200-Meter Backstroke
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
| 1900 | Ernst Hoppenberg, Germany | 2:47.00 |
| 1964 | Jed Graef, United States | 2:10.30 |
| 1968 | Roland Matthes, East Germany | 2:09.60 |
| 1972 | Roland Matthes, East Germany | 2:02.82 |
| 1976 | John Naber, United States | 1:59.19 |
| 1980 | Sandor Wladar, Hungary | 2:01.93 |
| 1984 | Rick Carey, United States | 2:00.23 |
| 1988 | Igor Polianski, USSR | 1:59.37 |
| 1992 | Martin Lopez Zubero, Spain | 1:58.47 |
| 1996 | Brad Bridgewater, United States | 1:58.54 |
| 2000 | Lenny Krayzelburg, United States | 1:56.76 |
| 2004 | Aaron Peirsol, United States | 1:54.95 |
| 20081 | Ryan Lochte, United States | 1:53.94 |
1. World record.
