title: Swimming at the 2007 Pan American Games – Men's 200 metre backstroke
text: # Swimming at the 2007 Pan American Games – Men's 200 metre backstroke
  
  The Men's 200m Backstroke event at the 2007 Pan American Games took place at the Maria Lenk Aquatic Park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 18 & 19 July. A total of 15 swimmers initially swam the race.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Thiago Pereira Brazil |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Tyler Clary United States |
  | Bronze | Lucas Salatta Brazil |
  
  ## Results
  
  | Rank | Swimmer | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Rank | Swimmer | Time | Rank | Time |
  | 1 | Thiago Pereira (BRA) | 2:02.60 | 6 | 1:58.42 |
  | 2 | Tyler Clary (USA) | 1:58.78 | 1 | 1:59.24 |
  | 3 | Lucas Salatta (BRA) | 2:00.04 | 3 | 1:59.51 |
  | 4 | Matthew Hawes (CAN) | 1:59.29 | 2 | 1:59.75 |
  | 5 | Charles Francis (CAN) | 2:00.84 | 5 | 2:00.64 |
  | 6 | Omar Pinzón (COL) | 2:03.25 | 8 | 2:02.06 |
  | 7 | Ian Clark (USA) | 2:00.61 | 4 | 2:02.27 |
  | 8 | Nicholas Neckles (BAR) | 2:03.60 | 9 | 2:04.27 |
  | 9 | Bradley Ally (BAR) | 2:02.71 | | |
  | 10 | Pedro Medel (CUB) | 2:06.59 | | |
  | 11 | Joaquin Belza (ARG) | 2:06.85 | | |
  | 12 | Brett Fraser (CAY) | 2:07.23 | | |
  | 13 | David Rodriguez (CUB) | 2:07.74 | | |
  | 14 | Reymer Vezga (VEN) | 2:09.45 | | |
  | 15 | Kieran Locke (ISV) | 2:10.53 | | |
  