| Event: | Men's 200 metre freestyle |
| Competition: | 1998 FINA World Championships |
| Date: | 12 January 1998 |
| Competitors: | 27 |
| Win Value: | 1 minute 47.41 seconds |
| Gold: | Michael Klim |
| Goldnoc: | AUS |
| Silver: | Massimiliano Rosolino |
| Silvernoc: | ITA |
| Bronze: | Pieter v.d. Hoogenband |
| Bronzenoc: | NED |
| Prev: | 1994 |
| Next: | 2001 |
The finals and the qualifying heats of the men's 200 metres freestyle event at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships were held on Monday 12 January 1998 in Perth, Western Australia.
| Rank | Name | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1:47.41 | |||
| 1:48.30 | |||
| 1:48.65 | |||
| 4 | 1:49.74 | ||
| 5 | 1:50.05 | ||
| 6 | 1:50.08 | ||
| 7 | 1:50.43 | ||
| 8 | 1:50.47 |
| Rank | Name | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1:49.66 | ||
| 10 | 1:49.75 | ||
| 11 | 1:50.04 | ||
| 12 | 1:50.27 | ||
| 13 | 1:51.38 | ||
| 14 | 1:51.57 | ||
| 15 | 1:51.84 | ||
| 16 | 1:52.54 |
| Rank | Name | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:47.96 | ||
| 2 | 1:48.93 | ||
| 3 | 1:49.29 | ||
| 4 | 1:49.54 | ||
| 5 | 1:49.64 | ||
| 6 | 1:50.30 | ||
| 7 | 1:50.37 | ||
| 8 | 1:50.38 | ||
| 9 | 1:50.45 | ||
| 11 | 1:50.65 | ||
| 12 | 1:50.80 | ||
| 13 | 1:50.91 | ||
| 14 | 1:51.06 | ||
| 15 | 1:51.17 | ||
| 16 | 1:51.19 | ||
| 17 | 1:51.40 | ||
| 18 | 1:51.58 | ||
| 19 | 1:51.68 | ||
| 20 | 1:51.76 | ||
| 21 | 1:51.86 | ||
| 22 | 1:53.23 | ||
| 23 | 1:53.45 | ||
| 24 | 1:53.70 | ||
| 25 | 1:53.78 | ||
| 26 | 1:53.85 | ||
| 27 | 1:53.86 |