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200 metres Freestyle, Men

Date	29 July 1984
Status	Olympic
Location	Olympic Swim Stadium, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
Participants	56 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.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	R1	B Final	Final
1	196	Michael Groß	FRG	1:48.03 (1 h7)	–	1:47.44 (1)	Gold
2	464	Mike Heath	USA	1:49.87 (1 h6)	–	1:49.10 (2)	Silver
3	193	Thomas Fahrner	FRG	1:50.00 (1 h4)	–	1:49.69 (3)	Bronze
4	459	Jeff Float	USA	1:50.95 (1 h5)	–	1:50.18 (4)
5	495	Alberto Mestre	VEN	1:50.73 (1 h3)	–	1:50.23 (5)
6	267	Frank Drost	NED	1:51.32 (2 h5)	–	1:51.62 (6)
7	307	Marco Dell'Uomo	ITA	1:51.67 (2 h7)	–	1:52.20 (7)
8	14	Peter Dale	AUS	1:51.42 (1 h1)	–	1:53.84 (8)
9	223	Paul Easter	GBR	1:51.80 (1 h2)	1:51.70 (1)	–
10	–	Juan Carlos Vallejo	ESP	1:51.97 (3 h5)	1:51.77 (2)	–
11	270	Hans Kroes	NED	1:52.37 (2 h2)	1:52.36 (3)	–
12	428	Anders Holmertz	SWE	1:51.70 (2 h4)	1:52.44 (4)	–
13	449	Carlos Scanavino	URU	1:52.70 (3 h6)	1:52.54 (5)	–
14	101	Peter Szmidt	CAN	1:52.48 (2 h1)	1:52.56 (6)	–
15	–	Andy Astbury	GBR	1:52.01 (2 h3)	1:53.02 (7)	–
16	430	Thomas Lejdström	SWE	1:51.76 (2 h6)	1:53.63 (8)	–
17	73	Alex Baumann	CAN	1:51.76 (3 h4)	–	–		1
18	21	Justin Lemberg	AUS	1:52.73 (4 h5)	–	–
19	507	Borut Petrič	YUG	1:52.74 (3 h7)	–	–
20	59	Jorge Fernandes	BRA	1:53.03 (3 h3)	–	–
21	–	Cyro Delgado	BRA	1:53.22 (3 h2)	–	–
22	–	Paolo Revelli	ITA	1:53.46 (4 h2)	–	–
23	136	Franz Mortensen	DEN	1:54.09 (3 h1)	–	–
24	–	Anthony Mosse	NZL	1:54.12 (4 h6)	–	–
25	423	Stéfan Voléry	SUI	1:54.19 (4 h1)	–	–
26	348	Hiroshi Sakamoto	JPN	1:54.71 (4 h7)	–	–
27	–	Michael Miao	TPE	1:55.01 (5 h1)	–	–
28	163	Javier Miralpeix	ESP	1:55.25 (4 h3)	–	–
29	491	Jean-Marie François	VEN	1:55.28 (5 h6)	–	–
30	508	Darjan Petrič	YUG	1:55.68 (6 h1)	–	–
31	–	César Sánchez	MEX	1:55.82 (4 h4)	–	–
32	444	Gökhan Attaroğlu	TUR	1:55.92 (5 h3)	–	–
33	–	Shigeo Ogata	JPN	1:55.97 (5 h2)	–	–
34	125	Shen Jianqiang	CHN	1:56.08 (5 h7)	–	–
35	389	Mike Davidson	NZL	1:56.20 (5 h5)	–	–
36	421	Thierry Jacot	SUI	1:56.54 (6 h2)	–	–
37	404	Fernando Canales	PUR	1:56.60 (6 h7)	–	–
38	1	Evert Kroon	AHO	1:57.05 (6 h5)	–	–
39	401	William Wilson	PHI	1:57.18 (6 h3)	–	–
40	44	Sean Nottage	BAH	1:57.54 (7 h2)	–	–
41	294	Scott Newkirk	ISV	1:57.74 (6 h6)	–	–
42	378	Carlos Romo	MEX	1:58.77 (5 h4)	–	–
43	–	Fabián Ferrari	ARG	1:59.39 (6 h4)	–	–
44	–	Mohamed Youssef	EGY	1:59.71 (7 h7)	–	–
45	295	Erik Rosskopf	ISV	2:02.04 (7 h4)	–	–
46	175	Samuela Tupou	FIJ	2:02.22 (8 h2)	–	–
47	288	Ingi Jónsson	ISL	2:02.23 (7 h5)	–	–
48	260	Tsang Yi Ming	HKG	2:03.11 (7 h6)	–	–
49	–	Ng Wing Hon	HKG	2:03.66 (7 h3)	–	–
50	254	Roberto Granados	GUA	2:05.21 (8 h7)	–	–
51	255	Rodrigo Leal	GUA	2:05.96 (7 h1)	–	–
52	284	Juan José Pino	HON	2:12.51 (8 h1)	–	–
53	436	Trevor Ncala	SWZ	2:15.30 (8 h3)	–	–
54	413	Michele Piva	SMR	2:15.39 (8 h4)	–	–
55	370	Percy Sayegh	LBN	2:20.76 (8 h5)	–	–
56	369	Rami Kantari	LBN	2:25.43 (8 h6)	–	–

Round One

Date	29 July 1984 — 9:50
Format	Fastest eight advanced to the final. Places 9-16 advanced to the B Final.

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	–	Michael Groß	FRG	1:48.03	QOR
2	–	Mike Heath	USA	1:49.87	Q
3	–	Thomas Fahrner	FRG	1:50.00	Q
4	–	Alberto Mestre	VEN	1:50.73	Q
5	–	Jeff Float	USA	1:50.95	Q
6	–	Frank Drost	NED	1:51.32	Q
7	–	Peter Dale	AUS	1:51.42	Q
8	–	Marco Dell'Uomo	ITA	1:51.67	Q
9	–	Anders Holmertz	SWE	1:51.70	q
=10	–	Alex Baumann	CAN	1:51.76	q
=10	–	Thomas Lejdström	SWE	1:51.76	q
12	–	Paul Easter	GBR	1:51.80	q
13	–	Juan Carlos Vallejo	ESP	1:51.97	q
14	–	Andy Astbury	GBR	1:52.01	q
15	–	Hans Kroes	NED	1:52.37	q
16	–	Peter Szmidt	CAN	1:52.48	q
17	–	Carlos Scanavino	URU	1:52.70
18	–	Justin Lemberg	AUS	1:52.73
19	–	Borut Petrič	YUG	1:52.74
20	–	Jorge Fernandes	BRA	1:53.03
21	–	Cyro Delgado	BRA	1:53.22
22	–	Paolo Revelli	ITA	1:53.46
23	–	Franz Mortensen	DEN	1:54.09
24	–	Anthony Mosse	NZL	1:54.12
25	–	Stéfan Voléry	SUI	1:54.19
26	–	Hiroshi Sakamoto	JPN	1:54.71
27	–	Michael Miao	TPE	1:55.01
28	–	Javier Miralpeix	ESP	1:55.25
29	–	Jean-Marie François	VEN	1:55.28
30	–	Darjan Petrič	YUG	1:55.68
31	–	César Sánchez	MEX	1:55.82
32	–	Gökhan Attaroğlu	TUR	1:55.92
33	–	Shigeo Ogata	JPN	1:55.97
34	–	Shen Jianqiang	CHN	1:56.08
35	–	Mike Davidson	NZL	1:56.20
36	–	Thierry Jacot	SUI	1:56.54
37	–	Fernando Canales	PUR	1:56.60
38	–	Evert Kroon	AHO	1:57.05
39	–	William Wilson	PHI	1:57.18
40	–	Sean Nottage	BAH	1:57.54
41	–	Scott Newkirk	ISV	1:57.74
42	–	Carlos Romo	MEX	1:58.77
43	–	Fabián Ferrari	ARG	1:59.39
44	–	Mohamed Youssef	EGY	1:59.71
45	–	Erik Rosskopf	ISV	2:02.04
46	–	Samuela Tupou	FIJ	2:02.22
47	–	Ingi Jónsson	ISL	2:02.23
48	–	Tsang Yi Ming	HKG	2:03.11
49	–	Ng Wing Hon	HKG	2:03.66
50	–	Roberto Granados	GUA	2:05.21
51	–	Rodrigo Leal	GUA	2:05.96
52	–	Juan José Pino	HON	2:12.51
53	–	Trevor Ncala	SWZ	2:15.30
54	–	Michele Piva	SMR	2:15.39
55	–	Percy Sayegh	LBN	2:20.76
56	–	Rami Kantari	LBN	2:25.43

Heat #1

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)	100-150 m Time (Rank)	150-200 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Peter Dale	AUS	1:51.42	26.33 (2)	54.02 (1)	1:22.57 (1)	27.69 (1)	28.55 (1)	28.85 (3)	Q
2	–	Peter Szmidt	CAN	1:52.48	26.75 (4)	55.40 (4)	1:24.27 (3)	28.65 (3)	28.87 (2)	28.21 (1)	q
3	–	Franz Mortensen	DEN	1:54.09	26.44 (3)	54.73 (2)	1:23.93 (2)	28.29 (2)	29.20 (3)	30.16 (6)
4	–	Stéfan Voléry	SUI	1:54.19	26.23 (1)	55.00 (3)	1:24.76 (4)	28.77 (4)	29.76 (5)	29.43 (5)
5	–	Michael Miao	TPE	1:55.01	27.13 (5)	56.35 (5)	1:26.43 (6)	29.22 (6)	30.08 (6)	28.58 (2)
6	–	Darjan Petrič	YUG	1:55.68	27.73 (6)	56.90 (6)	1:26.42 (5)	29.17 (5)	29.52 (4)	29.26 (4)
7	–	Rodrigo Leal	GUA	2:05.96	27.96 (7)	58.27 (7)	1:31.96 (7)	30.31 (7)	33.69 (7)	34.00 (7)
8	–	Juan José Pino	HON	2:12.51	28.83 (8)	1:01.10 (8)	1:35.94 (8)	32.27 (8)	34.84 (8)	36.57 (8)

Heat #2

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)	100-150 m Time (Rank)	150-200 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Paul Easter	GBR	1:51.80	26.61 (4)	54.86 (3)	1:23.75 (1)	28.25 (1)	28.89 (1)	28.05 (1)	q
2	–	Hans Kroes	NED	1:52.37	26.22 (2)	54.88 (4)	1:23.99 (2)	28.66 (4)	29.11 (2)	28.38 (2)	q
3	–	Cyro Delgado	BRA	1:53.22	26.15 (1)	54.60 (1)	1:24.10 (3)	28.45 (3)	29.50 (4)	29.12 (3)
4	–	Paolo Revelli	ITA	1:53.46	26.37 (3)	54.77 (2)	1:24.23 (4)	28.40 (2)	29.46 (3)	29.23 (4)
5	–	Shigeo Ogata	JPN	1:55.97	27.15 (7)	55.92 (5)	1:25.76 (5)	28.77 (5)	29.84 (5)	30.21 (7)
6	–	Thierry Jacot	SUI	1:56.54	26.98 (5)	56.13 (6)	1:26.49 (6)	29.15 (6)	30.36 (6)	30.05 (5)
7	–	Sean Nottage	BAH	1:57.54	26.99 (6)	56.88 (7)	1:27.36 (7)	29.89 (7)	30.48 (7)	30.18 (6)
8	–	Samuela Tupou	FIJ	2:02.22	27.99 (8)	58.45 (8)	1:29.70 (8)	30.46 (8)	31.25 (8)	32.52 (8)

Heat #3

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)	100-150 m Time (Rank)	150-200 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Alberto Mestre	VEN	1:50.73	25.68 (1)	53.36 (1)	1:21.91 (1)	27.68 (1)	28.55 (2)	28.82 (1)	Q
2	–	Andy Astbury	GBR	1:52.01	26.77 (4)	54.93 (2)	1:23.18 (2)	28.16 (2)	28.25 (1)	28.83 (2)	q
3	–	Jorge Fernandes	BRA	1:53.03	26.65 (2)	55.11 (3)	1:24.01 (3)	28.46 (3)	28.90 (3)	29.02 (3)
4	–	Javier Miralpeix	ESP	1:55.25	26.70 (3)	55.23 (4)	1:24.96 (4)	28.53 (4)	29.73 (4)	30.29 (5)
5	–	Gökhan Attaroğlu	TUR	1:55.92	27.39 (6)	56.20 (5)	1:26.32 (5)	28.81 (5)	30.12 (5)	29.60 (4)
6	–	William Wilson	PHI	1:57.18	27.08 (5)	56.35 (6)	1:26.48 (6)	29.27 (6)	30.13 (6)	30.70 (6)
7	–	Ng Wing Hon	HKG	2:03.66	28.41 (8)	58.90 (7)	1:31.22 (7)	30.49 (7)	32.32 (7)	32.44 (7)
8	–	Trevor Ncala	SWZ	2:15.30	27.82 (7)	59.76 (8)	1:37.14 (8)	31.94 (8)	37.38 (8)	38.16 (8)

Heat #4

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)	100-150 m Time (Rank)	150-200 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Thomas Fahrner	FRG	1:50.00	26.51 (1)	54.31 (1)	1:22.45 (1)	27.80 (1)	28.14 (1)	27.55 (1)	Q
2	–	Anders Holmertz	SWE	1:51.70	27.07 (3)	55.04 (2)	1:23.82 (2)	27.97 (2)	28.78 (3)	27.88 (2)	q
3	–	Alex Baumann	CAN	1:51.76	26.89 (2)	55.39 (3)	1:23.86 (3)	28.50 (3)	28.47 (2)	27.90 (3)	q
4	–	César Sánchez	MEX	1:55.82	27.11 (4)	56.02 (4)	1:25.84 (4)	28.91 (4)	29.82 (4)	29.98 (4)
5	–	Carlos Romo	MEX	1:58.77	27.34 (5)	56.59 (5)	1:27.41 (5)	29.25 (5)	30.82 (6)	31.36 (6)
6	–	Fabián Ferrari	ARG	1:59.39	28.01 (7)	57.81 (6)	1:28.43 (6)	29.80 (6)	30.62 (5)	30.96 (5)
7	–	Erik Rosskopf	ISV	2:02.04	27.43 (6)	57.87 (7)	1:30.29 (7)	30.44 (7)	32.42 (7)	31.75 (7)
8	–	Michele Piva	SMR	2:15.39	29.99 (8)	1:03.18 (8)	1:39.15 (8)	33.19 (8)	35.97 (8)	36.24 (8)

Heat #5

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)	100-150 m Time (Rank)	150-200 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Jeff Float	USA	1:50.95	26.47 (3)	54.49 (1)	1:22.72 (1)	28.02 (1)	28.23 (1)	28.23 (3)	Q
2	–	Frank Drost	NED	1:51.32	26.44 (2)	54.78 (2)	1:23.12 (2)	28.34 (3)	28.34 (2)	28.20 (2)	Q
3	–	Juan Carlos Vallejo	ESP	1:51.97	26.37 (1)	55.01 (4)	1:23.97 (4)	28.64 (4)	28.96 (4)	28.00 (1)	q
4	–	Justin Lemberg	AUS	1:52.73	26.77 (4)	55.00 (3)	1:23.73 (3)	28.23 (2)	28.73 (3)	29.00 (4)
5	–	Mike Davidson	NZL	1:56.20	27.63 (6)	56.80 (6)	1:26.71 (5)	29.17 (5)	29.91 (5)	29.49 (5)
6	–	Evert Kroon	AHO	1:57.05	27.05 (5)	56.76 (5)	1:27.07 (6)	29.71 (6)	30.31 (6)	29.98 (6)
7	–	Ingi Jónsson	ISL	2:02.23	28.54 (7)	58.98 (7)	1:30.42 (7)	30.44 (7)	31.44 (7)	31.81 (7)
8	–	Percy Sayegh	LBN	2:20.76	30.81 (8)	1:04.89 (8)	1:42.82 (8)	34.08 (8)	37.93 (8)	37.94 (8)

Heat #6

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)	100-150 m Time (Rank)	150-200 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Mike Heath	USA	1:49.87	26.31 (1)	53.83 (1)	1:21.74 (1)	27.52 (1)	27.91 (1)	28.13 (1)	Q
2	–	Thomas Lejdström	SWE	1:51.76	26.42 (2)	54.82 (2)	1:23.17 (2)	28.40 (4)	28.35 (2)	28.59 (2)	q
3	–	Carlos Scanavino	URU	1:52.70	26.80 (3)	55.08 (3)	1:23.85 (3)	28.28 (2)	28.77 (3)	28.85 (4)
4	–	Anthony Mosse	NZL	1:54.12	27.20 (5)	56.06 (5)	1:25.39 (5)	28.86 (5)	29.33 (5)	28.73 (3)
5	–	Jean-Marie François	VEN	1:55.28	26.94 (4)	55.31 (4)	1:24.57 (4)	28.37 (3)	29.26 (4)	30.71 (6)
6	–	Scott Newkirk	ISV	1:57.74	27.58 (6)	56.83 (6)	1:27.10 (6)	29.25 (6)	30.27 (6)	30.64 (5)
7	–	Tsang Yi Ming	HKG	2:03.11	28.17 (7)	58.93 (7)	1:31.36 (7)	30.76 (7)	32.43 (7)	31.75 (7)
8	–	Rami Kantari	LBN	2:25.43	30.37 (8)	1:06.49 (8)	1:45.55 (8)	36.12 (8)	39.06 (8)	39.88 (8)

Heat #7

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)	100-150 m Time (Rank)	150-200 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Michael Groß	FRG	1:48.03	25.12 (1)	52.10 (1)	1:19.95 (1)	26.98 (1)	27.85 (1)	28.08 (1)	QOR
2	–	Marco Dell'Uomo	ITA	1:51.67	26.52 (4)	54.80 (3)	1:23.50 (3)	28.28 (3)	28.70 (2)	28.17 (2)	Q
3	–	Borut Petrič	YUG	1:52.74	26.49 (3)	54.62 (2)	1:23.43 (2)	28.13 (2)	28.81 (3)	29.31 (4)
4	–	Hiroshi Sakamoto	JPN	1:54.71	26.93 (6)	56.15 (5)	1:25.58 (4)	29.22 (5)	29.43 (4)	29.13 (3)
5	–	Shen Jianqiang	CHN	1:56.08	27.10 (7)	56.51 (6)	1:26.51 (6)	29.41 (6)	30.00 (5)	29.57 (5)
6	–	Fernando Canales	PUR	1:56.60	25.94 (2)	54.91 (4)	1:25.92 (5)	28.97 (4)	31.01 (7)	30.68 (6)
7	–	Mohamed Youssef	EGY	1:59.71	26.72 (5)	56.67 (7)	1:27.62 (7)	29.95 (7)	30.95 (6)	32.09 (7)
8	–	Roberto Granados	GUA	2:05.21	27.89 (8)	59.07 (8)	1:32.07 (8)	31.18 (8)	33.00 (8)	33.14 (8)

B Final

Date	29 July 1984 — 17:05

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)	100-150 m Time (Rank)	150-200 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Paul Easter	GBR	1:51.70	26.86 (4)	55.22 (2)	1:23.92 (2)	28.36 (3)	28.70 (1)	27.78 (2)
2	–	Juan Carlos Vallejo	ESP	1:51.77	26.60 (2)	55.25 (3)	1:24.07 (3)	28.65 (6)	28.82 (4)	27.70 (1)
3	–	Hans Kroes	NED	1:52.36	26.31 (1)	54.66 (1)	1:23.71 (1)	28.35 (2)	29.05 (7)	28.65 (8)
4	–	Anders Holmertz	SWE	1:52.44	26.96 (6)	55.52 (7)	1:24.23 (4)	28.56 (5)	28.71 (2)	28.21 (4)
5	–	Carlos Scanavino	URU	1:52.54	27.07 (7)	55.50 (5)	1:24.29 (5)	28.43 (4)	28.79 (3)	28.25 (5)
6	–	Peter Szmidt	CAN	1:52.56	26.92 (5)	55.59 (8)	1:24.60 (7)	28.67 (7)	29.01 (=5)	27.96 (3)
7	–	Andy Astbury	GBR	1:53.02	27.19 (8)	55.43 (4)	1:24.44 (6)	28.24 (1)	29.01 (=5)	28.58 (7)
8	–	Thomas Lejdström	SWE	1:53.63	26.64 (3)	55.51 (6)	1:25.15 (8)	28.87 (8)	29.64 (8)	28.48 (6)

Final Round

Date	29 July 1984 — 16:55

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	50 m	100 m	150 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)	100-150 m Time (Rank)	150-200 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Michael Groß	FRG	1:47.44	25.70 (1)	53.14 (1)	1:20.27 (1)	27.44 (1)	27.13 (1)	27.17 (2)	WR
2	–	Mike Heath	USA	1:49.10	25.83 (3)	53.96 (3)	1:21.41 (2)	28.13 (6)	27.45 (2)	27.69 (3)
3	–	Thomas Fahrner	FRG	1:49.69	26.38 (6)	54.90 (8)	1:22.86 (5)	28.52 (8)	27.96 (3)	26.83 (1)
4	–	Jeff Float	USA	1:50.18	26.30 (5)	54.21 (4)	1:22.23 (3)	27.91 (2)	28.02 (4)	27.95 (=4)
5	–	Alberto Mestre	VEN	1:50.23	25.72 (2)	53.67 (2)	1:22.28 (4)	27.95 (3)	28.61 (5)	27.95 (=4)
6	–	Frank Drost	NED	1:51.62	26.17 (4)	54.22 (5)	1:23.13 (6)	28.05 (=4)	28.91 (6)	28.49 (7)
7	–	Marco Dell'Uomo	ITA	1:52.20	26.49 (7)	54.68 (=6)	1:23.83 (8)	28.19 (7)	29.15 (8)	28.37 (6)
8	–	Peter Dale	AUS	1:53.84	26.63 (8)	54.68 (=6)	1:23.67 (7)	28.05 (=4)	28.99 (7)	30.17 (8)