The men's 200 metre breaststroke competition of the
swimming events at the
1959 Pan American Games
The 1959 Pan American Games were held in Chicago, Illinois, United States between August 28 and September 7, 1959.
Host city selection
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took place on 31 August (preliminaires)
and 2 September (finals).
The
last
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Pan American Games
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champion was
Héctor Domínguez of Argentina.
ISHOF list with all medalists in Pan Am Games history
This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all in breaststroke
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.
Results
All times are in minutes and seconds.
Heats
The first round was held on August 31.
Final
The final was held on September 2.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming at the 1959 Pan American Games - Men's 200 metre breaststroke
Swimming at the 1959 Pan American Games