Winning time 1 minute 42.00 seconds Competitors 147 | Venue Foro Italico | |
Dates 27 July 2009 (heats, semifinals)
28 July 2009 (final) | ||
The heats for the men's 200 metre freestyle race at the 2009 World Championships took place on the morning of 27 July and the final took place in the evening session of 28 July at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
References
Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 200 metre freestyle Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA