2018 African Swimming Championships – Men's 200 metre individual medley

The Men's 200 metre individual medley competition of the 2018 African Swimming Championships was held on 15 September 2018.

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

The following new records were set during this competition.

Heats
The heats were started on 15 September at 09:55.

Final
The final was started on 15 September.