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--- Results, Rankings, and Records ---
ALL-TIME WORLD PERFORMERS-PERFORMANCES RANKINGS
Compiled by Bill Bell, The Write Stuff
 
KEY
** World Record
# 2nd-Performance All-Time
*' European Record
*+ Commonwealth Record
*" Latin-South American Record
' U.S. Open Record
* National Record
r Relay Split
p Preliminary Time
+ Olympic Record
^ World Championship Record
a Asian Record
h Hand time
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200 METER BACKSTROKE
Top 150 Performances
1:55.87** Lenny Krayzelburg, USA Pan-Pacific Championships Sydney 08-27-99
1:56.57p*# Martin Zubero, ESP Rammer Jammer Invitational Tuscaloosa 11-23-91
1:56.68 Krayzelburg U.S. Nationals Minneapolis 08-07-99
1:56.95 Krayzelburg U.S. Nationals East Meadow 03-29-99
1:57.03 Aaron Peirsol, USA U.S. Nationals Federal Way 03-29-00
1:57.30 Zubero U.S. Nationals Ft. Lauderdale 08-13-91
1:57.38 Krayzelburg U.S. Nationals Clovis 08-12-98
1:57.41sfA Krayzelburg Pan-Pacific Championships Sydney 08-26-99
1:57.42* Vladimir Selkov, RUS World Championships Rome 09-07-94
1:57.68 Krayzelburg Janet Evans Invitational Los Angeles 07-16-99
1:57.70* Emanuelle Merisi, ITA ITA Winter Nationals Livorno 03-09-96
1:57.87 Krayzelburg Pan-Pacific Championships Fukuoka 08-12-97
1:58.04 Krayzelburg U.S. Nationals/Pan-Pacific Trials Nashville 08-01-97
1:58.05 Selkov RUS Nationals Moscow 05-25-95
1:58.09 Selkov European Championships Sheffield 08-05-93
1:58.14* Igor Polianskiy, URS GDR Dual Erfurt 03-03-85
1:58.17 Krayzelburg World All Stars Dual/GWGs EastMeadow 07-31-98
1:58.21 Krayzelburg Mare Nostrum Invitational - Series 3 Monte Carlo 06-13-99
1:58.24p Brad Bridgewater, USA U.S. Nationals Clovis 08-12-98
1:58.32 Selkov RUS Nationals/OTs Moscow 04-24-96
1:58.33 Trippi Schwenk, USA U.S. Nationals Rose Bowl 08-01-95
1:58.35p Krayzelburg U.S. Nationals/Pan-Pacific Trials Nashville 08-01-97
1:58.37 Stefano Battistelli, ITA ITA Nationals Pesaro 08-22-92
1:58.41 Sergey Zabolotnov, URS Friendship Games Moscow 08-21-84
1:58.42* Ralf Braun, GER GER Nationals/OTs Braunschweig 05-25-96
1:58.46 Selkov Mare Nostrom Invitational Monte Carlo 06-17-95
1:58.47+ Zubero Olympics Barcelona 07-28-92
1:58.48 Selkov European Championships Vienna 08-24-95
1:58.50 Polianskiy European Championships Sofia 08-08-85
1:58.51 Zubero European Championships Sheffield 08-05-93
1:58.54 Bridgewater Olympics Atlanta 07-26-96
1:58.57 Selkov, URS URS Nationals Moscow 06-13-91
1:58.60 Zubero U.S. Nationals Federal Way 04-04-91
1:58.62 Merisi ITA Nationals Rome 08-16-93
1:58.62p Krayzelburg U.S. Nationals Clovis 08-12-98
1:58.66 Zubero European Championships Athens 08-22-91
1:58.66 Royce Sharp, USA U.S. Olympic Trials Indianapolis 03-03-92
1:58.66 Selkov, RUS RUS Nationals Moscow 06-04-94
1:58.72a Yong Fu, CHN CHN National Games Shanghai 10-19-97
1:58.73 Polianskiy Goodwill Games Moscow 07-05-86
1:58.74 Krayzelburg RUS Dual/Goodwill Games East Meadow 08-02-98
1:58.75 Zubero World Championships Rome 09-07-94
1:58.78 Polianskiy World Championships Madrid 08-19-86
1:58.81 Sharp U.S. Nationals Austin 07-27-93
1:58.84 Krayzelburg World Championships Perth 01-18-98
1:58.85 Zubero U.S. Nationals Ft. Lauderdale 08-13-91
1:58.86 Rick Carey, USA/Texas U.S. Olympic Trials Indianapolis 06-27-84
1:58.86 Sharp World Championships Rome 09-07-94
1:58.86 Krayzelburg Mare Nostrom Invitational - Series 2 Canet 06-10-99
1:58.87* Selkov, EUN Olympics Barcelona 07-28-92
1:58.87 Schwenk Pan-Pacific Championships Atlanta 08-12-95
1:58.90p Bridgewater U.S. Nationals/Pan-Pacific Trials Nashville 08-01-97
1:58.93p Carey U.S. Nationals Clovis 08-03-83
1:58.94 Merisi ITA Nationals Milan 06-30-95
1:58.96p Krayzelburrg U.S. Nationals Minneapolis 08-07-99
1:58.97 Schwenk U.S. Olympic Trials Indianapolis 03-03-92
1:58.99p Carey Olympics Los Angeles 07-31-84
1:58.99 Schwenk Olympics Atlanta 07-26-96
1:58.99 Merisi ITA Nationals Catania 08-18-96
1:59.03p Zubero U.S. Nationals Federal Way 04-04-91
1:59.04p Bridgewater Olympics Atlanta 07-26-96
1:59.06 Selkov Speedo/Canet Invitational Canet 06-14-95
1:59.08sfA*+ Ray Hass, AUS Pan-Pacific Championships Sydney 08-26-99
1:59.11 Battistelli Squad Championships Rome 05-09-92
1:59.14p Schwenk U.S. Nationals Rose Bowl 08-01-95
1:59.15 Bridgewater U.S. Nationals Federal Way 03-31-94
1:59.16 Bridgewater U.S. Olympic Trials Indianapolis 03-12-96
1:59.18 Merisi Olympics Atlanta 07-26-96
1:59.19 John Naber, USA Olympics Montreal 07-24-76
1:59.19p Bridgewater U.S. Nationals Federal Way 03-31-94
1:59.20 Krayzelburg U.S. Open Indianapolis 12-04-97
1:59.21 Sharp Pan-Pacific Championships Kobe 08-14-93
1:59.21 Bridgewater U.S. Nationals/WCTs Indianapolis 08-16-94
1:59.21 Selkov European Championships Seville 08-21-97
1:59.21 Tate Blahnik, USA U.S. Nationals Minneapolis 08-07-99
1:59.22p Zubero Olympics Barcelona 07-28-92
1:59.23 Braun World Championships Perth 01-18-98
1:59.26 Sharp U.S. Nationals Federal Way 04-04-91
1:59.27 Carey U.S. Nationals Clovis 08-03-83
1:59.28 Tom Dolan, USA U.S. Nationals Rose Bowl 08-01-95
1:59.30 Fu Asian Games Bangkok 12-10-98
1:59.31 Greg Burgess, USA U.S. Nationals Austin 07-27-93
1:59.31* Tamas Deutsch, HUN World Championships Rome 09-07-94
1:59.32 Sharp U.S. Nationals/WCTs Indianapolis 08-16-94
1:59.33*? Leonardo Costa, BRA Pan-Ams Winnipeg 08-03-99
1:59.34 Carey Pan-Ams Caracas 08-19-83
1:59.35 Zabolotnov European Championships Strasbourg 08-20-87
1:59.36p Krayzelbuerg World Championships Perth 01-18-98
1:59.37 Polianskiy European Championships Strasbourg 08-20-87
1:59.37 Polianskiy Olympics Seoul 09-22-88
1:59.37 Jeff Rouse, USA U.S. Olympic Trials Indianapolis 03-03-92
1:59.37 Krayzelburg U.S. Nationals Ft. Lauderdale 08-13-96
1:59.38 Bridgewater U.S. Nationals EastMeadow 03-29-99
1:59.39* Mark Versfield, CAN World Championships Perth 01-18-98
1:59.40p Tino Weber, GER Olympics Barcelona 07-28-92
1:59.40 Battistelli Olympics Barcelona 07-28-92
1:59.40 Bridgewater U.S. Nationals/Pan-Pacific Trials Nashville 08-01-97
1:59.42 Schwenk U.S. Olympic Trials Indianapolis 03-12-96
1:59.43p Polianskiy European Championships Strasbourg 08-20-87
1:59.44p Rouse U.S. Olympic Trials Indianapolis 03-03-92
1:59.46 Merisi Mare Nostrom Invitational Monte Carlo 06-17-95
1:59.46sfA* Gordan Kozulj, CRO European Championships Istanbul 07-30-99
1:59.48 Battistelli LEN Invitational Rome 08-09-90
1:59.49* Hajime Itoi, JPN JPN Nationals/OTs Nagoya 04-18-92
1:59.49p Krayzelburg U.S. Nationals East Meadow 03-29-99
1:59.50 Zubero Goodwill Games Federal Way 07-23-90
1:59.52 Zubero World Championships Perth 01-09-91
1:59.52 Itoi Olympics Barcelona 07-28-92
1:59.52* Adam Ruckwood, GBR GBR Winter Nationals Sheffield 04-23-95
1:59.54 Vladimir Shemetov, URS Friendship Games Moscow 08-21-84
1:59.55p Krayzelburg U.S. Nationals Ft. Lauderdale 08-13-96
1:59.56p Battistelli Olympics Barcelona 07-28-92
1:59.57 Merisi European Championships Sheffield 08-05-93
1:59.57 Deutsch HUN Olympic Trials Budapest 06-06-96
1:59.58p Selkov, RUS World Championships Rome 09-07-94
1:59.58p Schwenk Olympics Atlanta 07-26-96
1:59.58 Bridgewater U.S. Nationals Clovis 08-12-98
1:59.59p Sharp U.S. Olympic Trials Indianapolis 03-03-92
1:59.59 Merisi World Championships Perth 01-18-98
1:59.60p Carey U.S. Olympic Trials Indianapolis 06-27-84
1:59.60* Frank Baltrusch, GDR Olympics Seoul 09-22-88
1:59.61 Versfield Pan-Pacific Championships Fukuoka 08-12-97
1:59.62p Zubero Charlotte Invitational Charlotte 06-30-91
1:59.62p Brian Walters, USA U.S. Nationals Federal Way 03-31-00
1:59.63 Merisi European Championships Seville 08-21-97
1:59.64p* Stefaan Maene, BEL Olympics Barcelona 07-28-92
1:59.65 Selkov RUS Nationals/EC Trials Moscow 05-19-97
1:59.67 Versfield Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur 09-15-98
1:59.69 Bridgewater Santa Clara Invitational Santa Clara 06-29-96
1:59.69 Kozulj CRO Nationals Zagreb 07-09-98
1:59.69 Merisi ITA Winter Nationals Geona 04-11-99
1:59.71 Selkov Mare Nostrom Invitational Monte Carlo 06-18-94
1:59.72 Weber GER Olympic Trials Munich 05-30-92
1:59.72 Krayzelburg Mel Zajac Jr. Invitational Vancouver 05-23-99
1:59.73 Schwenk Olympics Barcelona 07-28-92
1:59.74p Rouse U.S. Olympic Trials Indianapolis 03-03-92
1:59.74 Braun European Championships Istanbul 07-31-99
1:59.75 Braun GER Nationals/EC Trials Munich 07-03-97
1:59.76 Polianskiy World University Games Kobe 08-27-85
1:59.76* Ioan Cherghei, ROM ROM Nationals Petcu 03-20-99
1:59.77 Aaron Peirsol, USA Pan-Ams Winnipeg 08-03-99
1:59.77 Romero South American Championships Mar del Plata 04-13-00
1:59.78 Weber Olympics Barcelona 07-28-92
1:59.78 Jorge Sanchez, ESP ESP Winter Nationals Orense 03-07-98
1:59.79 Scott Miller, AUS AUS Nationals Brisbane 03-17-94
1:59.79sfB* Simon Dufour, FRA FRA Winter Nationals Rennes 03-25-00
1:59.80 Dirk Richter, GDR GDR Nationals Magdeburg 05-24-84
1:59.80p Bridgewater U.S. Nationals/WCTs Indianapolis 08-16-94
1:59.80 Simon Dufour, FRA FRA Winter Nationals Rennes 03-25-00
1:59.81p Selkov, EUN Olympics Barcelona 07-28-92
1:59.81 Schwenk U.S. Nationals Austin 07-27-93
1:59.81 Chris Renaud, CAN CAN Nationals Etobicoke 08-10-96
1:59.81 Bridgewater RUS Dual/Goodwill Games East Meadow 08-02-98
1:59.82 Krayzelburg Janet Evans Invitational Los Angeles 07-04-97
1:59.83 Selkov Goodwill Games Federal Way 07-23-90
1:59.84 Bridgewater U.S. Nationals Austin 07-27-93
1:59.84p Krayzelburg Pan-Pacific Championships Fukuoka 08-12-97
Remaining Top 100 Performers
1:59.89 Jerka Litzin, GER GER Nationals Warendorf 06-22-95
1:59.90* Rodolfo Falcon, CUB World University Games Buffalo 07-09-93
1:59.95p Mirko Mazzari, ITA Olympics Atlanta 07-26-96
1:59.96 Nicolae Butacu, ROM European Championships Vienna 08-24-95
1:59.98 Cam Delaney, AUS Pan-Pacific Championships Sydney 08-26-99
2:00.05* Bartosz Sikora, POL Olympics Atlanta 07-26-96
2:00.12 Dan Veatch, USA U.S. Open Minneapolis 11-29-91
2:00.17 Derek Weatherford, USA U.S. Nationals Mission Viejo 08-18-92
2:00.23 Frank Hoffmeister, FRG Barcelona Invitational Barcelona 02-16-86
2:00.24 Brad Askins, USA U.S. Olympic Trials Indianapolis 03-03-92
2:00.25 Wei Wang, CHN CHN National Games Shanghai 10-19-97
2:00.27 Dan Shevchik, USA Pan-Ams Winnipeg 08-03-99
2:00.28 Walters U.S. Nationals Federal Way 03-28-00
2:00.38p Jason Lancaster, USA U.S. Nationals Rose Bowl 08-01-95
2:00.40p Trevor Gray, USA U.S. Nationals Minneapolis 08-07-99
2:00.48* Paul Kingsman, NZL Olympics Seoul 09-22-88
2:00.49 Ryan Berube, USA U.S. Olympic Trials Indianapolis 03-12-96
2:00.53 Jens-Peter Berndt, GDR Friendship Games Moscow 08-21-84
2:00.53 Keitaro Konnai, JPN JPN Nationals/Pan-Pacific Trials Tokyo 06-10-99
2:00.53sfA Konnai Pan-Pacific Championships Sydney 08-27-99
2:00.54p Kevin Draxinger, CAN Pan-Pacific Championships Edmonton 08-24-91
2:00.55 Peter Rocca, USA Olympics Montreal 07-24-76
2:00.56 Ryuji Horii, JPN Pan-Pacific Championships Atlanta 08-12-95
2:00.60* David Holderbach, FRA European Championships Athens 08-22-91
2:00.65* Sang-Joon Ji, KOR Asian Games Hiroshima 10-05-94
2:00.65 Josh Watson Victoria State AG-Open Chmps Melbourne 01-13-00
2:00.67 Greg Hamm, CAN CAN Nationals Montreal 08-13-99
2:00.69 Steffen Dreissen, GER European Jr. Championships Moscow 07-16-99
2:00.70* Jani Sievinen, FIN Mare Nostrom Invitational Monaco 05-26-96
2:00.71 Josh Davis, USA Pan-Pacific Championships Fukuoka 08-12-97
2:00.72* Yoab Gath, ISR European Championships Istanbul 07-31-99
2:00.76 Lars Kalenka, GER GER Nationals Hamburg 06-20-91
2:00.77 Luca Bianchin, ITA ITA Nationals Firenze 03-18-93
2:00.80 Sandor Wladar, HUN European Championships Split 09-12-81
2:00.80sfB Josh Watson, AUS Pan-Pacific Championships Sydney 08-26-99
2:00.85 Steve Barnicoat, USA U.S. Nationals Austin 04-09-80
2:00.91sfA Razvan Florea, ROM European Championships Istanbul 07-30-99
2:00.93p Jim Wells, USA U.S. Nationals Austin 07-27-93
2:00.94* Alex Lim, MAS Asian Games Bangkok 12-09-98
2:00.96 Jason Stelle, USA U.S. Nationals Austin 07-27-93
2:00.96* Ryan Papa, PHI Southeast Asian Championships Jakarta 10-15-97
2:00.96sfB Sebastian Helgasch, GER European Championships Istanbul 07-30-99
2:00.96 Guillermo Mediano, ESP ESP Winter Nationals Madrid 04-06-00
2:00.99p Rogerio Romero, BRA Olympics Barcelona 07-28-92
2:00.99 Sergei Ostapchuk, RUS RUS Nationals Moscow 06-21-98
2:01.01 Toby Haenen, AUS AUS Nationals/OTs Canberra 04-02-92
2:01.01* Ratislav Bizub, CZE Mare Nostrom Invitational Monte Carlo 06-06-93
2:01.07 Marko Strahija, CRO 2nd World Military Games Zagreb 08-11-99
2:01.10 Brian Walters, USA U.S. Nationals Minneapolis 08-07-99
2:01.12 Trevor Runberg, USA U.S. Natikonals Minneapolis 08-07-99
2:01.13* Orn Arnanson, ISL European Jr. Championships Moscow 07-16-99
2:01.15p Matt Welsh, AUS Pan-Pacific Championships Sydney 08-26-99
2:01.18* Volodymyr Nikolaychuk, UKR European Championships Istanbul 07-31-99
2:0l.20 Mike West, CAN CAN Olympic Trials Etobicoke 06-18-84
2:01.26 Steve Bigelow, USA U.S. Nationals/WCTs Austin 07-31-90
2:01.27 Sean Murphy, CAN CAN Olympic Trials Montreal 05-27-88
2:01.30 Dustin Hersee, CAN Pan-Ams Winnipeg 08-03-99
2:01.31 Steve Dewick, AUS AUS Nationals/OTs Sydney 04-25-96
2:01.33 Raymond Hunt, USA U.S. Nationals Minneapolis 08-07-99
2:01.34 Martin Harris, GBR GBR Nationals/OTs Sheffield 03-22-96
2:01.35 Dan Harrigan, USA Olympics Montreal 07-24-76
2:01.38* Markus Rogan, AUT U.S. Nationals Federal Way 03-19-00
2:01.39 Stev Theloke, GER GER Nationals/OTs Braunschweig 05-26-96
2:01.39 Giuliano DŐArrenzo, ITA Meeting Seven Hills Rome 06-19-99
2:01.41 Adrian Radley, AUS Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur 09-15-98
2:01.43p* Klaus Zwering, NED European Jr. Championships Moscow 07-16-99
2:01.44sfA Scott Talbot-Cameron, AUS Pan-Pacific Championships Sydney 08-26-99
2:01.45 Dmitriy Kharitonov, URS URS Nationals Moscow 06-13-91
2:01.45p David Berkoff, USA U.S. Olympic Trials Indianapolis 03-03-92
2:01.46p Yasue Vandewalle, BEL Olympics Barcelona 07-28-92
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