Swimming at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Men's 200 metre freestyle

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Men's 200 metres freestyle
at the Commonwealth Games
VenueManchester Aquatics Centre
Dates31 July 2002
Competitors21 from 14 nations
Winning time1:44.71 min
Medalists
gold medal Ian Thorpe   Australia
silver medal Grant Hackett   Australia
bronze medal Rick Say   
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The Men's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games was held on 31 July at the Manchester Aquatics Centre.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing records were as follows;

World record  Ian Thorpe (AUS) 1:44.06 Fukuoka, Japan 25 July 2001 [1]
Commonwealth record  Ian Thorpe (AUS) 1:44.06 Fukuoka, Japan 25 July 2001 [1]
Games record  Ian Thorpe (AUS) 1:46.70 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 12 September 1998

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
31 July Final Ian Thorpe  Australia 1:44.71 GR

Results

Heats

The 8 fastest swimmers in the heats qualified for the semifinals.[2]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 4 Ian Thorpe  Australia 1:48.50 Q
2 2 4 Grant Hackett  Australia 1:49.22 Q
3 1 4 Rick Say  Canada 1:49.94 Q
4 3 5 Mark Johnston  Canada 1:50.26 Q
5 3 3 Brian Johns  Canada 1:50.40 Q
6 2 5
Jamie Salter
  England 1:50.41 Q
7 1 5 Jason Cram  Australia 1:50.56 Q
8 2 3 David Carry  Scotland 1:51.45 Q
9 2 6 David Davies  Wales 1:51.89
10 3 6 Damian Alleyne  Barbados 1:53.61
11 3 2 Alexandros Aresti  Cyprus 1:54.05
12 1 6 Mark Chay  Singapore 1:55.53
13 2 2
Ron Cowen
  Bermuda 1:55.88
14 1 7 Jonathon Le Noury  Guernsey 2:01.63
15 1 2 Ben Lowndes  Guernsey 2:01.94
16 3 7 Ben Wells  Papua New Guinea 2:03.59
17 2 7 Barnsley Albert  Seychelles 2:03.71
18 3 1 Angel Gonzalez  Gibraltar 2:07.35
19 2 1 Colin Bensadon  Gibraltar 2:08.24
20 1 1 Lateef Aliasau  Nigeria 2:10.96
21 3 8 Kpiliboh Otiko  Nigeria 2:12.70

Final

The final was held on 31 July at 20:31.[3]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Ian Thorpe  Australia 1:44.71 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 Grant Hackett  Australia 1:46.13
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3 Rick Say  Canada 1:49.40
4 7
Jamie Salter
  England 1:50.01
5 2 Brian Johns  Canada 1:50.27
6 1 Jason Cram  Australia 1:50.30
7 6 Mark Johnston  Canada 1:51.18
8 8 David Carry  Scotland 1:51.22

References

  1. ^ a b "Thorpe shatters another record". BBC Sport. 25 July 2001. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Heats Results". m2002.thecgf.com. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Final Results". m2002.thecgf.com. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
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