Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre butterfly Semifinal 2 Semifinal 2

| Rank_ | Lane | Name_ | Nationality | Time_ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Michael Phelps | United States | 1:53.70 |
| 2 | 6 | Wu Peng | China | 1:54.93 |
| 3 | 5 | Kaio de Almeida | Brazil | 1:55.21 |
| 4 | 3 | Paweł Korzeniowski | Poland | 1:55.35 |
| 5 | 8 | Chen Yin | China | 1:55.88 |
| 6 | 2 | Michael Rock | Great Britain | 1:55.90 |
| 7 | 7 | Ryuichi Shibata | Japan | 1:56.17 |
| 8 | 1 | Ioan Gherghel | Romania | 1:56.57 |