Swimming at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre backstroke
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The Men's 200 Backstroke event at the 10th FINA World Aquatics Championships swam July 24–25, 2003 in Barcelona, Spain. Preliminary[1] and Semifinal[2] heats were on 24 July with the heats being held in the morning session and the semifinals being held in the evening session. The Final[3] swam on 25 July.
Quick Facts Men's 200m Backstroke at the 2003 FINA World Aquatics Championships, Dates ...
Men's 200m Backstroke at the 2003 FINA World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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Dates | 24 July (prelims, semifinals) 25 July (final) | |||||||||
Winning time | 1 minute 55.92 seconds | |||||||||
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At the start of the event, the existing World (WR) and Championship (CR) records were:
- WR: 1:55.15 swum by Aaron Peirsol (USA) on March 22, 2002 in Minneapolis, USA
- CR: 1:57.13 swum by Aaron Peirsol (USA) on July 27, 2001 in Fukuoka, Japan