Swimming at the 2018 European Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre freestyle
The Men's 200 metre freestyle competition of the 2018 European Aquatics Championships was held on 6 and 7 August 2018.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
| World record 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 started on 6 August at 09:30.Semifinals
The semifinals were started on 6 August at 17:21.Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
Final
The final was started on 7 August at 17:18.| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 8 | Duncan Scott | 1:45.34 | |||
| 4 | Danas Rapšys | 1:46.07 | |||
| 3 | Mikhail Dovgalyuk | 1:46.15 | |||
| 4 | 5 | James Guy | 1:46.20 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Filippo Megli | 1:46.60 | ||
| 6 | 6 | Mikhail Vekovishchev | 1:46.79 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Velimir Stjepanović | 1:47.00 | ||
| 8 | 7 | Jacob Heidtmann | 1:47.26 |