The Men's 200 metre individual medley competition at the 2019 World Championships was held on 24 and 25 July 2019.[1][2]
| Men's 200 metre individual medley at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Nambu University Municipal Aquatics Center | |||||||||
| Location | Gwangju, South Korea | |||||||||
| Dates | 24 July (heats and semifinals) 25 July (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 51 from 45 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:56.14 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| World record |  Ryan Lochte (USA) |
1:54.00 | Shanghai, China | 28 July 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Competition record | Ryan Lochte (USA) |
1:54.00 | Shanghai, China | 28 July 2011 |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were held on 24 July at 10:50.[3]
Semifinals edit
The semifinals were held on 24 July at 21:31.[4]
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Jérémy Desplanches |  Switzerland |
1:56.73 | Q, NR |
| 2 | 3 | Philip Heintz |  Germany |
1:56.95 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Daiya Seto |  Japan |
1:57.10 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Mitch Larkin |  Australia |
1:57.45 | Q |
| 5 | 7 | Abrahm DeVine | United States |
1:57.91 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Alexis Santos |  Portugal |
1:58.62 | |
| 7 | 8 | Gabriel Lópes | Portugal |
1:59.56 | |
| 8 | 1 | Raphaël Stacchiotti |  Luxembourg |
2:00.26 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Chase Kalisz | United States |
1:57.34 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Duncan Scott |  Great Britain |
1:57.83 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Wang Shun |  China |
1:57.98 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Andrey Zhilkin |  Russia |
1:58.16 | NR |
| 5 | 4 | László Cseh |  Hungary |
1:58.17 | |
| 6 | 8 | Thomas Dean | Great Britain |
1:58.34 | |
| 7 | 2 | Thomas Fraser-Holmes | Australia |
1:58.86 | |
| 8 | 1 | Leonardo Coelho Santos |  Brazil |
1:58.99 |
Final edit
The final was held on 25 July at 21:05.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | Daiya Seto | Japan |
1:56.14 | |
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4 | Jérémy Desplanches | Switzerland |
1:56.56 | NR |
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6 | Chase Kalisz | United States |
1:56.78 | |
| 4 | 5 | Philip Heintz | Germany |
1:56.86 | |
| 5 | 7 | Duncan Scott | Great Britain |
1:56.91 | |
| 6 | 8 | Wang Shun | China |
1:56.97 | |
| 7 | 2 | Mitch Larkin | Australia |
1:57.32 | |
| 8 | 1 | Abrahm DeVine | United States |
1:57.66 |