| 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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| 2014 European Aquatics Championships | ||
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| Swimming | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| Diving | ||
| Individual | ||
| 1 m | men | women |
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Synchronised | ||
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Team | team | |
| Synchronised swimming | ||
| Individual | Solo | Duet |
| Team | Team | Combination |
| Open water swimming | ||
| 5 km | men | women |
| 10 km | men | women |
| 25 km | men | women |
| Team | team | |
The Men's 200 metre freestyle competition of the 2014 European Aquatics Championships was held on 19–20 August.
Records
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
Heats
The heats were held at 09:30.
Semifinals
The semifinals were held at 19:15.
Semifinal 1
| 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
| 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
The final was held at 18.52.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | Velimir Stjepanović | Serbia |
1:45.78 | NR |
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4 | Paul Biedermann | Germany |
1:45.80 | |
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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 |