Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke explained
The men's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 1960 Olympic Games took place between August 26 and August 30.[1]
Results
Heats
Six heats were held; the swimmers with the sixteen fastest times advanced to the Semifinals. Because there were three swimmers with a time of 2:42.4, a swim-off was held to determine the two that would advance.
Key
| Advanced to Semifinal |
| See Swim-Off |
| Did Not Advance | |
Heat One
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|
| 1 | | | 2:38.0 |
| 2 | | | 2:39.2 |
| 3 | | | 2:45.0 |
| 4 | | | 2:49.0 |
| 5 | | | 2:53.3 |
| - | | | DQ |
| - | | | DQ | |
Heat Two
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|
| 1 | | | 2:41.0 |
| 2 | | | 2:41.1 |
| 3 | | | 2:41.5 |
| 4 | | | 2:41.8 |
| 5 | | | 2:48.6 |
| 6 | | | 2:54.4 |
| 7 | | | 2:58.7 | |
Heat Three
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|
| 1 | | | 2:39.0 |
| 2 | | | 2:41.2 |
| 3 | | | 2:44.6 |
| 4 | | | 2:46.5 |
| 5 | | | 2:53.8 |
| 6 | | | 2:59.8 | |
Heat Four
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|
| 1 | | | 2:41.2 |
| 2 | | | 2:41.7 |
| 3 | | | 2:43.3 |
| 4 | | | 2:45.7 |
| 5 | | | 2:47.2 |
| 6 | Laurel Lee | | 2:52.8 |
| 7 | | | 2:56.6 | |
Heat Five
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|
| 1 | | | 2:40.8 |
| 2 | | | 2:41.4 |
| 3 | | | 2:42.2 |
| 4 | | | 2:42.4 |
| 5 | | | 2:42.4 |
| 6 | | | 2:52.9 |
| 7 | | | 2:53.0 |
| - | | | DQ | |
Heat Six
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|
| 1 | | | 2:39.1 |
| 2 | | | 2:42.4 |
| 3 | | | 2:42.8 |
| 4 | | | 2:43.9 |
| 5 | | | 2:51.4 |
| 6 | | | 2:51.7 |
| 7 | | | 2:56.4 | |
Swim-Off
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|
| 1 | | | 2:39.5 |
| 2 | | | 2:41.1 |
| 3 | | | 2:41.7 | |
Semifinals
Two heats were held; the fastest eight swimmers advanced to the Finals. Those that advanced are highlighted.
Semifinal One
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|
| 1 | | | 2:37.2 |
| 2 | | | 2:38.2 |
| 3 | | | 2:38.5 |
| 4 | | | 2:40.3 |
| 5 | | | 2:40.9 |
| 6 | | | 2:41.6 |
| 7 | | | 2:41.7 |
| 8 | | | 2:44.2 | |
Semifinal Two
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|
| 1 | | | 2:39.1 |
| 2 | | | 2:39.3 |
| 3 | | | 2:39.6 |
| 4 | | | 2:40.8 |
| 5 | | | 2:41.0 |
| 6 | | | 2:41.8 |
| 7 | | | 2:42.3 |
| 8 | | | 2:42.4 | |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| | | 2:37.4 | |
| | | 2:38.0 | |
| | | 2:39.7 | |
| 4 | | | 2:40.1 | |
| 5 | | | 2:40.1 | |
| 6 | | | 2:40.2 | |
| 7 | | | 2:41.2 | |
| 8 | | | 2:41.4 | | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Swimming at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Breaststroke . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417170305/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1960/SWI/mens-200-metres-breaststroke.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 18 October 2016 . Sports Reference.
