James Guy Off to Strong Start in Quest to Regain World Crown in 200 Freestyle

World Swimming Championships (Men’s 200 Freestyle Prelims)

Gwangju 2019

Great Britain’s James Guy posted the top time in the heats with a 1:46.18. Guy eased off on the final 50 and still managed to post the top time into the semifinals, ahead of China’s Sun Yang (1:46.22) and Russia’s Martin Malyutin (1:46.29). Guy was the 2015 world champion and is looking to get his title back from Sun, who won it in 2017. Sun captured his fourth straight world title in the 400 freestyle on the first night of competition.

Australia’s Kyle Chalmers had a tremendous finish in his heat swim and is fourth for the semifinals at 1:46.36. Great Britain’s Duncan Scott, who had the top time last year, is seeded fifth for semis at 1:46.45. Brazil’s Fernando Scheffer (1:46.46), Japan’s Katsuhiro Matsumoto (1:46.51) and Hungary’s Dominik Kozma (1:46.55) also finished in the top eight.

The 16 semifinalists were separated by less than a second as Lithuania’s Danas Rapsys (1:46.60) came roaring home in his heat to grab ninth.

The USA’s Andrew Seliskar (1:46.74) and Townley Haas (1:46.85) also qualified for the semis in 12th and 13th.

1 GUY James Great Britain GBR 1:46.18
2 SUN Yang People’s Republic of China CHN 1:46.22
3 MALYUTIN Martin Russian Federation RUS 1:46.29
4 CHALMERS Kyle Australia AUS 1:46.36
5 SCOTT Duncan Great Britain GBR 1:46.45
6 SCHEFFER Fernando Brazil BRA 1:46.46
7 MATSUMOTO Katsuhiro Japan JPN 1:46.51
8 KOZMA Dominik Hungary HUN 1:46.55
9 RAPSYS Danas Lithuania LTU 1:46.60
10 JI Xinjie People’s Republic of China CHN 1:46.62
11 DOVGALYUK Mikhail Russian Federation RUS 1:46.72
12 SELISKAR Andrew United States of America USA 1:46.74
13 HAAS Townley United States of America USA 1:46.85
14 LEWIS Clyde Australia AUS 1:46.93
15 MEGLI Filippo Italy ITA 1:46.95
16 BRZOSKOWSKI Maarten Netherlands NED 1:47.06

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6 years ago

Men’s 200m Freestyle
Gold: Sun Yang (CHN) — 1:44.93
Silver: Katsuhiro Matsumoto (JPN) — 1:45.22
Bronze: Martin Malyutin (RUS) — 1:45.63
Bronze: Duncan Scott (GBR) — 1:45.63
5. Filippo Megli (ITA) — 1:45.67
6. Clyde Lewis (AUS) — 1:45.78
7. Dominik Kozma (HUN) — 1:45.90
DSQ. Danas Rapsys (LTU)