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200 metres Butterfly, Men

Date	30 July 1992
Status	Olympic
Location	Piscinas Bernat Picornell, Barcelona
Participants	46 from 32 countries

Mel Stewart was the clear favorite, having dominated the event since Seoul, winning the 1991 Worlds and the 1989 and 1991 Pan Pacific meets, and setting the world record at the 1991 Pan Pacs. The final was not close, as Stewart lived up to expectations. He took the lead early and was never headed, going ahead of world record pace for 150 metres, but he struggled slightly coming home, finishing in 1:56.26, the fourth fastest performance ever.

Behind him, the silver went to New Zealand’s Danyon Loader, who was a surprise just to make the final, having a PR of only 2:01.29 prior to the Olympics, and it took 1:59.96 just to qualify for the final. But it was the prelude to a great swimming career, as Loader would return in 1996 and win both the 200 and 400 freestyles. Bronze medalist Franck Esposito (FRA) was not a surprise, as he had won the 1991 European Championships. He would win this event at the 1993 World and win it three times more at the Europeans. He would also swim in three more Olympics, but this would be his only medal.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	R1	B Final	Final
1	Mel Stewart	USA	1:56.99 (1 h7)	–	1:56.26 (1)	Gold
2	Danyon Loader	NZL	1:58.15 (1 h5)	–	1:57.93 (2)	Silver
3	Franck Esposito	FRA	1:58.75 (2 h5)	–	1:58.51 (3)	Bronze
4	Rafał Szukała	POL	1:59.51 (3 h7)	–	1:58.89 (4)
5	Keiichi Kawanaka	JPN	1:59.96 (4 h5)	–	1:58.97 (5)
6	Denis Pankratov	EUN	1:59.00 (2 h7)	–	1:58.98 (6)
7	Robert Pinter	ROU	1:59.59 (3 h5)	–	1:59.34 (7)
8	Martin Roberts	AUS	1:58.91 (1 h6)	–	1:59.64 (8)
9	Chris-Carol Bremer	GER	2:00.49 (3 h6)	1:59.93 (1)	–
10	Dave Wharton	USA	2:00.84 (4 h6)	2:01.08 (2)	–
11	Martin Herrmann	GER	2:00.47 (2 h6)	2:01.14 (3)	–
12	Can Ergenekan	TUR	2:00.82 (4 h7)	2:01.21 (4)	–
13	Tom Ponting	CAN	2:01.20 (6 h6)	2:01.60 (5)	–
14	Simon McKillop-Davies	AUS	2:00.92 (5 h6)	2:01.86 (6)	–
15	Eduardo Piccinini	BRA	2:01.20 (1 h2)	2:01.87 (7)	–
16	Marco Braida	ITA	2:01.18 (5 h5)	2:02.24 (8)	–
17	Tomohiro Miyoshi	JPN	2:01.27 (6 h5)	–	–
18	Konrad Gałka	POL	2:01.33 (5 h7)	–	–
=19	André Teixeira	BRA	2:01.39 (6 h7)	–	–
=19	Matjaž Kozelj	SLO	2:01.39 (1 h4)	–	–
21	José Luis Ballester	ESP	2:01.41 (2 h4)	–	–
22	Simon Wainwright	GBR	2:01.53 (3 h4)	–	–
23	Uğur Taner	TUR	2:01.61 (7 h6)	–	–
24	Jorge Pérez	ESP	2:01.63 (7 h5)	–	–
25	Christophe Bordeau	FRA	2:01.99 (8 h6)	–	–
26	Eddie Parenti	CAN	2:02.00 (7 h7)	–	–
27	Guy Callaghan	NZL	2:02.12 (4 h4)	–	–
28	Craig Jackson	RSA	2:02.17 (1 h3)	–	–
29	Diogo Madeira	POR	2:02.22 (2 h3)	–	–
30	David Monasterio	PUR	2:02.32 (5 h4)	–	–
31	Vesa Hanski	FIN	2:02.75 (3 h3)	–	–
32	Alexander Brandl	AUT	2:02.88 (4 h3)	–	–
33	Denislav Kalchev	BUL	2:03.73 (5 h3)	–	–
34	Miguel Cabrita	POR	2:04.28 (6 h4)	–	–
35	Kristiyan Minkovski	BUL	2:05.18 (6 h3)	–	–
36	Kai Johansson	FIN	2:05.71 (7 h3)	–	–
37	Gary Tan	SGP	2:06.41 (2 h2)	–	–
38	Duncan Todd	HKG	2:08.20 (3 h2)	–	–
=39	Kristan Singleton	ISV	2:08.71 (1 h1)	–	–
=39	Kire Filipovski	IOA	2:08.71 (7 h4)	–	–
41	Janko Gojković	BIH	2:09.08 (2 h1)	–	–
42	Alan Espínola	PAR	2:11.88 (3 h1)	–	–
43	Benoît Fleurot	MRI	2:13.09 (4 h2)	–	–
44	Julian Bolling	SRI	2:17.47 (5 h2)	–	–
45	Ziyad Kashmiri	KSA	2:21.59 (4 h1)	–	–
46	Mohamed Khamis	UAE	2:29.73 (5 h1)	–	–

Round One

Date	30 July 1992 — 11:00
Format	Fastest eight advanced to the final. Places 9-16 advanced to the B Final.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Mel Stewart	USA	1:56.99	Q
2	Danyon Loader	NZL	1:58.15	Q
3	Franck Esposito	FRA	1:58.75	Q
4	Martin Roberts	AUS	1:58.91	Q
5	Denis Pankratov	EUN	1:59.00	Q
6	Rafał Szukała	POL	1:59.51	Q
7	Robert Pinter	ROU	1:59.59	Q
8	Keiichi Kawanaka	JPN	1:59.96	Q
9	Martin Herrmann	GER	2:00.47	q
10	Chris-Carol Bremer	GER	2:00.49	q
11	Can Ergenekan	TUR	2:00.82	q
12	Dave Wharton	USA	2:00.84	q
13	Simon McKillop-Davies	AUS	2:00.92	q
14	Marco Braida	ITA	2:01.18	q
=15	Eduardo Piccinini	BRA	2:01.20	q
=15	Tom Ponting	CAN	2:01.20	q
17	Tomohiro Miyoshi	JPN	2:01.27
18	Konrad Gałka	POL	2:01.33
=19	Matjaž Kozelj	SLO	2:01.39
=19	André Teixeira	BRA	2:01.39
21	José Luis Ballester	ESP	2:01.41
22	Simon Wainwright	GBR	2:01.53
23	Uğur Taner	TUR	2:01.61
24	Jorge Pérez	ESP	2:01.63
25	Christophe Bordeau	FRA	2:01.99
26	Eddie Parenti	CAN	2:02.00
27	Guy Callaghan	NZL	2:02.12
28	Craig Jackson	RSA	2:02.17
29	Diogo Madeira	POR	2:02.22
30	David Monasterio	PUR	2:02.32
31	Vesa Hanski	FIN	2:02.75
32	Alexander Brandl	AUT	2:02.88
33	Denislav Kalchev	BUL	2:03.73
34	Miguel Cabrita	POR	2:04.28
35	Kristiyan Minkovski	BUL	2:05.18
36	Kai Johansson	FIN	2:05.71
37	Gary Tan	SGP	2:06.41
38	Duncan Todd	HKG	2:08.20
=39	Kristan Singleton	ISV	2:08.71
=39	Kire Filipovski	IOA	2:08.71
41	Janko Gojković	BIH	2:09.08
42	Alan Espínola	PAR	2:11.88
43	Benoît Fleurot	MRI	2:13.09
44	Julian Bolling	SRI	2:17.47
45	Ziyad Kashmiri	KSA	2:21.59
46	Mohamed Khamis	UAE	2:29.73

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	Kristan Singleton	ISV	2:08.71	28.19 (2)	1:00.08 (2)	1:33.64 (1)	31.89 (1)	33.56 (1)	35.07 (1)
2	Janko Gojković	BIH	2:09.08	27.61 (1)	1:00.07 (1)	1:33.90 (2)	32.46 (2)	33.83 (=2)	35.18 (2)
3	Alan Espínola	PAR	2:11.88	29.65 (3)	1:02.43 (3)	1:36.26 (3)	32.78 (3)	33.83 (=2)	35.62 (3)
4	Ziyad Kashmiri	KSA	2:21.59	29.93 (4)	1:05.29 (4)	1:41.87 (4)	35.36 (4)	36.58 (4)	39.72 (5)
5	Mohamed Khamis	UAE	2:29.73	32.00 (5)	1:10.30 (5)	1:50.36 (5)	38.30 (5)	40.06 (5)	39.37 (4)

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	Eduardo Piccinini	BRA	2:01.20	27.38 (1)	58.15 (1)	1:29.54 (1)	30.77 (1)	31.39 (1)	31.66 (1)	q
2	Gary Tan	SGP	2:06.41	28.62 (2)	1:00.51 (2)	1:32.63 (2)	31.89 (2)	32.12 (2)	33.78 (3)
3	Duncan Todd	HKG	2:08.20	28.71 (3)	1:02.01 (3)	1:34.76 (3)	33.30 (3)	32.75 (3)	33.44 (2)
4	Benoît Fleurot	MRI	2:13.09	29.42 (4)	1:02.79 (4)	1:37.37 (4)	33.37 (4)	34.58 (4)	35.72 (4)
5	Julian Bolling	SRI	2:17.47	29.68 (5)	1:03.20 (5)	1:39.69 (5)	33.52 (5)	36.49 (5)	37.78 (5)

Heat #3

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	Craig Jackson	RSA	2:02.17	27.55 (=2)	58.13 (1)	1:29.46 (1)	30.58 (1)	31.33 (1)	32.71 (4)
2	Diogo Madeira	POR	2:02.22	27.64 (5)	58.80 (3)	1:30.34 (3)	31.16 (3)	31.54 (2)	31.88 (3)
3	Vesa Hanski	FIN	2:02.75	27.57 (4)	59.01 (6)	1:30.98 (4)	31.44 (7)	31.97 (4)	31.77 (1)
4	Alexander Brandl	AUT	2:02.88	27.48 (1)	58.91 (4)	1:31.03 (5)	31.43 (=5)	32.12 (6)	31.85 (2)
5	Denislav Kalchev	BUL	2:03.73	27.55 (=2)	58.29 (2)	1:30.24 (2)	30.74 (2)	31.95 (3)	33.49 (5)
6	Kristiyan Minkovski	BUL	2:05.18	27.90 (7)	59.33 (7)	1:31.39 (7)	31.43 (=5)	32.06 (5)	33.79 (6)
7	Kai Johansson	FIN	2:05.71	27.65 (6)	58.98 (5)	1:31.25 (6)	31.33 (4)	32.27 (7)	34.46 (7)

Heat #4

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	Matjaž Kozelj	SLO	2:01.39	27.35 (3)	58.45 (4)	1:29.58 (3)	31.10 (5)	31.13 (1)	31.81 (1)
2	José Luis Ballester	ESP	2:01.41	27.20 (1)	57.82 (1)	1:29.38 (1)	30.62 (2)	31.56 (4)	32.03 (2)
3	Simon Wainwright	GBR	2:01.53	27.32 (2)	57.88 (2)	1:29.39 (2)	30.56 (1)	31.51 (3)	32.14 (4)
4	Guy Callaghan	NZL	2:02.12	27.73 (5)	58.37 (3)	1:29.69 (4)	30.64 (3)	31.32 (2)	32.43 (5)
5	David Monasterio	PUR	2:02.32	27.89 (6)	58.63 (5)	1:30.26 (5)	30.74 (4)	31.63 (5)	32.06 (3)
6	Miguel Cabrita	POR	2:04.28	27.69 (4)	59.14 (6)	1:31.09 (6)	31.45 (6)	31.95 (6)	33.19 (6)
7	Kire Filipovski	IOA	2:08.71	28.10 (7)	59.70 (7)	1:33.48 (7)	31.60 (7)	33.78 (7)	35.23 (7)

Heat #5

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	Danyon Loader	NZL	1:58.15	27.13 (2)	57.11 (1)	1:26.91 (1)	29.98 (1)	29.80 (1)	31.24 (4)	Q
2	Franck Esposito	FRA	1:58.75	27.22 (3)	57.63 (3)	1:27.95 (2)	30.41 (4)	30.32 (3)	30.80 (2)	Q
3	Robert Pinter	ROU	1:59.59	27.73 (6)	58.05 (4)	1:28.36 (3)	30.32 (3)	30.31 (2)	31.23 (3)	Q
4	Keiichi Kawanaka	JPN	1:59.96	27.65 (=4)	58.33 (5)	1:29.27 (5)	30.68 (5)	30.94 (5)	30.69 (1)	Q
5	Marco Braida	ITA	2:01.18	26.96 (1)	57.24 (2)	1:29.02 (4)	30.28 (2)	31.78 (7)	32.16 (7)	q
6	Tomohiro Miyoshi	JPN	2:01.27	27.77 (7)	58.57 (7)	1:29.36 (6)	30.80 (7)	30.79 (4)	31.91 (5)
7	Jorge Pérez	ESP	2:01.63	27.65 (=4)	58.35 (6)	1:29.58 (7)	30.70 (6)	31.23 (6)	32.05 (6)

Heat #6

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	Martin Roberts	AUS	1:58.91	26.86 (1)	57.56 (1)	1:27.68 (1)	30.70 (2)	30.12 (1)	31.23 (1)	Q
2	Martin Herrmann	GER	2:00.47	27.15 (6)	57.73 (=2)	1:28.51 (2)	30.58 (1)	30.78 (2)	31.96 (6)	q
3	Chris-Carol Bremer	GER	2:00.49	26.99 (3)	57.73 (=2)	1:28.81 (3)	30.74 (3)	31.08 (5)	31.68 (5)	q
4	Dave Wharton	USA	2:00.84	26.87 (2)	57.83 (4)	1:29.22 (5)	30.96 (8)	31.39 (6)	31.62 (4)	q
5	Simon McKillop-Davies	AUS	2:00.92	27.61 (8)	58.53 (8)	1:29.60 (7)	30.92 (6)	31.07 (4)	31.32 (3)	q
6	Tom Ponting	CAN	2:01.20	27.53 (7)	58.30 (7)	1:29.91 (8)	30.77 (4)	31.61 (8)	31.29 (2)	q
7	Uğur Taner	TUR	2:01.61	27.04 (4)	57.99 (6)	1:28.83 (4)	30.95 (7)	30.84 (3)	32.78 (8)
8	Christophe Bordeau	FRA	2:01.99	27.07 (5)	57.91 (5)	1:29.45 (6)	30.84 (5)	31.54 (7)	32.54 (7)

Heat #7

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	Mel Stewart	USA	1:56.99	26.09 (1)	55.63 (1)	1:25.92 (1)	29.54 (1)	30.29 (1)	31.07 (1)	Q
2	Denis Pankratov	EUN	1:59.00	26.45 (2)	56.75 (2)	1:27.57 (2)	30.30 (5)	30.82 (=2)	31.43 (2)	Q
3	Rafał Szukała	POL	1:59.51	27.14 (6)	57.15 (5)	1:27.97 (3)	30.01 (3)	30.82 (=2)	31.54 (3)	Q
4	Can Ergenekan	TUR	2:00.82	27.02 (5)	56.83 (3)	1:28.04 (4)	29.81 (2)	31.21 (5)	32.78 (7)	q
5	Konrad Gałka	POL	2:01.33	27.01 (4)	57.09 (4)	1:28.87 (6)	30.08 (4)	31.78 (7)	32.46 (5)
6	André Teixeira	BRA	2:01.39	26.90 (3)	57.37 (6)	1:28.62 (5)	30.47 (6)	31.25 (6)	32.77 (6)
7	Eddie Parenti	CAN	2:02.00	27.59 (7)	58.88 (7)	1:29.95 (7)	31.29 (7)	31.07 (4)	32.05 (4)

B Final

Date	30 July 1992 — 19:00

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	Chris-Carol Bremer	GER	1:59.93	27.39 (3)	57.80 (1)	1:28.92 (1)	30.41 (1)	31.12 (1)	31.01 (2)
2	Dave Wharton	USA	2:01.08	27.38 (2)	57.95 (2)	1:29.77 (3)	30.57 (2)	31.82 (6)	31.31 (4)
3	Martin Herrmann	GER	2:01.14	27.54 (6)	58.28 (5)	1:29.49 (2)	30.74 (4)	31.21 (2)	31.65 (6)
4	Can Ergenekan	TUR	2:01.21	28.09 (8)	58.93 (8)	1:30.22 (6)	30.84 (6)	31.29 (3)	30.99 (1)
5	Tom Ponting	CAN	2:01.60	27.36 (1)	58.13 (3)	1:30.08 (5)	30.77 (5)	31.95 (7)	31.52 (5)
6	Simon McKillop-Davies	AUS	2:01.86	27.52 (5)	58.24 (4)	1:29.93 (4)	30.72 (3)	31.69 (5)	31.93 (7)
7	Eduardo Piccinini	BRA	2:01.87	27.51 (4)	58.40 (6)	1:30.64 (8)	30.89 (7)	32.24 (8)	31.23 (3)
8	Marco Braida	ITA	2:02.24	27.56 (7)	58.60 (7)	1:30.23 (7)	31.04 (8)	31.63 (4)	32.01 (8)

Final Round

Date	30 July 1992 — 19:00

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m	100-150 m	150-200 m
1	Mel Stewart	USA	1:56.26	25.97 (1)	55.32 (1)	1:25.32 (1)	29.35 (1)	30.00 (1)	30.94 (7)	OR
2	Danyon Loader	NZL	1:57.93	27.21 (5)	56.74 (3)	1:27.00 (2)	29.53 (2)	30.26 (2)	30.93 (6)
3	Franck Esposito	FRA	1:58.51	26.61 (2)	56.66 (2)	1:27.92 (4)	30.05 (4)	31.26 (7)	30.59 (3)
4	Rafał Szukała	POL	1:58.89	27.14 (4)	57.18 (4)	1:28.27 (5)	30.04 (3)	31.09 (5)	30.62 (4)
5	Keiichi Kawanaka	JPN	1:58.97	27.63 (8)	57.80 (8)	1:28.98 (8)	30.17 (6)	31.18 (6)	29.99 (1)
6	Denis Pankratov	EUN	1:58.98	26.88 (3)	57.28 (5)	1:28.55 (7)	30.40 (8)	31.27 (8)	30.43 (2)
7	Robert Pinter	ROU	1:59.34	27.44 (7)	57.76 (7)	1:28.44 (6)	30.32 (7)	30.68 (4)	30.90 (5)
8	Martin Roberts	AUS	1:59.64	27.39 (6)	57.51 (6)	1:27.80 (3)	30.12 (5)	30.29 (3)	31.84 (8)