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200 metres Breaststroke, Men

Date	29 July 1992
Status	Olympic
Location	Piscinas Bernat Picornell, Barcelona
Participants	54 from 41 countries

Mike Barrowman (USA) was the overwhelming favorite in this event and won as expected. He had dominated the event since Seoul, where had had placed fourth in the 200 breast, but he had since won the 1991 Worlds and Pan Pacs, and set five world records. In the Barcelona final, Barrowman again broke his world record, finishing in 2:10.16 to win gold, as he was in control from start-to-finish and won comfortably. He was followed by Hungarian Norbert Rózsa, also second in the 100 breast in Barcelona, and Britain’s Nick Gillingham, as the podium was exactly as it had been at the 1991 Worlds. Gillingham had won silver in the event in 1988, and had also broken a world record in the 200 since Seoul, but that had then been bettered by Barrowman five times.

Pos	Swimmer	NOC	R1	B Final	Final
1	Mike Barrowman	USA	2:11.48 (1 h7)	–	2:10.16 (1)	Gold
2	Norbert Rózsa	HUN	2:12.95 (2 h7)	–	2:11.23 (2)	Silver
3	Nick Gillingham	GBR	2:13.42 (1 h6)	–	2:11.29 (3)	Bronze
4	Sergio López	ESP	2:14.68 (2 h6)	–	2:13.29 (4)
5	Károly Güttler	HUN	2:14.31 (1 h5)	–	2:13.32 (5)
6	Phil Rogers	AUS	2:14.39 (3 h5)	–	2:13.59 (6)
7	Kenji Watanabe	JPN	2:14.35 (2 h5)	–	2:14.70 (7)
8	Akira Hayashi	JPN	2:14.61 (3 h7)	–	2:15.11 (8)
9	Rodney Lawson	AUS	2:15.67 (6 h5)	2:15.50 (1)	–
=10	Joaquín Fernández	ESP	2:14.93 (4 h5)	2:15.52 (=2)	–
=10	Stéphane Vossart	FRA	2:15.11 (4 h7)	2:15.52 (=2)	–
12	Roque Santos	USA	2:14.71 (3 h6)	2:15.73 (4)	–
13	Radek Beinhauer	TCH	2:16.26 (4 h6)	2:16.07 (5)	–
14	Jon Cleveland	CAN	2:15.68 (5 h7)	2:16.20 (6)	–
15	Javier Careaga	MEX	2:15.59 (5 h5)	2:16.55 (7)	–
16	Francesco Postiglione	ITA	2:15.97 (7 h5)	2:16.92 (8)	–
17	Andrea Cecchi	ITA	2:16.38 (6 h7)	–	–
18	Mario González	CUB	2:16.45 (5 h6)	–	–
19	Fred Deburghgraeve	BEL	2:16.93 (6 h6)	–	–
20	Gary O'Toole	IRL	2:17.66 (7 h6)	–	–
21	Christophe Bourdon	FRA	2:17.68 (7 h7)	–	–
22	Petri Suominen	FIN	2:18.01 (1 h4)	–	–
23	Michael Mason	CAN	2:18.64 (8 h5)	–	–
24	Pablo Minelli	ARG	2:18.70 (2 h4)	–	–
25	Alexandre Yokochi	POR	2:18.97 (3 h4)	–	–
26	Børge Mørk	NOR	2:19.11 (4 h4)	–	–
27	Petteri Lehtinen	FIN	2:20.27 (1 h3)	–	–
28	Patrick Concepcion	PHI	2:20.33 (2 h3)	–	–
29	Christian Poswiat	GER	2:20.80 (5 h4)	–	–
30	Gustavo Gorriarán	URU	2:21.25 (6 h4)	–	–
31	Nerijus Beiga	LTU	2:21.65 (8 h7)	–	–
32	Desmond Koh	SGP	2:21.87 (3 h3)	–	–
33	Kenneth Cawood	RSA	2:21.88 (4 h3)	–	–
34	Ricardo Torres	PAN	2:21.93 (7 h4)	–	–
35	Jason Hender	GBR	2:23.10 (8 h6)	–	–
36	Christophe Verdino	MON	2:23.33 (5 h3)	–	–
37	Andrew Rutherford	HKG	2:24.29 (1 h2)	–	–
38	Aleksandr Savitsky	EUN	2:24.58 (8 h4)	–	–
39	Chris Flook	BER	2:24.85 (2 h2)	–	–
40	Jörg Lindemeier	NAM	2:24.88 (3 h2)	–	–
41	Clifford Lyne	RSA	2:25.66 (6 h3)	–	–
42	Abderzak Bella	ALG	2:26.35 (4 h2)	–	–
43	Roberto Bonilla	GUA	2:28.97 (5 h2)	–	–
44	Chi Jia Han	HKG	2:30.74 (1 h1)	–	–
45	Bernard Desmarais	MRI	2:31.52 (2 h1)	–	–
46	Glenn Diaz	GUM	2:34.65 (6 h2)	–	–
47	Danilo Zavoli	SMR	2:34.87 (3 h1)	–	–
48	Sultan Al-Otaibi	KUW	2:35.54 (7 h3)	–	–
49	Ayman Al-Enazy	KUW	2:39.12 (7 h2)	–	–
50	Foy Gordon Chung	FIJ	2:41.10 (4 h1)	–	–
51	Obaid Al-Rumaithi	UAE	2:44.61 (5 h1)	–	–
52	Mohamed Mukhesur Rahman	BAN	2:51.21 (6 h1)	–	–
DQ	Todd Torres	PUR	– (DQ h3)	–	–
DQ	Kenny Roberts	SEY	– (DQ h1)	–	–

Round One (29 July 1992 — 11:30)

Fastest eight advanced to the final. Swimmers placing 9th-16th advanced to the B Final.

Heat One

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time
1	6	Chi Jia Han	HKG	35.56 (3) 38.44 (1)	1:14.00 (3) 38.46 (1)	1:52.46 (2) 38.28 (1)	2:30.74
2	5	Bernard Desmarais	MRI	33.76 (1) 39.45 (3)	1:13.21 (1) 38.98 (2)	1:52.19 (1) 39.33 (2)	2:31.52
3	4	Danilo Zavoli	SMR	34.51 (2) 39.25 (2)	1:13.76 (2) 39.97 (3)	1:53.73 (3) 41.14 (3)	2:34.87
4	2	Foy Gordon Chung	FIJ	36.90 (5) 41.08 (4)	1:17.98 (4) 41.14 (4)	1:59.12 (4) 41.98 (4)	2:41.10
5	7	Obaid Al-Rumaithi	UAE	35.91 (4) 42.08 (5)	1:17.99 (5) 42.66 (5)	2:00.65 (5) 43.96 (5)	2:44.61
6	3	Mohamed Mukhesur Rahman	BAN	38.30 (6) 43.55 (6)	1:21.85 (6) 44.86 (6)	2:06.71 (6) 44.50 (6)	2:51.21
DQ	1	Kenny Roberts	SEY	– (–) –	– (–) –	– (–) –	–

Heat Two

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time
1	1	Andrew Rutherford	HKG	32.44 (2) 36.73 (1)	1:09.17 (1) 37.72 (4)	1:46.89 (1) 37.40 (2)	2:24.29
2	7	Chris Flook	BER	32.95 (5) 37.72 (4)	1:10.67 (5) 37.39 (2)	1:48.06 (4) 36.79 (1)	2:24.85
3	3	Jörg Lindemeier	NAM	32.35 (1) 37.39 (3)	1:09.74 (2) 37.48 (3)	1:47.22 (3) 37.66 (3)	2:24.88
4	5	Abderzak Bella	ALG	32.92 (4) 37.24 (2)	1:10.16 (3) 36.97 (1)	1:47.13 (2) 39.22 (4)	2:26.35
5	4	Roberto Bonilla	GUA	32.64 (3) 37.75 (5)	1:10.39 (4) 38.59 (5)	1:48.98 (5) 39.99 (5)	2:28.97
6	1	Glenn Diaz	GUM	33.99 (6) 39.60 (6)	1:13.59 (6) 39.99 (6)	1:53.58 (6) 41.07 (6)	2:34.65
7	2	Ayman Al-Enazy	KUW	36.25 (7) 40.83 (7)	1:17.08 (7) 40.91 (7)	1:57.99 (7) 41.13 (7)	2:39.12

Heat Three

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time
1	4	Petteri Lehtinen	FIN	31.99 (2) 35.39 (1)	1:07.38 (2) 35.84 (2)	1:43.22 (2) 37.05 (2)	2:20.27
2	5	Patrick Concepcion	PHI	32.21 (3) 35.52 (3)	1:07.73 (3) 35.35 (1)	1:43.08 (1) 37.25 (3)	2:20.33
3	7	Desmond Koh	SGP	32.86 (5) 36.30 (5)	1:09.16 (5) 36.04 (3)	1:45.20 (4) 36.67 (1)	2:21.87
4	3	Kenneth Cawood	RSA	31.74 (1) 35.51 (2)	1:07.25 (1) 36.48 (4)	1:43.73 (3) 38.15 (5)	2:21.88
5	2	Christophe Verdino	MON	32.70 (4) 35.89 (4)	1:08.59 (4) 36.64 (5)	1:45.23 (5) 38.10 (4)	2:23.33
6	6	Clifford Lyne	RSA	33.22 (6) 36.38 (6)	1:09.60 (6) 37.28 (6)	1:46.88 (6) 38.78 (6)	2:25.66
7	8	Sultan Al-Otaibi	KUW	34.73 (7) 40.10 (7)	1:14.83 (7) 39.81 (7)	1:54.64 (7) 40.90 (7)	2:35.54
DQ	1	Todd Torres	PUR	– (–) –	– (–) –	– (–) –	–

Heat Four

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time
1	5	Petri Suominen	FIN	31.59 (3) 35.81 (6)	1:07.40 (4) 35.13 (1)	1:42.53 (3) 35.48 (1)	2:18.01
2	4	Pablo Minelli	ARG	31.67 (4) 34.82 (2)	1:06.49 (2) 35.64 (3)	1:42.13 (2) 36.57 (3)	2:18.70
3	8	Alexandre Yokochi	POR	31.84 (5) 35.89 (7)	1:07.73 (6) 35.59 (2)	1:43.32 (5) 35.65 (2)	2:18.97
4	2	Børge Mørk	NOR	30.82 (1) 34.48 (1)	1:05.30 (1) 36.16 (6)	1:41.46 (1) 37.65 (6)	2:19.11
5	6	Christian Poswiat	GER	32.08 (6) 35.43 (4)	1:07.51 (5) 35.98 (4)	1:43.49 (6) 37.31 (4)	2:20.80
6	7	Gustavo Gorriarán	URU	32.38 (8) 35.55 (5)	1:07.93 (7) 35.99 (5)	1:43.92 (7) 37.33 (5)	2:21.25
7	3	Ricardo Torres	PAN	31.34 (2) 35.35 (3)	1:06.69 (3) 36.38 (7)	1:43.07 (4) 38.86 (8)	2:21.93
8	1	Aleksandr Savitsky	EUN	32.24 (7) 36.40 (8)	1:08.64 (8) 37.21 (8)	1:45.85 (8) 38.73 (7)	2:24.58

Heat Five

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time
1	4	Károly Güttler	HUN	30.04 (1) 34.24 (3)	1:04.28 (1) 34.38 (2)	1:38.66 (1) 35.65 (5)	2:14.31	Q
2	2	Kenji Watanabe	JPN	31.13 (7) 34.31 (4)	1:05.44 (7) 34.48 (4)	1:39.92 (6) 34.43 (1)	2:14.35	Q
3	3	Phil Rogers	AUS	30.79 (5) 33.85 (1)	1:04.64 (2) 34.52 (5)	1:39.16 (2) 35.23 (3)	2:14.39	Q
4	5	Joaquín Fernández	ESP	30.65 (3) 34.45 (5)	1:05.10 (5) 34.45 (3)	1:39.55 (4) 35.38 (4)	2:14.93	q
5	8	Javier Careaga	MEX	30.84 (6) 34.51 (6)	1:05.35 (6) 34.16 (1)	1:39.51 (3) 36.08 (6)	2:15.59	q
6	7	Rodney Lawson	AUS	30.75 (4) 34.18 (2)	1:04.93 (3) 34.64 (6)	1:39.57 (5) 36.10 (7)	2:15.67	q
7	1	Francesco Postiglione	ITA	31.26 (8) 34.91 (8)	1:06.17 (8) 34.92 (7)	1:41.09 (7) 34.88 (2)	2:15.97	q
8	6	Michael Mason	CAN	30.44 (2) 34.65 (7)	1:05.09 (4) 36.06 (8)	1:41.15 (8) 37.49 (8)	2:18.64

Heat Six

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time
1	4	Nick Gillingham	GBR	31.01 (6) 34.38 (3)	1:05.39 (4) 33.94 (2)	1:39.33 (2) 34.09 (1)	2:13.42	Q
2	3	Sergio López	ESP	30.97 (3) 33.79 (1)	1:04.76 (1) 34.78 (4)	1:39.54 (3) 35.14 (2)	2:14.68	Q
3	5	Roque Santos	USA	30.98 (4) 34.17 (2)	1:05.15 (2) 33.80 (1)	1:38.95 (1) 35.76 (5)	2:14.71	q
4	2	Radek Beinhauer	TCH	30.73 (2) 34.50 (4)	1:05.23 (3) 34.87 (5)	1:40.10 (4) 36.16 (6)	2:16.26	q
5	6	Mario González	CUB	31.83 (8) 35.08 (6)	1:06.91 (8) 34.00 (3)	1:40.91 (5) 35.54 (4)	2:16.45
6	8	Fred Deburghgraeve	BEL	30.99 (5) 35.41 (8)	1:06.40 (7) 35.07 (7)	1:41.47 (7) 35.46 (3)	2:16.93
7	7	Gary O'Toole	IRL	31.53 (7) 34.62 (5)	1:06.15 (6) 34.95 (6)	1:41.10 (6) 36.56 (7)	2:17.66
8	1	Jason Hender	GBR	30.29 (1) 35.15 (7)	1:05.44 (5) 37.27 (8)	1:42.71 (8) 40.39 (8)	2:23.10

Heat Seven

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time
1	4	Mike Barrowman	USA	30.35 (1) 33.79 (2)	1:04.14 (2) 33.52 (1)	1:37.66 (1) 33.82 (1)	2:11.48	QOR
2	5	Norbert Rózsa	HUN	30.41 (2) 33.68 (1)	1:04.09 (1) 33.80 (2)	1:37.89 (2) 35.06 (4)	2:12.95	Q
3	6	Akira Hayashi	JPN	30.93 (5) 34.45 (5)	1:05.38 (5) 35.00 (5)	1:40.38 (5) 34.23 (2)	2:14.61	Q
4	7	Stéphane Vossart	FRA	31.02 (6) 34.44 (4)	1:05.46 (6) 34.72 (4)	1:40.18 (4) 34.93 (3)	2:15.11	q
5	3	Jon Cleveland	CAN	30.76 (4) 33.97 (3)	1:04.73 (3) 34.19 (3)	1:38.92 (3) 36.76 (7)	2:15.68	q
6	1	Andrea Cecchi	ITA	30.57 (3) 34.68 (=6)	1:05.25 (4) 35.24 (6)	1:40.49 (6) 35.89 (5)	2:16.38
7	2	Christophe Bourdon	FRA	31.29 (8) 34.68 (=6)	1:05.97 (7) 35.29 (7)	1:41.26 (7) 36.42 (6)	2:17.68
8	8	Nerijus Beiga	LTU	31.23 (7) 35.57 (8)	1:06.80 (8) 36.41 (8)	1:43.21 (8) 38.44 (8)	2:21.65

B Final (29 July 1992 — 19:00)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time
1	2	Rodney Lawson	AUS	31.49 (4) 34.69 (3)	1:06.18 (3) 34.72 (2)	1:40.90 (1) 34.60 (6)	2:15.50
=2	5	Joaquín Fernández	ESP	31.43 (2) 34.73 (4)	1:06.16 (2) 34.78 (3)	1:40.94 (2) 34.58 (5)	2:15.52
=2	3	Stéphane Vossart	FRA	31.13 (1) 34.31 (1)	1:05.44 (1) 35.75 (8)	1:41.19 (4) 34.33 (2)	2:15.52
4	4	Roque Santos	USA	31.94 (8) 34.65 (2)	1:06.59 (4) 34.49 (1)	1:41.08 (3) 34.65 (7)	2:15.73
5	8	Radek Beinhauer	TCH	31.50 (5) 35.13 (7)	1:06.63 (=5) 35.42 (7)	1:42.05 (6) 34.02 (1)	2:16.07
6	7	Jon Cleveland	CAN	31.47 (3) 35.16 (8)	1:06.63 (=5) 35.09 (4)	1:41.72 (5) 34.48 (4)	2:16.20
7	6	Javier Careaga	MEX	31.91 (7) 35.05 (=5)	1:06.96 (8) 35.12 (5)	1:42.08 (7) 34.47 (3)	2:16.55
8	1	Francesco Postiglione	ITA	31.86 (6) 35.05 (=5)	1:06.91 (7) 35.24 (6)	1:42.15 (8) 34.77 (8)	2:16.92

Final (29 July 1992 — 19:00)

Pos	Lane	Swimmer	NOC	50 m	100 m	150 m	Time
1	4	Mike Barrowman	USA	30.43 (1) 33.48 (1)	1:03.91 (1) 33.21 (1)	1:37.12 (1) 33.04 (1)	2:10.16	WR
2	5	Norbert Rózsa	HUN	30.69 (3) 33.76 (3)	1:04.45 (3) 33.42 (2)	1:37.87 (3) 33.36 (2)	2:11.23
3	3	Nick Gillingham	GBR	30.57 (2) 33.53 (2)	1:04.10 (2) 33.59 (3)	1:37.69 (2) 33.60 (3)	2:11.29
4	8	Sergio López	ESP	30.92 (4) 34.03 (4)	1:04.95 (4) 34.29 (5)	1:39.24 (4) 34.05 (6)	2:13.29
5	6	Károly Güttler	HUN	31.06 (7) 34.05 (5)	1:05.11 (6) 34.42 (6)	1:39.53 (5) 33.79 (4)	2:13.32
6	7	Phil Rogers	AUS	30.95 (5) 34.55 (8)	1:05.50 (7) 34.11 (4)	1:39.61 (6) 33.98 (5)	2:13.59
7	2	Kenji Watanabe	JPN	31.14 (8) 34.49 (7)	1:05.63 (8) 34.92 (7)	1:40.55 (8) 34.15 (7)	2:14.70
8	1	Akira Hayashi	JPN	31.00 (6) 34.07 (6)	1:05.07 (5) 34.98 (8)	1:40.05 (7) 35.06 (8)	2:15.11