Swimming at the 1983 Pan American Games – Men's 200 metre backstroke

The men's 200 metre backstroke competition of the swimming events at the 1983 Pan American Games took place on 19 August. The last Pan American Games champion was Peter Rocca of US.Hickoksports Hickosports ResultsAll Pan medalists - MalePan American Games - Swimming and Diving page, from gbrathletics.com; retrieved 2012-04-15.ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Am Games history

This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all in backstroke.

Results All times are in minutes and seconds.

KEY:qFastest non-qualifiersQQualifiedGRGames recordNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best

Heats

Final The final was held on August 19. Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Rick Carey 1:59.34 GR Ricardo Prado 2:02.85 SA Mike West 2:03.11 4 Cameron Henning 2:03.33 5 Richey Hughey 2:06.67 6 Giovanni Frigo 2:07.81 NR 7 Jorge Macario 2:15.60 8 Allan Marsh 2:16.56

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