The final of the Men's 200 metres Backstroke event at the European LC Championships 1997 was held on Thursday 21 August 1997 in Seville, Spain.
Finals
edit| RANK | FINAL A | TIME |
|---|---|---|
|
 Vladimir Selkov (RUS)
|
1:59.21 |
|
 Emanuele Merisi (ITA)
|
1:59.63 |
|
 Ralf Braun (GER)
|
1:59.91 |
| 4. |  Adam Ruckwood (GBR)
|
2:00.93 |
| 5. |  Marko Strahija (CRO)
|
2:01.34 |
| 6. | Stefano Battistelli (ITA)
|
2:01.75 |
| 7. | Lars Kalenka (GER)
|
2:02.17 |
| 8. |  Bartosz Sikora (POL)
|
2:02.27 |
| RANK | FINAL B | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 9. |  Volodymyr Nikolaychuk (UKR)
|
2:02.10 |
| 10. | Mariusz Siembida (POL)
|
2:02.50 |
| 11. |  Jorge Sánchez (ESP)
|
2:02.85 |
| 12. |  Arūnas Savickas (LTU)
|
2:02.89 |
| 13. | Gordan Kožulj (CRO)
|
2:02.96 |
| 14. |  Eithan Urbach (ISR)
|
2:03.39 |
| 15. | Sergey Ostapchuk (RUS)
|
2:03.96 |
| 16. |  Örn Arnarson (ISL)
|
2:04.04 |
Qualifying heats
edit| RANK | HEATS RANKING | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Marko Strahija (CRO)
|
2:01.37 |
| 2. | Bartosz Sikora (POL)
|
2:01.38 |
| 3. | Stefano Battistelli (ITA)
|
2:01.48 |
| 4. | Vladimir Selkov (RUS)
|
2:01.65 |
| 5. | Emanuele Merisi (ITA)
|
2:01.69 |
| 6. | Adam Ruckwood (GBR)
|
2:01.77 |
| 7. | Lars Kalenka (GER)
|
2:01.97 |
| 8. | Ralf Braun (GER)
|
2:01.98 |
| 9. | Mariusz Siembida (POL)
|
2:02.15 |
| 10. | Arūnas Savickas (LTU)
|
2:02.38 |
| 11. | Gordan Kožulj (CRO)
|
2:02.41 |
| 12. | Jorge Sánchez (ESP)
|
2:02.95 |
| 13. | Volodymyr Nikolaychuk (UKR)
|
2:02.98 |
| 14. | Eithan Urbach (ISR)
|
2:03.07 |
| 15. | Örn Arnarson (ISL)
|
2:03.43 |
| 16. | Sergey Ostapchuk (RUS)
|
2:04.15 |
| 17. | Neil Willey (GBR)
|
2:04.47 |
| 18. |  Miroslav Machovic (SVK)
|
2:04.90 |
| 19. | Yoav Gath (ISR)
|
2:04.95 |
| 20. | Guillermo Mediano (ESP)
|
2:05.94 |
| 21. |  Hugh O'Connor (IRL)
|
2:06.08 |
| 22. |  Nuno Laurentino (POR)
|
2:06.10 |
| 23. |  Rolf Schwyter (SUI)
|
2:06.24 |
| 24. |  Nicolae Butacu (ROM)
|
2:06.48 |
| 25. |  Marko Milenkovič (SLO)
|
2:08.03 |
| 26. | Adrian O'Connor (IRL)
|
2:08.42 |