Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre butterfly Semifinal 1 Semifinal 1

| Rank_ | Lane | Name_ | Nationality | Time_ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Takeshi Matsuda | Japan | 1:54.02 |
| 2 | 3 | Nikolay Skvortsov | Russia | 1:54.31 |
| 3 | 4 | László Cseh | Hungary | 1:54.35 |
| 4 | 2 | Moss Burmester | New Zealand | 1:55.26 |
| 5 | 6 | Gil Stovall | United States | 1:55.36 |
| 6 | 7 | Dinko Jukić | Austria | 1:55.65 |
| 7 | 1 | Sergiy Advena | Ukraine | 1:56.64 |
| 8 | 8 | Hsu Chi-chieh | Chinese Taipei | 1:57.48 |