2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 200 metre backstroke explained

Event:	Men's 200 metre backstroke
Competition:	2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
Venue:	Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
Location:	Melbourne, Australia
Dates:	18 December (heats and final)
Competitors:	25
Nations:	21
Win Value:	1:47.41
Gold:	Ryan Murphy
Goldnoc:	USA
Silver:	Shaine Casas
Silvernoc:	USA
Bronze:	Lorenzo Mora
Bronzenoc:	ITA
Prev:	2021
Next:	2024

The Men's 200 metre backstroke competition of the 2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 18 December 2022.^{[1] [2]}

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.

Results

Heats

The heats were started at 12:03.^[3]

Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	3	4			1:49.46	Q
2	4	3			1:49.61	Q
3	4	4			1:49.71	Q
4	4	5			1:49.79	Q
5	4	6			1:50.12	Q
6	3	3			1:50.34	Q
7	2	5			1:50.78	Q
8	2	4			1:50.97	Q
9	2	6			1:51.46
10	2	2			1:51.51
11	3	2			1:51.95
12	2	3			1:52.02
13	4	7			1:53.03
14	3	1			1:53.11
15	2	7			1:53.14
16	3	8			1:53.54
17	3	7			1:53.88
18	2	1			1:53.95	NR
19	4	1			1:53.99
20	4	2			1:54.16
21	4	8			1:55.98
22	1	6			1:59.49	NR
23	1	4			1:59.78
24	2	8			2:00.85
	3	5
	1	2
	1	3
	1	5
	3	6

Final

The final was held at 20:22.^[4]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	3			1:47.41
	4			1:48.01
	6			1:48.45	NR
4	2			1:49.23	NR
5	7			1:49.79
6	5			1:49.93
7	8			1:50.33
8	1			1:51.67

Notes and References

1. Web site: Competition Schedule. Omega Timing. 17 December 2022. 17 December 2022.
2. Web site: Men's 200m Backstroke – Heats – Start List. Omega Timing. 11 December 2022. 17 December 2022.
3. Web site: Men's 200m Backstroke – Heats – Results Summary. Omega Timing. 18 December 2022. 18 December 2022.
4. Web site: Men's 200m Backstroke – Final – Results. Omega Timing. 18 December 2022. 18 December 2022.