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Host City: Seoul, South Korea
Venue(s): Indoor Swimming Pool, Olympic Park, Seoul
Date Started: September 23, 1988
Date Finished: September 23, 1988
| Gold: | József Szabó |
| Silver: | Nick Gillingham |
| Bronze: | Sergio López |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexandre Yokochi | 23 | Portugal | POR | 2:18.01 | |
| 2 | Shigehiro Takahashi | 27 | Japan | JPN | 2:18.03 | |
| 3 | Sidney Appelboom | 21 | Belgium | BEL | 2:18.08 | |
| 4 | Radek Beinhauer | 18 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 2:18.13 | |
| 5 | Étienne Dagon | 28 | Switzerland | SUI | 2:18.17 | |
| 6 | Cam Grant | 18 | Canada | CAN | 2:18.36 | |
| 7 | Alexander Marček | 20 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 2:18.51 | |
| 8 | Cédric Pénicaud | 16 | France | FRA | 2:18.95 |