Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre butterfly explained

The men's 200 metre butterfly event at the 1968 Olympic Games took place 24 October.^[1] This swimming event used the butterfly stroke. Because an Olympic-size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of four lengths of the pool.

Results

Heats

Heat 1

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Note
1			2:11.6
2			2:13.3
3			2:15.4
4			2:18.1
5			2:22.4
6			2:47.3

Heat 2

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Note
1			2:11.9
2			2:12.1
3			2:12.7
4			2:13.1
5			2:23.4

Heat 3

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Note
1			2:10.6
2			2:11.1
3			2:12.5
4			2:18.2
5			2:22.1

Heat 4

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Note
1			2:10.6
2			2:14.2
3			2:16.4
4			2:16.8
5			2:19.4
6			2:20.9
7			2:23.4

Heat 5

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Note
1			2:10.9
2			2:11.1
3			2:11.5
4			2:17.4
5			2:17.5
6			2:24.3
7			2:25.3

Final

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
			2:08.7
			2:09.0
			2:09.3
4			2:10.6
5			2:10.9
6			2:11.5
7			2:11.9
8			2:13.5

Notes and References

1. Web site: Swimming at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Butterfly . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417165133/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1968/SWI/mens-200-metres-butterfly.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 10 November 2016 . Sports Reference.