Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke


The men's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 1960 Olympic Games took place between August 26 and August 30. 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.

Medalists

Results

Heats

Six heats were held; the swimmers with the sixteen fastest times advanced to the Semifinals. Because there were three swimmers with a time of 2:42.4, a swim-off was held to determine the two that would advance.
Key
Advanced to Semifinal
See Swim-Off
Did Not Advance

Heat One

Heat Two

Heat Three

Heat Four

Heat Five

Heat Six

Swim-Off

Semifinals

Two heats were held; the fastest eight swimmers advanced to the Finals. Those that advanced are highlighted.

Semifinal One

Semifinal Two

Final

RankAthleteCountryTimeNotes
Bill Mulliken2:37.4
Yoshihiko Osaki2:38.0
Wieger Mensonides2:39.7
4Egon Henninger2:40.1
5Roberto Lazzari2:40.1
6Terry Gathercole2:40.2
7Andrzej Kłopotowski2:41.2
8Paul Hait2:41.4