Was anyone watching the heats? Both Americans got through but I'm wondering if they did so comfortably or not. It doesn't look like it based on results.
Heat 4
1 882 KOZLOV Vitalij LTU 5 MAR 1987 3 1:49.74 Q
2 147 RENSHAW Lachlan AUS 2 APR 1987 1 1:49.77 Q
3 1400 MARTIN Ryan USA 23 MAR 1989 7 1:49.90 Q
4 489 GRANLUND Tommy FIN 21 APR 1983 6 1:49.99 q
5 932 RIDUAN Mohd Jironi MAS 2 SEP 1986 5 1:51.90 SB
6 989 SCHNEIDER Marius Frovig NOR 13 JAN 1986 8 1:56.46
7 1279 SVENSSON Christopher SWE 11 APR 1985 2 1:58.36
8 1004 AL MANDHARI Said OMA 17 APR 1991 4 1:59.26
Intermediate times: 400m 53.90 932 RIDUAN Mohd Jironi (MAS)
600m 1:21.91 147 RENSHAW Lachlan (AUS)
Heat 7
1 120 BRAHIMI Mahfoud ALG 24 FEB 1985 4 1:51.36 Q
2 1379 OSMOLOVYCH Oleksandr UKR 8 OCT 1985 2 1:51.59 Q
3 1392 LOXSOM Casimir USA 17 MAR 1991 8 1:52.09 Q
4 177 BABIC Dusan BIH 26 DEC 1986 7 1:52.39
5 1307 KURALOV Farkhod TJK 18 OCT 1993 6 1:52.82
6 810 LEE Mooyong KOR 20 SEP 1989 3 1:55.60
7 705 WALTER Seymour Anthony ISV 28 DEC 1990 5 1:58.16
Intermediate times: 400m 57.64 810 LEE Mooyong (KOR)
600m 1:25.20 810 LEE Mooyong (KOR)
More results here:
http://match.sz2011.org/pdf/AT/ATM004900/ATM004900.C73H.ENG.1.0.pdf