Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre freestyle Heats Heats

| Heat | Lane | Name_ | Nationality | Time_ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 1 | Dominik Koll | Austria | 1:47.81 |
| 7 | 7 | Robbie Renwick | Great Britain | 1:47.82 |
| 6 | 1 | Rodrigo Castro | Brazil | 1:47.87 |
| 6 | 8 | Oussama Mellouli | Tunisia | 1:47.97 |
| 7 | 3 | Alexander Sukhorukov | Russia | 1:47.97 |
| 5 | 5 | Darian Townsend | South Africa | 1:48.08 |
| 7 | 6 | Kenrick Monk | Australia | 1:48.17 |
| 5 | 1 | Sergiy Advena | Ukraine | 1:48.18 |
| 5 | 4 | Sho Uchida | Japan | 1:48.34 |
| 7 | 8 | Romāns Miloslavskis | Latvia | 1:48.41 |
| 5 | 2 | Shaune Fraser | Cayman Islands | 1:48.60 |
| 4 | 4 | Gard Kvale | Norway | 1:48.73 |
| 7 | 2 | Massimiliano Rosolino | Italy | 1:48.76 |
| 5 | 3 | Andreas Zisimos | Greece | 1:48.82 |
| 5 | 8 | Glenn Surgeloose | Belgium | 1:48.92 |
| 4 | 7 | Jon Raahauge Rud | Denmark | 1:48.96 |