| Event: | Women's 200 metre breaststroke |
| Games: | 1928 Summer |
| Venue: | Olympic Sports Park Swim Stadium |
| Date: | 7–9 August |
| Competitors: | 21 |
| Nations: | 12 |
| Gold: | Hilde Schrader |
| Goldnoc: | GER |
| Silver: | Mietje Baron |
| Silvernoc: | NED |
| Bronze: | Charlotte Mühe |
| Bronzenoc: | GER |
| Prev: | 1924 |
| Next: | 1932 |
The women's 200 metre breaststroke was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics programme.[1] It was the second appearance of the event, which was established in 1924. The competition was held from Tuesday to Thursday, 7 to 9 August 1928.
Twenty-one swimmers from twelve nations competed.
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 3:11.2 | Charlotte Mühe | Berlin (GER) | 15 July 1928 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 3:27.6 |  Agnes Geraghty | Paris (FRA) | 16 July 1924 |
In the first heat Hilde Schrader set a new Olympic record with 3:11.6 minutes. In the second semi-final she equalized the standing world record with 3:11.2 minutes.
Tuesday 7 August 1928: The fastest three in each heat advanced.
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3:11.6 | , | |||
| 2 | 3:18.8 | ||||
| 3 | 3:21.6 | ||||
| 4 | Unknown | ||||
| 5 | Unknown | ||||
| 6 | Unknown |
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3:14.2 | ||||
| 2 | 3:20.2 | ||||
| 3 | 3:21.6 | ||||
| 4 | Unknown | ||||
| 5 | Unknown | ||||
| 6 | Unknown |
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3:17.6 | ||||
| 2 | 3:18.6 | ||||
| 3 | 3:27.0 | ||||
| 4 | Unknown | ||||
| 5 | Unknown |
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3:27.2 | ||||
| 2 | 3:29.0 | ||||
| 3 | 3:33.6 | ||||
| 4 | Unknown |
Wednesday 8 August 1928: The fastest three in each semi-final advanced.
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3:15.4 | ||||
| 2 | 3:16.8 | ||||
| 3:16.8 | |||||
| 4 | Unknown | ||||
| 5 | Unknown | ||||
| 6 | Unknown |
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3:11.2 | ,, = | |||
| 2 | 3:21.4 | ||||
| 3 | 3:22.4 | ||||
| 4 | Unknown | ||||
| 5 | Unknown | ||||
| 6 | Unknown |
Thursday 9 August 1928:
| Rank | Swimmer | Nation | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:12.6 | ||||
| 3:15.2 | ||||
| 3:17.6 | ||||
| 4 | 3:19.0 | |||
| 5 | 3:19.2 | |||
| 6 | 3:23.0 |