| Rank,Lane,Name,Nationality,Time,Notes | |
| -,3,Michael Phelps,United States,1:54.27,- | |
| -,4,Ryan Lochte,United States,1:54.90,- | |
| -,5,László Cseh,Hungary,1:56.22,- | |
| 4,6,Thiago Pereira,Brazil,1:56.74,- | |
| 5,2,Kosuke Hagino,Japan,1:57.35,- | |
| 6,7,Ken Takakuwa,Japan,1:58.53,- | |
| 7,1,James Goddard,Great Britain,1:59.05,- | |
| 8,8,Markus Deibler,Germany,1:59.10,- | |