Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's 200 metre butterfly
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{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2014}}
{{Infobox Commonwealth Games event
|event = Men's 200 metre butterfly
|games = 2014
|image =
|caption =
|venue = Tollcross International Swimming Centre
|dates = {{Start date|2014|07|26|df=yes}}
|competitors = 15
|nations = 8
|win_value = 1:55.07 GR
|gold = Chad le Clos
|goldCGA = RSA
|silver = Grant Irvine
|silverCGA = AUS
|bronze = Sebastien Rousseau
|bronzeCGA = RSA
|prev = 2010
|next = 2018}}
{{Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games}}
The men's 200 metre butterfly event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 26 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.
The medals were presented by Kamalesh Sharma, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations and the quaichs were presented by James Hickman, 1998 Commonwealth champion and Global Sports Marketing Manager of Speedo.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Commonwealth Games records were as follows.
{{World Commonwealth Games Record
| world_athlete = {{flagathlete|Michael Phelps|USA}}
| world_mark = 1:51.51
| world_place = Rome, Italy
| world_date = 29 July 2009
| world_ref ={{cite news|last=Crouse|first=Karen|title=Phelps Rebounds Amid Boycott Threat|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/30/sports/30swim.html|work=The New York Times|date=30 July 2012|accessdate=9 July 2013}}{{cite news|title=Phelps bounces back with 200m fly world record triumph|url=http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/phelps-bounces-back-with-200m-fly-world-record-triumph-20090730-e1se.html|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=31 July 2012|accessdate=9 July 2013}}
| commonwealth_athlete = {{flagathlete|Chad le Clos|RSA}}
| commonwealth_mark = 1:52.96
| commonwealth_place = London, United Kingdom
| commonwealth_date = 31 July 2012
| commonwealth_ref =
| games_athlete = {{flagathlete|Chad le Clos|RSA}}
| games_mark = 1:56.48
| games_place = Delhi, India
| games_date = 4 October 2010
| games_ref ={{cite news|title=Commonwealth Games: Alicia Coutts Smokes 200 IM; Marieke Guehrer, Chad Le Clos, Brent Hayden, Australian Men's Relay Also Set Games Records During Day One Finals|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/25150.asp?q=Commonwealth-Games:-Alicia-Coutts-Smokes-200-IM;-Marieke-Guehrer,-Chad-Le-Clos,-Brent-Hayden,-Australian-Men's-Relay-Also-Set-Games-Records-During-Day-One-Finals|publisher=Swimming World Magazine|date=4 October 2010|accessdate=4 October 2010}}
}}
The following records were established during the competition:
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! Date !! Event !! Name !! Nationality !! Time !! Record | |||||
| 26 July | Final | align=left|Chad le Clos | align=left| {{flagCGF|RSA|2014}} | 1:55.07 | GR |
Results
=Heats=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=ccffcc
| 1 | 2 | 2 | align=left|{{sortname|Cameron|Brodie|dab=swimmer}} | align=left| {{flagCGF|SCO|2014}} | 1:57.28 | Q |
| bgcolor=ccffcc
| 2 | 2 | 4 | align=left|{{sortname|Chad|le Clos}} | align=left| {{flagCGF|RSA|2014}} | 1:57.45 | Q |
| bgcolor=ccffcc
| 3 | 1 | 4 | align=left|{{sortname|Sebastien|Rousseau}} | align=left| {{flagCGF|RSA|2014}} | 1:57.84 | Q |
| bgcolor=ccffcc
| 4 | 2 | 3 | align=left|{{sortname|Mitchell|Pratt}} | align=left| {{flagCGF|AUS|2014}} | 1:57.95 | Q |
| bgcolor=ccffcc
| 5 | 2 | 7 | align=left|{{sortname|Joseph|Schooling}} | align=left| {{flagCGF|SIN|2014}} | 1:58.04 | Q |
| bgcolor=ccffcc
| 6 | 1 | 6 | align=left|{{sortname|Daniel|Tranter}} | align=left| {{flagCGF|AUS|2014}} | 1:58.30 | Q |
| bgcolor=ccffcc
| 7 | 2 | 5 | align=left|{{sortname|Grant|Irvine}} | align=left| {{flagCGF|AUS|2014}} | 1:58.39 | Q |
| bgcolor=ccffcc
| 8 | 2 | 6 | align=left|{{sortname|Roberto|Pavoni}} | align=left| {{flagCGF|ENG|2014}} | 1:58.49 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 3 | align=left|{{sortname|Dylan|Bosch}} | align=left| {{flagCGF|RSA|2014}} | 1:58.95 | |
| 10 | 1 | 5 | align=left|{{sortname|Joseph|Roebuck}} | align=left| {{flagCGF|ENG|2014}} | 1:59.14 | |
| 11 | 1 | 2 | align=left|{{sortname|Lewis|Smith|dab=swimmer}} | align=left| {{flagCGF|SCO|2014}} | 1:59.25 | |
| 12 | 1 | 7 | align=left|{{sortname|Evan|White|dab=swimmer}} | align=left| {{flagCGF|CAN|2014}} | 2:00.96 | |
| 13 | 2 | 1 | align=left|{{sortname|Gamal|Assaad}} | align=left| {{flagCGF|CAN|2014}} | 2:02.60 | |
| 14 | 1 | 1 | align=left|{{sortname|Dominic|Walter}} | align=left| {{flagCGF|JAM|2014}} | 2:11.51 | |
| 15 | 2 | 8 | align=left|{{sortname|Alex|Bregazzi}} | align=left| {{flagCGF|IOM|2014}} | 2:15.42 |
=Final=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" | |||||
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{gold01}} | 5 | align=left|{{sortname|Chad|le Clos}} | align=left| {{flagCGF|RSA|2014}} | 1:55.07 | GR |
| {{silver02}} | 1 | align=left|{{sortname|Grant|Irvine}} | align=left| {{flagCGF|AUS|2014}} | 1:56.34 | |
| {{bronze03}} | 3 | align=left|{{sortname|Sebastien|Rousseau}} | align=left| {{flagCGF|RSA|2014}} | 1:56.43 | |
| 4 | 4 | align=left|{{sortname|Cameron|Brodie|dab=swimmer}} | align=left| {{flagCGF|SCO|2014}} | 1:56.59 | |
| 5 | 6 | align=left|{{sortname|Mitchell|Pratt}} | align=left| {{flagCGF|AUS|2014}} | 1:57.13 | |
| 6 | 7 | align=left|{{sortname|Daniel|Tranter}} | align=left| {{flagCGF|AUS|2014}} | 1:57.31 | |
| 7 | 8 | align=left|{{sortname|Roberto|Pavoni}} | align=left| {{flagCGF|ENG|2014}} | 1:58.03 | |
| 8 | 2 | align=left|{{sortname|Joseph|Schooling}} | align=left| {{flagCGF|SIN|2014}} | 1:59.09 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Footer Commonwealth Champions 200m Butterfly Men}}
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