Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre freestyle Semifinal 2 Semifinal 2

| Rank_ | Lane | Name_ | Nationality | Time_ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Ian Thorpe | Australia | 1:45.37 |
| 2 | 5 | Massimiliano Rosolino | Italy | 1:46.60 |
| 3 | 3 | Rick Say | Canada | 1:48.50 |
| 4 | 2 | Grant Hackett | Australia | 1:48.76 |
| 5 | 7 | Paul Palmer | Great Britain | 1:48.79 |
| 6 | 1 | Andrey Kapralov | Russia | 1:49.04 |
| 7 | 8 | Béla Szabados | Hungary | 1:49.36 |
| 8 | 6 | Igor Koleda | Belarus | 1:49.52 |