Dates July 15–18 Start date 1908 Venue White City Stadium | Competitors 27 from 10 nations Location White City Stadium | |
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The men's 200 metre breaststroke was one of 6 swimming events on the Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. It was the only breaststroke event on the schedule. 1908 was the first appearance of the 200 metre breaststroke, as 1904 had seen the introduction of the stroke to Olympic competition with the 400 metre event.
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First round
The fastest swimmer in each heat and the fastest loser advanced, qualifying 8 swimmers for the semifinals.
Semifinals
The fastest two swimmers from each semifinal advanced to the final.
References
Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA