Swimming at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 200 metre backstroke

The Men's 200 metre backstroke event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games took place on 6 October 2010, at the SPM Swimming Pool Complex.[1]

Three heats were held, with most containing the maximum number of swimmers (eight). The heat in which a swimmer competed did not formally matter for advancement, as the swimmers with the top eight times from the entire field qualified for the finals.[2]

Heats

Heat 1

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
13Charles Francis  Canada01:59.67Q
24Ashley Delaney  Australia02:00.44Q
36Craig McNally  Scotland02:02.10
45Daniel Bell  New Zealand02:02.34
52Rehan Poncha  India02:09.71

Heat 2

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
13Tobias Oriwol  Canada01:59.79Q
24Christopher Walker-Hebborn  England02:00.57Q
36Charl Crous  South Africa02:01.37
45Hayden Stoeckel  Australia02:01.76
52Rohit Havaldar  India02:09.45
67Praveen Tokas  India02:12.67

Heat 3

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
14James Goddard  England01:59.30Q
26Marco Loughran  Wales1:59.88Q
33Ryan Bennett  England2:00.32Q
45Gareth Kean  New Zealand2:00.86Q
52Ian Barr  Malaysia2:08.84
67Jeremy Matthews  Singapore2:10.94

Final

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
4James Goddard  England1:55:58CGR
8Gareth Kean  New Zealand1:57:37NR
7Ashley Delaney  Australia1:58:18
41Christopher Walker-Hebborn  England1:59:00
55Charles Francis  Canada2:00:07
66Marco Loughran  Wales2:00:11
73Tobias Oriwol  Canada2:00:24
82Ryan Bennett  England2:01:86

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