Men's 200 metre backstroke at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships |
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Dates | May 25, 2012 (heats and semifinals) May 26, 2012 (final) |
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Competitors | 42 from 21 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 1:55.28 | |||||||||
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The men's 200 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships took place May 25 and 26. The heats and semifinals took place on May 25, the final on May 26.
Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
43 swimmers participated in 6 heats.
The eight fasters swimmers advanced to the final.
The final was held at 18:01.