200 m Backstroke, Men
| Competition | 2003 World Aquatics Championships |
|---|---|
| Venue |
Barcelona
 ESP
|
| Held | 24 – 25 July 2003 |
| Status | Medal |
| Competitors | 59 |
| Countries | 49 |
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Preliminary Round | Semi-Finals | Swim-Off | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Aaron Peirsol |  USA |
1:57.28 (1 h8) |
1:55.82 (1 h2) |
— | 1:55.92 (1 F) |
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| 🥈 | Gordan Kožulj |  CRO |
1:59.20 (4 h7) |
1:57.94 (3 h1) |
— | 1:57.47 (2 F) |
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| 🥉 | Simon Dufour |  FRA |
1:59.68 (7 h8) |
1:58.81 (7 h2) |
— | 1:57.90 (3 F) |
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| 4 | Bryce Hunt | USA |
1:59.71 (8 h7) |
1:58.04 (4 h1) |
— | 1:57.92 (4 F) |
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| 5 | Matt Welsh |  AUS |
1:58.26 (2 h6) |
1:58.34 (5 h1) |
— | 1:57.94 (5 F) |
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| 6 | Arkady Vyatchanin |  RUS |
1:59.18 (3 h8) |
1:57.88 (2 h2) |
— | 1:58.07 (6 F) |
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| 7 | Răzvan Florea |  ROU |
1:59.96 (10 h8) |
1:58.52 (6 h1) |
— | 1:58.66 (7 F) |
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| 8 | Blaž Medvešek |  SLO |
2:00.06 (=12 h6) |
1:59.02 (=8 h1) |
1:58.61 (1 F) |
1:58.96 (8 F) |
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| 9 | Gregor Tait |  GBR |
1:59.62 (6 h8) |
1:59.02 (=8 h1) |
1:58.80 (2 F) |
— | ||
| 10 | Yoav Gath |  ISR |
1:59.82 (9 h7) |
1:59.22 (10 h2) |
— | — | ||
| 11 | Markus Rogan |  AUT |
2:00.04 (11 h7) |
1:59.29 (11 h2) |
— | — | ||
| 12 | Steffen Driesen |  GER |
2:00.06 (=12 h8) |
1:59.40 (12 h2) |
— | — | ||
| 13 | László Cseh, Jr. |  HUN |
1:59.49 (5 h8) |
1:59.45 (13 h2) |
— | — | ||
| 14 | Keith Beavers |  CAN |
2:00.56 (15 h7) |
1:59.86 (14 h2) |
— | — | ||
| 15 | Jorge Sánchez | ESP |
2:00.27 (14 h7) |
2:00.19 (15 h1) |
— | — | ||
| 16 | Helge Meeuw | GER |
2:00.73 (16 h6) |
2:00.21 (16 h1) |
— | — | ||
| 17 | Anton Buhayov |  UKR |
2:00.76 (17 h5) |
— | — | — | ||
| 18 | Raymond Hass | AUS |
2:00.77 (18 h6) |
— | — | — | ||
| 19 | Tomomi Morita |  JPN |
2:01.10 (19 h4) |
— | — | — | ||
| 20 | Volodymyr Nikolaichuk | UKR |
2:01.35 (20 h5) |
— | — | — | ||
| 21 | Yevgeny Alyoshin | RUS |
2:01.42 (21 h6) |
— | — | — | ||
| 22 | Alex Lim |  MAS |
2:01.43 (22 h5) |
— | — | — | ||
| 23 | Ouyang Kunpeng |  CHN |
2:01.44 (23 h6) |
— | — | — | ||
| 24 | Klaas-Erik Zwering |  NED |
2:01.56 (24 h7) |
— | — | — | ||
| 25 | James Goddard | GBR |
2:01.91 (25 h6) |
— | — | — | ||
| 26 | Rogério Romero |  BRA |
2:02.06 (26 h5) |
— | — | — | ||
| 27 | Cam Gibson |  NZL |
2:02.36 (27 h6) |
— | — | — | ||
| 28 | Ahmed Hussain |  EGY |
2:02.45 (28 h5) |
— | — | — | ||
| 29 | Pavel Suškov |  LTU |
2:02.65 (29 h4) |
— | — | — | ||
| 30 | Yu Rui | CHN |
2:02.80 (30 h8) |
— | — | — | ||
| 31 | Viktor Bodrogi | HUN |
2:03.22 (31 h7) |
— | — | — | ||
| 32 | Seong Min |  KOR |
2:04.10 (32 h5) |
— | — | — | ||
| 33 | Paulo Machado | BRA |
2:04.21 (33 h5) |
— | — | — | ||
| 34 | Květoslav Svoboda |  CZE |
2:04.96 (34 h3) |
— | — | — | ||
| 35 | Sander Ganzevles | NED |
2:05.05 (35 h5) |
— | — | — | ||
| 36 | Martin Viilep |  EST |
2:05.82 (36 h4) |
— | — | — | ||
| 37 | Andrei Mihailov |  MDA |
2:08.30 (37 h4) |
— | — | — | ||
| 38 | Jared Heine |  MHL |
2:08.88 (38 h3) |
— | — | — | ||
| 39 | Juan Carlo Piccio |  PHI |
2:10.18 (39 h3) |
— | — | — | ||
| 40 | Brendan Ashby |  ZIM |
2:10.40 (40 h4) |
— | — | — | ||
| 41 | Fai Yau Sun |  HKG |
2:10.55 (41 h3) |
— | — | — | ||
| 42 | Kunakorn Yimsomruay |  THA |
2:11.18 (42 h2) |
— | — | — | ||
| 43 | Đỗ Huy Long |  VIE |
2:13.43 (43 h3) |
— | — | — | ||
| 44 | Yury Zakharov |  KGZ |
2:13.81 (44 h4) |
— | — | — | ||
| 45 | Guillermo Ramírez |  COL |
2:14.18 (45 h4) |
— | — | — | ||
| 46 | Mauricio Prudencio |  BOL |
2:14.30 (46 h4) |
— | — | — | ||
| 47 | Mikhail Alekseyev |  UZB |
2:14.55 (47 h3) |
— | — | — | ||
| 48 | Oleg Deikrishvili |  GEO |
2:16.10 (48 h2) |
— | — | — | ||
| 49 | Mohammad Nazeri |  IRI |
2:18.09 (49 h2) |
— | — | — | ||
| 50 | Rony Bakale |  CGO |
2:19.03 (50 h3) |
— | — | — | ||
| 51 | Seung Gin Lee |  NMI |
2:19.89 (51 h2) |
— | — | — | ||
| 52 | Omar Abu-Fares |  JOR |
2:20.02 (52 h2) |
— | — | — | ||
| 53 | Lei Chi Lon |  MAC |
2:21.29 (53 h2) |
— | — | — | ||
| 54 | Ammar Al-Tamini |  UAE |
2:22.56 (54 h1) |
— | — | — | ||
| 55 | Nuno Rola |  ANG |
2:25.33 (55 h2) |
— | — | — | ||
| 56 | Kabir Singh Walia |  KEN |
2:25.49 (56 h1) |
— | — | — | ||
| 57 | Patrick Boustany |  LBN |
2:27.31 (57 h1) |
— | — | — | ||
| 58 | Clark Randrianandraina |  MAD |
2:33.65 (58 h1) |
— | — | — | ||
| 59 | Muzeya Muzyamba |  ZAM |
2:34.69 (59 h1) |
— | — | — | ||
| DNS | Ryan PiniDNS |  PNG |
— (DNS h3) |
— | — | — |
Preliminary Round
Heat 1
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | Ammar Al-Tamini | UAE |
2:22.56 | |
| 56 | Kabir Singh Walia | KEN |
2:25.49 | |
| 57 | Patrick Boustany | LBN |
2:27.31 | |
| 58 | Clark Randrianandraina | MAD |
2:33.65 | |
| 59 | Muzeya Muzyamba | ZAM |
2:34.69 |
Heat 2
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Kunakorn Yimsomruay | THA |
2:11.18 | |
| 48 | Oleg Deikrishvili | GEO |
2:16.10 | |
| 49 | Mohammad Nazeri | IRI |
2:18.09 | |
| 51 | Seung Gin Lee | NMI |
2:19.89 | |
| 52 | Omar Abu-Fares | JOR |
2:20.02 | |
| 53 | Lei Chi Lon | MAC |
2:21.29 | |
| 55 | Nuno Rola | ANG |
2:25.33 |
Heat 3
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Květoslav Svoboda | CZE |
2:04.96 | |
| 38 | Jared Heine | MHL |
2:08.88 | |
| 39 | Juan Carlo Piccio | PHI |
2:10.18 | |
| 41 | Fai Yau Sun | HKG |
2:10.55 | |
| 43 | Đỗ Huy Long | VIE |
2:13.43 | |
| 47 | Mikhail Alekseyev | UZB |
2:14.55 | |
| 50 | Rony Bakale | CGO |
2:19.03 | |
| DNS | Ryan PiniDNS | PNG |
— |
Heat 4
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Tomomi Morita | JPN |
2:01.10 | |
| 29 | Pavel Suškov | LTU |
2:02.65 | |
| 36 | Martin Viilep | EST |
2:05.82 | |
| 37 | Andrei Mihailov | MDA |
2:08.30 | |
| 40 | Brendan Ashby | ZIM |
2:10.40 | |
| 44 | Yury Zakharov | KGZ |
2:13.81 | |
| 45 | Guillermo Ramírez | COL |
2:14.18 | |
| 46 | Mauricio Prudencio | BOL |
2:14.30 |
Heat 5
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Anton Buhayov | UKR |
2:00.76 | |
| 20 | Volodymyr Nikolaichuk | UKR |
2:01.35 | |
| 22 | Alex Lim | MAS |
2:01.43 | |
| 26 | Rogério Romero | BRA |
2:02.06 | |
| 28 | Ahmed Hussain | EGY |
2:02.45 | |
| 32 | Seong Min | KOR |
2:04.10 | |
| 33 | Paulo Machado | BRA |
2:04.21 | |
| 35 | Sander Ganzevles | NED |
2:05.05 |
Heat 6
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Matt Welsh | AUS |
1:58.26 | |
| =12 | Blaž Medvešek | SLO |
2:00.06 | |
| 16 | Helge Meeuw | GER |
2:00.73 | |
| 18 | Raymond Hass | AUS |
2:00.77 | |
| 21 | Yevgeny Alyoshin | RUS |
2:01.42 | |
| 23 | Ouyang Kunpeng | CHN |
2:01.44 | |
| 25 | James Goddard | GBR |
2:01.91 | |
| 27 | Cam Gibson | NZL |
2:02.36 |
Heat 7
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Gordan Kožulj | CRO |
1:59.20 | |
| 8 | Bryce Hunt | USA |
1:59.71 | |
| 9 | Yoav Gath | ISR |
1:59.82 | |
| 11 | Markus Rogan | AUT |
2:00.04 | |
| 14 | Jorge Sánchez | ESP |
2:00.27 | |
| 15 | Keith Beavers | CAN |
2:00.56 | |
| 24 | Klaas-Erik Zwering | NED |
2:01.56 | |
| 31 | Viktor Bodrogi | HUN |
2:03.22 |
Heat 8
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Peirsol | USA |
1:57.28 | |
| 3 | Arkady Vyatchanin | RUS |
1:59.18 | |
| 5 | László Cseh, Jr. | HUN |
1:59.49 | |
| 6 | Gregor Tait | GBR |
1:59.62 | |
| 7 | Simon Dufour | FRA |
1:59.68 | |
| 10 | Răzvan Florea | ROU |
1:59.96 | |
| =12 | Steffen Driesen | GER |
2:00.06 | |
| 30 | Yu Rui | CHN |
2:02.80 |
Semi-Finals
Heat 1
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Gordan Kožulj | CRO |
1:57.94 | |
| 4 | Bryce Hunt | USA |
1:58.04 | |
| 5 | Matt Welsh | AUS |
1:58.34 | |
| 6 | Răzvan Florea | ROU |
1:58.52 | |
| =8 | Blaž Medvešek | SLO |
1:59.02 | |
| =8 | Gregor Tait | GBR |
1:59.02 | |
| 15 | Jorge Sánchez | ESP |
2:00.19 | |
| 16 | Helge Meeuw | GER |
2:00.21 |
Heat 2
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Peirsol | USA |
1:55.82 | |
| 2 | Arkady Vyatchanin | RUS |
1:57.88 | |
| 7 | Simon Dufour | FRA |
1:58.81 | |
| 10 | Yoav Gath | ISR |
1:59.22 | |
| 11 | Markus Rogan | AUT |
1:59.29 | |
| 12 | Steffen Driesen | GER |
1:59.40 | |
| 13 | László Cseh, Jr. | HUN |
1:59.45 | |
| 14 | Keith Beavers | CAN |
1:59.86 |
Swim-Off
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blaž Medvešek | SLO |
1:58.61 | |
| 2 | Gregor Tait | GBR |
1:58.80 |
Final
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Peirsol | USA |
1:55.92 | |
| 2 | Gordan Kožulj | CRO |
1:57.47 | |
| 3 | Simon Dufour | FRA |
1:57.90 | |
| 4 | Bryce Hunt | USA |
1:57.92 | |
| 5 | Matt Welsh | AUS |
1:57.94 | |
| 6 | Arkady Vyatchanin | RUS |
1:58.07 | |
| 7 | Răzvan Florea | ROU |
1:58.66 | |
| 8 | Blaž Medvešek | SLO |
1:58.96 |