The men's 200 freestyle at the 11th FINA World Aquatics Championships swam 25+26 July 2005 in the Olympic pool at Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal, Canada. 95 swimmers were entered in the preliminary heats, which swam in the morning of July 25. The top-16 swimmers from the prelims advanced on to semifinal heats that evening. From the semifinals, the top 8 swimmers advanced onto the next night's final.
The existing records at the start of the event were: World record (WR): 1:44.06, Ian Thorpe (Australia), 25 July 2001 in Fukuoka, Japan. Championship record (CR): same
Results
Final
Semifinals
Prelims
See also
Swimming at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre freestyle
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre freestyle
Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre freestyle
References
FINA Worlds 2005: Men's 200 Freestyle heats results from OmegaTiming.com (official timer of the 2005 Worlds). Published 2005-07-30, retrieved 2009-08-21. FINA Worlds 2005: Men's 200 Freestyle semifinals results from OmegaTiming.com (official timer of the 2005 Worlds). Published 2005-07-30, retrieved 2009-08-21. FINA Worlds 2005: Men's 200 Freestyle final results from OmegaTiming.com (official timer of the 2005 Worlds). Published 2005-07-30, retrieved 2009-08-21.