Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre butterfly Semifinal 2 Semifinal 2

| Rank_ | Lane | Name_ | Nationality | Time_ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Tom Malchow | United States | 1:56.02 |
| 2 | 3 | Anatoly Polyakov | Russia | 1:56.78 |
| 3 | 5 | Michael Phelps | United States | 1:57.00 |
| 4 | 6 | Franck Esposito | France | 1:57.04 |
| 5 | 2 | Denis Pankratov | Russia | 1:57.24 |
| 6 | 8 | Andrew Livingston | Puerto Rico | 1:58.63 |
| 7 | 1 | Stefan Aartsen | Netherlands | 1:58.66 |
| 8 | 7 | Thomas Rupprath | Germany | 1:58.96 |