Swimming at the 2022 Mediterranean Games – Men's 200 metre backstroke
| Men's 200 metre backstroke at the 2022 Mediterranean Games | ||||||||||
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| Location | Bir El Djir, Algeria | |||||||||
| Dates | 5 July | |||||||||
| Competitors | 15 from 10 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:57.62 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Swimming at the 2022 Mediterranean Games | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | 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 |
| 4 × 200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4 × 100 m | men | women |
The men's 200 metre backstroke competition at the 2022 Mediterranean Games was held on 5 July 2022 at the Aquatic Center of the Olympic Complex in Bir El Djir.[1]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Mediterranean Games records were as follows:
| World record |  Aaron Peirsol (USA)
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1:51.92 | Rome, Italy | 31 July 2009 |
| Mediterranean Games record |  Aschwin Wildeboer (ESP)
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1:54.96 | Pescara, Italy | 28 June 2009 |
Results
Heats
The heats were started at 11:31.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 6 | Christophe Brun |  France |
1:59.78 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 7 | Anže Ferš Eržen |  Slovenia |
2:00.35 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | Lorenzo Mora |  Italy |
2:00.66 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | Matteo Restivo | Italy |
2:00.66 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | Diego Mira | Spain |
2:00.96 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 6 | Primož Šenica Pavletič | Slovenia |
2:01.32 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | Mathys Chouchaoui | France |
2:01.47 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 7 | Javier Arauz | Spain |
2:01.64 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 3 | Evangelos Makrygiannis |  Greece |
2:01.75 | |
| 10 | 2 | 4 | Francisco Santos |  Portugal |
2:02.13 | |
| 11 | 1 | 4 | Berke Saka |  Turkey |
2:02.74 | |
| 12 | 1 | 3 | João Costa | Portugal |
2:03.23 | |
| 13 | 2 | 1 | Abdellah Ardjoune |  Algeria |
2:04.18 | |
| 14 | 1 | 1 | Ognjen Marić |  Croatia |
2:04.29 | |
| 15 | 2 | 8 | Frenkli Vogli |  Albania |
2:14.20 |
Final
The final was held at 19:18.[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | Lorenzo Mora | Italy |
1:57.62 | |
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6 | Matteo Restivo | Italy |
1:57.77 | |
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4 | Christophe Brun | France |
1:58.40 | |
| 4 | 1 | Mathys Chouchaoui | France |
2:00.11 | |
| 5 | 7 | Primož Šenica Pavletič | Slovenia |
2:00.51 | |
| 6 | 2 | Diego Mira | Spain |
2:00.63 | |
| 7 | 8 | Javier Arauz | Spain |
2:00.83 | |
| 8 | 5 | Anže Ferš Eržen | Slovenia |
2:00.85 |
References
- ^ "Swimming – 200m Backstroke Men – Preliminary – Start List" (PDF). Oran 2022. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ "Swimming – 200m Backstroke Men – Preliminary – Results" (PDF). Oran 2022. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Swimming – 200m Backstroke Men – Final – Results" (PDF). Oran 2022. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.