{"id":265836,"date":"2017-07-15T12:00:51","date_gmt":"2017-07-15T19:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=265836"},"modified":"2017-07-15T12:06:39","modified_gmt":"2017-07-15T19:06:39","slug":"fina-world-championships-predictions-mens-200-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/fina-world-championships-predictions-mens-200-back\/","title":{"rendered":"FINA World Championships Predictions: Men’s 200 Back"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ryan Murphy<\/strong> won gold in both the 100 and 200 back in Rio, and if the majority of our experts are correct in their predictions for the 100 back<\/a>, he will be going for the same sweep in the 200 back final at the FINA World Championships.<\/p>\n

Murphy held off\u00a0Mitch Larkin\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Evgeny Rylov\u00a0<\/strong>in that Rio final of the 200 back, and those two will certainly push him in Budapest, along with Rio fourth-place finisher\u00a0Xu Jiayu<\/strong>, Murphy’s training partner\u00a0Jacob Pebley<\/strong> and Short Course World Champion\u00a0Radoslaw Kawecki<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Read below to see what\u00a0Swimming World’s\u00a0<\/em>trio of experts think will happen in\u00a0Budapest.\u00a0David Rieder<\/strong>,\u00a0John Lohn<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Andy Ross<\/strong>\u00a0will each offer their predictions for\u00a0who will finish on the podium.<\/p>\n

Men’s 200 Back<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Current Records:<\/h3>\n

World Record:<\/strong> Aaron Peirsol, USA (2009) — 1:51.92
\nChampionship Record:<\/strong> Aaron Peirsol, USA (2009) — 1:51.92
\nAmerican Record:<\/strong> Aaron Peirsol (2009) — 1:51.92<\/p>\n

2015 World Champion:<\/strong>\u00a0Mitch Larkin, AUS — 1:53.58
\n2016 Olympic Gold Medalist:<\/strong>\u00a0Ryan Murphy, USA — 1:53.62
\n2017 World No. 1:<\/strong>\u00a0Evgeny Rylov, RUS — 1:53.81<\/p>\n

Swimming World Predictions<\/strong><\/h2>\n

David Rieder’s Picks:<\/h3>\n

Gold:<\/strong>\u00a0Ryan Murphy, USA
\nSilver<\/strong>:<\/strong> Evgeny Rylov, RUS
\nBronze:<\/strong>\u00a0Mitch Larkin, AUS<\/p>\n

John Lohn’s Picks:<\/h3>\n

Gold:<\/strong> Ryan Murphy, USA
\nSilver<\/strong>:<\/strong> Evgeny Rylov, RUS
\nBronze:<\/strong>\u00a0Xu Jiayu, CHN<\/p>\n

Andy Ross’ Picks:<\/h3>\n

Gold:<\/strong> Evgeny Rylov, RUS
\nSilver<\/strong>:<\/strong> Ryan Murphy, USA
\nBronze:<\/strong>\u00a0Jacob Pebley, USA<\/p>\n

Previous\u00a0Events<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Day One:<\/h3>\n