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

| Heat | Lane | Name_ | Nationality | Time_ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 2 | Dominik Meichtry | Switzerland | 1:45.80 |
| 6 | 4 | Jean Basson | South Africa | 1:46.31 |
| 6 | 2 | Brent Hayden | Canada | 1:46.40 |
| 8 | 4 | Michael Phelps | United States | 1:46.48 |
| 6 | 3 | Colin Russell | Canada | 1:46.58 |
| 8 | 5 | Park Tae-Hwan | South Korea | 1:46.73 |
| 8 | 3 | Danila Izotov | Russia | 1:46.80 |
| 8 | 7 | Yoshihiro Okumura | Japan | 1:46.89 |
| 6 | 7 | Emiliano Brembilla | Italy | 1:47.04 |
| 7 | 5 | Paul Biedermann | Germany | 1:47.09 |
| 8 | 6 | Ross Davenport | Great Britain | 1:47.13 |
| 7 | 4 | Peter Vanderkaay | United States | 1:47.39 |
| 6 | 5 | Amaury Leveaux | France | 1:47.44 |
| 6 | 6 | Nicholas Sprenger | Australia | 1:47.64 |
| 5 | 6 | Nimrod Shapira Bar-Or | Israel | 1:47.78 |