The Men's 200 metre freestyle competition of the 2018 European Aquatics Championships was held on 6 and 7 August 2018.[1][2]
| Men's 200 metre freestyle at the 2018 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Tollcross International Swimming Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 6 August (heats and semifinals) 7 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 62 from 27 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:45.34 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record European record |
Paul Biedermann |  Germany |
1:42.00 | Rome | 28 July 2009 |
| Championship record | Pieter van den Hoogenband |  Netherlands |
1:44.89 | Berlin | 2 August 2002 |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were started on 6 August at 09:30.[3]
Semifinals edit
The semifinals were started on 6 August at 17:21.[4]
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Mikhail Vekovishchev |  Russia |
1:46.70 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Jacob Heidtmann | Germany |
1:46.83 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Velimir Stjepanović |  Serbia |
1:46.84 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Jan Świtkowski |  Poland |
1:47.77 | |
| 5 | 2 | Denis Loktev |  Israel |
1:48.48 | |
| 6 | 7 | Jonathan Atsu |  France |
1:48.62 | |
| 7 | 8 | Kyle Stolk | Netherlands |
1:48.63 | |
| 8 | 1 | Nils Liess |  Switzerland |
1:48.76 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Danas Rapšys |  Lithuania |
1:45.33 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | James Guy |  Great Britain |
1:46.44 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Mikhail Dovgalyuk | Russia |
1:46.69 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Filippo Megli |  Italy |
1:46.70 | Q |
| 5 | 7 | Duncan Scott | Great Britain |
1:46.97 | Q |
| 6 | 8 | Kacper Majchrzak | Poland |
1:47.64 | |
| 7 | 2 | Felix Auböck |  Austria |
1:47.81 | |
| 8 | 1 | Maarten Brzoskowski | Netherlands |
1:49.33 |
Final edit
The final was started on 7 August at 17:18.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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8 | Duncan Scott | Great Britain |
1:45.34 | |
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4 | Danas Rapšys | Lithuania |
1:46.07 | |
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3 | Mikhail Dovgalyuk | Russia |
1:46.15 | |
| 4 | 5 | James Guy | Great Britain |
1:46.20 | |
| 5 | 2 | Filippo Megli | Italy |
1:46.60 | |
| 6 | 6 | Mikhail Vekovishchev | Russia |
1:46.79 | |
| 7 | 1 | Velimir Stjepanović | Serbia |
1:47.00 | |
| 8 | 7 | Jacob Heidtmann | Germany |
1:47.26 |