| | Event type
200 metres Breaststroke, Men
| Date | 9 – 10 August 2016 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Estádio Aquático Olímpico, Parque Olímpico da Barra, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro |
| Participants | 39 from 30 countries |
Coming into 2016 the betting line favorite was 2015 World Champion Marco Koch of Germany, with Hungarian defending gold medalist Dániel Gyurta also formidable. Then American Josh Prenot, just out of college, won the US Olympic Trials in 2:07.17, an American record and the second fastest time in history, and brought himself into the conversation. By the start of the Rio Olympics, there was no obvious favorite.
Not discussed among even the medal contenders was Kazakh swimmer Dmitry Balandin, but he won the gold medal in major upset with Prenot taking silver, as Balandin set a national record of 2:07.46. Russian Anton Chupkov took the bronze in another surprise, posting another national record of 2:07.70. Koch finished seventh in the final, while Gyurta failed to even make the semi-finals.
Balandin, the 2014 Asian Games Champion, became the first swimmer in 20 years to win Olympic gold from lane eight, after Australian Kieren Perkins in the 1,500 freestyle. Balandin’s gold medal was the first ever medal for Kazakhstan in swimming.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | R1 | SF | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dmitry Balandin |  KAZ | 2:09.00 (3 h4) | 2:08.20 (4 h1) | 2:07.46 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | Josh Prenot |  USA | 2:09.91 (3 h5) | 2:07.78 (2 h1) | 2:07.53 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | Anton Chupkov |  RUS | 2:07.93 (1 h5) | 2:08.08 (3 h2) | 2:07.70 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Andrew Willis |  GBR | 2:08.92 (1 h4) | 2:07.73 (1 h2) | 2:07.78 (4) | |||
| 5 | Yasuhiro Koseki |  JPN | 2:08.61 (1 h3) | 2:07.91 (3 h1) | 2:07.80 (5) | |||
| 6 | Ippei Watanabe | JPN | 2:09.63 (4 h4) | 2:07.22 (1 h1) | 2:07.87 (6) | |||
| 7 | Marco Koch |  GER | 2:08.98 (2 h4) | 2:08.12 (4 h2) | 2:08.00 (7) | |||
| 8 | Kevin Cordes | USA | 2:09.30 (2 h5) | 2:07.99 (2 h2) | 2:08.34 (8) | |||
| 9 | Mao Feilian |  CHN | 2:09.80 (3 h3) | 2:09.64 (5 h2) | – | |||
| 10 | Ilya Khomenko | RUS | 2:08.94 (2 h3) | 2:09.73 (5 h1) | – | |||
| 11 | Erik Persson |  SWE | 2:10.15 (4 h3) | 2:10.12 (6 h1) | – | |||
| 12 | Li Xiang | CHN | 2:10.17 (5 h3) | 2:10.92 (6 h2) | – | |||
| 13 | Craig Benson | GBR | 2:11.19 (4 h5) | 2:10.93 (7 h2) | – | |||
| 14 | Luca Pizzini |  ITA | 2:11.26 (5 h5) | 2:11.53 (7 h1) | – | |||
| 15 | Carlos Claverie |  VEN | 2:10.35 (6 h4) | 2:11.56 (8 h1) | – | |||
| 16 | Matti Mattsson |  FIN | 2:10.09 (5 h4) | 2:12.99 (8 h2) | – | |||
| 17 | Dániel Gyurta |  HUN | 2:11.28 (6 h3) | – | – | |||
| 18 | Anton McKee |  ISL | 2:11.39 (6 h5) | – | – | |||
| 19 | Nicholas Quinn |  IRL | 2:11.67 (1 h2) | – | – | |||
| 20 | Yannick Käser |  SUI | 2:11.77 (2 h2) | – | – | |||
| 21 | Laurent Carnol |  LUX | 2:11.94 (3 h2) | – | – | |||
| 22 | Giedrius Titenis |  LTU | 2:12.13 (7 h4) | – | – | |||
| 23 | Glenn Snyders |  NZL | 2:12.47 (1 h1) | – | – | |||
| 24 | Ashton Baumann |  CAN | 2:12.61 (7 h5) | – | – | |||
| 25 | Jarred Crous |  RSA | 2:12.64 (8 h4) | – | – | |||
| 26 | Cameron van der Burgh | RSA | 2:12.67 (7 h3) | – | – | |||
| 27 | Panagiotis Samilidis |  GRE | 2:12.68 (8 h3) | – | – | |||
| 28 | Jorge Murillo |  COL | 2:12.81 (4 h2) | – | – | |||
| 29 | Tales Cerdeira |  BRA | 2:12.83 (5 h2) | – | – | |||
| 30 | Dávid Horváth | HUN | 2:13.24 (2 h1) | – | – | |||
| 31 | Choi Gyu-Ung |  KOR | 2:13.36 (6 h2) | – | – | |||
| 32 | Basten Caerts |  BEL | 2:13.44 (3 h1) | – | – | |||
| 33 | Martin Allikvee |  EST | 2:13.66 (4 h1) | – | – | |||
| 34 | Lee Hsuan-Yen |  TPE | 2:14.84 (5 h1) | – | – | |||
| 35 | Dimitrios Koulouris | GRE | 2:14.86 (7 h2) | – | – | |||
| 36 | Thiago Simon | BRA | 2:15.01 (8 h5) | – | – | |||
| 37 | Dmytro Oseledets |  UKR | 2:15.19 (8 h2) | – | – | |||
| 38 | Denis Petrashov |  KGZ | 2:16.57 (6 h1) | – | – | |||
| 39 | Arya Nasimi Shad |  IRI | 2:20.18 (7 h1) | – | – |
Round One
| Date | 9 August 2016 — 13:50 |
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| Format | Fastest 16 swimmers advanced to semi-finals |
Heat #1
| Time | 13:50 |
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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 | – | Glenn Snyders | NZL | 2:12.47 | 0.66 | 29.62 (3) | 1:03.12 (2) | 1:37.54 (2) | 33.50 (1) | 34.42 (4) | 34.93 (4) | ||
| 2 | – | Dávid Horváth | HUN | 2:13.24 | 0.70 | 30.33 (4) | 1:04.52 (4) | 1:38.91 (4) | 34.19 (4) | 34.39 (3) | 34.33 (1) | ||
| 3 | – | Basten Caerts | BEL | 2:13.44 | 0.65 | 29.31 (1) | 1:02.89 (1) | 1:37.19 (1) | 33.58 (2) | 34.30 (2) | 36.25 (6) | ||
| 4 | – | Martin Allikvee | EST | 2:13.66 | 0.69 | 30.62 (5) | 1:04.57 (5) | 1:39.12 (5) | 33.95 (3) | 34.55 (5) | 34.54 (2) | ||
| 5 | – | Lee Hsuan-Yen | TPE | 2:14.84 | 0.72 | 29.60 (2) | 1:03.90 (3) | 1:38.05 (3) | 34.30 (5) | 34.15 (1) | 36.79 (7) | ||
| 6 | – | Denis Petrashov | KGZ | 2:16.57 | 0.79 | 30.69 (6) | 1:06.21 (6) | 1:41.66 (6) | 35.52 (6) | 35.45 (6) | 34.91 (3) | ||
| 7 | – | Arya Nasimi Shad | IRI | 2:20.18 | 0.68 | 32.47 (7) | 1:08.11 (7) | 1:44.19 (7) | 35.64 (7) | 36.08 (7) | 35.99 (5) |
Heat #2
| Time | 13:55 |
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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 | – | Nicholas Quinn | IRL | 2:11.67 | 0.72 | 29.56 (3) | 1:02.91 (2) | 1:36.54 (2) | 33.35 (2) | 33.63 (1) | 35.13 (5) | ||
| 2 | – | Yannick Käser | SUI | 2:11.77 | 0.79 | 30.44 (8) | 1:03.81 (7) | 1:37.73 (3) | 33.37 (3) | 33.92 (2) | 34.04 (2) | ||
| 3 | – | Laurent Carnol | LUX | 2:11.94 | 0.72 | 30.38 (7) | 1:03.86 (8) | 1:37.94 (4) | 33.48 (4) | 34.08 (4) | 34.00 (1) | ||
| 4 | – | Jorge Murillo | COL | 2:12.81 | 0.67 | 29.53 (2) | 1:03.65 (3) | 1:38.46 (6) | 34.12 (8) | 34.81 (7) | 34.35 (3) | ||
| 5 | – | Tales Cerdeira | BRA | 2:12.83 | 0.68 | 29.37 (1) | 1:02.08 (1) | 1:36.11 (1) | 32.71 (1) | 34.03 (3) | 36.72 (8) | ||
| 6 | – | Choi Gyu-Ung | KOR | 2:13.36 | 0.67 | 29.82 (4) | 1:03.75 (=5) | 1:38.39 (5) | 33.93 (7) | 34.64 (5) | 34.97 (4) | ||
| 7 | – | Dimitrios Koulouris | GRE | 2:14.86 | 0.68 | 30.03 (6) | 1:03.75 (=5) | 1:38.54 (7) | 33.72 (5) | 34.79 (6) | 36.32 (6) | ||
| 8 | – | Dmytro Oseledets | UKR | 2:15.19 | 0.66 | 29.94 (5) | 1:03.70 (4) | 1:38.84 (8) | 33.76 (6) | 35.14 (8) | 36.35 (7) |
Heat #3
| Time | 14:00 |
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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 | – | Yasuhiro Koseki | JPN | 2:08.61 | 0.66 | 28.90 (2) | 1:01.95 (1) | 1:35.03 (1) | 33.05 (3) | 33.08 (1) | 33.58 (4) | ||
| 2 | – | Ilya Khomenko | RUS | 2:08.94 | 0.65 | 29.19 (3) | 1:02.16 (2) | 1:35.53 (2) | 32.97 (2) | 33.37 (2) | 33.41 (3) | ||
| 3 | – | Mao Feilian | CHN | 2:09.80 | 0.73 | 29.98 (7) | 1:03.09 (6) | 1:37.02 (7) | 33.11 (4) | 33.93 (6) | 32.78 (1) | ||
| 4 | – | Erik Persson | SWE | 2:10.15 | 0.71 | 29.94 (6) | 1:02.60 (4) | 1:36.30 (3) | 32.66 (1) | 33.70 (4) | 33.85 (5) | ||
| 5 | – | Li Xiang | CHN | 2:10.17 | 0.70 | 29.47 (4) | 1:03.16 (7) | 1:36.84 (6) | 33.69 (8) | 33.68 (3) | 33.33 (2) | ||
| 6 | – | Dániel Gyurta | HUN | 2:11.28 | 0.71 | 29.66 (5) | 1:02.88 (5) | 1:36.61 (5) | 33.22 (6) | 33.73 (5) | 34.67 (6) | ||
| 7 | – | Cameron van der Burgh | RSA | 2:12.67 | 0.66 | 28.70 (1) | 1:02.19 (3) | 1:36.44 (4) | 33.49 (7) | 34.25 (7) | 36.23 (8) | ||
| 8 | – | Panagiotis Samilidis | GRE | 2:12.68 | 0.67 | 30.23 (8) | 1:03.39 (8) | 1:37.91 (8) | 33.16 (5) | 34.52 (8) | 34.77 (7) |
Heat #4
| Time | 14:05 |
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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 | – | Andrew Willis | GBR | 2:08.92 | 0.69 | 29.67 (3) | 1:02.67 (3) | 1:36.28 (5) | 33.00 (3) | 33.61 (6) | 32.64 (2) | ||
| 2 | – | Marco Koch | GER | 2:08.98 | 0.74 | 29.85 (7) | 1:02.70 (4) | 1:35.91 (2) | 32.85 (1) | 33.21 (2) | 33.07 (3) | ||
| 3 | – | Dmitry Balandin | KAZ | 2:09.00 | 0.68 | 30.08 (8) | 1:02.97 (5) | 1:36.47 (6) | 32.89 (2) | 33.50 (4) | 32.53 (1) | ||
| 4 | – | Ippei Watanabe | JPN | 2:09.63 | 0.67 | 29.20 (1) | 1:02.37 (1) | 1:35.76 (1) | 33.17 (5) | 33.39 (3) | 33.87 (4) | ||
| 5 | – | Matti Mattsson | FIN | 2:10.09 | 0.71 | 29.46 (2) | 1:02.53 (2) | 1:36.09 (3) | 33.07 (4) | 33.56 (5) | 34.00 (5) | ||
| 6 | – | Carlos Claverie | VEN | 2:10.35 | 0.69 | 29.82 (5) | 1:03.16 (7) | 1:36.19 (4) | 33.34 (=6) | 33.03 (1) | 34.16 (6) | ||
| 7 | – | Giedrius Titenis | LTU | 2:12.13 | 0.69 | 29.84 (6) | 1:03.54 (8) | 1:37.45 (8) | 33.70 (8) | 33.91 (7) | 34.68 (7) | ||
| 8 | – | Jarred Crous | RSA | 2:12.64 | 0.68 | 29.68 (4) | 1:03.02 (6) | 1:37.29 (7) | 33.34 (=6) | 34.27 (8) | 35.35 (8) |
Heat #5
| Time | 14:10 |
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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 | – | Anton Chupkov | RUS | 2:07.93 | 0.65 | 29.59 (4) | 1:02.77 (3) | 1:35.52 (1) | 33.18 (2) | 32.75 (1) | 32.41 (1) | ||
| 2 | – | Kevin Cordes | USA | 2:09.30 | 0.70 | 29.36 (2) | 1:02.41 (1) | 1:35.92 (2) | 33.05 (1) | 33.51 (3) | 33.38 (3) | ||
| 3 | – | Josh Prenot | USA | 2:09.91 | 0.73 | 29.95 (5) | 1:03.23 (4) | 1:36.58 (3) | 33.28 (3) | 33.35 (2) | 33.33 (2) | ||
| 4 | – | Craig Benson | GBR | 2:11.19 | 0.71 | 30.18 (7) | 1:03.75 (7) | 1:37.51 (5) | 33.57 (6) | 33.76 (5) | 33.68 (4) | ||
| 5 | – | Luca Pizzini | ITA | 2:11.26 | 0.64 | 29.52 (3) | 1:03.48 (6) | 1:37.28 (4) | 33.96 (8) | 33.80 (6) | 33.98 (6) | ||
| 6 | – | Anton McKee | ISL | 2:11.39 | 0.69 | 30.54 (8) | 1:03.94 (8) | 1:37.60 (8) | 33.40 (5) | 33.66 (4) | 33.79 (5) | ||
| 7 | – | Ashton Baumann | CAN | 2:12.61 | 0.68 | 29.98 (6) | 1:03.29 (5) | 1:37.56 (7) | 33.31 (4) | 34.27 (7) | 35.05 (7) | ||
| 8 | – | Thiago Simon | BRA | 2:15.01 | 0.73 | 29.04 (1) | 1:02.71 (2) | 1:37.53 (6) | 33.67 (7) | 34.82 (8) | 37.48 (8) |
Semi-Finals
| Date | 9 August 2016 — 23:03 |
|---|---|
| Format | Fastest eight swimmers advanced to final |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Ippei Watanabe | JPN | 2:07.22 | ||
| 2 | – | Andrew Willis | GBR | 2:07.73 | ||
| 3 | – | Josh Prenot | USA | 2:07.78 | ||
| 4 | – | Yasuhiro Koseki | JPN | 2:07.91 | ||
| 5 | – | Kevin Cordes | USA | 2:07.99 | ||
| 6 | – | Anton Chupkov | RUS | 2:08.08 | ||
| 7 | – | Marco Koch | GER | 2:08.12 | ||
| 8 | – | Dmitry Balandin | KAZ | 2:08.20 | ||
| 9 | – | Mao Feilian | CHN | 2:09.64 | ||
| 10 | – | Ilya Khomenko | RUS | 2:09.73 | ||
| 11 | – | Erik Persson | SWE | 2:10.12 | ||
| 12 | – | Li Xiang | CHN | 2:10.92 | ||
| 13 | – | Craig Benson | GBR | 2:10.93 | ||
| 14 | – | Luca Pizzini | ITA | 2:11.53 | ||
| 15 | – | Carlos Claverie | VEN | 2:11.56 | ||
| 16 | – | Matti Mattsson | FIN | 2:12.99 |
Heat #1
| Time | 23:03 |
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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 | – | Ippei Watanabe | JPN | 2:07.22 | 0.67 | 29.14 (3) | 1:01.83 (3) | 1:34.55 (1) | 32.69 (1) | 32.72 (2) | 32.67 (2) | ||
| 2 | – | Josh Prenot | USA | 2:07.78 | 0.75 | 29.43 (4) | 1:02.15 (4) | 1:34.68 (2) | 32.72 (2) | 32.53 (1) | 33.10 (4) | ||
| 3 | – | Yasuhiro Koseki | JPN | 2:07.91 | 0.67 | 28.88 (1) | 1:01.81 (2) | 1:35.26 (4) | 32.93 (4) | 33.45 (7) | 32.65 (1) | ||
| 4 | – | Dmitry Balandin | KAZ | 2:08.20 | 0.68 | 29.05 (2) | 1:01.79 (1) | 1:35.11 (3) | 32.74 (3) | 33.32 (4) | 33.09 (3) | ||
| 5 | – | Ilya Khomenko | RUS | 2:09.73 | 0.64 | 29.57 (5) | 1:02.55 (5) | 1:35.78 (5) | 32.98 (5) | 33.23 (3) | 33.95 (6) | ||
| 6 | – | Erik Persson | SWE | 2:10.12 | 0.71 | 29.92 (8) | 1:03.03 (7) | 1:36.36 (=6) | 33.11 (6) | 33.33 (5) | 33.76 (5) | ||
| 7 | – | Luca Pizzini | ITA | 2:11.53 | 0.66 | 29.70 (7) | 1:03.13 (8) | 1:37.33 (8) | 33.43 (8) | 34.20 (8) | 34.20 (7) | ||
| 8 | – | Carlos Claverie | VEN | 2:11.56 | 0.70 | 29.69 (6) | 1:03.00 (6) | 1:36.36 (=6) | 33.31 (7) | 33.36 (6) | 35.20 (8) |
Heat #2
| Time | 23:12 |
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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 | – | Andrew Willis | GBR | 2:07.73 | 0.69 | 29.04 (2) | 1:02.04 (2) | 1:34.91 (2) | 33.00 (4) | 32.87 (3) | 32.82 (3) | ||
| 2 | – | Kevin Cordes | USA | 2:07.99 | 0.71 | 28.97 (1) | 1:01.40 (1) | 1:34.23 (1) | 32.43 (1) | 32.83 (2) | 33.76 (6) | ||
| 3 | – | Anton Chupkov | RUS | 2:08.08 | 0.65 | 29.42 (5) | 1:02.41 (3) | 1:35.53 (4) | 32.99 (=2) | 33.12 (4) | 32.55 (1) | ||
| 4 | – | Marco Koch | GER | 2:08.12 | 0.72 | 29.20 (3) | 1:02.54 (4) | 1:35.28 (3) | 33.34 (6) | 32.74 (1) | 32.84 (4) | ||
| 5 | – | Mao Feilian | CHN | 2:09.64 | 0.72 | 29.71 (7) | 1:03.13 (7) | 1:36.83 (7) | 33.42 (7) | 33.70 (6) | 32.81 (2) | ||
| 6 | – | Li Xiang | CHN | 2:10.92 | 0.69 | 29.35 (4) | 1:03.33 (8) | 1:37.21 (8) | 33.98 (8) | 33.88 (7) | 33.71 (5) | ||
| 7 | – | Craig Benson | GBR | 2:10.93 | 0.69 | 29.78 (8) | 1:02.77 (5) | 1:36.42 (5) | 32.99 (=2) | 33.65 (5) | 34.51 (7) | ||
| 8 | – | Matti Mattsson | FIN | 2:12.99 | 0.72 | 29.62 (6) | 1:02.78 (6) | 1:36.81 (6) | 33.16 (5) | 34.03 (8) | 36.18 (8) |
Final Round
| Date | 10 August 2016 — 22:03 |
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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 | – | Dmitry Balandin | KAZ | 2:07.46 | 0.68 | 29.43 (6) | 1:01.39 (2) | 1:34.15 (2) | 31.96 (2) | 32.76 (5) | 33.31 (7) | ||
| 2 | – | Josh Prenot | USA | 2:07.53 | 0.76 | 29.35 (4) | 1:02.05 (3) | 1:34.38 (3) | 32.70 (4) | 32.33 (1) | 33.15 (5) | ||
| 3 | – | Anton Chupkov | RUS | 2:07.70 | 0.65 | 29.85 (8) | 1:02.36 (6) | 1:35.22 (8) | 32.51 (3) | 32.86 (7) | 32.48 (1) | ||
| 4 | – | Andrew Willis | GBR | 2:07.78 | 0.71 | 29.50 (7) | 1:02.38 (7) | 1:35.06 (5) | 32.88 (5) | 32.68 (4) | 32.72 (2) | ||
| 5 | – | Yasuhiro Koseki | JPN | 2:07.80 | 0.68 | 29.00 (1) | 1:00.86 (1) | 1:33.74 (1) | 31.86 (1) | 32.88 (8) | 34.06 (8) | ||
| 6 | – | Ippei Watanabe | JPN | 2:07.87 | 0.68 | 29.41 (5) | 1:02.35 (5) | 1:35.12 (7) | 32.94 (6) | 32.77 (6) | 32.75 (3) | ||
| 7 | – | Marco Koch | GER | 2:08.00 | 0.70 | 29.25 (3) | 1:02.31 (4) | 1:34.96 (4) | 33.06 (7) | 32.65 (3) | 33.04 (4) | ||
| 8 | – | Kevin Cordes | USA | 2:08.34 | 0.70 | 29.10 (2) | 1:02.49 (8) | 1:35.09 (6) | 33.39 (8) | 32.60 (2) | 33.25 (6) |