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Swimming at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre backstroke

The men's 200 metre backstroke event at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships took place 27 July. The heats[1] and semifinals[2] took place 26 July, with the final being held on 27 July.[3]

Men's 200 metre backstroke
at the 2001 FINA World Championships
Dates26 July 2001 (heats, semifinals)
27 July 2001 (final)
Competitors42
Winning time1 minute 57.13 seconds
Medalists
gold medal Aaron Peirsol   United States
silver medal Markus Rogan   Austria
bronze medal Örn Arnarson   Iceland
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Records edit

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows:

World record   Lenny Krayzelburg (USA) 1:55.87 Sydney, Australia 27 August 1999
Championship record   Vladimir Selkov (RUS) 1:57.42 Rome, Italy 7 September 1994

The following record was established during the competition:

Date Round Name Nation Time Record
27 July Final Aaron Peirsol   United States 1:57.13 CR

Results edit

Heats edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Aaron Peirsol   United States 1:59.79 Q
2 Marc Lindsay   United States 2:00.12 Q
3 Viktor Bodrogi   Hungary 2:00.27 Q
4 Matt Welsh   Australia 2:00.63 Q
5 Örn Arnarson   Iceland 2:00.66 Q
6 Yoav Gath   Israel 2:00.72 Q
7 Emanuele Merisi   Italy 2:00.82 Q
8 Marko Strahija   Croatia 2:00.97 Q
9 Gordan Kožulj   Croatia 2:01.19 Q
10 Rogerio Romero   Brazil 2:01.30 Q
11 Markus Rogan   Austria 2:01.35 Q
12 Klaas-Erik Zwering   Netherlands 2:01.36 Q, WD
13 Pierre Roger   France 2:01.41 Q
14 Raymond Hass   Australia 2:01.42 Q
15 Tobias Oriwol   Canada 2:01.57 Q
16 Kozan Hashimoto   Japan 2:01.61 Q
17 Steffen Driesen   Germany 2:02.40 Q
18 Haruki Takeuchi   Japan 2:02.43
19 Miroslav Machovič   Slovakia 2:02.48
20 Péter Horváth   Hungary 2:02.74
21 Keng Liat Lim   Malaysia 2:03.17
22 Blaž Medvešek   Slovenia 2:03.45
23 Eduardo Germán Otero   Argentina 2:03.81
24 Ioannis Kokkodis   Greece 2:04.82
25 Zheng Shibin   China 2:04.94
26 Martin Viilep   Estonia 2:05.19
27 George Gleason   United States Virgin Islands 2:05.21
28 Philipp Gilgen   Switzerland 2:05.23
29 Diego Urreta   Mexico 2:06.04
30 Gary Tan   Singapore 2:06.45
31 Juan Carlos Rodela   Mexico 2:07.90
32 Gerald Koh   Singapore 2:08.30
33 Sergio Cabrera   Paraguay 2:09.43
34 Ignacio Bengoechea   Chile 2:11.27
35 Christophee Backisavs   Dominican Republic 2:14.50
36 Eduardo Gil   El Salvador 2:14.63
37 Wu Nien-Pin   Chinese Taipei 2:14.71
38 Hsu Kuo-Tung   Chinese Taipei 2:18.03
39 Chi Lon Lei   Macau 2:19.12
40 Mohammad Nazeri   Iran 2:19.91
41 Rony Bakale   Republic of the Congo 2:26.44
– Hojamammed Hojamammedou   Turkmenistan DSQ
– George Bovell   Trinidad and Tobago DNS

Semifinals edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Aaron Peirsol   United States 1:58.12 Q
2 Markus Rogan   Austria 1:58.91 Q
3 Viktor Bodrogi   Hungary 1:59.24 Q
4 Matt Welsh   Australia 1:59.34 Q
5 Yoav Gath   Israel 1:59.39 Q
6 Örn Arnarson   Iceland 1:59.75 Q
7 Gordan Kožulj   Croatia 1:59.80 Q
8 Emanuele Merisi   Italy 1:59.98 Q
9 Raymond Hass   Australia 1:59.99
10 Marc Lindsay   United States 2:00.72
11 Marko Strahija   Croatia 2:00.98
12 Rogerio Romero   Brazil 2:01.05
13 Tobias Oriwol   Canada 2:01.33
14 Kozan Hashimoto   Japan 2:01.34
15 Steffen Driesen   Germany 2:01.54
16 Pierre Roger   France 2:02.98

Final edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Aaron Peirsol   United States 1:57.13 CR
  Markus Rogan   Austria 1:58.07
  Örn Arnarson   Iceland 1:58.37
4 Matt Welsh   Australia 1:58.80
5 Gordan Kožulj   Croatia 1:59.23
6 Viktor Bodrogi   Hungary 1:59.74
7 Emanuele Merisi   Italy 1:59.83
8 Yoav Gath   Israel 2:00.09

References edit

  1. ^ "Heats Results". FINA. Archived from the original on 24 October 2004. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Semifinals Results". FINA. Archived from the original on 19 October 2004. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Final Results". FINA. Archived from the original on 19 October 2004. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
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