| Event: | Men's 200 metre butterfly |
| Games: | 2018 |
| Venue: | Gold Coast Aquatic Centre |
| Dates: | 7 April |
| Competitors: | 14 |
| Nations: | 9 |
| Win Value: | 1:54.00 |
| Gold: | Chad le Clos |
| Goldcga: | RSA |
| Silver: | David Morgan |
| Silvercga: | AUS |
| Bronze: | Duncan Scott |
| Bronzecga: | SCO |
| Prev: | 2014 |
| Next: | 2022 |
The men's 200 metre butterfly event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held on 7 April at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre.
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Commonwealth and Games records were as follows:
The following records were established during the competition:
The heats were held at 10:31.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 1:56.96 | Q | |||
| 2 | 1 | 4 | 1:57.42 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2 | 6 | 1:57.64 | Q | |||
| 4 | 2 | 4 | 1:57.89 | Q | |||
| 5 | 1 | 5 | 1:57.91 | Q | |||
| 6 | 1 | 7 | 1:58.32 | Q | |||
| 7 | 1 | 3 | 1:58.42 | Q | |||
| 8 | 2 | 5 | 1:58.43 | Q, | |||
| 9 | 2 | 2 | 1:58.87 | Q | |||
| 10 | 1 | 6 | 1:59.69 | ||||
| 11 | 2 | 7 | 2:00.30 | ||||
| 12 | 1 | 2 | 2:00.72 | ||||
| 13 | 2 | 1 | 2:08.71 | ||||
| 14 | 1 | 1 | 2:15.41 |
The final was held at 19:37.[2]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1:54.00 | GR | ||||
| 5 | 1:56.36 | |||||
| 3 | 1:56.60 | |||||
| 4 | 2 | 1:56.91 | ||||
| 5 | 1 | 1:57.75 | ||||
| 6 | 4 | 1:57.81 | ||||
| 7 | 7 | 1:58.51 | ||||
| 8 | 8 | 1:59.05 |