| Event: | Men's 200 metre breaststroke |
| Competition: | Swimming at the 2014 European Aquatics Championships |
| Dates: | 20–21 August |
| Competitors: | 38 |
| Nations: | 25 |
| Win Value: | 2:07.47 |
| Gold: | Marco Koch |
| Goldnoc: | GER |
| Silver: | Ross Murdoch |
| Silvernoc: | GBR |
| Bronze: | Giedrius Titenis |
| Bronzenoc: | LTU |
The Men's 200 metre breaststroke competition of the 2014 European Aquatics Championships was held on 20–21 August.[1]
Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Akihiro Yamaguchi | 2:07.01 | Gifu | 15 September 2012 | ||
| European record | Dániel Gyurta | 2:07.23 | Barcelona | 2 August 2013 | ||
| Championship record | Dániel Gyurta | 2:08.60 | Debrecen | 24 May 2012 |
The heats were held at 10:01.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 4 | 2:09.11 | Q | |||
| 2 | 4 | 5 | 2:09.91 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 2:10.78 | Q | |||
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 2:11.15 | Q | |||
| 5 | 2 | 5 | 2:11.83 | Q | |||
| 6 | 4 | 7 | 2:11.92 | Q | |||
| 7 | 2 | 3 | 2:12.34 | Q | |||
| 8 | 3 | 5 | 2:12.40 | ||||
| 9 | 3 | 3 | 2:12.44 | Q | |||
| 10 | 2 | 6 | 2:12.47 | ||||
| 11 | 3 | 7 | 2:12.56 | Q | |||
| 12 | 2 | 4 | 2:12.75 | Q | |||
| 13 | 4 | 3 | 2:13.14 | ||||
| 14 | 2 | 7 | 2:13.35 | Q | |||
| 15 | 3 | 6 | 2:13.59 | Q | |||
| 16 | 3 | 0 | 2:13.87 | Q | |||
| 17 | 4 | 2 | 2:13.90 | Q | |||
| 18 | 4 | 1 | 2:14.10 | Q | |||
| 19 | 3 | 2 | 2:14.21 | Q | |||
| 20 | 4 | 8 | 2:14.36 | ||||
| 21 | 2 | 9 | 2:14.47 | ||||
| 22 | 4 | 0 | 2:14.82 | ||||
| 23 | 1 | 3 | 2:14.97 | ||||
| 24 | 3 | 8 | 2:15.79 | ||||
| 25 | 1 | 7 | 2:15.82 | ||||
| 26 | 1 | 1 | 2:16.03 | NR | |||
| 27 | 3 | 1 | 2:16.10 | ||||
| 28 | 1 | 8 | 2:16.22 | ||||
| 29 | 3 | 9 | 2:16.38 | ||||
| 30 | 1 | 5 | 2:16.71 | ||||
| 31 | 1 | 6 | 2:16.84 | ||||
| 32 | 4 | 9 | 2:16.89 | ||||
| 33 | 4 | 6 | 2:17.25 | ||||
| 34 | 2 | 0 | 2:17.59 | ||||
| 35 | 1 | 4 | 2:18.35 | ||||
| 36 | 1 | 2 | 2:18.55 | ||||
| 37 | 2 | 8 | 2:19.40 | ||||
| — | 2 | 1 | DSQ |
The semifinals were held at 18:25.[3]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 2:08.65 | Q | |||
| 2 | 4 | 2:08.93 | Q | |||
| 3 | 6 | 2:10.90 | Q | |||
| 4 | 3 | 2:11.26 | Q | |||
| 5 | 2 | 2:12.93 | ||||
| 6 | 1 | 2:13.09 | ||||
| 7 | 7 | 2:13.29 | ||||
| 8 | 8 | 2:13.61 |
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 2:08.83 | Q | |||
| 2 | 5 | 2:10.00 | Q | |||
| 3 | 3 | 2:10.05 | Q | |||
| 4 | 6 | 2:11.89 | Q | |||
| 5 | 7 | 2:12.27 | ||||
| 6 | 2 | 2:12.98 | ||||
| 7 | 8 | 2:14.62 | ||||
| 8 | 1 | 2:14.67 |
The final was held at 18:46.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2:07.47 | CR | ||||
| 4 | 2:07.77 | |||||
| 2 | 2:08.93 | |||||
| 4 | 3 | 2:09.19 | ||||
| 5 | 6 | 2:10.36 | ||||
| 6 | 7 | 2:10.93 | ||||
| 7 | 8 | 2:12.50 | ||||
| 8 | 1 | 2:12.96 |