Swimming at the 2019 African Games – Men's 200 metre freestyle

The Men's 200 metre freestyle competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 22 August 2019.

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

Heats
The heats were started on 22 August at 10:15.

Final
The final was started on 22 August at 17:15.