Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre individual medley
| Men's 200 metre individual medley at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Aquatics Centre, Paris La Défense Arena | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 1 August 2024 (Heats and Semis) 2 August 2024 (Final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 25 from 22 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:54.06 OR | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |||
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| Qualification | |||
| Freestyle | |||
| 50 m | men | women | |
| 100 m | men | women | |
| 200 m | men | women | |
| 400 m | men | women | |
| 800 m | men | women | |
| 1500 m | men | women | |
| Backstroke | |||
| 100 m | men | women | |
| 200 m | men | women | |
| Breaststroke | |||
| 100 m | men | women | |
| 200 m | men | women | |
| Butterfly | |||
| 100 m | men | women | |
| 200 m | men | women | |
| Individual medley | |||
| 200 m | men | women | |
| 400 m | men | women | |
| Freestyle relay | |||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women | |
| 4 × 200 m | men | women | |
| Medley relay | |||
| 4 × 100 m | men | mixed | women |
| Marathon | |||
| 10 km | men | women | |
The men's 200 metre individual medley event at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held from 1 to 2 August 2024 at the Paris Aquatics Centre.[1]
Records
[edit]Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
| World record |  Ryan Lochte (USA) |
1:54.00 | Shanghai, China | 28 July 2011 | [2][3] |
| Olympic record |  Michael Phelps (USA) |
1:54.23 | Beijing, China | 15 August 2008 | [4] |
The following record was established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 August | Final | Léon Marchand |  France |
1:54.06 | OR |
Qualification
[edit]A National Olympic Committee (NOC) may enter a maximum of two qualified athletes in each individual event, but only if both of them have attained the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT). One athlete per event can potentially enter if they meet the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT), or if the total quota of 852 athletes has not been targeted. NOCs may also permit swimmers regardless of time (one per gender) under a Universality place since they have no swimmers attaining either of the standard entry times (OQT/OCT).[5][6]
Following the end of the qualification window, World Aquatics will assess the number of swimmers who have achieved the OQT, the number of relay-only swimmers, and the number of Universality places, before inviting those with OCT to fulfill the total quota of 852. Additionally, OCT places will be distributed by event according to the position of the World Aquatics Rankings during the qualifying deadline.[5]
Time standards
[edit]The qualifying time standards must be obtained at the 2023 and 2024 World Championships, continental championships, continental swimming meets, national championships and selection trials, and various international meets approved by World Aquatics in the period between 1 March 2023 and 23 June 2024.[7]
The following table outlines the qualifying time standards for Paris 2024 for this event:
| Men's events | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event | OQT* | OCT^ |
| 200 m individual medley | 1:57.94 | 1:58.53 |
* OQTs correspond to the time achieved by a fourteenth-place swimmer in his or her respective preliminary heat of each event at the previous Games.
^ OCTs are derived by adding 0.5% of the OQT standard.
Competition format
[edit]The competition consists of three rounds: heats, semifinals, and a final. The swimmers with the best 16 times in the heats advance to the semifinals. The swimmers with the best 8 times in the semifinals advance to the final. Swim-offs are used as necessary to break ties for advancement to the next round.
Schedule
[edit]All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 1 August 2024 | 10:00 | Heats |
| 19:37 | Semifinals | |
| 2 August 2024 | 17:30 | Final |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]
Semifinals
[edit]The swimmers with the best 8 times, regardless of heat, advanced to the final.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 5 | Léon Marchand | France |
1:56.31 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | Carson Foster | United States |
1:56.37 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | Duncan Scott |  Great Britain |
1:56.49 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | Wang Shun |  China |
1:56.54 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 4 | Daiya Seto |  Japan |
1:56.59 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 6 | Tom Dean | Great Britain |
1:56.92 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 5 | Alberto Razzetti |  Italy |
1:57.10 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Finlay Knox |  Canada |
1:57.76 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 3 | Shaine Casas | United States |
1:57.82 | |
| 10 | 1 | 7 | William Petric |  Australia |
1:58.13 | |
| 11 | 1 | 1 | Thomas Neill | Australia |
1:58.77 | |
| 12 | 2 | 6 | Ron Polonsky |  Israel |
1:58.89 | |
| 13 | 2 | 2 | Jérémy Desplanches |  Switzerland |
1:58.93 | |
| 14 | 2 | 7 | Lewis Clareburt |  New Zealand |
2:00.06 | |
| 15 | 2 | 8 | Jaouad Syoud |  Algeria |
2:00.13 | |
| 16 | 1 | 8 | Apostolos Papastamos |  Greece |
2:01.02 |
Final
[edit]| Rank | Lane | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Léon Marchand | France |
1:54.06 | OR, ER |
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3 | Duncan Scott | Great Britain |
1:55.31 | |
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6 | Wang Shun | China |
1:56.00 | |
| 4 | 5 | Carson Foster | United States |
1:56.10 | |
| 5 | 7 | Tom Dean | Great Britain |
1:56.46 | |
| 6 | 1 | Alberto Razzetti | Italy |
1:56.82 | |
| 7 | 2 | Daiya Seto | Japan |
1:57.21 | |
| 8 | 8 | Finlay Knox | Canada |
1:57.26 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Competition Schedule | World Aquatics Official". World Aquatics. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Ryan Lochte sets world record in 200 IM". ESPN. 28 July 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ "FINA World Championships, Swimming: Ryan Lochte Sets First Post Techsuit-Era World Record". Swimming World Magazine. 28 July 2011. Archived from the original on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ^ Crouse, Karen (15 August 2008). "Phelps Moves 200 Meters Closer to His Goal". New York Times. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Paris 2024 – Swimming Info". World Aquatics. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ Rieder, David (3 April 2022). "Event Changes Likely as Paris 2024 Moves to Nine-Day Schedule of Finals". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ "Paris 2024 - Swimming Info". World Aquatics. 3 October 2022.
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