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.
| Men's 200 metre backstroke at the 2014 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Tollcross International Swimming Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 28 July 2014 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 15 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:55.83 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The medals were presented by Gregor Tait, the 2006 Commonwealth champion in this event and the quaichs were presented by Stuart Ogg, Director of Corporate Services of Sportscotland.
Records edit
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 |  James Goddard (ENG) |
1:55:58 | Delhi, India | 6 October 2010 | |
| Games record | James Goddard (ENG) |
1:55:58 | Delhi, India | 6 October 2010 |
Results edit
Heats edit
| 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 | Ryan Bennett |  Scotland |
1:59.44 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | Russell Wood |  Canada |
1:59.92 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 4 | Craig McNally | Scotland |
2:00.00 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 3 | Xavier Mohammed |  Wales |
2:01.04 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 5 | Darren Murray |  South Africa |
2:01.48 | |
| 10 | 3 | 6 | Grant Halsall |  Isle of Man |
2:05.30 | |
| 11 | 1 | 6 | Tom Gallichan |  Jersey |
2:09.15 | |
| 12 | 1 | 2 | Timothy Wynter |  Jamaica |
2:09.23 | |
| 13 | 3 | 2 | Tern Jian Han |  Malaysia |
2:10.07 | |
| 14 | 3 | 7 | James Jurkiewicz |  Guernsey |
2:11.61 | |
| 15 | 2 | 7 | Christopher Courtis |  Barbados |
2:13.18 | |
| 16 | 2 | 2 | Alex McCallum |  Cayman Islands |
2:13.87 | |
| 17 | 1 | 7 | Steven Maina |  Kenya |
2:14.90 | |
| 2 | 6 | Roberto Pavoni |  England |
DNS |
Final edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Mitch Larkin | Australia |
1:55.83 | |
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6 | Josh Beaver | Australia |
1:56.19 | |
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5 | Matson Lawson | Australia |
1:56.63 | |
| 4 | 3 | Corey Main | New Zealand |
1:57.79 | |
| 5 | 1 | Craig McNally | Scotland |
1:58.27 | |
| 6 | 2 | Ryan Bennett | Scotland |
1:58.45 | |
| 7 | 7 | Russell Wood | Canada |
1:59.32 | |
| 8 | 8 | Xavier Mohammed | Wales |
1:59.65 |
References edit
- ^ "Cavic supplants Phelps' 100 fly time". ESPN. 31 July 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ Michaelis, Vicky (31 July 2009). "Phelps earns relay gold medal, Peirsol sets 200m backstroke mark". USA Today. Retrieved 10 July 2013.