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

The men's 200 metre butterfly event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 11–13 August at the Beijing National Aquatics Center in Beijing, China.[1]

Men's 200 metre butterfly
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
VenueBeijing National Aquatics Center
DateAugust 11, 2008 (heats)
August 12, 2008 (semifinals)
August 13, 2008 (final)
Competitors44 from 39 nations
Winning time1:52.03 WR
Medalists
Michael Phelps  United States
László Cseh  Hungary
Takeshi Matsuda  Japan
Swimming at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Qualification
Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mwomen
1500 mmen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4×100 mmenwomen
4×200 mmenwomen
Medley relay
4×100 mmenwomen
Marathon
10 kmmenwomen

U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps blasted a new world record of 1:52.03 to defend his title in the event, and more importantly, claim his fourth Olympic gold, tenth career, and twelfth overall medal. During the final, Phelps' goggles filled with water, which prevented him from seeing anything, while he was finishing the second lap.[2]

Hungary's László Cseh added a second silver to his hardware from the 400 m individual medley, breaking a European record of 1:52.70. Japan's Takeshi Matsuda powered home with a bronze medal in 1:52.97.[3][4]

New Zealand's Moss Burmester shared a fourth place with host nation China's Wu Peng in 1:54.35, while Poland's Paweł Korzeniowski finished sixth with a time of 1:54.60. Brazil's Kaio de Almeida (1:54.71) and Russia's Nikolay Skvortsov (1:55.14) rounded out the finale.[3]

Earlier in the semifinals, Phelps registered his own Olympic record of 1:53.70 to establish a strong lead for the top 8 final, matching his preliminary time in the process.[5]

Records

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

World record Michael Phelps (USA)1:52.09Melbourne, Australia28 March 2007[6]
Olympic record Michael Phelps (USA)1:54.04Athens, Greece17 August 2004-

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

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
August 11Heat 6Michael Phelps United States1:53.70OR
August 12Semifinal 2Michael Phelps United States1:53.70=OR
August 13FinalMichael Phelps United States1:52.03WR, OR

Results

Heats
RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
164Michael Phelps United States1:53.70Q, OR
242László Cseh Hungary1:54.48Q
363Kaio de Almeida Brazil1:54.65Q
466Takeshi Matsuda Japan1:55.06Q
544Paweł Korzeniowski Poland1:55.21Q
665Nikolay Skvortsov Russia1:55.33Q
755Wu Peng China1:55.39Q
854Gil Stovall United States1:55.42Q
957Michael Rock Great Britain1:55.55Q
1045Moss Burmester New Zealand1:55.80Q
1153Ryuichi Shibata Japan1:55.82Q
1246Dinko Jukić Austria1:55.96Q
1341Ioan Gherghel Romania1:56.09Q, NR
1461Sergiy Advena Ukraine1:56.24Q
1556Chen Yin China1:56.55Q
1632Hsu Chi-chieh Chinese Taipei1:56.59Q
1752Christophe Lebon France1:56.63
1862Travis Nederpelt Australia1:56.64
1967Mathieu Fonteyn Belgium1:56.65NR
2047Niccolo Beni Italy1:56.99
2143Denys Sylantyev Ukraine1:57.02
2251Tamás Kerékjártó Hungary1:57.29
2368Juan Veloz Mexico1:57.32NR
2436Pedro Oliveira Portugal1:57.41
2548Adam Sioui Canada1:57.45
2635Simon Sjödin Sweden1:57.75
2758Romanos Alyfantis Greece1:57.99
2838Alon Mandel Israel1:59.27NR
2925James Walsh Philippines1:59.39NR
3033Omar Pinzón Colombia1:59.47
3113Nikša Roki Croatia1:59.58NR
3221Javier Núñez Spain2:00.24
3327Andrés José González Argentina2:00.36
3426Yoo Jung-nam South Korea2:01.00
3534Jeremy Knowles Bahamas2:01.08
3628Alexis Márquez Rivas Venezuela2:01.25
3737Daniel Bego Malaysia2:01.28
3823Douglas Lennox-Silva Puerto Rico2:01.69
3931Georgi Palazov Bulgaria2:01.84
4015Rehan Poncha India2:01.89
4114Emmanuel Crescimbeni Peru2:02.13
4216Javier Hernández Maradiaga Honduras2:02.23
4324Vladan Marković Serbia2:03.12
4422Donny Utomo Indonesia2:03.44

Semifinal 1
RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
15Takeshi Matsuda Japan1:54.02Q, AS
23Nikolay Skvortsov Russia1:54.31Q, NR
34László Cseh Hungary1:54.35Q
42Moss Burmester New Zealand1:55.26Q
56Gil Stovall United States1:55.36
67Dinko Jukić Austria1:55.65
71Sergiy Advena Ukraine1:56.64
88Hsu Chi-chieh Chinese Taipei1:57.48

Semifinal 2
RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
14Michael Phelps United States1:53.70Q, =OR
26Wu Peng China1:54.93Q
35Kaio de Almeida Brazil1:55.21Q
43Paweł Korzeniowski Poland1:55.35Q
58Chen Yin China1:55.88
62Michael Rock Great Britain1:55.90
77Ryuichi Shibata Japan1:56.17
81Ioan Gherghel Romania1:56.57

Final
RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
4Michael Phelps United States1:52.03WR
6László Cseh Hungary1:52.70EU
5Takeshi Matsuda Japan1:52.97AS
41Moss Burmester New Zealand1:54.35OC
42Wu Peng China1:54.35
68Paweł Korzeniowski Poland1:54.60
77Kaio de Almeida Brazil1:54.71
83Nikolay Skvortsov Russia1:55.14

References
  1. "Olympic Swimming Schedule". USA Today. 9 August 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  2. Siddons, Larry (13 August 2008). "Water-Filled Goggles Can't Keep Phelps From Gold Mark". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  3. Lohn, John (13 August 2008). "Olympics, Swimming: World Record Bonanza Continues, Michael Phelps Clips Standard in 200 Fly". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 9 May 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  4. "Phelps sets world marks, becomes winningest Olympic athlete". ESPN. 13 August 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  5. Lohn, John (12 August 2008). "Olympics, Swimming: Michael Phelps Ties Olympic Record in 200 Fly Semis". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 6 May 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  6. Clarey, Christopher (29 March 2007). "Phelps smashes another world record, his own". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 April 2008.
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