| Event: | Men's 200 metre backstroke |
| Competition: | 1998 FINA World Championships |
| Date: | 18 January 1998 |
| Competitors: | 26 |
| Win Value: | 1 minute 58.84 seconds |
| Gold: | Lenny Krayzelburg |
| Goldnoc: | USA |
| Silver: | Ralf Braun |
| Silvernoc: | GER |
| Bronze: | Mark Versfeld |
| Bronzenoc: | CAN |
| Prev: | 1994 |
| Next: | 2001 |
The finals and the qualifying heats of the men's 200 metre backstroke event at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships were held on Sunday 1998-01-18 in Perth, Western Australia.
| Rank | Name | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1:58.84 | |||
| 1:59.23 | |||
| 1:59.39 | |||
| 4 | 1:59.59 | ||
| 5 | 2:00.02 | ||
| 6 | 2:00.40 | ||
| 7 | 2:00.71 | ||
| 8 | 2:01.10 |
| Rank | Name | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 2:01.90 | ||
| 10 | 2:02.04 | ||
| 11 | 2:03.03 | ||
| 12 | 2:03.12 | ||
| 13 | 2:03.14 | ||
| 14 | 2:03.74 | ||
| 15 | 2:03.91 | ||
| 16 | 2:05.36 |
| Rank | Name | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:59.36 | ||
| 2 | 2:00.49 | ||
| 3 | 2:00.52 | ||
| 4 | 2:00.53 | ||
| 5 | 2:00.73 | ||
| 6 | 2:01.13 | ||
| 7 | 2:01.50 | ||
| 7 | 2:01.76 | ||
| 9 | [1] | 2:02.09 | |
| 10 | [2] | 2:02.09 | |
| 11 | 2:02.67 | ||
| 12 | 2:02.73 | ||
| 13 | 2:02.92 | ||
| 14 | 2:03.55 | ||
| 15 | 2:03.76 | ||
| 16 | 2:03.83 | ||
| 17 | 2:04.46 | ||
| 18 | 2:04.48 | ||
| 19 | 2:05.12 | ||
| 20 | 2:05.61 | ||
| 21 | 2:05.66 | ||
| 22 | 2:06.67 | ||
| 23 | 2:07.39 | ||
| 24 | 2:08.10 | ||
| 25 | 2:08.21 | ||
| 26 | 2:08.39 |