Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre backstroke
# Swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre backstroke

The finals and the qualifying heats of the men's 200 metre backstroke event at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships were held on Sunday 1998-01-18 in Perth, Western Australia.

## A Final

| Rank | Name | Time |
| - | - | - |
| | Lenny Krayzelburg (USA) | 1:58.84 |
| | Ralf Braun (GER) | 1:59.23 |
| | Mark Versfeld (CAN) | 1:59.39 |
| 4 | Emanuele Merisi (ITA) | 1:59.59 |
| 5 | Brad Bridgewater (USA) | 2:00.02 |
| 6 | Fu Yong (CHN) | 2:00.40 |
| 7 | Bartosz Sikora (POL) | 2:00.71 |
| 8 | Adam Ruckwood (GBR) | 2:01.10 |

## B Final

| Rank | Name | Time |
| - | - | - |
| 9 | Vladislav Aminov (RUS) | 2:01.90 |
| 10 | Jorge Sánchez (ESP) | 2:02.04 |
| 11 | Stefano Battistelli (ITA) | 2:03.03 |
| 12 | Marko Strahija (CRO) | 2:03.12 |
| 13 | Rogério Romero (BRA) | 2:03.14 |
| 14 | Arūnas Savickas (LTU) | 2:03.74 |
| 15 | Adrian Radley (AUS) | 2:03.91 |
| 16 | Miroslav Machovič (SVK) | 2:05.36 |

## Qualifying heats

| Rank | Name | Time |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Lenny Krayzelburg (USA) | 1:59.36 |
| 2 | Mark Versfeld (CAN) | 2:00.49 |
| 3 | Adam Ruckwood (GBR) | 2:00.52 |
| 4 | Brad Bridgewater (USA) | 2:00.53 |
| 5 | Emanuele Merisi (ITA) | 2:00.73 |
| 6 | Ralf Braun (GER) | 2:01.13 |
| 7 | Bartosz Sikora (POL) | 2:01.50 |
| 7 | Fu Yong (CHN) | 2:01.76 |
| 9 | Neisser Bent (CUB) | 2:02.09 |
| 10 | Vladimir Selkov (RUS) | 2:02.09 |
| 11 | Vladislav Aminov (RUS) | 2:02.67 |
| 12 | Jorge Sánchez (ESP) | 2:02.73 |
| 13 | Arūnas Savickas (LTU) | 2:02.92 |
| 14 | Stefano Battistelli (ITA) | 2:03.55 |
| 15 | Marko Strahija (CRO) | 2:03.76 |
| 16 | Rogério Romero (BRA) | 2:03.83 |
| 17 | Miroslav Machovič (SVK) | 2:04.46 |
| 18 | Adrian Radley (AUS) | 2:04.48 |
| 19 | David Ortega (ESP) | 2:05.12 |
| 20 | Örn Arnarson (ISL) | 2:05.61 |
| 21 | Alexis Perdomo (VEN) | 2:05.66 |
| 22 | Nuno Laurentino (POR) | 2:06.67 |
| 23 | Darius Grigalionis (LTU) | 2:07.39 |
| 24 | Adrian O'Connor (IRL) | 2:08.10 |
| 25 | Carlos Arena (MEX) | 2:08.21 |
| 26 | Hugh O'Connor (IRL) | 2:08.39 |

## Remarks

* ↑ Neisser Bent (CUB) scratched B-Final
* ↑ Vladimir Selkov (RUS) scratched B-Final
