200 m Backstroke, Men
| Competition | 1997 World Swimming Championships (25 m) |
|---|---|
| Venue |
Göteborg
 SWE
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| Held | 18 April 1997 |
| Status | Medal |
| Competitors | 43 |
| Countries | 32 |
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Preliminary Round | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Neisser Bent |  CUB |
1:56.85 (1 h6) |
1:54.21 (1 FA) |
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| 🥈 | Wang Wei |  CHN |
1:55.13 (1 h5) |
1:54.82 (2 FA) |
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| 🥉 | Vladimir Selkov |  RUS |
1:56.21 (2 h5) |
1:55.15 (3 FA) |
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| 4 | Adam Ruckwood |  GBR |
1:55.63 (1 h4) |
1:55.55 (4 FA) |
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| 5 | Adrian Radley |  AUS |
1:57.10 (2 h6) |
1:55.67 (5 FA) |
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| 6 | Emanuele Merisi |  ITA |
1:56.55 (2 h4) |
1:55.92 (6 FA) |
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| 7 | Keitaro Konnai |  JPN |
1:57.16 (3 h6) |
1:57.63 (7 FA) |
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| 8 | Sergey Ostapchuk | RUS |
1:57.89 (3 h4) |
1:57.79 (8 FA) |
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| 9 | Brian Retterer |  USA |
1:57.96 (1 h3) |
1:56.83 (1 FB) |
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| 10 | Rogério Romero |  BRA |
1:57.98 (4 h6) |
1:57.60 (2 FB) |
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| 11 | Mark Versfeld |  CAN |
1:58.00 (3 h5) |
1:58.07 (3 FB) |
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| 12 | Nicolae Butacu |  ROU |
1:58.67 (4 h4) |
1:58.18 (4 FB) |
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| 13 | Miroslav Machovič |  SVK |
1:59.02 (4 h5) |
1:58.59 (5 FB) |
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| 14 | Arūnas Savickas |  LTU |
1:58.75 (5 h4) |
1:59.35 (6 FB) |
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| 15 | Nate Dusing | USA |
1:59.43 (2 h3) |
2:00.28 (7 FB) |
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| 16 | Mattias Ohlin | SWE |
1:59.99 (6 h5) |
2:01.49 (8 FB) |
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| 17 | Stev Theloke |  GER |
1:59.25 (5 h5) |
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| 18 | Josh Watson | AUS |
2:00.08 (7 h5) |
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| 19 | Rodolfo Falcón | CUB |
2:00.46 (5 h6) |
— | ||
| 20 | Nuno Laurentino |  POR |
2:00.72 (6 h6) |
— | ||
| 21 | Leonardo Costa | BRA |
2:00.84 (6 h4) |
— | ||
| 22 | Nicolás Rajcevich |  CHI |
2:01.03 (3 h3) |
— | ||
| 23 | Jan Víťazka |  CZE |
2:01.20 (8 h5) |
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| 24 | Greg Main-Baillie |  RSA |
2:01.78 (4 h3) |
— | ||
| 25 | Peter Mankoč |  SLO |
2:02.32 (7 h4) |
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| 26 | Darius Grigalionis | LTU |
2:02.45 (8 h4) |
— | ||
| 27 | Jean-Yves Faure |  FRA |
2:03.11 (7 h6) |
— | ||
| 28 | Alexis Perdomo |  VEN |
2:03.77 (5 h3) |
— | ||
| 29 | Kim Henriksen |  NOR |
2:03.83 (6 h3) |
— | ||
| 30 | Gonzalo Díaz |  ARG |
2:04.00 (1 h2) |
— | ||
| 31 | Marko Milenkovič | SLO |
2:04.21 (8 h6) |
— | ||
| 32 | Allan Jørgensen | NOR |
2:04.40 (7 h3) |
— | ||
| 33 | Mark Kwok |  HKG |
2:05.13 (2 h2) |
— | ||
| 34 | Enzo Marzullo | CHI |
2:06.46 (3 h2) |
— | ||
| 35 | Tane Strickland |  NZL |
2:07.12 (4 h2) |
— | ||
| 36 | Albert Galyautdinov |  UZB |
2:07.84 (8 h3) |
— | ||
| 37 | Bruno Nopponen |  EST |
2:08.99 (5 h2) |
— | ||
| 38 | Liu Tung-Lin |  TPE |
2:09.41 (6 h2) |
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| 39 | Fahad Al-Otaibi |  KUW |
2:10.24 (7 h2) |
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| 40 | Igor Ivanov | EST |
2:11.09 (1 h1) |
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| 41 | Juan Manuel Durán |  CRC |
2:13.48 (8 h2) |
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| 42 | Luis Alberto Soto | CRC |
2:13.80 (2 h1) |
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| 43 | Omid Teimouri |  IRI |
2:22.65 (3 h1) |
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Preliminary Round
Heat 1
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Igor Ivanov | EST |
2:11.09 | |
| 2 | Luis Alberto Soto | CRC |
2:13.80 | |
| 3 | Omid Teimouri | IRI |
2:22.65 |
Heat 2
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gonzalo Díaz | ARG |
2:04.00 | |
| 2 | Mark Kwok | HKG |
2:05.13 | |
| 3 | Enzo Marzullo | CHI |
2:06.46 | |
| 4 | Tane Strickland | NZL |
2:07.12 | |
| 5 | Bruno Nopponen | EST |
2:08.99 | |
| 6 | Liu Tung-Lin | TPE |
2:09.41 | |
| 7 | Fahad Al-Otaibi | KUW |
2:10.24 | |
| 8 | Juan Manuel Durán | CRC |
2:13.48 |
Heat 3
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Retterer | USA |
1:57.96 | |
| 2 | Nate Dusing | USA |
1:59.43 | |
| 3 | Nicolás Rajcevich | CHI |
2:01.03 | |
| 4 | Greg Main-Baillie | RSA |
2:01.78 | |
| 5 | Alexis Perdomo | VEN |
2:03.77 | |
| 6 | Kim Henriksen | NOR |
2:03.83 | |
| 7 | Allan Jørgensen | NOR |
2:04.40 | |
| 8 | Albert Galyautdinov | UZB |
2:07.84 |
Heat 4
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Ruckwood | GBR |
1:55.63 | |
| 2 | Emanuele Merisi | ITA |
1:56.55 | |
| 3 | Sergey Ostapchuk | RUS |
1:57.89 | |
| 4 | Nicolae Butacu | ROU |
1:58.67 | |
| 5 | Arūnas Savickas | LTU |
1:58.75 | |
| 6 | Leonardo Costa | BRA |
2:00.84 | |
| 7 | Peter Mankoč | SLO |
2:02.32 | |
| 8 | Darius Grigalionis | LTU |
2:02.45 |
Heat 5
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wang Wei | CHN |
1:55.13 | |
| 2 | Vladimir Selkov | RUS |
1:56.21 | |
| 3 | Mark Versfeld | CAN |
1:58.00 | |
| 4 | Miroslav Machovič | SVK |
1:59.02 | |
| 5 | Stev Theloke | GER |
1:59.25 | |
| 6 | Mattias Ohlin | SWE |
1:59.99 | |
| 7 | Josh Watson | AUS |
2:00.08 | |
| 8 | Jan Víťazka | CZE |
2:01.20 |
Heat 6
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neisser Bent | CUB |
1:56.85 | |
| 2 | Adrian Radley | AUS |
1:57.10 | |
| 3 | Keitaro Konnai | JPN |
1:57.16 | |
| 4 | Rogério Romero | BRA |
1:57.98 | |
| 5 | Rodolfo Falcón | CUB |
2:00.46 | |
| 6 | Nuno Laurentino | POR |
2:00.72 | |
| 7 | Jean-Yves Faure | FRA |
2:03.11 | |
| 8 | Marko Milenkovič | SLO |
2:04.21 |
Final
Final A
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neisser Bent | CUB |
1:54.21 | |
| 2 | Wang Wei | CHN |
1:54.82 | |
| 3 | Vladimir Selkov | RUS |
1:55.15 | |
| 4 | Adam Ruckwood | GBR |
1:55.55 | |
| 5 | Adrian Radley | AUS |
1:55.67 | |
| 6 | Emanuele Merisi | ITA |
1:55.92 | |
| 7 | Keitaro Konnai | JPN |
1:57.63 | |
| 8 | Sergey Ostapchuk | RUS |
1:57.79 |
Final B
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Retterer | USA |
1:56.83 | |
| 2 | Rogério Romero | BRA |
1:57.60 | |
| 3 | Mark Versfeld | CAN |
1:58.07 | |
| 4 | Nicolae Butacu | ROU |
1:58.18 | |
| 5 | Miroslav Machovič | SVK |
1:58.59 | |
| 6 | Arūnas Savickas | LTU |
1:59.35 | |
| 7 | Nate Dusing | USA |
2:00.28 | |
| 8 | Mattias Ohlin | SWE |
2:01.49 |