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

Men's 200 metre butterfly
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Venue London Aquatics Centre
Date July 30, 2012 (heats &
semifinals)
July 31, 2012 (final)
Competitors 37 from 28 nations
Winning time 1:52.96 AF
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Chad le Clos  South Africa
2nd, silver medalist(s) Michael Phelps  United States
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Takeshi Matsuda  Japan

The men's 200 metre butterfly event at the 2012 Summer Olympics took place on 30–31 July at the London Aquatics Centre in London, United Kingdom.[1]

For the second time at the 2012 Olympic Games, Michael Phelps fell short in his attempt to win the same event three consecutive times, due to an upset performance from South Africa's Chad le Clos. Phelps was the odds-on favorite to win the race, but Le Clos came from third at the final turn to edge out the superstar (and his personal hero) by five-hundredths of a second (0.05) for the gold medal and an African record in 1:52.96.[2][3] By finishing with a time of 1:53.01, Phelps earned his second silver medal of the games, bringing his overall total to eighteen, and matching Larisa Latynina's record of eighteen medals as the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time.[4][5][6] Japan's Takeshi Matsuda managed to repeat his bronze from Beijing four years earlier in 1:53.21.[7][8]

Austria's Dinko Jukić, who claimed the top seed earlier in the prelims, missed the podium by over a body length with a fourth-place time and a national record in 1:54.35.[8][9] U.S. swimmer Tyler Clary finished fifth in 1:55.06 to hold off a close battle from Serbia's Velimir Stjepanović (1:55.07) and Poland's three-time Olympic finalist Paweł Korzeniowski (1:55.08) by a hundredth of a second (0.01) each.[10][11] China's Chen Yin rounded out the historic finale with an eighth-place time in 1:55.18.[8]

Hungary's László Cseh missed a chance to reach the final roster and defend his Olympic silver medal after placing twelfth in the semifinals (1:55.88).[9]

Records

Prior to this competition, the world and Olympic records were:

World record Michael Phelps (USA)1:51.51Rome, Italy29 July 2009
Olympic record Michael Phelps (USA)1:52.03Beijing, China13 August 2008

Results

Heats

[12]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
153Dinko Jukić Austria1:54.79Q
256Tyler Clary United States1:54.96Q
337Velimir Stjepanović Serbia1:54:99Q, NR
433Chad le Clos South Africa1:55.23Q
554Michael Phelps United States1:55.53Q
635Chen Yin China1:55.60Q
736Kazuya Kaneda Japan1:55.70Q
844Takeshi Matsuda Japan1:55.81Q
943László Cseh Hungary1:55.86Q
1034Wu Peng China1:55.88Q
1152Paweł Korzeniowski Poland1:56.09Q
1255Nick D'Arcy Australia1:56.25Q
1345Bence Biczó Hungary1:56.51Q
1451Chris Wright Australia1:56.69Q
1541Nikolay Skvortsov Russia1:56.76Q
1631Ioannis Drymonakos Greece1:56.97Q
1746Kaio de Almeida Brazil1:56.99
32Joe Roebuck Great Britain
1947Marcin Cieślak Poland1:57.07
2057Roberto Pavoni Great Britain1:57.55
2142Leonardo de Deus Brazil1:58.03
2223Pedro Oliveira Portugal1:58.45
2348Stefanos Dimitriadis Greece1:58.79
2438Robert Žbogar Slovenia1:58.99
2528Mauricio Fiol Peru1:59.02NR
2658Joseph Schooling Singapore1:59.18
2721Marcos Lavado Venezuela1:59.31
2822Illya Chuyev Ukraine1:59.65
2925Alexandru Coci Romania1:59.67
3027Hsu Chi-Chieh Chinese Taipei1:59.81
3126David Sharpe Canada1:59.87
3214Gal Nevo Israel1:59.98
3324Alexandre Liess Switzerland2:00.13
3413Omar Pinzón Colombia2:02.32
3516Diego Castillo Panama2:04.72
3615Yousef Al-Askari Kuwait2:05.41
3712Hocine Haciane Andorra2:06.37

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
16Takeshi Matsuda Japan1:54.25Q
25Chad le Clos South Africa1:54.34Q, AF
33Chen Yin China1:54.43Q
44Tyler Clary United States1:54.93Q
52Wu Peng China1:55.65
67Nick D'Arcy Australia1:56.07
78Ioannis Drymonakos Greece1:58.05
81Chris Wright Australia1:58.56

Semifinal 2

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
13Michael Phelps United States1:54.53Q
24Dinko Jukić Austria1:54.95Q
37Paweł Korzeniowski Poland1:55.04Q
45Velimir Stjepanović Serbia1:55.13Q
51Bence Biczó Hungary1:55.36
66Kazuya Kaneda Japan1:55.56
72László Cseh Hungary1:55.88
88Nikolay Skvorstov Russia1:56.53

Final

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)5Chad le Clos South Africa1:52.96AF
2nd, silver medalist(s)6Michael Phelps United States1:53.01
3rd, bronze medalist(s)4Takeshi Matsuda Japan1:53.21
47Dinko Jukic Austria1:54.35NR
52Tyler Clary United States1:55.06
68Velimir Stjepanović Serbia1:55.07
71Paweł Korzeniowski Poland1:55.08
83Chen Yin China1:55.18

References

  1. ↑ "Swimming: Results & Schedules". London 2012. NBC Olympics. 29 July 2012. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "Chad le Clos beats Michael Phelps for 200m butterfly gold". BBC Sport. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  3. ↑ Linden, Julian (31 July 2012). "Phelps loses his touch in butterfly final". Reuters. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  4. ↑ Rossingh, Danielle (31 July 2012). "Phelps's Silver Ties Olympic Medal Record, Le Clos Wins Gold". Bloomberg. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "Michael Phelps Ties Olympic Medal Record, Takes Silver In Men's 200m Butterfly Final". Huffington Post. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  6. ↑ "Golden years: Le Clos leads upset but Phelps wins record 19th with team". Chicago Tribune. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  7. ↑ "Matsuda third in thrilling 200 butterfly final". The Japan Times. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  8. 1 2 3 "2012 London Olympics: South Africa's Chad le Clos Upsets Michael Phelps for 200 Fly Gold; Phelps Still Ties Record for Most Career Olympic Medals; Tyler Clary Misses Podium". Swimming World Magazine. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  9. 1 2 "2012 London Olympics: Austria's Dinko Jukic Leads Men's 200 Fly Prelims; Tyler Clary Second, Michael Phelps Qualifies Fifth". Swimming World Magazine. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  10. ↑ "Phelps becomes most decorated Olympian of all time". USA Swimming. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  11. ↑ Radley, Paul (1 August 2012). "Olympics: Superb Stjepanovic just falls short of podium finish". The National (Abu Dhabi). Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  12. ↑ "Men's 200m Butterfly – Heats". London 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
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