Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre freestyle

Men's 200 metre freestyle
at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
VenueAthens Olympic Aquatic Centre
DatesAugust 15, 2004 (heats &
semifinals)
August 16, 2004 (final)
Competitors59 from 55 nations
Winning time1:44.71 OR
Medalists
 Ian Thorpe
 Australia
 Pieter van den Hoogenband
 Netherlands
 Michael Phelps
 United States
Swimming events at the
2004 Summer Olympics
Freestyle
50 m   men   women
100 m men women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m women
1500 m men
Backstroke
100 m men women
200 m men women
Breaststroke
100 m men women
200 m men women
Butterfly
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

The men's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2004 Summer Olympics was contested at the Olympic Aquatic Centre of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex in Athens, Greece. The event took place on 15 and 16 August.

In the lead-up to the final, the event was billed as The Race of the Century or the "greatest swimming race of all-time", due to its significance and high-class field. It featured four of the fastest swimmers in Olympic history: Ian Thorpe (Australia, world record holder in the event at the time), Pieter van den Hoogenband (Netherlands, defending Olympic champion), Grant Hackett (Australia, former world record holder in the event), and Michael Phelps (United States, later became the most decorated all-time Olympian, with a total of 28 medals).

Thorpe edged out Pieter van den Hoogenband in the final 50 metres to claim his second gold at the Games and fifth career medal, following his triumph in the 400 m freestyle two days earlier.[1] With only 50 metres to go, he powered past his arch-rival to touch the wall first in an Olympic record of 1:44.71, matching the third fastest swim over the distance. Van den Hoogenband, who led the field through the first three laps under a world record pace, settled only for the silver in 1:45.23.[2] Meanwhile, Phelps finished the race with a bronze in an American record of 1:45.32, ending his hopes of emulating Mark Spitz's 1972 record of seven gold medals.[2][3][4]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:

World record  Ian Thorpe (AUS) 1:44.06 Fukuoka, Japan 25 July 2001
Olympic record  Pieter van den Hoogenband (NED) 1:45.35 Sydney, Australia 18 September 2000

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
16 August Final Ian Thorpe  Australia 1:44.71 OR

Results

Heats

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 8 4 Thorpe, IanIan Thorpe  Australia 1:47.22 Q
2 8 5 van den Hoogenband, PieterPieter van den Hoogenband  Netherlands 1:47.32 Q
3 8 3 Brembilla, EmilianoEmiliano Brembilla  Italy 1:47.95 Q
4 7 5 Keller, KleteKlete Keller  United States 1:47.97 Q
5 6 4 Phelps, MichaelMichael Phelps  United States 1:48.43 Q
6 8 6 Burnett, SimonSimon Burnett  Great Britain 1:48.68 Q
7 7 4 Hackett, GrantGrant Hackett  Australia 1:48.90 Q
8 7 6 Schreiber, JensJens Schreiber  Germany 1:49.00 Q, WD
9 8 2 Svoboda, KvětoslavKvětoslav Svoboda  Czech Republic 1:49.25 Q
10 6 5 Say, RickRick Say  Canada 1:49.32 Q
11 8 1 Meichtry, DominikDominik Meichtry  Switzerland 1:49.45 Q
12 7 7 Bovell, GeorgeGeorge Bovell  Trinidad and Tobago 1:49.48 Q
13 7 2 Okumura, YoshihiroYoshihiro Okumura  Japan 1:49.54 Q
14 7 3 Hayden, BrentBrent Hayden  Canada 1:49.56 Q
15 7 8 Zisimos, AndreasAndreas Zisimos  Greece 1:49.60 Q
16 6 3 Kapralov, AndreyAndrey Kapralov  Russia 1:49.91 Q
17 6 7 Wildeboer, OlafOlaf Wildeboer  Spain 1:50.01 Q
18 5 3 Carstensen, JacobJacob Carstensen  Denmark 1:50.15
19 6 6 Herbst, StefanStefan Herbst  Germany 1:50.23
20 6 1 Castro, RodrigoRodrigo Castro  Brazil 1:50.27
21 5 8 Binevičius, SauliusSaulius Binevičius  Lithuania 1:50.50
22 8 7 Mankoč, PeterPeter Mankoč  Slovenia 1:50.72
23 5 4 Miloslavskis, RomānsRomāns Miloslavskis  Latvia 1:50.83
24 7 1 Kuznetsov, MaksimMaksim Kuznetsov  Russia 1:50.93
25 8 8 Rostoucher, NicolasNicolas Rostoucher  France 1:50.96
26 5 5 Koll, DominikDominik Koll  Austria 1:51.36
27 4 2 Vereitinov, DmytroDmytro Vereitinov  Ukraine 1:51.38
28 4 3 Ilika Brenner, JoshuaJoshua Ilika Brenner  Mexico 1:51.66
29 5 1 Monteiro, LuísLuís Monteiro  Portugal 1:51.78
30 5 1 Drzewiński, ŁukaszŁukasz Drzewiński  Poland 1:51.90
31 2 6 Alexandrov, MihailMihail Alexandrov  Bulgaria 1:52.12
32 5 7 Szűcs, TamásTamás Szűcs  Hungary 1:52.26
33 5 6 Han, Kyu-chulHan Kyu-chul  South Korea 1:52.28
34 4 8 Alleyne, DamianDamian Alleyne  Barbados 1:52.89
35 3 2 Malenko, AleksandarAleksandar Malenko  Macedonia 1:53.00
4 7 Mebarek, MahrezMahrez Mebarek  Algeria
37 4 5 Salabutau, YahorYahor Salabutau  Belarus 1:53.03
38 3 5 Subirats, AlbertAlbert Subirats  Venezuela 1:53.11
39 4 6 Zolezzi, GiancarloGiancarlo Zolezzi  Chile 1:53.18
40 3 7 Pereyra, Juan MartínJuan Martín Pereyra  Argentina 1:53.19
3 8 Fraser, ShauneShaune Fraser  Cayman Islands
42 4 1 Molina, MiguelMiguel Molina  Philippines 1:53.81
43 6 8 Zhang, LinZhang Lin  China 1:53.84
44 3 3 Aresti, AlexandrosAlexandros Aresti  Cyprus 1:53.90
45 2 3 Kutscher, MartínMartín Kutscher  Uruguay 1:53.91
46 6 2 Beccari, AndreaAndrea Beccari  Italy 1:54.00
47 3 4 Chen, Te-tungChen Te-tung  Chinese Taipei 1:54.14
48 1 5 Erhartić, IgorIgor Erhartić  Serbia and Montenegro 1:54.21
49 2 5 Pinciuc, ŞtefanŞtefan Pinciuc  Moldova 1:54.56
50 2 1 Ben Naceur, AnouarAnouar Ben Naceur  Tunisia 1:54.69
51 2 2 Chay, MarkMark Chay  Singapore 1:54.70
52 4 4 Mindan, AytekinAytekin Mindan  Turkey 1:55.65
53 2 4 Bellaz, AdilAdil Bellaz  Morocco 1:55.79
54 3 6 Delač, MarioMario Delač  Croatia 1:55.82
55 2 7 Khan, VitaliyVitaliy Khan  Kazakhstan 1:56.11
56 3 1 Mularoni, DiegoDiego Mularoni  San Marino 1:56.18
57 2 8 Vasiliev, PetrPetr Vasiliev  Uzbekistan 1:56.93
58 1 3 Khomasuridze, ZurabZurab Khomasuridze  Georgia (country) 1:58.02
59 1 4 Ismailov, RuslanRuslan Ismailov  Kyrgyzstan 2:01.53

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Pieter van den Hoogenband  Netherlands 1:46.00 Q
2 5 Klete Keller  United States 1:47.28 Q
3 3 Simon Burnett  Great Britain 1:47.72 Q
4 6 Květoslav Svoboda  Czech Republic 1:49.27
5 7 Yoshihiro Okumura  Japan 1:49.49
6 1 Andreas Zisimos  Greece 1:49.76
7 2 Dominik Meichtry  Switzerland 1:50.02
8 8 Olaf Wildeboer  Spain 1:50.61

Semifinal 2

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Ian Thorpe  Australia 1:46.65 Q
2 3 Michael Phelps  United States 1:47.08 Q
3 6 Grant Hackett  Australia 1:47.61 Q
4 5 Emiliano Brembilla  Italy 1:47.93 Q
5 2 Rick Say  Canada 1:48.16 Q
6 7 George Bovell  Trinidad and Tobago 1:49.59
7 1 Brent Hayden  Canada 1:50.00
8 8 Andrey Kapralov  Russia 1:51.35

Final

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) 5 Ian Thorpe  Australia 1:44.71 OR
2nd, silver medalist(s) 4 Pieter van den Hoogenband  Netherlands 1:45.23
3rd, bronze medalist(s) 3 Michael Phelps  United States 1:45.32 AM
4 6 Klete Keller  United States 1:46.13
5 2 Grant Hackett  Australia 1:46.56
6 8 Rick Say  Canada 1:47.55
7 7 Simon Burnett  Great Britain 1:48.02
8 1 Emiliano Brembilla  Italy 1:48.40

References

  1. ↑ "Australia hails Athens hero Thorpe". CNN. 17 August 2004. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  2. 1 2 Thomas, Stephen (16 August 2004). "The Thorpedo Triumphs over Hoogie in the "Race of the Century", Phelps Takes the Bronze". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "Thorpe torpedoes his world rivals". CNN. 17 August 2004. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  4. ↑ Gordos, Phil (17 August 2004). "Thorpe steals Phelps' thunder". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
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