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Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's 200 metre backstroke

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Men's 200 metre backstroke
at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
VenueTollcross International Swimming Centre
Dates28 July 2014 (2014-07-28)
Competitors18 from 15 nations
Winning time1:55.83
Medalists
gold medal    Australia
silver medal    Australia
bronze medal    Australia
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The men's 200 metre backstroke event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 28 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.

The medals were presented by Gregor Tait, the 2006 Commonwealth champion in this event and the quaichs were presented by Stuart Ogg, Director of Corporate Services of Sportscotland.

Records

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

World record  Aaron Peirsol (USA) 1:51.92 Rome, Italy 31 July 2009 [1][2]
Commonwealth record  James Goddard (ENG) 1:55:58 Delhi, India 6 October 2010
Games record  James Goddard (ENG) 1:55:58 Delhi, India 6 October 2010

Results

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Heats

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Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 4 Mitch Larkin  Australia 1:57.44 Q
2 1 4 Matson Lawson  Australia 1:57.79 Q
3 1 3 Corey Main  New Zealand 1:57.86 Q
4 3 5 Josh Beaver  Australia 1:58.34 Q
5 2 5 Ryan Bennett  Scotland 1:59.44 Q
6 3 3 Russell Wood  Canada 1:59.92 Q
7 2 4 Craig McNally  Scotland 2:00.00 Q
8 2 3 Xavier Mohammed  Wales 2:01.04 Q
9 1 5 Darren Murray  South Africa 2:01.48
10 3 6 Grant Halsall  Isle of Man 2:05.30
11 1 6 Tom Gallichan  Jersey 2:09.15
12 1 2 Timothy Wynter  Jamaica 2:09.23
13 3 2 Tern Jian Han  Malaysia 2:10.07
14 3 7 James Jurkiewicz  Guernsey 2:11.61
15 2 7 Christopher Courtis  Barbados 2:13.18
16 2 2 Alex McCallum  Cayman Islands 2:13.87
17 1 7 Steven Maina  Kenya 2:14.90
2 6 Roberto Pavoni  England DNS

Final

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Mitch Larkin  Australia 1:55.83
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 Josh Beaver  Australia 1:56.19
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 Matson Lawson  Australia 1:56.63
4 3 Corey Main  New Zealand 1:57.79
5 1 Craig McNally  Scotland 1:58.27
6 2 Ryan Bennett  Scotland 1:58.45
7 7 Russell Wood  Canada 1:59.32
8 8 Xavier Mohammed  Wales 1:59.65

References

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  1. ^ "Cavic supplants Phelps' 100 fly time". ESPN. 31 July 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  2. ^ Michaelis, Vicky (31 July 2009). "Phelps earns relay gold medal, Peirsol sets 200m backstroke mark". USA Today. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
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