[['rank', 'lane', 'name', 'nationality', 'time'], ['1', '3', 'kosuke kitajima', 'japan', '2:08.61'], ['2', '2', 'scott spann', 'united states', '2:09.08'], ['3', '4', 'paolo bossini', 'italy', '2:09.95'], ['4', '5', 'hugues duboscq', 'france', '2:09.97'], ['5', '7', 'andrew bree', 'ireland', '2:10.16'], ['6', '6', 'william diering', 'south africa', '2:10.21'], ['7', '1', 'igor borysik', 'ukraine', '2:10.99'], ['8', '8', 'glenn snyders', 'new zealand', '2:12.07']]
the bottom 2 finisher by time were the 2 entrant in the outer lanes (1 and 8)
the bottom 2 finisher by time were the 2 entrant in the outer lanes (1 and 8)