| Men's 200 metre butterfly at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | 18-19 May | |||||||||
| Competitors | 37 from 25 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:52.91 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| ← 20142018 → | ||||||||||
| 2016 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 |
| 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 | |
The Men's 200 metre butterfly competition of the 2016 European Aquatics Championships was held on 18-19 May 2016.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world, European 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 | Paweł Korzeniowski |  Poland |
1:54.38 | Eindhoven | 21 March 2008 |
Results
Heats
The heats were held on 18 May at 10:00.
Semifinals
The semifinals were held on 18 May at 19:03.
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Tamás Kenderesi | Hungary |
1:56.02 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Giacomo Carini |  Italy |
1:56.81 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Stefanos Dimitriadis |  Greece |
1:57.44 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Robert Žbogar |  Slovenia |
1:58.39 | |
| 5 | 8 | Jesper Björk |  Sweden |
1:58.49 | |
| 6 | 2 | Nils Liess |  Switzerland |
1:58.83 | |
| 7 | 7 | Nuno Quintanilha |  Portugal |
1:59.10 | |
| 8 | 1 | Sindri Jakobsson |  Norway |
1:59.12 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | László Cseh | Hungary |
1:54.29 | Q, CR |
| 2 | 5 | Viktor Bromer |  Denmark |
1:55.28 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Jan Świtkowski | Poland |
1:56.67 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Carlos Peralta |  Spain |
1:56.92 | Q |
| 5 | 8 | Louis Croenen |  Belgium |
1:57.56 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | Antani Ivanov |  Bulgaria |
1:57.90 | |
| 7 | 1 | Markus Gierke |  Germany |
1:58.13 | |
| 8 | 7 | Ioannis Drymonakos | Greece |
1:58.79 |
Final
The final was held on 19 May at 19:06.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | László Cseh | Hungary |
1:52.91 | CR |
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5 | Viktor Bromer | Denmark |
1:55.35 | |
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3 | Tamás Kenderesi | Hungary |
1:55.39 | |
| 4 | 6 | Jan Świtkowski | Poland |
1:56.22 | |
| 5 | 7 | Carlos Peralta | Spain |
1:56.42 | |
| 6 | 8 | Louis Croenen | Belgium |
1:56.65 | |
| 7 | 2 | Giacomo Carini | Italy |
1:56.81 | |
| 8 | 1 | Stefanos Dimitriadis | Greece |
1:57.02 |