2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 200 metre freestyle

The Men's 200 metre freestyle competition of the 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 7 December 2016.

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

The following records were established during the competition:

Heats
The heats were held at 09:41.

Final
The final was held at 19:23.