| Men's 200 metre butterfly at the 2018 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Tollcross International Swimming Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 4 August (heats and semifinals) 5 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 27 from 24 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:52.79 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 2018 European Aquatics Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Swimming | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| mixed | ||
| Diving | ||
| Individual | ||
| 1 m | men | women |
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Synchronised | ||
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Mixed | 3 m | 10 m |
| Team | team | |
| Synchronised swimming | ||
| Solo | Free | Technical |
| Duet | Free | Technical |
| Team | Free | Technical |
| Mixed | Free | Technical |
| Combination | Combination | |
| Open water swimming | ||
| 5 km | men | women |
| 10 km | men | women |
| 25 km | men | women |
| Team | team | |
The Men's 200 metre butterfly competition of the 2018 European Aquatics Championships was held on 4 and 5 August 2018.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Michael Phelps |  United States |
1:51.51 | Rome | 29 July 2009 |
| European record | László Cseh |  Hungary |
1:52.70 | Beijing | 13 August 2008 |
| Championship record | László Cseh | Hungary |
1:52.91 | London | 19 May 2016 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 August | Final | Kristóf Milák | Hungary |
1:52.79 | CR |
Results
Heats
The heats were started on 4 August at 10:03.
Semifinals
The semifinals were held on 4 August at 17:40.
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Tamás Kenderesi | Hungary |
1:55.26 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | James Guy |  Great Britain |
1:56.16 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Maksym Shemberev |  Azerbaijan |
1:56.21 | Q, NR |
| 4 | 3 | Louis Croenen |  Belgium |
1:56.58 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | Brendan Hyland |  Ireland |
1:57.38 | NR |
| 6 | 7 | Miguel Nascimento |  Portugal |
1:58.26 | |
| 7 | 8 | Joan Lluís Pons |  Spain |
1:58.28 | |
| 8 | 1 | Patrick Staber |  Austria |
1:59.46 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Kristóf Milák | Hungary |
1:55.48 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Viktor Bromer |  Denmark |
1:55.83 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Antani Ivanov |  Bulgaria |
1:56.68 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Jan Świtkowski |  Poland |
1:56.87 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | Federico Burdisso |  Italy |
1:57.20 | |
| 6 | 7 | Ramon Klenz |  Germany |
1:57.47 | |
| 7 | 8 | Nils Liess |  Switzerland |
1:57.91 | |
| 8 | 1 | Filippo Berlincioni | Italy |
1:58.09 |
Final
The final was started on 5 August at 18:45.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | Kristóf Milák | Hungary |
1:52.79 | CR |
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4 | Tamás Kenderesi | Hungary |
1:54.36 | |
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8 | Federico Burdisso | Italy |
1:55.97 | |
| 4 | 3 | Viktor Bromer | Denmark |
1:56.33 | |
| 4 | 2 | Louis Croenen | Belgium |
1:56.33 | |
| 6 | 1 | Jan Świtkowski | Poland |
1:56.53 | |
| 7 | 6 | Maksym Shemberev | Azerbaijan |
1:56.73 | |
| 8 | 7 | Antani Ivanov | Bulgaria |
1:57.88 |