The Men's 200 metre freestyle S5 event at the 2016 Paralympic Games took place on 8 September 2016, at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium. Two heats were held. The swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the final.

Heats Heat 1 11:31 8 September 2016:

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 1 5 2:39.69 2 4 2:43.20 3 3 2:53.17 4 2 2:59.82 5 6 3:03.55 6 7 3:07.41

Heat 2 11:37 8 September 2016: Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 1 4 2:39.35 2 5 2:47.47 3 2 2:52.21 4 6 2:54.48 5 3 2:55.36 6 7 2:58.74 7 1 3:00.41

Final 19:59 8 September 2016:

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 4 2:27.88 5 2:38.56 3 2:40.65 4 6 2:44.79 5 8 2:50.53 6 7 2:51.45 7 1 2:51.63 8 2 2:52.10

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