Swimming at the 1979 Pan American Games – Men's 200 metre freestyle

The men's 200 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 1979 Pan American Games took place on 2 July at the Piscina Olimpica Del Escambron. The last Pan American Games champion was Jorge Delgado of Ecuador.

This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all in freestyle.

Results
All times shown are in minutes and seconds.

Heats
The first round was held on July 2.

Final
The final was held on July 2.