Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke explained

The men's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place September 2.^[1] This swimming event used the breaststroke. Because an Olympic-size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of four lengths of the pool.

Results

Heats

Heat 1

Rank	width=150	Athlete !	Country	Time	Note
1			2:26.32	Q
2			2:26.71
3			2:30.05
4			2:32.40
5			2:34.77
6			2:37.40

Heat 2

Rank	width=150	Athlete !	Country	Time	Note
1			2:23.45	Q
2			2:25.99	Q
3			2:29.29
4			2:30.08
5			2:34.51
6			2:43.69
7			2:45.73

Heat 3

Rank	width=150	Athlete !	Country	Time	Note
1			2:24.54	Q
2			2:26.43	Q
3			2:30.09
4			2:31.21
5			2:31.56
6			2:32.81
7			2:31.84	DSQ

Heat 4

Rank	width=150	Athlete !	Country	Time	Note
1			2:25.40	Q
2			2:28.00
3			2:30.27
4			2:32.60
5			2:33.47
6			2:34.37
7			2:38.47

Heat 5

Rank	width=150	Athlete !	Country	Time	Note
1			2:26.21	Q
2			2:26.91
3			2:30.21
4			2:32.48
5			2:33.54
6			2:36.49

Heat 6

Rank	width=150	Athlete !	Country	Time	Note
1			2:24.88	Q
2			2:26.71
3			2:27.83
4			2:33.47
5			2:36.89
6			2:36.96
7			2:37.20
8			2:56.60

Final

Rank	Athlete	Country	Time	Notes
			2:21.55	WR
			2:23.67
			2:23.88
4			2:24.28
5			2:26.44
6			2:26.55
7			2:27.15
8			2:27.44

Key: WR = World record

External links

• Men 200m Breaststroke Swimming Olympic Games 1972 Munich (FRG)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Swimming at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Breaststroke . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055317/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1972/SWI/mens-200-metres-breaststroke.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 25 November 2016 . Sports Reference.