200 m Backstroke, Men

Competition 1998 World Aquatics Championships
Venue Perth AUS
Held
Status Medal
Competitors 36
Countries 27
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Final
🥇 Lenny Krayzelburg USA 1:59.36
(1 h6)
1:58.84
(1 FA)
🥈 Ralf Braun GER 2:01.13
(6 h5)
1:59.23
(2 FA)
🥉 Mark Versfeld CAN 2:00.49
(2 h5)
1:59.39
(3 FA)
4 Emanuele Merisi ITA 2:00.73
(5 h4)
1:59.59
(4 FA)
5 Brad Bridgewater USA 2:00.53
(4 h4)
2:00.02
(5 FA)
6 Fu Yong CHN 2:01.76
(8 h5)
2:00.40
(6 FA)
7 Bartosz Sikora POL 2:01.50
(7 h6)
2:00.71
(7 FA)
8 Adam Ruckwood GBR 2:00.52
(3 h5)
2:01.10
(8 FA)
9 Vladislav Aminov RUS 2:02.67
(11 h5)
2:01.90
(1 FB)
10 Jorge Sánchez ESP 2:02.73
(12 h4)
2:02.04
(2 FB)
11 Stefano Battistelli ITA 2:03.55
(14 h6)
2:03.03
(3 FB)
12 Marko Strahija CRO 2:03.76
(15 h4)
2:03.12
(4 FB)
13 Rogério Romero BRA 2:03.83
(16 h4)
2:03.14
(5 FB)
14 Arūnas Savickas LTU 2:02.92
(13 h4)
2:03.74
(6 FB)
15 Adrian Radley AUS 2:04.48
(18 h6)
2:03.91
(7 FB)
16 Miroslav Machovič SVK 2:04.46
(17 h3)
2:05.36
(8 FB)
=17 Neisser Bent CUB 2:02.09
(=9 h4)
=17 Vladimir Selkov RUS 2:02.09
(=9 h6)
19 David Ortega ESP 2:05.12
(19 h6)
20 Örn Arnarson ISL 2:05.61
(20 h4)
21 Alexis Perdomo VEN 2:05.66
(21 h3)
22 Nuno Laurentino POR 2:06.67
(22 h3)
23 Darius Grigalionis LTU 2:07.39
(23 h3)
24 Adrian O'Connor IRL 2:08.10
(24 h3)
25 Carlos Arena MEX 2:08.21
(25 h2)
26 Hugh O'Connor IRL 2:08.39
(26 h3)
27 Alex Fong HKG 2:10.00
(27 h2)
28 Ross Dunwoody NZL 2:12.21
(28 h2)
29 Enzo Marzullo CHI 2:13.31
(29 h2)
30 Mehdi Addadi ALG 2:14.32
(30 h2)
31 Wu Nien-Pin TPE 2:14.38
(31 h2)
32 Hsu Kuo-Tung TPE 2:21.48
(32 h1)
33 Omid Teimouri IRI 2:27.77
(33 h2)
34 Hamid Reza Mobarez IRI 2:31.36
(34 h1)
35 Mikel Ohan IRQ 2:49.12
(35 h1)
AC Josh Watson AUS
(DQ h5)
DNS Guillermo CabreraDNS DOM
(DNS h1)
DNS Shaderska PérezDNS DOM
(DNS h1)
DNS Marcos BurgosDNS CHI
(DNS h2)
DNS Jani SievinenDNS FIN
(DNS h3)
DNS Curtis MydenDNS CAN
(DNS h3)
DNS Stev ThelokeDNS GER
(DNS h5)
DNS Eithan UrbachDNS ISR
(DNS h5)
DNS Rodolfo FalcónDNS CUB
(DNS h6)
DNS Derya BüyükuncuDNS TUR
(DNS h6)

Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
32 Hsu Kuo-Tung TPE 2:21.48
34 Hamid Reza Mobarez IRI 2:31.36
35 Mikel Ohan IRQ 2:49.12
DNS Guillermo CabreraDNS DOM
DNS Shaderska PérezDNS DOM

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
25 Carlos Arena MEX 2:08.21
27 Alex Fong HKG 2:10.00
28 Ross Dunwoody NZL 2:12.21
29 Enzo Marzullo CHI 2:13.31
30 Mehdi Addadi ALG 2:14.32
31 Wu Nien-Pin TPE 2:14.38
33 Omid Teimouri IRI 2:27.77
DNS Marcos BurgosDNS CHI

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
17 Miroslav Machovič SVK 2:04.46
21 Alexis Perdomo VEN 2:05.66
22 Nuno Laurentino POR 2:06.67
23 Darius Grigalionis LTU 2:07.39
24 Adrian O'Connor IRL 2:08.10
26 Hugh O'Connor IRL 2:08.39
DNS Jani SievinenDNS FIN
DNS Curtis MydenDNS CAN

Heat 4

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
4 Brad Bridgewater USA 2:00.53
5 Emanuele Merisi ITA 2:00.73
=9 Neisser Bent CUB 2:02.09
12 Jorge Sánchez ESP 2:02.73
13 Arūnas Savickas LTU 2:02.92
15 Marko Strahija CRO 2:03.76
16 Rogério Romero BRA 2:03.83
20 Örn Arnarson ISL 2:05.61

Heat 5

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
2 Mark Versfeld CAN 2:00.49
3 Adam Ruckwood GBR 2:00.52
6 Ralf Braun GER 2:01.13
8 Fu Yong CHN 2:01.76
11 Vladislav Aminov RUS 2:02.67
DQ Josh Watson AUS
DNS Stev ThelokeDNS GER
DNS Eithan UrbachDNS ISR

Heat 6

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Lenny Krayzelburg USA 1:59.36
7 Bartosz Sikora POL 2:01.50
=9 Vladimir Selkov RUS 2:02.09
14 Stefano Battistelli ITA 2:03.55
18 Adrian Radley AUS 2:04.48
19 David Ortega ESP 2:05.12
DNS Rodolfo FalcónDNS CUB
DNS Derya BüyükuncuDNS TUR

Final

Final A

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Lenny Krayzelburg USA 1:58.84
2 Ralf Braun GER 1:59.23
3 Mark Versfeld CAN 1:59.39
4 Emanuele Merisi ITA 1:59.59
5 Brad Bridgewater USA 2:00.02
6 Fu Yong CHN 2:00.40
7 Bartosz Sikora POL 2:00.71
8 Adam Ruckwood GBR 2:01.10

Final B

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Vladislav Aminov RUS 2:01.90
2 Jorge Sánchez ESP 2:02.04
3 Stefano Battistelli ITA 2:03.03
4 Marko Strahija CRO 2:03.12
5 Rogério Romero BRA 2:03.14
6 Arūnas Savickas LTU 2:03.74
7 Adrian Radley AUS 2:03.91
8 Miroslav Machovič SVK 2:05.36