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

| Heat | Lane | Name_ | Nationality | Time_ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 4 | Ryan Lochte | United States | 1:58.15 |
| 4 | 4 | László Cseh | Hungary | 1:58.29 |
| 5 | 5 | Thiago Pereira | Brazil | 1:58.41 |
| 4 | 6 | Ken Takakuwa | Japan | 1:58.51 |
| 4 | 7 | Bradley Ally | Barbados | 1:58.57 |
| 6 | 4 | Michael Phelps | United States | 1:58.65 |
| 5 | 7 | Alessio Boggiatto | Italy | 1:58.80 |
| 6 | 2 | Takuro Fujii | Japan | 1:59.19 |
| 5 | 1 | Keith Beavers | Canada | 1:59.19 |
| 6 | 1 | Darian Townsend | South Africa | 1:59.22 |
| 6 | 6 | Vytautas Janušaitis | Lithuania | 1:59.63 |
| 3 | 1 | Gal Nevo | Israel | 1:59.66 |
| 6 | 5 | James Goddard | Great Britain | 1:59.74 |
| 4 | 5 | Liam Tancock | Great Britain | 1:59.79 |
| 5 | 6 | Leith Brodie | Australia | 1:59.96 |