200 m Backstroke, Men

Competition 2004 World Swimming Championships (25 m)
Venue Indianapolis USA
Held 11 October 2004
Status Medal
Competitors 28
Countries 23
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Final
🥇 Aaron Peirsol USA 1:53.80
(1 h5)
1:50.52
(1 F)
🥈 Matt Welsh AUS 1:54.42
(2 h5)
1:52.54
(2 F)
🥉 Arkady Vyatchanin RUS 1:56.05
(1 h3)
1:54.20
(3 F)
4 Takashi Nakano JPN 1:56.12
(2 h3)
1:54.48
(4 F)
5 Bryce Hunt USA 1:55.26
(1 h4)
1:54.79
(5 F)
6 George du Rand RSA 1:55.65
(3 h5)
1:55.60
(6 F)
7 Ethan Rolff AUS 1:55.83
(2 h4)
1:56.88
(7 F)
8 Lucas Salatta BRA 1:57.15
(3 h4)
1:56.96
(8 F)
9 Mirko Mazzari ITA 1:57.34
(3 h3)
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10 Adam Mania POL 1:58.29
(4 h5)
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11 Anthony van der Kraay NZL 1:58.82
(4 h4)
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12 Diego Urreta MEX 2:00.23
(4 h3)
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13 Miroslav Machovič SVK 2:00.48
(5 h5)
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14 Cam Gibson NZL 2:00.95
(5 h4)
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15 Yu Rui CHN 2:01.04
(5 h3)
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16 Ryan Pini PNG 2:02.11
(6 h5)
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17 Desmond Strelzow CAN 2:03.67
(6 h4)
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18 Omar Pinzón COL 2:04.17
(7 h5)
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19 Jorge Oliver PUR 2:04.24
(7 h4)
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20 Mihail Aleksandrov BUL 2:07.04
(1 h1)
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21 Kieran Locke ISV 2:07.50
(1 h2)
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22 Guillermo Cabrera DOM 2:07.92
(6 h3)
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23 Christopher Backhaus DOM 2:11.60
(7 h3)
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24 Lei Chi Lon MAC 2:13.24
(2 h2)
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25 Khaly Ciss SEN 2:13.42
(3 h2)
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26 Rômulo Pereira ANG 2:14.35
(4 h2)
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27 Scott Hensley ISV 2:19.09
(5 h2)
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28 Omar Díaz HON 2:23.73
(2 h1)
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DNS Kahlil ElhageDNS AHO —
(DNS h1)
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DNS Reginaldo PantingDNS HON —
(DNS h2)
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DNS Lee Seung-HyeonDNS KOR —
(DNS h2)
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DNS Rodion DavelaarDNS AHO —
(DNS h2)
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DNS Olaf WildeboerDNS ESP —
(DNS h3)
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DNS Zhao TaoDNS CHN —
(DNS h4)
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DNS Guilherme GuidoDNS BRA —
(DNS h5)
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Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Mihail Aleksandrov BUL 2:07.04
2 Omar Díaz HON 2:23.73
DNS Kahlil ElhageDNS AHO —

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Kieran Locke ISV 2:07.50
2 Lei Chi Lon MAC 2:13.24
3 Khaly Ciss SEN 2:13.42
4 Rômulo Pereira ANG 2:14.35
5 Scott Hensley ISV 2:19.09
DNS Reginaldo PantingDNS HON —
DNS Lee Seung-HyeonDNS KOR —
DNS Rodion DavelaarDNS AHO —

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Arkady Vyatchanin RUS 1:56.05
2 Takashi Nakano JPN 1:56.12
3 Mirko Mazzari ITA 1:57.34
4 Diego Urreta MEX 2:00.23
5 Yu Rui CHN 2:01.04
6 Guillermo Cabrera DOM 2:07.92
7 Christopher Backhaus DOM 2:11.60
DNS Olaf WildeboerDNS ESP —

Heat 4

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Bryce Hunt USA 1:55.26
2 Ethan Rolff AUS 1:55.83
3 Lucas Salatta BRA 1:57.15
4 Anthony van der Kraay NZL 1:58.82
5 Cam Gibson NZL 2:00.95
6 Desmond Strelzow CAN 2:03.67
7 Jorge Oliver PUR 2:04.24
DNS Zhao TaoDNS CHN —

Heat 5

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Aaron Peirsol USA 1:53.80
2 Matt Welsh AUS 1:54.42
3 George du Rand RSA 1:55.65
4 Adam Mania POL 1:58.29
5 Miroslav Machovič SVK 2:00.48
6 Ryan Pini PNG 2:02.11
7 Omar Pinzón COL 2:04.17
DNS Guilherme GuidoDNS BRA —

Final

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Aaron Peirsol USA 1:50.52
2 Matt Welsh AUS 1:52.54
3 Arkady Vyatchanin RUS 1:54.20
4 Takashi Nakano JPN 1:54.48
5 Bryce Hunt USA 1:54.79
6 George du Rand RSA 1:55.60
7 Ethan Rolff AUS 1:56.88
8 Lucas Salatta BRA 1:56.96