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.

Men's 200 metre backstroke at the 2018 Asian Games
Venue	Gelora Bung Karno Aquatic Stadium
Date	23 August 2018
Competitors	22 from 14 nations
Medalists
Xu Jiayu    China   Ryosuke Irie    Japan   Keita Sunama    Japan

Main article: Swimming at the 2018 Asian Games

Schedule

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

Date	Time	Event
Thursday, 23 August 2018	09:50	Heats
	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	Notes
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	Notes
	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