| Event: | Men's 200 metres freestyle |
| Competition: | 2002 Commonwealth Games |
| Venue: | Manchester Aquatics Centre |
| Dates: | 31 July 2002 |
| Competitors: | 21 |
| Nations: | 14 |
| Win Value: | 1:44.71 min |
| Gold: | Ian Thorpe |
| Goldcga: | AUS |
| Silver: | Grant Hackett |
| Silvercga: | AUS |
| Bronze: | Rick Say |
| Bronzecga: | CAN |
| Prev: | 1998 |
| Next: | 2006 |
The Men's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games was held on 31 July at the Manchester Aquatics Centre.
Prior to this competition, the existing records were as follows;
The following records were established during the competition:
The 8 fastest swimmers in the heats qualified for the semifinals.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 4 | 1:48.50 | Q | |||
| 2 | 2 | 4 | 1:49.22 | Q | |||
| 3 | 1 | 4 | 1:49.94 | Q | |||
| 4 | 3 | 5 | 1:50.26 | Q | |||
| 5 | 3 | 3 | 1:50.40 | Q | |||
| 6 | 2 | 5 | 1:50.41 | Q | |||
| 7 | 1 | 5 | 1:50.56 | Q | |||
| 8 | 2 | 3 | 1:51.45 | Q | |||
| 9 | 2 | 6 | 1:51.89 | ||||
| 10 | 3 | 6 | 1:53.61 | ||||
| 11 | 3 | 2 | 1:54.05 | ||||
| 12 | 1 | 6 | 1:55.53 | ||||
| 13 | 2 | 2 | 1:55.88 | ||||
| 14 | 1 | 7 | 2:01.63 | ||||
| 15 | 1 | 2 | 2:01.94 | ||||
| 16 | 3 | 7 | 2:03.59 | ||||
| 17 | 2 | 7 | 2:03.71 | ||||
| 18 | 3 | 1 | 2:07.35 | ||||
| 19 | 2 | 1 | 2:08.24 | ||||
| 20 | 1 | 1 | 2:10.96 | ||||
| 21 | 3 | 8 | 2:12.70 |
The final was held on 31 July at 20:31.[2]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1:44.71 | GR | ||||
| 5 | 1:46.13 | |||||
| 3 | 1:49.40 | |||||
| 4 | 7 | 1:50.01 | ||||
| 5 | 2 | 1:50.27 | ||||
| 6 | 1 | 1:50.30 | ||||
| 7 | 6 | 1:51.18 | ||||
| 8 | 8 | 1:51.22 |