Kathy Cook ( Smallwood)
Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe in the world record time of 2:05.24.
Florence Griffiths Joyner (USA) 21.34s
Tyler Clary United States (USA) won the gold medal in the Men's 200m backstroke with a Olympic record time of 1:53:41 Missy Franklin United States (USA) won the Gold Medal in the Women's 200 m backstroke with a new world record of 2:04:06
Men's: 19.19 Women's: 21.34
The silver medalist in the Men's 200m Backstroke event at the Rio 2016 Olympics was Mitchell Larkin.
Ryosuke IrieJapan (JPN)
Men's 200 meter backstroke was not competed at the 1904 Games in St. Louis. The only backstroke event was a distance of 100 yards and it was won by Walter Brack of Germany in a time of 1:16.8.
The bronze medal went to Evgeny Rylov in the Men's 200m Backstroke event at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
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Ryan LochteUnited States (USA)
The order of the relay goes, Backstroke first, Breaststroke next, then Butterfly and finish with the Freestyle.