Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre freestyle Heats Heats

| Rank_ | Heat | Lane | Name_ | Nationality | _150m | Time_ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | 4 | Pieter van den Hoogenband | Netherlands | 1:19.56 | 1:47.36 |
| 2 | 15 | 4 | Michael Phelps | USA | 1:20.82 | 1:47.52 |
| 3 | 14 | 5 | Park Tae-Hwan | South Korea | 1:20.73 | 1:47.58 |
| 4 | 14 | 2 | Kenrick Monk | Australia | 1:20.47 | 1:48.00 |
| 5 | 14 | 1 | Nicola Cassio | Italy | 1:21.00 | 1:48.32 |
| 6 | 14 | 6 | Amaury Leveaux | France | 1:21.02 | 1:48.35 |
| 7 | 15 | 7 | Dominik Meichtry | Switzerland | 1:20.48 | 1:48.49 |
| 8 | 14 | 3 | Brent Hayden | Canada | 1:20.53 | 1:48.62 |
| 9 | 15 | 5 | Massimiliano Rosolino | Italy | 1:20.48 | 1:48.63 |
| 10 | 13 | 7 | Brian Johns | Canada | 1:21.28 | 1:48.72 |
| 11 | 15 | 6 | Paul Biedermann | Germany | 1:20.97 | 1:48.84 |
| 12 | 13 | 3 | Zhang Lin | China | 1:22.19 | 1:48.88 |