2024 PARIS SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES
- Pool Swimming: July 27 – August 4, 2024
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MEN’S 200 BREASTSTROKE – FINAL
- World Record: 2:05.48 – Qin Haiyang, CHN (2023)
- World Junior Record: 2:07.94 – Dong Zhihao, CHN (2024)
Olympic Record: 2:06.38 – Zac Stubblety-Cook, AUS (2021)- 2021 Winning Time: 2:06.38 – Zac Stubblety-Cook, AUS
- 2021 Time to Win Bronze: 2:07.13
- Leon Marchand (France) – 2:05.85 (Olympic Record)
- Zac Stubblety-Cook (Australia) – 2:06.79
- Caspar Corbeau (Netherlands) – 2:07.90
- Dong Zhihao (China) – 2:08.46
- Yu Hanaguruma (Japan) – 2:08.79
- Ippei Watanabe (Japan) – 2:08.83
- Josh Matheny (United States) – 2:09.52
- Joshua Yong (Australia) – 2:11.44
Leon Marchand of France swam to another Olympic Record tonight posting a 2:05.85 in the 200 breaststroke. That broke the previous record of a 2:06.38 that Zac Stubblety-Cook of Australia swam to win the event in Tokyo three years ago.
Marchand also broke his own French national record tonight as his previous record stood at a 2:06.59 that he swam in June 2023.
Split Comparison
| Marchand 2024 | Old Olympic Record (Stubblety-Cook, 2020) |
Marchand’s Old French Record
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| 50 | 28.42 | 29.35 | 28.89 |
| 100 | 32.17 | 32.37 | 32.13 |
| 150 | 32.53 | 32.45 | 32.68 |
| 200 | 32.73 | 32.21 | 32.89 |
| 2:05.85 | 2:06.38 | 2:06.59 |
Marchand went out faster than Stubblety-Cook’s record as he was almost a full second faster on the first 50. Stubblety-Cook is known for a strong last 50 as Marchand was about half a second slower here than Stubblety-Cook was, but he was already far enough under the record that it did not matter.
With this Olympic Record, Marchand now holds three Olympic Records, the 400 IM, 200 fly, and 200 breast. He notably swam the 200 fly record at the beginning of tonight’s session, just under two hours before the 200 breast.
He is now the second fastest ever in this event, and it’s also the second fastest performance ever in the event.
Leon just put on an absolute clinic here and made history wouldn’t be shocked if he now wins the 2 IM. Not sure what Shun will look like here but regardless you don’t back down and always assume everyone is at their best even when it may not look like it.
It’s an amazing day to be french.
Why no comparisons to the WR for either swim?
The slow pool strikes again! Three olympic and one world record in one night.
Broke the non-tmz boosted WR too