The Men's 200 Butterfly event at the 11th FINA World Aquatics Championships was swum on 26 – 27 July 2005 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Preliminary and Semifinal heats were on 26 July; the final was held on 27 July. As the Championships were swum in a long course pool, this race consisted of 4 lengths of the pool, butterfly. At the start of the event, the existing World (WR) and Championships records were: * 1:53.93, Michael Phelps ( USA), Barcelona, Spain, 22 July 2003.