Swimming at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre backstroke
Men's 200 metre backstroke at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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Dates | 20 May | |||||||||
Competitors | 41 from 20 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 1:55.98 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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2016 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 | 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 |
mixed | ||
4×200 m | men | women |
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 |
10 m | men | women |
Mixed | 3 m | 10 m |
Team | team | |
Synchronised swimming | ||
Solo | Free | Technical |
Duet | Free | Technical |
Team | Free | Technical |
Mixed | Free | Technical |
Combination | Combination | |
The Men's 200 metre backstroke competition of the 2016 European Aquatics Championships was held on 20 May 2016.[1][2]
Records[edit]
Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
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World record | Aaron Peirsol | ![]() | 1:51.92 | Rome | 31 July 2009 |
European record | Evgeny Rylov | ![]() | 1:54.21 | Moscow | 21 April 2016 |
Championship record | Radosław Kawęcki | ![]() | 1:55.28 | Debrecen | 26 May 2012 |
Results[edit]
Heats[edit]
The heats were held on 20 May at 10:00.[3]
Semifinals[edit]
The semifinals were held on 20 May at 19:08.[4]
Semifinal 1[edit]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 3 | Danas Rapšys | ![]() | 1:57.35 | Q |
2 | 4 | Radosław Kawęcki | ![]() | 1:57.39 | Q |
3 | 5 | Gábor Balog | ![]() | 1:59.04 | Q |
4 | 6 | Luca Mencarini | ![]() | 1:59.05 | Q |
5 | 2 | Roman Dmitriyev | ![]() | 1:59.53 | |
6 | 1 | Robert Glință | ![]() | 2:00.91 | |
7 | 8 | Anton Loncar | ![]() | 2:01.80 | |
8 | 7 | Petter Fredriksson | ![]() | 2:02.13 |
Semifinal 2[edit]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 8 | Apostolos Christou | ![]() | 1:57.41 | Q |
2 | 5 | Yakov Toumarkin | ![]() | 1:57.95 | Q |
3 | 6 | Christopher Ciccarese | ![]() | 1:58.50 | Q |
4 | 7 | Grigory Tarasevich | ![]() | 1:58.55 | Q |
5 | 3 | Luke Greenbank | ![]() | 1:59.21 | |
6 | 4 | Dávid Földházi | ![]() | 1:59.48 | |
7 | 2 | Benjamin Stasiulis | ![]() | 2:00.45 | |
8 | 1 | Kristian Kron | ![]() | 2:00.90 |
Final[edit]
The final was on 21 May at 17:18.[5]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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![]() | 5 | Radosław Kawęcki | ![]() | 1:55.98 | |
![]() | 6 | Yakov Toumarkin | ![]() | 1:56.97 | |
![]() | 4 | Danas Rapšys | ![]() | 1:57.22 | |
4 | 1 | Gábor Balog | ![]() | 1:58.66 | |
5 | 3 | Apostolos Christou | ![]() | 1:58.87 | |
6 | 7 | Grigory Tarasevich | ![]() | 1:59.31 | |
7 | 2 | Christopher Ciccarese | ![]() | 1:59.45 | |
8 | 8 | Luca Mencarini | ![]() | 2:02.04 |