The Men's 200 metre freestyle competition of the 2022 European Aquatics Championships was held on 14 and 15 August 2022.[1][2]
| Men's 200 metre freestyle at the 2022 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Foro Italico | |||||||||
| Dates | 14 August (heats and semifinals) 15 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 46 from 26 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:42.97 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records
editPrior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nationality | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Paul Biedermann |  Germany |
1:42.00 | Rome | 28 July 2009 |
| European record | |||||
| Championship record | Martin Malyutin |  Russia |
1:44.79 | Budapest | 21 May 2021 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 August | Final | David Popovici |  Romania |
1:42.97 | CR |
Results
editHeats
editThe heats were started on 14 August at 09:00.[3]
Semifinals
editThe semifinals were started on 14 August at 18:11.[4]
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 | David Popovici | Romania |
1:44.91 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 6 | Antonio Djakovic |  Switzerland |
1:45.32 | Q, NR |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | Marco De Tullio |  Italy |
1:45.70 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | Lukas Märtens | Germany |
1:46.29 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | Stefano Di Cola | Italy |
1:46.41 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Felix Auböck |  Austria |
1:46.60 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 6 | Danas Rapšys |  Lithuania |
1:46.77 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 7 | Dimitrios Markos |  Greece |
1:47.12 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 2 | Nándor Németh |  Hungary |
1:47.15 | |
| 10 | 2 | 4 | Kristóf Milák | Hungary |
1:47.37 | |
| 11 | 2 | 5 | Hadrien Salvan |  France |
1:47.79 | |
| 12 | 2 | 1 | Poul Zellmann | Germany |
1:48.17 | |
| 13 | 2 | 7 | Sašo Boškan |  Slovenia |
1:48.49 | |
| 14 | 1 | 1 | Luc Kroon |  Netherlands |
1:48.64 | |
| 15 | 1 | 8 | Lucas Henveaux |  Belgium |
1:48.96 | |
| 16 | 2 | 8 | Luis Domínguez |  Spain |
1:49.48 |
Final
editThe final was held on 15 August at 18:06.[5]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | David Popovici | Romania |
1:42.97 | WJ, CR, NR |
 |
5 | Antonio Djakovic | Switzerland |
1:45.60 | |
 |
7 | Felix Auböck | Austria |
1:45.89 | |
| 4 | 3 | Marco De Tullio | Italy |
1:46.37 | |
| 5 | 1 | Danas Rapšys | Lithuania |
1:46.48 | |
| 6 | 2 | Stefano Di Cola | Italy |
1:46.74 | |
| 7 | 6 | Lukas Märtens | Germany |
1:46.80 | |
| 8 | 8 | Dimitrios Markos | Greece |
1:48.05 |