Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre freestyle
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.

Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre freestyle

Section Title: Records
Table Section Text: Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.

Date	Event	Name	Nationality	Time	Record

17 September	Heat 7	Ian Thorpe	Australia	1:46.56	OR

17 September	Semifinal 1	Pieter van den Hoogenband	Netherlands	1:45.35	WR

18 September	Final	Pieter van den Hoogenband	Netherlands	1:45.35	=WR

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In the semifinals, Van den Hoogenband had a new world record of 1:45.35.

final_sentence: In the semifinals, Van den Hoogenband had a new world record of 1:45.35.