Swimming at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre freestyle
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| Men's 200 metre freestyle2012 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | May 22, 2012 (heats and semifinals) May 23, 2012 (final) |
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| Competitors | 48 from 24 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:46.27 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 2012 LEN European Championships Eindhoven, Netherlands Debrecen, Hungary |
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| Diving | ||||
| Individual | ||||
| 1 m | men | women | ||
| 3 m | men | women | ||
| 10 m | men | women | ||
| Synchronised | ||||
| 3 m | men | women | ||
| 10 m | men | women | ||
| Team | team | |||
| Swimming | ||||
| Freestyle | ||||
| 50 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| Backstroke | ||||
| 50 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Breaststroke | ||||
| 50 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Butterfly | ||||
| 50 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Individual medley | ||||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| Freestyle relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | men | women | ||
| 4×200 m | men | women | ||
| Medley relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | men | women | ||
| Synchronised swimming | ||||
| Individual | Solo | Duet | ||
| Team | Team | Combination | ||
The men's 100 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships took place May 22 and 23. The heats and semifinals took place on May 22, the final on May 23.[1]
Contents
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record European record |
Paul Biedermann |  Germany |
1:42.00 | Rome | July 28, 2009 |
| Championship record | Pieter van den Hoogenband |  Netherlands |
1:44.89 | Berlin | August 2, 2002 |
Results
Heats
48 swimmers participated in 7 heats.[2]
Semifinals
The eight fastert swimmers advanced to the final.[3]
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Dominik Kozma |  Hungary |
1:47.59 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Tim Wallburger | Germany |
1:47.90 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Dominik Meichtry |  Switzerland |
1:48.35 | Q |
| 4 | 8 | Amaury Leveaux |  France |
1:48.38 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | Pieter Timmers |  Belgium |
1:49.25 | |
| 6 | 3 | Alex di Giorgio |  Italy |
1:49.32 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Dorde Marković |  Serbia |
1:49.69 | |
| 8 | 7 | Glenn Surgeloose | Belgium |
1:49.79 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Paul Biedermann | Germany |
1:47.92 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Robert Renwick |  Great Britain |
1:48.89 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Viacheslav Andrusenko |  Russia |
1:49.03 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Norbert Trandafir |  Romania |
1:49.57 | |
| 5 | 5 | Nimrod Shapira Bar-Or |  Israel |
1:49.69 | |
| 6 | 8 | Radovan Siljevski | Serbia |
1:50.11 | |
| 7 | 3 | Riccardo Maestri | Italy |
1:50.49 | |
| 8 | 1 | Pavel Medvetskiy | Russia |
1:51.20 |
Final
The final was held at 17:47.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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3 | Paul Biedermann | Germany |
1:46.27 | |
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2 | Amaury Leveaux | France |
1:47.69 | |
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4 | Dominik Kozma | Hungary |
1:47.72 | |
| 4 | 5 | Tim Wallburger | Germany |
1:47.75 | |
| 5 | 6 | Dominik Meichtry | Switzerland |
1:48.53 | |
| 6 | 1 | Viacheslav Andrusenko | Russia |
1:49.34 | |
| 7 | 8 | Alex di Giorgio | Italy |
1:49.45 | |
| 8 | 7 | Robert Renwick | Great Britain |
1:49.57 |
References
- ↑ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Men's 200 metre freestyle entry list, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-20.
- ↑ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Men's 200 metre freestyle Heats results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-22.
- ↑ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Men's 200 metre freestyle Semifinals results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-22.
- ↑ 2012 European Aquatics Championships: Men's 200 metre freestyle Final results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-05-23.
