(WATCH) Lithuania's Rapsys Unleashes 1:40.85, No. 3 Textile 200m Free

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Men's 200m Freestyle

RECORDS

World Record: 1:39.37 – Paul Biedermann (GER), 2009

World Junior Record: 1:41.95

European Record: 1:39.37 – Paul Biedermann (GER), 2009

Championship Record: 1:39.81 – Paul Biedermann (GER), 2009

Final

Lithuania’s Danas Rapsys dropped a bomb on this field, streaking to a 49.0 100m split and winning by more than a full second with his 1:40.85 -- the third-fastest time ever swam in a textile suit. Rapsys is experiencing a breakout 2017, after a silver in Wednesday night's 200m backstroke (1:49.06) and long course bests of 1:45.75 and 1:56.11 in those two aforementioned events.

  1. Danas Rapsys (LTU) – 1:40.85
  2. Alexandr Krasnyk (RUS) – 1:42.22
  3. Duncan Scott (GBR) – 1:43.07