title: Swimming at the 2002 Asian Games – Men's 200 metre backstroke
text: # Swimming at the 2002 Asian Games – Men's 200 metre backstroke
  
  The men's 200 metre backstroke swimming competition at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan was held on 5 October at the Sajik Swimming Pool.
  
  ## Schedule
  
  All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
  
  | Date | Time | Event |
  | - | - | - |
  | Saturday, 5 October 2002 | 10:00 | Heats |
  | Saturday, 5 October 2002 | 19:00 | Final |
  
  ## Records
  
  Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.
  
  | World Record | Aaron Peirsol (USA) | 1:55.15 | Minneapolis, United States | 20 March 2002 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Asian Record | Fu Yong (CHN) | 1:58.72 | Shanghai, China | 19 October 1997 |
  | Games Record | Fu Yong (CHN) | 1:59.30 | Bangkok, Thailand | 7 December 1998 |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Legend
  
  * DNS — Did not start
  
  ### Heats
  
  | Rank | Heat | Athlete | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 2 | Takashi Nakano (JPN) | 2:01.28 |
  | 2 | 2 | Naoya Sonoda (JPN) | 2:04.83 |
  | 3 | 1 | Sung Min (KOR) | 2:07.61 |
  | 4 | 2 | Wu Peng (CHN) | 2:09.57 |
  | 5 | 1 | Alex Lim (MAS) | 2:09.82 |
  | 6 | 1 | Yu Rui (CHN) | 2:09.88 |
  | 7 | 2 | Dickson Fai (HKG) | 2:10.10 |
  | 8 | 2 | Gerald Koh (SIN) | 2:19.25 |
  | 9 | 2 | Rashid Al-Mohannadi (QAT) | 2:32.86 |
  | — | 1 | Maher Al-Motar (KSA) | DNS |
  | — | 1 | François Ghattas (LIB) | DNS |
  
  ### Final
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Time |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Wu Peng (CHN) | 2:00.40 |
  | | Takashi Nakano (JPN) | 2:00.76 |
  | | Naoya Sonoda (JPN) | 2:01.22 |
  | 4 | Yu Rui (CHN) | 2:01.28 |
  | 5 | Alex Lim (MAS) | 2:01.97 |
  | 6 | Sung Min (KOR) | 2:03.23 |
  | 7 | Gerald Koh (SIN) | 2:08.51 |
  | 8 | Dickson Fai (HKG) | 2:11.39 |
  