ðɪ ᵻvˈɛnt wʌz wˈʌn baɪ jˈɛvdʒɛni sˈædəvˌɪi ʌvðə jˈuːnɪfˌaɪd tˈiːm; ɪt wʌzðə fˈɜːst vˈɪktɚɹi ɪnðə mˈɛnz tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd mˈiːɾɚ fɹˈiːstaɪl baɪ ɐn ˈæθliːt fɹʌmðə fˈɔːɹmɚ sˈoʊviət jˈuːniən sˈɪns mˈɑːskoʊ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi.
The event was won by Yevgeny Sadovyi of the Unified Team; it was the first victory in the men's 200 metre freestyle by an athlete from the former Soviet Union since Moscow 1980.