The Men's 200 metre backstroke competition of the 2016 European Aquatics Championships was held on 20 May 2016.[1][2]
Men's 200 metre backstroke at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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Dates | 20 May | |||||||||
Competitors | 41 from 20 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 1:55.98 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
editPrior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
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World record | Aaron Peirsol | United States | 1:51.92 | Rome | 31 July 2009 |
European record | Evgeny Rylov | Russia | 1:54.21 | Moscow | 21 April 2016 |
Championship record | Radosław Kawęcki | Poland | 1:55.28 | Debrecen | 26 May 2012 |
Results
editHeats
editThe heats were held on 20 May at 10:00.[3]
Semifinals
editThe semifinals were held on 20 May at 19:08.[4]
Semifinal 1
editRank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 3 | Danas Rapšys | Lithuania | 1:57.35 | Q |
2 | 4 | Radosław Kawęcki | Poland | 1:57.39 | Q |
3 | 5 | Gábor Balog | Hungary | 1:59.04 | Q |
4 | 6 | Luca Mencarini | Italy | 1:59.05 | Q |
5 | 2 | Roman Dmitriyev | Czech Republic | 1:59.53 | |
6 | 1 | Robert Glință | Romania | 2:00.91 | |
7 | 8 | Anton Loncar | Croatia | 2:01.80 | |
8 | 7 | Petter Fredriksson | Sweden | 2:02.13 |
Semifinal 2
editRank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 8 | Apostolos Christou | Greece | 1:57.41 | Q |
2 | 5 | Yakov Toumarkin | Israel | 1:57.95 | Q |
3 | 6 | Christopher Ciccarese | Italy | 1:58.50 | Q |
4 | 7 | Grigory Tarasevich | Russia | 1:58.55 | Q |
5 | 3 | Luke Greenbank | Great Britain | 1:59.21 | |
6 | 4 | Dávid Földházi | Hungary | 1:59.48 | |
7 | 2 | Benjamin Stasiulis | France | 2:00.45 | |
8 | 1 | Kristian Kron | Sweden | 2:00.90 |
Final
editThe final was on 21 May at 17:18.[5]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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5 | Radosław Kawęcki | Poland | 1:55.98 | ||
6 | Yakov Toumarkin | Israel | 1:56.97 | ||
4 | Danas Rapšys | Lithuania | 1:57.22 | ||
4 | 1 | Gábor Balog | Hungary | 1:58.66 | |
5 | 3 | Apostolos Christou | Greece | 1:58.87 | |
6 | 7 | Grigory Tarasevich | Russia | 1:59.31 | |
7 | 2 | Christopher Ciccarese | Italy | 1:59.45 | |
8 | 8 | Luca Mencarini | Italy | 2:02.04 |