Swimming World Championships Men: 200 m Backstroke Year Location 2009 Roma (ita) 2007 Melbourne (aus) Ryan Lochte (usa) Aaron Peirsol (usa) Markus Rogan (aut) 2005 Montréal (can) Aaron Peirsol (usa) Markus Rogan (aut) Ryan Lochte (usa) 2003 Barcelona (spa) Aaron Peirsol (usa) Gordan Kozulj (cro) Simon Dufour (fra) 2001 Fukuoka (jpn) Aaron Peirsol (usa) Markus Rogan (aut) Orn Arnarson (ice) 1998 Perth (aus) Lenny Krayzelburg (usa) Ralf Braun (ger) Mark Versfeld (can) 1994 Roma (ita) Vladimir Selkov (rus) Martín López Zubero (spa) Roy Sharp (usa) 1991 Perth (aus) Martín López Zubero (spa) Stefano Battistelli (ita) Vladimir Selkov (sov) 1986 Madrid (spa) Igor Polianskiy (sov) Frank Baltrusch (ege) Frank Hoffmeister (wge) 1982 Guayaquil (ecu) Rick Carey (usa) Sándor Wladár (hun) Frank Baltrusch (ege) 1978 West-Berlin (wge) Jesse Vassallo (usa) Gary Hurring (nzl) Zoltán Verrasztó (hun) 1975 Cali (col) Zoltán Verrasztó (hun) Mark Tonelli (aus) Paul Hove (usa) 1973 Beograd (yug) Roland Matthes (ege) Zoltán Verrasztó (hun) John Naber (usa)