Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre backstroke
Final

Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre backstroke

Section Title: Final
Table Section Text: None

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes

5	Ryan Lochte	United States	1:53.94	WR

4	Aaron Peirsol	United States	1:54.33

8	Arkady Vyatchanin	Russia	1:54.93	EU

4	3	Markus Rogan	Austria	1:55.49	NR

5	6	Ryosuke Irie	Japan	1:55.72

6	1	Hayden Stoeckel	Australia	1:56.39	OC

7	2	Răzvan Florea	Romania	1:56.52

8	7	Gregor Tait	Great Britain	1:57.00

Sentence(s)

Romania's Răzvan Florea (1:56.52) and Great Britain's Gregor Tait (1:57.00) rounded out the finale.

final_sentence: Romania's Răzvan Florea (1:56.52) and Great Britain's Gregor Tait (1:57.00) rounded out the finale.