| Event: | Men's 200 metre backstroke |
| Competition: | 2018 European Aquatics Championships |
| Venue: | Tollcross International Swimming Centre |
| Dates: | 7 August (heats and semifinals) 8 August (final) |
| Competitors: | 39 |
| Nations: | 22 |
| Win Value: | 1:53.36 |
| Gold: | Evgeny Rylov |
| Gold Nation: | RUS |
| Silver: | Radosław Kawęcki |
| Silver Nation: | POL |
| Bronze: | Matteo Restivo |
| Bronze Nation: | ITA |
| Prev: | 2016 |
| Next: | 2020 |
The Men's 200 metre backstroke competition of the 2018 European Aquatics Championships was held on 7 and 8 August 2018.[1] [2]
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Aaron Peirsol | 1:51.92 | Rome | 31 July 2009 | ||
| European record | Evgeny Rylov | 1:53.61 | Budapest | 28 July 2017 | ||
| Championship record | Radosław Kawęcki | 1:55.28 | Debrecen | 26 May 2012 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
The heats were started on 7 August at 09:41.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 4 | Evgeny Rylov | 1:56.67 | Q | |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | Grigoriy Tarasevich | 1:57.07 | Q | |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | Kliment Kolesnikov | 1:57.31 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 3 | Christian Diener | 1:57.89 | Q | |
| 5 | 3 | 7 | Brodie Williams | 1:58.62 | Q | |
| 6 | 3 | 4 | Radosław Kawęcki | 1:58.70 | Q | |
| 7 | 4 | 5 | Ádám Telegdy | 1:58.96 | Q | |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Luca Mencarini | 1:59.09 | Q | |
| 9 | 3 | 6 | Luke Greenbank | 1:59.21 | Q | |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | Matteo Restivo | 1:59.21 | Q | |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Apostolos Christou | 1:59.30 | Q | |
| 12 | 4 | 6 | Jakub Skierka | 1:59.44 | Q | |
| 13 | 3 | 2 | Craig McNally | 1:59.58 | ||
| 14 | 4 | 1 | Maxim Stupin | 1:59.60 | ||
| 15 | 3 | 5 | Hugo González | 1:59.73 | Q | |
| 16 | 3 | 3 | 1:59.83 | Q | ||
| 17 | 5 | 6 | Yakov Toumarkin | 2:00.08 | Q | |
| 18 | 5 | 0 | Anton Lončar | 2:00.11 | Q | |
| 19 | 2 | 2 | Gabriel Lópes | 2:00.35 | Q | |
| 20 | 4 | 7 | Maxence Orange | 2:00.72 | ||
| 21 | 3 | 0 | João Vital | 2:00.98 | ||
| 22 | 5 | 9 | Tomáš Franta | 2:01.51 | ||
| 23 | 2 | 7 | Ivan Gajšek | 2:02.05 | ||
| 24 | 3 | 9 | Gytis Stankevičius | 2:02.48 | ||
| 25 | 5 | 7 | Mikita Tsmyh | 2:02.50 | ||
| 26 | 4 | 9 | Roman Dmytrijev | 2:02.97 | ||
| 27 | 2 | 8 | Ege Başer | 2:03.08 | ||
| 28 | 4 | 8 | Nikolaos Sofianidis | 2:03.21 | ||
| 29 | 2 | 4 | Georgios Spanoudakis | 2:03.69 | ||
| 30 | 3 | 8 | David Gamburg | 2:03.82 | ||
| 31 | 2 | 5 | Rokas Juozelskis | 2:03.84 | ||
| 32 | 2 | 9 | Armin Lelle | 2:04.26 | ||
| 33 | 5 | 8 | Nils Liess | 2:04.53 | ||
| 34 | 2 | 1 | Girts Feldbergs | 2:04.59 | ||
| 35 | 3 | 1 | Paul Bedel | 2:05.51 | ||
| 35 | 2 | 0 | Patrick Staber | 2:05.51 | ||
| 37 | 1 | 5 | Berk Özkul | 2:05.99 | ||
| 38 | 2 | 6 | Adam Černek | 2:06.39 | ||
| 39 | 1 | 3 | Thomas Wareing | 2:08.70 | ||
| 1 | 4 | Metin Aydın | ||||
| 4 | 0 | Gustav Höfkelt | ||||
| 5 | 5 | Danas Rapšys |
The semifinals were started on 7 August at 17:01.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Grigoriy Tarasevich | 1:57.62 | Q | ||
| 2 | 2 | Apostolos Christou | 1:58.14 | Q | ||
| 3 | 7 | Hugo González | 1:58.43 | Q | ||
| 4 | 5 | Brodie Williams | 1:58.66 | |||
| 5 | 6 | Luke Greenbank | 1:58.84 | |||
| 6 | 3 | Ádám Telegdy | 1:59.05 | |||
| 7 | 1 | Yakov Toumarkin | 2:00.67 | |||
| 8 | 8 | Gabriel Lópes | 2:00.85 |
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Evgeny Rylov | 1:55.50 | Q | ||
| 2 | 3 | Radosław Kawęcki | 1:57.56 | Q | ||
| 3 | 2 | Matteo Restivo | 1:57.80 | Q | ||
| 4 | 6 | Luca Mencarini | 1:57.83 | Q | ||
| 5 | 5 | Christian Diener | 1:57.92 | Q | ||
| 6 | 1 | 1:58.65 | ||||
| 7 | 8 | Anton Lončar | 1:59.86 | |||
| 7 | 7 | Jakub Skierka | 1:59.86 |
The final was started on 8 August at 17:32.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Evgeny Rylov | 1:53.36 | ER, CR | |||
| 5 | Radosław Kawęcki | 1:56.07 | ||||
| 6 | Matteo Restivo | 1:56.29 | ||||
| 4 | 7 | Christian Diener | 1:57.05 | |||
| 5 | 1 | Apostolos Christou | 1:57.09 | |||
| 6 | 3 | Grigoriy Tarasevich | 1:57.37 | |||
| 7 | 2 | Luca Mencarini | 1:57.71 | |||
| 8 | 8 | Hugo González | 1:59.06 |