The men's 200 metre

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event held as part of the

swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, eleven swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women. The competitions were held from Saturday August 4, 1928, to Saturday August 11, 1928. There were 182 participants from 28 countries ...

programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event, which was established in 1908. The competition was held from Monday to Wednesday, 6 to 8 August 1928. Twenty-one swimmers from 13 nations competed.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics. In the third heat

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set a new Olympic record with 2:52.0 minutes. In the fourth heat

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bettered the record to 2:50.0 minutes. Tsuruta improved the record in the semi-finals with 2:49.2 minutes and in the final with 2:48.8 minutes.

Results

Heats

Monday 6 August 1928: The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced.

Heat 1

Heat 2

Heat 3

Heat 4

Semifinals

Tuesday 7 August 1928: The fastest three in each semi-final advanced.

Semifinal 1

Semifinal 2

Final

Wednesday 8 August 1928:

References

External links

Olympic Report
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming At The 1928 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 Metre Breaststroke Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics Men's events at the 1928 Summer Olympics