| Final 19:13 | | time | gap | L | Y | pts | 50m | 100m | 150m | | 1. Brodie Williams | England | 1:56.40 | | | 5 | | 2. Bradley Woodward | Australia | 1:56.41 | +0.01s | | 3 | | 3. Pieter Coetze | South Africa | 1:56.77 | +0.37s | | 6 | | 4. Mitch Larkin | Australia | 1:56.91 | +0.51s | | 1 | | 5. Luke Greenbank | England | 1:56.98 | +0.58s | | 4 | | 6. Joshua Edwards-Smith | Australia | 1:57.50 | +1.10s | | 7 | | 7. Craig McNally | Scotland | 1:58.65 | +1.25s | | 2 | | 8. Jay Lelliott | England | 2:01.64 | +5.24s | | 8 |
| 20 Competitors from 14 Nations. | | World Record: Aaron Peirsol, United States 1:51.92 Rome,Italy | 31 July 2009 | | Commonwealth Record: Mitch Larkin, Australia 1:53.17 Dubai, United Arab Emirates 7 November 2015 | | Commonwealth Games Record: James Goddard, England 1:55.58 Delhi, India 6 October 2010 |
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Heats - Tuesday, 2nd August 10:30 | | Best 8 times advanced to Final. |
| Heat 3 | | time | gap | L | Y | pts | Rk | 50m | 100m | 150m | | 6. Joshua Edwards-Smith | Australia | 1:58.74 | +-.--s | Q | 5 | 6. | | 7. Mitch Larkin | Australia | 1:59.59 | +-.--s | Q | 4 | 7. | | 8. Jay Lelliott | England | 2:00.65 | +-.--s | Q | 3 | 8. | | 10.Khiew Hoe Yean | Malaysia | 2:02.01 | +-.--s | R | 6 | 10. | | 14.Guy Brooks | South Africa | 2:07.49 | +-.--s | | 2 | 14. | | 18.Davante Carey | Bahamas | 2:12.22 | +-.--s | | 7 | 18. | | 19.Zackary Gresham | Grenada | 2:14.29 | +-.--s | | 1 | 19. |
| Heat 2 | | time | gap | L | Y | pts | Rk | 50m | 100m | 150m | | 1. Luke Greenbank | England | 1:56.33 | | Q | 4 | 1. | | 4. Pieter Coetze | South Africa | 1:58.08 | +-.--s | Q | 5 | 4. | | 9. Srihari Nataraj | India | 2:00.84 | +-.--s | R | 6 | 9. | | 11.Andrew Jeffcoat | New Zealand | 2:03.57 | +-.--s | | 3 | 11. | | 12.Harry Shalamon | Jersey | 2:04.78 | +-.--s | | 2 | 12. | | 16.Bede Aitu | Cook Islands | 2:11.64 | +-.--s | | 7 | 16. | | 20.Mohamed Rihan Shiham | Maldives | 2:37.33 | +-.--s | | 1 | 20. |
| Heat 1 | | time | gap | L | Y | pts | Rk | 50m | 100m | 150m | | 2. Brodie Williams | England | 1:57.88 | +-.--s | Q | 4 | 2. | | 3. Bradley Woodward | Australia | 1:57.99 | +-.--s | Q | 5 | 3. | | 5. Craig McNally | Scotland | 1:58.36 | +-.--s | Q | 3 | 5. | | 13.Jack Harvey | Bermuda | 2:05.93 | +-.--s | | 6 | 13. | | 15.Isaac Dodds | Jersey | 2:10.80 | +-.--s | | 2 | 15. | | 17.Samuel Lowe | Guernsey | 2:11.73 | +-.--s | | 7 | 17. |
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| 1962: Julian Carroll (AUS) |
| 1966: Peter Reynolds (AUS) |
| 1970: Michael Richards (WAL) |
| 1974: Brad Cooper (AUS) |
| 1978: Gary Hurring (NZL) |
| 1982: Cameron Henning (CAN) |
| 1986: Sandy Goss (CAN) |
| 1990: Gary Anderson (CAN) |
| 1994: Adam Ruckwood (ENG) |
| 1998: Mark Versfeld (CAN) |
| 2002: James Goddard (ENG) |
| 2006: Gregor Tait (SCO) |
| 2010: James Goddard (ENG) |
| 2014: Mitch Larkin (AUS) |
| 2018: Mitch Larkin (AUS) |
| 2022: Brodie Williams (ENG) |
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