The Men's 200 metre freestyle competition of the 2020 European Aquatics Championships was held on 20 and 21 May 2021.[1][2]
| Men's 200 metre freestyle at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Danube Arena | |||||||||
| Dates | 20 May 2021 (heats and semifinals) 21 May 2021 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 76 from 34 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:44.79 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
editPrior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nationality | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Paul Biedermann |  Germany |
1:42.00 | Rome | 28 July 2009 |
| European record | |||||
| Championship record | Pieter van den Hoogenband |  Netherlands |
1:44.89 | Berlin | 2 August 2002 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May | Final | Martin Malyutin |  Russia |
1:44.79 | CR |
Results
editHeats
editThe heats were started on 20 May at 10:00.[3]
Semifinals
editThe semifinals were started on 20 May at 18:20.[4]
Semifinal 1
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Danas Rapšys |  Lithuania |
1:46.19 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Robin Hanson |  Sweden |
1:46.50 | Q, NR |
| 3 | 5 | Kristóf Milák |  Hungary |
1:46.77 | q |
| 4 | 2 | Stefano Ballo |  Italy |
1:47.10 | |
| 5 | 7 | Kregor Zirk |  Estonia |
1:47.16 | |
| 6 | 8 | César Castro |  Spain |
1:47.18 | |
| 7 | 6 | Jordan Pothain |  France |
1:47.60 | |
| 8 | 1 | Jonathan Atsu | France |
1:48.07 |
Semifinal 2
edit| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Martin Malyutin | Russia |
1:45.60 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Duncan Scott |  Great Britain |
1:46.15 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Thomas Dean | Great Britain |
1:46.17 | q |
| 4 | 3 | Antonio Djakovic |  Switzerland |
1:46.26 | q |
| 5 | 1 | Velimir Stjepanović |  Serbia |
1:47.08 | q |
| 6 | 8 | Nils Liess | Switzerland |
1:47.16 | |
| 7 | 6 | Filippo Megli | Italy |
1:47.74 | |
| 8 | 7 | Ivan Girev | Russia |
1:47.95 |
Final
editThe final was held on 21 May at 19:28.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Martin Malyutin | Russia |
1:44.79 | CR |
 |
5 | Duncan Scott | Great Britain |
1:45.19 | |
 |
3 | Thomas Dean | Great Britain |
1:45.34 | |
| 4 | 6 | Danas Rapšys | Lithuania |
1:45.72 | |
| 5 | 1 | Kristóf Milák | Hungary |
1:45.74 | |
| 6 | 2 | Antonio Djakovic | Switzerland |
1:46.10 | |
| 7 | 7 | Robin Hanson | Sweden |
1:47.34 | |
| 8 | 8 | Velimir Stjepanović | Serbia |
1:47.66 |