Swimming at the 1959 Pan American Games – Men's 200 metre breaststroke
The men's 200 metre breaststroke competition of the swimming events at the 1959 Pan American Games took place on 31 August and 2 September. The last Pan American Games champion was Héctor Domínguez of Argentina.
This race consisted of four lengths of the pool, all in breaststroke.Results
All times are in minutes and seconds.
| KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | GR | Games record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Heats
The first round was held on August 31.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Manuel Sanguily | | 2:44.9 | Q, GR |
| 2 | 2 | Kenneth Nakasone | | 2:45.3 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Bill Mulliken | | 2:46.5 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Fred Munsch | | 2:48.5 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Roberto Marmolejo | | 2:51.6 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Ruben Vergos | | 2:52.2 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | Farid Zablith Filho | | 2:52.2 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Stephen Rabinovitch | | 2:52.5 | Q |
| - | 2 | Newton de Thuin | | 2:58.5 | |
Final
The final was held on September 2.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| Bill Mulliken | | 2:43.1 | GR |
| Kenneth Nakasone | | 2:43.2 | |
| Manuel Sanguily | | 2:44.3 | |
| 4 | Fred Munsch | | 2:47.7 | |
| 5 | Steve Rabinovitch | | - | |
| 6 | Roberto Marmolejo | | - | |
| 7 | Farid Zablith Filho | | 2:52.6 | |
| 8 | Ruben Vergos | | - | |
