| Men's 200 metre backstroke at the 2003 FINA World Championships |
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| Dates | 24 July 2003 (heats, semifinals) 25 July 2003 (final) |
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| Winning time | 1 minute 55.92 seconds | |||||||||
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| 2003 FINA World Championships Barcelona, Spain |
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| Diving | ||
| Individual | ||
| 1 m | men | women |
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Synchronised | ||
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Open water swimming | ||
| 5 km | men | women |
| 10 km | men | women |
| 25 km | men | women |
| Swimming | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| Synchronised swimming | ||
| Solo | women | |
| Duet | women | |
| Team | women | |
| Combination | women | |
| Water polo | ||
| Team | men | women |
The men's 200 metre backstroke event at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships took place between 24 July – 25 July. Both the heats and semifinals were held on 24 July with the heats being held in the morning session and the semifinals being held in the evening session. The final was held on 25 July.
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Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nationality | Time | Location | Date | |
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| World record | Aaron Peirsol | United States | 1:55.15 | Minneapolis | 22 March 2002 |
| Championship record | Aaron Peirsol | United States | 1:57.13 | Fukuoka | 27 July 2001 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Time | WR | CR |
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| July 24 | Semifinals | Aaron Peirsol | United States | 1:55.82 | CR |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| Aaron Peirsol | United States | 1:55.92 | ||
| Gordan Kožulj | Croatia | 1:57.47 | ||
| Simon Dufour | France | 1:57.90 | ||
| 4 | Bryce Hunt | United States | 1:57.92 | |
| 5 | Matt Welsh | Australia | 1:57.94 | |
| 6 | Arkady Vyatchanin | Russia | 1:58.07 | |
| 7 | Răzvan Florea | Romania | 1:58.66 | |
| 8 | Blaž Medvešek | Slovenia | 1:58.96 |