Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's 200 metre butterfly

The men's 200 metre butterfly event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 26 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.

Men's 200 metre butterfly
at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
VenueTollcross International Swimming Centre
Dates26 July 2014 (2014-07-26)
Competitors15 from 8 nations
Winning time1:55.07 GR
Medalists
 Chad le Clos   South Africa
 Grant Irvine   Australia
 Sebastien Rousseau   South Africa
Swimming at the
2014 Commonwealth Games
Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
100 m S8women
100 m S8men
200 mmenwomen
200 m S14men
400 mmenwomen
800 mwomen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
100 m SB9women
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
200 m SM8men
200 m SM8women
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4×100 mmenwomen
4×200 mmenwomen
Medley relay
4×100 mmenwomen

The medals were presented by Kamalesh Sharma, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations and the quaichs were presented by James Hickman, 1998 Commonwealth champion and Global Sports Marketing Manager of Speedo.

Records

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

World record Michael Phelps (USA)1:51.51Rome, Italy29 July 2009[1][2]
Commonwealth record
Games record Chad le Clos (RSA)1:56.48Delhi, India4 October 2010[3]

The following records were established during the competition:

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
26 JulyFinalChad le Clos South Africa1:55.07GR

Results

Heats
RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
122Cameron Brodie Scotland1:57.28Q
224Chad le Clos South Africa1:57.45Q
314Sebastien Rousseau South Africa1:57.84Q
423Mitchell Pratt Australia1:57.95Q
527Joseph Schooling Singapore1:58.04Q
616Daniel Tranter Australia1:58.30Q
725Grant Irvine Australia1:58.39Q
826Roberto Pavoni England1:58.49Q
913Dylan Bosch South Africa1:58.95
1015Joseph Roebuck England1:59.14
1112Lewis Smith Scotland1:59.25
1217Evan White Canada2:00.96
1321Gamal Assaad Canada2:02.60
1411Dominic Walter Jamaica2:11.51
1528Alex Bregazzi Isle of Man2:15.42

Final
RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
5Chad le Clos South Africa1:55.07GR
1Grant Irvine Australia1:56.34
3Sebastien Rousseau South Africa1:56.43
44Cameron Brodie Scotland1:56.59
56Mitchell Pratt Australia1:57.13
67Daniel Tranter Australia1:57.31
78Roberto Pavoni England1:58.03
82Joseph Schooling Singapore1:59.09

References
  1. Crouse, Karen (30 July 2012). "Phelps Rebounds Amid Boycott Threat". New York Times. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  2. "Phelps bounces back with 200m fly world record triumph". Sydney Morning Herald. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  3. "Commonwealth Games: Alicia Coutts Smokes 200 IM; Marieke Guehrer, Chad Le Clos, Brent Hayden, Australian Men's Relay Also Set Games Records During Day One Finals". Swimming World Magazine. 4 October 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
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