Swimming at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre backstroke
The Men's 200 metre backstroke competition of the 2016 European Aquatics Championships was held on 20 May 2016.Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date |
| World record | Aaron Peirsol | | 1:51.92 | Rome | 31 July 2009 |
| European record | Evgeny Rylov | | 1:54.21 | Moscow | 21 April 2016 |
| Championship record | Radosław Kawęcki | | 1:55.28 | Debrecen | 26 May 2012 |
Results
Heats
The heats were held on 20 May at 10:00.Semifinals
The semifinals were held on 20 May at 19:08.Semifinal 2
Final
The final was on 21 May at 17:18.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 5 | Radosław Kawęcki | | 1:55.98 | |
| 6 | Yakov Toumarkin | | 1:56.97 | |
| 4 | Danas Rapšys | | 1:57.22 | |
| 4 | 1 | Gábor Balog | | 1:58.66 | |
| 5 | 3 | Apostolos Christou | | 1:58.87 | |
| 6 | 7 | Grigory Tarasevich | | 1:59.31 | |
| 7 | 2 | Christopher Ciccarese | | 1:59.45 | |
| 8 | 8 | Luca Mencarini | | 2:02.04 | |
