Here is what swimmingworld magazine had to say about the 200m IM prelims:
http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27688.asp?q=FINA-World-Championships,-Swimming:-Day-Four-Prelims
Men's 200 IM
World record: Ryan Lochte, USA, 1:54.10
Textile best: Ryan Lochte, USA, 1:54.43
Brazil's Thiago Pereira crushed the preliminary competition with a 1:57.82 for the top seed, while Hungary's David Verraszto earned the second seed with a 1:58.69. Meanwhile, a rush of 1:59 times made the rest of the semifinal field.
Australia's Kenneth To qualified third in 1:59.02, while USA's Ryan Lochte, the defending world titlist, finished fourth with a 1:59.04. Austria's Markus Rogan (1:59.22), Japan's Yuya Horihata (1:59.25), Lithuania's Vytautas Janusaitis (1:59.43) and USA's Michael Phelps (1:59.48) snared the rest of the top eight spots.
Portugal's Diogo Carvalho (1:59.51), Brazil's Henrique Rodrigues (1:59.54), Great Britain's James Goddard (1:59.68), Poland's Marcin Cieslak (1:59.77), Hungary's Laszlo Cseh (1:59.80), South Africa's Darian Townsend (1:59.97), Israel's Gal Nevo (1:59.98) and Germany's Jan David Schepers (1:59.99) grabbed the rest of the spots in the semifinal heats. Cseh is the reigning and defending silver medalist in the event.
Men's 200 IM
World record: Ryan Lochte, USA, 1:54.10
Textile best: Ryan Lochte, USA, 1:54.43
Brazil's Thiago Pereira crushed the preliminary competition with a 1:57.82 for the top seed, while Hungary's David Verraszto earned the second seed with a 1:58.69. Meanwhile, a rush of 1:59 times made the rest of the semifinal field.
Australia's Kenneth To qualified third in 1:59.02, while USA's Ryan Lochte, the defending world titlist, finished fourth with a 1:59.04. Austria's Markus Rogan (1:59.22), Japan's Yuya Horihata (1:59.25), Lithuania's Vytautas Janusaitis (1:59.43) and USA's Michael Phelps (1:59.48) snared the rest of the top eight spots.
Portugal's Diogo Carvalho (1:59.51), Brazil's Henrique Rodrigues (1:59.54), Great Britain's James Goddard (1:59.68), Poland's Marcin Cieslak (1:59.77), Hungary's Laszlo Cseh (1:59.80), South Africa's Darian Townsend (1:59.97), Israel's Gal Nevo (1:59.98) and Germany's Jan David Schepers (1:59.99) grabbed the rest of the spots in the semifinal heats. Cseh is the reigning and defending silver medalist in the event.
Note: these times are much slower overall than Rome 2009, where Ryan swam a 1:57 in prelims, a 1:55 in semis and a 1:54 in the final. I'm still hoping for a world record. Hope that doesn't mean it's too slow to happen.
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