The Men's 200 metre freestyle competition of the 2014 European Aquatics Championships was held on 19–20 August.[1]
| Men's 200 metre freestyle at the Swimming at the 2014 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | 19–20 August | |||||||||
| Competitors | 60 from 27 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:45.78 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Paul Biedermann |  Germany |
1:42.00 | Rome | 28 July 2009 |
| European record | |||||
| Championship record | Pieter van den Hoogenband |  Netherlands |
1:44.89 | Berlin | 2 August 2002 |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were held at 09:30.[2]
Semifinals edit
The semifinals were held at 19:15.[3]
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Dominik Kozma |  Hungary |
1:46.89 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Artem Lobuzov |  Russia |
1:47.43 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Pieter Timmers |  Belgium |
1:47.76 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Filippo Magnini |  Italy |
1:47.93 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | Andrea D'Arrigo | Italy |
1:47.94 | |
| 6 | 7 | Matias Koski |  Finland |
1:48.06 | |
| 7 | 8 | Glenn Surgeloose | Belgium |
1:48.97 | |
| 8 | 1 | David Brandl |  Austria |
1:49.19 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Paul Biedermann | Germany |
1:46.69 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Velimir Stjepanović |  Serbia |
1:46.79 | Q, NR |
| 3 | 5 | Sebastiaan Verschuren | Netherlands |
1:47.88 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Yannick Agnel |  France |
1:47.90 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | Clemens Rapp | Germany |
1:48.07 | |
| 6 | 8 | Alexandr Sukhorukov | Russia |
1:48.29 | |
| 7 | 7 | Dion Dreesens | Netherlands |
1:48.40 | |
| 8 | 1 | Anders Lie |  Denmark |
1:48.94 |
Final edit
The final was held at 18.52.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
5 | Velimir Stjepanović | Serbia |
1:45.78 | NR |
 |
4 | Paul Biedermann | Germany |
1:45.80 | |
 |
1 | Yannick Agnel | France |
1:46.65 | |
| 4 | 3 | Dominik Kozma | Hungary |
1:46.78 | |
| 5 | 2 | Pieter Timmers | Belgium |
1:47.01 | |
| 6 | 7 | Sebastiaan Verschuren | Netherlands |
1:47.16 | |
| 7 | 6 | Artem Lobuzov | Russia |
1:47.27 | |
| 8 | 8 | Filippo Magnini | Italy |
1:47.42 |