Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke

The men's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 12–14 August at the Beijing National Aquatics Center in Beijing, China.[1]

Men's 200 metre breaststroke
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
DateAugust 12, 2008 (heats)
August 13, 2008 (semifinals)
August 14, 2008 (final)
Competitors53 from 39 nations
Winning time2:07.64 OR
Medalists
Kosuke Kitajima  Japan
Brenton Rickard  Australia
Hugues Duboscq  France

Japan's Kosuke Kitajima blasted a new Olympic record of 2:07.64 to strike another breaststroke double, and to defend his title in the event. He registered a straightforward triumph over Brenton Rickard, who earned a silver medal in an Australian record of 2:08.88. France's Hugues Duboscq added a second bronze and third overall to his collection in 2:08.94, finishing just ahead of Canada's Mike Brown by almost a tenth of a second (0.10) with a time of 2:09.03.[2][3]

Hungary's Dániel Gyurta, silver medalist in Athens four years earlier, finished outside the medals in fifth place at 2:09.22.[2] Earlier in the prelims, he established an Olympic record by winning the final of seven heats in 2:08.68.[4]

U.S. swimmer Scott Spann turned in another sub-2:10 barrier to earn a sixth spot in 2:09.76. Italian tandem Loris Facci (2:10.57) and Paolo Bossini (2:11.48) closed out the field.[2] Bossini set a new Olympic record of 2:08.98 to shave 0.46 seconds off Kitajima's mark in Athens, until Gyurta took three-tenths of a second (0.30) off the record time a few minutes later.[5]

Notable swimmers failed to reach the top 8 final, featuring American Eric Shanteau, who entered the Games while battling testicular cancer, and Kazakhstan's Vladislav Polyakov, who finished fifth in Athens four years earlier. Norway's Alexander Dale Oen, silver medalist in the 100 m breaststroke, placed seventeenth in 2:11.30, but missed the semifinals by 0.11 seconds.[4]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record Kosuke Kitajima (JPN)2:07.51Tokyo, Japan8 June 2008[6]
Olympic record Kosuke Kitajima (JPN)2:09.44Athens, Greece18 August 2004-

The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
August 12Heat 5Paolo Bossini Italy2:08.98OR
August 12Heat 7Dániel Gyurta Hungary2:08.68OR
August 13Semifinal 1Kosuke Kitajima Japan2:08.61OR
August 14FinalKosuke Kitajima Japan2:07.64OR

Results

Heats

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
176Dániel Gyurta Hungary2:08.68Q, OR, EU
252Paolo Bossini Italy2:08.98Q
372Loris Facci Italy2:09.12Q
475Hugues Duboscq France2:09.42Q
566Mike Brown Canada2:09.84Q
674Kosuke Kitajima Japan2:09.89Q
763Eric Shanteau United States2:10.29Q
862William Diering South Africa2:10.39Q, AF
967Neil Versfeld South Africa2:10.50Q
1055Scott Spann United States2:10.61Q
1177Vladislav Polyakov Kazakhstan2:10.83Q
1247Andrew Bree Ireland2:10.91Q
1364Brenton Rickard Australia2:11.00Q
1471Igor Borysik Ukraine2:11.08Q
1553Kristopher Gilchrist Great Britain2:11.13Q
1646Glenn Snyders New Zealand2:11.19Q
1765Alexander Dale Oen Norway2:11.30
73Yuta Suenaga Japan
1933Thiago Pereira Brazil2:11.40
2035Tom Be'eri Israel2:11.44NR
2141Hunor Mate Austria2:11.56
2278Valeriy Dymo Ukraine2:11.65
2354Grigory Falko Russia2:11.88
2458Mihail Alexandrov Bulgaria2:11.94NR
2545Yevgeniy Ryzhkov Kazakhstan2:12.44
2656Christian Sprenger Australia2:12.56
2734Melquíades Álvarez Spain2:12.59
2848Julien Nicolardot France2:12.76
2951Mathieu Bois Canada2:12.87
3061Henrique Barbosa Brazil2:12.99
3114Edvinas Dautartas Lithuania2:13.11
3224Carlos Almeida Portugal2:13.34
3368Chris Christensen Denmark2:13.92
3443Sergio García Spain2:14.30
3542Maxim Podoprigora Austria2:14.43
3616Sandeep Sejwal India2:15.24
3744James Kirton Great Britain2:15.25
3823Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson Iceland2:15.58
3932Jiří Jedlička Czech Republic2:15.79
4028Laurent Carnol Luxembourg2:15.87
4138Romanos Alyfantis Greece2:16.04
4237Sofiane Daid Algeria2:16.15
4325Shin Su-jong South Korea2:16.21
4436Lai Zhongjian China2:16.28
4557Alexey Zinovyev Russia2:16.40
4626Martti Aljand Estonia2:16.52
4722Miguel Molina Philippines2:16.94
4831Robin van Aggele Netherlands2:17.14
4921Wang Wei-wen Chinese Taipei2:17.20
5012Leopoldo Andara Venezuela2:17.77NR
5115Ömer Aslanoglu Turkey2:17.93
5213Sergio Andres Ferreyra Argentina2:20.10
27Valentin Preda RomaniaDNS

Semifinal 1

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
13Kosuke Kitajima Japan2:08.61Q, OR
22Scott Spann United States2:09.08Q
34Paolo Bossini Italy2:09.95Q
45Hugues Duboscq France2:09.97Q
57Andrew Bree Ireland2:10.16NR
66William Diering South Africa2:10.21
71Igor Borysik Ukraine2:10.99
88Glenn Snyders New Zealand2:12.07

Semifinal 2

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
13Mike Brown Canada2:08.84Q, NR
21Brenton Rickard Australia2:09.72Q
34Dániel Gyurta Hungary2:09.73Q
45Loris Facci Italy2:09.75Q
53Neil Versfeld South Africa2:10.06AF
66Eric Shanteau United States2:10.10
78Kristopher Gilchrist Great Britain2:10.27NR
87Vladislav Polyakov Kazakhstan2:11.87

Final

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
4Kosuke Kitajima Japan2:07.64OR
6Brenton Rickard Australia2:08.88OC
8Hugues Duboscq France2:08.94NR
45Mike Brown Canada2:09.03
52Dániel Gyurta Hungary2:09.22
63Scott Spann United States2:09.76
77Loris Facci Italy2:10.57
81Paolo Bossini Italy2:11.48

References

  1. "Olympic Swimming Schedule". USA Today. 9 August 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  2. Lohn, John (13 August 2008). "Olympics, Swimming: Kosuke Kitajima Wins 200 Breast Gold With Olympic Record". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 9 May 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  3. "Olympics: Kitajima seals double breaststroke gold". Guardian.co.uk. 13 August 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  4. Lohn, John (12 August 2008). "Olympics, Swimming: Olympic Record Tumbles Twice, Daniel Gyurta Paces Qualifying in 200 Breast". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  5. Lonsbrough, Anita (12 August 2008). "Records tumble in breastroke and relays". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  6. Lord, Craig (8 June 2008). "Kitajima Dons LZR For 2:07.51 WR 200m Breaststroke". Swim News. Retrieved 9 June 2008.
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