page_title: Swimming at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre freestyle
section_title: Final
hierarchical_section_title: Swimming at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre freestyle / Results / Final
caption_attribution_description: Русский: Джеймс Гай и Райан Лохте после финала на дистанции 200 метров вольным стилем English: James Guy and Ryan Lochte after 200m freestyle final
context_page_description: The men's 200 metre freestyle competition of the swimming events at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships was held on 4 August with the heats and the semifinals on the 3 August.
  British swimmer James Guy won the gold medal in a new National Record time of 1:45.14, holding off a strong charge from Asian Record holder Sun Yang. By winning, Guy continued his country's outstanding success in Kazan, and improved on his second place finish in the 400 meter freestyle. Meanwhile, World Record holder Paul Biedermann picked up the bronze medal in 1:45.38. After leading throughout the beginning of the race, American Ryan Lochte ended the 200m with a fourth-place finish. Dutchman Sebastiaan Verschuren picked up fifth, while South Africa's Chad le Clos added the middle distance freestyle event to his already large repertoire, finishing sixth in 1:46.53. Russia's Aleksandr Krasnykh and Australian Cameron McEvoy rounded out the championship field.
context_section_description: The final was held on 4 August at 17:32.
caption: Guy and Lochte after finish
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