Swimming at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre butterfly
| Men's 200 metre butterfly at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Nambu University Municipal Aquatics Center | |||||||||
| Location | Gwangju, South Korea | |||||||||
| Dates | 23 July (heats and semifinals) 24 July (final) |
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| Competitors | 48 from 43 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:50.73 WR | |||||||||
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The Men's 200 metre butterfly competition at the 2019 World Championships was held on 23 and 24 July 2019. The event was won by Kristóf Milák, who broke a 10-year-old record set by Michael Phelps, and set a new world-record time of 1:50.73 in the process.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| World record | Michael Phelps (USA) | 1:51.51 | Rome, Italy | 29 July 2009 |
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| Competition record | Michael Phelps (USA) | 1:51.51 | Rome, Italy | 29 July 2009 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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| 24 July | Final | Kristóf Milák | Hungary | 1:50.73 | WR |
Results
Heats
The heats were held on 23 July at 10:45.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 4 | Kristóf Milák | Hungary | 1:54.19 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | 5 | Daiya Seto | Japan | 1:54.56 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | 2 | Denys Kesil | Ukraine | 1:55.82 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | 3 | Leonardo de Deus | Brazil | 1:56.05 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | 4 | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 1:56.17 | Q |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Antani Ivanov | Bulgaria | 1:56.35 | Q |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | Louis Croenen | Belgium | 1:56.35 | Q |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | Zach Harting | United States | 1:56.42 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Matthew Temple | Australia | 1:56.54 | Q |
| 10 | 3 | 5 | Federico Burdisso | Italy | 1:56.64 | Q |
| 11 | 4 | 4 | Tamás Kenderesi | Hungary | 1:56.82 | Q |
| 12 | 3 | 3 | David Morgan | Australia | 1:56.90 | Q |
| 13 | 4 | 6 | Luiz Altamir Melo | Brazil | 1:57.08 | Q |
| 14 | 5 | 8 | Brendan Hyland | Ireland | 1:57.09 | Q, NR |
| 15 | 5 | 7 | Mackenzie Darragh | Canada | 1:57.13 | Q |
| 16 | 3 | 2 | Maksym Shemberev | Azerbaijan | 1:57.14 | Q |
| 17 | 3 | 8 | Velimir Stjepanović | Serbia | 1:57.15 | |
| 18 | 4 | 5 | Justin Wright | United States | 1:57.18 | |
| 19 | 4 | 8 | Wang Kuan-hung | Chinese Taipei | 1:57.21 | |
| 20 | 4 | 2 | David Thomasberger | Germany | 1:57.31 | |
| 21 | 4 | 7 | Jan Świtkowski | Poland | 1:57.58 | |
| 22 | 2 | 4 | Kregor Zirk | Estonia | 1:58.04 | NR |
| 23 | 5 | 0 | Joan Lluís Pons | Spain | 1:58.44 | |
| 24 | 3 | 0 | Sajan Prakash | India | 1:58.45 | |
| 25 | 2 | 3 | Adilbek Mussin | Kazakhstan | 1:58.58 | NR |
| 26 | 3 | 6 | Viktor Bromer | Denmark | 1:58.59 | |
| 27 | 5 | 9 | Quah Zheng Wen | Singapore | 1:59.10 | |
| 28 | 2 | 1 | Richard Nagy | Slovakia | 1:59.29 | NR |
| 29 | 3 | 9 | Luis Vega Torres | Cuba | 1:59.94 | |
| 30 | 2 | 7 | Jarod Arroyo | Puerto Rico | 2:00.28 | |
| 31 | 2 | 9 | Ayman Kelzi | Syria | 2:00.59 | NR |
| 32 | 4 | 9 | Kim Min-seop | South Korea | 2:00.95 | |
| 33 | 2 | 2 | Navaphat Wongcharoen | Thailand | 2:01.40 | |
| 34 | 2 | 8 | Nicholas Lim | Hong Kong | 2:01.46 | |
| 35 | 1 | 3 | Gabriel Araya | Chile | 2:01.63 | NR |
| 36 | 1 | 4 | Gustavo Gutiérrez | Peru | 2:01.64 | |
| 37 | 5 | 6 | Li Zhuhao | China | 2:01.84 | |
| 38 | 2 | 5 | Filip Zelić | Croatia | 2:02.47 | |
| 39 | 2 | 6 | Michael Gunning | Jamaica | 2:02.89 | |
| 40 | 3 | 7 | Wang Zhou | China | 2:03.07 | |
| 41 | 1 | 6 | Matthew Mays |
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2:03.47 | NR |
| 42 | 2 | 0 | Faang der Tiaa | Malaysia | 2:03.51 | |
| 43 | 1 | 5 | Bryan Alvaréz | Costa Rica | 2:04.71 | |
| 44 | 1 | 7 | Davor Petrovski | North Macedonia | 2:06.33 | |
| 45 | 1 | 2 | Fernando Ponce | Guatemala | 2:07.61 | |
| 46 | 1 | 8 | Salvador Gordo | Angola | 2:11.27 | |
| 47 | 1 | 1 | Emilien Puyo | Monaco | 2:15.13 | |
| 1 | 0 | Collins Saliboko | Tanzania | DSQ | ||
| 4 | 0 | Nils Liess | Switzerland | DNS | ||
Semifinals
The semifinals were held on 23 July at 21:35.
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Zach Harting | United States | 1:55.26 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Daiya Seto | Japan | 1:55.33 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Leonardo de Deus | Brazil | 1:55.71 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Federico Burdisso | Italy | 1:55.92 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Antani Ivanov | Bulgaria | 1:56.25 | QSO |
| 6 | 1 | Brendan Hyland | Ireland | 1:56.55 | NR |
| 7 | 8 | Maksym Shemberev | Azerbaijan | 1:56.78 | |
| 8 | 7 | David Morgan | Australia | 1:59.57 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Kristóf Milák | Hungary | 1:52.96 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 1:55.88 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Denys Kesil | Ukraine | 1:55.95 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Tamás Kenderesi | Hungary | 1:56.25 | QSO |
| 5 | 2 | Matthew Temple | Australia | 1:56.52 | |
| 6 | 1 | Luiz Altamir Melo | Brazil | 1:57.43 | |
| 7 | 8 | Mackenzie Darragh | Canada | 1:57.89 | |
| 8 | 6 | Louis Croenen | Belgium | 1:59.12 |
Swim-off
The swim-off was held on 24 July at 10:00.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Tamás Kenderesi | Hungary | 1:59.39 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Antani Ivanov | Bulgaria | 1:59.52 |
Final
The final was held on 24 July at 20:47.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Kristóf Milák | Hungary | 1:50.73 | WR |
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3 | Daiya Seto | Japan | 1:53.86 | |
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2 | Chad le Clos | South Africa | 1:54.15 | |
| 4 | 7 | Federico Burdisso | Italy | 1:54.39 | NR |
| 5 | 1 | Denys Kesil | Ukraine | 1:54.79 | NR |
| 6 | 5 | Zach Harting | United States | 1:55.69 | |
| 7 | 6 | Leonardo de Deus | Brazil | 1:55.96 | |
| 8 | 8 | Tamás Kenderesi | Hungary | 1:57.10 |