Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200m backstroke
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The heats for the men's 200 m backstroke race at the 2009 World Championships
took place in the morning and evening of 30 July, with the final in the evening session of 31 July at the Foro Italico
in Rome, Italy
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2009 World Aquatics Championships
The 2009 World Aquatics Championships or the XIII FINA World Championships were celebrated in Rome, Italy in 2009 from July 17 to August 2. The 2009 Championships featured competition in all 5 aquatics disciplines: diving, swimming, open water swimming, synchronized swimming and water polo.Rome won...
took place in the morning and evening of 30 July, with the final in the evening session of 31 July at the Foro Italico
Foro Italico
Foro Italico is a sports complex in Rome, Italy. It was built between 1928 and 1938 as the Foro Mussolini under the design of Enrico Del Debbio and, later, Luigi Moretti...
in Rome, Italy
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
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Records
| World Record (WR) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1:53.08 |  Aaron PeirsolAaron Peirsol Aaron Wells Peirsol is a former American swimmer who specialized in the backstroke. He is a three-time Olympian and seven-time Olympic medalist . As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×100-meter medley relay... |
Indianapolis |
11 July 2009 |
| Championships Record (CR) | |||
| 1:54.32 | Ryan Lochte Ryan Lochte Ryan Steven Lochte is an American swimmer and a six-time Olympic medalist . As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay... |
Melbourne  |
30 March 2007 |
Heats
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Heat | Lane | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryosuke Irie Ryosuke Irie is a Japanese backstroke swimmer. He is a Kinki University student in Osaka.-History:He was born in Osaka prefecture and started his actual swimming carrier in his junior high school years. In 2005 he won the national high school championships in 200 meter backstroke when he was a first year grade... |
1:55.20 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 2 | Aaron Peirsol Aaron Peirsol Aaron Wells Peirsol is a former American swimmer who specialized in the backstroke. He is a three-time Olympian and seven-time Olympic medalist . As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×100-meter medley relay... |
United States |
1:55.88 | 8 | 4 | |
| 3 | Ryan Lochte Ryan Lochte Ryan Steven Lochte is an American swimmer and a six-time Olympic medalist . As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay... |
United States |
1:55.97 | 7 | 4 | |
| 4 | Stanislav Donets Stanislav Donets Stanislav Donets is a Russian swimmer from Dimitrovgrad. He was the world record holder for the 100m backstroke .-References:... |
1:56.03 | 9 | 3 | ||
| 5 | George Du Rand George Du Rand Johannes Du Rand is a South African swimmer. As of 2008, he is the African and South African record holder in the men's long course 200 m backstroke... |
1:56.06 | 8 | 1 | AF | |
| 6 | Yannick Lebherz | 1:56.69 | 9 | 1 | ||
| 7 | Radosław Kawęcki | 1:56.74 | 9 | 8 | ||
| 8 | Arkady Vyatchanin Arkady Vyatchanin Arkady Arkadyevich Vyatchanin is an Russian backstroke swimmer. Vyatchanin has lived and trained in Taganrog since 1999 and is a student of the South Federal University... |
1:56.97 | 9 | 5 | ||
| 9 | Omar Pinzón Omar Pinzón Omar Andrés Pinzón García is a Colombian international swimmer. He competed at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece and 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China. Pinzón attended college in the United States, where he swam for the University of Florida.At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Pinzón finished... |
1:57.01 | 7 | 8 | SA | |
| 10 | Aschwin Wildeboer Faber Aschwin Wildeboer Faber Aschwin Wildeboer Faber is a Spanish Olympic backstroke swimmer of Dutch origin.-Biography:His parents, both born and raised in Netherlands, moved to Spain in 1978 and settled in Sabadell, where his father Paulus Wildeboer became the head coach of the local swimming club, called Club Natació... |
1:57.15 | 8 | 5 | ||
| 11 | Chris Walker-Hebborn Chris Walker-Hebborn Chris Walker-Hebborn is an English swimmer expected to compete for Team GB at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He is currently based at the University of Bath, where he trains at one of British Swimming's Intensive Training Centres.... |
1:57.52 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 12 | Takashi Nakano | 1:57.58 | 7 | 3 | ||
| 13 | Damiano Lestingi | 1:57.73 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 14 | Sebastiano Ranfagni | 1:57.75 | 9 | 7 | ||
| 15 | Nick Driebergen Nick Driebergen Nick Driebergen is a Dutch Swimmer who is specialized in backstroke. He currently holds national long course records in all backstroke events and in the 4×100 medley relay. At short course he holds the national record in 50 and 100 m backstroke and in the 4×50 medley relay... |
1:57.86 | 7 | 7 | NR | |
| 16 | Sebastian Stoss | 1:57.97 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 17 | Ashley Delaney Ashley Delaney Ashley Jason Delaney is a national-record holding and Olympic and World Championship medal-winning swimmer from Australia... |
1:58.02 | 8 | 3 | ||
| 18 | Benjamin Stasiulis | 1:58.17 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 19 | Felix Wolf | 1:58.41 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 20 | Kurt Bassett | 1:58.46 | 8 | 8 | NR | |
| 21 | Matt Hawes | 1:58.89 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 22 | Marco Loughran Marco Loughran Marco Antonio Loughran is a British swimmer from Guildford, a county town in Surrey, England. In high school, he was awarded a swimming scholarship to The Southport School in Queensland, Australia... |
1:59.19 | 8 | 7 | ||
| 23 | Derya Büyükuncu Derya Büyükunçu Derya Büyükuncu is a five-time olympic backstroke and butterfly swimmer from Turkey.In 2009, during the LEN Shourt Course European Championships, Buyukuncu was a finalist in 200 m backstroke. He finished in 5th place at the age of 33. -References:... |
1:59.49 | 9 | 9 | ||
| 24 | Peter Bernek | 1:59.65 | 7 | 1 | ||
| 25 | Darren Murray | 1:59.84 | 5 | 5 | ||
| 26 | Rufino Regueira | 2:00.35 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 27 | Markus Rogan Markus Rogan Markus Antonius Rogan is an Austrian swimmer, who won two silver medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece and a gold medal for 200 m backstroke at the 2008 World Championships in Manchester... |
2:00.39 | 7 | 5 | ||
| 28 | Dimitrios Chasiotis | 2:00.42 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 29 | Miguel Robles | 2:00.99 | 6 | 7 | NR | |
| 30 | Zhang Yu | 2:01.05 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 31 | Leonardo Guedes | 2:01.20 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 32 | Pedro Oliveira Pedro Oliveira (swimmer) Pedro Oliveira is a butterfly and backstroke swimmer from Portugal. Currently he studies at the University of Louisville and trains with the college's swimming team.... |
2:01.49 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 33 | Pedro Medel | 2:01.70 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 34 | Itai Chammah Itai Chammah Itai Chammah is an Israeli swimmer who represented Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Biography:He is Jewish.He competed on behalf of Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.- External links :*... |
2:01.86 | 7 | 9 | ||
| 35 | Jakub Jasinski | 2:01.95 | 8 | 9 | ||
| 36 | Květoslav Svoboda Kvetoslav Svoboda Květoslav Svoboda is a freestyle swimmer from the Czech Republic, who won the silver medal in the 400m Freestyle at the 2002 FINA Short Course World Championships behind Australia's Grant Hackett. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in... |
2:02.00 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 37 | Cheng Feiyi | 2:02.29 | 6 | 3 | ||
| 38 | Anders McIntyre | 2:02.64 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 39 | Andres Olvik | 2:02.97 | 6 | 8 | NR | |
| 40 | Andriy Kovbasa | 2:03.56 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 41 | Oleg Rabota | 2:03.71 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 42 | Robi Zbogar | 2:03.99 | 6 | 9 | ||
| 43 | Karl Burdis | 2:04.34 | 5 | 6 | NR | |
| 44 | David Rodriguez | 2:04.42 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 45 | Konstantins Bohins | 2:04.61 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 46 | Naoufel Benabid | 2:05.06 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 47 | Jean-Francois Schneiders | 2:05.22 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 48 | Stanislav Osinsky Stanislav Osinsky Stanislav Aleksandrovich Osinsky is a male backstroke swimmer from Kazakhstan, who twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics: 2004 and 2008. His best result was finishing in 41st place in the men's 100m backstroke event in Athens, Greece .-References:*... |
2:06.12 | 5 | 3 | ||
| 49 | Ehud Segal | 2:06.91 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 50 | Rehan Poncha | 2:06.92 | 4 | 1 | NR | |
| 51 | Yury Zaharov | 2:07.07 | 5 | 7 | ||
| 52 | Achelhi Bilal | 2:07.59 | 3 | 3 | NR | |
| 53 | Cheah Geoffrey Robin | 2:08.25 | 4 | 3 | ||
| 54 | Ng Kai Wee Rainer | 2:08.57 | 4 | 7 | ||
| 55 | Do Huy Long | 2:08.83 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 56 | Jean Luis Gomez | 2:10.22 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 57 | Tsung Chao-Lin | 2:10.44 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 58 | Nicholas James | 2:10.76 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 59 | Boris Kirillov | 2:10.96 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 60 | Kaspar Raigla | 2:11.61 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 61 | Doga Celik | 2:12.26 | 5 | 9 | ||
| 62 | Alberto Tasini | 2:12.80 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 63 | Yousuf Essa Al Yousuf | 2:12.81 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 64 | Antonio Tong | 2:13.22 | 4 | 9 | ||
| 65 | Khachik Plavchyan | 2:14.19 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 66 | Byron Briedenhann | 2:14.47 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 67 | Ngou Pok Man | 2:14.87 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 68 | Abbas Raad | 2:15.63 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 69 | Javier Hernandez Maradiaga | 2:16.09 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 70 | Nicholas Coard | 2:16.65 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 71 | Praveen Tokas | 2:16.90 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 72 | Mohammed Al Ghaferi | 2:17.30 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 73 | Armando Zayas Claure | 2:18.09 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 74 | Mark Sammut | 2:19.46 | 3 | 9 | ||
| 75 | Benjamin Gabbard | 2:20.25 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 76 | Marcelino Richaards | 2:21.05 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 77 | Heimanu Sichan | 2:21.63 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 78 | Paul Elaisa | 2:28.97 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 79 | Mathieu Gilles Marquet | 2:29.91 | 2 | 9 | ||
| 80 | Timur Atahanov | 2:34.13 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 81 | Elaijie Erasito | 2:36.75 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 82 | Ahmet Halliyev | 2:39.58 | 1 | 7 | ||
| – | Hocine Haciane Hocine Haciane Hocine Haciane is a swimmer who represented Andorra at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, then in Beijing in 2008. He was also the flag bearer for Andorra.-References:***... |
DNS | 1 | 3 | ||
| – | Ronny Vencatachellum | DNS | 2 | 0 | ||
| – | Andrejs Dūda Andrejs Duda Andrejs Dūda , is a Latvian swimmer, is a two-time Olympian and nine-time NCAA DIII national individual champion in swimming. Duda represented Latvia at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece and has qualified to compete in the 2008 summer Games... |
DNS | 3 | 2 | ||
| – | Saša Imprić Saša Impric Saša Imprić is a medley swimmer from Croatia, who made his Olympic debut for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he was eliminated in the qualifying heats of the 400 m Individual Medley.... |
DNS | 5 | 8 | ||
| – | Brett Fraser Brett Fraser Brett Michael Fraser is a college and international swimmer from the Cayman Islands. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Fraser and his older brother, Shaune Fraser, were two of the three flag-bearers from the country.... |
DNS | 6 | 5 |
Semifinals
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Heat | Lane | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Peirsol Aaron Peirsol Aaron Wells Peirsol is a former American swimmer who specialized in the backstroke. He is a three-time Olympian and seven-time Olympic medalist . As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×100-meter medley relay... |
United States |
1:54.06 | 1 | 4 | CR |
| 2 | Ryosuke Irie Ryosuke Irie is a Japanese backstroke swimmer. He is a Kinki University student in Osaka.-History:He was born in Osaka prefecture and started his actual swimming carrier in his junior high school years. In 2005 he won the national high school championships in 200 meter backstroke when he was a first year grade... |
1:54.14 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 3 | Arkady Vyatchanin Arkady Vyatchanin Arkady Arkadyevich Vyatchanin is an Russian backstroke swimmer. Vyatchanin has lived and trained in Taganrog since 1999 and is a student of the South Federal University... |
1:54.90 | 1 | 6 | ER | |
| 4 | Stanislav Donets Stanislav Donets Stanislav Donets is a Russian swimmer from Dimitrovgrad. He was the world record holder for the 100m backstroke .-References:... |
1:55.25 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 5 | Ryan Lochte Ryan Lochte Ryan Steven Lochte is an American swimmer and a six-time Olympic medalist . As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay... |
United States |
1:55.39 | 2 | 5 | |
| 6 | Radosław Kawęcki | 1:55.62 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 7 | George Du Rand George Du Rand Johannes Du Rand is a South African swimmer. As of 2008, he is the African and South African record holder in the men's long course 200 m backstroke... |
1:55.75 | 2 | 3 | AF | |
| 8 | Aschwin Wildeboer Faber Aschwin Wildeboer Faber Aschwin Wildeboer Faber is a Spanish Olympic backstroke swimmer of Dutch origin.-Biography:His parents, both born and raised in Netherlands, moved to Spain in 1978 and settled in Sabadell, where his father Paulus Wildeboer became the head coach of the local swimming club, called Club Natació... |
1:55.78 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 9 | Chris Walker-Hebborn Chris Walker-Hebborn Chris Walker-Hebborn is an English swimmer expected to compete for Team GB at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He is currently based at the University of Bath, where he trains at one of British Swimming's Intensive Training Centres.... |
1:56.05 | 2 | 7 | NR | |
| 10 | Omar Pinzón Omar Pinzón Omar Andrés Pinzón García is a Colombian international swimmer. He competed at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece and 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China. Pinzón attended college in the United States, where he swam for the University of Florida.At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Pinzón finished... |
1:56.40 | 2 | 2 | SA | |
| 11 | Nick Driebergen Nick Driebergen Nick Driebergen is a Dutch Swimmer who is specialized in backstroke. He currently holds national long course records in all backstroke events and in the 4×100 medley relay. At short course he holds the national record in 50 and 100 m backstroke and in the 4×50 medley relay... |
1:56.85 | 2 | 8 | NR | |
| 12 | Takashi Nakano | 1:57.02 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 13 | Sebastian Stoss | 1:57.15 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 14 | Damiano Lestingi | 1:57.37 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 15 | Yannick Lebherz | 1:58.01 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 16 | Sebastiano Ranfagni | 1:58.84 | 1 | 1 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Aaron Peirsol Aaron Peirsol Aaron Wells Peirsol is a former American swimmer who specialized in the backstroke. He is a three-time Olympian and seven-time Olympic medalist . As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×100-meter medley relay... |
United States |
1:51.92 | ||
| 5 | Ryosuke Irie Ryosuke Irie is a Japanese backstroke swimmer. He is a Kinki University student in Osaka.-History:He was born in Osaka prefecture and started his actual swimming carrier in his junior high school years. In 2005 he won the national high school championships in 200 meter backstroke when he was a first year grade... |
1:52.51 | AS | ||
| 2 | Ryan Lochte Ryan Lochte Ryan Steven Lochte is an American swimmer and a six-time Olympic medalist . As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay... |
United States |
1:53.82 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Arkady Vyatchanin Arkady Vyatchanin Arkady Arkadyevich Vyatchanin is an Russian backstroke swimmer. Vyatchanin has lived and trained in Taganrog since 1999 and is a student of the South Federal University... |
1:54.75 | ER | |
| 5 | 8 | Aschwin Wildeboer Faber Aschwin Wildeboer Faber Aschwin Wildeboer Faber is a Spanish Olympic backstroke swimmer of Dutch origin.-Biography:His parents, both born and raised in Netherlands, moved to Spain in 1978 and settled in Sabadell, where his father Paulus Wildeboer became the head coach of the local swimming club, called Club Natació... |
1:54.92 | NR | |
| 6 | 6 | Stanislav Donets Stanislav Donets Stanislav Donets is a Russian swimmer from Dimitrovgrad. He was the world record holder for the 100m backstroke .-References:... |
1:55.36 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Radosław Kawęcki | 1:55.60 | NR | |
| 8 | 1 | George Du Rand George Du Rand Johannes Du Rand is a South African swimmer. As of 2008, he is the African and South African record holder in the men's long course 200 m backstroke... |
1:56.63 |