Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 200 metre butterfly

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Men's 200 metre butterfly
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Venue Gold Coast Aquatic Centre
Dates 7 April
Competitors 14 from 9 nations
Winning time 1:54.00
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Chad le Clos  Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Silver medal icon.svg   David Morgan  Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Bronze medal icon.svg   Duncan Scott  Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
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The men's 200 metre butterfly event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held on 7 April at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre.

2018 Commonwealth Games 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games

The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Gold Coast 2018, were an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that were held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, between 4 and 15 April 2018. It was the fifth time Australia had hosted the Commonwealth Games and the first time a major multi-sport event achieved gender equality by having an equal number of events for males and female athletes.

The Gold Coast Aquatic Centre is a public swimming pool complex located in the Southport Broadwater Parklands on the Gold Coast, Queensland. It was the swimming and diving facility for the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

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Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:

World record Flag of the United States.svg  Michael Phelps  (USA)1:51.51 Rome, Italy 29 July 2009
Commonwealth record Flag of South Africa.svg  Chad le Clos  (RSA)1:52.96 London, United Kingdom 31 July 2012
Games record Flag of South Africa.svg  Chad le Clos  (RSA)1:55.07 Glasgow, United Kingdom 26 July 2014

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
7 April Final Chad le Clos Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1:54.00 GR

Results

Heats

The heats were held at 10:31. [1]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
123Darragh, Mackenzie Mackenzie Darragh Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 1:56.96Q
214Morgan, David David Morgan Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:57.42Q
326Scott, Duncan Duncan Scott Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1:57.64Q
424le Clos, Chad Chad le Clos Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1:57.89Q
515Irvine, Grant Grant Irvine Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:57.91Q
617Clareburt, Lewis Lewis Clareburt Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1:58.32Q
713Peters, Jacob Jacob Peters Flag of England.svg  England 1:58.42Q
825Guy, James James Guy Flag of England.svg  England 1:58.43Q, WD
922Prakash, Sajan Sajan Prakash Flag of India.svg  India 1:58.87Q
1016Litchfield, Joe Joe Litchfield Flag of England.svg  England 1:59.69
1127Ashby, Bradlee Bradlee Ashby Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2:00.30
1212Vorster, Eben Eben Vorster Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2:00.72
1321de Silva, Cherantha Cherantha de Silva Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 2:08.71
1411Savitz, Matt Matt Savitz Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 2:15.41

Final

The final was held at 19:37. [2]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
6Le Clos, Chad Chad Le Clos Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1:54.00 GR
5Morgan, David David Morgan Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:56.36
3Scott, Duncan Duncan Scott Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1:56.60
42Irvine, Grant Grant Irvine Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:56.91
51Peters, Jacob Jacob Peters Flag of England.svg  England 1:57.75
64Darragh, Mackenzie Mackenzie Darragh Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 1:57.81
77Clareburt, Lewis Lewis Clareburt Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1:58.51
88Prakash, Sajan Sajan Prakash Flag of India.svg  India 1:59.05

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References

  1. ↑ Heats results
  2. ↑ Final results
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