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200 metres Freestyle, Men

Date	19 July 1976
Status	Olympic
Location	Piscine olympique, Montréal, Québec
Participants	55 from 33 countries

The world record had not moved since Mark Spitz set it to win this race in Munich. But the Montréal final would see six swimmers better Spitz’s mark, and a seventh equal it. Bruce Furniss led out the final with a first 50 split of 26.43, just ahead of John Naber who, only ½-hour before, had won gold in the 100 backstroke final. Naber took over the lead, though narrowly, at 100 and 150 metres, but Furniss came back strongly to win gold in 1:50.29, Naber finishing in 1:50.50. Just behind him was the third American, as Jim Montgomery completed the United States’ sweep. Furniss’s brother, Steve Furniss, had won a bronze medal in 1972 in the 200 individual medley. John Naber would eventually four gold medals in Montréal, in addition to his silver in this race.

Pos	Swimmer	NOC	R1	Final
1	Bruce Furniss	USA	1:50.93 (1 h8)	1:50.29 (1)	Gold
2	John Naber	USA	1:52.78 (1 h7)	1:50.50 (2)	Silver
3	Jim Montgomery	USA	1:51.77 (1 h6)	1:50.58 (3)	Bronze
4	Andrey Krylov	URS	1:51.42 (1 h4)	1:50.73 (4)
5	Klaus Steinbach	FRG	1:51.41 (1 h3)	1:51.09 (5)
6	Peter Nocke	FRG	1:52.16 (1 h5)	1:51.71 (6)
7	Gordon Downie	GBR	1:52.47 (2 h5)	1:52.78 (7)
8	Andrey Bogdanov	URS	1:52.71 (1 h2)	1:53.33 (8)
9	Brian Brinkley	GBR	1:53.07 (2 h2)	–
10	Sergey Koplyakov	URS	1:53.44 (1 h1)	–
11	Marcello Guarducci	ITA	1:53.72 (2 h3)	–
12	Steve Badger	CAN	1:53.86 (3 h5)	–
13	Bill Sawchuk	CAN	1:54.07 (2 h6)	–
14	Jorge Delgado	ECU	1:54.23 (2 h7)	–
15	Graham Windeatt	AUS	1:54.35 (2 h4)	–
16	Mark Kerry	AUS	1:54.86 (2 h8)	–
17	David López-Zubero	ESP	1:54.88 (3 h2)	–
18	Peter Dawson	AUS	1:55.16 (3 h8)	–
19	Rainer Strohbach	GDR	1:55.25 (3 h6)	–
20	Roberto Pangaro	ITA	1:55.30 (3 h3)	–
21	Frank Pfütze	GDR	1:55.57 (3 h7)	–
22	James Hett	CAN	1:55.58 (3 h4)	–
23	René van der Kuil	NED	1:55.59 (2 h1)	–
24	Ali Gharbi	TUN	1:55.82 (4 h4)	–
25	Alan McClatchey	GBR	1:55.84 (4 h7)	–
26	Werner Lampe	FRG	1:56.01 (4 h3)	–
27	Bengt Gingsjö	SWE	1:56.31 (3 h1)	–
28	Peter Pettersson	SWE	1:56.51 (4 h8)	–
29	Anders Bellbring	SWE	1:57.20 (5 h7)	–
30	Paolo Revelli	ITA	1:57.25 (4 h6)	–
31	Fritz Warncke	NOR	1:57.59 (4 h1)	–
32	Andre in het Veld	NED	1:57.60 (4 h5)	–
33	John McConnochie	NZL	1:57.77 (5 h5)	–
34	Tsuyoshi Yanagidate	JPN	1:58.04 (5 h1)	–
35	Guillermo García	MEX	1:58.20 (5 h8)	–
36	Georgios Karpouzis	GRE	1:59.25 (4 h2)	–
37	Eduardo Pérez	MEX	1:59.53 (5 h2)	–
38	Francisco Canales	PUR	1:59.62 (6 h7)	–
39	Luis Goicoechea	VEN	1:59.68 (6 h1)	–
40	Steven Newkirk	ISV	1:59.95 (5 h4)	–
41	Kevin Williamson	IRL	2:00.08 (5 h3)	–
42	Andy Knowles	BAH	2:00.18 (5 h6)	–
43	Nikolay Ganev	BUL	2:00.54 (6 h3)	–
44	Petar Georgiev	BUL	2:00.70 (7 h7)	–
45	Tomás Becerra	COL	2:00.72 (6 h2)	–
46	Mark Crocker	HKG	2:00.81 (6 h5)	–
47	Lutz Löscher	GDR	2:01.00 (6 h6)	–
48	Kris Sumono	INA	2:01.12 (7 h1)	–
49	Sigurður Ólafsson	ISL	2:01.18 (6 h8)	–
50	Gianni Versari	PAN	2:02.25 (7 h6)	–
51	Paulo Frischknecht	POR	2:02.65 (7 h5)	–
52	Gerardo Rosario	PHI	2:02.81 (7 h8)	–
53	José Gomes Pereira	POR	2:03.03 (6 h4)	–
54	Patrick Novaretti	MON	2:04.29 (8 h7)	–
55	Frank Richardson	NCA	2:12.33 (7 h3)	–
DNS	William Chao	TPE	– (DNS h2)	–
DNS	Brett Naylor	NZL	– (DNS h4)	–
DNS	John Ebito	NGR	– (DNS h6)	–
DNS	Gerardo Vera	VEN	– (DNS h8)	–

Round One (19 July 1976 — 9:30)

Fastest eight advanced to the final.

Heat One

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time
1	4	Sergey Koplyakov	URS	26.98 (1) 28.65 (1)	55.63 (1) 29.09 (1)	1:24.72 (1) 28.72 (1)	1:53.44
2	3	René van der Kuil	NED	27.45 (3) 29.04 (2)	56.49 (2) 29.63 (2)	1:26.12 (2) 29.47 (3)	1:55.59
3	5	Bengt Gingsjö	SWE	28.13 (6) 29.41 (3)	57.54 (5) 29.67 (3)	1:27.21 (4) 29.10 (2)	1:56.31
4	2	Fritz Warncke	NOR	27.68 (4) 29.65 (4)	57.33 (4) 29.84 (4)	1:27.17 (3) 30.42 (5)	1:57.59
5	7	Tsuyoshi Yanagidate	JPN	27.30 (2) 29.85 (6)	57.15 (3) 30.87 (6)	1:28.02 (5) 30.02 (4)	1:58.04
6	6	Luis Goicoechea	VEN	28.55 (7) 29.76 (5)	58.31 (6) 30.66 (5)	1:28.97 (6) 30.71 (6)	1:59.68
7	1	Kris Sumono	INA	27.86 (5) 30.64 (7)	58.50 (7) 31.05 (7)	1:29.55 (7) 31.57 (7)	2:01.12

Heat Two

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time
1	4	Andrey Bogdanov	URS	26.74 (2) 28.55 (=1)	55.29 (2) 28.67 (1)	1:23.96 (1) 28.75 (2)	1:52.71	QOR
2	5	Brian Brinkley	GBR	27.18 (3) 28.71 (3)	55.89 (3) 29.28 (2)	1:25.17 (3) 27.90 (1)	1:53.07
3	3	David López-Zubero	ESP	26.60 (1) 28.55 (=1)	55.15 (1) 29.49 (3)	1:24.64 (2) 30.24 (4)	1:54.88
4	1	Georgios Karpouzis	GRE	28.31 (5) 30.12 (5)	58.43 (6) 30.85 (5)	1:29.28 (5) 29.97 (3)	1:59.25
5	2	Eduardo Pérez	MEX	28.58 (6) 29.75 (4)	58.33 (5) 30.21 (4)	1:28.54 (4) 30.99 (6)	1:59.53
6	7	Tomás Becerra	COL	27.95 (4) 30.33 (6)	58.28 (4) 31.72 (6)	1:30.00 (6) 30.72 (5)	2:00.72
DNS	6	William Chao	TPE	– (–) –	– (–) –	– (–) –	–

Heat Three

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time
1	4	Klaus Steinbach	FRG	25.99 (1) 28.03 (1)	54.02 (1) 27.94 (1)	1:21.96 (1) 29.45 (1)	1:51.41	QOR
2	5	Marcello Guarducci	ITA	26.51 (3) 28.45 (2)	54.96 (2) 28.98 (2)	1:23.94 (2) 29.78 (2)	1:53.72
3	6	Roberto Pangaro	ITA	27.23 (4) 28.95 (3)	56.18 (4) 29.22 (3)	1:25.40 (3) 29.90 (3)	1:55.30
4	3	Werner Lampe	FRG	26.38 (2) 29.01 (4)	55.39 (3) 30.39 (4)	1:25.78 (4) 30.23 (4)	1:56.01
5	7	Kevin Williamson	IRL	27.85 (5) 29.89 (5)	57.74 (5) 31.03 (5)	1:28.77 (5) 31.31 (6)	2:00.08
6	2	Nikolay Ganev	BUL	28.14 (6) 30.19 (6)	58.33 (6) 31.21 (6)	1:29.54 (6) 31.00 (5)	2:00.54
7	1	Frank Richardson	NCA	31.65 (7) 33.85 (7)	1:05.50 (7) 34.08 (7)	1:39.58 (7) 32.75 (7)	2:12.33

Heat Four

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time
1	4	Andrey Krylov	URS	27.18 (3) 28.15 (1)	55.33 (1) 28.37 (1)	1:23.70 (1) 27.72 (1)	1:51.42	Q
2	5	Graham Windeatt	AUS	27.79 (4) 28.94 (2)	56.73 (4) 28.94 (2)	1:25.67 (2) 28.68 (2)	1:54.35
3	6	James Hett	CAN	26.85 (1) 29.18 (4)	56.03 (2) 30.08 (4)	1:26.11 (4) 29.47 (3)	1:55.58
4	2	Ali Gharbi	TUN	27.14 (2) 29.07 (3)	56.21 (3) 29.73 (3)	1:25.94 (3) 29.88 (4)	1:55.82
5	1	Steven Newkirk	ISV	28.43 (5) 29.59 (5)	58.02 (5) 30.72 (5)	1:28.74 (5) 31.21 (6)	1:59.95
6	7	José Gomes Pereira	POR	28.94 (6) 31.02 (6)	59.96 (6) 31.95 (6)	1:31.91 (6) 31.12 (5)	2:03.03
DNS	3	Brett Naylor	NZL	– (–) –	– (–) –	– (–) –	–

Heat Five

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time
1	4	Peter Nocke	FRG	26.52 (1) 28.67 (3)	55.19 (1) 28.49 (1)	1:23.68 (1) 28.48 (2)	1:52.16	Q
2	3	Gordon Downie	GBR	26.89 (2) 28.45 (2)	55.34 (2) 28.83 (2)	1:24.17 (2) 28.30 (1)	1:52.47	Q
3	5	Steve Badger	CAN	27.11 (3) 28.41 (1)	55.52 (3) 29.04 (3)	1:24.56 (3) 29.30 (3)	1:53.86
4	2	Andre in het Veld	NED	27.60 (4) 29.81 (5)	57.41 (4) 30.56 (5)	1:27.97 (5) 29.63 (4)	1:57.60
5	6	John McConnochie	NZL	27.96 (5) 29.46 (4)	57.42 (5) 30.09 (4)	1:27.51 (4) 30.26 (5)	1:57.77
6	1	Mark Crocker	HKG	28.15 (6) 30.60 (6)	58.75 (6) 31.01 (6)	1:29.76 (6) 31.05 (6)	2:00.81
7	7	Paulo Frischknecht	POR	28.27 (7) 31.08 (7)	59.35 (7) 32.08 (7)	1:31.43 (7) 31.22 (7)	2:02.65

Heat Six

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time
1	4	Jim Montgomery	USA	26.47 (1) 28.49 (1)	54.96 (1) 28.77 (1)	1:23.73 (1) 28.04 (1)	1:51.77	Q
2	3	Bill Sawchuk	CAN	27.22 (=2) 28.67 (2)	55.89 (2) 29.12 (2)	1:25.01 (2) 29.06 (2)	1:54.07
3	5	Rainer Strohbach	GDR	27.22 (=2) 28.71 (3)	55.93 (3) 29.68 (3)	1:25.61 (3) 29.64 (3)	1:55.25
4	2	Paolo Revelli	ITA	27.57 (4) 29.22 (4)	56.79 (4) 29.84 (4)	1:26.63 (4) 30.62 (4)	1:57.25
5	7	Andy Knowles	BAH	28.14 (6) 29.90 (6)	58.04 (6) 30.98 (6)	1:29.02 (6) 31.16 (5)	2:00.18
6	6	Lutz Löscher	GDR	27.91 (5) 29.52 (5)	57.43 (5) 31.48 (7)	1:28.91 (5) 32.09 (7)	2:01.00
7	1	Gianni Versari	PAN	28.76 (7) 30.58 (7)	59.34 (7) 30.84 (5)	1:30.18 (7) 32.07 (6)	2:02.25
DNS	8	John Ebito	NGR	– (–) –	– (–) –	– (–) –	–

Heat Seven

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time
1	4	John Naber	USA	27.09 (1) 28.42 (1)	55.51 (1) 28.70 (1)	1:24.21 (1) 28.57 (1)	1:52.78	Q
2	3	Jorge Delgado	ECU	27.21 (2) 28.90 (3)	56.11 (2) 29.13 (2)	1:25.24 (2) 28.99 (2)	1:54.23
3	5	Frank Pfütze	GDR	27.64 (4) 29.21 (4)	56.85 (4) 29.64 (3)	1:26.49 (4) 29.08 (3)	1:55.57
4	6	Alan McClatchey	GBR	27.59 (3) 28.88 (2)	56.47 (3) 29.86 (5)	1:26.33 (3) 29.51 (5)	1:55.84
5	2	Anders Bellbring	SWE	28.20 (6) 29.92 (6)	58.12 (6) 29.66 (4)	1:27.78 (5) 29.42 (4)	1:57.20
6	1	Francisco Canales	PUR	28.51 (7) 29.94 (7)	58.45 (7) 30.29 (6)	1:28.74 (6) 30.88 (6)	1:59.62
7	7	Petar Georgiev	BUL	28.05 (5) 29.84 (5)	57.89 (5) 31.24 (7)	1:29.13 (7) 31.57 (7)	2:00.70
8	8	Patrick Novaretti	MON	28.80 (8) 30.86 (8)	59.66 (8) 32.42 (8)	1:32.08 (8) 32.21 (8)	2:04.29

Heat Eight

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time
1	4	Bruce Furniss	USA	26.66 (1) 28.29 (1)	54.95 (1) 28.31 (1)	1:23.26 (1) 27.67 (1)	1:50.93	QOR
2	5	Mark Kerry	AUS	27.21 (3) 29.37 (4)	56.58 (3) 29.39 (2)	1:25.97 (3) 28.89 (2)	1:54.86
3	3	Peter Dawson	AUS	26.86 (2) 28.76 (2)	55.62 (2) 29.78 (3)	1:25.40 (2) 29.76 (4)	1:55.16
4	6	Peter Pettersson	SWE	27.58 (4) 29.47 (5)	57.05 (4) 30.25 (5)	1:27.30 (4) 29.21 (3)	1:56.51
5	7	Guillermo García	MEX	28.02 (5) 29.20 (3)	57.22 (5) 30.20 (4)	1:27.42 (5) 30.78 (6)	1:58.20
6	8	Sigurður Ólafsson	ISL	28.45 (7) 30.36 (7)	58.81 (7) 31.88 (6)	1:30.69 (7) 30.49 (5)	2:01.18
7	1	Gerardo Rosario	PHI	28.18 (6) 30.28 (6)	58.46 (6) 32.02 (7)	1:30.48 (6) 32.33 (7)	2:02.81
DNS	2	Gerardo Vera	VEN	– (–) –	– (–) –	– (–) –	–

Final (19 July 1976 — 20:00)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time
1	4	Bruce Furniss	USA	26.43 (2) 28.04 (3)	54.47 (2) 28.08 (3)	1:22.55 (2) 27.74 (4)	1:50.29	WR
2	8	John Naber	USA	26.50 (=3) 27.96 (1)	54.46 (1) 28.05 (2)	1:22.51 (1) 27.99 (5)	1:50.50
3	6	Jim Montgomery	USA	26.39 (1) 28.15 (4)	54.54 (3) 28.44 (5)	1:22.98 (4) 27.60 (2)	1:50.58
4	3	Andrey Krylov	URS	26.90 (7) 28.35 (6)	55.25 (6) 27.80 (1)	1:23.05 (5) 27.68 (3)	1:50.73
5	5	Klaus Steinbach	FRG	26.50 (=3) 28.22 (5)	54.72 (4) 28.17 (4)	1:22.89 (3) 28.20 (6)	1:51.09
6	2	Peter Nocke	FRG	26.74 (5) 28.72 (8)	55.46 (7) 28.66 (6)	1:24.12 (7) 27.59 (1)	1:51.71
7	7	Gordon Downie	GBR	26.85 (6) 28.02 (2)	54.87 (5) 28.87 (7)	1:23.74 (6) 29.04 (8)	1:52.78
8	1	Andrey Bogdanov	URS	27.07 (8) 28.50 (7)	55.57 (8) 29.23 (8)	1:24.80 (8) 28.53 (7)	1:53.33