The men's 200 metre butterfly event at the 2010 Asian Games

2010 Asian Games

The 2010 Asian Games, also known as the XVI Asiad, was a multi-sport event celebrated in Guangzhou, China from November 12 to November 27, 2010. Guangzhou was the second Chinese city to host the Games, after Beijing in 1990...

 took place on 13 November 2010 at Guangzhou Aoti Aquatics Centre.

There were 17 competitors from 12 countries who took part in this event. Three heats were held. The heat in which a swimmer competed did not formally matter for advancement, as the swimmers with the top eight times from the entire field qualified for the finals.

Japan

Japan at the 2010 Asian Games

Japan will participate in the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China on 12 November – 27 November 2010.-Medal Table:-Canoeing:-Gymnastics:-Table Tennis:-Volleyball:-weightlifting:-Wushu:...

 finished one-two in this event, Takeshi Matsuda

Takeshi Matsuda

is a Japanese Olympic and Asian and National Record holding swimmer. He swam for Japan at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics. At the latter event, he won a bronze medal in the men's 200m long course butterfly in an Asian Record of 1:52.97; in doing so, he also set the Japanese Record in the event...

 and Ryusuke Sakata won the gold and silver medal respectively. Chen Yin from China

China at the 2010 Asian Games

China participated and hosted the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou on 12 November – 27 November 2010.-Medalists:- Aquatics – Diving:MenWomen- Aquatics – Swimming:Men30 swimmersWomen22 swimmers...

 won the bronze medal, defending champion Wu Peng

Wu Peng

Wu Peng is a Chinese swimmer. His height is 1.80 m and he weights approximately 72 kg. His father died when he was only 16 years old. He has concentrated on the butterfly since the 10th National Games in 2005.-Early life and career:...

 only finished fourth.

Records

World record
1:51.51	Michael Phelps Michael Phelps Michael Fred Phelps is an American swimmer who has, overall, won 16 Olympic medals—six gold and two bronze at Athens in 2004, and eight gold at Beijing in 2008, becoming the most successful athlete at both of these Olympic Games editions...	Rome Rome Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...	29 July 2009
Asian record
1:52.97	Takeshi Matsuda Takeshi Matsuda is a Japanese Olympic and Asian and National Record holding swimmer. He swam for Japan at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics. At the latter event, he won a bronze medal in the men's 200m long course butterfly in an Asian Record of 1:52.97; in doing so, he also set the Japanese Record in the event...	Beijing Beijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...	13 August 2008

Heats

Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2	5	Hsu Chi-Chieh		1:57.57
2	3	4	Takeshi Matsuda Takeshi Matsuda is a Japanese Olympic and Asian and National Record holding swimmer. He swam for Japan at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics. At the latter event, he won a bronze medal in the men's 200m long course butterfly in an Asian Record of 1:52.97; in doing so, he also set the Japanese Record in the event...		1:58.27
3	2	4	Wu Peng Wu Peng Wu Peng is a Chinese swimmer. His height is 1.80 m and he weights approximately 72 kg. His father died when he was only 16 years old. He has concentrated on the butterfly since the 10th National Games in 2005.-Early life and career:...		1:58.46
4	3	5	Ryusuke Sakata		1:58.47
5	1	4	Chen Yin		1:59.23
6	3	3	Chang Gyu-Cheol		1:59.26
7	1	5	Daniel William Henry Bego		2:01.52
8	1	3	Vo Thai Nguyen		2:03.74
9	1	2	Rehan Jehangir Poncha		2:03.96
10	2	6	Ng Kai Wee Rainer		2:04.39
11	3	6	Triady Fauzi Sidiq		2:05.28
12	3	2	Sergey Pankov		2:05.73
13	2	3	Bae Joon-Mo		2:05.82
14	1	6	Fedor Shkilyov		2:06.83
15	3	7	Maksim Danilenko		2:08.40
16	2	2	Lim Kar Meng		2:08.59
17	2	7	Abdulaziz Almarzooqi		2:27.43

Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	5	Takeshi Matsuda Takeshi Matsuda is a Japanese Olympic and Asian and National Record holding swimmer. He swam for Japan at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics. At the latter event, he won a bronze medal in the men's 200m long course butterfly in an Asian Record of 1:52.97; in doing so, he also set the Japanese Record in the event...		1:54.02
	6	Ryusuke Sakata		1:55.23
	2	Chen Yin		1:55.29
4	3	Wu Peng Wu Peng Wu Peng is a Chinese swimmer. His height is 1.80 m and he weights approximately 72 kg. His father died when he was only 16 years old. He has concentrated on the butterfly since the 10th National Games in 2005.-Early life and career:...		1:55.34
5	4	Hsu Chi-Chieh		1:57.46
6	7	Chang Gyu-Cheol		1:59.07
7	1	Daniel Bego		2:01.02
8	8	Vo Thai Nguyen		2:04.73

External links

• Men's 200m Butterfly Heats Official Website
• Men's 200m Butterfly Ev.No.5 Final Official Website