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

| Heat | Lane | Name_ | Nationality | Time_ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 3 | Simon Dufour | France | 2:01.09 |
| 6 | 7 | Adam Ruckwood | Great Britain | 2:01.11 |
| 6 | 1 | Simon Militis | Great Britain | 2:01.20 |
| 6 | 8 | Dustin Hersee | Canada | 2:01.34 |
| 6 | 3 | Ralf Braun | Germany | 2:01.35 |
| 3 | 5 | Scott Talbot-Cameron | New Zealand | 2:01.53 |
| 3 | 7 | Blaž Medvešek | Slovenia | 2:01.67 |
| 2 | 2 | Neisser Bent | Cuba | 2:02.05 |
| 5 | 1 | Mirko Mazzari | Italy | 2:02.13 |
| 4 | 7 | Fu Yong | China | 2:02.70 |
| 3 | 4 | Markus Rogan | Austria | 2:02.84 |
| 3 | 3 | Alejandro Bermúdez | Colombia | 2:03.43 |
| 5 | 8 | Guillermo Mediano | Spain | 2:03.45 |
| 2 | 4 | Mario Carvalho | Portugal | 2:03.82 |
| 3 | 6 | Miroslav Machovič | Slovakia | 2:04.73 |
| 3 | 8 | Arūnas Savickas | Lithuania | 2:05.06 |
| 1 | 3 | Alex Fong | Hong Kong | 2:05.47 |