| Men's 200 metre breaststroke at the 2014 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Tollcross International Swimming Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 24 July 2014 (2014-07-24) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 22 from 15 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:07.30 GR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games | ||
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 100 m S8 | women | |
| 100 m S9 | men | |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 200 m S14 | men | |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 100 m SB9 | 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 |
| 200 m SM8 | men | |
| 200 m SM10 | 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 breaststroke event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 24 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.
The medals were presented by Michael Cavanagh, Chairman of Commonwealth Games Scotland and the quaichs were presented by Louise Martin, Honorary Secretary of the Commonwealth Games Federation, Immediate Past Chair of Commonwealth Games Scotland and Vice-Chair of Glasgow 2014.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Commonwealth Games records were as follows.
| World record |  Akihiro Yamaguchi (JPN) |
2:07.01 | Gifu, Japan | 15 September 2012 | |
| Commonwealth record |  Christian Sprenger (AUS) |
2:07.31 | Rome, Italy | 30 July 2009 | |
| Games record |  Brenton Rickard (AUS) |
2:10.89 | Delhi, India | 9 October 2010 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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| 24 July | Heat | Andrew Willis |  England |
2:10.50 | GR |
| 24 July | Heat | Ross Murdoch |  Scotland |
2:08.78 | GR |
| 24 July | Final | Ross Murdoch | Scotland |
2:07.30 | GR |
Results
Heats
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 5 | Ross Murdoch | Scotland |
2:08.78 | Q, GR |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | Michael Jamieson | Scotland |
2:10.17 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | Calum Tait | Scotland |
2:10.33 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | Andrew Willis | England |
2:10.50 | Q, GR |
| 5 | 2 | 5 | Adam Peaty | England |
2:10.80 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | James Wilby | England |
2:11.62 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 5 | Robert Holderness |  Wales |
2:11.70 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 4 | Christian Sprenger | Australia |
2:11.96 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 3 | Glenn Snyders |  New Zealand |
2:12.16 | |
| 10 | 2 | 6 | Richard Funk |  Canada |
2:12.56 | |
| 11 | 1 | 6 | Evan White | Canada |
2:15.86 | |
| 12 | 3 | 7 | Guy Davies |  Isle of Man |
2:19.72 | |
| 13 | 2 | 7 | Luke Belton |  Guernsey |
2:21.28 | |
| 14 | 1 | 7 | Thomas Hollingsworth | Guernsey |
2:22.38 | |
| 15 | 2 | 2 | Dustin Tynes |  Bahamas |
2:22.90 | |
| 16 | 1 | 2 | Micah Fernandes |  Kenya |
2:24.15 | |
| 17 | 3 | 2 | Christopher Cheong |  Singapore |
2:24.41 | |
| 18 | 3 | 1 | Colin Bensadon |  Gibraltar |
2:35.61 | |
| 19 | 2 | 1 | Brandon Schuster |  Samoa |
2:36.73 | |
| 20 | 1 | 1 | Corey Ollivierre |  Grenada |
2:43.17 | |
| 21 | 3 | 8 | Ntseke Setho |  Lesotho |
3:05.18 | |
| 3 | 6 | Daniel Tranter | Australia |
DNS |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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4 | Ross Murdoch | Scotland |
2:07.30 | CR |
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5 | Michael Jamieson | Scotland |
2:08.40 | |
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6 | Andrew Willis | England |
2:09.87 | |
| 4 | 2 | Adam Peaty | England |
2:10.02 | |
| 5 | 3 | Calum Tait | Scotland |
2:10.21 | |
| 6 | 7 | James Wilby | England |
2:11.53 | |
| 7 | 1 | Robert Holderness | Wales |
2:12.35 | |
| 8 | 8 | Christian Sprenger | Australia |
2:12.69 |
References
- "Akihiro Yamaguchi Drops World Record in Japan". Swimming World Magazine. 15 September 2012. Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- "Akihiro Yamaguchi sets world record". ESPN. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- "Commonwealth Games: Brent Hayden Sweeps Sprint Frees on Day Six Finals". Swimming World Magazine. 9 October 2010. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
External links
| Commonwealth champions in men's 200 m breaststroke | |
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