Swimming at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre butterfly
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The men's 200-metre butterfly event at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships took place between 23 July – 24 July. Both the heats and semifinals were held on 23 July[1][2] with the heats being held in the morning session and the semifinals being held in the evening session. The final was held on 24 July.[3]
Quick Facts Men's 200 metre butterfly at the 2001 FINA World Championships, Dates ...
Men's 200 metre butterfly at the 2001 FINA World Championships | ||||||||||
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Dates | 23 July 2001 (heats, semifinals) 24 July 2001 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 40 | |||||||||
Winning time | 1 minute 54.58 seconds | |||||||||
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In the final, American swimmer Michael Phelps broke his own world record with a time of 1:54.58, bettering his previous record of 1:54.92. For Phelps, this was also his first world title since finishing 5th in the same event at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[4]