The Men's 200 metre backstroke competition of the 2014 European Aquatics Championships was held on 22–23 August.[1]
| Men's 200 metre backstroke at the Swimming at the 2014 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | 22–23 August | |||||||||
| Competitors | 33 from 19 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:56.02 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Aaron Peirsol |  United States |
1:51.92 | Rome | 31 July 2009 |
| European record | Radosław Kawęcki |  Poland |
1:54.24 | Barcelona | 2 August 2013 |
| Championship record | Radosław Kawęcki | Poland |
1:55.28 | Debrecen | 26 May 2012 |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were held at 09:30.[2]
Semifinals edit
The semifinals were held at 19:05.[3]
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Luca Mencarini |  Italy |
1:58.16 | Q |
| 2 | 7 | Danas Rapšys |  Lithuania |
1:58.21 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Christian Diener |  Germany |
1:58.37 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Benjamin Stasiulis |  France |
1:58.46 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Yakov Toumarkin |  Israel |
1:58.83 | |
| 6 | 2 | Eric Ress | France |
1:59.14 | |
| 7 | 8 | Andrey Shabasov |  Russia |
2:00.05 | |
| 8 | 1 | Roman Dmytriyev |  Czech Republic |
2:01.45 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Radosław Kawęcki | Poland |
1:57.35 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Péter Bernek |  Hungary |
1:57.41 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Gábor Balog | Hungary |
1:57.97 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Jan-Philip Glania | Germany |
1:58.21 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | Mattias Carlsson |  Sweden |
2:00.19 | |
| 6 | 1 | Christopher Ciccarese | Italy |
2:00.20 | |
| 7 | 7 | Ivan Trofimov | Russia |
2:01.93 | |
| 8 | 8 | Axel Pettersson | Sweden |
2:01.98 |
Final edit
The final was held at 17:06.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Radosław Kawęcki | Poland |
1:56.02 | |
 |
1 | Christian Diener | Germany |
1:57.16 | |
 |
3 | Gábor Balog | Hungary |
1:57.42 | |
| 4 | 5 | Péter Bernek | Hungary |
1:57.47 | |
| 5 | 2 | Danas Rapšys | Lithuania |
1:57.68 | |
| 6 | 8 | Benjamin Stasiulis | France |
1:58.30 | |
| 7 | 7 | Jan-Philip Glania | Germany |
1:58.84 | |
| 8 | 6 | Luca Mencarini | Italy |
1:58.92 |