12 (1)	26.40 (1)	Q
2	6	Chad le Clos	RSA	1:45.89	0.66	24.16 (1)	50.66 (1)	1:18.34 (1)	26.50 (1)	27.68 (6)	27.55 (6)	Q
3	3	Sebastiaan Verschuren	NED	1:46.32	0.70	25.03 (4)	52.06 (4)	1:19.25 (=2)	27.03 (6)	27.19 (2)	27.07 (=3)	Q
4	5	Thomas Fraser-Holmes	AUS	1:46.49	0.67	24.72 (2)	51.68 (2)	1:19.25 (=2)	26.96 (4)	27.57 (5)	27.24 (5)	Q
5	7	Myles Brown	RSA	1:46.78	0.68	24.82 (3)	51.79 (3)	1:19.71 (5)	26.97 (5)	27.92 (7)	27.07 (=3)	Q
6	1	Kacper Majchrzak	POL	1:47.12	0.70	25.24 (6)	52.99 (8)	1:20.32 (8)	27.75 (8)	27.33 (4)	26.80 (2)	Q
7	8	Christoph Fildebrandt	GER	1:47.81	0.66	25.33 (7)	52.09 (5)	1:20.03 (6)	26.76 (2)	27.94 (8)	27.78 (7)
8	2	David McKeon	AUS	1:48.38	0.71	25.23 (5)	52.80 (7)	1:20.06 (7)	27.57 (7)	27.26 (3)	28.32 (8)

Heat #6

Time	13:44

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	3	Conor Dwyer	USA	1:45.95	0.67	24.73 (1)	51.63 (3)	1:18.81 (1)	26.90 (4)	27.18 (1)	27.14 (3)	Q
2	4	James Guy	GBR	1:46.13	0.65	24.77 (3)	51.52 (2)	1:19.03 (2)	26.75 (=2)	27.51 (4)	27.10 (2)	Q
3	5	Kosuke Hagino	JPN	1:46.19	0.66	24.99 (5)	52.09 (6)	1:19.72 (5)	27.1 (=6)	27.63 (5)	26.47 (1)	Q
4	6	Velimir Stjepanović	SRB	1:46.64	0.66	24.75 (2)	51.36 (1)	1:19.05 (3)	26.61 (1)	27.69 (6)	27.59 (6)	Q
5	7	Aleksandr Krasnykh	RUS	1:47.15	0.67	25.30 (7)	52.05 (5)	1:19.34 (4)	26.75 (=2)	27.29 (2)	27.81 (8)	Q
6	8	Matias Koski	FIN	1:47.40	0.70	24.84 (4)	51.76 (4)	1:20.02 (6)	26.92 (5)	28.26 (8)	27.38 (4)
7	1	Dion Dreesens	NED	1:47.76	0.76	25.64 (8)	52.74 (8)	1:20.23 (7)	27.1 (=6)	27.49 (3)	27.53 (5)
8	2	Park Tae-Hwan	KOR	1:48.06	0.65	25.18 (6)	52.54 (7)	1:20.33 (8)	27.36 (8)	27.79 (7)	27.73 (7)

Semi-Finals

Date	7 August 2016 — 22:11
Format	Fastest eight swimmers advanced to final

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	4	Sun Yang	CHN	1:44.63	Q
2	6	Kosuke Hagino	JPN	1:45.45	Q
3	5	Conor Dwyer	USA	1:45.55	Q
=4	4	Paul Biedermann	GER	1:45.69	Q
=4	8	Aleksandr Krasnykh	RUS	1:45.69	Q
6	3	Townley Haas	USA	1:45.92	Q
7	5	Chad le Clos	RSA	1:45.94	Q
8	3	James Guy	GBR	1:46.23	Q
9	2	Thomas Fraser-Holmes	AUS	1:46.24
10	1	Kacper Majchrzak	POL	1:46.30
11	6	Sebastiaan Verschuren	NED	1:46.34
12	7	Myles Brown	RSA	1:46.57
13	2	Velimir Stjepanović	SRB	1:47.28
14	8	Glenn Surgeloose	BEL	1:47.36
15	7	Dominik Kozma	HUN	1:47.53
16	1	Cristian Quintero	VEN	1:48.00

Heat #1

Time	22:11

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	5	Conor Dwyer	USA	1:45.55	0.68	24.72 (3)	51.68 (3)	1:18.79 (3)	26.96 (5)	27.11 (2)	26.76 (1)	Q
2	4	Paul Biedermann	GER	1:45.69	0.83	24.88 (5)	51.73 (4)	1:18.76 (2)	26.85 (3)	27.03 (1)	26.93 (3)	Q
3	3	James Guy	GBR	1:46.23	0.64	24.52 (2)	51.44 (2)	1:18.72 (1)	26.92 (4)	27.28 (3)	27.51 (7)	Q
4	1	Kacper Majchrzak	POL	1:46.30	0.69	24.77 (4)	51.89 (6)	1:19.30 (5)	27.12 (8)	27.41 (4)	27.00 (5)
5	6	Sebastiaan Verschuren	NED	1:46.34	0.72	25.08 (6)	51.81 (5)	1:19.38 (6)	26.73 (1)	27.57 (6)	26.96 (4)
6	7	Myles Brown	RSA	1:46.57	0.67	25.17 (7)	51.95 (7)	1:19.67 (7)	26.78 (2)	27.72 (8)	26.90 (2)
7	2	Velimir Stjepanović	SRB	1:47.28	0.64	24.28 (1)	51.33 (1)	1:18.81 (4)	27.05 (6)	27.48 (5)	28.47 (8)
8	8	Glenn Surgeloose	BEL	1:47.36	0.75	25.35 (8)	52.41 (8)	1:20.12 (8)	27.06 (7)	27.71 (7)	27.24 (6)

Heat #2

Time	22:20

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	4	Sun Yang	CHN	1:44.63	0.77	24.83 (6)	51.54 (6)	1:18.19 (1)	26.71 (3)	26.65 (1)	26.44 (1)	Q
2	6	Kosuke Hagino	JPN	1:45.45	0.65	24.49 (3)	51.37 (2)	1:18.99 (6)	26.88 (=5)	27.62 (5)	26.46 (2)	Q
3	8	Aleksandr Krasnykh	RUS	1:45.69	0.69	25.12 (8)	51.53 (5)	1:18.72 (5)	26.41 (1)	27.19 (3)	26.97 (3)	Q
4	3	Townley Haas	USA	1:45.92	0.81	24.74 (5)	51.38 (3)	1:18.52 (3)	26.64 (2)	27.14 (2)	27.40 (4)	Q
5	5	Chad le Clos	RSA	1:45.94	0.65	23.91 (1)	50.70 (1)	1:18.44 (2)	26.79 (4)	27.74 (6)	27.50 (5)	Q
6	2	Thomas Fraser-Holmes	AUS	1:46.24	0.65	24.44 (2)	51.39 (4)	1:18.71 (4)	26.95 (7)	27.32 (4)	27.53 (6)
7	7	Dominik Kozma	HUN	1:47.53	0.68	24.68 (4)	51.56 (7)	1:19.42 (7)	26.88 (=5)	27.86 (8)	28.11 (7)
8	1	Cristian Quintero	VEN	1:48.00	0.68	24.89 (7)	51.90 (8)	1:19.70 (8)	27.01 (8)	27.80 (7)	28.30 (8)

Final Round

Date	8 August 2016 — 22:21

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	4	Sun Yang	CHN	1:44.65	0.76	24.87 (6)	51.57 (5)	1:17.94 (3)	26.70 (5)	26.37 (1)	26.71 (3)
2	1	Chad le Clos	RSA	1:45.20	0.63	23.39 (1)	50.36 (1)	1:17.71 (1)	26.97 (7)	27.35 (5)	27.49 (8)
3	3	Conor Dwyer	USA	1:45.23	0.65	24.54 (2)	51.21 (2)	1:17.81 (2)	26.67 (4)	26.60 (2)	27.42 (7)
4	8	James Guy	GBR	1:45.49	0.66	24.78 (3)	51.24 (3)	1:18.70 (5)	26.46 (1)	27.46 (6)	26.79 (4)
5	7	Townley Haas	USA	1:45.58	0.76	24.88 (7)	51.50 (4)	1:18.97 (6)	26.62 (2)	27.47 (7)	26.61 (2)
6	6	Paul Biedermann	GER	1:45.84	0.84	25.17 (8)	51.81 (7)	1:19.02 (7)	26.64 (3)	27.21 (4)	26.82 (5)
7	5	Kosuke Hagino	JPN	1:45.90	0.65	24.79 (=4)	51.87 (8)	1:19.37 (8)	27.08 (8)	27.50 (8)	26.53 (1)
8	2	Aleksandr Krasnykh	RUS	1:45.91	0.66	24.79 (=4)	51.73 (6)	1:18.58 (4)	26.94 (6)	26.85 (3)	27.33 (6)