Swimming at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre freestyle

The men's 200 metre freestyle event in swimming at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships took place on 29–30 July at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain.

Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were:

Heats
The heats were held at 10:47.

Semifinals
The semifinals were held at 19:13.

Swim-off
Verschuren withdrew from the swimoff to focus on the 100 m freestyle event.

Final
The final was held at 18:02.