Swimming at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre backstroke
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| Men's 200 metre backstroke at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships |
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| Dates | 20 May | |||||||||
| Competitors | 41 from 20 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:55.98 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 2016 European Aquatics Championships |
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| Individual | ||
| 1 m | men | women |
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Synchronised | ||
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Mixed | 3 m | 10 m |
| Team | team | |
| Solo | Free | Technical |
| Duet | Free | Technical |
| Team | Free | Technical |
| Mixed | Free | Technical |
| Combination | Combination | |
The Men's 200 metre backstroke competition of the 2016 European Aquatics Championships was held on 20 May 2016.[1][2]
Contents
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
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| World record | Aaron Peirsol |  United States |
1:51.92 | Rome | 31 July 2009 |
| European record | Evgeny Rylov |  Russia |
1:54.21 | Moscow | 21 April 2016 |
| Championship record | Radosław Kawęcki |  Poland |
1:55.28 | Debrecen | 26 May 2012 |
Results
Heats
The heats were held on 20 May at 10:00.[3]
Semifinals
The semifinals were held on 20 May at 19:08.[4]
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | 3 | Danas Rapšys |  Lithuania |
1:57.35 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Radosław Kawęcki | Poland |
1:57.39 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Gábor Balog |  Hungary |
1:59.04 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Luca Mencarini |  Italy |
1:59.05 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Roman Dmitriyev |  Czech Republic |
1:59.53 | |
| 6 | 1 | Robert Glință |  Romania |
2:00.91 | |
| 7 | 8 | Anton Loncar |  Croatia |
2:01.80 | |
| 8 | 7 | Petter Fredriksson |  Sweden |
2:02.13 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | 8 | Apostolos Christou |  Greece |
1:57.41 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Yakov Toumarkin |  Israel |
1:57.95 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Christopher Ciccarese | Italy |
1:58.50 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Grigory Tarasevich | Russia |
1:58.55 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Luke Greenbank |  Great Britain |
1:59.21 | |
| 6 | 4 | David Foldhazi | Hungary |
1:59.48 | |
| 7 | 2 | Benjamin Stasiulis |  France |
2:00.45 | |
| 8 | 1 | Kristian Kron | Sweden |
2:00.90 |
Final
The final was on 21 May at 17:18.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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5 | Radosław Kawęcki | Poland |
1:55.98 | |
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6 | Yakov Toumarkin | Israel |
1:56.97 | |
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4 | Danas Rapšys | Lithuania |
1:57.22 | |
| 4 | 1 | Gábor Balog | Hungary |
1:58.66 | |
| 5 | 3 | Apostolos Christou | Greece |
1:58.87 | |
| 6 | 7 | Grigory Tarasevich | Russia |
1:59.31 | |
| 7 | 2 | Christopher Ciccarese | Italy |
1:59.45 | |
| 8 | 8 | Luca Mencarini | Italy |
2:02.04 |
