Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre backstroke

Men's 200 metre backstroke
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Medalists of the event
Venue London Aquatics Centre
Date August 1, 2012 (heats &
semifinals)
August 2, 2012 (final)
Competitors 35 from 27 nations
Winning time 1:53.41 OR
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Tyler Clary  United States
2nd, silver medalist(s) Ryosuke Irie  Japan
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Ryan Lochte  United States

The men's 200 metre backstroke event at the 2012 Summer Olympics took place on 1–2 August at the London Aquatics Centre in London, United Kingdom.[1]

Despite his criticisms about Michael Phelps during training camp before apologizing for the remarks, U.S. swimmer Tyler Clary put aside all the drama to capture an Olympic title in the event. Trailing behind at the 150-metre turn, he made a late charge on the final lap to edge out Japan's Ryosuke Irie and defending champion Ryan Lochte for an Olympic record and a gold medal in 1:53.41.[2][3] Irie also overhauled Lochte about the midway through the leg, but could not catch Clary near the wall to finish only with a silver in 1:53.78.[4] Leading almost an entire race in the first of a difficult double, Lochte faded down the stretch to pick up a bronze in 1:53.94.[5][6]

Poland's Radosław Kawęcki matched China's Zhang Fenglin with a fourth-place time in 1:55.59, while Irie's teammate Kazuki Watanabe earned a sixth spot in 1:57.03. Israel's Yakov-Yan Toumarkin (1:57.62) and Australia's Mitch Larkin (1:58.02) also vied for an Olympic medal to round out the finale.[6][7]

Other notable swimmers featured Russia's defending bronze medalist Arkady Vyatchanin, who missed a chance to climb the podium again after placing seventeenth in the prelims (1:58.69); and Turkey's Derya Büyükuncu, who opened the event with a top finish in heat one, but posted a thirty-third place time of 2:01.68 in his astonishing sixth Olympic appearance.[8][9]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record Aaron Peirsol (USA)1:51.92Rome, Italy31 July 2009
Olympic record Ryan Lochte (USA)1:53.94Beijing, China15 August 2008

The following records were established during the competition:

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
August 2FinalTyler Clary United States1:53.41OR

Results

Heats

[10]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
134Tyler Clary United States1:56.24Q
254Ryan Lochte United States1:56.36Q
353Zhang Fenglin China1:56.71Q
444Ryosuke Irie Japan1:56.81Q
524Gábor Balog Hungary1:56.98Q
645Jan-Philip Glania Germany1:57.01Q
737Nick Driebergen Netherlands1:57.29Q
852Yakov-Yan Toumarkin Israel1:57.33Q, NR
935Péter Bernek Hungary1:57.52Q
1047Mitch Larkin Australia1:57.53Q
1131Tobias Oriwol Canada1:58.06Q
1256Yannick Lebherz Germany1:58.07Q
1333Kazuki Watanabe Japan1:58.17Q
1455Radosław Kawęcki Poland1:58.18Q
1541Omar Pinzón Colombia1:58.20Q
1642Leonardo de Deus Brazil1:58.22Q
1732Arkady Vyatchanin Russia1:58.69
1838Marco Loughran Great Britain1:58.72
1957Sebastiano Ranfagni Italy1:58.76
2022Pedro Oliveira Portugal1:58.83NR
2148Matson Lawson Australia1:58.92
2236Chris Walker-Hebborn Great Britain1:59.00
2351Anton Anchin Russia1:59.49
2443Benjamin Stasiulis France1:59.52
2525Darren Murray South Africa2:00.01
2623Aschwin Wildeboer Faber Spain2:00.02
2727Pedro Medel Cuba2:00.05NR
2858Xu Jiayu China2:00.26
2946Gareth Kean New Zealand2:00.54
3026Oleksandr Isakov Ukraine2:00.78
3128Alexandr Tarabrin Kazakhstan2:01.22
3221Park Hyung-joo South Korea2:01.50
3315Derya Büyükuncu Turkey2:01.68
3414Sebastian Stoss Austria2:02.91
3513Quah Zheng Wen Singapore2:03.45

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
14Ryan Lochte United States1:55.40Q
25Ryosuke Irie Japan1:55.68Q
31Radosław Kawęcki Poland1:56.74Q
42Mitch Larkin Australia1:56.82Q
56Yakov-Yan Toumarkin Israel1:57.33Q, =NR
63Jan-Philip Glania Germany1:57.43
78Leonardo de Deus Brazil1:58.14
87Yannick Lebherz Germany1:58.80

Semifinal 2

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
14Tyler Clary United States1:54.71Q
25Zhang Fenglin China1:55.66Q, NR
31Kazuki Watanabe Japan1:56.81Q
46Nick Driebergen Netherlands1:57.35
53Gábor Balog Hungary1:57.56
62Péter Bernek Hungary1:57.71
77Tobias Oriwol Canada1:58.74
88Omar Pinzón Colombia1:58.99

Final

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)4Tyler Clary United States1:53.41OR
2nd, silver medalist(s)6Ryosuke Irie Japan1:53.78
3rd, bronze medalist(s)5Ryan Lochte United States1:53.94
42Radosław Kawęcki Poland1:55.59
3Zhang Fenglin ChinaNR
67Kazuki Watanabe Japan1:57.03
78Yakov-Yan Toumarkin Israel1:57.62
81Mitch Larkin Australia1:58.02

References

  1. ↑ "Swimming: Results & Schedules". London 2012. NBC Olympics. 1 August 2012. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  2. ↑ Auerbach, Nicole (2 August 2012). "Clary tops Lochte, wins gold in 200-meter backstroke". USA Today. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "Clary wins 200m backstroke gold ahead of teammate Lochte". London 2012. NBC Olympics. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "Swimmers Irie, Suzuki add silver to Japan's medal count". The Japan Times. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "Tyler Clary wins gold in 200 back". ESPN. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  6. 1 2 "2012 London Olympics: Tyler Clary Sets Olympic Record in 200 Back Victory; Ryosuke Irie Earns Silver; Ryan Lochte Claims 10th Career Medal With Bronze". Swimming World Magazine. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  7. ↑ "Tyler Clary upstages Ryan Lochte to take backstroke gold". The Australian. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  8. ↑ "2012 London Olympics: Tyler Clary Leads 200 Back Prelims; Defending Champ Ryan Lochte Second; Derya Buyukuncu Swims in Sixth Olympics". Swimming World Magazine. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  9. ↑ "2012 London Olympics: Tyler Clary Leads 200 Back Prelims; Defending Champ Ryan Lochte Second; Derya Buyukuncu Swims in Sixth Olympics". Swimming World Magazine. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  10. ↑ "Men's 200m Backstroke – Heats". London 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
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