The men's 200 metre
breaststroke
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was a
swimming
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event held as part of the
swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics
At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, eleven swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women. The competitions were held from Sunday July 13, 1924, to Sunday July 20, 1924.
There were 169 participants from 23 countries competing. ...
programme.
It was the fourth appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held on Tuesday July 15, 1924, on Wednesday July 16, 1924, and on Thursday July 17, 1924.
Despite
Erich Rademacher
Fritz Albert Erich "Ete" Rademacher (9 June 1901 – 2 April 1979) was a German breaststroke swimmer and water polo goalkeeper who competed at the 1928 and 1932 Olympics. In 1928 he was a member of the German team that won the gold medal, he als ...
from
Germany
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being arguably the fastest breaststroker in the world at the time, and holding the world record in the event, he was not able to compete due to Germany's role in
WWI
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. Despite this, he would establish his dominance in the event by beating the world record several times, which was over 5 seconds faster than the Olympic record set in this event.
[Barney, David E., and Robert K. Barney.]
A long night's journey into day: the Odyssey of the butterfly stroke in international swimming.
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Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.
In the first heat
Bob Skelton set a new Olympic record with 2:56.0 minutes.
Results
Heats
Tuesday July 15, 1924: The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
Heat 5
Semifinals
Wednesday July 16, 1924: The fastest two in each semi-final and the faster of the two third-placed swimmer advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
Final
Thursday July 17, 1924:
References
External links
Olympic Report*
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Swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Men's events at the 1924 Summer Olympics