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200 metres Freestyle, Men

Date29 July 1984
StatusOlympic
LocationOlympic Swim Stadium, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
Participants56 from 36 countries

Michael Groß had been European Swimmer of the Year in 1982-83, and would win that as well in 1984-86, and was the 1982 World Champion in this event. He also held the world record, setting that twice in 1983, and better it again in June 1984 with 1:47.55 in Munich. At 202 cm (6-7½), with a huge wingspan, he was dubbed “The Albatross” and was expected to win this event easily. He led the preliminary round with 1:48.03, but slowed dramatically in the final 100, and some wondered if perhaps he was not at his strongest. But that had simply been Groß saving himself for the final. American Mike Heath was close at 50 metres but that was it. Groß pulled away on each lap to win in 1:47.44, a new world record, and well ahead of Heath in second, with Groß’s teammate Thomas Fahrner taking bronze, despite a fast finish that almost caught Heath.

PosSwimmerNOCR1B FinalFinal
1Michael GroßFRG1:48.03 (1 h7)1:47.44 (1)Gold
2Mike HeathUSA1:49.87 (1 h6)1:49.10 (2)Silver
3Thomas FahrnerFRG1:50.00 (1 h4)1:49.69 (3)Bronze
4Jeff FloatUSA1:50.95 (1 h5)1:50.18 (4)
5Alberto MestreVEN1:50.73 (1 h3)1:50.23 (5)
6Frank DrostNED1:51.32 (2 h5)1:51.62 (6)
7Marco Dell'UomoITA1:51.67 (2 h7)1:52.20 (7)
8Peter DaleAUS1:51.42 (1 h1)1:53.84 (8)
9Paul EasterGBR1:51.80 (1 h2)1:51.70 (1)
10Juan Carlos VallejoESP1:51.97 (3 h5)1:51.77 (2)
11Hans KroesNED1:52.37 (2 h2)1:52.36 (3)
12Anders HolmertzSWE1:51.70 (2 h4)1:52.44 (4)
13Carlos ScanavinoURU1:52.70 (3 h6)1:52.54 (5)
14Peter SzmidtCAN1:52.48 (2 h1)1:52.56 (6)
15Andy AstburyGBR1:52.01 (2 h3)1:53.02 (7)
16Thomas LejdströmSWE1:51.76 (2 h6)1:53.63 (8)
17Alex BaumannCAN1:51.76 (3 h4)1
18Justin LembergAUS1:52.73 (4 h5)
19Borut PetričYUG1:52.74 (3 h7)
20Jorge FernandesBRA1:53.03 (3 h3)
21Cyro DelgadoBRA1:53.22 (3 h2)
22Paolo RevelliITA1:53.46 (4 h2)
23Franz MortensenDEN1:54.09 (3 h1)
24Anthony MosseNZL1:54.12 (4 h6)
25Stéfan VolérySUI1:54.19 (4 h1)
26Hiroshi SakamotoJPN1:54.71 (4 h7)
27Michael MiaoTPE1:55.01 (5 h1)
28Javier MiralpeixESP1:55.25 (4 h3)
29Jean-Marie FrançoisVEN1:55.28 (5 h6)
30Darjan PetričYUG1:55.68 (6 h1)
31César SánchezMEX1:55.82 (4 h4)
32Gökhan AttaroğluTUR1:55.92 (5 h3)
33Shigeo OgataJPN1:55.97 (5 h2)
34Shen JianqiangCHN1:56.08 (5 h7)
35Mike DavidsonNZL1:56.20 (5 h5)
36Thierry JacotSUI1:56.54 (6 h2)
37Fernando CanalesPUR1:56.60 (6 h7)
38Evert KroonAHO1:57.05 (6 h5)
39William WilsonPHI1:57.18 (6 h3)
40Sean NottageBAH1:57.54 (7 h2)
41Scott NewkirkISV1:57.74 (6 h6)
42Carlos RomoMEX1:58.77 (5 h4)
43Fabián FerrariARG1:59.39 (6 h4)
44Mohamed YoussefEGY1:59.71 (7 h7)
45Erik RosskopfISV2:02.04 (7 h4)
46Samuela TupouFIJ2:02.22 (8 h2)
47Ingi JónssonISL2:02.23 (7 h5)
48Tsang Yi MingHKG2:03.11 (7 h6)
49Ng Wing HonHKG2:03.66 (7 h3)
50Roberto GranadosGUA2:05.21 (8 h7)
51Rodrigo LealGUA2:05.96 (7 h1)
52Juan José PinoHON2:12.51 (8 h1)
53Trevor NcalaSWZ2:15.30 (8 h3)
54Michele PivaSMR2:15.39 (8 h4)
55Percy SayeghLBN2:20.76 (8 h5)
56Rami KantariLBN2:25.43 (8 h6)

Round One (29 July 1984 — 9:50)

Fastest eight advanced to the final. Places 9-16 advanced to the B Final.

Heat One

PosLaneSwimmerNOCTime
15Peter DaleAUS1:51.42Q
24Peter SzmidtCAN1:52.48q
36Franz MortensenDEN1:54.09
42Stéfan VolérySUI1:54.19
57Michael MiaoTPE1:55.01
63Darjan PetričYUG1:55.68
71Rodrigo LealGUA2:05.96
88Juan José PinoHON2:12.51

Heat Two

PosLaneSwimmerNOCTime
13Paul EasterGBR1:51.80q
25Hans KroesNED1:52.37q
38Cyro DelgadoBRA1:53.22
44Paolo RevelliITA1:53.46
56Shigeo OgataJPN1:55.97
62Thierry JacotSUI1:56.54
77Sean NottageBAH1:57.54
81Samuela TupouFIJ2:02.22

Heat Three

PosLaneSwimmerNOCTime
14Alberto MestreVEN1:50.73Q
25Andy AstburyGBR1:52.01q
33Jorge FernandesBRA1:53.03
46Javier MiralpeixESP1:55.25
52Gökhan AttaroğluTUR1:55.92
67William WilsonPHI1:57.18
71Ng Wing HonHKG2:03.66
88Trevor NcalaSWZ2:15.30

Heat Four

PosLaneSwimmerNOCTime
14Thomas FahrnerFRG1:50.00Q
25Anders HolmertzSWE1:51.70q
33Alex BaumannCAN1:51.76q
47César SánchezMEX1:55.82
52Carlos RomoMEX1:58.77
66Fabián FerrariARG1:59.39
71Erik RosskopfISV2:02.04
88Michele PivaSMR2:15.39

Heat Five

PosLaneSwimmerNOCTime
14Jeff FloatUSA1:50.95Q
23Frank DrostNED1:51.32Q
36Juan Carlos VallejoESP1:51.97q
45Justin LembergAUS1:52.73
52Mike DavidsonNZL1:56.20
67Evert KroonAHO1:57.05
71Ingi JónssonISL2:02.23
88Percy SayeghLBN2:20.76

Heat Six

PosLaneSwimmerNOCTime
14Mike HeathUSA1:49.87Q
25Thomas LejdströmSWE1:51.76q
33Carlos ScanavinoURU1:52.70
42Anthony MosseNZL1:54.12
56Jean-Marie FrançoisVEN1:55.28
67Scott NewkirkISV1:57.74
71Tsang Yi MingHKG2:03.11
88Rami KantariLBN2:25.43

Heat Seven

PosLaneSwimmerNOCTime
14Michael GroßFRG1:48.03QOR
25Marco Dell'UomoITA1:51.67Q
33Borut PetričYUG1:52.74
42Hiroshi SakamotoJPN1:54.71
57Shen JianqiangCHN1:56.08
66Fernando CanalesPUR1:56.60
71Mohamed YoussefEGY1:59.71
88Roberto GranadosGUA2:05.21

B Final (29 July 1984 — 17:05)

PosLaneSwimmerNOCTime
13Paul EasterGBR1:51.70
26Juan Carlos VallejoESP1:51.77
37Hans KroesNED1:52.36
44Anders HolmertzSWE1:52.44
58Carlos ScanavinoURU1:52.54
61Peter SzmidtCAN1:52.56
72Andy AstburyGBR1:53.02
85Thomas LejdströmSWE1:53.63

Final (29 July 1984 — 16:55)

PosLaneSwimmerNOCTime
14Michael GroßFRG1:47.44WR
25Mike HeathUSA1:49.10
33Thomas FahrnerFRG1:49.69
42Jeff FloatUSA1:50.18
56Alberto MestreVEN1:50.23
67Frank DrostNED1:51.62
78Marco Dell'UomoITA1:52.20
81Peter DaleAUS1:53.84