Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre backstroke


The men's 200 metre backstroke event for the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal. The event took place on 24 July.

Heats

Heat 1
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Mark Kerry2:03.54 Q
2Daryl Skilling2:07.77
3Igor Omelchenk'o2:07.95
4Santiago Esteva2:08.63
5Carlos Berrocal2:11.14
6Ryszard Żugaj2:12.53
7António de Melo2:26.65

Heat 2
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Dan Harrigan2:02.25Q, OR
2Leif Ericsson2:07.57
3Lutz Wanja2:08.02
4Reinhold Becker2:09.54
5Ivan Mikolutsky2:09.78
6Nenad Miloš2:11.25
7Chiang Jin Choon2:21.04

Heat 3
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Zoltán Verrasztó2:05.93Q
2Jim Carter2:08.05
3Steve Hardy2:08.56
4Krasimir Stoykov2:09.67
5Ignacio Álvarez2:11.08
6Karim Ressang2:11.25

Heat 4
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1Peter Rocca2:03.31 Q
2Mark Tonelli2:05.10 Q
3Mike Scarth2:07.16
4José Urueta2:09.74
5Predrag Miloš2:12.21
6Thomas Hofer2:12.75

Heat 5
RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
1John Naber2:02.01Q, OR
2Miloslav Roľko2:05.33 Q
3Róbert Rudolf2:06.37Q
4Rômulo Arantes Filho2:07.38
5Conrado Porta2:09.75
6Peter Lerpiniere2:09.88
7Gerardo Rosario2:13.89

Final