Swimming at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre backstroke
| Men's 200 metre backstroke at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Danube Arena | |||||||||
| Dates | 21 May 2021 (heats and semifinals) 22 May 2021 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 45 from 21 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:54.46 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 2020 European Aquatics Championships | ||
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| 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 | 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 |
| mixed | ||
| 4 × 200 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| Medley relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| Diving | ||
| Individual | ||
| 1 m | men | women |
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Synchronised | ||
| 3 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| 10 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| Team | ||
| Mixed team | ||
| Artistic swimming | ||
| Solo | Free | Technical |
| Duet | Free | Technical |
| Mixed | Free | Technical |
| Team | Free | Technical |
| Combination | ||
| Highlights | ||
| Open water swimming | ||
| 5 km | men | women |
| 10 km | men | women |
| 25 km | men | women |
| Team | team | |
The Men's 200 metre backstroke competition of the 2020 European Aquatics Championships was held on 21 and 22 May 2021.[1][2]
Records
Prior the competition, the existing world, European, and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nationality | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Aaron Peirsol | 1:51.92 | Rome | 31 July 2009 | |
| European record | Evgeny Rylov | 1:53.23 | Kazan | 8 April 2021 | |
| Championship record | 1:53.36 | Glasgow | 8 August 2018 |
Results
Heats
The heats were started on 21 May 2021 at 10:47.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | Luke Greenbank | 1:54.67 | Q, NR | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | Evgeny Rylov | 1:55.74 | Q | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Antoine Herlem | 1:56.42 | Q | |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | Jan Čejka | 1:56.66 | Q, NR | |
| 5 | 4 | 5 | Ádám Telegdy | 1:57.22 | Q | |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Grigoriy Tarasevich | 1:57.41 | Q | |
| 7 | 3 | 4 | Yohann Ndoye Brouard | 1:57.70 | Q | |
| 8 | 3 | 5 | Radosław Kawęcki | 1:57.79 | Q | |
| 9 | 5 | 7 | Jakub Skierka | 1:58.15 | Q | |
| 10 | 5 | 6 | Lorenzo Mora | 1:58.48 | Q | |
| 11 | 3 | 0 | João Costa | 1:58.58 | Q | |
| 12 | 3 | 6 | Roman Mityukov | 1:58.64 | Q | |
| 13 | 4 | 8 | Benedek Kovács | 1:58.84 | Q | |
| 14 | 5 | 9 | Péter Bernek | 1:59.07 | ||
| 15 | 5 | 2 | Hugo González | 1:59.10 | Q, WD | |
| 15 | 5 | 8 | Francisco Santos | 1:59.10 | Q | |
| 17 | 5 | 1 | Manuel Martos | 1:59.23 | Q | |
| 18 | 5 | 3 | Matteo Restivo | 1:59.45 | QSO | |
| 18 | 5 | 5 | Brodie Williams | 1:59.45 | QSO | |
| 20 | 4 | 7 | Elliot Clogg | 1:59.54 | ||
| 21 | 3 | 3 | Nicolás García | 1:59.59 | ||
| 22 | 2 | 1 | Robert Glință | 1:59.74 | ||
| 23 | 4 | 1 | Apostolos Christou | 1:59.79 | ||
| 24 | 4 | 6 | Berke Saka | 2:00.18 | ||
| 25 | 1 | 2 | Maxim Stupin | 2:00.20 | ||
| 26 | 4 | 3 | Kaloyan Levterov | 2:00.38 | ||
| 27 | 3 | 7 | Mewen Tomac | 2:00.63 | ||
| 28 | 3 | 9 | Ksawery Masiuk | 2:00.80 | ||
| 29 | 4 | 9 | James McFadzen | 2:00.85 | ||
| 30 | 2 | 3 | Primož Šenica Pavletič | 2:00.92 | ||
| 31 | 2 | 4 | David Gerchik | 2:01.52 | ||
| 31 | 2 | 2 | Erikas Grigaitis | 2:01.52 | ||
| 33 | 2 | 8 | Samuel Törnqvist | 2:02.05 | ||
| 34 | 4 | 0 | Ádám Jászó | 2:02.20 | ||
| 35 | 2 | 5 | Tomáš Ludvík | 2:02.52 | ||
| 36 | 1 | 6 | Gustav Hökfelt | 2:02.54 | ||
| 37 | 2 | 6 | Melikşah Düğen | 2:02.62 | ||
| 38 | 5 | 0 | Mikita Tsmyh | 2:02.74 | ||
| 39 | 2 | 0 | Armin Evert Lelle | 2:03.68 | ||
| 40 | 2 | 9 | Saša Boškan | 2:03.69 | ||
| 41 | 1 | 5 | Ron Polonsky | 2:04.10 | ||
| 42 | 1 | 3 | Max Mannes | 2:04.19 | ||
| 43 | 1 | 4 | Metin Aydın | 2:05.20 | ||
| 44 | 1 | 7 | Alexander Kudashev | 2:06.51 | ||
| 45 | 2 | 7 | Adam Maraana | 2:06.93 | ||
| 3 | 9 | Evangelos Makrygiannis | Did not start | |||
Swim-off
The swim-off was held on 21 May at 12:15.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Brodie Williams | 1:59.24 | Q | |
| 2 | 5 | Matteo Restivo | 1:59.27 |
Semifinals
The semifinals were held on 21 May at 18:30.[5]
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Evgeny Rylov | 1:55.11 | Q | |
| 2 | 7 | Roman Mityukov | 1:56.37 | Q | |
| 3 | 6 | Radosław Kawęcki | 1:57.10 | q | |
| 4 | 5 | Jan Čejka | 1:57.43 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Grigoriy Tarasevich | 1:57.68 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Francisco Santos | 1:58.03 | NR | |
| 7 | 2 | Lorenzo Mora | 1:58.13 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Brodie Williams | 2:02.52 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Luke Greenbank | 1:54.43 | Q, NR | |
| 2 | 3 | Ádám Telegdy | 1:56.17 | Q | |
| 3 | 5 | Antoine Herlem | 1:56.63 | q | |
| 4 | 6 | Yohann Ndoye Brouard | 1:57.06 | q | |
| 5 | 2 | Jakub Skierka | 1:57.08 | q | |
| 6 | 1 | Benedek Kovács | 1:58.20 | ||
| 7 | 7 | João Costa | 1:58.72 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Manuel Martos | 1:59.38 |
Final
The final was held on 22 May at 19:17.[6]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Evgeny Rylov | 1:54.46 | |||
| 4 | Luke Greenbank | 1:54.62 | |||
| 6 | Roman Mityukov | 1:56.33 | |||
| 4 | 7 | Yohann Ndoye-Brouard | 1:56.37 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Ádám Telegdy | 1:56.67 | ||
| 6 | 8 | Radosław Kawęcki | 1:57.05 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Jakub Skierka | 1:58.56 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Antoine Herlem | 1:58.64 |
