Swimming at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre freestyle
The Men's 200 metre freestyle competition of the 2016 European Aquatics Championships was held on 17 and 18 May 2016.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
| World record | Paul Biedermann | 1:42.00 | Rome | 28 July 2009 | |
| European record | Paul Biedermann | 1:42.00 | Rome | 28 July 2009 | |
| Championship record | Pieter van den Hoogenband | 1:44.89 | Berlin | 2 August 2002 |
Results
Heats
The heats were held on 17 May at 10:00.Semifinals
The semifinals were held on 17 May at 19:23.Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
Final
The final was held on 18 May at 18:51.| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 4 | Sebastiaan Verschuren | 1:46.02 | |||
| 5 | Velimir Stjepanović | 1:46.26 | |||
| 3 | James Guy | 1:46.42 | |||
| 4 | 1 | Matias Koski | 1:46.98 | NR | |
| 5 | 6 | Glenn Surgeloose | 1:47.05 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Kacper Majchrzak | 1:47.45 | ||
| 7 | 8 | Maarten Brzoskowski | 1:47.85 | ||
| 8 | 7 | Andrea Mitchell D'Arrigo | 1:48.05 |