Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre backstroke Heats Heats

| Heat | Lane | Name_ | Nationality | Time_ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 4 | Lenny Krayzelburg | United States | 1:58.40 |
| 5 | 4 | Aaron Peirsol | United States | 1:59.10 |
| 6 | 6 | Cameron Delaney | Australia | 1:59.61 |
| 6 | 5 | Matt Welsh | Australia | 1:59.76 |
| 4 | 1 | Răzvan Florea | Romania | 1:59.79 |
| 4 | 8 | Örn Arnarson | Iceland | 1:59.80 |
| 5 | 6 | Emanuele Merisi | Italy | 1:59.92 |
| 6 | 2 | Sergey Ostapchuk | Russia | 2:00.17 |
| 4 | 4 | Gordan Kožulj | Croatia | 2:00.19 |
| 5 | 5 | Rogério Romero | Brazil | 2:00.48 |
| 4 | 6 | Chris Renaud | Canada | 2:00.51 |
| 5 | 7 | Marko Strahija | Croatia | 2:00.72 |
| 5 | 2 | Yoav Gath | Israel | 2:00.80 |
| 3 | 2 | Klaas-Erik Zwering | Netherlands | 2:00.94 |
| 4 | 3 | Volodymyr Nikolaychuk | Ukraine | 2:01.07 |
| 4 | 5 | Leonardo Costa | Brazil | 2:01.08 |