Men 200m Backstroke Swimming III World Championship 1978 West Berlin - Wednesday, 23rd August - Gold Medal: Jesse Vassalloo, United States
Final time gapLag50m100m150m
1. Jesse VassalloUSA United States2:02.16 -51729.17s1:00.171:31.28
2. Gary HurringNZL New Zealand2:03.71NR+1.55s61629.37s1:00.611:32.01
3. Zoltan VerrasztoHUN Hungary2:03.90 +1.74s32228.90s59.90s1:31.65
4. Tim ShawUSA United States2:04.33 +2.17s42029.11s1:00.191:32.24
5. Fred EeftingNED Netherlands2:05.01NR+2.85s21928.95s1:00.571:32.64
6. Sandor WladarHUN Hungary2:07.32 +5.16s81529.86s1:02.331:35.23
7. Conrado PortaARG Argentina2:07.43 +5.27s12030.52s1:03.001:35.62
-. Viktor KuznetsovURS Soviet Union2:05.56DQ-717
Garry Hutlring, New Zealand was charged with illegal touch.
Viktor Kuznetsov, Soviet Union was disqualified on Sun, Aug 28 by FINA because "of an ofense against the doping regulations." Wladar and Porta were awarded sixth and seventh places respectively.
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Men 200m Backstroke History1975 Men 200m Backstroke1982 Men 200m Backstroke
World Record: John Naber, United States 1:59.19 (27.73s, 57.45s, 1:27.99)
Championship Record: Roland Matthes, East Germany 2:01.87 1973 (59.45s)

Heats - Wednesday, 23rd August

Best 8 times advanced to Final>.
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Heat 4 time gapLagRk
2. Jesse VassalloUSA United States2:05.04 +0.21s-171.
4. Gary HurringNZL New Zealand2:05.69 +0.86s-162.
5. Fred EeftingNED Netherlands2:05.96 +1.13s-193.
7. Sandor WladarHUN Hungary2:06.42 +1.59s-154.
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Heat 3 time gapLagRk
1. Tim ShawUSA United States2:04.83 --201.
-. Viktor KuznetsovURS Soviet Union2:05.98DQ+1.15s-172.
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Index Swimming index West Berlin 1978
Swimming
Men 100m FreestyleWomen 100m Freestyle
Men 200m FreestyleWomen 200m Freestyle
Men 400m FreestyleWomen 400m Freestyle
Men 1500m FreestyleWomen 800m Freestyle
Men 100m BackstrokeWomen 100m Backstroke
Men 200m BackstrokeWomen 200m Backstroke
Men 100m BreaststrokeWomen 100m Breaststroke
Men 200m BreaststrokeWomen 200m Breaststroke
Men 100m ButterflyWomen 100m Butterfly
Men 200m ButterflyWomen 200m Butterfly
Men 200m MedleyWomen 200m Medley
Men 400m MedleyWomen 400m Medley
Men 4x100m Freestyle RelayWomen 4x100m Freestyle Relay
Men 4x200m Freestyle Relay
Women 4x100m Medley RelayWomen 4x100m Medley Relay
Diving
Men 3m SpringboardWomen 3m Springboard
Men 10m PlatformWomen 10m Platform
Synchronised Swimming
Women SoloWomen Duo
Women Team
Men Water Polo
Heat 2 time gapLagRk
3. Zoltan VerrasztoHUN Hungary2:05.27 +0.44s-221.
8. Miloslav RolkoTCH Czechoslovakia2:07.42 +2.59s-172.
9. Cam HenningCAN Canada2:07.83 +3.00s-173.
Heat 1 time gapLagRk
6. Conrado PortaARG Argentina2:06.07 +1.24s-201.
10.Mike ScarthCAN Canada2:07.84 +3.01s-192.
Heat - time gapLagRk
11.Jim CarterGBR Great Britain2:08.66 +3.83s-21
12.Gary AbrahamGBR Great Britain2:08.99 +4.16s-19
13.Dec ThorellSWE Sweden2:09.01 +4.18s-19
14.Reinhold BeckerFRG West Germany2:09.14 +4.31s-19
15.Glenn PatchingAUS Australia2:09.41 +4.58s-20
16.Serhiy FesenkoURS Soviet Union2:10.01 +5.18s-19
17.Thomas LebherzFRG West Germany2:10.29 +5.46s-15
18.Danielle CerabinoITA Italy2:10.64 +5.81s-_
19.Leszek GorskiPOL Poland2:11.65 +6.82s-17
20.Carlos BerrocalPUR Puerto Rico2:11.93 +7.10s-21
21.Genaro OteroCOL Colombia2:12.30 +7.47s-_
22.Noriyoshi MishinaJPN Japan2:14.72 +9.89s-_
24.Luki NiodeINA Indonesia2:18.37NR+13.54s-14
25.David LindquistISV US Virgin Islands2:21.49NR+16.66s-_
-. David CumminsIRL IrelandDNS --16
-. Lan BullockNZL New ZealandDNS --_
All timestime gapageR. H
Final time gapLag
1. Jesse VassalloUSA United States2:02.16 -517
2. Gary HurringNZL New Zealand2:03.71NR+1.55s616
3. Zoltan VerrasztoHUN Hungary2:03.90 +1.74s322
4. Tim ShawUSA United States2:04.33 +2.17s420
5. Fred EeftingNED Netherlands2:05.01NR+2.85s219
6. Sandor WladarHUN Hungary2:07.32 +5.16s815
7. Conrado PortaARG Argentina2:07.43 +5.27s120
-. Viktor KuznetsovURS Soviet Union2:05.56DQ-717
Heat 1 time gapLag
Heat 2 time gapLag
Heat 3 time gapLag
Heat 4 time gapLag
Heat - time gapLag
1. Tim ShawUSA United States2:04.83 --20
2. Jesse VassalloUSA United States2:05.04 +0.21s-17
3. Zoltan VerrasztoHUN Hungary2:05.27 +0.44s-22
4. Gary HurringNZL New Zealand2:05.69 +0.86s-16
5. Fred EeftingNED Netherlands2:05.96 +1.13s-19
-. Viktor KuznetsovURS Soviet Union2:05.98DQ+1.15s-17
6. Conrado PortaARG Argentina2:06.07 +1.24s-20
7. Sandor WladarHUN Hungary2:06.42 +1.59s-15
8. Miloslav RolkoTCH Czechoslovakia2:07.42 +2.59s-17
9. Cam HenningCAN Canada2:07.83 +3.00s-17
10.Mike ScarthCAN Canada2:07.84 +3.01s-19
11.Jim CarterGBR Great Britain2:08.66 +3.83s-21
12.Gary AbrahamGBR Great Britain2:08.99 +4.16s-19
13.Dec ThorellSWE Sweden2:09.01 +4.18s-19
14.Reinhold BeckerFRG West Germany2:09.14 +4.31s-19
15.Glenn PatchingAUS Australia2:09.41 +4.58s-20
16.Serhiy FesenkoURS Soviet Union2:10.01 +5.18s-19
17.Thomas LebherzFRG West Germany2:10.29 +5.46s-15
18.Danielle CerabinoITA Italy2:10.64 +5.81s-_
19.Leszek GorskiPOL Poland2:11.65 +6.82s-17
20.Carlos BerrocalPUR Puerto Rico2:11.93 +7.10s-21
21.Genaro OteroCOL Colombia2:12.30 +7.47s-_
22.Noriyoshi MishinaJPN Japan2:14.72 +9.89s-_
24.Luki NiodeINA Indonesia2:18.37NR+13.54s-14
25.David LindquistISV US Virgin Islands2:21.49NR+16.66s-_
-. David CumminsIRL IrelandDNS --16
-. Lan BullockNZL New ZealandDNS --_
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