| Year: | 2023 |
| Event: | Men's 200 metre backstroke |
| Venue: | Aquatic Center |
| Date: | October 25, 2023 |
| Competitors: | 18 |
| Nations: | 14 |
| Win Value: | 1:56.58 |
| Win Label: | Winning time |
| Gold: | Jack Aikins |
| Goldnoc: | USA |
| Silver: | Ian Grum |
| Silvernoc: | USA |
| Bronze: | Hugh McNeill |
| Bronzenoc: | CAN |
| Prev: | 2019 |
| Next: | 2027 |
The men's 200 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 2023 Pan American Games were held on October 25, 2023, at the Aquatic Center in Santiago, Chile.[1] [2]
| World record | 1:51.92 | Rome, Italy | July 31, 2009 | ||
| Pan American Games record | 1:57.11 | Toronto, Canada | July 15, 2015 |
| KEY: | QA | Qualified for A final | QB | Qualified for B final | GR | Games record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
The first round was held on October 25.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Ian Grum | 1:59.21 | QA | |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | Jack Aikins | 1:59.28 | QA | |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | Yeziel Morales | 2:00.39 | QA | |
| 4 | 3 | 5 | Raben Dommann | 2:00.97 | QA | |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | Hugh McNeill | 2:01.76 | QA | |
| 6 | 1 | 5 | Leonardo de Deus | 2:01.79 | QA | |
| 7 | 2 | 3 | Omar Pinzón | 2:01.92 | QA | |
| 8 | 1 | 3 | Brandonn Almeida | 2:02.45 | QA | |
| 9 | 3 | 3 | Patrick Groters | 2:04.50 | QB | |
| 10 | 2 | 6 | Tomás Di Paolo | 2:04.86 | QB | |
| 11 | 1 | 2 | Jack Harvey | 2:05.13 | QB | |
| 12 | 3 | 2 | Valentín Costantino | 2:05.66 | QB | |
| 13 | 1 | 6 | Matías López | 2:05.75 | QB | |
| 14 | 3 | 7 | Edhy Vargas | 2:06.28 | QB | |
| 15 | 3 | 6 | Diego Camacho | 2:06.54 | QB | |
| 16 | 2 | 7 | Maximillian Wilson | 2:09.47 | QB | |
| 17 | 2 | 2 | Guido Montero | 2:10.82 | ||
| 18 | 1 | 7 | Miguel Turcios | 2:14.62 | ||
The B final was also held on October 25.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 4 | Patrick Groters | 2:02.83 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Valentín Costantino | 2:03.93 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Tomás Di Paolo | 2:04.00 | ||
| 12 | 3 | Jack Harvey | 2:04.57 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Edhy Vargas | 2:05.40 | ||
| 14 | 1 | Diego Camacho | 2:05.60 | ||
| 15 | 2 | Matías López | 2:06.15 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Maximillian Wilson | 2:10.67 | ||
The A final was also held on October 25.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Jack Aikins | 1:56.58 | PR | ||
| 4 | Ian Grum | 1:57.19 | |||
| 2 | Hugh McNeill | 1:59.96 | |||
| 4 | 3 | Yeziel Morales | 2:00.23 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Omar Pinzón | 2:01.42 | ||
| 6 | 8 | Brandonn Almeida | 2:01.56 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Leonardo de Deus | 2:01.66 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Raben Dommann | 2:03.52 | ||