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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 | Tamás Darnyi | 21 | Hungary | HUN | 2:00.17 | WR |
| 2 | Patrick Kühl | 20 | East Germany | GDR | 2:01.61 | |
| 3 | Vadym Yaroshchuk | 22 | Soviet Union | URS | 2:02.40 | |
| 4 | Mikhail Zubkov | 20 | Soviet Union | URS | 2:02.92 | |
| 5 | Peter Bermel | 21 | West Germany | FRG | 2:03.81 | |
| 6 | Robert Bruce | 19 | Australia | AUS | 2:04.34 | |
| 7 | Raik Hannemann | 20 | East Germany | GDR | 2:04.82 | |
| 8 | Gary Anderson | 19 | Canada | CAN | 2:06.35 |