200 m Backstroke, Men

Competition 2023 World Aquatics Championships
Venue Fukuoka JPN
Held 27 – 28 July 2023
Status Medal
Competitors 39
Countries 33
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Semi-Finals Final
🥇 Hubert Kós HUN 1:57.27
(3 h2)
1:55.99
(3 h2)
1:54.14
(1 F)
🥈 Ryan Murphy USA 1:57.37
(4 h4)
1:56.02
(4 h1)
1:54.83
(2 F)
🥉 Roman Mityukov SUI 1:57.24
(2 h4)
1:55.85
(1 h1)
1:55.34
(3 F)
4 Mewen Tomac FRA 1:58.09
(12 h3)
1:56.05
(5 h1)
1:55.79
(4 F)
5 Benedek Kovács HUN 1:58.17
(14 h3)
1:55.89
(2 h1)
1:55.85
(5 F)
6 Bradley Woodward AUS 1:57.14
(1 h4)
1:56.16
(6 h2)
1:56.29
(6 F)
7 Hugo González ESP 1:57.99
(10 h4)
1:57.28
(8 h1)
1:56.33
(7 F)
8 Daiki Yanagawa JPN 1:58.14
(13 h3)
1:57.23
(7 h2)
1:58.75
(8 F)
9 Oliver Morgan GBR 1:57.61
(6 h2)
1:57.50
(9 h1)
10 Antoine Herlem FRA 1:58.20
(15 h3)
1:57.55
(10 h2)
11 Brodie Williams GBR 1:57.92
(9 h2)
1:57.93
(11 h2)
12 Apostolos Siskos GRE 1:57.40
(5 h4)
1:58.04
(12 h2)
13 Lee Ju-Ho KOR 1:57.99
(10 h4)
1:58.05
(13 h2)
14 Hidekazu Takehara JPN 1:58.46
(16 h3)
1:58.10
(14 h1)
15 Hugh McNeill CAN 1:57.73
(7 h3)
1:58.86
(15 h2)
16 Destin Lasco USA 1:57.84
(8 h3)
1:59.18
(16 h1)
17 Matteo Restivo ITA 1:58.57
(17 h2)
18 Andrew Jeffcoat NZL 1:59.01
(18 h4)
19 João Nogueira Costa POR 1:59.30
(19 h2)
20 Berke Saka TUR 1:59.48
(20 h3)
21 Tao Guannan CHN 1:59.74
(21 h4)
22 John Shortt IRL 1:59.79
(22 h3)
23 Lorenzo Mora ITA 1:59.99
(23 h2)
24 Ziyad Ahmed SUD 2:00.52
(24 h2)
25 Yeziel Morales PUR 2:00.76
(25 h2)
26 Erikas Grigaitis LTU 2:00.98
(26 h4)
27 Denilson Cyprianos ZIM 2:02.12
(27 h1)
28 Mohamed Mohamady EGY 2:02.23
(28 h1)
29 Khiew Hoe Yean MAS 2:03.14
(29 h1)
30 Tonnam Kanteemool THA 2:03.46
(30 h4)
31 Srihari Nataraj IND 2:04.42
(31 h3)
32 Jack Harvey BER 2:04.52
(32 h1)
33 Armin Lelle EST 2:05.20
(33 h1)
34 Nguyễn Trần Hưng VIE 2:07.40
(34 h2)
35 Merdan Ataýew TKM 2:07.48
(35 h1)
36 Matthieu Sèye SEN 2:08.44
(36 h1)
37 Thomas Wareing MLT 2:12.57
(37 h1)
38 Joel Ling BRU 2:13.07
(38 h1)
39 Ali Imaan MDV 2:23.46
(39 h1)
DNS Ksawery MasiukDNS POL
(DNS h2)

Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
27 Denilson Cyprianos ZIM 2:02.12
28 Mohamed Mohamady EGY 2:02.23
29 Khiew Hoe Yean MAS 2:03.14
32 Jack Harvey BER 2:04.52
33 Armin Lelle EST 2:05.20
35 Merdan Ataýew TKM 2:07.48
36 Matthieu Sèye SEN 2:08.44
37 Thomas Wareing MLT 2:12.57
38 Joel Ling BRU 2:13.07
39 Ali Imaan MDV 2:23.46

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
3 Hubert Kós HUN 1:57.27
6 Oliver Morgan GBR 1:57.61
9 Brodie Williams GBR 1:57.92
17 Matteo Restivo ITA 1:58.57
19 João Nogueira Costa POR 1:59.30
23 Lorenzo Mora ITA 1:59.99
24 Ziyad Ahmed SUD 2:00.52
25 Yeziel Morales PUR 2:00.76
34 Nguyễn Trần Hưng VIE 2:07.40
DNS Ksawery MasiukDNS POL

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
7 Hugh McNeill CAN 1:57.73
8 Destin Lasco USA 1:57.84
12 Mewen Tomac FRA 1:58.09
13 Daiki Yanagawa JPN 1:58.14
14 Benedek Kovács HUN 1:58.17
15 Antoine Herlem FRA 1:58.20
16 Hidekazu Takehara JPN 1:58.46
20 Berke Saka TUR 1:59.48
22 John Shortt IRL 1:59.79
31 Srihari Nataraj IND 2:04.42

Heat 4

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Bradley Woodward AUS 1:57.14
2 Roman Mityukov SUI 1:57.24
4 Ryan Murphy USA 1:57.37
5 Apostolos Siskos GRE 1:57.40
10 Hugo González ESP 1:57.99
10 Lee Ju-Ho KOR 1:57.99
18 Andrew Jeffcoat NZL 1:59.01
21 Tao Guannan CHN 1:59.74
26 Erikas Grigaitis LTU 2:00.98
30 Tonnam Kanteemool THA 2:03.46

Semi-Finals

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Roman Mityukov SUI 1:55.85
2 Benedek Kovács HUN 1:55.89
4 Ryan Murphy USA 1:56.02
5 Mewen Tomac FRA 1:56.05
8 Hugo González ESP 1:57.28
9 Oliver Morgan GBR 1:57.50
14 Hidekazu Takehara JPN 1:58.10
16 Destin Lasco USA 1:59.18

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
3 Hubert Kós HUN 1:55.99
6 Bradley Woodward AUS 1:56.16
7 Daiki Yanagawa JPN 1:57.23
10 Antoine Herlem FRA 1:57.55
11 Brodie Williams GBR 1:57.93
12 Apostolos Siskos GRE 1:58.04
13 Lee Ju-Ho KOR 1:58.05
15 Hugh McNeill CAN 1:58.86

Final

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Hubert Kós HUN 1:54.14
2 Ryan Murphy USA 1:54.83
3 Roman Mityukov SUI 1:55.34
4 Mewen Tomac FRA 1:55.79
5 Benedek Kovács HUN 1:55.85
6 Bradley Woodward AUS 1:56.29
7 Hugo González ESP 1:56.33
8 Daiki Yanagawa JPN 1:58.75