Olympic backstroke records as of the 2008 Games: Men 100 meter - Aaron Peirsol of the United States at 53.45 set at the 2004 Games.
200 meter - Aaron Peirsol of the United States at 1:54.95 set at the 2004 Games.
Women 100 meter - Natalie Coughlin of the United States at 59.68 set at the 2004 Games.
200 meter - Krisztina Egerszegi of Hungary at 2:07.06 at the 1992 Games.
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To make it to the Olympics you must first make Olympic trials. The Olympic trials cut for the 200 meter backstroke is 2:17.99. Once the time to make it to Olympic trials has been achieved the top two finishers at trials are taken to the Olympics, so times are relative to the top two finishers. The current world record is 1:51.92
World Record 200m Backstroke: Ryan Lochte (USA) and Aaron Peirsol (USA) March 30, 2007 and July 4, 2008 Time: 1:54.32
The American women's record was held by Natalie Coughlin with a time of 58.97. This record has been broken by an non-American swimmer.