Swimming European Championships 1997 at Sevilla (spa) Men: 200 m Backstroke August 21: Final: 1. Vladimir Selkov (rus) 1:59.21 2. Emanuele Merisi (ita) 1:59.63 3. Ralf Braun (ger) 1:59.91 4. Adam Ruckwood (gbr) 2:00.93 5. Marko Strahija (cro) 2:01.34 6. Stefano Battistelli (ita) 2:01.75 7. Lars Kalenka (ger) 2:02.17 8. Bartosz Sikora (pol) 2:02.27