| Final | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. John Naber | USA | 1:59.19 | 1. | | 2. Peter Rocca | USA | 2:00.55 | 3. | | 3. Dan Harrigan | USA | 2:01.35 | 2. | | 4. Mark Tonelli | AUS | 2:03.17 | 5. | | 5. Mark Kerry | AUS | 2:04.07 | 4. | | 6. Milošlav Roľko | TCH | 2:05.81 | 6. | | 7. Rudolf Róbert | HUN | 2:07.30 | 8. | | 8. Zoltán Verrasztó | HUN | 2:08.23 | 7. |
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| Heat 5 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. John Naber | USA | 2:02.01 | 1. | | 2. Milošlav Roľko | TCH | 2:05.33 | 6. | | 3. Rudolf Róbert | HUN | 2:06.37 | 8. | | 4. Arantes Filho Rômulo | BRA | 2:07.38 | 10. | | 5. Conrado Porta | ARG | 2:09.75 | 21. | | 6. Peter Lerpiniere | GBR | 2:09.88 | 23. | | 7. Gerardo Rosario | PHI | 2:13.89 | 31. |
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| Heat 4 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Peter Rocca | USA | 2:03.31 | 3. | | 2. Mark Tonelli | AUS | 2:05.10 | 5. | | 3. Mike Scarth | CAN | 2:07.16 | 9. | | 4. José Urueta | MEX | 2:09.74 | 20. | | 5. Predrag Miloš | YUG | 2:12.21 | 28. | | 6. Thomas Hofer | SUI | 2:12.75 | 30. |
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| Heat 3 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Zoltán Verrasztó | HUN | 2:05.93 | 7. | | 2. Jim Carter | GBR | 2:08.05 | 15. | | 3. Steve Hardy | CAN | 2:08.56 | 16. | | 4. Krasimir Stoykov | BUL | 2:09.67 | 19. | | 5. Ignacio Álvarez | MEX | 2:11.08 | 24. | | 6. Karim Ressang | NED | 2:11.25 | 27. |
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| Heat 2 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Dan Harrigan | USA | 2:02.25 | 2. | | 2. Leif Ericsson | SWE | 2:07.57 | 11. | | 3. Lutz Wanja | GDR | 2:08.02 | 14. | | 4. Reinhold Becker | FRG | 2:09.54 | 18. | | 5. Ivan Mikolutsky | URS | 2:09.78 | 22. | | 6. Nenad Miloš | YUG | 2:11.25 | 26. | | 7. Chiang Jin Choon | MAS | 2:21.04 | 32. |
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| Heat 1 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Mark Kerry | AUS | 2:03.54 | 4. | | 2. Daryl Skilling | CAN | 2:07.77 | 12. | | 3. Igor Omelchenko | URS | 2:07.95 | 13. | | 4. Santiago Esteva | ESP | 2:08.63 | 17. | | 5. Carlos Berrocal | PUR | 2:11.14 | 25. | | 6. Ryszard Żugaj | POL | 2:12.53 | 29. | | 7. António de Melo | POR | 2:26.65 | 33. |
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