200 m Backstroke, Men

Competition 1978 World Aquatics Championships
Venue West-Berlin GER
Held
Status Medal
Competitors 26
Countries 20
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Final
🥇 Jesse Vassallo USA 2:05.04
(2 h1)
2:02.16
(1 F)
🥈 Gary Hurring NZL 2:05.69
(4 h1)
2:03.71
(2 F)
🥉 Zoltán Verrasztó HUN 2:05.27
(3 h1)
2:03.90
(3 F)
4 Tim Shaw USA 2:04.83
(1 h1)
2:04.33
(4 F)
5 Fred Eefting NED 2:05.96
(5 h1)
2:05.01
(5 F)
6 Sándor Wladár HUN 2:06.42
(7 h1)
2:07.32
(6 F)
7 Conrado Porta ARG 2:06.07
(6 h1)
2:07.43
(7 F)
8 Miloslav Roľko TCH 2:07.42
(8 h1)
9 Cam Henning CAN 2:07.83
(9 h1)
10 Mike Scarth CAN 2:07.84
(10 h1)
11 Jim Carter GBR 2:08.66
(11 h1)
12 Gary Abraham GBR 2:08.99
(12 h1)
13 Jan Thorell SWE 2:09.01
(13 h1)
14 Reinhold Becker GER 2:09.14
(14 h1)
15 Glenn Patching AUS 2:09.41
(15 h1)
16 Sergey Fesenko URS 2:10.01
(16 h1)
17 Thomas Lebherz GER 2:10.29
(17 h1)
18 Daniele Cerabino ITA 2:10.64
(18 h1)
19 Leszek Górski POL 2:11.65
(19 h1)
20 Carlos Berrocal PUR 2:11.93
(20 h1)
21 Genaro Otero COL 2:12.30
(21 h1)
22 Noriyoshi Mishina JPN 2:14.72
(22 h1)
23 José Yepes ECU 2:15.43
(23 h1)
24 Lukman Niode INA 2:18.37
(24 h1)
25 David Lindquist ISV 2:21.49
(25 h1)
AC Viktor Kuznetsov URS 2:05.98
(DQ h1)
2:05.58
(DQ F)
DNS David CumminsDNS IRL
(DNS h1)
DNS Lan BullockDNS NZL
(DNS h1)

Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Tim Shaw USA 2:04.83
2 Jesse Vassallo USA 2:05.04
3 Zoltán Verrasztó HUN 2:05.27
4 Gary Hurring NZL 2:05.69
5 Fred Eefting NED 2:05.96
6 Conrado Porta ARG 2:06.07
7 Sándor Wladár HUN 2:06.42
8 Miloslav Rolko TCH 2:07.42
9 Cam Henning CAN 2:07.83
10 Mike Scarth CAN 2:07.84
11 Jim Carter GBR 2:08.66
12 Gary Abraham GBR 2:08.99
13 Jan Thorell SWE 2:09.01
14 Reinhold Becker GER 2:09.14
15 Glenn Patching AUS 2:09.41
16 Sergey Fesenko URS 2:10.01
17 Thomas Lebherz GER 2:10.29
18 Daniele Cerabino ITA 2:10.64
19 Leszek Górski POL 2:11.65
20 Carlos Berrocal PUR 2:11.93
21 Genaro Otero COL 2:12.30
22 Noriyoshi Mishina JPN 2:14.72
23 José Yepes ECU 2:15.43
24 Lukman Niode INA 2:18.37
25 David Lindquist ISV 2:21.49
DQ Viktor Kuznetsov URS 2:05.98
DNS David CumminsDNS IRL
DNS Lan BullockDNS NZL

Final

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Jesse Vassallo USA 2:02.16
2 Gary Hurring NZL 2:03.71
3 Zoltán Verrasztó HUN 2:03.90
4 Tim Shaw USA 2:04.33
5 Fred Eefting NED 2:05.01
6 Sándor Wladár HUN 2:07.32
7 Conrado Porta ARG 2:07.43
DQ Viktor Kuznetsov URS 2:05.58