Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre backstroke
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The men's 200 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events
at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships
was held on July 28 with the heats and the semifinals and July 29 with the final.
No new world or competition records were set during this competition.
Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships
The Swimming portion of the 2011 FINA World Championships was held July 24–31 at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai, China. Swimming is one of five aquatic disciplines at the championships.-Qualifying criteria:...
at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships
2011 World Aquatics Championships
The 14th FINA World Championships were held at July 16–31, 2011 in Shanghai, China at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center. The 2011 World Championships featured five aquatics disciplines: swimming, water polo, diving, open water, and synchronised swimming...
was held on July 28 with the heats and the semifinals and July 29 with the final.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record Championship record |
Aaron Peirsol Aaron Peirsol Aaron Wells Peirsol is a former American swimmer who specialized in the backstroke. He is a three-time Olympian and seven-time Olympic medalist . As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×100-meter medley relay... |
1:51.92 | 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... |
July 31, 2009 |
No new world or competition records were set during this competition.
Heats
32 swimmers participated in 5 heats.| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Tyler Clary Tyler Clary Scott Clary is an American swimmer. Clary currently holds the American record in the 400-yard individual medley... |
1:56.32 | Q | |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Peter Bernek | 1:57.23 | Q | |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | Stanislav Donets Stanislav Donets Stanislav Donets is a Russian swimmer from Dimitrovgrad. He was the world record holder for the 100m backstroke .-References:... |
1:57.30 | Q | |
| 4 | 3 | 4 | Ryan Lochte Ryan Lochte Ryan Steven Lochte is an American swimmer and a six-time Olympic medalist . As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay... |
1:57.34 | Q | |
| 5 | 3 | 5 | Zhang Fenglin | 1:57.37 | Q | |
| 6 | 4 | 4 | Ryosuke Irie Ryosuke Irie is a Japanese backstroke swimmer. He is a Kinki University student in Osaka.-History:He was born in Osaka prefecture and started his actual swimming carrier in his junior high school years. In 2005 he won the national high school championships in 200 meter backstroke when he was a first year grade... |
1:57.58 | Q | |
| 7 | 2 | 3 | Kazuki Watanabe | 1:57.62 | Q | |
| 8 | 2 | 5 | Radoslaw Kawecki | 1:57.97 | Q | |
| 9 | 4 | 7 | Nick Driebergen Nick Driebergen Nick Driebergen is a Dutch Swimmer who is specialized in backstroke. He currently holds national long course records in all backstroke events and in the 4×100 medley relay. At short course he holds the national record in 50 and 100 m backstroke and in the 4×50 medley relay... |
1:58.10 | Q | |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Tobias Oriwol | 1:58.19 | Q | |
| 11 | 3 | 8 | Yakov-Yan Toumarkin Yakov-Yan Toumarkin -Swimming career:In July 2010, he won a gold medal in the 100-meter backstroke and a bronze medal in the 200 m backstroke at the 2010 European Junior Swimming Championships.... |
1:58.21 | Q, NR | |
| 12 | 3 | 2 | Sebastiano Ranfagni | 1:58.26 | Q | |
| 13 | 2 | 8 | Leonardo de Deus | 1:58.29 | Q | |
| 14 | 4 | 2 | Yannick Lebherz | 1:58.30 | Q | |
| 15 | 4 | 6 | Benjamin Stasiulis | 1:58.42 | Q | |
| 16 | 1 | 5 | Omar Pinzón Omar Pinzón Omar Andrés Pinzón García is a Colombian international swimmer. He competed at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece and 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China. Pinzón attended college in the United States, where he swam for the University of Florida.At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Pinzón finished... |
1:58.48 | Q | |
| 17 | 3 | 3 | Chris Walker-Hebborn Chris Walker-Hebborn Chris Walker-Hebborn is an English swimmer expected to compete for Team GB at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He is currently based at the University of Bath, where he trains at one of British Swimming's Intensive Training Centres.... |
1:58.59 | ||
| 18 | 1 | 6 | Darren Murray | 1:58.73 | ||
| 19 | 2 | 7 | Matthew Hawes Matthew Hawes Matthew Hawes is a male swimmer from Canada, who mostly competes in the backstroke events. He claimed a bronze medal at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.... |
1:58.84 | ||
| 20 | 3 | 1 | Cheng Feiyi | 1:59.08 | ||
| 21 | 2 | 6 | Ashley Delaney Ashley Delaney Ashley Jason Delaney is a national-record holding and Olympic and World Championship medal-winning swimmer from Australia... |
2:00.15 | ||
| 22 | 1 | 3 | Mattias Carlsson | 2:00.44 | NR | |
| 23 | 4 | 8 | Mitch Larkin | 2:00.52 | ||
| 24 | 3 | 6 | Gareth Kean | 2:00.74 | ||
| 25 | 2 | 1 | Kim Ji-Heun | 2:01.06 | ||
| 26 | 1 | 4 | Sebastian Stoss | 2:01.13 | ||
| 27 | 1 | 2 | Pedro Medel | 2:02.16 | ||
| 28 | 1 | 7 | Jean-François Schneiders | 2:03.68 | ||
| 29 | 1 | 1 | Abdullah Al-Tuwaini | 2:07.63 | ||
| 30 | 1 | 8 | Awse Ma'aya | 2:12.22 | ||
| – | 3 | 7 | Aschwin Wildeboer Faber Aschwin Wildeboer Faber Aschwin Wildeboer Faber is a Spanish Olympic backstroke swimmer of Dutch origin.-Biography:His parents, both born and raised in Netherlands, moved to Spain in 1978 and settled in Sabadell, where his father Paulus Wildeboer became the head coach of the local swimming club, called Club Natació... |
DNS | ||
| – | 4 | 5 | James Goddard James Goddard James Francis Goddard is a British backstroke swimmer.Goddard represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 200 m backstroke and 200 m individual medley swimming events... |
DNS |
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Ryan Lochte Ryan Lochte Ryan Steven Lochte is an American swimmer and a six-time Olympic medalist . As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay... |
1:55.65 | Q | |
| 2 | 3 | Ryosuke Irie Ryosuke Irie is a Japanese backstroke swimmer. He is a Kinki University student in Osaka.-History:He was born in Osaka prefecture and started his actual swimming carrier in his junior high school years. In 2005 he won the national high school championships in 200 meter backstroke when he was a first year grade... |
1:55.96 | Q | |
| 3 | 6 | Radoslaw Kawecki | 1:57.15 | Q | |
| 4 | 7 | Sebastiano Ranfagni | 1:57.96 | Q | |
| 5 | 4 | Peter Bernek | 1:58.14 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Yannick Lebherz | 1:58.56 | ||
| 7 | 8 | Omar Pinzón Omar Pinzón Omar Andrés Pinzón García is a Colombian international swimmer. He competed at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece and 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China. Pinzón attended college in the United States, where he swam for the University of Florida.At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Pinzón finished... |
1:58.95 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Tobias Oriwol | 1:59.45 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Tyler Clary Tyler Clary Scott Clary is an American swimmer. Clary currently holds the American record in the 400-yard individual medley... |
1:56.00 | Q | |
| 2 | 3 | Zhang Fenglin | 1:56.70 | Q | |
| 3 | 6 | Kazuki Watanabe | 1:57.97 | Q | |
| 4 | 5 | Stanislav Donets Stanislav Donets Stanislav Donets is a Russian swimmer from Dimitrovgrad. He was the world record holder for the 100m backstroke .-References:... |
1:58.00 | Q | |
| 5 | 2 | Nick Driebergen Nick Driebergen Nick Driebergen is a Dutch Swimmer who is specialized in backstroke. He currently holds national long course records in all backstroke events and in the 4×100 medley relay. At short course he holds the national record in 50 and 100 m backstroke and in the 4×50 medley relay... |
1:58.08 | ||
| 6 | 8 | Benjamin Stasiulis | 1:58.19 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Leonardo de Deus | 1:59.77 | ||
| 8 | 7 | Yakov-Yan Toumarkin Yakov-Yan Toumarkin -Swimming career:In July 2010, he won a gold medal in the 100-meter backstroke and a bronze medal in the 200 m backstroke at the 2010 European Junior Swimming Championships.... |
1:59.92 |
Final
The final was held at 18:10.| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ryan Lochte Ryan Lochte Ryan Steven Lochte is an American swimmer and a six-time Olympic medalist . As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay... |
1:52.96 | |||
| 5 | Ryosuke Irie Ryosuke Irie is a Japanese backstroke swimmer. He is a Kinki University student in Osaka.-History:He was born in Osaka prefecture and started his actual swimming carrier in his junior high school years. In 2005 he won the national high school championships in 200 meter backstroke when he was a first year grade... |
1:54.11 | |||
| 3 | Tyler Clary Tyler Clary Scott Clary is an American swimmer. Clary currently holds the American record in the 400-yard individual medley... |
1:54.69 | |||
| 4 | 6 | Zhang Fenglin | 1:56.39 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Radoslaw Kawecki | 1:57.33 | ||
| 6 | 8 | Stanislav Donets Stanislav Donets Stanislav Donets is a Russian swimmer from Dimitrovgrad. He was the world record holder for the 100m backstroke .-References:... |
1:57.36 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Sebastiano Ranfagni | 1:57.49 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Kazuki Watanabe | 1:57.82 |
External links
- 2011 World Aquatics Championships: Men's 200 metre backstroke start list, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2011-07-23.