Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre freestyle


The heats for the men's 200 metre freestyle race at the 2009 World Championships took place on the morning of 27 July and the final took place in the evening session of 28 July at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
NameNationTimeLocationDate
World recordMichael Phelps1:42.96BeijingAugust 12, 2008
Championship recordMichael Phelps1:43.86MelbourneMarch 27, 2007

Results

Heats

Semifinals

Final