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Host City: Seoul, South Korea
Venue(s): Indoor Swimming Pool, Olympic Park, Seoul
Date Started: September 25, 1988
Date Finished: September 25, 1988
| Gold: | Tamás Darnyi |
| Silver: | Patrick Kühl |
| Bronze: | Vadym Yaroshchuk |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dave Wharton | 19 | United States | USA | 2:03.05 | |
| 2 | John Davey | 23 | Great Britain | GBR | 2:04.17 | |
| 3 | Neil Cochran | 23 | Great Britain | GBR | 2:05.44 | |
| 4 | Christophe Bordeau | 20 | France | FRA | 2:05.51 | |
| 5 | Luca Sacchi | 20 | Italy | ITA | 2:05.68 | |
| 6 | Kharalambos Papanikolaou | 19 | Greece | GRE | 2:06.61 | |
| 7 | Jens-Peter Berndt | 25 | West Germany | FRG | 2:06.76 | |
| 8 | Bill Stapleton | 23 | United States | USA | 2:06.82 |