The Men's 200 metre butterfly competition at the 2019 World Championships was held on 23 and 24 July 2019. The event was won by

Kristóf Milák Kristóf Milák (born 20 February 2000) is a Hungarian swimmer. He is the current holder of the world record in the long course 200 metre butterfly and the European record in the long course 100 metre butterfly. He also currently holds the ...

, who broke a 10-year-old record set by

Michael Phelps Michael Fred Phelps II (born June 30, 1985) is an American former competitive swimmer. He is the most successful and most decorated Olympian of all time with a total of 28 medals. Phelps also holds the all-time records for Olympic gold me ...

, and set a new world-record time of 1:50.73 in the process.

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows. The following new records were set during this competition.

Results

Heats

The heats were held on 23 July at 10:45.

Semifinals

The semifinals were held on 23 July at 21:35.

Semifinal 1

Semifinal 2

Swim-off

The swim-off was held on 24 July at 10:00.

Final

The final was held on 24 July at 20:47.Final results
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References

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