| | Event type
200 metres Butterfly, Men
| Date | 30 July 1992 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Piscinas Bernat Picornell, Barcelona |
| Participants | 46 from 32 countries |
Mel Stewart was the clear favorite, having dominated the event since Seoul, winning the 1991 Worlds and 1989 and 1991 Pan Pacific meets, and setting the world record at the 1991 Pan Pacs. The final was not close as Stewart lived up to expectations. He took the lead early and was never headed, going ahead of world record pace for 150 metres, but he struggled slightly coming home, finishing in 1:56.26, the fourth fastest performance ever.
Behind him, the silver went to New Zealand’s Danyon Loader, who was a surprise just to make the final, having a PR of only 2:01.29 prior to the Olympics, and it took 1:59.96 just to qualify for the final. But it was the prelude to a great swimming career, as Loader would return in 1996 and win both the 200 and 400 freestyles. Bronze medalist Franck Esposito (FRA) was not a surprise as he had won the 1991 European Championships. He would win this event at the 1993 World and win it three times more at the Europeans. He would also swim in three more Olympics, but this would be his only medal.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | R1 | B Final | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 632 | Mel Stewart |  USA | 1:56.99 (1 h7) | – | 1:56.26 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 463 | Danyon Loader |  NZL | 1:58.15 (1 h5) | – | 1:57.93 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 219 | Franck Esposito |  FRA | 1:58.75 (2 h5) | – | 1:58.51 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 490 | Rafał Szukała |  POL | 1:59.51 (3 h7) | – | 1:58.89 (4) | |||
| 5 | 390 | Keiichi Kawanaka |  JPN | 1:59.96 (4 h5) | – | 1:58.97 (5) | |||
| 6 | 185 | Denis Pankratov |  EUN | 1:59.00 (2 h7) | – | 1:58.98 (6) | |||
| 7 | 515 | Robert Pinter |  ROU | 1:59.59 (3 h5) | – | 1:59.34 (7) | |||
| 8 | 35 | Martin Roberts |  AUS | 1:58.91 (1 h6) | – | 1:59.64 (8) | |||
| 9 | 266 | Chris-Carol Bremer |  GER | 2:00.49 (3 h6) | 1:59.93 (1) | – | |||
| 10 | 639 | Dave Wharton | USA | 2:00.84 (4 h6) | 2:01.08 (2) | – | |||
| 11 | 274 | Martin Herrmann | GER | 2:00.47 (2 h6) | 2:01.14 (3) | – | |||
| 12 | 592 | Can Ergenekan |  TUR | 2:00.82 (4 h7) | 2:01.21 (4) | – | |||
| 13 | 102 | Tom Ponting |  CAN | 2:01.20 (6 h6) | 2:01.60 (5) | – | |||
| 14 | 27 | Simon McKillop-Davies | AUS | 2:00.92 (5 h6) | 2:01.86 (6) | – | |||
| 15 | 67 | Eduardo Piccinini |  BRA | 2:01.20 (1 h2) | 2:01.87 (7) | – | |||
| 16 | 358 | Marco Braida |  ITA | 2:01.18 (5 h5) | 2:02.24 (8) | – | |||
| 17 | 396 | Tomohiro Miyoshi | JPN | 2:01.27 (6 h5) | – | – | |||
| 18 | 482 | Konrad Gałka | POL | 2:01.33 (5 h7) | – | – | |||
| =19 | 63 | André Teixeira | BRA | 2:01.39 (6 h7) | – | – | |||
| =19 | 542 | Matjaž Kozelj |  SLO | 2:01.39 (1 h4) | – | – | |||
| 21 | 142 | José Luis Ballester |  ESP | 2:01.41 (2 h4) | – | – | |||
| 22 | 264 | Simon Wainwright |  GBR | 2:01.53 (3 h4) | – | – | |||
| 23 | 593 | Uğur Taner | TUR | 2:01.61 (7 h6) | – | – | |||
| 24 | 156 | Jorge Pérez | ESP | 2:01.63 (7 h5) | – | – | |||
| 25 | 213 | Christophe Bordeau | FRA | 2:01.99 (8 h6) | – | – | |||
| 26 | 100 | Eddie Parenti | CAN | 2:02.00 (7 h7) | – | – | |||
| 27 | 460 | Guy Callaghan | NZL | 2:02.12 (4 h4) | – | – | |||
| 28 | 523 | Craig Jackson |  RSA | 2:02.17 (1 h3) | – | – | |||
| 29 | 500 | Diogo Madeira |  POR | 2:02.22 (2 h3) | – | – | |||
| 30 | 507 | David Monasterio |  PUR | 2:02.32 (5 h4) | – | – | |||
| 31 | 200 | Vesa Hanski |  FIN | 2:02.75 (3 h3) | – | – | |||
| 32 | 42 | Alexander Brandl |  AUT | 2:02.88 (4 h3) | – | – | |||
| 33 | 73 | Denislav Kalchev |  BUL | 2:03.73 (5 h3) | – | – | |||
| 34 | 498 | Miguel Cabrita | POR | 2:04.28 (6 h4) | – | – | |||
| 35 | 77 | Kristiyan Minkovski | BUL | 2:05.18 (6 h3) | – | – | |||
| 36 | 201 | Kai Johansson | FIN | 2:05.71 (7 h3) | – | – | |||
| 37 | 537 | Gary Tan |  SGP | 2:06.41 (2 h2) | – | – | |||
| 38 | 319 | Duncan Todd |  HKG | 2:08.20 (3 h2) | – | – | |||
| =39 | 354 | Kristan Singleton |  ISV | 2:08.71 (1 h1) | – | – | |||
| =39 | 341 | Kire Filipovski |  IOA | 2:08.71 (7 h4) | – | – | |||
| 41 | 71 | Janko Gojković |  BIH | 2:09.08 (2 h1) | – | – | |||
| 42 | 471 | Alan Espínola |  PAR | 2:11.88 (3 h1) | – | – | |||
| 43 | 434 | Benoît Fleurot |  MRI | 2:13.09 (4 h2) | – | – | |||
| 44 | 550 | Julian Bolling |  SRI | 2:17.47 (5 h2) | – | – | |||
| 45 | 409 | Ziyad Kashmiri |  KSA | 2:21.59 (4 h1) | – | – | |||
| 46 | 597 | Mohamed Khamis |  UAE | 2:29.73 (5 h1) | – | – |
Round One
| Date | 30 July 1992 — 11:00 |
|---|---|
| Format | Fastest eight advanced to the final. Places 9-16 advanced to the B Final. |
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 | – | Kristan Singleton | ISV | 2:08.71 | 28.19 (2) | 1:00.08 (2) | 1:33.64 (1) | 31.89 (1) | 33.56 (1) | 35.07 (1) | ||
| 2 | – | Janko Gojković | BIH | 2:09.08 | 27.61 (1) | 1:00.07 (1) | 1:33.90 (2) | 32.46 (2) | 33.83 (=2) | 35.18 (2) | ||
| 3 | – | Alan Espínola | PAR | 2:11.88 | 29.65 (3) | 1:02.43 (3) | 1:36.26 (3) | 32.78 (3) | 33.83 (=2) | 35.62 (3) | ||
| 4 | – | Ziyad Kashmiri | KSA | 2:21.59 | 29.93 (4) | 1:05.29 (4) | 1:41.87 (4) | 35.36 (4) | 36.58 (4) | 39.72 (5) | ||
| 5 | – | Mohamed Khamis | UAE | 2:29.73 | 32.00 (5) | 1:10.30 (5) | 1:50.36 (5) | 38.30 (5) | 40.06 (5) | 39.37 (4) |
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 | – | Eduardo Piccinini | BRA | 2:01.20 | 27.38 (1) | 58.15 (1) | 1:29.54 (1) | 30.77 (1) | 31.39 (1) | 31.66 (1) | ||
| 2 | – | Gary Tan | SGP | 2:06.41 | 28.62 (2) | 1:00.51 (2) | 1:32.63 (2) | 31.89 (2) | 32.12 (2) | 33.78 (3) | ||
| 3 | – | Duncan Todd | HKG | 2:08.20 | 28.71 (3) | 1:02.01 (3) | 1:34.76 (3) | 33.30 (3) | 32.75 (3) | 33.44 (2) | ||
| 4 | – | Benoît Fleurot | MRI | 2:13.09 | 29.42 (4) | 1:02.79 (4) | 1:37.37 (4) | 33.37 (4) | 34.58 (4) | 35.72 (4) | ||
| 5 | – | Julian Bolling | SRI | 2:17.47 | 29.68 (5) | 1:03.20 (5) | 1:39.69 (5) | 33.52 (5) | 36.49 (5) | 37.78 (5) |
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 | – | Craig Jackson | RSA | 2:02.17 | 27.55 (=2) | 58.13 (1) | 1:29.46 (1) | 30.58 (1) | 31.33 (1) | 32.71 (4) | ||
| 2 | – | Diogo Madeira | POR | 2:02.22 | 27.64 (5) | 58.80 (3) | 1:30.34 (3) | 31.16 (3) | 31.54 (2) | 31.88 (3) | ||
| 3 | – | Vesa Hanski | FIN | 2:02.75 | 27.57 (4) | 59.01 (6) | 1:30.98 (4) | 31.44 (7) | 31.97 (4) | 31.77 (1) | ||
| 4 | – | Alexander Brandl | AUT | 2:02.88 | 27.48 (1) | 58.91 (4) | 1:31.03 (5) | 31.43 (=5) | 32.12 (6) | 31.85 (2) | ||
| 5 | – | Denislav Kalchev | BUL | 2:03.73 | 27.55 (=2) | 58.29 (2) | 1:30.24 (2) | 30.74 (2) | 31.95 (3) | 33.49 (5) | ||
| 6 | – | Kristiyan Minkovski | BUL | 2:05.18 | 27.90 (7) | 59.33 (7) | 1:31.39 (7) | 31.43 (=5) | 32.06 (5) | 33.79 (6) | ||
| 7 | – | Kai Johansson | FIN | 2:05.71 | 27.65 (6) | 58.98 (5) | 1:31.25 (6) | 31.33 (4) | 32.27 (7) | 34.46 (7) |
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 | – | Matjaž Kozelj | SLO | 2:01.39 | 27.35 (3) | 58.45 (4) | 1:29.58 (3) | 31.10 (5) | 31.13 (1) | 31.81 (1) | ||
| 2 | – | José Luis Ballester | ESP | 2:01.41 | 27.20 (1) | 57.82 (1) | 1:29.38 (1) | 30.62 (2) | 31.56 (4) | 32.03 (2) | ||
| 3 | – | Simon Wainwright | GBR | 2:01.53 | 27.32 (2) | 57.88 (2) | 1:29.39 (2) | 30.56 (1) | 31.51 (3) | 32.14 (4) | ||
| 4 | – | Guy Callaghan | NZL | 2:02.12 | 27.73 (5) | 58.37 (3) | 1:29.69 (4) | 30.64 (3) | 31.32 (2) | 32.43 (5) | ||
| 5 | – | David Monasterio | PUR | 2:02.32 | 27.89 (6) | 58.63 (5) | 1:30.26 (5) | 30.74 (4) | 31.63 (5) | 32.06 (3) | ||
| 6 | – | Miguel Cabrita | POR | 2:04.28 | 27.69 (4) | 59.14 (6) | 1:31.09 (6) | 31.45 (6) | 31.95 (6) | 33.19 (6) | ||
| 7 | – | Kire Filipovski | IOA | 2:08.71 | 28.10 (7) | 59.70 (7) | 1:33.48 (7) | 31.60 (7) | 33.78 (7) | 35.23 (7) |
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 | – | Danyon Loader | NZL | 1:58.15 | 27.13 (2) | 57.11 (1) | 1:26.91 (1) | 29.98 (1) | 29.80 (1) | 31.24 (4) | ||
| 2 | – | Franck Esposito | FRA | 1:58.75 | 27.22 (3) | 57.63 (3) | 1:27.95 (2) | 30.41 (4) | 30.32 (3) | 30.80 (2) | ||
| 3 | – | Robert Pinter | ROU | 1:59.59 | 27.73 (6) | 58.05 (4) | 1:28.36 (3) | 30.32 (3) | 30.31 (2) | 31.23 (3) | ||
| 4 | – | Keiichi Kawanaka | JPN | 1:59.96 | 27.65 (=4) | 58.33 (5) | 1:29.27 (5) | 30.68 (5) | 30.94 (5) | 30.69 (1) | ||
| 5 | – | Marco Braida | ITA | 2:01.18 | 26.96 (1) | 57.24 (2) | 1:29.02 (4) | 30.28 (2) | 31.78 (7) | 32.16 (7) | ||
| 6 | – | Tomohiro Miyoshi | JPN | 2:01.27 | 27.77 (7) | 58.57 (7) | 1:29.36 (6) | 30.80 (7) | 30.79 (4) | 31.91 (5) | ||
| 7 | – | Jorge Pérez | ESP | 2:01.63 | 27.65 (=4) | 58.35 (6) | 1:29.58 (7) | 30.70 (6) | 31.23 (6) | 32.05 (6) |
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 | – | Martin Roberts | AUS | 1:58.91 | 26.86 (1) | 57.56 (1) | 1:27.68 (1) | 30.70 (2) | 30.12 (1) | 31.23 (1) | ||
| 2 | – | Martin Herrmann | GER | 2:00.47 | 27.15 (6) | 57.73 (=2) | 1:28.51 (2) | 30.58 (1) | 30.78 (2) | 31.96 (6) | ||
| 3 | – | Chris-Carol Bremer | GER | 2:00.49 | 26.99 (3) | 57.73 (=2) | 1:28.81 (3) | 30.74 (3) | 31.08 (5) | 31.68 (5) | ||
| 4 | – | Dave Wharton | USA | 2:00.84 | 26.87 (2) | 57.83 (4) | 1:29.22 (5) | 30.96 (8) | 31.39 (6) | 31.62 (4) | ||
| 5 | – | Simon McKillop-Davies | AUS | 2:00.92 | 27.61 (8) | 58.53 (8) | 1:29.60 (7) | 30.92 (6) | 31.07 (4) | 31.32 (3) | ||
| 6 | – | Tom Ponting | CAN | 2:01.20 | 27.53 (7) | 58.30 (7) | 1:29.91 (8) | 30.77 (4) | 31.61 (8) | 31.29 (2) | ||
| 7 | – | Uğur Taner | TUR | 2:01.61 | 27.04 (4) | 57.99 (6) | 1:28.83 (4) | 30.95 (7) | 30.84 (3) | 32.78 (8) | ||
| 8 | – | Christophe Bordeau | FRA | 2:01.99 | 27.07 (5) | 57.91 (5) | 1:29.45 (6) | 30.84 (5) | 31.54 (7) | 32.54 (7) |
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 | – | Mel Stewart | USA | 1:56.99 | 26.09 (1) | 55.63 (1) | 1:25.92 (1) | 29.54 (1) | 30.29 (1) | 31.07 (1) | ||
| 2 | – | Denis Pankratov | EUN | 1:59.00 | 26.45 (2) | 56.75 (2) | 1:27.57 (2) | 30.30 (5) | 30.82 (=2) | 31.43 (2) | ||
| 3 | – | Rafał Szukała | POL | 1:59.51 | 27.14 (6) | 57.15 (5) | 1:27.97 (3) | 30.01 (3) | 30.82 (=2) | 31.54 (3) | ||
| 4 | – | Can Ergenekan | TUR | 2:00.82 | 27.02 (5) | 56.83 (3) | 1:28.04 (4) | 29.81 (2) | 31.21 (5) | 32.78 (7) | ||
| 5 | – | Konrad Gałka | POL | 2:01.33 | 27.01 (4) | 57.09 (4) | 1:28.87 (6) | 30.08 (4) | 31.78 (7) | 32.46 (5) | ||
| 6 | – | André Teixeira | BRA | 2:01.39 | 26.90 (3) | 57.37 (6) | 1:28.62 (5) | 30.47 (6) | 31.25 (6) | 32.77 (6) | ||
| 7 | – | Eddie Parenti | CAN | 2:02.00 | 27.59 (7) | 58.88 (7) | 1:29.95 (7) | 31.29 (7) | 31.07 (4) | 32.05 (4) |
B Final
| Date | 30 July 1992 — 19:00 |
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| 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 | – | Chris-Carol Bremer | GER | 1:59.93 | 27.39 (3) | 57.80 (1) | 1:28.92 (1) | 30.41 (1) | 31.12 (1) | 31.01 (2) | ||
| 2 | – | Dave Wharton | USA | 2:01.08 | 27.38 (2) | 57.95 (2) | 1:29.77 (3) | 30.57 (2) | 31.82 (6) | 31.31 (4) | ||
| 3 | – | Martin Herrmann | GER | 2:01.14 | 27.54 (6) | 58.28 (5) | 1:29.49 (2) | 30.74 (4) | 31.21 (2) | 31.65 (6) | ||
| 4 | – | Can Ergenekan | TUR | 2:01.21 | 28.09 (8) | 58.93 (8) | 1:30.22 (6) | 30.84 (6) | 31.29 (3) | 30.99 (1) | ||
| 5 | – | Tom Ponting | CAN | 2:01.60 | 27.36 (1) | 58.13 (3) | 1:30.08 (5) | 30.77 (5) | 31.95 (7) | 31.52 (5) | ||
| 6 | – | Simon McKillop-Davies | AUS | 2:01.86 | 27.52 (5) | 58.24 (4) | 1:29.93 (4) | 30.72 (3) | 31.69 (5) | 31.93 (7) | ||
| 7 | – | Eduardo Piccinini | BRA | 2:01.87 | 27.51 (4) | 58.40 (6) | 1:30.64 (8) | 30.89 (7) | 32.24 (8) | 31.23 (3) | ||
| 8 | – | Marco Braida | ITA | 2:02.24 | 27.56 (7) | 58.60 (7) | 1:30.23 (7) | 31.04 (8) | 31.63 (4) | 32.01 (8) |
Final Round
| Date | 30 July 1992 — 19:00 |
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| 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 | – | Mel Stewart | USA | 1:56.26 | 25.97 (1) | 55.32 (1) | 1:25.32 (1) | 29.35 (1) | 30.00 (1) | 30.94 (7) | ||
| 2 | – | Danyon Loader | NZL | 1:57.93 | 27.21 (5) | 56.74 (3) | 1:27.00 (2) | 29.53 (2) | 30.26 (2) | 30.93 (6) | ||
| 3 | – | Franck Esposito | FRA | 1:58.51 | 26.61 (2) | 56.66 (2) | 1:27.92 (4) | 30.05 (4) | 31.26 (7) | 30.59 (3) | ||
| 4 | – | Rafał Szukała | POL | 1:58.89 | 27.14 (4) | 57.18 (4) | 1:28.27 (5) | 30.04 (3) | 31.09 (5) | 30.62 (4) | ||
| 5 | – | Keiichi Kawanaka | JPN | 1:58.97 | 27.63 (8) | 57.80 (8) | 1:28.98 (8) | 30.17 (6) | 31.18 (6) | 29.99 (1) | ||
| 6 | – | Denis Pankratov | EUN | 1:58.98 | 26.88 (3) | 57.28 (5) | 1:28.55 (7) | 30.40 (8) | 31.27 (8) | 30.43 (2) | ||
| 7 | – | Robert Pinter | ROU | 1:59.34 | 27.44 (7) | 57.76 (7) | 1:28.44 (6) | 30.32 (7) | 30.68 (4) | 30.90 (5) | ||
| 8 | – | Martin Roberts | AUS | 1:59.64 | 27.39 (6) | 57.51 (6) | 1:27.80 (3) | 30.12 (5) | 30.29 (3) | 31.84 (8) |