title: Swimming at the 2002 Asian Games – Men's 100 metre backstroke
text: # Swimming at the 2002 Asian Games – Men's 100 metre backstroke
  
  The men's 100 metre backstroke swimming competition at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan was held on 3 October at the Sajik Swimming Pool.
  
  ## Schedule
  
  All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
  
  | Date | Time | Event |
  | - | - | - |
  | Thursday, 3 October 2002 | 10:00 | Heats |
  | Thursday, 3 October 2002 | 19:00 | Final |
  
  ## Records
  
  Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.
  
  | World Record | Lenny Krayzelburg (USA) | 53.60 | Sydney, Australia | 24 August 1999 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Asian Record | Daichi Suzuki (JPN) | 55.05 | Seoul, South Korea | 24 September 1988 |
  | Games Record | Alex Lim (MAS) | 55.53 | Bangkok, Thailand | 11 December 1998 |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Heats
  
  | Rank | Heat | Athlete | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 1 | Atsushi Nishikori (JPN) | 55.06 | GR |
  | 2 | 1 | Tomomi Morita (JPN) | 56.16 | |
  | 3 | 2 | Alex Lim (MAS) | 56.70 | |
  | 4 | 2 | Ouyang Kunpeng (CHN) | 56.84 | |
  | 5 | 1 | Yu Rui (CHN) | 57.96 | |
  | 6 | 2 | Sung Min (KOR) | 57.98 | |
  | 7 | 2 | Gerald Koh (SIN) | 59.30 | |
  | 8 | 2 | Dulyarit Phuangthong (THA) | 59.66 | |
  | 9 | 1 | Alex Fong (HKG) | 1:00.49 | |
  | 10 | 1 | Dickson Fai (HKG) | 1:00.57 | |
  | 11 | 2 | Akbar Ali Mir (IND) | 1:01.74 | |
  | 12 | 2 | Albert Galyautdinov (UZB) | 1:02.31 | |
  | 13 | 1 | Rubel Rana (BAN) | 1:03.14 | |
  | 14 | 2 | Ganboldyn Urnultsaikhan (MGL) | 1:09.03 | |
  | 15 | 1 | Rashid Al-Mohannadi (QAT) | 1:09.84 | |
  
  ### Final
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Time |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Atsushi Nishikori (JPN) | 55.17 |
  | | Alex Lim (MAS) | 55.18 |
  | | Tomomi Morita (JPN) | 55.32 |
  | 4 | Ouyang Kunpeng (CHN) | 55.61 |
  | 5 | Sung Min (KOR) | 56.23 |
  | 6 | Yu Rui (CHN) | 56.29 |
  | 7 | Dulyarit Phuangthong (THA) | 59.04 |
  | 8 | Gerald Koh (SIN) | 59.41 |
  