Swimming at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 200 metre backstroke

The Men's 200 metre backstroke event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games took place on October 6, 2010, at the SPM Swimming Pool Complex.

Three heats were held, with most containing the maximum number of swimmers (eight). The heat in which a swimmer competed did not formally matter for advancement, as the swimmers with the top eight times from the entire field qualified for the finals.

Heats

Heat 1

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	3	Charles Francis	Canada	01:59.67	Q
2	4	Ashley Delaney	Australia	02:00.44	Q
3	6	Craig McNally	Scotland	02:02.10
4	5	Daniel Bell	New Zealand	02:02.34
5	2	Rehan Poncha	India	02:09.71

Heat 2

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	3	Tobias Oriwol	Canada	01:59.79	Q
2	4	Christopher Walker-Hebborn	England	02:00.57	Q
3	6	Charl Crous	South Africa	02:01.37
4	5	Hayden Stoeckel	Australia	02:01.76
5	2	Rohit Havaldar	India	02:09.45
6	7	Praveen Tokas	India	02:12.67

Heat 3

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	4	James Goddard	England	01:59.30	Q
2	6	Marco Loughran	Wales	1:59.88	Q
3	3	Ryan Bennett	England	2:00.32	Q
4	5	Gareth Kean	New Zealand	2:00.86	Q
5	2	Ian Barr	Malaysia	2:08.84
6	7	Jeremy Matthews	Singapore	2:10.94

Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4	James Goddard	England	1:55:58	CGR
	8	Gareth Kean	New Zealand	1:57:37	NR
	7	Ashley Delaney	Australia	1:58:18
4	1	Christopher Walker-Hebborn	England	1:59:00
5	5	Charles Francis	Canada	2:00:07
6	6	Marco Loughran	Wales	2:00:11
7	3	Tobias Oriwol	Canada	2:00:24
8	2	Ryan Bennett	England	2:01:86