Competitors 37 from 26 nations Start date 1984 | Winning time 2:00.23 Venue Uytengsu Aquatics Center | |
The final of the men's 200 metre backstroke event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on July 31, 1984. The first eight qualified for the final, the next for the B-final.
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Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
The following records were established during the competition:
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).
References
Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre backstroke Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA