Swimming at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre freestyle
The men's 200 metre freestyle event in swimming at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships took place on 29–30 July at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain.Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were:Results
Heats
The heats were held at 10:47.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 7 | 6 | | | 1:46.88 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | 8 | | | 1:46.99 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | 6 | | | 1:47.24 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | 5 | | | 1:47.33 | Q |
| 5 | 7 | 5 | | | 1:47.34 | Q |
| 6 | 7 | 4 | | | 1:47.40 | Q |
| 7 | 7 | 3 | | | 1:47.76 | Q |
| 8 | 7 | 7 | | | 1:47.89 | Q |
| 9 | 6 | 4 | | | 1:47.90 | Q |
| 9 | 6 | 5 | | | 1:47.90 | Q |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | | | 1:48.01 | Q |
| 12 | 5 | 4 | | | 1:48.05 | Q |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | | | 1:48.12 | Q |
| 14 | 7 | 9 | Li Yunqi | | 1:48.18 | Q |
| 15 | 5 | 3 | Wang Shun | | 1:48.19 | Q |
| 16 | 6 | 2 | | | 1:48.37 | Q |
| 17 | 6 | 3 | | | 1:48.41 | |
| 18 | 6 | 0 | | | 1:48.47 | |
| 19 | 5 | 1 | | | 1:48.50 | |
| 19 | 6 | 7 | | | 1:48.50 | |
| 21 | 7 | 0 | | | 1:48.66 | |
| 22 | 6 | 8 | | | 1:48.92 | |
| 23 | 5 | 7 | | | 1:48.93 | |
| 24 | 4 | 5 | | | 1:48.96 | |
| 25 | 7 | 1 | | | 1:49.04 | |
| 26 | 6 | 6 | | | 1:49.10 | |
| 27 | 4 | 4 | | | 1:49.22 | |
| 28 | 5 | 0 | | | 1:49.30 | |
| 29 | 4 | 9 | | | 1:49.33 | NR |
| 30 | 4 | 7 | | | 1:49.37 | |
| 31 | 5 | 9 | | | 1:49.43 | |
| 32 | 4 | 3 | | | 1:49.61 | |
| 33 | 6 | 9 | | | 1:49.78 | |
| 34 | 4 | 2 | | | 1:50.15 | |
| 35 | 7 | 8 | | | 1:50.24 | |
| 36 | 3 | 2 | | | 1:50.56 | |
| 37 | 3 | 6 | | | 1:50.86 | |
| 38 | 3 | 8 | | | 1:51.14 | |
| 39 | 6 | 1 | | | 1:51.46 | |
| 40 | 3 | 5 | | | 1:51.76 | |
| 41 | 4 | 0 | | | 1:51.79 | |
| 42 | 3 | 0 | | | 1:51.84 | NR |
| 43 | 3 | 4 | Jeong Jeong-Soo | | 1:51.86 | |
| 44 | 3 | 1 | | | 1:51.91 | |
| 45 | 3 | 3 | Wang Yu-lian | | 1:52.10 | |
| 46 | 4 | 8 | Lim Ching Hwang | | 1:52.49 | |
| 47 | 4 | 1 | | | 1:52.60 | |
| 48 | 3 | 9 | | | 1:52.94 | |
| 49 | 2 | 3 | | | 1:53.07 | |
| 50 | 3 | 7 | | | 1:53.55 | |
| 51 | 2 | 6 | | | 1:54.26 | |
| 52 | 2 | 7 | | | 1:55.08 | |
| 53 | 2 | 4 | | | 1:56.02 | |
| 54 | 2 | 2 | | | 1:56.74 | |
| 55 | 1 | 6 | | | 1:56.94 | |
| 56 | 2 | 1 | | | 1:57.48 | |
| 57 | 2 | 0 | | | 1:57.68 | |
| 58 | 2 | 5 | | | 2:00.15 | |
| 59 | 1 | 4 | | | 2:00.43 | |
| 60 | 1 | 3 | | | 2:00.44 | |
| 61 | 1 | 2 | | | 2:01.06 | |
| 62 | 2 | 8 | | | 2:02.01 | |
| 63 | 1 | 5 | | | 2:03.95 | |
| 64 | 2 | 9 | | | 2:04.44 | |
| 65 | 1 | 9 | | | 2:06.62 | |
| 66 | 1 | 7 | | | 2:09.85 | |
| 67 | 1 | 1 | | | 2:13.46 | |
| 68 | 1 | 0 | | | 2:14.56 | |
| 69 | 1 | 8 | | | 2:15.28 | |
| 4 | 6 | | | | |
Semifinals
The semifinals were held at 19:13.Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
Swim-off
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Verschuren withdrew from the swimoff to focus on the 100 m freestyle event.Final
The final was held at 18:02.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 2 | | | 1:44.20 | |
| 7 | | | 1:45.32 | |
| 4 | | | 1:45.59 | |
| 4 | 5 | | | 1:45.64 | |
| 5 | 3 | | | 1:45.94 | |
| 6 | 6 | | | 1:46.52 | |
| 7 | 8 | | | 1:46.63 | |
| 8 | 1 | | | 1:47.11 | |
