The Men's 200 metre freestyle competition of the 2024 European Aquatics Championships was held on 20 and 21 June 2024.[1][2]
| Men's 200 metre freestyle at the 2024 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Sports Centre Milan Gale Muškatirović | |||||||||
| Dates | 20 June (heats and semifinals) 21 June (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 59 from 30 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:43.13 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
editPrior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nationality | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Paul Biedermann |  Germany |
1:42.00 | Rome | 28 July 2009 |
| European record | |||||
| Championship record | David Popovici |  Romania |
1:42.97 | Rome | 15 August 2022 |
Results
editHeats
editThe heats were started on 20 June at 09:30.
Qualification Rules: The 16 fastest from the heats qualify to the semifinals.[3]
Semifinals
editThe semifinal were started on 20 June at 18:41.
Qualification Rules: The first 2 competitors of each semifinal and the remaining fastest (up to a total of 8 qualified competitors) from the semifinals advance to the final.[4]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | David Popovici | Romania |
1:46.15 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | Danas Rapšys |  Lithuania |
1:46.44 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 8 | Dimitrios Markos |  Greece |
1:46.46 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 6 | Kamil Sieradzki |  Poland |
1:46.63 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | Velimir Stjepanović |  Serbia |
1:47.12 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 5 | Antonio Djakovic |  Switzerland |
1:47.31 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 7 | Konstantinos Englezakis | Greece |
1:47.34 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 3 | Niko Janković |  Croatia |
1:47.36 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 3 | Tomas Navikonis | Lithuania |
1:47.62 | |
| 10 | 1 | 2 | Robin Hanson |  Sweden |
1:48.08 | |
| 11 | 2 | 2 | Tomas Koski |  Finland |
1:48.15 | |
| 12 | 1 | 6 | Bar Soloveychik |  Israel |
1:48.17 | |
| 13 | 2 | 1 | Oliver Søgaard-Andersen |  Denmark |
1:48.18 | |
| 14 | 1 | 8 | Sašo Boškan |  Slovenia |
1:48.22 | |
| 15 | 1 | 1 | Philipp Peschke | Germany |
1:48.24 | |
| 16 | 1 | 7 | Romano Yoav | Israel |
1:48.45 |
Final
editThe final was held on 21 June at 18:36.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | David Popovici | Romania |
1:43.13 | |
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5 | Danas Rapšys | Lithuania |
1:45.65 | |
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7 | Antonio Djakovic | Switzerland |
1:46.32 | |
| 4 | 8 | Niko Janković | Croatia |
1:46.48 | |
| 5 | 1 | Konstantinos Englezakis | Greece |
1:46.78 | |
| 6 | 3 | Dimitrios Markos | Greece |
1:46.89 | |
| 7 | 6 | Kamil Sieradzki | Poland |
1:47.00 | |
| 8 | 2 | Velimir Stjepanović | Serbia |
1:47.64 |