| Final 21:44 | time | gap | L | 50m | 100m | 150m | ||
| 1. James Wilby |  England | 2:08.05 | 3 | 29.52s 4. | 1:03.08 7. | 1:35.46 3. | ||
| 2. Ross Murdoch |  Scotland | 2:08.32 | +0.27s | 4 | 29.28s 3. | 1:01.46 1. | 1:34.36 1. | |
| 3. Matt Wilson |  Australia | 2:08.64 | +0.59s | 5 | 29.16s 1. | 1:01.49 2. | 1:34.71 2. | |
| 4. Andrew Willis | England | 2:09.31 | +1.26s | 6 | 29.63s 7. | 1:02.69 5. | 1:35.78 6. | |
| 5. George Harley | Australia | 2:10.04 | +1.99s | 1 | 29.58s 5. | 1:02.56 4. | 1:35.77 5. | |
| 6. Craig Benson | Scotland | 2:10.09 | +2.04s | 8 | 29.27s 2. | 1:01.88 3. | 1:35.46 3. | |
| 7. Calum Tait | Scotland | 2:11.67 | +3.62s | 2 | 29.61s 6. | 1:02.70 2. | 1:36.27 7. | |
| 8. Elijah Wall |  Canada | 2:11.94 | +3.89s | 7 | 30.08s 8. | 1:03.47 8. | 1:37.31 8. |
| 16 Competitors from 10 Nations. Gold Coast Aquatics Centre. |
| World Record: Ippei Watanabe, Japan 2:06.67 Tokyo, Japan 29 January 2017 |
| Commonwealth and Games Record: Ross Murdoch, Scotland 2:07.30 Glasgow, United Kingdom 24 July 2014 |
Heats - Thursday, 5th April 12:07 |
| Best 8 times advanced to Final. |
| Heat 1 12:07 | time | gap | L | Rk | 50m | 100m | 150m | ||
| 2. Matt Wilson | Australia | 2:09.74 | +0.97s | Q | 4 | 2. | 29.36s | 1:01.94 | 1:35.51 |
| 6. Elijah Wall | Canada | 2:11.47 | +2.70s | Q | 2 | 6. | 30.10s | 1:03.41 | 1:37.11 |
| 8. Craig Benson | Scotland | 2:12.13 | +3.36s | Q | 5 | 8. | 30.24s | 1:03.66 | 1:37.89 |
| 9. Ayrton Sweeney |  South Africa | 2:13.27 | +3.50s | 6 | 9. | 29.87s | 1:02.58 | 1:36.78 | |
| 10.Zac Stubblety-Cook | Australia | 2:15.71 | +7.94s | 3 | 10. | 30.69s | 1:04.96 | 1:41.42 | |
| 12.Taichi Vakasama Taichi |  Fiji | 2:21.07 | +12.30s | 7 | 12. | 30.29s | 1:05.20 | 1:41.77 | |
| 14.Leonard Kalate |  Papua New Guinea | 2:30.23 | +11.46s | 1 | 14. | 32.12s | 1:08.77 | 1:47.53 | |
| 16.Jadon Wuilliez |  Antigua Barbuda | 2:39.88 | +31.11s | 8 | 16. | 34.87s | 1:14.74 | 1:56.69 |
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| Heat 2 12:11 | time | gap | L | Rk | 50m | 100m | 150m | ||
| 1. Ross Murdoch | Scotland | 2:08.77 | Q | 4 | 1. | 29.69s | 1:20.38 | 1:35.47 | |
| 3. James Wilby | England | 2:10.07 | +1.30s | Q | 3 | 3. | 29.59s | 1:02.63 | 1:36.28 |
| 4. Andrew Willis | England | 2:10.52 | +1.75s | Q | 5 | 4. | 29.70s | 1:03.27 | 1:36.62 |
| 5. Calum Tait | Scotland | 2:10.83 | +2.06s | Q | 2 | 5. | 29.85s | 1:02.91 | 1:36.49 |
| 7. George Harley | Australia | 2:11.62 | +2.85s | Q | 6 | 7. | 30.26s | 1:03.78 | 1:37.87 |
| 11.Luan Grobbelaar | South Africa | 2:18.90 | +10.13s | 7 | 11. | 30.89s | 1:05.78 | 1:41.59 | |
| 13.Jonathan Chung Yee |  Mauritius | 2:22.71 | +13.94s | 1 | 13. | 32.35s | 1:08.09 | 1:44.97 | |
| 15.Samuele Rossi |  Seychelles | 2:32.99 | +14.22s | 8 | 15. | 32.88s | 1:11.75 | 1:52.38 |
| Todor 66 | index Commonwealth Games 2018 |
| index?index Swimming Gold Coast 2018| | |
| Men 50m Freestyle | Women 50m Freestyle | |
| Men 100m Freestyle | Women 100m Freestyle | |
| Men 200m Freestyle | Women 200m Freestyle | |
| Men 400m Freestyle | Women 400m Freestyle | |
| Men 1500m Freestyle | Women 800m Freestyle | |
| Men 50m Backstroke | Women 50m Backstroke | |
| Men 100m Backstroke | Women 100m Backstroke | |
| Men 200m Backstroke | Women 200m Backstroke | |
| Men 50m Breaststroke | Women 50m Breaststroke | |
| Men 100m Breaststroke | Women 100m Breaststroke | |
| Men 200m Breaststroke | Women 200m Breaststroke | |
| Men 50m Butterfly | Women 50m Butterfly | |
| Men 100m Butterfly | Women 100m Butterfly | |
| Men 200m Butterfly | Women 200m Butterfly | |
| Men 200m Medley | Women 200m Medley | |
| Men 400m Medley | Women 400m Medley | |
| Men 4x100m Freestyle Relay | Women 4x100m Freestyle Relay | |
| Men 4x200m Freestyle Relay | Women 4x200m Freestyle Relay | |
| Men 4x100m Medley Relay | Women 4x100m Medley Relay | |
