| Event: | Men's 200 metre freestyle |
| Competition: | 1975 FINA World Championships |
| Dates: | 24 July 1975 (heats) 24 July 1975 (final) |
| Competitors: | 30 |
| Win Value: | 1:51.04 |
| Gold: | Tim Shaw |
| Goldnoc: | USA |
| Silver: | Bruce Furniss |
| Silvernoc: | USA |
| Bronze: | Brian Brinkley |
| Bronzenoc: | GBR |
| Prev: | 1973 |
| Next: | 1978 |
See main article: Swimming at the 1975 World Aquatics Championships.
The men's 200 metre freestyle event at the 1975 World Aquatics Championships took place 24 July.
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:52.35 | CR | |||
| 2 | 1:52.77 | CR | |||
| 3 | 1:54.15 | ||||
| 4 | 1:54.50 | ||||
| 5 | 1:54.61 | ||||
| 6 | 1:55.62 | ||||
| 7 | 1:55.73 | ||||
| 8 | 1:55.79 | ||||
| 9 | 1:57.00 | ||||
| 10 | 1:57.08 | ||||
| 11 | 1:57.25 | ||||
| 12 | 1:57.48 | ||||
| 13 | 1:57.81 | ||||
| 14 | 1:57.99 | ||||
| 15 | 1:58.01 | ||||
| 16 | 1:58.12 | ||||
| 17 | 1:58.31 | ||||
| 18 | 1:58.38 | ||||
| 19 | 2:00.92 | ||||
| 20 | 2:00.70 | ||||
| 21 | 2:00.77 | ||||
| 22 | 2:02.33 | ||||
| 23 | 2:02.86 | ||||
| 24 | 2:03.23 | ||||
| 25 | 2:03.52 | ||||
| 26 | 2:06.36 | ||||
| 27 | 2:06.87 | ||||
| 28 | 2:09.92 | ||||
| 29 | 2:10.48 | ||||
| 30 | 2:10.91 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:51.04 | CR | ||||
| 1:51.72 | |||||
| 1:53.56 | |||||
| 4 | 1:54.23 | ||||
| 5 | 1:54.81 | ||||
| 6 | 1:55.08 | ||||
| 7 | 1:55.27 | ||||
| 8 | 1:56.23 |