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:

Results Heats The heats were held at 10:31. Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes125 1:57.92 Q234 1:57.99 Q314 1:58.41 Q435 1:58.54 Q524 1:58.73 Q636 1:59.68 Q733 2:00.08 Q826 2:00.26 Q923 2:00.771037 2:01.541115 2:01.731216 2:02.061313 2:02.171427 2:02.321517 2:03.911632 2:04.451722 2:04.75 1812 2:06.10 1921 2:06.29 2031 2:11.56

Final The heats was held at 19:37. Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes5 1:56.10 3 1:56.57 2 1:57.04 46 1:57.43 57 1:57.82 64 1:57.87 78 1:58.32 81 1:59.27

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