Swimming at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre backstroke
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The Men's 200 metre backstroke competition at the 2017 World Championships was held on 27 and 28 July 2017.[1][2]
| Men's 200 metre backstroke at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Danube Arena | |||||||||
| Location | Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||
| Dates | 27 July (heats and semifinals) 28 July (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 40 from 33 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:53.61 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| World record |  Aaron Peirsol (USA) | 1:51.92 | Rome, Italy | 31 July 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competition record | Aaron Peirsol (USA) | 1:51.92 | Rome, Italy | 31 July 2009 |
Results
Heats
The heats were held on 27 July at 09:51.[3]
Semifinals
The semifinals were held on 27 July at 19:03.[4]
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Kliment Kolesnikov |  Russia | 1:55.15 | Q, WJ |
| 2 | 1 | Jacob Pebley | United States | 1:55.20 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Ryosuke Irie |  Japan | 1:55.79 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Péter Bernek |  Hungary | 1:55.79 | Q, NR |
| 5 | 6 | Ádám Telegdy | Hungary | 1:56.69 | |
| 6 | 2 | Luke Greenbank |  Great Britain | 1:58.50 | |
| 7 | 7 | Kosuke Hagino | Japan | 1:58.72 | |
| 8 | 8 | Corey Main |  New Zealand | 2:01.00 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Xu Jiayu |  China | 1:54.79 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Ryan Murphy | United States | 1:54.93 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Evgeny Rylov | Russia | 1:54.96 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Danas Rapšys |  Lithuania | 1:56.11 | Q, NR |
| 5 | 2 | Li Guangyuan | China | 1:57.10 | |
| 6 | 8 | Leonardo de Deus |  Brazil | 1:57.89 | |
| 7 | 7 | Josh Beaver |  Australia | 1:58.10 | |
| 8 | 1 | Mitch Larkin | Australia | 1:59.10 |
Final
The final was held on 28 July at 17:40.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 3 | Evgeny Rylov | Russia | 1:53.61 | ER |
 | 5 | Ryan Murphy | United States | 1:54.21 | |
 | 2 | Jacob Pebley | United States | 1:55.06 | |
| 4 | 6 | Kliment Kolesnikov | Russia | 1:55.14 | WJ |
| 5 | 4 | Xu Jiayu | China | 1:55.26 | |
| 6 | 1 | Péter Bernek | Hungary | 1:55.58 | NR |
| 7 | 7 | Ryosuke Irie | Japan | 1:56.35 | |
| 8 | 8 | Danas Rapšys | Lithuania | 1:56.96 |