# 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 200 metre breaststroke

The Men's 200 metre breaststroke competition of the 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) was held on 8 December 2016.

## Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| | Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date |
| World record | Marco Koch | Germany | 2:00.44 | Berlin | 20 November 2016 |
| Championship record | Dániel Gyurta | Hungary | 2:01.35 | Istanbul | 14 December 2012 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nation | Time | Record |
| 8 December | Final | Marco Koch | Germany | 2:01.21 | CR |

## Results
### Heats

The heats were held at 11:27.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 7 | 4 | Marco Koch | Germany | 2:03.69 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | Andrew Willis | Great Britain | 2:03.88 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | 5 | Mikhail Dorinov | Russia | 2:04.19 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | 6 | Josh Prenot | United States | 2:04.52 | Q |
| 5 | 7 | 3 | Ilya Khomenko | Russia | 2:04.63 | Q |
| 6 | 5 | 5 | Nic Fink | United States | 2:04.69 | Q |
| 6 | 6 | 3 | Yukihiro Takahashi | Japan | 2:04.69 | Q |
| 8 | 5 | 6 | Erik Persson | Sweden | 2:04.93 | Q |
| 9 | 6 | 4 | Thiago Simon | Brazil | 2:04.96 | |
| 10 | 5 | 3 | Ross Murdoch | Great Britain | 2:05.11 | |
| 11 | 7 | 2 | Mao Feilian | China | 2:05.15 | |
| 12 | 6 | 6 | Kozuki Kohinata | Japan | 2:05.53 | |
| 13 | 5 | 0 | Carlos Claverie | Venezuela | 2:05.84 | NR |
| 14 | 5 | 1 | Yan Zibei | China | 2:06.54 | |
| 15 | 6 | 8 | Dávid Verrasztó | Hungary | 2:06.73 | |
| 16 | 7 | 1 | Jonas Coreelman | Belgium | 2:06.83 | NR |
| 17 | 6 | 2 | Ilya Shymanovich | Belarus | 2:07.91 | |
| 18 | 6 | 5 | Felipe França Silva | Brazil | 2:08.05 | |
| 19 | 7 | 0 | Christopher Rothbauer | Austria | 2:08.51 | |
| 20 | 6 | 1 | Johannes Dietrich | Austria | 2:09.78 | |
| 21 | 6 | 7 | Jean Dencausse | France | 2:09.87 | |
| 22 | 5 | 8 | Andrius Šidlauskas | Lithuania | 2:11.20 | |
| 23 | 4 | 7 | Lee Hsuan-yen | Chinese Taipei | 2:11.34 | |
| 24 | 7 | 7 | Roman Trussov | Kazakhstan | 2:11.42 | |
| 25 | 6 | 9 | Daniils Bobrovs | Latvia | 2:11.44 | |
| 26 | 5 | 9 | Chao Man Hou | Macau | 2:11.47 | |
| 27 | 7 | 9 | Alaric Basson | South Africa | 2:12.19 | |
| 28 | 4 | 6 | Youssef Elkamash | Egypt | 2:12.44 | NR |
| 29 | 6 | 0 | Radomyos Matjiur | Thailand | 2:12.63 | NR |
| 30 | 3 | 4 | Jordy Groters | Aruba | 2:12.68 | NR |
| 31 | 4 | 4 | Khoo Chien Yin Lionel | Singapore | 2:13.53 | |
| 32 | 4 | 9 | Viktor Vilbergsson | Iceland | 2:14.52 | |
| 33 | 7 | 8 | Jorge Murillo | Colombia | 2:14.66 | |
| 34 | 2 | 3 | Marc Rojas | Dominican Republic | 2:15.12 | |
| 35 | 3 | 1 | Arnoldo Herrera | Costa Rica | 2:15.28 | |
| 36 | 3 | 3 | Arya Nasimi Shad | Iran | 2:15.29 | NR |
| 37 | 3 | 2 | Jarryd Baxter | South Africa | 2:15.34 | |
| 38 | 3 | 0 | Pedro Pinotes | Angola | 2:15.39 | NR |
| 39 | 3 | 8 | Rafael Alfaro | El Salvador | 2:15.71 | |
| 40 | 3 | 6 | Jose Solis Rosales | Costa Rica | 2:16.02 | NR |
| 41 | 4 | 0 | Denis Petrashov | Kyrgyzstan | 2:16.13 | |
| 42 | 1 | 3 | James Deiparine | Philippines | 2:16.99 | |
| 43 | 3 | 5 | Sultan Bukeev | Kyrgyzstan | 2:17.30 | |
| 44 | 2 | 2 | Darren Chan Chin Wah | Mauritius | 2:17.43 | NR |
| 45 | 2 | 4 | James Lawson | Zimbabwe | 2:17.48 | |
| 46 | 3 | 9 | Ryan Maskelyne | Papua New Guinea | 2:17.57 | NR |
| 47 | 2 | 6 | Felipe Quiroz Uteau | Chile | 2:18.50 | NR |
| 48 | 1 | 5 | Christopher Cheong | Singapore | 2:19.38 | |
| 49 | 2 | 5 | Fausto Huerta | Dominican Republic | 2:21.40 | |
| 50 | 2 | 0 | Alberto Batungbacal | Philippines | 2:21.97 | |
| 51 | 2 | 1 | Deni Baholli | Albania | 2:22.42 | NR |
| 52 | 2 | 7 | Brandon Schuster | Samoa | 2:22.58 | NR |
| 53 | 4 | 5 | Tsui Hoi Tung Ronald | Hong Kong | 2:22.75 | |
| 54 | 4 | 3 | Jason Block | Canada | 2:24.03 | |
| 55 | 2 | 9 | Samuele Rossi | Seychelles | 2:29.00 | NR |
| 56 | 2 | 8 | Rainier Rafaela | Curaçao | 2:33.75 | NR |
| 57 | 1 | 4 | Miguel Mena | Nicaragua | 2:34.57 | NR |
| | 4 | 1 | Azad Al-Barazi | Syria | | DSQ |
| | 4 | 8 | Gregory Penny | United States Virgin Islands | | DSQ |
| | 3 | 7 | Julian Fletcher | Bermuda | | DNS |
| | 4 | 2 | Richard Funk | Canada | | DNS |
| | 5 | 2 | Martin Liivamägi | Estonia | | DNS |
| | 5 | 7 | Martin Allikvee | Estonia | | DNS |

### Final

The final was held at 18:30.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 4 | Marco Koch | Germany | 2:01.21 | CR |
| | 5 | Andrew Willis | Great Britain | 2:02.71 | |
| | 3 | Mikhail Dorinov | Russia | 2:03.09 | |
| 4 | 7 | Nic Fink | United States | 2:03.79 | |
| 5 | 6 | Josh Prenot | United States | 2:03.96 | |
| 6 | 8 | Erik Persson | Sweden | 2:04.83 | |
| 7 | 2 | Ilya Khomenko | Russia | 2:04.97 | |
| 8 | 1 | Yukihiro Takahashi | Japan | 2:05.40 | |