1997 FINA Short Course World Championships – Men's 200m backstroke explained

The finals and the qualifying heats of the men's 200 metres backstroke event at the 1997 FINA Short Course World Championships were held on the second day of the competition, on Friday 18 April 1997 in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Finals

RANK	FINAL A	TIME
		1:54.21
		1:54.82
		1:55.15
4.		1:55.55
5.		1:55.67
6.		1:55.92
7.		1:57.63
8.		1:57.79

RANK	FINAL B	TIME
9.		1:56.83
10.		1:57.60
11.		1:58.07
12.		1:58.18
13.		1:58.59
14.		1:59.35
15.		2:00.28
16.		2:01.49

Qualifying heats

RANK	HEATS RANKING	TIME
1.		1:55.13
2.		1:55.63
3.		1:56.21
4.		1:56.55
5.		1:56.85
6.		1:57.10
7.		1:57.16
8.		1:57.89
9.		1:57.96
10.		1:57.98
11.		1:58.00
12.		1:58.67
13.		1:58.75
14.		1:59.02
15.	^[1]	1:59.25
16.		1:59.43
17.		1:59.99
18.		2:00.08
19.		2:00.46
20.		2:00.72
21.		2:00.84
22.		2:01.03
23.		2:01.20
24.		2:01.78
25.		2:02.32
26.		2:02.45
27.		2:03.11
28.		2:03.77
29.		2:03.83
30.		2:04.00
31.		2:04.21
32.		2:04.40
33.		2:05.13
34.		2:06.46

See also

• 1996 Men's Olympic Games 200m Backstroke
• 1997 Men's European LC Championships 200m Backstroke

References

• Results

Notes and References

1. scratched B-Final