200 m Backstroke, Men

Competition 1970 European Aquatics Championships
Venue Barcelona ESP
Held 11 – 12 September 1970
Status Medal
Competitors 24
Countries 14
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Final
🥇 Roland Matthes GDR 2:06.1
(1 h4)		 2:08.8
(1 F)
🥈 Santiago Esteva ESP 2:11.7
(2 h3)		 2:09.7
(2 F)
🥉 Volker Werner GDR 2:13.4
(2 h4)		 2:11.5
(3 F)
4 Bob Schoutsen NED 2:12.0
(1 h2)		 2:11.9
(4 F)
5 Ejvind Pedersen DEN 2:10.9
(1 h3)		 2:12.4
(5 F)
6 Viktor Krasko URS 2:14.7
(2 h1)		 2:13.8
(6 F)
7 Jean-Paul Berjeau FRA 2:14.9
(3 h1)		 2:14.9
(7 F)
8 Norbert Verweyen GER 2:14.1
(1 h1)		 2:14.9
(8 F)
9 Mauro Calligaris ITA 2:15.5
(3 h4)		 —
10 Svante Zetterlund SWE 2.15.7
(4 h4)		 —
11 Grigory Davydov URS 2.15.9
(5 h4)		 —
12 James Rogers GBR 2:16.7
(2 h2)		 —
=13 Mike Richards GBR 2.16.9
(3 h2)		 —
=13 Massimo Nistri ITA 2:16.9
(3 h3)		 —
15 Mátyás Borlói HUN 2:17.0
(4 h3)		 —
16 Enrique Melo ESP 2:18.7
(4 h1)		 —
17 Ralf Beckmann GER 2:20.2
(4 h2)		 —
18 Lars Børgensen DEN 2:20.3
(6 h4)		 —
19 Pierre Baehr FRA 2:23.3
(7 h4)		 —
20 László Cseh, Sr. HUN 2:24.2
(5 h3)		 —
21 Pierre Wagner LUX 2.27.4
(5 h2)		 —
22 Spyros Kapralos GRE 2.28.2
(6 h3)		 —
23 Konstantinos Koskinas GRE 2:28.4
(6 h2)		 —
24 Helmut Podolan AUT 2:28.7
(5 h1)		 —
DNS Predrag MilošDNS YUG —
(DNS h1)		 —
DNS Nenad MilošDNS YUG —
(DNS h2)		 —
DNS Gheorghe LupuDNS ROU —
(DNS h3)		 —

Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Norbert Verweyen GER 2:14.1
2 Viktor Krasko URS 2:14.7
3 Jean-Paul Berjeau FRA 2:14.9
4 Enrique Melo ESP 2:18.7
5 Helmut Podolan AUT 2:28.7
DNS Predrag MilošDNS YUG —

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Bob Schoutsen NED 2:12.0
2 James Rogers GBR 2:16.7
3 Mike Richards GBR 2.16.9
4 Ralf Beckmann GER 2:20.2
5 Pierre Wagner LUX 2.27.4
6 Konstantinos Koskinas GRE 2:28.4
DNS Nenad MilošDNS YUG —

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Ejvind Pedersen DEN 2:10.9
2 Santiago Esteva ESP 2:11.7
3 Massimo Nistri ITA 2:16.9
4 Mátyás Borlói HUN 2:17.0
5 László Cseh, Sr. HUN 2:24.2
6 Spyros Kapralos GRE 2.28.2
DNS Gheorghe LupuDNS ROU —

Heat 4

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Roland Matthes GDR 2:06.1
2 Volker Werner GDR 2:13.4
3 Mauro Calligaris ITA 2:15.5
4 Svante Zetterlund SWE 2.15.7
5 Grigory Davydov URS 2.15.9
6 Lars Børgensen DEN 2:20.3
7 Pierre Baehr FRA 2:23.3

Final

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Roland Matthes GDR 2:08.8
2 Santiago Esteva ESP 2:09.7
3 Volker Werner GDR 2:11.5
4 Bob Schoutsen NED 2:11.9
5 Ejvind Pedersen DEN 2:12.4
6 Viktor Krasko URS 2:13.8
7 Jean-Paul Berjeau FRA 2:14.9
8 Norbert Verweyen GER 2:14.9