Swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre freestyle

The men's 200 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships took place July 25 and 26. The heats and semifinals took place July 25 and the final was held July 26.

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

Heats
60 swimmers participated in 8 heats, qualified swimmers are listed:

Semifinals
The semifinal were held at 18:57.

Final
The final was held at 18:02.