| Swimming – Men's 200 metre backstroke at the 2015 SEA Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | OCBC Aquatic Centre | |||||||||
| Date | 8 June 2015 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 8 from 6 nations | |||||||||
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The men's 200 metre backstroke competition of the swimming event at the 2015 SEA Games was held on 8 June at the OCBC Aquatic Centre in Kallang, Singapore. [1]
Prior to this competition, the existing Asian and Games records were as follows:
| Asian Record |  Irie Ryosuke (JPN) | 1:52.51 | Rome, Italy | 31 July 2009 |
| Games Record |  Raymond Papa (PHI) | 2:00.96 | Jakarta, Indonesia | 10 December 1997 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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| 8 June | Final | Quah Zheng Wen |  Singapore (SIN) | 2:00.55 | GR |
All times are Singapore Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
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| Monday, 8 June 2015 | 19:42 | Final |
| KEY: | Q | Qualified | GR | Games record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best | WD | Withdrew | DNF | Did not finish |
The final was held on 8 June.
| Rank | Lane | Athletes | Time | Notes |
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 | 4 | Quah Zheng Wen (SIN) | 2:00.55 | GR |
 | 2 |  Trần Duy Khôi (VIE) | 2:02.44 | |
 | 3 |  Ricky Anggawidjaja (INA) | 2:03.03 | |
| 4 | 1 |  Tern Jian Han (MAS) | 2:06.15 | |
| 5 | 7 | Jose Joaquin Gonzalez (PHI) | 2:06.74 | |
| 6 | 5 | I Gede Siman Sudartawa (INA) | 2:07.03 | |
| 7 | 6 | Low Wei Yang Malcolm (SIN) | 2:08.25 | |
| 8 | 8 |  Thanapoom Krueakhamkhao (THA) | 2:16.70 |
