Swimming at the 2010 Asian Games – Men's 200 metre breaststroke
The men's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 2010 Asian Games took place on 18 November 2010 at Guangzhou Aoti Aquatics Centre.
| Men's 200 metre breaststroke at the 2010 Asian Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Aoti Aquatics Centre | |||||||||
| Date | 18 November | |||||||||
| Competitors | 20 from 18 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2010 Asian Games | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| 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 |
There were 20 competitors from 18 countries who took part in this event. Three heats were held, with two containing the maximum number of swimmers (eight). The heat in which a swimmer competed did not formally matter for advancement, as the swimmers with the top eight times from the entire field qualified for the finals.
Naoya Tomita from Japan won the gold medal, Xue Ruipeng from China and Choi Kyu-woong from South Korea were both awarded the silver medal due to reaching in the same time.
Schedule
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 18 November 2010 | 09:22 | Heats |
| 18:23 | Final |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.
| World Record | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Christian Sprenger (AUS) | 2:07.31 | Rome, Italy | 30 July 2009 |
| Asian Record |  Kosuke Kitajima (JPN) | 2:07.51 | Barcelona, Spain | 8 June 2008 |
| Games Record | Kosuke Kitajima (JPN) | 2:09.97 | Busan, South Korea | 2 October 2002 |
Results
- Legend
- DSQ — Disqualified
Heats
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | 1 |  Xue Ruipeng (CHN) | 2:15.20 | |
| 2 | 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Choi Kyu-woong (KOR) | 2:15.26 | |
| 3 | 2 |  Vladislav Polyakov (KAZ) | 2:15.49 | |
| 4 | 1 | Xie Zhi (CHN) | 2:15.59 | |
| 5 | 3 | Naoya Tomita (JPN) | 2:16.06 | |
| 6 | 2 |  Nuttapong Ketin (THA) | 2:16.15 | |
| 7 | 3 |  Miguel Molina (PHI) | 2:17.15 | |
| 8 | 3 | Yevgeniy Ryzhkov (KAZ) | 2:17.61 | |
| 9 | 1 |  Yap See Tuan (MAS) | 2:19.77 | |
| 10 | 2 |  Sandeep Sejwal (IND) | 2:19.78 | |
| 11 | 2 |  Dmitriy Shvetsov (UZB) | 2:20.90 | |
| 12 | 3 |  Lionel Khoo (SIN) | 2:21.06 | |
| 13 | 3 |  Dmitrii Aleksandrov (KGZ) | 2:21.45 | |
| 14 | 3 |  Nguyễn Hữu Việt (VIE) | 2:22.06 | |
| 15 | 1 |  Indra Gunawan (INA) | 2:23.08 | |
| 16 | 1 |  Chen Cho-yi (TPE) | 2:24.93 | |
| 17 | 2 |  Soroush Khajegi (IRI) | 2:27.99 | |
| 18 | 3 |  Chou Kit (MAC) | 2:29.19 | |
| 19 | 1 |  Mubarak Al-Besher (UAE) | 2:31.61 | |
| 20 | 2 |  Ahmed Atari (QAT) | 2:36.48 |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Naoya Tomita (JPN) | 2:10.36 | |
 | Xue Ruipeng (CHN) | 2:12.25 | |
| Choi Kyu-woong (KOR) | 2:12.25 | |
| 4 | Xie Zhi (CHN) | 2:12.37 | |
| 5 | Vladislav Polyakov (KAZ) | 2:12.38 | |
| 6 | Yevgeniy Ryzhkov (KAZ) | 2:14.94 | |
| 7 | Nuttapong Ketin (THA) | 2:17.79 | |
| — | Miguel Molina (PHI) | DSQ |
References
External links
- Men's 200m Breaststroke Heats Official Website
- Men's 200m Breaststroke Ev.No.35 Final Official Website