| Event: | Men's 200 metre backstroke |
| Competition: | 2019 African Games |
| Venue: | Mohammed V Sports Complex – Olympic Pool |
| Dates: | 21 August (heats and final) |
| Competitors: | 9 |
| Nations: | 5 |
| Win Value: | 1:59.03 |
| Gold: | Martin Binedell |
| Gold Nation: | RSA |
| Silver: | Abdellah Ardjoune |
| Silver Nation: | ALG |
| Bronze: | Yassin Elshamaa |
| Bronze Nation: | EGY |
| Prev: | 2015 |
| Next: | 2023 |
The Men's 200 metre backstroke competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 21 August 2019.[1]
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 | ||
| African record | George Du Rand | 1:55.75 | Rome | 30 July 2009 | ||
| Games record | Darren Murray | 2:01.74 | Maputo | 7 September 2011 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nation | Time | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 August | 2:01.38 | GR | ||||
| 21 August | 1:59.03 | GR |
The heats were started on 21 August at 11:15.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Martin Binedell | 2:01.38 | Q GR | ||
| 2 | 2 | 5 | Abdellah Ardjoune | 2:02.73 | Q | ||
| 3 | 2 | 3 | Yassin Elshamaa | 2:05.77 | Q | ||
| 4 | 1 | 3 | Driss Lahrichi | 2:06.99 | Q | ||
| 5 | 1 | 4 | Mohamed Bouhamdi | 2:07.04 | Q | ||
| 6 | 1 | 6 | Adil Assouab | 2:08.68 | Q | ||
| 7 | 1 | 5 | Jason Arthur | 2:08.76 | Q | ||
| 8 | 2 | 2 | Mogammad Ra'eez Warley | 2:08.83 | Q | ||
| 9 | 2 | 6 | Abdelrahman Hegazy | 2:09.80 |
The final was started on 21 August at 17:00.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1:59.03 | GR | ||||
| 5 | 2:00.38 | NR | ||||
| 3 | 2:03.17 | |||||
| 4 | 6 | 2:05.24 | ||||
| 5 | 2 | 2:05.94 | ||||
| 6 | 8 | 2:08.03 | ||||
| 7 | 7 | 2:09.22 | ||||
| 8 | 1 | 2:09.28 |