Swimming at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's 200 metre backstroke
# Swimming at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's 200 metre backstroke

The men's 200 metre backstroke event at the 2018 Asian Games took place on 23 August at the Gelora Bung Karno Aquatic Stadium.

## Schedule

All times are Western Indonesia Time (UTC+07:00)

| Date | Time | Event |
| - | - | - |
| Thursday, 23 August 2018 | 09:50 | Heats |
| Thursday, 23 August 2018 | 19:00 | Final |

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.

| World Record | Aaron Peirsol (USA) | 1:51.92 | Rome, Italy | 31 July 2009 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Asian Record | Ryosuke Irie (JPN) | 1:52.51 | Rome, Italy | 31 July 2009 |
| Games Record | Ryosuke Irie (JPN) | 1:53.26 | Incheon, South Korea | 25 September 2014 |

## Results

### Heats

| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Li Guangyuan (CHN) | 1:59.87 |
| 2 | 3 | Xu Jiayu (CHN) | 2:00.53 |
| 3 | 2 | Ryosuke Irie (JPN) | 2:01.74 |
| 4 | 2 | Lee Ju-ho (KOR) | 2:01.88 |
| 5 | 3 | Keita Sunama (JPN) | 2:02.64 |
| 6 | 1 | Quah Zheng Wen (SGP) | 2:02.68 |
| 7 | 1 | Srihari Nataraj (IND) | 2:02.97 |
| 8 | 3 | Francis Fong (SGP) | 2:03.35 |
| 9 | 2 | Ricky Anggawijaya (INA) | 2:05.59 |
| 10 | 2 | Chuang Mu-lun (TPE) | 2:06.56 |
| 11 | 1 | Cheung Yau Ming (HKG) | 2:06.78 |
| 12 | 2 | Advait Page (IND) | 2:06.85 |
| 13 | 3 | Chang Hou-chi (TPE) | 2:07.58 |
| 14 | 3 | Marcus Mok (HKG) | 2:10.37 |
| 15 | 1 | Paul Lê Nguyễn (VIE) | 2:10.64 |
| 16 | 2 | Akalanka Peiris (SRI) | 2:12.14 |
| 17 | 1 | Abdulaziz Al-Obaidly (QAT) | 2:13.92 |
| 18 | 1 | Boldbaataryn Buyantogtokh (MGL) | 2:21.49 |
| 19 | 2 | Kawas Behram Aga (PAK) | 2:22.41 |
| 20 | 1 | Erdenemönkhiin Demüül (MGL) | 2:24.64 |
| 21 | 3 | Mesalam Al-Nabit (QAT) | 2:24.94 |
| 22 | 3 | Ali Imaan (MDV) | 2:48.36 |

### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Time |
| - | - | - |
| | Xu Jiayu (CHN) | 1:53.99 |
| | Ryosuke Irie (JPN) | 1:55.11 |
| | Keita Sunama (JPN) | 1:55.54 |
| 4 | Li Guangyuan (CHN) | 1:57.13 |
| 5 | Lee Ju-ho (KOR) | 1:59.88 |
| 6 | Srihari Nataraj (IND) | 2:02.83 |
| 7 | Ricky Anggawijaya (INA) | 2:04.60 |
| 8 | Francis Fong (SGP) | 2:06.16 |
