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Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's 200 metre freestyle S14

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Men's 200 metre freestyle S14
at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
VenueTollcross International Swimming Centre
Dates26 July 2014 (2014-07-26)
Competitors7 from 5 nations
Winning time1:57.89
Medalists
gold medal    Australia
silver medal    England
bronze medal    Wales
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The men's 200 metre freestyle S14 event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 26 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.

The medals were presented by Jon Amos, Chairman of the International Paralympic Committee Powerlifting Sport Technical Committee and the quaichs were presented by Nigel Chamier, Chairman of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation.

Records

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Prior to this competition, the existing world and Commonwealth Games records were as follows.

World record  Daniel Fox (AUS) 1:57.68 Brisbane, Australia 3 April 2014 [1][2]
Commonwealth record
Games record N/A N/A N/A N/A

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
26 July Heat Daniel Fox  Australia 1:57.16 WR

Results

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Heats

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Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 4 Daniel Fox  Australia 1:57.16 Q, WR
2 1 5 Mitchell Kilduff  Australia 2:01.17 Q
3 1 3 Thomas Hamer  England 2:02.11 Q
4 1 7 Jack Thomas  Wales 2:02.14 Q
5 1 6 Joshua Alford  Australia 2:03.99 Q
6 1 2 Craig Rodgie  Scotland 2:06.02 Q
7 1 1 Craig Groenewald  South Africa 2:06.74 Q

Finals

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Daniel Fox  Australia 1:57.89
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3 Thomas Hamer  England 2:00.27
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 Jack Thomas  Wales 2:01.27
4 5 Mitchell Kilduff  Australia 2:01.37
5 7 Craig Rodgie  Scotland 2:03.20
6 2 Joshua Alford  Australia 2:03.43
7 1 Craig Groenewald  South Africa 2:07.91

References

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  1. ^ "Results of the men's 200 metre freestyle para sport multi-class". Swimming Australia. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Fox on fire for Glasgow". Swimming Australia. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2014.