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Host City: Seoul, South Korea
Venue(s): Indoor Swimming Pool, Olympic Park, Seoul
Date Started: September 19, 1988
Date Finished: September 19, 1988
| Gold: | Duncan Armstrong |
| Silver: | Anders Holmertz |
| Bronze: | Matt Biondi |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roberto Gleria | 19 | Italy | ITA | 1:49.28 | |
| 2 | Thomas Flemming | 21 | East Germany | GDR | 1:50.18 | |
| 3 | Tom Stachewicz | 22 | Australia | AUS | 1:50.83 | |
| 4 | Aleksey Kuznetsov | 19 | Soviet Union | URS | 1:51.03 | |
| 5 | Franz Mortensen | 24 | Denmark | DEN | 1:51.44 | |
| 6 | Mariusz Podkościelny | 20 | Poland | POL | 1:51.63 | |
| 7 | Shigeo Ogata | 19 | Japan | JPN | 1:51.89 | |
| 8 | Paul Howe | 23 | Great Britain | GBR | 1:51.99 |