2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 200 metre freestyle

The men's 200 metre freestyle event at the 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) took place 12 December 2012 at the Sinan Erdem Dome.

Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.

No new records were set during this competition.

Heats
88 swimmers participated in 10 heats.

Final
The final was held at 19:00.