title: Swimming at the 2002 Asian Games – Men's 200 metre breaststroke
text: # Swimming at the 2002 Asian Games – Men's 200 metre breaststroke
  
  The men's 100 metre breaststroke swimming competition at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan was held on 2 October at the Sajik Swimming Pool.
  
  ## Schedule
  
  All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
  
  | Date | Time | Event |
  | - | - | - |
  | Wednesday, 2 October 2002 | 10:00 | Heats |
  | Wednesday, 2 October 2002 | 19:00 | Final |
  
  ## Records
  
  Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.
  
  | World Record | Mike Barrowman (USA) | 2:10.16 | Barcelona, Spain | 29 July 1992 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Asian Record | Kosuke Kitajima (JPN) | 2:10.64 | Tokyo, Japan | 14 June 2002 |
  | Games Record | Wang Yiwu (CHN) | 2:14.56 | Hiroshima, Japan | 6 October 1994 |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Legend
  
  * DNS — Did not start
  * DSQ — Disqualified
  
  ### Heats
  
  | Rank | Heat | Athlete | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 3 | Kosuke Kitajima (JPN) | 2:14.36 | GR |
  | 2 | 2 | Daisuke Kimura (JPN) | 2:15.55 | |
  | 3 | 1 | Ratapong Sirisanont (THA) | 2:17.98 | |
  | 4 | 2 | Wang Haibo (CHN) | 2:19.02 | |
  | 5 | 3 | Cheng Hao (CHN) | 2:21.48 | |
  | 6 | 3 | Yevgeniy Ryzhkov (KAZ) | 2:22.08 | |
  | 7 | 3 | Tam Chi Kin (HKG) | 2:22.26 | |
  | 8 | 1 | Raphael Matthew Chua (PHI) | 2:23.82 | |
  | 9 | 1 | Ahmed Al-Kudmani (KSA) | 2:25.53 | |
  | 10 | 2 | Yang Shang-hsuan (TPE) | 2:25.84 | |
  | 11 | 3 | Son Sung-uk (KOR) | 2:27.14 | |
  | 12 | 2 | Trần Xuân Hiền (VIE) | 2:30.36 | |
  | 13 | 1 | Niaz Ali (BAN) | 2:31.70 | |
  | 14 | 3 | Alaa Feshtok (QAT) | 2:47.75 | |
  | 15 | 2 | Wasseim Surey (PLE) | 2:48.80 | |
  | 16 | 3 | Hamdan Feraidon (QAT) | 2:52.85 | |
  | 17 | 1 | Omar Daaboul (LIB) | 2:54.89 | |
  | — | 2 | Chen Cho-yi (TPE) | DSQ | |
  | — | 1 | Elvin Chia (MAS) | DNS | |
  
  ### Final
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Kosuke Kitajima (JPN) | 2:09.97 | WR |
  | | Daisuke Kimura (JPN) | 2:13.60 | |
  | | Ratapong Sirisanont (THA) | 2:15.81 | |
  | 4 | Cheng Hao (CHN) | 2:16.65 | |
  | 5 | Wang Haibo (CHN) | 2:18.06 | |
  | 6 | Tam Chi Kin (HKG) | 2:23.52 | |
  | 7 | Yevgeniy Ryzhkov (KAZ) | 2:25.75 | |
  | 8 | Raphael Matthew Chua (PHI) | 2:26.90 | |
  