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

| Rank_ | Heat | Lane | Name_ | Nationality | _100m | _150m | Time_ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Pieter van den Hoogenband | Netherlands | 51.16 | 1:18.66 | 1:46.33 |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | Michael Phelps | United States | 52.48 | 1:20.10 | 1:46.75 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Massimiliano Rosolino | Italy | 52.13 | 1:19.48 | 1:47.44 |
| 4 | 1 | 5 | Kenrick Monk | Australia | 52.96 | 1:20.64 | 1:47.45 |
| 5 | 2 | 5 | Park Tae-Hwan | South Korea | 52.91 | 1:20.58 | 1:47.83 |
| 6 | 1 | 7 | Zhang Lin | China | 53.25 | 1:21.26 | 1:48.29 |
| 7 | 2 | 7 | Paul Biedermann | Germany | 53.28 | 1:20.97 | 1:48.43 |
| 8 | 2 | 3 | Nicola Cassio | Italy | 53.24 | 1:20.83 | 1:48.47 |
| 9 | 2 | 8 | Dominik Koll | Austria | 52.66 | 1:20.50 | 1:48.50 |
| 10 | 1 | 2 | Brian Johns | Canada | 53.28 | 1:21.22 | 1:48.51 |