Swimming at the 2002 Asian Games – Men's 200 metre freestyle
| Men's 200 metre freestyle at the 2002 Asian Games | ||||||||||
| Venue | Sajik Swimming Pool | |||||||||
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| Date | October 1, 2002 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 21 from 16 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| ← 1998 | 2006 → | |||||||||
| Swimming at the 2002 Asian Games  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freestyle | ||||
| 50 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | women | |||
| 1500 m | men | |||
| Backstroke | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Breaststroke | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Butterfly | ||||
| 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 | ||
| 4×200 m | men | women | ||
| Medley relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | men | women | ||
Main article: Swimming at the 2002 Asian Games
The men's 200 metre freestyle swimming competition at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan was held on 3 October at the Sajik Swimming Pool.
Schedule
All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, 1 October 2002 | 10:00 | Heats |
| 19:00 | Final |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Asian records were as follows.
| World Record |  Ian Thorpe (AUS) | 1:44.06 | Fukuoka, Japan | 25 July 2001 |
| Asian Record |  Yoshihiro Okumura (JPN) | 1:49.23 | Tokyo, Japan | 28 August 2001 |
| Games Record | Shunichi Fujita (JPN) | 1:50.14 | Busan, South Korea | 30 September 2002 |
Results
- Legend
- DNS — Did not start
Heats
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 | Yoshihiro Okumura (JPN) |
1:50.48 | |
| 2 | 1 | 3 |  Ko Yun-ho (KOR) |
1:52.58 | |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | Yosuke Ichikawa (JPN) |
1:52.93 | |
| 4 | 2 | 4 |  Liu Yu (CHN) |
1:53.49 | |
| 5 | 3 | 6 |  Miguel Molina (PHI) |
1:53.51 | |
| 6 | 3 | 2 |  Gary Tan (SIN) |
1:53.84 | |
| 7 | 2 | 5 | Yu Cheng (CHN) |
1:53.88 | |
| 8 | 3 | 5 | Han Kyu-chul (KOR) |
1:54.18 | |
| 9 | 3 | 3 |  Mark Kwok (HKG) |
1:54.22 |  |
| 10 | 2 | 6 |  Wu Nien-pin (TPE) |
1:54.32 | |
| 11 | 1 | 5 | Mark Chay (SIN) |
1:54.44 | |
| 12 | 1 | 6 |  Petr Vasiliev (UZB) |
1:55.86 | |
| 13 | 2 | 3 |  Dulyarit Phuangthong (THA) |
1:58.17 | |
| 14 | 2 | 2 |  Naeem Al-Masri (SYR) |
1:58.33 | |
| 15 | 3 | 7 | Fung Hok Him (HKG) |
1:58.78 | |
| 16 | 1 | 2 |  Wong Tuck Kar (MAS) |
2:02.02 | |
| 17 | 1 | 7 |  Anas Abu-Yousuf (QAT) |
2:08.13 |  |
| 18 | 3 | 1 |  Omar Daaboul (LIB) |
2:09.26 | |
| 19 | 2 | 1 |  Muhammad Khan (PAK) |
2:09.93 | |
| 20 | 1 | 1 |  Imran Abdul Rahman (MDV) |
2:33.65 | |
| — | 2 | 7 |  Maher Al-Motar (KSA) |
DNS |
Final B
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Wu Nien-pin (TPE) |
1:53.60 | |
| 2 | 3 | Petr Vasiliev (UZB) |
1:55.85 | |
| 3 | 5 | Mark Chay (SIN) |
1:55.93 | |
| 4 | 6 | Dulyarit Phuangthong (THA) |
1:56.33 | |
| 5 | 2 | Naeem Al-Masri (SYR) |
1:57.87 | |
| 6 | 7 | Fung Hok Him (HKG) |
1:58.37 | |
| 7 | 1 | Anas Abu-Yousuf (QAT) |
2:05.58 | |
| 8 | 8 | Omar Daaboul (LIB) |
2:08.87 |
Final A
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 6 | Liu Yu (CHN) |
1:49.29 | GR |
 | 4 | Yoshihiro Okumura (JPN) |
1:49.36 | |
 | 3 | Yosuke Ichikawa (JPN) |
1:50.66 | |
| 4 | 8 | Han Kyu-chul (KOR) |
1:50.97 | |
| 5 | 2 | Miguel Molina (PHI) |
1:52.99 | |
| 6 | 5 | Ko Yun-ho (KOR) |
1:53.24 | |
| 7 | 1 | Yu Cheng (CHN) |
1:53.91 | |
| 8 | 7 | Gary Tan (SIN) |
1:54.25 |