Swimming at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's 200 metre backstroke
| Men's 200 metre backstroke at the 2018 Asian Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Gelora Bung Karno Aquatic Stadium | |||||||||
| Date | 23 August 2018 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 22 from 14 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's 200 metre backstroke event at the 2018 Asian Games took place on 23 August at the Gelora Bung Karno Aquatic Stadium.
Schedule
All times are Western Indonesia Time (UTC+07:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 23 August 2018 | 09:50 | Heats |
| 19:00 | Final |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.
| World Record | Aaron Peirsol (USA) | 1:51.92 | Rome, Italy | 31 July 2009 |
| Asian Record | Ryosuke Irie (JPN) | 1:52.51 | Rome, Italy | 31 July 2009 |
| Games Record |
 Ryosuke Irie (JPN)
|
1:53.26 | Incheon, South Korea | 25 September 2014 |
Results
Heats
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |
 Li Guangyuan (CHN)
|
1:59.87 | |
| 2 | 3 |
Xu Jiayu (CHN)
|
2:00.53 | |
| 3 | 2 |
Ryosuke Irie (JPN)
|
2:01.74 | |
| 4 | 2 |
 Lee Ju-ho (KOR)
|
2:01.88 | |
| 5 | 3 |
Keita Sunama (JPN)
|
2:02.64 | |
| 6 | 1 |
 Quah Zheng Wen (SGP)
|
2:02.68 |
|
| 7 | 1 |
 Srihari Nataraj (IND)
|
2:02.97 | |
| 8 | 3 |
Francis Fong (SGP)
|
2:03.35 | |
| 9 | 2 |
 Ricky Anggawijaya (INA)
|
2:05.59 |
|
| 10 | 2 |
 Chuang Mu-lun (TPE)
|
2:06.56 | |
| 11 | 1 |
 Cheung Yau Ming (HKG)
|
2:06.78 | |
| 12 | 2 |
Advait Page (IND)
|
2:06.85 | |
| 13 | 3 |
Chang Hou-chi (TPE)
|
2:07.58 | |
| 14 | 3 |
Marcus Mok (HKG)
|
2:10.37 | |
| 15 | 1 |
 Paul Lê Nguyễn (VIE)
|
2:10.64 | |
| 16 | 2 |
 Akalanka Peiris (SRI)
|
2:12.14 | |
| 17 | 1 |
 Abdulaziz Al-Obaidly (QAT)
|
2:13.92 | |
| 18 | 1 |
 Boldbaataryn Buyantogtokh (MGL)
|
2:21.49 | |
| 19 | 2 |
 Kawas Behram Aga (PAK)
|
2:22.41 | |
| 20 | 1 |
Erdenemönkhiin Demüül (MGL)
|
2:24.64 | |
| 21 | 3 |
Mesalam Al-Nabit (QAT)
|
2:24.94 | |
| 22 | 3 |
 Ali Imaan (MDV)
|
2:48.36 |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Xu Jiayu (CHN)
|
1:53.99 | |
 |
Ryosuke Irie (JPN)
|
1:55.11 | |
 |
Keita Sunama (JPN)
|
1:55.54 | |
| 4 |
Li Guangyuan (CHN)
|
1:57.13 | |
| 5 |
Lee Ju-ho (KOR)
|
1:59.88 | |
| 6 |
Srihari Nataraj (IND)
|
2:02.83 | |
| 7 |
Ricky Anggawijaya (INA)
|
2:04.60 | |
| 8 |
Francis Fong (SGP)
|
2:06.16 |