The men's 200 metre backstroke competition at the 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships took place on August 27–28 at the Yokohama International Swimming Pool.

[1][2] The last champion was Lenny Krayzelburg of US.

[3] This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all in backstroke.

[4] Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan Pacific records were as follows: All times are in minutes and seconds.

The first round was held on August 27.