Swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 200 metre backstroke

The men's 200 metre backstroke event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held on 9 April at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre.

Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:

Heats
The heats were held at 10:31.

Final
The heats was held at 19:37.