| Event: | Men's 200 metre butterfly |
| Competition: | 2018 European Aquatics Championships |
| Venue: | Tollcross International Swimming Centre |
| Dates: | 4 August (heats and semifinals) 5 August (final) |
| Competitors: | 27 |
| Nations: | 24 |
| Win Value: | 1:52.79 |
| Gold: | Kristóf Milák |
| Gold Nation: | HUN |
| Silver: | Tamás Kenderesi |
| Silver Nation: | HUN |
| Bronze: | Federico Burdisso |
| Bronze Nation: | ITA |
| Prev: | 2016 |
| Next: | 2020 |
The Men's 200 metre butterfly competition of the 2018 European Aquatics Championships was held on 4 and 5 August 2018.[1] [2]
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Michael Phelps | 1:51.51 | Rome | 29 July 2009 | ||
| European record | László Cseh | 1:52.70 | Beijing | 13 August 2008 | ||
| Championship record | László Cseh | 1:52.91 | London | 19 May 2016 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
The heats were started on 4 August at 10:03.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 1:54.17 | Q | |||
| 2 | 2 | 4 | 1:54.91 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2 | 3 | 1:55.86 | ||||
| 4 | 4 | 5 | 1:55.90 | Q | |||
| 5 | 3 | 4 | 1:55.91 | ||||
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 1:56.13 | Q | |||
| 7 | 3 | 5 | 1:56.33 | Q | |||
| 8 | 3 | 6 | 1:57.11 | Q | |||
| 9 | 4 | 6 | 1:57.39 | Q | |||
| 10 | 2 | 2 | 1:57.55 | Q | |||
| 11 | 4 | 3 | 1:57.65 | Q | |||
| 12 | 3 | 1 | 1:57.84 | Q | |||
| 13 | 2 | 5 | 1:57.91 | Q | |||
| 14 | 4 | 8 | 1:58.23 | Q | |||
| 15 | 3 | 2 | 1:58.66 | Q | |||
| 16 | 4 | 7 | 1:58.96 | Q | |||
| 17 | 2 | 7 | 1:59.17 | Q | |||
| 18 | 3 | 7 | 1:59.33 | Q | |||
| 19 | 3 | 8 | 1:59.36 | ||||
| 20 | 4 | 0 | 1:59.41 | ||||
| 21 | 2 | 1 | 1:59.62 | ||||
| 22 | 2 | 8 | 2:00.04 | ||||
| 23 | 1 | 4 | 2:00.22 | ||||
| 24 | 4 | 2 | 2:00.40 | ||||
| 25 | 3 | 9 | 2:00.84 | ||||
| 26 | 2 | 9 | 2:01.14 | ||||
| 26 | 4 | 9 | 2:01.14 | ||||
| 28 | 3 | 0 | 2:01.62 | ||||
| 29 | 2 | 0 | 2:03.12 | ||||
| 30 | 1 | 5 | 2:04.84 | ||||
| 31 | 1 | 6 | 2:06.32 | ||||
| 32 | 1 | 3 | 2:06.45 | ||||
| 33 | 1 | 2 | 2:06.75 | ||||
| 34 | 1 | 7 | 2:07.19 | ||||
| 35 | 1 | 8 | 2:09.86 | ||||
| 36 | 1 | 1 | 2:10.82 | ||||
| — | 4 | 1 | Disqualified | ||||
The semifinals were held on 4 August at 17:40.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 1:55.26 | Q | |||
| 2 | 5 | 1:56.16 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2 | 1:56.21 | Q, NR | |||
| 4 | 3 | 1:56.58 | Q | |||
| 5 | 6 | 1:57.38 | NR | |||
| 6 | 7 | 1:58.26 | ||||
| 7 | 8 | 1:58.28 | ||||
| 8 | 1 | 1:59.46 |
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 1:55.48 | Q | |||
| 2 | 5 | 1:55.83 | Q | |||
| 3 | 3 | 1:56.68 | Q | |||
| 4 | 2 | 1:56.87 | Q | |||
| 5 | 6 | 1:57.20 | ||||
| 6 | 7 | 1:57.47 | ||||
| 7 | 8 | 1:57.91 | ||||
| 8 | 1 | 1:58.09 |
The final was started on 5 August at 18:45.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1:52.79 | CR | ||||
| 4 | 1:54.36 | |||||
| 8 | 1:55.97 | |||||
| 4 | 3 | 1:56.33 | ||||
| 4 | 2 | 1:56.33 | ||||
| 6 | 1 | 1:56.53 | ||||
| 7 | 6 | 1:56.73 | ||||
| 8 | 7 | 1:57.88 |