Winning time 1:45.20 | Competitors 95 | |
Dates 25 July (prelims, semifinals)26 July (final) | ||
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:
References
Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre freestyle Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA