2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 200 metre backstroke
# 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 200 metre backstroke

The men's 200 metre backstroke competition at the 2014 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 23 at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre. The last champion was Ryan Lochte of US.

This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all in backstroke.

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows:

| World record | Aaron Peirsol (USA) | 1:51.92 | Rome, Italy | July 31, 2009 |
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| Pan Pacific Championships record | Ryan Lochte (USA) | 1:54.12 | Irvine, United States | August 20, 2010 |

## Results

All times are in minutes and seconds.

| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | CR | Championships record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
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### Heats

The first round was held on August 23, at 11:37.

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ryosuke Irie | Japan | 1:55.10 | QA |
| 2 | Ryan Murphy | United States | 1:55.73 | QA |
| 3 | Tyler Clary | United States | 1:56.45 | QA |
| 4 | Mitchell Larkin | Australia | 1:56.86 | QA |
| 5 | Kosuke Hagino | Japan | 1:56.94 | QA |
| 6 | Josh Beaver | Australia | 1:57.52 | QA |
| 7 | Haya Matsubara | Japan | 1:58.27 | QA |
| 8 | Jacob Pebley | United States | 1:58.46 | QA |
| 9 | Leonardo de Deus | Brazil | 1:59.60 | QB |
| 10 | Corey Main | New Zealand | 1:59.85 | QB |
| 11 | Fabio Santi | Brazil | 2:00.58 | QB |
| 12 | Matson Lawson | Australia | 2:00.60 | QB |
| 13 | Russell Wood | Canada | 2:01.43 | QB |
| 14 | Travis Mahoney | Australia | 2:01.99 | QB |
| 15 | Richard Ellis | South Africa | 2:02.40 | QB |
| 16 | Michael Meyer | South Africa | 2:02.89 | QB |
| 17 | Joe Byram | Canada | 2:05.48 | |

### B Final

The B final was held on August 23, at 20:52.

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 9 | Haya Matsubara | Japan | 1:57.94 |
| 10 | Fabio Santi | Brazil | 2:00.17 |
| 11 | Matson Lawson | Australia | 2:00.49 |
| 12 | Russell Wood | Canada | 2:00.76 |
| 13 | Richard Ellis | South Africa | 2:02.93 |
| 14 | Joe Byram | Canada | 2:03.57 |
| 15 | Michael Meyer | South Africa | 2:03.77 |

### A Final

The A final was held on August 23, at 20:52.

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Tyler Clary | United States | 1:54.91 |
| | Ryosuke Irie | Japan | 1:55.14 |
| | Mitchell Larkin | Australia | 1:55.27 |
| 4 | Ryan Murphy | United States | 1:56.17 |
| 5 | Josh Beaver | Australia | 1:57.70 |
| 6 | Leonardo de Deus | Brazil | 1:57.78 |
| 7 | Corey Main | New Zealand | 1:59.63 |
| 8 | Kosuke Hagino | Japan | 1:59.86 |
