| Event: | Men's 200 metre breaststroke |
| Games: | 1988 Summer |
| Venue: | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool |
| Date: | 23 September 1988 (heats & finals) |
| Competitors: | 54 |
| Nations: | 40 |
| Gold: | József Szabó |
| Goldnoc: | HUN |
| Silver: | Nick Gillingham |
| Silvernoc: | GBR |
| Bronze: | Sergio López Miró |
| Bronzenoc: | ESP |
| Win Value: | 2:13.52 EU |
| Prev: | 1984 |
| Next: | 1992 |
The men's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place on 23 September at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool in Seoul, South Korea.[1]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).[2]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 2:14.58 | Q | |||
| 2 | 6 | 2:14.97 | Q | |||
| 3 | 7 | 2:15.85 | Q | |||
| 4 | 5 | 2:16.31 | Q | |||
| 5 | 5 | 2:16.87 | Q | |||
| 6 | 6 | 2:17.06 | Q | |||
| 7 | 7 | 2:17.10 | Q | |||
| 8 | 6 | 2:17.15 | Q | |||
| 9 | 7 | 2:17.62 | q | |||
| 10 | 7 | 2:17.69 | q | |||
| 11 | 6 | 2:17.87 | q | |||
| 12 | 4 | 2:18.02 | q | |||
| 5 | q | |||||
| 14 | 7 | 2:18.44 | q | |||
| 15 | 7 | 2:18.51 | q, | |||
| 16 | 5 | 2:18.68 | q | |||
| 17 | 6 | 2:18.72 | q | |||
| 18 | 5 | 2:18.93 | ||||
| 19 | 5 | 2:19.47 | ||||
| 20 | 6 | 2:19.58 | ||||
| 21 | 7 | 2:19.68 | ||||
| 22 | 4 | 2:19.94 | ||||
| 23 | 3 | 2:20.11 | ||||
| 24 | 6 | 2:20.34 | ||||
| 25 | 4 | 2:20.84 | ||||
| 26 | 3 | 2:20.65 | ||||
| 27 | 4 | 2:20.99 | ||||
| 28 | 4 | 2:21.50 | ||||
| 29 | 4 | 2:22.01 | ||||
| 30 | 4 | 2:22.23 | ||||
| 31 | 3 | 2:22.55 | ||||
| 5 | ||||||
| 33 | 2 | 2:23.80 | ||||
| 34 | 3 | 2:24.15 | ||||
| 35 | 3 | 2:24.45 | ||||
| 36 | 3 | 2:24.52 | ||||
| 37 | 3 | 2:25.18 | ||||
| 38 | 4 | 2:26.05 | ||||
| 39 | 2 | 2:26.17 | ||||
| 40 | 2 | 2:26.57 | ||||
| 41 | 7 | 2:26.70 | ||||
| 42 | 1 | 2:27.26 | ||||
| 43 | 2 | 2:27.93 | ||||
| 44 | 2 | 2:28.82 | ||||
| 45 | 2 | 2:28.91 | ||||
| 46 | 3 | 2:29.62 | ||||
| 47 | 1 | 2:30.74 | ||||
| 48 | 2 | 2:30.78 | ||||
| 49 | 1 | 2:36.45 | ||||
| 50 | 1 | 2:39.69 | ||||
| 51 | 1 | 2:44.34 | ||||
| 52 | 1 | 2:50.49 | ||||
| 2 | ||||||
| 5 |
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 3 | 2:18.01 | ||||
| 10 | 5 | 2:18.03 | ||||
| 11 | 2 | 2:18.08 | ||||
| 12 | 6 | 2:18.13 | ||||
| 13 | 1 | 2:18.17 | ||||
| 14 | 4 | 2:18.36 | ||||
| 15 | 7 | 2:18.51 | ||||
| 16 | 8 | 2:18.95 |
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2:13.52 | EU | ||||
| 4 | 2:14.12 | |||||
| 7 | 2:15.21 | NR | ||||
| 4 | 3 | 2:15.45 | ||||
| 5 | 6 | 2:16.16 | ||||
| 6 | 8 | 2:16.70 | ||||
| 7 | 2 | 2:17.10 | ||||
| 8 | 1 | 2:17.12 |