title: Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's 200 metre backstroke
text: # Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's 200 metre backstroke
  
  The men's 200 metre backstroke event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 28 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.
  
  The medals were presented by Gregor Tait, the 2006 Commonwealth champion in this event and the quaichs were presented by Stuart Ogg, Director of Corporate Services of Sportscotland.
  
  ## Records
  
  Prior to this competition, the existing world and Commonwealth Games records were as follows.
  
  | World record | Aaron Peirsol (USA) | 1:51.92 | Rome, Italy | 31 July 2009 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Commonwealth record | James Goddard (ENG) | 1:55:58 | Delhi, India | 6 October 2010 |
  | Games record | James Goddard (ENG) | 1:55:58 | Delhi, India | 6 October 2010 |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Heats
  
  | Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 3 | 4 | Mitch Larkin | Australia | 1:57.44 | Q |
  | 2 | 1 | 4 | Matson Lawson | Australia | 1:57.79 | Q |
  | 3 | 1 | 3 | Corey Main | New Zealand | 1:57.86 | Q |
  | 4 | 3 | 5 | Josh Beaver | Australia | 1:58.34 | Q |
  | 5 | 2 | 5 | Ryan Bennett | Scotland | 1:59.44 | Q |
  | 6 | 3 | 3 | Russell Wood | Canada | 1:59.92 | Q |
  | 7 | 2 | 4 | Craig McNally | Scotland | 2:00.00 | Q |
  | 8 | 2 | 3 | Xavier Mohammed | Wales | 2:01.04 | Q |
  | 9 | 1 | 5 | Darren Murray | South Africa | 2:01.48 | |
  | 10 | 3 | 6 | Grant Halsall | Isle of Man | 2:05.30 | |
  | 11 | 1 | 6 | Tom Gallichan | Jersey | 2:09.15 | |
  | 12 | 1 | 2 | Timothy Wynter | Jamaica | 2:09.23 | |
  | 13 | 3 | 2 | Tern Jian Han | Malaysia | 2:10.07 | |
  | 14 | 3 | 7 | James Jurkiewicz | Guernsey | 2:11.61 | |
  | 15 | 2 | 7 | Christopher Courtis | Barbados | 2:13.18 | |
  | 16 | 2 | 2 | Alex McCallum | Cayman Islands | 2:13.87 | |
  | 17 | 1 | 7 | Steven Maina | Kenya | 2:14.90 | |
  | | 2 | 6 | Roberto Pavoni | England | | DNS |
  
  ### Final
  
  | Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | 4 | Mitch Larkin | Australia | 1:55.83 |
  | | 6 | Josh Beaver | Australia | 1:56.19 |
  | | 5 | Matson Lawson | Australia | 1:56.63 |
  | 4 | 3 | Corey Main | New Zealand | 1:57.79 |
  | 5 | 1 | Craig McNally | Scotland | 1:58.27 |
  | 6 | 2 | Ryan Bennett | Scotland | 1:58.45 |
  | 7 | 7 | Russell Wood | Canada | 1:59.32 |
  | 8 | 8 | Xavier Mohammed | Wales | 1:59.65 |
  