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.
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.