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200 metres Freestyle, Men

Date10 – 12 August 2008
StatusOlympic
LocationBeijing Guojia Youyong Zhongxin, Beijing Aolinpike Gongyuan, Beijing
Participants57 from 49 countries

Already having won the 400 individual medley and the 4×100 freestyle relay as part of the US team, Michael Phelps entered the 200 metre freestyle as an overwhelming favourite. Phelps, the world record holder in the event, had been beaten into third in this race in 2004 and, when he failed to win either his heat or semi-final, a little seed of doubt was sown. The final proved that Phelps had simply been careful not to exert himself too much early in his competition schedule as he powered clear by halfway and then kept up his scintillating pace to take 0.90 seconds off his own world record and win the race by nearly two seconds. Behind Phelps was the newly crowned 400 metre freestyle champion Park Tae-Hwan of Korea who held off the challenge of Phelps’ training partner at Team Wolverine, Peter Vanderkaay.

PosCompetitorNOCR1SFFinal
1Michael PhelpsUSA1:46.48 (2 h8)1:46.28 (3 h2)1:42.96 (1)Gold
2Park Tae-HwanKOR1:46.73 (3 h8)1:45.99 (2 h2)1:44.85 (2)Silver
3Peter VanderkaayUSA1:47.39 (2 h7)1:45.76 (1 h2)1:45.14 (3)Bronze
4Jean BassonRSA1:46.31 (1 h6)1:46.13 (1 h1)1:45.97 (4)
5Paul BiedermannGER1:47.09 (1 h7)1:46.41 (4 h2)1:46.00 (5)
6Dominik MeichtrySUI1:45.80 (1 h8)1:46.54 (6 h2)1:46.95 (6)
7Yoshihiro OkumuraJPN1:46.89 (5 h8)1:46.44 (5 h2)1:47.14 (7)
8Robbie RenwickGBR1:47.82 (3 h7)1:47.07 (7 h2)1:47.47 (8)
9Dan IzotovRUS1:46.80 (4 h8)1:47.24 (2 h1)
10Ross DavenportGBR1:47.13 (6 h8)1:47.35 (3 h1)
11Emiliano BrembillaITA1:47.04 (4 h6)1:47.70 (4 h1)
12Nicholas SprengerAUS1:47.64 (6 h6)1:47.80 (5 h1)
13Dominik KollAUT1:47.81 (7 h8)1:47.87 (6 h1)
14Colin RussellCAN1:46.58 (3 h6)1:48.13 (7 h1)
15Nimrod ShapiraISR1:47.78 (1 h5)1:48.16 (8 h2)
16Rodrigo CastroBRA1:47.87 (7 h6)1:48.71 (8 h1)
17Brent HaydenCAN1:46.40 (2 h6)1
18Amaury LeveauxFRA1:47.44 (5 h6)2
=19Oussama MellouliTUN1:47.97 (8 h6)
=19Aleksandr SukhorukovRUS1:47.97 (4 h7)
21Darian TownsendRSA1:48.08 (2 h5)
22Kenrick MonkAUS1:48.17 (5 h7)
23Serhiy AdvenaUKR1:48.18 (3 h5)
24Sho UchidaJPN1:48.34 (4 h5)
25Romāns MiloslavskisLAT1:48.41 (6 h7)
26Shaune FraserCAY1:48.60 (5 h5)
27Gard KvaleNOR1:48.73 (1 h4)
28Massi RosolinoITA1:48.76 (7 h7)
29Andreas ZisimosGRE1:48.82 (6 h5)
30Glenn SurgelooseBEL1:48.92 (7 h5)
31Jon RudDEN1:48.96 (2 h4)
32Ryan PiniPNG1:49.04 (1 h3)
33Zhang EnjianCHN1:49.15 (8 h7)
34Łukasz GąsiorPOL1:49.25 (8 h8)
35Norbert KovácsHUN1:49.34 (3 h4)
36Martín KutscherURU1:49.61 (4 h4)
37Dominik StragaCRO1:49.63 (2 h3)
38Christoffer WikströmSWE1:49.84 (5 h4)
39Tiago VenâncioPOR1:50.24 (8 h5)
40Radovan SiljevskiSRB1:50.25 (3 h3)
41Bryan TaySGP1:50.41 (1 h2)
42Crox AcuñaVEN1:50.52 (4 h3)
43Julio César GalofreCOL1:50.62 (5 h3)
44Daniel BegoMAS1:50.92 (6 h3)
45Vladimir SidorkinEST1:51.27 (2 h2)
46Květoslav SvobodaCZE1:51.67 (6 h4)
47Saulius BinevičiusLTU1:51.80 (7 h3)
48Virdhawal KhadeIND1:51.86 (7 h4)
49Raphaël StacchiottiLUX1:52.01 (8 h4)
50Mario MontoyaCRC1:52.19 (3 h2)
51Mahrez MebarekALG1:52.66 (4 h2)
52Artur DilmanKAZ1:52.90 (5 h2)
53Irakli RevishviliGEO1:53.60 (1 h1)
54Ibragim NazarovUZB1:56.27 (6 h2)
55Mihajlo RistovskiMKD1:57.45 (2 h1)
56Andrei ZaharovMDA1:58.62 (7 h2)
57Emanuele NicoliniSMR1:59.47 (3 h1)
DNSLuka TurkSLO– (DNS h3)

Round One

Date10 August 2008
FormatFastest 16 swimmers advanced to semi-finals
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime
12Dominik MeichtrySUI1:45.80Q
24Jean BassonRSA1:46.31Q
32Brent HaydenCAN1:46.40Q
44Michael PhelpsUSA1:46.48Q
53Colin RussellCAN1:46.58Q
65Park Tae-HwanKOR1:46.73Q
73Dan IzotovRUS1:46.80Q
87Yoshihiro OkumuraJPN1:46.89Q
97Emiliano BrembillaITA1:47.04Q
105Paul BiedermannGER1:47.09Q
116Ross DavenportGBR1:47.13Q
124Peter VanderkaayUSA1:47.39Q
135Amaury LeveauxFRA1:47.44Q
146Nicholas SprengerAUS1:47.64Q
156Nimrod ShapiraISR1:47.78Q
161Dominik KollAUT1:47.81Q
177Robbie RenwickGBR1:47.82q
181Rodrigo CastroBRA1:47.87q
=198Oussama MellouliTUN1:47.97
=193Aleksandr SukhorukovRUS1:47.97
215Darian TownsendRSA1:48.08
226Kenrick MonkAUS1:48.17
231Serhiy AdvenaUKR1:48.18
244Sho UchidaJPN1:48.34
258Romāns MiloslavskisLAT1:48.41
262Shaune FraserCAY1:48.60
274Gard KvaleNOR1:48.73
282Massi RosolinoITA1:48.76
293Andreas ZisimosGRE1:48.82
308Glenn SurgelooseBEL1:48.92
317Jon RudDEN1:48.96
325Ryan PiniPNG1:49.04
331Zhang EnjianCHN1:49.15
348Łukasz GąsiorPOL1:49.25
355Norbert KovácsHUN1:49.34
366Martín KutscherURU1:49.61
371Dominik StragaCRO1:49.63
383Christoffer WikströmSWE1:49.84
397Tiago VenâncioPOR1:50.24
407Radovan SiljevskiSRB1:50.25
416Bryan TaySGP1:50.41
423Crox AcuñaVEN1:50.52
432Julio César GalofreCOL1:50.62
446Daniel BegoMAS1:50.92
455Vladimir SidorkinEST1:51.27
462Květoslav SvobodaCZE1:51.67
478Saulius BinevičiusLTU1:51.80
488Virdhawal KhadeIND1:51.86
491Raphaël StacchiottiLUX1:52.01
503Mario MontoyaCRC1:52.19
514Mahrez MebarekALG1:52.66
522Artur DilmanKAZ1:52.90
534Irakli RevishviliGEO1:53.60
541Ibragim NazarovUZB1:56.27
553Mihajlo RistovskiMKD1:57.45
567Andrei ZaharovMDA1:58.62
575Emanuele NicoliniSMR1:59.47
DNS4Luka TurkSLO

Heat #1

Time18:54
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime
14Irakli RevishviliGEO1:53.60
23Mihajlo RistovskiMKD1:57.45
35Emanuele NicoliniSMR1:59.47

Heat #2

Time18:58
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime
16Bryan TaySGP1:50.41
25Vladimir SidorkinEST1:51.27
33Mario MontoyaCRC1:52.19
44Mahrez MebarekALG1:52.66
52Artur DilmanKAZ1:52.90
61Ibragim NazarovUZB1:56.27
77Andrei ZaharovMDA1:58.62

Heat #3

Time19:01
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime
15Ryan PiniPNG1:49.04
21Dominik StragaCRO1:49.63
37Radovan SiljevskiSRB1:50.25
43Crox AcuñaVEN1:50.52
52Julio César GalofreCOL1:50.62
66Daniel BegoMAS1:50.92
78Saulius BinevičiusLTU1:51.80
DNS4Luka TurkSLO

Heat #4

Time19:05
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime
14Gard KvaleNOR1:48.73
27Jon RudDEN1:48.96
35Norbert KovácsHUN1:49.34
46Martín KutscherURU1:49.61
53Christoffer WikströmSWE1:49.84
62Květoslav SvobodaCZE1:51.67
78Virdhawal KhadeIND1:51.86
81Raphaël StacchiottiLUX1:52.01

Heat #5

Time19:09
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime
16Nimrod ShapiraISR1:47.78Q
25Darian TownsendRSA1:48.08
31Serhiy AdvenaUKR1:48.18
44Sho UchidaJPN1:48.34
52Shaune FraserCAY1:48.60
63Andreas ZisimosGRE1:48.82
78Glenn SurgelooseBEL1:48.92
87Tiago VenâncioPOR1:50.24

Heat #6

Time19:13
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime
14Jean BassonRSA1:46.31Q
22Brent HaydenCAN1:46.40Q
33Colin RussellCAN1:46.58Q
47Emiliano BrembillaITA1:47.04Q
55Amaury LeveauxFRA1:47.44Q
66Nicholas SprengerAUS1:47.64Q
71Rodrigo CastroBRA1:47.87q
88Oussama MellouliTUN1:47.97

Heat #7

Time19:17
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime
15Paul BiedermannGER1:47.09Q
24Peter VanderkaayUSA1:47.39Q
37Robbie RenwickGBR1:47.82q
43Aleksandr SukhorukovRUS1:47.97
56Kenrick MonkAUS1:48.17
68Romāns MiloslavskisLAT1:48.41
72Massi RosolinoITA1:48.76
81Zhang EnjianCHN1:49.15

Heat #8

Time19:21
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime
12Dominik MeichtrySUI1:45.80Q
24Michael PhelpsUSA1:46.48Q
35Park Tae-HwanKOR1:46.73Q
43Dan IzotovRUS1:46.80Q
57Yoshihiro OkumuraJPN1:46.89Q
66Ross DavenportGBR1:47.13Q
71Dominik KollAUT1:47.81Q
88Łukasz GąsiorPOL1:49.25

Semi-Finals

Date11 August 2008
FormatFastest eight swimmers advanced to final
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime
17Peter VanderkaayUSA1:45.76Q
23Park Tae-HwanKOR1:45.99Q
34Jean BassonRSA1:46.13Q
45Michael PhelpsUSA1:46.28Q
52Paul BiedermannGER1:46.41Q
66Yoshihiro OkumuraJPN1:46.44Q
74Dominik MeichtrySUI1:46.54Q
88Robbie RenwickGBR1:47.07Q
93Dan IzotovRUS1:47.24
102Ross DavenportGBR1:47.35
116Emiliano BrembillaITA1:47.70
127Nicholas SprengerAUS1:47.80
131Dominik KollAUT1:47.87
145Colin RussellCAN1:48.13
151Nimrod ShapiraISR1:48.16
168Rodrigo CastroBRA1:48.71

Heat #1

Time10:14
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime
14Jean BassonRSA1:46.13Q
23Dan IzotovRUS1:47.24
32Ross DavenportGBR1:47.35
46Emiliano BrembillaITA1:47.70
57Nicholas SprengerAUS1:47.80
61Dominik KollAUT1:47.87
75Colin RussellCAN1:48.13
88Rodrigo CastroBRA1:48.71

Heat #2

Time10:19
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime
17Peter VanderkaayUSA1:45.76Q
23Park Tae-HwanKOR1:45.99Q
35Michael PhelpsUSA1:46.28Q
42Paul BiedermannGER1:46.41Q
56Yoshihiro OkumuraJPN1:46.44Q
64Dominik MeichtrySUI1:46.54Q
78Robbie RenwickGBR1:47.07Q
81Nimrod ShapiraISR1:48.16

Final Round

Date12 August 2008 — 10:16
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime
16Michael PhelpsUSA1:42.96WR
25Park Tae-HwanKOR1:44.85
34Peter VanderkaayUSA1:45.14
43Jean BassonRSA1:45.97
52Paul BiedermannGER1:46.00
61Dominik MeichtrySUI1:46.95
77Yoshihiro OkumuraJPN1:47.14
88Robbie RenwickGBR1:47.47