| Event: | Men's 200m freestyle |
| Competition: | 2005 FINA World Aquatics Championships |
| Dates: | 25 July (prelims, semifinals) 26 July (final) |
| Competitors: | 95 |
| Win Value: | 1:45.20 |
| Gold: | Michael Phelps |
| Goldnoc: | USA |
| Silver: | Grant Hackett |
| Silvernoc: | AUS |
| Bronze: | Ryk Neethling |
| Bronzenoc: | RSA |
| Prev: | 2003 |
| Next: | 2007 |
See main article: Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships.
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:
1:44.06, Ian Thorpe (Australia), 25 July 2001 in Fukuoka, Japan.
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| Place | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:45.20 | |||
| 2 | 1:46.14 | |||
| 3 | 1:46.63 | |||
| 4 | 1:46.85 | |||
| 5 | 1:47.09 | |||
| 6 | 1:47.25 | |||
| 7 | 1:47.63 | |||
| 8 | 1:49.45 | |||
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:46.33 | Q | ||
| 2 | 1:47.37 | Q | ||
| 3 | 1:47.57 | Q | ||
| 4 | 1:47.66 | Q | ||
| 5 | 1:48.00 | Q | ||
| 6 | 1:48.05 | Q | ||
| 7 | 1:48.10 | Q | ||
| 8 | 1:48.11 | Q | ||
| 9 | 1:48.34 | |||
| 10 | 1:48.71 | |||
| 11 | 1:48.72 | |||
| 12 | 1:48.79 | |||
| 13 | 1:49.15 | |||
| 14 | 1:49.19 | |||
| 15 | 1:49.97 | |||
| 16 | 1:50.01 | |||
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:47.88 | Q | ||
| 2 | 1:48.17 | Q | ||
| 3 | 1:48.37 | Q | ||
| 4 | 1:48.53 | Q | ||
| 5 | 1:48.59 | Q | ||
| 6 | 1:48.69 | Q | ||
| 7 | 1:48.70 | Q | ||
| 8 | 1:48.78 | Q | ||
| 9 | 1:48.80 | Q | ||
| 10 | 1:48.92 | Q | ||
| 11 | 1:48.96 | Q | ||
| 12 | 1:49.09 | Q | ||
| 13 | 1:49.13 | Q | ||
| 14 | 1:49.19 | Q | ||
| 15 | 1:49.32 | Q | ||
| 16 | 1:49.40 | Q | ||
| 17 | 1:49.42 | |||
| 18 | 1:49.47 | |||
| 19 | 1:49.62 | |||
| 20 | 1:49.70 | |||
| 21 | 1:49.75 | |||
| 22 | 1:49.81 | |||
| 23 | 1:49.85 | |||
| 24 | 1:49.99 | |||
| 25 | 1:50.12 | |||
| 26 | 1:50.37 | |||
| 27 | 1:50.74 | |||
| 28 | 1:50.76 | |||
| 29 | 1:50.94 | |||
| 30 | 1:51.00 | |||
| 31 | 1:51.01 | |||
| 32 | 1:51.11 | |||
| 33 | 1:51.44 | |||
| 34 | 1:51.48 | |||
| 35 | 1:51.55 | |||
| 36 | 1:51.64 | |||
| 37 | 1:51.70 | |||
| 38 | 1:51.91 | |||
| 39 | 1:52.11 | |||
| 41 | 1:52.44 | |||
| 42 | 1:52.80 | |||
| 43 | 1:52.96 | |||
| 44 | 1:52.99 | |||
| 45 | 1:53.02 | |||
| 46 | 1:53.15 | |||
| 47 | 1:53.18 | |||
| 48 | 1:53.19 | |||
| 49 | 1:53.20 | |||
| 50 | 1:53.39 | |||
| 51 | 1:54.31 | |||
| 52 | 1:54.46 | |||
| 53 | 1:54.66 | |||
| 54 | 1:54.92 | |||
| 55 | 1:54.96 | |||
| 56 | 1:54.98 | |||
| 57 | 1:55.01 | |||
| 58 | 1:55.11 | |||
| 59 | 1:55.53 | |||
| 60 | 1:55.54 | |||
| 61 | 1:55.73 | |||
| 62 | 1:55.95 | |||
| 63 | 1:56.19 | |||
| 64 | 1:56.91 | |||
| 65 | 1:56.96 | |||
| 66 | 1:57.36 | |||
| 67 | 1:57.49 | |||
| 68 | 1:57.99 | |||
| 69 | 1:58.00 | |||
| 70 | 1:58.23 | |||
| 71 | 1:58.26 | |||
| 72 | 1:58.39 | |||
| 73 | 1:58.44 | |||
| 74 | 1:58.63 | |||
| 75 | 1:58.72 | |||
| 76 | 1:59.01 | |||
| 77 | 1:59.24 | |||
| 78 | 1:59.36 | |||
| 79 | 1:59.77 | |||
| 80 | 2:00.15 | |||
| 81 | 2:00.32 | |||
| 82 | 2:01.03 | |||
| 83 | 2:01.23 | |||
| 84 | 2:01.63 | |||
| 85 | 2:01.67 | |||
| 86 | 2:01.98 | |||
| 87 | 2:02.38 | |||
| 88 | 2:03.81 | |||
| 89 | 2:04.21 | |||
| 90 | 2:04.70 | |||
| 91 | 2:05.95 | |||
| 92 | 2:06.37 | |||
| 93 | 2:07.53 | |||
| 94 | 2:35.51 | |||
| -- | DNS | |||