200 m Freestyle, Men

Competition 2023 World Aquatics Championships
Venue Fukuoka JPN
Held 24 – 25 July 2023
Status Medal
Competitors 72
Countries 65
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Semi-Finals Swim-Off Final
🥇 Matt Richards GBR 1:45.82
(2 h8)
1:45.40
(5 h1)
1:44.30
(1 F)
🥈 Tom Dean GBR 1:46.02
(4 h7)
1:45.29
(4 h1)
1:44.32
(2 F)
🥉 Hwang Seon-Wu KOR 1:46.69
(=13 h7)
1:45.07
(3 h1)
1:44.42
(3 F)
4 David Popovici ROU 1:45.86
(3 h8)
1:44.70
(1 h2)
1:44.90
(4 F)
5 Luke Hobson USA 1:45.69
(1 h7)
1:44.87
(2 h2)
1:45.09
(5 F)
6 Lee Ho-Jun KOR 1:46.21
(5 h7)
1:45.93
(6 h2)
1:46.04
(6 F)
7 Kieran Smith USA 1:46.38
(6 h6)
1:45.96
(7 h1)
1:46.10
(7 F)
8 Felix Auböck AUT 1:46.48
(10 h8)
1:45.97
(=8 h1)
1:46.30
(1 F)
1:46.40
(8 F)
9 Katsuhiro Matsumoto JPN 1:46.44
(8 h6)
1:45.97
(=8 h1)
1:46.37
(2 F)
=10 Marco de Tullio ITA 1:46.69
(=13 h6)
1:46.05
(=10 h2)
=10 Pan Zhanle CHN 1:46.49
(11 h6)
1:46.05
(=10 h2)
12 Rafael Miroslaw GER 1:46.69
(=13 h8)
1:46.30
(12 h2)
13 Alex Graham AUS 1:46.58
(12 h6)
1:46.61
(13 h1)
14 Antonio Djakovic SUI 1:46.70
(16 h8)
1:46.66
(14 h1)
15 Lucas Henveaux BEL 1:46.40
(7 h7)
1:46.77
(15 h2)
16 Fernando Scheffer BRA 1:46.45
(9 h6)
1:47.35
(16 h2)
=17 Danas Rapšys LTU 1:46.87
(=17 h8)
=17 Hadrien Salvan FRA 1:46.87
(=17 h8)
19 Jorge Iga MEX 1:46.89
(19 h6)
20 Kai Taylor AUS 1:46.94
(20 h6)
21 Denis Loktev ISR 1:47.08
(21 h7)
22 Robin Hanson SWE 1:47.09
(22 h8)
23 Nándor Németh HUN 1:47.11
(23 h8)
24 Stefano Di Cola ITA 1:47.27
(24 h6)
25 Kamil Sieradzki POL 1:47.34
(25 h5)
26 Alfonso Mestre VEN 1:47.36
(26 h5)
27 Velimir Stjepanović SRB 1:47.93
(27 h5)
28 Kregor Zirk EST 1:48.00
(28 h7)
29 Roman Fuchs FRA 1:48.13
(29 h8)
30 Khiew Hoe Yean MAS 1:48.18
(30 h5)
31 Dimitrios Markos GRE 1:48.84
(31 h7)
32 Hong Jinquan CHN 1:48.93
(32 h7)
33 Glen Lim SGP 1:49.13
(33 h5)
34 Luis Domínguez ESP 1:49.28
(34 h6)
35 Jovan Lekić BIH 1:49.54
(35 h5)
36 Joaquín Vargas PER 1:49.85
(36 h4)
37 František Jablčník SVK 1:50.61
(37 h4)
38 Santiago Corredor COL 1:50.68
(38 h4)
=39 Pit Brandenburger LUX 1:51.27
(=39 h4)
=39 Wesley Roberts COK 1:51.27
(=39 h4)
41 Zac Reid NZL 1:51.66
(41 h5)
42 Omar Abbas SYR 1:52.11
(42 h4)
43 Dulyawat Kaewsriyong THA 1:52.24
(43 h5)
44 Righardt Muller RSA 1:52.25
(44 h4)
45 Loris Bianchi SMR 1:53.10
(45 h3)
46 Hoàng Quý Phước VIE 1:53.67
(46 h5)
47 Pavel Alovatki MDA 1:54.19
(47 h4)
48 Baturalp Ünlü TUR 1:54.56
(48 h5)
49 Matheo Mateos PAR 1:54.67
(49 h3)
50 Saoud Al-Shamroukh KUW 1:54.77
(50 h3)
51 Alberto Vega CRC 1:55.07
(51 h4)
52 Henrique Mascarenhas ANG 1:55.09
(52 h3)
53 Monyo Maina NEU 1:55.28
(53 h3)
54 Artur Barseghyan ARM 1:55.69
(54 h1)
55 Lin Siz Huang MAC 1:55.87
(55 h2)
56 Mauricio Arias DOM 1:55.90
(56 h3)
57 Simon Doueihy LBN 1:55.96
(57 h4)
58 Mahmoud Abu Gharbieh PLE 1:56.37
(58 h2)
59 Nasir Hussain NEP 1:57.26
(59 h2)
60 Ado Gargović MNE 1:57.81
(60 h3)
61 Clinton Opute NGR 1:57.92
(61 h3)
62 Justino Pale MOZ 1:58.32
(62 h2)
63 Muhammad Siddiqui PAK 1:58.36
(63 h2)
64 Mohammed Al-Zaki KSA 1:58.96
(64 h3)
65 Ali Alawi BRN 1:59.08
(65 h1)
66 Mal Gashi KOS 1:59.20
(66 h2)
67 Hussein Suwaed IRQ 1:59.69
(67 h1)
68 Issa Al-Adawi OMA 2:00.09
(68 h2)
69 Israel Poppe GUM 2:02.57
(69 h2)
70 Diego Aranda URU 2:02.84
(70 h2)
71 Sangay Tenzin BHU 2:06.93
(71 h2)
72 Kyler Kihleng FSM 2:07.89
(72 h1)
DNS Mark DucajDNS ALB
(DNS h3)
DNS Lukas MärtensDNS GER
(DNS h7)

Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
54 Artur Barseghyan ARM 1:55.69
65 Ali Alawi BRN 1:59.08
67 Hussein Suwaed IRQ 1:59.69
72 Kyler Kihleng FSM 2:07.89

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
55 Lin Siz Huang MAC 1:55.87
58 Mahmoud Abu Gharbieh PLE 1:56.37
59 Nasir Hussain NEP 1:57.26
62 Justino Pale MOZ 1:58.32
63 Muhammad Siddiqui PAK 1:58.36
66 Mal Gashi KOS 1:59.20
68 Issa Al-Adawi OMA 2:00.09
69 Israel Poppe GUM 2:02.57
70 Diego Aranda URU 2:02.84
71 Sangay Tenzin BHU 2:06.93

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
45 Loris Bianchi SMR 1:53.10
49 Matheo Mateos PAR 1:54.67
50 Saoud Al-Shamroukh KUW 1:54.77
52 Henrique Mascarenhas ANG 1:55.09
53 Monyo Maina NEU 1:55.28
56 Mauricio Arias DOM 1:55.90
60 Ado Gargović MNE 1:57.81
61 Clinton Opute NGR 1:57.92
64 Mohammed Al-Zaki KSA 1:58.96
DNS Mark DucajDNS ALB

Heat 4

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
36 Joaquín Vargas PER 1:49.85
37 František Jablčník SVK 1:50.61
38 Santiago Corredor COL 1:50.68
=39 Pit Brandenburger LUX 1:51.27
=39 Wesley Roberts COK 1:51.27
42 Omar Abbas SYR 1:52.11
44 Righardt Muller RSA 1:52.25
47 Pavel Alovatki MDA 1:54.19
51 Alberto Vega CRC 1:55.07
57 Simon Doueihy LBN 1:55.96

Heat 5

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
25 Kamil Sieradzki POL 1:47.34
26 Alfonso Mestre VEN 1:47.36
27 Velimir Stjepanović SRB 1:47.93
30 Khiew Hoe Yean MAS 1:48.18
33 Glen Lim SGP 1:49.13
35 Jovan Lekić BIH 1:49.54
41 Zac Reid NZL 1:51.66
43 Dulyawat Kaewsriyong THA 1:52.24
46 Hoàng Quý Phước VIE 1:53.67
48 Baturalp Ünlü TUR 1:54.56

Heat 6

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
6 Kieran Smith USA 1:46.38
8 Katsuhiro Matsumoto JPN 1:46.44
9 Fernando Scheffer BRA 1:46.45
11 Pan Zhanle CHN 1:46.49
12 Alex Graham AUS 1:46.58
=13 Marco de Tullio ITA 1:46.69
19 Jorge Iga MEX 1:46.89
20 Kai Taylor AUS 1:46.94
24 Stefano Di Cola ITA 1:47.27
34 Luis Domínguez ESP 1:49.28

Heat 7

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Luke Hobson USA 1:45.69
4 Tom Dean GBR 1:46.02
5 Lee Ho-Jun KOR 1:46.21
7 Lucas Henveaux BEL 1:46.40
=13 Hwang Seon-Wu KOR 1:46.69
21 Denis Loktev ISR 1:47.08
28 Kregor Zirk EST 1:48.00
31 Dimitrios Markos GRE 1:48.84
32 Hong Jinquan CHN 1:48.93
DNS Lukas MärtensDNS GER

Heat 8

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
2 Matt Richards GBR 1:45.82
3 David Popovici ROU 1:45.86
10 Felix Auböck AUT 1:46.48
=13 Rafael Miroslaw GER 1:46.69
16 Antonio Djakovic SUI 1:46.70
=17 Danas Rapšys LTU 1:46.87
=17 Hadrien Salvan FRA 1:46.87
22 Robin Hanson SWE 1:47.09
23 Nándor Németh HUN 1:47.11
29 Roman Fuchs FRA 1:48.13

Semi-Finals

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
3 Hwang Seon-Wu KOR 1:45.07
4 Tom Dean GBR 1:45.29
5 Matt Richards GBR 1:45.40
7 Kieran Smith USA 1:45.96
=8 Felix Auböck AUT 1:45.97
=8 Katsuhiro Matsumoto JPN 1:45.97
13 Alex Graham AUS 1:46.61
14 Antonio Djakovic SUI 1:46.66

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 David Popovici ROU 1:44.70
2 Luke Hobson USA 1:44.87
6 Lee Ho-Jun KOR 1:45.93
=10 Marco de Tullio ITA 1:46.05
=10 Pan Zhanle CHN 1:46.05
12 Rafael Miroslaw GER 1:46.30
15 Lucas Henveaux BEL 1:46.77
16 Fernando Scheffer BRA 1:47.35

Swim-Off

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Felix Auböck AUT 1:46.30
2 Katsuhiro Matsumoto JPN 1:46.37

Final

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Matt Richards GBR 1:44.30
2 Tom Dean GBR 1:44.32
3 Hwang Seon-Wu KOR 1:44.42
4 David Popovici ROU 1:44.90
5 Luke Hobson USA 1:45.09
6 Lee Ho-Jun KOR 1:46.04
7 Kieran Smith USA 1:46.10
8 Felix Auböck AUT 1:46.40