The Men's 200 metre freestyle competition of the 2016 European Aquatics Championships was held on 17 and 18 May 2016.[1][2]
| Men's 200 metre freestyle at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | 17–18 May | |||||||||
| Competitors | 67 from 30 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:46.02 | |||||||||
| 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 on 17 May at 10:00.[3]
Semifinals edit
The semifinals were held on 17 May at 19:23.[4]
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Sebastiaan Verschuren | Netherlands |
1:45.87 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Velimir Stjepanović |  Serbia |
1:46.04 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Kacper Majchrzak |  Poland |
1:46.95 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Maarten Brzoskowski | Netherlands |
1:47.62 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Péter Bernek |  Hungary |
1:48.22 | |
| 6 | 2 | Lorys Bourelly |  France |
1:48.71 | |
| 7 | 8 | Felix Auböck |  Austria |
1:48.85 | |
| 8 | 7 | Albert Puig |  Spain |
1:49.29 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | James Guy |  Great Britain |
1:46.59 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Glenn Surgeloose |  Belgium |
1:46.91 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Andrea Mitchell D'Arrigo |  Italy |
1:47.56 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Matias Koski |  Finland |
1:47.58 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Pieter Timmers | Belgium |
1:47.73 | |
| 6 | 7 | Dominik Kozma | Hungary |
1:47.85 | |
| 7 | 1 | Jordan Pothain | France |
1:48.35 | |
| 8 | 8 | Víctor Martín | Spain |
1:48.66 |
Final edit
The final was held on 18 May at 18:51.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Sebastiaan Verschuren | Netherlands |
1:46.02 | |
 |
5 | Velimir Stjepanović | Serbia |
1:46.26 | |
 |
3 | James Guy | Great Britain |
1:46.42 | |
| 4 | 1 | Matias Koski | Finland |
1:46.98 | NR |
| 5 | 6 | Glenn Surgeloose | Belgium |
1:47.05 | |
| 6 | 2 | Kacper Majchrzak | Poland |
1:47.45 | |
| 7 | 8 | Maarten Brzoskowski | Netherlands |
1:47.85 | |
| 8 | 7 | Andrea Mitchell D'Arrigo | Italy |
1:48.05 |