The men's 200 metre freestyle event in swimming at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships took place on 29–30 July at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain.

[1][2] Prior to this competition, the existing world and championship records were: The heats were held at 10:47.

[5] The semifinals were held at 19:13.

[8] Verschuren withdrew from the swimoff to focus on the 100 m freestyle event.

[9] The final was held at 18:02.