Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's 200 metre backstroke

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Men's 200 metre backstroke
at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
VenueTollcross International Swimming Centre
Dates28 July 2014 (2014-07-28)
Competitors18 from 15 nations
Winning time1:55.83
Medalists
gold medal    Australia
silver medal    Australia
bronze medal    Australia
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The men's 200 metre backstroke event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 28 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.

The medals were presented by Gregor Tait, the 2006 Commonwealth champion in this event and the quaichs were presented by , Director of Corporate Services of Sportscotland.

Records[]

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Commonwealth Games records were as follows.

World record  Aaron Peirsol (USA) 1:51.92 Rome, Italy 31 July 2009 [1][2]
Commonwealth record
Games record  James Goddard (ENG) 1:55:58 Delhi, India 6 October 2010

Results[]

Heats[]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 4 Mitch Larkin  Australia 1:57.44 Q
2 1 4 Matson Lawson  Australia 1:57.79 Q
3 1 3 Corey Main  New Zealand 1:57.86 Q
4 3 5 Josh Beaver  Australia 1:58.34 Q
5 2 5  Scotland 1:59.44 Q
6 3 3 Russell Wood  Canada 1:59.92 Q
7 2 4  Scotland 2:00.00 Q
8 2 3  Wales 2:01.04 Q
9 1 5 Darren Murray  South Africa 2:01.48
10 3 6  Isle of Man 2:05.30
11 1 6  Jersey 2:09.15
12 1 2 Timothy Wynter  Jamaica 2:09.23
13 3 2  Malaysia 2:10.07
14 3 7  Guernsey 2:11.61
15 2 7 Christopher Courtis  Barbados 2:13.18
16 2 2  Cayman Islands 2:13.87
17 1 7  Kenya 2:14.90
2 6 Roberto Pavoni  England DNS

Final[]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Mitch Larkin  Australia 1:55.83
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 Josh Beaver  Australia 1:56.19
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 Matson Lawson  Australia 1:56.63
4 3 Corey Main  New Zealand 1:57.79
5 1  Scotland 1:58.27
6 2  Scotland 1:58.45
7 7 Russell Wood  Canada 1:59.32
8 8  Wales 1:59.65

References[]

  1. ^ "Cavic supplants Phelps' 100 fly time". ESPN. 31 July 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  2. ^ Michaelis, Vicky (31 July 2009). "Phelps earns relay gold medal, Peirsol sets 200m backstroke mark". USA Today. Retrieved 10 July 2013.

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