The Men's 200 metre breaststroke competition of the 2024 World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 13 December 2024.[1]
| Men's 200 metre breaststroke at the 2024 World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25 m) | |||||||||
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| Venue | Duna Arena | ||||||||
| Location | Budapest, Hungary | ||||||||
| Dates | 13 December | ||||||||
| Competitors | 42 from 38 nations | ||||||||
| Winning time | 2:01.55 | ||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||
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Records
editPrior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows:
| World record |  Kirill Prigoda (RUS) | 2:00.16 | Hangzhou, China | 13 December 2018 |
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| Competition record | Kirill Prigoda (RUS) | 2:00.16 | Hangzhou, China | 13 December 2018 |
Background
editThe event featured Japan’s Daiya Seto, the second-fastest performer in history with a 2:00.35 from 2022, but he entered the meet with uncertainty due to a recent rib injury. Russia’s Kirill Prigoda, competing as a Neutral Athlete and the world record holder (2:00.16), was the favourite, having posted a 2:01.85 in November—his fastest time since 2020. Australia’s Joshua Yong entered with an Oceanian record and had the fastest qualifying time after winning the event at the Shanghai stop of the World Cup. Caspar Corbeau of the Netherlands, a bronze medallist at the Paris Olympics and silver medallist at the 2024 Doha Worlds, set a lifetime best of 2:02.33 at the Singapore stop of the World Cup. Other key entrants included China’s Qin Haiyang (2:01.15 PB), Russia’s Aleksandr Zhigalov (2:01.91), and Belarus’s Ilya Shymanovich (2:01.73). Japan’s Yamato Fukasawa and Sweden’s Erik Persson also held lifetime bests under 2:03. Canada’s teenager Oliver Dawson, coming off a strong long-course season, was also among the potential finalists.[2]
SwimSwam predicted Prigoda would win, Yong would take second, and Corbeau would take third.[2]
Results
editHeats
editThe heats were started at 9:40.[3]
Final
editThe final was held at 17:50.[4] Spain's Carles Coll won the event with a new national record of 2:01.55. He became the first Spanish man to win a world short course title in an individual event. Upon winning the event, he said "I wish (Léon) Marchand was here, he’s really really fast. I would have loved to race with him." SwimSwam called Coll's victory a "surprise".[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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 | 2 | Carles Coll |  Spain | 2:01.55 | NR |
 | 6 | Kirill Prigoda |  Neutral Athletes B | 2:01.88 | |
 | 4 | Yamato Fukasawa |  Japan | 2:02.01 | |
| 4 | 5 | Aleksandr Zhigalov | Neutral Athletes B | 2:02.12 | |
| 5 | 7 | Caspar Corbeau |  Netherlands | 2:02.44 | |
| 6 | 3 | AJ Pouch |  United States | 2:02.84 | |
| 7 | 8 | Joshua Yong |  Australia | 2:03.21 | |
| 8 | 1 | Ilya Shymanovich | Neutral Athletes A | 2:03.49 |
References
edit- ↑ "Competition Schedule" (PDF). Omega Timing. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- 1 2 Kaufman, Sophie (2024-12-09). "2024 SC Worlds Previews: Competitive Field In Men's Breaststroke Events Despite Absences". SwimSwam. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
- ↑ "Men's 200m breaststroke – Heats – Results Summary" (PDF). Omega Timing. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ↑ "Men's 200m breaststroke – Final – Results" (PDF). Omega Timing. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ↑ Pezzato, Aglaia (2024-12-27). "Carles Coll Marti on Surprise 200 Breast World Title: "I wish Marchand was here"". SwimSwam. Retrieved 2025-06-12.