American John Prenot, with his score of 2:07.53, and Russian, Chupkov with his score of 2:07.70, followed Balandin who won the first medal in swimming in Kazakh history by taking gold.
Kazakistan tarihinin ilk yüzme madalyasını, üstelik de altın alarak getiren Balandin'i 2:07.53'lük derecesiyle ABD'li Josh Prenot, 2:07.70'lik derecesiyle de Rus Chupkov izledi.