| Men's 200 metre breaststroke at the 2018 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Tollcross International Swimming Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 5 August (heats and semifinals) 6 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 32 from 21 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:06.80 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 2018 European Aquatics Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Swimming | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | 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 |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| Diving | ||
| Individual | ||
| 1 m | men | women |
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Synchronised | ||
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Mixed | 3 m | 10 m |
| Team | team | |
| Synchronised swimming | ||
| Solo | Free | Technical |
| Duet | Free | Technical |
| Team | Free | Technical |
| Mixed | Free | Technical |
| Combination | Combination | |
| Open water swimming | ||
| 5 km | men | women |
| 10 km | men | women |
| 25 km | men | women |
| Team | team | |
The Men's 200 metre breaststroke competition of the 2018 European Aquatics Championships was held on 5 and 6 August 2018.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Ippei Watanabe |  Japan |
2:06.67 | Tokyo | 29 January 2017 |
| European record | Anton Chupkov |  Russia |
2:06.96 | Budapest | 28 July 2017 |
| Championship record | Marco Koch |  Germany |
2:07.47 | Berlin | 21 August 2014 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August | Final | Anton Chupkov | Russia |
2:06.80 | CR, ER |
Results
Heats
The heats were started on 5 August at 10:32.
Semifinals
The semifinals were started on 5 August at 17:49.
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Ross Murdoch |  Great Britain |
2:08.57 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Kirill Prigoda | Russia |
2:08.63 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Arno Kamminga |  Netherlands |
2:10.00 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Andrius Šidlauskas |  Lithuania |
2:10.12 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | Matti Mattsson |  Finland |
2:10.19 | |
| 6 | 7 | Dávid Horváth |  Hungary |
2:10.70 | |
| 7 | 8 | Bartłomiej Roguski |  Poland |
2:11.32 | |
| 8 | 1 | Jacques Laeuffer |  Switzerland |
2:12.44 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Anton Chupkov | Russia |
2:07.95 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Luca Pizzini |  Italy |
2:08.52 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | James Wilby | Great Britain |
2:09.59 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Erik Persson |  Sweden |
2:09.84 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Mykyta Koptyelov |  Ukraine |
2:10.41 | |
| 6 | 6 | Darragh Greene |  Ireland |
2:11.36 | |
| 7 | 7 | Valentin Bayer |  Austria |
2:12.33 | |
| 8 | 8 | Christopher Rothbauer | Austria |
2:12.44 |
Final
The final was started on 6 August at 18:08.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Anton Chupkov | Russia |
2:06.80 | CR, ER |
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2 | James Wilby | Great Britain |
2:08.39 | |
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5 | Luca Pizzini | Italy |
2:08.54 | |
| 4 | 3 | Ross Murdoch | Great Britain |
2:08.55 | |
| 5 | 6 | Kirill Prigoda | Russia |
2:08.77 | |
| 6 | 8 | Andrius Šidlauskas | Lithuania |
2:09.71 | |
| 7 | 1 | Arno Kamminga | Netherlands |
2:09.87 | |
| 8 | 7 | Erik Persson | Sweden |
2:10.25 |