2016 RIO OLYMPIC GAMES
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Swimming: August 6-13
- Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Barra Olympic Park, Rio de Janeiro
- Prelims – 9:00 a.m/12:00 p.m PST/EST (1:00 p.m local), Finals – 6:00 p.m/9:00 p.m PST/EST (10:00 p.m local)
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- Live Stream (NBC)
On day 6 of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, Germany’s Philip Heintz set the German National Record in the final of the men’s 200 IM. Heintz swam to 6th place with a 1:57.47, breaking his previous German Record of 1:58.85 he set in the semifinals.
The big difference maker in his swim tonight came on the back half. He dropped over 7 tenths of a second on his breaststroke split, swimming a 33.53 on the breast leg in the final compared to his 34.28 split from the semis.
In setting his new record, Heintz also earned himself a 6th place finish in his first Olympic finals. Down the finals stretch, he ran down Team USA’s Ryan Lochte, but came up short by just a hundredth, as Lochte touched 5th in 1:57.47.
Heintz’s Splits Comparison:
| Swimmer | 50 | 100 | 150 | 200 |
| Philip Heintz (final) | 25.28 | 55.53 | 1:29.06 | 1:57.48 |
| Philip Heintz (semis) | 25.15 | 55.69 | 1:29.97 | 1:58.85 |
Heintz’s Splits Comparison By 50:
| Fly | Back | Breast | Free | Final Time |
| 25.28 | 30.25 | 33.53 | 28.42 | 1:57.48 |
| 25.15 | 30.54 | 34.28 | 28.88 | 1:58.85 |