Heat 6 13:08 20:07 | Team | time | L | Rk. | 1. Michael Phelps | USA | 1:58.65 | 4 | 6. | 2. Takuro Fujii | JPN | 1:59.19 | 2 | 9. | 3. Darian Townsend | RSA | 1:59.22 | 1 | 10. | 4. Vytautas Janusaitis | LTU | 1:59.63 | 6 | 11. | 5. James Goddard | GBR | 1:59.74 | 5 | 13. | 6. Brian Johns | CAN | 2:00.66 | 3 | 18. | 6. Diogo Carvalho | POR | 2:00.66 | 7 | 18. | 8. Alexander Tikhonov | RUS | 2:01.21 | 8 | 22. |
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Heat 5 13:08 20:03 | Team | time | L | Rk. | 1. Ryan Lochte | USA | 1:58.15 | 4 | 1. | 2. Thiago Pereira | BRA | 1:58.41 | 5 | 3. | 3. Alessio Boggiatto | ITA | 1:58.80 | 7 | 7. | 4. Keith Beavers | CAN | 1:59.19 | 1 | 8. | 5. Leith Brodie | AUS | 1:59.96 | 6 | 15. | 6. Tamas Kerekjarto | HUN | 2:00.60 | 3 | 17. | 7. Dean Kent | NZL | 2:01.12 | 2 | 21. | 8. Robin van Aggele | NED | 2:04.33 | 8 | 39. |
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