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

Men's 200 metre individual medley
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 36 from 27 nations
Winning time 1:54.27
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Michael Phelps  United States
2nd, silver medalist(s) Ryan Lochte  United States
3rd, bronze medalist(s) László Cseh  Hungary

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

Adding to an unprecedented medal tally to become the most decorated Olympian of all time, Michael Phelps made another milestone as the first male swimmer ever to defend his third straight Olympic title in the same individual event with a touch-out triumph over Ryan Lochte. Dominating the race from the start, Phelps held off a final showdown from Lochte on the freestyle leg to claim his sixteenth gold and twentieth career medal in 1:54.27.[2][3] Meanwhile, Lochte came up short in the other half of a difficult double, as he produced his eleventh overall for the silver in 1:54.90, tying an all-time record with Mark Spitz and Matt Biondi.[4] Hungary's László Cseh powered home with the bronze in 1:56.22 to keep the podium intact for the second straight Games.[5][6]

Brazil's Thiago Pereira finished fourth in 1:56.74, and was followed in fifth and sixth by Japanese duo Kosuke Hagino (1:57.35) and Ken Takakuwa (1:58.53).[7] Great Britain's James Goddard (1:59.05) and Germany's Markus Deibler (1:59.10) also vied for an Olympic medal to round out the historic finale.[6][8]

Earlier in the semifinals, South Africa's Chad le Clos also earned a spot for the championship final, but later scratched to focus on the 100 m butterfly, allowing Deibler to join the roster.[9] Meanwhile, Austria's Markus Rogan, double silver medalist and four-time Olympian, was disqualified for an illegal dolphin kick after a technical turn from backstroke to breaststroke.[10]

Records

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

World record Ryan Lochte (USA)1:54.00Shanghai, China28 July 2011
Olympic record Michael Phelps (USA)1:54.23Beijing, China15 August 2008

Results

Heats

Heat 2
Chad le Clos (heat 3)

[11]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
134László Cseh Hungary1:57.20Q
254Ryan Lochte United States1:58.03Q
343Kosuke Hagino Japan1:58.22Q
444Michael Phelps United States1:58.24Q
555Thiago Pereira Brazil1:58.31Q
635James Goddard Great Britain1:58.56Q
753Markus Deibler Germany1:58.61Q
845Markus Rogan Austria1:58.66Q
946Ken Takakuwa Japan1:58.82Q
1057Henrique Rodrigues Brazil1:59.37Q
1132Chad le Clos South Africa1:59.45Q
1258Gal Nevo Israel1:59.56Q
1356Daniel Tranter Australia1:59.70Q
1451Vytautas Janušaitis Lithuania1:59.84Q
1533Joe Roebuck Great Britain2:00.04Q
1626Andrew Ford Canada2:00.28Q
1723Raphaël Stacchiotti Luxembourg2:00.38
1831Diogo Carvalho Portugal2:00.40
1938Marcin Cieślak Poland2:00.45
2048Federico Turrini Italy2:00.63
2137Darian Townsend South Africa2:00.67
2224Bradley Ally Barbados2:00.85
2336Wang Shun China2:00.85
2425Alexander Tikhonov Russia2:01.00
2527Martin Liivamägi Estonia2:01.09
2621Andreas Vazaios Greece2:01.23
2742Philip Heintz Germany2:01.32
2828David Karasek Switzerland2:01.35NR
2922Taki Mrabet Tunisia2:01.41
3041Wu Peng China2:01.43
3147Jayden Hadler Australia2:01.54
3215Jung Won-yong South Korea2:03.33
3314Maksym Shemberev Ukraine2:03.40
3413Nuttapong Ketin Thailand2:03.91
3552Dávid Verrasztó Hungary2:04.53
3616Ensar Hajder Bosnia and Herzegovina2:05.70

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
14Ryan Lochte United States1:56.13Q
25Michael Phelps United States1:57.11Q
33James Goddard Great Britain1:58.49Q
47Gal Nevo Israel1:59.17
52Henrique Rodrigues Brazil1:59.58
61Vytautas Janušaitis Lithuania2:00.13
78Andrew Ford Canada2:01.58
6Markus Rogan AustriaDSQ

Semifinal 2

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
14László Cseh Hungary1:56.74Q
23Thiago Pereira Brazil1:57.45Q
35Kosuke Hagino Japan1:57.95Q
42Ken Takakuwa Japan1:58.31Q
57Chad le Clos South Africa1:58.49Q, WD
66Markus Deibler Germany1:58.88Q
78Joe Roebuck Great Britain1:59.57
81Daniel Tranter Australia2:00.46

Final

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)3Michael Phelps United States1:54.27
2nd, silver medalist(s)4Ryan Lochte United States1:54.90
3rd, bronze medalist(s)5László Cseh Hungary1:56.22
46Thiago Pereira Brazil1:56.74
52Kosuke Hagino Japan1:57.35
67Ken Takakuwa Japan1:58.53
71James Goddard Great Britain1:59.05
88Markus Deibler Germany1:59.10

References

  1. ↑ "Swimming: Results & Schedules". London 2012. NBC Olympics. 31 July 2012. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "Michael Phelps wins 200 IM for record 16th Olympic gold; Ryan Lochte takes silver". CBS News. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  3. ↑ Abrahamson, Alan (2 August 2012). "200m IM performance proves Phelps still is The Man". London 2012. NBC Olympics. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  4. ↑ Brady, Erik (2 August 2012). "Michael Phelps' latest feat: Historic three-peat". USA Today. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "Phelps makes Olympic history with another gold". France24. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  6. 1 2 "2012 London Olympics: Michael Phelps First Man To Threepeat Event in 200 IM; Earns Astonishing 20th Olympic Medal, 16th Gold; Ryan Lochte Earns 11th Medal With Silver Finish; Laszlo Cseh Third". Swimming World Magazine. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  7. ↑ "Swimmers Irie, Suzuki add silver to Japan's medal count". The Japan Times. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  8. ↑ "Swimming: Stockport ace James Goddard not yet finished despite failing once again to claim medal". Manchester Evening News. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  9. ↑ "2012 London Olympics: Ryan Lochte, Laszlo Cseh, Michael Phelps 1-2-3 in 200 IM Semis; Markus Rogan DQ Likely Means End of Career". Swimming World Magazine. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  10. ↑ "Austrian swim hopeful Rogan disqualified". Austrian Times. 2 August 2012. Archived from the original on 19 June 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  11. ↑ "Men's 200m Individual Medley – Heats". London 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
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